Display Screen - Tascam DA-98HR Owner's Manual

8 AVAILABLE TRACK indicators
These tri-color indicators light when a track is avail-
able for recording, and the color shows the frequency
at which the track will be recorded (as also shown by
the indicators
FORMAT/Fs
9 Peak meters
These 15-segment peak meters show the input level
or the recorded signal level, depending on the moni-
toring mode currently in operation (5, "Monitoring
modes"). The ballistics and peak hold times are
selectable (7.8.2, "Meter ballistics").
NOTE
When using digital recording equipment, there is no head-
room above the 0dB mark and no tape saturation is possi-
ble. Any signal which causes the "OVER" segment to light
will cause audible distortion. For this reason you should
take care not to let recording levels exceed this level.
A Tape counter and status indicators
The tape counter gives the time in hours, minutes,
seconds and frames.
The status indicators show the current status of vari-
ous DA-98HR functions. The legends of these indi-
cators are abbreviated for reasons of space. Here is a
list of their full meanings, together with the pages on
which the functions are more fully described:
Legend
Show the conditions of the appro-
SIGNAL CONDITION
priate inputs
(WORD, VIDEO, MIDI/
9PIN & EXT TC)
PB CONDITION Playback condition (tape errors)
REC INHI Recording is inhibited (the cas-
sette's write-protect tab is set)
Shows the condition of the tape
TAPE TC
timecode track
TIME MODE (ABS & Shows the timing reference cur-
rently being used
TC)
TC GEN Lights when the internal timecode
generator is generating
OFFSET Machine offset is in operation
OUTPUT PATCH Shows that the output patchbay is
in operation
DITHER Shows that dither mode is on
SHTL MON Shows that the shuttle monitor
mode is active
DELAY Shows that at least one of the
tracks has a non-zero delay time
set
VARI SPEED Lights when the DA-98HR's vari
speed function is enabled
2 – Front and rear panels–Front Panel controls
7
).
Meaning
The indicators show the timecode for-
TIME CODE
mat currently in use. This can be any of the follow-
ing: 30 (drop-frame DF or non-drop
(drop-frame or non-drop
DF
The indicators show the current clock fre-
Fs(kHz)
quency (from the selected word sync source). The
values are shown by the appropriate indicators here,
and can be , ,
192 176.4 96
If pull-up or pull-down has been selected for telecine
work, etc., the appropriate indicator (
PULL DOWN ) will light.
B Display screen
This 20-character by 4-line LCD screen shows the
menus and the parameters that can be set in the
menus.
C INPUT PATCH key and indicator
This key provides quick and easy access to the input
patchbay screen 6.3.3, "Selecting input sources".
The indicator shows that the patchbay is in use, even
when the screen is not displayed. It goes out when all
inputs are "normalled".
D AES/EBU key and indicator
When recording from the built-in digital sources, one
of either the TDIF-1 or the AES/EBU connectors
may be in use at any time. When replaying, the sig-
nals are sent from both the TDIF-1 and the AES/
EBU connectors together.
Use this key to change the input source. When this
key is off (the indicator is unlit), the TDIF-1 I/O is
active, and when the key is on, the AES/EBU I/O is
active. See also 6.3.2, "Selecting the digital source".
E CHASE key and indicator
The key controls whether the DA-98HR's
CHASE
transport is to "chase" a master machine (indicator is
lit when chasing or flashing when preparing to chase)
or to operate independently. The chase mode may be
either timecode or ABS based (8, "DTRS synchroni-
zation" and 9.6, "Chasing to timecode").
F LOCAL DISABLE (F1) key and
indicator
When this key is on (the indicator is lit), the local
controls have no effect (except for the
and the unit can be controlled only from a suitable
remote control source.
When the 10KEY indicator
used to enter values directly, and when the
S
is pressed, this key becomes a function key.
ND ), 29.97
), or fps.
ND 25 24
, , or (all kHz).
88.2 48 44.1
,
PULL UP
key),
STOP
Q
is on, this key can be
key
SHIFT
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