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Tascam DA-302 Owner's Manual

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  • Page 1: Important Safety Precautions

    » DA-302 Dual Digital Audio Tape Deck OWNER’S MANUAL D00313200A...

  • Page 2: Safety Instructions

    Important Safety Precautions Ü ÿ Ÿ This appliance has a serial number located on the rear panel. Please record the model number and serial number and retain them for your records. Model number Serial number Important (for U.K. Customers) DO NOT cut off the mains plug from this equip- ment.

  • Page 3: Section 1 : Introduction

    Safety Instructions CAUTION: ≠ Read all of these Instructions. ≠ Save these Instructions for later use. ≠ Follow all Warnings and Instructions marked on the audio equipment. 1) Read instructions — All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the product is operated. 2) Retain instructions —...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Section 1 : Introduction Thank you for purchasing the TASCAM DA-302. To meet the requirements of professional applications, the DA-302 is provided with the following functions. … A variety of dubbing modes (normal/high speed/pro- gram/append) … Dual recording … Continuous recording/playback (with more than one deck) possible …...

  • Page 5: Section 2 : Dat Cassettes

    Owner's manual 1-2. Memory backup AUTO ID mode, AUTO ID detection level, memo point and menu setting data are all retained in the DA-302’s internal memory even when the power is turned off. 1-3. Installation and operation precautions … Do not operate this deck when the temperature is out- side the operating range of 5˚C to 35˚C.

  • Page 6: Section 3 : Block Diagram

    Section 2 : DAT cassettes 2-1. Structure of a DAT cassette Top view Bottom view Identification Hole ˆ ˆ ˆ Metal coating or equivalent/ 13 µm tape thickness ˆ ˆ ¨ Metal coating or equivalent/ Thin tape ˆ ˆ ¨ 1.5 time track pitch/ 13 µm tape thickness ˆ...

  • Page 9: Front Panel

    Lights when the margin value is shown in the pro- gram number/margin display. 6 SLAVE If more than one DA-302 is connected, and this deck is set to SLAVE, this indicator lights. 7 DIGITAL IN Lights when "DIGITAL" is selected with the INPUT switch.
  • Page 10 0 ID-related display Shows the indication for the deck selected by the SELECT 1/2 key. START WRT: Lights when the Start ID Manual Writing mode is selected. START ERASE: Lights when Start ID erasing is selected. SKIP WRT: Lights when Skip ID writing is selected. SKIP ERASE: Lights when Skip ID erasing is selected.
  • Page 11 Section 4 : Features and Controls PHONES OUT switch 1 (2): Outputs Deck 1 (Deck 2) playback signals from the PHONES jack. ·Outputs input signals when performing record- ing/record-pause/sampling monitor. MIX: Outputs mixed playback signals from both Deck 1 and Deck 2. PHONES control Adjusts PHONES jack signal output level.

  • Page 12: Rear Panel

    OUT 2 (L, R): Analog output connectors for Deck 2. CASCADE OUT (L, R): When more than one DA-302 is used, output analog signals from these connectors. (úp.26) ·To select signals for output, refer to "Cas Out" on the menu. (úp.28)

  • Page 13: Rc-D302 Remote Control Unit

    Section 4 : Features and Controls 4-3. RC-D302 remote control unit START key Use to perform direct search play. (úp.24) Numeric keypad Use to directly select the program. (úp.24) Also, use to enter the numerical values for memo point. MENU (<) key Functions in the same way as when the >...

  • Page 14: Section 5 : Recording

    Section 5 : Recording Note: Before recording, select Copy ID from the menu. (úp.28) The Copy ID cannot be changed after recording. 5-1. Normal recording Normal recording means recording on Deck 1 or Deck 2 alone. However, analog input signals can be recorded only on Deck 1.

  • Page 15: Dubbing

    Section 5 : Recording 5-2. Dubbing Dubbing means copying audio signals from Deck 1 to Deck 2. … The playback sound during dubbing is output from the ANALOG OUT and DIGITAL OUT connectors for Deck 1 and Deck 2. ·For high-speed dubbing, signals are not output to the DIGITAL OUT connectors.

  • Page 16: Dual Recording

    5-3. Dual recording Dual recording means recording the same input source on both Deck 1 and Deck 2. Connect the input source to the ANALOG IN connec- tors if it is analog and to the DIGITAL IN "1" connec- tor if it is digital. ·Connecting it to the DIGITAL "2"...

  • Page 17: Section 6 : Playback

    Section 6 : Playback 6-1. Normal playback Set the COMMON MODE switch to OFF. Press the PLAY key to start playback. … When the REW key (F FWD key) is pressed during playback, 2 times (3 times) normal speed rewind cueing (fast-forward cueing) is performed.

  • Page 18: Repeat Playback

    6-5. Repeat playback This function allows one or all programs to be played back repeatedly. ·With one program repeat, the tape is automatically rewound to the previous Start ID when a Start ID is detected. ·For all program repeat, the tape is automatically rewound to the beginning when the tape end is reached or the End ID is detected.

  • Page 19: Section 7 : Recording/Editing Of Subcode Data

    Section 7 : Recording/editing of subcode data 7-1. Subcode data Recordable subcode data is shown below. … Start ID (recording time: 9 seconds*) … Skip ID (recording time: 1 second*) … End ID (recording time: 9 seconds*) … Program number (recording time: 9 seconds*) …...

  • Page 20: Erasing The Start Id

    When the PLAY key is pressed, playback takes place for about 3 seconds from the captured ABS time. Then, the Play-Pause mode is engaged. ·In this status, press the UP and DOWN keys simul- taneously or press the CLEAR key on the remote control unit to restore the condition in step 3.

  • Page 21: Erasing The Skip Id

    Section 7 : Recording/editing of subcode data Repeat steps 5 and 6 and when you determine the desired point, press the EXECUTE key. From that point, the Skip ID is recorded. 7-3-2 Erasing the Skip ID Press the SELECT 1/2 key to select the deck. Press the ID MODE key so that the "SKIP ERASE"...

  • Page 22: Abs Time

    7-6. ABS time The ABS time is the elapsed time (absolute time) from the beginning of the tape. When recording is performed from the beginning of the tape, the ABS time is automatically recorded. ·When recording is performed from a point other than the beginning of the tape, ABS time is not recorded.

  • Page 23: Section 8 : Convenient Functions

    Section 8 : Convenient functions 8-1. Rec muting When the REC MUTE key is pressed during recording, no signals are recorded for about 4 seconds and the Record- Pause mode is engaged. ·If the REC MUTE key has been held for 4 seconds or more, releasing the key engages the Record-Pause mode.

  • Page 24: Blank Search

    8-5. Blank search To search a non-recorded section on a recorded tape, sim- ply press the F FWD key. When the non-recorded section is detected, the tape is rewound to the point just before the non-recorded section and stops. If the ABS time is recorded, the ABS time can be record- ed continuously from this non-recorded section when recording starts.

  • Page 25: Section 9 : Using More Than One Da-302

    SLAVE SLAVE Speakers Amplifier Set the first DA-302 to Master Deck and the other DA- 302s to Slave Deck. Set decks to master/slave deck with "Control" in the menu. (úp.28) For all connected DA-302s, perform procedures 2 to 4 in the "5.4 Continuous recording".

  • Page 26: Duplicating

    Continuous recording with more than one DA-302". ·In this case, the connection marked with ** is not necessary. Set the first DA-302 to Master Deck and the other DA- 302s to Slave Deck. Set decks to master/slave deck with "Control" in the menu. (úp.28) For all connected DA-302s, perform procedures 2 to 3 in "5.3 Dual recording".

  • Page 27: Section 10 : Menu

    Section 10 : Menu You can change or display the settings for each mode in the Menu. The menu is shown in the time display. The menu consists of two groups. Each group is accessed differently. The tables below show the types of menus and the corresponding access methods. ·Press the MENU key to switch the menu item.
  • Page 28 TYPE II) or AES/EBU (IEC958 TYPE 1), using the UP/DOWN key. … Control When using more than one DA-302, set them to mas- ter/slave deck with the UP/DOWN key. ·When only one DA-302 is used, set to "Master". … Copy ID Set the Copy ID with the UP/DOWN key.

  • Page 29: Section 11 : Specifications

    Section 11 : Specifications Format : Rotary head digital audio tape deck Tape Speed : 8.15 mm/sec. (SP: Recording/play- back) 12.225 mm/sec. (only for playback) 16.3 mm/sec. (SP: Double speed dubbing, LP: 4 times normal speed dubbing) 4.075 mm/sec. (LP: Recording/play- back) Recording Time : 120 minutes (SP: With a 120-minute...
  • Page 30 DA-302 External Dimensions 482mm(19") 456mm(18") 432mm(17") DA-302 External Dimensions Cable length : 5 m (16ft) 70mm(2-13/16") (1/8") 17mm (11/16") 20mm 0.5mm (13/16") (1/16") Section 11 : Specifications (1/4") 330mm(13")

  • Page 31: Section 12 : Warning Indications And Error Messages

    Condensation on drum … If an error message (Err xx) not listed above is shown, turn the power off and on again. If the error message remains after repeating this procedure a few times, contact your nearest TASCAM service dealer. Remedies Turn the power off and on again.

  • Page 32: Section 13 : Optional Accessories

    +4 dBu, balanced (FS -16 dB) +20 dBu, balanced Maximum output level: Output impedance: 75 ohms (load of more than 600 ohms) WR-7000 Sync Cable When using more than one DA-302, connect this cable to the EXT CONTROL connectors. (úp.26)
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