Peak Meters; The Shift Key; Shifted Keys; Shift Mode - Tascam DA-78HR Owner's Manual

4 - Menu interface, etc.
Read this section to understand the basic principles
of the menu operations. These menus are used for
making settings which cannot be made directly from
dedicated front panel keys.
In addition, this section gives a brief description of
the top-level menu groups as well as the sub-menu
items and the parameters. This is not a detailed
description of these menus and parameters, but may
be consulted for quick reference. See the appropriate
sections of the manual for detailed information
regarding these menu settings.
4.1 The display
The DA-78HR's menus and their options are dis-
played using the time counter. Since the display is
composed of 7-segment LED counters, a special
alphabet is used to show the letters of the alphabet.
The characters on the DA-78HR time counter are
shown as in the table below:
A B C D E
L M N O P
W X Y Z 0
7 8 9 - . x
a. This is a lowercase "x", used to denote an
unknown value.
When a menu item or a value is given in this manual,
we show it in the following way:
PK HLD
( ).
Notice also that because there are not many character
positions on the time counter, the English menu
titles, etc. may be abbreviated sometimes.

4.1.1 Peak meters

In addition to the time display, the bargraph meters
are sometimes used to show a value. For example, in
the stereo sub-mixer settings, the meters act as a bar-
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F G H I J K
Q R S T U V
1 2 3 4 5 6
a
graph display to show the "fader" settings of the
track levels.
Typically, the higher the value of the parameter, the
more segments of the meter are lit (at minimum val-
ues, no segments are lit, at maximum values, all seg-
ments are lit).
SHIFT
Pressing and holding
FUNCTION key in these editing modes will toggle
the meters between data value display and the normal
meter display.

4.2 The SHIFT key

The SHIFT key serves two functions: first, to modify
the action of another key when the
pressed and held while the other key is pressed, and
secondly, to enter "shift mode". These two are
explained below.

4.2.1 Shifted keys

Some keys of the DA-78HR perform two functions,
labels associated with the key. For instance, the
1
(locate to memory position 1) key, has the alterna-
tive "shifted" function marked as
current time into memory location 1).
When the SHIFT key is pressed and held down, and
one of these keys, as described in the relevant part of
this manual, is pressed, the shifted function will be
performed.
The two keys can then be released in either order
SHIFT
(either the key or the other key can be released
first).

4.2.2 Shift mode

SHIFT
By contrast, pressing the
ing it will place the unit into "shift mode". The
SHIFT indicator flashes to show this.
Pressing any of the two-function keys while the unit
is in shift mode will automatically enter the shifted
function.
While the unit is in shift mode, pressing the
key once again will turn the indicator off and exit
SHIFT
mode.
Note, however, that pressing and holding the
key and pressing another key to access the shifted
function of that key will not affect the current shift
mode.
REC
and pressing any
SHIFT
key is
LOC
MEMO 1
(store the
key alone and releas-
SHIFT
SHIFT