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Tascam DA-40 Owner's Manual

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  • Page 1 » DA-40 Digital Audio Tape Deck Ü ÿ The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons..

  • Page 2: Important Safety Precautions

    DOUBT — CONSULT ELECTRICIAN. TASCAM DA-40 TO THE USER This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed...

  • Page 3: Important Safety Instructions

    24) Heat — The product should be situated away from heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other products (including amplifiers) that produce heat. TASCAM DA-40 ANTENNA LEAD IN WIRE...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents 1 - Introduction to the DA-40 1.1 Features... 6 1.2 Unpacking and inspection ... 6 1.3 Installation of the tape deck ...6 1.4 About DAT cassettes... 6 1.4.1 Head cleaning... 7 1.5 Making connections ...7 1.5.1 Making analog connections ... 7 1.5.2 Digital formats ...
  • Page 5 [68] PAUSE...29 [69] RECORD keys...29 6 - Specifications 6.1 Audio specifications ... 30 6.2 I/O specifications... 30 6.3 Physical specifications ... 30 6.4 Dimensional drawing ... 31 6.5 Error messages ... 31 6.5.1 Warning messages...31 6.5.2 Serious error messages...31 TASCAM DA-40...

  • Page 6: Introduction To The

    1 - Introduction to the DA-40 The DA-40 Digital Audio Tape (DAT) deck is referred to throughout this manual as “the tape deck”. Please make a note of the different sections of this manual to assist you in locating the function you need.

  • Page 7: Head Cleaning

    DISPLAY [23] key or the error dis- play menu (3.15, "Viewing points at which block errors have occurred"). 1 - Introduction to the DA-40 1.5 Making connections NOTE Before making any audio connections to the tape deck, make sure that all equipment is turned off.

  • Page 8: Power Connections

    Do not attempt to use the tape deck with any remote control unit except one designed especially for use with this tape deck. 1.6 Block Diagram 1 - Introduction to the DA-40 The CONTROL I/O connector is for use with suit- ably-equipped control units (see CONTROL I/O [34]).

  • Page 9: Front And Rear Panels

    Front and Rear panels Front and Rear panels TASCAM DA-40...

  • Page 10: Parts Of The Tape Deck

    The different modes available for display are described more fully below (COUNTER MODE [20] and DISPLAY [23]). TASCAM DA-40 Above the tape counter in the display are two bar- graph peak level meters which show either the level of the input signals, or the level of the signals recorded on tape, depending on the current status of the transport.

  • Page 11: Fs Switch

    While the tape is locating, the display will show (flashing on the right) the number of programs which must still be passed, and (on the left) the current pro- gram number: TASCAM DA-40...

  • Page 12: Rew And F Fwd Keys

    PAUSE indicator, showing that the unit will enter playback mode almost instantly when the PLAY key is pressed. TASCAM DA-40 If the REC indicator is lit together with the PLAY indicator, the unit is recording. If the tape is locating as the result of a command to...

  • Page 13: Rec Mute Key

    DATA dial to locate to the start of the program and start playing. Press the PAUSE key within five seconds of turning the DATA dial to locate to the start of the program and put the tape deck into pause mode. TASCAM DA-40 > > sign flashes. , and...

  • Page 14: Command Keys

    ABS, PGM and REMAIN counter modes. For example, after one hour’s playback or record- ing in LP mode, the counter will only show 30 TASCAM DA-40 minutes. Bear this in mind when you are using the LP mode. • Tape Counter mode— no indication is given on the display of the mode, and a 4-digit number is used to show the tape position.

  • Page 15: Skip Play

    [30] SINGLE PLAY The single play mode, when active, will play only one program , i.e. when the next START ID is encountered, playback will stop. When single play mode is active, the display will show SINGLE PLAY. TASCAM DA-40...

  • Page 16: Shift

    As well as the mode described in the table below, this connector can also be used as a serial connector. Please contact your TASCAM distributor for details of this facility. The pinouts of this connector are given below:...

  • Page 17: (Balanced) Analog Outputs

    The “standard” setting (and the condition in which the unit is shipped from the factory) is with these trimmers set to maximum (fully clockwise). TASCAM DA-40...

  • Page 18: Menu Functions

    (as set in 3.3, "Auto ID time") will automatically start the recording of a START ID at the point where the signal exceeds this level. TASCAM DA-40 The options available are: -57dB -60dB detects the digital start of a track.

  • Page 19: Record Mute Time

    SKIP keys [11] or the DATA dial [19]. The values available are: seconds. 1gen 3 - Menu functions (no digital copying at all is possible). Free No WR (no END AutoWR No WR 10TMS (the playback UnLimt (the playback 10TMS TASCAM DA-40...

  • Page 20: End Tally Signal

    Normal play mode. The two settings are unit will go from play mode to fast wind) and TASCAM DA-40 (the unit will enter cue/review mode when the fast wind keys are pressed). The setting made here also applies to fast wind com-...
  • Page 21 While any of the locations or the total number of the tape errors menu is shown on the display, the infor- mation can be cleared by pressing the MARGIN RESET key. Ejecting the tape will also clear this data. TASCAM DA-40...

  • Page 22: Shift Functions

    See “Character editing (titling)” on page 26 TASCAM DA-40 4.3 INS/+ and DEL/- These keys may be used in addition to the data dial to increment and decrement values in the menus (see 3, "Menu functions").

  • Page 23: Selecting An Id Mode

    POSITION key was pressed will be shown to frame accuracy, together with an offset value of right of the display. The PAUSE indicator will light, and the PLAY indi- cator will start to flash. NOTE Posit at the TASCAM DA-40...

  • Page 24: Writing An End Id

    SKIP ERASE shown in the display will start flashing, and the RECORD and PLAY indicators will light. TASCAM DA-40 After the ID has been erased, the deck will continue playing the tape. If a START ID is erased, the program num- bers will not be continuous.

  • Page 25: The Edit Key

    fields. Use the INS/+ and DEL/- keys and the DATA dial to increment or decrement the flashing value field. 4 - SHIFT functions COUNTER MODE will appear at the right of the dis- TASCAM DA-40...

  • Page 26: Program Mode

    If titles are recorded on a tape, they will be shown on some other mod- els of TASCAM machines, but not on other recorders. However, recording titles will not affect the audio quality or any other aspect of the tape when it is used on other recorders.

  • Page 27: Writing The Title To Tape

    E d i t Press the MEMO 2 key to recall and paste the last title into the editing area. The title may then be edited and written to tape in the usual way. 4 - SHIFT functions ER-CH , and TASCAM DA-40...

  • Page 28: Rc-D45 Remote Control Unit (Option)

    Equivalent to the shifted CHAR [21] on the main unit. [44] POSITION Equivalent to the shifted SKIP PLAY [24] on the main unit. TASCAM DA-40 [45] ID SELECT Equivalent to the shifted AUTO ID [25] on the main unit. [46] AUTO ID Equivalent to the AUTO ID [25] on the main unit.

  • Page 29: Remote Control Transport Keys

    Equivalent to the PAUSE key [15] on the main unit. [69] RECORD keys To enter record ready, both of these keys must be pressed simultaneously. It is not possible to enter record mode directly, and this helps to prevent acci- dental recording. TASCAM DA-40...

  • Page 30: Specifications

    Analog outputs (balanced Nominal output level +4dBu XLR-3-32 type) (FS=–16 dBu) Maximum output level +20 dBu Nominal impedance <100 TASCAM DA-40 Analog outputs (unbal- Nominal output level –10 dBV anced RCA) Maximum output level +6 dBV (2 Vrms) Nominal impedance <1k...

  • Page 31: Dimensional Drawing

    —The inserted tape has been recorded in 24-bit mode on a TASCAM DA-45HR machine, or the inserted tape is not intended for the DA-40. If this message appears, the inserted tape cannot be played back on the DA-40. RecProtect protect tab is in the write-protect position.
  • Page 32 Digital audio connections 7 Digital audio input 11 Display 10 Display mode 14 Drum head time 18 END ID 19 20 22 TASCAM DA-40 erasing 24 recording 24 End tally signal 20 ENTER key 15 Environmental considerations 6 Error messages 31...
  • Page 33 Tape counter modes 14 Titling see “Tape and program titles” Transport logic 11 "Trimmer pots" (balanced outputs) 17 Unbalanced connections 7 11 16 selection 11 Unbalanced inputs 16 Unbalanced outputs 16 Uncalibrated input 11 Unloading cassettes 10 XLR connectors 7 11 TASCAM DA-40...
  • Page 34 » DA-40 TEAC CORPORATION Phone: (0422) 52-5082 3-7-3, Nakacho, Musashino-shi, Tokyo 180-8550, Japan TEAC AMERICA, INC. Phone: (323) 726-0303 7733 Telegraph Road, Montebello, California 90640 TEAC CANADA LTD. Phone: 905-890-8008 Facsimile: 905-890-9888 5939 Wallace Street, Mississauga, Ontario L4Z 1Z8, Canada TEAC MEXICO, S.A.

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