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Tascam HS-8 Owner's Manual

Tascam HS-8 Owner's Manual

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D01106920A
HS-8
8 Channel Audio Recorder
OWNER'S MANUAL

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  • Page 1 D01106920A HS-8 8 Channel Audio Recorder OWNER'S MANUAL...

  • Page 2: Important Safety Instructions

    Changes or modifications to this equipment not expressly approved by TEAC CORPORATION for compliance could void the user's authority to operate this equipment. TASCAM HS-8 WARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.
  • Page 3 19-inch rack, as shown below. Remove the feet of the unit before mounting. CAUTION Leave 1U of space above the unit for ventilation. • Allow at least 10 cm (4 in) at the rear of the unit for ventilation. • TASCAM HS-8...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Play a recording ... 29 Select a project/folder/take ... 29 Disabling input monitoring ... 30 Start playback ... 30 Mixing the playback sound ... 30 TASCAM HS-8 CALL ... 31 Flash start function ... 31 Online function ... 32 5 – Projects... 33 File formats...
  • Page 5 Analog audio input and output connectors ... 67 Digital audio input and output connectors ... 67 Control input and output connectors... 68 Contents Audio performance ... 68 Other specifications ... 68 Dimensional drawings ... 69 Blcok diagram ... 70 TASCAM HS-8...

  • Page 6: Introduction

    1 − Introduction Thank you very much for purchasing a TASCAM HS-8 8 Channel Audio Recorder. Please read this manual thoroughly before using the unit so that you understand correct operating procedures and can use its functions fully. We hope that you enjoy using this unit for many years.

  • Page 7: Precautions For Placement And Use

    LCD. Do not use benzene, thinner, manicure remover, alcohol or similar substances. About CF cards The capacities and performance of your HS-8 will vary based on the speed and abilities of the Compact Flash (CF) media used. Older and some cheaper Compact...

  • Page 8: Names And Functions Of Parts

    Push and turn the DATA dial while pressing and holding the HOME key to adjust only the brightness of the color display. TASCAM HS-8 6 MENU key Press to open the Press the key to open the HOME lock function” on page 21.) 7 Color display This 3.5-inch TFT color display with a resolution of...
  • Page 9  ¯ SHIFT key to move while pressing and holding this key  key while pressing and holding this ¯ ) key while pressing Ô  key while pressing and JOG (SHUTTLE) key while pressing and STOP (RETAKE) TASCAM HS-8...
  • Page 10 When this mode is enabled, this JOG/SHUTTLE indicator lights. Press this key while pressing the key to enable SHIFT the shuttle operation mode of the dial. JOG/SHUTTLE When this is enabled, this indicator blinks. Press this key again to disable either mode. TASCAM HS-8...

  • Page 11: Rear Panel

    176.4 or 192 kHz. The digital input section includes a sampling rate converter that is compatible with sampling frequencies between 32–216 kHz. The pin assignments are as follows. jack, including soloed tracks, etc.). Digital In Digital Out TASCAM HS-8...
  • Page 12 PHONES tracks, etc.). m SIGNAL GND terminal When using a TASCAM RC-HS20PD remote control (sold separately), depending on the operating environment, the color display might flicker or noise might be heard when monitoring. If this occurs, use the terminal.

  • Page 13: Parallel Connector

    Makes settings related to communication on the REMOTE SETUP screen RS-232C page. (See “RS-232C page” on page 48.) NOTE Please contact TASCAM customer support for information about this unit’s RS-232C command protocol. RS-422 connector You can control this unit remotely by connecting the RS-422 connector on its rear panel to a controller or editor compatible with SONY P2 protocol (RS-422).

  • Page 14: Home Screen

    The time elapsed from the beginning of the take is shown. TASCAM HS-8 The time remaining until the end of the take is shown. When recording, the remaining time until the maximum file size is reached is shown.
  • Page 15 To choose a channel to solo, touch its level meter. Home Screen during playback AESx-x NO SIGNAL screen from the METER SETUP REC Off REC On Black Blue Red/blue indicator SOLO level knob is shown. Turn SOLO TASCAM HS-8...
  • Page 16 This shows which of the two CF card slots is being used, as well as its remaining recording time. The background of the media that is currently being TASCAM HS-8 used appears green during playback and red when recording. If there is no media in the slot, No Media the background is light grey.
  • Page 17 Press this button to open the mark list. (See “Mark list screen” on page 55.) page where PAN/LEVEL knob. If you 2Mix LVL dial. DATA knob functions as a knob cannot be 2Mix LVL page, which shows INFO screen. PLAY SETUP screen. You can also use the DATA TASCAM HS-8...
  • Page 18 2 − Names and functions of parts a Manual Locate button Press this button to open the screen MANUAL LOCATE for locating manually. (See “Manual locate function” on page 57.) TASCAM HS-8...

  • Page 19: Preparation

    4 Pull the CF card out by hand. Security screws The included security screws can be used to lock the CF card slot covers. Use a Phillips head screwdriver to install or remove the screws. 3 − Preparation TASCAM HS-8...

  • Page 20: About The Display

    • not apply a strong force to its surface. Doing so could break the glass. TASCAM HS-8 When using the display, do not put a hand on the panel or push • around the display forcefully. Doing so could prevent accurate position detection.

  • Page 21: Setting The Time Of The Built-In Clock

    (with a yellow background) and the UNLOCK LOCK locked area appears dimmed. If the display is touched when the LCD section is locked, the following pop-up window message appears. 3 − Preparation dial to DATA HOME screen LOCK SETUP TASCAM HS-8...

  • Page 22: Recording Duration

    If one of the transport keys is used when the Transport is locked, the following pop-up window message appears. When the transport is locked TASCAM HS-8 Recording duration The table below shows the amount of recording time possible on CF cards of various capacities for each available recording format.

  • Page 23: Recording And Playback

    1 Press the MENU screen. MENU CF MANAGE button next to the item CF SELECT screen. CF MANAGE key on the front panel to open the TASCAM HS-8...

  • Page 24: Create A New Project

    If no CF card is inserted in that slot, the following pop-up message appears. 4 Touch the button on the pop-up message. During formatting, the following pop-up message appears. TASCAM HS-8 When formatting completes, the following pop-up CF MANAGE message appears. item. 5 Touch the...

  • Page 25: Set The Master Clock

    SYNC 3 Select the master clock that you want to use from item. MASTER Set the recording tracks 1 Press the key on the front panel to open the HOME Home Screen. screen. SYNC T/C TASCAM HS-8...

  • Page 26: Set The File Format

    MENU screen. MENU 2 Touch the button to open the REC SETUP screen. TASCAM HS-8 3 Touch the REC/MON FILE FORMAT screen. On the FILE FORMAT mono file recording folder, bit length, maximum file size, and behavior when a recording is paused.

  • Page 27: Connecting Headphones

    DIGITAL SOURCE SETUP page, see DIGITAL SOURCE page, you can edit channel names and item. For details, CH NAME CHx SETUP button on the screen. MENU button at the top of the MIXER TASCAM HS-8...

  • Page 28: Monitor The Input

    If the sampling frequency is set to 44.1 or 48 kHz, you can simulta- neously record the stereo mix of the channels with their levels and pan positions adjusted. TASCAM HS-8 Make a recording Press the When in recording standby, press the recording.

  • Page 29: Recording Operation Limitations

    4 Touch the “ ®” button next to the take that you want to play. If the take is currently in the selected project, a pop-up message appears. selected take? Load TASCAM HS-8...

  • Page 30: Disabling Input Monitoring

    While pressing the key, press the SHIFT ) keys to move between marks. MARK ¯ ¯ TASCAM HS-8 Press and hold the pop-up search backward or forward during playback. While pressing the ) key to search at high speed. ...

  • Page 31: Call

    When using the flash start function, tracks cannot be soloed. • (Touching the the level meter will not solo the corresponding channel. Moreover, if solo is enabled for any channels, it is automatically turned off when the Flash Start screen is opened. icon icon TASCAM HS-8...

  • Page 32: Online Function

    The CF card currently in use is removed • Online function Turning this unit’s “Online Function” ON, allows switching to online playback and monitor playback. For details about the online function, see “9 – Online function” on page 59. TASCAM HS-8...

  • Page 33: Projects

    48 kHz: 48 kHz –0.1% (pull-down): 48k- 48 kHz +0.1% (pull- up): 48k+ 88.2 kHz: 96 kHz: 176.4 kHz: 176k 192 kHz: 192k ENTER: Press a project “ ®” button to show the contents of that project. TASCAM HS-8 screen page...

  • Page 34: Folder Selection Screen

    MULTI SELECT button: Touch to enable the selection of multiple folders. TASCAM HS-8 MENU button: Touch to open a pop-up menu where you can select Scroll buttons: Use these buttons to scroll to the beginning or end of the folder list or scroll one page (five lines) forward or backward.

  • Page 35: Editing The Project Name

    DEL button: Use this to erase the character to the right of the cursor. Shift button: Touch this to switch between numerals and symbols and uppercase and lowercase Roman letters. 5 – Projects button when the confirmation pop-up button on the Project Name CREATE screen as PROJECT NAME TASCAM HS-8...

  • Page 36: Changing A Project Name Later

    Folder Name screen to open the PROJECT 1st Folder shown below. TASCAM HS-8 Follow the same procedures as in “Editing the project name” on page 35 to change the scene name. screen NOTE The folder name cannot be changed later.

  • Page 37: Rebuilding Projects

    PROJECT screen. button on the MULTI SELECT PROJECT button on the screen to MENU PROJECT button in the pop-up menu. DELETE button or press the dial when a DATA key on the front panel to open PROJECT screen. TASCAM HS-8...

  • Page 38: Loading Folders

    PROJECT screen. PROJECT TASCAM HS-8 2 Touch the “®” button for the project that contains the folder that you want to load to open the folder list. 3 Select the folder that you want to load.

  • Page 39: Copying Folders

    Touch the OK button or press the DATA dial to overwrite the existing file and copy the selected scene to the destination. screen to 5 – Projects button in the pop-up menu. COPY button or press the dial when a DATA TASCAM HS-8...

  • Page 40: Erasing Folders

    4 Select the take that you want to load. 5 Touch the button to open a pop-up menu. MENU TASCAM HS-8 6 Press the screen to NOTE Alternatively, press the “®” button next to the take that you want to load.

  • Page 41: Changing The Start Time Of A Take

    5 – Projects Frame edit on Frame edit off ” button to erase all entered values. CLEAR ” button to confirm the setting. ENTER ” button or press the DATA dial. ” button to CIRCLE @ TAKE TASCAM HS-8...
  • Page 42 5 – Projects You can use this to mark the good takes, for example. NOTE You cannot edit take names. TASCAM HS-8...

  • Page 43: Internal Settings

    For this reason, when switching to Folder mode the following pop-up window appears with a warning about the reduced maximum limit to the number of takes. TASCAM HS-8...

  • Page 44: Options Page

    Set whether or not to divide files when a recording is paused. Setting buttons: (default setting), SPLIT TASCAM HS-8 OPTIONS page Make settings related to the pre-recording and auto markers. PreREC Time Turn pre-recording ON/OFF and set its time. (Default...

  • Page 45: Playback Settings (Play Setup)

    CLOCK . Touch the tabs at the bottom of shows the CHx-xDIN Display Locked (xx.xxx kHz) Locked (xx.xxx kHz FsCnv) Unlocked (xx.xxx kHz) Unlocked (No signal) Not Audio Not Professional Unmatched Cbit TASCAM HS-8...

  • Page 46: Sync Page

    48 kHz pull-up, or 48 kHz pull-down, the unit can be made to synchronize with an external clock by setting it to play back with pull-up or pull-down. TASCAM HS-8 Depending on the combination of Project sampling frequency and Play sampling frequency settings, the unit will operate with the Fs shown below.

  • Page 47: Setup Page

    WORD, VIDEO or TriLevel is shown. TC Out Mode Set the time code output mode. GenOut (default setting): Timecode is output from the • internal timecode generator. PlayOut: Only during playback, output the time code • recorded in the file. TASCAM HS-8...

  • Page 48: Remote Settings (Remote Setup)

    Only the connector selected with this setting functions. This setting is synchronized with the “Serial Mode” item on the RS-422 page. TASCAM HS-8 Baud Rate (bps) Set the transmission speed. The options are 4800, 9600, 19200 and 38400 bps (default setting).

  • Page 49: Mixer Settings (Mixer Setup)

    OUTPUT page Make settings related to output on this page. XLR Output Source Set the source to be output from the DIGITAL OUTPUT L/R L/R button (default value): Stereo mix ” is the channel). ANALOG OUTPUT L/ connectors. TASCAM HS-8...

  • Page 50: Chx Name (Button)

    Moreover, when a channel is armed for recording, the signal from the assigned input connector is input TASCAM HS-8 when the unit is stopped, recording or in recording standby. (Default setting: disarmed—button not red) INPUT MONITOR button: Use to turn input monitoring ON/OFF.

  • Page 51: When Channels Are Linked

    ON (default setting) or OFF. button on the channel settings DATA dial to adjust the time. The setting (default setting) and Fast DATA –0.20 dB –0.17 dB –0.13 dB, –0.10 dB, –0.06 item on the page of the OPTIONS TASCAM HS-8...

  • Page 52: System Settings (System Setup)

    “Enable” to allow on line playback to be used from the parallel connector, serial connector (RS-232C), or a TASCAM RC-HS20PD remote controller (sold separately). Set to “Disable” to not allow on line playback to be used and always output the sound from all connectors. For details, see “9 –...

  • Page 53: Version Display (Version Info)

    CF card . Be aware, however, if you change or erase a file inside a project, or change any names, the HS-8 might not be able to play that project.

  • Page 54: File Names

    File names The format used in naming files is as follows. 1-8 track poly files [Take name first half ]-[letter][take number].wav 1-8 track mono files [Take name first half]-[letter][take number]_[track number].wav 2mix files [Take name first half ]-[letter][take number]_ST.wav TASCAM HS-8...

  • Page 55: Mark And Locate Functions

    Â MARK ) or MAKR ¯ ) key ¯ SHIFT key to locate to the button on the Home Screen to open screen. TIME ”): Touch one of these to locate to dial. DATA TASCAM HS-8 ”...

  • Page 56: Locating To Marks

    LIST on the page. LIST INFO MARK LIST screen LIST INFO page TASCAM HS-8 2 Touch the DELETE 3 When a confirmation pop-up message appears, press the button or the mark or marks.

  • Page 57: Renumbering Marks

    Home Screen to open the screen. Touch the button to FRAME EDIT FRAME EDIT ON FRAME EDIT OFF DATA dial to adjust the button to locate to the new time and button to clear all input values. TASCAM HS-8...

  • Page 58: Operation Using A Computer Keyboard

    Use the Backspace key to erase the character before the cursor position. Inserting characters Input the character at the desired position. TASCAM HS-8 NOTE The following characters and punctuation marks cannot be • used in names. \ / : ; , • ? “ < > | Japanese katakana cannot be input.

  • Page 59: Online Functions

    ˆ ¨ ˆ ˆ ˆ ¨ ¨* ¨ ¨* ¨ ¨** ¨*** ––– ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ ˆ TASCAM HS-8...

  • Page 60: 10 - Playback Synchronized With External Timecode

    While pressing and holding the SHIFT key, press • the CALL [CHASE] key on the front panel. TASCAM HS-8 On the “SYNC” page of the “SYNC T/C” screen, set • “TC Chase” to “OFF”. After doing this, playback and other unit operations continue.

  • Page 61: 11 - Troubleshooting

    Confirm that a project with the same name does not • already exist. If the amount of space remaining on the CF card is • too small, a new project cannot be created. Erase unnecessary data and then try again. TASCAM HS-8...

  • Page 62: 12 - Messages

    12 – Messages The following is a list of messages that the HS-8 shows in pop-up windows in some situations. Refer to this list to learn more about each message as well as how to respond to them. Message --- error ---...
  • Page 63 = name of project to be created ssssssss = name of first folder to be created N = number of marks of selected mark type N = number of marks N = number selected N = number selected N = number selected TASCAM HS-8...
  • Page 64 Internal File / Folder limit reached. Operation failed. Cannot find this ***. Please Rebuild. TASCAM HS-8 Details and responses An error occurred with the digital input selected for the input signal. Synchronization with an external clock was disrupted, so the internal clock was activated.
  • Page 65 = project name n: number of folders f: sampling frequency t: type of timecode frame pppppp = old project name nnnnnn = new project name 12 – Messages Remarks TASCAM HS-8...
  • Page 66 LENGTH: *h**m**s**f START T/C: *h**m**s** tttttttt START T/C: **h**m**s**f FRAME TYPE: **F Writing System File... TASCAM HS-8 Details and responses The selected take belongs to a different project. Folder information display USB mode is being enabled. Deletion of the take failed.

  • Page 67: 13 - Specifications

    Connector: D-Sub 25-pin Minimum input voltage: 2 Vp-p Maximum input voltage: 7 Vp-p Output voltage: 2–5 Vp-p Format: AES3-2003/IEC60958-4 (AES/EBU) DIGITAL I/O (ADAT) Connector: optical Format: ADAT DIGITAL INPUT A-B Connector: XLR-3-31 Maximum/minimum input signal voltage amplitude: 2–7 Vp-p/110Ω TASCAM HS-8...

  • Page 68: Audio Performance

    Includes switch for enabling termination WORD/VIDEO THRU/OUT Connector: BNC Output voltage: 5V TTL equivalent Output impedance: 75 Ω ±10% TASCAM HS-8 Sampling frequency (when using WORD): 44.1/47.952 /48/48.048/88.2/96/176.4/192 kHz (47.952/48.048: 48 kHz ± 0.1% pull-down/pull-up) OUT/THRU switch included (OUT is only for WORD...

  • Page 69: Dimensional Drawings

    Dimensional drawings Illustrations in this manual may differ in part from the actual product. • Specifications and the external appearance may be changed without notification to improve the product. • 432.2 mm 482.7 mm 465.7 mm 13 – Specifications TASCAM HS-8...

  • Page 70: Blcok Diagram

    13 – Specifications Blcok diagram TASCAM HS-8...
  • Page 71 Notes TASCAM HS-8...
  • Page 72 Río Churubusco 364, Colonia Del Carmen, Delegación Coyoacán, CP 04100, México DF, México TEAC UK LIMITED Phone: +44-8451-302511 Suites 19 & 20, Building 6, Croxley Green Business Park, Hatters Lane, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD18 8TE, UK TEAC EUROPE GmbH Phone: +49-611-71580 Bahnstrasse 12, 65205 Wiesbaden-Erbenheim, Germany HS-8 www.tascam.jp www.tascam.com www.tascam.com www.teacmexico.net www.tascam.co.uk www.tascam.de...

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