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MD-801R@#/
MD-801P@#
MD Recorder/Player
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the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within the product's enclosure
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OWNER'S MANUAL
CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT
REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS
INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.
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D00414800A
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- Page 1 » D00414800A MD-801R@#/ MD-801P@# MD Recorder/Player OWNER’S MANUAL CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT Ü REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. ÿ The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage”...
- Page 2 CAUTION GREEN-AND-YELLOW : EARTH Changes or modifications to this equipment not BLUE : NEUTRAL expressly approved by TEAC CORPORATION BROWN : LIVE for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate this equipment. WARNING: This apparatus must be earthed.
- Page 3 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS CAUTION: "Note to CATV system installer: … Read all of these Instructions. This reminder is provided to call the CATV system installer’s attention to … Save these Instructions for later use. Section 820-40 of the NEC which provides guidelines for proper grounding …...
- Page 4 TROUBLED STATE. For U.S.A. CERTIFICATION THIS PRODUCT COMPLES WITH DHHS RULES 21 CFR SUBCHAPTER J APPLI- CABLE AT DATE OF MANUFACTURE TEAC CORPORATION 3-7-3 NAKA-CHO, MUSASHINO-SHI, TOKYO, JAPAN MANUFACTURED Optical pickup: Type : KMS-190A or KMS-190B Manufacturer: SONY Corporation Laser output: 0.25 mW Min. (Play), 5.0 mW Max.
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Page 5: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents 1 - Introduction (10) PGM NO..........2-6 (11) Dot-matrix alphanumeric display ..2-6 1.1 About the MiniDisc format ....1-1 (12) TOC EDIT indicator ......2-6 1.1.1 ATRAC compression ......1-1 (13) EOM ............2-6 1.1.2 Buffer memory ........1-1 (14) Peak level meters ......... - Page 6 Table of Contents 4.2.1 Playing back a whole disc....4-1 5.6.1 Normal A-B erase.........5-4 4.2.2 Playback outputs ........ 4-1 5.6.2 Erasing to the end of a track ....5-4 4.2.3 Monaural playback......4-1 5.6.3 Erasing from the start of a track ..5-4 4.2.4 Playing back a single track ....
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Page 7: Introduction
1 - Introduction This manual covers the two models of the MD-801 Full explanations of the principles of magneto-opti- Mk II product line: the MD-801R Mk II, which is cal recording may be found in a number of excellent capable of recording and playing back on MiniDisc reference works, but briefly, during the recording media, and the MD-801P Mk II, which is for play- process, the disc is exposed to a strong laser beam... -
Page 8: Track Titling, Etc
1 - Care of MD media disk from the user, and a file appears as one contigu- 1.3 About the MD-801R/P Mk II ous block of data (even though it may be spread over many tracks and sectors of the disk), the MD player allows separated audio data to appear as a continuous The MD-801R/P Mk II, based on the TASCAM MD- 801 series of MD recorder/players, and designed to... -
Page 9: Unpacking The Unit
1 - About the MD-801R/P Mk II to be conveniently carried out using a standard key- 1.3.2 Rack-mounting the unit board The MD-801 is equipped with integral rack-mount • Remote control possible from dedicated TASCAM ears, and may be installed in any standard vertical remote control units (RC-801, RC-FS10/20, and 19”... -
Page 10: Backup Memory
1 - About this manual 1.3.4 Backup memory When characters are shown on the unit’s dot-matrix Input display, the following typeface is used: When the unit is powered down, the following set- . Alternatively, the alphanumeric display itself tings are memorized. may be shown: •... - Page 11 1 - Hookup Examplel 1.5 Hookup Examplel 1–5 TASCAM MD-801R/P Mk II...
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Page 12: Front And Rear Panel Features
2 - Front and rear panel features 2–1 TASCAM MD-801R/P Mk II... -
Page 13: Front Panel
2 - Front and rear panel features This section, as well as giving a description of the [4] TRACK keys controls and features of the MD-801, also provides These keys are used to move the playback position many descriptions of basic operations. backwards or forwards a track at a time. -
Page 14: Phones Jack And Level Control
2 - Front panel To start recording, press the PLAY key [6]. To stop continuous. recording, press the STOP key [5]. After the STOP The further the shuttle wheel is turned from the cen- key has been pressed, the words will flash TO C E D I T ter position, the faster the shuttle playback speed. -
Page 15: Edit Key
2 - Front panel • —the total time remaining on the disc for to display the following: R E M A I N further recording (the length of the blank portion of aay bbm ccd • —where is the year, the disc) is the month, and is the day of the date... -
Page 16: Toc Write Key And Indicator
2 - Front panel SINGLE MODE these edits cannot be committed to disc using • —Single-track play- S I N G L E the TOC WRITE function (see below). back mode is selected CONTINUE • (blank)/ —Continuous play of a disc, from the start to the end [19] TOC WRITE key and indicator A-B MODE... -
Page 17: Input Level Controls
2 - Display mode, the indicator will be shown on the dis- neither boosted nor attenuated, and a nominal signal R E P E AT play. See 4.2.9, "Repeat playback" for further details will be received at the standard level of either +4 dBu (balanced, [36]) or –10 dBV (unbalanced, [37]). -
Page 18: Track Title Indicator
2 - Rear panel (6) TRACK TITLE indicator NOTE Lights when track titles are being entered or dis- indicator indicates digital clipping. OV E R played. See 5.11, "Track and disc title entry" for Digital clipping is a harsh-sounding form of details. -
Page 19: Digital Output (Aes/Ebu)
2 - Rear panel ital outputs [33] and [35] without passing through [38] ANALOG OUTPUTS (MONITOR) the frequency converter. These RCA unbalanced connectors provide output signals at the –10 dBV level. [33] DIGITAL OUTPUT (AES/EBU) The nominal impedance is 220 Ω. This XLR-type connector outputs digital audio data in AES3-1992 format. -
Page 20: Word Sync In
2 - Rear panel The wiring is, as marked on the rear panel: 1=ground, 2=hot (+), 3=cold (–). (up) (down) The nominal impedance is 11 Ω. When O F F , digital signals received [32] [34] at either are not The trimmer potentiometers by each connector may directly retransmitted. -
Page 21: Menu Items
3 - Menu items The selections that can be made using the MD-801’s 3.3 Auto cue menu system affect the operation of many other functions. We suggest that you take the time to look through this section and familiarize yourself with the C U E L V L basic contents, so that you have an idea of some of... -
Page 22: Resume Setting
3 - Resume setting The minimum length for the jog loop is 12 frames, NOTE and the maximum value is 32 frames. The value is set in 1-frame steps. The EOM tally signal is always transmitted when the U-TOC is updated as the result of a 3.6 Resume setting recording operation having been completed, unless this setting is set to off. -
Page 23: Incremental Play
3 - Incremental play When this sub-menu is opened, the baud rate can be 3.10Incremental play selected and set. The default value is 9600. B A U D > 9 6 0 0 I N C R S E L ? When a sub-menu value has been set with the This function allows auto-cueing of the playback SHUTTLE wheel, the unit returns to the normal set-... -
Page 24: Spindle Motor Time
3 - Auto track numbering level 3.12.1Spindle motor time 3.14Copy ID S _ T I M E > 1 2 1 C O P Y S E L ? Use this to check how many hours the spindle motor has been in operation. When recording an MD on the MD-801, the copy ID 3.12.2Laser pickup time of the recorded MD can be set for different purposes. -
Page 25: Basic Operations
4 - Basic operations This section gives you informstion about the basic Press the PLAY key [6]. Playback will start from the operations using the MD-801. beginning of the disc. It assumes that you have connected the MD-801 to Stop playback with the STOP key [5]. all the other equipment that you will be using. -
Page 26: Playing Back A Single Track
4 - Playback of discs 4.2.4 Playing back a single track Press the PLAY MODE key [22] so that the display shows A - B When the disc has been loaded and the TOC has been read, use the PLAY MODE key to select the Press LOC A/DEL [24]. -
Page 27: Repeat Playback
4 - Playback of discs 4.2.9 Repeat playback 4.2.12Cueing to the first audio position in a track Use the REPEAT key [26] to enable the repeat mode as shown in the display ( To cue the playback position to the first point where R E P E AT the audio level exceeds a preset threshold, make sure The three different repeat modes available corre-... -
Page 28: Shuttle Mode
4 - Recording operations 10h 34m 12s by the time (e.g. ) in 24- NOTE hour format. The point at which the JOG key was pressed If the track has not been time-stamped, the display will not be included in the jog loop. To include briefly shows: this point in the loop, you must turn the JOG dial counterclockwise. -
Page 29: General Notes On Recording Using The Md Format
4 - Recording operations MD-801R model only. NOTE 4.3.1 General notes on recording using Depending on the condition of the disc (how the MD format many edits have been performed, etc.), it may Because the MD method of recording is somewhat take a considerable amount of time for the different to a linear recording method, such as tape, TOC to be rebuilt. -
Page 30: Track Number Incrementing
4 - Recording operations 4.3.5 “Post-Script” recording Select the recording method (digital or analog) and the appropriate input source. There are two ways of cueing the disc when record- ing. One is “post-script” recording, where recording Make sure the unit is stopped. starts immediately following the last recorded mate- Press and hold down the RECORD key [8] and rial. -
Page 31: Sound Synchro Recording
4 - Recording operations Cue the playback point to the place that you record ready mode as soon as a period of relative want to start recording. silence of more than five seconds in length is detected. Recording will start again as soon as a sig- Press the READY key [7] to put the MD-801 nal which is over the threshold is detected again, and into play ready mode. -
Page 32: Analog Recording
4 - Recording operations vious one. If the digital signal is not resumed 4.3.10Track title copying together with within 30 seconds of interruption, recording audio will stop. This is a special case when making copies between As mentioned earlier, 4.3.4, "Track number two MD-801 units. -
Page 33: Editing Operations
5 - Editing operations Unlike tape or other linear media, the MD-801 pro- After most editing operations, the MD-801 enters the vides you with a wide range of editing tools, allow- play ready mode. ing you to make arbitary cuts, “splices” and 5.1.1 Cancelling an edit operation rearrangements of running order without having to If you wish to cancel an edit operation at any time... -
Page 34: Erasing A Track
5 - Erasing a track After pressing the EDIT key, turn the DATA of the loop is the point at which you want to divide the track. dial until the display shows: E R A S E T R K NOTE Turn the SHUTTLE wheel clockwise to change You can set the length of the jog loop in the... -
Page 35: Moving Tracks
5 - Moving tracks The PLAY indicator above the PLAY key will look like: flash, as will the indication in the display, E D I T Track number to show that rehearsal mode has been entered. In this rehearsal mode, the last 4 seconds (approximately) of the previous track and the This track is to be moved first four seconds (approximately) of the current... -
Page 36: A And B Point Erase Operations
5 - A and B point erase operations of operation is the same, the function is so flexible All data between these points is erased. that it can be used for many different purposes. Track number In order to be used for editing in this way, the follow- ing conditions must be met: •... -
Page 37: Retaining A Track Title For Use By The Second Track After A Division
5 - Moving an A-B point If the A point is set at the start of a track, and the B them: point at the end of another track, the whole of the • Point A must not be at the same location as point B tracks containing and between these points will be •... -
Page 38: Restoring Erased Material
5 - Restoring erased material When restoring a track or tracks, the last bers are renumbered accordingly. See the dia- restored track will have the unused portion of gram above for an example. the disc automatically appended to it. This will If you need to make the new track (formerly the result in a Disc Full... -
Page 39: Erasing A Complete Disc
5 - Erasing a complete disc Turn the SHUTTLE wheel clockwise. The dis- 5.11Track and disc title entry play changes: T r a c k The disc and tracks can be titled. The titles can con- sist of upper- and lowercase letters, numbers, and Turn the SHUTTLE wheel clockwise once punctuation symbols (as well as Japanese katakana ). -
Page 40: Track And Disc Title Entry
5 - Track and disc title entry tion will move the cursor more than one Move the cursor to the character following the position. position where a character is to be inserted: K o t o S o n t a Continue using the DATA dial and SHUTTLE Press the LOC B/INS key [24]. -
Page 41: Copying Disc And Track Titles
5 - Track and disc title entry 5.11.6Copying disc and track titles The display will change: When two MD-801 units are connected together using the optional PW-1XMD serial cable, disc and With both units in stop mode, press the CALL track titles can be copied from one unit (master) to key [10] on the slave unit. -
Page 42: Use Of A Keyboard With The
7 - Remote control of the MD-801 The MD-801 can be controlled by a number of dif- Assignment Function ferent sources, including the PS/2 keyboard number described in 6, "Use of a keyboard with the MD- KEY_0 Numeric key (0) Command 801". -
Page 43: Fader Start
7 - REMOTE (PARALLEL) connector For details of the timing of the EOM tally signal (pin To connect two units for sequential playback, con- 20), see 3.7, "EOM disc" and 3.8, "EOM track". nect the End of Message Tally (pin 20) of the first unit to the PLAY Command pin (pin 1) of the second 7.1.2 Fader start unit. -
Page 44: Specifications, Etc
8 - Specifications, etc. This section provides reference material concerning Meaning and possible Message the error and informational messages that may remedy appear on the display of the MD-801 under certain Disc Error! The disc inserted is of the circumstances, as well as the specifications of the wrong type (it may be an MD unit. -
Page 45: Specifications
8 - Specifications Meaning and possible Meaning and possible Message Message remedy remedy Not Audio!! TRK Illegal! No digital audio is available You have specified an illegal when recording. Check the track number for an opera- source disc. tion. Make sure that the track number matches the number Not Execute! You attempted to perform an... -
Page 46: Analog I/O
8 - Specifications Error correction ACIRC (Advanced Cross Interleave COAXIAL RCA pin jack, IEC60958 (consumer) output Reed-Solomon Code) format (SPDIF) Frequency response 20 Hz – 20 kHz ±0.5 dB AES/EBU XLR-3-31 type, AES3-1992 format. input Valid sampling frequencies from Signal-to-noise ratio >101 dB (1 kHz/weighted A) <32 kHz to 48 kHz (playback) -
Page 47: Dimensional Drawing
8 - Dimensional drawing 8.3 Dimensional drawing Option RC-801 Remote Control Unit 216mm 22mm 201mm RC-8 Remote Control Unit 8–4 TASCAM MD-801R/P Mk II... - Page 48 Index A - E Copy ID 3-4 Copying disc and track titles 5-9 A and B point erase operations 5-3 title together with audio 4-8 A-B erase 5-4 Cueing A-B indicator 2-7 next track automatically 4-3 A-B point, moving 5-5 to first audio position in a track 4-3 About the MD-801R/P Mk II 1-2 About the MiniDisc format 1-1...
- Page 49 Index F - P without saving the edits to disc 5-1 Editing a programmed sequence 6-2 Editing operations 5-1 Katakana indicator 2-6 EJECT key 2-2 Keyboard (PS/2) Ejecting discs 4-1 track and disc title editing 6-3 End of track, erasing to 5-4 using with the MD-801 6-1 Entering the A and B location points 4-2 KEYBOARD connector 2-9...
- Page 50 Index R - T Pickup time 3-4 Replace recording 4-6 PITCH CONT key and indicator 2-5 Restoring erased material 5-6 Pitch control 3-1 RESUME indicator 2-6 PLAY key and indicator 2-1 Resume setting 3-2 PLAY MODE key 2-5 Retaining a track titleafter editing 5-5 Playback 4-1 between two location points 4-2 displaying track titles during 4-4...
- Page 51 Index U - W erasing from the start 5-4 Trimmers, balanced outputs 2-8 erasing to the end 5-4 moving 5-3 playing back single 4-2 UNBALANCED ANALOG INPUTS 2-8 protect 5-7 Unpacking the unit 1-3 splitting 5-1 Unprotecting tracks 5-7 titles 1-2 Using a PS/2 keyboard with the MD-801 6-1 Track and disc title editing with the keyboard 6-3 U-TOC, random access and 1-1...
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