Tascam DA-88 Owner's Manual page 21

0 Digital dubbing
Whichever output mode you select (Digital or Analog), audio data is available at both the digital and analog
outputs at one time. But remember the following
:
With digital recording, how many times dubbing is repeated, no hiss or dismrtion
is added ; you can copy important muldtiack tapes as many times as you need to
creatz work tapes or copies for d&rib&x without having to worry about any
deterioradon.
DIGITAL l/O
PW%3D
DIGITAL l/O
To make a digital copy between DA-88s :
I.
Making sure that every equipment of you system is turned off, connect the.
source machine's DIGITAL WO porl to the target machine's DIGITAL I/O port
by means of the PW-88D cable.
2. After having made the necessary connecdons, nnn on the whole system.
3. Put the master (source) machine into the Dighal output mode as described on
page 15.
4. Load the master m&itrack tape on the source machine, and an already formaxed
blank tape on the target machine.
5. Check to see that all the REC FUNCTION switches on the source machine are
turned OFF.
6. Check to see that all the REC FUNCTION switches on the target machine are
turned ON.
7. Press
CHASE on the
target
machine, so
its tape will be located to the sane
time point as the source machine,
8. Hold
RECORD and press PLAY on
the source machine to let the master
mul&rack tape start playing. The target machine will automatically go into
record mode, and the master tape will be copied on the taxget tape.
Use the IF-88AE interface unit if you want to make a digital copy between the
DA-88 and other digital machines with AES/EBU Digital I/O or SPDIF port. Or
use the.IF-88SD in&face unit for transferring da@ bewan the DA-88 and other
digital machines with SDIF-2 port. Both units are optionally available. Once you
have connected them, you can copy digital audio from one to the other machine by
following the same prowduE a.s for normal digital audio recording.
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