Tascam DA-88 Owner's Manual page 4

Skim through this section of the manual to get a bird&eye-
view of the DA-88, that way you will be able
to
locate
information whenever ~0" need. It is not XC~SSIU~ to
memorize all what is here nor to try to build up d&Is into
a systematic whole to get started.
1. POWER switch
Con@& the prwer m the DA-88. See also page 4, "Backup
Fe&we."
2.
Tape loading window
recording. No audio rewrding can correctly be made on
3. CASSETTE IN LED
Lights when a cassette is inside the deck.
4. EJECT
key
When pressed, the cassette is ejected.
EJECT ca" operate during stop only.
5. Fs (sampling frequency) switch
Toggles No sampling frequencies (or rates) for your choice.
When formatting a tape yw have to select 48 kHz or 44.1
kHz depending Ron the applicaGons. During play the deck
will aummaGcally switch to the rate at which the. wording
was made, and either of the &vo LEDs will light
accordingly.
NOTE
If you attempt to record additional material to augment
the original cme, and the incoming sampling rate is not
the same as that is previously recorded con the tape,
one of the Fs indicators will flash, warning you that
recording cannot correctly be done.
6. FORMAT
key
To fommt a tape is m record it with subcode da@, of which
ABS (absolute) time is one. This ABS data express the
elapsed time from the beginning of the tape, not from any
opdonally selectable. inhxnediate point : hence the name
"absolute."
Formatting a tape erases whatever is previously recorded on
it. To prevent formatting from starting acciden@lly, the
FORMAT key is not actually a&v&d unless you press it
twice.
IMPORTANT
Audio can be recorded while formatting. l3W iWs wise of
ycu to format the tape from the beginning all the way to
the end before recording audio. This insures against
noise and discontinuity of absolute time data. If you
want to record audio and format a tape at one time,
don't stop recording by stopping the tape with STOP or
PLAY. Press FIEC FUNCTION instead, which allows the
tape to be continuously formatted up to the end.
7.
VARI SPEED switch
When pressed, "PITCW will show in the display and you
can use the v and A keys to change the play (or the wvxd)
speed up to +/-6.0 % in 0.1 % steps.
CAUTION
The pitch change affects the record speed also.
Check
to sea that
the VARI SPEED LED is turned off unless
you are using the function intentionally.
8.
DIGITAL IN
switch
Selects either the analog or the digital input. Pressing this
switch to wm on its LED acdwes the DIGITAL I/O port.
Turnin.g off the LED selec@ the. analog inputs (RCA jacks
or multipin connecmr) as the source of the deck.
9.
REMOTE switch
When this switch is pressed, and the associated LED lights,
the DA-88 is submitted to the optional RC-848 remote
conwol unit, and all controls are locked out except
DISPLAY (item lo), v and I (item 1 l), and STOP.
10.
DISPLAY
switch
Each time you press this switch, the following will show
in the digital display
window in sequence, as confirmed by
the corresponding
LEDs being lit next m the display
:
(1) ABS (absolute) time (elapsed time from the beginning
of the tape up to the cwrent position)