Tascam DA-88 Owner's Manual page 9

Hookup
RG3OP Footswiich
FtG848 Full-Fuxtion
Rswte Control Unit
PW-88M
Meter Cable (54
Mu-8824 24Ch Meter Unit
Formattinq a Tape
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PW-88DB8DL Dub4ing Cable
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IFXtAE AES/ESU InterfaCe Unit
Mixer
.SY-88 Sync Board
Before starting to record any audio program on a new tape, it should be formatted,
i.e. it should be time-indexed and given tracking and other subcode data.
NOTES
o Be sure to let formafling start from the very beginning of the tape.
o Once formatting starts, all transporl control buttons'except STOP are
locked out. If you stop the tape before formatting is complete, reformat it
from the beginning.
o Tapes once used for recording video cannot correctly be formatted. Don't
try to format such tapes.
To format a new tape
:
1. Switch on power to the DA-XX.
2. Load a Hi8 tape into the DA-88.
3. Press
FORMAT. Its
LED will start blinking.
4. Press
FORMAT again. Its
LED will turn on solid showing that the deck is
ready for formatting.
5. Press the Fs switch to select either of the two sampling rates available. Select
44.1 kHz if the recording will be used as a digital master for CD production.
Or, select the professional standard 48 kHz rate for other applications.
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