Tascam DA-98 Owner's Manual page 62

2) Select timecode as the timing reference (see
10.1.3, "Selecting TC or ABS timing").
3) Select a frame rate (see 10.3, "Selecting the
frame rate").
4) From menu group 8, move the cursor to
(source for timecode recording)
and press :
ENTER
5) Use the and
UP DOWN
of the timecode as
The options here are
at TIME CODE IN ),
internal generator) or the third option, which
reflects the settings made in the
menu (see 10.2, "Tape timecode mode").
6) Go to menu group 8, move the cursor to
(generator start time) and press
:
ENTER
7) Use the and
LEFT RIGHT
(hours, minutes, seconds or frames) to be
edited, and the
UP
the value.
You can also use the function keys as number keys
to input the value directly, as described in 5.2.2,
"Using the function keys as number keys".
8) When you have finished setting the start time,
press .
ENTER
keys to select the source
.
(received
(the
keys to select the field
and keys to change
DOWN
Section 10 – Operations related to timecode
9) Go to menu group 8, move the cursor to
(generator mode) and press
10) Press the
TC REC
The indicator will start flashing.
11) Now press the
UP
timecode generator.
The TC GEN indicator by the tape counter will
light.
12) Press and hold the
key and the tape will start recording.
The TC REC indicator will light steadily.
The display will change from
Pressing the UP or DOWN key while the cursor is
under this field will stop the generator.
You can also start recording and then start the
timecode generator. In this case, an warning mes-
sage will appear on the display screen as you start
recording, to tell you that there is no timecode
source.
If the field is set to
than , stopping the generator and then re-
starting it will pick up the timecode values from
where it left off.
Conversely, setting this field to
restart from the start time set above every time the
generator is stopped and re-started.
It is also possible to "drop into" timecode record-
ing by starting the transport in record mode and
then pressing the
not recommend this method of working, as it is
impossible to check the timecode source prior to
recording.
If the method described above (arming the time-
code track, and then starting recording) is used,
the tape counter is used to show the output from
the timecode source (the generator) when the
timecode track is armed, flashing when the tape is
stopped, and steady when the tape is running.
ENTER
switch [31].
or key to start the
DOWN
and
PLAY press the RECORD
to
switch. However, we do
TC REC
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rather
will