Tape Transport; Inputs And Outputs; Audio Specifications; 9-Pin (Rs-422), Midi, Synchronizer - Tascam DA-98 Owner's Manual

Section 15 – Options, specifications and reference

15.2.5 Tape transport

Vari speed
Fast forward/rewind time
Time to play from stop
Search speed
Shuttle speed
Positioning accuracy
Positioning lock time

15.2.6 Inputs and outputs

Analog inputs
Analog outputs
Digital I/O
Remote in/sync in
Sync out
Word clock in/thru
Word clock out
Level meter output
Timecode input
Timecode output
15-4 – 1.00 – 06/97
6% (0.1% steps)
80 seconds (using P6 120
tape)
Less than 2 seconds
Maximum of 100 x play
speed
Forward and reverse at 8.0,
4.0, 2.0, 1.0, 0.5 and 0.25
play speed (1.0 speed avail-
able only in forward shuttle
mode)
To 1 sample
Within 8 seconds (when
locating 2 DA-98s synced
together)
D-sub 25-pin balanced
+4 dBu nominal (fullscale
–16, –18 or –20 dB,
selectable)
Impedance: 20k
D-sub 25-pin balanced
+4 dBu nominal (fullscale =
–16, –18 or –20 dB,
selectable)
Maximum output levels
+20 dBu (ref. level –16 dB)
+22 dBu (ref. level –18 dB)
+24 dBu (ref. level –20 dB)
Impedance: 10k
D-sub 25-pin
TDIF-1 format
D-sub 15-pin
Conforms to REMOTE IN/
SYNC IN protocol
D-sub 15-pin
Conforms to REMOTE IN/
SYNC IN protocol
BNC connector, 75 at TTL
level ON/OFF (THRU auto-
terminated)
BNC connector, 75 at TTL
level
D-sub 15-pin
XLR-3 balanced
Input impedance: > 10 k
Input level: 0.5 Vp-p to
10.0V p-p
XLR-3 balanced
Output impedance (< 100 )
Output level: 2.0 V p-p
Video INPUT/THRU
MIDI
RS-422

15.2.7 Audio specifications

Maximum output level
Frequency response
Signal-to-noise ratio
(Fs=48kHz, Ref level=
–16 dB)
Dynamic range
(Fs=48kHz, Ref level=
–16 dB)
Total harmonic distortion
and noise
Crosstalk
Emphasis
Cross-fade time
Track delay
Offset

15.2.8 9-pin (RS-422), MIDI, synchronizer

specifications

MMC functions
Supported timecode formats SMPTE 30, 29.97 drop, 29.97
NTSC or PAL
Negative Sync Composite
Video, Sync Composite
Video or Frame Pulse (auto
detect)
1 V p-p, 0.2 V (Negative
Sync Composite Video or
Sync Composite Video)
TTL Level (Frame Pulse)
THRU automatically termi-
nated (75 )
IN, OUT, THRU
D-sub 9-pin
Conforms to RS-422 specifi-
cations
20 dBu, 22 dBu, 24 dBu,
1dB
3 levels are selectable
Impedance load of 10 k
20 Hz to 20 kHz 0.5 dB
Source monitor > 100 dB
(22 k LPF and A-weight)
Recording / playback > 97 dB
(22 k LPF and A-weight)
Source monitor > 100 dB
(22 k LPF and A-weight)
Recording / playback > 97 dB
(22 k LPF and A-weight)
Source monitor < 0.006%
Recording / playback
< 0.006% (REC/PLAY
1 kHz SIN full-scale –0.5dB,
22 k LPF and A-weight)
> 90 dB at 1kHz
50/15 s (playback)
10ms to 200ms (10ms incre-
ments)
–200 to +7,200 samples (–4
to +150 ms) in single-unit
increments. Can be set in
samples or ms.
2 hours (to frame accuracy)
Track delay, track copy con-
trolled by System Exclusive
messages
non-drop, EBU 25 and Film
24 fps