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- Page 1 D00828701A High Definition Audio Master Recorder OWNER’S MANUAL...
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Page 2: Important Safety Precautions
This appliance has a serial number located on the rear panel. Please record HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS the model number and serial number and retain them for your records. APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. Model number Serial number TASCAM DV-RA1000 Owner’s Manual... -
Page 3: Important Safety Instructions
Do not install this apparatus in a confined space the manufacturer. such as a book case or similar unit. The apparatus draws nominal non-operating power from the AC outlet with its POWER switch in the off position. TASCAM DV-RA1000 Owner’s Manual... -
Page 4: Safety Information
- IF THIS PRODUCT DEVELOPS TROUBLE, CONTACT YOUR NEAREST QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL, AND DO NOT USE THE PRODUCT IN ITS DAMAGED STATE. Optical pickup: Type : SRU3532 Manufacturer : Sankyo Laser output : Less than 103 mW on the objective lens Wavelength : 779–789 nm (CD), 652–660 nm (DVD) TASCAM DV-RA1000 Owner’s Manual... -
Page 5: Table Of Contents
Rehearsed synchronized recording ..... 28 RMODE (recording mode) ........17 Making the recording ........... 29 MONO ..............17 About marks ..........29 PITCH ..............17 Jumping to a mark ..........29 NSD (noise-shaped dithering) ......17 Editing marks ............30 OSC (oscillator) ...........17 TASCAM DV-RA1000 Owner’s Manual... - Page 6 List of Figures and Tables Figure 1.1: Installing the DV-RA1000 ... . 8 Figure 4.4: Setting fade times ....26 Figure 1.2: CD-RW logos .
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Page 7: Cd-R And Cd-Rw
Facts and figures about the DV-RA1000. Notes and warnings CAUTION We give hints and tips on using the DV-RA1000 in this Cautions show that you may lose data or performance way. may suffer if the instructions are not followed. NOTE... -
Page 8: Figure 1.1: Installing The Dv-Ra1000
Figure 1.1: Installing the DV-RA1000 Environmental considerations The DV-RA1000 may be used in most areas, but to You should not place the unit on a piece of equip- maintain top performance, and prolong operating ment generating heat, e.g. an amplifier, to avoid pos- life, observe the following environmental conditions: sible problems with overheating. -
Page 9: Figure 1.2: Cd-Rw Logos
• The RC-RA1000 wired remote control unit, with mend that you save all the packing materials that came 5m (15ft) of cord with the DV-RA1000, in case you need to transport it in • Power cord the future. • A rack mounting kit (screws and washers) In addition, when transporting the unit, you should •... -
Page 10: Figure 1.3: Handling Of Cds
• Always place discs in the tray with their label fac- ing upward (discs used in the DV-RA1000 can only be played on one side). • To remove a disc from its storage case, press down on the center of the case, and lift the disc out, hold- ing it carefully by the edges. -
Page 11: Figure 1.6: Dvd+Rw Logo
The residual adhesive may cause the disc to stick to the mechanism of the DV-RA1000. If it sticks to the mecha- nism, you will need a technician to get it out. About DVD+RW discs The DV-RA1000 uses DVD+RW media for digital See “DVD playback &... -
Page 12: Figure 2.1: Rear Panel Connections
WORD SYNC IN terminal. Alternatively, (double-speed), or two connectors, each at normal the DV-RA1000 can be set to act as the system clock speed (double-wire). If only one XLR connector is master, at 44.1 kHz, with the DSD audio source acting as being used, connections should be made only to XLR the clock slave. -
Page 13: Other Connections
The DV-RA1000 is fitted with three Connect a suitably-equipped computer using a BNC connectors for standard word sync. USB 2.0 cable. The DV-RA1000 appears as a mass storage device, requiring no driver software. CAUTION The computer can be used to read data files, etc. from... -
Page 14: Figure 3.1: The Cd Home Screen
Do not connect or disconnect such a keyboard to or Move backwards and forwards using the from the DV-RA1000 with the power turned on as this keys. Press when done. ENTER may damage the DV-RA1000 and/or the keyboard. -
Page 15: Figure 3.3: Editing The Clock Settings
The clock uses 24-hour format, i.e. 16:24 is used, rather DVD disc. These timestamps are not visible from the than 4:24pm.This cannot be changed. DV-RA1000, but may be viewed as part of the file Checking the battery level The level of the... -
Page 16: Figure 3.5: Using The Dv-Ra1000 Menu System
Enter the Go up a the screen (often used as cursor keys) menu system level Figure 3.5: Using the DV-RA1000 menu system To enter the main setting menu of the DV-RA1000: • returns up a screen CANCEL • When the... -
Page 17: Figure 3.6: Virtual Front Panel (I)
3 – Basic principles The virtual front panel (VFP) ACUE (auto-cue) The DV-RA1000 allows access to many functions Is used to cue up playback to through the virtual front panel, providing a graphical the first point on the track where the audio level goes representation of many of the keys and controls that above a preset threshold. -
Page 18: Figure 3.8: The Preference Screens
There are a number of preferences that can be TIME ZONE ) allows you to set up your applied to the DV-RA1000 in order to help adapt the local time zone (expressed relative to GMT). This unit to your working style. -
Page 19: Reference Level
Resume playback RESUME ) The DV-RA1000 NOTE can be set to resume playback or recording from the This function also works when recording on DVD+RW point where it stopped when the key is STOP media. TASCAM DV-RA1000 Owner’s Manual... -
Page 20: Figure 3.10: Chief Features Of The Rc-Ra1000
The keys on the remote control unit complement is a wired unit, no batteries are necessary, and it does those on the main unit. not need to point at the DV-RA1000 for operation. Number keys and clear key Mark and... -
Page 21: Figure 3.11: Selecting The Input Source
Set the switch to the position to start playback, PLAY allows the DV-RA1000 to start playback of the either from the start of the disc, or from the last posi- loaded disc automatically when power is supplied. tion if resume playback is selected (see “Resume playback”... -
Page 22: Figure 3.13: Input Level Settings
OVER reading on the DV-RA1000. the meter lights. If a track is normalized to 0dB on a DAW before recording at unity gain on the DV-RA1000, the OVER indicators may therefore light, even though there is no clipping taking place. -
Page 23: Figure 4.1: Programmed Playback
CD player and in a very similar way to many CD be immediately obvious. recorder. Playback The following apply when the DV-RA1000 is used to features also apply to playback of DVD+RW discs play back CD, CD-R or CD-RW discs. Many of these recorded on the DV-RA1000. -
Page 24: Figure 4.2: Pitch Control
This feature can be used together with the auto ready function (“Auto ready” on page 25). NOTE This feature can also be used with DVD playback, but NOTE not in DSD mode. Note that this function is not available on DVDs recorded in DSD mode. TASCAM DV-RA1000 Owner’s Manual... -
Page 25: Figure 4.3: Setting The Threshold Level
READY the start of the next track after a track has been through a track pauses playback at that point). played and puts the DV-RA1000 into the ready posi- It can be combined with the Auto cue function tion (the key lights). -
Page 26: Figure 4.4: Setting Fade Times
17) can be used to turn monaural monitoring on MONITOR RA1000 to switch this function on (as shown by the and off (but this does not work in DSD mode). indicator lighting). NOTE This feature also works with DVD recording. TASCAM DV-RA1000 Owner’s Manual... -
Page 27: Figure 4.5: Oscillator Screen
Front Panel (see “The virtual front panel (VFP)” on This function may also be accessed through the dedi- page 17) to bring up a pop-up message. cated FINALIZE key on the RC-RA1000. Press to finalize the disc, or ENTER CANCEL return to the VFP. TASCAM DV-RA1000 Owner’s Manual... -
Page 28: Unfinalizing Discs
1.7 2 Press the key, and then the RECORD PLAY seconds (in 0.01 second increments) relative to the so that the RECORD key flashes. time that input signal goes over the trigger threshold level. TASCAM DV-RA1000 Owner’s Manual... -
Page 29: Figure 4.6: Rehearsing Synchronized Recording
MARK key brings up the locate list screen. Jumping to a mark • To jump to a location mark, use the wheel to highlight it in the list, and press ENTER TASCAM DV-RA1000 Owner’s Manual... -
Page 30: Figure 4.8: Editing A Mark
) to delete the highlighted mark from the list. CAUTION Figure 4.8: Editing a mark If you do not write the UDFMI information to disc, the marks will not be saved. See “Important note on the file system” on page 31. TASCAM DV-RA1000 Owner’s Manual... -
Page 31: Dvd Playback & Recording
DV-RA1000. They can be subsequently retrieved or Organization of projects and files On the DV-RA1000, a project consists of up to 99 As well as the audio files, a project also contains the audio files—the same number as the maximum num- following information: ber of tracks on a Red Book CD-DA. -
Page 32: Shut Down
5 – DVD playback & recording Shut down In order to shut down the DV-RA1000 safely with a 2 A popup menu appears. Press to write ENTER disc loaded, and writing all the UDFMI data safely to the UDFMI, or... -
Page 33: Adding A New Project
5 – DVD playback & recording We strongly recommend that you use discs exclusively CAUTION with the DV-RA1000 and do not use discs which have We do not recommend that recording is carried out been used on a computer, or for any other purpose. -
Page 34: Changing The Name Of A Project
You should NOTE use a new disc for any really important recordings. You cannot use DVD+RW discs which have been format- ted on a computer for recording with the DV-RA1000. 1 Press and use the wheel and MENU... -
Page 35: Recording Mode
Playing back files Use the DV-RA1000 in much the same way as a CD Repeat functions, etc. will work as with CDs. player when playing back the files recorded on DVD. -
Page 36: Setting Marks
Renaming a file When the DV-RA1000 records files, it numbers them 3 Use the wheel to highlight a file, and press the in sequence, starting at 0, which is probably not very key to start editing. -
Page 37: Dividing Files
Figure 5.9: Confirming a file divide operation division is greater than four seconds in length, the The DV-RA1000 enters pause mode, and the divide operation cannot be carried out. If one result- first three seconds of the file following the divi- ing file is under 4 seconds in length, a popup mes- sion point are played back as a loop. -
Page 38: Effects
6 – Effects The DV-RA1000 incorporates two signal processors: facility, or may be even used to perform the actual a 3-band equalization stage and a dynamics proces- premastering. sor. These can be inserted either before the final Equalization is carried out a 40-bit resolution, and... -
Page 39: Dynamics Processor
) to turn the dynamics processor on 4 Press BAND ) to make the settings for the and off. dynamics processor. For CMPx3 EXPx3 set- 7 Press to confirm these settings. ENTER tings, repeated presses of the key cycle TASCAM DV-RA1000 Owner’s Manual... -
Page 40: Use With A Computer
CANCEL NOTE The DV-RA1000 appears as a mass storage unit (on You can use the DV-RA1000 with USB 1.1 systems, but some Microsoft systems, it may initially appear as an the performance will necessarily not be as good as with “unrecognizable device”;... -
Page 41: Disconnecting From Mac Os X Systems
Note, though, that you cannot transfer audio files ble of reading DVD media, you may find that you which can then be played back by the DV-RA1000 to can read files created on the DV-RA1000, depending the disc from a computer, either directly to the disc or on the drive, and on your operating system. -
Page 42: Specifications, Etc
16-bit (44.1 kHz, CD-DA), 24-bit (44.1 kHz/48 kHz, 88.2/96 kHz to DVD+RW media) 75 Ω ±20% Input impedance Nominal input level 0.5 Vp-p Minimum signal level 0.2 Vp-p Intrinsic jitter <0.025UI (4 ns @ 48 kHz) TASCAM DV-RA1000 Owner’s Manual... -
Page 43: Other Connections
44.1, 48, 88.2, 96, 176.4, 192 (PCM) / 44.1 (DSD) WORD SYNC THRU Connector Output voltage 5 V TTL equivalent < 10 Ω Output impedance USB 2.0 Hi-speed Female B-type connector for connection to personal computer USB 2.0 TASCAM DV-RA1000 Owner’s Manual... -
Page 44: Audio Performance
Standard PS/2 mini-DIN connector Compatibility 101-key (US) keyboard or 106-key (Japanese) PS/2 keyboard a. Contact your TASCAM distributor for full details of how to use this connector if you wish to implement remote control. Audio performance These figures all measure analog-to-analog performance. -
Page 45: Dimensional Drawing
8 – Specifications, etc. Dimensional drawing 483 mm (19") 357 mm (14.1") 465 mm (18.3") 11 mm (0.5") 15 mm (0.6") 435 mm (17.1") 331 mm (13") Figure 8.1: Dimensions of the DV-RA1000 TASCAM DV-RA1000 Owner’s Manual... -
Page 46: Block Diagram
8 – Specifications, etc. Block diagram Figure 8.2: Block diagram TASCAM DV-RA1000 Owner’s Manual... - Page 48 DV-RA1000 TEAC CORPORATION Phone: +81-422-52-5082 www.tascam.com 3-7-3, Nakacho, Musashino-shi, Tokyo 180-8550, Japan TEAC AMERICA, INC. Phone: +1-323-726-0303 www.tascam.com 7733 Telegraph Road, Montebello, California 90640 TEAC CANADA LTD. Phone: +1905-890-8008 Facsimile: +1905-890-9888 www.tascam.com 5939 Wallace Street, Mississauga, Ontario L4Z 1Z8, Canada TEAC MEXICO, S.A.