Autolocators; Sync Features - Tascam 488 Portastudio Owner's Manual

Autolocators

39. COUNTER RESET switch: This resets the
COUNTER to 0000 to use any point on the
tape as a starting location. Pressing RTZ
(#40) get s you bac k to that location.
40. RTZ (Return-To-Zero) key: When this k ey is
pressed in any transport mode, the tape will
fast w ind to the counter 0000 point
41. REPEAT switch: This provides a "playback
loop" or "block repeat" betw een MEMO 1
and MEMO 2 points.
42. L OC 1 key: This k ey has two functions:
1) If pressed w hile the MEMO k ey (#44) is
held dow n, it loads the current tape location
into MEMO 1 register.
2) If pressed alone, it c auses the tape to fast
w ind in either direction to the MEMO 1 point
(if this has been memorized).
43. LOC 2 key: Similar to LOC 1 ; used to
establish MEMO 2 point and to locate tape
to that memory point
44. MEMO key: Used together with the L OC 1
and LOC 2 keys to load the current tape
location into memory. See #42 and 43 above.
45. RHSL (Rehearsal) switch:
mode, any track in REC READY mode is
automatically muted in the monitor w hen
you press RECORD or the RC-30P footsw itch.
How ever, recording will NOT actually take
place, as long as the RHSL indicator (#38-b)
is blinking. This is designed to help you
rehearse a punch-in without erasing
anything until you're ready to record. Press
the RHSL sw itch again, except in RECORD, to
turn off RHSL mode before recording.

Sync Features

46. SYNC ON/OFF switch: When this sw itch is
47. SYNC IN jack: This typically accept s FSK -
48. SYNC OUT jack: FSK tones recorded on
In rehearsal
set to ON, track 8 is electronically
disconnected both from the dbx noise
reduction system and the mixer section of
the 488. Any group mix wont reac h track 8
and the T A PE control in channel 8 cant get
any signal from the track. Only sync tones
plugged into the SYNC IN jack can be
recorded on track 8. Similarly, w hen the 488
is in Play mode, track 8's play signal is sent
directly to the SYNC OUT jack.
If you wish to use Track 8 for standard
recording instead of SYNC tones, turn this
sw itch OFF.
converted MIDI sync signals from devic es
suc h as the TASCAM MTS-30. This jac k is
ac t ive only w hen the SYNC sw itch is in its
ON position.
track 8 are sent out from this jack to the
MTS-30 or other synchronizers. Active only
w hen the SYNC sw itch is in its ON position.
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