Tascam US-224 owner manual Transport/Locate command set, Transportrec

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Transport/Locate command set

The US-224 contains a set of standard transport switches: REW, FFWD, STOP, PLAY, and REC. In addition, dedicated status LED's are used to communicate the current transport state to the user. The LED's indicate REW, FFWD, PLAY, and REC. (Note that there is no LED to indicate STOP.) Additionally, there are three locate switches, which can be used to set and locate to markers established on the host application's timeline. SET is intended to be used as a SHIFT key, along with either the < or > button to drop a marker at the application's current time.

US-224 to Host Messages (transmitted at button-down):

•TRANSPORT_REWIND

oButton-down: BF 13 7F

oButton-up: BF 13 00

•TRANSPORT_FFWD

oButton-down: BF 14 7F

oButton-up: BF 14 00

•TRANSPORT_STOP

oButton-down: BF 15 7F

oButton-up: BF 15 00

•TRANSPORT_PLAY

oButton-down: BF 16 7F

oButton-up: BF 16 00

•TRANSPORT_REC

oButton-down: BF 17 7F

oButton-up: BF 17 00

•LOCATE_LEFT (non CS-10)

oButton-down: BF 18 7F

oButton-up: BF 18 00 7.

•LOCATE_RIGHT (non CS-10)

oButton-down: BF 19 7F

oButton-up: BF 19 00

•SET_LOCATE (non CS-10)

oButton-down: BF 1A 7F

oButton-up: BF 1A 00

Host to US-224 Messages (transmitted when host transport-state changes:

•UPDATE_TRANSPORT_LED:

oState is REWIND: F0 4E <UNIT> 12 01 13 <STATE> F7 o State is FFWD: F0 4E <UNIT> 12 01 14 <STATE> F7 o State is STOP: F0 4E <UNIT> 12 01 15 <STATE> F7

(Note: US-224 has no STOP LED: message is defined for future devices)

o State is PLAY: F0 4E <UNIT> 12 01 16 <STATE> F7

o State is REC: F0 4E <UNIT> 12 01 17 <STATE> F7

Where:

•<UNIT> is device ID. Should be transmitted as 0 for now.

•<STATE> == 0 turns LED OFF

•<STATE> == 7F turns LED ON

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Contents US-224 Important Safety Precautions For U.S.ASafety Instructions Declaration of Conformity TascamTable of Contents Overview FeaturesIntroduction What’s in the packageBank Switches and LEDs Controls and IndicatorsPower LED Input Monitor Switch and LED Front PanelPower switch Digital In and Out Rear PanelFront Panel Descriptions Phones jack Power switchRear Panel Descriptions MIC Input a and BInstallation System RequirementsTo install under Win98SE or ME InstallationUS224Win98Install110.exe To install under Win2K or Windows XP To install using Windows New Hardware WizardSetting Up OMS MacOS Only Tuning Your PCIllustration 3.03 Enabling DMA on your IDE drives Page Hooking up Audio and Midi to the US-224 Hooking up audioUsing the Input Monitoring Hooking up MidiMonitor vs. Master Level Master FaderUS-224 Control Panel MainAbout Buffer Sizing Buffer Size AdjustmentChromatic Tuner Illustration 5.03 The Chromatic Tuner Interfacing with your Audio Software Selecting the US-224 as your Audio DeviceSetting the Sample Rate and Bit Depth Input EnablingTransport Controls and Locate Points Bank Controls and Fader Null Mute/SoloData Wheel ASIO2 Direct MonitoringPage Setting Up Sample Recording Session in CubasisRecording Your Tracks OverdubbingMixdown Other Applications and US-428 Emulation Mode Setting up Sound Manager Support for use with MacOSPage Tech Support Contacts TroubleshootingTechnical Support Audio DriversDon’t see the US-224 in Cubasis’ Audio Control Panel Troubleshooting FAQsBefore Contacting Us ’ve connected audio to the US-224, but can’t hear anythingOYes Appendix a Midi Implementation ChartFunction Transmitted Recognized Remarks Introduction Appendix B Control ProtocolPurpose Functional GroupsTransport/Locate command set TransportrecPer-channel Control command set Bank-Switching Command Set Continuous data wheelUpdateasnled F0 4EUNIT 12 0FSTATE F7 Appendix C US-224 Technical Specifications Output Impedance 75 ohm Output Level 0.5Vp-p Connector 5P DINInput impedance 75 ohm Input Level 0.5Vp-p AD/DA ConverterUS-224
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