Tascam DA-40 owner manual Table of Contents

Table of Contents

1 - Introduction to the DA-40

1.1	Features	6
1.2	Unpacking and inspection	6
1.3	Installation of the tape deck	6
1.4	About DAT cassettes	6
1.4.1 Head cleaning		7
1.5	Making connections	7
1.5.1 Making analog connections		7
1.5.2 Digital formats		7
1.5.3 Making digital audio connections ...		7
1.5.4 Making control connections		7
1.5.5 Power connections		8
1.6	Block Diagram	8

1.6Front and Rear panels 2 - Parts of the tape deck

2.1 Power and display		10
[1] POWER switch		10
[2] Cassette tray and OPEN/CLOSE button10
[3] Display window		10
2.2 Recording mode and source
switches, etc		10
[4] RECORD MODE switch		10
[5] Fs switch		11
[6] INPUT selector switch		11
[7] DIGITAL INPUT selector switch		11
[8] ANALOG INPUT selector switch		11
[9] INPUT level controls		11
[10]	PHONES control and jack	11
2.3 Tape controls		11
[11]	SKIP keys	11
[12] REW and F FWD keys		12
[13] STOP key		12
[14]	PLAY key	12
[15] PAUSE key		12
[16] RECORD key		12
[17] REC MUTE key		13
[18] SHUTTLE wheel		13
[19]	DATA dial	13
2.4 Command keys		14
[20] COUNTER MODE		14
[21] CHAR		14
[22] MARGIN RESET		14
[23]	DISPLAY	14
[24] SKIP PLAY		15
[25] AUTO ID		15
[26] ENTER		15
[27] MENU		15
[28]	LOC 1	15
[29]	LOC 2	15
[30] SINGLE PLAY		15
[31]	SHIFT	16
2.5 Rear panel		16

[32]DIGITAL (AES/EBU) INPUT/OUTPUT 16

[33]DIGITAL (COAXIAL) INPUT/OUTPUT 16

[34] CONTROL I/O	16
[35] REMOTE IN	16

[36] Power cord		16
[37] (BALANCED) ANALOG INPUTS		16
[38] (UNBALANCED) ANALOG INPUTS....		16
[39] (UNBALANCED) ANALOG OUTPUTS 16
[40] (BALANCED) ANALOG OUTPUTS		17
3 - Menu functions
3.1	Drum time (head time)	18
3.2	Auto ID level	18
3.3	Auto ID time	18
3.4	Record mute time	19
3.5	Digital output format	19
3.6	Copy prohibit	19
3.7	End ID	19
3.8 Repeat mode		19
3.9	Pre-roll time	19
3.10 End tally signal		20
3.11 Auto rewind		20
3.12 Fast forward mode		20
3.13 Parameter save		20
3.14 Initializing settings		20
3.15 Viewing points at which block errors
have occurred		20
4 - SHIFT functions
4.1 REPEAT		22
4.2 CHECK		22
4.3	INS/+ and DEL/-	22
4.4 ID markers (START, SKIP, END, CHAR
and renumbering)		22
4.4.1 Selecting an ID mode		23
4.4.2 Manually writing a START or
	SKIP ID (i)	23
4.4.3 Writing a START or SKIP ID (ii)		23
4.4.4 Writing an END ID		24
4.4.5 Erasing a START or SKIP ID		24
4.4.6 Erasing an END ID		24
4.4.7 Erasing titles		24
4.4.8 Renumbering START IDs		24
4.5	The EDIT key	25
4.6	Location memories	25
4.6.1 Locating to location memories		25
4.6.2 Setting location memories		25
4.6.3 Editing location memories		25
4.7 Program mode		26
4.8	Character editing (titling)	26
4.8.1 Entering and editing titles		26
4.8.2 Writing the title to tape		27
4.8.3 Checking a title		27
4.8.4 Deleting a title		27
4.8.5 Copying and pasting a title		27

5 - RC-D45 remote control unit (option)

[41] OPEN/CLOSE	28
[42] CAPS	28
[43] CHECK	28
[44] POSITION	28
[45] ID SELECT	28

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