Tascam DA-302 owner manual Front panel

4-1. Front panel

1POWER switch

2SKIP keys

For skip search. (œp.24)

3STANDBY key

With this key ON (LED lit), the Play-Pause mode is automatically engaged after skip search, direct search, or location search.

4EJECT key

Press to load or unload the cassette.

5COUNTER MODE key

To switch the time mode on the time display. Each time this key is pressed, the mode changes in the following order.

ABS time · PGM time · REMAIN time · Tape counter

ÉABS (absolute) time:

Shows the elapsed (absolute) time from the begin- ning of the tape up to the current position in hours, minutes and seconds.

áIn the Long Play mode, the displayed time differs from the actual time. Double the displayed time to get the actual time.

ÉPGM (program) time:

Shows the elapsed time from the beginning of each program (start ID) in hours, minutes and seconds.

ÉREMAIN time:

Shows the tape remaining time.

áIf a "TOC (Table Of Contents)" is written on the tape (such as a commercially-available music tape), the remaining time is shown in hours, min- utes and seconds. If there is no "TOC", the time is shown in hours and minutes.

áWhen "- -- --" is displayed, it means that the remaining time is being calculated. Once the cal- culation is complete, the time is shown.

áIn the Long Play mode, the displayed time differs from the actual time. Double the displayed time to get the actual time.

ÉTape counter:

Counts according to the tape running.

áWhen the "Dig Out" menu is set to "AES/EBU" (œp.28), time code is shown if it is written on the tape.

6RESET/MEMO (ABS) key

ÉWhen pressed with the counter mode set to Tape Counter, the counter value is reset to "00 00".

ÉWhen pressed with the counter mode set to ABS, the current tape position point is stored in memory for later direct access.

7Display

Displays different information regarding the unit’s sta- tus. The information displayed varies according to the mode.

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Shows the deck selected by the SELECT 1/2 key.

2Time display

Time selected by the COUNTER MODE key is shown. Also, menu contents are shown.

3PNO

Lights when the program number is shown in the program number/margin display.

4Program number/margin display

ÉWhen performing recording/rec-pause/sampling monitor, or when the MARGIN RESET key is pressed during playback, a margin value is shown. The margin to the full scale level is shown in the range 0 dB to 39 dB. Until the MARGIN RESET key is pressed, the margin value for the input sig- nal at maximum is maintained. If the margin value exceeds the full scale level, 0 blinks.

ÉIn cases than those above, the program number is shown.

5MARG

Lights when the margin value is shown in the pro- gram number/margin display.

6SLAVE

If more than one DA-302 is connected, and this deck is set to SLAVE, this indicator lights.

7DIGITAL IN

Lights when "DIGITAL" is selected with the INPUT switch.

8Dubbing mode display

DUB MODE HIGH:

Lights in the High-Speed Dubbing mode.

DUB MODE NORM:

Lights in the Normal-Speed Dubbing mode.

DUB MODE PGM:

Lights in the Program Dubbing mode.

DUB MODE APPEND:

Lights in the Append Dubbing mode.

9AUDIO ID

Lights when the Start ID Auto Writing mode is selected.

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