Tascam Specifications and Features of MD-801R and MD-801R Mk II

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8 - Specifications

 

 

 

 

Message

Meaning and possible

 

 

 

 

remedy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Not Audio!!

No digital audio is available

 

 

 

 

 

when recording. Check the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

source disc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Not Execute!

You attempted to perform an

 

 

 

 

 

invalid editing operation.

 

 

 

 

 

Read this manual to see

 

 

 

 

 

what you might have done to

 

 

 

 

 

cause this error message to

 

 

 

 

 

appear.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PGM Empty!!

You are attempting pro-

 

 

 

 

 

grammed playback with no

 

 

 

 

 

program steps specified.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PGM Full!!

You have attempted pro-

 

 

 

 

 

grammed playback with more

 

 

 

 

 

than the maximum permissi-

 

 

 

 

 

ble number of tracks (see

 

 

 

 

 

6.2.1, "Entering programmed

 

 

 

 

 

playback").

 

 

 

 

 

R

 

 

 

 

PLL UNLOCK!

This indicates a system error.

 

 

 

 

 

Try again with another disc. If

 

 

 

 

 

the error persists, contact

 

 

 

 

 

your TASCAM dealer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ready Error!

An error occurred while load-

 

 

 

 

 

ing the flash start buffer from

 

 

 

 

 

disc (see 6.3, "Flash start").

 

 

 

 

 

Try loading the buffer again.

 

 

 

 

 

If this error persists, try with

 

 

 

 

 

another disc and check the

 

 

 

 

 

installation of the optional

 

 

 

 

 

BU-801 RAM buffer.

 

 

 

 

 

R

 

 

 

 

Rec Error!

Some error occurred while

 

 

 

 

 

recording. This resulted in

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the recording process being

 

 

 

 

 

stopped. Try again, using

 

 

 

 

 

another disc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Servo Error!

A disc error has occurred.

 

 

 

 

 

Eject the disc and try again,

 

 

 

 

 

or try with a different disc. If

 

 

 

 

 

this error persists, contact

 

 

 

 

 

your TASCAM dealer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

T_Protected!

The track has been pro-

 

 

 

 

 

tected, and cannot be written.

 

 

 

 

 

Unprotect the track using the

 

 

 

 

 

procedure described in 5.9,

 

 

 

 

 

"Changing track attributes".

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOC Edited!

Not an error message—this

 

 

 

 

 

message is shown when you

 

 

 

 

 

try to eject a disc with

 

 

 

 

 

changes made to the TOC

 

 

 

 

 

(see the EJECT key expla-

 

 

 

 

 

nation— [3]).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Message

Meaning and possible

 

 

remedy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TRK Illegal!

You have specified an illegal

 

 

 

track number for an opera-

 

 

 

tion. Make sure that the track

 

 

 

number matches the number

 

 

 

of tracks on the disc, and that

 

 

 

the track is a valid track for

 

 

 

the operation you are

 

 

 

attempting (i.e. it is not the

 

 

 

first or the last track for some

 

 

 

operations).

 

 

 

R

 

 

 

UTOC Fixed!

The U-TOC was found to be

 

 

 

defective, but the MD-801

 

 

 

 

 

 

successfully attempted a

 

 

 

repair. This restored U-TOC

 

 

 

was not saved to disc before

 

 

 

a recording operation was

 

 

 

attempted, causing this error

 

 

 

to be displayed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

UTOC Full!

The U-TOC is too full (com-

 

 

 

plex) for you to save the edits

 

 

 

that you have just made. You

 

 

 

may want to clean up the U-

 

 

 

TOC (see 4.3.2, "Rebuilding

 

 

 

the TOC").

 

 

 

 

 

 

W_Protected!

You have attempted a record

 

 

 

or edit operation on a write-

 

 

 

protected disc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Write Fail!

The U-TOC could not be writ-

 

 

 

ten. Try loading another disc

 

 

 

to see if the error is in the

 

 

 

disk or in the MD-801

 

 

 

 

8.2 Specifications

Changes in specifications and features may be made without notice or obligation.

In the following specifications, 0 dBV is referenced to 1 volt, and 0 dBu is referenced to 0.775 Vrms.

8.2.1 General MiniDisc

 

 

Format

MiniDisc (MD) format, 2-channel stereo

 

 

 

or mono using audio MiniDisc

 

 

 

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Recording method

Magnetic field modulation overwriting

 

 

 

 

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Maximum recording

74 minutes (stereo), 148 minutes

 

 

time

(monaural)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sampling frequency

44.1 kHz

 

 

 

 

 

 

Compression system

ATRAC (Adaptive Transform Acoustic

 

 

 

Coding)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Modulation system

EFM (Eight-to-Fourteen Modulation)

 

 

 

 

8–2TASCAM MD-801R/P Mk II

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Contents MD-801R@#/ MD-801P@# Important for U.K. Customers Important Safety PrecautionsImportant Safety Instructions Safety Information Table of Contents Specifications, etc Remote control of the MD-801Editing operations Use of a keyboard with the MD-801About the MiniDisc format IntroductionCare of MD media Care of MD mediaAbout the MD-801R/P Mk Track titling, etcUnpacking the unit About the MD-801R/P MkRack-mounting the unit Care of the unitBackup memory About this manualAbout this manual Hookup Examplel Hookup ExamplelFront and rear panel features Front panel Front panel Edit key Auto Ready key and indicator TOC Write key and indicatorAuto CUE key and indicator Play Mode keyDisplay DisplayRear panel Rear panelAnalog output function DIP switch bank Analog Inputs and trimmers BalancedAnalog Outputs Line and trimmers Keyboard connector Mode SET DIP switch bankRemote Serial connector Remote Control connectorBasic principles of menu operations Auto cue Menu itemsFrame display Jog loop lengthResume setting Resume settingTimer-controlled playback EOM track10Incremental play Incremental play11Serial communications 12Check items13Auto track numbering level Auto track numbering level14Copy ID 15Post-script recordingBasic operations Inserting and ejecting discsPlayback of discs Playback of discs 14Jog mode 13Varispeed modeRepeat playback 10Track search operationsRecording operations Recording operationsGeneral notes on recording using the MD format Rebuilding the TOCBasic recording Track number incrementing Post-Script recordingReplace recording Digital recording Sound synchro recording10Track title copying together with audio Analog recordingEditing operations Cancelling an edit operationBasic editing operations Dividing tracksErasing a track Erasing a trackCombining tracks Moving tracks Moving tracksB point erase operations Erasing to the end of a track B point erase operationsErasing from the start of a track Normal A-B eraseMoving an A-B point Moving an A-B pointRestoring erased material Restoring erased materialChanging track attributes Erasing a complete disc 10Erasing a complete disc11Track and disc title entry Track and disc title entry 11.6Copying disc and track titles Tally indicators Remote control of the MD-801Remote Parallel connector Fader startSequential playback and recording Error messages and troubleshooting guide Specifications, etcSpecifications SpecificationsGeneral MiniDisc Digital I/O Analog I/OOther connections General and electricalDimensional drawing Option Dimensional drawingRC-801 Remote Control Unit RC-8 Remote Control UnitAES/EBU Digital Input Index a EEOM Index F PSync IN, Word Sync THRU, Word Index R TIndex U W MD-801R@# MD-801P@#

MD-801R/P Mk II, MD-801P Mk II specifications

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