Tascam MMR-8 owner manual Local & Studio Monitoring, Headphone Volume Level, Headphone Jack Phones

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Local & Studio Monitoring

A front panel headphone jack allows the MMR-8 operator to locally monitor one or more tracks, right at the front panel, without affecting the output signals. The rear panel mini-jack output on the PRX card is designed for studio monitoring using a customer-supplied studio monitor amplifier and speaker. The mini-jack level is not controlled by the front panel volume control, and the audio output of the mini-jack always presents a mono sum mix of all tracks according to the track monitor selection chosen on the front panel. Headphone and studio monitoring both follow the Input Monitor selection, so if a track is being monitored and it is switched to Input Monitor, the audio change will be heard in the headphones and studio.

Headphone Volume (LEVEL)

The headphone monitoring volume is set by the LEVEL control next to the headphone jack.

Headphone Jack (PHONES)

Even though the Headphone jack is a standard pro-size stereo headphone jack (phone-type), all track monitoring is done in mono. Either low (8 ohms) or high impedance (600 ohms) headphones can be used.

HEADPHONE NOTE:

To prevent hearing damage, always turn the Headphone Level full off before putting on the headphones and leave the Level at a low volume until at least one track has been selected for monitoring.

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Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 3 • MMR-8 Operation

MMR-8

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Contents MMR-8 HAZARD, do not Expose this Appliance to Rain or Moisture Teac Corporation Important Safety Instructions Page Page Page Page Page MMR-8 Chapter MMR-8MMR-8 Operation MMR-8 System Applications 105 General Information MMR-8 IntroductionHardware Overview Page Functional Overview Page Setup ErrorBackup State LCD Window Display Comment NormalSystem Specifications Page Installation MMR-8 Materials Kit BoxGeneral Guidelines Mounting Rack EarsInstalling Multiple MMR Units Multiple MMR-8 Rack InstallationAudio Cables AC Mains and Grounding Earthing ConsiderationsMMR-8 Back Panel Connections MMR-8 Back PanelAudio Connections Analog In/Out ConnectionsDigital In/Out Connections Monitoring ConnectionsTimecode and Video Reference Signals Video In/OutSMPTE/EBU Time Code In/Out VitcBiphase Connections Digital Audio Sample Reference ConnectionsWord Clock AES/EBU Sample RateMidi Connections External Controllers & Bus ConnectionsLynx Bus / KCU Connection MMR Sync Bus ConnectionsConnecting External Scsi Media Serial Transport ConnectionSerial Editor Connection Parallel TransportRemote Controllers for the Tascam MMR-8 Tascam MM-RCPowering Up the System Verifying MMR-8 InstallationSoftware Updates Factory Default Settings Testing Your InstallationMMR-8 Tascam MMR-8 User’s Guide MMR-8 Operation MMR-8 Operation MMR-8 Keys & DefinitionsMMR-8 MMR-8 Front Panel Page Front Panel Indicators, Switches, and Displays LED IndicatorsMachine Status LEDs Liquid Crystal Display LCD Normal State DisplaySetup State Display View Track State DisplaySlip Track State Display Load Track State DisplayBackup State Display Error State DisplayVerify State Display Front Panel Key Groups Transport GroupMount Setup and Wheel Group ArrowSubf SHIFT+UP TC/FEETTrim SHIFT+TRIMWheel Track GroupSEL SelectSHIFT+SEL Clipboard contents Overwrites existing material on trackInsert Edit To Clipboard w/offset MON InputShift + Load DeleteTrack SlipKeypad Group Numeric KeysOffset SHIFT+1Reader SHIFT+2CLR CaptMMR-8 MMR-8 MMR-8 Basic Operation Loading and Mounting DrivesLoading a Project, Session, or Composition Loading Individual TracksLoads into any Selected Track Index TRKRecording a New Project Viewing TracksUnloading Tracks Deleting Tracks from the DiskUsing Registers Recalling RegistersCapturing the Current Time Code Using the Entry Register Trimming Time Code ValuesHeadphone Volume Level Local & Studio MonitoringHeadphone Jack Phones MMR-8 Setup Menus Setup State & the Setup MenusSetup Operation Setup Menu Chart Menu # Menu Name ParametersMenu # Menu Name Parameters Menu # Menu Name Parameters Menu # Menu Name Parameters Setup Menu Details Control ModeUser Settings Serial TransportLynx Bus Transport ControlTrack Record Arm/Select Head/TailPrev/Next Undo/RedoClear/Paste Record Mode Auto CleanupTape Mode Non-DestructiveMMR Bus MMR-8 System Applications Film Post ProductionBiphase Setup Menus MMR-8 As MasterPage Video Post Production MMR-8 Film ConnectionsSystem Input Level Calibration Using the Meter LEDs MMR Input and Output Level CalibrationsMOC Calibration Procedure MIC Calibration Procedure Input Converter Board Output Converter BoardUsing Removable Media Adding External Drives to the SystemFormatting Disks MMR-8 System Software TascamPage Appendix a Control Panel Command Summary Setup and Wheel GroupTransport Group ArrowKeypad keys Page EDIT+SEL MON+SELINPUT+SEL SHIFT+SELNikon MO Drive Beluga UnknownSony MO Drive SeagateTascam MMR-8 Approved Drives Appendix C WaveFrame Compatibility SET NFREMOVEID=4Page Parallel Tracks and Parallel Transport Connector Appendix D MMR-8 Cable InformationMidi IN/THRU/OUT Connector pinout Lynx Remote Controller Connector pinoutEditor Connector pinout Transport Sony 9-pin Connector pinout Analog Input & Output Connectors pinouts Biph Biphase Connectors pinoutDIO AES/EBU Digital Audio Connector pinout Sync MMR-Bus Connector pinoutTimecode in Connector Timecode OUT ConnectorWord Clock in Connector Word Clock OUT ConnectorVitc in Connector Scsi ConnectorPRX Connector 104 Appendix E MMR-8 Glossary Control Track KCULCD LEDLTC MidiAbbreviations Scsi SmpteTerms Index BIT REC LED112 113 114 115 116 117
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