Tascam MMR-8 owner manual

Contents

Main MMR-8 OWNERS MANUAL IDENT WARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS Protective Alternating For U.S.A Page Important Safety Instructions Page Page Page Page Page TEAC CORPORATION MMR-8 Tascam MMR-8 Owners Manual Page Chapter 5 MMR-8 System Applications..........................................................79 Page Chapter 1 General Information MMR-8 Introduction Hardware Overview Page Functional Overview Page Page System Specifications Page Chapter 2 Installation MMR-8 Materials Kit Box General Guidelines Page AC Mains and Grounding (Earthing) Considerations Audio Cables MMR-8 Back Panel Connections Audio Connections Timecode and Video Reference Signals Digital Audio Sample Reference Connections MIDI Connections External Controllers & Bus Connections Connecting External SCSI Media Remote Controllers for the Tascam MMR-8 Powering Up the System Verifying MMR-8 Installation Software Updates Factory Default Settings Testing Your Installation Page Page Chapter 3 MMR-8 Operation MMR-8 Keys & Definitions Page MMR-8 Front Panel Page Front Panel Indicators, Switches, and Displays LED Indicators Page Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) Page Page Page Front Panel Key Groups Transport Group Setup and Wheel Group Page Wheel Track Group Page Cut Copy Clear Paste Insert Open Page Page Page Page Page Keypad Group Page Page Page Page Page Basic Operation Loading and Mounting Drives Loading a Project, Session, or Composition Loading Individual Tracks Viewing Tracks Unloading Tracks Deleting Tracks from the Disk Recording a New Project Using Registers Recalling Registers Capturing the Current Time Code Trimming Time Code Values Using the Entry Register Local & Studio Monitoring Headphone Volume (LEVEL) Headphone Jack (PHONES) Chapter 4 MMR-8 Setup Menus The Setup State & the Setup Menus Setup Operation MMR-8 Tascam MMR-8 Owners Manual Chapter 4 MMR-8 Setup Menus 69 Setup Menu Chart Tascam MMR-8 Owners Manual Chapter 4 MMR-8 Setup Menus MMR-8 70 MMR-8 Tascam MMR-8 Owners Manual Chapter 4 MMR-8 Setup Menus 71 Tascam MMR-8 Owners Manual Chapter 4 MMR-8 Setup Menus MMR-8 72 Setup Menu Details Control Mode User Settings The Lynx Bus Page Record Mode The MMR Bus Chapter 5 MMR-8 System Applications Film Post Production The MMR-8 As Master Biphase Setup Menus Page MMR-8 Film Connections Video Post Production The Lynx Bus Chapter 6 Maintenance & Service System Input Level Calibration Using the Meter LEDs MMR Input and Output Level Calibrations MOC Calibration Procedure MIC Calibration Procedure Adding External Drives to the System Formatting Disks Using Removable Media Chapter 7 Technical Support MMR-8 System Software Page Appendix A: Control Panel Command Summary Page Page Page Appendix B: TASCAM MMR-8 Drive Compatibility Chart Page Appendix C: WaveFrame Compatibility Page Appendix D: MMR-8 Cable Information PARALLEL TRACKS and PARALLEL TRANSPORT Connector Tracks Tracks Transport Pins Common to Both Connectors 19. +5VDC 20. GRD 37. GRD MIDI IN/THRU/OUT Connector pinout LYNX (Remote Controller) Connector pinout EDITOR Connector pinout TRANSPORT (Sony 9-pin) Connector pinout Page DIO (AES/EBU Digital Audio) Connector pinout SYNC (MMR-Bus) Connector pinout Page Page Page Appendix E: MMR-8 Glossary Page Page Page Page Page Index 2 A B C D E F G H J K L M N O P R S T U V W