Welcome!
Thank you for purchasing the Sony Digital Audio Tape Deck. Before operating the unit, please read this manual thoroughly and retain it for future reference.
The
Common features
•4DD (Direct Drive) motor mechanism.
•SBM (Super Bit Mapping) function (during analog recording).
•Support for three sampling frequencies (48 kHz, 44.1 kHz, 32 kHz).
•Installable in a
•Analog balanced XLR in/out jacks.
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•Connectors for parallel and serial remote control.
•Easy menu operations using the SHUTTLE and DATA dials.
•Mark & Locate function.
•Independent REC LEVEL controls for left and right channels for analog signals.
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•Four heads to allow monitoring of the recorded sound during recording.
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•Key Protect function.
Additional functions (with the optional remote only)
RMS play, Music Scan, and writing and erasing of an end ID are available. For details, see pages 26 and 27.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Getting Started
Unpacking 4
Rack Mounting 4
Hooking Up the System 5
Digital Interface 6
Setting the Clock 8
Playing a Tape 9
Recording on a Tape 10
Advanced Recording Operations
Things You should know Before Recording 12 Setting the Recording Mode 13
Using the SBM (Super Bit Mapping) Function 13 Locating the End of the Recorded Portion (End Search) 14
Inserting a
Advanced Playback Operations
About the Display 16
Locating a Track (AMS/Direct Access) 17 Locating a Point (Shuttle Play/Mark&Locate) 17 Playing Tracks Repeatedly (Repeat Play) 18
Playing Tracks Skipping Specific Portions During Playback (Skip Play) 18
Writing Sub Codes
About Sub Codes 19
Writing Start IDs During Recording 20
Writing Skip IDs During Recording 21
Writing Sub Codes During Playback 21 Adjusting the Position of an Existing Start ID 22 Erasing Sub Codes 23
Renumbering the Program Numbers Automatically (Renumbering Function) 23
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About This Manual
The instructions in this manual are for models
All illustrations in this manual show the
Conventions
∙Controls in the instructions are those on the deck; these may, however, be substituted by controls on the remote that are similarly named or, when different, appear in the instructions within brackets.
∙The following icon is used in this manual:
zIndicates useful information or tips that make a task easier.
Menu Operations
Menu Operations 24
Operations Using the Optional Remote
The Optional Remote
Writing and Erasing an End ID 27
Additional Information
Remote Control Function Using a Parallel Remote Connector 28 Disabling Button Operations (Key Protect Function)
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Precautions 29
Cleaning 29
Display Messages 30
Troubleshooting 30
Specifications 32
Index 33
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