SECTION 3 : FORMATTING A TAPE 1 3-2. Real-time. Simultaneous Tane Format 1 In some cases, when recording a live concert using multi-
ple DA-38s for instance, you may want to format tapes
while at the same time you record audio on them, for later
master/slave sync play.
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Follow these steps to perform the real-time, simultaneous
tape foxmat :
0 Hook up a mutiple DA-38 sync system a basic example
of which is shown in Section 7.
Speaking of Remembering :
l The DA-38 is designed to operate only with Hi8
video tapes. You cannot use any other tapes.
g Switch power ON,
l The DA-38 automatically ejects tapes thinner than
8.5 pm : l5Ominute or longer tapes.
A machine ID number (” s o! n CC \ ” for example) 7 Press REW to rewind the tape all the way to the
and other indications will appear on the display. beginning.
Assigning e machine ID number to each of the DA-38s
p (steps 2 through 5)
2 Press SHlFT and the associated LED will start blink-
ing to show that all the double function keys are
switched to offer their lower blue-labelled functions.
3 By repeatedly pressing MENU, access an ID selection
menu, which looks like this:
4 Enter the desired machine ID number by pressing the
A and V keys.
l Enter ” /” on the DA-38 you intend to use as the
master machine.
0 Enter other numbers (“2 ” to ” \ 6 “) on each of the
slave DA-38s.
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Assign c different number to each of the DA-38s.
5 Press SHlFT and the display will be switched back to
show the ABS time,
6 Insert a new Hi8 tape into each of the DA-38s
The display will show “- -L ERd - “while the tape
is being loaded.
When the beginning is reached, “b o t ” will appear
on the display.
8 Press CHASE on each of the slave DA-38s to put
them into sync mode and the associated LED starts
blinking.
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9 Press the FORMAT/Fs switch on all of the DA-3%.
The FORMAT indicator will start blinking on the
display of every DA-38.
0 If you don’t perform the next step within 5 seconds,
the tape format mode will be disabled and the
FORMAT indicator will turn off. Should this occur,
press the FORMAT key again.
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