Tascam DA-40 4.4.4Writing an END ID, 4.4.5Erasing a START or SKIP ID, 4.4.6Erasing an END ID, 4.4.7Erasing titles, 4.4.8Renumbering START IDs

4 - SHIFT functions

TASCAM DA-40

Use the INS/+ and DEL/- keys or the DATA dial to

adjust the offset backwards or forwards by up to 50

frames in either direction.

Press PLAY to preview the location of the ID point.

The tape will rewind to the position, with the offset

added or subtracted, and start playing back from the

pre vie wed ID position. While playing back, the word

Posit will be shown on the display. When play-

back stops after a few seconds, the offset value will

replace the word Posit, and may be re-adjusted

as described above.

Repeat the adjustment of the ID point and the pre-

view of the point as many times as necessary.

When the ID point has been located satisfactorily,

press ENTER. The display will show WR-ST or

WR-SK, depending on whether a START or SKIP

ID is being written.

The edited point can also be used here as a location

memory (use the MEMO 1 or MEMO 2 key).

The writing of the ID can be canceled at any time

after POSITION has been pressed by pressing

STOP.

4.4.4Writing an END ID

Writing an END ID will stop the tape. If an END ID

is written in the middle of recorded material, the

material following the END ID will be inaccessible

until the END ID is erased.

An END ID can be written from the record, or the

record pause mode.

Select the END WRT option as described in 4.4.1,

"Selecting an ID mode".

Press ENTER. The END ID will be written at the

point that ENTER is pressed.

4.4.5Erasing a START or SKIP ID

Select the START ERASE or SKIP ERASE option

as described in 4.4.1, "Selecting an ID mode".

Locate the tape to a little after the START or SKIP

ID to be erased or within the ID section itself.

Press ENTER. The tape will mo ve backw ards to ﬁnd

the ﬁrst appropriate ID, and ER-ST or ER-SK

as appropriate is shown in the display. When the

erase function is started, the tape will take some time

to search for the ID and position itself appropriately.

When the ID has been located, the START ERASE

or SKIP ERASE shown in the display will start

ﬂashing, and the RECORD and PLAY indicators

will light.

After the ID has been erased, the deck will continue

playing the tape.

NOTE

If a START ID is erased, the program num-

bers will not be continuous. The renumbering

function may be used to restore the

sequence.

4.4.6Erasing an END ID

Select END ERASE as the ID mode (see 4.4.1,

"Selecting an ID mode").

Move the tape to a little after the END ID, and press

ENTER.

The tape will move back to the END ID and will

erase it (the RECORD and PLAY indicators will

both light). While the ID is being erased, the words

END ERASE will ﬂash in the display.

4.4.7Erasing titles

If characters have been recorded on tape, the boxed

word CHAR will appear on the bottom of the display

(below the seconds digits).

To erase the characters which have been previously

recorded as program titles, select CHAR ERASE as

the ID mode (see 4.4.1, "Selecting an ID mode").

Move the tape to a little after the end of the START

ID containing the characters to be erased,

Press ENTER; the display will sho w ER-CH, and

the tape will start moving back until the START ID

containing the characters is located on tape. The

character information will then be erased (the

RECORD and PLAY indicators will both light), but

the START ID containing the title characters and the

audio information will be retained. While the erase

operation is taking place, the words CHAR ERASE

will ﬂash in the display.

4.4.8Renumbering START IDs

If START IDs have been written to a tape after audio

recording has taken place, or if START IDs have

been removed from a sequence, the program num-

bers will not form a continuous series.

To renumber the programs, select RENUM as the ID

mode.

The right side of the display will show #01 (ﬂash-

ing), showing that the ﬁrst START ID will be renum-

bered as 01.