Tascam DA-40 owner manual Dimensional drawing Error messages, Serious error messages

6.4 Dimensional drawing

6.5 Error messages

There are two types of error message: warning (informational) and more serious messages.

6.5.1 Warning messages

These simply give an indication of a situation which is easily resolved:

AES/EBU X—The digital audio signal received at the AES/EBU input has been selected as an input source, but has become unsynchronized or is not present.

COAXIAL X—The digital audio signal received at the COAXIAL unbalanced input has been selected as an input source, but has become unsynchronized or is not present.

AES/EBU ?—The digital audio signal received at the AES/EBU balanced input is more than 0.1% outside the standard sampling frequency and cannot be recorded (though it can be monitored).

COAXIAL ?—The digital audio signal received at the COAXIAL unbalanced input is more than 0.1% outside the standard sampling frequency and cannot be recorded (though it can be monitored).

Tape Top & Tape End—The tape is at the start or end, and an attempt has been made to move past this point

End-ID—The presence of the END ID prevents the attempted operation

TapeMode HR—The inserted tape has been recorded in 24-bit mode on a TASCAM DA-45HR machine, or the inserted tape is not intended for the DA-40. If this message appears, the inserted tape cannot be played back on the DA-40.

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RecProtect—The cassette’s sliding write- protect tab is in the write-protect position.

6.5.2 Serious error messages

Any of the following error messages indicates a seri- ous error, which you should never see in normal operation. If any of these appears, first try any coun- termeasures listed here. If the message does not dis- appear after trying the countermeasure, you should contact your TASCAM distributor for testing and repair of your tape deck.

DSP Com. Err.

Mecha. Com. Er.

Loading Err—Eject the tape, power down the tape deck, power it up again, and reinsert the tape as described in 1.4, "About DAT cassettes". If this fails, contact your TASCAM dealer.

Drum Error—Condensation may have occurred on the head drum. Remove the cassette, and leave the tape deck switched on for one or two hours. See the warning note in 1.3, "Installation of the tape deck"

Capstan Error

SVMemo.RDE

SVMemo.WRE

Tape Cut!—The tape has broken. You may be able to remove the damaged cassette, but this is usually best left to a qualified service technician, as the tape may be wound in a complex path around del- icate mechanical parts of the tape deck.

Memo.Data Er—The memorized menu set- tings (3.13, "Parameter save") are no longer stored in memory. Try re-making these settings. If the problem persists, contact your TASCAM dealer.

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