Tascam DA-45HR owner manual Tape controls

2 - Parts of the tape deck

[9] ANALOG INPUT selector switch

When the INPUT switch [7] is set to ANALOG, this switch is used to select between UNCAL and CAL.

UNCAL means that the analog signal source works at an uncalibrated nominal level which is neither

+4 dBu nor -10 dV, requiring the use of the input level controls to adjust the recording level.

The CAL position is for use with analog sources which are calibrated to use either the standard

+4 dBu or the -10 dBV level as a nominal level. The input level controls are not used in this case.

NOTE

If this switch is set to the CAL position, make sure that no parts of the program material will cause clipping.

[10] INPUT level controls

When recording from analog sources with the ANALOG INPUT switch [9] set to UNCAL, these controls adjust the level of the input signal to the left and right tape tracks.

They have no effect when the switch is set to the CAL position, or when recording from a digital audio source.

[11] PHONES control and jack

Any standard pair of stereo headphones may be plugged into this π -inch jack, and the level adjusted with the rotary control.

2.3 Tape controls

The following keys provide control of the tape trans- port, recording modes, etc. Please read this section carefully if you are not sure of transport operations using the tape deck.

[12] SKIP keys

These keys are used to move the tape forward or backward by a certain number of programs.

NOTE

A “program” on a DAT cassette starts with a START ID marker. The audio portion of the data recorded on a DAT cassette is not used to determine the division into tracks.

Repeated presses of these keys will move the tape forwards or backwards by the appropriate number of programs (pressing the skip forward key once will move the tape to the beginning of the next program, etc.).

While the tape is locating, the display will show (flashing on the right) the number of programs which must still be passed, and (on the left) the current pro- gram number:

PNO

ABS

0 0H 1 2M 4 6S0 8 + 0 2

In the above example, the tape is currently on pro- gram 8, and must move two programs forward before the correct program (i.e. program 10) is reached.

When the start of the desired program is reached, the tape deck will enter the play mode if the tape was playing before the skip operation, otherwise it will enter pause mode.

[13] REW and F FWD keys

Use these keys to wind backwards or forwards fast through the tape.

If the tape is stopped or paused, and one of these keys is pressed, << or >> will be shown on the right of the display to indicate the direction of the tape movement, if the margin is being displayed (see DISPLAY [24]).

If normal mode has been selected (3.16, "Fast for- ward mode"), pressing either of these keys when the tape is playing will start fast forward or rewind.

If the tape is playing when one of these keys is pressed, and cue mode has been selected (3.16, "Fast forward mode"), the tape enters a “cue” or “review” mode, in which the tape is played forward or back- ward at either three times or five times normal speed (if the tape has been recorded in HR(24BIT) mode) or twice or four times normal speed (if the tape has been recorded in standard mode). The cue/review speed can be changed by pressing the REW or F FWD key again, and is shown on the display as >>3/>>5 (cue, HR(24BIT) mode), <<3/<<5 (review, HR(24BIT) mode), >>2/>>4 (cue, stan- dard mode), <<2/<<4 (review, standard mode).

[14] STOP key

Use this key to stop the transport from whatever mode is currently selected. This includes the “input monitor” mode (see [17] below).

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