2 – Front and rear panels–Front Panel controls
TASCAM DA-98HR 15
SSHIFT key and indicator
When this latching key is pressed (the indicator will
flash), keys F through O become function keys,
and the left and right cursor keys are used to save and
load settings, respectively.
TREW key
Rewinds the tape at high speed.
If this key is pressed during recording, recor ding will
stop and the tape will rewind.
UF FWD key
Winds the tape forward at high speed.
If this key is pressed during recording, recor ding will
stop and the tape will wind forward.
NOTE
When either
REW
or
F FWD
is pressed for the first time
after powering up, or loading a tape, the unit first configures
itself for the reel hub diameter of the tape in use, during
which the tape advances at low speeds. This takes several
seconds. Thereafter, the transport momentarily goes into
stop mode before the tape starts fast-winding. At the start
and end of tapes, the transport momentarily goes into stop
mode , and then advances at low speed, to prevent possi-
ble damage to tapes.
VSTOP key
Cancels any current tape transport mode, and stops
the tape.
WPLAY key
Starts playing the tape. If this key pressed while
recording is in progress, the DA-98HR drops out of
record mode.
XRECORD key
If the PLAY key W is pressed while the RECORD
key is held down, recording will start on al l armed
tracks.
If the DA-98HR is in play mode, and the REC key is
pressed, recording will start immediately on any
armed tracks.
The RECORD key also is used to set punch-in points
during auto punch-in/out operations (6.6.3, “Setting
punch points “on the fly””).
YCURSOR keys
These keys are used to navigate the cursor through
the menus controlling the DA-98HR functions.
When a menu has been selected, the up and down
keys (§ and ) are used to set the values or select
the choices within the menu.
The left and right keys (Ó and Á) are used for cur-
sor navigation.
See 4, “Menu operations” for details of how to use
these keys in menu operations.
When the SHIFT key S is active, the left and right
keys (Ó and Á) are used for saving and loading set-
tings from tape (see 12.5, “Tape storage of settings”).
ZENTER key
This key is used to confirm settings and to move
‘down” through the menu system.
aESCAPE key
This key is used as an “exit” key and to move
‘upward” through the menu system.
bDATA ENTRY key and indicator
When this key is on (the indicator is lit), the data
entry/jog dial d can be used to make settings of
numerical values, etc. in the menu sy stem.
cJOG/SHUTTLE key and indicator
When this key is on (the indicator is lit). the data
entry/jog dial d can be used to cue the tape playback
position, in a similar way to “rock and roll” tape cue-
ing on an open-reel tape deck.
dData Entry/Jog and Shuttle controls
These controls consist of two parts, the inner jog dial,
and the outer shuttle wheel.
When the DATA ENTRY key b is on (indicator lit),
turning the jog dial clockwise increments the current
menu parameter value, and turning it counter-clock-
wise decrements the value.
When the JOG/SHUTTLE key c is on (indicator lit),
turning the shuttle wheel to the right provides for-
ward cueing and turning it to the left provide s reverse
cueing, similar to “rock and roll” on open-reel tape
decks. The further the wheel is moved from the cen-
ter position, the faster the tape speed. In this jog/shut-
tle mode, the inner jog dial is used to advance or
retard the playback position by fractional amounts.
eREC FUNCTION keys and indicators
These eight keys and indicators allow the setting and
viewing of the record status on a track-by-track basis.
When one of these keys is pressed, the appropriate
indicator will flash, the track is “armed”, and going
into record mode will start recording on that track.
When recording is being carried out on a track, the
track’s indicator will light steadily.