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2Load a blank unformatted tape into each
DTRS unit. You should ensure that all tapes
are the same length.
3Press the CHASE switch E on all of the slave
DTRS unit(s). The indicator(s) will flash.
4Press FORMAT/Fs twice within five seconds, on
each of the DTRS units (master and all slaves)
so that all FORMAT indicators are lit.
The first time you press the FORMAT/Fs
switch, the indicator will flash. Press it again
within five seconds to select format mode. If
you wait more than 5 seconds, the indicator
will stop flashing.
If you press the STOP (or the CLEAR or
ESCAPE) key while the FORMAT indicator is lit
steadily, you will cancel the format operation.
5Select the same base sampling frequency
(44 kHz or 48 kHz) on each DTRS unit. This
sampling frequency should belong to the same
frequency family as that selected on the DA-
98HR (for example, it is possible to select
48 kHz as the sampling frequency on a DTRS
unit that does not support the high-frequency
modes supported by the DA-98HR, so long as
any of 48 kHz, 96 kHz or 192 kHz are selected
on the master unit.
6Press and hold PLAY and press RECORD on
the master. All slave units’ CHASE indicators
will light steadily, and the tapes will start to be
formatted in synchronization.
8.5.2 Recording while formatting
As with a single-machine format process (6.2.4,
“Recording while formatting”), it is possible to
record while formatting.
You may want to use this feature when making a live
multi-machine recording, and there has not been time
to format all the tapes in advance o f the performance.
Remember that you should let the tapes run to the
end–you should not halt the formatting/recording
process part of the way through the tape.
8.6 Error messages
These error messages may appear if there is an error
with regard to DTRS synchronization:
Appears if the digital cable is not connected. Re-
connect the correct cable to the TDIF-1 (DIGITAL I/O)
connectorr.
Appears when the sync cable is n ot connected, the
master has been turned off, or the master’s sampling
frequency is different from that of the slave unit’s
(this can include setting t he master unit’s ID to some-
thing other than 1). Recheck these parameters.
If either of these messages appears, correct the fault,
and press the ESCAPE key to return to normal
operation.
WARNING!
TDIF(dubbing)cable
not connected
WARNING!
No clock from MASTER
Check connections
and settings