Tascam FW-1082 owner manual Dedicated Modifier Keys, Setting and checking clock rates

3 – Functional Overview

connected to this jack, activating it will always send a command to the host computer.

Note that in MIDI CTRL mode these controls also send programmable MIDI messages to the FW-1082’s physical and virtual MIDI outputs.

Dedicated Modifier Keys

There is a dedicated modifier key on the FW-1082’s control surface: the SHIFT key. This key has no effect when pressed alone.

However, you can press and hold it to modify the functions of a number of other keys when pressed together with it.

These functions are chiefly dictated by the host application software.

In most DAW applications, pressing and holding the REC key and then pressing a channel’s SEL key will generally arm the selected track(s) for recording.

Setting and checking clock rates

The FW-1082’s audio clock rate and source can be checked or changed directly from the control surface.

The software Control Panel can also be used to do this as described in “Settings tab” on page 26.

WARNING

The FW-1082 outputs produce a “thump” when the power is turned on. To avoid any damage to hearing or equipment, turn the volume of the monitoring system down, or make sure it is turned off, and do not wear headphones connected to the FW-1082 when powering the unit up or down.

1Put the FW-1082 into MON MIX mode by press- ing the MON MIX key which then lights.

2Press one of the clock rate keys to select the sampling frequency:

•96kHz (EQ HI–AUX 1/5)

•88.2kHz (EQ HI MID–AUX 2/6)

•48kHz (EQ LO MID–AUX 3/7)

•44.1 kHz (EQ LOW MID–AUX 4/8)

current clock settings. Note that these keys have no meaning in MON MIX mode other than clock settings.

Figure 3.2: Clock keys and indicators

3Press either of the clock source keys:

•INTERNAL (EQ/PAN) – Internal Clock

•D IN (AUX1–4) – S/PDIF Input

When the FW-1082 is in MON MIX mode, these rate and source keys and indicators light to display the

Expected Sample Rate If the S/PDIF input is selected as the clock source and it does not have a usable clock signal, the CLOCK indicator flashes to indicate a problem, and the unit switches to its own internal clock and waits for a valid clock signal. If the sample rate is off by 3% or more, the FW-1082 switches to the incoming clock, and the nearest sam- ple rate indicator blinks slowly.

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