6 – Internal Settings and Operations

Playback settings (PLAY SETUP)

Use this screen to make settings related to playback.

GENERAL page

Play Mode

Set how the playback of takes is handled.

One Take: Only the currently selected take is played back.

All Take: All the takes in the currently loaded folder are played back.

(Default setting: OneTake)

Repeat Mode

Turn repeat playback ON and OFF. (Default setting: OFF)

CONTROL page

Inc. Play

Turn the incremental play function ON or OFF. When incremental play is ON, press the PLAY key during playback to move to the beginning of the next take and continue playing, or press the STOP (RETAKE) key during playback to move to the beginning of the next take and pause playback. (Default setting: OFF)

Sync and time code settings (SYNC T/C)

Use the SYNCT/C screen to make synchronization and time code settings. This screen has five pages: CLOCK, SYNC, T/C, SETUP and I/O. Touch the tabs at the bottom of the screen to open the corresponding page.

CLOCK page

View various clock status information and select the clock used for synchronization.

STATUS

Auto Cue

Turn the auto cue function ON or OFF (Default setting: OFF). If auto cue is ON, whenever a take is changed or loaded, the unit will enter playback standby at the point where sound first starts in the take.

If no sound is detected before the end of the take, the unit pauses at the start of the take. To set the auto cue start point detection level, touch the knob area and use the DATA dial to change the value.

Options: –72 dB, –66 dB, –60 dB, –54 dB (default value), –48 dB, –42 dB, –36 dB, –30 dB, –24 dB

Auto Ready

Turn the auto ready function ON or OFF. If auto ready is ON, when playback of a take completes the unit automatically stops a the beginning of the next take. (Default setting: OFF)

The top section shows the project sampling frequency and the clock synchronization status.

The bottom section shows digital input signal status for pairs of channels in the format CHx-xDIN(x-xshows the channels), as follows.

Digital input signal status

Display

 

 

When locked

Locked(xx.xxxkHz)

 

 

When sampling frequency

Locked(xx.xxxkHz

conversion (FSConvert) is

FsCnv)

ON

 

 

 

When unlocked

Unlocked(xx.xxxkHz)

 

 

When there is no signal

Unlocked(Nosignal)

 

 

When there is no audio

NotAudio

signal

 

 

 

When Cbit information is

NotProfessional

not professional

 

 

 

When other Cbit

UnmatchedCbit

information and the

 

actual operation mode are

 

different

 

 

 

TASCAM HS-8 45