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(6) TRACK TITLE indicator

Lights when track titles are being entered or dis- played. See 5.11, "Track and disc title entry" for details.

(7) DISC TITLE indicator

Lights when the title of the disc is being entered or displayed. See 5.11, "Track and disc title entry" for details.

(8) TRACK NO. display and indicator

This 3-digit 7-segment display usually shows the cur- rent track. It may also be used to show a track num- ber other than the current one, depending on the mode.

When the incremental play mode is on (see 3.10, "Incremental play"), this indicator will ﬂash.

(9) Time display and indicators

Shows the elapsed or remaining time using a 7-digit 7-segment display (3 digits for minutes, 2 for sec- onds and optionally 2 for frames). See the explana- tion of the TIME key [17] for details of the different time display modes.

(10) PGM NO.

Lights in programmed play mode (see 6.2.1, "Enter- ing programmed playback") and is used with the last 2 digits of the time display (9).

(11) Dot-matrix alphanumeric display

These dot-matrix elements are used to display alpha- numeric information: track and disc titles, time dis- play, menu options, etc.

Note that the term “alphanumeric” is not strictly accurate here, as these elements can also display some punctuation as well as Japanese katakana (2).

(12) TOC EDIT indicator

Lights in the U-TOC editing modes and after a disc U-TOC has been edited (see [19]) until it is written to disc.

(13) EOM

Lights brieﬂy at the end of each track, or at the end of the disc.

(14) Peak level meters

Display the signal level on playback or when record- ing (MD-801R only).

RNOTE

The OV E R indicator indicates digital clipping. Digital clipping is a harsh-sounding form of distortion, unlike, say, analog tape saturation, and should be avoided.

When connected to analog equipment, the nominal analog level is referenced to a reading of –16 dB on the meters (see [31]).

(15) REPEAT indicator

Lights when the unit is in repeat playback mode (see [26]).

(16) SINGLE indicator

Lights when a single track has been selected for play- back (see [22]).

(17) A–B indicator

Lights when the A-B playback mode has been selected (see [22]).

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This section gives details of the connections which should be made to and from the MD-801.

NOTES

When making or breaking connections between the MD-801 and other units, make sure the power is turned off to all units. This will avoid possible damage to monitoring equipment, etc. caused by transients.

The use of analog cables is not recom- mended for digital audio use, and TASCAM cannot guarantee reliable performance if such cables are used for digital audio connections.

R[32] DIGITAL INPUT (AES/EBU)

This XLR-type connector accepts digital audio data in AES3-1992 format.

It also accepts balanced data in the IEC 60958 (con- sumer) format (SPDIF).

The input sampling frequency can be 32 kHz,

44.1kHz or 48 kHz. The MD-801’s internal sam- pling frequency converter will convert them all to

44.1kHz for recording.

If switch 4 of the MODE SET DIP switch bank [43] is set off, the signals input here are echoed at the dig-

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