Tascam MD-801P Mk II, MD-801R/P Mk II Analog recording, 10Track title copying together with audio

4 - Recording operations

vious one. If the digital signal is not resumed within 30 seconds of interruption, recording will stop.

As mentioned earlier, 4.3.4, "Track number incrementing", when digital recordings are made through the COAXIAL inputs, track numbers are incremented automatically as PQ code is read from CD or MD, or START IDs are read from DAT. However, if a source track is less than three seconds in length, a new track will probably not be started on the MD-801.

4.3.9 Analog recording

1Set the INPUT selection switch [28] to

ANALOG.

2Set the ANALOG INPUT switch [31] to UNCAL or CAL.

UNCAL enables the input level controls, while CAL disables them, and inputs the analog signal “as given”. In this case, a signal input received at nomi- nal level (+ 4dB in the case of the balanced inputs1, and –10 dB in the case of the unbalanced inputs) will register –16 dB. You should take care that analog signals never go more than 16 dB above the nominal level, or clipping will occur.

If your program material includes such passages, re suggest that you use the UNCAL setting, and attenu- ate the signal a little using the input level controls.

3If you require mono recording (combines the left and right channels, and doubles the avail- able recording time), set the REC MODE switch [30] to MONO, otherwise, make sure it is set to STEREO.

4Press and hold down the RECORD key [8] and press the READY key.

5Start recording by pressing the PLAY key [6], and finish by pressing the STOP key [5].

Track numbering is incremented as described in 4.3.4, "Track number incrementing".

1.Provided that the trimmer potentiometers at the balanced inputs have been left in the posi- tion as shipped from the factory. If these set- tings have been changed, the reference level will be altered accordingly.

4.3.10Track title copying together with audio

This is a special case when making copies between two MD-801 units. Titles may be copied in either the analog or the digital copying modes.

A special optional cable (PW-1XMD) is required, to link the two serial ports of the two units [45]. Set up the serial communication parameters to the default values, as described in 3.11, "Serial communica- tions", with the baud rate set to 9600.

Apart from ensuring that this connection is made, there are no special settings to be made on the master (source) unit.

To copy titles along with the audio data:

1Put the slave unit into record ready mode.

2Press the RECORD key (again on the slave unit). The display shows:

A - TitleW ON

3Use the RECORD key to toggle this mode between on and off.

4The title will now be copied automatically when the mode is set to on, and the track number on the slave is incremented (see 4.3.4, "Track num- ber incrementing" for details of when tracks are incremented).

In addition, you can copy the title of the current track of the master unit by pressing RECORD on the slave unit when it is in record mode, and the track title copy mode is on.

The Sound Synchro function (see 4.3.7, "Sound synchro recording") can be used for automati- cally putting the slave unit from record ready to record when the master unit’s audio level exceeds a threshold.

NOTE

Tracks of less than seven seconds in length cannot have their titles copied automatically in this way. You will have to copy the titles man- ually in these cases.

For information regarding the copying of disc titles between MD-801 units using the serial link, see 5.11.6, "Copying disc and track titles".

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