Tascam MD-801RMKII Menu items, 3.1Basic principles of menu operations, Auto cue, Frame display

3 - Menu items

The selections that can be made using the MD-801’s menu system affect the operation of many other functions. We suggest that you take the time to look through this section and familiarize yourself with the basic contents, so that you have an idea of some of the options available to you.

3.1Basic principles of menu operations

3.3 Auto cue

A CUE LVL ?

The auto cue facility allows you to cue the playback position automatically to the first frame where the audio level goes above a trigger threshold (see 4.2.12, "Cueing to the first audio position in a track"). This menu allows you to set the threshold. The default setting is –54 dB.

1 The menu system is entered using the MENU					After the menu has been opened with the SHUTTLE
key [15]. Pressing this key brings up a menu in					wheel, the display changes:
the display.
						A CUE>		- 54dB
2 The JOG/DATA dial [12] is used to select a
					There are nine sensitivity levels available for use
menu.
					with this function: –24 dB, –30 dB, –36 dB, –42 dB,
3 The SHUTTLE wheel [13] is used to open the
					–48 dB, –54 dB, –60 dB, –66 dB and –72 dB.
menu selected in step 2.
			R	This setting is also used with the Sound Synchro
4 The JOG/DATA dial is used to select parame-
					function as the threshold above which recording
ters and enter values for the menu. Turn the dial					starts (or below which the unit drops into record
					ready mode).
clockwise to increase values, and counterclock-
wise to decrease them.
					3.4 Frame display
5 “On” and “off” values are selected by turning
the SHUTTLE wheel clock wise and counter-
						FR	DSPL	SEL?
clockwise respectively (Y and N).
6 A few menus have “sub-menus” which are					The frames part of the time display can be turned on
selected using the JOG/DATA dial, and opened					or off. There are either 86 or 87 MD frames per sec-
					ond. The default setting is on.
with the SHUTTLE wheel.
7 When a menu item has been set in step 4, turn					After the menu has been opened with the SHUTTLE
					wheel, the display changes:
the SHUTTLE wheel to the right (Y) to enter
the value and return to normal operation.						FR	DSPL>ON
To “escape” from menu mode without making a set-					The only two options here are on and off.
ting, turn the SHUTTLE wheel to the left (N) or
press the MENU key.					3.5 Jog loop length
3.2 Pitch control
						JOG	LENGTH ?
					As explained in 4.2.14, "Jog mode", when locating a
	PITCH	CONT ?
					point using the JOG dial, playback is looped, start-
Pitch control can be set ±9.9%, in 0.1% steps. The
					ing at the provisional jog point.
default setting is 0.0%.					This menu allows you to set the length of the jog
After the menu has been opened with the SHUTTLE					loop. The default value is 16 frames (about 0.2
wheel, the display changes:					second).
					After the menu has been opened with the SHUTTLE
	PITCH>	0 . 0%
					wheel, the display changes:
See 4.2.13, "Varispeed mode" for details of pitch
control operations.						JOG	LG>	16f

TASCAM MD-801R/P Mk II 3–1