Tascam RC-898 owner manual Rear Panel

Section 2.2 - Rear Panel

It is also possible to select “Machine 0” (only with this CHASE key). This will control the second (first slave) DTRS unit, and toggle the chase status of this unit, with all other slave units in the chain then changing to reflect the chase status of this first slave unit.

[33]AUTO PLAY key and indicator

This key with its integral indicator works with DTRS units. It allows the units to start playing back automatically when a location point is reached.

[34]PRRL key and indicator

This key with its integral indicator works with DTRS units. It is used to locate the tape to the punch-in position, minus the pre-roll time set for punch operations (see 6.7.5, “Setting pre-roll and post-roll times”).

For instance, if the punch pre-roll value is set to 5 seconds, and the punch-in point is “00:55:12:12”, the unit will finish locating at 00:55:07:12.

[35]RHSL key and indicator

This key allows you to rehearse auto-punch opera- tions on the units connected to the RC-898. For full details, see 6.7, “Punch operations”.

[36]AUTO PUNCH key and indicator

This key allows you to perform auto-punch opera- tions on the units connected to the RC-898. For full details, see 6.7, “Punch operations”.

NOTE

The two keys above do not work in the same way as the rehearsal and auto punch keys on DTRS units. Even if you are an experienced user of DTRS equipment, we recom- mend that you read 6.7, “Punch operations” to get a full understanding of punch operations when using the RC-898 to control recording operations.

[37]MARK IN key

This key allows you to set and check the punch-in point for automatic punch operations. For full details of how to use this key, see 6.7.1, “Setting punch points”.

[38]MARK OUT key

This key allows you to set and check the punch- out point for automatic punch operations. For full details of how to use this key, see 6.7.1, “Setting punch points”.

[39]CUE STR key

This key is used to capture a series of location points (a cue list) “on the fly”. Successive presses

of this key will store the current position to a loca- tion memory, and automatically increment the location memory number, ready for the next store operation. The memories can later be “fine-tuned” using the jog dial [28] in the appropriate mode.

[40]Transport controls

These transport controls duplicate those available on DTRS units. They may also be used to control units connected to the E1 (parallel) and E2 (9-pin serial) ports when the appropriate machine is selected ([8] and [31]).

[41]LOC key

This key provides one-touch operation to allow location to the memory position shown on the LOCATE TIME/VALUE display [15]. If a loca- tion pre-roll time has been set (see 6.5.1, “Setting the location pre-roll value”) the pre-roll offset will be subtracted from the location value, and the location will be to that new calculated value.

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[42]EXT 1 – parallel and GPI port

This port provides parallel control and tally sig- nals or GPI control for event control, which may be triggered from a small “cue list” in the RC-898.

The pinout for this 15-pin ’D’-sub connector is given in 3.2, “Connections (parallel units)”. You will need to make your own cable, referring to the the table above, and to the equivalent table in the manual of the other equipment if you wish to con- trol an external unit through parallel control, or if you wish to send GPI events from the RC-898.

[43]EXT 2 - serial port

This 9-pin ‘D’-sub connector is used for the con- trol of devices implementing the Sony P2 proto- col. A cable designed for P2 connections may be used with this port.

[44]REMOTE OUT connector

This connector is used for the control of the DTRS units. It should be connected to the REMOTE IN/ SYNC IN of the first DTRS unit in the chain.

Only use a TASCAM cable, as supplied with the RC-898, to make this connection. If your DTRS units are at a greater distance than the cable pro- vided (e.g. your machine room is some distance from your control room), consult your TASCAM dealer for details of the availability of longer DTRS control cables.

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