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DA-40

 

Digital Audio Tape Deck

OWNER’S MANUAL

 

CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT
REMOVE  COVER (OR BACK).  NO  USER-SERVICEABLE  PARTS
INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.

The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the pres-
ence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature
accompanying  the  appliance.

The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert
the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure
that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons..

 

This appliance has a serial number
located on the rear panel. Please record
the model number and serial number
and retain them for your records.
Model number
Serial number

 

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WARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK

HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS 

APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.

 

D00410900A

Summary of Contents for DA-40

Page 1: ...rature accompanying the appliance The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the pro...

Page 2: ...e should be used and be sure to re fit the fuse cover IF IN DOUBT CONSULT A COMPETENT ELECTRICIAN TO THE USER This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital d...

Page 3: ...structure grounding of the lead in wire to an antenna discharge unit size of grounding conductors location of antenna discharge unit con nection to grounding electrodes and requirements for the groun...

Page 4: ...T OUTPUT 16 34 CONTROL I O 16 35 REMOTE IN 16 36 Power cord 16 37 BALANCED ANALOG INPUTS 16 38 UNBALANCED ANALOG INPUTS 16 39 UNBALANCED ANALOG OUTPUTS16 40 BALANCED ANALOG OUTPUTS 17 3 Menu functions...

Page 5: ...EAT 29 5 1 Remote control transport keys 29 60 SKIP keys 29 61 MEMO 1 and MEMO 2 keys 29 62 SAMPLING MONITOR key 29 63 REW and F FWD 29 64 LOC 1 and LOC 2 keys 29 65 REC MUTE 29 66 STOP 29 67 PLAY 29...

Page 6: ...issing or appear to have been dam aged in transit contact your TASCAM dealer at once 1 3 Installation of the tape deck The tape deck may be installed in most studio type environments but to maintain o...

Page 7: ...connections NOTE Before making any audio connections to the tape deck make sure that all equipment is turned off 1 5 1Making analog connections Use balanced cables to make connections between the BALA...

Page 8: ...it except one designed especially for use with this tape deck The CONTROL I O connector is for use with suit ably equipped control units see CONTROL I O 34 1 5 5Power connections Make sure that your A...

Page 9: ...Front and Rear panels 9 TASCAM DA 40 Front and Rear panels...

Page 10: ...COUNTER MODE 20 and DISPLAY 23 Above the tape counter in the display are two bar graph peak level meters which show either the level of the input signals or the level of the signals recorded on tape...

Page 11: ...he use of the input level controls to adjust the recording level The CAL position is for use with analog sources which are calibrated to use either the standard 4 dBu or the 10 dBV level as a nominal...

Page 12: ...bination with the PAUSE indicator showing that the unit will enter playback mode almost instantly when the PLAY key is pressed If the REC indicator is lit together with the PLAY indicator the unit is...

Page 13: ...ld be remembered when setting program numbers 17 REC MUTE key Use this key to record a period of silence on the tape If the tape deck is recording and this key is pressed the RECORD indicator will fla...

Page 14: ...Tape Counter mode no indication is given on the display of the mode and a 4 digit number is used to show the tape position This value is relative to a user definable reference zero point see MARGIN RE...

Page 15: ...eaning that the trigger level is set to 48 dB and the length of the preceding silence is set to 2 0 seconds 26 ENTER This key is used to confirm entries made in the menu and EDIT settings It is also u...

Page 16: ...MOTE IN This 3 5 mm jack is used to connect the optional RC D45 remote control unit Do not use this jack to connect any remote control unit other than one designed especially for use with the tape dec...

Page 17: ...e nominal impedance of these connectors is less than 10 k The trimmer beside each connector can be used to reduce the output level to match the level expected by the equipment connected to the tape de...

Page 18: ...0dBand dd The dd setting detects the digital start of a track When the dd setting is made and if a DAT deck is connected to the tape deck through the COAXIAL interface the START IDs and SKIP IDs on th...

Page 19: ...y of digital copying is possible from tapes produced when this setting is made and Prohbt no digital copying at all is possible The second option is equivalent to the SCMS system implemented on consum...

Page 20: ...de The two settings are Normal the unit will go from play mode to fast wind and Cue the unit will enter cue review mode when the fast wind keys are pressed The setting made here also applies to fast w...

Page 21: ...lay pressing the LOC 2 key will write the error location to the second location memory and start locating the tape to that point While any of the locations or the total number of the tape errors menu...

Page 22: ...s It allows the checking of titles which are longer than the display allows and scrolls them across the display See Character editing titling on page 26 4 3 INS and DEL These keys may be used in addit...

Page 23: ...ept STOP are disabled NOTE If there is no cassette inserted or if the cas sette is write protected the message Rec Protect will appear in the display when the ID SELECT key is pressed 4 4 2Manually wr...

Page 24: ...ction is started the tape will take some time to search for the ID and position itself appropriately When the ID has been located the START ERASE or SKIP ERASE shown in the display will start flashing...

Page 25: ...should be remembered when setting program numbers 4 5 The EDIT key The EDIT key SHIFTed MENU 27 allows the following operations to the performed Editing of the first memory location Editing of the se...

Page 26: ...pressed the first program step will be played and the tape will locate to the start of the next program step and enter pause mode until the PLAY key is pressed again The pro cess continues until all...

Page 27: ...oon as the first title is read from tape Use the CHAR key to display the last title which has been read from tape While the title is displayed all other tape counter numerals are replaced by the char...

Page 28: ...o the ENTER 26 on the main unit 50 MENU Equivalent to the MENU 27 on the main unit 51 Numeric keys These keys may be used for a variety of purposes When playing back a tape entering a program num ber...

Page 29: ...main unit 62 SAMPLING MONITOR key Equivalent to pressing the RECORD key on the main unit once see 16 RECORD key 63 REW and F FWD Equivalent to the REW and F FWD keys 12 on the main unit 64 LOC 1 and L...

Page 30: ...ts balanced XLR 3 32 type Nominal output level 4dBu FS 16 dBu Maximum output level 20 dBu Nominal impedance 100 Analog outputs unbal anced RCA Nominal output level 10 dBV Maximum output level 6 dBV 2...

Page 31: ...nserted tape is not intended for the DA 40 If this message appears the inserted tape cannot be played back on the DA 40 RecProtect The cassette s sliding write protect tab is in the write protect posi...

Page 32: ...ack start 18 Default parameters 20 Default settings 20 Digital audio connections 7 Digital audio input 11 Display 10 Display mode 14 Drum head time 18 E END ID 19 20 22 erasing 24 recording 24 End tal...

Page 33: ...SCMS 19 Shift key 16 Shuttle wheel 13 Single play mode 15 Single repeat 22 SKIP ID 15 22 24 erasing 24 recording 23 Skip keys 11 Skip play 15 SP mode 10 SPDIF 11 SPDIF connections 7 SPDIF output 19 Sp...

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