4 - SHIFT functions
TASCAM DA-40
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• CHAR, which allows the writing of alphanumeric
characters (up to 60) which are associated with a
START ID on the tape, which will be shown on the
display when that part of the tape is replayed.
These can be used as tape (if written at the first
START ID) or program titles.
NOTE
All these IDs are written in the subcode of the
tape— they may be written and erased freely
without affecting the audio portion of the tape
in any way.
4.4.1 Selecting an ID mode
Repeated presses of the
ID SELECT
key will cycle
through the following options:
•
START WRT
— a START ID will be written
•
SKIP WRT
— a SKIP ID will be written
•
END WRT
— an END ID will be written
•
START ERASE
— the START ID immediately
before the current location will be erased
•
SKIP ERASE
— the SKIP ID immediately before
the current location will be erased
•
END ERASE
— the tape will move forward to the
next END ID, which will be erased
•
CHAR ERASE
— the character information
immediately before the current location will be
erased
•
RENUM
— the tape will be rewound, and all
START IDs will be renumbered in sequence, start-
ing at 1.
WARNING
When one of the above ID modes is shown in
the display, pressing ENTER may start the ID
writing or editing operation. When writing or
editing IDs is not required, therefore, press ID
SELECT repeatedly until none of the above
ID modes is shown on the display/
The
ERASE
and
RENUM
modes cannot be selected
while the tape deck is recording.
While IDs are being written, erased or renumbered,
all transport controls except
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.
4.4.2 Manually writing a START or SKIP
ID (i)
With the tape deck playing a tape where audio has
previously been recorded, or recording, select either
the
START WRT
or
SKIP WRT
option as described
above.
When the tape reaches the point where an ID is to be
written, press
ENTER [26]
.
The ID will be written at the point where the
ENTER
key is pressed. While the ID is being written,
START
WRT
or
SKIP WRT
(as appropriate) will flash on
the display and output will be muted (if the tape deck
is in playback mode).
In playback mode, the display will also show
WR-
ST
or
WR-SK
, and the playback will be restored
after the ID has been written.
The
PLAY
and
RECORD
indicators will both light
while the ID is being written.
NOTE
Do not press the STOP key while writing sub-
code IDs. This will cause the IDs to be of
indeterminate length, resulting in possible
future operational problems.
4.4.3 Writing a START or SKIP ID (ii)
Use the
ID SELECT
key to choose either a START
ID or a SKIP ID to write at the selected position, if
the display does not already show the desired ID
type.
With the tape playing, press the
POSITION
key.
The current tape location in ABS time will be dis-
played, together with the characters
Posit
,
showing that the
POSITION
key has been pressed.
After two seconds, the time that which the
POSITION
key was pressed will be shown to frame
accuracy, together with an offset value of
00
at the
right of the display.
The
PAUSE
indicator will light, and the
PLAY
indi-
cator will start to flash.
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