4 - SHIFT functions
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4.7 Program mode
To play back a selection of programs in a defined
order, press
EDIT
until the following is shown on the
display:
NOTE
The program numbers for programmed play-
back are taken from the START IDs. If there
are no START IDs recorded on the tape, or if
they are out of sequence, programmed play-
back may not produce the expected results!
The RENUM function (4.4.8, "Renumbering
START IDs") should be used to restore the
sequence.
Press
ENTER
to start editing the program steps:
Use the
DATA
dial to choose a program number
(shown at the right of the display).
Use the
SHUTTLE
wheel to choose the program
step number. There may be up to 30 steps in a pro-
grammed playback sequence.
Enter the last program step with the program number
EE
(end of tape) by pressing the
DEL/-
key.
When the program numbers have been entered into
the program steps, press
PLAY
. The word
PROGRAM
appears in red at the bottom of the
display.
The tape will locate to the program number specified
in the first program step, and will then start paying
playing. When the START ID following the first pro-
gram in the list is encountered, the tape will then
move to the next program number specified in the
program list.
This process continues until all steps in the program
have been played.
The
PAUSE
key can be used to play back a series of
program steps, one at a time, in the folloiwng way:
If the
PAUSE
key is pressed after the program steps
have been entered, the tape will locate to the start of
the program number specified in the first step, and
will enter pause mode.
Following this, if the
PLAY
key is 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 program steps have been
played back.
Pressing either of the
SKIP
keys during programmed
playback will move the tape to the start of the current
or next (as appropriate) program step.
If playback is stopped in the middle of programmed
playback, the program will be canceled, and the word
PROGRAM
will disappear from the display.
Programs cannot be stored for further reference.
4.8 Character editing (titling)
Using this feature, tape and program titles can be
added to the subcode of the tape, which are displayed
on the alphanumeric display of the tape deck.
These titles are written at a point that coincides with
START IDs. This allows them to be associated easily
with program names.
NOTE
This feature is not supported by every DAT
player and recorder. If titles are recorded on a
tape, they will be shown on some other mod-
els of TASCAM machines, but not on other
recorders. However, recording titles will not
affect the audio quality or any other aspect of
the tape when it is used on other recorders.
4.8.1 Entering and editing titles
Press
EDIT
until the display shows:
Press
ENTER
to start editing the character string. Up
to 60 characters can be entered.
The
SHUTTLE
wheel is used as a cursor to move
left and right through the string (the cursor position is
marked by a flashing character at the cursor posi-
tion— if no character is visible at the cursor position,
the cursor changes to a flashing block).
The
DATA
dial is used to change the character. The
characters available are:
A
through
Z
,
a
through
z
,
0
through
9
and the
following punctuation symbols:
:
;
<
=
>
?
@
!
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