8 – DTRS synchronization–Error messages
TASCAM DA-98HR
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2
Load a blank unformatted tape into each
DTRS unit. You should ensure that all tapes
are the same length.
3
Press the
CHASE
switch
on all of the slave
DTRS unit(s). The indicator(s) will flash.
4
Press
FORMAT/Fs
twice within five seconds, on
each of the DTRS units (master and all slaves)
so that all
FORMAT
indicators are lit.
The first time you press the
FORMAT/Fs
switch, the indicator will flash. Press it again
within five seconds to select format mode. If
you wait more than 5 seconds, the indicator
will stop flashing.
If you press the
STOP (or the CLEAR or
ESCAPE)
key while the
FORMAT
indicator is lit
steadily, you will cancel the format operation.
5
Select the same base sampling frequency
(44 kHz or 48 kHz) on each DTRS unit. This
sampling frequency should belong to the same
frequency family as that selected on the DA-
98HR (for example, it is possible to select
48 kHz as the sampling frequency on a DTRS
unit that does not support the high-frequency
modes supported by the DA-98HR, so long as
any of 48 kHz, 96 kHz or 192 kHz are selected
on the master unit.
6
Press and hold
PLAY
and press
RECORD
on
the master. All slave units’
CHASE
indicators
will light steadily, and the tapes will start to be
formatted in synchronization.
8.5.2
Recording while formatting
As with a single-machine format process (6.2.4,
“Recording while formatting”), it is possible to
record while formatting.
You may want to use this feature when making a live
multi-machine recording, and there has not been time
to format all the tapes in advance of the performance.
Remember that you should let the tapes run to the
end–you should not halt the formatting/recording
process part of the way through the tape.
8.6
Error messages
These error messages may appear if there is an error
with regard to DTRS synchronization:
Appears if the digital cable is not connected. Re-
connect the correct cable to the
TDIF-1 (DIGITAL I/O)
connectorr.
Appears when the sync cable is not connected, the
master has been turned off, or the master’s sampling
frequency is different from that of the slave unit’s
(this can include setting the master unit’s ID to some-
thing other than 1). Recheck these parameters.
If either of these messages appears, correct the fault,
and press the
ESCAPE
key to return to normal
operation.
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