DS-D98 recorder
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- TASCAM DS-D98
The exact signals being monitored depend on the
transport status and the status of the
INPUT
MONITOR
of the tracks as well as the confidence
mode. See 5, “Monitoring modes” of the DA-98HR
manual for full details of monitoring modes.
NOTE
These analog connectors (input and output) are wired
according to the usual standard: 1=ground, 2=hot,
3=cold.
Unbalanced equipment should not be connected to the
analog input or output connectors.
Since the metering is performed using a 44.1kHz PCM
conversion, the levels of signals which have a frequency
of more than 20kHz are not shown on the meters.
DSD mode
Whenever a tape is formatted in the DS-D98 in DSD
mode (see below), or a tape previously formatted in
DSD mode is inserted, the unit enters DSD mode.
The blue
DSD
indicator on the front panel
8
lights
to show this mode is now active.
In DSD mode, the
AVAILABLE TRACK
indicators
for tracks 1 and 2 (
0
) light green, also showing that
DSD mode has been selected.
When the unit is in DSD mode, the explanations
given in this document apply.
When a DSD-formatted tape is ejected and a stan-
dard PCM DTRS tape is inserted (or a blank tape is
formatted in PCM mode), the unit reverts to PCM
mode. The
DSD
indicator goes out.
In DSD mode, only 44.1kHz-based sampling fre-
quencies may be used. 48kHz sampling frequencies
are invalid in this format.
However, the sampling frequency indicators to the
right of the tape counter do not light in DSD mode. If
pull-up or pull-down Fs shift is enabled (9.4.1, “Pull
up and pull down (Fs shift)”, however, the
PULL UP
and
PULL DOWN
indicators light appropriately.
Formatting the tape
As with all DTRS recorders, it is necessary to format
a tape before using it in the DS-D98 recorder.
See 6.2, “Formatting a tape” in the main DA-98HR
manual for details of how the tape is formatted.
However, there is a significant addition to the options
available for the DS-D98, which is the provision of
the DSD mode.
1
Switch on the DS-D98 and load a tape into
the tape loading slot. As the tape is loaded
and threaded, the tape counter shows
--LoAD--
.
2
Press
REW
to take the tape to the beginning.
When the beginning of the tape is reached,
the tape counter shows
BoT
(“beginning of
tape”).
3
Press the
FORMAT/Fs
key. The indicator
starts blinking. Press the
FORMAT/Fs
key
again within five seconds. The indicator then
lights steadily.
If you do not press the
FORMAT/Fs
key twice
within five seconds, the indicator goes out.
This is a feature designed to stop you format-
ting a tape accidentally.
NOTE
If you do press the
FORMAT/Fs
key twice so that the
indicator lights steadily and you then change your mind
about formatting the tape, you can use the
STOP
key,
the
CLEAR
key or the
ESCAPE
key to cancel the
operation.
4
Use the
HR/DSD MODE
key
9
to select the
DSD mode. Repeated presses of this key cycle
between the following status modes:
8
9
0
