Tascam HS-4000 New Features Manual Download Page 1

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HS-4000

TASCAM HS-4000

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The following functions have been added in firmware V1.21. 

 

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Support for playback of regular WAV files

 

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Automatic recognition of external files added

 

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Manual locating based on timecode time has been added to take and 

playlist modes

 

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When a new project or session is created, the take name is reset to the 

default 

 

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Progress bar when recording in take mode added

 

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Digital input unlocking no longer mutes the signal

 

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Confidence monitoring enabled/disabled/OFF status shown on the Home 

Screen

 

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Playlist mode changes to ADJUST screen operations and addition of 

rehearsal playback function for audio monitoring

 

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Assignment changing on the ENTRY list screen added

 

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Change BC$STANDBY/END range at once function added

 

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Addition of on air mode that plays back files in the root folder 

 

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BC$END operation mode setting added

 

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SONY P2 REC command support

 

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System setting backup and preset memory functions added

 

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Auto Marker PRE/REC/END ON/OFF settings added

 

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Bounce save destination now selectable

 

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Take copy function added

 

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ETHERNET page added to the REMOTE SETUP screen

 

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Network functions (FTP/telnet/VNC) added

Support for playback of regular WAV files

WAV files that are not Broadcast Wave Format (BWF) can now be played 

back. In addition, if you edit the playback starting time (Start TC) of a WAV 

file, a pop-up message appears explaining that the file will be automatically 

converted to BWF format. 

External file automatic recognition function

External files read from a CF card will now be recognized automatically. 

Manual rebuilding is no longer necessary. 

Manual locate function based on timecode added to take 

and playlist modes

When the time display mode is T/C, you can now locate manually based on 

the timecode time in take and playlist modes.

Take name resets when new project/session created 

When a new project/session is created, the 

NEXT TAKE NAME

 page setting of 

the Home Screen is now reset to the default 

Session Name

 value with the 

format “session name–T001”. (See “

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 NEXT TAKE NAME button” on page 20 

of the Owner's Manual.) 

Progress bar when recording in take mode

When recording in take mode, beneath the time display on the Home Screen, 

a red progress bar has been added that repeatedly extends from left end to 

right end in about 5 seconds (see the illustration below) to make watching 

the recording status easy. 

Progress bar

Digital input unlocking no longer mutes the signal

Even if digital input is detected as being unlocked, the input signal is no 

longer muted. 

Confidence monitoring enabled/disabled/OFF status 

shown on the Home Screen

A confidence monitoring button (icon) has been added between the trans-

port icon and the time display on the Home Screen to allow its status to be 

checked on the Home Screen. 
Press this button to open the 

REC MODE

 page of the 

REC SETUP

 screen 

where you can set confidence monitoring. 
The confidence monitoring ON/OFF settings have not changed. See “Record-

ing settings (REC SETUP)” in 10 – Internal settings on page 79 of the Owner's 

Manual. 

Confidence Monitor enabled

Confidence Monitoring is enabled when the settings are as follows. 

 

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Confidence Monitor: ON 

 

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Fs:  44.1, 48, 47.952, 48.048 kHz (48 kHz±0.1%) 

 

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Record function: Enabled for 2 tracks or less

Confidence Monitor disabled

Even if Confidence Monitor is ON, it will be disabled if either the Fs or Rec 
Function is as follows. 

 

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Confidence Monitor: ON 

 

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Fs: 88.2, 96 kHz 

 

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Record function: Enabled for 3 tracks or more

Confidence Monitor OFF

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onfidence Monitor is OFF, it is always disabled

 

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Confidence Monitor: OFF

New functions added in firmware V1.21

Summary of Contents for HS-4000

Page 1: ...the time display mode is T C you can now locate manually based on the timecode time in take and playlist modes Take name resets when new project session created When a new project session is created...

Page 2: ...nd then touch the ADJUST ENTRY button in the pull down menu to open the ADJUST XXX screen XXX is the entry number NOTE You can also open this by touching the MENU button and then touching the ADJUST b...

Page 3: ...hange assignments on the right side Change the BC STANDBY END range in one operation A new function allows you to change the BC STANDBY BC END mark range in one operation 1 In playlist mode open the p...

Page 4: ...buttons on the left side to check uncheck files Checked files will be used for on air playback Remove a check mark making the box grey to deselect the file for on air playback 5 Touch a file name butt...

Page 5: ...the transport jumps to the BC STANDBY mark of the next take and playback continues If the next take does not have a BC STANDBY mark playback will continue without jumping NOTE i i This setting can on...

Page 6: ...e the Last Setting or Factory Preset settings will not be reloaded The next time the unit is started the Last Setting or Factory Preset settings will be loaded Auto Marker PRE REC END ON OFF setting O...

Page 7: ...e show the current values of these settings When IP SETUP is set to STATIC use these field to set the values Default values 0 0 0 0 Depending on the IP SETUP setting this area appears differently as s...

Page 8: ...this unit You can add a new folder to this unit at any time 6 Delete a folder from this unit You can only delete the current folder when stopped You can delete any folder other than the current from...

Page 9: ...Changing any settings on the REMOTE SETUP screen of the ETHERNET page will also end any active Telnet connection i i For information about this unit s RS 232C command protocol please contact TASCAM c...

Page 10: ...is CF card does not meet the speci fications required by the system so normal recording playback operations cannot be guaranteed n 1 or 2 New popup messages in HS 4000 V1 21 Message Details and respon...

Page 11: ...ading factory presets PLEASE CONFIRM Load User Preset Reconfirm loading user preset settings PLEASE CONFIRM Reset ALL Start End Point Confirm resetting the starting and ending times of all entries to...

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