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RC-898

Remote Control Unit

D00376100A

OWNER’S  MANUAL

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Page 1: ...RC 898 Remote Control Unit D00376100A OWNER S MANUAL...

Page 2: ...s or modifications to this equipment not expressly approved by TEAC CORPORATION for compliance could void the user s authority to operate this equipment For the consumers in Europe WARNING This is a C...

Page 3: ...2 3 3 Connections RS 422 units 3 2 3 4 A note on system clocks 3 2 3 5 Memory and batteries 3 3 4 Menu and basic operations 4 1 Navigation 4 1 4 1 1 Invalid operations 4 1 4 2 Data entry 4 2 4 2 1 Res...

Page 4: ...6 8 2 3 Pull up and pull down 8 6 8 2 4 Error bypass 8 6 8 2 5 Rechase mode 8 6 8 2 6 Fast LTC 8 7 8 2 7 MIDI Timecode output 8 7 8 2 8 Park position 8 7 8 2 9 Individual recording status while chasi...

Page 5: ...tion of the status of the most important functions All timecode formats are supported as well as pull up pull down making the RC 898 the ideal choice for post production work in both the movie and vid...

Page 6: ...ditions within the following limits Ambient temperature between 5 and 35 C 41 and 95 F Relative humidity should be between 30 and 80 non condensing Avoid spraying polish insecticides etc near the RC 8...

Page 7: ...powerful range of functions which may be controlled from the RC 898 the unit is relatively compact It may be found convenient to mount the RC 898 on a roll around stand avail able as CS 898 Should yo...

Page 8: ...Section 1 5 Accessories 1 4...

Page 9: ...2 RC 898 features 2 1 2 RC 898 features...

Page 10: ...s on a DA 98 also affect the switching between source and tape Changing the REC FUNCTION status of any tracks while the ALL INPUT function is on will lose the relationship between the REC FUNC TION an...

Page 11: ...currently being displayed 13 TAPE TIME display This display shows the current tape time on the currently selected unit The time reference is shown by the indicators at 12 14 MEMORY NO display This 2...

Page 12: ...sed as an enter key to select an item or to confirm the entry of a value 27 DATA INC DEC key and indicator This key with its integral indicator is used to change the function of the JOG dial 28 betwee...

Page 13: ...priate mode 40 Transport controls These transport controls duplicate those available on DTRS units They may also be used to control units connected to the E1 parallel and E2 9 pin serial ports when th...

Page 14: ...purpose Switch 2 GND LIFT ground lift controls the isolation of the ground of the RC 848 DTRS sys tem from the ground of devices attached to the EXT 1 and EXT 2 ports Usually this switch is in the on...

Page 15: ...e the opera tion of the units may become unstable and damage may possibly occur NOTE When you connect a number of DTRS units which are of different types including DA 98s the DA 98 units should be at...

Page 16: ...e The pinout for this connector is as follows Make the connection using a cable designed for RS 422 connection check the pinout of your P2 device before making the connection This machine may now be c...

Page 17: ...er for several years of use When the battery eventually degrades to the point where it cannot provide enough power to retain settings the message Memory Error will be shown on the diaply screen this c...

Page 18: ...Section 3 5 Memory and batteries 3 4...

Page 19: ...e edited is high lighted by an underline cursor The first editable field is the Fix field which may be changed between the values of Fix and Vari The second field is the numerical field which sets the...

Page 20: ...operation 1 In the top level menu move the cursor to menu group 3 and press SELECT 2 With the cursor as shown next to the Machine Offset menu item press SELECT again 3 Use the numeric keypad to enter...

Page 21: ...t controlled by the menu s other parameters as in the example menu below 1 Press and hold down the SHIFT key 2 While holding down the SHIFT key press the UP or DOWN NEXT or PREVIOUS key to increment o...

Page 22: ...so the same remote control unit can be used with a vari ety of different equipment setups with the mini mum of reconfiguration This is a great time saver as not only are the RC 898 s parameters stored...

Page 23: ...the screen above 1 From the top screen select menu group F and select the Setup menu 2 Make sure that the left parameter shows Load by moving the cursor under it and the DOWN key to change its value...

Page 24: ...Section 4 5 Storing and recalling user setups 4 6...

Page 25: ...ne 8 is equivalent to a unit attached to the serial port 43 5 1 2 Formatting tapes The Hi8 tapes used in DTRS units must be for matted This can be done either from the DTRS units themselves or from th...

Page 26: ...used and the location facilities available from the RC 898 see 6 Loca tion functions 5 1 6 Shuttle mode The RC 898 incorporates a jog dial and shuttle wheel to allow precise positioning of the tape i...

Page 27: ...98 REC FUNCTION keys to change the status of any tracks while the ALL INPUT function is on will lose the relationship between the REC FUNCTION and INPUT MONITOR status for individual tracks when ALL I...

Page 28: ...s provided that you have not made any manual monitor set tings using the INPUT MONITOR keys and that confidence mode is off What do I listen to ALL INPUT REC FUNCTION STOP FF REW JOG SHUTTLE N N N AUT...

Page 29: ...ute Table 3 DA 98 PLAY REC STOP FF REW JOG SHUTTLE ALL INPUT on Source ALL INPUT off AUTO MON off REC FUNCTION on Selectablea a Selectable means that when confidence mode is in operation the INPUT MON...

Page 30: ...Section 5 2 Monitoring 5 6...

Page 31: ...y and editing cue points may optionally be displayed and edited to second accu racy ignoring the frames field 6 2 Setting the precision The RC 898 typically displays to frame based precision although...

Page 32: ...tart to flash 2 Press the 0 key on the numeric keypad followed by ENTER LOAD The LOCATE TIME VALUE display will now show the actual time value of the zero point 3 Press the LOC key 41 The tape will re...

Page 33: ...is 00min00sec It is not possible to have a negative pre roll time 6 5 2 Auto play When the DTRS unit reaches the location point it will normally go into stop mode However if the AUTO PLAY indicator 33...

Page 34: ...digit MEMORY NO display 14 As mentioned above 6 3 Setting a relative time reference location 00 is used for special pur poses such as storing the zero reference point in relative time mode We therefor...

Page 35: ...er in which it has been stored Pressing the CUE STR key again will store the new tape location into the next memory location These location memories can be recalled and edited in the same way as locat...

Page 36: ...way as any other location memory 1 Press the RCL key The MEMORY NO display will start to flash 2 Press either the IN or the OUT key as appropriate The time value of the punch in or the punch out point...

Page 37: ...Crossfade times Crossfading is used in digital recording to provide a seamless punch operation 1 From menu group 1 move the cursor to X fade and press SELECT 2 On DA 98 units the time can be set from...

Page 38: ...point the RECORD key will go out and the RECORD FUNCTION indicators of the armed tracks will start to flash The INPUT MONITOR indicators will also go out When the tape reaches the post roll point it w...

Page 39: ...rical value field and use the UP and DOWN keys or the numeric keypad to enter a value The key of the numeric keypad allows you to enter negative values here as shown by the period after the last digit...

Page 40: ...control daisy chain described in 3 1 Connection to DTRS units To set sync chase mode on or off for a particular DTRS unit 1 Press the CHASE key 31 The word CHASE will start to flash in the LOCATE TIME...

Page 41: ...3 Use the numeric keypad to enter an offset value which is shown on the LOCATE TIME VALUE display The key of the numeric keypad is used to change between positive and negative values The offset value...

Page 42: ...relative There is no need to press SELECT here 2 The appropriate difference value will be displayed on the bottom line of the display screen 7 2 6 Clock selection The word clock as opposed to the time...

Page 43: ...LECT 2 Use the UP and DOWN keys to select between 16 20 and 24 bit word length of incoming data which will be converted to 16 bits for recording purposes If you select a value higher than 16 you may w...

Page 44: ...ndard values European TASCAM and SMPTE These levels correspond to 1 From menu group 2 move the cursor to Ref Level and press SELECT 2 Use the UP and DOWN keys to select between 16 18 and 20 dB The app...

Page 45: ...o select between off 440 Hz and 1 kHz All other inputs will be overridden by the oscillator when it is turned on S i n e O s c i l l a t o r M a c h i n e 1 o f f WARNING When using the oscillator tur...

Page 46: ...Section 7 2 Unit related functions 7 8...

Page 47: ...kind of timecode on the tape striped timecode or synthesized timecode as described in 8 1 2 Syn thesizing timecode from ABS times below 8 1 2 Synthesizing timecode from ABS times As mentioned earlier...

Page 48: ...tart time The DTRS unit s internal generator can be set in the following way 1 From menu group 8 move the cursor to Gen Start and press SELECT 2 Enter the generator start time using the numeric keypad...

Page 49: ...ne is selected as shown by the MACHINE indicators 8 the TC REC indicator 10 on the RC 898 as well as the TC REC indi cator on the DTRS unit will light 3 Rewind the tape to the beginning It is possible...

Page 50: ...ill need to syn chronize a slave unit with timecode typically only the first unit in the chain will be a timecode slave and this will act as a DTRS sync master for the other units in the chain 8 1 9 C...

Page 51: ...and individually selectable Indv clock settings In the example above the first three DTRS units have their clocks set automatically according to the first clock setting i e units 2 and 3 cannot have...

Page 52: ...selected as will the indicator on the DTRS unit s 8 2 4 Error bypass When a DTRS unit is chasing timecode from an external source the source timecode may drop out for a few frames or be otherwise dis...

Page 53: ...ecutively the values between frames will leap as the tape is read The last mode is off in which case no timecode will be output in fast transport modes See section 10 4 3 of the DA 98 manual for furth...

Page 54: ...de The default action for slave DTRS units is to follow the recording status of the master How ever if DA 98s are being used as slave units and they are chasing using timecode rather than ABS sync it...

Page 55: ...re on or off 3 If video resolve is on select the synchronization mode from between free and re sync V i d e o R e s o l v e M a c h i n e 1 o n o f f M o d e o f f f r e e NOTE The video resolve capab...

Page 56: ...Section 8 2 Advanced timecode functions 8 10...

Page 57: ...e required GPI unit 3 Move the cursor to the Pol polarity field and use the UP and DOWN keys to select either open or close for the polarity of the unit s event trigger When open is selected the event...

Page 58: ...n The EXT 2 9 pin serial connector 43 of the RC 898 is used for RS 422 control of suitably equipped devices Sony P2 protocol As an exam ple of how this may be used if you connect the master VTR to the...

Page 59: ...quite likely that you will need to control the trans port of a VTR which acts as a timecode master for the DTRS slaves These DTRS slaves will be used for recording but the VTR will not other wise the...

Page 60: ...s to select between 9Pin MIDI Bus and off Even when a control protocol is selected the RC 898 and DTRS sync protocol can still be used to address and control the DA 98 9 4 2 Track mapping functions Wh...

Page 61: ...rom menu group 3 move the cursor to Trk Arm track arming and press SELECT 2 Use the LEFT and RIGHT cursor keys to move between machines and the UP and DOWN keys to enable or disable track arming from...

Page 62: ...d DOWN keys to select between x 100 and x 8 speeds 9 4 8 Cue up tally When locating in 9 pin command mode the DA 98 will locate to the required position and then enter pause mode What is then returned...

Page 63: ...ions 9 7 1 From menu group 7 move the cursor to MIDI ID and press SELECT 2 Use the UP and DOWN keys to select the required ID number taking care that each unit has a different value M I D I B u s I D...

Page 64: ...Section 9 4 Other DTRS control functions 9 8...

Page 65: ...lows you to find menu functions from an alphabetically sorted list Menu group 0 Menu item Parameter s Values Reference Track Delay Time Track Delay time Unit 1 through 4 8 1 8 9 16 17 24 25 32 33 40 4...

Page 66: ...pe of dither or on and off off Rectangular on Triangular 7 2 11 Dither Rec Mute Track muting on or off for each track 7 1 3 Rec Mute function Menu item Parameter s Values Reference Shuttle Mute Enable...

Page 67: ...ference TC Chase Indiv Rec Enabled or dis abled for each DTRS unit enabled disabled 8 2 9 Individual recording status while chasing time code Rechase Mode Mode Window rechase free 1 sec 2 sec 8 2 5 Re...

Page 68: ...ng timecode from ABS times Menu item Parameter s Values Reference Emulation Device Device name PCM 7050 BVH 3000 BVU 950 BVW 75 PCM 800 BVH 2000 DVR 10 TASCAM 9 4 5 Device emu lation Record Delay Time...

Page 69: ...enerate Start Time Time value Defaults to 00 00 00 00 8 1 4 Setting the generator start time Generate Mode Run Stop Mode Stop Run Reset Continue 8 1 5 Starting and stopping the genera tor Fs Shift Mod...

Page 70: ...switch Frequency off ready on 44 1k 48k 5 1 2 Formatting tapes Menu item Parameter s Values Reference Clock Mode DTRS clock set ting for each unit Individual Auto 8 1 11 Indepen dent clock settings Me...

Page 71: ...y Mode Frame Display Shows or hides the frames fields on off 6 2 Setting the pre cision Setup Load or save Memory bank Load Save 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 F factory 4 5 Storing and recalling user set ups Di...

Page 72: ...12 9 Record Delay 6 Control Protocol 3 Rel Diff F19 E Crossfade Time F11 1 Remote Track Arming 3 Cueup Tally 6 Repeat Start End F14 3 Dither 1 Setup F Emulation Device 6 Shuttle Monitor 9 Error Bypass...

Page 73: ...control D sub 15 pin Parallel control and tally or up to 5 GPI controlled units Size w x h x d 404 x 63 x 253 mm 15 9 x 2 7 x 10 0 in Weight 2 5 kg 5 5 lbs Power Supplied from DTRS recorder Supplied a...

Page 74: ...Section 10 4 Dimensions 10 10...

Page 75: ...and 9 6 Controlling DTRS units through menus 4 3 Copying tracks 7 1 10 1 Crossfade times 6 7 CUE STR key 2 5 Cue up tally 9 6 10 4 Cursor keys 2 4 D DA 88 output timing 7 4 Data entry with the jog dia...

Page 76: ...6 4 storing 6 4 undo 6 5 Location memory display 2 3 6 4 Location pre roll explanation 6 3 parameters 10 1 RS 422 9 2 setting 6 3 Location time display 2 3 4 2 LOCK indicators 2 3 LTC in fast modes 8...

Page 77: ...on DA 98 9 5 Repeat play 6 5 10 3 RTZ return to zero 6 2 REW 2 5 Roll around cart 1 3 RS 422 control 9 2 enabling and disabling recording 9 3 location pre roll 9 2 S Safing tracks 2 2 5 2 Sampling fre...

Page 78: ...10 4 park position 8 7 10 3 rechase 8 6 10 3 recording 2 3 8 3 10 5 selecting source 8 1 10 5 selection vs ABS timing 6 2 source of output 8 6 striping tapes 8 3 synthesizing from ABS 8 1 10 4 timecod...

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