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Table of Contents

 

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 TASCAM MD-801R/P Mk II

 

4.2.1 Playing back a whole disc.................. 4-1
4.2.2 Playback outputs ................................ 4-1
4.2.3 Monaural playback.............................. 4-1
4.2.4 Playing back a single track ................ 4-2
4.2.5 Entering the A and B location points 4-2
4.2.6 Playback between two location 

points ......................................................... 4-2

4.2.7 The CALL function .............................. 4-2
4.2.8 Relative time display .......................... 4-2
4.2.9 Repeat playback.................................. 4-3
4.2.10 Track search operations .................. 4-3
4.2.11 Cueing the next track automatically 4-3
4.2.12 Cueing to the first audio position in 

a track ........................................................ 4-3

4.2.13 Varispeed mode ................................ 4-3
4.2.14 Jog mode ........................................... 4-3
4.2.15 Shuttle mode ..................................... 4-4
4.2.16 Displaying track titles during 

playback..................................................... 4-4

4.2.17 Displaying the recording date ......... 4-4
4.2.18 Setting the time and date ................. 4-4

 

4.3 Recording operations........................ 4-4

 

4.3.1 General notes on recording using the

MD format .................................................. 4-5

4.3.2 Rebuilding the TOC ............................ 4-5
4.3.3 Basic recording ................................... 4-5
4.3.4 Track number incrementing............... 4-6
4.3.5 “Post-Script” recording...................... 4-6
4.3.6 Replace recording............................... 4-6
4.3.7 Sound synchro recording .................. 4-7
4.3.8 Digital recording ................................. 4-7
4.3.9 Analog recording ................................ 4-8
4.3.10 Track title copying together with 

audio .......................................................... 4-8

 

5 - Editing operations

 

5.1 Basic editing operations ................... 5-1

 

5.1.1 Cancelling an edit operation .............. 5-1
5.1.2 Editing without saving the edits to 

disc............................................................. 5-1

 

5.2 Dividing tracks ................................... 5-1
5.3 Erasing a track ................................... 5-2
5.4 Combining tracks .............................. 5-2
5.5 Moving tracks..................................... 5-3
5.6 A and B point erase operations........ 5-3

 

5.6.1 Normal A-B erase.................................5-4
5.6.2 Erasing to the end of a track ..............5-4
5.6.3 Erasing from the start of a track ........5-4
5.6.4 Erasing more than one track at a 

time .............................................................5-4

5.6.5 Retaining a track title for use by the 

second track after a division ....................5-5

 

5.7 Moving an A-B point ..........................5-5
5.8 Restoring erased material .................5-6
5.9 Changing track attributes..................5-6
5.10 Erasing a complete disc ..................5-7
5.11 Track and disc title entry.................5-7

 

5.11.1 Deleting characters ...........................5-8
5.11.2 Inserting characters ..........................5-8
5.11.3 Changing characters .........................5-8
5.11.4 Editing existing titles.........................5-8
5.11.5 Viewing titles......................................5-8
5.11.6 Copying disc and track titles............5-9

 

6 - Use of a keyboard with the MD-801

 

6.1 General transport operations............6-1
6.2 Edit operations, etc............................6-1

 

6.2.1 Entering programmed playback.........6-1
6.2.2 Checking and editing a programmed 

sequence ....................................................6-2

6.2.3 Time-based location ............................6-2

 

6.3 Flash start ...........................................6-2
6.4 Direct track entry................................6-3
6.5 Track and disc title editing with the 

keyboard ................................................6-3

 

7 - Remote control of the MD-801

 

7.1 REMOTE (PARALLEL) connector.....7-1

 

7.1.1 Tally indicators ....................................7-1
7.1.2 Fader start ............................................7-2
7.1.3 Sequential playback and recording ...7-2

 

8 - Specifications, etc.

 

8.1 Error messages and troubleshooting 

guide.......................................................8-1

8.2 Specifications.....................................8-2

 

8.2.1 General MiniDisc .................................8-2
8.2.2 Analog I/O.............................................8-3
8.2.3 Digital I/O ..............................................8-3
8.2.4 Other connections ...............................8-3
8.2.5 General and electrical .........................8-3

 

8.3 Dimensional drawing .........................8-4

Summary of Contents for Tascam MD-801MKII

Page 1: ...rature accompanying the appliance The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons This appliance has a serial number located on the rear panel Please record the model number and s...

Page 2: ... fit the fuse cover IF IN DOUBT CONSULT A COMPETENT ELECTRICIAN TO THE USER This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiat...

Page 3: ...orting structure grounding of the lead in wire to an antenna discharge unit size of grounding conductors location of antenna discharge unit con nection to grounding electrodes and requirements for the grounding elec trode Note to CATV system installer This reminder is provided to call the CATV system installer s attention to Section 820 40 of the NEC which provides guidelines for proper grounding ...

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Page 5: ...r 2 5 5 DATE indicator 2 5 6 TRACK TITLE indicator 2 5 7 DISC TITLE indicator 2 6 8 TRACK NO display and indicator 2 6 9 Time display and indicators 2 6 10 PGM NO 2 6 11 Dot matrix alphanumeric display 2 6 12 TOC EDIT indicator 2 6 13 EOM 2 6 14 Peak level meters 2 6 15 REPEAT indicator 2 6 16 SINGLE indicator 2 6 17 A B indicator 2 6 2 3 Rear panel 2 6 32 DIGITAL INPUT AES EBU 2 6 33 DIGITAL OUTP...

Page 6: ... Erasing a track 5 2 5 4 Combining tracks 5 2 5 5 Moving tracks 5 3 5 6 A and B point erase operations 5 3 5 6 1 Normal A B erase 5 4 5 6 2 Erasing to the end of a track 5 4 5 6 3 Erasing from the start of a track 5 4 5 6 4 Erasing more than one track at a time 5 4 5 6 5 Retaining a track title for use by the second track after a division 5 5 5 7 Moving an A B point 5 5 5 8 Restoring erased materi...

Page 7: ... of the MD together with an area reserved for user recording Full explanations of the principles of magneto opti cal recording may be found in a number of excellent reference works but briefly during the recording process the disc is exposed to a strong laser beam which heats the disc s magnetic medium so that a magnetic field can be applied to change the orienta tion of the magnetic particles On ...

Page 8: ...the shutter and touch the surface of the disc Do not keep MiniDiscs in excessively dusty loca tions in direct sunlight in areas subject to high temperatures or high levels of humidity If the cartridge becomes dirty clean it with a dry soft cloth Do not use any solvents or other liquids 1 3 About the MD 801R P Mk II The MD 801R P Mk II based on the TASCAM MD 801 series of MD recorder players and de...

Page 9: ...terial 1 3 1Unpacking the unit When you unpack the unit as well as the unit itself and this manual you should find Power cord Rack mount kit Warranty card If any items are missing contact your TASCAM dealer 1 3 2Rack mounting the unit The MD 801 is equipped with integral rack mount ears and may be installed in any standard vertical 19 rack Remove the feet from the MD 801 using a Phillips screwdriv...

Page 10: ...ckup time This indicates how long There are no features which are unique to the MD 801P model only When characters are shown on the unit s dot matrix display the following typeface is used Input Mon Alternatively the alphanumeric display itself may be shown If a preset word or phrase is shown on the display this is shown as follows TRACK TITLE Track times program numbers as shown in 7 digit number...

Page 11: ...1 Hookup Examplel TASCAM MD 801R P Mk II 1 5 1 5 Hookup Examplel ...

Page 12: ...2 1 TASCAM MD 801R P Mk II 2 Front and rear panel features ...

Page 13: ...ITE key 4 TRACK keys These keys are used to move the playback position backwards or forwards a track at a time Their use is detailed in 4 2 Playback of discs 5 STOP key This key stops playback or recording MD 801R only It is also used to cancel other operations 6 PLAY key and indicator Used to start playback or recording MD 801R only When the operation is taking place the key s indica tor lights 7...

Page 14: ...es the value 13 SHUTTLE wheel This wheel can be used for shuttle playback for wards or backwards when the unit is in play or play ready mode Since the MD 801 is a digital audio device the sound output during shuttle play is not continuous The further the shuttle wheel is turned from the cen ter position the faster the shuttle playback speed When the unit is in menu mode this wheel is used in the M...

Page 15: ...e may be occasions where the two values shown do not always match exactly To turn off the time display in the lower part of the display press theTIME key until the disc or track title is shown rather than the time display In the play and play ready as well as the record and record ready modes theTIME key can also be used to display the following aay bbm ccd where aa is the year bb is the month and...

Page 16: ...ed in the stop and the play ready modes Both the display preset indicators and the alphanu meric part of the display are used to show the current playback mode status as follows SINGLE SINGLE MODE Single track play back mode is selected blank CONTINUE Continuous play of a disc from the start to the end A B A B MODE If the A and B points have been set see 24 playback will loop between these points ...

Page 17: ...me is available on a disc than when recording in stereo 31 ANALOG INPUT switch When an analog input has been selected using the INPUT selection switch 28 you can use this switch to bypass the INPUT level controls 27 When this switch is in the CAL position these con trols are bypassed and have no effect Signals are neither boosted nor attenuated and a nominal signal will be received at the standard...

Page 18: ...o disc 13 EOM Lights briefly at the end of each track or at the end of the disc 14 Peak level meters Display the signal level on playback or when record ing MD 801R only NOTE The OVER indicator indicates digital clipping Digital clipping is a harsh sounding form of distortion unlike say analog tape saturation and should be avoided When connected to analog equipment the nominal analog level is refe...

Page 19: ...mmers are set to the standard 4 dBu level 37 ANALOG INPUTS UNBALANCED These RCA connectors accept unbalanced signals at the 10 dBV level The nominal impedance is 8 kΩ 38 ANALOG OUTPUTS MONITOR These RCA unbalanced connectors provide output signals at the 10 dBV level The nominal impedance is 220 Ω 39 Analog output function DIP switch bank This bank of four DIP switches is used to control the outpu...

Page 20: ...s connector to attach either an optional RC 801 remote contoller or an optional RC FS10 20 remote controller Consult your TASCAM dealer for details of availability 47 REMOTE PARALLEL connector Use this connector to attach an optional RC 8 remote control unit or to control the deck from a controlling device using parallel protocol 48 IN power in connector Connect the supplied power cord to this inl...

Page 21: ...enu has been opened with the SHUTTLE wheel the display changes See 4 2 13 Varispeed mode for details of pitch control operations 3 3 Auto cue The auto cue facility allows you to cue the playback position automatically to the first frame where the audio level goes above a trigger threshold see 4 2 12 Cueing to the first audio position in a track This menu allows you to set the threshold The default...

Page 22: ...f After the menu has been opened with the SHUTTLE wheel the display changes The time may be set from 1 to 99 seconds in 1 sec ond steps or set to off NOTE The EOM tally signal is always transmitted when the U TOC is updated as the result of a recording operation having been completed unless this setting is set to off It is also trans mitted when recording is halted temporarily 3 8 EOM track The EO...

Page 23: ...how the sub menus SHUTTLE wheel to open them 3 11 1Baud rate From the main menu the first sub menu allows the setting of the communications speed baud rate When this sub menu is opened the baud rate can be selected and set The default value is 9600 When a sub menu value has been set with the SHUTTLE wheel the unit returns to the normal set ting 3 11 2Word length The next sub menu allows the settin...

Page 24: ...t value is 54 dB 3 14Copy ID When recording an MD on the MD 801 the copy ID of the recorded MD can be set for different purposes The three settings available are Copy Free Free allows unlimited digital copies to be made from the digital recording made on the MD 801 First generation copy only 1 gen allows only one digital copy to be made from the digital recording produced on the MD 801 Copy prohib...

Page 25: ...ning of the disc Stop playback with the STOP key 5 Pause playback with the READY key 7 and restart it with the PLAY key NOTE If the tracks being played back are less than three seconds in length playback will be dis continuous jumpy 4 2 2Playback outputs There are two sets of outputs provided on the MD 801 the LINE balanced XLR type at 4 dBu 40 and the MONITOR unbalanced RCA at 10 dBV 38 OUTPUT MO...

Page 26: ...e indicator goes out 4 2 6Playback between two location points 1 Enter the location points as described above 2 Press the PLAY MODE key 22 so that the display shows A B 3 Press LOC A DEL 24 The unit will locate to the first point and start playing until it reaches the second point and then stop If the location points are in the wrong order i e B precedes A the display will show A B Error when play...

Page 27: ... taken place If repeat is active the unit will enter play ready mode at the start of the next track REPEAT continue the start of the track which is being repeated REPEAT SINGLE or the A repeat point REPEAT A B 4 2 12Cueing to the first audio position in a track To cue the playback position to the first point where the audio level exceeds a preset threshold make sure that playback is stopped press ...

Page 28: ...dy mode press the MEMO IN CAPS key 23 so that the indicator is lit 2 Press theTITLE key 16 The word DATE will light in the display and the date will be shown for example 98y 12m 25d followed by the time e g 10h 34m 12s in 24 hour format If the track has not been time stamped the display briefly shows NOTE If the MD 801 is in stop mode this operation shows the disc s time and date rather than those...

Page 29: ...hows Complete and theTOC WRITE indicator 19 lights press the TOC WRITE key to write the new TOC to disc NOTE Depending on the condition of the disc how many edits have been performed etc it may take a considerable amount of time for the TOC to be rebuilt In rare cases the recording capacity of the disc may not be increased even after the TOC has been rebuilt in this way The number of tracks that h...

Page 30: ...s the next TRACK key 4 Recording will continue but the track number is incremented by one and the track division is written at the point where the next TRACK key was pressed 4 3 5 Post Script recording There are two ways of cueing the disc when record ing One is post script recording where recording starts immediately following the last recorded mate rial Unlike a linear recorder tape etc there is...

Page 31: ...aying the source As soon as the signal level goes above the threshold the MD 801 will go from record ready to record mode If the MD 801 is in record mode it will drop back to record ready mode as soon as a period of relative silence of more than five seconds in length is detected Recording will start again as soon as a sig nal which is over the threshold is detected again and the Sound Synchro mod...

Page 32: ...is is a special case when making copies between two MD 801 units Titles may be copied in either the analog or the digital copying modes A special optional cable PW 1XMD is required to link the two serial ports of the two units 45 Set up the serial communication parameters to the default values as described in 3 11 Serial communica tions with the baud rate set to 9600 Apart from ensuring that this ...

Page 33: ...tion to disc by press ing the TOC WRITE key 19 NOTE A disc must not be write protected when sav ing edits to disc The display shows W_Protected if you attempt to write a U TOC to a protected disc By ejecting the disc you lose the edits you have made so you should make sure that a disc on which you want to save edits is write enabled before you start the editing process After most editing operation...

Page 34: ... theTRACK keys or any other con venient way of locating to the track 2 After pressing the EDIT key turn the DATA dial until the display shows 3 Turn the SHUTTLE wheel clockwise to change the display 4 If you want to change the track to be erased at this stage you can use the TRACK keys to change the current track 5 Turn the SHUTTLE wheel clockwise to erase the track The display shows Now Editing a...

Page 35: ...roperty of the MD recording system 5 5 Moving tracks This function allows you to edit the running order of the tracks and re place a track in a different position This can also be used with the combine function 5 4 Combining tracks in order to combine non contig uous tracks Before a move operation the tracks and numbers look like Following the move operation the tracks look like The gap is closed ...

Page 36: ...f the A point has been set it is erased the indicator goes out The B point will be at the position where the erase took place 5 6 1Normal A B erase In this editing operation both the A and B points are set within the same track All data between these points is erased 5 6 2Erasing to the end of a track If only point A is marked the end of the track con taining point A is regarded as point B This pr...

Page 37: ...oint A If any of these conditions are not met the display will show A B Error 1 Mark the A and B points 2 Press the EDIT key and turn the DATA dial until the display shows 3 Turn the SHUTTLE wheel clockwise The dis play will change The MD 801 will keep looping the point at which the insertion is to take place the inser tion point is at the end of the loop Use the JOG dial it is not a data dial at ...

Page 38: ... which this function does not restore such data and the Not Execute message will appear NOTES Tracks and sections of less than 12 seconds in length may not be restored When restoring a track or tracks the last restored track will have the unused portion of the disc automatically appended to it This will result in a Disc Full error message if you try to record on the disc To overcome this problem s...

Page 39: ...Each title can be up to 99 characters long and titles too long to fit on the display are scrolled The total number of characters which can be included as titles on a disc disc and track titles is 1 792 characters A computer keyboard PS 2 compatible can be attached to the MD 801 and used to input titles or titles can be entered using the procedure described below for keyboard operations see 6 Use o...

Page 40: ...er following the position where a character is to be inserted 2 Press the LOC B INS key 24 A space will appear into which you can enter a character 5 11 3Changing characters If a character has been wrongly entered you can change it by moving the cursor to the character and turning the DATA dial Thus can be corrected by moving the cursor to the b and then turning the DATA dial counterclockwise 5 11...

Page 41: ...master MD 801 is in stop mode the DISC TITLE indicator will light in the display and you can copy the title for the whole disc If the master MD 801 is in play or play mode the TRACK TITLE indicator will light in the dis play and you can copy the title for the current track 3 The display will change 4 With both units in stop mode press the CALL key 10 on the slave unit The title currently displayed...

Page 42: ... pins 6 and 11 7 1 1Tally indicators The Tally pins of the REMOTE PARALLEL con nector may be used to connect LEDs etc for visual remote indication of the status of the functions which are associated with these pins NOTE The tally outputs are open collectors with the maximum load current being 20 mA and the maximum voltage being 30 V Take care not to overload these pins the maximum supply current i...

Page 43: ...ng this you should make sure that the value in the EOM track menu is set to off see 3 8 EOM track and that the EOM disc value is set to over 60 seconds see 3 7 EOM disc To connect two units for sequential playback con nect the End of Message Tally pin 20 of the first unit to the PLAY Command pin pin 1 of the second unit You should also link together the two ground pins pin 36 This ensures that whe...

Page 44: ...ecording was not available Re check the connections etc to the MD 801 R R Disc Error The disc inserted is of the wrong type it may be an MD data disc or the U TOC has become damaged or is other wise unreadable Try again with another disc Disc Full You are trying to record or split a track on a disc where there is no space Note that if the U TOC is complicated even though the total length of the re...

Page 45: ...otected The track has been pro tected and cannot be written Unprotect the track using the procedure described in 5 9 Changing track attributes TOC Edited Not an error message this message is shown when you try to eject a disc with changes made to the TOC see the EJECT key expla nation 3 Message Meaning and possible remedy R R R TRK Illegal You have specified an illegal track number for an opera ti...

Page 46: ...n jacks nominal 10 dBV full scale 16 dB Maximum input level 6 dBV Nominal impedance 8 kΩ AES EBU output XLR 3 32 type AES3 1992 format R R R COAXIAL output RCA pin jack IEC60958 consumer format SPDIF AES EBU input XLR 3 31 type AES3 1992 format Valid sampling frequencies from 32 kHz to 48 kHz COAXIAL input RCA pin jack IEC60958 consumer format SPDIF Valid sampling frequen cies from 32 kHz to 48 kH...

Page 47: ...8 Dimensional drawing 8 4 TASCAM MD 801R P Mk II 8 3 Dimensional drawing RC 8 Remote Control Unit RC 801 Remote Control Unit Option 216mm 200mm 58mm 1 5 6 m m 2 0 1 m m 1 4 m m 4mm 21mm 201mm 22mm ...

Page 48: ... 6 2 COAXIAL DIGITAL INPUT 2 8 DIGITAL OUTPUT 2 8 Combining tracks 5 2 Communications serial 3 3 Complete disc erasing 5 7 Compression ATRAC 1 1 Copy ID 3 4 Copying disc and track titles 5 9 title together with audio 4 8 Cueing next track automatically 4 3 to first audio position in a track 4 3 D Date displaying recording 4 4 setting the time and 4 4 DATE indicator 2 6 Deleting characters 5 8 Digi...

Page 49: ...racters 5 8 Introduction 1 1 J JOG key and indicator 2 3 Jog loop length 3 1 Jog mode 4 3 JOG DATA dial 2 3 Joop length jog 3 1 K Katakana indicator 2 6 Keyboard PS 2 track and disc title editing 6 3 using with the MD 801 6 1 KEYBOARD connector 2 9 L Laser pickup time 3 4 Level control PHONES jack 2 3 LEVEL controls INPUT 2 6 Level for auto track numbering 3 4 Level meters 2 7 LINE ANALOG OUTPUTS ...

Page 50: ... connector 2 9 Remote control of the MD 801 7 1 REPEAT indicator 2 7 REPEAT key and indicator 2 5 Repeat playback 4 3 Replace recording 4 6 Restoring erased material 5 6 RESUME indicator 2 6 Resume setting 3 2 Retaining a track titleafter editing 5 5 S SCMS 3 4 Search operations track 4 3 Sequential playback and recording 7 2 Serial communications 3 3 Setting time and date 4 4 Shuttle mode 4 4 SHU...

Page 51: ...y and indicator 2 7 Track number incrementing 4 6 Track search operations 4 3 Track title copying together with audio 4 8 TRACK TITLE indicator 2 6 Track titles copying 5 9 Transport operations general 6 1 Trimmers balanced inputs 2 8 Trimmers balanced outputs 2 8 U UNBALANCED ANALOG INPUTS 2 8 Unpacking the unit 1 3 Unprotecting tracks 5 7 Using a PS 2 keyboard with the MD 801 6 1 U TOC random ac...

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