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DA-78HR

 

Digital Multitrack Recorder

OWNER’S MANUAL

 

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Summary of Contents for DA-78HR

Page 1: ...iterature 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...

Page 2: ...ould be used and be sure to re 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 devic...

Page 3: ...g 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 grou...

Page 4: ...15 P LOC 2 MEMO 2 key 15 Q MIXDOWN LEVEL PAN key and indicator 15 2 4 Track controls 15 R REC FUNCTION keys and indicators 15 S Peak meters 15 2 5 Rear panel features 15 T REMOTE IN SYNC IN 15 U MIDI...

Page 5: ...g 36 6 5 Summary of monitor modes 37 7 Advanced operations 7 1 Autolocation 38 7 1 1 Setting MEMO 1 and MEMO 2 on the fly 38 7 1 2 Checking editing and manually entering MEMO 1 and MEMO 2 38 7 1 3 Set...

Page 6: ...mecode errors 60 9 6 11 Individual recording while chasing timecode 60 10 MIDI control 10 1 MMC enable and disable 62 10 1 1Assigning a MIDI ID to the DA 78HR 62 10 1 2MMC commands and the DA 78HR62 1...

Page 7: ...is around 80 seconds Direct digital synchronization of up to 16 DTRS recorders 128 tracks without the use of any exter nal synchronizer or controller Direct digital dubbing between DTRS units An inter...

Page 8: ...gest that you make a note of these to prolong the useful life of the DA 78HR 1 4 1 Clock source in a digital studio The DA 78HR can be used in a variety of situations and with a variety of equipment e...

Page 9: ...ord DA 78HR should be used with a grounded power cord connected to a suitable electri cal ground at all times If it is not there is a possibil ity that the audio quality will suffer 1 4 7 Powering the...

Page 10: ...ty for problems resulting from changes made by a manufacturer to the materials or specifications of its tape products The electrical characteristics of DTRS recorders are adjusted andset using Sony Hi...

Page 11: ...CAM P5 E5 television system the same lengthof tape as far as video length is concerned will provide differ ent times for audio work as shown below due to dif ferent frame rates between television syst...

Page 12: ...12 TASCAM DA 78HR 2 Front and rear panel features...

Page 13: ...s minutes seconds and frames It is also used to display menus sub menus and the values of the parameters of the unit as well as pro viding information on the current status of the unit 8 PB CONDITION...

Page 14: ...ee 4 Menu interface etc for details Many of them also serve two functions as shown by the blue shifted legends below the unshifted leg ends shown here in parentheses See 4 2 The SHIFT key for details...

Page 15: ...o select tracks and channels for different operations including the input and output patchbays the delay and sub mixer functions See 7 3 Track delay 7 4 Sub mixer and 5 3 Input selection for details o...

Page 16: ...ovide an SPDIF stereo dig ital audio signal containing the submix signal OUT or accept an SPDIF signal IN for recording see 7 4 Sub mixer and 5 3 1 Digital input selection c ANALOG INPUTS unbalanced T...

Page 17: ...ASCAM dealer for availabil ity of suitable ready made cables and see 12 1 8 Cables However we recognize that every situa tion has its own unique features and there are occa sions when a special cable...

Page 18: ...u system see 10 MIDI control Note the difference between MIDI OUT and MIDI THRU The OUT connector outputs signals which originate from the DA 78HR The THRU connector echoes messages received at the IN...

Page 19: ...rom the DA 78HR 3 3 4 Indirect word sync As mentioned earlier there is usually no need to use a word clock when connecting DTRS units together There is however an occasion when it is necessary to carr...

Page 20: ...are lit Pressing and holdingSHIFT and pressing any REC FUNCTION key in these editing modes will toggle the meters between data value display and the normal meter display 4 2 The SHIFT key TheSHIFT ke...

Page 21: ...f the parameter this is when the parameter name and or the value are too long to be displayed together Pressing the SUB MENU key cycles through the list of sub menu items in a top level menu group the...

Page 22: ...ys of representing sub frame val ues as percentage subframes or as samples When sub frames are displayed as percentages the minimum displayed value is always 00 and the max imum displayed value is 99...

Page 23: ...CLOK MODE clock mode AUTO INDViD individual 8 6 Individual clock mode Clock source for a slave unit Current position corresponds to 23 Display shows 102 as the current value Indicator flashes slowly...

Page 24: ...1k 7 9 Sine oscilla tor Line up oscillator Display V alues default Describedin Display V alues default Describedin TAPE TC tapeTC TC TRK TC track CONV converted ABS absolute 9 2 Tapetime codemode T ap...

Page 25: ...0 00 0 sec onds 0frames to 01 29 1 second 29 frames 9 6 7 Automatic park positionset ting Park position timing Display V alues default Describedin TC REC SRC TC recording source EXT external TCG TC ge...

Page 26: ...e CLEN cleaning OFF 11 1 Head and transport cleaning Starts the head cleaning process B E R block error rate OFF ON 11 1 2 Checking error rates Displays thecurrent block error rate init backup memory...

Page 27: ...rolled from another DTRS unit and the REMOTE IN SYNC IN connection has been made see 8 1 Synchronization connections Neither the WORD nor DIGITAL IN indicators will light at this time 5 1 2 Formatting...

Page 28: ...o a pre formatted blank section of the tape and resume formatting and recording from there Recording and formatting will continue at the sampling fre quency used on the first part of the tape Avoid re...

Page 29: ...recording starts is automat ically stored into memory for punch in purposes 4 Stop recording as described above 5 2 6 Replaying the first tracks When you have positioned the tape at the beginning of t...

Page 30: ...gh 8 D1 through D8 digital 1 through 8 and T1 through T8 track 1 through 8 5 To select another destination track press that track s REC FUNCTION key and repeat the process NOTE If your setting results...

Page 31: ...tup 5 4 1 Sampling frequency and word length If you attempt to record digitally from a digital source which has a different frequency from that pre viously recorded as the DA 78HR s tape format the Fs...

Page 32: ...e punch opera tions We suggest that you turn this mode off when performing punch ins 5 6 1 Automatic punch point setting Whenever recording takes place the time when recording begins is automatically...

Page 33: ...5 Use the shifted and keys LEFT and RIGHT to select the field hours minutes seconds frames or sub frames that you want to edit and use the and keys to change the value of the punch in time See 4 3 5 L...

Page 34: ...ntry cue is missed or a mistake is made early on in the take In these cases the following procedure applies to both rehearsal and punch recording 1 While the tape is running press the LOC 1 key there...

Page 35: ...ess the AUTO IN OUT key so that the indicator flashes and repeat the take 5 6 9 Exiting punch in mode 1 Disarm any armed tracks press the REC FUNCTION switches so that the indicators go out 2 Press th...

Page 36: ...owever if a track is armed you may want to listen to the source input signal rather than the off tape recording NOTE ALL INPUToverrides any shuttle monitoring selec tions described below Any shuttle m...

Page 37: ...a track This depends on the ALL INPUT AUTO MON and the REC FUNCTION settings and on the transport mode currently engaged REC FUNCTION PLA Y RECORD STOP REW FFW D SHUTTLE shuttlemonitor ALLINPUTON ON...

Page 38: ...location times have been set press the SHIFT key to turn the SHIFT mode off and return the counter to its normal display 7 1 3 Setting the location pre roll time When you locate to a location memory t...

Page 39: ...eration when they are closer together than this the display shows Too NEAR TOO NEAR If you have only set one location point the repeat will be between 00 00 00 00 and the location point Pressing any t...

Page 40: ...Setting the master level This is the master level of all signals output through channels 7 and 8 1 With mixdown mode enabled press the SHIFT key so that the indicator is flashing 2 Press the MIXDOWN L...

Page 41: ...d keys together will nor malize the sub mixer feeding each channel with the output of the correspondingly num bered track NOTE These assignments are temporary and remain only as long as the mixdown mo...

Page 42: ...ed by 12 dB to avoid possible damage to ears and speakers When AUTO MON is on the monitoring of any armed tracks will be off tape unless the SHTL MON is on in which case the monitoring of armed tracks...

Page 43: ...t has been selected Recording the oscillator test tone is therefore similar to any other recording operation 7 10REC MUTE recording silence There may be times when you wish to prevent any signal from...

Page 44: ...SPDIF COAXIAL outputs can be set to either 16 or 24 bits 1 Press the SHIFT key so that the unit is in shift mode SHIFT indicator is flashing 2 Press the MENU key until the display shows Audio 2 AUDIO...

Page 45: ...home on your project using your own DA 78HR take the tape toanother facility using the DA 78HR and set up the other machine in exactly the same way as the original at home Of course there are many oth...

Page 46: ...nd will read the data loading it into memory While the data is being read from tape the display shows READING READING 6 If the settings data on the tape has been read successfully the display will sho...

Page 47: ...omatically take their clock through this as shown by the front panel CLOCK indicators neither of which will be lit There are exceptional circumstances when indepen dent clocks may be necessary See 8 6...

Page 48: ...indicator goes off NOTE When chasing it may take some time before chase lock is achieved A slave unit cannot start recording until it has achieved chase lock status 8 3 Machine offset It is sometimes...

Page 49: ...en here The master DA 78HR contains the tape with the dia log and reference tracks from the video worktape Another DA 78HR the slave has a tape with some tracks containing video backing music It is ne...

Page 50: ...into CHASE mode 8 2 Machine ID and master slave settings 7 Locate the master tape to a point before the material you want to duplicate The target slave will also locate since it is in chase mode 8 Arm...

Page 51: ...ape 8 6 Individual clock mode There are some circumstances where it may be nec essary to use independent reference clocks on a chain of DTRS units when TC time mode see 9 2 Tape timecode mode is selec...

Page 52: ...ther than the ABS value The timecode may be internal or external and can be received and transmitted via the MIDI connectors or timecode synthesized from the ABS subcode 9 2 Tape timecode mode Whether...

Page 53: ...acility When using the DA 78HR to chase to a timecode master the system frame mode on the DA 78HR must match the frame mode of the timecode master otherwise chase operations are not possible The syste...

Page 54: ...ure of analog to digital conver sion the timecode input to the DA 78HR must be synchronized either to the audio from the digital or analog outputs 1 Press the SHIFT keysothat the SHIFT indicator is fl...

Page 55: ...tiguous it will leap between frames The OFF OFF setting means that timecode is not output during fast operations 9 4 6 Timecode output timing Because of the nature of the digital to analog conver sion...

Page 56: ...ill start flashing This set ting will return to 0 disabled when timecode recording has finished 9 To start the generator press the SUB MENU key until the display shows TGc STOP TCG STOP Then use the o...

Page 57: ...ode recorded on the audio track in this way is synchronized to the audio clock and can subse quently be transferred through patching to the time code track 9 5 6 Recording timecode from external sourc...

Page 58: ...shing and timecode is received at the TIME CODE IN connector the DA 78HR will start to chase the timecode When it is locked to the incoming timecode the CHASE indica tor will light steadily NOTE S The...

Page 59: ...y and starting to transmit timecode for the DA 78HR to read These functions allow you to measure and test the optimum pre roll position for the DA 78HR when it is a timecode slave to park itself relat...

Page 60: ...wever and you can leave it in free running mode If the timecode master tape includes a break in the time code though you may want the DA 78HR torechase the master As well as selecting rechase you can...

Page 61: ...he display shows INDV REC INDV REC x where x is 0 disabled or 1 enabled 3 Use the and keys to choose between 0 disabled and 1 enabled When this function is enabled individual recordingis possible when...

Page 62: ...e and keys to change the ID to a value between 1 and 127 making sure that this is unique in your setup You can also select the default value of ALL ALL which allows the DA 78HR to accept all MMC comma...

Page 63: ...15 c4 0 0 0 0 1F 1E 1D 1C c5 0 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 c6 0 2D 2C 2B 2A 29 28 27 c7 0 34 33 32 31 30 2F 2E c8 0 3B 3A 39 38 37 36 35 c9 0 0 0 0 3F 3E 3D 3C c10 0 46 SEARCH 45 VARIABLE PLA Y 44 LOCA TE 4...

Page 64: ...ODE SOURCE 45 TIME STANDARD 44 COMMAND ERROR LEVEL 43 COMMAND ERROR 42 RESPONSE ERROR 41 UPDA TE RATE 40 SIGNATURE r11 0 4D RECORD STATUS 4C RECORD MODE 4B FAST MODE 4A STOP MODE 49 VELOCITY TALLY 48...

Page 65: ...f a slave machine chasing to a master via a SYNC IN connection the master s chase cannot be set of course The limits of this parameter are 02 00 00 00 If a value over or below these limits are entered...

Page 66: ...bytes destination and source destination is the tape track number 1 00 through 07 source is either the input channel number 1 00 through 07 or the tape track number 1 8 08 through 0F 10 4 7 Track Cop...

Page 67: ...After Key s x x Touch Ch s x x Pitch Bender x x 7 9 10 11 x o Ot her x x Control Change True 0 127 Prog x x Change True 1 128 System Exclusiv e o o 1 System Song P os x x Song S el x x Common Tune x x...

Page 68: ...il the display briefly shows CLEN CLEN xxxx fol lowed by Clen OFF CLEN OFF Here the xxxxrepresents the number of times cleaning has been performed 3 Use the key to change OFF to ON ON If a tape has al...

Page 69: ...m time The display then changes 3 Use the and keys to choose between d D xxxx total drum time and d s D S xxxx drum search time xxxx represents the time in hours shown beside the appropriate parameter...

Page 70: ...are revision number e g 1 00 3 Use the and keys to display the required software component version number 11 3 1 Software upgrades TASCAM pursues a policy of continuous improve ment to products and th...

Page 71: ...DIF 2 format This unit is for use with DASH format digital multitrack recorders etc The following cables should be used with the unit 12 1 6 IF TAD ADAT digital audio converter Converts eight channels...

Page 72: ...z Recording playback resolution 16 24bits linear DTRS DTRS HR Referencelevel 16 dB full bit Cross fadetime 10ms to 200ms 10ms increments Track delay 200to 7 200samples 4to 150ms insingle unit incremen...

Page 73: ...0 in Size including feet w x hx d 482 x 143 x 350 mm 19 x 5 6 x 13 8 in Weight 8 1 kg 17 8lbs Power requirements USA Canada 120 V AC 60Hz U K Europe 230VAC 50Hz Australia 240 V AC 50 Hz Power consumpt...

Page 74: ...ecode offset 59 cassette types 9 CHASE key 15 chase mode 48 chase to timecode 58 checking and editing and manually entering location points 38 checking drum time 69 checking error rates 68 checking ex...

Page 75: ...39 editing 38 locating 38 setting pre roll time 38 LTC output55 M machine ID 47 58 master slave settings 47 setting 48 timecode 58 machine offset 48 65 maintenance menu 26 manually entering location p...

Page 76: ...rmatting 28 51 rectangular dither 44 rehearsing punch ins 34 relative difference 60 relative humidity 8 Remote control connectors 72 REMOTE IN 15 18 REMOTE IN SYNC IN 15 REMOTE PUNCH IN OUT 16 Remote...

Page 77: ...est tone 43 timecode 7 52 ABS times 52 absolute and relative difference 60 bypassing errors 60 chasing 58 connections 16 18 external 54 57 external sources 57 fast LTC 55 frame mode 53 frame rate 53 f...

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