TASCAM DA-6400/DA-6400dp
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Contents
1 – Introduction ..............................................7
Features ..................................................................................7
Included items .....................................................................7
Conventions used in this manual ..................................7
Trademarks ............................................................................7
Precautions for placement and use ..............................8
Notes about power supplies ...........................................8
Beware of condensation ...................................................8
Cleaning the unit .................................................................8
Notes about SSD and HDD drives .................................8
2 – Names and Functions of Parts .................9
Front panel ............................................................................9
Rear panel ............................................................................11
Note about the PARALLEL connector .................12
Home Screen ......................................................................12
Menu structure ..................................................................14
Basic Menu Screen operations .....................................16
Menu operation procedures ..................................16
3 – Preparation ..............................................17
Connecting and disconnecting USB flash drives ..18
Installing I/O cards (sold separately) ..........................18
Turning the unit on and off (putting it in standby) .18
Setting the built-in clock date and time ...................19
Adjusting the brightness ................................................19
Preparing SSD/HDD drives and USB flash drives
for use....................................................................................19
Connecting headphones ...............................................20
Setting headphones monitoring mode .............20
Setting the lock function ...............................................21
4 – Recording ................................................22
Restrictions on recording operations ........................22
Setting the master clock .................................................22
Making word/video connector settings ...................23
Setting the reference level ............................................23
Setting input monitoring ...............................................23
Setting input monitoring for specific channels 24
Making recording channel settings ...........................24
for specific channels .................................................24
Setting the recording file format ................................25
Setting the file name format ........................................26
Editing text ...................................................................26
Automatically incrementing take numbers ............27
Incrementing take numbers manually ......................27
Adding marks automatically when recording ........27
Adding marks manually when recording.................28
Adding marks when recording .............................28
and IF-MA64/BN cards .............................................29
5 – Working with Folders (BROWSE screen) ..30
Opening the BROWSE screen .......................................30
Navigating the BROWSE screen ...................................30
Icons on the BROWSE screen ........................................30
Folder operations ..............................................................30
Take and file operations .................................................31
Editing folder, take and file names .............................31
Deleting folders, takes and files ..................................32
Copying folders, takes and files ...................................32
Rebuilding folders ............................................................33
Editing the start timecode of a take ...........................33
Creating new folders .......................................................33
Folder structure overview..............................................34
Folder structure .................................................................34
File name .......................................................................34
File formats ..........................................................................34
6 – Playback ...................................................35
Playing recordings .....................................................35
Selecting takes ...................................................................35
7 – Internal Settings .....................................36
Setting the timecode .......................................................36
TC SETUP 1 page settings .......................................36
TC SETUP 2 page settings .......................................37
PARALLEL connector settings ......................................38
Network function settings .............................................39
Setting the SNTP function .............................................40
Network functions (FTP server/telnet/VNC) ...........42