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Tascam RC-898 User's Manual

1. 6 1 6 3 Setting a relative time reference 6 1 6 3 1 Return to zero sseeeseseeseeseeee 6 2 6 4 ABS setting sessessssssssss 6 2 6 4 1 A note on ABS frame rate 6 2 6 4 2 Selecting Time Mode sss 6 2 6 5 Location operations 6 3 6 5 1 Setting the location pre roll value 6 3 6 5 2 Auto play eerte nnne tane tee nga i 6 3 6 5 3 Instant location ssseseeeeeeeeeees 6 3 6 5 4 Manual entry of a location point 6 4 6 5 5 Editing a location ssseseessssssssss 6 4 6 5 6 Storing the location in a memory 6 4 6 5 7 Recalling a location memory 6 4 6 5 8 Repeated entry of location points 6 5 6 5 9 Editing a location memory 6 5 6 6 Repeating a section 6 5 6 7 Punch operations 6 6 6 7 1 Setting punch points ssuessesse 6 6 6 7 2 Checking punch points s 6 6 6 7 3 Editing punch points ssssesse 6 6 6 7 4 Undo function cccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaes 6 6 6 7 5 Setting pre roll and post roll times 6 7 6 7 6 Crossfade times ssssessssssesses
2. i 69 3mm TASAN nc sse REMOTE CONTROL UNIT 4 L J pannanan EEEEEEEGE SEGSEGHGS tG n Section 10 3 Specifications 10 9 Section 10 4 Dimensions a a ae SS 10 10 ABS time as reference 2 3 6 1 10 3 frame rate 6 2 selection vs timecode 6 2 synthesizing timecode 8 with offset 8 Accessories 7 3 ALL INPUT 2 2 5 3 ALL SAFE 2 2 5 2 Ambient temperature 2 Analog audio input 7 5 10 6 Arming tracks 2 2 5 2 9 5 10 3 remotely on DA 98 9 5 Audio input dithering 7 5 10 2 reference level 7 6 10 2 selection 7 5 10 6 word length 7 5 10 2 AUTO MON 2 2 5 3 Auto Offset function 7 3 8 5 AUTO PLAY 2 5 6 3 AUTO PUNCH key 2 5 Ballistics meter 7 6 Battery backup 1 2 3 3 Bus control 9 6 Bus ID 9 6 Cancelling input 2 3 CAPTURE key 2 4 6 3 Chase DTRS sync 7 2 error bypass timecode 8 6 individual recording status 8 8 lock indicators 2 3 offset 2 3 7 3 7 4 park position 8 7 10 3 rechase timecode 6 6 10 3 to external timecode 8 4 Checking punch points 6 6 Clock independent clocks 8 5 10 6 selecting clock source 7 4 source 7 3 2 2 10 6 Confidence mode 2 3 7 6 10 6 Confirming menu entries 2 4 Connection to DTRS recorders 3 1 Continuous playback of a section 6 5 CONTRAST control 2 6 Control mode for serial port unit split mode 9 3 70 5 Control protocol for DA 98 9 4 10 3 Controller locate command 9 6 Controlling DTRS units through menus 4 3 Index A E Copying
3. 10 7 Section 10 2 Alphabetical list of menu items 10 2 Alphabetical list of menu items In this table if a menu item is assigned to a function key as a factory default the function key name is shown in following the menu time name e g F4 Menu Item Menu Item F15 F12 10 8 10 3 Specifications Connections D sub 15 pin DTRS recorder control D sub 9 pin Sony P2 control D sub 15 pin Parallel control and tally or up to 5 GPI controlled units Size w x hx d 404 x 63 x 253 mm 15 9 x 2 7 x 10 0 in Weight 2 5 kg 5 5 Ibs Power Supplied from DTRS recorder Supplied accessories Remote cable 5m Terminator Optional accessories CS 898 roll around stand MK 8924 meter bridge mounting kit 10 4 Dimensions 404mm 9 s 3 3 S S S S S S S S S I 3 S S 9 9 3 S 9 9 9 lll e s s s e s S S s s e s s s e e AAAA s e s s S99 S 3 S S IS S S Sj S S ts tj 9 9 9 96 t 9 96 9 m a 8 5 5 r J C 1 E 255mm ooo N
4. 7 2 13 Reference levels Hold time Release rate tor Enabled Tf D i D per e e 7 2 14 Meter modes 7 2 15 Sine oscilla tor 10 2 Menu group 3 10 1 Menu groups cn offset Cir ld Fore dk Time Made ek Arm Menu item Time value to frame accuracy Reference 7 2 3 Chasing with an offset Time reference 6 4 2 Selecting Time Mode Type n aff 9 4 1 Choosing a control protocol Enabled 9 4 4 Remote track arming Start or end Any valid time entries 6 6 Repeating a Time values to section frame accuracy Menu group 4 TeChs Kec TC Offset RecheMNode Park Fosi Err Es Fass Menu item Parameter s Values Reference Enabled or dis 93 enabled abled for each DTRS unit Mode Window 8 2 9 Individual recording status while chasing time code 8 2 5 Rechase mode Fark Positian Time in frames Time value to 98 subframe ti accuracy Test Manual entry to frame accuracy through 2 seconds minus 1 frame 8 2 4 Error bypass 8 1 9 Chasing with a timecode offset 8 2 8 Park posi tion 10 3 Section 10 1 Menu groups Menu group 5 Menu item Parameter s Timecode type Values Reference 8 1 3 Selecting a timecode type Outpu
5. Confidence mode is selected using this three state switch to prevent accidental switching of the unit into confidence mode which might otherwise cause confusion when performing monitoring operations 7 2 13 Reference levels The reference level for analog I O on the DA 98 can be set to one of three standard values European TASCAM and SMPTE These levels correspond to Standard Nominal level Reference level 16dBFS 4dBu 20dBu 18dBFS 4dBu 22dBu 20dBFS 4dBu 24dBu 1 From menu group 2 move the cursor to v amp 1 and press SELECT i and 2 amp dB The appropriate reference level indicator s next to the meters on the DA 98 unit will light See sec tion 8 7 of the DA 98 manual for further details of reference levels 7 2 14 Meter modes amp p On the DA 98 the peak hold time and the decay ballistics of the meters can be changed 1 x menu group 2 move the cursor to Hi Hade and press SELECT 2 Move the cursor to the 2 3k Hold e and choose between the following values i P seconds 0n 1 second in crepiento setting sets an infinite peak hold time The peak levels can be reset by setting the time to amp seconds 3 Move the cursor to theE e 12 ase setting and EISE between the following releas times E gah Medium and Slow The meter functions are described in section 8 8 of the DA 98 manual 7 2 15 Sine oscillator qp The DA 98
6. Armed tracks i e those which are ready for recording are shown by their indicators flashing Tracks which are actually recording are shown by their indicators being steadily lit When a DA 88 or DA 38 track is recording the INPUT MONITOR indicator will light showing that the monitoring for the tracks is from the input source rather than being off tape The INPUT MONITOR keys are not operational with a DA 88 or DA 38 unit When operating a DA 98 unit the INPUT MONI TOR keys are operational and can be used to change between off tape and source monitoring 5 1 4 ALL SAFE The ALL SAFE key 3 prevents accidental arm ing of tracks When lit all REC FUNCTION indi cators go out and the keys of both the RC 898 and the DTRS unit or units see 7 2 2 Key Mode below are locked pressing them will not arm tracks When the ALL SAFE key is pressed to turn off the safe operation the arming status of all tracks will return to what it was before the ALL SAFE key was pressed 5 1 5 Transport controls The RC 898 shares a common interface with all DTRS units with regard to transport functions including entering end exiting record mode Consult the relevant portions of the DTRS unit manual if you are unsure of the way in which transport operations are carried out One exception to this is the LOC key 41 which does not appear on the front panel of DTRS units It is used to locate the tape to the value shown on the LOC
7. Parameter s Values Enabled or dis abled for each unit Input source Reference 5 2 3 Shuttle moni toring 7 2 9 Input selec tion Word clock source 7 2 6 Clock selec tion 3 state switch Output timing 7 2 12 Confidence mode 7 2 7 Output tim ing 3 state switch Frequency 5 1 2 Formatting tapes Menu group A Menu item Parameter s Values DTRS clock set B Individu ting for each unit Reference 8 1 11 Indepen dent clock settings Menu group E Menu item 10 6 Parameter s Values There are no user settable values in this menu Moving the cursor to the menu item will display the appropriate value on the bottom line of the display Reference 8 1 Primary time code functions 7 2 5 Checking the offset 10 1 Menu groups E Menu group F Kes Mood amp Frame Dig etbur Keu Mode Enables control Hii indisidiuali 7 2 2 Key Mode of all or one unit Frame bizrlau Shows or hides on off 6 2 Setting the pre the frames cision fields Se hue Load or save Load Save 4 5 Storing and Memory bank 8 1 2 3 4 5 5 7 8 3 F factory recalling user set ups DizrTime Absolute or rel Absolute Relative 6 3 Setting a rela ative time dis tive time reference play
8. and press SELECT Dizrmrlas Tim Absolute 2 Use the UP or DOWN key to change HbzolutetoEslatius The REL indicator 12 will light to show that the RC 898 is now displaying times in relative mode 6 1 Section 6 4 ABS setting 3 4 5 00 30 00 00 New 6 3 1 1 When the tape is at the time you want to make the zero point press the CAPTURE key 29 The current time value from the first DTRS unit will be displayed on the LOCATE TIME VALUE display 15 Press the STR key 17 The MEMORY NO display 14 will start to flash Press the numeric keypad s 0 key and then press the ENTER LOAD key 20 to enter the current time into the 00 location memory The TAPE TIME display will now show 00 00 00 00 showing that it is now at zero relative to the time you have just captured If the display shows something other than 00 00 00 00 this means that the tape is now at a position other than the point where you captured the time i e the tape was playing or recording All times now are relative to this time Any loca tions will now be shown on the TAPE TIME dis play relative to the new 00 memory For example if the relative zero point is set to 00 30 00 00 when the tape is at the absolute location of 00 45 00 00 the value shown on the TAPE TIME display will be 00 15 00 00 45 30 However even though the value shown on the TAPE TIME display changes neither the actu
9. e When the tape reaches the post roll point it will stop To repeat the take press the AUTO PUNCH key again e The take can be interrupted at any time by pressing the STOP key e Check the punched material by pressing the PRRL key and locating to the punch pre roll point If the AUTO PLAY indicator is lit while the pre roll location is taking place playback will start automatically when the pre roll point is reached NOTE When you are satisfied with the take remember to turn off the AUTO MON setting and unarm the tracks 7 Making settings on the DTRS units This section covers the operations which relate to the DTRS units other than those specifically related to timecode 7 1 Track operations a The following series of operations relate to indi vidual tracks of the DTRS units connected to the RC 898 7 1 1 Track delay When recording or playing back tracks on a DTRS unit may be delayed by up to 7200 sam ples or advanced relative to other tracks up to a value of 200 samples 5 This is possible due to the design of the recording and monitoring heads in the DTRS mechanism 1 From menu group 0 move the cursor to Delan and press SELECT Section 7 1 Track operations delay times for different DTRS units in the chain easily to slip times etc When track 48 is shown on the display pressing the UP key will select tracks 41 48 Subsequent presses of the UP key will select the other DT
10. 24 Tape counter menu system see 7 2 NOTE When you set the machine IDs you can set the ID of any machine first but we recommend doing this in a standard sequence working from the head of the chain to the tail 3 2 Connections parallel units The RC 898 allows transport control of a unit con nected to the EXT 1 parallel port Before making this connection check the specifications of the other unit to ensure that the control pins available match those provided by the RC 898 as shown below in 3 2 2 Parallel control GPI pinout NOTE The RC 898 provides only transport control for a unit con nected to the parallel port Functions such as track arming etc are not possible when using the EXT 1 parallel port If a passive unit that does not supply power to the tally supply pin 8 is being used switch 1 TALLY POWER of the RC 898 45 must be set on down to allow the RC 898 to provide this power 3 2 1 Connections GPI event units The EXT 1 parallel port may also be used for the purpose of controlling up to five GPI event con trolled devices The way in which these devices may be triggered from the RC 898 is explained in 9 2 Controlling GPI devices 3 2 2 Parallel control GPI pinout The following table gives the pin assignments for the parallel GPI connector EXT 1 GPI connec tions are shown in square brackets STOP Event 1 PLAY Event 2 FF Event 3 REW Event 4
11. Fast flashing The slave unit is in chase mode is in fast for ward or rewind mode and is not locked to the sync master Slow flshing The slave unit is in chase mode stopped and is not locked to the sync master Off The unit is not in chase mode 10 OFFSET PULL UP DN CONFIDENCE DELAY TC REC VARI indicators These indicators are used to show the status of the appropriate mode on the currently selected unit The status is changed using the menus on the dis play screen In addition changing the values from the front panel of a DTRS unit connected to the RC 898 will change the status of this indicator if the unit s number corresponds to the current MACHINE number 8 11 LCD display screen This 20 character x 4 line backlit display screen is used to show and set the different parameters available with the RC 898 12 Time Mode indicators Only one of these indicators will be lit at any one time They indicate the timecode reference time Section 2 1 Front panel code TC or absolute time ABS in use by the currently selected DTRS unit and shown on the TAPE TIME indicator 13 The REL indicator when lit shows that the cur rent time relative to a user defined reference point as explained in 6 3 Setting a relative time reference is 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 i
12. SET Timing E B E H H E 2 Use the LEFT and RIGHT keys to select a unit and the UP and bead ti to Brain the setting between itai and Ar See p15 and pp25 2 26 of the DA 88 manual for fur ther information regarding this facility 7 2 8 Varispeed pitch control The DTRS design allows for 6 0 speed control in 0 1 increments 1 From menu group 0 move the cursor to 1 a i f cl and press SELECT t in n x zx 2 Use the UP key to change F i x the DOWN key to change Ha The VARI indicator 10 will light if sii is selected even if the setting is 4 and will go out if F i x is selected even if the setting is not Zero ri or 3 Move the cursor to the right numeric field and use the UP and DOWN keys to set the value NOTE The varispeed function is only available if the unit clock has been set to internal see 7 2 6 Clock selection and the video resolve function see 8 2 10 Video resolve is off 7 2 9 Input selection DTRS units can accept either digital or analog inputs The choice of which inputs are to be used for each machine is made in the following way 1 From menu group 9 move the cursor to inrutZei and press SELECT lital B B Analog B H H HB Machine 1 2 3 4 0 3 i 2 Use the UP and DOWN keys to select between the digital and analog input sources for each unit In the screen above units 1 through 4 ar
13. 2 3 10 OFFSET PULL UP DN CONFIDENCE DELAY TC REC VARI indicators eese 2 3 11 LCD display screen 0 cc cceeeseeeeeeeeeees 2 3 12 Time Mode indicators sss 2 3 13 TAPE TIME display eee 2 3 14 MEMORY NO display 2 3 15 LOCATE TIME VALUE display 2 3 16 Numeric keypad esee 2 3 17 STR key saissassnintadnessnienninnstearniasiinsiocorbedadinotiatsen 2 3 18 ROL Key 2 3 19 CANCEL key 2 3 20 ENTER LOAD Key en 2 4 21 PRESET key eceecte 2 4 22 F1 through F10 function keys 2 4 23 SHIFT key eceecetetttn 2 4 24 ESCAPE Key 2 4 25 Cursor keyS ccceseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeeeeeeeeeeees 2 4 26 SELECT key ecetee 2 4 27 DATA INC DEC key and indicator 2 4 28 JOG dial and SHUTTLE wheel 2 4 29 CAPTURE Key 2 4 30 REPEAT key and indicator 2 4 31 MACHINE key ecce 2 4 32 CHASE key 2 4 33 AUTO PLAY key and indicator 2 5 34 PRRL key and indicator ssss 2 5 35 RHSL key and indicator 2 5 36 AUTO PUNCH key and indicator 2 5 37 MARK IN key eecc tns 2 5 38 MA
14. It is also possible to use the numeric keypad here The hours and frames digits of the value shown in the LOCATE TIME VALUE display will be ignored and only the minutes and seconds used The maximum value that may be set here is and the minimum value is It is not possible to have a negative pre roll time NOTES The values set here apply to the RC 898 location functions and are not affect settings made on the DTRS units con nected to the RC 898 The values set here do not apply to the auto punch operation pre roll time which is set using a separate menu see 6 7 5 Setting pre roll and post roll times 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 is on the unit will automatically start playing when the location point is reached 6 5 3 Instant location If you are playing back or recording and you wish to mark a point for later one time location 1 Press the CAPTURE key 29 at the point where you wish to return 2 Atany point following the capture press the LOC key to return to the location point that has just been captured It is not necessary to stop the tape before pressing LOC Location can be performed while the unit s transport is in any mode including fast forward and rewind You can now fine tune this time value see 6 5 5 Editing a location This loca
15. TASCAM TEAC Professional Division RC 898 Remote Control Unit TRAAN RC 898 REMOTE CONTROL UNIT 12 13 18 19 ALL SAFE nec 2 fixo 0 9 O e o INPUT o monitor O tol o e O 3 25 34 36 37 41 M 42 0 2 43 01 44 02 4 5 03 46 0 we c figs 0 o o 9 oJ o of o s o oJ o ALL INPI iy 0 o al 5 e o el Oo s o 9 e cLock Te MACHINE O WORD OVIDEO 24 25 29 30 DF 1 23 4 5 6 Ef E2 O OFFSET O DeLa PRESET FA LOCK STATUS 1 2 3 4 5 6 SHIFT F19 F20 SELECT PREVIOUS OWNERS MANUAL O ABS O REL TAPE TE ng Jg G O Te MEMORY NO a nm HH o Eo O PULL UP DN O Te REC O CONFIDENCE O wR m im E Ij F0 FT EJ m rH D HH H LOCATE TIME VALUE fF oO o Eo BB Go m D sos SHUTTLE CAPTURE REPEAT s MACHINE CHA
16. and press SELECT Use the UP and DOWN keys to select between Stor and i 11 as explained above 9 4 9 MMC ID You can set a MMC ID which also serves as the bus ID for each DA 98 unit This is not a MIDI channel number The value may be between i18 1 and i 27 or may be a universal gt Fil 1 setting See section 11 2 1 of the DA 98 manual for fur ther details regarding this function 1 2 From menu group 7 move the cursor toH I E I and press SELECT HIDI Eus ID Hachins Use the UP and DOWN keys to select the required ID number taking care that each unit has a different value Section 9 4 Other DTRS control functions 9 7 Section 9 4 Other DTRS control functions 9 8 10 1 Menu groups 10 Menu and parameter reference 10 1 Menu groups This section provides a quick guide to the menus and their functions providing a list of menus in each menu group the parameters available in each menu and the values that each parameter can take factory values are underlined There is also wherever appropriate a reference to the section of the manual in which the func tion is described Wherever a menu function is applicable to only a certain type or types of DTRS unit this is indicated Please also note the section 10 2 Alphabetical list of menu items which allows you to find menu functions from an alphabetically sorted list Menu group 0 Para
17. 6 4 1 A note on ABS frame rate When ABS is selected the number of frames per second is different from that in any timecode mode For details of setting SMPTE EBU frame rates see 8 1 3 Selecting a timecode type Timecode whether SMPTE or EBU contains a fixed number of frames per second However the ABS method of timing works in a slightly differ ent way In three seconds of time there are 100 frames These frames are allocated as follows Number of Maximum frame Second frames value displayed 00 01 33 32 01 02 33 32 02 03 34 33 This pattern is repeated every three seconds as you will notice when you set frame values using the menu system in ABS mode When multiple DTRS units are connected together in DTRS sync mode the master unit always outputs ABS tim ings to the slave unit s 6 4 2 Selecting Time Mode amp Each DTRS unit in the chain capable of using timecode i e DA 98 and DA 88 SY 88 units can be changed to use either timecode or ABS timing The time mode selected here is the reference time mode for punch operations location operations etc 1 Prom menu group 3 move the cursor to Time ie and press SELECT Mood e In the above screen all machines are referenced to the ABS time 2 Use the i and DOWN keys to select between HES and TC settings NOTES Note that these settings show the way in which the position on the DTRS unit is shown on the TAPE TIME display
18. as the frames field passes its maximum value the seconds field will increment 8 1 10 Auto Timecode Offset function 1 2 3 4 In addition to the manual offset entry it is also possible to set a timecode offset automatically by following the procedure below Pm menu group 4 move the cursor to T Offzei and press SELECT Use the RIGHT key to move the cursor to a second invisible field to the right of the frames field The display will appear as follows ode OF feet Times Locate the two tapes master and slave so that they have the right offset You can play up the tapes and pause them once they have been lined up or carry out the next step while either or both of the tapes is being replayed Press either the UP or DOWN key at the correct offset time to capture and store the offset NOTE The value entered in this way can be edited later using the technique described above Section 8 2 Advanced timecode functions 8 1 11 Independent clock settings 1 2 It is sometimes useful to be able to reference different clock timings for the different DTRS units in the chain if one unit is recording digital input from another digital source and another is referenced to video for example To allow independent settings this function is only available if the time mode is set to timecode and the DA 98 is acting as a slave From menu group A move the cursor to i L
19. e 25F e 24F These types will not of course affect the type of any timecode which has already been used to stripe a tape They are used for the type of timecode which will be produced by the internal timecode generator of a DTRS unit DA 98 or SY 88 or the synthesis from ABS timecode of these units 8 1 4 Setting the generator start time 1 2 3 The DTRS unit s internal generator can be set in the following way Prou menu group 8 move the cursor to 55 Ztart and pres SELECT 2 RES E Tl Enter the generator start time using the numeric keypad 16 Press and hold down SHIFT and press ENTER LOAD to transfer the value to the display screen You can also use the cursor keys and the display screen to set the value here NOTES The frame value at the bottom right of the screen is not set here The procedure for setting this is described in detail in 8 1 3 Selecting a timecode type and is accessed from menu group 5 If the timecode source is synthesized ABS timecode the timecode type may be changed by changing the timecode type of the ABS timecode It is not possible to receive one type and convert it for recording however If timecode is being recorded from an external source thetype cannot be changed We suggest that you choose a value such as 00 57 00 00 allowing a few minutes of lead in on the tape before the program material starts Section 8 1 Primary ti
20. press the UP or DOWN NEXT or m a to increment or decrement the F number The machine number can be set from i through Other menus will present the 6 units on one screen where there is only an on off parameter In these cases use the LEFT and RIGHT keys to select the machine and the UP and DOWN keys to enable or disable the function Zhuttlse Mut 2n E B B BH aff B E a h s i my ayr zi E E Machin amp i P A 4 2 b 4 4 Commonly used menus The F1 through F10 function keys 22 may be used to recall the ten functions menu screens that you use most often When the SHIFT key 23 is held down these keys can be used as an additional ten function keys F11 through F20 NOTE The menu to key assignments made on the RC 898 are entirely independent of any menu to key assignments made on the RC 898 4 3 Section 4 5 Storing and recalling user setups If you have not assigned a menu to a function key the default factory menu to key assignments will be used as follows Key Menu Mieri group F1 F2 F3 F4 F5 F6 F7 F8 F9 F10 F11 F12 F13 F14 F15 F16 F17 F18 F19 F20 ti Hj tno td do 0 Uo o 0000 Rh 0000520 4 4 1 Assigning menus to function keys 1 2 3 To assign a menu to a function key Use cursor keys and the SELECT key until you see the menu you want to assign to a function key Press the PRESET key 21 Functiaor Push Lhuttils The Shuttle
21. Monitor screen is an example only The current menu title will be displayed on the bottom line of the display Press the function key to which you wish to assign the menu To use the second bank of function keys press and hold down the SHIFT key 23 before pressing the function key 4 4 2 Recalling menus using the function keys 1 Simply press the function key where you have previously assigned the menu you want to recall If you have not assigned a menu to the function key that you press the display will remain unchanged 2 If you used the SHIFT key 23 to assign the menu to F11 through F20 press and hold down the SHIFT key before pressing the function key to recall the shifted menu 4 5 Storing and recalling user setups The RC 898 allows you to store and recall almost all parameters set using the menu system 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 and recalled but the set tings for the DTRS units connected to the RC 898 are also stored and recalled In this way up to six DTRS units can be reconfigured to preset configu ration patterns with the press of one key 4 5 1 Saving the current setup 1 From the top menu move the cursor to menu group F and press SELECT RF 2 Move the cursor to 2 tP as shown above and press SEL
22. REC Event 5 N C Common o 400 PWN a Tally supply 9 PLAY tally 10 FFtally 11 REW tally 12 STOP tally 13 REC tally 14 REC COMMAND tally 15 GND 3 3 Connections RS 422 units The RC 898 allows control of a unit implementing the Sony P2 protocol This connection is made through the EXT 2 serial port 43 using a serial cable designed for this purpose The pinout for this connector is as follows Shield RX TX Shield OAN OA RWHND 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 controlled by the RC 898 when the E2 MACHINE indicator 8 is lit 3 4 A note on system clocks When working with many digital audio units all these units must be fed from the same clock source either word or video If this is not done there is a risk that speakers etc may be damaged Note that this clock master is entirely different from the timecode master in a studio setup It is perfectly possible for a clock slave to be a time code master and vice versa Section 3 5 Memory and batteries 3 5 Memory and batteries As you have noticed the RC 898 requires no power supply of its own drawing its power from the DTRS units to which it is connected Location memories and configuration settings are stored using a battery backup system The battery should provide power for several years of use When the ba
23. REC FUNCTION status of any tracks while the ALL INPUT function is on will lose the relationship between the REC FUNC TION and INPUT MONITOR status for individ 5 6 7 ual tracks when ALL INPUT is turned off again Start recording or re set the REC FUNCTION keys to restore this AUTO MON key and indicator This key performs the same function as the AUTO MON key on a DA 98 However the DA 88 and DA 38 are not equipped with a key with this label so the function is slightly different when control ling one of these units Pressing this key is the equivalent of pressing the INSERT key on a connected DA 38 and pressing both the AUTO INPUT and INSERT keys on a DA 88 It is used in punch modes to switch auto matically between tape and source when punching in and out automatically The indicator lights when this function is active Note that the status of the INPUT MONITOR keys on a DA 98 will be overridden by the AUTO MON key However when AUTO MON is turned off again the original status of these keys will be restored Changing the REC FUNCTION status of DA 98 tracks while AUTO MON is on will lose the rela tionship between the REC FUNCTION and INPUT MONITOR status for individual tracks when AUTO MON is turned off again Start recording or re set the REC FUNCTION keys to restore this CLOCK indicators INT WORD and VIDEO These indicators correspond to the indicators with the same names on the currently selected DTR
24. Values Reference HTE Qubeut Output All parameters B an otf 8 2 7 MIDI Time Fast wind mode c Ff code output Stop ID for MMC and bus control 9 4 9 MMC ID Preroll time for 9 3 2 Location pre P2 device roll on the serial unit Recording status 9 3 4 Split mode when using P2 on the serial unit device Time source for Timer i 9 3 3 Serial unit P2 device timing source Record enable n OFF 9 3 5 Controlling for P2 device recording opera tions on the serial unit Menu group 8 Menu item Values Reference Parameter s Time value QD Defaults to 8 8 1 4 Setting the generator start time Run Stop Mode 8 1 5 Starting and stopping the genera qq si tor Pull up down af 1 no F 8 2 3 Pull up and parameters D F Ue pull down Source to be i To Generaiar 8 1 1 Selecting the used for record ri timecode source ing on the time code track Arming the timecode track 8 1 7 Recording the timecode on a DTRS timecode track a If Tape is selected another parameter will automatically be appended depending on the setting made in the appropriate menu as described in 8 1 1 Selecting the timecode source 10 5 Section 10 1 Menu groups Menu group 9 lon Pde Aad Mu kbeu dk Tim Format Menu item
25. again to change r a cdi s to The FORMAT indicator on each selected DTRS unit will light The three values for this parameter prevent acci dental formatting of a tape Press and hold the RECORD key and press the PLAY key The tape will start to be formatted It is possible to record audio and format a tape at the same time This is done by arming the tracks before step 5 above However if you do this you should not interrupt the formatting process half way through a tape Once you start formatting a 5 1 Section 5 2 Monitoring tape from the beginning you should wait until the end of the tape before rewinding and ejecting it NOTES The display shows a negative ABS time for a few seconds at the beginning of the tape While a negative time is shown no audio can be recorded on the tape We suggest that you leave a blank header of at least 30 sec onds at the beginning of the tape This can be marked as a virtual zero point if you like see 6 3 Setting a relative time reference 5 1 3 Arming tracks The tracks of the DTRS units are armed using the REC FUNCTION keys with their indicators These keys and indicators only work for tracks of units that are actually connected NOTE Before recording you should make sure that either digital or analog inputs as required have been selected see 7 2 9 Input selection and the appropriate clock settings have been made see 7 2 6 Clock selection
26. and may also be used to control the chase mode of the DTRS units as described in 8 1 8 Chasing to external timecode 6 5 Location operations Location transport operations on the RC 898 are mainly controlled using the LOC key 41 This key which has no equivalent on the DTRS units allows the instant location of the tape to the value shown in the LOCATE TIME VALUE display However it is also possible to set a locate pre roll time and if this is set to a non zero value locating to a position will move the tape to the time shown in the display minus the pre roll value For example if the pre roll time is set to 5 sec onds and the time shown in the LOCATE TIME VALUE display is 01 23 03 02 when the LOC key is pressed the tape will locate to 01 22 58 02 This allows time for cueing slave unit lock up etc NOTE In the following explanations in the interests of clarity and brevity we will refer to the units locating to the location time This should always be assumed to be the location time minus the location offset unless specifically mentioned otherwise 6 5 1 Setting the location pre roll value To set the pre roll value which will be used by location operations Section 6 5 Location operations 1 Prom menu u poup 0 move the cursor to Le and press SELECT e poll 2 Use the LEFT and RIGHT keys to move between the min and sec fields and set the values using the UP and DOWN keys
27. automatic Output TC Source function and Timecode Offset functions of the DA 98 may not work correctly see the DA 98 Owner s Manual 10 5 and 13 2 In additoin remote control operation may not work correctly If the DTRS units are DA 88s and DA 38s only they may be connected in any order However if you are operating a mixed set of DA 38s and DA 88s fitted with the SY 88 synchronizer board we sug gest that the SY 88 equipped DA 88 should follow the RC 898 allowing it to serve as a timecode slave and a DTRS chase master for the DA 38s Use the suppled cable to connect the RC 898 to the REMOTE IN SYNC IN of the first DTRS unit and a PW 88S cable to connect the SYNC OUT of the first unit to the REMOTE IN SYNC IN of the next unit and so on until the terminator Section 3 1 Connection to DTRS units is connected to the SYNC OUT of the last unit in the chain nC 898 OUT Cable supplied PW 88S PW 88S with RC 898 Terminator WARNING Turn off power to all units when making connections If you do not do this there is a possibility that the RC 898 will malfunction or even be damaged The RC 898 s REC FUNCTION and INPUT MONITOR keys 1 through 8 now control the first unit Keys 9 through 16 control the next unit in the chain and so on regardless of the actual Machine IDs of the units Tighten the screws holding the cable connector to the RC 898 and to the DTRS unit This will pre vent accidental dis
28. behind 02 00 00 00 is 14 00 00 00 Erom menu group d move the cursor to T and press SELECT Note that this setting is made to subframe accu racy The timecode type will be shown in the bot tom right of the display screen Use the numeric keypad to set the offset use the key to change values between positive and negative The value will be shown in the LOCATE TIME VALUE display and the OFFSET indicator 10 will light If an offset value is set on any unit or units and the Time Mode is set to TC the OFFSET indicator 10 will light As an alternative to using the numeric keypad you may also use the cursor keys to enter values directly into the LCD display 3 Transfer the value from the LOCATE TIME VALUE display to the LCD display by holding down the SHIFT key and pressing the ENTER LOAD key NOTE if you are using a DA 98 with ABS timing used to synthesize timecode the DA 98 allows you to set an ABS offset which may be used in place of this function see 8 1 2 Synthesizing timecode from ABS times and also 10 2 3 of the DA 98 manual If you need to fine tune this value you can use the UP and DOWN keys to adjust the value of the offset while monitoring the playback of the units NOTE There is an invisible field immediately to the right of the frames field If you place the cursor there and increment or decremennt the value you can change the time as a whole
29. cet appareil peut provoquer des interf rences radio dans ce cas l utilisateur peut tre amen prendre des mesures appropri es F r Kunden in Europa Warnung Dies is eine Einrichtung welche die Funk Entst rung nach Klasse A besitzt Diese Einrichtung kann im Wohnbereich Funkst rungen versursachen in diesem Fall kann vom Betrieber verlang werden angemessene Ma nahmen durchzuf hren und daf r aufzukommen i 1 00 1 Introduction 1 1 Key features seeeeeeeueuuussss 1 1 1 2 Unpacking eee 1 1 1 3 About this manual 1 1 1 4 Precautions and recommendations 1 2 1 4 1 Environmental conditions 1 2 1 4 2 Battery backup sseseseeeeeene 1 2 1 4 3 Digital audio cables sssssssse 1 2 1 4 4 Reference clock in a digital studio 1 3 1 5 Accessories eeen 1 3 2 RC 898 features 2 1 Front panel 2 2 1 REC FUNCTION keys 2 2 2 INPUT MONITOR keys ee 2 2 3 ALL SAFE key eet 2 2 4 ALL INPUT key and indicator 2 2 5 AUTO MON key and indicator 2 2 6 CLOCK indicators INT WORD and VIDEO 2 2 7 TC indicators 24 25 29 30 DF 2 2 8 MACHINE number indicators 1 through 6 E1 E2 2 3 9 LOCK STATUS indicators
30. field The display will appear as follows Machine OQOPPzet Hachines AUTO Lip rs ek Locate the two tapes master and slave so that they have the right offset You can play up the tapes and pause them once they have been lined up or carry out the next step while either or both of the tapes is being replayed Press either the UP or DOWN key at the correct offset time to capture and store the offset NOTES The value entered in this way can be edited later using the technique described above Offsets cannot be set from unformatted tapes nor if either tape is displaying a negative ABS value 7 2 5 Checking the offset 7 4 The offset of a slave DTRS unit relative to its mas ter may be checked absolute difference as well as the difference if any between the intended offset and the actual offset relative difference In practice usually there will be no difference between the intended and actual offset resulting in a relative difference of zero As an example consider the following A slave machine has its offset set to 00 10 00 00 and while chasing the two machines tape counters read as follows Master Slave 10 15 12 12 10 05 12 08 Here the difference between the master and the slave times the absolute difference is now 00 10 00 04 and this is what is shown 1f we exam ine the absolute difference However the result of subtracting the intended offset from
31. functions The RC 898 can store and recall up to 100 loca tion memory positions allowing you to find key points in a recording project easily The contents of location memories timecode val ues are displayed on the LOCATE TIME VALUE LED display 15 and the number of the current location memory is displayed on the MEMORY NO 2 digit LED display 14 6 1 Reference modes Before proceeding with an explanation of the way in which location operations are carried out it is necessary to examine the way in which times are displayed on the RC 898 The RC 898 can use one of three time reference modes to show the tape times of the DTRS units connected to it as shown on the timecode indica tors 12 ABS REL and TC ABS refers to the absolute time as determined from the servo track of the DTRS tape TC refers to timecode read from the timecode track of the DTRS unit However since the RC 898 does not accept timecode directly this need not be actual timecode but in the case of a DA 98 or DA 88 may be pseudo timecode synthe sized from the ABS values see 8 1 2 Synthe sizing timecode from ABS times REL refers to the time value relative to a user defined reference point see 6 3 Setting a relative time reference Cue points may be set on the fly or entered manually and copied from a cue list All cue points may be edited and trimmed to frame accuracy For faster entry and editing cue p
32. in damage the warranty is voided 1 4 4 Reference clock in a digital studio It is likely that the RC 898 will be operated in an environment where there is more than one digital audio source available If this is the case you must make sure that all dig ital audio sources in the setup are driven by the same reference clock signal word clock or Word sync If different clock sources are used throughout a setup it is actually possible to damage speakers etc because of mismatches 1 5 Accessories Despite the 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 you need extension meters from the tape decks this can be achieved using MU 8824 meter units and appropriate mounting hardware MK 8924 Section 1 5 Accessories E 1 4 2 RC 898 features 2 RC 898 features Section 2 1 Front panel This section gives a brief overview of the front and rear panel controls and their functions 2 1 Front panel REC FUNCTION keys These keys with integral indicators allow you to set and view the track arming status of up to six DTRS units attached to the RC 898 or five DTRS units and another recorder Tracks 1 through 8 apply to the first unit 9 through 16 to the second and so on The last eight are used to control tracks 41 through 48 the sixth DT
33. key will store the current position to a loca tion memory and automatically increment the location memory number ready for the next store operation The memories can later be fine tuned using the jog dial 28 in the appropriate 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 the appropriate machine is selected 8 and 31 41 LOC key This key provides one touch operation to allow location to the memory position shown on the LOCATE TIME VALUE display 15 If a loca tion pre roll time has been set see 6 5 1 Setting the location pre roll value the pre roll offset will be subtracted from the location value and the location will be to that new calculated value 2 2 Rear Panel 42 EXT 1 parallel and GPI port This port provides parallel control and tally sig nals or GPI control for event control which may be triggered from a small cue list in the RC 898 The pinout for this 15 pin D sub connector is given in 3 2 Connections parallel units You will need to make your own cable referring to the the table above and to the equivalent table in the manual of the other equipment if you wish to con trol an external unit through parallel control or if you wish to send GPI events from the RC 898 43 EXT 2 serial port This 9 pin D sub connec
34. keys to select one of the following settings If this setting is anything other than on one or more DTRS unit the PULL UP DN indicator 10 of the RC 898 will light when the appropriate machine is selected as will the indicator on the DTRS unit s NOTE If you want to use the Fs Shit function make sure that the reference clock is set to L i deo or Tmt z 7 2 6 Clock selection If ie ieu clock is ii 2 f although the setting can be made the Fs shift func tion will not be enabled 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 discontinuous To allow for this a flywheel facility is provided which allows the DTRS unit to continue for a set period until timecode is received again The fly wheel period may be set for either 10 frames or 30 frames in the following way 1 pom menu group 4 move the cursor to z and press SELECT 2 Use the i and DOWN keys to select between 1 amp and 2 amp frames for the flywheel period 8 2 5 Rechase mode The DA 98 provides another facility which is used when chasing to timecode 1 2 3 When the DA 98 is chasing timecode it can be set to lock to timecode once and run freely or it can constantly monitor the timecode and issue speed up and slow down messages to its transport to stay in sync However if an
35. menu group 1 move the cursor to i and press SELECT 2 Adobe values for DA 38 units are r and The DA 98 allows the A cm io be maderi oP Py id ap and See the section 8 13 of the DA 98 manual for a discussion of rectangular vs triangular dither modes 7 5 Section 7 2 Unit related functions 7 2 12 Confidence mode The DA 98 allows off tape monitoring while recording confidence mode This can be switched on or off on a per machie basis However since there is a slight delay between the input signal and its replay in confidence mode you should not use confidence mode in the follow ing circumstances e When making punch recordings as you will not be able to hear the exact timings for punch operations e When operating a mixed chain of DA 98s and other units The delay introduced by confi dence mode on the DA 98 will make these tracks appear to be out of time with the other tracks However confidence mode can be very useful when making test recordings so that you can instantly hear the effects of different dither set tings see 7 2 11 Dither or to monitor possible clipping at high recording levels on a test take allowing you to back off the level a little before making a final recording 1 Pon menu provp 9 move the cursor to Confido and press SELECT Confidence Mode Machine i aff 2 Use the UP and pod ole to select between the three states Prcaduandaon
36. over the menu group which you wish to enter press the SELECT key to enter the menu group menu group 0 is shown here 2belsa Trek Coro iari hpg i BREE game le Again the bottom line of the display shows an abbreviated version of some or all of the settings made in the menu to which the cursor points When in a menu group use the cursor keys to move between options and press SELECT when the cursor is to the left of the menu you wish to Section 4 1 Navigation enter For the purposed of this example we will examine theiiari Sec menu Hari pesed Machin i In this menu there are two editable fields as you will see if you move the cursor with the LEFT and RIGHT cursor keys The cursor changes so that the field which is currently to be edited is high lighted by an underline cursor The first editable field 1s the F i x field which may be changed between the values of F i x and iar i The second field is the numerical field which sets the amount of the varispeed as a per centage of normal speed The values of both fields are set with the UP and DOWN cursor keys As soon as a value is changed it is set There is no need to press any key to confirm the entry To return to a level above the current level press the ESCAPE key You can continue pressing the ESCAPE key until the top menu is reached NOTE Note that the d z c bi i rie value i e which machine is being controlled cannot be set i
37. press the CANCEL 19 key The MEMORY NO display will stop flashing and return to its previous value 6 5 8 Repeated entry of location points You can also use the CUE STR key 39 to store a series of location points as a tape is played 1 Recall a location memory The location memory immediately after the recalled memory will be overwritten so make sure that it is a location you do not want to keep 2 Start playing or recording the tape The order of steps 1 and 2 can be reversed 3 Press the CUE STR key The current tape location will be stored into the location memory following the one you have just recalled No confirmation is necessary The LOCATE TIME VALUE display will now show the value of the time just stored in the loca tion memory and the MEMORY NO display will show the memory number 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 location memories entered in any other way There is also one level of undo available to replace one location memory Section 6 6 Repeating a section which may have been entered accidentally See 6 7 4 Undo function for details Note that there is no redo function available 6 5 9 Editing a location memory When a memory has been recalled it is possible to edit it either by replacing the contents with a va
38. sseeseees 4 3 4 3 Selecting the unit controlled by the Imenus 2 ener eenezec aa aa 4 3 4 4 Commonly used menus 4 3 4 4 1 Assigning menus to function keys 4 4 4 4 2 Recalling menus using the function keys 4 4 4 5 Storing and recalling user setups 4 4 4 5 1 Saving the current setup 4 4 4 5 2 Recalling a user setup or restoring factory CDD M 4 5 5 Basic DTRS operations 5 1 Transport controls 5 1 5 1 1 Selecting the unit to which operations refer 5 1 5 1 2 Formatting tapes seesseeeeeeeeee 5 1 5 1 3 Arming trackS cccccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeennes 5 2 51 4 ALL SAFE vsicctsiecesercthegeteneutedesiesduslaaeavarests 5 2 5 1 5 Transport controls ssseeeeeeseees 5 2 5 1 6 Shuttle mode sess 5 2 5 2 Monitoring sseeeeeeeeeeeee 5 2 5 2 1 ALL INPUT eere erai o nnn erint nnum nr tnn 5 3 5 2 2 INPUT MONITOR keys see 5 8 5 2 3 Shuttle monitoring sseessessesse 5 8 5 2 4 Shuttle muting sssesssseeseeeneeee 5 8 5 2 5 Monitoring flowchart eessssseses 5 4 5 2 6 Monitoring tables esses 5 5 6 Location functions 6 1 Reference modes 6 1 6 2 Setting the precision
39. the absolute difference is 4 frames and this is the relative difference which may also be examined as described below 1 Po menu anap E move thec cursor ti on 4 f absolute or F if i 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 timecode clock source of a DTRS unit is usually selected using the CLOCK key on the front panel However the RC 898 can be used to select the input clock n ABS time mode the clocks of all DTRS units will be set together following the setting of the first machine in the chain e However as explained below in 8 1 11 Inde pendent clock settings they can also be set independently 1 Prom menu group 9 move the cursor to i look and press SELECT 2 Use the ie and ENS keys to select between 1t and i j and in the case of SE 88 Mode DA 885 and DA 98 units ii i qeg 7 2 7 Output timing On the DA 88 regardless of whether an SY 88 synchronizer board is fitted or not there is a facil ity to use either Digital or Analog output mode for exact synchronization when dubbing between DTRS units etc Note that while it is possible to output both digital and analog signals simultaneously there two sets of signals will be out of sync with each other 1 From menu FED 9 move the cursor to i m output timing and press
40. time code see 8 2 5 Rechase mode In re sync mode output will be muted while the unit changes speed to match frame boundaries The DA 98 will now start to rewind so that the rel ative difference is zero Wait until the DA 98 tape has stopped before proceeding with the next step Play the master unit The park position value shown in the display screen will change as the park position is calcu lated Wait until the value has stabilized before See section 10 6 of the DA 98 manual for further proceeding to the next step details regarding this function 1 Prom menu group 5 move the cursor to Ez 1v and press SELECT Wid eo 2 Use the UP and DOWN s to switch the video resolve feature ar or of f 3 If video resolve is on s seleri the Synchronization mode from between f s andre NOTE The video resolve capability is also available on DA 88 fit ted with the SY 88 but it is controlled by a DIP switch on the synchronizer board It therefore cannot be controlled using the RC 898 Section 8 2 Advanced timecode functions 8 9 Section 8 2 Advanced timecode functions 8 10 Section 9 1 Controlling the parallel port device 9 External control and settings This section covers the control of DTRS and other units 9 1 Controlling the parallel 1 2 port device When a unit is connected to the EXT 1 port 42 of the RC 898 the transport may be controlled usig the RC 898
41. to can be armed and safed on a per machine basis synthesize timecode no separate operation is nec essary to start the timecode source 5 Press and hold down the RECORD key and press the PLAY key The TC REC indicator on the RC 898 if the DTRS unit is selected as well as the DTRS units will light steadily Section 8 1 Primary timecode functions 6 To check the off tape timecode as it is being recorded tom menu group E move the cursor there is no need to press oua s bb 2gdbr The bottom line of the display shows the current timecode value being output from the tape If the tape is stopped the last timecode read from tape will be shown External timecode if it is being used for recording or for synchronization purposes can be read in the same gt Way except that the cursor should be moved toE xt TC inmenu group E 8 1 8 Chasing to external timecode When chasing to an external timecode source remember that you cannot chase to MTC there are two cases to be considered The first is when the DTRS unit which will be chasing timecode is the first unit in the chain In this case there is no DTRS sync signal received at the SYNC IN con nector of course the RC 898 provides control signals and hence pressing the CHASE key 32 will automatically synchronize the DTRS unit to the incoming timecode The reference to which the incoming timecode is matched however depends on the T ime Hoge settings
42. transport controls The pinouts for these transport controls are given in 3 2 2 Parallel control GPI pinout To select the parallel unit for control Press the MACHINE key 31 The LOCATE TIME VALUE display will show SELECT Press 7 on the numeric keypad The E1 indicator on the machine number indica tors 8 will light showing that the parallel port unit is now selected for control NOTE The RC 898 provides only transport control for a unit con nected to the parallel port Functions such as track arming etc are not possible when using the EXT 1 parallel port 9 2 Controlling GPI devices Up to five GPI devices may be connected to the EXT 1 port These devices may be triggered at set times based on the times received for display on the TAPE TIME display of the RC 898 Refer to the documentation supplied with any units to be controlled by GPI to find out whether the unit requires the controlling circuit to be closed or open in order to trigger the event and the time of the pulse needed to act as a trigger The wiring for the parallel port when used with GPI devices is given in 3 2 2 Parallel control GPI pinout NOTE Since the GPI event timings are based on the information transmitted from the DTRS recorders connected to the RC 808 the timing may slip by up to one frame 9 2 1 Setting up GPI devices 1 2 3 4 The polarity of the GPI devices and the pulse width necessary to
43. trigger an event may be set up individually for each GPI device From menu group 1 move the cursor to 5i ur and press SELECT GFI Sehuer GFI i Fon add tok Holding down the SHIFT key use the NEXT UP and PREVIOUS DOWN keys to select the required GPI unit Move the cursor to the F 1 polarity field and use the UP and DOWN keys to select either open orc ose for the polarity of the unit s event trigger When c amp ri is selected the event is triggered when the circuit is open i e it is a push to break type circuit When 1 amp is selected the event is triggered when the circuit is closed i e it is a push to make type circuit Move the cursor to the ii 1 field and use the UP and DOWN ba io prom the pulse width of the event trigger The minimum value for the pulse width is 0 ms and the maximum is 990 ms settable in 10ms increments Most GPI units require a trigger width of 200 ms If you are unsure of the trigger width for a particu lar device we suggest that you try this value first of all NOTE Note that the polarity setting here is also used as the polarity setting for transport control signals sent to the E1 parallel port device see 9 1 Controlling the parallel port device In this case the pulse width is fixed at 500 ms 9 2 2 Setting the trigger points The location memories also serve as GPI trigger points when GPI devices are connected to the EX
44. unit in the chain The other units should then chase to the first using the DTRSABS synchronization facil ity For information related to this and to other non timecode related synchronization features see 9 External control and settings 8 1 Primary timecode functions These functions cover the basic timecode setup when synchronizing DTRS units to timecode 8 1 1 Selecting the timecode source When using a DA 98 unit the timecode used for recording can be from one of three different sources external from the internal generator or off tape synthesized timecode see 8 1 2 Synthesizing timecode from ABS times See section 10 5 of the DA 98 manual for further details regarding this function 1 Erom menu u ErOUP 8 move the cursor to e z and press SELECT TC Fecord f C and If you select T a F g eter shown which will correspond to the timecode type selected in 6 4 ABS setting This shows the kind of timecode on the tape striped timecode or there will be another param Section 8 1 Primary timecode functions synthesized timecode as described in 8 1 2 Syn thesizing timecode from ABS times below 8 1 2 Synthesizing timecode from ABS times aq As mentioned earlier linear timecode does not necessarily have to be striped on a tape for the DTRS unit to be able to use the TC setting The subcode can be used to synthesize timecode eliminating the need to pre stripe the t
45. value of the location point To confirm this edited value either locate to the position that you have just edited or store the edited value into the location memory To use the JOG dial as a transport control again press the DATA INC DEC key so that the indicator goes out 6 5 6 Storing the location in a memory 1 2 3 4 There are 100 memories into which location time values may be stored numbered from 00 to 99 The location memory which is currently in used is shown in the 2 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 therefore suggest that you do not use location memory 00 as a general loca tion point NOTE Location memories stored on the RC 898 are completely independent of either the MEMO 1 and MEMO 2 points stored in the DTRS units or of the 10 extra memory loca tions which may be stored in a DA 98 unit Enter or capture a location time you do not need to press ENTER in this case Press the STR key 17 The LOCATE TIME VALUE display will stop flashing and the MEMORY NO display 14 will start to flash Use the numeric keypad 16 to enter the number of the location memory into which you want to store the value The number will fill up from the right If you want to store the time value in memory 03 for example
46. you only need to press the 3 key but if you want to store it in memory 13 press the 1 key followed by the 3 key You can also use the JOG dial as a data dial when the DATA INC DEC indicator 27 is lit to select the location memory Press the ENTER LOAD key 20 The MEMORY NO display will stop flashing and the value is stored in the location memory If you enter the wrong location memory press the CANCEL 19 key The MEMORY NO display will stop flashing and will return to its previous value 6 5 7 Recalling a location memory 1 To recall and locate to a time value stored in a location memory Press the RCL key 18 The MEMORY NO display 14 will start to flash 2 Use the numeric keypad 16 to enter the number of the location memory you want to recall The number will fill up from the right If you want to recall memory 03 for example you only need to press the 3 key but if you want to recall memory 13 press the 1 key followed by the 3 key 3 Press the ENTER LOAD key 20 The MEMORY NO display will stop flashing and the time value stored in that memory will appear on the LOCATE TIME VALUE display 4 Press the LOC key 41 The tape will locate to the location point that has just been recalled If you enter a location memory in which nothing has been stored this is not an error but the LOCATE TIME VALUE display will show 00 00 00 00 If you enter the wrong location memory
47. 00 depend 8 1 Section 8 1 Primary timecode functions ing on whether HES 12 i f been selected The vue of xx varies depend ing on the starting hour chosen m cn values 53 00 57 00 00 01 00 00 00 01 57 00 00 02 00 00 00 02 57 00 00 03 00 00 00 03 57 00 00 etc 0 3 13 16 26 29 39 Absolute time in minutes from start of tape ABS 13 setting If you select HBS 13 or HE 23 use the UP and DOWN es to select the gars hour In the illustration above the starting hour is 0 8 1 3 Selecting a timecode type 1 2 3 The RC 898 can work with a number of different timecode types as shown by the TC indicators 7 The 29 on the RC 898 panel is an abbreviation for 29 97 The DF indicator will light if the time code is in drop frame format The supported types are therefore 24 24fps cine 25 25fps PAL SECAM 29 29 97 NTSC color non drop 29 DF 29 97 NTSC drop frame 30 30fps NTSC mono 30 DF 30fps drop frame NTSC color NOTE 30 fps drop frame is only supported by DA 98 units To select or change the timecode type used by a DTRS unit Bron menu group 5 move the cursor to TC Frame and press SELECT Dame Mods Hachins i Use the SHIFTed UP and DOWN keys NEXT and PREVIOUS to select the unit where you will make settings Use the UP and DOWN keys to change between the following settings 30DF e 30NDF e 29 97 DF e 29 97 NDF
48. 5 e The tape will locate to the punch pre roll point and start playing The INPUT MONITOR indicators of the armed tracks will go out showing that monitoring is off tape e When the tape reaches the punch in point the RECORD key 40 will start to flash The INPUT MONITOR indicators will light show ing that source monitoring is now enabled e When the tape reaches the punch out point the RECORD key will go out The INPUT MON ITOR indicators will also go out e When the tape reaches the post roll point it will stop e To repeat the rehearsal press the RHSL key again e The rehearsal can be interrupted at any time by pressing the STOP key 6 7 8 Performing the punch recording 1 With the tracks armed and the AUTO MON indicator lit press the AUTO PUNCH key 36 6 7 Section 6 7 Punch operations 6 8 e The tape will locate to the punch pre roll point and start playing The INPUT MONITOR indicators of the armed tracks will go out showing that monitoring is off tape e When the tape reaches the punch in point the RECORD key 40 will light and the RECORD FUNCTION indicators of the armed tracks will also light steadily e The INPUT MONITOR indicators will light showing that source monitoring is now enabled e When the tape reaches the punch out 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
49. 8 slaved to a master timecode source This gives the master unit time to start playing timecode after starting to play and provides optimal lock up when locating and chasing external timecode See sections 10 7 6 and 10 7 7 of the DA 98 manual for further details of this function 8 7 Section 8 2 Advanced timecode functions 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 8 8 The park position can be viewed and set manually 6 Turn the TEZ T parameter from r to off in the following way using the UP or DOWN key The value which has just been calculated will be From menu group 4 move the cursor to P ark stored as the new park position Lockups to time Fos i and press SELECT code should now take place quickly and easily Park Position 8 2 9 Individual recording status while Machine 1 chasing timecode PES The default action for slave DTRS units is to oP gr 380DF 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 If the cursor is moved to the time field it can be edited with the UP and DOWN keys sync it is possible to set them so that their record ing status can be turned on and off individually Alternatively the numeric keypad can be used to For further details regarding this function see sec enter a numerical value directly and entered with tion 10 7 11 of the DA 98 manual the SHIFT ENTER LOAD combinatio
50. ATE TIME VALUE display 15 For full details of how this key is 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 in the DTRS units When the DATA INC DEC indicator 27 is not lit moving either of these controls will control the selected unit s appropriately NOTE When the currently selected unit is recording the jog and shuttle controls are disabled this prevents accidental inter ruption of a take The indicators will go out 10 seconds after the jog shuttle controls are last used The shuttle wheel allows forward motion at the following speeds relative to normal speed 8 x 4 x 2 x 1x 1 2 1 4 The same speeds except for 1 x are available in reverse mode The further the shuttle wheel is turned away from the center posi tion in either the clockwise or counterclockwise direction the faster the tape will be moved The jog dial allows very precise positioning of the tape to frame accuracy Monitoring during shuttling is explained below see 5 2 3 Shuttle monitoring 5 2 Monitoring The monitoring of off tape and input source sig nals is complex and varies a little between the DA 88 and DA 38 units and the DA 98 units due to the latter being provided with track by track switching facilities between source and off tape monitoring as well as the c
51. C 898 but also of all DTRS units connected to it Unpacking The box contains the following e RC 898 Remote Control Unit x 1 e Accessories e Remote sync connection cable x 1 e Remote sync terminator x 1 e This manual x 1 e Warranty card x 1 About this manual This manual is written in sections according to the function that you will be performing e Section 1 Introduction This section Section 2 RC 898 features The front and rear panel features of the RC 898 e Section 3 Connections How to hook up the RC 898 with other equipment e Section 4 Menu and basic operations How to use the menu system and the basic princi ples of operating the RC 898 e Section 5 Basic DTRS operations The main everyday transport and other operations that you will perform when using the RC 898 with DTRS units e Section 6 Location functions Using the location functions of the RC 898 e Section 7 Making settings on the DTRS units more advanced DTRS settings that you will probably not need to make every day e Section 8 Timecode functions Functions related to timecode and DTRS units e Section 9 External control and settings Other control functions and control of units other than DTRS P2 GPI etc e Section 10 Menu and parameter reference A guide to the menu items together with parameters and default values Please check both the Table of Contents and the Ind
52. Controlling the parallel port device 9 1 9 2 Controlling GPI devices 9 1 9 2 1 Setting up GPI devices 9 1 9 2 2 Setting the trigger points 9 1 9 3 Controlling the serial port 9 pin 9 2 9 3 1 Selecting the serial port device 9 2 9 3 2 Location pre roll on the serial unit 9 2 9 3 3 Serial unit timing source 9 3 9 3 4 Split mode on the serial unit 9 3 9 3 5 Controlling recording operations on the serial UNE 202 E EE 9 3 9 4 Other DTRS control functions 9 4 9 4 1 Choosing a control protocol 9 4 9 4 2 Track mapping functions 9 4 9 4 3 Timecode track mapping 9 5 9 4 4 Remote track arming esuseses 9 5 9 4 5 Device emulation 0cccccceeeeeneeeeeeeeeees 9 5 9 4 6 Recording delay sseeesssessss 9 5 9 4 7 Fast wind speed ssesssssssess 9 6 TOC ii 9 4 8 Cue up tally ccccseceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaes 9 6 9 4 9 MMCIID 5i n entera nane RR Rein aa 9 6 10 Menu and parameter reference 10 1 Menu groups eese 10 1 10 1 Menu group 0 ssssseseeeneeeee 10 1 10 1 Menu group 1 ssesesesneeee 10 2 10 1 Men
53. ECT rally you can reload the factory settings but you cannot overwrite them with your own settings you must choose one of the 10 user areas 3 4 5 Section 4 5 Storing and recalling user setups Highlight the it reads 2 3 2 z ad field and change it so that using the UP key Use the LEFT and RIGHT keys to highlight the user memory into which you wish to store the current settings and press the UP key Save 123545678 F Press SELECT to confirm the save or any of the following ESCAPE DOWN LEFT or RIGHT keys to cancel The display will briefly show E tube ind and the current A will be saved into the user setup 4 5 2 Recalling a user setup or restoring 1 2 3 factory settings Any of the ten user setups as well as the factory defaults can be recalled using the screen above From the top screen select menu group F and select the t u menu Load 12343678 9F Make sure that the left parameter shows d by moving the cursor under it and the DOWN TN to change its value to 3c from Move the cursor under the user area or factory setting represented by F and press the UP key to recall the setup Load 4 Press SELECT to confirm the load or any of the following ESCAPE DOWN LEFT or RIGHT keys to cancel The selected user setup will replace the current settings If you try to load from a setup into which dae has not been sav
54. F word length 7 5 10 2 Telecine frame rates 8 6 10 5 Terminator 3 Timecode 8 5 Index iii Index U Z as reference 2 3 6 1 10 3 auto offset function 5 5 Z chasing to external source 8 4 Zero point 6 2 controlling the generator 8 3 display to frame accuracy 6 1 10 7 dividing a tape into sessions 8 drop frame 2 2 8 2 enabling recording 0 4 error bypass 8 6 10 3 generator 8 1 8 2 10 5 10 6 individual recording status 8 6 10 3 LTC in fast modes 8 7 10 4 MTC output 8 7 10 5 offset 6 4 10 3 on the fly capture 2 4 output source 8 6 10 4 output synchronization with audio 8 6 10 4 park position 8 7 10 3 rechase 6 6 10 3 recording 2 3 8 3 10 5 selecting source 8 1 70 5 selection vs ABS timing 6 2 source of output 8 6 striping tapes 8 3 synthesizing from ABS 8 1 10 4 timecode types 2 2 8 2 10 4 video resolve 8 8 10 4 Timing reference 2 3 6 1 Track arming remote on DA 98 9 5 10 3 Track delay 2 3 7 1 10 1 Tracks arming 2 2 copying 7 1 10 1 making safe 2 2 mapping 9 4 10 4 remote arming on DA 98 9 5 10 3 Transport controls 2 5 5 1 Trigger points GPI events 9 7 U Undo punch and location 6 6 User setups 4 4 10 7 V Varispeed 2 3 7 5 10 1 VIDEO clock 7 4 Video resolve 8 6 10 4 W Word clock 2 2 selection 7 4 10 6 Word length 7 5 10 2 Index iv TEAC CORPORATION TASCAM TEAC Professional Division RC 898 3 7 3 Naka
55. RK OUT key ecectet e 2 5 39 CUE STR key 2 5 40 Transport controls esses 2 5 41 LOC key 2 5 2 2 Rear Panel ssssssss 2 5 42 EXT 1 parallel and GPI port 2 5 43 EXT 2 serial port sssseesssesesese 2 5 44 REMOTE OUT connector sss 2 5 45 DIP switches 1 amp 2 eese 2 6 46 Contrast 0 c cccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaeeeeeeeeeeees 2 6 3 Connections 3 1 Connection to DTRS units 3 1 3 1 1 Machine IDs sesssessseeneenee 3 1 3 2 Connections parallel units 3 2 3 2 1 Connections GPI event units 3 2 3 2 2 Parallel control GPI pinout 3 2 Table of Contents 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 seseseeeees 4 1 4 2 Data entry 0 ccc ee ceeceeeeeeeeeeeees 4 2 4 2 1 Resetting values to zero 4 2 4 2 2 Fast setting of values sssssesse 4 2 4 2 3 Setting values using the VALUE display 4 2 4 2 4 Fine tuning values
56. RS units in order working towards the head of the chain Move the cursor to the numerical 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 in the LOCATE TIME VALUE display If you prefer to work in sample values rather than milliseconds move the cursor to the ec field and change it to ame i2 with the DOWN key The delay value is now converted to samples at the current sampling frequency and is up to 4 digits long 7 1 2 Track copying Time 2 Useeither the UP key or the numeric keypad to change the track number by individual track NOTE The track number here may be set from b 1 to E 3 Tracks refer only to DTRS units not to any other equipment which may be using the REC FUNCTION switches of tracks 41 through 46 3 When track 1 is shown you can press the DOWN key to select the eight tracks of the first DTRS unit Continue pressing the DOWN key to select the tracks in groups oi wom for the 1 subsequent DTRS units i e 2 16 niread etc Track Delan Time Any changes to the delay time made when a group fo eight tracks is shown will affect the delay time of all tracks on the unit This allows you to set the This operation allows the assignment of inputs either digital or analog on a track by track basis This facility is no
57. RS unit or may be used for the two analog and four digital tracks of a P2 recorder as marked A1 A2 and D1 through D4 These keys are only available for this pur pose when recording is enabled for the P2 unit see 9 3 5 Controlling recording operations on the serial unit When used to control the P2 unit in this way the last two REC FUNCTION keys are unused INPUT MONITOR keys These keys with integral indicators allow you to set and view the input monitoring status of the tracks of any DA 98 units attached to the RC 898 See section 7 1 of the DA 98 manual for details of the operation of these keys which function in the same way as the keys on the RC 898 When the RC 898 is used to control DA 88 and DA 38 units the keys cannot be used but the indi cators still reflect the current monitoring status on a track by track basis of the connected units ALL SAFE key This key with integral indicator is equivalent to turning off all the REC FUNCTION keys 1 When all tracks are safed in this way the ALL SAFE indicator lights When the ALL SAFE mode is turned off the indicator goes out the previous track arming status will be restored ALL INPUT key and indicator This key with integral indicator performs the function of the ALL INPUT key on the connected DTRS units The indicator lights when the func tion is active The INPUT MONITOR keys on a DA 98 also affect the switching between source and tape Changing the
58. S unit To use the RC 898 to change the clock source on a DTRS unit see 7 2 6 Clock selection TC indicators 24 25 29 30 DF These indicators correspond to the system time code type of the currently selected DTRS unit Here the 29 on the RC 898 panel is an abbrevia tion for 29 97 The DF indicator will light if the timecode is in drop frame format The supported timecode types are therefore 24 24fps cine 25 25fps PAL SECAM 29 29 97 NTSC color non drop 29 DF 29 97 NTSC drop frame 30 30fps NTSC mono 30 DF 30fps drop frame NTSC color NOTE 30 fps drop frame is only supported by DA 98 units To change the timecode type used by the system see 8 1 3 Selecting a timecode type 8 MACHINE number indicators 1 through 6 E1 E2 This indicator shows the machine currently selected for control with the transport keys using the MACHINE key 31 1 through 6 refer to DTRS units E1 and E2 refer to VTRs etc which may be connected to the RC 898 E1 is connected to the parallel port and E2 to the 9 pin RS 422 port 9 LOCK STATUS indicators These indicators show the current lock status of the DTRS units as they chase to external synchro nization sources For units 2 through 6 the exter nal synchronization master will typically be the first DTRS unit 1 in the chain There are four modes displayed by these indicators On The slave unit is chasing the master and is locked to it
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60. T 1 port Since up to 10 GPI events can be associated with location memories we suggest the following method of working e Usea block of location memories for this purpose starting at a number such as 80 or 90 9 1 Section 9 3 Controlling the serial port 9 pin 1 2 3 4 e Enter the starting memory number of your block minus one in the MEMORY NO display e While playing back the program material which will be used with the GPI events use the CUE STR key 39 to add repeated cue points to the list as described in 6 5 8 Repeated entry of location points e Alternatively key in these cue points manually from a cue list e Adjust the fine timing of these trigger points using the jog dial if necessary Of course there is nothing to prevent you from using existing location memories for GPI triggers but you may find it easier to work with a series of events dedicated to this purpose From menu group 1 move the cursor to E t and press SELECT event Select which event you will be editing from i through i amp using the NEXT SHIFT UP and PREVIOUS SHIFT DOWN keys to change the value of the E c nt field Move the cursor to the 37 1 field and use the UP and DOWN keys to select the GPI device associated with this event from i through Move the cursor to the ti emo location memory field and use the UP and DOWN keys to select the location memory fo
61. al tape position nor values shown on the LOCATE TIME VALUE display are affected Absolute settings 00 00 00 00 00 45 00 00 Relative settings 00 00 00 00 00 15 00 00 TAPE TIME display zero point A minus value is shown on the displays either with a leading minus sign on the TAPE TIME display or with a leading period on the LOCATE TIME VALUE display Return to zero Since the RC 898 works on time based rather than counter based references there is no dedi cated RTZ control However you can return to the zero point using the following procedure Press the RCL key 18 The MEMORY NO indicator will start to flash 6 2 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 return to the nominal zero point and the TAPE TIME display will show 00 00 00 00 6 4 ABS setting The ABS setting allows you to use the subcode on the servo track of the DTRS unit as the time refer ence of the RC 898 Usually this starts at 00 00 00 00 and continues for the length of the tape However there are some options available with the ABS mode which increase the flexibility of the system These are described in 8 1 2 Synthe sizing timecode from ABS times and allow you to start with an offset etc when synsthesizing timecode
62. ape for timecode based work In addition the DA 98 can add offsets to the ABS value so that the timecode values can start at any desired position or can create a repeating timecode pattern for tracks of nominal 10 or 20 minutes duration See also 10 2 3 and 10 2 4 of the DA 98 manual for further details 1 From menu group 5 move the cursor to T C and press SELECT Tare 1 ro Rood Machin i Mode HES 2 Use the SHIFTed UP and DOWN keys NEXT and PREVIOUS to select the DTRS unit whose values you will change 3 Use the UP and DOWN keys to choose between the ell TO Tre The timecode is read from the merade at ne on the tape Full details of these operations are given in 8 1 7 Record ing the timecode on a DTRS timecode track AES The timecode is synthesized from the ABS time i e the ABS values are read and used as timecode Q gz You can add or subtract an offset fiot the ABS values to arrive at the final dig id timecode value If you select use the numeric keypad 16 to enter an offset value on the LOCATE TIME VALUE display 15 and enter it into the offset value on the display screen using the SHIFT and ENTER LOAD keys 23 20 PHBS iE 1 provide a con venient way of dividing a a eh into sessions Timecode is synthesized with a pre roll time of xx 57 00 00 the session is assumed to start at xx 00 00 00 and finishes at xx 10 00 000r xx 20 00
63. ast forward rewind etc slow flash Chase mode is enabled but the slave unit is not yet locked unit is in stop mode off Chase mode is disabled or the unit is turned off or not connected When the master unit ID 1 is controlled the slave units which have their chase mode set will chase the master unit As they lock the LOCK STATUS indicators will light steadily as will the CHASE indicators on the DTRS units NOTE If the CHASE key is pressed followed by the numeric key pad 0 key this will toggle the chase status of all slave DTRS units Remember that DA 88 units although their ID numbering starts at 0 should be regarded as start ing at 1 The IDs for DA 38 and DA 98 units start at 1 in any case 7 2 2 Key Mode Using this function you can select either all DTRS units connected to the RC 898 or just one unit to be controlled by the ALL SAFE 3 ALL INPUT 4 and AUTO MON 5 keys 1 er menu group F move the cursor to E z 4e and press SELECT Mode B ocu 2 Use the UP or DOWN key to select between Hilandindisi If you select 1 ai only that unit cur rently selected for control ce 5 1 1 Selecting the unit to which operations refer will be con trolled by the three keys mentioned above If you select 1 then all DTRS units connected will respond to the commands of the ALL SAFE ALL INPUT and AUTO MON keys 7 2 3 Chasing with an offset 1 2 It is not always
64. ator generator s output can be viewed in the display 10 on the RC 898 as well as the TC REC indi screen However there is also another way to cator on the DTRS unit will light check the generator 3 Rewind the tape to the beginning 1 From menu group E move the cursor to amp ri there is no need to press SELECT It is possible to start recording timecode halfway through the tape but it can make later synchroni zation difficult For this reason we advise record ing timecode all the way through the tape from the Tare TEC Fel Diff start unless you use the ABS 13 or ABS 23 preset functions to convert ABS time into synthesized timecode as described in 8 1 2 Synthesizing timecode from ABS times m TE Ab m a Dor i i4 i m eu The bottom line of the display shows the current timecode value being output by the generator If the generator is stopped it will show the value at If the timecode source is an external source see which it was stopped 8 1 1 Selecting the timecode source start the source so that timecode is transmitted from it 4 Start the timecode source 8 1 7 Recording the timecode on a DTRS timecode track If the timecode source is the DTRS internal gener This procedure applies to all timecode recording im i n MD Piu and fuos regardless of the timecode source used ETD ANG c E The dedicated timecode tracks of any DTRS units If the timecode source is the ABS timing used
65. been wrongly entered 2 3 Section 2 1 Front panel 20 ENTER LOAD key This key is used to confirm the entry of numerical values of location times or memories or when used with the SHIFT key 23 transfers the data shown in the LOCATE TIME VALUE display 15 to the parameters being set in the display screen 21 PRESET key This key is used to assign specific software menus to the function keys 22 See 4 Menu and basic operations for details of menu operations 22 F1 through F10 function keys These keys are used with frequently used menus so that one keypress will bring up these menus The keys may be shifted 23 to provide a sec ond bank of 10 less frequently used menu keys 23 SHIFT key This key is used to provide a second bank of ten function keys for quick access to frequently used menus It is also used with the UP and DOWN keys 25 to use them as NEXT and PREVIOUS keys for the selection of machines in the display screen menus It is also used in conjunction with the ENTER LOAD key 20 to transfer entered values to the parameters being set in the display screen 24 ESCAPE key This key is used to move up through the menu tree to the preceding menu screen 25 Cursor keys The cursor keys are represented in this manual by the words up keyUP down keyDOWN left keyLEFT right keyRIGHT These keys are used to navigate through the menu system and the paramete
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67. choose between cn and af f When this parameter is set to on the REC FUNCTION keys which usually control tracks 41 through 48 DTRS 6 will now control the E2 device logical analog and digital tracks no matter what the tracks actually are as marked The following chart explains the relationship between the serial unit the split normal mode and this function RECORD key controls Tracks 41 46 refer to Control Rec mode Acceptable Serial unit Serial unit Serial unit Serial unit DTRS uit 6 DTRS Serial unit Serial unit 9 4 Other DTRS control functions The following functions described DTRS fea tures which relate to control but are not timecode related The RC 898 can only perform these func tions on DA 98 units Some of these functions are available on DA 88 units but they cannot be con trolled from the RC 898 9 4 1 Choosing a control protocol The DA 98 can be controlled from a variety of external sources as well as the RC 898 These sources are P2 protocol 9 pin MIDI Machine Control and a bus protocol carried over the RS 422 cable and produced by for example the TAS CAM ES 61 editing controller See section 11 0 1 of the DA 98 manual for further details relating to this function 9 4 1 From menu group 3 move the cursor to t i 1 Fret control protocol and press SELECT 2 Use the UP and DOWN keys to select between GPin MIDI Buszandaoff Even when a c
68. connection of the RC 898 in the middle of a session WARNING Use only TASCAM cables to connect the RC 898 to the first DTRS unit and to connect the DTRS units to each other If the use of cables other than TASCAM cables causes or results in damage to the units the warranty is voided No power connection is needed for the RC 898 All power for the operation of the RC 898 is sup plied by the first DTRS unit NOTE The TASCAM TM D8000 digital mixing console also allows the control of DTRS units However it is not possi ble to use a TM D8000 and RC 898 for control of DTRS units in the same setup Naturally however a TM D8000 console can be used to mix the audio to and from DTRS units controlled by an RC 898 unit 3 1 1 Machine IDs Set the machine IDs of the DTRS units so that the IDs run in a sequence from the unit at the head of the chain closest to the RC 898 lowest possi ble ID to the tail unit highest ID There should be no gaps in this sequence A DA 88 uses a rotary switch to set the ID and uses O as the lowest ID and a DA 38 or DA 98 uses software to make this setting and uses 1 as 3 1 Section 3 2 Connections parallel units the lowest ID Refer to the units manuals for full details of setting the ID How the ID is set see the unit s manual for details ID as shown Power on or off when ID is set Menu system see 9 2 Rotary switch on rear panel see p23
69. d editing of values which may be entered through the VALUE display not for values which may be entered only on the LCD dis play screen 4 3 Selecting the unit controlled by the menus As explained above the Mah iri parameter which appears in many menus cannot be changed directly using the UP or DOWN keys The DTRS units connected to the RC 898 are numbered in order starting at 1 The machine with the lowest logical number see 3 1 1 Machine IDs i e the one connected directly to the RC 898 is Machine 1 the next in the chain is Machine 2 and so on However as you can see from the front panel of the RC 898 the UP and DOWN keys have another meaning when used in combination with the SHIFT key 23 and they change to being NEXT and PREVIOUS keys allowing you to select the next unit in the chain or the previous one respectively NOTE This selection has no effect on the transport or location sec tion of the RC 898 and vice versa The unit shown on the MACHINE indicator 8 selected with the MACHINE key 31 is independent of any settings made on the LCD dis play screen to select the unit whose parameters are to be set Ir the if ne screen shows a menu with a Macr amp parameter and you want to change 1 2 the unit controlled by the menu s other parameters as in the example menu below TC Fr Mode mmc Machins i Press and hold down the SHIFT key While holding down the SHIFT key
70. disable track arming from remote controllers 9 4 5 Device emulation The DA 98 can emulate a variety of other devices for example video recorders etc when controlled by an editor i e this setting determines the way in which the DA 98 responds to a Device ID request See section 11 1 2 of the DA 98 manual for full details regarding this function 2 ior Emulsat Use the UP and DOWN keys to select the device to be emulated from the following list is the native format of the DA 98 and should be selected if you do not need to emulate any other device from this list 9 4 6 Recording delay When a DA 98 is remotely controlled by an editor it is sometimes useful to be able to program a delay in recording in order to emulate a VCR 9 5 Section 9 4 Other DTRS control functions which typically begins recording a few frames after the command is received from the editor the DA 98 begins recording immediately Many edi tors allow for this delay and so the DA 98 can compensate for this 1 Prom menu group 6 move the cursor to Few 2 Use the UP and DOWN keys to select e a value from between amp and frames or Hu t a The value of the 4t c setting dependen on nthe emulation selected see 9 4 5 Device emulation as shown below Emulation Frames 1 CoN fF OW DW FF WW NOTE See section 11 1 3 of the DA 98 manual for further details of this function inc
71. display the LOCATE thie previgusivalig 1 4 2 TIME VALUE LED display 15 and numeric keypad 16 may be used for entry of time values 4 Press and hold down the SHIFT key 23 and into certain parameters which are set through the then press the ENTER LOAD key 20 menu system If the value is a valid one i e you do not attempt to enter 71 frames in a second etc it will be The machine offset value from menu group 3 transferred from the LED display which will stop which is expressed in hours minutes seconds and flashing to the LCD display screen frames is a useful example of this operation In the top level menu move the cursor to menu group 3 and press SELECT t Ctrl Pert TESSIZESBPSI I HEB Tri Hrm Invalid values will be rounded down to the nearest valid value e g a value of 78 seconds will be H GA AAAG HES rounded down to 59 seconds Section 4 3 Selecting the unit controlled by the menus 4 2 4 Fine tuning values 1 2 The JOG SHUTTLE controls 28 may also be used to fine tune the values entered and dis played on the LED VALUE display Press the DATA INC DEC key 27 so that the indicator lights Use the jog dial to change the value shown on the VALUE display in the same way as you would use them to locate a tape i e the jog dial increments clockwise or decrements counter clockwise the numbers NOTE The jog dial can only be used for data entry an
72. e 7 3 Meter modes 7 6 10 2 MIDIID 9 6 10 5 Monitoring 5 2 AUTO MON 2 2 confidence mode 2 3 7 6 10 6 flowchart 5 4 INPUT MONITOR 5 2 5 3 source 2 2 source tape on DA 98 5 3 table of modes 5 5 while shuttling 5 3 10 6 MTC MIDI Timecode output 8 7 70 5 Muting recording inputs 7 2 10 2 NEXT and PREVIOUS keys 4 3 NEXT key 2 4 4 3 NTSC 2 2 8 2 Numeric keypad 2 3 4 2 Offset 10 6 ABS offset 8 7 in chase mode 7 3 7 4 timecode 8 4 10 3 On the fly capture of location memories 2 5 6 5 Oscillator 7 6 10 2 Output timing 7 4 10 6 Output timing DA 88 7 4 Outputting timecode 8 6 PAL SECAM 2 2 8 2 Parallel port 2 5 9 1 pinout 3 2 Park position 8 7 10 3 Peak hold meters 7 6 Pitch shift 2 3 7 5 10 1 PLAY 2 5 Playback after location 6 3 Polarity GPI devices 9 Pre roll in auto punch mode 2 5 6 7 10 2 location 6 3 10 1 serial port unit 9 2 10 5 PRESET keys 2 4 PREVIOUS key 2 4 4 3 PRRL key 6 7 Pull up down 2 3 8 6 10 5 Pulse width GPI event triggers 9 7 Punch operations checking punch points 6 6 crossfade times 6 7 editing punch points 6 6 IN and OUT points 2 5 pre roll and post roll 6 7 recording 2 5 6 7 rehearsal 2 5 6 7 setting punch points 6 6 undo 6 6 REC 2 5 REC FUNCTION 2 2 5 2 Rec muting 7 2 Recalling a location memory 6 4 Rechase timecode 8 6 Rechase mode 70 3 Recording reference levels 7 6 Recording delay 9 5 10 4 Recording in punch mode 6 7 Reference level
73. e accept ing analog signals while 5 and 6 are using TDIF 1 digital inputs Section 7 2 Unit related functions 7 2 10 Word length p The DA 38 and DA 98 units are able to accept digital data at their digital I O connectors at either 16 bit 20 bit or 24 bit word lengths These settings are made in the following way 1 From menu group 2 move the cursor to ii ci ci Len and press SELECT TOIF Ward Machins i Lenuth 16 bit 2 Use the UP and Api keys to select between 16 28 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 i amp you may want to experiment with the Dither settings see 7 2 11 Dither below as this may help with dis tortion though a little may be lost from the signal to noise ratio 7 2 11 Dither amp p Dithering in digital audio is the tech nique of adding a known noise signal to a low level input signal especially when converting from a word length with a higher number of bits than the destination see 7 2 10 Word length above Paradoxically this technique removes quantiza tion noise and improves overall distortion figures though at the slight expense of the signal to noise ratio The DA 38 implements an on off dither function and the DA 98 allows two shapes of dither See section 4 8 of the DA 38 manual or 8 13 of the DA 98 manual for further details 1 From
74. e number of 0 this is equiva lent to setting all DTRS units except the first into slave mode to follow the first unit Machine 7 is equivalent to a unit attached to the parallel port 42 and machine 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 the RC 898 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Section 5 1 Transport controls Insert a new tapeor tapes into the DTRS unit or units Make sure that it is rewound to the beginning of the tape NOTE Do not use a tape which has previously been used for recording video From menu group 9 move the cursor to and press SELECT Format Machins i aff 4 1 E In this menu as well as using the NEXT SHIFT UP and PREVIOUS SHIFT DOWN keys to select an individual unit all DTRS units connected to the RC 898 can be selected to format tapes together Move the cursor to the sampling frequency field and use the UP and DOWN keys to choose between 44 i and 4 kHz NOTE If a digital signal is received at the DIGITAL IN connector of the DTRS unit and digital input has been selected see 7 2 9 Input selection the sampling frequency is decided by the frequency of the incoming signal and cannot be changed Move the cursor to the control field and use Press the UP key
75. ecode track To map this track to the audio track selected above see 9 4 2 Track mapping functions or to the dedicated timecode track of the DA 98 1 From menu group 6 move the cursor to T Rer i and press SELECT TC REecord Enal er gi le disable H EH E E E E 2 Use the UP and DOWN keys to select the appropriate setting for each connected DTRS unit Selecting ci i amp here means that the track referred to a the contras s commands as ana log 3 will be the DTRS track designated as ana log 3 in the table above a 4 2 Track mapping functions Selecting amp riz bis means that the DA 98 s dedicated fate oe track will be con trolled by commands addressed by the controller to the analog 3 track 9 4 4 Remote track arming It is sometimes useful to be able to disable track arming of a DA 98 unit from a remote con troller especially when that controller is a video editor which only allows for the arming and con Section 9 4 Other DTRS control functions trol of four tracks Accordingly you can disable the remote arming of tracks on a DA 98 unit they can still be armed from the unit itself See section 11 1 8 of the DA 98 manual for full details of this function From menu group 3 move the cursor to T k Hr m track arming and press SELECT Tf E Tf e i Use the LEFT and RIGHT cursor keys to move between machines and the UP and DOWN keys to enable or
76. ed the display will briefly show F i and the load operation will not take nA 4 5 Section 4 5 Storing and recalling user setups 4 6 5 Basic DTRS operations This section covers the basic operations of con trolling the DTRS units connected to the RC 898 For details of how to make parameter settings etc and timecode operations see 4 Menu and basic operations 7 Making settings on the DTRS units and 10 Menu and parameter reference 5 1 Transport controls The transport controls on the RC 898 replicate those on the DTRS units The logic of the transport controls is such that any mode can be entered from any other mode There is no need to go through STOP 5 1 1 Selecting the unit to which 1 2 operations refer Generally speaking the unit controlled by the transport keys will be the first unit in the chain the other units in the chain are assumed to be using the ABS chase protocol through DTRS synchronization However transport operations etc can also be performed on individually selected machines other than the first one Press the MACHINE key 31 The word MACHINE will start to flash in the LOCATE TIME VALUE display 15 Use the numeric keypad to enter the number one digit only of the machine that you want to control This number will be shown in the LOCATE TIME VALUE display 15 and the appropriate MACHINE number indicator 8 will light If you enter a machin
77. eter 5 Set the time values for the E ci point 6 Press the REPEAT key the indicator will light to start the repeat between the two points The i ari and Ergi times must be at least 5 seconds apart cihan repeat play cannot take place If the Eric time is set and the 5 time is set to a Ane after the E n d dinis n the REPEAT key is pressed u the two time points will e ii i so that the comes before the When you are editing the repeat times the DTRS unit tries to take into account the fact that the End should follow the 5 t ar t and automati cally attempts to adjust the entries as they are made so that they are consistent 6 7 Punch operations Automatic punch recording operations are closely linked to location memory and so are described here 6 7 1 Setting punch points To set the punch in and punch out points While the tape is playing press the IN and OUT keys as appropriate at the right time e Alternatively you can use the numeric keypad to enter a time value for the in or out point e While the LOCATE TIME VALUE display is flashing press the IN or OUT key as appropri ate The display will stop flashing and the MEMORY NO display will show inor ot depending on whether the value has been stored as the punch in or punch out point NOTE Setting a punch out time which comes before the punch in time is meaningless and will not be automatically corrected by the RC 898 If you try to perf
78. ex when you are searching for a particular function or operation There is also a guide to the different menu screens available on the RC 898 10 Menu and parameter reference When describing a control display or connector the name of the control is emphasized as Press the STR key 17 or the CONFIDENCE indi 1 1 Section 1 4 Precautions and recommendations cator 10 will light The number in brackets fol lowing the name of the control is the number of the control as shown on the front panel illustra tion as well as that used in the appropriate sec tions describing the front and rear panels A special font is used for showing the messages that appear on the En LU screen an re for example 3P in cocate Pr i When describing a value as shown on the TAPE TIME 13 MEMORY NO 14 or LOCATE TIME VALUE 15 displays the following font is used 00 23 45 120r on Some functions of the RC 898 apply to all DTRS recorders some only to DA 98 units some to DA 38 units and some to DA 88 units with the SY 88 synchronizer board fitted Wherever appropriate this manual will use combinations of the follow ing symbols to show what operations may be per formed with the different units in the DTRS range Unit Symbol in text AII units No symbol DA 88 with SY 88 This manual may also make references to the manuals of the DTRS units and the SY 88 In the case of the DA 98 and DA 38 these re
79. external or video clock is used as the clock source the playback output will be muted while the DA 98 is adjusting the speed If you select the rechase mode which you may wish to do if there are gaps in the timecode you can select a window Only if the difference between the received timecode and the DA 98 position falls outside this window the DA 98 will rechase However the DA 98 s timekeep ing is almost always good enough for you not to need to rechase See 10 7 9 of the DA 98 manual for further details of this facility From menu group 4 move the cursor to RechzhHode and press SELECT echaze Hode Machine i Mode id imd T i Use the ka and n keys to select either 2 or free as the mode as explained hae If you have Selociod rechas e move the cursor r to the ii i cao field and select either ior T seconds and the window period This setting has no effect if r amp selected as the mode has been 8 2 6 Fast LTC The DA 98 allows you to select three modes in which linear timecode LTC will be output when the unit is in a fast transport mode forward or rewind Firstly there is a 5 frame option in which five con secutive frames are output the tape is then read again and five further consecutive frames are out put starting at the frame which has just been read Secondly you can choose a leap option in which timecode is continuously output but not consecutively the value
80. ferences will be made in terms of section numbers e g 4 2 and 4 5 respectively In the case of the DA 88 and SY 88 page numbers will be provided e g p16 and p5 7 respectively 1 4 Precautions and recommendations As with every precision piece of electronic equip ment common sense precautions apply with the RC 898 However you should note the following points in particular with regard to the operation of the unit 1 4 4 Environmental conditions The RC 898 can be operated in most environ ments but we suggest that you keep the environ mental conditions within the following limits e Ambient temperature between 5 and 35 C 41 and 95 F e Relative humidity should be between 30 and 80 non condensing e Avoid spraying polish insecticides etc near the RC 898 WARNING If you need to clean the unit use a soft cloth moistened if necessary with a little detergent and water Do not use abra sive cleaners or solvents such as alcohol or thinner e Avoid subjecting the RC 898 to jolts sudden shocks etc WARNING If you have to return the unit for service or repair use the original packing materials if possible If the unit is to be transported to a recording location etc use a suitable trans port case with sufficient shock protection TASCAM does not accept responsibility for dam age resulting from neglect or accident 1 4 2 Battery backup The RC 898 requires no po
81. ground loops and their associated problems is outside the scope of this manual and we recommend that you con sult one of the many reference works on this sub ject if necessary 46 Contrast 2 6 This control alters the contrast on the backlit LCD display screen 11 Use it to set the screen so that it is easily visible from your preferred viewing angle 3 Connections This section describes not only the connection of the RC 898 to other equipment but also provides some information on setting up a digital audio system using the RC 898 WARNING All connections to the RC 898 should be made with the power to all units turned off If this is not done the opera tion of the units may become unstable and damage may possibly occur 3 1 Connection to DTRS units The RC 898 and DTRS units form a daisy chain with the RC 898 being at the head and the tail unit being terminated with the terminator supplied with the RC 898 NOTE When you connect a number of DTRS units which are of different types including DA 98s the DA 98 units should be at the head of the chain immediately following the RC 898 Any DA 38 and DA 88 units should then be connected following the DA 98s If there is more than one DA 98 in the chain they should be connected together before the DA 38s and DA 88s The order of the DA 38 and DA 88 units is not important If a DTRS unit other than a DA 98 is used as a master unit the
82. hat the parallel port unit is now selected for control NOTE The exact level of control possible by using the RC 898 depends on the implementation of the P2 protocol by the device Refer to the unit s documentation for details of what control is possible through the serial connection When a device is selected for control in this way the REC FUNCTION keys can be used to arm the two analog and four digital tracks as defined by the P2 protocol depending on the settings made in 9 3 4 Split mode on the serial unit and 9 3 5 Controlling recording operations on the serial unit The mapping of these tracks to the actual tracks of the unit is determined by the implementation of the protocol by the unit 9 3 2 Location pre roll on the serial unit The unit controlled by the serial port may have a pre roll time which is set independently of the pre roll time used by DTRS units This allows the unit to be parked optimally for lockup when locat ing to cue points 1 2 3 Section 9 3 Controlling the serial port 9 pin From menu group 7 move the cursor to SrPinLocPr and pres SELECT Spin Locate Prerzoll Homi nbbsec Use the numeric keypad to enter a time in minutes and seconds between 00 00 and 59 59 Press and hold down the SHIFT key and press the ENTER LOAD key to transfer the value to the display screen Alternatively you can use the UP and DOWN keys to alter the values of the minutes and seco
83. incorporates a sine oscillator for line up purposes at either 440Hz or 1kHz The level of the oscillator is a full bit 16dBu but can not be compared to transient signals on account of the constant nature of a sine wave oscillator 1 From menu group 2 move the cursor to c and press SELECT Sine Oecilbllatear Machine i 2 Use the UP and DOWN keys to select between PPddO Hzandi kHz All other inputs will be overridden by the oscillator when it is turned on WARNING When using the oscillator turn down the levels of all moni toring equipment in the control room and studio to avoid possible damage to your ears and speakers etc Section 7 2 Unit related functions Section 7 2 Unit related functions 7 8 8 Timecode functions 98 This section describes the timecode based functions available through the RC 898 Note that while the RC 898 contains no timecode generator or reader of its own it is able to control the time code generators and synchronization facilities of DA 98 and DA 88 SY 88 units Since the DA 38 does not have any timecode facilities this section does not have any relevance if you are using a setup composed of only DA 38 units Note that in this section we use the term time code to refer to SMPTE EBU timecode rather than to ABS timecode When using a chain of DTRS units which are to be synchronized to external timecode you will usually need to synchronize the first
84. ions 8 1 Primary timecode functions 8 1 8 1 1 Selecting the timecode source 8 1 8 1 2 Synthesizing timecode from ABS times 8 1 8 1 3 Selecting a timecode type 8 2 8 1 4 Setting the generator start time 8 2 8 1 5 Starting and stopping the generator 8 3 8 1 6 Checking the generator progress 8 3 8 1 7 Recording the timecode on a DTRS timecode track eerte tone ain 8 3 8 1 8 Chasing to external timecode 8 4 8 1 9 Chasing with a timecode offset 8 4 8 1 10 Auto Timecode Offset function 8 5 8 1 11 Independent clock settings 8 5 8 2 Advanced timecode functions 8 5 8 2 1 Timecode output source sss 8 5 8 2 2 Synchronization of timecode 8 6 8 2 3 Pull up and pull down sesese 8 6 8 2 4 Error bypass 0ccceceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 8 6 8 2 5 Rechase mode sss 8 6 8 2 6 Fast LTC cacao goes Dr enne xD aa REL RR RE 8 7 8 2 7 MIDI Timecode output esssssse 8 7 8 2 8 Park pOSitiON ccccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneeeees 8 7 8 2 9 Individual recording status while chasing lp e m 8 8 8 2 10 Video resolve sssssseseseeeeee 8 8 9 External control and settings 9 1
85. ip between the REC FUNCTION and INPUT MONITOR status for individual tracks when ALL INPUT is turned off again Start recording or re set the REC FUNCTION keys to restore this 5 2 3 Shuttle monitoring Shuttle monitoring can be enabled or dis abled on a per machine basis for DA 38 and DA 98 units connected to the RC 898 Briefly the shuttle monitoring when turned on mutes the replay from unarmed tracks and moni tors the input source of armed tracks when the machine is in shuttle mode A fuller explanation of shuttle monitoring is given in section 9 1 4 of the DA 38 manual and section 7 1 3 of the DA 98 manual 1 2 Section 5 2 Monitoring Pom menu group 9 move the cursor to and press SELECT Zhuttlse Mornitar oF off B BH EH EH BH EH iachine i z 3i 4 5 Use the UP and DOWN keys to switch shuttle monitoring cr and o on a per machine basis 5 2 4 Shuttle muting 1 2 6 DA 98 units incorporate a shuttle muting fea ture The shuttle muting for DA 98 is enabled or disabled from the RC 898 in the following way Prom menu group 2 move the cursor to 5 i i 1 e and press SELECT Zhuttlse Hute an off B BH EH EH BH g Machine i z 3 4 3 amp Use the UP and DOWN keys to change the setting between on and off for each machine For a full explanation of shuttle muting see sec tion 8 6 2 of the DA 98 manual 5 3 Section 5 2 Monitoring 5 2 5 Monitoring f
86. is an invisible field immediately to the right of the frames field If you place the cursor there and increment or decrement the value you can change the time as a whole as the frame field passes its maximum value the seconds field will increment The Auto Offset function described below can also be used to set the offset Transfer the value to the display screen by pressing and holding down the SHIFT key 23 and pressing the ENTER LOAD key 20 Use the SHIFT and UP NEXT keys to select any other units which will chase with an offset When the master DTRS unit plays the slave units should now chase at the offset value you have set up If an offset value is set on any unit or units and the Time Mode is set to ABS the OFFSET indi cator 10 will light If you need to fine tune these values you can use the UP and DOWN keys to adjust the value of the offset while monitoring the playback of the units If adjustment finer than a frame is required it is suggested that you use the Track Delay function see 7 1 1 Track delay 7 2 4 Auto Offset function In addition to the manual offset entry it is also possible to set an offset automatically by follow ing the procedure below Promi menu Werony 3 move the cursor to M F and press SELECT 7 3 Section 7 2 Unit related functions 2 3 4 Use the RIGHT key to move the cursor to a second invisible field to the right of the frames
87. it press the DATA INC DEC key so that the indicator is lit 3 Use the JOG dial to adjust the value of the punch in or punch out point 4 After adjusting the value press the IN or the OUT key as appropriate to store the new value into the punch memory 6 7 4 Undo function If you have stored a punch in or out value and overwritten it in error there is an undo function which allows you to restore the previous version Only one level of undo is allowed and if no value has been stored in the in or out memory prior to the wrong value being entered no undo is possi ble To undo the wrong entry 1 Press and hold down the CANCEL key and press either the IN or the OUT key depending on the memory store operation that you want to undo The previously stored memory value will be shown on the LOCATE TIME VALUE display This undo function can also be used with the on the fly location memory store function see 6 5 8 Repeated entry of location points to delete a cue point entered in error In this case the CUE STR key rather than the IN or OUT key should be pressed while the CANCEL key is held down Please note that there is no redo function 6 7 5 Setting pre roll and post roll times These times used for punch operations only and are independent of the pre roll time described in 6 5 1 Setting the location pre roll value The PRRL key can be used to locate to the punch in time minus the punch
88. k Mace clock mode and press SELECT But Hachins Use the UP and mewn keys to select between automatic Fut o and individually selectable Indus 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 their clocks set using the function described in 7 2 6 Clock selection and the fourth unit can have its clock set independently of the other three NOTE In a system with multiple digital audio devices the same clock should be used by all units which are to perform digi tal audio transfer e g dubbing etc If units have different reference clocks you cannot transfer digital audio between them 8 2 Advanced timecode functions The following functions are designed to extend the capabilities of the DTRS system under various circumstances when working with timecode based setups These functions are described more fully in the DTRS manuals Refer to the appropriate sections of these manuals for further information if required 8 2 1 Timecode output source The DA 98 is able to output timecode from a variety of sources 8 5 Section 8 2 Advanced timecode functions 1 From menu B EEOUD 5 move the cursor to uLT amp Sre and press SELECT 2 Use the UP and DOWN keys to select between He four options available Outputs the timecode as recorded on the dedicated timecode t
89. lowchart What do listen to SOURCE This flowchart is applicable to DA 98 operations provided that you have not made any manual monitor set tings using the INPUT MONITOR keys and that confidence mode is off 5 4 5 2 Monitoring 5 2 6 Monitoring tables Table 1 DA 88 and DA 38 TOP FF JOG LEN SHUTTLE Source AUTO MON off REC FUNCTION on REC FUNCTION off Tape Mute Tape AUTO MON on REC FUNCTION on Source Source See below REC FUNCTION off Tape Mute Table 2 DA 88 and DA 38 shuttle modes ALL INPUT off AUTO MON on JOG SHTL MON off Tape JOG SHTL MON on REC FUNCTION on Source REC FUNCTION off Mute Table 3 DA 98 STOP FF JOG REW SHUTTLE ALL INPUT on Source AUTO MON off REC FUNCTION on Selectable Source Selectable Selectable REC FUNCTION off Selectable AUTO MON on REC FUNCTION on Tape Source Source See below REC FUNCTION off Selectable a Selectable means that when confidence mode is in operation the INPUT MONITOR keys can be used to switch between source and off tape monitoring b When the shuttle mute function is active see 8 6 2 in the DA 98 manual output is muted in these modes c When shuttle monitoring is turned off here monitoring is off tape and when it is turned on the input source is monitored 5 5 Section 5 2 Monitoring i OD ALLAO AbAOC GELAaaa aaaG OAu 5 6 6 Location
90. luding the way in which frame bound aries are calculated and recognized 9 4 7 Fast wind speed 9 When a controller locates on a slave device there are two ways in which this is achieved a locate command and a series of fast wind and shuttle commands 2 To determine which command is used by your controller and for further details regarding this function follow the instructions in section 11 1 5 of the DA 98 manual The high 100 x wind speed of the DA 98 means that if the second method is used the tape will almost invariably overshoot each time and lever locate correctly Accordingly a slower 8 x wind speed is provided which allows for location using the wind and shuttle mode 9 6 1 Pom menu group 6 move the cursor to F a z t d fast speed and press SELECT 2 Use the UP and DOWN keys to select between HE and amp 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 to the controller can be either a Stop message for use with controllers who will only issue their next command when a Stop signal is received or a Still message for use with controllers which make a distinction between pause and Stop e g LYNX II and Microlynx syn chronizers See section 11 1 5 of the DA 98 manual for fur ther details regarding this function PIU menu pero 6 move the cursor to i cueup tally
91. lue entered from the numeric keypad or using the jog shuttle controls 1 Use the DATA INC DEC key 27 to set the jog shuttle controls into data editing mode 2 Use the JOG dial 28 to nudge the values displayed on the LOCATE TIME VALUE display 15 The value will flash 3 Confirm the entry with the STR key 17 The LOCATE TIME VALUE display will stop flashing and the MEMORY NO display 14 will start to flash 4 Press the ENTER LOAD key to store the edited value to the same location memory or the numeric keypad followed by the ENTER LOAD key to store the edited value to a different location 6 6 Repeating a section You can set two points independently of the loca tion memories which allow you to repeat play back continuously between them NOTE The points that are set here using the RC 898 are indepen dent of any repeat points set on the DTRS units When repeat times are set using the RC 898 the repeat function is not available from the DTRS front panel 1 Prom menu group 3 move the cursor to eet and press SELECT 2 Use the DOWN key to select the 5 1 art parameter if it is not already visible 6 5 Section 6 7 Punch operations 3 Move the cursor to the time fields and use the UP and DOWN keys to set the time value Alternatively you can use the numeric keypad to set the time value 4 Move the cursor to the 2 t ar pss and press the UP key to select the E param
92. mecode functions 8 1 5 Starting and stopping the ee 1 From n menu ii poup 8 move the cursor to 1 From menu group 8 move the cursor to i TcTri z and press SELECT Mode and pres SELECT D T a a gor loc fon 1 2enabl a gu Bo dizzablese B B BH B BH E Hoc Machine i i 4 3 Lor Caontinus 2 Use the UP and DOWN keys to arm the 2 Use the LEFT and RIGH HT cursor Eai to move timecode track on the required DTRS unit s between the and f fields Make sure that all other units timecode tracks are disabled 3 Use the UP and DOWN keys in the iic ie field n determine whether the generator will NOTE iue from the last point where it was sloped or whether it will be E e to the Remember as mentioned earlier that it is usually necessary starting valueasset above when nee d to record timecode on only one unit the other units in the 8 chain can use the DTRS chase facility However it may be a necessary if dubbing audio tracks etc between DTRS 4 When the cursor is on the Ruri Sto field units to transfer timecode simultaneously with the audio use the UP key to start the generator and the tracks DOWN key to stop it again When a unit s timecode track is armed for record 8 1 6 Checking the generator progress ing and that machine is selected as shown by the While the generator screen above is visible the MACHINE indicators 8 the TC REC indic
93. meter s Values Reference Track LE 7 1 1 Track delay Delay time Unit through i default amp Enabled Amount a Aa through amp default is amp 7 2 8 Varispeed pitch control Track source 6 Input digital or analog 1 through 8 or 7 1 2 Track copy track 1 through 8 Default is straight through input ing to tracks assignment Turns track copy operations a1 or a Fre rali Minutes and E E 6 5 1 Setting the seconds dn location pre roll value 10 1 Section 10 1 Menu groups Menu group 1 Menu item Parameter s Values Reference recpoldl Minutes and seconds GPI channel 1 through 5 Pre roll time Post roll time off through 3i 5 Setur Polarity 9 2 1 Setting up Width GPI devices GPI Event Number through 1 amp 9 2 2 Setting the trigger points 6 7 5 Setting pre roll and post roll times Length in bits of incoming data Crossfade Time Milliseconds z through Z 6 7 6 Crossfade through times Dither Type of dither or 7 2 11 Dither on and off Track muting QD on oraf f foreach track 7 1 3 Rec Mute function Menu group 2 Menu item Parameter s Values Shuttle Mute Enabled 5 2 4 Shuttle mut ing 7 2 10 Word length Reference level in dB
94. mode in which all transport keys except the RECORD key and the REC FUNCTION keys control the VTR and the recording keys control the DTRS units In this way all recording operations including auto punch operations can be carried out on the DTRS units without the risk of accidentally eras ing the VTR tape However there is one function where operation is slightly different and this is on the fly punch ing Usually when DTRS tracks have been armed and the tape is being played pressing RECORD will drop the tracks into record mode and press ing PLAY will drop them out into play mode In split mode this is not possible since the PLAY key controls the VTR To punch in and out of armed tracks on the fly in split mode only press RECORD to drop in and RECORD to drop out again To change between normal and split mode From menu 1 gropup 7 move the cursor to inii 4 9 pin control mode and press SELECT Spin Control Node slit 2 Use the UP and DOWN keys to select between iitandHormali 9 3 5 Controlling recording operations on the serial unit If split mode has been selected see 9 3 4 Split mode on the serial unit above the following 9 3 Section 9 4 Other DTRS control functions function allows toggling the serial unit recording capability 1 Erom menu group 7 move the cursor to Hc 9 pin recording acceptable andi press SELECT 2 Usethe iu and DOWN keys to
95. n Any values for hours and minutes which are entered 1 Pann menu group 4 move the cursor to Wibosiscsru e i and press SELECT The maximum value for the park position settingis C Chase Tae Per 2 seconds minus 1 frame enable As well as the manual setting described above it disable E E E EH BH H is also possible to test the system and set this value Machine 1 2 3 4 5 6 automatically 2 Use the cursor keys to erab 1 allow From menu group 4 move the cursor to F ark individual pes while dns timecode Fos i and press SELECT or ii sab 1 this facility the slave follows the master status for each machine in the chain 8 2 10 Video resolve The timecode clock of a DA 98 may be set to resolve to a video signal received at the unit s VIDEO IN terminal This means that the time code frame boundaries will be aligned with the frame boundaries as received in the video signal Play and stop the master unit If chase mode is off on the slave DA 98 turn it on This is a completely different function to the syn chronization of the word clock to video see 7 2 6 Use the UR or DOWN key to turn the TEST Clock selection from af toor In addition if video resolve is enabled the unit can be set to track the frame boundaries constantly and rechase if it drops out of sync re sync or can be set to a lock and forget mode free in a sim ilar way to the rechase options available for
96. n minus the pre roll time set for punch operations see 6 7 5 Setting pre roll and post roll times For instance if the punch pre roll value is set to 5 seconds and the punch in point is 00 55 12 12 the unit will finish locating at 00 55 07 12 35 RHSL key and indicator This key allows you to rehearse auto punch opera tions on the units connected to the RC 898 For full details see 6 7 Punch operations 36 AUTO PUNCH key and indicator This key allows you to perform auto punch opera tions on the units connected to the RC 898 For full details see 6 7 Punch operations NOTE The two keys above do not work in the same way as the rehearsal and auto punch keys on DTRS units Even if you are an experienced user of DTRS equipment we recom mend that you read 6 7 Punch operations to get a full understanding of punch operations when using the RC 898 to control recording operations 37 MARKIN key This key allows you to set and check the punch in point for automatic punch operations For full details of how to use this key see 6 7 1 Setting punch points 38 MARK OUT key This key allows you to set and check the punch out point for automatic punch operations For full details of how to use this key see 6 7 1 Setting punch points 39 CUE STR key This key is used to capture a series of location points a cue list on the fly Successive presses Section 2 2 Rear Panel of this
97. n this way this is explained in 4 3 Selecting the unit controlled by the menus 4 1 1 Invalid operations Some operations are only possible on certain models of DTRS recorder For instance timecode functions are only available on the DA 98 and DA 88 units equipped with the SY 88 board and dithering is only possible with DA 38 and DA 98 units If you attempt to perform an operation on a unit where this n is impossible the mes sage H zumnilablise will be shown on the display screen n to let you know that you cannot perform this operation on the connected DTRS unit Another kind of invalid operation is when a DTRS unit can perform a certain operation but the selected operation cannot be performed under the current set of conditions e g TDIF word length cannot be set while feels inputs are selected In these cases the word riage erat le will be shown on the display 4 1 Section 4 2 Data entry 4 2 Data entry 2 With the cursor as shown next to the Machine 4 2 1 Resetting values to zero i ELECT again Typically the UP and DOWN keys are used to set Ofisctmenn Item press 3 Cl again the values in the display screen menus However there are one or two additional features regarding data entry which are explained here In the case of large numerical values it is some times tedious to keep pressing the cursor keys 3 Use the numeric keypad to enter the offset time until the value returns to zero u
98. ndicators at 12 14 MEMORY NO display This 2 digit counter shows the location memory which is currently in use for storage recall or location 15 LOCATE TIME VALUE display This display shows the time of the location mem ory currently referenced by the MEMORY NO indicator 14 or entered using the numeric keypad 16 It is also used to show time values which are set as control parameters in various menu screens 16 Numeric keypad The ten number keys are used for direct entry of values for location memories etc to select loca tion memories for store recall etc or for the entry of time values into LCD display menu parameters The key is used to change a posi tive to a negative value or vice versa The key is also used with relative times as explained in the relative time setting section in see 6 3 Setting a relative time reference 17 STR key This key is used to start the process for storing a timecode value to a location memory See 6 5 6 Storing the location in a memory for details 18 RCL key This key is used to start the process for recalling a timecode value from a location memory See 6 5 7 Recalling a location memory for full details 19 CANCEL key This key is used to cancel the selection of a loca tion memory with the number keys before storing a time to it or recalling a time It may also be used to cancel the setting of a numerical value if it has
99. nds fields 9 3 3 Serial unit timing source 1 2 The RS 422 device can be set to accept its timing signals from either external timecode or from the Timer 1 internal time source the video CTL sub code track From menu Prony 7 move the cursor to Tim i 9 pin time mode and press SELECT Use the b and DOWN keys to select either or the T i timing source sibeod iin If the timecode option is selected and the VTR does not include a timecode reader or the tape has not been striped with timecode the RC 898 tape counter will show all hyphens 9 3 4 Split mode on the serial unit There are two ways of operating the E2 unit with the RC 898 transport controls Firstly all transport controls including the record REC key and the REC FUNCTION keys 41 through 46 can be used to control the VTR acting as the E2 unit con nected to the RS 422 port This is referred to as normal mode 1 In normal mode the following RC 898 keys per form these P2 functions ALL SAFE Standby ALL INPUT FULL EE AUTO MON SEL EE PRRL Preroll RHSL Preview AUTO PUNCH AUTOEDIT However in a video post production situation it is 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 worktape will be erased The RC 898 therefore provides you with a split
100. o 48 tracks e Upto 99 location memories may be entered or captured and edited to frame accuracy for marking important points in a recording project e Timecode values are entered and edited using a positive feel numeric keypad The DTRS units transport functions including the shuttle control are duplicated on the RC 898 These transport controls may also be used to control the RS 422 or parallel external machine e The RC 898 also features a jog dial allowing frame by frame manual location e The jog dial can also be used as a data entry control for the entry of location point and other values e Auto punch operations are fully supported The RC 898 provides one key operation for rehearsal and recording with automated punch points e System settings for the DTRS units and for the RC 898 itself are made using a convenient menu system and displayed on a clear backlit 20 character x 4 line display e The most frequently accessed setting menus can be assigned to function keys so that they may be easily recalled e Lighted indicators give an instant indication of the status of the most important functions e 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 video fields 1 3 Section 1 1 Key features e Up to ten different setups can be stored and recalled allowing instant re configuration not only of the R
101. of the DTRS unit with ju to ABS or timecode see 6 4 2 Selecting Time Mode In the case of a unit which is connected to the master DTRS unit in the chain the situation is a little more complex as the unit must be set up to slave to incoming timecode rather than the DTRS sync signals Here the T i p used once again 6 4 2 Selecting Time Mode but here it determines the chase sync source time code or ABS sync Note that it is unlikely that you will 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 Chasing with a timecode offset 1 2 NOTE This procedure described here should be used when chasing to timecode When slave machines are chasing to DTRS sync from a master DTRS unit use the procedure described in 7 2 3 Chasing with an offset If the timecode on the DTRS unit matches the timecode coming from the master unit e g the DTRS tapes contain a video soundtrack and have been striped either concurrently with or from the video tape there is no need for an offset If however the DTRS tracks are not linked in this way with the master source an offset is required The offset can be 12 hours from the received timecode Timecode wraps in a 24 hour clock format so that 12 hours in advance of 13 00 00 00 is 01 00 00 00 and 12 hours
102. oints 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 in fact the location and syn chronization is to sample precision However it is not always necessary to work to this degree of accuracy and you may want to save a Section 6 1 Reference modes little time by ignoring the frames field when entering and locating to location memories NOTE The location and synchronization accuracy is not affected by this function Accordingly the RC 898 provides you with a way to do this 1 Pun me F menu group move the cursor to 8 and press SELECT cn 2 Use the UP or DOWN key to change from ari toatf When frame display is set c r1 the last two digits of the display will be used for the frames field of location memories and the RC 898 expects frames to be entered as part of time values When set to if the frames field is ignored i e always assumed to be zero 6 3 Setting a relative time reference This operation is equivalent to pressing the reset button on a numerical tape counter to set the value to 0000 When the RC 898 is in relative mode the time shown on the TAPE TIME display 13 becomes relative to a zero point which you set This zero point is referenced to the first DTRS unit in the chain 1 Prom the F menu group move the cursor to
103. onfidence mode method of off tape monitoring while recording see 7 2 12 Confidence mode Use the flowchart 5 2 5 Monitoring flowchart and tables 5 2 6 Monitoring tables for refer ence to the monitoring modes available The AUTO MON key 5 is used in punch record ing providing automatic switching between source and off tape monitoring as the punch in recording progresses See 6 7 Punch operations for full details 5 2 1 ALL INPUT The ALL INPUT key 4 allows the switching of monitoringso that the output from all tracks on the currently selected unit or all units if the Key Mode has been enabled see 7 2 2 Key Mode is from the input source 5 2 2 INPUT MONITOR keys These keys 2 are only operational when control ling a DA 98 unit They are used to select off tape or source monitoring on a track by track basis For full details of how these keys are used see section 7 of the DA 98 manual However these indicators will always show the track monitoring status regardless of the model of DTRS unit connected to the RC 898 This can be seen most clearly in punch in mode see 6 7 Punch operations when in conjunction with the AUTO MON key 5 these indicators auto matically change to show the monitoring status of the tracks as the punch operations proceed Using the RC 898 REC FUNCTION keys to change the status of any tracks while the ALL INPUT function is on will lose the relationsh
104. ontrol 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 When the track arming and recording of a DA 98 unit is controlled by an external controller you can specify which tracks on the DA 98 corre spond to the tracks controlled by the controller for arming and recording purposes The standard video controller protocol P2 protocol allows for control of up to eight digital and four analog audio tracks This function allows you to map DA 98 tracks to the logical tracks This mapping of DA 98 tracks to controller tracks does not imply any correspondence between the user interface of the controller and the DA 98 tracks It refers rather to the relationship between the command signals transmitted by the controller and the DA 98 tracks 1 From menu group 6 move the cursor to T rk Har and press SELECT s Dis 1 2 3 4 eS 1 Fes E z E k H 2 5 C d G i 2 Use the UP and DOWN keys to select the track mapping according to pre set options as shown in the table below Note that while there are no user settable track mappings the pre set mappings are designed to cover every set of circumstances 9 4 3 Timecode track mapping This function is related to the track mapping function described above Analog track 3 in the controller mapping is traditionally used as the tim
105. orm a punch operation with the punch points set in this way the tape will locate to the punch in point minus the punch pre roll time and then stop 6 6 6 7 2 Checking punch points The punch points can be checked and recalled in the same 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 will be shown on the LOCATE TIME VALUE display The LOC key can be now be used for instant location to the punch in or punch out point The PRRL key 34 will also locate to the pre roll time minus the punch pre roll time see 6 7 5 Setting pre roll and post roll times for details of setting this value This is indepen dent of the location pre roll time see 6 5 1 Setting the location pre roll value In addition to checking the actual punch positions you can also check the length of the punch time 1 Press the RCL key The MEMORY NO display will start to flash 2 Press and hold down the IN key 3 While holding down the IN key press the OUT key The time between the two punch points will be shown on the LOCATE TIME VALUE display 6 7 3 Editing punch points 1 Press the RCL key followed by the IN or OUT key The punch in or punch out value as appropriate will be shown on the LOCATE TIME VALUE display 2 If the DATA INC DEC indicator 27 is not l
106. pre roll time set here 1 From menu group 1 move the cursor to Fr a Fist and press SELECT 2 The times may be set up to a maximum of 59 minutes 59 seconds using the cursor keys or the numerical keypad The values shown above 5 seconds and 3 seconds are the factory default values for pre roll and post roll respectively These values are also the minimum values Any attempt to set a value less than these will cause the setting to revert to the minimum value 6 7 6 Crossfade times Crossfading is used in digital recording to provide a seamless punch operation Section 6 7 Punch operations 1 From menu group 1 move the cursor to X f ade and press SELECT Crossfade Time um Machins He 2 vn DA 98 les the time can be set from nz in 10ms increments On DA 38 and DA 88 units the increments are still 10ms but the time can be set from 1 Sins to Use the UP and DOWN keys to change the value or the last digits of a value entered with the numeric keypad 6 7 7 Rehearsing the punch recording 1 Arm the track s which will be used for recording The REC FUNCTION indicators 1 of these tracks will flash and the INPUT MONITOR indi cators 2 will light 2 Press the AUTO MON key 5 This corresponds to pressing the AUTO MON key of a DA 98 unit or the INSERT key of a DA 38 or pressing the AUTO INPUT and INSERT keys together on a DA 88 unit 3 Press the RHSL key 3
107. r the GPI event Alternatively you can enter the number of the memory location using the numeric keypad and hold down SHIFT and then press ENTER LOAD to transfer the memory number to the display screen The time value of this location memory will be shown on the display screen However you cannot adjust this value from here You must edit the loca tion memory see 6 5 5 Editing a location to do this the time value will automatically be updated You can also use the UP and DOWN keys to choose the location memory NOTE Location memory 00 is a special case If this location mem ory is selected the event will be turned off 9 3 Controlling the serial port 9 pin 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 V TR to the EXT 2 port you can use the RC 898 to control the whole system The menus in menu group 7 whose titles start with Q pin refer to devices which are controlled through this connector 9 3 1 Selecting the serial port device When you want to control the device attached to the RS 422 port using the transport keys of the RC 898 follow the procedure below Press the MACHINE key 31 The LOCATE TIME VALUE display will show SELECT Press 8 on the numeric keypad The E2 indicator on the machine number indica tors 8 will light showing t
108. rack Outputs the timecode as synthesized from the ABS subcode with all off sets etc as set up in 8 1 2 Synthe sizing timecode from ABS times Timecode received at the timecode input is regenerated and output Timecode received at the timecode input is filtered and retransmitted 8 2 2 Synchronization of timecode When timecode including MTC is output from a DTRS unit it may be synchronized to either the analog or digital outputs depending on which is in used at the time This is necessary because of the nature of the digital to analog cir cuitry employed in the DTRS units 1 prom menu s nad move the cursor to ut T 1 and press SELECT Timing Digital E E E E BH amp 2 Use the UP and DOWN keys to select either digital or analog synchronization for the output timecode 8 2 3 Pull up and pull down When using DTRS units in NTSC telecine situa tions it may be necessary to adjust the sampling frequency fractionally as the NTSC frame rate of 29 97 and the cinema frame rate of 24 do not form a neat mathematical ratio The sampling frequencies of 44 1kHz and 48kHz are therefore affected when the material is trans ferred back to film Accordingly the pull up and pull down functions are provided to allow the adjustment of sampling frequencies to drop frame environments 8 6 1 eo menu group 8 move the cursor to F Shift and press SELECT Mode Shift 2 Use the UP and DOWN
109. required that the DTRS units are in perfect synchronization with each other For instance it may be that three DTRS units are being used for video post production purposes The dialog and Foley tracks of a project have been recorded on one DTRS tape up to eight tracks and the backing music has been recorded on two more tapes 16 tracks Obviously the units replaying the two music tapes should be synchro nized to each other but the music may need to be slipped relative to the dialog and Foley unit which is in turn synchronized to the timecode on the video as described in 8 1 8 Chasing to external timecode Once the dialog and Foley is synchronized to the video timecode slipping the two music units is accomplished in the following way pon menu group 3 move the cursor to ic ri and press SELECT Machine OF Feet Machine HEE BAER oe AE Choose the first machine which will take the chase offset in the illustration above we show machine 2 by using the SHIFT and UP NEXT keys Section 7 2 Unit related functions 3 Use the numeric keypad to enter an offset value 4 5 1 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 may be 2 hours relative to the master time You can also use the cursor keys to enter a value directly on the display screen NOTE There
110. rs available The UP and DOWN keys are also used with the SHIFT key 23 to choose the connected unit on which the menu operation will be performed when shifted they are known as the NEXT and PREVIOUS keys repsectively within each screen For details of menu operations see 4 Menu and basic operations 2 4 26 SELECT key This key is used 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 between controlling the transport indicator is unlit and incrementing or decrementing the values being edited in the LOCATE TIME VALUE display 15 indicator is lit 28 JOG dial and SHUTTLE wheel These controls work with DTRS units and with units connected to the EXT 2 control port 43 They are used to simulate the rock and roll of an open reel tape deck allowing precise positioning of the controlled units The indicators above the controls show the current direction of the medium s movement When the DATA INC DEC indicator 27 is lit the JOG dial acts as a data editing control for the least significant field of the value shown in the LOCATE TIME VALUE display 15 29 CAPTURE key When this is pressed the current time is displayed on the LOCATE TIME VALUE display 15 where it may be edited and stored as a location memory or used for one shot location purpo
111. s 6 7 6 7 7 Rehearsing the punch recording 6 7 6 7 8 Performing the punch recording 6 7 TOC i Table of Contents 7 Making settings on the DTRS units 7 1 Track operations ssuus 7 1 TAA Track delay 1eest edid tse renta sre dade 7 1 7 1 2 Track copying sesseeseeneenere 7 1 7 1 3 Rec Mute function sesesessesssssse 7 2 7 2 Unit related functions 7 2 7 2 1 Chasing to ABS sync ssssssssss 7 2 7 22 Key Mode iore eec t rre eon ese ca da Deva 7 2 7 2 3 Chasing with an offset usussss 7 3 7 2 4 Auto Offset function sseessessssss 7 3 7 2 5 Checking the offset cccceceeeeeeeeeeeeeees 7 4 7 2 6 Clock Selection cccceccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 7 4 7 2 7 Output timing ccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 7 4 7 2 8 Varispeed pitch control 7 5 7 2 9 Input selection esses 7 5 7 2 10 Word length 0cccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 7 5 7 2 A UDINE se ais irri etie vd ae nat tine Ss 7 5 7 2 12 Confidence mode 0 ccccceeeeeneeeeeeeeeees 7 6 7 2 13 Reference levels 0 ccccseeeeeneeeeeeeeeees 7 6 7 2 14 Meter modes ssssssesneenr 7 6 7 2 15 Sine oscillator ssessssseeesssese 7 6 8 Timecode funct
112. s 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 further details of this facility Section 8 2 Advanced timecode functions 1 From menu group 5 move the cursor to F t L TC and press SELECT Fazt LTC Mode um Machins ear andaff 8 2 7 MIDI Timecode output 1 2 Both the DA 88 and DA 98 output MIDI Time code MTC from their MIDI OUT jacks which echoes the linear timecode output from the time code outputs However the DA 98 allows you to choose under what circumstances MTC will be output You can choose not to output MTC at all to output while fast winding as well as during placyback and recording or to output MTC while the tape is stopped this is possible because MTC is indi rectly derived from an off tape signal For further details of this facility see section 10 4 5 of the DA 98 manual From menu group 7 move the cursor to i T C uit and press SELECT HTC Oubeut Machins i Dutsut Fast Shor 2 cT Use the LEFT and RIGHT cursor keys to select the field to be set and select or G using the UP and DOWN keys NOTE If the i t mi t field is set tom f F neither of the other settings will have any effect 8 2 8 Park position 98 The park position allows you to set a pre roll position automatically on a DA 9
113. s for recording 7 6 10 2 Reference modes 6 7 Rehearsal punch operations 2 5 6 7 Relative humidity 2 Relative time 2 3 6 1 setting 6 zero point 6 2 REMOTE OUT 2 5 3 1 Remote track arming 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 Index P T RS 422 control 9 2 enabling and disabling recording 9 3 location pre roll 9 2 Safing tracks 2 2 5 2 Sampling frequency 5 7 SELECT key 2 4 Selecting audio input sources 7 5 Selecting timecode source 8 7 Selecting units 2 3 for transport operations 5 in menus 4 3 NEXT and PREVIOUS keys 2 4 using the MACHINE key 2 4 Serial port 10 5 control mode 70 5 pinout 3 2 pre roll 9 2 70 5 time mode 70 5 timing mode 9 3 Setting punch points 6 6 Setting relative time reference 6 7 Setting values to zero 4 2 Settings user 4 4 SHIFT key 2 4 Shuttle 5 2 monitoring 5 3 muting 5 3 10 2 Shuttle control 2 4 5 2 Shuttle mode 5 2 Shuttle monitoring 5 3 10 6 Sine oscillator 7 6 10 2 Slipping tracks 2 3 7 1 Sony P2 protocol 2 5 3 2 9 2 Source monitoring 2 2 Specifications 10 9 Stop amp still tally messages 9 6 10 4 Storing timecode values 2 3 STR key 2 3 Striping tapes 8 3 Synchronizing output timecode with audio 8 6 Synthesizing timecode from ABS 6 7 10 4 Table of monitoring modes 5 5 Tally for cue up 10 4 Tally messages 9 6 10 4 Tape counter 2 3 Tape timecode 0 6 Tapes formatting 5 TC REC 2 3 TDI
114. se the key to change between positive and negative offset Accordingly to reset a value to zero 8y The values entered using the keypad will appear in the LOCATE TIME VALUE display 15 and fill 1 Press and hold down either the UP or DOWN 7 k up from the right For instance if the time to be ey entered is 01 23 07 10 the following keys should be pressed 2 While holding down this key press the other i e DOWN if you are holding the UP key and Key Display shows vice versa 1 00 00 00 01 2 00 00 00 12 4 2 2 Fast setting of values 3 00 00 01 23 In addition to being able to reset large values to 0 00 00 12 30 zero it also sometimes necessary to input large 7 00 01 23 07 values This can be done easily in the following 1 00 12 30 71 way 0 01 23 07 10 1 Press and hold down the UP or DOWN key as The display will flash while the numbers are being appropriate entered to show that the value has not yet been confirmed 2 While holding down this key press and hold down the SELECT key As long as this key is Negative values are shown on the LOCATE TIME held down the values will change quicker than VALUE display by a period after the last frames if this UP or DOWN key on its own is held digit of the display down NOTE 4 2 3 Setting values using the VALUE If you enter the wrong number by mistake you can press the display CANCEL key of the numeric keypad to reset the number to As well as using the LCD
115. sed to record periods of silence etc This muting is available on a track by track basis 1 From menu group 1 move the cursor to E a c Hut e and press SELECT 2 Use the LEFT and RIGHT cursor keys to select a track and the UP and DOWN keys to turn the muting on and off 7 2 Unit related functions The following functions affect the settings of the whole unit on a unit by unit basis 7 2 1 Chasing to ABS sync Units which are not the first unit in the chain will typically chase the first unit in the chain using the ABS synchronization facility This is different from chasing to timecode which is described in 8 1 8 Chasing to external time code Chasing to a DTRS master requires that there is a properly terminated sync and 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 VALUE display 2 Use the numeric keypad to enter the number of the DTRS unit that you want to set This will toggle the chase status of the DTRS unit between on and off The appropriate LOCK STATUS indicator 9 will now show the chase status of the DTRS unit as will the CHASE indicators on the DTRS units on Chase mode is enabled and the slave is now locked to the master fast flash Chase mode is enabled but the slave unit is not yet locked the slave unit is in f
116. ses 30 REPEAT key and indicator This key serves the same function as the REPEAT key on the DTRS units repeating playback between the memory locations assigned for repeat see 6 6 Repeating a section The integral indicator will light steadily when repeat mode is selected and the current time is between these two locations and flash when repeat mode is selected and the current time is outside these locations 31 MACHINE key Pressing this key repeatedly will cycle the machine number indicators 8 The indicator which is lit shows which machine will be con trolled by the transport controls of the RC 898 32 CHASE key Pressing this CHASE key together with the unit number toggles the chase mode of the appropriate unit See 7 2 1 Chasing to ABS sync and 8 1 8 Chasing to external timecode for further details It is also possible to select Machine 0 only with this CHASE key This will control the second first slave DTRS unit and toggle the chase status of this unit with all other slave units in the chain then changing to reflect the chase status of this first slave unit 33 AUTO PLAY key and indicator This key with its integral indicator works with DTRS units It allows the units to start playing back automatically when a location point is reached 34 PRRL key and indicator This key with its integral indicator works with DTRS units It is used to locate the tape to the punch in positio
117. t available on DA 88 units This means that a patchbay is not required to reroute input signals As well as external inputs tracks which have already been recorded can be used as recording sources This feature therefore allows tracks to be copied within a unit It does not allow routing or copying of tracks between machines nor does it allow the combina tion ping pong of tracks For these operations an external patching or mixing system is required For further details of this feature consult section 8 11 of the DA 98 manual or 4 7 of the DA 38 manual From menu group 0 move the cursor to T k Coet and press SELECT Section 7 2 Unit related functions 2 To enable track copying on the selected machine move the cursor to f and use the UP key to change it to or In the screen above analog inputs 1 through 8 are routed to destination tracks 1 through 8 shown on the bottom line of the display on a one to one basis 3 To change the routing of the inputs use the UP and DOWN keys to select the different inputs or tape tracks to be used as recording sources The screen below shows tracks 1 through 4 accept ing digital inputs 1 through 4 while the signals previously recorded on these tracks are copied to tracks 5 through 8 7 1 3 Rec Mute function qp The rec mute function allows you to prevent any input signals from reaching armed tracks which would otherwise be recording This may be u
118. t refer ence gral 8 2 2 Synchroniza tion of timecode TE Timecode 8 2 1 Timecode source output source Fast LTE H Linear time 8 2 6 Fast LTC code in fast wind e Enabled 8 2 10 Video Mode resolve Tare TC H Mode 8 1 2 Synthesizing timecode from ABS times a If the Fi entry of the desired offset value Menu group 6 P absolute timing with offset option is selected the bottom line of the display changes to allow direct Menu item Parameter s Device name db Reference 9 4 5 Device emu lation Time in frames qa through 8 frames or Lu t o n Butao the number of frames depends on the selected emulation 9 4 6 Recording delay iu a tit tl T m ud Track maps Enabled 98 Various mappings of DA 98 tracks to analog digital Default is DA tracks 1 through 4 mapped to analog 1 through 4 and DA 98 tracks 5 through 8 mapped to digital tracks 1 through 4 9 4 2 Track map ping functions 9 4 3 Timecode track mapping T1 ui in er T f n 3 Referenced to play speed 9 4 7 Fast wind speed T a 1 fu 10 4 P2 tally output after locating 9 4 8 Cue up tally 10 1 Menu groups Menu group 7 HTC Gut HIDI ID SrEinlocPr 9SrincCtiHd SrEinTimHd 9 rinRecHc Menu item Parameter s
119. tion point may also be stored in a location memory see 6 5 6 Storing 6 3 Section 6 5 Location operations the location in a memory and recalled for later use 6 5 4 Manual entry of a location point You can also use the numeric keypad to enter a time value manually from a cue list etc to which you can locate Time values are entered from the right of the dis play which is cleared as soon as a number key is pressed For instance to enter a value of 01 25 34 12 the following keys should be pressed 1 00 00 00 01 display is cleared and starts flashing 00 00 00 12 00 00 01 25 00 00 12 53 00 01 25 34 00 12 53 41 01 25 34 12 stops display flashing and enters the value Nea BW OND ENTER LOAD Note that the ENTER LOAD key 20 is used to confirm the entry If you make a mistake entering the value you can stop the entry procedure with the CANCEL key 19 The display will stop flashing This time value can now be used for instant location simply press the LOC key 41 or stored in a location memory for further use see 6 5 6 Storing the location in a memory 6 5 5 Editing a location 1 2 3 4 6 4 When a location has been captured or entered as described above it can be edited using the jog dial 28 Ensure that the DATA INC DEC indicator 27 is lit If this indicator is not lit the JOG dial will control the tape transport Use the JOG dial to adjust the
120. tor is used for the con trol of devices implementing the Sony P2 proto col A cable designed for P2 connections may be used with this port 44 REMOTE OUT connector This connector is used for the control of the DTRS units It should be connected to the REMOTE IN SYNC IN of the first DTRS unit in the chain Only use a TASCAM cable as supplied with the RC 898 to make this connection If your DTRS units are at a greater distance than the cable pro vided e g your machine room is some distance from your control room consult your TASCAM dealer for details of the availability of longer DTRS control cables 2 5 Section 2 2 Rear Panel 45 DIP switches 1 amp 2 The two DIP switches are both on when in the down position As shipped from the factory switch 1 is off up and switch 2 is on dow and you probably will not need to change them However when a passive device is connected to the EXT 1 connector and power is not provided from the device to the tally supply pin this switch 1 TALLY POWER should be set to the on down position allowing the RC 898 to use its own power for this 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 down position but you may need to turn it off up if your system suffers from hum prob lems However a full discussion of
121. 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 DA 88 output timing 7 4 Data entry with the jog dial 2 4 DATA INC DEC key 2 4 4 3 Default function key assignments 4 4 Delay time 2 3 7 1 10 1 Device emulation 9 5 Digital audio cables Cables 7 2 Digital audio input 7 5 10 6 Display screen 2 3 contrast 2 6 setting values with the numeric keypad 4 2 Dither settings 7 5 70 2 Drop frame 2 2 8 2 DTRS arming tracks 5 2 formatting tapes 5 10 6 generator 10 6 internal generator 0 5 internal timecode generator 8 8 5 machine IDs 3 7 monitoring modes 5 2 5 5 selecting unit for control 5 7 10 7 striping tapes with timecode 8 3 70 5 sync and control 2 5 synchronization 7 2 7 4 DTRS internal timecode generator 8 2 Earth lift ground loops 2 6 Editing location memories 6 4 6 5 Editing punch points 6 6 Emulation of other devices by DA 98 9 5 10 4 enabling recording 0 5 Enabling recording on serial port 10 5 ENTER LOAD key 2 4 Environmental conditions 2 Error bypass when chasing timecode 8 6 10 3 ESCAPE key 2 4 EXT 1 port 2 5 3 2 9 1 EXT 2 port 2 5 3 2 9 2 9 4 External control GPI devices 2 5 3 2 9 1 P2 devices 2 5 parallel port 2 5 3 2 9 serial P2 control 9 2 serial port 2 5 tally power parallel 2 6 External timecode source 8 7 70 6 Index i Index F O Factory settings 4 5 10 7 Fast wind speed setting DA 98 9 6 10 4 FF 2 5 Flo
122. ttery eventually degrades to the point where it cannot ad B power to retain settings the message He mors Error will be shown on the dapes screen this can be removed by pressing the ESCAPE key When this message appears all memories loca tion memories and configuration settings are cleared and reset to the default settings If you see this message contact your TASCAM dealer for details of battery replacement Do not attempt to replace the battery by yourself 3 3 Section 3 5 Memory and batteries 3 4 4 Menu and basic operations The RC 898 sets parameters on the connnected units using a menu system with the parameters and their values displayed on the LCD display screen and selected and entered using cursor and data entry keys 4 1 Navigation The menus are arranged hierarchically from a top master menu through to individual parameters The master top menu appears like this Gro ue Sele od MH eriu oh 4 5 6 The cursor is represented here by the symbol Use the LEFT and RIGHT keys to move the cur sor along a row and the UP and DOWN keys to move it between rows As the cursor moves over the menu group num bers the bottom line of the screen will change to show an abbreviated summary of the contents of the menu group In the example above the con tents of the amp menu group are track delay track copy settings varispeed and the location pre roll setting When the cursor is
123. u group 2 ccceceeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeaees 10 2 10 1 Menu group 3 sssesesneeeene 10 3 10 1 Menu group 4 isssssesesnnne 10 3 10 1 Menu group 5 10 4 10 1 Menu group 6 ccceceseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaees 10 4 10 1 Menu group 7 ssssssenn e 10 5 10 1 Menu group 8 sssseesen eee 10 5 10 1 Menu group 9 ssssesseeneeen 10 6 10 1 Menu group A ccceceseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeenees 10 6 10 1 Menu group E sssseseeneeeen 10 6 10 1 Menu group F ssseseeeeeeeee 10 7 10 2 Alphabetical list of menu items 10 8 10 3 Specifications sussssss 10 9 10 4 Dimensions sse 10 9 1 1 1 Introduction The RC 898 is a fully featured remote control unit which allows you to control up to six DTRS units DA 98 DA 88 or DA 38 units with a sin gle cable as well as units implementing the Sony P2 protocol or using parallel control As an alter native to parallel control up to five GPI event controlled units can be connected In addition to providing almost all functions avail able from the front panels of the DTRS units the RC 898 in some cases actually extends the capa bilities of the basic DTRS system Key features e DTRS units controlled by the RC 898 are locked to sample accuracy providing you with a virtual digital multitrack recorder with up t
124. wchart of monitoring modes 5 4 Formatting tapes 5 1 10 6 Frame rate ABS 6 2 8 2 pull up down 8 6 10 5 Fs sampling frequency 5 Fs shift see Pull up down Function keys 2 4 4 3 default assignments 4 4 GPI devices 2 5 3 2 9 1 setup 9 1 10 2 triggering 9 7 10 2 Ground lift 2 6 ID DTRS Machine ID 3 7 Individual recording status when chasing timecode 8 6 10 3 INPUT MONITOR 5 2 INSERT see AUTO MON 2 2 Instant location 6 3 INT clock 7 4 Jog and shuttle controls 2 4 Jog dial 2 4 LCD display screen Display screen 2 see also display screen 2 3 Line up oscillator 7 6 LOC key 2 5 6 3 Location memory on the fly capture 6 5 instant location 6 3 capturing on the fly 2 4 editing 6 4 6 5 location procedure 2 5 manual entry 6 4 on the fly capture 2 5 playback after location 6 3 recalling 2 3 6 4 storing 6 4 undo 6 5 Index ii Location memory display 2 3 6 4 Location pre roll explanation 6 3 parameters 70 1 RS 422 9 2 setting 6 3 Location time display 2 3 4 2 LOCK indicators 2 3 LTC in fast modes 8 7 10 4 Lune up oscillator 10 2 Machine ID DTRS 3 7 MACHINE indicators 2 3 MACHINE key 2 4 Manual entry of location memories 6 4 Mapping tracks 9 4 10 4 MEMORY NO display 6 4 Menu items 70 8 Menus commonly used menus 2 4 4 3 confirming entries 2 4 editing values 2 4 4 3 navigation 4 7 recalling commonly used menus 4 4 selecting units 4 3 top menu 4 Meter bridg
125. wer supply of its own drawing its power from the DTRS units to which it is connected Location memories and configuration settings are stored using a battery backup system The battery should provide power for several years of use When the battery eventually degrades to the point where it cannot dd enough powert to retain settings the message Fe moms Error will be shown on the d s screen this can ib removed by pressing the ESCAPE key When this message appears all memories loca tion memories and configuration settings are cleared and reset to the default settings If you see this message contact your TASCAM dealer for details of battery replacement Do not attempt to replace the battery by yourself 1 4 3 Digital audio cables When making connections between TASCAM digital audio units always use genuine TASCAM cables This applies particularly to any T DIF dig Section 1 5 Accessories ital audio connections between DTRS recorders DTRS recorders and digital mixing consoles etc WARNING Only use TASCAM supplied and TASCAM approved cables when making such connections Though the cables and connectors may resemble computer cables they serve different purposes and meet a different set of specifications The use of cables other than TASCAM cables will at best cause the equipment to work erratically and at worst cause damage to the equipment If the use of cables other than TASCAM cables causes or results

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