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Tascam DV-RA1000HD User's Manual

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1. esses 47 Editing files ise 47 COMBINING file Sissa 47 Dividing files eere 48 Undo and redo eee 48 7 Copy function Selecting a copy mode and copy source 49 Same project name in the destination 50 Copying files and projects from a DVD to IgE 50 Copying files and projects from the HD to 51 Creating an audio CD using a project IN 52 Copying tracks from CD to the HD 53 8 Effects Setting the effect position 55 ueteri tnr rns 55 Dynamics 56 6 TASCAM DV RA1000HD Effect 2 57 Recalling library data 57 Storing library data ess 57 Naming library data ees 58 9 Use with a computer Connecting the DV RA1000HD to a computer 59 Disconnecting from Windows 2000 XP C Eli EE 59 Disconnecting from Mac OS X systems 59 After ejecting from the computer 59 Transferring audio files 60 Transferring files between a DVD disc and compulter etuer 60 10 Specifications etc Analog 61 Digita
2. Go up a level Figure 4 3 Using the DV RA1000HD menu system To enter the main setting menu of the DV RA1000HD e CANCEL returns up a screen 1 Press the MENU key The main menu appears e When the F5 key is labeled as HOME the 2 Use the JOG DATA dial or the F1 and F2 keys on Ee een label pressing it returns to the the unit or the JOG DATA keys on the remote control unit to select highlight a desired menu NOTE item Note that the menu system cannot be accessed while the unit is recording and many operations cannot be carried out while playing back Also use the ENTER key to confirm the settings of We suggest that you pause or stop playback before a screen Pressing ENTER on a screen with many trying to enter the menu system settings will confirm all these settings at once and return to the previous menu level 3 Press ENTER to enter the selected menu item TASCAM DV RA1000HD 21 4 Basic operations Menu tree SYSTEM SETUP VO SELECT REFERENCE CLOCK PROJECT CREATE CALENDAR CHECK PROJECT LIST version check battery check PROJECT TEXT FILE LIST COPY ID PLAY LIST PREFERENCE FORMAT PROGRAM FADE TIME AUTO TRACK SOUND LEVEL PITCH CONTROL INPUT LEVEL LOCATE LIST EFFECT EQUALIZER EQ LIBRARY DYNAMICS TOP DYNAMICS BAND DYN LIBRARY Figure 4 4 Menu tree 22 TASCAM DV RA1000HD The virtual
3. Basic recording operation The transport keys enable you to record discs as if you were using a standard recorder 1 Press the RECORD key REC key while the trans port section is stopped or playback is paused to place the DV RA1000HD in record ready mode The RECORD key and READY key indicators light up The DV RA1000HD switches monitoring mode to input signal When you insert a brand new disc into the disc tray and press the RECORD key the DV RA1000HD automatically performs opti cal power calibration OPC During the cal ibration the RECORD key indicator lights up and the READY key indicator flashes When FADE IH FADE QUT lsec 1 Figure 5 3 Setting fade times When playback starts and fade mode is selected a fade in starts e When playback stops with the STOP key and fade mode is selected the fade out starts If the STOP key is pressed during the fade playback stops immediately Repeat settings see Repeat playback on page 31 for the whole disc or single track are memorized when the power is turned off and on again but the A B mode and the A and B points are not memorized When using this function remember to shut down the unit properly see Shut down on page 19 before turning off the power to avoid possible data loss the calibration is complete the READY key indicator lights up and the unit enters record ready mode Optical power calibration
4. 1 While the EQ setting screen or dynamics setting screen is displayed press and hold the ENTER key for at least one second The DV RA1000HD displays the EQ library screen or dynamics library screen EGUBLIZER LIERAR FRESET TOThL PRESET TOTAL 202 PRESET USERRA USER USERBIZ USER LOAD HOME Figure 8 5 EQ library screen Storing library data You can store the current effect settings as user data 1 While the EQ setting screen or dynamics setting screen is displayed press and hold the ENTER key for at least one second The DV RA1000HD displays the EQ library screen or dynamics library screen To return to the EQ setting screen or dynamics set ting screen while the EQ library screen or dynamics library screen is displayed press the CANCEL key 8 Effects RELEASE The time the processed signal takes to return to unprocessed after the input sig nal falls below the threshold compressor or exceeds the threshold level expander 6 Use SW to turn the dynamics processor on and off 7 Press ENTER to confirm these settings The EQ and dynamics libraries are each divided into two categories a preset library that contains preset data and a user library that can store user defined set tings The EQ library and dynamics library can each store up to 99 sets of preset or user library data DYNAMICS LIERBEM EXPRHDER1 EXPANDER FRESET 4 PRESET
5. Home screens The home screens display current information regarding the mode and status of the recorder There are two types of home screens depending on whether a CD R CD RW disc or DVD RW HD is being used These screens are view only and non editable You can access the screens assigned to the switches by pressing the function keys See The home screen on page 20 Navigating the screens e typical screen on the DV RA1000HD features five switches on the bottom Press one of the function keys F1 F5 to execute a function or open a screen assigned to the corresponding key e Press the F1 or F2 key up down to select an item in the screen Adjusting the display contrast To adjust the display contrast While pressing and holding the DISPLAY key turn the JOG DATA dial to adjust the contrast to suit your light ing and viewing angle 4 Basic operations that you can turn off the DV RA1000HD using the POWER switch If you turn off the POWER switch without perform ing the shut down operation the DV RA1000HD will automatically perform the shut down process then turn itself off If you turn off the POWER switch during the format or copy operation the unit will perform the shut down process after the format or copy operation is complete If you turn on the POWER switch before the unit turns itself off it will still execute the shut down process In this case turn off the power to the uni
6. PRESET USER USERBZ USER T HOME Figure 8 6 Dynamics library screen To return to the EQ setting screen or dynamics set ting screen while the EQ library screen or dynam ics library screen is displayed press the CANCEL key 2 Move the cursor to the desired library data you want to recall 3 Press the F2 LOAD key The DV RA1000HD applies the recalled library data to the effect parameters then displays the EQ setting screen or dynamics setting screen 2 Move the cursor to the library data location to which you want to store the current settings NOTE You cannot store the settings to the preset data location 3 Press the F1 SAVE key The DV RA1000HD stores the current parameter settings as the selected library data then dis plays the EQ setting screen or dynamics setting screen TASCAM DV RA1000HD 57 8 Effects Naming library data You can change the name of user library data 1 While the EQ library screen or dynamics library screen is displayed press the F3 or F4 key to enter library name edit mode You can now move the cursor to individual char acters 2 Following the instructions in Naming files projects marks etc on page 29 edit the library data name 58 TASCAM DV RA1000HD 3 You can use up to 20 characters for a library data name When you finish editing the name press the ENTER key The edit is confirmed and the E
7. The unit supports normal speed 1x 4x and hi speed 4x 10x discs It does not support ultraspeed discs 10x 24x 10 TASCAM DV RA1000HD Never use a disc that has had a stabilizer mounted to it The residual adhesive may cause the disc to stick to the turntable of the unit If it sticks to the turntable you will need a technician to get it out operation impossible To prevent this or if this occurs let the recorder sit for one or two hours at the new room temperature before using There are precautions that you should take when han dling CD R and CD RW discs Avoid touching the recording non label side of a disc on which you will be recording Recording on a disc requires a cleaner surface than playing back and fingerprints grease etc can cause errors in the recording process CD R and CD RW discs are sensitive to the effects of heat and ultraviolet rays It is important that they are not stored in a location where direct sunlight will fall on them and which is away from sources of heat such as radiators or heat generating electrical devic es Always store CD R and CD RW discs in their cases to avoid dirt and dust accumulating on their surfaces When labeling CD R and CD RW discs always use a soft oil based felt tipped pen to write the informa tion Never use a ball point or hard tipped pen as this may cause damage to the recorded side Always keep the recording sides of the discs away from gr
8. Using a non supported disc When you insert a disc not supported by the DV RA1000HD into the tray and select ODD mode the DV RA1000HD displays a popup message that the disc type is not supported Press ENTER to display a message that requests confirmation Press ENTER again to format the disc this is not recommended Using a disc formatted in this way may cause writing or read ing errors more frequently Do not use such a disc for recording important materials You can view the information of the loaded disc by pressing the F3 MEDIUM key in the check screen See The check screen on page 26 Using an already recorded disc When you insert a disc on which multiple project have already been recorded and select ODD mode the proj ect list screen appears See Figure 6 6 Loading a proj ect Select a project you wish to open If a disc contains only one project that project automat ically opens Once you select a project the project remains selected until you eject the disc Even if you switch to HDD mode then switch back to ODD mode the same project will open 6 DVD RW HD playback amp recording Close and open operations for DVD RW discs Close operation You must perform the close operation when using a DVD RW disc on the DV RA1000HD to enable your computer to read data from the disc If you perform the full format operation with a DVD RW disc the DV RAI1000HD will automatically carry out the clo
9. 13 5 hours 745 minutes 12 4 hours 405 minutes 6 7 hours 372 minutes 6 2 hours 202 minutes 3 3 hours 186 minutes 3 1 hours 811 minutes 13 5 hours Maximum track length minutes 441 kHz PCM 290 135 48 kHz PCM 266 124 96 kHz POM Table 6 1 Sampling frequencies and recording times Disc time minutes Sampling Recording frequency type All audio files on the HD must be at least four seconds in length The following recording times are estimates You can not extend the recording time beyond the maximum time specified for each project Maximum recordable time on the HD sxe C12 3779 minutes 62 9 hours 3472 minutes 67 8 hours 1889 minutes 31 4 hours 1736 minutes 28 9 hours 944 minutes 15 7 hours 868 minutes 14 4 hours 1417 minutes 23 6 hours Table 6 2 Sampling frequencies and recording times Using a new DVD RW disc When you insert a new DVD RW disc into the tray and close it the DV RA1000HD displays a popup screen Press the ENTER key to display the format screen shown below Follow the steps below to format the disc You cannot use a DVD R disc which is not re corded any project If you insert a DVD R disc into the tray the DV RA1000HD displays a message HOME Figure 6 3 Format screen 1 Press the F1 or F2 key cursor to highlight FORMAT 2 Rotate the JOG DATA dial to select i211 1 CE or Quick format This formatting writes a project file and oth
10. Beware of condensation 10 About CD R and CD RW discs 10 About DVDR and DVD RW discs 11 2 Names and functions Front 12 Remote control 4 4 14 Keys found on only the remote control unit 14 Keys that features the same functions as those on the main unit sss 14 Keys that feature the same functions as the switches on the virtual front panel 15 3 Connections Analog audio connections 16 Digital audio connections 16 Other 5 2 17 4 Basic operations HDD arid ODD 18 Drive mode ener d 18 Storage media eene 18 Shut down eene 19 LCD SCl eBns eei cere ER 19 Navigating the screens ee 19 Adjusting the display contrast 19 The home 44 441 20 Home screen content eene 20 Menu 21 Menurtree ce terrent 22 The virtual front panel 23 General preferences 24 Sh
11. Health and Safety Act of 1968 and is classified as aclass 1 laser product There is no hazardous invis ible laser radiation during operation because invisible laser radiation emitted inside of this product is com pletely confined in the protective housings The label required in this regulation is shown at 1 CERTIFICATION COMPLIES VITH 21 CFR 1040 10 AND 1040 11 EXCEPT FOR DEVIATIONS PURSUANT TO LASER NOTICE 50 DATED JULY 26 2001 Optical pickup Type SF DS10L Manufacturer Sanyo Electric Co Ltd Laser output CD 108 mW max DVD 66 mW max Wavelength CD 782 nm DVD 658 nm 4 TASCAM DV RA1000HD CAUTION DO NOT REMOVE THE PROTECTIVE HOUSING USING A SCREWDRIVER e USE OF CONTROLS OR ADJUSTMENTS OR PERFORMANCE OF PROCEDURES OTHER THAN THOSE SPECIFIED HEREIN MAY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS RADIATION EXPOSURE IF THIS PRODUCT DEVELOPS TROUBLE CONTACT YOUR NEAREST QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL AND DO NOT USE THE PRODUCT IN ITS DAMAGED STATE 1 Introduction About this manual 7 Notes and warnings eene 8 8 Supplied accessories 8 Rack mounting the unit 8 Environmental considerations 9 Handling of optical discs 9 Never use stabilizer or printable discs 10
12. Resume playback RESUME The DV RA1000HD can be set to resume playback or recording from the point where it stopped when the STOP key is pressed This point is retained even when the unit is powered off Select either or for this option TIP You can press STOP and the lt lt key together to return to zero This function also works when recording LCD brightness LCD BRIGHTNESS You can adjust the brightness of the LCD backlight in the range of i through amp The LCD backlight will be brighter with higher values Keyboard type KEYBOARD TYPE This param eter enables you to specify the type of keyboard Short cuts for screen access You can assign menu items that are commonly accessed from the home screen to the function keys F1 F5 The following menu items have been assigned to the function keys as the default settings F1 I O select F2 Reference clock F3 Calendar F4 Preferences F5 Save UDF management information Follow the steps below to set up the short cuts 1 Press the MENU key to display the main menu SYSTEM SETUP PROJECT HOME Figure 4 11 Main menu 2 Press the S C key The left part of the screen shows the menu sys tem and the right part shows the current short cut assignments of the five function keys Blank for unassigned keys SYSTEM SETUP Fi I amp SELECT PROJECT F2 REF CLOCK F3 CALENDAR F4 PREFERENCE FS SAVE Figure 4 12 Main m
13. Writing the UDFMI on page 40 Alternatively press and hold the CANCEL key for at least one second to cancel the edits and return to the previous screen TASCAM DV RA1000HD 29 5 CD playback amp recording Basically the DV RA1000HD works in the normal way as a CD player and in a very similar way to many CD recorder However there are a number of features that may not be immediately obvious Functions marked with a Bill indicator in this chapter are available for DVD or HD playback respec Playback The following apply when the DV RA1000HD is used to play back CD CD R or CD RW discs Many of these Basic playback operation The transport keys enable you to play a disc as if you were using a standard CD player start playback press the PLAY key while the transport section is stopped or playback is paused stop playback press the STOP key To pause playback press the READY key To resume playback after the playback is paused press the PLAY key e mute the playback signal i e silent play back press the MUTE key Press the MUTE key briefly to mute the signal Press the Display Use the DISPLAY key on either the main unit or the RC RA1000 remote control unit to cycle through track elapsed time track remaining time total elapsed time and total remaining time on playback Programmed playback To program the order of track playback use the pro gram list a
14. audio files can be recorded at the sampling frequency and word length specified by the project 1 Press the RECORD key While the disc and drive are being lined up for recording the READY indicator flashes 2 When the READY indicator is lit press PLAY to start recording While recording the display shows either the elapsed time of the track or the remaining time on the disc change this with the DISPLAY key Note that if the recording mode is set to Over write the elapsed time of the overwritten track is shown Recording mode In normal recording mode stopping and restarting a recording will create a new track On the other hand in overwrite mode restarting a recording will overwrite data from the current position in the same track For example if you stop then resume recording a new track will not be added to the disc Instead recording will continue from the point at which you previously stopped on the same track If the play back position is located in the middle of the current file and you start recording in overwrite mode new data will be written over the existing data from the point at which you started recording in much the same way as an analog tape recorder Overwriting mode is available only for recording in PCM mode on a DVD RW disc or in the HD 4 Press ENTER to start the formatting process This will take a few minutes and the unit is not usable while the format takes place You cannot use
15. check the disc open the tray then display a popup menu that requests that you insert a disc TASCAM DV RA1000HD 51 7 Copy function Creating an audio CD using a project on the HD You can create an audio CD using project files on the TRACK ORDER HD of DV RA1000HD as source material Each file FILE creates a track on the CD You can also insert two sec qn EWF Files ond of silence between tracks Note that the project files 22 must be in 44 1 kHz 24 bit audio format fd les 85 Fi led 1 Select HD to CD in the copy menu screen 2 Insert a copy destination CD following the in structions on the screen The DV RA1000HD displays a source project 5 Specify the track order on the destination CD selection screen To do this use the JOG DATA dial to select a track 5 file th the F1 F2 k t e Ifyou have inserted a CD RW disc that Me Hen use up Beye do already contains data the DV RA1000HD place the track in the desired track order loca Figure 7 7 Track order screen with time indication tion displays a popup message asking whether you wish to delete the data on the disc 6 After you specify the track order press the Press the ENTER key to delete the data on the ENTER Keyi disc To change the disc press the CANCEL key The track order is confirmed and the unit dis The unit opens the tray and displays a popup plays a screen that enables you to
16. in steps of 0 01 second Setting the sync stop parameter SYNC STOP You can specify the time duration after which the DV RA1000HD will stop recording when the audio sig nal level drops below the specified threshold The setting range is between 5 and 60 seconds in steps of 5 seconds and INF infinity that is recording will continue even after the audio level drops below the threshold Rehearsed synchronized recording While the SYNC REC indicator is indicating E synchronized recording can be rehearsed This allows false starts to be eliminated as the recording start time can be offset by up to 1 7 seconds in 0 01 second increments from the time when input signal level rises above the threshold recording trig ger 36 TASCAM DV RA1000HD Follow the steps below to rehearse synchronized recording and set the best recording start time 1 Press the SYNC switch on the rec page of the vir tual front panel The unit enters rehearsal mode and the RHSL indicator lights up steadily 2 Press the RECORD key and then the PLAY key The RECORD key indicator lights up and the PLAY key flashes 3 Start the recording source The RECORD key flashes The DV RA1000HD records to a buffer memory and loops the first four seconds of the synchro nized source after the threshold is exceeded and displays the rehearsal screen SYNC REC RHEL HOME Figure 5 6 Rehearsing synchronized recording Adjust the delay t
17. oi c ne 37 Copy protection erri eat res 37 Finalizing discs enitn 38 Unfinalizing discs ees 38 Erasing discs CD RW sss 38 About marks En 39 Jumping to a mark seserinis 39 Editing marks eee 39 6 DVD RW HD playback amp recording Organization of projects and files 40 Writing the UDFMI eene 40 Viewing the number of rewriting times 40 Recording times and track lengths 41 Using a new DVD RW disc 41 Close and open operations for DVD RW discs 43 Adding a new 43 Adding notes to a 43 Changing the current project 44 Changing the name of a project 44 Deleting a project from disc 44 Formatting a disc ees 44 Recording files to disc s 45 Recording eerte ere 45 Playing back files 46 MISES TEE EE 46 TASCAM DV RA1000HD 5 Contents Restructuring the play list 46 46 Erasing a file tetti 47 Renaming a file
18. 2x DVD R Ricoh Verbatim TDK Maxell Sony 4x 16x The use of these discs is strongly recommended in order to achieve optimum results e Discs not listed in the list above may not oper ate properly on the DV RA1000HD If you insert an unsupported DVD disc in the tray the unit will display a popup alarm message on the screen If you plan to purchase discs in a bulk insert a sample disc into the tray to make sure that the disc is supported prior to purchase See Using a non supported disc on page 42 e The check screen enables you to check wheth er a loaded DVD disc is supported by the DV RA1000HD See The check screen on page 26 Note that dirt or scratches on DVD RW media cause deterioration of recording quality 1 Introduction If such an error occurs during recording recording is interrupted momentarily Errors during playback will cause silences to be momentarily inserted Repeated continuous errors will stop playback Rewriting limitations Although the theoretical number of times that a DVD RW disc can be re written is 1 000 the actual number of rewrite operations possible on a disc when used in the DV RA1000HD may be significantly less This is not a limitation of the DV RA1000HD In actual practice in real world environments DVD RW discs cannot be rewritten 1 000 times For this reason to maintain data integrity TASCAM strongly recommends the use of new DVD RW discs fo
19. DVD RW discs which have been formatted on a computer for recording with the DV RA1000HD In the same way as when the DV RA1000HD is recording CDs pressing RECORD while recording will create a track division Also to create several tracks from one recording for example when mak ing a live recording you can use the file divide function See Dividing files on page 48 Note that tracks divided in this way cannot be less than four seconds in length Also note that repeated track divisions creating many short tracks of five seconds or so may cause the unit to stop record ing We recommend that you use manual track divi sion to create tracks of about 30 seconds in dura tion To mute recording that is recording silent part press and hold the MUTE key Release the MUTE key to unmute recording While recording is muted the MUTE key indicator lights up 4 Press STOP to finish recording To select a recording mode use the RMODE switch on the rec page of the virtual front panel or the RECMODE key on the RC RA1000 remote control unit Normal mode 1 appears above the RMODE switch on the rec page of the virtual front panel Overwriting mode appears above the RMODE switch on the rec page of the virtual front panel To view the current recording mode open the rec page of the virtual front panel The mode setting is not displayed on the home screen TASCAM DV RA1000HD 45 6 DVD RW HD playback
20. Dynamics Attack amp Output setting release level Gain Threshold Gain reduction i THRESHOLD RATIO Figure 8 4 Dynamics processor band settings 5 For each band of the processor the following parameters are available the screen shows the setting and in many cases a graphic changes to reflect the changes made to the parameter val ue Use the F1 and F2 keys to navigate and the JOG DATA dial to change values 56 TASCAM DV RA1000HD THRESHOLD The input signal level at which the compressor expander starts to operate e RATIO The ratio between the original and pro cessed signal levels KNEE The shape of the change before after the signal reaches the threshold level The slowest slope is set by the value 3 GAIN The output level of the signal processed by the compressor expander ATTACK The time the processed signal takes to achieve the specified ratio after the input signal exceeds the threshold compressor or falls below the threshold expander Effect libraries The DV RAI000HD effect libraries located on the HD enable you to store and recall effect EQ and dynamics settings that can be shared by all projects The EQ library and dynamics library each feature a preset library that stores preset data and a user library that can store user defined settings Recalling library data Follow the steps below to recall stored preset data or user data
21. SOURCE intcernai the DV RA1000HD acts as the clock master a c the clock sync is received from the BNC WORD SYNC IN connector iit i H the clock is received from the currently selected digital audio input source You cannot select i 3 ii i if the DV RA1000HD is or ede IDE a project in DSD mode 4 Press ENTER to confirm the setting and return to the system setup menu Naming files projects marks etc Using a keyboard When recording on DVD the easiest way to name files see Renaming a file on page 47 and projects see Changing the name of a project on page 44 and create project notes see Adding notes to a project on page 43 etc is using a computer PS 2 keyboard US standard layout con nected to the front panel of the DV RA1000HD Do not connect or disconnect such a keyboard to or from the DV RA1000HD with the power turned on as this may damage the DV RA1000HD or the key board Basically you can use this keyboard in the usual way Start editing titles with the keyboard by pressing the keyboard s left or right cursor key or F3 or F4 on the DV RA1000HD Finish by pressing the keyboard s Enter key You may experience a few small incompatibili ties with punctuation symbols etc if you use a keyboard that does not conform to the standard 101 key US layout or the Japanese 106 key layout Working without a keyboard However if such a keyboard is not ava
22. TIP You may want to set a mark at the split point so that you can locate it easily File division always takes place on the current file Each resulting file must be at least 4 seconds in length to be usable If neither part resulting from the division is greater than four seconds in length the divide opera tion cannot be carried out If one resulting file is under 4 seconds in length a popup message warns you If you carry on with the divide operation the short part is deleted of course this might be a cough or fret noise before a take which would be edited out in any case 1 Select the EDIT sub menu from the main menu 2 From this sub menu select DIVIDE Press ENTER Undo and redo The last action performed in the edit menu can be undone split files can be recombined and joined files can be resplit play lists can be undone etc If an action has been undone you can redo it Note that if any recording is done following an edit operation that edit operation can no longer be undone Likewise if any recording is done following an undo operation that undo operation can no longer be redone 48 TASCAM DV RA1000HD CVO EDIT Is this CEMTERI CCANCEL F HOME Figure 6 11 Confirming a file divide operation The DV RA1000HD enters pause mode and the first three seconds of the file following the divi sion point are played back as a loop U
23. VFP on page 23 FINALIZE UNFINALIZE UNFINAL ERASE FADE REC MODE RMODE A TRACK ATRK A READY ARDY A CUE ACUE REPEAT RPT e PGM SINGLE SNGL SYNC REC SYNC TASCAM Dv RA1000HD 15 3 Connections DSD I O SDIF 3 Serial amp DSD raw Power control input Analog I O balanced amp unbalanced INPUTS ANALOGOUTPUTS SDIF 3 DSD raw 05010595 PCM digital I O USB to PC Word sync RC RA1000 AES EBU amp S PDIF connections connection Figure 3 1 Rear panel connections Analog audio connections The DV RA1000HD can accept and output both bal anced 4 dBu nominal and unbalanced 10 dBV nomi nal signals Use the XLR jacks wired as 1 ground 2 hot 3 cold Digital audio connections for balanced connections and the RCA pin jacks for unbalanced connections On playback or monitoring audio is always output from both sets of connectors in parallel The DV RA1000HD can accept digital audio data from one of three sources each corresponding to a differ ent audio format and can output digital data from the equivalent type of connector and in the same format as it receives data AES EBU Note that while AES EBUs connections usually use one XLR connector for a stereo pair the DV RAI1000HD is provided with two connectors for input and output Strictly speaking the format used by these connec tors is called IEC 60958 4 o
24. You can erase the current file in the following way 1 Select the EDIT sub menu from the main menu Renaming a file When the DV RA1000HD records files it numbers them in sequence starting at 0 which is probably not very useful in the future To rename files and provide them with meaningful titles for future reference 1 Select the EDIT sub menu from the main menu 2 From this sub menu select RENAME Press ENTER RENAME lei BWF_Filez BWF ZF i les ah EUF Filed EUF File5 Figure 6 8 Editing file names Editing files These editing operations are destructive but there is one level of undo available which applies to the operations in the edit menu Combining files If two recordings have been made in the same project which are to form one track the files can be joined together This operation is not possible with files recorded in DSD mode You cannot join together files that are transferred from a CD if the CD has its copy ID set to prohibit The current file is joined to the file following it in the play list so if two files are to be joined and they are not next to each other in the play list the play list must be edited See Play lists on page 46 Although this technique simply appends one file to the end of another it is possible to remove unwant ed heads and tails using the editing functions See Dividing files on page 48 1 Select the EDIT sub
25. adjusts the laser power in accordance with the characteristics of an inserted disc so that data can be recorded at optimum qual ity 2 Press the PLAY key to start recording The RECORD key and PLAY key indicators light up e stop recording press the STOP key e To mute recording that is recording a silent part press the MUTE key Press the MUTE key briefly to mute recording Press the TASCAM DV RA1000HD 33 5 CD playback amp recording MUTE key again to unmute recording Press and hold the MUTE key to mute the signal until you release the key Release the MUTE key to unmute recording Auto track increment When recording this allows the automatic division of the recorded material into separate tracks when the fol lowing conditions occur 1 Press and hold the ATRK switch on the rec page of the virtual front panel for at least one second The auto track screen appears AUTO TRACK DELAY LEVEL INTERVAL TIME INTERVAL HOME Figure 5 4 AUTO TRACK screen 2 Move the cursor to highlight MODE 4 Press the ENTER key to confirm the setting Automatic track increment in level mode Depending on the input source tracks are added as fol lows Coaxial input When you record S PDIF signal from a CD MD or DAT while DD mode is turned on the PQ code is used to determine the track divisions If a digital audio signal that does not contain the PQ code is
26. con form to the Red Book standard be more than four seconds long and there can be a maximum of 99 tracks on a disc Setting a level interval You can specify the duration of silence to be detected in level mode Move the cursor to the LEVELINTERVAL parameter on the auto track screen then rotate the JOG DATA dial to set the duration in the range from one second through six seconds in one second steps Press the ENTER key to confirm the setting Setting a delay You can offset the automatic track increment position in level mode Move the cursor to highlight DELAY in the auto track screen rotate the JOG DATA dial to set the delay time in the range of 1 70 seconds through 1 70 seconds in 0 01 steps then press the ENTER key to confirm the set ting TIP The automatic track increment recording in level mode starts when the audio signal rises above the specified sound threshold Therefore the beginning of the audio may not be recorded or the beginning of the subsequent track may be concatenated to the end of the current track To avoid these prob lems set DELAY to a negative value change the recording start time and the start position of the source audio signal Alternatively you can lower the sound threshold 5 CD playback amp recording If time mode is selected the DELAY parameter is dis abled Automatic track increment recording in time mode In time mode a recording is automatically divided into
27. de fault as a short cut using function key F5 See Short cuts for screen access on page 25 There is a limit to the number of times that DVD RW media used by the DV RA1000HD can be written This also applies to the UDFMI It is impossible to provide definite guidelines on the number of times this is possible but the type of media environmen tal factors etc introduce an element of unpredict ability We therefore recommend that wherever possible you use new media for important record ing projects to prevent the possibility of data loss caused by media errors Then press the F3 MEDIUM key to view the number See The check screen on page 26 6 DVD RW HD playback amp recording Recording times and track lengths DVD RW discs recording The total time recordable on a DVD RW single layer disc depends on the sampling frequency In addition the maximum file size is fixed at 2GB This means that the maximum recording time per track also varies according to the sampling frequency All audio files must be at least four seconds in length HD recording The total time recordable on the HD is significantly longer than the time recordable on a DVD RW disc However the maximum file length on the HD is the same as for a DVD RW disc There is a limit to the recording time for each project Sampling Recording frequency type 44 1 kHz PCM 48 0 kHz PCM 88 2 kHz PCM Maximum project length 811 minutes
28. front panel VFP The DV RA1000HD allows access to many functions through the virtual front panel providing a graphical representation of many of the keys and controls that might be hardware switches on other units Note that many of these functions are hardware keys on the remote control unit To launch the virtual front panel 1 From the home screen press the ENTER key The virtual front panel appears There are four types of the virtual front panel PLAY cp and etc e Press CANCEL to exit the virtual front panel and return to the home screen 2 Press the function key F1 F4 that corresponds to the tab on the bottom of the screen to display the desired panel ARDY ACUE nape RADE Stet PUSH Figure 4 5 Virtual front panel PLAY ATRE SYNC E RHODE FINALIZE ERASE FITCH Figure 4 8 Virtual front panel etc 4 Basic operations Each panel features the switches to which various functions are assigned 3 Rotate the JOG DATA dial to select a switch in the panel 4 Use the F5 PUSH key or ENTER key to press the selected switch If a switch just toggles between on and off a mark appears above the switch when the switch is turned on and a mark appears above the switch when the switch is turned off e n this manual the procedure of selecting a switch in the virtual front panel and pressing the F5 key is referred to as press
29. is stopped no track will be regis tered in the program list f you press the STOP key while programmed playback mode is on the first track on the pro gram list will enter playback ready mode If you press the ENTER key while the program screen is displayed and no track has been yet registered in the program list programmed play back mode will be turned off During playback you cannot delete any tracks in the program list using the F2 DEL key Pressing the CANCEL key while the program screen is being displayed will delete the regis tered program and programmed playback mode will be turned off Use the Virtual Front Panel see The virtual front panel VFP on page 23 RPT switch to change between single track and whole disc repeat and off The repeat function cannot be used with the single play function If either the single play or repeat function is enabled it is disabled when the other function is enabled The remote control unit s REPEAT key also allows these choices but the RC RA1000 also adds an A B repeat loop A B repeat Use the A B key on the remote control unit to set the A and B points these must be within the same track The first press sets the A point the next press sets the B point and a third press cancels the loop Setting a point in another track clears the previous settings Press the STOP key to cancel the A B repeat function When the SNGL switch is turned on from the vir tual fron
30. stabilizer or printable discs Using commercially available CD stabilizers or print able recordable discs with this player will damage the mechanism and cause it to malfunction Beware of condensation If the unit or a compact disc is moved from a cold to a warm place or used after a sudden temperature change there is a danger of condensation vapor in the air could condense on the internal mechanism making correct About CD R and CD RW discs CD R discs can be recorded once only Once they have been used for recording they cannot be erased or re recorded However if space is available on the disc additional material can be recorded The packaging of CD R discs will include one of the following logos IST SG DIGITAL AUDIO Recordable Recordable Figure 1 5 CD R discs COMPACT By contrast a CD RW disc can be used in much the same way as a CD R disc but the disc can be erased and the disc can be re used for other recordings The packaging of CD RW discs will include one of the fol lowing logos oise oist US ReWritable ReWritablej ReWritable Figure 1 6 CD RW discs COMPACT h Speed Hig However you should note that an audio CD created using a CD RW disc may not play back satisfactorily on every audio CD player It will naturally be playable on the unit This is in no way a limitation of the unit itself but of the difference between the different types of media and the methods used to read them
31. this manual we use the following conventions The names of keys and controls are given in the fol lowing typeface ERASE When the alphanumeric portion of the display shows a message or a parameter value incl on or off they are shown in the following typeface Di zc f a preset indicator or a name of a parameter in the display i e one which can not change is shown this is shown as follows PROJECT Unless otherwise specified HD refers to the inter nal hard disk of the DV RA1000HD e DVD refers to a DVD RW and DVDR disc The sections of this manual are arranged as follows 1 Introduction p 7 This chapter Includes a brief introduction to the DV RA1000HD precautions and information about optical disc media 2 Names and functions p 12 Outlines the function of each component on the front panel and the remote control unit Refer to Chapter 3 for information on the rear panel connectors 1 Introduction DVD R These discs enable you to duplicate audio data once it has been recorded on a DVD RW disc or hard disk These discs are useful for archiving data that has been recorded on the DV RA1000HD The unit may be connected to a personal computer through a USB 2 0 connection and these files can be transferred for further processing editing and master ing The files may then be used for the production of high resolution high sampling frequency SACD and DV D au
32. until the finalization is complete This function may also be accessed through the dedicated FINALIZE key on the RC RA1000 Press ENTER to unfinalize the disc or CANCEL to return to the VFP The screen shows an appropriate message while the disc 1s being unfinalized about a minute This function may also be accessed through the dedicated UNFINALIZE key on the RC RA1000 Press ENTER to erase the disc or CANCEL to return to the VFP NOTE The Fast Erase process removes only the TOC but not the entire data 5 CD playback amp recording About marks HD A maximum of 99 marks can be added to a disc CD or to a project DVD RW HD to help with location etc These marks can be edited e Although marks can be added to a CD recording project or to a pre recorded CD they are not stored when the CD is ejected e Marks can be stored on a DVD or in the HD as information Note however that the marks will not be saved if you do not write the UDFMI to the disc See Writing the UDFMI on page 40 e You do not need to write the UDFMI manually in an HDD project e Press the MARK key to add a mark at the point where the key was pressed mark appears for a second to let you know the mark has been set e Marks be added when stopped paused playing back or recording Jumping to a mark e To jump to a location mark use the JOG DATA dial to highlight it in the list and press ENTER Edi
33. 0 dB to 72 dB and i HF full cut Settings between 0 and 10 dB are made in 0 5 dB steps settings from 10 dB onwards are made in 1 dB steps e The EQ section be switched 28 or EQ SW The next section cannot be set but shows the level of the signal before the dynamics pro cessor e The dynamics processor can be switched 7 or DYNSW The next section cannot be set but shows the level of the signal immediately before the output level control Finally the output level following the dynamics processor can be set 0UTLVL using the same parameters as the input level set ting e Press ENTER to confirm the settings or CANCEL to cancel them e Pressing the BAND key cycles between the LOW MID and HIGH bands e Use the F1 up and F2 down keys to select the GAIN and FREQ frequency parameters and the Q parameter for the MID band e Use the JOG DATA dial to change the values As the values change the response curve changes to give a visual indication of the EQ setting 2 Press F4 SW to switch the EQ effect on and off When the effect is turned on the response curve is filled solid as in the figure here it is hollow when the effect is turned off TASCAM DV RA1000HD 55 8 Effects The output level from the EQ effect which feeds the dynamics processor is shown by the meters at the right of the response curve Dynamics processor The dynamics processor has a
34. 1 REPLACE key The project overwritten is marked with an O to the left of its name To not overwrite a highlighted project with the source project press the F2 NOT COPY key The project is marked with an N to the left of its name Continue to select overwriting or canceling for each project in the list When all duplicate issues are resolved press the ENTER key The DV RA1000HD displays a screen that re quests confirmation of the copy operation Follow the instructions on the screen to perform the copy operation Copying files and projects from a DVD to the HD You can copy data from a DVD RW or DVDR disc to the HD of DV RAI1000HD 1 2 Select DVD to HD in the copy menu screen Insert a copy source DVD following the instruc tions on the screen The DV RA1000HD displays a source project selection screen For more information see Selecting a copy mode and copy source on page 49 FROJECT SELECT Project 81 Project mz wPra ect m3 Project m4 Projects ALL REL Figure 7 4 Selecting a source project 50 TASCAM DV RA1000HD 3 Select a project file to copy You can select multiple projects You can also copy specified files inside a project instead of copying the entire project For more information see Selecting a copy mode and copy source on page 49 After you select a project press the ENTER key If a project in the HD uses the same name as the selected sou
35. AL ES EU est 40 20 12 TOTAL REMAIN 5 6 Ix 1 SINGLE TITLE uad 83 m display 00400000500 E Figure 4 2 The CD home screen EF CLK CAL a 1 E D Input mode Figure 4 1 DVD RW HD home screen 2 Digital 1 0 D Input mode 3 Reference clock Met 2 Digital 4 Meter Disc t 3 Reference clock 5 Disc type 4 Meter 6 Disc status 5 Disc type 7 Audio format Track number 6 Disc status 9 Track time 7 Audio format of the current project Track ti ispl Name of the current project D text inf ti 9 Name of the current file CD text information 2 Playback mode single program repeat 3 Short cut function assignable 2 Time display of the currently playing track 3 Playback mode single program repeat Short cut function assignable 20 TASCAM DV RA1000HD 4 Basic operations Menu operations Change values and highlight options with the dial JOG DATA SYSTEM SETUP C EDIT DISC COP HOME CANCEL OLORO Confirm settings or go Use the soft function keys to perform down a level the functions on the bottom row of Enter the the screen often used as cursor keys menu system
36. ANCEL to halt the disconnection process 3 When the popup disappears you can disconnect the cable from the computer TASCAM DV RA1000HD 59 9 Use with a computer Transferring audio files You can transfer audio files BWF or DSDIFF format between a computer and the HD of DV RA1000HD via a USB connection After you transfer a computer s file to the HD of DV RA1000HD you must add the file to the play list on the HD by restructuring the play list See Restructuring the play list on page 46 When the play list is being restructured the transferred BWF file might be converted to a different format to suit the unit In this case the converted file may lose some information specific to the application that created the BWF format file Transferring files between a DVD disc and a computer In addition to transferring audio files between a com puter and the HD you can transfer audio files in the BWF or DSDIFF format between a DVD RW disc formatted with the DV RA1000HD and a computer by inserting the DVD RW disc into the DVD drive of the computer After you transfer a computer s file to DVD RW disc formatted with the DV RA1000HD you must add the file to the play list on the DVD RW by restructuring the play list See Restructuring the play list on page 46 60 tascam Dv RA1000HD When the play list is being restructured the transferred BWF file might be converted to a different format to suit the uni
37. CAM DV RA1000HD 25 4 Basic operations Clock calendar The DV RA1000HD contains a battery powered clock calendar which timestamps all files recorded on a DVD HD disc These timestamps are not visible from the DV RA1000HD but may be viewed as part of the file metadata when the unit is connected to a computer See Use with a computer on page 59 Setting the clock follow these steps 1 From the home screen press the MENU key and select SYSTEM SETUP Press ENTER 2 Select CALENDAR and press ENTER 0048 7721 16 24 HOME Figure 4 13 Editing the clock settings The check screen The check screen enables you to view the DV RAI000HD firmware version the level of the inter nal battery and the status of the loaded DVD disc 1 From the home screen press the MENU key The main menu appears Select SYSTEM SETUP then press ENTER Select CHECK then press ENTER The check screen appears 4 Press a function key to which the information screen you wish to view is assigned e Press the F1 VERSION key to view the firm ware version numbers The screen lists from the top the DV RA1000HD firmware version number firmware build number and the internal drive firmware version number Firm Ware Version Ver Build XXXX Drive Ver XXXX MEDIUM HOME Figure 4 14 Firmware version numbers 26 TASCAM DV RA1000HD The currently set date is shown in military year month day fo
38. CD following the instruc tions on the screen The DV RA1000HD displays a destination proj ect selection screen that includes a list of projects that are in 44 1 kHz format on the HD TARGET FROJECT SELECT Project 1 Project m3 Project 84 Project m Project i8 Figure 7 10 Selecting a copy destination project 7 Copy function If you have inserted a CD RW disc that already contains data the DV RA1000HD displays a pop up message asking whether you wish to delete the data on the disc Press the ENTER key to delete the data on the disc To change the disc press the CANCEL key The unit opens the tray and displays a popup message that prompts you to insert a disc After you delete the data on a CD RW disc or if you have inserted a blank CD R RW disc the DV RA1000HD displays a popup message that requests confirmation for writing to the CD Repeat the procedure from step 11 If you have inserted any other disc the unit opens the tray and displays a popup message that requests that you insert a disc If you do not wish to create another audio CD press the CANCEL key The DV RA1000HD initiates a procedure to quit copy mode During this procedure the DV RA1000HD dis plays a progress bar When the procedure is complete then displays the home screen For more information see Selecting a copy mode and copy source on page 49 Use the F1 and F2 keys to select a project into which you wish to copy the tra
39. HOME on the INPUT iai amete If you choose the analog option remember that both the balanced XLR inputs and the unbal anced RCA inputs are active together but you should only use one set If you are recording to CD or a 44 1 48 kHz or 88 2 96 kHz sampling frequency PCM DVD and HD select the DIO parameter as ei ther 5 fort S PDIF The appropriate e digital terminals will also be used for output of the digital signal 4 Basic operations If you are recording to a 176 4 192 kHz sampling frequency DVD HD this option is not avail able and HE E EL is the only option available If you are recording to a DSD DVD and HD the signals will always be input and output through the BNC connectors The 010 parameter here chooses the format in which the audio is sent and received il which is the raw DSD bit stream lt no other options are avail able Consult the documentation for your other equipment to find out what format is most suit able for your setup 6 Finally in the case of 88 2 96 kHz sampling fre quency DVD and HD with i as the input output connector there is an option to select double wire or double speed as the I O format MODE The AiHL option allows double speed mode nie aud 1 176 4 192 kHz sampling fre quency is double speed double wire mode and cannot be changed 7 Press ENTER to confirm your settings and return to the s
40. OARD front panel Connect a computer PS 2 keyboard US standard layout to this jack located on the right side of the front panel to name files and projects and to create project notes TASCAM DV RA1000HD 17 4 Basic operations HDD and ODD Drive mode The DV RA1000HD is equipped with a DVD drive and hard disk drive Since a DVD drive plays optical discs such as CDs and DVDs it is referred to as an Optical Disc Drive in this manual The hard disk drive is referred to as HDD Hrad Disc Drive The DV RA1000HD enables you to switch between ODD mode and HDD mode In ODD mode you cannot use the HDD In HDD mode Storage media The DV RA1000HD enables you to record data on the internal HD or to various optical discs such as CD R CD RW DVD R DVD R DVD RW and DVD RW The functions available with these discs vary depend ing on the type of media For example some types of discs are writable and some are not Some are rewrit able and some are not Select an appropriate disc to suit your purpose There are also different disc formats depending on the type of media However any format is compatible with Windows and Macintosh computers Internal HD The HD of DV RA1000HD enables you to record audio data that is compatible with computer based digital audio workstations You can select 44 1 48 kHz 88 2 96 kHz 176 4 192 kHz and 24 bit The DSD format recording is available too You can also write data
41. Q library screen or dynamics library screen is displayed To cancel the edit and return to the EQ library screen or dynamics library screen press the CANCEL key instead of the ENTER key 9 Use with a computer The DV RA1000HD will work with the following Microsoft operating systems Windows 2000 and Windows XP It will work with the following operating systems from Apple Computer MacOS 9 2 2 and above and MacOS X 10 2 and above For all the above operating systems no driver is required The HD of DV RA1000HD simply appears as a USB mass storage device Connecting the DV RA1000HD to a computer Only use a high quality cable certified for use with USB 2 0 systems You can use the DV RA1000HD with USB 1 1 sys tems but the performance will necessarily not be as good as with a USB 2 0 system e Avoid connecting the DV RA1000HD to a com puter using a USB hub Always connect the DV RA1000HD and computer directly 1 Press MENU and select USB Press ENTER You should always follow your computer s instruc tions on how to disconnect a USB removable drive safely from your system If you do not do this there is a risk of data corruption on your computer 2 Apopup menu on DV RA1000HD screen asks you if you want to connect to the computer Press ENTER or CANCEL to cancel The DV RA1000HD appears as a mass storage unit on some Microsoft systems it may initially appear as an unrecognizable device
42. Recording mode on page 45 SYNC sync rec Sets the synchronized recording func tion to off rehearsal or on See Synchronized record ing on page 35 CD page FINALIZE Finalizes CD R and CD RW discs writing the TOC and allowing them to be played on regular play ers See Finalizing discs on page 38 UNFINAL unfinalize Removes the TOC from CD RW discs allowing further recording on them See Unfinalizing discs on page 38 ERASE Erases all tracks from CD RW discs General preferences There are a number of preferences that can be applied to the DV RA1000HD in order to help adapt the unit to your working style 1 Press the MENU key and use the JOG DATA dial to select SYSTEM SETUP Press ENTER 2 Use the JOG DATA dial to select PREFERENCE Press ENTER PREFERENLE METER RELEASE TIME REF LEVEL 1546 RESUME HOLD OFF KEYEOARD Mb us 0506 SEAMLESS FLAY S 5h OFF LCD ERIGHTHEZZ HOLD CALENDAR TIME HOME Figure 4 9 The preference screens 3 Use the F1 through keys as cursor keys to nav igate around the screen and the JOG DATA dial except for the short cut parameter to change the highlighted parameter as detailed below 4 Press ENTER to return to the system setup menu after changing the settings Meter release METER RELEASETIME This parameter can be set to 5 Hid orFazt which the peak reading is held until this parame
43. Sony SDIF 3 format DSD Raw 2 V to 5 V equivalent to 5V TTL 75 Q 10 Must be synchronized to 44 1 kHz at WORD SYNC IN or use internal clock at 44 1 kHz 3 pin XLR male x 2 1 GND 2 Hot 3 Cold IEC 60958 4 AES 3 1992 44 1 48 88 2 96 double speed or double wire 176 4 192 double speed double wire all 6 16 bit 44 1 kHz CD DA 24 bit PCM recording to DVD RW or HD 110 Q 20 2 5 Vpp lt 0 025U1 4 ns 48 RCA pin jack x 1 60958 3 441 48 88 2 96 double speed all 6 16 bit 44 1 kHz CD DA 24 bit 44 1 KHz 48 kHz 88 2 96 kHz to DVD RW or HD 75 20 0 5 Vpp typical lt 0 0250 4 ns 48 BNC connectors x 2 Sony SDIF 3 format DSD Raw 2 V to 5 V equivalent to 5V TTL 109 Must be synchronized to 44 1 kHz at WORD SYNC IN or use internal clock BNC 5 V TTL equivalent 75 Q 10 with THRU automatically engaged BNC 5 V TTL equivalent lt 10Q 44 1 48 88 2 96 176 4 192 POM 44 1 DSD BNC 5 V TTL equivalent lt 10Q USB 2 0 Hi speed Female B type connector for connection to personal computer 10 Specifications etc CONTROL 1 0 serial connector Connector D sub 9 pin female Control protocol TASCAM optical disc control protocol Communication protocol RS 232C REMOTE IN from RC RA1000 Connector 2 5 mm stereo mini jack KEYBOARD Connector Standard PS 2 mini DIN connector Compatibility 101 key US keyboard or 106 key Japanese PS 2 k
44. TASCAM TEAC Professional Division DV RA1000HD High Definition Audio Master Recorder Em 7 DSD RW R DVD ReWritable UD Direct Stream Digital DV RA1000HD Ze d 050 SHUT DOWN 4 gt STOP PLAY READY RECORD PLAY 4 gt e IMPORTANT SAFETY PRECAUTIONS COVER OR BACK NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN CAUTION REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol within equilateral triangle is intended The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance servicing instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance This appliance has a serial number located on the rear panel Please record the model number and serial number and retain them for your records Model number Serial mimber APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE WARNING TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD DO NOT EXPOSE THIS For U S A TO THE USER This equipmen
45. al to set the value After you finish making all necessary settings press the ENTER key to confirm the settings track screen then rotate the JOG DATA dial to set the interval in the range from through 10 minutes in steps of one minute The default setting is 5 minutes Press the ENTER key to confirm the setting A maximum of 99 tracks are allowed on a CD and a maximum of 99 tracks in a project a DVD RW or HD When the number of tracks reaches 99 during recording on a DVD RW or on the HD the DV RA1000HD will continue recording on the 99th track threshold after the Start ID of the PQ code 1s detected f DD mode is on and digital recording takes place through the COAXIAL connectors recording starts when the Start ID of the PQ code is detected from a CD DAT or MD player f the source is analog or digital other than the above mentioned recording starts if one second or more of below threshold signal is received fol lowed by a signal above the threshold If the sound immediately starts at a loud level recording will not start Recording stops when the signal drops and remains below the threshold longer than the duration speci fied by the SYNCSTOP parameter or in the case of recording from a S PDIF source when a digital track stop signal is received Setting the sound threshold level SOUND LEVEL Synchronized recording starts when the DV RA1000HD detects audio signal level that goes above a sp
46. amp recording Playing back files Use the DV RA1000HD in much the same way as a CD player when playing back the files recorded on a DVD RW disc or HD Repeat functions etc will work as with CDs Play lists A play list is a list in which files are assigned to tracks on a DVD disc Unlike a programmed playback list see Programmed playback on page 30 each file in a play list must appear once and only once TIP Only one play list per project can be created but it is possible to program a play list so that the tracks are played in a different order leaving unwanted tracks to the end Play lists are created from the files present in a project in the following way 1 Select the EDIT sub menu from the main menu 2 From this sub menu select PLAY LIST Restructuring the play list If you copied audio files in BWF or DSDIFF for mat from a computer to projects on the HD of DV RA1000HD or to a DVD disc you must restructure the play list to play back these audio files using the DV RA1000HD Follow the steps below 1 Open a project to which you copied audio files from a computer 2 Press the F3 key in the play list screen A popup message appears asking whether you wish to restructure the play list 3 Press the ENTER key The DV RA1000HD starts restructuring the play list Any audio files in BWF or DSDIFF format in the project folder that are not included in the current play list will be added to the en
47. anced RCA pin jacks x 2 220 10 dBV 6 dBV 1 4 stereo jack T L R R 5 GND x 1 80 mW 80 mW 30 9 3 pin XLR female x 2 1 GND 2 Hot 3 Cold IEC 60958 4 AES 3 1992 441 48 88 2 96 double speed or double wire 176 4 192 double speed double wire all 6 16 bit 44 1 kHz CD DA 24 bit PCM recording to DVD RW or HD 110 Q 20 2 7 Vpp 200 mVpp 0 025UI 4 ns 48 RCA pin jack x 1 60958 3 44 1 48 88 2 96 double speed all 6 16 bit 44 1 kHz CD DA 24 bit 441 KHz 48 kHz 88 2 96 kHz to DVD RW or HD 75 20 0 5 Vp p 0 2 lt 0 0250 4 ns 48 TASCAM DV RA1000HD 61 10 Specifications etc DSD inputs BNC Connector Signal type Signal level Input impedance Clock synchronization PCM outputs XLR Connector Signal type Output frequencies KHz Data format Output impedance Nominal output level Intrinsic jitter PCM outputs RCA Connector Signal type Output frequencies KHz Data format Output impedance Nominal output level Intrinsic jitter DSD outputs BNC Connector Signal type Signal level Output impedance Clock synchronization Other connections WORD SYNC IN Connector Input voltage Input impedance WORD SYNC OUT Connector Input voltage Input impedance Sampling frequencies kHz WORD SYNC THRU Connector Output voltage Output impedance USB 2 0 62 TASCAM DV RA1000HD BNC connectors x 2
48. arriage return during character input in the naming pro cess It also launches the virtual front panel when pressed from the home screen CANCEL key Cancels the parameter edits or selects the upper menu in the menu hierarchy While the virtual front panel VFP is displayed press this key to exit the VFP and return to the home screen It is also used to reset the peak hold or as a delete key during character input in the naming process KEYBOARD jack Connect a computer PS 2 keyboard US standard layout here to name files and projects and to create project notes TASCAM DV RA1000HD 13 2 Names and functions Remote control unit PEN CLOSE DISPLAY FINALIZE UNFINALIZE ERASE REC MODE A TRACK A READY A CUE ET om 67 iM SINGLE pom Q9 MENU oe TA L L Ka MUTE SYNC REC REC PLAY READY Figure 2 2 Remote control unit Keys found on only the remote control unit 44 gt keys and r 1keys The CLEAR key is used to clear the current num ber entered at the 10 s digit via the 10 key See Th te k th t trol unit ese are separate keys on the remote control unit Proprammed playback on pass 303 but are the same key on the main unit short press for skip long for search See Basic playback LOCATE key 20 Displays the locate point list for location and edit 07 key ing See About marks on page 39 Enables you to s
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51. between discs You use DVD RW DVD R CD R or CD RW discs or the HD as the copy source or the copy destination 8 Effects p 55 Describes how to use the built in effects EQ and dynamics TASCAM DV RA1000HD 7 1 Introduction 9 Using with a computer p 59 Describes how to use the DV RAI000HD when it is connected to a computer Notes and warnings These warnings should be taken very seriously They describe situations which can cause injury or damage to equipment if the instructions are not fol lowed Cautions show that you may lose data or perfor Copyright Windows Windows XP Windows 2000 Windows Me Windows 98 and Windows 95 are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Macintosh MacOS and MacOS X are trademarks of Apple Computer This product is designed to help you record and reproduce sound works to which you own the copy right or where you have obtained permission from the copyright holder or the rightful licensor Unless Supplied accessories In addition to this manual the DV RA1000HD has been packed with the following RC RAI000 wired remote control unit 1 AC power Cable essere 1 rack mounting screw kit screws and washers 1 A Warranty Cans 1 Contact your TASCAM supplier if any of these items are missing Rack mounting the unit If you are mounting the unit in a rack
52. c is compatible If you insert an unsupported disc an error mes sage appears To continue the copy operation press the ENTER key To change the disc press the CANCEL key The DV RA1000HD ejects the disc and displays a message that requests that you insert a disc If an inserted disc is not compatible the tray opens and a popup message requests that you insert another disc 4 The DV RA1000HD displays the source project selection screen This does not apply to a source CD FROJECT SELECT Project Project mz PPO Tec _ 3 Project B4 Project a5 ALL REL Figure 7 2 Selecting a project To change the disc press the CANCEL key The tray opens and a popup message requests that you insert another disc 5 Use the function keys to select a copy source project To select a highlighted project press the F1 SELECT key The selected project is marked with a check mark to the left of its name Press the F1 key again to deselect the project To select all projects press the F2 ALLSEL key To deselect all selected projects press the F3 ALL REL key To display a file selection screen press the F4 FILE key while the project marked with a check mark is selected If the project is not marked with a check mark pressing the F4 key will not open the file selection screen TASCAM DV RA1000HD 49 7 Copy function After you press the F4 key to display the file selection screen you can sel
53. ccessible from the Virtual Front Panel See The virtual front panel VFP on page 23 The PGM key on the remote control unit can also be used to access this screen and turn programmed playback on and off The order of programmed playback is not stored when power is turned off When programmed playback is turned on the screen shows a list of tracks which can be edited as follows 30 TASCAM DV RA1000HD tively Functions marked with a available for DVD RW or HD recording respectively refers to both DVD RW and DVD R and refers to the HD of DV RA1000HD Certain functions are not available in DSD mode and this is noted in the corresponding sections features also apply to playback of DVD and HD record ed on the DV RA1000HD MUTE key again to unmute the signal Press and hold the MUTE key to mute the signal until you release the key Release the MUTE key to unmute the signal While the signal is muted the MUTE key indicator lights up e skip the tracks backward or forward press the I 1 keys e perform cue search during playback press and hold the I 1 keys on the front panel or the keys on the remote con trol unit You will hear an intermittent fast playback sound at a very low volume While recording track elapsed time and recording remaining time are the only options available In stopped mode the choices are track elapsed time track remaining time
54. cks After selecting a project press the ENTER key The DV RA1000HD displays in the source track selection screen a list of all tracks on the CD Note that tracks with Copy ID set to Prohibit will not be included in the list SOURCE TRACK SELECT TRACK TRACE 21 TRACK 83 TRACK 24 TRACK 85 ALL REL Figure 7 11 List of tracks on the CD Select the tracks you wish to copy To select a highlighted track press the F1 SELECT key The selected track is marked with a check mark to the left of its name Press the F1 key again to deselect the check marked tracks TASCAM DV RA1000HD 53 7 Copy function To select all tracks press the F2 ALL SEL key To deselect all selected tracks press the F3 ALL REL key When you finish selecting tracks press the ENTER key The DV RA1000HD displays a screen that en ables you to edit the name of the files that will be duplicated in the specified project FILE 8328 i388 cas Figure 7 12 File name The default file name is YYYYMMDD hhmm_TT wav YYYY year MM month DD date hh hour mm minute TT track number You cannot change the track number or exten sion wav If you press the CANCEL key instead of the ENTER key in Step 6 the DV RA1000HD returns to the destination project selection screen Edit the file names Use the F1 and F2 keys to change the input 54 TASCAM DV RA1000HD mode F3 and F4 keys to move the cur
55. creen By default each track uses the name of the cor responding file and the disc title field is blank 52 TASCAM DV RA1000HD 9 Enter or edit the text Use the F1 F4 cursor keys to select a character to edit then use the JOG DATA dial to change the character You can also input characters using a keyboard connected to the PS 2 connector 10 After you edit the text press the ENTER key 11 12 Copying tracks from a CD to the HD The DV RA1000HD displays a popup message that requests confirmation for writing the data to the CD Press the ENTER key The write operation starts When the write operation is complete a message appears asking whether you wish to create an other audio CD using the same source files To create another audio CD press the ENTER key The DV RA1000HD automatically opens the tray Insert a destination CD into the tray then press the ENTER key The DV RA1000HD retracts the tray then starts to check the disc You can copy the tracks on a CD into a 44 1kHz 24 bit project on the HD of DV RA1000HD The tracks are copied in BWF format Copy IDs on a CD are used for tracks in the project play list If copy prohibited tracks are copied onto the HD as BWF files you will be unable to edit these tracks that is you will be unable to divide or combine these tracks nor can you copy them to a CD R RW disc 1 2 Select HD in the copy menu screen Insert a copy source
56. ctions with DVD RW discs as well as DVD R discs Refer to 9 Use with a computer on page 59 for information on copying files between the computer and the HD of DV RA1000HD or a DVDxRW disc formatted by the DV RA1000HD Selecting a copy mode and copy source The following procedure is common to all copy func tions Select a copy mode then select a copy source project or file If a project in the copy destination uses the same name as the selected source project select to indi cate whether you wish to overwrite the existing project or cancel the copy operation 1 Select the COPY sub menu from the main menu then press the ENTER key The DV RA1000HD displays the copy menu screen to HDD HEE tao HED to CD CD to HDD HOME Figure 7 1 Copy menu screen 2 Select a desired copy mode then press the ENTER key If a compatible copy source or destination disc has already been inserted into the tray a popup message requests confirmation Press the ENTER key If a compatible copy source or destination disc is not inserted into the tray or if you press the CANCEL key at the confirmation popup message the disc tray automatically opens and a popup message requests that you insert a copy source disc into the tray 3 Insert a copy source or destination disc depend ing on the copy mode into the tray then press the ENTER key The DV RA1000HD checks to confirm that the disc whether the dis
57. d of the play list Setting marks As when recording CDs you can use this facility to set location marks which can then be used for location pur poses See Editing files on page 47 46 TASCAM DV RA1000HD During DVD or HD playback neither Start ID nor Track ID is transmitted from the AES EBU or S PDIF outputs Both IDs are transmitted from the S PDIF output during CD playback PLAY LIST RK FILE 1121 EUF Filez SEF Fi les BWF Filed _ 11 5 Figure 6 7 Editing play list 3 Use the JOG DATA dial to highlight a file Use the F1 up and F2 down keys to move the highlighted file up and down in the play list or der 5 Press ENTER when done Multiple audio files added to the play list will be sorted in alphabetical order If the audio files you attempt to add cause the play list to grow longer than the duration of the speci fied project only the files that will not cause the play list to exceed the specified duration will be added in alphabetical order to the play list When the play list is being restructured the trans ferred BWF file might be converted to a different format to suit the unit In this case the converted file may lose some information specific to the appli cation that created the BWF format file However when recording to DVD RW HD these marks are written to UDFMI as part of the project 6 DVD RW HD playback amp recording Erasing a file
58. dio etc media as well as for more convention al CDs In addition the unit provides digital effects a 3 band EQ with a fully parametric mid band and a dynamics processor operating in one or three bands as either a compressor or expander These effects may be inserted on recording and the effect written to disc or play back Before connecting and using the unit please take time to read this manual thoroughly to ensure you under stand how to properly set up and connect the unit as well as the operation of its many useful and convenient functions After you have finished reading this manual please keep it in a safe place for future reference 3 Connections p 16 Describes connections to external devices 4 Basic operations p 18 Introduces the basic principles and common operations of the DV RA1000HD and the remote control unit 5 CD playback amp recording p 30 Describes the functions available when the DV RA1000HD is used as a CD player and recorder Many playback func tions can be used in the same manner to play DVD RW discs DVD R discs or the HD Also many recording functions can be used in the same manner to record to DVD RW discs or the HD 6 DVD RW HD playback amp recording 40 Describes using the DV RA1I000HD as a DVD HD recorder as well as editing and playing back files 7 Copy function p 49 DV RA1000HD copy function enables you to duplicate a disc or copy files
59. e a project When the format opera tion is complete the DV RA1000HD displays the home screen e Ifyou press the CANCEL key during a full format operation a popup screen requests confirmation Press the CANCEL key to con tinue formatting Or press the ENTER key to cancel the full format operation When the full format operation is cancelled formatting will be performed in the background You can eject a disc or shut down the unit during a background format operation e Ifyou perform the full format operation with a DVD RW disc the DV RA1000HD will automatically carries out the close oper ation 42 TASCAM DV RA1000HD DVD RW e During a background format operation the CLOSE indicator for DVD RW or indicator for DVD RW flashes in the upper right corner of the home screen When format op eration is complete the flashing 2 3 E T H indicator will be turned off Start recording after the background format operation is complete If you attempt to record during a background format operation the DV RA1000HD may try to record data in an unfor matted area on the disc Do not insert a partially formatted disc into a computer s disc drive Otherwise the back ground format operation may resume incorrectly on a different drive Do not insert a disc formatted with a computer into the DV RA1000HD disc tray Format a disc using the DV RA1000HD if you plan to use the disc with the DV RA1000HD
60. e at the first point in the track at which the audio rises rather than the top of the track The point at which the audio rises refers to the first point in a track at which the audio signal rises above the speci fied threshold See Setting the sound threshold level SOUND LEVEL on page 35 This feature can be used together with the auto ready function See Auto ready below Auto ready This automatically cues up the playback position to the start of the next track after a track has been played and puts the DV RA1000HD into the ready position the READY key lights 32 TASCAM DV RA1000HD Press the STOP key to stop playback and cancel the jog mode If the resume function has been turned on playback is stopped at the point at which you pressed the STOP key Press the PLAY key to resume normal play back from that point e You can also use the JOG DATA keys on the RC RA1000 remote control unit as jog keys This feature cannot be used in DSD mode FITCH CONTROL SWITCH TN PITCH 1 ee 07 Figure 5 2 Pitch control Use the F1 and F2 keys to navigate and the JOG DATA dial to set the value of the pitch and speed up to 6 away from nominal Press ENTER to make the setting Note that this function is not available on DVDs recorded in DSD mode e If the audio signal in a track does not exceed the specified threshold level the top of the track will be located and the transport
61. e written data cannot be edited that is you cannot edit the files or change the markers The disc format is ISO9660 CD R and CD RW You can directly record audio CD in CD DA format Furthermore you can add recordings as long as the disc is not finalized You can also delete or unfinalize data on CD RW discs which enables you to record data repeatedly During the direct recording of these discs the DV RA1000HD functions as a standard CD recorder that features synchronized recording and other func tions You can of course play store bought audio CDs using the DV RA1000HD Furthermore you can create audio CDs from audio tracks stored on the unit s HD or copy audio from audio CDs to the HD Shut down In order to shut down the DV RA1000HD safely with a disc loaded follow the steps below During the shut down process the DV RA1000HD writes all the UDFMI data to the DVDxRW disc See Writing the UDFMI on page 40 1 With a disc loaded press and hold the OPEN CLOSE SHUT DOWN key for at least a second 2 Apopup menu appears Press ENTER to do shut down or CANCEL to return if you pressed the OPEN CLOSE key accidentally for a long time for example 3 Allfront panel controls are disabled When it has finished a popup message appears telling you LCD screens The DV RA1000HD LCD panel enables you to view the status of the recorder set the menu parameters make the switch settings and set up the effects
62. ecified sound threshold level Select the threshold level from the following options 72dB 66dB 60dB 544 48dB 42dB 36dB 30dB 24dB The threshold level is also used for the auto cue function see Auto cue on page 32 and auto matic track increment in level mode see Auto matic track increment in level mode on page 34 e In DSD mode if you have selected an option that is lower than 48 dB the DV RA1000HD will use the 48 dB setting TASCAM DV RA1000HD 35 5 CD playback amp recording Setting DD mode DD MODE This parameter switches DD mode on and off When you try to record S PDIF signal from a CD MD or DAT while DD mode is turned on recording starts when the unit detects the start ID in the PQ code When you use the synchronized recording function in DD mode recording starts when the source device starts playing and recording stops when the source device stops playing If the automatic track increment function is in level mode and DD mode is turned on recording is automati cally divided into tracks when the track number on the source device changes See Auto track increment on page 34 Setting the sync delay parameter SYNC DELAY Synchronized recording can be started earlier or later than the point at which the DV RA1000HD detects an audio signal level that is higher than the specified threshold The setting range is between 1 70 and 1 70 seconds
63. ect a file to be copied using the function keys When the file selection screen is first displayed all files are selected That is all files are marked with a check mark to the left of each file name To select or deselect a highlighted file press the F1 key To select all files press the F2 ALL SEL key To deselect all selected files press the F3 ALL REL key Same project name in the destination If a project in the copy destination uses the same name as the selected source project the DV RA1000HD displays the following duplicate project screen that lists projects with the same name DUPLICATE PROJECT BProject B1 Bi Project as DProaject ed Project gm Projecti HOT Figure 7 3 Duplicate project screen Determine whether you wish to overwrite each project in the list with the source project or can cel the copy operation To display the project selection screen press the F4 PROJECT key or the CANCEL key If the total size of the selected files exceeds the available space on the destination disc a popup message appears and all operations excluding deselection of the files will be dis abled Press the ENTER key to confirm the file selection If a project in the copy destination uses the same name as the selected source project a screen will request confirmation for the copy operation To overwrite a highlighted project with the source project press the F
64. ember that this text will not be stored on DVD RW until you write the UDFMI See Writing the UDFMI on page 40 FROJECT LIST Froject mi Froject B ah Project az Project m4 Project ms HOME Figure 6 6 Loading a project 3 Use the JOG DATA dial to move the cursor to the project to be loaded and press ENTER The se lected project is then loaded the sampling fre quency is automatically changed 3 Use the JOG DATA dial to move the cursor to the project to be renamed and press either the F3 or F4 key You can then edit the name of the project as explained in Naming files projects marks etc on page 29 4 Press ENTER when done 3 Press the F1 ERASE key to delete the highlighted project You are asked to confirm the deletion Press ENTER to delete or CANCEL to cancel the operation AII files in the project will be deleted along with the project itself If you attempt recording many times to the same DVD RW disc and erasing or formatting it often you may find that it does not record properly You should use a new disc for any really important re cordings 6 DVD RW HD playback amp recording Select the DISC sub menu from the main menu Highlight the FORMAT sub menu and press ENTER 3 Enter a name and sampling frequency for the first project to be created on the newly formatted disc See Using a new DVD RW disc on page 41 Recording files to disc Once a project has been set up
65. ent Information must be writ ten to the disc Although the DV RA1000HD writes this control infor mation at key events such as when the disc is ejected when the unit is shut down see Shut down on page 19 or when ODD HDD mode is switched unexpected power loss may cause a disc to appear unreadable To write the UDFMI manually 1 While the transport section is stopped select the DISC sub menu from the main menu Highlight the SAVEUDFMI item and press ENTER A popup asks you if you are sure Press ENTER to continue and a progress bar shows the progress of the operation Press CANCEL to cancel the operation Viewing the number of rewriting times The number of times the current disc has been rewrit ten can be viewed in the check screen Select CHECK in the system setup menu to display the check screen 40 TASCAM DV RA1000HD tion DAW for later sound processing and pre master ing On the DV RA1000HD you can use DVD RW discs and the HDD for real time recording You can use DVD R discs only copy mode to duplicate data You can have different projects on the same disc up to 99 of them in fact and different projects can have dif ferent sampling frequencies As well as the audio files a project also contains the following information Mark data Text associated with the project other than the file names A play list showing the running order This SAVE UDFMI function is also installed by
66. enu with short cut 4 Basic operations you are connecting to the PS 2 connector on the DV RAI000HD Select either 1 5 101 key US key board or 1 F 106 key Japanese keyboard DSD seamless play DSDSEAMLESS PLAY This patam eter turns DSD seamless playback DSD file recorded on the DV RA1000HD includes a small silent portion at the beginning of the file The DSD seamless playback function will skip the playback of this silent portion 3 Using usual menu navigation technique select a menu item from the left column you wish to as sign to one of the function keys as a short cut See Menu operations on page 21 4 Press the function key F1 F5 to which you wish to assign the selected menu item The right part of the screen will be updated to display the menu title as a new assignment If you change the mind and you do not want to as sign the menu item to the function key press and hold the function key for at least one second 5 Press and hold the ENTER key for at least one second The setting is confirmed and the short cut as signment list on the right column disappears The DV RA1000HD returns to a normal menu screen To cancel the short cut settings press the CANCEL key for at least one second instead of the ENTER key The settings is cancelled and the short cut as signment list on the right column disappears The DV RA1000HD returns to a normal menu screen TAS
67. er neces sary data then places the DV RA1000HD in record ready mode in a few minutes If you insert a brand new disc the DV RA1000HD will work in the background when the unit is not recording or playing to format an unrecorded area on the disc TASCAM DV RA1000HD 41 6 DVD RW HD playback amp recording While the DV RA1000HD is formatting a DVD RW disc in the nig apne the die remains in open status The M indicator flashes in the disc status section of the home screen A personal computer is unable to read these open discs To use the discs with your computer you must perform the close operations See Close and open operations for DVD RW discs on page 43 e While the DV RA1000HD is formatting DVD RW disc in the background the sr remains in closed status The LOSE indicator flashes in the disc status section of the home screen You can use this disc with your computer Full format This formatting method formats the entire disc and takes about 30 minutes or more to complete 3 Use the F1 or F2 key cursor to highlight NAME 4 Use the or F4 key cursor and the JOG DATA dial to enter a project name then press the ENTER key Use the F1 or F2 key cursor to highlight MODE Rotate the JOG DATA dial to select the audio for mat mode from the following options 7 Press the ENTER key to start formatting The DV RA1000HD starts formatting the disc and creat
68. et and perform A B repeat Note JOG DATA keys Ben a E e s eet Functions the same as rotation of the JOG DATA control unit See repeat on page 31 dial on the main unit clockwise and counter clock Number keys and CLEAR key wise Enables you to select a track directly by pressing the number keys and set a programmed playback Keys that features the same functions as those on the main unit The following keys function in the same way as those ENTER MUTE of the same name on the main unit For the function REC 2 description refer to the Front panel section in the pre STOP PLAY vious pages READY OPEN CLOSE 9 DISPLAY The F1 F4 keys arranged as cursor keys on the EFFECT remote control unit duplicating one of their most com MONITOR mon functions The F5 key is labeled as HOME F5 key MENU and is often pressed to display the home screen CANCEL 2 The REC key corresponds to the RECORD key on e F1 F5 1 the main unit 14 TASCAM DV RA1000HD 2 Names and functions Keys that feature the same functions as the switches on the virtual front panel The following keys function in the same way as the switches on the virtual front panel on the main unit The key names that differ from those of the switches on the VFP screen feature additional corresponding switch names in parentheses For the function descrip tion see The virtual front panel
69. eyboard a Contact your TASCAM distributor for full details of how to use this connector if you wish to implement remote control Audio performance These figures all measure analog to analog performance Frequency response All modes 20 Hz 20 kHz 0 5 dB at 40 kHz 1 dB 1 dB Fs 88 2 96 kHz at 50 kHz 3 1 dB DSD mode at 70 kHz 3 dB 1 dB 2 dB Fs 176 4 192 kHz Total Harmonic Distortion typical POM DSD 0 00496 f 1 kHz AES 17LPF AD to DA Signal to noise ratio typical ADC 110 dB A weighting AES 17LPF DVD recording DAC 120 dB A weighting AES 17LPF DVD recording Crosstalk gt 97 f 1 kHz AES17 LPF DVD RW HD recording Click noise 0 dB 16 dBFS Difference between channel levels 1 0 dB 1 kHz 0 dBFS Physical etc specifications Voltage requirements AC100 240 V 50 60 Hz Power consumption 33W Dimensions w x h x d 483 x 95 x 357 mm 19 x 3 75 x 144 in Weight 6 8 kg 15 lbs excluding remote control unit Operating temperature 5 C to 35 C 41 F to 95 F TASCAM Dv RA1000HD 63 10 Specifications etc Dimensional drawing Figure 10 1 Dimensions of the DV RA1000HD 64 TASCAM DV RA1000HD 10 Specifications etc iagram Block d 1 sindino na
70. h as a bookcase and do not put anything on top of the unit Avoid installing this unit on top of any heat generat ing electrical device such as a power amplifier The voltage supplied to the unit should match the voltage as printed on the rear panel If you are in any doubt regarding this matter consult an electrician Make sure that the unit is mounted in a level position for correct operation Never use such chemicals as record sprays antistatic sprays or fluid benzine or thinner to clean compact discs Such chemicals will do irreparable damage to the disc s plastic surface Discs should be returned to their cases after use to avoid serious scratches that could cause the laser pickup to skip Don t expose discs to direct sunlight or high humid ity and temperature for extended periods Long exposure to high temperature can warp the disc Only use circular discs Avoid using non circular promotional etc discs 99799 Figure 1 4 Avoid using non circular discs To keep the laser pickup clean and don t touch it For the same reason don t leave the disc tray opened unnecessarily Music discs with copy control a copy protection system have been released form several record companies in an attempt to protect the copyright Since some of these discs do not comply with the CD specifications they may not be playable on the DV RAI000HD TASCAM DV RA1000HD 9 1 Introduction Never use a
71. he effect position The EFFECT key is used to switch the effects on and off to set up the parameters and to set up the position of the effect in the signal chain Press and release the key to turn the effect chain on and off the indicator shows the status Press hold and release the key to bring up the first set ting screen EFFECT IHS E IH 4 EG ES lt KH 4 OUT FOS LL zu is OFF dB 8 1 Effect setting screen Use the F3 and F4 keys to move the cursor and the JOG DATA dial to set values From left to right e The effect insertion position can be set to be The input level to the effect processor section can be attenuated INLVL with settings from on playback or recording P LA Equalization The equalization effect has three bands a shelving sweepable low a fully parametric mid and a shelving sweepable high All bands can cut or boost 12 dB The slope of the low and high bands is 6 dB octave 1 From the effect setting screen see Figure 8 1 Ef fect setting screen press the F1 EQ key EQUALIZER MID GAIN izgpg E FREQ l BkHz e E Figure 8 2 EQ setting screen 8 Effects Equalization is carried out a 40 bit resolution and dynamics processing is carried out at 32 bit resolution at the same sampling frequency as the current project The effects are not available in Sampling Frequency 176 4 kHz 192 kHz and DSD modes
72. he mark position the locate list will be automatically updated and sorted by time e If you set a mark to a position beyond the end of the track the mark will automatically be placed at the end of the track when you press the ENTER key TASCAM DV RA1000HD 39 6 DVD RW HD playback amp recording The DV RA1000HD features high resolution recording using DVD RW discs or HD The format of this high resolution recording is different from that for recording a standard DVD audio SACD or CD DA disc The recording process creates an archive of audio files which you can edit using a DV RA1000HD Also these files can be subsequently transferred to external devices or personal computer such as a digital audio worksta Organization of projects and files On the DV RA1000HD a project consists of up to 99 audio files the same number as the maximum number of tracks on a Red Book CD DA When you format a brand new DVD RW disc with the DV RAI1000HD new project is automatically added to the disc See Using a new DVD RW disc on page 41 The DV RA1000HD internal HD already includes one default project 44 1kHz 24 bit at the time of ship ment In a project all the files must be the same sampling fre quency or all in DSD format This is determined when the project is set up Writing the UDFMI In order for the DV RAIOOOHD to read the information on a DVD RW disc control information referred as UDFMI UDF Managem
73. ilable you can use the front panel to name disc items When a screen allowing you to name an item project or file is shown on the display highlight it so that it is shown in inverse video Press the F4 right key to start the naming process 4 Basic operations Use the JOG DATA dial to scroll through the set of cur rently available characters The available character sets are changed using the all UPPERACASE letters from through Z space and symbols 1 1 lowercase letters from a through space and symbols digits from amp through space and symbols Move backwards and forwards using the F3 and F4 keys Press ENTER when done NOTE The following symbols and punctuations are not available for names lt gt 2 Adding project notes Notes are done in the same way except that here there are no character sets which can be selected and punctuation etc is available The arrow keys act as cursor keys to navigate around the text block Use the ENTER key to add carriage returns and the CANCEL key as a delete key Use the JOG DATA dial to scroll through the numbers punctuation characters and uppercase and lowercase letters available for the text Note that the text can contain more lines than the size of the screen and can be scrolled up or down When you ve finished entering text press and hold the ENTER key for about a second to confirm the entry before writing it to disc See
74. ime if necessary 5 Press the ENTER key to confirm the setting The unit displays the home screen and enter record ready mode To cancel the setting press the CANCEL key in stead of the ENTER key Making the recording 1 Press the SYNC switch on the rec page of the vir tual front panel to place the DV RA1000HD in synchronized recording mode The ON indicator lights up steadily 2 Locate a source playback point slightly earlier than the point from which you wish to record 3 Press the RECORD key then the PLAY key The RECORD key indicator lights up and the PLAY key flashes 4 Start playback of the source When the signal level rises above the specified threshold recording starts with a delay as speci fied by the DELAY TIME parameter 5 CD playback amp recording Monitoring While not recording it is possible to switch between monitoring the input signal the MONITOR indicator is on and the playback of the disc Use the MONITOR key on the main unit or the RC RA1000 to switch this function on as shown by the indicator lighting Oscillator While not recording the oscillator is available from the virtual front panel See The virtual front panel VFP on page 23 The oscillator output level is a reference level of analog output Pressing the on screen 0SC switch use F5 PUSH briefly turns the oscillator on or off nominal level Pressing and holding the switch brings up the oscillato
75. ime and dust to avoid a reduction in sound quality To clean a disc wipe gently with a soft dry cloth from the center towards the outside edge Do not use thinner gasoline benzene or LP cleaning fluid as these will damage the disc and cause the disc unplayable Do not put labels or protective sheets on the discs and do not use any protective coating spray If you are in any doubt as to the care and handling of a CD R and CD RW discs read the precautions sup plied with the disc or contact the disc manufacturer directly About DVD R and DVD RW discs The DV RA1000HD uses DVD RW media for digital audio data recording and storage and use DVD R as media for the archive DVD RAM is not supported on this unit As with recordable DVD RW media can have data erased and the whole disc can be erased and reused a number of times Though the unit has been tested with a wide vari ety of commercial discs and media you should be aware that some discs may contain manufacturing defects etc which make them unsuitable for use with the unit The packaging for rewritable DVD RW media include the following logo RW R DVD ReWritable Figure 1 7 DVD RW discs See DVD RW HD playback amp recording on page 40 for more details regarding the use of DVD RW media with the unit Certain brands of disc have been tested with the unit and are therefore listed as supported DVD RW Ricoh Verbatim TDK Philips Sony
76. ing a switch Some switches when pressed for at least one second present a menu of choices but others just toggle between on and off Play page ARDY auto ready Is used to switch auto ready play back mode on and off See Auto ready on page 32 SNGL single Turns single track playback mode on and off See Single track playback on page 31 The single play function cannot be used with the repeat function If either the single play or repeat function is enabled it is disabled when the other function is enabled ACUE auto cue Turns the auto cue function on and off See Auto cue on page 32 RPT Sets the playback repeat mode between off ALL all tracks ofthe disc are repeated and i Fr the current track is repeated See playback on page 31 ASPC auto space Turns the auto space function on and off See Auto space playback on page 31 PGM program Turns programmed playback on and off and allows setting of the programmed playback mode See Programmed playback on page 30 FADE fade Turns the fade playback on and off See Fades on page 33 Rec page ATRK auto track Turns the auto track function on and off when recording See Auto track increment on page 34 TASCAM DV RA1000HD 23 4 Basic operations RMODE recording mode Switches the PCM DVD HDD recording mode between normal and over write modes See
77. input via the coaxial input a new track is started when the signal level rises above the threshold after having fallen below the threshold for the duration specified by the LEVELINTERVAL parameter on the auto track screen AES EBU and analog inputs The threshold level see Setting the sound threshold level SOUND LEVEL on page 35 is used to divide tracks A new track is started when the signal level rises above the threshold after having fallen below the threshold for the duration speci fied by the LEVEL INTERVAL parameter You can also divide a recording into tracks manu ally by pressing the RECORD key during a record ing Note that the DV RA1000HD is unable to create a track with a length of four seconds or less Make sure that you press the RECORD key at intervals of 34 TASCAM DV RA1000HD e While recording is muted the MUTE key indicator lights up e Pressing RECORD key or REC key during a recording divides a recording into tracks track increment four seconds or longer However recording may sometimes stop if you press the RECORD key fre quently even at an interval of five seconds If you plan to divide a recording into tracks repeatedly wait about 30 seconds until you press the RECORD key again On a CD two seconds of silence automatically fol low such a track division no audio data is lost the input signal is buffered before being written to the disc TIP Note that tracks produced in this way must
78. l Mec 61 Other 5 62 Audio 63 Physical etc specifications 63 Dimensional drawing 64 Block diagrami rk ener ter putent 65 Thank you for your purchase of the TASCAM DV RA1000HD High Definition Audio Master Recorder This unit features the world s most advanced method of recording high resolution stereo audio on optical disc or internal hard disk Fitted with digital I O in all common formats including SDIF 3 direct stream digital as well as high quality AD and DA conversion the unit allows you to record and playback the following types of disc See Storage media on page 18 CD R and CD RW These discs enable you to record audio in CD DA for mat from the DV RAI1000HD The DV RA1000HD is also capable of creating audio compact discs CDs using audio tracks recorded on its hard disk as well as copying audio CDs DVD RW and HD internal hard disk These discs are used to record audio files which are compatible with computer based digital audio work stations and recording can take place at 44 1 48 kHz 88 2 96 kHz 176 4 192 kHz sampling frequencies all at 24 bit as well as in DSD format The disc created in this way are in UDF 1 5 format This format is readable by personal computer system About this manual In
79. layback position backward and forward To change the LCD contrast rotate the JOG DATA dial while pressing and holding down the DISPLAY key 4 MONITOR key Switches between recording source monitoring and playback monitoring See Monitoring on page 37 5 EFFECT key Turns the effects on and off To display the effects screen press and hold down the key for one second or longer See Effects on page 55 12 TASCAM DV RA1000HD 6 ODD key Sets Drive mode to ODD See Drive mode on page 18 7 HDD key Sets Drive mode to HDD See Drive mode on page 18 PHONES control Adjusts the level of a connected set of stereo head phones 9 PHONES jack Connect a standard set of stereo headphones here TIMER switch Turns timer start power on playback on and off See Timer start on page 33 QD lt lt 14 key Press the key briefly to select skip tracks back ward To perform a backward cue search during playback or pause press and hold down this key 2 gt key Press this key briefly to select skip tracks forward To perform a forward cue search during playback or pause press and hold down this key 3 STOP key Stops the transport mechanism PLAY key Starts playback from the stopped position resumes playback from the paused position or starts record ing from record ready mode 19 2 Names and functions READY key Pauses playback or recording To u
80. leave 1U of space above it and 4 inch 10 cm or more of space at the rear Use the rack mounting kit to mount the unit in a stan dard 19 inch equipment rack as shown in this section Remove the feet of the unit before mounting 8 TASCAM DV RA1000HD 10 Specifications p 61 Includes the specifi cations and diagrams of the DV RA1000HD mance may suffer if the instructions are not followed These notes provide additional explanations for special cases etc TIP We give hints and tips on using the unit in this way you own the copyright or have obtained the ap propriate permission from the copyright holder or the rightful licensor your unauthorized recording reproduction or distribution thereof may result in severe criminal penalties under copyright laws and international copyright treaties If you are uncertain about your rights contact your legal advisor Under no circumstances will TEAC Corporation be re sponsible for the consequences of any illegal copy ing performed using the DV RA1000HD When transporting the unit always use the origi nal packing materials For this reason we strongly recommend that you save all the packing materials that came with the unit in case you need to trans port it in the future In addition please close the disc tray when trans porting the unit Figure 1 1 Installing the DV RA1000HD Environmental considerations The unit may be used in most areas but to main
81. main menu 2 Highlight the PROJECT TEXT sub menu and press EN TER When a DVD RW disc is closed the disc status indicator on the home screen changes from toCLOSE Open operation If you open a DVD RW disc that was closed after the quick format operation you will be able to write data in the unformatted area However such an disc cannot be read or written on a computer 2 1 From the main menu select the DISC menu then press the ENTER key The DV RA1000HD displays a disc sub menu 2 Select OPEN then press the ENTER key A popup message asks whether you wish to ex ecute the open operation 3 Press the ENTER key The open operation starts When it is complete the unit displays the home screen e When a DVD RW disc is opened the disc status indicator on the home screen changes from CLOSE Full formatted DVD RW discs cannot be opened qu E to OF SiN Hades 176 AkHz 2dbit Figure 6 4 Creating a new project FROJECT FROJECTO1 This is free text ares HOME Figure 6 5 Adding notes to a project TASCAM DV RA1000HD 43 6 DVD RW HD playback amp recording 3 Use the soft keys and JOG DATA dial or an at tached PS 2 keyboard to enter the text See Naming files projects marks etc on page 29 You can add more lines to the notes than you can see on screen and scroll up a
82. menu from the main menu 2 From this sub menu select ERASE A popup mes sage appears 3 Press ENTER to erase the file CANCEL to cancel the action 3 Use the JOG DATA dial to highlight a file and press the F3 or F4 key to start editing RENAME 1 1 BUFF i lez F F1ile3 ah BWF Filed BlF Files HOME Figure 6 9 Editing file names ii 4 Edit the file name as described in Naming files projects marks etc on page 29 5 Press ENTER when done 2 From this sub menu select COMBINE Press ENTER OVO EDIT COMBINE Is this CEMTERI CCANCEL 3 HOME Figure 6 10 Confirming a file combine operation 3 Press ENTER to combine the files or CANCEL to cancel the operation The maximum size of a file is 2 GB as explained on Recording times and track lengths on page 41 If combining two files will create a file larger than this a popup message alerts you to the fact and you cannot proceed with the combine operation TASCAM DV RA1000HD 47 6 DVD RW HD playback amp recording Dividing files You can split a file into two parts at the current play back position This may be useful if you want to divide a single long live recording into separate tracks for example This operation is not possible with files recorded in DSD mode You cannot divide a file that is transferred from a CD if the CD has its copy ID set to prohibit
83. n a setup IN receives word sync from an external source and OUT is used when the DV RA1000HD is used as the word sync master in a setup outputting the frequency of the current project THRU echoes the sync received at IN and is terminated automatically if nothing is con nected When in DSD recording mode the DV RA1000HD inputs and outputs word sync at 44 1 kHz Under these conditions the input sync can be 6 away from the norm USB Connect a suitably equipped computer using a USB 2 0 cable The DV RA1000HD appears as a mass storage device requiring no driver software USB connection enables you to transfer audio files on the HD of DV RA1000HD to the computer and transfer audio files on the computer to the DV RA1000HD See Use with a computer on page 59 3 Connections CONTROL I O You can use RS 232C serial control with the DV RA1000HD by connecting an appropriate cable to this connector Consult your TASCAM distrib utor for details of pin outs protocols etc REMOTE IN Connect only the supplied wired RC RA1000 remote control unit to this jack Since the remote control unit is a wired unit the DV RAI000HD will respond to the key presses on the remote control unit precisely It does not require any batteries and you do not need to point at the DV RAT1000HD for opera tion PHONES Connect a standard set of stereo headphones to this front panel 1 4 jack Adjust the level with the control above the jack KEYB
84. nd down to view them 4 Press and hold ENTER for a second or so to store the project text brief presses of ENTER add a Changing the current project 1 Select the PROJECT sub menu from the main menu 2 Highlight the OPEN sub menu to show a list of the names of all projects on the disc together with their sampling frequencies The current project is shown with an arrow be side the name Changing the name of a project 1 Select the PROJECT sub menu from the main menu 2 Highlight the OPEN sub menu to show a list of the names of all projects on the disc together with their sampling frequencies see Figure 6 6 Load ing a project The current project is shown with an arrow be side the name Deleting a project from disc Select the PROJECT sub menu from the main menu 2 Highlight the OPEN sub menu to show a list of the names of all projects on the disc together with their sampling frequencies The current project is shown with an arrow be side the name see Figure 6 6 Loading a project Formatting a disc When a disc that has already been used is formatted a new project is automatically added to the disc Reformatting a DVD RW disc on the DV RAI000HD will never result in an entirely blank disc but of course all previous data is removed during a format process 44 TASCAM DV RA1000HD carriage return Press and hold CANCEL to exit without saving brief presses of CANCEL act as a delete key Rem
85. number of settings avail able Three band compressor Three band expander Single band compressor Single band expander The frequencies of the two crossover points of the three band effects can be set the slope of the filters is 6 dB octave The dynamics processor always comes after the EQ effect 1 From the effect setting screen see Figure 8 1 Ef fect setting screen press the F2 DYN key DYNAMICS CHEX CROSS HI 2 2 cross LO gt MAKE UP NS HOME Figure 8 3 Dynamics crossover screen Input level Since each band is capable of boosting the level by 12 dB in the digital domain you should take care not to overload the outputs 3 Press ENTER to confirm these settings 2 The first parameter TYPE allows you to select the type of p as ae ae above 29 Dd 3 On this screen use the F1 and F2 keys up and down and the JOG DATA dial to set the crossover points for Danus this only has an effect when C FP X or EHF x is selected These two frequencies cannot overlap If c xi is selected the UP und gain parameter can be turned or 4 Press F3 BAND to make the Tor ine d namics processor For Sand ERPS settings repeated presses of F3 key through LOW MID HIGH bands There is only one setting screen and one set of parameters named SINGLE for the single band processors
86. o analog copies made from the disc of course Press ENTER to confirm this setting The setting may be changed on a track by track basis TASCAM DV RA1000HD 37 5 CD playback amp recording Finalizing discs When recording has taken place on a CD R or CD RW disc the TOC must be written to allow the disc to be played on ordinary CD players Press the on screen FINALIZE switch in the Virtual Front Panel see The virtual front panel VFP on page 23 to bring up a pop up message Press ENTER to finalize the disc or CANCEL to return to the VFP Unfinalizing discs This is the opposite of finalizing removing the TOC to allow more tracks to be added subject to the space available on the disc This is only possible with CD RW discs of course To unfinalize a disc press the on screen UNFINAL switch in the Virtual Front Panel see The virtual front panel VFP on page 23 to bring up a pop up message Erasing discs CD RW CD RW discs can be erased and reused using the erase function available from the VFP To erase a disc press the on screen ERASE switch in the Virtual Front Panel see The virtual front panel VFP on page 2 to either a full erase of the disc Fuil E or a faster erase Fa s t process and bring up a pop up message 38 TASCAM DV RA1000HD The screen shows an appropriate message while final ization is taking place about a minute No cancellation is possible
87. ort cuts for screen access 25 Clock calendar 26 The check screen sss 26 Selecting the input source 27 Adjusting the input level 28 Selecting the reference clock 28 Naming files projects marks etc 29 Contents 5 CD playback amp recording Playback T 30 Basic playback operation 30 Display 30 Programmed playback HD PERRE 30 Repeat playback 31 Single track playback 31 Auto space playback 31 Jog playback HD es 32 Pitch change DDJ 32 Auto cue DIT DI9J 32 Auto ready 32 Fades esse 33 Timer start DIT 33 e 33 Basic recording operation 33 Auto track increment 34 Synchronized recording 35 Settings in the sound level screen 35 Monitoring 37 Oscillator BI 37 Dithering
88. r setting screen 5 FREQ EM Figure 5 7 Oscillator screen Dithering Only available when recording CDs use of the noise shaped dithering option may help signal to noise ratio when recording from digital 24 bit sources to a 16 bit CD Copy protection This digital copy protection SCMS is only available when recording CDs not DVDs and HD The SYSTEM SETUP menu COPY ID allows three choices z free no copy prohibit is enabled Digital copying from the disc is possible I T prohibited copy prohibit is enabled No digital copying is possible Note that this function is automatically turned on 1 monitoring the input when the DV RA1000HD is recording or in record ready mode Also note that the VFP MONO function see MONO on page 24 can be used to turn monaural monitoring on and off but this does not work in DSD mode Use the F1 and F2 keys to navigate and the JOG DATA dial to change the SWITCH parameter between and Change the 25 FREQ between and 18 This feature can also be used with DVD and HD but not in DSD mode There are no options simply turn the function on or off using the virtual front panel See virtual front panel VFP on page 23 3E HERRBTIUUH single generation Children may gt digitally bee from the disc but no grand children may be produced from these children None of these settings applies t
89. r AES 3 1992 When working in Sampling Frequency 88 2 96 kHz mode there is an option of either using one XLR con nector at double speed double speed or two connec tors each at normal speed double wire If only one XLR connector is being used connections should be made only to XLR connector 1 input and output 16 TASCAM DV RA1000HD In Sampling Frequency 176 4 192 kHz mode both con nectors are used at double speed double speed and double wire S PDIF These RCA pin jacks are labeled as COAXIAL on the rear panel The format is S PDIF 1 60958 These jacks can accept and transmit data at Sampling Frequency 44 1 48 kHz mode or at Sampling Frequency 88 2 96 kHz mode SDIF 3 DSD raw These BNC connectors accept and output digital audio data in SDIF 3 DSD Raw format Each connector carries one channel of the stereo pair When using DSD connections all digital audio units in the system including the DV RA1000HD must be synchronized to a common clock signal On the DV RA1000HD if this signal is external a 44 1 kHz signal should be supplied at the WORD SYNC IN ter minal Alternatively the DV RA1000HD can be set to act as the system clock master at 44 1 kHz with the DSD audio source acting as the clock slave See Selecting the reference clock on page 28 Other connections WORD SYNC The DV RAI000HD is fitted with three BNC connectors for standard word sync There should be one and only one clock master i
90. r important recordings In addition before and while editing files on the DV RAI000HD back up the recorded or edited files to another disc or personal computer as WAV files See Use with a computer on page 59 NOTE The number of times the current disc has been re written can be viewed in the check screen See The check screen on page 26 TASCAM DV RA1000HD 11 2 Names and functions Front panel D eR TOJN DV RA1000HD B PHONES 3 44 45 00 40 48 49 090 D G2 09 Figure 2 1 Front panel D POWER switch Turns and off the power to the DV RA1000HD If you turn off the POWER switch without perform ing the shut down operation the DV RAI000HD will automatically perform the shut down process then turn itself off If you turn off the POWER switch during the format copy or other operation the unit will perform the shut down process after the operation is complete If you turn on the POWER switch before the unit turns itself off it will still execute the shut down process In this case turn off the power to the unit after it completes the shut down operation OPEN CLOSE key Opens and closes the disc tray To shut down the unit safely press and hold down this key for at least one second 3 JOG DATA dial Changes parameter values and moves the cursor in the menu lists on the screen In jog playback mode use this dial to jog the p
91. rce project Select a project file to copy You can select multiple projects You can also copy specified files inside a project instead of copying the entire project After you select a project press the ENTER key If a project in the destination DVD uses the same name as the selected source project the DV RA1000HD displays a duplicate project screen that lists all projects that use the same name Follow the procedure in the Same project name in the destination section described above to resolve the name duplicate issues then press the ENTER key A message requests confirmation to start copying data to the DVD Press the ENTER key The selected source projects or files are copied to the DVD After the copy operation is complete a message appears asking whether you wish to copy the data to another disc To copy the data to another disc press the ENTER key The DV RA1000HD automatically opens the tray Follow the steps 4 and 5 described above If you do not wish to copy the data to another disc press the CANCEL key The DV RA1000HD initiates a procedure to quit copy mode During this procedure the DV RA1000HD dis plays a progress bar When the procedure is complete the unit displays the home screen Copying the data to a DVD RW disc that already contains data If available space on the disc is smaller than the total size of the projects selected for the first copy operation the DV RA1000HD will
92. rce project the DV RA1000HD displays a duplicate project screen that lists all projects that use the same name Follow the pro cedure in the Same project name in the destina tion section described above to resolve the name duplicate issues then press the ENTER key A message requests confirmation to start copying data to the HD Press the ENTER key The selected source projects or files are copied to the HD After the copy operation is complete the DV RA1000HD initiates a procedure to quit copy mode 7 Copy function During this procedure the DV RA1000HD dis plays a progress bar When the procedure is complete the unit displays the home screen Copying files and projects from the HD to DVD You can copy data from the HD of DV RA1000HD to a DVD RW or DVDR disc 1 2 Select HD to DVD in the copy menu screen Insert a copy destination DVD following the in structions on the screen The DV RA1000HD displays a source project selection screen If you insert an unsupported disc an error message appears To continue the copy operation press the ENTER key To change the disc press the CANCEL key The DV RA1000HD ejects the disc and displays a message that requests that you insert a disc For more information see Selecting a copy mode and copy source on page 49 FROJECT SELECT Project 81 Project mz wPra ect m3 Projected Project as ALL REL Figure 7 5 Selecting a sou
93. rmat as above or in US Jap anese format month day year format You can change this with the preferences See Calendar display on page 24 Also note the time zone setting in the preferences which allows you to compensate for time differences if your project crosses to another time zone for master ing etc See Time zone on page 24 3 Use the cursor keys to navigate around the fields and the JOG DATA dial to change values e Press the F2 BATTERY key to view the battery level The battery should last for several years from the date of purchase Contact your TASCAM H 22 check screen indicates D C or Battey Check MEDIUM HOME Figure 4 15 Battery level VERSIOM e Press the F3 MEDIUM key to display the media information The screen indicates the support information regarding the currently loaded DVD disc and the number of rewriting operations car ried out on the disc Medium check SupportiHa Reuriteil VERSIOM Figure 4 16 Media information Selecting the input source The input source for recording can be selected as described here 1 Press the MENU key and use the JOG DATA dial to select SYSTEM SETUP Press ENTER Use the JOG DATA dial to select 1 0 SELECT Press ENTER Use the JOG DATA dial to select from the follow ing screen SELECT IHFUT BDIGITRL DIO ERRAN MODE ween l wire
94. se operation If you perform the quick format operation follow the steps below to perform the close operation However when the background format on a quick formatted disc is complete the DV RA1000HD will automatically car ries out the close operation After a quick formatted disc is closed you can use only the formatted area on the disc 1 From the main menu select the DISC sub menu then press the ENTER key The DV RA1000HD opens a disc menu 2 Select CLOSE then press the ENTER key A popup message asks whether you wish to ex ecute the close operation 3 Press the ENTER key The close operation starts When it is complete the unit displays the home screen Adding a new project As a disc can contain more than one project you can also use the menu system to create a project on a disc that has already been formatted and contains a project 1 Select the PROJECT sub menu from the main menu 2 Highlight CREATE and press ENTER This brings up the screen allowing you to enter the name and properties of a project as de scribed in the previous section Adding notes to a project Add notes on artists recording details etc to a project Unlike a written disc insert or tape label these notes will always stay with the disc You can enter up to 1000 characters for session notes etc The DV RA1000HD displays notes regarding a DVD R disc You cannot edit these notes 1 Select the PROJECT sub menu from the
95. se the JOG DATA dial to trim the division point so that the new file starts at the point you want 3 Press ENTER to set the division point and split the file The name of the second file is automatically created by the DV RA1000HD following division and is changed to BWF FileXX where XX is the next number following any number already used by such a file in the current project SUIT If the second part of the divided file that you have already renamed is the part you want to keep e g you are removing breath noise or drumstick clicks at the start of a track you must delete the file cre ated from the first part of the divided file and re name the remaining BWF_FileXxX file to the original value 1 Select the EDIT sub menu from the main menu 2 Highlight UNDO REDO and DISSE ENTER A popp message appears with either iird o or F eg followed by the name of the keli you are undoing or redoing combine divide play list etc ELI 3 Press ENTER to undo or redo the named opera tion or CANCEL to cancel the undo redo The DV RA1000HD features the following copy func tions that enable you to copy projects and files between disks e DVD to HDD Copying files and projects from a DVD to the HD HDD to DVD Copying files and projects from the HD to a DVD HDD to CD Creating an audio CD using a project on the HD 7 Copy function to HDD Copying tracks from a CD to the HD You can use the copy fun
96. se the JOG DATA dial to jog the playback position press and hold down the READY key and press the PLAY key See Jog playback on page 32 RECORD key Pressing this key while the unit is stopped places the unit in record ready mode Pressing this key while recording divides a recording into tracks track increment MUTE key Mutes the playback signal during playback and mutes the recording source signal during record ing Short presses are latching that is pressing the key briefly once mutes the signal pressing the key briefly again cancels the mute Long presses are non latching that is pressing and holding down the key mutes signals and releasing the key cancels the mute MARK key Adds a mark at the point where the key was pressed Pressing and holding the DISPLAY key and pressing the MARK key brings up the locate list screen See About marks on page 39 DISPLAY key Switches time display mode in the home screen See Display on page 30 Soft function keys F1 F5 Use the soft function keys to perform the functions displayed on the bottom row of the screen The functions are context sensitive INPUT LEVEL key Displays the input level screen See Adjusting the input level on page 28 MENU key From the home screen press this key to enter the menu system and display the main menu ENTER key Confirms the parameter edits or the menu item selections on the screen It also adds a c
97. section will be paused Use the Virtual Front Panel see The virtual front panel VFP on page 23 ACUE function or the remote control unit s A CUE key to turn this function on or off It can be combined with the Auto cue function see Auto cue above to position the playback at the start of the recorded material This feature can also be used with DVD playback 5 CD playback amp recording Fades HD It is possible to create linear fades in and out when playing back To display the fade time screen press for at least one second the FADE switch on the play page of the virtual front panel or the FADE key on the remote control unit Use the F1 and F2 cursor keys and the JOG DATA dial to set these values between 0 seconds and 24 seconds Fade times are set independently for fade in and fade out operations Press ENTER to confirm the fade time settings Timer start The TIMER switch besides the transport keys on the front panel allows the DV RA1000HD to start playback of the loaded disc automatically when power is sup plied If the DV RA1000HD is in ODD mode or in HDD mode with a disc already loaded the unit plays the proj ect that was open prior to the last shut down or from the last position if resume playback is selected See Resume playback on page 24 Recording The following functions are available when recording to CD R or CD RW Many are also available when record ing to DVD RW or HD
98. sor and the JOG DATA dial to select a character You can also input characters using a keyboard connected to the PS 2 connector When you finish editing the text press the ENTER key The unit displays a message that requests confir mation for copying tracks to the HD If a file in the HD uses the same name as the selected source file the DV RA1000HD displays a duplicate file screen that lists all files that use the same name Follow the procedure in the Same project name in the destination section to re solve the name duplicate issues then press the ENTER key If you press the CANCEL key instead of the ENTER key in Step 9 the DV RA1000HD returns to the source track selection screen Press the ENTER key The CD tracks are copied into the HD After the copy operation is complete the DV RA1000HD initiates a procedure to quit copy mode During this procedure the DV RA1000HD dis plays a progress bar When the procedure is com plete the unit automatically displays the home screen The DV RA1000HD incorporates two signal proces sors a 3 band equalization stage and a dynamics pro cessor These can be inserted either before the final recording process or on playback These effects can be used on playback to simulate the effects of pre mastering effect processing before the mixed stereo track is actually pre mastered in another facility or may be even used to perform the actual pre mastering Setting up t
99. specify a silent message that prompts you to insert a disc interval gap between tracks After you delete the data on the CD RW disc or TRACK ORDER if you have inserted a blank CD R RW disc the DV RA1000HD displays a source project selec BWF Filet BuF_Fi lez tion screen _ 1123 i i i BUF Filed a If you have inserted any other disc the unit Al aor _ 1 125 opens the tray and displays a popup message that requests that you insert a disc Figure 7 8 Track order screen with a gap column For more information see Selecting a copy mode and copy source on page 49 7 Add a silent gap between tracks PROJECT SELECT To do this use the F1 and F2 up down keys to Project_az highlight a position in which you wish to add a Project gap then use the JOG DATA dial to turn the gap Project Ae on or off When the gap is turned on it is set to Froject ma two seconds Fraject 15 SLL REL 8 After you set the gap between tracks press the ENTER key Figure 7 6 Selecting SOURCE project The DV RA1000HD displays the CD text edit 3 Select files to copy screen First select a project that contains the file or files CO TEXT EDIT you wish to copy then select the files LISCE Bi BuF Filenm Bz _ 11 1 4 After you select files press the ENTER key The DV RA1000HD displays the track order 23 BWF Files screen 84 BlWF Filez HOME Figure 7 9 CD text edit s
100. splay To select the clock source for the DV RA1000HD 1 Press the MENU key and use the JOG DATA dial to select SYSTEM SETUP Press ENTER 2 Use the JOG DATA dial to select REFERENCE CLOCK Press ENTER SOURCE Figure 4 20 Word sync selection 28 TASCAM DV RA1000HD 2 Use the and keys to move between the MAIN input level BALANCE between left and right and BYPASS sections of the display Use the JOG DATA dial to adjust the settings including the bypass setting e Use the F1 key to reset the input level to unity gain and the F2 key to center the balance set ting e You can adjust the analog input level to one of the 69 stages in the range of through 12 and the digital input level in steps of 0 5 dB in the range of 10 dB through 10 dB 3 Press ENTER when finished When the signal on playback or recording is at 0 13 dBFS or over for more than one sample the OVER indicator on the meter lights If a track is normalized to 0 1 dB for example on a DAW be fore recording at unity gain on the DV RA1000HD the OVER indicators may therefore light even though there is no clipping taking place You can set the meter release time and peak hold mode in the preference screen See General preferences on page 24 To reset the peak indication press the CANCEL key while the home screen is displayed 3 Use the JOG DATA dial to select the clock source
101. t In this case the converted file may lose some information specific to the application that created the BWF format file You can also transfer audio files from a DVD R disc that was created by the DV RA1000HD in copy mode to a computer Analog I O Balanced inputs Connector Input impedance Nominal input level Maximum input level Unbalanced inputs Connector Input impedance Nominal input level Maximum input level Balanced outputs Connector Output impedance Nominal output level Maximum output level Unbalanced outputs Connector Output impedance Nominal output level Maximum output level Phones output stereo Connector Max output power Digital I O PCM inputs XLR Connector Signal type Input frequencies kHz Data format Input impedance Nominal input level Minimum signal level Intrinsic jitter PCM inputs RCA Connector Signal type Input frequencies kHz Data format Input impedance Nominal input level Minimum signal level Intrinsic jitter 10 Specifications etc 3 pin XLR female x 2 1 GND 2 Hot 3 Cold gt 10kQ 1 kHz 6 dBu at max 15 dBu 4 dBu at all other levels 15 dBu 18 dBu 20 dBu 22 dBu 24 dBu switchable Unbalanced RCA pin jacks x 2 gt 10 kQ 1 kHz 10 dBV 6 dBV 3 pin XLR male x 2 1 GND 2 Hot 3 Cold 220 Q 6 dBu at max 15 dBu 4 dBu at all other levels 15 dBu 18 dBu 20 dBu 22 dBu 24 dBu switchable Unbal
102. t after it completes the shut down operation Menu screens The menu screens enable you to set up the system proj ects discs copy functions and other functions Press the MENU key to display the main menu See Menu operations on page 21 Virtual front panel VFP The virtual front panel allows access to various switch es on the screen that are not accessible on the front panel Press the ENTER key from the home screen to display the virtual front panel See The virtual front panel VFP on page 23 Other screens The DV RA1000HD also features special screens for effects settings input level settings and the locate list You can recall these screens by pressing dedicated keys e Use the JOG DATA dial to adjust a value or setting e Press the ENTER key to confirm a setting or selection in the screen You cannot use the JOG DATA keys on the remote control unit to adjust the display contrast TASCAM DV RA1000HD 19 4 Basic operations The home screen The DV RA1000HD has two types of home screen TIP depending on whether CD DVD RW HD disc is These screens are often accessible from other being used screens by pressing the F5 key which is then marked as HOME on the display Home screen content The home screens are view only and non editable However you can access the screens assigned to the O switches by pressing the corresponding function keys DIGIT
103. t has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense CAUTION Changes or modifications to this equipment not expressly approved by TEAC CORPORATION for compliance could void the user s authority to operate this equipment For the customers in Europe WARNING This is a Class A product In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures Pour les utilisateurs en Europe AVERTISSEMENT s agit d un produit de Classe A Dans un environnement domestique 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 ist eine Einrichtung welche die Funk Entst rung nach Klasse A besitzt Diese Einrichtung kann im Wohnbereich Funkst rungen vers
104. t panel or using the SINGLE key of the RC RA1000 the DV RA1000HD plays to the end of the current track only and then stops playback This function cannot be used together with repeat playback When the ASPC switch is turned on from the virtual front panel the DV RA1000HD inserts gap of two seconds between tracks when playing back a disc This can be useful when recording to an analog tape deck which can use these silences to detect track divi sions TASCAM DV RA1000HD 31 5 CD playback amp recording Jog playback You can use the JOG DATA dial to jog the playback position backwards and forwards e Press and hold the READY key and press the PLAY key e Both keys flash You can now use the JOG DATA dial to move the play position back and forwards through the current track file e Press the READY key alone to exit from the jog mode and leave the playback position at the position selected with the JOG DATA dial Pitch change HD This is another VFP function see The virtual front panel VFP on page 23 for playback only The reference clock must be set to the internal clock for this feature to operate Move the cursor to the PITCH switch and press ENTER briefly to turn on pitch change Press and hold ENTER for about a second to enter the pitch change setting screen Auto cue When the auto cue function is turned on cueing the playback position to the beginning of a track will locate and paus
105. tain top performance and prolong operating life observe the following environmental conditions Avoid exposing it to extremes of temperature and humidity and avoid mechanical shocks and vibration Keep the unit away from strong magnetic fields TV sets computer monitors large electric motors etc The nominal temperature should be between 5 C and 35 C 41 F and 95 F Relative humidity should be 30 to 90 percent Handling of optical discs Observe the following Always place discs in the tray with their label facing upward discs used in the DV RA1000HD can only be played on one side To remove a disc from its storage case press down on the center of the case and lift the disc out hold ing it carefully by the edges my Figure 1 2 Handling of discs Finger marks and dust should be carefully wiped off the disc s recorded surface with a soft cloth Unlike conventional records the compact disc has no grooves to collect dust and microscopic debris so gently wiping with a soft cloth should remove most particles Wipe in a straight motion from the inside to the out side of the disc Small dust particles and light stains will have absolutely no effect on reproduction qual ity Figure 1 3 Cleaning discs 1 Introduction As the unit may become hot during operation always leave sufficient space above the unit for ventilation Do not install this unit in a confined space suc
106. ter is reset 24 TASCAM DV RA1000HD Etc page MONO Turns mono monitoring on and off except the DSD mode 0 noise shaped dithering Allows dithering to be turned on and off only when recording CDs See Dithering on page 37 PITCH pitch control Turns the pitch control on and off Pressing this switch for at least one second brings up the pitch change setting screen See Pitch change on page 32 osc oscillator Turns the oscillator output on and off Pressing this switch for at least one second brings up the oscillator screen See Oscillator on page 37 Calendar display CALENDAR You can select H D month date year or year month date for the date format shown in the calendar screen See Clock calendar on page 26 Time zone TIMEZONE allows you to set up your local time zone expressed relative to GMT This may be useful if the discs containing your files are moved to different time zones Reference level REFLEVEL This is the amount of headroom from the digital saturation level 0 dB to the analog nominal level This setting applies only to the balanced XLR analog I O jacks and not to the unbalanced RCA analog con nectors You can select from the following five reference levels Reference level Nominal level Maximal level 6dBu 159 i4dB 4dBu 18dBu 16dB 4dBu 20dBu 18dB 4dBu 22dBu 20 4dBu 24dBu Table 4 10 Reference level
107. this will also happen if the DV RA1000HD is not in USB mode when it is con nected to a PC All front panel controls are disabled except the CANCEL key see below Use the computer s system to eject a disc Disconnecting from Windows 2000 XP systems With Windows 2000 and Windows XP the procedure is a little more complex than simply unplugging the DV RA1000HD In the system tray typically at the bottom right of the Screen you see an icon picture of a PC card and an arrow Disconnecting from Mac OS X systems When you are disconnecting the DV RA1000HD from a Macintosh system OS 9 or OS X drag the disk icon to the Trash or press Command E OS X 10 3 also has a button in the Finder which allows ejecting removable media After ejecting from the computer When you have used the computer operating system to eject or disconnect the DV RA1000HD from the sys tem 1 Press CANCEL to start the disconnection process 1 Left click this icon to show a popup bar Click this popup bar to allow the DV RA1000HD to be removed from the computer Stop USB Mass Storage Device Drive F Figure 9 1 Disconnecting the DV RA1000HD 2 Follow the instructions below on disconnecting See After ejecting from the computer be low When the icon has disappeared from your desktop you can disconnect the DV RA1000HD as described below 2 Apopup appears Press ENTER to completely dis connect the DV RA1000HD or C
108. ting marks e From the locate list use and F4 to start editing the currently highlighted mark Bi 2 5 TRE AL Am AA TRE AL BA 215 TRE B1 GE 205 12 AL 855 23 AL Adm BBs 85 4 5 Figure 5 9 Editing a mark e Use the cursor keys to highlight the time fields and the JOG DATA dial to edit these fields to slip the position of the mark e Pressing and holding the DISPLAY key and then pressing the MARK key brings up the locate list screen e Use the JOG DATA dial to scroll through the list Marks are displayed in the order they appear in the play list DV D HD If the play list order changes so does the mark list order LOCATE LIST Bi 2 MARK B 4 5 ang AAs 815 01 Ah Bim 835 29 Ah Adm AAE 65 Figure 5 8 The locate list The MARK key on the RC RA1000 remote control unit can be used to enter marks and the LOCATE key can be used to bring up the locate list This function is available for DVD R discs e Press ENTER when the editing is complete The mark is then highlighted and you can use it for location e Use F1 DEL to delete the highlighted mark from the list If you do not write the UDFMI information to disc the marks will not be saved See Writing the UDFMI on page 40 e If you change t
109. to the HD using copy mode or record data directly The hard disk format is FAT32 DVD RW and DVD RW These discs also enable you to record audio data that is compatible with computer based digital audio worksta tions You can also write data to the HD using copy mode or record data directly The disc format is UDF1 5 When you eject a disc or shut down the DV RA1000HD the disc drive writes the UDF management information required for the DV RA1000HD to read information on the disc to the disc You must perform the close operation when using a DVD RW disc on the DV RA1000HD to enable your computer to read data from the disc 18 TASCAM DV RA1000HD you cannot use the ODD excluding opening and clos ing of the disc tray When you press the ODD key in HDD mode the DV RAI1000HD will save the current project in the HD then switch to ODD mode When you press the HDD key while operating a DVD disc in ODD mode the DV RAI1000HD will perform the Save UDFMI func tion then switch to HDD mode The files recorded in DVD RW discs using this unit can be played back on the Tascam DV RA1000 Also the files recorded on DVD RW discs using the DV RA1000 can be played back with this unit DVD R and DVD R Use these discs when you wish to duplicate project data recorded on the unit HD They are suitable for archiving materials recorded with the DV RA1000HD Note that data can be written in copy mode but not recorded directly Th
110. total time total remaining time and recording remaining time on recordable discs FROGRAM TRACK FROGRAM amp _ 13 TRACKS TRACKS 15 1 16 TRACK 17 TRACK EZ 4 TRACKS TRRCKBG E Figure 5 1 Programmed playback e Use the JOG DATA dial to scroll through the list of tracks at the left of the screen e Add tracks to the end of the program list using the F1 ADD key 5 CD playback amp recording e Delete the last track in the program list using the F2 DEL key e Confirm the playback order and return to the previous screen using the ENTER key or F5 HOME key if this screen was entered using the RC RA1000 the home screen is shown e You can also use the remote control unit key equivalents to perform these operations as well as the number keys for direct program ming When programmed playback mode is on pressing the PGM switch on the play page of the virtual front panel or the PGM key on the remote control unit briefly to turn pro grammed playback off Pressing the PGM switch or PGM key for at least one second brings up the program screen e f you turn programmed playback on while the recorder is in playback ready mode or playing a track set to ready in the program list or a track that is currently playing will be automatically reg istered in the program list If you turn programmed playback mode on while the recorder
111. tracks at every specified interval Specifying the interval Move the cursor to highlight TIME INTERVAL on the auto Synchronized recording The synchronized recording function enables recording to start automatically when the start point of the record ing source is detected and to stop automatically when the end point of the recording source is detected In the sound level screen you can set a detection threshold to trigger the start and end points of the source See Setting the sound threshold level SOUND LEVEL below You can also rehearse synchronized recording Pressing the SYNC switch on the rec page of the virtual front panel repeatedly will cycle the function through off rehears al and on Recording starts and stops under the following condi tions Ifa CD DAT or MD is the S PDIF recording source recording starts when the signal level rises above the Settings in the sound level screen The sound level screen enables you to set the sound threshold level for synchronized recording and other parameters To display the sound level screen move the cursor to the SYNC switch on the rec page of the virtual front panel then press and hold the F5 key or ENTER key for at least one second SOUND LEVEL SOUND LEVEL seas Dp MODE OH SHC DELAY 505 SYNC 5 55 Figure 5 5 Sound level screen Move the cursor to a desired item then rotate the JOG DATA di
112. tus When a cart is used use caution when moving the cart apparatus combination to avoid injury from tip over Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way such as power supply cord or plug is damaged liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture does not operate normally or has been dropped Do not expose this apparatus to drips or splashes Do not place any objects filled with liquids such as vases on the apparatus Do not install this apparatus in a confined space such as a book case or similar unit The apparatus draws nominal non operating power from the AC outlet with its POWER switch in the off position The apparatus should be located close enough to the AC outlet so that you can easily grasp the power cord plug at any time An apparatus with Class construction shall be con nected to an AC outlet with a protective grounding connection e Batteries battery pack or batteries installed should not be exposed to excessive heat such as sunshine fire or the like TASCAM DV RA1000HD 3 Safety Information This product has been designed and manufactured according to FDA regulations title 21 CFR chapter 1 subchapter J based on the Radiation Control for
113. ursachen in diesem Fall kann vom Betrieber verlang werden angemessene MaBnahmen durchzuf hren und daf r aufzukommen CE Marking Information a Applicable electromagnetic environment E4 b Peak inrush current 12 A 2 TASCAM DV RA1000HD N 10 11 12 13 14 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Read these instructions Keep these instructions Heed all warnings Follow all instructions Do not use this apparatus near water Clean only with dry cloth Do not block any ventilation openings Install in accordance with the manufacturer s instructions Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators heat registers stoves or other apparatus including amplifiers that produce heat Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding type plug A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other A grounding type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong The wide blade or the third prong are provided for your safety If the provided plug does not fit into your outlet consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs convenience receptacles and the point where they exit from the apparatus Only use attachments accessories specified by the manufacturer Use only with the cart stand tripod bracket or table specified by the manufacturer or sold with the appara
114. ystem setup menu The DV RA1000HD is not equipped with a sampling rate converter If you set the INPUT parameter to 21151 put a signal with a sampling Sonn f 44 1 kHz for CD recording For DVD RW or HD recording PCM mode input a signal with the same sampling frequency as that for the project 44 1 48 kHz 88 2 96 kHz 176 4 192 kHz CD R RW Sampling frequen Sampling frequen Sampling frequen DSD DVD HD DAYA DYA z D DAYA DYA z D COAXIAL AES EBU COAXIAL AES EBU COAXIAL AES EBU AES EBU only SDIF 3 or RAW DSD COAXIAL Double speed n a double speed only double wire only AES EBU double wire or double speed Table 4 18 Digital input source options The selected input is shown on the home display TASCAM DV RA1000HD 27 4 Basic operations Adjusting the input level The input level is adjustable for all inputs analog or digital regardless of the current selection The balance between the left and right channels of the input may also be set For optimum sonic quality it is also possible to bypass the input level and balance circuitry 1 Press the INPUT LEVEL key to bring up the input level screen BALANCE erase Ezio 4 HOME Figure 4 19 Input level settings Selecting the reference clock As mentioned earlier only one clock sync source should be available within a system The current clock selection is always shown on the home di

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