Tascam DA-88 Setup Manual

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Summary of DA-88

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    Setup guide setup guide setup guide setup guide v 2.0 revised: 04-12-00 dtrs.

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    Tascam dtrs setup guide 1 contents: 1 1 1 1 connecting the system 2 2 2 2 2 digital 328 setup 4 3 3 3 3 da-78hr setup 6 4 4 4 4 da-88 setup 7 5 5 5 5 da-98 / da-98hr setup 8 6 6 6 6 additional information 10 digital 328 v2 and tascam digital 328 v2 and tascam digital 328 v2 and tascam digital 328 v2...

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    Spirit digital 328 v2 2 connect audio connections as shown in the diagram below. A tascam tdif cable must be connected from the tdif port of the dtrs machine to the tdif port a of the 328. The tdif connection allows two way digital transfer between the 328 and the tascam dtrs. The outputs of the 328...

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    Tascam dtrs setup guide 3 to summarize, the connections required are as follows: bnc wordclock cable: digital 328 wordclock out Î dtrs wordsync in midi cables: 328 midi out Î dtrs midi in (if present) dtrs midi out (if present) Î 328 midi in tascam tdif cable: 328 8 track a tdif Î dtrs tdif port 328...

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    Spirit digital 328 v2 4 in a configuration using one or two dtrs machines, the 328 must be made to be the wordclock master device. Enter the 328 menu pages by pressing the button on the right hand side of the lcd display. Using the encoder beneath the display, scroll up or down until the ‘clock sour...

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    Tascam dtrs setup guide 5 once the machine type has been selected, the timecode source must be selected. The frame rate must also be selected. The options are 24 frame, 25 frame, 30 drop frame and 30 non-drop frame. Whichever is selected here must also be selected later when setting up the dtrs. Ent...

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    Spirit digital 328 v2 6 the da-78hr menus must be configured as illustrated in the table below in order to complete the setup. To enter the da-78hr menus, press the key so that the led is illuminated, indicating that the unit is in 'shift' mode. Press the to enter the menu press the switch until the...

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    Tascam dtrs setup guide 7 turn on the da-88 and allow a few seconds for the da-88 to boot correctly. Once the da-88 is stable, the setup procedure can be followed. The da-88 will detect the sample rate of a loaded cassette. However, the da-88 must be set to receive external clock. Press the button o...

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    Spirit digital 328 v2 8 turn on the da-98 and allow a few seconds for the da-98 to boot correctly. Once the da-98 is stable, the setup procedure can be followed. The da-98 will detect the sample rate of a loaded cassette. However, the da-98 must be set to receive external clock. Press the button on ...

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    Tascam dtrs setup guide 9 enter menu #5 to configure the timecode settings for the da-98. The following submenus should be available: enter the ‘tc frame’ submenu. Set the frame rate to the same as set in the digital 328 timecode setup. Press to confirm and enter the ‘outtc tmg’ menu. Set this to ‘d...

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    Spirit digital 328 v2 10 there are 4 different generations of da-88, numbered conveniently from 1 – 4. A wordclock incompatibility exists between version 4 da-88s and earlier models. Operation of a version 4 da-88 in conjunction with an earlier model requires a version 4 tascam da-88 system board to...

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