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Tascam MD-801P Mk II Owner's Manual

Manual is about: MD Recorder/Player

Summary of MD-801P Mk II

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    » md-801r@#/ md-801p@# md recorder/player owner’s manual caution: to reduce the risk of electric shock, do not remove cover (or back). No user-serviceable parts inside. Refer servicing to qualified service personnel. The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user ...

  • Page 2: Important Safety Precautions

    2 –– tascam md-801r/p mk ii important safety precautions important (for u.K. Customers) do not cut off the mains plug from this equipment. If the plug fitted is not suitable for the power points in your home or the cable is too short to reach a power point, then obtain an appropriate safety approved...

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    Tascam md-801r/p mk ii –– 3 caution: … read all of these instructions. … save these instructions for later use. … follow all warnings and instructions marked on the audio equipment. 1) read instructions — all the safety and operating instructions should be read before the product is operated. 2) ret...

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    4 –– tascam md-801r/p mk ii 1 class 1 laser product luokan 1 laserlaite klass 1 laserapparat 2 caution - invisible laser radiation when open and interlocks defeated. Avoid exposure to beam. Vorsicht! Unsichtbare laserstrahlungtritt aus. Wenn deckel geÖffnet und wenn sicherheitsverriegelung ÜberbrÜck...

  • Page 5: Table of Contents

    Table of contents tascam md-801r/p mk ii –i 1 - introduction 1.1 about the minidisc format ................1-1 1.1.1 atrac compression .......................... 1-1 1.1.2 buffer memory .................................... 1-1 1.1.3 random access and u-toc............... 1-1 1.1.4 track titling, etc...

  • Page 6: Table of Contents

    Table of contents –ii tascam md-801r/p mk ii 4.2.1 playing back a whole disc.................. 4-1 4.2.2 playback outputs ................................ 4-1 4.2.3 monaural playback.............................. 4-1 4.2.4 playing back a single track ................ 4-2 4.2.5 entering the a and b l...

  • Page 7: 1 - Introduction

    Tascam md-801r/p mk ii 1–1 1 - introduction this manual covers the two models of the md-801 mk ii product line: the md-801r mk ii, which is capable of recording and playing back on minidisc media, and the md-801p mk ii, which is for play- back only of such media. Apart from the recording and associa...

  • Page 8: 1 - Care of Md Media

    1 - care of md media 1–2 tascam md-801r/p mk ii disk from the user, and a file appears as one contigu- ous block of data (even though it may be spread over many tracks and sectors of the disk), the md player allows separated audio data to appear as a continuous audio track. The md-801 allows the cre...

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    1 - about the md-801r/p mk ii tascam md-801r/p mk ii 1–3 to be conveniently carried out using a standard key- board • remote control possible from dedicated tascam remote control units (rc-801, rc-fs10/20, and rc-8), or through industry-standard parallel or serial interfaces • tally signals sent to ...

  • Page 10: 1 - About This Manual

    1 - about this manual 1–4 tascam md-801r/p mk ii 1.3.4 backup memory when the unit is powered down, the following set- tings are memorized. • auto ready status (see [20] ) • auto cue settings and status (see [21] ) • the last used play mode (see [22] ) • the two loc points (a and b) (see [24] ) • pi...

  • Page 11: 1 - Hookup Examplel

    1 - hookup examplel tascam md-801r/p mk ii 1–5 1.5 hookup examplel.

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    2–1 tascam md-801r/p mk ii 2 - front and rear panel features.

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    Tascam md-801r/p mk ii 2–2 2 - front and rear panel features this section, as well as giving a description of the controls and features of the md-801, also provides many descriptions of basic operations. The section on the rear panel also contains advice on setting up and connecting the md-801 as pa...

  • Page 14: 2 - Front Panel

    2 - front panel 2–3 tascam md-801r/p mk ii to start recording, press the play key [6] . To stop recording, press the stop key [5] . After the stop key has been pressed, the words to c e d i t will flash on the display, which will also show utoc writing as the u-toc is written to disc. To cancel reco...

  • Page 15: 2 - Front Panel

    2 - front panel tascam md-801r/p mk ii 2–4 • r e m a i n —the total time remaining on the disc for further recording (the length of the blank portion of the disc) • tota l —the total elapsed time from the start of the disc • tota l r e m a i n —the total time remaining on the disc for further record...

  • Page 16: 2 - Front Panel

    2 - front panel 2–5 tascam md-801r/p mk ii these edits cannot be committed to disc using the toc write function (see below). [19] toc write key and indicator after an edit operation has been selected and per- formed from the edit key [18] , the toc write indicator will light, and the to c e d i t in...

  • Page 17: 2 - Display

    2 - display tascam md-801r/p mk ii 2–6 mode, the r e p e at indicator will be shown on the dis- play. See 4.2.9, "repeat playback" for further details of this mode. [27] input level controls these controls adjust the level of the signal at the analog connectors selected using the input selec- tion s...

  • Page 18: 2 - Rear Panel

    2 - rear panel 2–7 tascam md-801r/p mk ii (6) track title indicator lights when track titles are being entered or dis- played. See 5.11, "track and disc title entry" for details. (7) disc title indicator lights when the title of the disc is being entered or displayed. See 5.11, "track and disc title...

  • Page 19: 2 - Rear Panel

    2 - rear panel tascam md-801r/p mk ii 2–8 ital outputs [33] and [35] without passing through the frequency converter. [33] digital output (aes/ebu) this xlr-type connector outputs digital audio data in aes3-1992 format. The output sampling frequency will always be 44.1 khz, ±9.9%, as determined by t...

  • Page 20: 2 - Rear Panel

    2 - rear panel 2–9 tascam md-801r/p mk ii the wiring is, as marked on the rear panel: 1=ground, 2=hot (+), 3=cold (–). The nominal impedance is 11 Ω . The trimmer potentiometers by each connector may be turned counterclockwise or clockwise to cut or boost respectively the level of the signal sent fr...

  • Page 21: 3 - Menu Items

    Tascam md-801r/p mk ii 3–1 3 - menu items the selections that can be made using the md-801’s menu system affect the operation of many other functions. We suggest that you take the time to look through this section and familiarize yourself with the basic contents, so that you have an idea of some of ...

  • Page 22: 3 - Resume Setting

    3 - resume setting 3–2 tascam md-801r/p mk ii the minimum length for the jog loop is 12 frames, and the maximum value is 32 frames. The value is set in 1-frame steps. 3.6 resume setting when the resume setting is turned on, playback restarts from the point at which it was stopped (or the point at wh...

  • Page 23: 3 - Incremental Play

    3 - incremental play tascam md-801r/p mk ii 3–3 3.10incremental play this function allows auto-cueing of the playback point to the start of the next track when the stop key [5] is pressed, or a fader stop command is received (on pin 8 of the parallel remote control port [47] ). When this mode is ena...

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    3 - auto track numbering level 3–4 tascam md-801r/p mk ii 3.12.1spindle motor time use this to check how many hours the spindle motor has been in operation. 3.12.2laser pickup time this indicates how many hours the laser pickup has been used for recording. 3.12.3system software version this allows y...

  • Page 25: 4 - Basic Operations

    Tascam md-801r/p mk ii 4–1 4 - basic operations this section gives you informstion about the basic operations using the md-801. It assumes that you have connected the md-801 to all the other equipment that you will be using. If you have not already made these connections, read 2.3, "rear panel" for ...

  • Page 26: 4 - Playback of Discs

    4 - playback of discs 4–2 tascam md-801r/p mk ii 4.2.4 playing back a single track when the disc has been loaded and the toc has been read, use the play mode key to select the s i n g l e play mode (see [22] ). Use the track keys [4] to move the playback posi- tion to the start of the desired track....

  • Page 27: 4 - Playback of Discs

    4 - playback of discs tascam md-801r/p mk ii 4–3 4.2.9 repeat playback use the repeat key [26] to enable the repeat mode as shown in the display ( r e p e at ). The three different repeat modes available corre- spond to the three playback modes set with the play mode key [22] (whole disc, s i n g l ...

  • Page 28: 4 - Recording Operations

    4 - recording operations 4–4 tascam md-801r/p mk ii note the point at which the jog key was pressed will not be included in the jog loop. To include this point in the loop, you must turn the jog dial counterclockwise. 4.2.15shuttle mode the shuttle wheel [13] allows you to perform fast cue or review...

  • Page 29: 4 - Recording Operations

    4 - recording operations tascam md-801r/p mk ii 4–5 md-801r model only. 4.3.1 general notes on recording using the md format because the md method of recording is somewhat different to a linear recording method, such as tape, you should note the following points. • the message disc full may appear o...

  • Page 30: 4 - Recording Operations

    4 - recording operations 4–6 tascam md-801r/p mk ii 1 select the recording method (digital or analog) and the appropriate input source. 2 make sure the unit is stopped. 3 press and hold down the record key [8] and press the ready key [7] . 4 adjust the recording level (analog, uncal only) so that th...

  • Page 31: 4 - Recording Operations

    4 - recording operations tascam md-801r/p mk ii 4–7 2 cue the playback point to the place that you want to start recording. 3 press the ready key [7] to put the md-801 into play ready mode. This step is the primary difference between replace recording and ordi- nary post-script recording. 4 press an...

  • Page 32: 4 - Recording Operations

    4 - recording operations 4–8 tascam md-801r/p mk ii vious one. If the digital signal is not resumed within 30 seconds of interruption, recording will stop. As mentioned earlier, 4.3.4, "track number incrementing", when digital recordings are made through the coaxial inputs, track numbers are increme...

  • Page 33: 5 - Editing Operations

    Tascam md-801r/p mk ii 5–1 5 - editing operations unlike tape or other linear media, the md-801 pro- vides you with a wide range of editing tools, allow- ing you to make arbitary cuts, “splices” and rearrangements of running order without having to re-record any parts of the material. Although the e...

  • Page 34: 5 - Erasing A Track

    5 - erasing a track 5–2 tascam md-801r/p mk ii of the loop is the point at which you want to divide the track. Note you can set the length of the jog loop in the menu system (see 3.5, "jog loop length"). 5 when the start of the jog loop is correctly posi- tioned, turn the shuttle wheel clockwise. Th...

  • Page 35: 5 - Moving Tracks

    5 - moving tracks tascam md-801r/p mk ii 5–3 the play indicator above the play key will flash, as will the e d i t indication in the display, to show that rehearsal mode has been entered. In this rehearsal mode, the last 4 seconds (approximately) of the previous track and the first four seconds (app...

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    5 - a and b point erase operations 5–4 tascam md-801r/p mk ii of operation is the same, the function is so flexible that it can be used for many different purposes. In order to be used for editing in this way, the follow- ing conditions must be met: • point a must not be at the same location as poin...

  • Page 37: 5 - Moving An A-B Point

    5 - moving an a-b point tascam md-801r/p mk ii 5–5 if the a point is set at the start of a track, and the b point at the end of another track, the whole of the tracks containing and between these points will be erased (in the example above, tracks 2 and 3 will be erased. The remaining tracks will be...

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    5 - restoring erased material 5–6 tascam md-801r/p mk ii bers are renumbered accordingly. See the dia- gram above for an example. If you need to make the new track (formerly the a-b portion) into part of the preceding and/or following track, use the track combine facility (see 5.4, "combining tracks...

  • Page 39: 5 - Erasing A Complete Disc

    5 - erasing a complete disc tascam md-801r/p mk ii 5–7 3 turn the shuttle wheel clockwise. The dis- play changes: 4 turn the shuttle wheel clockwise once again to change the current track from mono to stereo or vice versa . The display will show now editing , followed by complete . This function may...

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    5 - track and disc title entry 5–8 tascam md-801r/p mk ii tion will move the cursor more than one position. 7 continue using the data dial and shuttle wheel to enter characters, until the title is complete. 8 to store the title, press the edit key. The title will scroll across the display if it is t...

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    5 - track and disc title entry tascam md-801r/p mk ii 5–9 5.11.6copying disc and track titles when two md-801 units are connected together using the optional pw-1xmd serial cable, disc and track titles can be copied from one unit (master) to the other (slave), as described in 4.3.10, "track title co...

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    Tascam md-801r/p mk ii 7–1 7 - remote control of the md-801 the md-801 can be controlled by a number of dif- ferent sources, including the ps/2 keyboard described in 6, "use of a keyboard with the md- 801". In addition, the remote (serial) [45] and remote (parallel) connectors [47] can be used to co...

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    7 - remote (parallel) connector 7–2 tascam md-801r/p mk ii for details of the timing of the eom tally signal (pin 20), see 3.7, "eom disc" and 3.8, "eom track". 7.1.2 fader start pin 8 is a special case. If this input is brought low (for more than 50 ms), playback starts. If it is brought back to th...

  • Page 44: 8 - Specifications, Etc.

    Tascam md-801r/p mk ii 8–1 8 - specifications, etc. This section provides reference material concerning the error and informational messages that may appear on the display of the md-801 under certain circumstances, as well as the specifications of the unit. 8.1 error messages and troubleshooting gui...

  • Page 45: 8 - Specifications

    8 - specifications 8–2 tascam md-801r/p mk ii 8.2 specifications changes in specifications and features may be made without notice or obligation. In the following specifications, 0 dbv is referenced to 1 volt, and 0 dbu is referenced to 0.775 vrms. 8.2.1 general minidisc not audio!! No digital audio...

  • Page 46: 8 - Specifications

    8 - specifications tascam md-801r/p mk ii 8–3 8.2.2 analog i/o 8.2.3 digital i/o 8.2.4 other connections 8.2.5 general and electrical error correction acirc (advanced cross interleave reed-solomon code) frequency response 20 hz – 20 khz ±0.5 db signal-to-noise ratio (playback) >101 db (1 khz/weighte...

  • Page 47: 8 - Dimensional Drawing

    8 - dimensional drawing 8–4 tascam md-801r/p mk ii 8.3 dimensional drawing rc-8 remote control unit rc-801 remote control unit option 216mm 200mm 58mm 156mm 201mm 14mm 4mm 21mm 201mm 22mm.

  • Page 48: Index  A - E

    Index a - e md-801r/p mk ii i a a and b point erase operations 5-3 a-b erase 5-4 a-b indicator 2-7 a-b point, moving 5-5 about the md-801r/p mk ii 1-2 about the minidisc format 1-1 aes/ebu digital input 2-7 digital output 2-7 alphanumeric display (dot-matrix) 2-7 analog i/o 8-3 analog input switch 2...

  • Page 49: Index  F - P

    Index f - p ii md-801r/p mk ii without saving the edits to disc 5-1 editing a programmed sequence 6-2 editing operations 5-1 eject key 2-2 ejecting discs 4-1 end of track, erasing to 5-4 entering the a and b location points 4-2 eom disc 3-2 track 3-2 erased material restoring 5-6 erasing complete di...

  • Page 50: Index  R - T

    Index r - t md-801r/p mk ii iii pickup time 3-4 pitch cont key and indicator 2-5 pitch control 3-1 play key and indicator 2-1 play mode key 2-5 playback 4-1 between two location points 4-2 displaying track titles during 4-4 entering programmed 6-1 incremental 3-3 monaural 4-1 outputs 4-1 repeat 4-3 ...

  • Page 51: Index  U - W

    Index u - w iv md-801r/p mk ii erasing from the start 5-4 erasing to the end 5-4 moving 5-3 playing back single 4-2 protect 5-7 splitting 5-1 titles 1-2 track and disc title editing with the keyboard 6-3 track and disc title entry 5-7 track auto-numbering level 3-4 track entry, direct 6-3 track keys...

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