Tascam DA 60MK2 Quick Start Guide

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DA-60MKII
QUICK TIPS
Note:  Whenever this document directs you to “Hold SHIFT and press MENU s or t” to
arrive at a particular screen, you can use the alternate procedure of “Hold SHIFT while
rotating the DATA  DIAL.”  While both methods accomplish the same task, you may find
rotating the Data Dial preferable.
After changing system parameters in the various edit screens, pressing either MENU s or
t will exit you back to the main screen.
AUTO CUE  (Cue to Modulation)
1) This function requires use of the...

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CHASE LOCK SYNCHRONIZATION
1) Set CLOCK and EXT SYNC switches to the positions appropriate for your
environment and verify connections
2) For most applications, hold SHIFT and press MENU s or t until you arrive at
screen display 23  cHaSE  XX (XX = Free or Re-Chase),  press DATA, rotate DATA
DIAL, select rEcHASE and press SET
3) Verify that Time Code is being fed to the DA-60
MKIIs Time Code IN port from the
master device
4) Press CHASE
Note: It is essential that the Time Code type is identical across...

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MEMORY START PLAY
Unless you are starting from the beginning of a program, you should first
capture a locate point using one of  the two MEMO locations.
1) Press MEMORY START - its LED will light solid
2) Press either ID SEARCH ( for beginning of desired program ) or the LOC key
( either 1 or 2 ) that corresponds to the desired memory point
3) Tape will position itself and store audio into the memory buffer during which time
the MEMORY START LED blinks
4) Once the buffer is loaded, the tape repositions...

4 7) Hold SHIFT and press MENU s or t until you arrive at screen display 9P-id,
press DATA (current device will blink)
8) Rotate the DATA DIAL to select the device that best suits your controller and press
SET
9) Hold SHIFT and press MENU s or t until you arrive at screen display SPEEd,
press DATA (current status will blink)
10) Rotate the DATA DIAL to select the speed that best suits your environment (9x or 
150x normal play speed upon receiving a fast wind command) and press SET
11) Hold SHIFT and...

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PUNCH IN/OUT   (Auto)
1)Use the Memo Point Capture function, treating LOC 1 as the Punch In point and
LOC 2 as the Punch Out point
2) Place the DA-60
MKII in EDIT AUDIO MODE
3) Press AUTO IN/OUT, its LED will light solid
Rehearsal:
4) Press REHEARSAL - tape will locate to the preroll position prior to the punch in
point and stop (the AUTO IN/OUT LED will blink)
5) Press PLAY - at the IN point the DA-60
MKII will flip from Tape to Source Monitor, and
then back to Tape Monitor at the OUT point, tape will...

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RECORD / WRITE MODES
1)ASSEMBLE MODE - both AUDIO and SUB CODE LEDs in the REC FUNCTION area
of the DA-60
MKII are lit, permitting recording of both audio and subcode data
2) EDIT AUDIO MODE - Only the AUDIO LED  in the REC FUNCTION area of the
DA-60
MKII is lit, permitting recording / editing of audio data without affecting the
subcode data
3) EDIT SUB MODE - Only the SUB CODE LED in the REC FUNCTION area of the
DA-60
MKII is lit, permitting post striping of Time Code or editing of Start IDs
START ID...

7 7) Press DATA - the hour digits of the generator starting address screen will blink
and successive presses of DATA enable you to cycle from minutes to seconds
to frames and back to hour
8) Enter the desired generator starting address using the DATA DIAL  and DATA key -
upon completion, press SET
9) Hold SHIFT and press MENU s or t until you arrive at screen display 24 tcGEN
oFF
10) Press DATA (oFF will blink), rotate DATA DIAL and select  FrEE run
11) Place the external device into record, then press...

8 SYNC / SYSTEM REFERENCE SOURCE
1)INT - For use if the DA-60MKII is operated as a stand-alone unit or is to be slaved to
an analog audio recorder
2) EXT - For use if the DA-60
MKII is to be slaved to a digital audio recorder
3) VIDEO - For use if the DA-60
MKII is to be slaved to VTRs
TAPE TIME CODE CONFIRMATION
1)Hold SHIFT and press MENU s or t until you arrive at screen display 20 tPtc
Note: If the type of Time Code on tape is unknown, this parameter will provide the
necessary information.
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