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 Memory Start feature, and its performance is
directly affected by the Auto Cue Sensitivity level
AUTO CUE  SENSITIVITY LEVEL
1) Hold SHIFT and press MENU s or t until you arrive at screen #6 AtcuE
2) Press DATA, current parameter value will blink (Memory Start Standby mode must
be disengaged)
3) Rotate DATA DIAL either clockwise or counter clockwise until desired value is
displayed
4) Press SET to confirm new parameter value
CAPTURE OFFSET
1) Hold SHIFT and Press MENU s or t until you arrive at screen display  “-tc-cLoSE”
(if display reads “oPEn”, proceed to step 3)
2) Press DATA (“cLoSE” will blink), rotate DATA DIAL to “oPEn” - press SET
3) Press MENU s or t until n CHASE OFFSET appears in the upper right display
4) While holding SET, press CHASE - the smaller of the two Time Code displays will
be the current offset value
Note: It is assumed that Time Code is being fed to the DA-60
MKII from an external
device.
To Trim or Clear the Offset:
5) Press MENU s or t and select n CHASE OFFSET
6) Press DATA - the hour digits of the offset screen will blink and successive
presses of DATA enable you to cycle from minutes to seconds to frames to
sub frames and back to hour
7) Enter the desired value using the DATA DIAL  and DATA key - upon completion,
press SET 
						

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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 all devices in the
system.  If using WORD Clock, sampling frequencies must also match.
CHECK DA-60MKII SYSTEM VERSION
1) Displayed at Power On
COPY ID PROVISIONS
1) Hold SHIFT and press MENU s or t until you arrive at screen display 4  coPy
2) Press DATA and rotate the DATA DIAL to select one of the three available options,
then press SET to confirm the operation
Note: id-6 00 - any number of digital copies can be made
id-6 10 - no digital copies can be made
id-6 11 - only one digital copy is possible, copies may not be duplicated
CROSSFADE TIME
1)Hold SHIFT and press MENU s or t until you arrive at screen display 9  FAdE  XX
(XX = current value)
2) Press DATA - the current time value will blink
3) Rotate the DATA DIAL until the desired value is displayed
4) Press SET to complete this procedure
EXTERNAL TIME CODE DISPLAY
1) Press MENU s or t and select n EXT TC
MEMO POINT CAPTURE AND AUTOLOCATE
1)As tape plays, press either MEMO 1 or MEMO 2
2) To autolocate to either memo point, press LOC 1 or LOC 2
MEMO POINT TRIM
1)Press MENU s or t and select either n MEMO1 or n MEMO 2  (this is visible in
the upper right of the display)
2) Press DATA- the hour digits of the memo address screen will blink and
successive presses of DATA enable you to cycle from minutes to seconds to
frames and back to hour
3) Using the DATA DIAL and DATA key, trim the memo address to your liking
4) Press SET to confirm the edit 
						

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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 to the original cue point and the
MEMORY START LED once again lights solid - the STOP button lights solid while
the PLAY button blinks - the DA-60
MKII is now in Memory Start Standby mode
Note: The Memory Start functions performance may vary, depending upon the status
of the Auto Cue feature.  Screen 12 “iSdFt” and its three possible parameters (oFF,
iS on, iS-cuE on) determines whether only  MEMORY START or a combination of
MEMORY START and AUTO CUE is automatically activated each  time  the  unit  is
turned on.“Off” is the default parameter. Consult the Owners Manual for more 
information.
MEMORY START POINT TRIM
1)While in Memory Start Standby mode, press DATA - you will hear an audio loop
approximately 200 msec. in length
2) Rotate DATA DIAL either clockwise or counter clockwise, loop moves forward or
backwards in single frame increments (maximum ± 30 frames from original point)
3) Upon reaching the desired cue point, press SET - to abort function and return to
original point, press RESET
MEMORY START PREVIEW (Audition Buffered Audio)
1) Press REHEARSAL - function dependent upon Memory Start feature
OFFSET
1)Press MENU s or t and select n CHASE OFFSET
2) Press DATA - the hour digits of the offset screen will blink and successive
presses of DATA enable you to cycle from minutes to seconds to frames to
sub frames and back to hour
3) Enter the desired offset using the DATA DIAL  and DATA key - upon completion,
press SET
P2 EXTERNAL CONTROL SETUP
1)Set REMOTE to ON
2) Set CLOCK to VIDEO or WORD
3) Hold SHIFT and press MENU s or t until you arrive at screen display 26 SYncP,
press DATA  (current status will blink)
4) Rotate the DATA DIAL to on and press SET
5) Hold SHIFT and press MENU s or t until you arrive at screen display --P2--,
press DATA (current status will blink)
6) Rotate the DATA DIAL to oPEn and press SET 
						

							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 press MENU s or t until you arrive at screen display JoG-Ed, 
press DATA  (current status will blink)
12) Rotate DATA DIAL to on and press SET
PLAYBACK TIME CODE SOURCE
1)Hold SHIFT and press MENU s or t until you arrive at screen display -tc- cLoSE 
(if display reads oPEn, proceed to step 3)
2) Press DATA (cLoSE will blink), rotate DATA DIAL to oPEn - press SET
3) Hold SHIFT and press MENU s or t until you arrive at screen display 21 Pbtc
Auto (tc or AbS may already be assigned in place of Auto)
4) Press DATA (Auto will blink)
5) Rotate DATA DIAL to make selection (Auto, AbS, or tc), then press SET
Note: Auto is the default condition where ABS time is displayed if no SMPTE  code is
detected.AbS or tc may be selected for viewing Absolute Time or SMPTE Time
Code.
PROGRAM NUMBER DURING RECORDING
1)Press MENU s or t until P-000 (or some other number) appears to the right of
the counter display
2) Press DATA
3) Using either the DATA DIAL or the RESET key, enter 000 and press SET
4) Hold SHIFT and press SET - a second number 000 will appear to the right
Note: With AUTO ID enabled, the DA-60
MKII will now automatically enter program
numbers with each new Start ID beginning with 1 while in ASSEMBLE MODE.
PROGRAM NUMBER LOCATE
1)Press MENU s or t until P-000 (or some other number) appears to the right of
the counter display
2) Press DATA
3) Rotate the DATA DIAL and select the desired program number
4) Press SET, then LOC 1
PROGRAM NUMBER  /  RENUMBER
1)Select EDIT SUB MODE
2) Press ID SELECT until RENUMBER is displayed
3) Press EXE - tape will rewind and program number 1 will be written at the first Start
ID the system detects 
						

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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 rewind and stop after 3 second
postroll
Take:
6) With AUTO IN/OUT blinking, press RECORD - RECORD key will blink
7) Press PLAY, the procedure will be executed
PUNCH IN/OUT   (Manual)
1)Place the DA-60MKII in EDIT AUDIO MODE
2) Press MONITOR until TAPE shows in the display
3) Press PLAY, at IN Point tap RECORD (DA-60
MKII will monitor SOURCE)
4) At OUT Point tap PLAY (DA-60
MKII will monitor TAPE)
5) Press STOP
PULL DOWN
1)Set CLOCK to VIDEO
2) Hold SHIFT and press MENU s or t until you arrive at screen display 14  bAnd,
press DATA (current status will blink)
3) Rotate the DATA DIAL to nrr oFF and press SET
4) Make certain the Time Code format is 30ndf / 30df
5) Video In signal = 29.97 Hz
PULL UP
1)Set CLOCK to: [INT without a 30 Hz video signal] or to [VIDEO with a 30 Hz video
signal]
2) Hold SHIFT and press MENU s or t until you arrive at screen display 14  bAnd,
press DATA  (current status will blink)
3) Setting:  [Without a 30 Hz video signal - N/A], or [With a 30 Hz video signal - nrr
oFF] - press SET to confirm
4) Make certain the Time Code format is 29.97ndf / 29.97df with or without a 30 Hz
video signal
5) The VIDEO IN signal = 30 Hz
6) Pitch Change:  [Without a 30 Hz video signal: +0.1% VARISPEED], N/A with a 30 Hz
video signal
Note: N/A represents non-applicable 
						

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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 ERASE
1)Select EDIT SUB MODE
2) Press ID SELECT until START ID ERASE appears in the upper left of the display
3) Locate the tape to a higher counter position than the Start ID you wish to erase,
then press EXE - tape will rewind and erase the Start ID, as confirmed by the
blinking START ID ERASE in the display
Note: This operation will require you to execute the RENUMBER operation as it makes
any following program  numbers out of sequence.
START ID RECORD  (Manual entry after audio has been recorded)
1)Select EDIT SUB MODE
2) Press PLAY, then EXE at the desired point (START ID WRITE will blink - confirming
this operation)
To precisely enter a START ID point:
1) During PLAY, Press MEMO (1 or 2) at the point where you want to mark the Start ID
2) After a few seconds, press STOP
3) Using the Memory Start function, press LOC (1 or 2) and then trim this position to
your liking
4) Press EXE - a Start ID will be written at the trimmed position
Note:   As long as parameter screen 5  At-id is not set to oFF, Start IDs will
automatically be written during Assemble recording mode once the currently selected
trigger level is exceeded.  AUTO ID will show in the display.
STRIPE EXTERNAL DEVICE WITH TIME CODE
1)Hold SHIFT and press MENU s or t until you arrive at screen display -tc- cLoSE
(if display reads oPEn, proceed to step 3)
2) Press DATA (cLoSE will blink), rotate DATA DIAL to oPEn - press SET
3) Hold SHIFT and press MENU s or t until you arrive at screen display 22 rEFtc 30
ndF (or some other specified frame rate)
4) Press DATA - the currently displayed frame rate will blink
5) Rotate the DATA DIAL to select the desired frame rate and press SET
6) Press MENU until n GEN TC SET is visible in the upper right of the display 
						

							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 SET on the DA-60
MKII - Time 
Code is output at the defined starting address the moment SET is pressed
12) To stop the generator, hold SHIFT and press MENU s or t until you return to 
screen display 24 tc GEN FrEE run
13) Press DATA, rotate the DATA DIAL to oFF and press SET
Note: To view Time Code numbers as they are being generated, press MENU until n
GEN TC is visible in the upper right of the display.
STRIPE  TAPE WITH TIME CODE
1)Hold SHIFT and press MENU s or t until you arrive at screen display -tc- cLoSE
(if display reads oPEn, proceed to step 3)
2) Press DATA (cLoSE will blink), rotate DATA DIAL to oPEn - press SET
3) Hold SHIFT and press MENU s or t until you arrive at screen display 22 rEFtc 30
ndF (or some other specified frame rate)
4) Press DATA - the currently displayed frame rate will blink
5) Rotate the DATA DIAL to select the desired frame rate and press SET
6) Hold SHIFT and press MENU s or t until you arrive at screen display  24 tcGEN
oFF
7) Press DATA (oFF will blink), rotate DATA DIAL and select one of the three options:
rEC run, FrEE run,  J-SYnc - depending upon your application
8) Press SET to confirm selection
9) Press MENU until n GEN TC SET is visible in the upper right of the display
10) 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
11) Enter the desired generator starting address using the DATA DIAL and DATA key - 
upon completion, press SET
12) Place the DA-60
MKII into either ASSEMBLE or EDIT SUB mode using the REC 
FUNCTION switches (for new tape you must use ASSEMBLE)
13) Rewind tape to beginning if positioned at an intermediate point
14) If EXT or VIDEO is selected as the system reference source, start the external 
device  (if not, proceed to step 15)
15) Hold RECORD and press PLAY to start
16) To stop the system, press STOP
Note: To view Time Code numbers as they are being generated, press MENU until n
GEN TC is visible in the upper right of the display 
						

							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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