Tascam Digital Audio Tape Deck DA-40 Owners Manual

 
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DA-40 
Digital Audio Tape Deck
OWNER’S MANUAL
 
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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 extension lead or
consult your dealer.
If nonetheless the mains plug is cut off, remove the 
fuse and dispose of the plug immediately, to avoid 
a possible shock hazard by inadvertent connection to the
mains...

 
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Read all of these Instructions. 
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Save these Instructions for later use. 
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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) Retain Instructions  
— The safety and operating instructions should
be retained for future reference. 
3) Heed Warnings 
 — All warnings on the product and in the operating
instructions should be adhered...

 
Table of Contents 
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1 - Introduction to the  DA-40 
1.1 Features ............................................. 6
1.2 Unpacking and inspection ............... 6
1.3 Installation of the tape deck ............ 6
1.4 About DAT cassettes........................ 6 
1.4.1 Head cleaning.................................... 7 
1.5 Making connections ......................... 7 
1.5.1 Making analog connections ............. 7
1.5.2 Digital formats ................................... 7
1.5.3...

 
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[46] AUTO ID ............................................... 28
[47] INS/+ and DEL/-................................... 28
[48] EDIT ..................................................... 28
[49] ENTER ................................................. 28
[50] MENU ................................................... 28
[51] Numeric keys ...................................... 28
[52] Cursor keys ......................................... 28
[53] COUNTER MODE...

 
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  TASCAM DA-40 
1 - Introduction to the  DA-40 
The DA-40 Digital Audio Tape (DAT) deck is 
referred to throughout this manual as “the tape 
deck”.
Please make a note of the different sections of this 
manual to assist you in locating the function you 
need. The index should also be of use in helping you 
to find the correct section of the manual. 
1.1 Features 
The tape deck provides the following features:
• Superior quality digital-to-analog and analog-to-
digital conversion for maximum sonic...

 
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Always store DAT cassettes in their plastic cases to 
prevent dust damage. Keep them away from mag-
netic fields (TV sets and monitors, speakers, etc.)
Although 180-minute DAT cassettes are available, 
we do not recommend their use, as the tape in these 
cassettes is thin, and may cause winding problems, 
and physical damage to the tape.
DAT cassettes play in one direction only. Always 
load DAT cassettes with the tape window uppermost, 
and the arrow...

 
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WARNING  
Do not attempt to use the tape deck with any 
remote control unit except one designed  
especially for use with this tape deck. 
The   
CONTROL I/O  
 connector is for use with suit-
ably-equipped control units (see   
CONTROL I/O 
[34]  
). 
1.5.5 Power connections 
Make sure that your AC voltage supply matches the 
voltage requirements of the tape deck (as printed on 
the rear panel). 
1.6 Block Diagram 

 
 Front and Rear panels 
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Front and Rear panels 

 
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2 - Parts of the tape deck 
NOTES 
As well as providing details of the settings 
made with switches, etc., this section also 
provides the information necessary for basic 
operations of the tape deck. Although the 
operation of the transport keys, etc. will be 
familiar, there are some additional features of 
this tape deck, and the operation of these fea-
tures may differ slightly from the way in which 
they are implemented on other units. Please 
consult 2.3, Tape controls for...