Tascam Digital Multitrack Recorder DA-78HR Owners Manual

1 - Introduction  to the  DA-78HR
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1.5.2 Available recording  and playback 
ti me
Depending on  whether the tape has  been purchased 
for us e with an NTS C (P6/E6) or a PAL/SECAM 
(P5/E5) television system, the same length of tape (as 
far as v ideo  len gth  is co ncerned ) will prov ide d iffer-
ent times for audio work, as shown below, due to di f-
f er ent fr am e r ates between televisio n sy stem s. T h e ind icat ion  P6 /E6 or P5 /E5 will b e p rinted o n the tape...

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2 -  Front and rear  panel  features 

2 -  Front and rear  panel  features
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2.1 General controls and 
indicators
1Power switch
Turns the power to t he DA-78HR on and off. When 
th e DA-7 8HR  i s  turned  o ff, s etting s  will  be  retain ed 
in  memory.
2Ta pe  lo ad ing  s lot  an d EJ EC T k e y
Only use Hi8 ME or MP tapes as specified in 1.5, 
“Reco mmend ed tapes”. Th e DA-78 HR will au tomat-
ically  eject all oth er tapes .
NOTE—I MPORTANT
Do not use a tape which has been used for recording 
video. Always use...

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transport momentarily goes into stop mode before 
the tape starts fast-wi nding.
BSTOP key
Cancels  any current  tape trans port  mode,  and  stops 
the tape. If pressed in chase mode, cancels the mode 
and stops  the tape.
CPLAY key
S tarts p layin g the tap e. If th is key pressed  while 
r e c or d ing  is  in  pr og re s s,  th e  DA - 78 HR  dr op s ou t of  
record mode.
DR E CO RD  k e y
If the PL AY ke y C is pressed  while the RE CORD 
k...

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MREPEAT  (MENU) key and  in dicator
This key is used  to  provide a  repeat function between 
th e two  location  po ints  (see 7.2, “Rep eat fun ction ”).
W hen  the  DA-78 HR is  sh ift mo de, i t allows  selection  
o f th e  to p- le ve l me n us ( se e  4. 3,  “ Me n us  a n d su b-
menus”).
NCHASE (SUB MENU)  key  and 
in dic a tor
Thi s key is used t o set the DA-78HR to a s lave chas e 
mod e, eith er to an oth er DTRS un it, o r to...

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XREMOTE PUNCH IN/OUT
Use thi s t o connec t an opt ional  RC-30P foot -
switc h to cont rol punch ope rati ons.
YTD IF -1 (DI GITA L I/O )
This connector carries the digital s ignals to and from 
the DA-78HR in TEAC Digital Interface Format 
(TDIF-1).
ZTIME CODE (IN,  OUT)
These RCA connectors are used to carry SMPTE/
EBU  timeco de to  and  from the  DA-78 HR. For d etails 
o f u sin g  the  DA-7 8HR  with  timecod e s yn chron iza-
ti on , see...

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3 - Connections
This section explains how to connect other equip-
ment to  t he DA-78 HR. It is no t inten ded  as a com-
plete reference to the use of the DA-78HR. See t he 
appropriate sections  for full details  of how t hese con-
nectors are used.
NOTES—IMPO RTA NT
W hen m aking connec tions  bet ween the DA-78HR  and 
ot her equipm ent,  w hether audio or cont rol, both the DA-
78H R  and t he ot her equipm ent  mus t  be t urned 
off, other-
w ise damage may  be caus ed t o t he...

3 -  Connections
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3.1.4 SPDIF connectors
The coaxial RCA digital audio connectors on the rear 
panel allow  connection of  an SP DIF-equipped device 
(e.g. a DAT recorder).
Thi s  dig ital u nit  sh ou ld  b e u sed  as  a  clock  s ou rce  if 
d ata is  to   be  read  from  it
When s ynchronizi ng to the signal received at the 
COAX IA L D IGITAL IN, set the CLOCK ke y  s o tha t 
th e 
D IGITAL IN ind icator ligh ts.
3.2 Synchronization connections
The DA-7 8HR h as  facilities...

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ap art fro m th e au dio  co nn ection s (eith er d igital o r 
analog).
If mo re than  o ne DTRS un it is to b e u sed, the fi rst  
u nit  in  th e chain  mus t h av e its  Mach in e  ID set  to  “1”, 
(“0” in the case of DA-88s) and subsequent units 
mus t have their IDs set in  o rder with  no  g aps in  th e 
numbering sequence. Note that the diagram below 
d oe s  n ot sh ow  a ny a u dio  c o nn e cti on s.
S ee 8 .2 , “Machin e ID and  master/slave setting...

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4 -  Menu interface,  etc.
R ead  this sectio n to  u nd ers tand  th e basic prin cip les 
of the menu operations. These menus are used for 
makin g settin gs  wh ich cann ot be mad e directly fro m 
d e dic a te d f ro nt p a ne l ke ys .
In ad ditio n, this  s ectio n g iv es a b rief descript ion  o f 
th e to p-level men u gro up s as  well as th e su b-menu  
items and  th e parameters. Th is is no t a d etailed  
d e sc ri ptio n of  the se  m en us  a n d p ar a m ete r s,  bu t...