Tascam Digital Multitrack Recorder DA-78HR Owners Manual

9 -  Operations  related  to timecode
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2
Press the S UB M ENU key  so that the dis play  
shows 
INDV . REC ; (IN DV  RE C x) where x is 
0
 (disa bled) o r 1
 (ena bled). 
3
Us e the s a nd t keys to choos e between 
0 
(dis abled) and 
1 (enabled).When this  function  is  ena bled, ind ividua l 
reco rd ing is  pos sible when cha sing  to timecod e, 
and when it is  d isabl ed, al l s lave units fo llow 
the  ma st er ’ s l e ad. 

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10 -  MIDI control
10.1 MMC enable and disable
T he  D A- 7 8H R c a n b e c o ntr olle d  usin g M I DI  
Machine Control Commands (MMC). To enable and 
disabl e the DA-78HR’s response to these commands:
1
Press the 
SHIFT key so that the SHIFT indicator 
is  fla shing , a nd then press the 
ME NU key until 
t he displa y sh ows 
MIDI-- (MI DI -- ).
2
Press the 
S UB M ENU key  until the displa y 
shows 
MIDI  on or  MIDI OFF (MIDI ON or  
MIDI OFF).
3
Us e the s a nd t keys  to make...

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10.2 MMC Bit Map Array
Commands unavailable on the DA-78HR are struck through, as for example (RECORD PAUSE).
Byte Bit  7 Bit  6 (40H) Bit  5 (20H) Bit  4 (10H) Bit  3 (08H) Bi t 2  (04H) Bi t 1  (02H) Bi t 0  (01H)
c0-
0(0 6)
RECO RD 
ST R OB E(0 5)
REW IND(0 4)
FAS T 
FORWARD(0 3)
DEF ERRED 
PLAY(02)
PLAY(01)
ST OP(00)
re se rve d
c1-
0(0 D)
MM C  
RE SE T(0 C)
COMMA ND
E RROR 
RE SE T(0B)
CHAS E(0A)
EJECT(09)
PA U S E(08)
RE CO RD
PAU SE
(07)
RECORD EX IT...

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r0-
0(06)
GE NERATO R
TIME CODE(05)
LO C K
DEV IAT IO N(04)
AC T U AL
O FFS ET(03)
REQUE ST ED
 O FFS ET(02)
SELECTED
MA ST ER  
CODE(01)
SELECTED
TIME CODE(00)
re se rv ed
r1-
0(0 D)
GP 5(0 C)
GP 4(0B)
GP 3(0A)
GP 2(09)
GP 1(08)
GP 0 / LO C ATE
POI N T(07)
MT C  
INPUT
r2-
0(14) (13) (12) (11) (10) (0F)
GP 7(0 E)
GP 6
r3-
0( 1B) ( 1A) (19) (18) (17) (16) (15)
r4-
0-
0-
0-
0(1 F) (1 E) ( 1D) ( 1C)
r5-
0(26)
Short
GE NERATO R
TIME CODE(25)
Short 
LO C K
DEV IAT...

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10.3 MIDI Control Change
It is also  p os sible to  s en d u se MIDI C on tro l Chan ge 
messag es  to con tro l the su b-mix er parameters, as 
d e sc ri be d h er e : 
MIDI channels 1 through 8 control channels 1 
through 8 on the master DA-78HR in a DTRS chain. 
MIDI channels 9 through 16 can be used to control 
ch ann els  1  th ro ug h  8  on  th e firs t s lav e  DA-78 HR  in  a 
chain.
10.4 MIDI System Exclusive
The following are the System Exclus ive...

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10.4.6 Track Copy Setup
 = 09
There are two dat a bytes:  and  
.
  is  t he tape track number – 1 (00 
through 07) is either th e in pu t ch ann el n umb er – 1  (00  
through 07) or t he  ta pe  tra c k  n um be r  – 1 + 8  ( 0 8 
through 0F).
10.4.7 Track Copy  Enable
=0a
1 by te o f d ata to  en able o r dis able the fun ct ion . 
0 = dis able, 1 = enable. 

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10.5 MIDI Implementation Chart
 TASCAM Multitrack Digital Recorder                        date:1999.09.20
 Model DA-78HR             MIDI Implementation Chart        Version : 1.00
+----------------------------------------------------------------------+
:                   :  Transmitted   :   Recognized   :     Remarks    :
:      Function     :                :                :                :...

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11 -  Maintenance,  etc.
11.1 Head  and transport  cleaning
The DA-78HR incorporates an internal cl eaning 
mechanis m that  not only cleans the rotary head, but 
also  the tape as it enters the tape path . Th e p ro visio n 
o f th is clean in g mech an ism sign ifican tly redu ces  th e 
need for manual cleaning. If, des pite the internal  
cleani ng mechanis m, the 
P B CONDITION in di cato r 
6 lights, the heads are dirty and manual cleaning 
procedures  should be followed....

11 -  Maintenance,  etc.
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Play the s uspect tap e. The track meters are 
u sed  to s how  the error  rate at di fferent  loca-
tio n, a s listed below:
Th e n umber  of s eg men ts  lit in di-
cates  the blocks containing 
e rr or s (p e r gr ou p of  12 8 blo c ks) ,  
as shown here.
It is in ev itable th at th ere will be 
a few erro rs, b ut if th e meter 
segments are co nsis tently  lit 
while the tape is p layin g, some-
thin g is wron g (an d y ou  will 
almost certainly...

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the front panel software) or SVO . ;. ;; (SVO  
x. y y
—the s ervo  software).
The 
x. y y here repres en ts the software revis ion 
number (e.g. 
1. 0 0).
3
Use the s a nd t key s to  displa y the required 
software component version number.
11.3.1 Software upgrades
TA SC A M p ur sue s  a  po lic y of  c on tinu ou s imp r ove -
me n t to  pr od uc ts,  a nd  the r e  m a y be  f utu re  e nh a nc e -
ments to the DA-78HR software. Your TASCAM 
dealer...