Tascam Dual Digital Audio Tape Deck DA-302 Owners Manual

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DA- 3 0 2
Dual Digital Audio Tape Deck
D00313200AOWNER’S  MANUAL 

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Important Safety Precautions
TO THE USER
This equipment has been tested and found to com-
ply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pur-
suant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are
designed to provide reasonable protection against
harmful interference when the equipment is operat-
ed in a commercial environment. This equipment
generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency
energy and, if not installed and used in accordance
with the instruction manual, may cause harmful
interference...

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Safety Instructions
CAUTION:­Read all of these Instructions.­Save these Instructions for later use.­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 operat-
ing instructions should be adhered to.
4) Follow...

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Section 1 : Introduction
Table of Contents
Thank you for purchasing the TASCAM DA-302. To meet
the requirements of professional applications, the DA-302
is provided with the following functions.
ÉA variety of dubbing modes (normal/high speed/pro-
gram/append)
ÉDual recording
ÉContinuous recording/playback (with more than one
deck) possible
ÉTape duplication using more than one deck
ÉSubcode data recording/editing
Important Safety Precautions .......................................... 2
Safety...

ÉDo not operate this deck when the temperature is out-
side the operating range of 5˚C to 35˚C.  To prevent
malfunctions, do not install this deck anywhere where
it could be exposed to dust or subject to high humidity.
ÉDo not apply excessive force.  This could damage the
internal circuitry or the cabinet.
ÉUse a soft cloth (such as a silicone cloth) to clean the
cabinet.  If the unit is very dirty, wipe the dirt off with
a cloth dipped in diluted detergent.  Do not use solvents
such as thinner and...

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Section 2 : DAT cassettes
2-1. Structure of a DAT cassette
Top view
Bottom view
âHole #4 shows prerecorded (Open) or not (Closed).
ÉDimensions: 73 x 54 x 10.5 mm (W x D x H)
ÉTape width: 3.81 mm
ÉThe cassette shells are designed to prevent the tape
from being touched directly by hand.
Notes:
ÉDAT cassettes record and play in one direction only.
Do not load DAT cassettes upside down.
ÉDo not use force to open the tape protection lid and do
not pull the tape out and touch it with your fingers.
ÉStore the...

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6RESET/MEMO (ABS) key
ÉWhen pressed with the counter mode set to Tape
Counter, the counter value is reset to 00 00.
ÉWhen pressed with the counter mode set to ABS, the
current tape position point is stored in memory for
later direct access.
7Display
Displays different information regarding the unit’s sta-
tus. The information displayed varies according to the
mode.
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1, 2
Shows the deck selected by the SELECT 1/2 key.
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Time display
Time selected by the COUNTER MODE key is
shown. Also, menu contents...

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Section 4 : Features and Controls
0ID-related display
Shows the indication for the deck selected by the
SELECT 1/2 key.
START WRT:
Lights when the Start ID Manual Writing mode is
selected. 
START ERASE:
Lights when Start ID erasing is selected.
SKIP WRT:
Lights when Skip ID writing is selected.
SKIP ERASE:
Lights when Skip ID erasing is selected.
END WRT:
Lights when End ID writing is selected.
RENUM:
Lights when renumbering is selected.
START:
Lights when the Start ID is detected.
SKIP:
Lights when...