Tascam HD P2 Portable Stereo Audio Recorder Owners Manual

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Timecode
Timecode
Overview
The HD-P2 has a wide range of timecode features. 
It can read incoming linear timecode (LTC) and has 
many functions including freewheeling, trigger on 
frame number, and timecode offset. The HD-P2 can 
also resolve its audio clock to a range of sources 
including LTC in and video in.
Very briefly, timecode operation works this way 
(details in the following sections):
1.  Enable timecode on the Project Menu/Settings screen.
2....

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Timecode
runs at a slowed down rate, the frames are always 
“non-drop” frame encoded.
•  .00 – This frame rate is used in both film and 
HDTV systems.
•  .  – This frame rate is used in both film and 
HDTV systems.
•  .00 – Used for PAL video.
•  .  DF – Standard frame rate for NTSC video with 
wall time matching the drop-frame video time.
•  .  ND – NTSC video with...

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Key Shortcuts
Key Shortcuts
The HD-P2’s keys are mapped to the most commonly 
used functions, to quickly perform an action or navi-
gate to a menu. There are additional key shortcuts that, 
while not necessary to the more common operations of 
the HD-P2, might prove useful in some situations.
Shortcuts
Shifted MENU Keys
Pressing and holding the MENU key and pressing one of 
these additional keys will perform the following menu 
shortcut:
MENU-PROJECT –...

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Keyboard a4FunctionMain ScreenEverywhere*
TransportSpace BarPlay/Stopxx
F-5Rewxx
F-6F Fwdxx
F-7Stopxx
F-8Playxx
F-9Pausexx
F-10Recordxx
F-12Drop Markerx
Left ArrowLocate Leftx
Right ArrowLocate Rightx
HOMERTZx
ENDEnd of Projectx
ShortcutsTToggle Timcode Chasex
ZRetakex
RRelocatex
MenusPProjectx
F-11Markersx
LToggle Locator Menux
MMenux
NChange/NewProjectx
FProject Filesx
SSystem Menux
F-2Timecode Settings (only when enabled)x
F-3Displayxx...

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Docking and Conforming
FireWire Dock
When the HD-P2 is connected to a host computer sup-
ported by Windows XP or Mac OS 10.3 via FireWire, 
this Main Menu item is enabled and can be used to 
dock the HD-P2 to the host computer.
The HD-P2, when docked, shows up on the host com-
puter as an externally mounted FireWire hard drive. 
On the HD-P2 the screen appears as shown in Figure 
34. 
The only way to safely un-dock the HD-P2 from the 
host device is to...

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During the conforming process a dialog is shown, with 
a progress bar that tracks the approximate amount of 
the process that has completed. If you click Cancel but-
ton during conforming the process is interrupted and 
the incomplete file is deleted.
The application uses the same playback algorithms 
as the HD-P2 to ensure that the final file sounds like 
what you would hear if the project were played on 
the HD-P2. If the project has silence between...

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Specifications
Specifications
Recording Media: Compact Flash, Microdrive
File Format: BWF Broadcast Wave File (FAT16/FAT32)
Recording time: 24 minutes (256 MB Compact Flash, Fs=44.1   kHz 16 bit stereo)
Operating time: 5 Hours 
Sample Rates: 44.1/48/88.2/96/176.4/192 kHz
Sample Clock refs: S/PDIF, Video (NTSC or PAL), LTC, WORD
Quantization: 16/24 bit
Pre-record buffer: Up to 10 seconds
Time code types: 23.976,24,24.975,25,29,29.97  DF/NDF,  30  DF/NDF...

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