Tascam Md Recorder/player MD-801RmkII, MD-801Pmkii Owners Manual

 
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3 - Menu items 
The selections that can be made using the MD-801’s 
menu system affect the operation of many other 
functions. We suggest that you take the time to look 
through this section and familiarize yourself with the 
basic contents, so that you have an idea of some of 
the options available to you. 
3.1 Basic principles of menu  
operations 
1 
The menu system is entered using the   
MENU  
 
key   
[15]  
. Pressing this key brings up a menu in 
the display. 
2...

 
3 - Resume setting 
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The minimum length for the jog loop is 12 frames, 
and the maximum value is 32 frames. The value is set 
in 1-frame steps. 
3.6 Resume setting 
When the resume setting is turned on, playback 
restarts from the point at which it was stopped (or the 
point at which playback was taking place when the 
power was cut off). The default is off, which means 
that when playback is stopped, it will start at the 
beginning of the disc, unless a track number is...

 
3 - Incremental play 
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3.10 Incremental play 
This function allows auto-cueing of the playback 
point to the start of the next track when the  
STOP 
 
key  
[5] 
 is pressed, or a fader stop command is 
received (on pin 8 of the parallel remote control port  
[47] 
).
When this mode is enabled, pressing the  
PLAY 
 key  
[6] 
 of the MD-801, or on an optional RC-801 or RC-
8 remote control unit (or the  
MONITOR 
 key of 
either of these units), or a PS/2-type keyboard...

 
3 - Auto track numbering level 
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3.12.1Spindle motor time 
Use this to check how many hours the spindle motor 
has been in operation. 
3.12.2Laser pickup time 
This indicates how many hours the laser pickup has 
been used for recording. 
3.12.3System software version 
This allows you to check the current system software 
version. 
3.13 Auto track numbering level 
This allows the setting of the threshold above which 
a signal received at the  
AES/EBU 
 jack or either of...

 
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4 - Basic operations 
This section gives you informstion about the basic 
operations using the MD-801.
It assumes that you have connected the MD-801 to 
all the other equipment that you will be using. If you 
have not already made these connections, read 2.3, 
Rear panel for details of the rear panel connections, 
and connect the other equipment appropriately. 
4.1 Inserting and ejecting discs 
Discs are inserted label side uppermost, in the direc-
tion of the arrow...

 
4 - Playback of discs 
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4.2.4 Playing back a single track 
When the disc has been loaded and the TOC has been 
read, use the  
PLAY MODE 
 key to select the  
SINGLE
 
 
play mode (see  
[22] 
).
Use the  
TRACK 
 keys  
[4] 
 to move the playback posi-
tion to the start of the desired track.
Press the  
PLAY 
 key  
[6] 
. Playback will start from the 
beginning of the track.
Stop playback with the  
STOP 
 key  
[5] 
. Playback will 
restart at the start of the disc,...

 
4 - Playback of discs 
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4.2.9 Repeat playback 
Use the  
REPEAT 
 key  
[26] 
 to enable the repeat mode 
as shown in the display ( 
REPEAT
 
).
The three different repeat modes available corre-
spond to the three playback modes set with the  
PLAY MODE 
 key  
[22] 
 (whole disc,  
SINGLE
 
 track or  
A-B
 
 points, as set above). 
NOTE 
For A-B repeat to be effective, location point A 
must be before location point B, otherwise A- 
B repeat cannot take place....

 
4 - Recording operations 
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NOTE 
The point at which the JOG key was pressed 
will not be included in the jog loop. To include 
this point in the loop, you must turn the  
JOG 
  
dial counterclockwise. 
4.2.15Shuttle mode 
The  
SHUTTLE 
 wheel  
[13] 
 allows you to perform 
fast cue or review operations, moving forwards or 
backwards through the program material at high 
speed.
The further the wheel is moved from the central posi-
tion, the faster the cue or review...

 
4 - Recording operations 
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MD-801R model only. 
4.3.1 General notes on recording using 
the MD format 
Because the MD method of recording is somewhat 
different to a linear recording method, such as tape, 
you should note the following points.
• The message  
Disc Full 
 may appear on the 
display before the available recording time on the 
disc has all be used. 
This may be because more than 255 tracks have been 
recorded on the disc.
• The sum of the total recorded...

 
4 - Recording operations 
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1 
Select the recording method (digital or analog) 
and the appropriate input source. 
2 
Make sure the unit is stopped. 
3 
Press and hold down the  
RECORD 
 key  
[8] 
 and 
press the  
READY 
 key  
[7] 
. 
4 
Adjust the recording level (analog,  
UNCAL 
 
only) so that the meters do not read  
OVER
 
, even 
in the loudest passages. 
5 
Start recording by pressing the  
PLAY 
 key  
[6] 
. 
6 
When recording is finished, press the  
STOP...