Tascam Remote Control Unit RC-898 Owners Manual

Section 6.1 - Reference modes
6-1
6 – Location functions
The RC-898 can store and recall up to 100 loca-
tion memory positions, allowing you to find key 
points in a recording project easily.
The contents of location memories (timecode val-
ues) are displayed on the LOCATE TIME/VALUE
 
LED display [15], and the number of the current 
location memory is displayed on the MEMORY 
NO
. 2-digit LED display [14].
6.1 Reference modes
Before proceeding with an explanation of the way 
in which location operations...

Section 6.4 - ABS setting  
6-2
3) When the tape is at the time you want to make 
the “zero” point, press the CAPTURE
 key [29].
The current time value from the first DTRS unit 
will be displayed on the LOCATE TIME/VALUE
 
display [15].
4) Press the STR
 key [17].
The MEMORY NO
. display [14] will start to flash.
5) Press the numeric keypad’s 0
 key, and then 
press the ENTER/LOAD
 key [20] to enter the 
current time into the 
00 location memory.
The TA P E  T I M E
 display will now show 
00:00:00:00,...

Section 6.5 - Location operations
6-3
The time mode selected here is the reference time 
mode for punch operations, location operations, 
etc.
1) From menu group 3, move the cursor to 
TimeMode and press SELECT
:
In the above screen, all machines are referenced to 
the ABS time.
2) Use the UP
 and DOWN
 keys to select between 
ABS and TC settings.
6.5 Location operations
Location transport operations on the RC-898 are 
mainly controlled using the LOC
 key [41]. This 
key, which has no equivalent on the...

Section 6.5 - Location operations  
6-4
the location in a memory”) and recalled for later 
use.
6.5.4 Manual entry of a location point
You can also use the numeric keypad to enter a 
time value manually from a cue list, etc. to which 
you can locate.
Time values are entered from the right of the dis-
play, which is cleared as soon as a number key is 
pressed. For instance, to enter a value of 
01:25:34:12, the following keys should be 
pressed:
Note that the ENTER/LOAD
 key [20] is used to 
confirm the...

Section 6.6 - Repeating a section
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2) Use the numeric keypad [16] to enter the 
number of the location memory you want to 
recall.
The number will “fill up” from the right. If you 
want to recall memory 
03, for example, you only 
need to press the 3
 key, but if you want to recall 
memory 
13, press the 1
 key, followed by the 3
 
key.
3) Press the ENTER/LOAD
 key [20].
The MEMORY NO. 
display will stop flashing, and 
the time value stored in that memory will appear 
on the LOCATE TIME/VALUE...

Section 6.7 - Punch operations  
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3) Move the cursor to the time fields, and use the 
UP
 and DOWN
 keys to set the time value.
Alternatively, you can use the numeric keypad to 
set the time value.
4) Move the cursor to the Start parameter, 
and press the UP
 key to select the 
End 
parameter.
5) Set the time values for the 
End point.
6) Press the REPEAT
 key (the indicator will light) 
to start the repeat between the two points. 
The 
Start and End times must be at least 5 
seconds apart, otherwise...

Section 6.7 - Punch operations
6-7
which allows you to restore the previous version. 
Only one level of undo is allowed, and if no value 
has been stored in the in or out memory prior to 
the wrong value being entered, no undo is possi-
ble. To undo the wrong entry:
1) Press and hold down the CANCEL
 key, and 
press either the IN
 or the OUT
 key, depending 
on the memory store operation that you want 
to undo.
The previously-stored memory value will be 
shown on the LOCATE TIME/VALUE
 display.
This undo...

Section 6.7 - Punch operations  
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• The tape will locate to the punch pre-roll point 
and start playing. The INPUT MONITOR
 
indicators of the armed tracks will go out, 
showing that monitoring is off-tape. 
• When the tape reaches the punch-in point, the 
RECORD
 key [40] will light, and the 
RECORD FUNCTION
 indicators of the 
armed tracks will also light steadily. 
•The INPUT MONITOR
 indicators will light, 
showing that source monitoring is now 
enabled.
• When the tape reaches the punch-out...

Section 7.1 - Track operations
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7 – Making settings on the 
DTRS units
This section covers the operations which relate to 
the DTRS units, other than those specifically 
related to timecode.
7.1 Track operations
The following series of operations relate to indi-
vidual tracks of the DTRS units connected to the 
RC-898.
7.1.1 Track delay
When recording or playing back, tracks on a 
DTRS unit may be delayed by up to 7200 sam-
ples, or advanced relative to other tracks up to a 
value of 200 samples.
This...

Section 7.2 - Unit-related functions  
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2) To enable track copying on the selected 
machine, move the cursor to 
off and use the 
UP
 key to change it to 
on.
In the screen above, analog inputs 1 through 8 are 
routed to destination tracks 1 through 8 (shown on 
the bottom line of the display)on a “one-to-one” 
basis.
3) To change the routing of the inputs, use the UP
 
and DOWN
 keys to select the different inputs 
or tape tracks to be used as recording sources.
The screen below shows tracks 1...