Tascam Remote Control Unit RC-898 Owners Manual

Section 7.2 - Unit-related functions
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1) From menu group F, move the cursor to Key 
Mode
, and press SELECT
:
2) Use the UP
 or DOWN
 key to select between 
All and Individual.
If you select 
Individual, only that unit cur-
rently selected for control (see 5.1.1, “Selecting 
the unit to which operations refer”) will be con-
trolled by the three keys mentioned above. If you 
select 
All, then all DTRS units connected will 
respond to the commands of the ALL SAFE
, ALL 
INPUT
 and AUTO  M O N
 keys....

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2) Use the RIGHT key to move the cursor to a 
second “invisible” field to the right of the 
frames field. The display will appear as follows:
3) Locate the two tapes (master and slave) so that 
they have the right offset.
You can play up the tapes and pause them once 
they have been lined up, or carry out the next step 
while either or both of the tapes is being replayed.
4) Press either the UP or DOWN key at the 
correct offset time to capture and store the...

Section 7.2 - Unit-related functions
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2) Use the LEFT
 and RIGHT
 keys to select a unit, 
and the UP
 and DOWN
 keys to change the 
setting between 
Digital and Analog.
See p15 and pp25-26 of the DA-88 manual for fur-
ther information regarding this facility.
7.2.8 Varispeed (pitch control)
The DTRS design allows for ±6.0% speed control, 
in 0.1% increments.
1) From menu group 0, move the cursor to 
Vari 
Spd
, and press SELECT
:
2) Use the UP
 key to change 
Fix to Vari, or 
the DOWN
 key to change...

Section 7.2 - Unit-related functions  
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7.2.12 Confidence mode
 The DA-98 allows off-tape monitoring while 
recording (confidence mode). This can be 
switched on or off on a per-machie basis.
However, since there is a slight delay between the 
input signal and its replay in confidence mode, 
you should not use confidence mode in the follow-
ing circumstances:
• When making punch recordings, as you will 
not be able to hear the exact timings for punch 
operations.
• When operating a mixed chain of...

Section 7.2 - Unit-related functions
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1) From menu group 2, move the cursor to Sine 
Osc.
 and press SELECT
.
2) Use the UP
 and DOWN
 keys to select between 
off, 440 Hz and 1 kHz.
All other inputs will be overridden by the oscillator 
when it is turned on.
Sine Oscillator
Machine 1
off
WARNING
When using the oscillator, turn down the levels of all moni-
toring equipment in the control room and studio to avoid 
possible damage to your ears (and speakers, etc.). 

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Section 8.1 - Primary timecode functions
8-1
8 – Timecode functions
This section describes the timecode-based 
functions available through the RC-898. Note that 
while the RC-898 contains no timecode generator 
or reader of its own, it is able to control the time-
code generators and synchronization facilities of 
DA-98 and DA-88/SY-88 units. Since the DA-38 
does not have any timecode facilities, this section 
does not have any relevance if you are using a 
setup composed of only DA-38 units.
Note that...

Section 8.1 - Primary timecode functions  
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ing on whether ABS-13 or ABS-23 has 
been selected. The value of 
xx varies, depend-
ing on the starting “hour” chosen.
If you select 
ABS-13 or ABS-23, use the 
UP
 and DOWN
 keys to select the starting hour. 
In the illustration above, the starting hour is 0.
8.1.3 Selecting a timecode type
The RC-898 can work with a number of different 
timecode types, as shown by the TC
 indicators 
[7].
The 29 
on the RC-898 panel is an abbreviation for 
“29.97”. The...

Section 8.1 - Primary timecode functions
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8.1.5 Starting and stopping the generator
1) From menu group 8, move the cursor to Gen 
Mode
 and press SELECT
:
2) Use the LEFT
 and RIGHT
 cursor keys to move 
between the 
Run/Stop and Mode fields.
3) Use the UP
 and DOWN
 keys in the 
Mode field 
to determine whether the generator will 
Continue from the last point where it was 
stopped, or whether it will be 
Reset to the 
starting value as set above when restarted.
4) When the cursor is on the 
Run/Stop...

Section 8.1 - Primary timecode functions  
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6) To check the off-tape timecode as it is being 
recorded, from menu group E, move the cursor 
to 
Tape TC (there is no need to press 
SELECT
)):
The bottom line of the display shows the current 
timecode value being output from the tape. If the 
tape is stopped, the last timecode read from tape 
will be shown.
External timecode, if it is being used for recording 
or for synchronization purposes, can be read in the 
same way, except that the cursor should...