Tascam Remote Control Unit RC-898 Owners Manual

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9.4.3 Timecode track mapping
This function is related to the track mapping 
function described above. Analog track 3 in the 
controller mapping is traditionally used as the 
timecode track. To map this track to the audio 
track selected above (see 9.4.2, “Track mapping 
functions”) or to the dedicated timecode track of 
the DA-98:
1) From menu group 6, move the cursor to 
TC 
Rec EN
, and press SELECT
:
2) Use the UP
 and DOWN
 keys to select the 
appropriate setting for each connected DTRS 
unit.
Selecting disable here means that the track 
referred to by the controller’s commands as “ana-
log 3” will be the DTRS track designated as “ana-
log 3” in the table above (9.4.2, “Track mapping 
functions”). Selecting 
enable means that the 
DA-98’s dedicated timecode track will be con-
trolled by commands addressed by the controller 
to the “analog 3” track.
9.4.4 Remote track arming
It is sometimes useful to be able to disable 
track arming of a DA-98 unit from a remote con-
troller, especially when that controller is a video 
editor which only allows for the arming and con-trol of four tracks. Accordingly, you can disable 
the remote arming of tracks on a DA-98 unit (they 
can still be armed from the unit itself). See section 
11.1.8 of the DA-98 manual for full details of this 
function.
1) From menu group 3, move the cursor to 
Trk 
Arm
 (track arming) and press SELECT
:
2) Use the LEFT
 and RIGHT
 cursor keys to move 
between machines, and the UP
 and DOWN
 
keys to enable or disable track arming from 
remote controllers.
9.4.5 Device emulation
The DA-98 can emulate a variety of other 
devices, for example video recorders, etc., when 
controlled by an editor (i.e. this setting determines 
the way in which the DA-98 responds to a Device-
ID request). 
See section 11.1.2 of the DA-98 manual for full 
details regarding this function.
1) From menu group 6, move the cursor to 
Eml 
Dev
 (emulation device) and press SELECT
:
2) Use the UP and DOWN keys to select the device 
to be emulated from the following list:
•
PCM-7050
•
BVH-3000
•
BVU-950
•
BVW-75
•
PCM-800
•
BVH-2000
•
DVR-10
•
TASCAM
TASCAM
 is the native format of the DA-98, and 
should be selected if you do not need to emulate 
any other device from this list.
9.4.6 Recording delay
When a DA-98 is remotely controlled by an 
editor, it is sometimes useful to be able to program 
a delay in recording, in order to emulate a VCR, 
DA-98 
track 
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which typically begins recording a few frames 
after the command is received from the editor (the 
DA-98 begins recording immediately). Many edi-
tors allow for this delay, and so the DA-98 can 
compensate for this. 
1) From menu group 6, move the cursor to
 Rec 
Dly
 ( recording delay), and press SELECT
:
2) Use the UP
 and DOWN
 keys to select a value 
from between 
0 and 9 frames, or Auto. The 
value of the 
Auto setting depends on the 
emulation selected (see 9.4.5, “Device 
emulation”) as shown below:
9.4.7 Fast wind speed
When a controller locates on a slave device, 
there are two ways in which this is achieved: a 
“locate” command, and a series of fast wind and 
shuttle commands. 
To determine which command is used by your 
controller, and for further details regarding this 
function, follow the instructions in section 11.1.5 
of the DA-98 manual.
The high (100 x) wind speed of the DA-98 means 
that if the second method is used, the tape will 
almost invariably overshoot each time and lever 
locate correctly. Accordingly, a slower (8 x) wind 
speed is provided which allows for location using 
the “wind and shuttle” mode.1) From menu group 6, move the cursor to 
Fast 
Spd
 (fast speed) and press SELECT
:
2) Use the UP
 and DOWN
 keys to select between 
x 100 and x 8 speeds.
9.4.8 Cue-up tally
When locating in 9-pin command mode, the 
DA-98 will locate to the required position and 
then enter pause mode.
What is then returned to the controller can be 
either a Stop message, for use with controllers 
who will only issue their next command when a 
Stop signal is received, or a Still message for use 
with controllers which make a distinction between 
pause and Stop (e.g. LYNX II and Microlynx syn-
chronizers).
See section 11.1.5 of the DA-98 manual for fur-
ther details regarding this function.
1) From menu group 6, move the cursor to 
Cueup Tly (cueup tally), and press 
SELECT
:
2) Use the UP
 and DOWN
 keys to select between 
Stop and Still, as explained above.
9.4.9 MMC ID
You can set a MMC ID (which also serves as 
the bus ID) for each DA-98 unit. This is not a 
MIDI channel number. The value may be between 
001 and 127 or may be a universal 
Receive All setting. 
See section 11.2.1 of the DA-98 manual for fur-
ther details regarding this function.
Record Delay
Machine 1
Auto (3 Frame)
Emulation Frames
PCM-7050
3
BVH-3000
4
BVU-950
6
BVW-75
3
PCM-800
0
BVH-2000
4
DVR-10
5
TASCAM
0
NOTE
See section 11.1.3 of the DA-98 manual for further details 
of this function, including the way in which frame bound-
aries are calculated and recognized.
98Fast Wind Speed
Machine 1
x 100
Cueup Tally
Machine 1
Stop
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1) From menu group 7, move the cursor to MIDI 
ID
, and press SELECT
:
2) Use the UP
 and DOWN
 keys to select the 
required ID number, taking care that each unit 
has a different value.
MIDI/Bus ID
Machine 1
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							10.1 - Menu groups
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10 – Menu and parameter reference
10.1 Menu groups
This section provides a quick guide to the menus and their functions, providing a list of menus in each menu 
group, the parameters available in each menu, and the values that each parameter can take (factory values are 
underlined). There is also, wherever appropriate, a reference to the section of the manual in which the func-
tion is described. Wherever a menu function is applicable to only a certain type or types of DTRS unit, this is 
indicated.
Please also note the section 10.2, “Alphabetical list of menu items”, which allows you to find menu functions 
from an alphabetically-sorted list.
Menu group 0
Menu itemParameter(s)Va l u e sReference
Track Delay TimeTrack
Delay time
Unit1 through 4 8, 1-8,9-16, 17-24, 
25-32, 33-40, 41-48
-200
 through 7200 (samples) 
-4 through 150 (msec)@ 48kHz
-4 through 163 (msec) @ 44.1kHz
default 
0
sample
, msec
7.1.1, “Track delay”
Vari SpeedEnabled
AmountFix, Vari
-6.0%
 through +6.0% (default is 0.0%)7.2.8, “Varispeed 
(pitch control)”
Track Copy Track source Input (digital or analog) 1 through 8 or 
track 1 through 8. Default is straight-through input 
to tracks assignment7.1.2, “Track copy-
ing”
Enabled Turns track copy operations 
on or off
Locate Pre-rollMinutes and 
seconds00min00sec through
 
59min59sec
6.5.1, “Setting the 
location pre-roll 
value”
DelayTrkCopy
VariSpdLocPre
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Menu group 1 
Menu group 2
Menu itemParameter(s)Va l u e sReference
GPI SetupPolarity
Widthopen, close
000
through 990 ms (in 10ms steps)9.2.1, “Setting up 
GPI devices”
EventGPI Event Number 1 through 10
GPI “channel” 1through 5
00
 (off) through 99
9.2.2, “Setting the 
trigger points”
Pre-roll
Post-rollMinutes and 
secondsPre-roll time: 00min05sec through 
59min59sec
Post-roll time: 00min03sec through 
59min59sec
6.7.5, “Setting pre-
roll and post-roll 
times”
Crossfade TimeMilliseconds10ms through 200ms in 10ms steps
10ms through 90ms in 10ms steps6.7.6, “Crossfade 
times”
DitherType of dither or 
on and offoff, Rectangular (=on), 
Triangular
7.2.11, “Dither”
Rec MuteTrack mutingon or off for each track 7.1.3, “Rec Mute 
function”
Menu itemParameter(s)Va l u e sReference
Shuttle MuteEnabledoff or on5.2.4, “Shuttle mut-
ing”
TDIF Word LengthLength in bits, 
of incoming 
data16 bit, 20 bit, 24 bit7.2.10, “Word 
length”
Analog In/Out 
Reference LevelReference level, 
in dB-16dB, -18dB, -20dB7.2.13, “Reference 
levels”
Level Meter ModeHold time
Release rate0 through 9 seconds, or Continue 
(default is 
1)
Slow, Fast or Medium
7.2.14, “Meter 
modes”
Sine OscillatorEnabledoff, 440 Hz, 1 k Hz7.2.15, “Sine oscilla-
tor”
GPISetupX-fade
EventDither
Pre/PostRecMute
98
3888
9838
98
98
ShtlMuteMeterMode
WordLenSineOsc.
RefLevel
98
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Menu group 3
Menu group 4
Menu itemParameter(s)Va l u e sReference
Machine OffsetTime value to 
frame accuracy+02:00:00:007.2.3, “Chasing with 
an offset”
Time ModeTime referenceABS or TC6.4.2, “Selecting 
Time Mode”
Control Proto-
colType9Pin, MIDI, Bus, off9.4.1, “Choosing a 
control protocol”
Remote Track 
ArmingEnabledenable, disable9.4.4, “Remote track 
arming”
Repeat Start/
EndStart or end
Time values to 
frame accuracyAny valid time entries  6.6, “Repeating a 
section”
Menu itemParameter(s)Va l u e sReference
TC Chase Indiv. 
Rec.Enabled or dis-
abled for each 
DTRS unitenabled, disabled8.2.9, “Individual 
recording status 
while chasing time-
code”
Rechase ModeMode
Windowrechase, free
1 sec
, 2 sec
8.2.5, “Rechase 
mode”
Error BypassTime in frames10 frame, 30 frame8.2.4, “Error bypass”
Timecode OffsetTime value to 
subframe 
accuracyAny valid time value in the range 
±12:00:00:00.00
8.1.9, “Chasing with 
a timecode offset.”
Park PositionTe s t
Manual entry to 
frame accuracyoff, on
00s00f
 through 2 seconds minus 1 frame8.2.8, “Park posi-
tion”
McnOffsetCtrlPrt
TimeModeTrkArm
Repeat
9888
98
98
TcChsRecTCOffset
RechsModeParkPosi
ErrByPass
98
98
9888
9888
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Menu group 5
Menu group 6
Menu itemParameter(s)Va l u e sReference
TC Frame ModeTimecode type30 DF(), 30 NDF, 29.97 DF, 
29.97 NDF, 25F, 24F
8.1.3, “Selecting a 
timecode type”
Output TC TimingOutput refer-
enceAnalog, Digitalfor each unit 8.2.2, “Synchroniza-
tion of timecode”
Output TC SourceTimecode 
sourceTape (ABS or TC Track), 
External (reGen), Exter-
nal (reshape)
8.2.1, “Timecode 
output source”
Fast LTC ModeLinear time-
code in fast 
wind05 Frame, Leap, off8.2.6, “Fast LTC”
Video ResolveEnabled
Modeon, off
free, re-sync
8.2.10, “Video 
resolve”
Tape TC ModeModeTcTrack, ABS, ( only) 
ABS-Ofsa, ABS-13, ABS-23
a. If the ABS-Ofs (absolute timing with offset) option is selected, the bottom line of the display changes to allow direct 
entry of the desired offset value.8.1.2, “Synthesizing 
timecode from ABS 
times”
Menu itemParameter(s)Va l u e sReference
Emulation 
DeviceDevice namePCM-7050, BVH-3000, BVU-
950
, BVW-75, PCM-800, BVH-
2000, DVR-10, TASCAM
9.4.5, “Device emu-
lation”
Record DelayTime in frames0 through 9 frames or Auto (in Auto, 
the number of frames depends on the selected 
emulation)9.4.6, “Recording 
delay”
Track MappingTrack maps Various mappings of DA-98 tracks to analog/
digital. Default is DA tracks 1 through 4 mapped to 
analog 1 through 4, and DA-98 tracks 5 through 8 
mapped to digital tracks 1 through 49.4.2, “Track map-
ping functions”
TC Record EnableEnableddisable, enable9.4.3, “Timecode 
track mapping”
Fast Wind SpeedReferenced to 
play speedx 100, x 89.4.7, “Fast wind 
speed”
Cueup TallyP2 tally output 
after locating Stop, Still9.4.8, “Cue-up tally”
TCFrameFastLTC
OutTcTmgVidRslv
OutTcSrcTapeTC
98
98
98
98
98
988898
EmlDevTCRecEn
RecDlyFastSpd
TrkMapCueupTly
98
98
98
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Menu group 7
Menu group 8
Menu itemParameter(s)Va l u e sReference
MTC OutputOutput
Fast wind mode
Stop(All parameters ) on, off
on
, off
on, off
8.2.7, “MIDI Time-
code output”
MIDI/Bus IDID for MMC 
and bus control001 through 127 or Receive 
All9.4.9, “MMC ID”
9pin Locate Pre-
rollPreroll time for 
P2 device00min00sec through 59min59sec in 
1 second increments9.3.2, “Location pre-
roll on the serial 
unit”
9pin Control 
ModeRecording status 
when using P2 
deviceSplit, Normal9.3.4, “Split mode 
on the serial unit”
9pin Time ModeTime source for 
P2 deviceTimecode, Timer 19.3.3, “Serial unit 
timing source”
9pin Rec Accept-
ableRecord enable 
for P2 deviceOn, Off9.3.5, “Controlling 
recording opera-
tions on the serial 
unit”
Menu itemParameter(s)Va l u e sReference
Generate Start 
TimeTime valueDefaults to 00:00:00:008.1.4, “Setting the 
generator start time”
Generate ModeRun/Stop
ModeStop, Run
Reset
, Continue
8.1.5, “Starting and 
stopping the genera-
tor”
Fs Shift ModePull up/down 
parametersoff, Pull Down 30NDF, 
Pull Up 29.97NDF, Pull Up 
29.97 DF
, Pull Down 30 DF 
( only)8.2.3, “Pull up and 
pull down”
TC Record SourceSource to be 
used for record-
ing on the time-
code trackExternal TC, 
Generator 
TC, 
Tapea
a. If Tape is selected, another parameter will automatically be appended, depending on the setting made in the appropriate 
menu, as described in 8.1.1, “Selecting the timecode source”8.1.1, “Selecting the 
timecode source”
TC Track RecordArming the 
timecode trackenable, disable8.1.7, “Recording 
the timecode on a 
DTRS timecode 
track”
MTCOutMIDIID
9pinLocPr9pinCtlMd
9pinTimMd9pinRecAc
98
98
GenStartFsShift
GenModeTcRecSrc
TcTrkRec
9888
9888
9888
98
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Menu group 9
Menu group A
Menu group E
Menu itemParameter(s)Va l u e sReference
Shuttle MonitorEnabled or dis-
abled for each 
unit on, off5.2.3, “Shuttle moni-
toring”
Input SelectInput sourceDigital, Analog7.2.9, “Input selec-
tion”
ClockWord clock 
sourceInt, Word, Video ( ) 7.2.6, “Clock selec-
tion”
Confidence Mode3-state switchoff ® ready ® on7.2.12, “Confidence 
mode”
Output TimingOutput timingDigital, Analog7.2.7, “Output tim-
ing”
Format3-state switch
Frequencyoff ® ready ® on
44.1k
, 48k
5.1.2, “Formatting 
tapes”
Menu itemParameter(s)Va l u e sReference
Clock ModeDTRS clock set-
ting for each 
unitIndividual, Auto8.1.11, “Indepen-
dent clock settings”
Menu itemParameter(s)Va l u e sReference
Ext TC
There are no user-settable values in this menu. Moving the cursor to the 
menu item will display the appropriate value on the bottom line of the 
display.8.1, “Primary time-
code functions”Tape TC
Gen TC
Abs Diff
7.2.5, “Checking the 
offset”
Rel Diff
StlMonConfdcMod
InputSelOutputTim
ClockFormat
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9888
88
ClkMode
98
ExtTCAbsDiff
TapeTCRelDiff
GenTC