Tascam Remote Control Unit RC-898 Owners Manual

							10.1 - Menu groups
10-7
Menu group F
Menu itemParameter(s)Va l u e sReference
Key ModeEnables control 
of all or one unitAll, Individual7.2.2, “Key Mode”
Frame DisplayShows or hides 
the “frames” 
fieldson, off6.2, “Setting the pre-
cision”
SetupLoad or save
Memory bankLoad, Save
0
, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, F (factory)4.5, “Storing and 
recalling user set-
ups”
DispTimeAbsolute or rel-
ative time dis-
playAbsolute, Relative6.3, “Setting a rela-
tive time reference”
KeyModeFrameDisp
Setup 
						

							Section 10.2 - Alphabetical list of menu items  
10-8 
10.2 Alphabetical list of menu items
In this table, if a menu item is assigned to a function key as a factory default, the function key name is shown 
in following the menu time name (e.g. F4
).
Menu Item Menu 
groupMenu Item Menu 
group
9pin Control Mode7MTC Output7
9pin Locate Preroll7Output TC Source F135
9pin Rec Acceptable7Output TC Timing5
9pin Time Mode7Output Timing9
Abs Diff F17EPark Position4
Analog In/Out F152Pre-roll Post-roll1
Clock9Rec Mute1
Clock ModeARechase Mode4
Confidence Mode F129Record Delay6
Control Protocol3Rel Diff F19E
Crossfade Time F111Remote Track Arming3
Cueup Tally6Repeat Start/End F143
Dither1SetupF
Emulation Device6Shuttle Monitor9
Error Bypass4Shuttle Mute2
Event1Sine Oscillator2
Ext TC F16ETape TC F18E
Fast LTC Mode5Tape TC Mode5
Fast Wind Speed6TC Chase Indiv. Rec4
Format9TC Frame Mode F85
Frame DisplayFTC Record Enable6
Fs Shift Mode8TC Record Source8
Gen TC F20ETC Track Record8
Generate Mode F108TDIF Word Length2
Generate Start Time F98Time Mode F63
GPI Setup1Timecode Offset F74
Input Select9Track Copy F20
Key ModeFTrack Delay Time F10
Level Meter Mode2Track Mapping6
Locate Pre-roll F40Vari Speed F30
Machine Offset F53Video Resolve5
MIDI/Bus ID7 
						

							Section 10.3 - Specifications
10-9
10.3 Specifications
10.4 Dimensions
Connections:
D-sub 15-pin DTRS recorder control
D-sub 9-pin Sony P2 control
D-sub 15-pin Parallel control and tally, or up to 5 
GPI-controlled units
Size (w x h x d) 404 x 63 x 253 (mm) 15.9 x 2.7 x 
10.0 (in)
Weight 2.5 kg (5.5 lbs)
Power Supplied from DTRS recorder
Supplied accessories Remote cable (5m), Terminator
Optional accessories CS-898 roll-around stand
MK-8924 meter bridge mounting 
kit
404mm69.3mm
255mm 
						

							Section 10.4 - Dimensions  
10-10 
						

							Index [ A–E]
Index-i
A
ABS time
as reference
 2-3, 6-1, 10-3
frame rate
 6-2
selection vs timecode
 6-2
synthesizing timecode
 8-1
with offset
 8-1
Accessories
 1-3
ALL INPUT
 2-2, 5-3
ALL SAFE
 2-2, 5-2
Ambient temperature
 1-2
Analog audio input
 7-5, 10-6
Arming tracks
 2-2, 5-2, 9-5, 10-3
remotely on DA-98
 9-5
Audio input
dithering
 7-5, 10-2
reference level
 7-6, 10-2
selection
 7-5, 10-6
word length
 7-5, 10-2
AUTO MON
 2-2, 5-3
Auto Offset function
 7-3, 8-5
AUTO PLAY
 2-5, 6-3
AUTO PUNCH key
 2-5
B
Ballistics (meter) 7-6
Battery backup
 1-2, 3-3
Bus control
 9-6
Bus ID
 9-6
C
Cancelling input 2-3
CAPTURE key
 2-4, 6-3
Chase
DTRS sync
 7-2
error bypass (timecode)
 8-6
individual recording status
 8-8
lock indicators
 2-3
offset
 2-3, 7-3–7-4
park position
 8-7, 10-3
rechase (timecode)
 8-6, 10-3
to external timecode
 8-4
Checking punch points
 6-6
Clock
independent clocks
 8-5, 10-6
selecting clock source
 7-4
source
 1-3, 2-2, 10-6
Confidence mode
 2-3, 7-6, 10-6
Confirming menu entries
 2-4
Connection to DTRS recorders
 3-1
Continuous playback of a section
 6-5
CONTRAST control
 2-6
Control mode for serial port unit (split mode)
 9-3, 10-5
Control protocol for DA-98
 9-4, 10-3
Controller locate command
 9-6
Controlling DTRS units through menus
 4-3Copying tracks
 7-1, 10-1
Crossfade times
 6-7
CUE STR key
 2-5
Cue-up tally
 9-6, 10-4
Cursor keys
 2-4
D
DA-88 output timing 7-4
Data entry with the jog dial
 2-4
DATA INC/DEC key
 2-4, 4-3
Default function key assignments
 4-4
Delay time
 2-3, 7-1, 10-1
Device emulation
 9-5
Digital audio cables
Cables
 1-2
Digital audio input
 7-5, 10-6
Display screen
 2-3
contrast
 2-6
setting values with the numeric keypad
 4-2
Dither settings
 7-5, 10-2
Drop-frame
 2-2, 8-2
DTRS
arming tracks
 5-2
formatting tapes
 5-1, 10-6
generator
 10-6
internal generator
 10-5
internal timecode generator
 8-1–8-3
machine IDs
 3-1
monitoring modes
 5-2–5-5
selecting unit for control
 5-1, 10-7
striping tapes with timecode
 8-3, 10-5
sync and control
 2-5
synchronization
 7-2–7-4
DTRS internal timecode generator
 8-2
E
Earth lift (ground loops) 2-6
Editing location memories
 6-4–6-5
Editing punch points
 6-6
Emulation of other devices by DA-98
 9-5, 10-4
enabling recording
 10-5
Enabling recording on serial port
 10-5
ENTER/LOAD key
 2-4
Environmental conditions
 1-2
Error bypass when chasing timecode
 8-6, 10-3
ESCAPE key
 2-4
EXT 1 port
 2-5, 3-2, 9-1
EXT 2 port
 2-5, 3-2, 9-2–9-4
External control
GPI devices
 2-5, 3-2, 9-1
P2 devices
 2-5
parallel port
 2-5, 3-2, 9-1
serial (P2) control
 9-2
serial port
 2-5
tally power (parallel)
 2-6
External timecode source
 8-1, 10-6 
						

							Index [ F–O]
Index-ii
F
Factory settings 4-5, 10-7
Fast wind speed setting (DA-98)
 9-6, 10-4
FF
 2-5
Flowchart of monitoring modes
 5-4
Formatting tapes
 5-1, 10-6
Frame rate
ABS
 6-2, 8-2
pull up/down
 8-6, 10-5
Fs (sampling frequency)
 5-1
Fs shift
see Pull up/down
Function keys
 2-4, 4-3
default assignments
 4-4
G
GPI devices 2-5, 3-2, 9-1
setup
 9-1, 10-2
triggering
 9-1, 10-2
Ground lift
 2-6
I
ID (DTRS Machine ID) 3-1
Individual recording status when chasing timecode
 8-8,
10-3
INPUT MONITOR
 5-2
INSERT
see AUTO MON
 2-2
Instant location
 6-3
INT clock
 7-4
J
Jog and shuttle controls 2-4
Jog dial
 2-4
L
LCD display screen
Display screen
 1-2
see also display screen
 2-3
Line-up oscillator
 7-6
LOC key
 2-5, 6-3
Location memory
on-the-fly capture
 6-5
instant location
 6-3
capturing on-the-fly
 2-4
editing
 6-4, 6-5
location procedure
 2-5
manual entry
 6-4
on-the-fly capture
 2-5
playback after location
 6-3
recalling
 2-3, 6-4
storing
 6-4
undo
 6-5Location memory display
 2-3, 6-4
Location pre-roll
explanation
 6-3
parameters
 10-1
RS-422
 9-2
setting
 6-3
Location time display
 2-3, 4-2
LOCK indicators
 2-3
LTC in fast modes
 8-7, 10-4
Lune-up oscillator
 10-2
M
Machine ID (DTRS) 3-1
MACHINE indicators
 2-3
MACHINE key
 2-4
Manual entry of location memories
 6-4
Mapping tracks
 9-4, 10-4
MEMORY NO. display
 6-4
Menu items
 10-8
Menus
commonly-used menus
 2-4, 4-3
confirming entries
 2-4
editing values
 2-4, 4-3
navigation
 4-1
recalling commonly-used menus
 4-4
selecting units
 4-3
top menu
 4-1
Meter bridge
 1-3
Meter modes
 7-6, 10-2
MIDI ID
 9-6, 10-5
Monitoring
 5-2
AUTO MON
 2-2
confidence mode
 2-3, 7-6, 10-6
flowchart
 5-4
INPUT MONITOR
 5-2, 5-3
source
 2-2
source/tape on DA-98
 5-3
table of modes
 5-5
while shuttling
 5-3, 10-6
MTC (MIDI Timecode) output
 8-7, 10-5
Muting recording inputs
 7-2, 10-2
N
NEXT and PREVIOUS keys 4-3
NEXT key
 2-4, 4-3
NTSC
 2-2, 8-2
Numeric keypad
 2-3, 4-2
O
Offset 10-6
ABS offset
 8-1
in chase mode
 7-3–7-4
timecode
 8-4, 10-3
On-the-fly capture of location memories
 2-5, 6-5
Oscillator
 7-6, 10-2
Output timing
 7-4, 10-6 
						

							Index [ P–T]
Index-iii Output timing (DA-88)
 7-4
Outputting timecode
 8-6
P
PAL/SECAM 2-2, 8-2
Parallel port
 2-5, 9-1
pinout
 3-2
Park position
 8-7, 10-3
Peak hold(meters)
 7-6
Pitch shift
 2-3, 7-5, 10-1
PLAY
 2-5
Playback after location
 6-3
Polarity (GPI devices)
 9-1
Pre-roll
in auto punch mode
 2-5, 6-7, 10-2
location
 6-3, 10-1
serial port unit
 9-2, 10-5
PRESET keys
 2-4
PREVIOUS key
 2-4, 4-3
PRRL key
 6-7
Pull up/down
 2-3, 8-6, 10-5
Pulse width (GPI event triggers)
 9-1
Punch operations
checking punch points
 6-6
crossfade times
 6-7
editing punch points
 6-6
IN and OUT points
 2-5
pre-roll and post-roll
 6-7
recording
 2-5, 6-7
rehearsal
 2-5, 6-7
setting punch points
 6-6
undo
 6-6
R
REC 2-5
REC FUNCTION
 2-2, 5-2
Rec muting
 7-2
Recalling a location memory
 6-4
Rechase (timecode)
 8-6
Rechase mode
 10-3
Recording
reference levels
 7-6
Recording delay
 9-5, 10-4
Recording in punch mode
 6-7
Reference levels for recording
 7-6, 10-2
Reference modes
 6-1
Rehearsal (punch operations)
 2-5, 6-7
Relative humidity
 1-2
Relative time
 2-3, 6-1
setting
 6-1
zero point
 6-2
REMOTE OUT
 2-5, 3-1
Remote track arming on DA-98
 9-5
Repeat play
 6-5, 10-3
RTZ (return-to-zero)
 6-2
REW
 2-5
Roll-around cart
 1-3RS-422
control
 9-2
enabling and disabling recording
 9-3
location pre-roll
 9-2
S
Safing tracks 2-2, 5-2
Sampling frequency
 5-1
SELECT key
 2-4
Selecting audio input sources
 7-5
Selecting timecode source
 8-1
Selecting units
 2-3
for transport operations
 5-1
in menus
 4-3
NEXT and PREVIOUS keys
 2-4
using the MACHINE key
 2-4
Serial port
 10-5
control mode
 10-5
pinout
 3-2
pre-roll
 9-2, 10-5
time mode
 10-5
timing mode
 9-3
Setting punch points
 6-6
Setting relative time reference
 6-1
Setting values to zero
 4-2
Settings (user)
 4-4
SHIFT key
 2-4
Shuttle
 5-2
monitoring
 5-3
muting
 5-3, 10-2
Shuttle control
 2-4, 5-2
Shuttle mode
 5-2
Shuttle monitoring
 5-3, 10-6
Sine oscillator
 7-6, 10-2
Slipping tracks
 2-3, 7-1
Sony P2 protocol
 2-5, 3-2, 9-2
Source monitoring
 2-2
Specifications
 10-9
Stop & still tally messages
 9-6, 10-4
Storing timecode values
 2-3
STR key
 2-3
Striping tapes
 8-3
Synchronizing output timecode with audio
 8-6
Synthesizing timecode from ABS
 8-1, 10-4
T
Table of monitoring modes 5-5
Tally for cue-up
 10-4
Tally messages
 9-6, 10-4
Tape counter
 2-3
Tape timecode
 10-6
Tapes (formatting)
 5-1
TC REC
 2-3
TDIF word length
 7-5, 10-2
Telecine frame rates
 8-6, 10-5
Terminator
 3-1
Timecode
 8-5 
						

							Index [ U–Z]
Index-ivas reference
 2-3, 6-1, 10-3
auto offset function
 8-5
chasing to external source
 8-4
controlling the generator
 8-3
display to frame accuracy
 6-1, 10-7
dividing a tape into sessions
 8-1
drop-frame
 2-2, 8-2
enabling recording
 10-4
error bypass
 8-6, 10-3
generator
 8-1, 8-2, 10-5, 10-6
individual recording status
 8-8, 10-3
LTC in fast modes
 8-7, 10-4
MTC output
 8-7, 10-5
offset
 8-4, 10-3
on-the-fly capture
 2-4
output source
 8-6, 10-4
output synchronization with audio
 8-6, 10-4
park position
 8-7, 10-3
rechase
 8-6, 10-3
recording
 2-3, 8-3, 10-5
selecting source
 8-1, 10-5
selection vs ABS timing
 6-2
source of output
 8-6
striping tapes
 8-3
synthesizing from ABS
 8-1, 10-4
timecode types
 2-2, 8-2, 10-4
video resolve
 8-8, 10-4
Timing reference
 2-3, 6-1
Track arming
remote on DA-98
 9-5, 10-3
Track delay
 2-3, 7-1, 10-1
Tracks
arming
 2-2
copying
 7-1, 10-1
making safe
 2-2
mapping
 9-4, 10-4
remote arming on DA-98
 9-5, 10-3
Transport controls
 2-5, 5-1
Trigger points (GPI events)
 9-1
U
Undo (punch and location) 6-6
User setups
 4-4, 10-7
V
Varispeed 2-3, 7-5, 10-1
VIDEO clock
 7-4
Video resolve
 8-8, 10-4
W
Word clock 2-2
selection
 7-4, 10-6
Word length
 7-5, 10-2
Z
Zero point 6-2 
						

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