Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto RC-898 del fabbricante Tascam
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» R C-898 Remote Contr ol Unit D00376100A O WNER ’ S MANU AL.
TO THE USER This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment.
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Section 1.1 - Key features 1-1 1 – Intr oduc tion The RC-8 98 is a fully-featured remote con trol unit, which allo ws you to co ntrol up to six DTRS units (D A-98, D A-88 or D A-38 units) with a sin- gle cab le, as we ll as uni ts i mple ment ing t he S ony P2 protocol, or using parallel control.
Section 1.4 - P recautions and recommendatio ns 1-2 cator [10 ] will light”. T he number in brackets fol- lo wing the name of the control is the number of the control as sho wn on the fro nt panel illustra- tion, as well as that u sed in the appropriate sec- tion s descr ibing th e fr on t and r ear pane ls.
Section 1.5 - Accessori es 1-3 ital audio conn ections between DTRS record ers, DTRS recor ders and di gital mixing consoles, etc . 1.4.4 Reference c loc k in a digital stud io It is likely that th e RC-898 will be operated in an en viron ment where there is more than one digital audio source av ailab le.
Section 1.5 - Acce ssories 1-4.
2 - RC-898 features 2-1 2 – RC-89 8 feature s.
Secti on 2.1 - Front panel 2-2 This section giv e s a brief ov er view of the front and re ar pan e l co nt r ol s and t hei r fu nct i o ns . 2. 1 Fr ont pane l [1] REC FUNCTION keys These keys with .
Section 2.1 - Front panel 2-3 T o change the timecode type u sed by the system, see 8.1.3, “Selecting a timecode type” . [8] MA CHINE number indicator s (1 thr ough 6, E 1, E2) This indicator shows the machine currently selected for control with the transpor t keys.
Secti on 2.1 - Front panel 2-4 [20] ENTER/LO AD key This key is used to confirm the en try of numerical v alues of location times or memo ries or when used with th e SHIF T ke y [23], transfers the data sho wn in the LO CA TE T IME/ V AL UE di sp lay [15] to the par ameters being set in the di splay screen.
Section 2.2 - Rear Panel 2-5 It is also possible to s e lect “Machine 0” (only with this CHA SE key). This w ill control the se cond (f irst slav e) DTRS unit, and toggle the chase status of this unit, with all other sla v e units in the cha in then changing to r eflect the chase status of th is fir st slav e unit.
Section 2.2 - Rear Panel 2-6 [45] DIP switc h es (1 & 2) The two DIP switches are both o n when in the down position. As shipped from the factory , switch 1 is off (up) and switch 2 is on (dow), and you probab ly will not need to change them.
Section 3.1 - Connection to DTRS uni ts 3-1 3 – Conne ctions This section describes not only the co nnection of the RC-898 to other equipment, but also provides some information on setting u p a digital audio system u sing the RC-898.
Section 3.2 - Connections (parallel uni ts) 3-2 the lowest I D . Refer to the units’ manuals for full details of setting the ID. 3.2 Co nne ctions (parallel uni ts ) The RC-898 allo ws transport control of a unit con- nected to the EXT 1 parallel port .
Section 3.5 - Memory and batteries 3-3 3. 5 Mem ory and batte ries As yo u ha ve no tice d, the RC-8 98 requ ires no po wer su pp ly of its o wn, dr awing its po wer fr om the DTRS units to wh ich it is connected. Location memories and config uration settings are stored using a b attery backup system.
Section 3.5 - M emory and batteries 3-4.
Section 4.1 - Navig at ion 4-1 4 – Menu an d bas ic oper at ions The RC-8 98 sets parameters on the connnected units using a menu system, with the parameters and their v a lues displayed on the LCD disp lay screen and selected and en tered using curso r and dat a en try keys.
Section 4.2 - Dat a entry 4-2 4. 2 D at a entry T ypically , the UP and DO WN ke ys are used to set the values in the display screen menus. Howe ver , there are one or two additional features regarding data entry which are explained her e.
Section 4.3 - Selecting the unit control l ed by the menu s 4-3 4.2.4 “Fine-tunin g” v alues The JOG/S HUT TLE cont rol s [28] m ay als o be used to “fine-tune” the values entered and d is- played on th e LED VA L U E di sp lay . 1) Pr ess the D A T A IN C/DE C key [27] so that the indicator light s.
Section 4.5 - Storing and recalling user setups 4-4 If y ou have not as si gne d a m enu to a fu nc tion key , the de f ault (f actor y) menu- to-k ey ass ignmen ts will be used a s follo ws: 4.
Section 4.5 - Storing and recallin g user setups 4-5 3) Highlight the Load f ield, and change it so that it r eads Save , using the UP key . 4) Use the LEFT and RIGH T keys to highlight the user memory into which you wish to store the current settings, and pr ess the UP key .
Section 4.5 - Storing and recalling user setups 4-6.
Section 5.1 - Transport control s 5-1 5 – Basic DTR S ope rations This section cov ers the basic operations of con- trolling the DTRS units connected to the RC-898.
Section 5.2 - M o nitoring 5-2 tape f rom the beginn ing, you should wait until the end of the tape b efore re winding and e jecting i t. 5.1.3 Arming tracks The tracks of the DTRS units are armed using th e RE C FUNC TI ON keys with their indicators.
Secti on 5.2 - Monitori ng 5-3 Use the flowchart (5.2.5, “ Monitoring flowchart” and ta bles (5.2.6 , “Monitorin g tables”) for refer- ence to the monitoring modes av ailable.
Section 5.2 - M o nitoring 5-4 5.2.5 Monitoring flo wchar t This flo wchart is applicable to D A-98 oper ations, provided that you hav e not made any manual monitor set- tings using the INPUT MON IT OR ke ys, an d th at co nfide nce mode is off.
5.2 - Monito rin g 5-5 5.2.6 Monitorin g tables T able 1: D A-88 and D A-3 8 PLA Y REC ST OP , FF . REW JOG/ SHUTT LE ALL IN PUT on Source ALL IN PUT off AU TO M O N of f REC F UNC TIO N on RE C FU NC.
Section 5.2 - M o nitoring 5-6.
Section 6.1 - Reference modes 6-1 6 – Loca tion func tions The RC-8 98 can store and re call up to 1 00 loca- tion memory positions, allowing you to find ke y points in a recording project easily .
Section 6.4 - AB S setting 6-2 3) When the ta pe is at th e time y ou want to make the “zer o ” point, pr ess the CA PTURE k ey [29] . The cur r ent ti me v alue from t he f irs t DTRS unit will b e disp layed o n the LOCA TE TIM E/V AL UE displ ay [15].
Section 6. 5 - Location op erations 6-3 The time mode selected here is the refere nce time mode for pun ch operations, location operations, etc. 1) Fr om menu g r oup 3, mov e the cu r s or to TimeMode and pr ess SELEC T : In the abo ve sc re en, all mach ine s are ref er enc ed t o the AB S time .
Section 6.5 - Location operations 6-4 the l ocati on in a m emory ”) and rec alled for l ater use. 6.5.4 Manual entry of a location p oint Y ou can also use the n umeric keypad to enter a time value manually from a cue list, etc. to wh ich you can lo cate.
Section 6.6 - Repeating a sect ion 6-5 2) Use the numeric keypad [16] to enter t h e number of the loc ation memory you want to recall. The numbe r will “f ill up” from the righ t.
Section 6.7 - Punch operations 6-6 3) Move the cursor t o the time fields, and use the UP and DO WN keys to set t he time value. Alter nati vely , you c an use the numer ic k eyp ad to set the tim e value . 4) Mo v e the cu rso r to the Start parameter , and pres s the UP k ey to select the End parameter .
Section 6. 7 - Punch operation s 6-7 which allo ws you to restore the pre vious version. Only one lev el o f undo is allo we d, and if no v alue has been stored in the in or out memory p rior to the wrong value being entered, no undo is possi- ble.
Section 6.7 - Punch operations 6-8 • The tape w ill loca te t o the punc h pre-r oll poi nt and start pl aying. The INPUT MON IT OR indicators o f the armed tr ac ks wi l l go out, sho w ing that m oni toring i s of f-tape.
Section 7.1 - Track op erations 7-1 7 – Making se ttings on th e DTRS units This section cov ers the operations wh ich relate to the DTRS u nits, other th an those specifically related to timecode. 7.1 T rac k o perat ions The following series of operations relate to indi- vidual tracks of the DTRS u nits connected to the RC -898.
Section 7.2 - Unit-related functions 7-2 2) T o enab le track c opying on the select ed machine, move the cursor to off and use the UP k ey to ch an ge it t o on . In the screen a bov e, analog inputs 1 throug h 8 are route d to desti nati on tr acks 1 thr ough 8 (sho wn on the bot tom li ne of t he displ ay)on a “on e-to-one ” ba si s.
Section 7.2 - Unit-related function s 7-3 1) From menu gr oup F , mo ve the cursor t o Key Mode , and press SELECT : 2) Use the UP or DO WN key to select betwee n All and Individual . If yo u sele ct Individual , only that unit cur- rently selected for control ( see 5.
Section 7.2 - Unit-related functions 7-4 2) Use the RIGHT key to mov e the cursor to a second “in visible” field to the right of the frames f ield. The displa y will appear as f ollo ws: 3) Loc ate the two tape s (ma ster an d slav e) so that the y ha ve th e rig ht o ffs e t.
Section 7.2 - Unit-related function s 7-5 2) Use the LEFT and RIG HT keys to select a unit, and the UP and DO WN ke ys to cha nge the setting between Digital and Analog . See p1 5 and pp25 -26 of the D A-88 manual for f ur- the r in fo rm at io n regard ing th is fac i lit y .
Section 7.2 - Unit-related functions 7-6 7.2.12 Confidence mode Th e D A-98 allows of f- tape monitoring wh ile recordin g (confidence mode). This can be swi tch ed o n or off on a pe r-machi e ba sis .
Section 7.2 - Unit-related function s 7-7 1) Fr om men u gr oup 2, mov e th e cur sor t o Sine Osc. and pres s SELECT . 2) Use the UP and DO WN k eys to select between off , 440 Hz and 1 kHz . All ot her inputs w il l be o verri dden by the oscilla tor when it i s turned o n.
Section 7.2 - Unit-related functions 7-8.
Section 8.1 - Primary tim ecode functions 8-1 8 – Time cod e fu nctions This section describ es the timecode-based functions a v ailable through the RC-898.
Section 8.1 - P rimary timecode functions 8-2 ing on whe t her A BS-13 or ABS-23 has bee n se le cted. T he v alue o f xx va ries, dep end- ing on the st arting “hour” c hosen. If you select AB S-13 or ABS- 23 , us e t he UP an d DO WN keys to select the st arti ng h our .
Section 8.1 - Primary tim ecode functions 8-3 8.1.5 Star ting and stopping th e g enerator 1) Fr om menu gr oup 8 , mo ve th e cursor to Gen Mode and pres s SELECT : 2) Use the LEFT and RIG HT cursor keys to move between the Run/Stop and Mode fields.
Section 8.1 - P rimary timecode functions 8-4 6) T o chec k the off-tape timeco de as it is being recorded, from menu group E, mov e the curso r to Tape TC (there is no need to press SELECT )): The bot tom lin e of the disp lay sho ws the cu rrent timeco de v alue being o utput from th e tape.
Section 8. 2 - Advanced timecode fun ctions 8-5 3) T ransfer the value from the L OCA TE TIM E/ VA L U E display t o the LCD display by holding down the SHI F T key and pressing the ENTER/ LO AD ke y .
Section 8.2 - A dvanced timecode functio ns 8-6 1) Fr om menu gr oup 5, mov e the curs or to OutTc Src and pr ess SELECT : 2) Use the UP and DO WN keys t o select between the f our options a vailable: 8.
Section 8. 2 - Advanced timecode fun ctions 8-7 When the D A-98 is chasing timecode, it can be set to lock to timec ode once a nd run freely , or it can constantly monitor the timecode, and issue “speed-up” and “slow-do wn” messages to its transport to stay in sync.
Section 8.2 - A dvanced timecode functio ns 8-8 The park position can be viewed, and set manually in the follo wing way: 1) Fr om menu gr oup 4 , mov e the c urso r to Par k Posi , and press SELE CT . 2) If the cursor is moved to the time f ield , it can be edited with t he UP and DO WN keys .
Section 8. 2 - Advanced timecode fun ctions 8-9 1) Fr om menu gr oup 5 , mo ve th e cursor to Vid Rslv and pres s SELECT : 2) Use the UP and DO W N keys to swit ch the v ideo reso lve featur e on or off . 3) If video r esolve is on, se le ct the synchr onization mode from between free and re-sync .
Section 8.2 - A dvanced timecode functio ns 8-10.
Section 9. 1 - Controll ing the parallel port device 9-1 9 – Ext ern al con trol and settings This section co vers the contr ol of DTRS and other units. 9.1 Controlli ng the p arallel por t device When a un it is connected to the EXT 1 port [ 42 ] of the RC-898, the transport may be controlled usig the RC-898 transport controls.
Section 9.3 - Controlling the serial port (9-pin) 9-2 • Enter the starting memo ry number of your “bl o ck ” m inu s o n e in th e MEMOR Y N O . display . • While pl ayi ng b ack the program m aterial wh ich wil l be used wit h the GPI event s, u se t he CUE STR ke y [39] to add r e peate d cu e points to the list, as described in 6.
Section 9.3 - Controlling the serial port (9-pin ) 9-3 1) From me nu g r oup 7, mov e the cu r s or to 9pinLocPr and pr ess SELECT : 2) Use the numeric keypad to enter a time in minutes and seconds between 00:00 and 59:59 . 3) Press and hold down the SHIFT k ey and pr ess the ENTE R/LO AD key to tran sfer the valu e to the display s creen.
Section 9.4 - Other DTRS control func tions 9-4 function allows to ggling the serial unit recording capability . 1) Fr om menu gr oup 7, mov e the curs or to 9pinRecAc (9-pin recording acceptable) and pres s SELECT : 2) Use the UP and DO WN keys to choose b e tween on and off .
Section 9.4 - Other DTRS control functions 9-5 9.4.3 Timecode trac k mapping This function is related to th e track mapping func ti on de scr ibed ab ove. Ana log tra ck 3 in the controller mapping is tr aditionally used as the timecode track. T o map this track to the audio track selected ab ov e (see 9.
Section 9.4 - Other DTRS control func tions 9-6 which typically be gins recording a fe w fram es after the com mand is receiv ed fr om the editor (the D A-9 8 be gins r ecor ding i mme di a tely). M any ed i- tors allow for this delay , and so the D A -98 can compensate for this.
Section 9.4 - Other DTRS control functions 9-7 1) Fr om men u gr oup 7, mov e th e cur sor t o MIDI ID , and press SELE CT : 2) Use the UP and DO W N keys to select the requir ed ID number , taking care that each unit has a different v alue.
Section 9.4 - Other DTRS control func tions 9-8.
10.1 - Menu groups 10 - 1 10 – Me nu an d p ar am e te r re fere nce 10.1 Menu gr oups This section pro v ides a quick guide to the menus and their functions, providing a list of m enus in each menu group, the parame ters a v ailable in each menu, and the values that each parameter can take (factory values are underlined).
Secti on 10.1 - Menu groups 10-2 Menu gr oup 1 Menu grou p 2 Menu item Pa rameter(s) Va l u e s Refer ence GPI Setup Polarity W idth open , close 000 through 990 ms (in 10ms steps) 9.2.1, “Setti ng up GPI de vice s” Event GPI Event Num ber 1 through 10 GPI “channel” 1 thr ough 5 00 (off ) through 99 9.
10.1 - Menu groups 10 - 3 Men u group 3 Men u group 4 Menu ite m Par am et er( s) Va l u e s R ef eren ce Machine Offset Ti me value to frame accuracy + 02:00:00:00 7.2.3, “Chasing with an offset” Time Mode T ime r e fe re n c e ABS or TC 6.4.2, “Selecting T ime Mode” Control Proto- col T ype 9Pin , MIDI , Bus , off 9.
Secti on 10.1 - Menu groups 10-4 Menu grou p 5 Menu grou p 6 Menu item Pa rameter(s) Va l u e s Refer ence TC Frame Mode Timecode type 30 DF () , 30 NDF , 29.97 DF , 29.97 NDF , 25F , 24F 8.1.3, “Selecting a timecode type” Output TC Timing Output r efer- enc e Analog , Digital for each unit 8.
10.1 - Menu groups 10 - 5 Men u group 7 Men u group 8 Menu ite m Par am et er( s) Va l u e s R ef eren ce MTC Output Output Fast wind mode Stop (All paramete rs ) on , off on , off on , off 8.2.7, “MID I T ime- code output” MIDI/Bus ID ID for MMC and b us control 001 through 127 or Receive All 9.
Secti on 10.1 - Menu groups 10-6 Menu grou p 9 Menu grou p A Menu grou p E Menu item Pa rameter(s) Va l u e s Refer ence Shuttle Monitor E nabled or dis- abled f or each unit on , off 5.2.3, “Shuttle moni- toring” Input Select Input source Digital , Analog 7.
10.1 - Menu groups 10 - 7 Men u group F Menu ite m Par am et er( s) Va l u e s R ef eren ce Key Mode Enables control of all or one unit Al l , Individual 7.
Section 10.2 - Alphabetical list of m enu items 10-8 10.2 Alphabetical list of menu items In this table, if a menu item is assigned to a function ke y as a factory default, the function key name is sho wn in following the menu time nam e (e.
Section 10.3 - Speci f ications 10-9 10.3 Sp ecifications 10.4 Dimen sions 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.
Section 10.4 - Dimensions 10-10.
Index [ A–E] Index- i A ABS time as re ference 2-3 , 6- 1 , 10-3 frame rat e 6-2 sele ction vs time code 6-2 synth esizing ti m ecode 8-1 with off set 8-1 Access ories 1-3 ALL INPUT 2-2 , 5-3 ALL SA.
Index [ F –O] Index-i i F Factor y setti ngs 4-5 , 10- 7 Fast wi nd spee d settin g (DA-98) 9-6 , 10-4 FF 2-5 Flowcha rt of monit oring modes 5-4 Fo rm atti ng tap es 5- 1 , 10-6 Fram e rate ABS 6-2.
Inde x [ P–T ] Index-ii i Output timing (DA- 88) 7-4 Output ting time code 8-6 P PAL/SECAM 2-2 , 8- 2 Paral lel port 2-5 , 9-1 pinout 3- 2 Park po sition 8-7 , 10- 3 Peak ho ld(meters ) 7-6 Pitch sh.
Index [ U–Z ] Index-i v as r efe re n ce 2- 3 , 6-1 , 10-3 auto of fset fu nction 8-5 ch asin g to ex t er nal so u rc e 8-4 co nt ro l lin g th e ge n er a tor 8-3 displ ay to fra me accuracy 6- 1 .
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