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DA-302
Dual Digital Audio Tape Deck
OWNER’S MANUAL
D00313200A
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Important Safety Precautions CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALI- FIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure Ø that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. The exclamation point within an e
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Safety Instructions CAUTION: "Note to CATV system installer: Read all of these Instructions. This reminder is provided to call the CATV system installer’s attention Save these Instructions for later use. to Section 820-40 of the NEC which provides guidelines for proper Follow all Warnings and Instructions marked on the audio grounding and, in particular, specifies that the cable ground shall be con- equipment. nected to the grounding system of the building, as close to the point of cable e
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Section 1 : Introduction Thank you for purchasing the TASCAM DA-302. To meet Before using your new deck, read this manual over care- the requirements of professional applications, the DA-302 fully to be sure that you understand how to operate it cor- is provided with the following functions. rectly and know how to take advantage of its many func- tions. After reading this manual, keep it on hand for É A variety of dubbing modes (normal/high speed/pro- future reference. gram/append) É Dual reco
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Section 1 : Introduction Rack mounting 1-1. Configuration Install this deck with the provided mount screw kit as illustrated. This deck consists of the following. 1.DA-302 main unit 2.Accessories Mount screw kit RC-D302 remote control unit Owner's manual 1-2. Memory backup AUTO ID mode, AUTO ID detection level, memo point and menu setting data are all retained in the DA-302’s internal memory even when the power is turned off. Note: When mounting this deck in a rack, do not reinstall the mount s
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Section 2 : DAT cassettes 2-1. Structure of a DAT cassette 120-minute cassettes or longer (180-min cas- sette, etc.) Top view When you use a thin tape (120 minutes or longer), operation and performance may be affected. Thin tapes can also get tangled inside the mechanism. For best results, do not use thin tapes. 2-2. Loading a DAT cassette 1 Press the POWER switch to turn the power on. 2. Press the EJECT key to open the cassette holder. 3. Load a cassette. Bottom view 4. Push the cassette hold
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6 RESET/MEMO (ABS) key 4-1. Front panel É When pressed with the counter mode set to Tape Counter, the counter value is reset to "00 00". É When pressed with the counter mode set to ABS, the 1 POWER switch current tape position point is stored in memory for later direct access. 2 SKIP keys For skip search. (p.24) 7 Display Displays different information regarding the unit’s sta- 3 STANDBY key tus. The information displayed varies according to the With this key ON (LED lit), the Play-Pause mode i
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Section 4 : Features and Controls 0 ID-related display 8 COMMON MODE switch Shows the indication for the deck selected by the 1 & 2: SELECT 1/2 key. Select to engage both Deck 1 and Deck 2 in the START WRT: Record or Play mode at the same time. Lights when the Start ID Manual Writing mode is 1 · 2: selected. Continuous playback or recording on Deck 1 and START ERASE: Deck 2. Lights when Start ID erasing is selected. OFF: SKIP WRT: For independent operation of Deck 1 and Deck 2. Lights when Skip
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Section 4 : Features and Controls t PHONES OUT switch d RECORD key 1 (2): É Press together with the PLAY key to start recording. Outputs Deck 1 (Deck 2) playback signals from the (LED lights.) PHONES jack. É Engages the Sampling Monitor mode when pressed áOutputs input signals when performing record- in the Stop mode. (LED lights.) ing/record-pause/sampling monitor. To release the Sampling Monitor mode, press the MIX: STOP key. Outputs mixed playback signals from both Deck 1 áSampling Monitor m
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Section 4 : Features and Controls 4-2. Rear panel z ANALOG (UNBALANCED) connectors IN (L, R): Analog input connectors for Deck 1. áDuring dual recording or continuous recording, these connectors are used as the input connectors common for Deck 1 and Deck 2. OUT 1 (L, R): Analog output connectors for Deck 1. OUT 2 (L, R): Analog output connectors for Deck 2. CASCADE OUT (L, R): When more than one DA-302 is used, output analog signals from these connectors. (p.26) áTo select signals for output, r
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Section 4 : Features and Controls 4-3. RC-D302 remote control unit 1 START key Use to perform direct search play. (p.24) 2 Numeric keypad Use to directly select the program. (p.24) Also, use to enter the numerical values for memo point. 3 MENU (<) key Functions in the same way as when the > key is pressed while pressing the SHIFT key on the main unit. 4 CLEAR key When directly selecting the program, use this key to cancel the selected program number or to clear the numeric value for the memo
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Section 5 : Recording 5-1-2. Recording digital input signals Note: Before recording, select Copy ID from the menu. 1 Set the COMMON MODE switch to OFF. (p.28) The Copy ID cannot be changed after recording. 2 Connect the source to the DIGITAL IN connector for the Deck 1 (Deck 2). 3 Set the INPUT switch to DIGITAL. 5-1. Normal recording 4 Pressing the PLAY key while pressing the RECORD key of Deck 1 (Deck 2) starts recording. Normal recording means recording on Deck 1 or Deck 2 áWhen performin
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Section 5 : Recording 5-2-3. Making a tape with the program order 5-2. Dubbing changed 1 Set the COMMON MODE switch to OFF. Dubbing means copying audio signals from Deck 1 to Deck 2. 2 Select Deck 1 with the SELECT 1/2 key. É The playback sound during dubbing is output from the ANALOG OUT and DIGITAL OUT connectors for 3 Follow the procedure in "6.6 Program playback" to Deck 1 and Deck 2. select the programs to be dubbed. áFor high-speed dubbing, signals are not output to the DIGITAL OUT connect
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Section 5 : Recording 5-3. Dual recording 5-4. Continuous recording Dual recording means recording the same input source on Continuous recording means recording one input source both Deck 1 and Deck 2. continuously using tapes in Deck 1 and Deck 2. 1 Connect the input source to the ANALOG IN connec- 1 Connect the input source to the ANALOG IN connec- tors if it is analog and to the DIGITAL IN "1" connec- tors for analog input signals and to the DIGITAL IN tor if it is digital. "1" connector for
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Section 6 : Playback É The playback sound can also be monitored through the 6-1. Normal playback ANALOG CASCADE OUTPUT connectors. When "Cas Out" is set to "Auto" in the menu (p.28), play- back sound output is switched from Deck 1 to Deck 2 at 1 Set the COMMON MODE switch to OFF. the time Deck 2 starts playback. In this status, if the PLAY key of Deck 1 is pressed, you can monitor the 2 Press the PLAY key to start playback. playback sound of Deck 1 again. É When the REW key (F FWD key) is pre
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Section 6 : Playback 6 Up to 50 programs can be programmed in the same 6-5. Repeat playback way. This function allows one or all programs to be played back 7 Press the EXECUTE key to start Program Playback. repeatedly. áWith one program repeat, the tape is automatically É The last step is the step before the step in which "EE" is rewound to the previous Start ID when a Start ID is shown in the program number input section on the detected. menu. áFor all program repeat, the tape is automatically
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Section 7 : Recording/editing of subcode data É The detection level can be adjusted to suit the recording 7-1. Subcode data source. (1) While holding the SHIFT key pressed, press the Recordable subcode data is shown below. AUTO ID key as many times as necessary to select the desired level (-36 dB, -42 dB, -48 dB, -54 dB, É Start ID (recording time: 9 seconds*) dd*). É Skip ID (recording time: 1 second*) (2) Release the SHIFT key to determine the level. É End ID (recording time: 9 seconds*) É Pro
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Section 7 : Recording/editing of subcode data 3 During recording or playback, press the EXECUTE 5 When the PLAY key is pressed, playback takes place key at the point where you want to record the Skip ID. for about 3 seconds from the captured ABS time. The "SKIP WRT" blinks and the Skip ID is recorded Then, the Play-Pause mode is engaged. for one second from that point. áIn this status, press the UP and DOWN keys simul- áWhen the COMMON MODE switch is set to taneously or press the CLEAR key on th
