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YAMAHA
Professional Series Digital Audio Tape Recorder
OWNER'S MANUAL
MODE D'EMPOl
BEDIENUNGSANLEITUNG
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Thank you for purchasing the YAMAHA DTR2 Digital Audio Tape Recorder. SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS FCC INFORMATION (U.S.A.) 1. IMPORTANT NOTICE: DO NOT MODIFY THIS UNIT! This product, when installed as indicated In the instructions contained in this manual, meets FCC requirements. Modifications not expressly approved by Yamaha may void your authority, granted by the FCC, to use the product. CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC 2. IMPORTANT: When connecting this product to accessories and/ SHOCK, DO NO
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On drum life CAUTION: READ THIS BEFORE OPERATING It is recommended to replace the head drum with a new one YOUR UNIT. within about 1,500 hours of use. Dew condensation 1. This unit is a sophisticated digital audio tape recorder. To Dew is the moisture that collects on a cold object in a warm room. ensure proper operation for the best possible performance, Dew can form on the drum and head inside the tape deck please read this manual carefully. causing damage to tapes and head. This unit contains
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NAMES OF CONTROLS Front panel POWER switch REPEAT button Turns the power on and off. Press to continuously repeat playback. Cassette holder PROGRAM button Holds the digital audio tape. Used for programming tunes. INPUT selector CLEAR button Set to DIGITAL to record from an audio source Press to clear the input digit or programmed tune No. connected to the DIGITAL INPUT terminals. Set to ANALOG to record from an audio source connected to CALL button the ANALOG INPUT terminals. Press to check the
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START ID buttons END ID buttons AUTO WRITE: Press to automatically write the start ID WRITE: Press this button at the end of a recording. signals and their tune numbers during recording. The end ID signal is written to indicate that point. WRITE: Used to write the start ID signal manually ERASE: Press to erase the end ID signal. during recording or playback. SEARCH: Press to search for the end ID signal. The ERASE: Press to erase the start ID signal. tape rapidly goes to the end of a recording a
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Display window If this occurs, use a commercially available digital audio Remote control transmit indicator cleaning tape or have your Yamaha dealer clean the Lights when the remote control transmitter is operated. head. TOC (Table of Contents) indicator ST-ID/SKIP-ID/END-ID indicators Lights when a tape containing a TOC is played. Light when the start ID, skip ID or end ID signal is detected, or flashes when it is written or erased. Tune number display Indicates the tune number. APMS (Automatic
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NAMES OF CONTROLS Rear Panel ANALOG INPUT jacks (unbalanced type pin-jacks) ANALOG INPUT terminals (balanced type Cannon- When these jacks are used for recording, adjust the jacks) input level with the REC LEVEL control. The second pin is HOT. ANALOG INPUT selector ANALOG OUTPUT terminals (balanced type Used to select the analog input jacks between Cannon-jacks) balanced type (XLR) and unbalanced type. Reference level is +4 dBm. Pin assignment of the balanced type (XLR-3-31/XLR- ANALOG OUTPUT ja
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Wired remote control transmitter Digit buttons Start ID buttons Call button Skip ID buttons End ID buttons Absolute time button Clear button Display button Counter reset button Program button Cue button Repeat button Review button Open/close button Fast forward button Stop button Rewind button Play button NOTES: Record button All buttons have the same functions as those on the front panel. Pause button The remote control transmitter does not require any battery. Power is supplied from the REMOTE
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CONNECTIONS Connecting an analog audio component • Be sure to disconnect the power cords of both components from the AC outlet before connecting. • The same channels of this unit and the other component should be connected properly; right to right, and left to left. 1 Connect the ANALOG INPUT jacks (balanced type or unbalanced type) of this unit to the analog output jacks of the amplifier or stereo mixer, etc. 2 Connect the ANALOG OUTPUT jacks (balanced type or unbalanced type) of this unit to t
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Connecting to another digital audio tape deck, or an amplifier, etc. which has digital jacks When this unit is connected to another DAT deck, NOTES: amplifier or other digital source, such as a CD player When the POWER switch is turned on, the inside of the with digital jacks, digital-to-digital recording will be OPTICAL OUTPUT jack illuminates red. This red light carried out. (which is completely harmless) is used to send the Be sure to disconnect the power cords of both digital signal. compone
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Connecting the remote control transmitter By connecting the remote control cable to the REMOTE jack on the rear panel, this unit can be operated with the remote control transmitter. NOTES: Do not connect this remote control transmitter to other Do not strike or drop the remote control transmitter. equipment. Also, do not get the remote control transmitter wet or Connect only the supplied remote control transmitter to place it in a humid location. the REMOTE jack. Connecting headphones For best r
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DAT (Digital Audio Tape) DAT cassettes A DAT cassette measures 2-7/8" x 7/16" x 2-1/8" (73 mm x 10.5 mm x 54 mm), nearly half the size of analog audio cassettes. Furthermore, the case is constructed to prevent the tape from being scratched or soiled. DAT recording scheme In the DAT system, the head is rotated at high speed and mounted at an angle with respect to the direction of tape travel. The PCM (audio signal) area is recorded with the digital signal which has been converted from the audio s
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Preventing accidental erasure To prevent accidental erasure, slide the tab to the left to open the hole. The tape cannot be recorded even if the REC button is pressed. See Fig. A. To allow recording on the tape again, slide the tab to the right to close the hole. See Fig. B. Handling digital audio tapes Digital audio tapes are precisely constructed to record and play back highly accurate data. Never open the cassette lid and touch the tape. Touching the tape may damaged it. Do not use scratched,
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LOADING AND UNLOADING CASSETTES Loading a cassette 1 Turn the POWER switch ON. 3 Place a DAT cassette in the cassette holder. Be sure the window of the cassette faces you and the 2 Press the OPEN/CLOSE button to open the slide tab faces you on the right side. cassette holder. 4 Press the OPEN/CLOSE button again to close "OPEN" flashes on the display. the cassette holder. Unloading the cassette 1 Press the OPEN/CLOSE button to open the cassette holder. 2 Remove the cassette from the cassette hold
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RECORDING Introduction to DAT recording Unlike ordinary audio cassette tapes, various control codes called subcodes can be written on the DAT cassette tape separately from the audio signal. The subcodes are written for a variety of convenient playback and tape editing functions. You can write three types of subcodes; start ID, end ID and skip ID. Start ID: Indicates the beginning of each tune and is used for programming and searching for tunes. End ID: Indicates the end of the recording. Skip ID
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Recording from the analog input jacks This procedure is recommended when making a recording When recording from these sources, the tune numbers may from a mixing console, analog tape deck, tuner, not be written properly with the Start ID Auto Write function. phonograph or other similar external audio source. In this case, you can manually write start ID signals during recording or after recording. See page 19. 1 Turn the POWER switch ON. 8 Play the source to be recorded and adjust the recording
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To stop recording temporarily 1 Press the PAUSE button Recording stops temporarily. 2 Press the PLAY button or PAUSE button again to resume recording. When the START ID AUTO WRITE button is ON (lit), the start ID signal is written at the point where recording resumes. NOTE: To protect the tape and the head, the head will separate from the tape after about 5 minutes have passed in recording pause mode. Blank sections and sound muted sections With conventional analog audio tapes, the sections on w
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START ID SIGNALS AND TUNE NUMBERS The actual number of a recorded tune on a tape and the Short intervals (i. e., 2 seconds or less) between tunes. Long quiet pianissimo passages. tune number displayed on the unit may not be the same, even if the tune numbers are written automatically with the Noise or hum between tunes. START ID AUTO WRITE function. This may occur due to the If the tune numbers are not written properly, it may be contents of the recorded tune. necessary to add or erase the tune
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Notes on writing start ID signals The interval between start ID signals (playing time of a If a start ID signal is written on a point where a skip ID tune) should be 9 seconds or more. This 9-second signal has been written, the skip ID signal is erased. interval is necessary to ensure proper operation of the APSS function, APMS function and renumbering tunes. To erase start ID signals If a start ID signal is written on a undesirable point, you can erase it during playback. Be sure to renumber th
