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D00410900A
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DA-40
Digital Audio Tape Deck
OWNER’S MANUAL
CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT
REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS
INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.
The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert
the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure
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that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to per
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Important Safety Precautions IMPORTANT (for U.K. Customers) TO THE USER DO NOT cut off the mains plug from this equipment. This equipment has been tested and found to comply If the plug fitted is not suitable for the power points in your with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to home or the cable is too short to reach a power point, then Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed obtain an appropriate safety approved extension lead or to provide
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS CAUTION: "Note to CATV system installer: ÉRead all of these Instructions. This reminder is provided to call the CATV system installer’s attention to ÉSave these Instructions for later use. Section 820-40 of the NEC which provides guidelines for proper grounding ÉFollow all Warnings and Instructions marked on the audio and, in particular, specifies that the cable ground shall be connected to t
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Table of Contents [36] Power cord...........................................16 1 - Introduction to the DA-40 [37] (BALANCED) ANALOG INPUTS.........16 1.1 Features.............................................6 [38] (UNBALANCED) ANALOG INPUTS....16 1.2 Unpacking and inspection ...............6 [39] (UNBALANCED) ANALOG OUTPUTS16 1.3 Installation of the tape deck ............6 [40] (BALANCED) ANALOG OUTPUTS.....17 1.4 About DAT cassettes........................6 3 -
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Table of Contents [46] AUTO ID............................................... 28 [62] SAMPLING MONITOR key ..................29 [47] INS/+ and DEL/-................................... 28 [63] REW and F FWD ..................................29 [48] EDIT ..................................................... 28 [64] LOC 1 and LOC 2 keys........................29 [49] ENTER ................................................. 28 [65] REC MUTE ...........................................29 [50]
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1 - Introduction to the DA-40 The DA-40 Digital Audio Tape (DAT) deck is • the ambient temperature should be between 5˚ C referred to throughout this manual as “the tape and 35˚ C (41˚ F to 95˚ F) deck”. • the relative humidity should be between 30% and 60% (non-condensing) Please make a note of the different sections of this • the tape deck should not be located near any strong manual to assist you in locating the function you magnetic fields (TV sets or monitors, speakers,
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1 - Introduction to the DA-40 Always store DAT cassettes in their plastic cases to 1.5 Making connections prevent dust damage. Keep them away from mag- netic fields (TV sets and monitors, speakers, etc.) Although 180-minute DAT cassettes are available, NOTE we do not recommend their use, as the tape in these Before making any audio connections to the cassettes is thin, and may cause winding problems, tape deck, make sure that all equipment is and ph
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1 - Introduction to the DA-40 The CONTROL I/O connector is for use with suit- WARNING ably-equipped control units (see CONTROL I/O [34]). Do not attempt to use the tape deck with any remote control unit except one designed 1.5.5Power connections especially for use with this tape deck. Make sure that your AC voltage supply matches the voltage requirements of the tape deck (as printed on the rear panel). 1.6 Block Diagram TASCAM DA-40 8
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Front and Rear panels Front and Rear panels 9 TASCAM DA-40
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2 - Parts of the tape deck Above the tape counter in the display are two bar- NOTES graph peak level meters which show either the level of the input signals, or the level of the signals As well as providing details of the settings recorded on tape, depending on the current status of made with switches, etc., this section also the transport. provides the information necessary for basic operations of the tape deck. Although the Other indicators in th
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2 - Parts of the tape deck +4 dBu or the –10 dBV level as a nominal level. The [5] Fs switch input level controls are not used in this case. Use this switch to select the sampling frequency (44.1 or 48 kHz) when making analog recordings. NOTE When making digital recordings, the sampling fre- quency is automatically detected. If this switch is set to the CAL position, make sure that no parts of the progra
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2 - Parts of the tape deck In the above example, the tape is currently on pro- If the REC indicator is lit together with the PLAY gram 8, and must move two programs forward before indicator, the unit is recording. the correct program (i.e. program 10) is reached. If the tape is locating as the result of a command to The flashing number on the right of the display search for the beginning of a program (skip or pro- should be used as the definitive indication of how gram play), and
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2 - Parts of the tape deck If the selected digital input is interrupted or is incor- [17]REC MUTE key rect for any reason, the words DIGITAL IN, shown Use this key to record a period of silence on the tape. on the bottom right of the display will blink to alert If the tape deck is recording, and this key is pressed, you of the fact. the RECORD indicator will flash, and all input to the tape will be muted. After a number of seconds From the input monitor mode, pressing and holding (defined i
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2 - Parts of the tape deck minutes. Bear this in mind when you are using NOTE the LP mode. If the DATA dial is turned by mistake, either leave the tape deck alone for five seconds to • Tape Counter mode— no indication is given on the cancel the operation, or press the STOP key. display of the mode, and a 4-digit number is used to show the tape position. This value is relative to a user-definable reference “zero” point (see 2.4 Command keys MARGIN RESET [22]). PNO MARG 01 26 08 6.3 These com
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2 - Parts of the tape deck • Block Error Rate mode— the last digits of the [26]ENTER display show E---- when out of play mode. This key is used to confirm entries made in the menu When playback starts, the error rate for either the A and EDIT settings. or B track is displayed. The A or B track is selected It is also used, when in EDIT mode (see 4, "SHIFT using the MENU key while the error rate display functions"), to enter the EDIT functions). mode is active. ABS When recording subcode (ST
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2 - Parts of the tape deck [31]SHIFT Pin This key is a latching key. When active, the indicator Signal Function number beside and above the key lights, and the command keys take on their shifted functions, as indicated by 8 Ground — — the blue captions above them. 9 FWD PLAY OUT Transmit trans- See 4, "SHIFT functions" for details of these shifted TALLY port status indica- functions. tion signals in 10 F.FWD TALLY OUT open collector 2.5 Rear panel (maximum allow- 11 REW TALLY OUT able vol
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2 - Parts of the tape deck The trimmer beside each connector can be used to [40](BALANCED) ANALOG OUTPUTS reduce the output level to match the level expected by These XLR connectors provide balanced outputs at a the equipment connected to the tape deck. nominal +4 dBu level. The nominal impedance of these connectors is less than 10 kW . The “standard” setting (and the condition in which the unit is shipped from the factory) is with these trimmers set to maximum (fully clockwise). TASCAM
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3 - Menu functions The menu facilities on the tape deck allow common The options available are: -48dB, -54dB, settings to be made. -57dB -60dBand dd. The dd setting detects the digital start of a track. Repeated presses of MENU [27] will cycle through the different menu items listed here in the order pre- When the dd setting is made, and if a DAT deck is sented here. connected to the tape deck through the COAXIAL interface, the START IDs and SKIP IDs on the Repeated presses of the DISPLAY
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3 - Menu functions (one generation only of digital copying is possible 3.4 Record mute time from tapes produced when this setting is made), and Prohbt (no digital copying at all is possible). The second option is equivalent to the SCMS system RecMut 2sec implemented on consumer DAT recorders. Sets the length of the silent period when the REC The default value here is Free. MUTE key [17] is pressed, the input signal to the tape is muted, and a period of silence is recorded. 3.7 End ID The
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3 - Menu functions (the unit will enter cue/review mode when the fast NOTE wind keys are pressed). The time set here is real time, rather than the The setting made here also applies to fast wind com- time shown on the tape counter, which in LP mands made through the CONTROL I/O [34] con- mode is half that of real time. Accordingly, in nector, and using the optional RC-D45 remote LP mode, if the time is set to 4 seconds, this control unit. will be the pre-roll time, even though only 2 The
