Tascam RC-898 - Manual (Page 49)

Section 8.1 - Primary timecode functions
8-3
8.1.5 Starting and stopping the generator
1) From menu group 8, move the cursor to Gen
Mode and press SELECT :
2) Use the LEFT and RIGHT cursor keys to move
between the Run/Stop and Mode fields.
3) Use the UP and DOWN keys in the Mode field
to determine whether the generator will
Continue from the last point where it was
stopped, or whether it will be Reset to the
starting value as set above when restarted.
4) When the cursor is on the Run/Stop field,
use the UP key to start the generator, and the
DOWN key to stop it again.
8.1.6 Checking the generator progress
While the generator screen above is visible, the
generator’s output can be viewed in the display
screen. However, there is also another way to
check the generator:
1) From menu group E, move the cursor to Gen
TC (there is no need to press SELECT ):
The bottom line of the display shows the current
timecode value being output by the generator. If
the generator is stopped, it will show the value at
which it was stopped.
8.1.7 Recording the timecode on a DTRS
timecode track
This procedure applies to all timecode recording,
regardless of the timecode source used.
The dedicated timecode tracks of any DTRS units
can be armed and safed on a per-machine basis:
1) From menu group 8, move the cursor to
TcTrkRec and press SELECT :
2) Use the UP and DOWN keys to arm the
timecode track on the required DTRS unit(s).
Make sure that all other units’ timecode tracks
are disabled.
When a unit’s timecode track is armed for record-
ing, and that machine is selected, as shown by the
MACHINE indicators [8], the TC REC indicator
[10] on the RC-898 (as well as the TC REC indi-
cator on the DTRS unit) will light.
3) Rewind the tape to the beginning.
It is possible to start recording timecode halfway
through the tape, but it can make later synchroni-
zation difficult. For this reason, we advise record-
ing timecode all the way through the tape from the
start (unless you use the ABS-13 or ABS-23 preset
functions to convert ABS time into synthesized
timecode, as described in 8.1.2, “Synthesizing
timecode from ABS times”).
4) Start the timecode source.
If the timecode source is an external source (see
8.1.1, “Selecting the timecode source”), start the
source so that timecode is transmitted from it.
If the timecode source is the DTRS internal gener-
ator, start the generator as described in 8.1.5,
“Starting and stopping the generator”.
If the timecode source is the ABS timing, used to
synthesize timecode, no separate operation is nec-
essary to start the timecode source.
5) Press and hold down the RECORD key and
press the PLAY key.
The TC REC indicator on the RC-898 (if the
DTRS unit is selected) as well as the DTRS units,
will light steadily.
G e n e r a t e M o d e M c n 1
0 0 : 5 7 : 0 0 : 0 0 3 0 D F
R u n / S t o p M o d e
S t o p C o n t i n u e
E x t T C A b s D i f f
T a p e T C R e l D i f f
> G e n T C
0 1 : 0 2 : 3 4 : 1 2 3 0 D F
T C T r a c k R e c o r d
e n a b l e »
d i s a b l e » » » » »
M a c h i n e 1 2 3 4 5 6
NOTE
Remember, as mentioned earlier, that it is usually necessary
to record timecode on only one unit; the other units in the
chain can use the DTRS chase facility. However, it may be
necessary, if dubbing audio tracks, etc. between DTRS
units, to transfer timecode simultaneously with the audio
tracks.