Tascam DA-P1 - Manual (Page 10)

Recording Skip ID
Marks
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Recording an End iD
Mark
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9. To start audio recording (analog or digital), press PLAY or PAUSE.
If you have selected "AUTO ID," the instant the first note of the music is actually
fed to the tape, recording of the following starts at the same time :
o Start ID mark
o Program number (when the tape starts from its beginning or the previous PGM
number is read)
o Program time
These three data items are recorded for 9 seconds each time a new audio recording
is made.
Whether or not AUTO ID is selected, the point on the tape where the transport
goes into record is automatically marked for later autolocation. It will be the same
for the point where the transport exits record mode. Each time audio recording is
made, the previous record-in and out marks are erased from memory and the new
points are marked. Autolocating to those points is explained in the section on
playback.
o To interrupt audio recording temporarily, press PAUSE. A subsequent pressing
of PLAY or PAUSE will resume the recording.
o To definitely end recording, press STOP. You may want to end recording by
marking the point with an End ID as explained below.
You can either enter Skip ID marks during the initial audio recording or they can be
added to the recording during play.
If you want to enter a Skip ID while audio recording is taking place, proceed as
follows:
(1) Press the ID SELECT switch as many times as necessary to have "WRT SKIP"
light in the LCD display.
(2) At the desired moment during record, hit RECORD. "WRT SKIP" will blink for 1
second, during which a Skip ID mark is recorded on the tape.
CAUTION
Don't write an End ID mark at an intermediate point of the existing audio
recordings, which invalidates all the recordings that follow the End ID mark. For
example. If your tape contains 10 programs and you re-record program #3 and
terminate it by writing an End ID mark, then the tape will not run past that point
and you cannot access programs #4-10 unless you erase that End ID mark by re­
recording program #4.
(1) Press the ID SELECT switch until "WRT END" lights in the LCD display.
(2) When reaching the end of audio recording, hold down RECORD until "WRT END"
blinks, indicating an End ID mark starts being recorded.
After 9 seconds, the indication will go out and the tape will automatically rewind,
stopping at a point 2 seconds lower than the End ID mark recorded. This
intentional overshoot ensures that the current End ID mark is fully erased, and that
the deck continues to record ABS time without a break when you add a new audio
recording to the end of the existing ones.