Tascam DA-88 - Manual (Page 17)

Preroll time : It defaults to 5 seconds. If you want longer prerolls, hold ▲ or
▼ and press the other. The display will read "Pr. 00 05 00." Then, each time
you press A, the display will increment by 1 second, up to 59 minutes, 59
seconds. To decrement the display, pressV. You can hold the key to scroll
through the numerals. After you have entered the desired time, press
DISPLAY to switch the display back to its normal, ABS time display mode.
You cannot use the A. and T keys to get access to the "Pr" display
except when the RHSL is flashging or lights solid or the AUTO IN/OUT
LED lights solid, and ABS time shows and the tape is stopped.
The postroll time is fixed to 3 seconds.
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o When the optional RC-848 remote control unit is connected to the DA-88, you
can "fine tune" the postroll time as well.
Fine Tuning In and Out Points
10. Press the DISPLAY switch until the MEMO 1 LED lights. The display then
shows the ABS time of your punch-in point. Then press the A key to
increment the punch-in point time, or press the T key to decrement it. Each
time either key is pressed, the ABS time will increment or decrement by 1
second.
To speed up the tuning, you can hold down either A or T and press
DISPLAY. Each time you press DISPLAY, the next upper (left) two digits
will fast increment.
11. Likewise, you can fine tune the punch-out point; first press DISPLAY to let
the MEMO 2 LED turn on, then change the display with A and T.
12. Audition the new in and out points by pressing PLAY.
Repeat steps 10 and 11 until you are sure that the punch in and out points are
correct.
Entering a Crossfade Time : It defaults to 10 msec. If you want longer
crossfades, hold the T key and press DISPLAY. "C.FAdE 10" will show.
Then, each time the A key is pressed, the fade time will increment by 10
msec, up to 90 msec. The ▼ key decrements the time, down to 10 msec.
After you have entered the desired time, press DISPLAY again.
To reset the crossfade time to 10 msec : Hold A or ▼ and press the other
when "C.FAdE" shows in the display.
To check the current crossfade time : Hold ▼ and press DISPLAY at any
time when ABS time shows.
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