Tascam DA-38 - Manual (Page 6)

SECTION 3 ; FORMAHING A TAPE
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Press the FORMAT switch once more on every DA-
38.
The FORMAT indicator will glow solid to show that
the unit is ready to format the tape.
^ If you want to cancel the tape format ready mode at
this stage, press CLEAR, and the FORMAT indicator
will turn off.
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The FORMAT/Fs switch now acts as a sampling rate
selection switch, so press the switch until the
required rate shows on the display.
IMPORTANT
It is imperative that all the stave machines are refer­
enced to the same sampling rate as the master.
Check to see one and the same sampling rate indica­
tor is lit on ali the units' displays.
• If you select a different rate from the one selected
on the master unit, "E. E i U E ' ' will appear on
that slave's display.
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Put the tracks to record on into Record Ready mode
by pressing the tracks' associated REC FUNCTION
switches. Their LEDs will start blinking.
^3 master DA-38, hold RECORD and press
PLAY, and both the audio recording process and the
tape formatting process will start on all the DA-38s
(RECORD LED lit).
When the end of the tapes is reached, they will auto­
matically rewind, stopping at "£7 £?£?£?£?£? tj £?".
IMPORTANT
• Let the tape run until the end is reached even if
audio recording is complete at an intermediate
point of the tape. Interrupting the tape format
process results in ABS time discontinuities, making
proper operation impossible.
• The tapes you intend to use for synchronization
also must be formatted from the beginning all the
way to the end in one continuous stroke. Tapes
which were formatted in multiple strokes or were
recorded in Assemble mode and in consequence
formatted in multiple strokes could lead to unstable
synchronization when they transit from one format­
ted section to the next formatted section. Such
tapes must be re-formatted from beginning to end if
you want to use.
• During the tape formatting process, any transport
controls do not operate except for STOP.
• You cannot change the sampling rate during the
formatting/recording process.
• When the display shows a negative ABS time,
audio cannot be recorded, as indicated by a blink­
ing RECORD button.
NOTE
When recording from the digital input, the DA-38 is
automatically switched to operate at an incoming
sampling rate. Your selection is overridden and the Fs
switch does not operate.
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