Tascam DA-78HR - Manual (Page 20)

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TASCAM DA-78HR
4 - Menu interface, etc.
Read this section to understand the basic principles
of the menu operations. These menus are used for
making settings which cannot be made directly from
dedicated front panel keys.
In addition, this section gives a brief description of
the top-level menu groups as well as the sub-menu
items and the parameters. This is not a detailed
description of these menus and parameters, but may
be consulted for quick reference. See the appropriate
sections of the manual for detailed information
regarding these menu settings.
4.1 The display
The DA-78HR’s menus and their options are dis-
played using the time counter. Since the display is
composed of 7-segment LED counters, a special
alphabet is used to show the letters of the alphabet.
The characters on the DA-78HR time counter are
shown as in the table below:
When a menu item or a value is given in this manual,
we show it in the following way:
Pk. Hld ( PK HLD ).
Notice also that because there are not many character
positions on the time counter, the English menu
titles, etc. may be abbreviated sometimes.
4.1.1 Peak meters
In addition to the time display, the bargraph meters
are sometimes used to show a value. For example, in
the stereo sub-mixer settings, the meters act as a bar-
graph display to show the “fader” settings of the
track levels.
Typically, the higher the value of the parameter, the
more segments of the meter are lit (at minimum val-
ues, no segments are lit, at maximum values, all seg-
ments are lit).
Pressing and holding SHIFT and pressing any REC
FUNCTION key in these editing modes will toggle
the meters between data value display and the normal
meter display.
4.2 The SHIFT key
The SHIFT key serves two functions: first, to modify
the action of another key when the SHIFT key is
pressed and held while the other key is pressed, and
secondly, to enter “shift mode”. These two are
explained below.
4.2.1 Shifted keys
Some keys of the DA-78HR perform two functions,
labels associated with the key. For instance, the
LOC
1 (locate to memory position 1) key, has the alterna-
tive “shifted” function marked as MEMO 1 (store the
current time into memory location 1).
When the SHIFT key is pressed and held down, and
one of these keys, as described in the relevant part of
this manual, is pressed, the shifted function will be
performed.
The two keys can then be released in either order
(either the
SHIFT key or the other key can be released
first).
4.2.2 Shift mode
By contrast, pressing the SHIFT key alone and releas-
ing it will place the unit into “shift mode”. The
SHIFT indicator flashes to show this.
Pressing any of the two-function keys while the unit
is in shift mode will automatically enter the shifted
function.
While the unit is in shift mode, pressing the SHIFT
key once again will turn the indicator off and exit
SHIFT mode.
Note, however, that pressing and holding the SHIFT
key and pressing another key to access the shifted
function of that key will not affect the current shift
mode.
A B C D E F G H I J K
A B C D E F G H I J K
L M N O P Q R S T U V
L M N O P Q R S T U V
W X Y Z 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
W X Y Z 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 - . x a
a. This is a lowercase "x", used to denote an
unknown value.
7 8 9 - . ;