Tascam Md Recorder/player MD-801RmkII, MD-801Pmkii Owners Manual

 
1 - Hookup Examplel 
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1.5 Hookup Examplel 

 
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2 - Front and rear panel features 

 
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2 - Front and rear panel features 
This section, as well as giving a description of the 
controls and features of the MD-801, also provides 
many descriptions of basic operations.
The section on the rear panel also contains advice on 
setting up and connecting the MD-801 as part of an 
audio system. 
2.1 Front panel 
The following provides details of the basic functions 
associated with the front panel controls of the unit. If 
further information on the use of a...

 
2 - Front panel 
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To start recording, press the  
PLAY 
 key  
[6] 
. To stop 
recording, press the  
STOP 
 key  
[5] 
. After  the  
STOP 
 
key has been pressed, the words  
TOC EDIT
 
 will flash 
on the display, which will also show  
UTOC 
Writing 
 as the U-TOC is written to disc.
To cancel record ready mode, press the  
STOP 
 key  
[5] 
. 
[9] PHONES jack and level control 
Connect a pair of standard stereo headphones to this 
1/4” jack. Adjust the level with the...

 
2 - Front panel 
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• 
REMAIN
 
—the total time remaining on the disc for 
further recording (the length of the blank portion of 
the disc)
• 
TOTAL
 
—the total elapsed time from the start of the 
disc
• 
TOTAL REMAIN
 
—the total time remaining on the 
disc for further recording (the same as  
REMAIN
 
)
If the  
MEMO IN/CAPS 
 indicator  
[23] 
 is lit, the unit 
is in play or play ready mode, and the  
TIME 
 key is 
pressed, the lower (alphanumeric dot-matrix) part of...

 
2 - Front panel 
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these edits cannot be committed to disc using  
the  
TOC WRITE 
 function (see below). 
[19] TOC WRITE key and indicator 
After an edit operation has been selected and per-
formed from the  
EDIT 
 key  
[18] 
, the  
TOC WRITE 
 
indicator will light, and the  
TOC EDIT
 
 indicator in the 
display will be lit. This is a reminder that the disc 
should not be ejected before the U-TOC has been 
written to disc.
Press the  
TOC WRITE 
 key, and the editing...

 
2 - Display 
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mode, the  
REPEAT
 
 indicator will be shown on the dis-
play. See 4.2.9, Repeat playback for further details 
of this mode. 
[27] INPUT LEVEL controls 
These controls adjust the level of the signal at the 
analog connectors selected using the  
INPUT 
 selec-
tion switch  
[28] 
 (either the balanced inputs  
[36] 
 or 
the unbalanced inputs  
[37] 
) when the  
ANALOG 
INPUT 
 switch  
[31] 
 is set to  
UNCAL 
. 
When these controls are at about the “12...

 
2 - Rear panel 
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(6) TRACK TITLE  indicator 
Lights when track titles are being entered or dis-
played. See 5.11, Track and disc title entry for 
details. 
(7) DISC TITLE  indicator 
Lights when the title of the disc is being entered or 
displayed. See 5.11, Track and disc title entry for 
details. 
(8) TRACK NO. display and indicator 
This 3-digit 7-segment display usually shows the cur-
rent track. It may also be used to show a track num-
ber other than the current one,...

 
2 - Rear panel 
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ital outputs  
[33] 
 and  
[35] 
 without passing through 
the frequency converter. 
[33] DIGITAL OUTPUT (AES/EBU) 
This XLR-type connector outputs digital audio data 
in AES3-1992  format.
The output sampling frequency will always be 
44.1 kHz, ±9.9%, as determined by the pitch control 
(see both 4.2.13, Varispeed mode and 3.2, Pitch 
control). 
[34] DIGITAL INPUT (COAXIAL) 
This RCA connector accepts digital audio data in 
IEC 60958 (consumer) format...

 
2 - Rear panel 
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The wiring is, as marked on the rear panel: 
1=ground, 2=hot (+), 3=cold (–).
The nominal impedance is 11  
W 
.
The trimmer potentiometers by each connector may 
be turned counterclockwise or clockwise to cut or 
boost respectively the level of the signal sent from 
these connectors. The maximum cut achievable (rela-
tive to nominal) is –7 dB and the maximum boost is 
+4 dB.
As shipped, the trimmers are set to the standard 
+4 dBu level. 
[41] WORD SYNC IN...