Tascam Remote Control Unit RC-898 Owners Manual

Section 4.3 - Selecting the unit controlled by the menus
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4.2.4 “Fine-tuning” values
The JOG/SHUTTLE
 controls [28] may also be 
used to “fine-tune” the values entered and dis-
played on the LED VA L U E
 display.
1) Press the DATA INC/DEC
 key [27] so that the 
indicator lights.
2) Use the jog dial to change the value shown on 
the VA L U E
 display in the same way as you 
would use them to locate a tape (i.e. the jog dial 
increments (clockwise) or decrements (counter-
clockwise) the numbers.
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Section 4.5 - Storing and recalling user setups  
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If you have not assigned a menu to a function key, 
the default (factory) menu-to-key assignments 
will be used as follows:
4.4.1 Assigning menus to function keys 
To assign a menu to a function key:
1) Use cursor keys and the SELECT
 key until you 
see the menu you want to assign to a function 
key.
2) Press the PRESET
 key [21]:
The “Shuttle Monitor” screen is an example only. 
The current menu title will be displayed on the 
bottom line of the...

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3) Highlight the Load field, and change it so that 
it reads 
Save, using the UP
 key.
4) Use the LEFT
 and RIGHT
 keys to highlight the 
user memory into which you wish to store the 
current settings, and press the UP
 key.
5) Press SELECT
 to confirm the save, or any of 
the following: ESCAPE
, DOWN
, LEFT
 or 
RIGHT
 keys to cancel.
The display will briefly show Execut-
ing...
, and the current settings will be saved 
into the user setup.
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Section 5.1 - Transport controls
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5 – Basic DTRS operations
This section covers the basic operations of con-
trolling the DTRS units connected to the RC-898. 
For details of how to make parameter settings, etc. 
and timecode operations, see 4, “Menu and basic 
operations”, 7, “Making settings on the DTRS 
units” and 10, “Menu and parameter reference”.
5.1 Transport controls
The transport controls on the RC-898 replicate 
those on the DTRS units.
The logic of the transport controls is such that any...

Section 5.2 - Monitoring  
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tape from the beginning, you should wait until the 
end of the tape before rewinding and ejecting it.
5.1.3 Arming tracks
The tracks of the DTRS units are armed using the 
REC FUNCTION
 keys with their indicators. 
These keys and indicators only work for tracks of 
units that are actually connected. 
Armed tracks, i.e. those which are ready for 
recording, are shown by their indicators flashing. 
Tracks which are actually recording are shown by 
their indicators being...

Section 5.2 - Monitoring
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Use the flowchart (5.2.5, “Monitoring flowchart” 
and tables (5.2.6, “Monitoring tables”) for refer-
ence to the monitoring modes available.
The AU TO  M O N
 key [5] is used in punch record-
ing, providing automatic switching between 
source and off-tape monitoring as the punch-in 
recording progresses. See 6.7, “Punch operations” 
for full details.
5.2.1 ALL INPUT
The ALL INPUT
 key [4] allows the switching of 
monitoringso that the output from all tracks on the...

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5.2.5 Monitoring flowchart
This flowchart is applicable to DA-98 operations, provided that you have not made any manual monitor set-
tings using the INPUT MONITOR
 keys, and that confidence mode is off.
What do I listen to ?
ALL INPUT ?
REC
FUNCTION ?
STOP
FF,REW ?
JOG/
SHUTTLE ?
N
N
N
AUTO MON ?
SHTL MON ?
MUTE
AUTO MON ?
PLAY ?
JOG/
SHUTTLE ?
SHTL MON ?
Y
Y
Y
Y
N
Y
Y
TAPESOURCE
Y
N
YNN
Y
N
Y
N
N 

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5.2.6 Monitoring tables
Table 1: DA-88 and DA-38
PLAY RECSTOP, FF. 
REWJOG/
SHUTTLE
ALL INPUT on
Source
ALL INPUT offAUTO  M O N offREC FUNCTION on
REC FUNCTION off Tape Tape Mute Tape
AUTO  M O N onREC FUNCTION on Tape Source Source
See below
REC FUNCTION off Tape Tape Mute
Table 2: DA-88 and DA-38 shuttle modes (ALL INPUT off, AUTO MON on)
JOG/SHUTTLE
JOG/ SHTL MON off Tape
JOG/SHTL MON onREC FUNCTION on Source
REC FUNCTION off Mute
Table 3: DA-98
PLAY RECSTOP, FF. 
REWJOG/...

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