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» DA-45HR Digital Audio Tape Deck Ü ÿ The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons..
DOUBT — CONSULT ELECTRICIAN. TASCAM DA-45HR TO THE USER This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed...
24) Heat — The product should be situated away from heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other products (including amplifiers) that produce heat. TASCAM DA-45HR ANTENNA LEAD IN WIRE...
Table of Contents Table of Contents 1 - Introduction to the DA-45HR 1.1 Features...6 1.2 Unpacking and inspection ...6 1.3 Installation of the tape deck ...6 1.4 About DAT cassettes...6 1.4.1 Head cleaning... 7 1.5 Making connections ...7 1.5.1 Making analog connections... 7 1.5.2 Making digital audio connections ...
1 - Introduction to the DA-45HR The DA-45HR Digital Audio Tape (DAT) deck is referred to throughout this manual as “the tape deck”. Please make a note of the different sections of this manual to assist you in locating the function you need.
(noise) on playback or while recording. You can make a visual check of the error rates and error loca- 1 - Introduction to the DA-45HR tions using the DISPLAY [24] key or the error dis- play menu (3.19, "Viewing points at which block errors have occurred").
1 - Introduction to the DA-45HR the word clock master for a digital audio setup, any word clock slaves should receive the clock through the digital audio signal. 1.5.4 Making control connections The optional RC-D45 remote control unit may be connected to the REMOTE IN jack, using the 5 m (approximately 16 ft) cable of the RC-D45.
The different modes available for display are described more fully below ( COUNTER MODE [21] and DISPLAY [24]). TASCAM DA-45HR Above the tape counter in the display are two bar- graph peak level meters which show either the level of the input signals, or the level of the signals recorded on tape, depending on the current status of the transport.
(AES/EBU), the XLR connec- tors are capable of receiving SPDIF format input, and the RCA COAXIAL connectors are capable of receiving AES/EBU format. The tape deck will automatically detect the input format and adjust itself accordingly. TASCAM DA-45HR...
START ID marker. The audio portion of the data recorded on a DAT cassette is not used to determine the division into tracks. TASCAM DA-45HR Repeated presses of these keys will move the tape forwards or backwards by the appropriate number of...
(RECORD key and PAUSE key). [18] REC MUTE key Use this key to record a period of silence on the tape. If the tape deck is recording, and this key is pressed, TASCAM DA-45HR ), followed , will be shown...
Press the PAUSE key within five seconds of turning the DATA dial to locate to the start of the program and put the tape deck into pause mode. TASCAM DA-45HR If the DATA dial is turned by mistake, either leave the tape deck alone for five seconds to cancel the operation, or press the STOP key.
[28] MENU Repeated presses of this key (when the display is not in Block Error mode) cycle through the different options available in the menu. These options are explained in detail in 3, "Menu functions". TASCAM DA-45HR...
As well as the mode described in the table below, this connector can also be used as a serial connector. Please contact your TASCAM distributor for details of this facility. The pinouts of this connector are given below:...
The “standard” setting (and the condition in which the unit is shipped from the factory) is with these trimmers set to maximum (fully clockwise). TASCAM DA-45HR...
The options available are: The default value is TASCAM DA-45HR 3.3 Auto ID time When the AUTO ID function is enabled (AUTO ID [26]), signals which exceed the level set in 3.2, "Auto ID level"...
(LOC 1 [29] or LOC 2 [30]) is pressed. The setting made here has no effect on locating to the START IDs of programs using the SKIP keys [12] or the DATA dial [20]. TASCAM DA-45HR The values available are: seconds. The default value is 3.14End tally signal...
See “Character editing (titling)” on page 26 TASCAM DA-45HR 4.3 INS/+ and DEL/- These keys may be used in addition to the data dial to increment and decrement values in the menus (see 3, "Menu functions").
The PAUSE indicator will light, and the PLAY indi- cator will start to flash. Use the INS/+ and DEL/- keys or the DATA dial to adjust the offset backwards or forwards by up to 50 frames in either direction. TASCAM DA-45HR at the...
SKIP ERASE shown in the display will start flashing, and the RECORD and PLAY indicators will light. TASCAM DA-45HR After the ID has been erased, the deck will continue playing the tape. If a START ID is erased, the program num- bers will not be continuous.
Use the SHUTTLE wheel to move the cursor (flash- ing digits) between the frames, seconds, minutes and hours fields. Use the INS/+ and DEL/- keys and the DATA dial to increment or decrement the flashing value field. TASCAM DA-45HR...
NOTE This feature is not supported by every DAT player and recorder. If titles are recorded on a tape, they will be shown on TASCAM DA- 45HR machines, but not on other recorders. However, recording titles will not affect the audio quality or any other aspect of the tape when it is used on other recorders.
EDIT until the display shows: Press the MEMO 2 key to recall and paste the last title into the editing area. The title may then be edited and written to tape in the usual way. , and TASCAM DA-45HR...
When editing and entering titles, these keys may be used as a convenient way of entering characters. TASCAM DA-45HR Repeated presses of a key will cycle through the characters associated with the key. For instance, the 2 key, when pressed once, will enter...
Equivalent to the PAUSE key [16] on the main unit. [71] RECORD keys To enter record ready, both of these keys must be pressed simultaneously. It is not possible to enter record mode directly, and this helps to prevent acci- dental recording. TASCAM DA-45HR...
Channel separation >95 dB (1kHz @ FS) Wow and flutter Unmeasurable (<0.001%) a. If the DA-45HR’s DA convertors are used for replay, conversion is carried out at a rounded 8 times oversampled 20 bits, with the option of dithering. 6.2 I/O specifications...
first try any countermeasures listed here. If the message does not disappear after trying the countermeasure, you should contact your TASCAM dis- tributor for testing and repair of your tape deck. —Eject the tape, power down the tape deck, power it up again, and reinsert the tape as described in 1.4, "About DAT cassettes".