Tascam DA-302, Owner'S Manual

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Section 9 : Using more than one DA-302

One input source can be recorded continuously on more
than one DA-302 beginning with the first deck, then the
second deck, and so on. 

1

Connect DA-302s as shown in the figure.

·

The connections marked with * in the figure shows
the connections for analog signal recording.  When
recording digital signals, connect the recording
source to the master deck's DIGITAL INPUTS 1
connector and the DIGITAL CASCADE OUTPUT
connector to the slave deck's DIGITAL INPUTS 1
connector.

9-1. Continuous recording with more than

one DA-302

MASTER

SLAVE

SLAVE

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WR-7000

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SOURCE

Amplifier

Speakers

2

Set the first DA-302 to Master Deck and the other DA-
302s to Slave Deck.  Set decks to master/slave deck
with "Control" in the menu. (

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p.28)

3

For all connected DA-302s, perform procedures 2 to 4
in the "5.4 Continuous recording".

4

Press the REW key on Deck 1 in the master deck to
rewind the tapes in Deck 1 in the master deck and the
slave decks to the beginning.

·

Only the REW key on Deck 1 of the master deck
controls the slave decks.

5

Press the REW key on Deck 2 in the master deck to
rewind the tape in Deck 2 in the master deck to the
beginning.

6

Set Deck 1 in the master deck to the Record mode to
start recording.
When Deck 1 reaches the ABS time of Deck 1 set with
"Seqtime", Deck 2 starts recording.
When Deck 2 reaches the ABS time of Deck 2 of the
master deck, Deck 1 in the second deck receives the
command from the EXT CONTROL IN connector and
starts recording. This process continues from deck to
deck, enabling continuous recording.

7

To stop recording, press the STOP key on the deck
which is currently recording.

…

After recording, each deck automatically rewinds the
tape to the beginning either 3 minutes after the time set
with "Seqtime" or when the tape end is reached.

Example:

First deck settings (master )

Seqtime: 2H00M00S

Second deck settings (slave)

Seqtime: 2H00M00S

Third deck settings (slave)

Seqtime: 2H00M00S

With these settings, the recording operation is as follows.

(1) When the ABS time of the first deck's Deck 1 reaches

2H00M00S, Deck 2 of the first deck starts recording.

(2) When the ABS time of the first deck's Deck 2 reaches

2H00M00S, Deck 1 of the second deck starts record-
ing.

(3) When the ABS time of the second deck's Deck 1 reach-

es 2H00M00S, Deck 2 of the second deck starts
recording.

(4) When the ABS time of the second deck's Deck 2 reach-

es 2H00M00S, Deck 1 of the third deck starts record-
ing.

(5) When the ABS time of the third deck's Deck 1 reaches

2H00M00S, Deck 2 of the third deck starts recording.

(6) When the ABS time of the third deck's Deck 2 reaches

2H03M00S or the tape is reached to its end, all opera-
tions are complete.

·

If "Loop" in the menu of the master deck is set to
"On"(

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p.28), Deck 1 of the first deck starts

recording when the ABS tme of the third deck’s
Deck 2 reaches 2H00M00S. In this case, change the
tape if required.