Tascam DA-302, Owner'S Manual

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6

RESET/MEMO (ABS) key

…

When pressed with the counter mode set to Tape
Counter, the counter value is reset to "00 00".

…

When pressed with the counter mode set to ABS, the
current tape position point is stored in memory for
later direct access.

7

Display

Displays different information regarding the unit’s sta-
tus. The information displayed varies according to the
mode.

1

1, 2

Shows the deck selected by the SELECT 1/2 key.

2

Time display

Time selected by the COUNTER MODE key is
shown. Also, menu contents are shown.

3

PNO

Lights when the program number is shown in the
program number/margin display.

4

Program number/margin display

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When performing recording/rec-pause/sampling
monitor, or when the MARGIN RESET key is
pressed during playback, a margin value is shown.
The margin to the full scale level is shown in the
range 0 dB to 39 dB.  Until the MARGIN RESET
key is pressed, the margin value for the input sig-
nal at maximum is maintained.  If the margin
value exceeds the full scale level, 0 blinks.

…

In cases than those above, the program number is
shown.

5

MARG

Lights when the margin value is shown in the pro-
gram number/margin display.

6

SLAVE

If more than one DA-302 is connected, and this
deck is set to SLAVE, this indicator lights.

7

DIGITAL IN

Lights when "DIGITAL" is selected with the
INPUT switch.

8

Dubbing mode display

DUB MODE HIGH:

Lights in the High-Speed Dubbing mode.

DUB MODE NORM:

Lights in the Normal-Speed Dubbing mode.

DUB MODE PGM:

Lights in the Program Dubbing mode.

DUB MODE APPEND:

Lights in the Append Dubbing mode.

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AUDIO ID

Lights when the Start ID Auto Writing mode is
selected.

4-1. Front panel

1

POWER switch

2

SKIP keys

For skip search. (

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3

STANDBY key

With this key ON (LED lit), the Play-Pause mode is
automatically engaged after skip search, direct search,
or location search.

4

EJECT key

Press to load or unload the cassette.

5

COUNTER MODE key

To switch the time mode on the time display.  Each time
this key is pressed, the mode changes in the following
order.

ABS time 

∑ 

PGM time 

∑ 

REMAIN time 

∑ 

Tape counter

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ABS (absolute) time:

Shows the elapsed (absolute) time from the begin-
ning of the tape up to the current position in hours,
minutes and seconds.

·

In the Long Play mode, the displayed time differs
from the actual time. Double the displayed time to
get the actual time.

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PGM (program) time:

Shows the elapsed time from the beginning of each
program (start ID) in hours, minutes and seconds.

…

REMAIN time:

Shows the tape remaining time.

·

If a "TOC (Table Of Contents)" is written on the
tape (such as a commercially-available music
tape), the remaining time is shown in hours, min-
utes and seconds.  If there is no "TOC", the time is
shown in hours and minutes.

·

When "- -- --" is displayed, it means that the
remaining time is being calculated.  Once the cal-
culation is complete, the time is shown.

·

In the Long Play mode, the displayed time differs
from the actual time.  Double the displayed time to
get the actual time.

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Tape counter:

Counts according to the tape running.

·

When the "Dig Out" menu is set to "AES/EBU"
(

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p.28), time code is shown if it is written on the

tape.