2 – Front and rear panels–Front Panel controls
TASCAM DA-98HR
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S
SHIFT key and indicator
When this latching key is pressed (the indicator will
flash), keys
become function keys,
and the left and right cursor keys are used to save and
load settings, respectively.
T
REW key
Rewinds the tape at high speed.
If this key is pressed during recording, recording will
stop and the tape will rewind.
U
F FWD key
Winds the tape forward at high speed.
If this key is pressed during recording, recording will
stop and the tape will wind forward.
NOTE
When either
REW
or
F FWD
is pressed for the first time
after powering up, or loading a tape, the unit first configures
itself for the reel hub diameter of the tape in use, during
which the tape advances at low speeds. This takes several
seconds. Thereafter, the transport momentarily goes into
stop mode before the tape starts fast-winding. At the start
and end of tapes, the transport momentarily goes into stop
mode , and then advances at low speed, to prevent possi-
ble damage to tapes.
V
STOP key
Cancels any current tape transport mode, and stops
the tape.
W
PLAY key
Starts playing the tape. If this key pressed while
recording is in progress, the DA-98HR drops out of
record mode.
X
RECORD key
If the
PLAY
is pressed while the
RECORD
key is held down, recording will start on all armed
tracks.
If the DA-98HR is in play mode, and the
REC
key is
pressed, recording will start immediately on any
armed tracks.
The
RECORD
key also is used to set punch-in points
during auto punch-in/out operations (6.6.3, “Setting
punch points “on the fly””).
Y
CURSOR keys
These keys are used to navigate the cursor through
the menus controlling the DA-98HR functions.
When a menu has been selected, the up and down
keys (
§
and
¶
) are used to set the values or select
the choices within the menu.
The left and right keys (
Ó
and
Á
) are used for cur-
sor navigation.
See 4, “Menu operations” for details of how to use
these keys in menu operations.
When the
SHIFT
key
is active, the left and right
keys (
Ó
and
Á
) are used for saving and loading set-
tings from tape (see 12.5, “Tape storage of settings”).
Z
ENTER key
This key is used to confirm settings and to move
‘down” through the menu system.
a
ESCAPE key
This key is used as an “exit” key and to move
‘upward” through the menu system.
b
DATA ENTRY key and indicator
When this key is on (the indicator is lit), the data
entry/jog dial
can be used to make settings of
numerical values, etc. in the menu system.
c
JOG/SHUTTLE key and indicator
When this key is on (the indicator is lit). the data
entry/jog dial
can be used to cue the tape playback
position, in a similar way to “rock and roll” tape cue-
ing on an open-reel tape deck.
d
Data Entry/Jog and Shuttle controls
These controls consist of two parts, the inner jog dial,
and the outer shuttle wheel.
When the
DATA ENTRY
key
turning the jog dial clockwise increments the current
menu parameter value, and turning it counter-clock-
wise decrements the value.
When the
JOG/SHUTTLE
key
turning the shuttle wheel to the right provides for-
ward cueing and turning it to the left provides reverse
cueing, similar to “rock and roll” on open-reel tape
decks. The further the wheel is moved from the cen-
ter position, the faster the tape speed. In this jog/shut-
tle mode, the inner jog dial is used to advance or
retard the playback position by fractional amounts.
e
REC FUNCTION keys and indicators
These eight keys and indicators allow the setting and
viewing of the record status on a track-by-track basis.
When one of these keys is pressed, the appropriate
indicator will flash, the track is “armed”, and going
into record mode will start recording on that track.
When recording is being carried out on a track, the
track’s indicator will light steadily.
