Tascam FW-1082, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...the appliance 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 tha...

Page 2: ...r will be required to correct the interference at his own expense CAUTION Changes or modifications to this equipment not expressly approved by TEAC CORPORATION for compliance could void the user s aut...

Page 3: ...ly at plugs convenience recep tacles and the point where they exit from the apparatus 11 Only use attachments accessories specified by the manufacturer 12 Use only with the cart stand tripod bracket o...

Page 4: ...Monitoring and phones 14 PHONES jack 14 MONITOR BAL Outputs L R 14 POWER jack and switch 15 3 Functional Overview Control Surface Modes 16 Global Controls 16 MASTER FADER 16 CONTROL SURFACE MODE keys...

Page 5: ...reshold 27 Compensate for Converter delays WDM 27 MIDI Programming tab 27 Quick Start tab Windows only 27 CoreAudio tab OS X only 28 10 input 4 output 28 4 input 4 output 28 2 input 2 output 28 6 Trou...

Page 6: ...Figure 4 3 Selecting Mackie Control emulation protocol 19 Figure 4 4 Selecting HUI emulation protocol 20 Figure 4 5 MIDI programming setup 21 Figure 4 6 Programming control surface keys 21 Figure 4 7...

Page 7: ...res The audio input section is fully 24 bit and can accommodate sample rates of up to 96 kHz It is capable of inputting up to ten simultaneous channels of audio eight analog and two S PDIF digital to...

Page 8: ...low When opening the package please be certain all the items listed are included If any items are missing please consult your TASCAM dealer FW 1082 AC power adapter PS 1225B and cable IEEE 1394 6 pin...

Page 9: ...Web site regularly for information and version updates Special notes for touch sensitive faders The usual rules regarding precision electronic equip ment naturally apply to the FW 1082 In addition not...

Page 10: ...A D convert ers For the mic and line inputs of the FW 1082 the trim controls provide the means for optimizing these levels OL indicators The OL indicators light to indicate a signal peaking at 2 5dBF...

Page 11: ...c con troller commands Channel MUTE keys In COMPUTER mode these keys mute the audio of the selected channel Any number of channels can be muted simultaneously In MON MIX mode the MUTE keys function is...

Page 12: ...In the MIDI CTRL mode they send out MIDI messages Monitoring and indicators PHANTOM This indicator lights when phantom power is switched on for the microphone jacks WARNING Microphones should not be...

Page 13: ...h indicator lit BANK selection keys and indicators In computer mode select different banks of eight chan nels The indicators light to give an indication of the currently selected bank In MON MIX mode...

Page 14: ...ne pre amplifiers These connectors are wired in parallel with the corre spondingly numbered LINE IN jacks Only connect a line source or a microphone to these pairs of inputs Do not connect a line sour...

Page 15: ...jack Make sure the switch is off when making the power connection WARNING The FW 1082 outputs produce a thump when the power is turned on To avoid any damage to hearing or equipment turn the volume of...

Page 16: ...STER FADER Any movement of the master fader is always communicated to the host computer the MIDI control surface and the monitor mixer There is always one and only one master fader for the entire syst...

Page 17: ...duce a thump when the power is turned on To avoid any damage to hearing or equipment turn the volume of the monitoring system down or make sure it is turned off and do not wear headphones connected to...

Page 18: ...n MIDI CTRL mode and switch to COMPUTER control mode where bank 1 is selected when you next return to MIDI CTRL mode bank 2 will be selected Computer Control Mode General Notes As its name implies the...

Page 19: ...support the Mackie Control To set up FW 1082 to the Mackie Emulation protocol 1 Open the FW 1082 Control Panel 2 Select the Settings tab 3 In the drop down Control Protocol list select Mackie Control...

Page 20: ...ovide fast coarse control of parameters The following keys cannot be programmed CONTROL PANEL SHIFT REC In addition note that the eight channel strip controls FADER MUTE SOLO and SEL are all bankable...

Page 21: ...ted behavior of peripheral equip ment while programming Changes that you make to the programmed MIDI messages take effect immediately Further they are remembered even when the FW 1082 s power is turne...

Page 22: ...ders The four encoders can be reprogrammed To display the programmed message for an encoder just turn it slightly The Control Panel shows something like Figure 4 7 Selecting the MIDI output s The FW 1...

Page 23: ...or box to change the MIDI channel or type in a MIDI channel number from 1 through 16 Selecting the MIDI controller Use the up and down arrows of the Controller indicator box to change the MIDI control...

Page 24: ...rns from your DAW and the FW 1082 s transport controls will still control your DAW s transports moving the faders has no effect on your DAW s internal software mixer Another important point to note is...

Page 25: ...be very useful for recording live tracks into a DAW applica tion Here s a typical scenario for recording and over dubbing using MON MIX mode Connect your analog and or digital source s to the FW 1082...

Page 26: ...information on this function refer to Setting and checking clock rates on page 17 Audio Latency This setting is for selecting the buffer size of the FW 1082 s audio performance The FW 1082 s driver t...

Page 27: ...m the FW 1082 s control surface in MIDI CTRL mode For detailed information on using this function please refer to MIDI Control Mode General Notes on page 20 Quick Start tab Windows only This allows yo...

Page 28: ...input channels with the integrated mic pre amps or the first two analog channels and the S PDIF input channels as inputs The outputs are the analog monitor outputs and the digital S PDIF digital outpu...

Page 29: ...in Device Manager Id the Device Manager free of yellow exclamation marks My audio is distorted Is your input level too hot OL indicators lighting My audio has clicks and pops Do you have the correct c...

Page 30: ...AM FW 1082 Owner s Manual Contacting Us In the event of any problems with your FW 1082 please contact your dealer or your local TEAC TASCAM distributor Contact information may be found at the back of...

Page 31: ...channels 1 4 42 dBu TRIM max to 12 dBu TRIM min Adjustable input range channels 5 8 43 dBu TRIM max to 4 dBu TRIM min Maximum gain 54 dB channels 1 4 46dB channels 5 8 INSERT 1 2 Unbalanced Connector...

Page 32: ...io signal output terminal In the case of Hi sampling Hi speed mode is supported Connector RCA jack x 1 Output impedance 75 Format IEC60958 Audio bit length 24 bit MIDI input 1 2 MIDI input terminal Co...

Page 33: ...20Hz 20kHz TRIM max 150 128 dBu EIN MIC IN to INSERT SEND 64dBu LINE IN to MONITOR OUTPUT Crosstalk 1kHz 80dB MONITOR OUTPUT Power requirements External power adapter AC input 100V AC 50 60Hz 120V AC...

Page 34: ...7 Specifications 34 TASCAM FW 1082 Owner s Manual Dimensional drawing Figure 7 1 Dimensions of the FW 1082 83 mm 3 25 386 mm 15 2 486 mm 19 1...

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