Tascam MMP-16, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...MMP 16 Modular Multitrack Player D00000000A OWNER S MANUAL...

Page 2: ...ressly approved by TEAC CORPORATION for compliance could void the user s authority to operate this equipment For U S A CAUTION Replace battery with Panasonic or Maxell model CR2032 only Use of another...

Page 3: ...IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS CONSIGNES DE SECURITE SICHERHEITSHINWEISE NORME DI SICUREZZA INSTRUCCIONES DE SEGURIDAD VEILIGHEIDSVOORSCHRIFTEN TEAC CORPORATION...

Page 4: ...he mast and supporting structure grounding of the lead in wire to an antenna discharge unit size of grounding conductors location of antenna discharge unit connection to grounding electrodes and requi...

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Page 10: ...imecode and Video Reference Signals 23 Video In Out 23 SMPTE EBU Time Code In Out 23 VITC In 23 Biphase Connections 24 Digital Audio Sample Reference Connections 24 Word Clock 24 AES EBU Sample Rate 2...

Page 11: ...roup 47 Keypad Group 55 Basic Operation 61 Loading and Mounting Drives 61 Loading a Project Session or Composition 62 Loading Individual Tracks 62 Viewing Tracks 63 Unloading Tracks 63 Deleting Tracks...

Page 12: ...es to the System 86 Formatting Disks 87 Using Removable Media 87 Chapter 7 Technical Support 89 MMP 16 System Software 89 Appendix A Control Panel Command Summary 91 Transport Group 91 Setup and Wheel...

Page 13: ...WORD CLOCK OUT Connector 105 VIDEO IN OUT Connector 105 VITC IN Connector 105 SERIAL CONNECTORS 105 SCSI Connector 105 PRX Connector 105 Keyboard Operation with optional MM RC 106 The MM RC Keyboard C...

Page 14: ...digital tape machines found in recording studios and broadcast facilities and for magnetic film dubbers found in film and video post production facilities The MMP 16 can play back sixteen tracks of ma...

Page 15: ...list of approved media drives is given in Appendix B The MMP 16 is based on a standard Intel Pentium processor based PC motherboard with integral PCI and ISA bus slots running under an industry stand...

Page 16: ...al audio outputs with odd even track pairs per connector Tracks 1 2 are on the first AES EBU connection tracks 3 4 on the second AES EBU connection and so on Note that these connectors carry AES EBU d...

Page 17: ...ack View Track and Slip Track Pressing the LOAD TRACK TRACK or SLIP keys puts the MMP 16 into one of these Track states The SEL keys for each MMP track are used in conjunction with these keys to ident...

Page 18: ...they are cleared or a valid response is entered Verify state when cleared usually drops the MMP 16 back into the previously active state Error state is the final level in the hierarchy of Panel Displ...

Page 19: ...n top Slip register value for each track below allows for slipping tracks in time All SEL keys have a SLIP register so numbers can be stored recalled or cleared directly Press SLIP to enter state use...

Page 20: ...s Internal Sample Rates in Hz 42294 44x23 25 42336 44x24 25 44056 44100 44100 44144 44100 45938 44x25 24 45983 44x25 23 46034 48x23 25 46080 48x24 25 47952 48000 48000 48048 48000 50000 48x25 24 50050...

Page 21: ...50 60Hz 230 W Max OR 230 VAC 1A 50 60Hz 230 W Max Nominal temperature should be 41 to 95 degrees Fahrenheit 5 to 35 degrees Centigrade Relative humidity should be 30 to 90 non condensing Analog input...

Page 22: ...ether via the rear panel MMR bus connectors RS422 Cable A 9 pin RS 422 232 cable for attaching the COM port to a terminal for running field diagnostics Also may be used for 9 pin serial connections Ki...

Page 23: ...y As such each MMP 16 is housed in a steel chassis 19 inches 48 26 cm wide by 17 inches 43 81 cm deep by 7 inches 17 78 cm tall Each MMR 8 requires 5U 7 inches or 17 78 cm of rack space Integral rack...

Page 24: ...ation is provided A one inch clearance is required on both sides of the MMP 16 In facilities with raised computer room style flooring a ventilation opening in the floor is recommended In no case shoul...

Page 25: ...quipment from power line spikes surges brownouts and line failure If a facility wide UPS is not available each MMP 16 should be connected to a home computer type surge spike protection system of 250 w...

Page 26: ...N THRU IN IN VITC OUT LYNX PARALLEL TRANSPORT EDITOR TRANSPORT 1 8 OUT DIGITAL OUT DIGITAL 9 16 Figure 2 3 MMP 16 Back Panel MMP 16 Back Panel Connections The MMP 16 back panel has connectors for the...

Page 27: ...ut Two Tascam DA 88 analog I O cables should be used as digital output cables Even though the MMP 16 has no audio inputs the digital input 1 2 pair on the first digital input cable is the default refe...

Page 28: ...d depending upon the facility signal design To set the MMP frame reference to use this video input choose setup menu 001 Frame Reference and set the value of this parameter to be Video Reference SMPTE...

Page 29: ...eference the Word Clock input if there is an active signal on that input or the system s internal clock source These connections are described here in more detail Word Clock Word Clock is a digital re...

Page 30: ...NX connector could be tied to another MMP 16 or to a Lynx module for controlling other tape machine transports The Lynx KCU can control a total of up to six machines MMR Sync Bus Connections The real...

Page 31: ...Transport The PARALLEL TRANSPORT connector allows use of remote control devices that operate by sending messages via parallel signals for the motion control keys There are 12 volts available to drive...

Page 32: ...e TRIM key on the MMP front panel Escape Cancel key This key is equivalent to the Cancel CLR key on the MMP front panel Press Esc to leave the Setup Mode and return to the Normal Display State Arrow k...

Page 33: ...or 24 bit linear files Approximately 5 MB Megabytes of disk space is required for each minute of audio recorded per track Thus a 4 GB drive can hold about 12 track hours of 16 bit audio while a 2 GB...

Page 34: ...junction with Lynx 2 synchronizer modules It provides a time code display motion control functions including a jog shuttle Wheel track selections and audio editing functions for most professional vide...

Page 35: ...teps to complete or to verify the proper installation of your MMP 16 system 1 Connect the MMP 16 s 25 pin female D sub analog output connector to the mixing console s tape returns or to those line lev...

Page 36: ...as required To connect multiple MMP 16 Players together daisy chain them using the MMR Bus the 15 pin SYNC connectors A 3 foot MMR bus cable is provided with each MMP 16 for this application Since ea...

Page 37: ...any time through a system of Setup menus that control the MMP 16 operating parameters The new value settings will be automatically saved and used at system start up as the normal operating parameters...

Page 38: ...SHIFT key Pressing another key while the shift LED is on will cause that key to execute its shifted function Once the shifted function has been activated the shift LED will go off and the system will...

Page 39: ...rols as long as the mode is active LCD Text To indicate the front panel LCD text curly brackets are used to enclose the text e g X 01 00 00 00 A mono spaced Courier font duplicates the spacing and alp...

Page 40: ...X CLIP 13 14 16 6 CLIP 15 12 MAX TONE MIDI SER TRAN EDITOR MAST VARI SLAVE TC FEET SHTL LOC STO SHIFT YES RCL NO LOOP 1 2 OFST 4 RDR 5 3 FREE 6 OUT IN 7 TAIL HEAD 8 9 PREV EDIT NEXT EDIT TRIM JOG P DO...

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Page 42: ...t the sample rate being used the active sync group and the state of the MMP 16 buses master or slave on the MMR or Lynx buses Active Mode Key Indicators Above most soft touch keys there are LEDs to in...

Page 43: ...inal 0 VU indication just before all bits would be set true in the ADC The CLIP indication is typically adjusted for a 3 dB hotter signal 20 dB above 0 VU These settings can be adjusted in 1dB increme...

Page 44: ...s described in detail here Normal State Display In the Normal state the top line shows the current transport status and the current position of the play head in either SMPTE EBU time code or in feet f...

Page 45: ...enu press TRIM then use the Up Down arrow keys or the Wheel Note that the currently selected parameter will always be preceded by a character Many parameters have system default values which can be ac...

Page 46: ...ion Lists or EDLs Projects Sessions and Compositions on all mounted drives Use the wheel or the Up Down arrow keys to scroll through the list of projects Press STO to automatically load the first sixt...

Page 47: ...her disks This option will write out all media files and the EDL to any volume formatted as a WaveFrame disk The second Backup option is Tape Mode Convert 01234567890123456789 LCD character positions...

Page 48: ...Display The Error state will cause the ERROR LED to flash red and show a message in the display indicating an action can not be implemented or gives some other instruction This state may also present...

Page 49: ...y loop operation There is no shifted function for this key REVERSE PLAY The Reverse Play key causes the MMP 16 to play audio backwards at play speed Except for the direction other operating parameters...

Page 50: ...f the Wheel in scrolling upward through track or menu options or incrementing numeric values SHIFT UP ARROW TC FEET Toggles the LCD transport position and register display between time code or 35mm fi...

Page 51: ...turn equal to half speed a full turn for nominal speed and 1 turns for 1 5 times nominal speed Pressing the Shuttle key again or pressing the Stop key halts the Shuttle action Although there is no shi...

Page 52: ...racks in the Track state TRACK key is active only one track can be viewed at a time as indicated by the amber LED above the SEL key the Wheel and arrow keys are active in this mode scrolling and selec...

Page 53: ...ents on the selected track between the In and Out points replacing the audio with silence It does not affect the position of any other audio material on the track Paste Paste places the contents of th...

Page 54: ...ister If the In point is within an audio segment on the track the segment is split at the In point with material before the In point remaining in place and material after the In point shifted to the p...

Page 55: ...length of time between the In and Out registers and moves the downstream material by that amount If material from a single track is placed on the clipboard but multiple destination tracks are selecte...

Page 56: ...c at Playhead is chosen as the Edit Sync Mode the location of the playhead relative to the In register is remembered as an offset when the material is placed on the clipboard by executing a Copy Clear...

Page 57: ...Out register locations Slip In Out will overwrite any existing material on the selected tracks that is at the new destination location to which the material has been moved To complete the Slip In Out...

Page 58: ...y loaded track is automatically unloaded In Load Track mode the bottom line of the LCD shows the names of unloaded tracks preceded by a small box the STOP character in the first character of the displ...

Page 59: ...that the value in the slip register is volatile and will not be retained when the track index is unloaded or replaced by a different track To slip a track permanently within the EDL perform an Edit op...

Page 60: ...two times to set the entry register to zero then the 3 three key 4 four key 0 zero key 0 zero key 1 one key and 5 five key The time code is displayed as the numbers are keyed into the hold register To...

Page 61: ...re the disk capacity at 16 bit 44 1kHz is more than 28 hours OUT POINT SHIFT 4 This register holds the Out Point time It is used as the end point of a play loop and as the end time for a track marked...

Page 62: ...y In the Error state pressing CLR will clear the error message and return the MMP 16 to the previous operating state During track slip or register trim pressing the key returns the registers to their...

Page 63: ...ate operator query In the Normal state the store key is used to save the hold register value into another register To store a time code value into a register press the STO key followed by a numeric ke...

Page 64: ...y Repeatedly is selected the MMP 16 will play from the In time minus any pre roll amount to the Out time plus any post roll amount and repeat this same play sequence until STOP or LOOP is pressed agai...

Page 65: ...line of the display time code The time code may be from a recalled register a captured value or a value entered through the numeric keypad An implicit or automatic locate to certain registers is done...

Page 66: ...e the key from the unlock position to the lock position The drive will automatically spin up to speed After allowing a few seconds for the drive to reach locked speed and release the heads press the S...

Page 67: ...eel to scroll to a different track from the list of available tracks in the project To facilitate loading tracks in succession the MMP will automatically increment the selected Track index and advance...

Page 68: ...oaded tracks put the MMP 16 into view tracks mode by pressing the TRACK key Select the track you wish to unload and press SHIFT TRACK The displayed track will be unloaded and the word Blank will appea...

Page 69: ...se the Wheel to scroll through the names of available projects and select the desired project To access OMF Export press SHIFT SLIP this accesses the BACKUP function and use the Wheel to scroll throug...

Page 70: ...pressing the same function key again or by pressing CLR but are typically ended by completing the full key sequence Recalling Registers To recall the time code previously stored into a memory register...

Page 71: ...mode and restores the register to its pre trimmed value Using the Entry Register In the Normal state the bottom line of the LCD typically displays the entry register This register is used for manual t...

Page 72: ...tor selection chosen on the front panel Headphone and studio monitoring both follow the Input Monitor selection so if a track is being monitored and it is switched to Input Monitor the audio change wi...

Page 73: ...Tascam MMP 16 Owner s Manual Chapter 5 MMP 16 System ApplicationsMMP 16 68...

Page 74: ...counterclockwise CCW rotation or down arrow scrolls downward through the menus The scrolling wraps around at the end of the list thus menu 990 the highest menu in the 900 bank is displayed when the wh...

Page 75: ...character positions left to right 000 Control Mode Setup Menu Item number and name Biphase Chase The current parameter choice The asterisk directly before the item value indicates that the displayed v...

Page 76: ...Chase Biphase Transport Serial Transport Editor Varispeed 001 Frame Reference Automatic Video 002 Sample Reference Automatic AES EBU Input Ext Wordclock 003 Time Code Type 24 24 25 25 29 97 DF 29 97 N...

Page 77: ...cord Used for MM RC Remote Only 203 Rehearse key Rehearse Play Rehearse Used for MM RC Remote Only 210 Loop Mode Play Repeatedly Play once and Cue Play once and Stop 211 Loop Record Repeat Record Reco...

Page 78: ...y speed 400 Editor Device Tascam MMP 16 Sony PCM 7030 Sony BVU 950 510 Crossfade 10 ms Range 0 through 100 520 Meter Ref Level 20 dBFS Range 15 through 24 dBFS 530 Reference Tone Off 1kHz 610 Digital...

Page 79: ...User 8 User 9 User 10 901 Recall Settings Default User 1 User 2 User 3 User 4 User 5 User 6 User 7 User 8 User 9 User 10 Previous 910 Set MM DD YY Date __ __ __ 911 Set HH MM SS Time __ __ __ 912 Chan...

Page 80: ...red The front panel transport keys offer direct control over system audio playback When placed into bus online mode the MMP 16 can function as either a master or a slave to other MMR bus or Lynx bus d...

Page 81: ...9 key Press the TRIM key and rotate the Wheel or use the arrow keys to select the User settings file number 1 10 desired Press STO This saves all of the current Setup parameters to disk in the target...

Page 82: ...Arm Select MMR 8 only Slip Track Region Undo Redo Goto Prev Next Edit Goto Head Tail Clear Paste Note that No support is provided by the KCU 900 software for the Lynx System Supervisor Unit SSU Transp...

Page 83: ...s STO then the In or Out key on the Calculator before executing the Slip command To slip a single edit in an EDL use the PREV and NEXT keys in a similar fashion to locate the beginning and end of the...

Page 84: ...as one large system There are several Setup menus which are used to govern how each unit behaves within the system These are described here Menu 110 MMR Bus Request allows each MMR MMP to request to...

Page 85: ...burst reference signal must be present at the VIDEO IN connector on the back of the MMP regardless of the menu setting for system reference Menu 400 Editor Device The 400 menu Editor Device is used to...

Page 86: ...eed It is only through knowing exactly how many pulses are generated per frame and then keeping track of the total number of pulses that have been received while subtracting pulses for when the film i...

Page 87: ...ter and the film transport will be the slave the Biphase Transport operating mode is used In this mode the biphase signal from the MMP 16 is used to generate control signals for the film transport as...

Page 88: ...normally listed under the specifications as the ppf for nominal play speed If this setting is incorrect then all time code and feet frame calculations made by the MMP 16 will be off since they are der...

Page 89: ...uipment even though that MMP 16 is being controlled by the film transport Video Post Production In video post production the MMP 16 is typically slaved to a video tape recorder In this use the VTR s t...

Page 90: ...analog Audio Out connectors equivalent to Tascam DA 88 analog audio cables The MMP 16 has a built in 1 kHz oscillator to check that the output levels are calibrated To check the output levels select...

Page 91: ...hannels are calibrated End of the analog output level calibration procedure Figure 6 1 Analog Converter cards location within the MMP 16 chassis top view Adding External Drives to the System Up to fiv...

Page 92: ...ed or incompatibly formatted repeat the above operation using menu 711 instead Keep in mind that a low level format can take from 20 minutes to an hour during which time the MMP 16 cannot be used for...

Page 93: ...Tascam MMP 16 Owner s Manual Appendix A Control Panel Summary 88...

Page 94: ...rd drive in the MMP 16 When the MMP 16 is turned on all necessary software is loaded automatically The version of software that is currently running can be displayed using Setup menu 990 which display...

Page 95: ...Tascam MMP 16 Owner s Manual Appendix A Control Panel Summary 90...

Page 96: ...Moves all tracks forward at a high rate of speed with no audio playback Setup and Wheel Group SETUP Enters Setup Mode SHIFT SETUP Changes the algebraic sense of time code entry DOWN ARROW Performs de...

Page 97: ...er digit or selects 900 menus in Setup SHIFT 9 Locate to Next Edit point STO 9 Stores time code in bottom line of display into Memory register 9 RCL 9 Recalls the time code in Memory register 9 SHIFT...

Page 98: ...ts 100 menus in Setup SHIFT 1 Offset register shows machine MMR Bus offset when slave on MMR bus STO 1 Stores time code in bottom line of display into Memory register 1 RCL 1 Recalls the time code in...

Page 99: ...e TRACK Enter View Track mode SLIP Enter Slip Tracks mode SHIFT SEL 1 Cut SHIFT SEL 2 Copy SHIFT SEL 3 Clear SHIFT SEL 4 Paste SHIFT SEL 5 Insert SHIFT SEL 6 Open SHIFT SEL 7 Undo SHIFT SEL 8 Redo SHI...

Page 100: ...STN 32272N 0686 8 7 97 QUALIFIED FOR USE ON ALL MMP 16 SERIAL Nos QUALIFIED FOR USE ON ALL S W VERSIONS SEAGATE 2G HDD BARRACUDA ST 32171N 0280 8 7 97 QUALIFIED FOR USE ON ALL MMP 16 SERIAL Nos QUALIF...

Page 101: ...ved Drives The Tascam Web site at http www tascam com has the latest information on approved drives for use with the MMP 16 Use this page of the Owner s Manual to note new drives that have been added...

Page 102: ...ecessary in order to use the MMP 16 with the pre recorded disk volumes The following outline describes the procedure for turning fixed StudioFrame drives into removable drives that can then be moved t...

Page 103: ...ve If you have an external drive housing to hold a second drive the two drives with four tracks each can be used on a single MMP 16 If not the MMP 16 can handle playing all eight tracks from one drive...

Page 104: ...racks Tracks Transport Switch Tally Switch Tally Switch Tally 1 Trk 1 Input 21 9 Trk 1 Rec 29 9 Online 29 2 Trk 2 Input 22 10 Trk 2 Rec 30 10 Rewind 30 3 Trk 3 Input 23 11 Trk 3 Rec 31 11 Rev Play 31...

Page 105: ...re RS422 Compatible Frame clock is open collector driver 3 The two connectors allow parallel connection of the Lynx Bus Each pin is paralleled internally between the two connectors The signal descript...

Page 106: ...ground Frame ground 9 Frame ground Frame ground 5 Spare Fr Ck Spare Fr Ck NOTES 1 9 pin D subminiature female connector DB 9 2 Signals are RS422 Compatible Frame Clock spare should not be used 3 The...

Page 107: ...10 Channel 2 signal 23 Channel 2 signal 11 Channel 2 ground 24 Channel 1 signal 12 Channel 1 signal 25 Channel 1 ground 13 No connection NOTES 1 25 pin D subminiature female connector DB 25 The pinou...

Page 108: ...2 signal 25 Digital Input 1 ch 1 2 ground 13 No connection NOTES 25 pin D subminiature female connector DB 25 AO AES EBU Digital Audio Out 9 16 Connector pinout PIN Signal Description PIN Signal Descr...

Page 109: ...connector DB 15 The two connectors are paralleled in the MMP 16 and either can be used as an input or output 2 Tascam supplies a 3 foot interface cable 70447 The differential signals should be routed...

Page 110: ...mposite Color Bars Black Burst Should be 75 ohm terminated if at end of cable VITC IN Connector NOTES 1 BNC 75 Ohm Terminated SERIAL CONNECTORS NOTES 1 These connectors are for factory diagnostics onl...

Page 111: ...ing the MM RC Note The internal software of the MM RC will be automatically updated as necessary when an MMR 8 or MMP 16 is booted while attached to the MM RC Be sure the power switch of the MM RC is...

Page 112: ...o generate time code or feet frames timing The MMP 16 can also generate biphase signals to control a film transport Bus Any signal that is daisy chained between multiple devices In the case of the MMP...

Page 113: ...a frame In video a frame consists of two interlaced fields In film there are 24 frames per second fps In video there are 25 fps in the PAL and SECAM systems European broadcasting and 29 97 fps in the...

Page 114: ...only one can be the master on the Lynx bus Lynx Sync The Lynx bus frame clock Machine Any audio video or film playback device Machine Control Remote control commands for positional control and operati...

Page 115: ...e code numbers on a tape or to compensate for timing delays between machines Operating State There are eight operating states of the MMP 16 Normal Setup Load Track View Track Slip Track Backup Verify...

Page 116: ...ing up the Setup Menus on the LCD display press the Setup key Shuttle Manual control over the machine transport from stop to play to fast forward and from stop to reverse play to rewind through using...

Page 117: ...meters have been changed the new settings can be saved in a User Settings File menu 900 Ten User Settings are available Video Sync Also known as house sync it is generated by an extremely stable video...

Page 118: ...2 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 Record Time mins 174 347 781 116 231 521 87 174 391 58 116 260 Record Time hours mins 2 54 5 47 13 01 1 56 3 51 8 41 1 27 2 54 6 31 58 1 56 4 20 MMR 8 Available Rec Time 44 1 kHz 2...

Page 119: ...Tascam MMP 16 Owner s Manual Index 114...

Page 120: ...22 Audio Connections 22 audio outputs 11 B Back Panel Connections 21 Backup 54 63 Backup state 13 Backup State Display 42 Basic Operation 61 Biphase Chase 75 Biphase Connections 24 Biphase Connectors...

Page 121: ...Edit commands 47 Edit Sync Mode 51 Editor 75 Editor Connector 100 Editor Device 80 Editor Port 80 Entry Register 66 ERROR LED 38 Error state 13 Error State Display 43 Event 52 External Controllers Bus...

Page 122: ...ston removable drive carrier 17 L LCD 11 LED Indicators 37 LED peak meters 11 LIM DOW 28 Liquid Crystal Display LCD 39 Load Track 52 Load Track state 12 Load Track State Display 41 Loading a Project S...

Page 123: ...2 Mount 44 N Next Edit 57 Nikon Beluga AV 28 Normal backup 63 Normal state 12 Normal State Display 39 Numeric Keys 55 O Offset 56 OFFSET LED 38 OMF 10 OMF Export 42 54 64 OMF import to Pro Tools 64 On...

Page 124: ...nnection 26 Service 85 Setup 45 Setup and Wheel Group 45 Setup Menu Chart 71 Setup Menus 69 Setup Operation 70 Setup state 12 Setup State 69 Setup State Display 40 Shift 58 Shift Key 33 SHTL Shuttle 4...

Page 125: ...Trim 45 Trimming Time Code Values 66 U UI B 10 Undo 49 Unload 54 Unloading Tracks 63 Unmount 44 Up Arrow 45 User Settings 75 V Varispeed 75 Verify state 13 Verify State Display 43 Verifying MMR 8 Inst...

Page 126: ...Tascam MMP 16 Owner s Manual Index 121...

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