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TASCAM  HS-8  RS-232C  Protocol  Specification 

PROJECT SELECT 

Changes the current project to another project by specifying a project number.   
Command 

7F 

Category Code 

02 

Sub Command 

23 

Machine ID 

Data 

8 bytes 

 

Description 

Remarks 

Data 5 
Data 6 
Data 7 
Data 8 

0000 

Specify  the  fixed  value  “0000”  for  PROJECT 
SELECT. 

Data 9 

Tens digit of project number 

Data 10 

Ones digit of the project number 

Data 11 

Thousands digit of the project number

Data 12 

Hundreds digit of the project number 

Project number 

 

Example) 5400: project 54 

 

If a project number not existing in the media is specified, the connected device will transmit ILLEGAL [F2]. 

 

If the current project number is specified for the project number, the connected device will transmit 
ILLEGAL [F2]. 

Return 

none 

 
FOLDER No. STATUS SENSE 

Requests that the current folder number be returned.   
Command 

7F 

Category Code 

02 

Sub Command 

55 

Machine ID 

Data 

none 

Return 

FOLDER No. RETURN [FF02D5] 

 
FOLDER NAME SENSE 

Requests that the name of specified folder be returned. 
Data 9 to 12 (project number) can be omitted. If they are omitted, the name of the specified folder within the 

current project will be called for.   

Command 

7F 

Category Code 

02 

Sub Command 

59 

Machine ID 

Data 

4 bytes or 8 bytes 

 

Description 

Remarks 

Data 5 

Tens digit of the folder number   

Data 6 

Ones digit of the folder number   

Data 7 

Thousands digit of the folder number 

Data 8 

Hundreds digit of the folder number 

Folder number 
 

Example) 2301: folder 123 

[If the data length is 8 bytes, the following data will be added.] 

 

Description 

Remarks 

Data 9 

Tens digit of the project number 

Data 10 

Ones digit of the project number 

Data 11 

Thousands digit of the project number

Data 12 

Hundreds digit of the project number 

Project number 

 

Example) 5400: project 54 

 

If a folder number not existing in the project is specified, the connected device will transmit ILLEGAL [F2].   

Return 

FOLDER NAME RETURN [FF02D9] 

 

                                                                                                                                                                                               
 25 

TEAC 

Corporation

 

Summary of Contents for HS-2

Page 1: ...TASCAM HS 8 CONTROL I O connector RS 232C Protocol Specification Ver 1 10a August 2010 TEAC Corporation...

Page 2: ...nd 15V for a load impedance of between 3K and 7K Signal discrimination Logical 1 3V or below Logical 0 3V or more Communication format Circuit type 3 wire half duplex Transmission type Digital binary...

Page 3: ...TASCAM HS 8 RS 232C Protocol Specification 2 3 5 RXD TXD RTS CTS GND RXD TXD RTS CTS GND 7 8 Controlled device HS 8 External controller 3 TEAC Corporation...

Page 4: ...lay Ready mode this command will initiate playback on the controlled device The PLAY command is 12 and is transmitted as follows ID Command ASCII LF 0 1 2 CR HEX 0Ah 30h 31h 32h 0Dh Example 2 Telling...

Page 5: ...AUTO READY SELECT B6 AUTO READY SELECT RETURN 37 REPEAT SELECT B7 REPEAT SELECT RETURN 3A INCR PLAY SELECT BA INCR PLAY SELECT RETURN 4C REMOTE LOCAL SELECT CC REMOTE LOCAL SELECT RETURN 4D PLAY MODE...

Page 6: ...LDER NAME RETURN 7F025A PROJECT NAME SENSE FF02DA PROJECT NAME RETURN 7F025D TOTAL FOLDER No SENSE FF02DD TOTAL FOLDER No RETURN 7F025E TOTAL PROJECT No SENSE FF02DE TOTAL PROJECT No RETURN 7F031A MAR...

Page 7: ...e controlled device receives the AUTO CUE LEVEL PRESET Preset command it will set its AUTO CUE LEVEL ACK is not transmitted for this command Command External controller Controlled device State of cont...

Page 8: ...ne PLAY Places the controlled device into play state To start recording while in record ready state use RECORD Record Command 12 Machine ID 0 Data none Return none RECORD Places the controlled device...

Page 9: ...0 Data 2 bytes Data 1 Data 2 Description Remarks 0 0 Shuttle Forward Shuttles in the forward direction 0 1 Shuttle Reverse Shuttles in the backward direction If data other than the above is received t...

Page 10: ...e HS 8 will transmit ILLEGAL F2 Return none CALL Locates the controlled device to the call point and places the device into play ready state Command 1D Machine ID 0 Data none Return none AUTO CUE LEVE...

Page 11: ...ata length is 6 bytes the following data will be added for operation specified code Data 5 Data 6 Operation Remarks 1 0 STOP 1 2 PLAY 1 4 PAUSE If the specified take number does not exist in the curre...

Page 12: ...igit of the seconds Data 10 Ones digit of the seconds Data 11 Tens digit of the frames Data 12 Ones digit of the frames If the data length is 14 bytes the following data will be added for operation sp...

Page 13: ...equests that the current setting be returned If data other than the above is received the HS 8 will transmit ILLEGAL F2 Return AUTO READY SELECT RETURN B6 REPEAT SELECT Turns on or off the Repeat Play...

Page 14: ...use the command PLAY MODE SENSE 4E Command 4D Machine ID 0 Data 2 bytes Data 1 Data 2 Description Remarks 0 0 All Take Plays all takes in the current folder 0 1 One Take Plays the current take only If...

Page 15: ...NSE Requests that the name of the specified take be returned Command 59 Machine ID 0 Data 4 bytes Description Remarks Data 1 Tens digit of the take number Data 2 Ones digit of the take number Data 3 T...

Page 16: ...e of the software version Request INFORMATION REQUEST 0F FLASH LOAD ACKNOWLEDGE This is the return command in respond to the command FLASH LOAD 17 It is transmitted when the data reading is successful...

Page 17: ...uest Preset CLOCK DATA PRESET 27 DIGITAL VOLUME DATA RETURN This is the return command in respond to the command DIGITAL VOLUME DATA PRESET 2F It returns the specified digital volume in decibels dB Co...

Page 18: ...SELECT RETURN This is the return command in response to the command INCR PLAY SELECT 3A It returns the On Off status of the incremental play function Command BA Machine ID 0 Data 2 bytes Data 1 Data 2...

Page 19: ...Data 2 Description Remarks 0 0 No Media No media is inserted 1 0 Stop Stopped 1 1 Play Playing 1 2 Ready On In play ready state 8 1 Record Recording 8 2 Record Ready In record ready state 8 3 Informat...

Page 20: ...CK TAKE TIME RETURN This is the return command in response to the command CURRENT TRACK TAKE TIME SENSE 58 It returns the time information on the current take or a recording take during recording proc...

Page 21: ...al time of the selected playback area Command DD Machine ID 0 Data 12 bytes Description Remarks Data 1 Tens digit of the total number of takes Data 2 Ones digit of the total number of takes Data 3 Tho...

Page 22: ...lled device has been turned on Command F4 Machine ID 0 Data none Request Preset none CHANGE STATUS This command indicates that the operation or mode of the controlled device has changed Command F6 Mac...

Page 23: ...ommand code 2 byte ASCII within the category DEVICE SELECT 01 is the only category has no sub command Data 3 and data that follow are parameters for that command Parameter parameter added to a command...

Page 24: ...e specified folder within the current project If 0000 is specified for Data 5 to 8 folder number this command is treated as the command PROJECT SELECT to be explained later Command 7F Category Code 02...

Page 25: ...02 Sub Command 55 Machine ID 0 Data none Return FOLDER No RETURN FF02D5 FOLDER NAME SENSE Requests that the name of specified folder be returned Data 9 to 12 project number can be omitted If they are...

Page 26: ...Machine ID 0 Data none or 4 bytes If the data length is 4 bytes the following data will be added Description Remarks Data 5 Tens digit of the project number Data 6 Ones digit of the project number Dat...

Page 27: ...s specified the connected device will transmit ILLEGAL F2 Return none MARK No STATUS SENSE Requests that the current mark number be returned Command 7F Category Code 03 Sub Command 55 Machine ID 0 Dat...

Page 28: ...device will transmit ILLEGAL F2 Return FLASH PAGE RETURN FF0480 FLASH PAGE SKIP Skips a flash page of the controlled device Command 7F Category Code 04 Sub Command 1A Machine ID 0 Parameter 2 bytes D...

Page 29: ...returns the current slot SLOT 1 or SLOT 2 Command FF Category Code 01 Machine ID 0 Parameter 2 bytes Data 3 Data 4 Description Remarks 0 0 SLOT 1 SLOT 1 0 1 SLOT 2 SLOT 2 Request Preset DEVICE SELECT...

Page 30: ...command ILLEGAL SENSE REQUEST F2 is returned Command FF Category Code 02 Sub Command DA Machine ID 0 Data none Data 5 bytes to 119 bytes Description Remarks Data 5 Tens digit of the project number Da...

Page 31: ...5 Machine ID 0 Data 4 bytes Description Remarks Data 5 Tens digit of the mark number Data 6 Ones digit of the mark number Data 7 Thousands digit of the mark number Data 8 Hundreds digit of the mark nu...

Page 32: ...FLASH PAGE SELECT 7F035D It returns the current flash page number Command FF Category Code 04 Sub Command 80 Machine ID 0 Parameter 2 bytes Description Remarks Data 5 Tens digit of the page number Dat...

Page 33: ...30h Not flash loaded 1 31h Flash loaded Example To show the statuses of 20 slots takes 20 bytes 20 characters of data 0 or 1 are contained The slot take data is between 0 bytes and 115 bytes A take p...

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