Manuel d'utilisation / d'entretien du produit MMR-8 du fabricant Tascam
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WARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. TO THE USER This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS CONSIGNES DE SECURITE SICHERHEITSHINWEISE NORME DI SICUREZZA INSTRUCCIONES DE SEGURIDAD VEILIGHEIDSVOORSCHRIFTEN TEAC CORPORATION.
Impor tant Safety Instructions 3 CAUTION: • Read all of these Instructions. • Save these Instructions for later use. • Follow all Warnings and Instructions marked on the audio equipment. 1 ) Read Instructions — All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the product is operated.
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TEA C CORPORA TION 3-7-3, Nakacho, Musashino-shi, Tokyo 180, Japan Phone: (0422) 52-5082 TEAC AMERICA, INC. 7733 Telegraph Road, Montebello, California 90640 Phone: (213) 726-0303 TEAC CANADA LTD. 5939 Wallace Street, Mississauga, Ontario L4Z 1Z8, Canada Phone: 905-890-8008 Facsimile: 905-890-9888 TEAC MEXICO, S.
MMR-8 Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Table of Contents 5 Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual Chapter 1 General Information ........................................................................ 9 MMR -8 Introduction ....................................
Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Table of Contents MMR-8 6 Chapter 3 MMR -8 Operation ........................................................................... 33 MMR -8 Keys & Definitions .......................................................
MMR-8 Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Table of Contents 7 Setup Menu Details .......................................................................................................................... 73 Control Mode .................................
Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Table of Contents MMR-8 8 Appendix D: MMR-8 Cable Information ........................................................................................ 97 PARALLEL TRACKS and PARALLEL TRANSPORT Connector ..............
Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 1 • General Information MMR-8 9 Chapter 1 General Information This chapter presents the main features and capabilities of the MMR -8 hardware and a functional overview of its Panel/Display states. MMR-8 product specifications are also included.
MMR-8 Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 1 • General Informatio n 10 The MMR -8 will directly play back material created on Digidesign Pro Tools or WaveFrame digital audio workstations, as well as OMF Compositions which reference Sound Designer II audio media files.
Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 1 • General Information MMR-8 11 A 40-character (two line by 20-character) LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) serves as the MMR-8 status and control text window.
MMR-8 Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 1 • General Informatio n 12 Functional Overview The MMR -8 operates in any of eight different Panel/Display states (simply referred to as “states” for convenience).
Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 1 • General Information MMR-8 13 The MMR Backup state is accessed via the Load Track state by pressing SHIFT+SLIP after choosing (scrolling to) the desired Project while in the LOAD TRACK state.
MMR-8 Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 1 • General Informatio n 14 Figure 1 -3. MMR -8 Panel/Display State Hierarchy STATE LCD WINDOW DISPLAY COMMENT NORMAL Shows current play head time on top and selected time register on bottom of display.
Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 1 • General Information MMR-8 15 System Specifications Analog Input and Output Level: +4 dBu balanced, +24 dBu clip, nominal levels trim pot adjustable Head.
MMR-8 Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 1 • General Informatio n 16 Electrical Ratings: 115 VAC @ 2A, 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).
MMR-8 Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 2 • Installation 17 Chapter 2 Installation This chapter covers the physical installation of the Tascam MMR -8 as either a stand-alone recording/playback system or as part of a larger, multiple unit digital dubber system.
18 Tascam MMR-8 User’s Guide • Chapter 2 • Installation MMR-8 General Guidelines Mounting Rack Ears The MMR -8 is a self-contained eight channel digital playback and recording device designed to be mounted in a standard 19” (48.
MMR-8 Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 2 • Installation 19 Installing Multiple MMR Units Multiple units can be mounted one on top of the other when forced air rack ventilation is provided. A one- inch clearance is required on both sides of the MMR -8.
20 Tascam MMR-8 User’s Guide • Chapter 2 • Installation MMR-8 AC Mains and Grounding (Earthing) Considerations Each MMR -8 requires one AC mains connection. A standard six-foot (1.83 Meter) power cordset is included with each MMR-8, wired for the USA standard.
MMR-8 Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 2 • Installation 21 Figure 2-3. MMR-8 Back Panel MMR -8 Back Panel Connections The MMR back panel has connectors for the system analog and digital audio input/output, as well as various types of synchronization and control signals.
22 Tascam MMR-8 User’s Guide • Chapter 2 • Installation MMR-8 Audio Connections All audio inputs and outputs (both analog and digital) connect to/from the MMR -8 using DB -25 connectors. The pin configuration used on the DB -25 analog audio connectors is identical to that used for Tascam DTRS format digital tape machines such as the DA -88.
MMR-8 Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 2 • Installation 23 Timecode and Video Reference Signals To accurately synchronize the MMR -8 to film or video, or with other audio playback equipment, some method of providing a stable timing reference must be used.
24 Tascam MMR-8 User’s Guide • Chapter 2 • Installation MMR-8 Biphase Connections Biphase is a control signal typically generated by a film projector and is traditionally used to interlock the operation of the film with sprocketed magnetic tape machines.
MMR-8 Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 2 • Installation 25 MIDI Connections The MMR-8 has MIDI (Music Instrument Digital Interface) In, Out, and Thru connectors. These are used for sending out MIDI Time Code and for controlling the transport functions of the MMR via MIDI Machine Control.
26 Tascam MMR-8 User’s Guide • Chapter 2 • Installation MMR-8 Serial Transport Connection The TRANSPORT connection uses the industry-standard RS-422 Sony 9-pin P2 protocol (Ampex VPR -3 is also supported) for controlling external serial transports such as audio or videotape machines.
MMR-8 Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 2 • Installation 27 For backing up files, and for ease of moving smaller projects around, we recommend using a “LIM/DOW ” (Light Intensity Modulation / Direct Over Write) type optical disk.
28 Tascam MMR-8 User’s Guide • Chapter 2 • Installation MMR-8 Powering Up the System The MMR -8 comes from the factory with the operating system and MMR-8 software pre-loaded onto the internal hard drive.
MMR-8 Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 2 • Installation 29 4. Connect the MMR -8 to the applicable timing reference source and to the appropriate remote control interface a. To connect the MMR -8 to a film transport, connect the biphase sync output from the projector to one of the four biphase inputs.
30 Tascam MMR-8 User’s Guide • Chapter 2 • Installation MMR-8 Factory Default Settings The MMR -8 is shipped from the factory using a pre-defined set of operating parameters. The fa ctory default settings can be changed in the field at any time through a system of Setup menus that control the MMR -8 operating parameters.
MMR-8 Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 2 • Installation 31 6. If you wish, turn off Input M onitor on all tracks, by again pressing the Track 1 -8 RECORD keys, thus disabling record and turning off the input monitor function on those tracks.
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MMR-8 Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 3 • MMR-8 Operation 33 Chapter 3 MMR -8 Operation MMR -8 Keys & Definitions Throughout this manual several abbreviations and written shortcuts are used to define user operations and machine functions.
34 Tascam MMR-8 User’s Guide • Chapter 3 • MMR-8 Operation MMR-8 Mode This term is used to refer to the active Control mode selected by Setup menu 000 and to refer to the Track Select Mode which governs the behavior of the SEL keys.
MMR-8 Front Panel Key Groups and Displays Track Group Track Status and Metering LEDs Configuration Status LEDs Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) Keypad Group Setup and Wheel Group Removable Drive Bay Assig.
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MMR-8 Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 3 • MMR-8 Operation 37 Front Panel Indicators, Switches, and Displays Collectively, all the front panel keys and the Wheel are called switches and the LEDs, eight motion control lamps, and the Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) are called indicators .
Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 3 • MMR-8 Operation MMR-8 38 The bottom level LED ( -25) is a green presence indicator. Any time there is signal on the track there will be an indication. The next three LEDs indicate signal levels of -12, -6 and 0 VU.
MMR-8 Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 3 • MMR-8 Operation 39 Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) The LCD or “display” consists of two lines of twenty characters that show various operator messages (time code, user prompts, error messages and information, track data, and setup menu information) depending upon the active panel/display state.
Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 3 • MMR-8 Operation MMR-8 40 In the Normal state, the bottom line of the display shows time code (or feet & frames) that has been entered manually, captured, or recalled from one of the memory or special-purpose registers.
MMR-8 Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 3 • MMR-8 Operation 41 Slip Track State Display In the Slip Track state, the display will show the current time position in the top line of the display (the same as in the Normal state), while the bottom line of the display is used to show the contents of the slip register for the selected track.
Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 3 • MMR-8 Operation MMR-8 42 To move a loaded track from its current Track index position into the selected Track index or to load a currently unloaded track into the selected Track index, scroll through the list of available tracks until the desired track is located.
MMR-8 Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 3 • MMR-8 Operation 43 Front Panel Key Groups The MMR -8 front panel keys and controls are divided into five functional groups, the Tra nsport Group, the Setup & Wheel Group, the Wheel itself, the Track Group, and the Keypad Group.
Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 3 • MMR-8 Operation MMR-8 44 >> (FAST FORWARD) The Fast Forward key causes the current time code position to roll forward at approximately 18 times play speed. Fast Forward cancels any loop pending operation.
MMR-8 Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 3 • MMR-8 Operation 45 SHIFT+UP ARROW (TC/FEET) Toggles the LCD transport position and register display between time code or 35mm film feet/frames format. TRIM Activates a mode in which Wheel rotation and Up/Down arrow keys change the time code value in the currently active register.
Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 3 • MMR-8 Operation MMR-8 46 Although there is no shifted function of the Shuttle key, the alternate function of this key is the right-arrow, which is active in several different modes, and which typically scrolls the window to view parts of the display that may extend beyond the window.
MMR-8 Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 3 • MMR-8 Operation 47 Note that arming a track for record also forces that track into Input Monitor, which lights the amber LED just under the REC LED on the meter panel. There are other input monitor modes which can be selected in Menu 501 (Auto Input).
Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 3 • MMR-8 Operation MMR-8 48 Cut Cut removes the audio from the selected track(s) between the In point and the Out point and places it into the clipboard, while pulling up (slipping earlier in time) all subsequent events by an amount equal to the length of the cut track segment.
MMR-8 Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 3 • MMR-8 Operation 49 Insert Insert places the contents of the clipboard into the selected track(s) at the In point time, while moving all subsequent events “down stream” (later in time) by the length of the inserted event(s).
Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 3 • MMR-8 Operation MMR-8 50 EDIT Pressing this key (while in the Normal state) allows the SEL keys to select which track(s) will be later edited (using the SHIFT+SEL edit functions described above).
MMR-8 Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 3 • MMR-8 Operation 51 Edit Sync Mode The setting chosen in Setup Menu 221 - Edit Sync Mode – determines which point in the audio material to be pasted or inserted from the clipboard will be used as the sync reference point for the edit.
Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 3 • MMR-8 Operation MMR-8 52 SHIFT+EDIT (EVENT ) Loads the start and end of the event currently under the play head on the selected track(s) into the In point and Out point registers (also called “event capture”).
MMR-8 Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 3 • MMR-8 Operation 53 As with the Setup menu system, the Wheel and arrow keys are used to navigate through the available selections at a given level. Unlike the Setup menu system, however, descending through the hierarchy of track information is accomplished by repeatedly pressing LOAD TRACK.
Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 3 • MMR-8 Operation MMR-8 54 TRACK Pressing this key places the MMR into the View Track state to allow inspection of the currently loaded tracks. The Wheel, the Select keys, or the Up/Down arrow keys may be used to select and view a track index.
MMR-8 Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 3 • MMR-8 Operation 55 Keypad Group These keys are located in the central portion of the front panel, directly under the LCD.
Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 3 • MMR-8 Operation MMR-8 56 OFFSET (SHIFT+1) This display-only register represents the time difference between the MMR -8’s time code and the time code being chased. When locked to the Lynx bus, this equals the time difference between the MMR-8’s time code and the Lynx master time code.
MMR-8 Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 3 • MMR-8 Operation 57 HEAD (SHIFT+8) This read-only register shows the start time of the first edit on the currently loaded tracks. Tracks selected while in the EDIT track select mode govern the operation of this function.
Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 3 • MMR-8 Operation MMR-8 58 SHIFT The yellow SHIFT key functions like a locking keyboard shift key. When active, it modifies those keys that have a shift function assigned to them (identified by the function name written above the gray keys).
MMR-8 Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 3 • MMR-8 Operation 59 LOOP Pressing the Loop key prepares the MMR transport for performance of one of several possible types of loop sequences relative to the In and Out time code registers.
Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 3 • MMR-8 Operation MMR-8 60 LOC (LOCATE) This key causes the transport to locate to the active register (bottom 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.
MMR-8 Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 3 • MMR-8 Operation 61 Basic Operation Loading and Mounting Drives The MMR -8 will scan the SCSI bus when the system is powered up and will mount a ll available drives. The MMR is unable to access any drive address that was not present at power-up.
Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 3 • MMR-8 Operation MMR-8 62 Loading a Project, Session, or Composition Press LOAD TRACK to show list of Projects, Sessions, or Compositions from all mounted drives.
MMR-8 Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 3 • MMR-8 Operation 63 Once a track is loaded into a track index, it is removed from the “pool” of tracks available for direct loading, but it may be moved from its current track index position to another track index position.
Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 3 • MMR-8 Operation MMR-8 64 Once the desired drive is selected press STO to select it and STO again after the prompt “Are You Sure?” appears. The drive will be initialized within a few seconds and is now ready for recording.
MMR-8 Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 3 • MMR-8 Operation 65 Trimming Time Code Values Any time a writeable register is shown in the bottom line of the display (usually by being recalled), it can be trimmed as required. There are two types of trimming: static and dynamic .
Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 3 • MMR-8 Operation MMR-8 66 Local & Studio Monitoring A front panel headphone jack allows the MMR -8 operator to l ocally monitor one or more tracks, right at the front panel, without affecting the output signals.
MMR-8 Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 4 • MMR-8 Setup Menus 67 Chapter 4 MMR-8 Setup Menus The Setup State & the Setup Menus Setup menus allows individual MMR -8 parameters to be changed, and if desired, saved to one of the ten User settings files.
Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 4 • MMR-8 Setup Menus MMR-8 68 When trimming is active (press TRIM), rotating the Wheel or pressing the Up/Down arrow keys scrolls through the available selections for the current menu. These selections also usually “wrap around.
MMR-8 Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 4 • MMR-8 Setup Menus 69 Setup Menu Chart This chart lists all of the Setup Menus and their parameters.
Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 4 • MMR-8 Setup Menus MMR-8 70 MENU # MENU NAME PARAMETERS 111 Ident Request Auto Assign* 01 (Range 01-100) 112 Ident Assigned 01* (Range 01–100 read-only.
MMR-8 Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 4 • MMR-8 Setup Menus 71 MENU # MENU NAME PARAMETERS 301 Biph Pulse Rate 2 ppf 4 ppf 10 ppf* 20 ppf 25 ppf 50 ppf 100 ppf 302 Biphase I/O Biphase* Tac.
Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 4 • MMR-8 Setup Menus MMR-8 72 MENU # MENU NAME PARAMETERS 610 Digital Out Delay Internal* OR Range: 1 through 255 samples 620 Rate Conversion Slow response.
MMR-8 Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 4 • MMR-8 Setup Menus 73 Setup Menu Details This section contains detailed notes on the operation of some important Setup menu parameters. Control Mode The MMR -8 will always operate in one of seven Control modes.
Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 4 • MMR-8 Setup Menus MMR-8 74 Serial Transport Similar to Biphase Transport, this mode allows the MMR -8 to control an external audio or video transport connected to the 9 -pin serial Transport connector.
MMR-8 Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 4 • MMR-8 Setup Menus 75 The Lynx Bus The Lynx bus allows control of the MMR via a TimeLine Lynx Keyboard Control Unit (KCU).
Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 4 • MMR-8 Setup Menus MMR-8 76 In and Out timecode registers on tracks that have been armed/selected as described above (see Track Record Arm/Select). Upon pressing Slip, the – and + keys will highlight and the Wheel will be in Trim mode.
MMR-8 Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 4 • MMR-8 Setup Menus 77 Record Mode Menu 200, Record Mode, allows for setting any of three different methods for recording.
Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 4 • MMR-8 Setup Menus MMR-8 78 Recording new audio into a Tape Mode project while the Record Mode is set to either Auto Cleanup or Non-Destructive turns the Tape Mode project into a non -Tape Mode project. Once changed in this fashion, the mode cannot be reset to Tape Mode for this project.
MMR-8 Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 5 • MMR-8 System Applications 79 Chapter 5 MMR -8 System Applications This chapter offers more detailed information for using the MMR -8 with film and video applications. Setup Menu parameter selections, technical background information, and block diagram connections are also covered.
Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 5 • MMR-8 System Applications MMR-8 80 On older film transports that use a tach and a direction signal, the phase A connection comes from the direction signal and the phase B connection comes from the tachometer output.
MMR-8 Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 5 • MMR-8 System Applications 81 Menu 300 is used to set the Biphase Frame Rate. In most applications in the USA the film frame rate will be set to 24 fps (the default setting).
Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 5 • MMR-8 System Applications MMR-8 82 MMR -8 Film Connections Although the MMR -8 can only be controlled by one film transport bus at a time, there are four film transport connections (biphase input) on the UI/B card on the rear panel.
MMR-8 Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 6 • Maintenance and Serv ice 83 Chapter 6 Maintenance & Service The MMR -8 requires little maintenance other than ensuring adequate airflow through the interior of the unit. Do not use alcohol or other common studio chemical cleaners on the front panel keys.
Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 6 • Maintenance and Service MMR-8 84 The MMR -8 has a built-in 1 kHz oscillator to check that the output levels are calibrat ed. To check the output levels, select Setup Menu 530 and select the 1 kHz setting.
MMR-8 Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 6 • Maintenance and Serv ice 85 MIC Calibration Procedure F ollow this step-by-step procedure to calibrate the MMR-8 Input Converters (MIC). 1. Get out of the Reference Tone mode by pressing the SETUP key.
Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 6 • Maintenance and Service MMR-8 86 Adding External Drives to the System Up to five additional SCSI drives can be added to each MMR -8.
Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Appendix A • Control Panel Summary 87 Chapter 7 Technical Support For technical support on the MMR -8 product line contact: TASCAM 7733 Telegraph Road Montebello, CA 90640 Tel (213) 726-0303 Ext 617 Fax (213) 727-7632 E-mail: tascamsupport@teac.
Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Appendix A • Control Panel Summary 88.
Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Appendix A • Control Panel Summary 89 Appendix A: Control Panel Command Summary Transport Group ONLINE Toggles between offline and online. When lit, indicates unit is online. ONLINE+ o o (Stop) Unmounts all drives so they can be removed from the MMR -8.
Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Appendix A • Control Panel Summary 90 Keypad keys CLR Clears the time code in the bottom line of the display; cancels most operations 7 Enter digit, or selects 700 menus (in Setup) SHIFT+7 Locate to “In point” STO+7 Stores time code in bottom line of display into Memory register 7.
Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Appendix A • Control Panel Summary 91 SHIFT+6 Locate to Previous Edit point STO+6 Stores time code in bottom line of display into Memory register 6.
Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Appendix A • Control Panel Summary 92 Track Select Keys Red 1 - 8 Record enable for Tracks 1 - 8 EDIT+SEL (1 - 8) Select Edit Mode for Tracks 1 - 8 MON+SEL (1 - 8) .
Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Appendix B • Drive Compatibility Chart 93 Appendix B: TASCAM MMR-8 Drive Compatibility Chart MANUFACTURER MODEL MODEL NO. FIRMWARE DATE COMMENTS NIKON MO DRIVE (A/V) SONY MO DRIVE BELUGA DD53-S1P SMO-F544 UNKNOWN. MFG 1/97 UNKNOWN.
Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Appendix B • Approved Drives 94 Tascam MMR-8 Approved Drives The Tascam Web site at http://www.tascam.com has the latest information on approved drives for use with the MMR-8. Use this page of the Owner’s Manual to note new drives that have been added to the approved drives list.
Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Appendix C • WaveFrame Compatibility 95 Appendix C: WaveFrame Compatibility This section contains information on using the MMR -8 in the film post production environment that heretofore has relied on a WaveFrame/StudioFrame system for playback on the mix stage.
Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Appendix C • WaveFrame Compatibility 96 Go into the Track Rack. Move all left channel tracks to the ‘1B’ drive and move all right channel tracks to the ‘1A’ drive.
Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Appendix D • Cable Information 97 Appendix D: MMR-8 Cable Information PARALLEL TRACKS and PARALLEL TRANSPORT Connector 37-pin D Male VCC INPUT PIN OUTPUT PIN (+5V) DARLINGTON OUTPUT STAGE OF ULN2803A MAX RATINGS: 50V @ 500MA TYPICAL INPUT TYPICAL OUTPUT 10K 10K 74HC14 1 2 2.
Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Appendix D • Cable Information 98 MIDI IN/THRU/OUT Connector pinout PIN # Signal Description (IN, OUT, & THRU) 1 n/c 2 n/c 3 n/c 4 Signal + 5 Signal - NOTES: 1. DIN -5 connector - shield tied to case. 2. Signals are MIDI specification compliant.
Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Appendix D • Cable Information 99 TRANSPORT (Sony 9 -pin) Connector pinout PIN # MSTR Signal SLAVE Signal Pin # MSTR Signal SLAVE Signal 1 Frame ground Frame ground.
Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Appendix D • Cable Information 100 ANALOG INPUT & OUTPUT Connectors pinouts PIN # Signal Description PIN # Signal Description 1 Channel 8 + signal 14 Channel 8 .
Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Appendix D • Cable Information 101 DIO (AES/EBU Digital Audio) Connector pinout PIN # Signal Description PIN # Signal Description 1 Digital Output 4 (ch 7&8) + .
Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Appendix D • Cable Information 102 TIMECODE IN Connector PIN # Signal Description TIP Time Code Reader + Ring Time Code Reader - Sleeve Ground NOTES: 1. 1/4” TRS Phonejack 2. 10K Ohm input impedance. Differential input.
Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Appendix D • Cable Information 103 VITC IN Connector NOTES: 1. BNC, 75 Ohm Terminated. SERIAL CONNECTORS NOTES: 1. These connectors are for factory diagnostics only. 2. 9 -pin D -subminiature female connector (DB -9), connected to COM1 on the motherboard.
Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Appendix E • Glossary 104.
Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Appendix E • Glossary 105 Appendix E: MMR -8 Glossary Abbreviations and Terms Definitions 24 frames The standard film frame rate per second. 25 frames The standard PAL and SECAM video frame rate per second. 29.97 frames The standard NTSC video frame rate for color broadcasting per second.
Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Appendix E • Glossary 106 Abbreviations and Terms Definitions Control Mode The mode (menu 000) which sets how the MMR -8 is being controlled. Control Track The VTR speed control signal recorded onto the tape. It typically also has time code recorded in it.
Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Appendix E • Glossary 107 Abbreviations and Terms Definitions LCD Liquid Crystal Display. The twenty character by two line display used on the MMR -8 to display time code, Setup Menus, or machine status. LED Light Emitting Diode.
Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Appendix E • Glossary 108 Abbreviations and Terms Definitions Monitor The process of selecting one or more tracks to listen to in the headphones or rear panel studio monitor output. Motion Controls The “transport” keys on the MMR -8.
Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Appendix E • Glossary 109 Abbreviations and Terms Definitions for the audio and a frame reference to keep the audio timed correctly to the video or film frame. Register A memory that holds a time code position or other number.
Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Appendix E • Glossary 110 Abbreviations and Terms Definitions TC Generator Time Code Generator. A device to create the 80 bit time code signal for recording onto a video or audio tape. The MMR -8 contains a built-in generator which is always sending out TC when the MMR -8 is playing.
Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Index 111 Index 2 24 -BIT REC LED ................................................................................................................................................................... 38 A AC Mains and Grounding .
Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Index 112 D Delete ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 53 Deleting Tracks .
Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Index 113 In Point ................................................................................................................................................................................... 56 Input .........
Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Index 114 MMR Bus Request ................................................................................................................................................................. 78 MMR Bus Sync Cable .......
Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Index 115 Reverse Play Key .................................................................................................................................................................... 43 Reversed Text ........
Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Index 116 Transport Group ..................................................................................................................................................................... 43 Trim .................
Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Index 117.
Un point important après l'achat de l'appareil (ou même avant l'achat) est de lire le manuel d'utilisation. Nous devons le faire pour quelques raisons simples:
Si vous n'avez pas encore acheté Tascam MMR-8 c'est un bon moment pour vous familiariser avec les données de base sur le produit. Consulter d'abord les pages initiales du manuel d'utilisation, que vous trouverez ci-dessus. Vous devriez y trouver les données techniques les plus importants du Tascam MMR-8 - de cette manière, vous pouvez vérifier si l'équipement répond à vos besoins. Explorant les pages suivantes du manuel d'utilisation Tascam MMR-8, vous apprendrez toutes les caractéristiques du produit et des informations sur son fonctionnement. Les informations sur le Tascam MMR-8 va certainement vous aider à prendre une décision concernant l'achat.
Dans une situation où vous avez déjà le Tascam MMR-8, mais vous avez pas encore lu le manuel d'utilisation, vous devez le faire pour les raisons décrites ci-dessus,. Vous saurez alors si vous avez correctement utilisé les fonctions disponibles, et si vous avez commis des erreurs qui peuvent réduire la durée de vie du Tascam MMR-8.
Cependant, l'un des rôles les plus importants pour l'utilisateur joués par les manuels d'utilisateur est d'aider à résoudre les problèmes concernant le Tascam MMR-8. Presque toujours, vous y trouverez Troubleshooting, soit les pannes et les défaillances les plus fréquentes de l'apparei Tascam MMR-8 ainsi que les instructions sur la façon de les résoudre. Même si vous ne parvenez pas à résoudre le problème, le manuel d‘utilisation va vous montrer le chemin d'une nouvelle procédure – le contact avec le centre de service à la clientèle ou le service le plus proche.
