12 – MMC and MIDI functions–MIDI Machine Control102 TASCAM 788 Digital PortaStudio788 MMC slave/master settingTo set the 788 as either an MMC slave or master, fol-low the steps below.1 With the transport stopped, press the MENUkey.2 Use the dial to scroll down to the SYNC/MIDI menu and press ENTER.3 Use the dial to scroll down to the CONTROLmenu item and press ENTER.4 There are two tabs on this screen. Use the Ókey to ensure that the MMC tab is visible.5 Use the § and ¶ keys to highlight the MODEmenu item.6 Use the dial to select the appropriate setting:7 Press ENTER to confirm the setting.NOTEIf the 788 is set up as an MMC slave, this does not disablethe local transport controls. You can still use these controlsto play, record, locate, etc.MMC IDYou can set an MMC ID for the 788. This ID can beused to distinguish it from other units in the controlchain, and to receive messages which are intendedonly for it.Alternatively, you can select a “universal” modewhich means that the 788 will respond to all MMCcommands received over the system.1 With the transport stopped, press the MENUkey.2 Use the dial to scroll down to the SYNC/MIDI menu and press ENTER.3 Use the dial to scroll down to the CONTROLmenu item and press ENTER.4 There are two tabs on this screen. Use the Ókey to ensure that the MMC tab is visible.5 Use the § and ¶ keys to highlight theDEVICE ID menu item.6 Use the dial to make the setting: either ALLor a value from 1 through 127.Note that some devices may start countingfrom 0 and go up to 126 as the highest individ-ual ID that can be set. With these units, a set-ting of 127 corresponds to the ALL setting.OFF All MMC commands to the 788 will be ignored.The 788 does not transmit any MMCcommands.MASTER All MMC commands to the 788 will be ignored.The 788 transmits MMC commands.SLAVE MMC commands to the 788 will be recognized.The 788 does not transmit any MMC com-mands.
