Tascam DA-40 Owner's Manual

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4 - SHIFT functionsTASCAM DA-40 27"# $ % &' ( ) * + , - . / _ and the spacecharacter.To change between uppercase and lowercase alpha-betical characters, use the CAPS key. The wordCAPS appears at the bottom left of the display whenthe “caps lock” is on.The INS/+ and DEL/- keys are used to insert a spaceimmediately following the cursor position, and todelete the character at the cursor position,respectively.Since the title can be longer than the display canshow at one time, the first characters of the title areshown, and the rest is then scrolled from right to left.4.8.2 Writing the title to tapeLocate the tape to a point following the end of theSTART ID which will be associated with the title thathas just been entered.Press EDIT until the display shows:Press ENTER, and the tape will start moving backuntil before the start of the previous START ID, andthen start recording the characters. The wordsCHAR WRT will flash in the display whilerecording is taking place.4.8.3 Checking a titleWhen replaying a tape on which titles have beenrecorded, the boxed word CHAR appears under theseconds field at the bottom of the display as soon asthe first title is read from tape.Use the CHAR key to display the last title which hasbeen read from tape. While the title is displayed, allother tape counter numerals are replaced by the char-acters in the title. The title will scroll across the dis-play if it is too long to fit in the display.4.8.4 Deleting a titleLocate the tape to a little past the point where the titleis recorded on tape.Use the ID SELECT key to select the CHARERASE mode (4.4.1, "Selecting an ID mode").Press ENTER. The display will show ER-CH, andthe tape will rewind to a little before the point wherethe title has been recorded.The title will then the erased. The words CHARERASE will flash in the display while the title isactually being erased.4.8.5 Copying and pasting a titleThe title which was last been read from tape can becopied and used as the basis for new titles. This canbe useful if you are producing a lot of programs withsimilar titles (different mixes or takes of the samepiece, for instance).Once the title which will be copied has been readfrom tape (the CHAR indicator in the display mustbe lit), press EDIT until the display shows:Press the MEMO 2 key to recall and paste the lasttitle into the editing area. The title may then be editedand written to tape in the usual way.W r i t e C h a r ?E d i t C h a r ?