Tascam DA-98 Owner's Manual

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Section 8 – Advanced operations06/97 – 1.00 – 8-31) Go to menu group 7, move the cursor to Loc(Func), and press ENTER:2) Move the cursor to the function key number,and use the UP and DOWN keys to select thenumber of the function key memory that youwant to change.3) Use the LEFT and RIGHT keys to select the field(hours, minutes, seconds or frames) and use theUP and DOWN keys to change the value of thefield.There is an “invisible” field to the right of thenumber. Moving the cursor to this field and press-ing the UP and DOWN keys will “fine-tune” thewhole time value.8.2.3 Locating to a function key memoryOnce a location has been assigned to a functionkey, this is the procedure for location to the mem-ory position:1) Press the SHIFT key.The SHIFT indicator will start to blink.2) Press the function key corresponding to thememory to which you want to locate.The display will show the location point and thepre-roll time, and the tape will start to locate to theappropriate location memory.3) To use the function keys for their presetfunctions as written on the front panel, pressSHIFT again so that the SHIFT indicator goesout.8.2.4 Location and playbackIf you press the PLAY key while the tape is locat-ing (the PLAY key will flash), the tape will startplaying when it reaches the location point.If you press PLAY twice while the tape is locating,the PLAY key will light steadily, the tape will stopand playback will start immediately.If you have pressed the AUTO PLAY key [12]before pressing the SHIFT key in step 1, (the AUTOPLAY indicator is on), replay will start automati-cally when the location point is reached.8.2.5 Repeat functionYou can repeat playback continuously betweenthe two location memory points (Memo 1 andMemo 2).The tape will wind to a little before the first point(if it is not there already) and start playing. Theoff-tape monitoring will start at the first memorylocation and continue until the second location isreached. The tape will then stop playing, andrewind to a little before the first point and startplaying again.8.2.6 To start repeat play1) When the two location points have been set,press the REPEAT key [21] .2) The tape will locate to the first location pointand start playing until the second locationpoint, rewind to the first location point, andplay again. This process will be repeated.While the tape position is between the two locationpoints, the REPEAT indicator will be lit steadily. Itwill flash while the tape position is outside the twolocation points.3) Stop the repeat function by pressing theREPEAT key.The REPEAT indicator will go out.If the tape is playing, it will continue playing (pastthe second location point).L o c a t e P o s i t i o n( F u n c t i o n K e y )A B SF . 1 1 0 : 0 4 : 2 3 : 1 5NOTEWhen we talk about the “first” and the “second” loca-tions here, we are referring to the earlier and later loca-tion times. Memo 1 could be at a later time thanMemo 2, and hence we would refer to it in this sec-tion as the “second location point”.