12 TASCAM DA-98HR2 – Front and rear panels2.1 Front Panel controls1 Power switchTurns the power to the DA-98HR on and off. Whenthe DA-98HR is turned off, settings will be retainedin memory (12.3, “Memory backup”).2 Tape loading slotOnly use Hi8 ME or MP tapes as specified in 1.5,“Recommended tapes”. The DA-98HR will automat-ically eject all other tapes.NOTEDo not use a tape which has been used for recordingvideo. Always use either new tapes or tapes which havebeen used in a DTRS recorder.3 EJECT keyEjects any loaded cassette. A cassette can only beejected when the transport is stopped.4 CONFIDENCE MODE key andindicatorThe DA-98HR features a confidence replay modewhich allows off-tape monitoring. This key and indi-cator allow selection and viewing of the status of thismonitoring mode.For a full explanation of confidence monitoring, see5.3, “Confidence mode”.5 Fs indicatorsThese indicators (192kHz/176.4kHz, 96kHz/88.2kHzand 48kHz/44.1kHz) light to show what samplingfrequencies are currently being used for recording.6 HR MODE key and indicatorThis key controls whether a tape will be formatted torecord at 24-bit high resolution or 16-bit resolution.The indicator shows the status of the recording reso-lution while formatting, or if a previously-formattedtape has been loaded.7 FORMAT/Fs key and indicatorThe FORMAT indicator shows the tape formattingstatus. The FORMAT/Fs key controls the formattingof tapes and allows selection of the sampling fre-quencies to be used for recording (see 6.2, “Format-ting a tape” for full details).1 2 3BA4 6 5 7 8 9CDE F G H I J P Q Y Z aeKT U V W XL M N O R S b c f gh i j kd
