Tascam DA-98HR Owner's Manual

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5 – Monitoring modes–Mixdown patchbay30 TASCAM DA-98HR5.4.2 Selecting the mixdown sources1 From menu group B, move the cursor toMixInSel, and press ENTER:Here, T signifies a tape track, S indicates achannel from an optional board fitted in theexpansion slot (e.g. the IF-AN98HR) and Dindicates a digital source (i.e. AES/EBU orTDIF, as currently selected).The Trk line is fixed and cannot be changed,and shows the destination of the sourceselected using the other two lines. Note thatthis is not a tape track. The Src line indicatesthe source from which the input is taken, andthe ch line shows the channel number withinthe source.2 Use the Á and Ó cursor keys to move the cur-sor between the different track numbers on theSrc and ch lines of the display.3 Use the § and the ¶ cursor keys to change thevalues at the cursor.4 To move between the Src and ch lines,press the SHIFT key, and then press the § or¶ key as appropriate.If the MIXDOWN indicator is active and aninvalid source is selected, an appropriate errormessage is shown and the screen flashes; e.g.Fs unmatch for mismatched samplingfrequencies, or TDIF(dubbing)cable not connected, if a TDIFdigital source has been selected, but is notproperly connected or switched on. If such anerror message appears, press the ESCAPE keyand correct the settings.5.4.3 Setting mixdown levelsThe output channels’ level, pan position (odd-evenbalance) and the master mix level can all be set usingthe menu system.1 From menu group B, move the cursor to MixDown and press ENTER :2 Select the channel to be adjusted (ch), andadjust the level (Level) between 0 and127, and the pan position (Pan) betweenL-- (hard left) through Lxx (the higher thevalue of xx, the further to the left the signal ispanned, through -C- (center) to R-- (hardright) via Rxx (varying amounts of rightpan).The master (Mst) parameter adjusts themaster output level for the output mix, and thisdoes not change when another channel isselected for adjustment.NOTEThese settings will not be audible until the MIXDOWN keyis pressed and the indicator is lit.M i x I n p u t S e l e c tT r k 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8S r c ˘ T T T T D S S Sc h 1 3 2 4 5 6 7 8 M i x D o w nc h L e v e l P a n M s t1 1 2 7 - C - 1 2 7