Tascam DA-98HR Owner's Manual

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7 – Advanced operations–Reference levelsTASCAM DA-98HR 457.6.2 Shuttle mutingAs explained above, shuttling the tape will usuallyallow monitoring of the tape. However, there may betimes when it is necessary to mute all tape signalswhen shuttling.1 Enter menu group 2, move the cursor toShtl Mute and press ENTER:2 Use the § and ¶ keys to change the settingbetween off and on.7.7 Reference levelsThe value of the reference levels for analog input andoutput to and from TASCAM-supplied optional slotboards may be selected using jumpers on the boardsfrom among three standard values: TASCAM,SMPTE and European reference levels. This opera-tion should be performed by a qualified service engi-neer, and the details of the operation are provided inthe documentation accompanying the boards.The meanings of these three levels are (referenced to+4 dBu nominal levels, as provided on the IF-AD98HR slot boards):To view the reference level settings for TASCAM-supplied slot boards, perform the following steps:1 Enter menu group 2, move the cursor to RefLevel, and press ENTER:If the boards are not of a type that return adecibel value when viewed in this way, the bot-tom line of the display shows #0 or #1, asappropriate.NOTEAny tapes produced with the TASCAM DA-88 or DA-38 willconform to the TASCAM standard. The IF-AN98HR slotboards themselves have jumpers to convert their settings,which should be adjusted by a qualified TASCAM serviceengineer.Non-TASCAM boards may or may not permit setting of ref-erence levels from this screen. Consult the board’s docu-mentation for details.7.8 Meter modesThe DA-98HR peak bargraph meters can be custom-ized to suit your working preferences. Both the peakhold time and the “ballistics” of the meters can beadjusted.7.8.1 Peak hold time1 Enter menu group 2, move the cursor toMeter Mode and press ENTER:2 Use the Ó and Á keys to select the PeakHold parameter and the § and ¶ keys toset the value for the peak signal level hold time.This value can be set to values between 0 seconds(peak levels are not held at all) and 9 seconds. Thereis another value, Continue, which perma-nently displays the maximum peak signal level. Thiscan be useful if you are doing a “dry run” rehearsal,but you cannot keep your eyes on the meters all thetime that the rehearsal is going on.You can also use the function keys in the number keymode (4.4, “Using the function keys as numberkeys”) to enter the peak time directly.NOTETo turn off the peak hold display if Continue hasbeen set, change the peak hold value to 0 seconds andthe meter segments will “drop back”.7.8.2 Meter ballisticsUse the same menu (Level MeterMode) as described above to change the “fall-back” ballistics of the peak meters. You cannotchange the rise time of the meters, which are fixedwith peak meter characteristics.S h u t t l e M u t eo f fStandardReferencelevel(0 dBFS)NominallevelMaximumlevelTASCAM –16 dB +4 dBu +20 dBuEuropean –18 dB +4 dBu +22 dBuSMPTE –20 dB +4 dBu +24 dBuA n a l o g R e f L e v e lI n p u t O u t p u t- 1 6 d B - 1 6 d BL e v e l M e t e r M o d eP e a k H o l d R e l e a s e0 s e c F a s t