Tascam DA-98HR Owner's Manual

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TASCAM DA-98HR 71 – Introduction to the DA-98HRThe TASCAM DA-98HR is a digital audio multi-track recorder designed for use in a variety of appli-cations, including video post-production and audiomultitrack work.It records up to 8 tracks of full-quality digital audioon standard Hi8 video cassettes using a specially-designed transport and head mechanism. Using thismedium, up to 108 minutes of continuous recordingis possible on a single NTSC “120” tape.Recording is carried out at either 24 bits or 16 bits ofresolution, and digital data may be input at 16, 20 or24 bits of resolution.As well as the “traditional” industry-standard44.1 kHz and 48 kHz sampling frequencies, the DA-98HR can also record and playback at double andfour times these sampling frequencies: 88.2 kHz and176.4 kHz, and 96 kHz and 192 kHz.The DA-98HR builds on the foundations laid by theTASCAM DA-78HR, DA98, DA-88 and DA-38 digi-tal multitrack recorders, and retains compatibilitywith them. Tapes recorded on one of the DTRS seriescan be replayed and overdubbed on any othermachine in the series, or any DTRS 1 machine, sub-ject to the word length and sampling frequency capa-bilities of both machines.NOTERecording is an art as well as a science. A successfulrecording is often judged primarily on the quality of soundas art, and we obviously cannot guarantee that. A com-pany that makes paint and brushes for artists cannot saythat the paintings made with their products will be criticallywell-received. TASCAM can make no guarantee that theDA-98HR by itself will assure the quality of the recordingsyou make. Your skill as a technician and your abilities as anartist will be significant factors in the results you achieve.1.1 UnpackingThe box contains the following.• DA-98HR Digital Multitrack Recorder (x 1)• Rackmount screw kit (x 1)• AC power cord, 2 m (6 ft.) long (x 1)• This manual (x 1)• Warranty card (x 1)• Quick Start guide (x 1)• HC-8 cleaning tape1.2 FeaturesKey features of the DA-98HR include:• TASCAM-exclusive high-performance/high wearresistive rotary 4-head mechanism with TASCAMoriginal track layout (DTRS standard)• Use of standard, low-cost media with long record-ing and playback times• 16-bit or 24-bit recording• “Traditional” and high-speed sampling rates forultimate sonic performance• Different sampling frequencies can be recordedsimultaneously on different tracks on the sametape, providing ultimate flexibility• Fast, frame-accurate tape location and positioning;end-to-end winding for a “120” tape is around 80seconds• Direct digital synchronization of up to 16 DTRSrecorders (128 tracks) without the use of any exter-nal synchronizer or controller• Direct digital dubbing between DTRS units• Input patchbay provides an internal digital patch-bay, allowing input-to-track assignment without theuse of external equipment• Output patchbay allows the routing of tracks to out-puts without the need for external equipment• 15-segment peak meters with user-selectable fallballistics and variable hold time (including contin-uous peak hold)• Integral digital sine oscillator, providing signals at440Hz for tuning and 1kHz for lineup purposes• Digital input and output in TDIF-1 format on a sin-gle convenient compact D-sub connector• Eight channels of AES/EBU I/O on a single conve-nient compact D-sub connector• Two expansion slots allow the use of optionalaccessory boards, such as analog I/O, optimized foruse with the DA-98HR• Settings carried out through a menu hierarchyusing a 20-character x 4-line LCD display withcursor keys and an ENTER/ESCAPE system• The 10 most commonly-used functions can beassigned to “soft keys” for easy recall• Full SMPTE/EBU timecode synchronization ,including on-board timecode generator• MIDI Time Code and MIDI Machine Control• Confidence replay mode, allowing off-tape moni-toring while recording is in progress1.DTRS is a trademark of TEAC Corporation