Tascam DM-24 Owner's Manual

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11 – Machine Control/Location—Location memoriesTASCAM DM-24 Reference Manual 85Play ModeThis function determines the way in which the PLAYkey works in conjunction with the location facilities.There are three settings:, Auto, Deferred and Immediate.AUTO The PLAY indicator flashes as the unit islocating to a location point. When the location pointis reached, playback starts automatically. However, ifthe PLAY key is pressed before the location point isreached, the unit stops locating and starts playing.DEFERRED The unit stops after location is com-pleted. However, if the PLAY key is pressed while theunit is locating, the PLAY indicator flashes, and play-back starts when the location point is reached.NOTEBecause an open MMC connection cannot determinewhen the locate point has been reached, deferred playis not possible for a machine controlled in this way.IMMEDIATE The unit stops after location is com-pleted. If the PLAY key is pressed while the unit islocating, the machine goes straight into play mode,without locating.Cueing Mode“Cueing mode” here means that if the controlleddevice is in play mode, and either of the fast transportkeys (forward or rewind) is pressed, the fast transportmode is not latched and the unit is in cue mode (thatis, when the fast transport key is released, the unitgoes back into play mode). To latch the unit in thefast transport mode, press the STOP key before enter-ing fast transport mode.A VTR controlled over the RS-422 connection whichis put into fast wind with the cueing mode set on fastwinds with the picture visible.If cueing mode is not selected, when a fast transportkey is pressed, irrespective of the current transportmode, the unit enters the fast transport mode, evenwhen the fast transport key is released.Locate PrerollMove the cursor to the numeric field, which showsthe pre-roll time when a location point is reached(displayed in minutes and seconds). For example, ifthis field shows 0:10, if a location operation is carriedout to a location memory of 00:20:32, the actualpoint located to is 00:20:22.Note that this is used only in the case of Direct loca-tion (“Location to a location memory” on page 86),and not in the case of manual location operations(“Manual location” on page 87), which locates to thevalue entered, irrespective of the pre-roll time sethere.Use the dial to set the pre-roll value and confirm thesetting of this value with the ENTER key.NOTEA DA-98 DTRS unit controlled by the DM-24 alwayslocates to a point about seven seconds before the loca-tion point as entered on the DM-24, irrespective of thesetting made here.Location memoriesThe DM-24 allows the storage and recall of up to tenlocation memories, allowing easy location of thecontrolled devices to predetermined cue points.Selecting the location point displayAs explained in “LOCATE DISPLAY MODE” onpage 20, the LOCATE DISPLAY MODE setting in theOPTION SETUP screen is used to determine whetherthe LED time counter shows the location memoriesas they are entered, edited and recalled, or whetherthey are shown as “popup” panels on the LCD dis-play screen.When this section mentions “the display” showinglocation memory values, this refers to the display thathas been selected in this option.NOTEDepending on the settings for frame display (“EditFrames” on page 84), the frames value may or may not