Tascam HS-20 Owner's Manual

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TASCAM HS-20 8110 – Internal settingsCONTROL pageMake various settings related to the playback functions on thispage.Auto CueTurn the auto cue function ON or OFF (default).If auto cue is ON, whenever a take is changed or loaded, theunit will enter playback standby at the point where soundfirst starts in the take. When Play Mode is set to One Takeand no sound is detected before the end of the take, theunit stops at the start of the take. When Play Mode is set toAll Take and no sound is detected before the end of the take,the unit tries to detect audio in the next take.This setting affects all modes except timeline mode.To set the auto cue start point detection level, touch theknob area and use the DATA dial to change the value.Setting values: –72dB, –66dB, –60dB, –54dB (default),–48dB, –42dB, –36dB, –30dB, –24dBLEVEL: −6dB, −12dB, −24dB, −48dBAuto ReadyTurn the auto ready function ON or OFF (default).If auto ready is ON, when playback of a take completes theunit automatically pauses at the beginning of the next take.This setting affects all modes except timeline mode.Inc. PlayTurn the incremental play function ON or OFF (default).When incremental play is ON, press the PLAY key duringplayback to move to the beginning of the next take andcontinue playing.Press the STOP key during playback to put the unit inplayback standby at the beginning of the next take.This setting affects all modes except timeline mode.PLAY Inhibit TimeThis sets a time interval during which playback of the sametake (entry) cannot be restarted.The following keys and commands are disabled (excludingflash start keys/commands for other takes/entries) for theduration of this setting: PLAY key on the front of the unit,the PLAY key, flash start keys and fader start function ofthe TASCAM RC-HS20PD remote control (sold separately),and play and flash start commands from external control(RS-232C, RS-422, parallel, keyboard).Setting range: 0 (default) – 1000 msec (100 msec intervals),Inf (during playback the affected keys are disabled)NOTEWhen the PLAY Inhibit Time item is set to Inf, the incre-mental play function is automatically set to OFF and cannotbe switched to ON.Sync and timecode settings (SYNC T/C)Make various settings related to audio synchronization andtimecode on this page.This screen has five pages: CLOCK, SYNC, T/C, SETUP and I/O.Touch the tabs at the bottom of the screen to open the corre-sponding page.CLOCK pageView various clock status information and select the clock usedfor synchronization on this page.STATUSCurrent FsThis shows the current sampling frequency.CLOCKThis shows the clock synchronization status.WORD/VIDEOThis shows WORD, VIDEO or TriLevel if a synchronizationsignal is detected at the input.D-INThis shows the digital input signal status as follows.Digital input signal status IndicatorLocked Locked (xx.xxx kHz)When sampling rate conversionis on Locked (xx.xxx kHz FsCnv)Unlocked Unlocked (xx.xxx kHz)No signal Unlocked (no signal)No audio signal present Not AudioOther Cbit information differsfrom the actual operation mode Unmatched CbitMASTERUse the buttons to select the master clock to use.INT button (default):Use this unit’s internal clock.WORD button:Synchronize with the word clock input through theWORD/VIDEO IN connector.VIDEO button:Synchronize with the video clock input through theWORD/VIDEO IN connector.D-IN button:Synchronize with the clock of the digital signal selectedas the input for DIGITAL IN.You cannot select an input as the master clock if thesampling rate converter is ON for that input.On the second line of the button, the digital input signalselected is shown.