Tascam TM-D4000 Owner's Manual

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9 - Machine Control—Selecting devices for control9–2used to search through the MIDI, RS-422, IF-LP4000 and IF-TD4000 REMOTE control ports andreport on devices that it nds, adding the controllersto the Machine Control list.NOTEBecause not every device that may be con-trolled by the TM-D4000 is capable of report-ing its presence accurately, some devices willnot appear on the list, and must be added tothe list manually.When attempting to identify a MIDI device, the TM-D4000 rst sends out an MMC Read Signature com-mand. It adds a generic “closed loop” device forevery device ID that responds to this command.It also sends out a MIDI Device Inquiry Message. Ifa remote device replies to this message, and anappropriate controller is available, this controllerreplaces the generic MMC closed-loop controller.After power has been applied, it may take betweenone and two minutes for the remote devices to be rec-ognized. Even if they have been added to the memo-rized Machine Control list previously, it may not bepossible to control them immediately after the sys-tem is powered up.During this "warmp-up" period, connected deviceswill not appear during the AutoDetect procedure. Ifconnected devices do not appear when the AutoDetect is rst attempted, it is recommended that youretry the procedure until they are detected (theCLOCK screen shows any ADAT and DTRS chainsas they are connected, but RS-422 devices are notshown).If two control chains of the same type (i.e. two DTRSchains or two ADAT chains) are connected to theTM-D4000, only the chain connected to one of theinterface cards will be detected. The other such chainwill be ignored. However, there is no problem withregard to having one DTRS and and one ADAT con-trol chain connected simultaneously. Only one suchchain can be controlled at a time, of course.Note when using DTRS and/or ADAT control chains,that only one control connection of each type (DTRSor ADAT) should be made between the TM-D4000and the controlled devices.9.1.3 Selecting the control type for thedevicesThe Machine Control list is composed of a number ofcolumns. These are explained below:PORT : This is an expanded version of the controlport abbreviation shown in the list at the right of thescreen. This list item cannot be changed or edited.DEVICE : This is the name of the device beingcontrolled. This list item cannot be changed oredited.ID : This applies to MIDI faders and controllers, andMMC units. In the case of DTRS and ADAT units, itrefers to the unit ID, and cannot be edited. In the caseof MMC units, it refers to the MMC ID (2 hexadeci-mal digits) of the unit. This list item cannot bechanged or edited. In the case of MIDI faders andcontrollers, see the appropriate section later in thissection. Use the JOG dial to change the value andconrm with ENTER.CHASE : This applies to DTRS units, and allowsthe CHASE mode of the selected unit to be turned onor off. Any unit which can have its chase mode con-trolled by the TM-D4000 has this item representedby a square box. Units whose CHASE mode cannotbe remotely controlled have this item represented bytwo dashes (-- ).Use the cursor keys to navigate tothe list item, and the ENTER key to toggle betweenon (a check mark is shown in the box) and off (thebox is empty).SCR : External control screen. Some devices mayhave special screens available, allowing further con-trol from the TM-D4000. Such devices are repre-sented by a square box as this list item. Deviceswhich do not have a special control screen have thislist item represented as two dashes (-- ). Use thecursor keys to navigate to these boxes, and theENTER key to toggle between on (a check mark 4 isshown in the box) and off (the box is empty). Notethat more than one device can have this box checked,allowing the control of many such devices withoutremapping.These screens are accessed with the EXT CTRL key(unshifted). Since more than one device may beselected for external control, repeated presses of thiskey will bring up the screens for all such selecteddevices, in order.TRA and REC : These two parameters are settogether, to allow the transport controls and of theTM-D4000 [43] to control the transport of theselected device (TRA ), and the REC keys [25] to beused for track arming (REC ).