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 SECTION 1 : INTRODUCTION

I Table of Contents I

Important Safety Precautions .......................................... 2
Safety Instructions ........................................................... 3
Secbon I : InWoduction ............................................ 1 * 1
1.1. Unpacking ....................................................... 1 * 3
1-2. Precautions and recommendations.. ................ 1 * 3
1-3. Compatible cassette tapes ............................... 1 * 3
1.4. Available recording/play time.. . . ..................... 1 * 4
1.5. Backup facility.. .............................................. 1 * 4
Hookup example ..................................................... 1 . 5
Section 2 : General Guide.. ...................................... 2 * 1
h Section 3 : Formatting a Tape.. ................................ 3 - 1
3.1. How to format a tape (basic operation). ......... .3 * 1
3.2. Real-time, simultaneous tape format .............. 3 * 2
Section 4 : Recording.. ............................................. 4 * 1
4-1. Recording analog input (basic operation). ...... 4 * 1
4-2. Recording digital input.. .................................. 4 * 3
4-3. Punch in/out editing.. ...................................... 4 * 4
4-4. Crossfade time setting.. ................................... 4 * 8
4-5. Preroll time setting.. ........................................ 4 - 8
4.6. Post1011time setting ........................................ 4 * 9
4.7. Copying tracks ................................................ 4 * 9
4.8. Dithering the re-quantization noise.. ............. 4 - 14
Section 6 : Convolling the DA-36 from Menus.. .... 8 * 1
8.1. General.. .......................................................... 8 . 1
8.2. Using the built-in oscillator.. ........................... 8 * 2
8.3. Initializing the backup memory ...................... 8 * 3
8.4. Selecting a TDIF input bit length.. .................. 8 - 4
Section 9 : Monitor and Other Capabilhies ............ 9 * 1
9-1. Monitor functions.. .......................................... 9 * 1
9.2. Capabilities to assist in saving your time ........ 9 * 3
9.3, To see the system version.. .............................. 9 - 3
Section 10 : Maintenance.. ..................................... 10 * 1
10.1. Errorratedisplay ........................................ 10 * 1
10-2. Cleaning the heads.. .................................... 10 * 2
10.3. Head drum utilized time display.. ............... 10 * 3
Section ii : Appendices ........................................ 11 - 1
11.1. Specifications .............................................. 11 * 1
11.2. Optional accessories ................................... 11 * 2
11.3. Error messages explained ........................... 11 * 3

Section 5 : Playback.. ............................................... 5 * 1

5.1. Basic playback procedure ............................... 5 * 1
5.2. Shuttling the tape ............................................ 5 * 1
5-3. Variable speed play ......................................... 5 - 2
5.4. Setting locations.. ............................................ 5 - 3
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5.5. Repeat play.. .................................................... 5 . 4
5.6. Delaying tracks ............................................... 5 * 5

Section 6 : Autolocation.. .......................................... 6 * 1

6-1. Autolocating to either of two location points,, 6 * 1
6-2. Setting autolocation preroll time.. ................... 6 + 1
6-3. The auto play function .................................... 6 * 2

Section 7 : Syncing Multiple DA-3%. ...................... 7 * 1

7-1. Hooking up multiple DA-38s.. ....................... 7 * 1
7.2. Selecting a machine ID number.. .................... 7 * 2
7-3. How to sync the slave units to the master ..-.. 7 * 2
7.4. Offsetting slave units ...................................... 7 * 3
7-5. Digital dubbing between DA-38s ................... 7 * 4
SECTlON3: FORMATTINGATAPE
Audio can be recorded while formatting a tape (discussed
later). But it’s wise of you to format the tape from the
beginning all the way to the end before recording audio.
The tape formatting process writes sub-code data such as
ABS time and satup data such as ATF (Automatic Track
Finding) signal onto a non-audio section of the tape.
1 3-1. How to Format a Tape (basic operation)
f Switch power ON
You’ll notice that a machine ID number (” t d n a / ”
for example) and other indications appear on the
display.
See Section 7 for an explanation of the machine ID
number.
2 Insert a new Hi8 tape into the DA-38,
“- I !l!Rd - - ” will appear on the display to show
that the tape is being loaded.
IMPORTANT
l The DA-36 is designed to operate on/y with Hi&3
video tapes. You cannot use any other tapes.
l The DA-36 automatkx//y ejects tapes thinner than
8.5 pm : t50-minute or longer tapes.
3 Press REW to rewind the tape all the way to the
beginning.
When the beginning is reached, “b o k ” (beginning of
tape) will appear on the display.
4 Press the FORMATes witch.
The FORMAT indicator will start blinking cm the
display.
3.1
l Unless you perform the next step (5) within five
seconds, the formatting mode is disabled and the
FORMAT indicator turns off. Should this occur,
press the FORMAT/Fs witch again,
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While the FORMAT indicator is blinking, press the
FORMAT/Fs switch once more.
The FORMAT indicator will glow solid to show that
the unit is ready to format the tape.
* If you want to cancel the format ready mode at this
stage, press CLEAR and the FORMAT LED turns off.
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6 The FORMATIFs switch now acts as a sampling rate
selection witch, so press the switch until the required
rate shows on the display.
NOTE
ifa d@ita/ signa/ is fed into the DA-38 (as indicated by
the DIGITAL IN indicator /it on the disp/ay), the unit is
automatically switched to operate at an incoming
sampling rate, and the Fs switch does not operate.
7 To start formatting the tape, hold RECORD and press
PLAY,
The RECORD button will light up. When the tape is
formatted all the way to the end, it will automatically
rewind, stopping at “fl!!flcfiflE”, fi
Suggestion : You can record audio on a track selected
by the REC FUNCTION switch while at the same
time the tape is formatted.
IMPORTANT
l Be we to format the tape from beginning to end in
one continuous stroke. Do not interrupt the format
process.
l When e tape is being formatted, any transpoti
controls do not operate except for STOP
l When a tape is being formatted, you cannot
change the sampling rate. (This fs also true when
audio recording is in progress.)
l When the display shows a negative ABS time,
audio cannot be recorded, es confirmed by a blink-
ing RECORD LED.
 SECTION 3 : FORMATTING A TAPE

4 Enter the desired machine ID number by pressing the

1 3-2. Real-time. Simultaneous Tane Format 1
A and V keys.

In some cases, when recording a live concert using multi- l Enter ” /” on the DA-38 you intend to use as the
ple DA-38s for instance, you may want to format tapes master machine.
while at the same time you record audio on them, for later
master/slave sync play. 0 Enter other numbers (“2 ” to ” \ 6 “) on each of the
slave DA-38s.

I 481 IMPORTAA’T

Assign c different number to each of the DA-38s.

5 Press SHlFT and the display will be switched back to

show the ABS time,

6 Insert a new Hi8 tape into each of the DA-38s

The display will show “- -L ERd - “while the tape

is being loaded.
Follow these steps to perform the real-time, simultaneous
tape foxmat : Speaking of Remembering :
l The DA-38 is designed to operate only with Hi8

0 Hook up a mutiple DA-38 sync system a basic example video tapes. You cannot use any other tapes.
of which is shown in Section 7.
l The DA-38 automatically ejects tapes thinner than
g Switch power ON, 8.5 pm : l5Ominute or longer tapes.

A machine ID number (” so! n CC \ ” for example) 7 Press REW to rewind the tape all the way to the
and other indications will appear on the display. beginning.

When the beginning is reached, “b o t ” will appear

Assigning e machine ID number to each of the DA-38s on the display.
p (steps 2 through 5)
8 Press CHASE on each of the slave DA-38s to put
2 Press SHlFT and the associated LED will start blink- them into sync mode and the associated LED starts
ing to show that all the double function keys are blinking.
switched to offer their lower blue-labelled functions.
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9 Press the FORMAT/Fs switch on all of the DA-3%.
3 By repeatedly pressing MENU, access an ID selection
menu, which looks like this: The FORMAT indicator will start blinking on the
display of every DA-38.

0 If you don’t perform the next step within 5 seconds,

the tape format mode will be disabled and the
FORMAT indicator will turn off. Should this occur,
press the FORMAT key again.

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SECTION 3 : FORMATTING A TAPE
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f0 Press the FORMAT switch once more on every DA-
38.
The FORMAT indicator will glow solid to show that
the unit is ready to format the tape.
* If you want to cancel the tape format ready mode at
this stage, press CLEAR, and the FORMAT indicator
will turn off.
11 The FORMAT/Fs witch now acti as a sampling rate
selection switch, so press the switch until the
required rate shows on the display.
IMPORTANT
it is imperative that a/f the slave machines are refer-
enced to the same sampling rate a.s the master.
Check to .see one and the same sampling rate indica-
for is fit on all the units’ displays.
l If you select a different rate from the one selected
on the master unit, “E. L i Ec ” will appear on
that slave’s display.
NOTE
When recording from the digital input, the DA-38 is
automatically switched to operate at an incoming
samp/ing rate. Your selection is overridden and the Fs
switch does not operate.
3.3
Put the tracks to record on into Record Ready mode
by pressing the tracks’ associated REC FUNCTION
switches, Their LEDs will start blitiing.
On the master DA-38, hold RECORD and press
PLAY, and botb the audio recording process and the
tape formatting process will start on all the DA-38s
(RECORD LED lit).
When the end of the tapes is reached, they will auto-
matically rewind, stopping at “~6!~~~ c:c “.
IMPORTANT
l Let the tape run until the end is reached wan if
audio recording is complete at an intermediate
point of the tape. Interrupting the tape format
process resu/ts in ABS time discontinuities, making
proper operation impossible.
l The tapes you intend to wa for synchronization
a/so must be formatted from the beginning a// the
way to the end in one continuous stroke. Tapes
which were formatted in multiple strokes or were
recorded in Assemble mode and in consequence
formatted in multiple strokes could lead to unstable
synchronization when they transit from ona format-
ted section to the next formatted section. Such
tapes must be re-formatted from beginning to end if
you want to use.
. During the tape formatting process, any transport
controls do not operate except for STOR
l You cannot change the sampling rate during the
formatting/recording process.
l When the disp/ay shows a negative ABS time,
audio cannot be recorded, as indicated by a blink-
ing RECORD button.
 SECTlON4: RECORDING
This section of the manual provides information on basic
recording procedures, punch-in/out procedure and others.
4-1. Recording Analog Input (basic operation)
There are three ways to start recording. Use whichever
one is most suitable to you.
0 Hold RECORD and press PLAY.
. Press REC FUNCTION.
l Press an optional RC-30P footwitch.
They are explained in that order in the following.
0 When recording on a newly fomatted tape, rewind it all
the way to the beginning and allow a blank leader of 30
seconds or more of ABS time before the beginning of
recording. Recordings close to the beginning or the end
could cause drop outs. Also, create a recorded blank
trailer at the end of recording; and before continuing
recording, rewind the tape to the recorded blank trailer,
l When recording live concerts or others you have no
chance of retaking, it is wise of you to clean the heads
in advance.
(1) Using RECORD and PLAY
Hook up the DA-3S(s) and other devices by referencing to
a hook-up example shown in Section 1 if necessary.
1 2 3 5
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WARNING
Make all connections with power OF,6
1 When your system is all hooked up, turn on each DA-
38.
A machine ID number (” 9d n a 1” for example)
and other indications will appear on each DA-38%
display.
2 In%17a pre-fomatted new Hi8 tape into each DA-38.
While the tape is being loaded the display will show
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IMPORTANT NOTICES
l The DA-36 is designed to operate on/y with Hi8
video cassette tapes You cannot use any other
tapes.
. We recommend that you uee preform&ted new
(blank) Hi8 tapes for new recordings.
l Do not use a tape once used in any different
machines from the DA-36 or DA-68 : a tape used
for video recording for example.
l /f the tape in we is writeprotected, a ‘+ E c ,n h , ”
message wi// appear on the disp/ay (in step 6
below). If you want to use this tape, open the write
protect tab. If you try to record on a write-protected
tape, the DA-38 goe.s into F/ay mode.
l The DA-38 automatics//y ejects tapes thinner than
8.5 pm : 150-minute or longer tapes.
3 Check to see that VARI SPEED is not enabled on any
DA-38, as indicated by the associated LED turned off.
Recording at variable speeds is referred to in Section
5, paragraph 5-3.
4 Put the tracks to record on into Record Readv mode
by pressing the corresponding REC FUNkTION
switches. The associated LEDs will start blinking.
5 Adjust the output level of the source unit or of the
mixer in we as high as possible, without causing
overscale reading on any DA-38’s meter.
6 To start recording, hold RECORD and press PLAY,
SECTlON4: RECOROING

(2) REC FUNCTION-triggered Recording

Suggestion : Each time you start recording, that

point is automatically stored into nwnory, erasing the
previous one. You can prognzm the DA-38 to punch in
at that point, as discussed later, psgs 4 - 7, paragraph
(4).
7 To tenninate recording, press STOP.
Suggestion : Each time recording is stopped, that
point is automatically stored into nwnory, erasing the
previous one. You con px~gram the DA-38 to punch
out at that point, as discussed later, page 4 * 7, par-a-
wph (4).
l For the hookup, refer to a diagram shown in Section l if
necessary. -,
l Understand the Important Notices on the previous page.
0 Adjust the mixer’s level controls or the output level of
the source unit so high as possible without causing
overscale reading on the DA-38’s meter.
0 Perfom steps I through 3 under the paragraph, Using
RECORD and PLAY.

When you have. the DA-38 drop out of record to

rewind or fast-forward too, that point is saved. Then, follow these steps.

8 To prevent the tracks from accidentally erasing, press

the tracks’ associated REC FUNCTION switches off.
1 Making sure that all the REC FUNCTION switches
are released, hold RECORD and press PLAY. The
tape will start playing and the RECORD button will
start blinking.
NOTES

l You cannot change the samp/ing rate when record-

ing is in progress.

. /f You start a new recording at the same time as the

tape format from the end of the existing recording 2 Press the REC FUNCTION switch for the track(s)
you want to record on. The pressed REC FUNCTION
(“assemble’?, the tape is recorded and formatted at
switches’ associated LEDs will light solidly, and the
the previous sampling rate. When preparing to
RECORD button the sane.
record from the end of the previous take and to
continue to format the tape, first rewind the tape to
a formatted silence section. Avoid staffing record-
ing and formatting from a non-recorded and
unformatted blank section.

. If the ta.pe is write-protected, the deck goes into

Play mode.

To stop recording, press STOP.

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1 4-3. Punch In/Out Editing I

This section of the manual provides information on

rehearsal or trial punch in/out and actual punch in/out
procedures.

Quite often, it becomes apparent that the recorded mater-

ial contains a mistake or could be improved. One obvious
way to correct this problem is to x-record the entire track,
but, if the mistake is minor, this is not practical or neces-
sary. You can use the technique known as Punch-in or
Insert recording. This provides a way to re-record only a
small part of a track, thus covering the mistake, or to
record additional material on a blank section of a track,
augmenting the original material. c i. Plug the m r o instrument as required into channel 2.

For smooth punch-ins (dropping into record) and punch- ,--X

1 Press the track 2’s REC FUNCTION switch.
outs (dropping out of record) we recommend you the use
of the optional RC-30P footswitch. This streamlines the The associated LED will start blinking to show that
process and you can control the timing of punching in and track 2 is record-enabled.
out with ease. Especially if you are recording alone and
are busy playing an instnnnent, it is really handy.

The DA-38 has a Rehearsal function, allowing you to

make a trial punch in without actually recording on to
tape, And, when you are ready, you can “se an Auto 2 Press the INSERT switch.
Punch-in/out function to have the deck actually drop into
record and drop out to play exactly at pre-selected points. The associated LED will light to show that an Insert
Monitor mode is enabled.
The DA-38 ensures seamless punch-ins and outs with a
built-in crossfade action. The crossfade time defaults to
IO milliseconds. If you want to change this time, refer to
paragraph 4-4.

Let’s say we’ve discovered a small error on track 2, here’s 3 Press the RHSL switch.
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‘Ihe associated LED will start blinking to show that
the unit is in Rehearsal Ready mode.
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4 Press PLAY to start playing the tape.

5 When the point you want to punch in the retake is

reached, press RECORD.

That point is saved to memory ; the monitor is

switched from tape to input; and the RECORD button
is blinking.

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 SECTlON4: RECOROING

6 When the point where yo” want to punch out of
record is reached, press PLAY.
That point is saved to memory ; and the RHSL LED
that was blinking glows solid to show that the “nit is
now in Rehearsal mode,,
After about 3 seconds of play (this post-roll time is
adjustable, as discussed later), the tape will rewind,
automatically stopping at a point about 5 seconds
lower than the punch-in point (this pwmll time also
is adjustable, as discussed later).
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7 To cycle over a seq”ence punching in and o”t, press
PLAY.
(2) Setting Punch In and Out Points
You cm set the punch in and o”t points in my of three
ways :
A. Perform a trial punch-in recording in Reheaal mode,
as explained above.
B. Key in the desired points at men”s in Rehearsal
mode.
C. Perform a normal recording (as explained earlier, the
point yo” start recording from and the point yo” stop
recording are automatically stored into memory as
punch in and out points).
Punch in and out points yo” select by Method A or C can
be recalled from memory onto the display, and yo” can
trim them to frame acc”racy (Method B). Also, if the
necessary punch in and out points are known to yo” in
advance, yo” can directly enter them at men”s.

During Rehearsal mode, the monitor is automatically Follow these steps to control the punch in and out points
switched from tape to input at the punch-in point and, from nIe”“s :
at the punch-out point, reverts to tape.

* If yo” decide to exit the Rehearsal mode, press

CLEAR. The RHSL LED will then turn off.

8 Repeat the rehearsal as many times as necessary. If

yo” are not satisfied with the c”rrent punch-in and o”t
point settings, first exit the rehearsal mode by press-
ing RHSL, then go back to step 3. Consider also the
possibilities explained under the next paragraph, (2)
Setting Punch I” and Out Points.

0 Auto Play Function : If yo” press PLAY during the

autolocate process after p&roll, the PLAY button will
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start brinking to show that the DA-38 will automatically
start playing when completing autolocation.

If yo” are “sing the optional RC-848 remote control

“nit and press its AUTO PLAY key, the trial punch-in
will automatically repeat over and over.
f Check to see that the RHSL LED is lit. If it isn’t, press
l If yo” are “sing the optional RC-30P footswitch, press the RHSL key two times and the LED will light.
the footswitch in step 7, instead of PLAY.

2 Press SHIFT and the associated LED will stati blink-

ing to show that all the double function keys are
switched to offer their lower blue-labelled functions.

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SECTiON4: RECORDING

l When no period in any column is blinking, the

hours, minutes, seconds and frame number change
all at once as you press the A or the V key.

l Toclearthedisplay to”~~~~~~~~“,hold~e V
or the A key and press the other.

. You can enter any time from zero up to 23 hours,

59 minutes, 59 seconds, 33 frames.
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3 Press MEMO I and the display will momentarily read
like this before indicating the current punch in point.
7 To exit the punch in/out point setting mode, press
SHIFT. ‘I%e display will be switched back to show the
ABS time.
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To audition the entered points :

4 You’ll notice that a period is blinking in the hours l Pressing the LOC 1 key autolocates the tape to a
column to show that you can key in the desired point 5 seconds (or user selected time) lower than
number of hours using the A and V keys. the entered punch in point, then press PLAY.

0 Each time you press MEMO 1, the blinking period l Pressing the LOC 2 key autolocates the tape to a
moves to the next cohmm (H, M, S, then F). point 5 seconds (or user selected time) lower than
the entered punch out point, then press PLAY.
0 When no period in any column is blinking, the
hours, minutes, seconds and frame number change
all at once as you press the A or the V key.
Pre Point In Point Out Phi
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or the A key and press the other. Time

l You can enter any time from zero up to 23 hours,

59 minutes, 59 seconds, and 33 frames.
” u 0 F Speaking of remembering :
The double function keys in the center of the unit
offer the upper black-lahelled functions when the
5 Make sure that the entered punch in point is correct, SHIFT LED is turned off.
then press MEMO 2 and the display will momentarily
When the SHIFT LED is blinking, they offer the
read like this before indicating the current punch out
lower blwlabelled functions.
point.

6 You’ll notice that a period is blinking in the hours

column, so enter the desired hours using the A and V
keys.

l Each time you press MEMO 2, the blinking period

moves to the next column (H, M, S, then F).
 SECTlON4: RECOROING

(3) Auto Punch In and Out Autolocation

0 Pressing the LOC I key autolocates the tape to a point 5
When you perform the following steps, the original take is seconds (or user selected time) lower than the punch in
permanently lost.. Repeat the rehearsal until yokeare sure point.
your performance and the in/out points are correct.
0 Pressing the LOC 2 key autolocates the tape to a point 5
The DA-38 has an Auto punch in/out function and it drops seconds (or user selected time) lower than the punch out
into and out of record exactly at the same points as during point.
rehearsal. Also, an Auto check function offers a prompt
audition of your retake.

(4) Punch In and Out at Points Captured on the

As mentioned earlier, when you start recording (with

RECORD + PLAY or with the optional footswitch), and
terminate recording, the start and the end points are auto-
matically saved to memory, so you can have retakes be
punched in and out at those rnexnory points (without pass-
I ing through rehearsal).

1 Press the AUTO IN/OUT key and the associated LED

will start blinking to show that the unit is in Auto
punch-in/out ready mode.

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* To exit the auto punch in/out mode, press CLEAR 32

and the AUTO IN/OUT LED will turn off.

2 Press PLAY to start the programed punch-in/out

1 Press AUTO IN/OUT and the associated LED will
Seq”.XlX.
start blinking to show that the unit is in Auto punch-
in/out mode.
After 3 seconds (or user selected time) of postroll, the
AUTO IN/OUT LED will glow solid and the tape will
rewind, stopping at a point 5 seconds (or user selected
time) lower than the punch-in point.

2 Press LOC 1 and the tape will rewind, stopping at a

point 5 seconds (or user selected time) lower than the
point the original take started from,
3 Press PLAY to audition the result (“auto check”).
* To exit the auto punch-in/out mode, press CLEAR
and the AUTO IN/OUT LED will turn off.

3 Press PLAY and, after preroll, the selected tracks will

automatically drop into and out of record at the sane
points 4s the previous take. After postroll, the AUTO
r-------Gizx----------; IN/OUT LED will glow solid and the tape will
rewind, stopping at a point 5 seconds (or user selected
time) lower than the point where the unit dropped into
If you are not satisfied with your performance and record.
4
want to try again, x-do from step 1.
SECTION 4 : RECOROING

1 4-4. Crossfade Time Setting I 1 4-5. Preroll Time Setting

Seamless punch in and out of record is ensured by a The DA-38 is factory preset to offer 5 seconds of preroll
crossfade action which is factory preset to 10 millisec- up to punch in points. You can change the time up to S9
onds. You can change this time up to 90 ms at a menu, in minutes 59 seconds, in 1 second steps, if you want to, as
10 ins steps.

Pm Point In Point

‘U
Preroll Time

1 Press SHIFT and the associated LED will start blink-

ing to show that all the double function keys are
switched to offer their lower blue-labelled functions.

2
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Press MENU to access a crossfade. menu, which looks
1 Press SHIFT and the associated LED will start blink-
ing to show that all the double function keys are
switched to offer their lower blue-labelled functions.
like this : I ..A4 I

3 Enter the desired time using the A and V keys. 2 Press PRE ROLL. The time now appearing on the
display is an autolocation preroll time and not for h

4 To exit the menu mode, press SHIFC The display will punch-in. (Autolocation preroll time is explained in
be switched back to show the ABS time. Section 6)

3 Press PRE ROLL once more and the display will now
show the current punch-in preroll time, like this :

4 Enter the desired preroll time using the A and V

keys.

If you hold the V key and press the A

key, the display is cleared to the factory preset
(“Pr.flflfl5.r h”).

5 Press SHIFT to exit the preroll time setting mode and

switch the display back to show the ABS time.
 SECTION 4 : RECOROING

1 4-6. Postroll Time Settino 4-7. Copyino Tracks

The DA-38 is factory preset to play for 3 seconds after
dropping out of record. You can change the time up to 59
minutes 59 seconds at a menu, in 1 second steps.
Out Point
The DA-38 has a track matrix and you can assign any
sources (tracks or inputs as discussed below) to any loca-
tions, that is, to any tracks. So, for instance, you can
record input 1 on track 2 and copy track 8 to track 5,
simultaneously.

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Here is an outline of the track copy procedure :

TRK COPY
32 +
Target track selection (REC FUNCTION)
+
Source selection (A / V)
+
RECORD + PLAY

PRECAUTIOA’S
l When the track copy function is disabled
1 Press SHIFT and the associated LED will start blink- (? r.c F o F F ” as the d&pay reads), you cannot
ing to show that all the double function keys are proceed to specify tracks or inputs,
switched to offer their lower blue-labelled functions.
l Even if a sowca and a target track are specified,

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the track is not recorded unless the track’s REC
FUNCTION switch is pressed on.

. Simifarfy, even if a source and a target track are

2 Press MENU to access a postroll menu, which looks specified, the source is not fed to the track when
like this : the track copy function is disabled (‘f r.c F 0 F F ,y.

3 Enter the desired postroll time using the A and V

keys.

4 Press SHIFT to exit the menu mode and switch the

display back to show the ABS time.

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SECTlON4: RECORDING

(1) Copying in Stereo Pairs 5 Now, let’s proceed with source track selection.

As an example, let’s copy tracks 3 and 4 to tracks 5 and 6 Each time you press the A key, the rightmost display
in stereo. will change in sequence, like this (” t ” for input, and
“t ” for track) :

The V key generates them in reverse order.

Since track 3 is one of the source tracks in our exam-

ple, have the display show “t 3”, like this :

9 18 46

1 Press SHIFT and the associated LED will start blink- . If you hold the A or the V key and press the
ing to show that all the double function keys are other, the display is switched back to show the
switched to offer their lower blue-labelled functions. default source selection (” IS ” in our example).

6 In a similar way, let’s specify another targetisource

pair.

To specify track 6 as a target track, press the track’s

2 Press the TRK COPY key and the display will read REC FUNCTION witch, and the associated LED
?r.cP OFP. will start blinking while the display will change to
look like this :
3 Press the A or V and the “t r.c F off ” will change
to “t r.c f on ” to show that the track copy function is
activated, the mK COPY LED being lit.

T&get Track

7 Specify track 4 as a source track by means of the A

and V keys.

4 You have to specify target tracks before source tracks.

So press the REC FUNCTION switch of track 5 (one
of the target tracks in our example). The track’s LED
will start blinking and the display will change to look
like this :
8 To exit the track copy setting mode, press SHIFT. The
display will be switched back to show the ABS time.
The TRK COPY LED remains lit.

9 To start copying, hold RECORD and press PLAY.

Track 3 is copied to track 5, and track 4 to track 6.

. If you are using two DA-38s, you can copy tracks

of one unit to tracks of another (discussed below)
while at the same time you can copy tracks within
one unit (as discussed above).

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SECTlON4: RECOROING

(3) Using the Track Copy Capability as a Patch 5 Select input 2 (the source to record on track 1 in our
Bay example) by means of the A and 7 keys.

The track copy capability allows you to select sources and Each time you press the A key, the rightmost display
tracks to record on, so you can record a specific input to will change in secluence like this (” S” for input, and
any tracks without going to the trouble of repatching the “t ” for track) :
input.
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As an example, let’s record analog input 2 to track 1, and
analog input 1 to track 2. The V key generates those options in reverse oder.

0 If you hold either the A or the V key and press the

other, the dispslay will be switched back to show the.
default selection (’ 4 [” in our example).

6 Press the REC FUNCTION switch for track 2. The

associated LED will stat blinking and “2” will show
in the seconds column, like this :
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l Check to see that the DIGITAL IN indicator is not lit on

the display. If it is, press the DIGITAL IN switch to turn
off the indicator. Select input 1 (the source to record on track 2 in our
7
example) by means of the A and V keys.
1 Press SHIFT and the associated LED will stat blink-
ing to show that all the double. function keys are Go on to the next step when the display looks like
switched to offer their lower blue-labelled functions. this :

2 Press the TRK COPY key and the display will reads Press SHIFT and the associated LED will turn off, the
?r,cP OFF,‘,
8
display being switched back to show the ABS time.

3 Press either the A or the V key to activate the track

9 Hold RECORD and press PLAY to start recording.
copy function ; the “off ” display will change to
‘$0n I’,like this : Input 1 is recorded on track 2 and input 2 on track 1.

l If, for example, you select input 2 in step 7, analog

input 2 is recorded on tracks I and 2.

4 Press the REC FUNCTION switch for track 1 and

” ;” will show in the seconds column, like this :

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 SECTlON4: RECORDING

(4) To Switch Off the Track Copy Mode (5) Track Copy Settings Backed Up

Your settings for track copy are automatically saved to a

23 backup memory and are not erased when turning off
power : they become the default.

Also, if you press and hold the TRK COPY key (for 1
second or more), the display will show the current track
copy settings as follows :

Display Setting for

l T%etens of hours column Track I
l The units of hours column Track 2
l The tens of minutes column Track 3
l The units of minutes column Track 4
Press SHIFT and the associated LED will start blink- l The tens of seconds column Track 5
ing to show that all the double function keys are l The units of seconds column Track 6
switched to offer their lower blwlabelled functions. l The tens of frames column Track I
l The units of frames column Track 8

A solidly lit period in any columns indicates a track of the

DA-38, and an extinguished period indicates an input.
For example :
2 Press the TRK COPY key and the display will show
the last track copy setting (“k r.c P.? r :” for exam-
ple).

Depending on the last setting, the display will read

“k r.c F 0 n ” at this stage. If this is the case, skip to
step 4.
3 Press the TRK COPY key once more and the display
will read “k r.c P on Il.
In this case, track 1 is selected by the user as the source of
track 2, and input 6 as the source of track 5, the remaining
tracks being left alone.

4 Press either the A or the V key to change the “0 n ”

display to “off “.
SECTION 4 : RECORDING

2 Access the dither n~enu by pressing MENU as many

1 4-8. Ditherina the Re-wantization Noise 1
times as necessary, which looks like “d t k h. off “.
The DA-38 has a 18 bit A/D converter, a quantim for Press either the A or the V key and the “0 f F ” will
changing analog data into its digital equivalent, 3
change to “0 n “.
The DA-38 can also receive digital data of up to 24 bits,
but it records and plays using I6 bit patterns, which means
that it is necessary to further convert the 18 or 24 bit data
into I6 bit data, a process called re-quantization.

The simplest solution may be rounding of the data, which
neglects data past the 16th bit.
This rounding ma.y produce noise correlated to the origi-
nal input signal, because of the difference in resolution
between 18/24 bit data and 16 bit data.
Press SHIFT and the associated LED will turn off, the
4
display being switched back to show the ABS time.
l To witch off the dither, change the “0 n “display
to “0 f f ” by means of either A or V.

The dithering process overcomes re-quantization noise by

masking it with a low-level random signal (a kind of
noise).

The DA-38 is designed to allow you to monitor the input

with as high a definition as possible, so the dithering
process takes place only when the input signal is actually
recorded onto tape. The effect of dithering is thus pwxp-
tible only on playback.

‘l%e dithering function is enabled or disabled in a menu, as

follows :

32

1 Press SHIFT and the associated LED will start blink-

ing to show that all the double function keys are
switched to offer their lower blue-labelled functions.

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 SECTlON5: PLAYBACK

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SECTION 5 : PLAYBACK
1 5-3. Variable Speed Play
The DA-38 provides a plus or minus 6.0% variation (in
0.1% steps) to the tape speed both in record and play
modes.
1 Press the VARI SPEED key.
Its associated LED will light solidly while at the same
time the SHIFT LED will start blinking and the
cnrrent pitch change will show on the display, like
this :
2 Enter the desired pitch change by means of the A and
v keys.
l If yen hold either the A or the v key and press the
other, the display is cleared to ” DC”.
3 After having entered the desired pitch change, press
SHIFT and its LED will turn off and the display will
be switched back to show the ABS time. But, the
VARI SPEED LED remains lit solidly.
4 Press PLAY to begin playback at the entered pitch.
* To disable the variable speed mode, press the VARI
SPEED key if the SHIFT LED is turned off. If the
SHIFT LED is lit solidly, press SHIFT then press
VARISPEED,
5.2
To Change the Current Pitch
32
1 Press the SHIFT key and the associated LED will
start blinking to show that all the double function ,-,
keys we switched to offer their lower blue-labelled
functions.
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2 Press the PITCH key. The current pitch change will
show on the display, like this :
3 Enter the required pitch change by means of the A
and y keys.
. The display is cleared to ” En” if yen hold either
the A or the v key and press the other.
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4 Press SHIFT.
The associated LED will turn off and the display will
be switched back to show the ABS time.
NOTES
l Even if you entered a pitch change, the tape plays
at norma/ speed if the VAR/ SPEED LED is not /it.
l Even if the VAR/ SPEED LED is /it, the tape plays
at normal speed if the pitch djsplay was cleared to
n uu
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l The DA-36 does not p/ay at variable pitches if it is
slaved to another unit or is referenced, although
used as the master, to external clock because its
WORD IN switch is pressed on.
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l u l ce o ta ah o sh as syear p nt rnA o V k g c e
h B T A t r et a ti d mi s n i gsohm i tm ae one r nt t et do
e h n w tn do ir msy p, l ra euy ola td : i o n e i g mf hl I ey h h k y ei de h t oirA ee o sn t nt V kl ah t
e e h sserp h t o t dt i swe h pb lc aloe yeti a rr
, , 8 o o g ; ; ; ; ; 8 ,

u n yo a nY r ec t n e a
l t p f ioz p ou 3t ir2 me
h 9 5 mo 9 5i s u 3n e3 f r u r c a t smo e e sn,
t e ol W
h hr e oe n t t h L e rO r U Mk E a Ms O ew i yt c hs e d
e c h uo nt sa a t o M ,asdy e k y Ecn ThF I HS M
a o s s4e r P O S l H d I F T
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SECTION 5: PLAYBACK

I 5-5. Repeat Play NOTES

e r e hl T t ms ua bs e at e/ t 5 s b e t we o c t
You can have the DA-38 play between two MEMO points M E Mp O o i n t
over and over again.
. / o tnf oln ynMi E
ao M pO i s se p t l , w
a yir el pl e a t
If yokehaven’t done yet, create a play loop (as discussed b 0 0 0e 0 0 a 0nt hdM
t a E t Mp Oo i n wt . e
above) before proceeding with the following steps. . T hD eA u%r enw ot d t hl n e M
i Eor M p O s a ts a n
i tt an t i , h
s op epo oo l f at nnt d
ihh i oge hp e r a t sh e
e n d .

t r o p s n s s al ei y r forp u a t c k ed uoy r i tn g h e n
r e p epa lt par oyc e s st , hf u nec- t i poi n t ci a sr e
. d e l v ba t eb d t,a
u hr t e pe sep a lt ma ioy id ne sdo t T o
r e s u m r ee p ep a /t : a y

s s e r CI P e i t , hL en eO
r ke G l eah i ynt h d w t h
t a ei p e s
- a cg n io e b l ra e o ut f o t t a r oc u l a oo c am t e
, ns os f e t r p P L Ao K r
e r e hs s ew r o P e P Lm Aw Yh e o
y n oa urs e i t nh e
r e p el aot t oor bt pearnf ot ir. eshop epo o o l f

1 Press REPEAT. (You don’t need to press PLAY.)

0 As you press REPEAT, the DA-38 will start playing

upon locating the start point of loop. When played
up to the end of loop, the tape will automatically
rewind and start playing from the starI point again.

. Pressing STOP interrupts repeat play. To resume

repeat play, press PLAY.

0 You can change the current MEMO points during

the repeat play process. The repeat play will be
disabled if you happen to change the MEMO points
to create a loop shorter than 5 seconds.

* To exit the repeat play mode, press REPEAT. ‘Ibe

associated LED will then turn off and the transport
will go into
Normal play mode - if REPEAT was pressed
when the tape was playing,

Stop - if REPEAT was pressed when the tape was

being located to the start point of loop.

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 S 5 EP L A: Y B A CC K

d e r ir e ts 4n E e y t a edl u e l d say nv ha be f m o t eA a
c a 5 O
r- e 6l a T.y i n g . s y eV k

k c ya T
ar l t e d f h ecy m ui ta dt e old e np rh s ra i ic eT sed rl si ftc d h l ie yo hci e erct oiA oo r t t
t e h bkc c a a e rr t d eo em rs b e u h ft o a e o fy t s Vrs k fe ar p ht oe e n t eh c h y d e

e l sb a t s ue j edA g l n ams pro 0 r mi0 f 2 a - s 0o 0( 2t 7 h c a e*Es m* i se ts egy r) p n Dt a i o tnEh u cL uhA

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om- em e t pn1w mpp ilt 1 s ee 5 l sb, “. ” 0e s a,m “ s s n a , d
rs s a st en e l ep cs s t e, d .
t i g i r t eYd t cin .e g a 4 oi sa d rn a - ou u amn3 mp
e r r ( 1 os c a 7o* . m . 2ts 2t 1r pp. ) a e4 a l4 b k e m s u m Hn z
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pa l mz i p n l g i
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k oc oe okst hlii hl at ra e ynt cn e g on aoe a
2 e m y aat el s me di t hf a . t t et c na oeor l h a

y Yl A Ly dTE Da i l ti l hl ignh pwi o dl sn s i i oce t da t o

o y t rt d a k yheac ta rearmt r oo it l a nr a u da
p o r t od g e r al m a e dy
4 153
s s e 5r P S H I F T .

d e t ya i c oTsa s a l l nl Lrip huw ts o ai E l t e ld i wf n D h

s s Te F1r lP H dSe t a ia c o ts s a l t l rLni a hwt s b Ed e le kb isc wDao obn h t ws . k et m Ai - t i h B t
wo o i t h t a s h t an t d s f yo lge h k u a u b l e l nr e c e t i
r soe r f i frt e oe h wwt o l . sb n o i i t c n u f l t uc he e - d l

y as s lY
e 2Ar LPp E D s ai lt w dl oi w hk n cs ha tr t d e h e
e s o h w et v yai h r cm e t ofr o aie rh a t rno e ug c n t e d y
d e t y a r ael r ute eld aea vt v nya cnh h t e k a hfdo ts e ou r
e .k ts i i lh r t a c k ,

3 k Sc a tr tet n yyaola w l het ye d ob c p e ti ur t e s s s

h c t R i F w sE U N
C C T I O N

5
SECTlON6:AUTOLOCATlON
This section of the manual provides infomation on
autolocation procedure, along with autolocation preroll
setting and auto play procedures.
6-1. Autolocatino to Either of Two Location
Points
You can have the DA-38 autolocate to either MEMO 1 or
MEMO 2 points.
We suppose yen have already set one or two MEMO
points. Setting locations is explained in Section 5.
f Simply press LOC I to have the DA-38 autolocate to
the location currently stored into the MEMO I aegis-
ter, or press LOC 2 to have the unit autolocate to the
current MEMO 2 location.
Upon pressing either LOC, the corresponding MEMO
point will show on the display before autolocation
stats.
0 You can have the DA-38 autolocate to a lower point
than predetermined location points, a.s discussed
below.
1 6-2. Settino Autolocation Preroll Time 1
The DA-38 is factory preset to autolocate directly to
MEMO points. But you can have the unit offer preroll
(up to 59 minutes, 59 seconds) to those points.
MEMO 1 MEMO 2
I AutolocatIonPwroll
l The autolocation preroll is independent of the punch-in
preroll explained in Section 4.
,-Y
32
Press SHlFT and the associated LED will start blink-
f
ing to show that all the double function keys are
switched to offer their lower blue-labelled functions.
Press PRE ROLL and the current preroll time shows
2
on the display, like this :
3 Enter the desired preroll time by means of the A and
y keys.
l If you hold either the A or the V key and press the
other, the display is cleared to “flt7Gc”.
4 When the display shows the correct preroll time, press
SHIFT, and its associated LED will turn off, the
display being switched back to show the ABS time.
 SECTION 6 : AUTOLOCATION

1 6-3. The Auto Plav Function

You can have the DA-38 automatically start playing after

completing autolocation.

Autobcation
m Play
b
I I
t._ A
” MEMO i (MEMO 2)

1 Press PLAY after a LOC key and the PLAY button

will start blinking, and when the MEMO I or 2 point
(or user selected starting point of a preroll) is reached,
the DA-38 automatically enters play mode.

0 If you press PLAY once more while it is blinking,

that is, if you press PLAY two times during the
autolocation process, the unit starts playing at that
moment.

0 If you are using the optional RC-848 remote control

unit and have the AUTO PLAY LED turn on
solidly, the DA-38 automatically enters play mode
each time autolocation is complete.
SECTION 8 : CONTROLLING THE OA-38 FROM MENUS
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2 Press MENU as many times as necessary to access

18-1.General I the desired menu.

The DA-38 allows you to control various functions from l Each time you press MENU, you go down through
menus. The following IO menus are provided : the menus in the order shown in the left column of
this page.

. To go up through the menus, hold MENU and press

the V key.

0 After having exited a xnenu setting mode, when you

prw MENU once, the menu you were last at shows
on the display. But, when switching on power to the
unit and pressing MENU once, the display shows
the ID selection menu (” , d SE L I’).

Menus Explained

For selecting a machine ID number. Select ” / ” on the

master unit, and assign other numbers (“2” to ” :6 “)
to slaves. Factory preset is ” /‘I.

At this menu you can switch on or off the shuttle

monitor. Factory preset is “0 F F “. Shuttling the tape
is explained in Section 9.
1t
d fth. OFF
4t This is a postroll time menu for setting the length of
b.E.r. OFF postroll after punching out of record. Adjustable
range is from 3 up to 59 minutes, 59 seconds, in 1
second steps. Factory preset is “EEt73 “. See also
Section 4.
,--Y
@“05[. off”
At this menu you can switch the built-in oscillator on
or off, Factory preset is “0 F f “. For the details, see
below.

This is a head cleaning menu. The cleaning function is

factory preset to L F f “. Cleaning the heads is
explained in Section 10.

The menu is wed to initialize the backup memory, as

discussed later in this section of the manual.

1 Press SHIFT and the associated LED will start blink- This is a cm&fade time menu, allowing you to enter
ing to show that all the double functions keys are from IO ms up to 90 ms, in 10 ms steps. Factory preset
switched to offer their lower blue-labelled functions. is ” /D”, Entering a crossfade time is explained in
Section 4.
 O I T C E SE 8 : CH OT D FA
N M- ET3 R

s s e r 4 Pl nS , Hal rtI a fnFs ihs Tuo Ldc f i ewa tEt e od tD h

i ” h Fe A t m
I yt cD so ea a Tl” deni ec nb tlhp ke c w t
i u n tg t t c d i ho w
b a e
s i hi b n t s
g s t A o p t
h B i em Sl
, a 0m t o ho 2n r :g 1e ‘ p e a 6 2 an ,dt 4 d s, i i o s n c s u s
i h l ai t t s e n o r t em h f F eca p r ai e tns e0 s,O
c t b i vu i tof sut s wol tayfi o, tsohc c i nollh lce a hrt ot a r, n h g
8\ , a, h , k c p “ an ” d e 0b t it “ f f ” i os s 0 3 a n b b p o v
g n i s s e r, p ye i t tAe oh ht eV k rhe r e

h n o T ii f ts , oc s t n dfrw u h f f ei io o o t nt r hc eh r i in
a d i sS i 4 Fn e ps . r ia %e Fc FsI c e s c t’ t u , t S i E T sO No o s r n ey
l The built-in oscillator cannot be switched on if the
track copy function is turned o” at the ‘F r.~ F”
i ” h e e A t tm yt ca so t a r e” ahnw e hae e ti r c ”r h o r
nx”“.
n o o i c i ctt udc r h nnds uaTei ft h a i g.f e s ia tc at lo r
l p r pt “e F Fs ‘ S e o Sx0t I e I f . aee e o O ” rc t i o n
w When the built-in osci//atcr is switched on, the DA-
38 overrides whatever signa/ is plugged into the
input.
f
e c h 8 U s ts 8 - i uD n W g 2i n .

h e T n sDt eAho c-aa d 3ua t 8dh os ois c ri t l lp ag t o ar i( To Monitor

2 t the) Sine Wave
a Tone l

I
n v i 4 a H s4 wz 0t ,o n e .

(1) Accessing the Oscillator Menu

2 3

1 P l rS eH al stI a snF s ihs To LED

dc i e wa t s e dbt l a i rn tk -
t o a n h o i h it ssn t t c oga y tn n d ul i ohe f u- l be t k l lw
et di e
l euTs hb hc uo ts ec i ml lw ab t s o r oe a t nh
et , i b “ w a ”s l e t ow l tf h lhof“ obe “ wir ~er f ur Sn c t~ i o n“ s .

NIs O
Te 1Ch P t Nc tr URt e a hF is E ws eh sC t c o r r e s p
s l e
n t . n r a ” oth t t c a hi o y n we o ot m u T o a s hs o c ie a
l g n l i k i en t Ler i awetn lEs m v b D ” i oa a t o s n r wh dt ef
t . n s tt eo us hc pi i ls l te oa tou ot s ruo h ft e
2 P rMENUe assmany s t i a nm e ts as e c c o e cs s e s s
” ” e t e o sk hc i ml l ew
ia t hol r n oil ‘co r hek oG s“ fh,S f.0 W t A e hI LNn k e Pi Lp Ue i To syt r s n h ,
e e mv n o a o t rw t nf t oe s hc i i l s l e ao t oo sa r ut l fth
3 P er iet tAs oh ht s eV k r. he t r cs e he tt a L
oyuFn Fh” gp e te ue oi g h t
t “ ?‘ o 10 l .
, l Tf s w t fi oo st hc c i o lh lpe a tre o ire t t A
s ho hs e r
t V k h t c e eh t a oy“ nn ”hdg e 0te “ F iF ” o 0
n e h w y w a ot “ 5 ce”h” m t e0e ” “ .

2 * a
SECTION 8 : CONTROLLING THE OA-38 FROM MENUS

(3) How to Record the Sine Wave Tone on Tape

1 8-3. lnitializinn the 8ackun Memorv

Follow these steps to initialize or reset the backup

IWerIIory.

l The built-in oscillator must be switched on at the

“0 5 l” mm”. 34$5 h
1 Press the REC FUNCTION switch of the track you
want to record on. The associated LED will start 1 Press SHIFT and the associated LED will suut blink-
blinking. ing to show that all the double function keys are
switched to offer their lower blue-labelled functions.
2 To begin recording the sine wave tone from the oscil-
lator, hold RECORD and press PLAY. The RECORD
button will light solidly, and also the REC FUNC-
TION LED that was blinking.

3 To stop recording, press STOP. 2 Press MENU as many times as necessary to change
the display to look like this :
0 To switch the built-in oscillator off, press either the A
or the V key to change the “0 n ” display to “0 f F ” at
the 9 5 II ” menu.

3 Press either the A or the V key and the display will

change to look like this:

4 Press either the A or the y key once more. The

initialization process will start, and when it is
complete, the display will change to look like this:

5 Press SHIFT and the associated LED will turn off, the
display being switched back to show the ABS time.

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 SE 8E : C H OC N T T DT FR I M
OA O L R LE

8t S e ia T - lI 8eL Dn4c e t p Ii .n q ug lF tt h

e d t nT s o a ar d e e d ht i O c t / hTg e I r i D i ot vI ua eF gl - h 1
o ee e h p ovet n r hup ao ot fu ay t h t isn o na b e i e l t l e , c t
l ie a e n e h c n t t cono o oa fi ng r dn d t cai nho g c m ie i t n a g l
d a t a .

e h T D o , t , Ado6 f . 0 n: 1 h4p2 - af 2 F
t r e 3 ia re o8c s nt e so r y
. p6 i 1 s r e s e t

F t t so t i s oh a bl t l e el e e l no s ep gw e c ts th .

l d1 eP nlS h aD tr ai EH s L e ws Is bo s c Ft l i s a Tia t ne r d k t -
ag nh s h il et s ol y ht a t de e f ro k u a un c b t l i eo n
s t wo o t li bf t hl o uf c f e u e h- w n l ee ca i ebdt re i r l r ol en d s .

E 2 P
l
M
lE
a nr s t a n ~se i et a o cas mc e ns s c e s y ea s r s y s
e - s ,D k i T mi w
h l el th : o n i o u c k , h s

e e 3vwdBh uy nt A
ao ae sV k h hh t id e s i n y s g ps l , a y
e h t t ni eb l c e e ns s g a t r hy .

t e i h. Se %
n Vh ” ’we t u i lc s ot ae o n n cn oe t c t t h e ed r
- , A 8 D 3 o r

e i h. fS ” / ” we e c h otl t oD n e n A ec - c t t 8 e 8d .

l n d4, eP nl S hr aD
f tr ai EHu sf L
e e ws hIt oo t s c F i s a T t e d
w c od ab i sh e Sb w se ht sB o itp A i t t l c n ai h y g em d e .

4 - 8
SECTION 9 : MONITOR AND OTHER CAPABILITIES

This section explains the DA-38’s capabilities that assist (2) InserI Monitor
i” streamlining the recording, playback, and synchroniza-
tion operations.

1 9-1. Monitor Functions

This paragraph explains the following monitor functions :

. All Input
l Insert
l Auto Input I
l Shuttle
This function causa the outputs to be switched between
Relationship between those functions and the transport tape and input depending on tm”sport modes, as shown in
modes is shown in table below. the table below.

(1) All Input Monitor To switch the function on :

f Press INSERT and the associated LED will light

solidly to indicate that the unit is i” Insert monitor
mode.

NOTES

/f the DA-38 is root remote oontro/k?d, the hVSERT

key switches on or off not only the insert monitor
function but a/so the next auto input monitor function.

l When the /NSERT LED is /it ;

Both the ins& and the auto input monitor modes
are activated.
ALL INPUT is used to switch the eight outputs to be fed
directly by the corresponding inputs.
l When the /N.S’ERT LED is turned off:
50th the irweri and the auto input monitor func-
To switch on the function :
tions are disabled.

1 Press ALL INPUT a”d the associated LED will light

/f you are using the optional RC-848 remote control
solidly to show the ““it is in Auto Input mode. unit, you can switch the insert and the auto input
monitor functions on/off separately.

MONITOR SWITCHING

ALL
INPUT
OFF INSERT
ON
 SECTION 9 : MONITOR AND OTHER CAPABILITIES

(3) Auto Input monitor

This causes the inputs whose corresponding tracks are When you rotate the SHUTTLE knob for reel rocking to
record enabled to be sent directly to the same numbered locate specific points on the tape, what you hear depends
outputs whenever the transport goes into any other modes on whether the shuttle monitor mode is activated or not, as
than play. shown in the table below.

To activate or disable the shuttle monitor function :

f Press INSERT and the associated LED will light 1 Press SHIFT and the associated LED will start blink-
solidly to show that the auto input mode is entered. ing to show that all the double function keys are
switched to offer their lower bhelabelled functions.

NOTES
rKl
As discussed above, if fhe DA-38 is not remote
controlled, the INSERT key switches on or off not LiA-..!
only the auto input monitor functfon but a/so the
inser? monitor function. 2 Press MENU as many times as necessary to access a
shuttle monitor menu which looks like “5 t L.G OFF ‘I.
l When the /NSERT LED is /it:
Both the insert and the auto input monitor modes
3 Press either the A or the V key to change the W F ”
are activated. to ” ul-4‘1.

l When the INSERT LED is turned off :

Both the inserl and the auto input monitor func-
tions ara disabled.

hf you ara using fhe optional RC-848 remote control

unit, you can switch the insert and the auto input
monitor functions on/off separate/y

I NOTE

The shuttle monitor is not available unless both the

insert and the auto input monitor modes are acti-
vated.

4 Press SHIFT and the associated LED will turn off, the
display being switched back to show the ABS time.

l To disable the shuttle monitor mode, press either

the A or the 7 key at the shuttle monitor menu
to change the “0 n I1display to W F Ia.

9.2
SECTION 9 : MONITOR AND OTHER CAPABILITIES

1 9-2. Caoabilities to Assist In Savino Your Time 1 1 9-3. To See the System Version

When entering the following numbers by “sing the A You can have the display show the system version number
and the v keys, yo” can promptly clear the currently of yo”r DA-38.
displayed number or speed “p the scrolling of numbers.

l Punch in and out points (p.4 * 6) (I) To Display the SYSCON ROM Version
0 Punch in preroll time (p.4 * 8)
. Pitch change (p.5 * 2)
0 Locating points (p.5 * 3)
0 Track delay time (p.5 * S)
l Autolocation preroll time (p.6 - 1)
. Offset (p.7 * 3)

(1) To Clear the Currently Displayed Number

Hold either the A or the v key and press the other. The ,-
f
numeric display will be cleared to zero or to a factory
preset.

1 Hold STOP, PLAY, and RECORD and press POWER

(2) To Speed Up the Keying In of Numbers on.

Hold either the A or the v key and press SHIFT. The The SYSCON ROM version will show on the display.
numbers will scroll faster. Releasing the SHIFT key slows
the scrolling down to normal speed.

(2) To Display the SERVO Microcomputer

1 Hold REW, I FWD, and STOP and press POWER

on.

The SERVO microcomputer version will show o” the

display.
SECTION11 :APPENOlCES

111-3.Error Messages Explained

When referenced No clock is coming into the WORD IN, Plug in the correct clock.
oming clock’s frequency is

another DA-38

selected on the slave.

Turn off the unit, then turn on it

beyond the limit and winding problems occurred. us?. Turn off the unit, and turn on it

before continuing to use the unit.

The reel motor could not work correctly in time. Turn off the unit, and turn on it again
re continuing to use the unit.
tape after turning on

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 SECTlONll:APPENDlCES

Other Messages

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i t n i t u hn ie t .
m 0 “ rR.55-t e p T ao st h i n e f o t
r E, , en
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