TEAC DM-3200 DM-3200 Owner's Manual - Page 95

8 - Remote operation : Selecting devices for transport control CHASE This applies to DTRS units, and allows the CHASE mode of the selected unit to be turned on or off. Any unit which can have its chase mode controlled by the DM-3200 has this item represented by a square box. Units whose CHASE mode cannot be remotely controlled have this item represented by two dashes (--). Use the cursor keys to navigate to the list item, and the ENTER key to toggle between on (a check mark is shown in the box) and off (the box is empty). TRA This parameter allows the transport controls of the DM-3200 to control the transport of the selected device (TRA). Only one device at a time can be selected for transport control, as shown by the circled • symbol. If a device has been selected for transport control, and it is required to control another device, the first device selected for external control will automatically be deselected from transport control. If the device is not active when an attempt is made to assign the transport control here, a popup message appears and the assignment is not made. An exception to the above is when the internal timecode generator is selected for control-in this case, the automation sync source may be set to the internal generator using a popup message. Some machines may unthread the tape if the STOP key is pressed while the transport is stopped. Transport mapping memories So that commonly-used machine control settings can be stored and recalled easily, the DM-3200 provides 10 memories of machine control transport mappings (numbered from 0 through 9). Each of these may contain a device (only one) which may be controlled by the transport control facilities of the DM-3200. Each of these mappings also includes the SCR setting and the TRA setting. As an example of the practical use of this, take the example of three tape units connected to a VTR, chasing to timecode supplied by the VTR. Usually, the transport keys will control the VTR, and the REC NOTE The exact way in which the transport controls work with the external device depends on the capabilities of the device. For instance, the notion of "record" is not very meaningful when applied to the internal timecode generator. If you require further information on the control features of a specific device that are not detailed here, please contact your TASCAM support personnel, who should be able to supply you with further information. REC This allows the selection of the REC keys ( the REC key above the stereo fader + the channel SEL keys) on the DM-3200 which arm the tracks on the remote external device. Use the dial to choose between 1-8, 9-16, 17-24, 25-32, 33-40 and 41-48 (8 tracks), 1-16, 17-32 and 33-48 (16 tracks), 1-24, 9-32, 17-40 and 25-48 (24 tracks). Use the ENTER key to confirm the choice. An appropriate pop-up error message is displayed if an attempt is made to assign two overlapping groups of REC controllers. Use the ENTER key to accept the new assignment, or the cursor keys to dismiss this message and return to the previous assignment. NOTE The module REC keys only have effect on channels 1 through 48. All safe The ALL SAFE key above the STEREO fader can be used to turn off the track arming for all tracks for all assigned REC keys. While ALL SAFE is active, the REC keys are disabled, until ALL SAFE is turned off again. The recording status that was active before the ALL SAFE was turned on is restored when ALL SAFE is turned off again. keys will control the three tape units. The tape units will be locked and chasing the VTR. Sometimes, though, it will be necessary to control the tape units directly. Recording functions are still assigned to the tape units. The mappings are automatically assigned when the TRA AUTO DETECT button is "pressed" after the units have been added to the list. A pop-up window appears asking if the autodetect process should take place (as it will delete all previous mappings). Press ENTER to continue with the autodetection, or any of the cursor keys to cancel the process. TASCAM DM-3200 User's Manual 95