TASCAM DA-6400 DA-6400dp Owners Manual Addendum V2.20 - Page 9

DA-6400/DA-6400dp New functions in firmware version 2.00 The following new functions have been added in firmware version 2.00. 00A playlist function is now supported. This allows takes to be assigned in any order and playback areas for each one to be set, for example. 00A theater play function has been added. This allows the addition of marks for the playback starting and ending points of each take and the playback of the set parts of multiple takes in order. 00An AUTO READY function has been added. After a take completes playback, this puts the unit into playback standby at the beginning of the next take. 00Timecode synchronized playback of all takes in the current folder is now supported. 00Playback of WAV files in 32-bit PCM and 32-bit floating formats is now supported. 00Sorting functions have been added that allow the take list to be arranged in take timecode and take name orders. 00When the Home Screen is open, pressing the MENU button while pressing the SHIFT button now opens a menu with operations for the current take or playlist. 00A My MENU function has been added that can be used to show only selected menu pages. 00mDNS is now supported, and network connection with the DA-6400 can be achieved easily from Mac OS and Telnet, VNC and FTP apps that support mDNS. 00Two types of compressed transmission formats are now supported with the VNC server function. 00"None" has been added to the FILE NAME setting on the REC FILE FORMAT menu page. 00The SNTP menu page now shows the current date and time. 00The INFORMATION screen now shows the current folder name. 00A mark is now set automatically when a buffer overflow occurs during recording. 00Change in display when Master Clock is not locked. 00Track Names and other metadata will now be added to the BEXT chunk data of BWF files. 00The iXML chunk data of Track Names and other metadata will now be added to BWF files. Playlist function supported The playlist function now supported makes it possible to assign takes to a list in the order you want, change playback order, and nondestructively set playback ranges for audio files without affecting their data. Loading and writing of JPPA flash start playlist files is supported. Operation modes This unit has two operation modes: Take List Mode and Playlist Mode. Playing takes in the file list order of the current folder on the BROWSE screen is called "Take List Mode". (This operation of the unit is the same as used before firmware version 2.00). In contrast, "Playlist Mode" allows you to assign takes to a list in the order you like. The Playlist Mode allows you to change playback order, and nondestructively set playback ranges for audio files without affecting their data, for example. In Take List Mode, appears to the left of the take name on the Home Screen. Limitations in Playlist Mode Playlist Mode has the following limitations. 00Take names cannot be changed. 00The start timecode of a take cannot be changed 00CHASE MODE cannot be set to ON. 00If CHASE MODE is ON when a playlist is loaded and Playlist Mode is activated, CHASE MODE will automatically turn OFF. 00CASCADE MODE cannot be set to ON.* 00If CASCADE MODE is ON when a playlist is loaded and Playlist Mode is activated, CASCADE MODE will automatically turn OFF.* * Supported from firmware version 2.10. (See "Function explanation additions and changes" on page 35.) In Playlist Mode, Home Screen. appears to the left of the take name on the Changing operation modes (loading playlists) To switch between Take List and Playlist Modes, select and the load a corresponding file on the BROWSE screen, either a take list file (da6400_takes.bin) or a playlist file (JPPA PPL file with ppl extension). The following procedures explain switching from Take List Mode to Playlist Mode. 9 TASCAM DA-6400/DA-6400dp