TASCAM DA-6400 DA-6400dp Owners Manual - Page 14

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TASCAM DA-6400/DA-6400dp

2 – Names and Functions of Parts

Menu structure

Press the

MENU

button to open the

GENERAL

page of the

menu the first time. In the future, pressing this button will

reopen the menu page that was last open.

The MENU screen has 17 pages organized by types of menu

items.

Page name

Contents

1

GENERAL

Make settings for general

functions.

2

REC FILE FORMAT

Make recording file format

settings.

3

REC OPTIONS

Make recording option settings.

4

PLAY SETUP

Make playback settings.

5

INPUT ROUTING 1

Make input routing settings.

6

INPUT ROUTING 2

7

SLOT 1

Make settings for SLOT 1.

8

SLOT 2

Make settings for SLOT 2.

9

TC SETUP 1

Make settings related to

timecode.

10

TC SETUP 2

11

PARALLEL INPUT

Make input settings for the

PARALLEL connector.

12

PARALLEL OUTPUT

Make output settings for the

PARALLEL connector.

13

NETWORK

Make network settings.

14

SNTP

Make SNTP settings.

15

MEDIA

Work with media.

16

PREFERENCES

Make preference settings.

17

SYSTEM SETUP

Make system settings.

The various menu items are as follows.

Menu item

Function

Page

GENERAL page

BROWSE

Open BROWSE screen

page 30

CLOCK MASTER

Set the master clock

page 22

WORD/VIDEO

SETUP

Make word/video connector

settings

page 23

REFERENCE LEVEL

Set the reference level

page 23

INPUT MONITOR

Set input monitoring function

page 23

REC FILE FORMAT page

REC FUNCTION

Make recording channel settings

page 24

BIT LENGTH

Set the bit length

page 25

REC Fs

Set the sampling frequency

FILE NAME

Set the file name format

page 26

REC OPTIONS page

AUTO FILE

INCREMENT

Make automatic take function

settings

page 27

AUTO MARK

Make automatic mark function

settings

page 27

PAUSE MODE

Make pause mode function

settings

page 28

PLAY SETUP page

PLAY MODE

Set the playback mode

page 35

REPEAT MODE

Set the repeat mode

page 35

INPUT ROUTING 1 page

CHANNEL 1-8

Make input routing settings

page 28

CHANNEL 9-16

CHANNEL 17-24

CHANNEL 25-32

INPUT ROUTING 2 page

CHANNEL 33-40

Make input routing settings

page 28

CHANNEL 41-48

CHANNEL 49-56

CHANNEL 57-64

SLOT 1 page

Set various functions for the card loaded in SLOT 1

page 28

SLOT 2 page

Set various functions for the card loaded in SLOT 2

page 28

TC SETUP 1 page

GENERATOR TC

Set the timecode for the

timecode generator

page 36

GENERATOR U.B.

Set the user bits (U.B.) for the

timecode generator

TC INPUT

MONITOR

View the input timecode time

TC INPUT FRAME

View the input timecode frame

type

TC INPUT U.B.

View the user bits (U.B.) for the

input timecode

START TIME

Set the time when timecode

resumes

TC SETUP 2 page

TC GENERATOR

MODE

Set the mode for the timecode

generator

page 37

TC FRAME TYPE

Set the timecode frame type

TC OUTPUT MODE

Set the timecode output mode

Section	Page
1 – Introduction	7
Features	7
Included items	7
Conventions used in this manual	7
Trademarks	7
Precautions for placement and use	8
Notes about power supplies	8
Beware of condensation	8
Cleaning the unit	8
Notes about SSD and HDD drives	8
Notes about media	8
Precautions for use	8
Note about formatting	8
Using the TEAC Global Site	8
User registration	8
2 – Names and Functions of Parts	9
Front panel	9
Rear panel	11
Note about the PARALLEL connector	12
Home Screen	12
Menu structure	14
Basic Menu Screen operations	16
Menu operation procedures	16
3 – Preparation	17
Installing an SSD/HDD drive in the case	17
Loading and removing SSD/HDD cases	17
Loading an SSD/HDD case	17
Removing an SSD/HDD case	17
Using the security screw	17
Connecting and disconnecting USB flash drives	18
Installing I/O cards (sold separately)	18
Turning the unit on and off (putting it in standby)	18
Setting the built-in clock date and time	19
Adjusting the brightness	19
Preparing SSD/HDD drives and USB flash drives for use	19
Connecting headphones	20
Setting headphones monitoring mode	20
Setting the lock function	21
4 – Recording	22
Restrictions on recording operations	22
Setting the master clock	22
Making word/video connector settings	23
Setting the reference level	23
Setting input monitoring	23
Setting input monitoring for specific channels	24
Making recording channel settings	24
Setting the record function for specific channels	24
Setting the recording file format	25
Setting the file name format	26
Editing text	26
Automatically incrementing take numbers	27
Incrementing take numbers manually	27
Adding marks automatically when recording	27
Adding marks manually when recording	28
Adding marks when recording	28
Setting the pause mode function	28
Setting input signal routing	28
Making I/O card settings	28
Settings for IF-MA64/EX and IF-MA64/BN cards	29
Timecode synchronized recording	29
Recording duration	29
5 – Working with Folders (BROWSE screen)	30
Opening the BROWSE screen	30
Navigating the BROWSE screen	30
Icons on the BROWSE screen	30
Folder operations	30
Take and file operations	31
Editing folder, take and file names	31
Deleting folders, takes and files	32
Copying folders, takes and files	32
Rebuilding folders	33
Editing the start timecode of a take	33
Creating new folders	33
Folder structure overview	34
Folder structure	34
File name	34
File formats	34
6 – Playback	35
Files that can be played back	35
Basic playback operations	35
Playing recordings	35
Selecting takes	35
Skipping to the previous/next take	35
Selecting takes directly	35
Searching backward and forward	35
Setting the play mode	35
Setting the repeat mode	35
7 – Internal Settings	36
Setting the timecode	36
TC SETUP 1 page settings	36
TC SETUP 2 page settings	37
PARALLEL connector settings	38
PARALLEL INPUT page settings	38
PARALLEL OUTPUT page settings	38
Network function settings	39
Setting the SNTP function	40
Network functions (FTP server/telnet/VNC)	42
FTP (file transfer protocol) server	42
Remote control (Telnet)	43
VNC (virtual network computing)	44
Making oscillator settings	44
8 – Mark and Locate Functions	45
Mark functions	45
Adding marks	45
Using marks	45
Moving to marks	45
Editing mark names	46
Deleting marks	46
Deleting all marks in the current take	46
Editing mark locations	46
Viewing mark information	46
Locating to a specific time	47
Locating before completely specifying the time	47
9 – Loading Files Recorded by Other Devices	48
Preparation before loading	48
Using the loaded files on the unit	48
10 – Data Transfer Using a Computer	49
Computer system requirements	49
Connecting an SSD/HDD to a computer	49
Disconnecting from a computer	50
11 – Other Settings, Information Screens and Keyboard Operations	51
INFO button and indicator appearance	51
Checking the firmware version	51
Firmware update procedures	52
Viewing media information	52
Setting peak hold time	53
Setting the meter mode	53
Using a USB keyboard to operate the unit	53
Setting the keyboard type	53
Using the keyboard to input names and values	53
List of keyboard operations	54
Setting the power redundancy check function (DA-6400dp only)	55
Exporting/importing system backup data	55
Restoring factory default settings	56
12 – Troubleshooting	57
13 – Specifications	58
General	58
Analog output	58
Control input/output	58
Other	58
Dimensional drawings	59
Block diagrams	59
14 – Important notice regarding software	60

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