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Basic Menu Screen operations, Menu operation procedures

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2 - Names and Functions of Parts Basic Menu Screen operations Use the following operations to work with the pages of the Menu Screen. 88 Changing menu items by page: Press the MENU button repeatedly until the desired menu page opens. The pages will open in the following order. GENERAL SYSTEM SETUP REC FILE FORMAT PREFERENCES REC OPTIONS MEDIA PLAY SETUP SNTP INPUT ROUTING1 NETWORK INPUT ROUTING2 PARALLEL OUTPUT SLOT 1 PARALLEL INPUT SLOT 2 TC SETUP 1 TC SETUP 2 NOTE • Press the MENU button while pressing and holding the SHIFT button to open menu pages in the opposite direction. • Turn the MULTI JOG dial to move up or down one item at a time from the GENERAL page BROWSE item to the SYSTEM SETUP page F/W UPDATE item. • Turn the MULTI JOG dial while pressing and holding the SHIFT button to move up or down one menu page at a time. 88 Selecting items (moving vertically on a page): Turn the MULTI JOG dial. 88 Confirming a selected item: Press the MULTI JOG dial. 88 Opening a submenu from a page: Press the MULTI JOG dial. 88 Going back one step in a menu: Press the EXIT [PEAK CLEAR] button. 88 Returning directly to the Home Screen from a menu: Press the HOME [METER] button. Menu operation procedures In this example, we explain how to set the auto mark function. 1. Press the MENU button and open the GENERAL menu page. 2. Press the MENU button to open any other menu page. REC OPTIONS page open 3. Turn the MULTI JOG dial to select the item to set. AUTO MARK selected 4. Press the MULTI JOG dial to open the settings screen. AUTO MARK screen open 5. Turn the MULTI JOG dial to change the setting. 6. To set another item on the same screen, press the MULTI JOG dial to move the cursor to the next setting. When |>| : MOVE Cursor appears at the top right of the screen, you can use the .// [MARK .//] buttons to move the cursor. 7. Repeat steps 5 to 6 as necessary to set other items. 8. On the last item, press the MULTI JOG dial to confirm the changed settings and return to the Menu Screen. Press the HOME [METER] button to return to the Home Screen. NOTE • Press the EXIT [PEAK CLEAR] button to cancel the menu operation and return to the Menu Screen. • Menu items that cannot be changed are shown with gray characters and cannot be selected using the MULTI JOG dial. 16 TASCAM DA-6400/DA-6400dp

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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TASCAM DA-6400/DA-6400dp

2 – Names and Functions of Parts

Basic Menu Screen operations

Use the following operations to work with the pages of the

Menu Screen.

Changing menu items by page:

Press the

button repeatedly until the desired menu page

opens.

The pages will open in the following order.

GENERAL

REC FILE FORMAT

REC OPTIONS

PLAY SETUP

INPUT ROUTING1

INPUT ROUTING2

SLOT 1

SLOT 2

TC SETUP 1

TC SETUP 2

PREFERENCES

SYSTEM SETUP

MEDIA

SNTP

NETWORK

PARALLEL INPUT

PARALLEL OUTPUT

NOTE

•

Press the

button while pressing and holding the

SHIFT

button to open menu pages in the opposite direction.

•

Turn the

MULTI JOG

dial to move up or down one item at

a time from the

GENERAL

page

BROWSE

item to the

SYSTEM SETUP

page

F/W UPDATE

item.

•

Turn the

MULTI JOG

dial while pressing and holding the

SHIFT

button to move up or down one menu page at a time.

Selecting items (moving vertically on a page):

Turn the

MULTI JOG

dial.

Confirming a selected item:

Press the

MULTI JOG

dial.

Opening a submenu from a page:

Press the

MULTI JOG

dial.

Going back one step in a menu:

Press the

EXIT [PEAK CLEAR]

button.

Returning directly to the Home Screen from a menu:

Press the

HOME [METER]

button.

Menu operation procedures

In this example, we explain how to set the auto mark function.

Press the

button and open the

GENERAL

page.

Press the

button to open any other menu page.

REC OPTIONS

page open

Turn the

MULTI JOG

dial to select the item to set.

AUTO MARK

selected

Press the

MULTI JOG

dial to open the settings screen.

AUTO MARK

screen open

Turn the

MULTI JOG

dial to change the setting.

To set another item on the same screen, press the

MULTI

JOG

dial to move the cursor to the next setting.

When

|<< >>| : MOVE Cursor

appears at the

top right of the screen, you can use the

[MARK

]

buttons to move the cursor.

Repeat steps 5 to 6 as necessary to set other items.

On the last item, press the

MULTI JOG

dial to confirm the

changed settings and return to the Menu Screen.

Press the

HOME [METER]

button to return to the Home

Screen.

NOTE

•

Press the

EXIT [PEAK CLEAR]

button to cancel the menu

operation and return to the Menu Screen.

•

Menu items that cannot be changed are shown with gray

characters and cannot be selected using the

MULTI JOG

dial.