TASCAM DA-6400 DA-6400dp Owners Manual - Page 45

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8 – Mark and Locate Functions

Mark functions

Adding marks

Marks can be added in the following ways.

Including the marks added by the automatic mark function, one

take can have up to 99 marks added to it.

8

Adding marks manually

Press the

MULTI JOG

dial to add a mark at the current playback/

recording point.

The mark will be named “MARK xx”.

8

Adding marks automatically

The automatic mark function allows the unit to add marks

automatically during recording. For details about the automatic

mark function, see “Adding marks automatically when recording”

on page 27.

The marks will be named according to type.

Reason mark added automatically

Mark name

Overload indicator lit

OVERxx

Synchronization with master clock

lost

UNLKxx

At set time interval

TIMExx

Using marks

Press the

INFO

button while pressing and holding the

SHIFT

button to open the

MARK INFO

page.

No Mark Point

is shown when the current take has no

marks.

Select the desired mark on the

MARK INFO

Screen and press

the

MULTI JOG

dial to open the mark pop-up menu.

Turn the

MULTI JOG

dial to select the desired item, and press

the

MULTI JOG

dial to execute it as follows.

8

LOCATE

Move to the selected mark. (See “Moving to marks” on page

45.)

8

EDIT TIME

Open the

EDIT MARK TIME

screen where you can edit the

selected mark.

8

EDIT NAME

Open the

MARK NAME

screen where you can edit the

name of

selected mark.

8

DELETE

Delete the selected mark. (See “Deleting marks” on page 46.)

8

DELETE ALL

Delete all marks in the current take. (See “Deleting all marks in

the current take” on page 46.)

8

SORT BY TIME

Show marks sorted by time.

8

SORT BY NAME

Show marks sorted by name.

8

INFO

Open a pop-up with the number of marks of each type in the

current take. (See “Viewing mark information” on page 46.)

8

CANCEL

Close the mark menu.

Moving to marks

8

Using buttons to move to marks

Press the

.

[MARK

.

]

or

/

[MARK

/

]

button while

pressing and holding the

SHIFT

button to move to the previous

or next mark.

NOTE

If the settings of the

INPUT AUX1

–

INPUT AUX6

items

are MARK SKIP +, MARK SKIP -, TAKE/MARK SKIP +, TAKE/

MARK SKIP - or MARK on the

PARALLEL INPUT

screen,

if a mark movement event is input through the PARALLEL

connector, the transport will move one mark backward

or forward for each event.(See “PARALLEL INPUT page

settings” on page 38.)

8

Using the menu to move to marks

1.

Turn the

MULTI JOG

dial to select the mark to which you

want to move.

2.

Press

the

MULTI JOG

dial to open the mark pop-up menu,

select the

LOCATE

item and press the

MULTI JOG

dial to

move to the selected mark.

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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