TASCAM DA-6400 DA-6400dp Owners Manual - Page 9

TASCAM DA-6400/DA-6400dp

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2 – Names and Functions of Parts

Front panel

8

DA-6400 front panel

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DA-6400dp front panel

1

STANDBY/ON switch

Use to turn the unit on and to put it into standby.

Press and hold it when the power is on to open a pop-up

message confirming that you want to put the unit into

standby.

When the pop-up is open, press and hold the

MULTI JOG

dial to put the unit into standby.

CAUTION

Before turning the unit on, lower the volumes of connected

equipment to their minimum levels. Failure to do so could

result in a sudden loud noise that could harm hearing, for

example.

2

SSD/HDD SLOT

Use this bay to insert and remove SSD/HDD cases. (See

“Loading and removing SSD/HDD cases” on page 17.)

CAUTION

Do not remove the SSD/HDD case from the unit when the

SSD/HDD is being accessed (during recording, playback,

when data is being written or at other times when the SSD/

HDD case indicator is blinking orange).

3

RELEASE switch

Slide the

RELEASE

switch toward

>

to unlock the loaded

SSD/HDD case so that it can be removed.

4

Color display

Shows a variety of information.

5

INFO button and indicator

The

INFO

indicator lights

blue

when the unit is functioning

properly.

The

INFO

indicator lights red when an error or warning has

occurred with the unit.

Press this button when the

INFO

indicator is lit

blue

to show

the unit's operation status on the display. Press this button

when the

INFO

indicator is lit red to show the message on

the display. (See “INFO button and indicator appearance” on

page 51.)

Press this button while pressing and holding the

SHIFT

button to open the

MARK INFO

screen. (See “Using

marks” on page 45.)

6

HOME [METER] button

o

Press when the Home Screen is open to change the time

display mode.

o

When a Menu Screen is open, press this button to return

to the Home Screen.

o

While pressing and holding this button, turn the

MULTI

JOG

dial to adjust the brightness of the color display and

the various indicators. (See “Adjusting the brightness” on

page 19.)

o

While pressing and holding this button, press and turn the

MULTI JOG

dial to adjust the brightness of just the color

display. (See “Adjusting the brightness” on page 19.)

o

When the meter mode setting is 32ch, press this button

while pressing and holding the

SHIFT

button to switch

between showing level meters for channels 1-32 and

33-64 on the Home Screen. (See “Setting the meter mode”

on page 53.)

7

MULTI JOG dial

This dial functions both as a dial when turned and as a

button when pressed.

Dial functions

o

When the white solo selection frame is shown on the

Home Screen, turn the

MULTI JOG

dial to move the solo

selection frame for headphone output left and right to

select the channel(s) output from the

PHONES

jack.

o

When the gray solo selection frame is shown on the Home

Screen, turn the

MULTI JOG

dial to move between marks

in the current take. When there are no marks, turn to skip

between takes.

o

When a Menu Screen is open, turn to select items and

change setting values.

o

When editing names, use to select characters.

o

While pressing and holding the

HOME [METER]

button,

turn the

MULTI JOG

dial to adjust the brightness of the

color display and the various indicators.

o

While pressing and holding the

HOME [METER]

button,

press and turn this dial to adjust the brightness of just the

color display.

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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