Yamaha D24 Owner's Manual - Page 9

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Contents

D24—Owner’s Manual

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Other Functions

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Setting the Peak Hold Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

Setting the Fade In/Out Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

Setting the Display Brightness

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Setting the Remote ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

Recovering Disk Space . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172

Physical Formatting for MO Disks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173

Ejecting Troublesome Disks (emergency use)

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Initializing the D24

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Checking the Version Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175

Updating the System Software

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16 MIDI

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MIDI & the D24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178

MIDI Ports

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Using MMC (MIDI Machine Control)

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Digital Audio I/O

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About mini YGDAI Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182

Card Specifications

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Choosing Digital I/O Cards

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Choosing D24 Slots

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Selecting Slot Inputs

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Installing Cards

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185

Using Dual AES/EBU Mode

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Using the Coaxial Digital Input & Output

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Assigning the Coaxial Input & Output

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Emphasis & the D24

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SCMS & the D24

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Digital I/O & Wordlength . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Appendix

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Setting the SCSI ID of the Internal MO Drive

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Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194

Specifications

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Connector Pin Assignments

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199

D24 Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200

Glossary

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Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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MIDI Implementation Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211

Section	Page
Important Information	4
Read the Following Before Operating the D24	4
Contents	6
1 Welcome to the D24	10
Welcome to the D24	11
About this Manual	12
Installing the D24	12
D24 Features	13
Choosing MO Disks	15
2 Touring the D24	17
Front Panel	18
Display	18
Transport Controls	20
Power Switch & Phones	22
Jog/Data & Shuttle/Cursor Controls	23
Function Buttons	24
Peak, Monitor, Format & Chase Buttons	25
Keypad	26
Track Buttons	27
Rear Panel	28
3 The Basics	30
Connecting the Power Cord	31
Turning On & Off the D24	31
Write Protecting Disks	31
Inserting & Ejecting Disks	32
Formatting MO Disks	33
Transport Operation Table	34
Indicator Status Tables	35
4 Recording	36
About Projects	37
Preparing to Record	38
Setting the Recording Resolution	39
Recording	40
Conserving Disk Space	42
Undoing a Recording or Edit	42
Rehearsing	43
Extending the Top of a Project	44
Checking the Time Remaining	45
Metering	46
Using Normal & Fine Metering	47
Using Peak Hold	48
Monitoring	49
5 General Operation	51
Using Playback	52
Using Fast Forward & Rewind	52
A–B Repeat Playback	53
Soloing Tracks	54
Selecting the Solo Outputs	54
Using Absolute & Relative Zero	55
Using Rollback	56
Setting the Rollback Time	56
Using Virtual Tracks	57
Shuttling	58
Nudging the Current Position	59
Setting the Nudge Time	60
Using Varispeed	61
6 Quick Locate	62
Searching for Projects	63
Project Search Confirmation	63
Selecting Projects Directly	64
Returning to Zero	65
Using the A & B Points	66
Locating the LAST REC IN & OUT Points	67
Locating Positions Directly	68
Storing Locate Points	69
Storing Locate Points Automatically	70
Recalling Locate Points	71
7 Punch In/Out Recording	72
About Punch In/Out Recording	73
Manual Punch In/Out Rehearsal	74
Manual Punch In/Out Recording	75
Setting the LAST REC IN & OUT Points	76
Auto Punch In/Out Rehearsal	77
Auto Punch In/Out Recording	78
Setting the Preroll Time	81
Setting the Postroll Time	81
8 Editing Projects	82
Copying Projects	83
Erasing Projects	84
Deleting Projects	85
Titling Projects	86
Protecting Projects	87
Modifying a Project’s Start Time	88
9 Editing Tracks	89
Copying Tracks	90
Moving Tracks	92
Erasing Tracks	94
Swapping Tracks	95
Slipping Tracks	97
10 Editing Parts	99
Copying Parts	100
Moving Parts	103
Deleting Parts	106
Erasing Parts	108
Inserting Parts	110
Insert Copying Parts	112
Time Compression	115
Pitch Change	120
11 Wordclocks	124
Wordclocks & the D24	125
Wordclock Connections	126
Dual AES/EBU Mode	126
Selecting a Wordclock Source	127
Wordclock System Examples	129
Terminating BNC Wordclock Distribution	134
12 Timecode	135
Timecode & the D24	136
Timecode Connections	136
Selecting a Timecode Source	137
Setting the Timecode Frame Rate	138
Setting a Timecode Offset	139
Chasing External Timecode	140
Setting the Chase Speed	141
Transmitting MTC	141
Timecode Hookup Examples	142
13 Multiple D24s & Video Sync	144
Multiple D24s	145
Expanding the Number of Tracks	146
Extending the Recording Time	148
Setting the Serial Point	150
Using Video Sync	150
Terminating BNC Video Sync Distribution	151
Connecting a Video Editor	152
Video Hookup Example	152
14 SCSI & External Disk Drives	153
SCSI & the D24	154
Using External Disk Drives	154
Certified Disk Drives	155
Available Recording Time	155
Connecting Disk Drives	156
Assigning SCSI IDs	156
Terminating the SCSI Bus	157
Formatting External Disk Drives	158
Selecting the Work Disk	161
Duplicating MO Disks	162
Copying Projects Between Disk Drives	164
Mounting D24 Disks on a Personal Computer	165
Connecting the D24 to a Personal Computer	166
15 Other Functions	169
Setting the Peak Hold Mode	170
Setting the Fade In/Out Time	170
Setting the Display Brightness	171
Setting the Remote ID	171
Recovering Disk Space	172
Physical Formatting for MO Disks	173
Ejecting Troublesome Disks (emergency use)	174
Initializing the D24	175
Checking the Version Number	175
Updating the System Software	175
16 MIDI	176
MIDI & the D24	177
MIDI Ports	177
Using MMC (MIDI Machine Control)	177
17 Digital Audio I/O	180
About mini YGDAI Cards	181
Card Specifications	182
Choosing Digital I/O Cards	182
Choosing D24 Slots	183
Selecting Slot Inputs	183
Installing Cards	184
Using Dual AES/EBU Mode	185
Using the Coaxial Digital Input & Output	186
Assigning the Coaxial Input & Output	187
Emphasis & the D24	187
SCMS & the D24	187
Digital I/O & Wordlength	188
Troubleshooting	190
Appendix	192
Setting the SCSI ID of the Internal MO Drive	192
Error Messages	193
Specifications	195
Connector Pin Assignments	198
D24 Dimensions	199
Glossary	200
Index	204

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