Owner's Manual Model 8288 421 000 8 Track Digital Recorder AUTO RTN AUTO PLAY CLIPBOARD IN OUT START AUTO PUNCH IN OUT END DISP SEL EXECUTE /YES EXIT /NO 8 TRACK DIGITAL RECORDER AUTO RTN COPY MOVE PASTE ERASE UNDO REDO TIME BASE SEL HOLD/ STORE RECALL POWER PGM SEL AUTO PUNCH REHEARSAL TAKE OPTICAL PREVIEW LOCATE VARI PITCH 1/9 PUNCH IN / OUT 2/10 3/11 4/12 RECORD TRACK 5/13 6/14 RECORD 7/15 8/16 SHIFT ENVELOPE STOP PLAY REWIND F FWD LOCKED HD ACCESS TC IN CLIPBOARD PLAY LOCATE ABS 0 LOCATE REC END D-108 Owner's Manual (Safety Instructions) CAUTION: TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, MATCH WIDE BLADE OF PLUG TO WIDE SLOT, FULLY INSERT. CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN ATTENTION: CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER - SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. POUR EVITER LES CHOCS ELECTRIQUES, INTRODUIRE LA LAME LA PLUS LARGE DE LA FICHE DANS LA BORNE CORRESPONDANTE DE LA PRISE ET POUSSER JUSQU' AU FOND. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance. "WARNING" "TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE." SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1. Read Instructions - All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the appliance is operated. 2. Retain Instructions - The safety and operating instructions should be retained for future reference. 3. Heed Warnings - All warnings on the appliance and in the operating instructions should be adhered to. 4. Follow Instructions - All operating and use instructions should be followed. 5. Water and Moisture - The appliance should not be used near water - for example, near a bathtub, washbowl, kitchen sink, laundry tub, in a wet basement, or near a swimming pool, and the like. 6. Carts and Stands - The appliance should be used only with a cart or stand that is recommended by the manufacturer. 9. Heat - The appliance should be situated away from heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other appliances (including amplifiers) that produce heat. 10. Power Sources - The appliance should be connected to a power supply only of the type described in the operating instructions or as marked on the appliance. 11. Grounding or Polarization - The precautions that should be taken so that the grounding or polarization means of an appliance is not defeated. 12. Power Cord Protection - Power supply cords should be routed so that they are not likely to be walked on or pinched by items placed upon or against them, paying particular attention to cords at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit from the appliance. 13. Cleaning - The appliance should be cleaned only as recommended by the manufacturer. 14. Nonuse Periods - The power cord of the appliance should be unplugged from the outlet when left unused for a long period of time. 15. Object and Liquid Entry - Care should be taken so that objects do not fall and liquids are not spilled into the enclosure through An appliance and cart combination should be moved with care. Quick stops, excessive force, and uneven surfaces may cause the appliance and cart combination to overturn. 7. Wall or Ceiling Mounting - The appliance should be mounted to a wall or ceiling only as recommended by the manufacturer. 8. Ventilation - The appliance should be situated so that its location or position dose not interfere with its proper ventilation. For example, the appliance should not be situated on a bed, sofa, rug, or similar surface that may block the ventilation openings; or, placed in a built-in installation, such as a bookcase or cabinet that may impede the flow of air through the ventilation openings. openings. 16. Damage Requiring Service - The appliance should be serviced by qualified service personnel when: A. The power supply cord or the plug has been damaged; or B. Objects have fallen, or liquid has been spilled into the appliance; or C. The appliance has been exposed to rain; or D. The appliance does not appear to operate normally or exhibits a marked change in performance; or E. The appliance has been dropped, or the enclosure damaged. 17. Servicing - The user should not attempt to service the appliance beyond that described in the operating instructions. All other servicing should be referred to qualified service personnel. 2 D-108 Owner's Manual (Table of Contents) Table of Contents Introduction.............................................................................5 Main features...........................................................................5 Precautions..................................................................................6 Note on repair..........................................................................6 About copyrights....................................................................6 About damage.........................................................................6 preparation...................................................................43 Rehearsing manual punch in/out recording.............43 Manual punch in/out Take............................................44 Undo/redo manual punch in/out recording.............45 Digital Recording......................................................................44 Digital recording from an external digital device..........46 Digital recording to an external device............................48 Connecting a digital mixer..................................................49 Digital and analog simultaneous recording...................51 Names and Functions...............................................................7 Front panel (with the controller removed).......................8 Detachable controller............................................................9 Rear panel..............................................................................17 Display section...................................................................18 Display shown when the power is turned on..............18 Preset display.....................................................................18 Switching the display using the DISP SEL key.............19 Switching the time base display using the EXECUTE/YES key and DISP SEL key.................19 Changing programs using the STORE key and the HOLD/> key.............................................20 Warning message..............................................................21 Recording to a Metronome Sound.......................................52 Storing a Locate Point (Edit Point)........................................54 Storing and editing the locate points to the memory key ........................................................55 Storing in real-time...........................................................55 Editing and storing locate data......................................56 Editing and storing data..................................................56 Storing and editing LOCATE key.......................................57 Storing in real-time...........................................................57 Editing and storing locate data......................................58 Edit and re-store data that is already stored...............59 Before Starting..........................................................................22 Time Base.............................................................................22 Recording method and REMAIN indicator...................23 Managing songs by Program Change function............24 Real tracks and Additional tracks.....................................25 Input monitoring and playback monitoring................26 Audio file and event.............................................................27 Locate Function........................................................................60 Direct Locate.......................................................................60 Auto Play............................................................................61 Auto Return........................................................................61 Auto Repeat........................................................................62 Formatting a Disk.....................................................................29 The recording format..........................................................29 Formatting the current drive (E-IDE hard disk).............30 Formatting the current drive (SCSI disk)........................31 Formatting of both E-IDE and SCSI equipment..............33 Formatting the backup disk (SCSI disk)...........................34 Cue & Review Function...........................................................63 Cue & Review function using the REWIND and F FWD button............................63 Cue & Review function using the SHUTTLE dial............63 Digital scrubbing using the envelope function..............64 Preview Function......................................................................65 Executing the Preview function.........................................66 Trimming the sound while previewing...........................66 Handling Programs..................................................................35 Creating a new Program....................................................35 Using a Program Change function....................................36 Deleting a Program...........................................................37 Editing a Program title......................................................38 Editing Tracks...........................................................................67 Copy & Paste and Move & Paste......................................67 Storing the edit points......................................................68 Checking and adjusting the edit points.......................68 Executing Copy (or Move)..............................................68 Checking the clipboard data..........................................68 Executing Paste..................................................................69 Undo/redo Paste...............................................................69 Erase..................................................................................70 How to erase data for a specific part between ABS 0 and REC END..............................................71 Storing the edit points......................................................71 Punch In/Out Recording.........................................................39 What is Punch In/Out recording?.....................................39 Auto Punch In/Out...............................................................39 Preparation...................................................................39 Rehearsing auto punch in/out recording...................41 Auto punch in/out Take.................................................42 Undo/redo auto punch in/out recording...................42 Manual Punch In/Out recording......................................43 3 D-108 Owner's Manual (Table of Contents) Checking and adjusting the edit points.......................71 Executing Erase..................................................................71 Undo/redo Erase...............................................................72 Erase all data of a voluntary program..............................72 Selecting a program to erase..........................................72 Executing Erase..................................................................72 Track Exchange.................................................................73 Executing Track Exchange..............................................74 Digital input track setting.............................................117 Digital output track setting...........................................119 BAR/BEAT resolution mode setting...............................120 MIDI device ID setting.....................................................120 Sampling frequency setting.............................................121 Operating clock setting.....................................................122 Event number check on each track................................123 Current drive setting.........................................................123 MIDI Sync function...................................................................75 MIDI clock sync system....................................................75 MTC sync/MIDI Machine Control system.......................77 Multitrack system by the sla ...