Document Outline

• Table of Contents
• 1 - Introduction
  • 1.1 Key features
  • 1.2 Unpacking
  • 1.3 About this manual
  • 1.4 Precautions and recommendations
    • 1.4.1 Environmental conditions
    • 1.4.2 Battery backup
    • 1.4.3 Digital audio cables
    • 1.4.4 Reference clock in a digital studio
  • 1.5 Accessories
• 2 - RC-898 features
  • 2.1 Front panel
    • [1] REC FUNCTION keys
    • [2] INPUT MONITOR keys
    • [3] ALL SAFE key
    • [4] ALL INPUT key and indicator
    • [5] AUTO MON key and indicator
    • [6] CLOCK indicators (INT, WORD and VIDEO)
    • [7] TC indicators (24, 25, 29, 30, DF)
    • [8] MACHINE number indicators (1 through 6, E1, E2)
    • [9] LOCK STATUS indicators
    • [10] OFFSET, PULL UP/DN, CONFIDENCE, DELAY, TC REC, VARI indicators
    • [11] LCD display screen
    • [12] Time Mode indicators
    • [13] TAPE TIME display
    • [14] MEMORY NO. display
    • [15] LOCATE TIME/VALUE display
    • [16] Numeric keypad
    • [17] STR key
    • [18] RCL key
    • [19] CANCEL key
    • [20] ENTER/LOAD key
    • [21] PRESET key
    • [22] F1 through F10 function keys
    • [23] SHIFT key
    • [24] ESCAPE key
    • [25] Cursor keys
    • [26] SELECT key
    • [27] DATA INC/DEC key and indicator
    • [28] JOG dial and SHUTTLE wheel
    • [29] CAPTURE key
    • [30] REPEAT key and indicator
    • [31] MACHINE key
    • [32] CHASE key
    • [33] AUTO PLAY key and indicator
    • [34] PRRL key and indicator
    • [35] RHSL key and indicator
    • [36] AUTO PUNCH key and indicator
    • [37] MARK IN key
    • [38] MARK OUT key
    • [39] CUE STR key
    • [40] Transport controls
    • [41] LOC key
  • 2.2 Rear Panel
    • [42] EXT 1 – parallel and GPI port
    • [43] EXT 2 - serial port
    • [44] REMOTE OUT connector
    • [45] DIP switches (1 & 2)
    • [46] Contrast
• 3 - Connections
  • 3.1 Connection to DTRS units
    • 3.1.1 Machine IDs
  • 3.2 Connections (parallel units)
    • 3.2.1 Connections (GPI event units)
    • 3.2.2 Parallel control/GPI pinout
  • 3.3 Connections (RS-422 units)
  • 3.4 A note on system clocks
  • 3.5 Memory and batteries
• 4 - Menu and basic operations
  • 4.1 Navigation
    • 4.1.1 Invalid operations
  • 4.2 Data entry
    • 4.2.1 Resetting values to zero
    • 4.2.2 Fast setting of values
    • 4.2.3 Setting values using the VALUE display
    • 4.2.4 “Fine-tuning” values
  • 4.3 Selecting the unit controlled by the menus
  • 4.4 Commonly-used menus
    • 4.4.1 Assigning menus to function keys
    • 4.4.2 Recalling menus using the function keys
  • 4.5 Storing and recalling user setups
    • 4.5.1 Saving the current setup
    • 4.5.2 Recalling a user setup or restoring factory settings
• 5 - Basic DTRS operations
  • 5.1 Transport controls
    • 5.1.1 Selecting the unit to which operations refer
    • 5.1.2 Formatting tapes
    • 5.1.3 Arming tracks
    • 5.1.4 ALL SAFE
    • 5.1.5 Transport controls
    • 5.1.6 Shuttle mode
  • 5.2 Monitoring
    • 5.2.1 ALL INPUT
    • 5.2.2 INPUT MONITOR keys
    • 5.2.3 Shuttle monitoring
    • 5.2.4 Shuttle muting
    • 5.2.5 Monitoring flowchart
    • 5.2.6 Monitoring tables
• 6 - Location functions
  • 6.1 Reference modes
  • 6.2 Setting the precision
  • 6.3 Setting a relative time reference
    • 6.3.1 “Return-to-zero”
  • 6.4 ABS setting
    • 6.4.1 A note on ABS frame rate
    • 6.4.2 Selecting Time Mode
  • 6.5 Location operations
    • 6.5.1 Setting the location pre-roll value
    • 6.5.2 Auto play
    • 6.5.3 “Instant” location
    • 6.5.4 Manual entry of a location point
    • 6.5.5 Editing a location
    • 6.5.6 Storing the location in a memory
    • 6.5.7 Recalling a location memory
    • 6.5.8 Repeated entry of location points
    • 6.5.9 Editing a location memory
  • 6.6 Repeating a section
  • 6.7 Punch operations
    • 6.7.1 Setting punch points
    • 6.7.2 Checking punch points
    • 6.7.3 Editing punch points
    • 6.7.4 Undo function
    • 6.7.5 Setting pre-roll and post-roll times
    • 6.7.6 Crossfade times
    • 6.7.7 Rehearsing the punch recording
    • 6.7.8 Performing the punch recording
• 7 - Making settings on the DTRS units
  • 7.1 Track operations
    • 7.1.1 Track delay
    • 7.1.2 Track copying
    • 7.1.3 Rec Mute function
  • 7.2 Unit-related functions
    • 7.2.1 Chasing to ABS sync
    • 7.2.2 Key Mode
    • 7.2.3 Chasing with an offset
    • 7.2.4 Auto Offset function
    • 7.2.5 Checking the offset
    • 7.2.6 Clock selection
    • 7.2.7 Output timing
    • 7.2.8 Varispeed (pitch control)
    • 7.2.9 Input selection
    • 7.2.10 Word length
    • 7.2.11 Dither
    • 7.2.12 Confidence mode
    • 7.2.13 Reference levels
    • 7.2.14 Meter modes
    • 7.2.15 Sine oscillator
• 8 - Timecode functions
  • 8.1 Primary timecode functions
    • 8.1.1 Selecting the timecode source
    • 8.1.2 Synthesizing timecode from ABS times
    • 8.1.3 Selecting a timecode type
    • 8.1.4 Setting the generator start time
    • 8.1.5 Starting and stopping the generator
    • 8.1.6 Checking the generator progress
    • 8.1.7 Recording the timecode on a DTRS timecode track
    • 8.1.8 Chasing to external timecode
    • 8.1.9 Chasing with a timecode offset.
    • 8.1.10 Auto Timecode Offset function
    • 8.1.11 Independent clock settings
  • 8.2 Advanced timecode functions
    • 8.2.1 Timecode output source
    • 8.2.2 Synchronization of timecode
    • 8.2.3 Pull up and pull down
    • 8.2.4 Error bypass
    • 8.2.5 Rechase mode
    • 8.2.6 Fast LTC
    • 8.2.7 MIDI Timecode output
    • 8.2.8 Park position
    • 8.2.9 Individual recording status while chasing timecode
    • 8.2.10 Video resolve
• 9 - External control and settings
  • 9.1 Controlling the parallel port device
  • 9.2 Controlling GPI devices
    • 9.2.1 Setting up GPI devices
    • 9.2.2 Setting the trigger points
  • 9.3 Controlling the serial port (9-pin)
    • 9.3.1 Selecting the serial port device
    • 9.3.2 Location pre-roll on the serial unit
    • 9.3.3 Serial unit timing source
    • 9.3.4 Split mode on the serial unit
    • 9.3.5 Controlling recording operations on the serial unit
  • 9.4 Other DTRS control functions
    • 9.4.1 Choosing a control protocol
    • 9.4.2 Track mapping functions
    • 9.4.3 Timecode track mapping
    • 9.4.4 Remote track arming
    • 9.4.5 Device emulation
    • 9.4.6 Recording delay
    • 9.4.7 Fast wind speed
    • 9.4.8 Cue-up tally
    • 9.4.9 MMC ID
• 10 - Menu and parameter reference
  • 10.1 Menu groups
    • Menu group 0
    • Menu group 1
    • Menu group 2
    • Menu group 3
    • Menu group 4
    • Menu group 5
    • Menu group 6
    • Menu group 7
    • Menu group 8
    • Menu group 9
    • Menu group A
    • Menu group E
    • Menu group F
  • 10.2 Alphabetical list of menu items
  • 10.3 Specifications
  • 10.4 Dimensions
• Index