Tascam HS-20 Cassette Player User Manual


 
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10 – Internal settings
Touch the GENERATOR item EDIT button or the user bits (UB)
display area to open the T/C USER BITS screen.
When the timecode generator is in free run mode, touch
the RESTART button to reset the timecode of the timecode
generator to the start time.
TC IN
The top line shows the time of the input timecode and the
frame type. The bottom line shows the user bits (UB) of the
input timecode.
In FREE RUN mode, touch the CAPTURE button to capture
the current timecode and set it as the timecode of the
timecode generator.
If the timecode generator mode is FREE ONCE or JAM SYNC,
the capture status (WAITING) indicator lights green when
waiting for timecode, and it turns off after timecode is
captured.
START TIME
When you touch the GENERATOR item RESTART button, the
time when the timecode restarts is shown.
Touch the START TIME item EDIT button or the START TIME
display area to open the START TIME screen.
SETUP page
Make settings related to the timecode generator on this page.
STATUS
Set the current timecode frame type.
TC GEN MODE
Use theses buttons to set the timecode generator mode.
NOTE
If an optional SY-2 has not been installed, the items will be
shaded and cannot be set.
FREE RUN button:
The timecode generator runs on its own.
FREE ONCE button (default):
After the input timecode is captured once, the unit starts
free run mode.
TIME OF DAY button:
If you conduct any of the following operations, the time
will be captured from the internal clock and free run
mode will start.
o Turn the power on
o Set TC GEN MODE to this mode
o Reset the internal clock
JAM SYNC button:
When timecode is input, the unit synchronizes to it. If
timecode input is interrupted, the unit enters free run
mode.
REGEN button:
The unit synchronizes to the input timecode.
REC RUN button:
The timecode generator only functions during recording.
At all other times, the timecode generator stops.
Frame Type
Use to set the timecode frame type.
Setting buttons: 23.976F, 24F, 25F, 29.97DF (default),
29.97ND, 30DF, 30ND