Operation Manual
Table Of Contents
- 1 – Introduction
- 2 – Names and Functions of Parts
- 3 – Preparation
- Installing an SSD/HDD drive in the case
- Loading and removing SSD/HDD cases
- Connecting and disconnecting USB flash drives
- Installing I/O cards (sold separately)
- Turning the unit on and off (putting it in standby)
- Setting the built-in clock date and time
- Adjusting the brightness
- Preparing SSD/HDD drives and USB flash drives for use
- Connecting headphones
- Setting the lock function
- 4 – Recording
- Restrictions on recording operations
- Setting the master clock
- Making word/video connector settings
- Setting the reference level
- Setting input monitoring
- Making recording channel settings
- Setting the recording file format
- Setting the file name format
- Automatically incrementing take numbers
- Incrementing take numbers manually
- Adding marks automatically when recording
- Adding marks manually when recording
- Setting the pause mode function
- Setting input signal routing
- Making I/O card settings
- Timecode synchronized recording
- Recording duration
- 5 – Working with Folders (BROWSE screen)
- Opening the BROWSE screen
- Navigating the BROWSE screen
- Icons on the BROWSE screen
- Folder operations
- Take and file operations
- Editing folder, take and file names
- Deleting folders, takes and files
- Copying folders, takes and files
- Rebuilding folders
- Editing the start timecode of a take
- Creating new folders
- Folder structure overview
- Folder structure
- File formats
- 6 – Playback
- 7 – Internal Settings
- 8 – Mark and Locate Functions
- 9 – Loading Files Recorded by Other Devices
- 10 – Data Transfer Using a Computer
- 11 – Other Settings, Information Screens and Keyboard Operations
- INFO button and indicator appearance
- Checking the firmware version
- Firmware update procedures
- Viewing media information
- Setting peak hold time
- Setting the meter mode
- Using a USB keyboard to operate the unit
- Setting the power redundancy check function (DA-6400dp only)
- Exporting/importing system backup data
- Restoring factory default settings
- 12 – Troubleshooting
- 13 – Specifications
- 14 – Important notice regarding software
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TASCAM DA-6400/DA-6400dp
2 – Names and Functions of Parts
Menu structure
Press the MENU button to open the
GENERAL
page of the
menu the first time. In the future, pressing this button will
reopen the menu page that was last open.
The MENU screen has 17 pages organized by types of menu
items.
Page name Contents
1 GENERAL
Make settings for general
functions.
2 REC FILE FORMAT
Make recording file format
settings.
3 REC OPTIONS Make recording option settings.
4 PLAY SETUP Make playback settings.
5 INPUT ROUTING 1
Make input routing settings.
6 INPUT ROUTING 2
7 SLOT 1 Make settings for SLOT 1.
8 SLOT 2 Make settings for SLOT 2.
9 TC SETUP 1
Make settings related to
timecode.
10 TC SETUP 2
11 PARALLEL INPUT
Make input settings for the
PARALLEL connector.
12 PARALLEL OUTPUT
Make output settings for the
PARALLEL connector.
13 NETWORK Make network settings.
14 SNTP Make SNTP settings.
15 MEDIA Work with media.
16 PREFERENCES Make preference settings.
17 SYSTEM SETUP Make system settings.
The various menu items are as follows.
Menu item Function Page
GENERAL page
BROWSE Open BROWSE screen page 30
CLOCK MASTER Set the master clock page 22
WORD/VIDEO
SETUP
Make word/video connector
settings
page 23
REFERENCE LEVEL Set the reference level page 23
INPUT MONITOR Set input monitoring function page 23
REC FILE FORMAT page
REC FUNCTION Make recording channel settings page 24
BIT LENGTH Set the bit length
page 25
REC Fs Set the sampling frequency
FILE NAME Set the file name format page 26
REC OPTIONS page
AUTO FILE
INCREMENT
Make automatic take function
settings
page 27
AUTO MARK
Make automatic mark function
settings
page 27
PAUSE MODE
Make pause mode function
settings
page 28
PLAY SETUP page
PLAY MODE Set the playback mode page 35
REPEAT MODE Set the repeat mode page 35
INPUT ROUTING 1 page
CHANNEL 1-8
Make input routing settings page 28
CHANNEL 9-16
CHANNEL 17-24
CHANNEL 25-32
INPUT ROUTING 2 page
CHANNEL 33-40
Make input routing settings page 28
CHANNEL 41-48
CHANNEL 49-56
CHANNEL 57-64
SLOT 1 page
Set various functions for the card loaded in SLOT 1 page 28
SLOT 2 page
Set various functions for the card loaded in SLOT 2 page 28
TC SETUP 1 page
GENERATOR TC
Set the timecode for the
timecode generator
page 36
GENERATOR U.B.
Set the user bits (U.B.) for the
timecode generator
TC INPUT
MONITOR
View the input timecode time
TC INPUT FRAME
View the input timecode frame
type
TC INPUT U.B.
View the user bits (U.B.) for the
input timecode
START TIME
Set the time when timecode
resumes
TC SETUP 2 page
TC GENERATOR
MODE
Set the mode for the timecode
generator
page 37
TC FRAME TYPE Set the timecode frame type
TC OUTPUT MODE Set the timecode output mode