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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2 – Names and Functions of Parts
Menu item Function Page
PARALLEL INPUT page
INPUT AUX1
Set the input function for the
PARALLEL connector
page 38
INPUT AUX2
INPUT AUX3
INPUT AUX4
INPUT AUX5
INPUT AUX6
PARALLEL OUTPUT page
OUTPUT AUX1
Set the output function for the
PARALLEL connector
page 38
OUTPUT AUX2
OUTPUT AUX3
OUTPUT AUX4
OUTPUT AUX5
EOM Set the EOM function
NETWORK page
MAC ADDRESS View the unit's MAC address
page 39
IP ADDRESS View the current IP address
DNS ADDRESS
View the IP address of the DNS
server
IP SETUP
Set the unit's IP address and
related settings
DNS SETUP
Set the IP address of the DNS
server
PASSWORD Set the password
SNTP page
SNTP STATUS View the SNTP function status
page 40
SNTP UPDATE Set the SNTP update mode
NTP SERVER Set the NTP server name
UPDATE TIME
Set the time to the time
acquired from the NTP server
TIME ZONE
Set the time offset from Coordi-
nated Universal Time (UTC)
DST SETUP
Set the daylight savings time
function
MEDIA page
QUICK FORMAT Quickly format media
page 19
FULL FORMAT Format media completely
MEDIA INFO Show media information page 52
SSD/HDD
USB CONNECT
Connecting an SSD/HDD to a
computer
page 49
PREFERENCES page
PHONES MONITOR
MODE
Set headphones monitoring
mode
page 20
PEAK HOLD TIME
Set the level meter peak hold
time
page 53
METER MODE
Set the number of level meter
channels shown
page 53
KEYBOARD TYPE Set the keyboard type page 53
POWER REDUN-
DANCY CHECK
Set the power supply redun-
dancy check function
page 55
SYSTEM SETUP page
SYSTEM BACKUP
Export/import system backup
data
page 55
FACTORY PRESET Restore factory default settings page 56
OSCILLATOR Make oscillator settings page 44
CLOCK ADJST
Set the built-in clock date and
time
page 19
Menu item Function Page
VERSION INFO
Show system version infor-
mation
page 51
F/W UPDATE Update the firmware page 52
NOTE
The settings for all menu items, except the oscillator on/off
setting, are retained even when the unit is turned off.