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
Basic Menu Screen operations
Use the following operations to work with the pages of the
Menu Screen.
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Changing menu items by page:
Press the MENU button repeatedly until the desired menu page
opens.
The pages will open in the following order.
GENERAL
REC FILE FORMA
T
REC OPTION
S
PLA
Y SETUP
INPUT ROUTING1
INPUT ROUTING2
SL
OT 1
SL
OT 2
T
C SETUP 1
T
C SETUP 2
PREFERENCES
SYSTEM SETUP
MEDIA
SNTP
NETWORK
PARALLEL INPUT
PARALLEL OUTPU
T
NOTE
•
Press the MENU button while pressing and holding the
SHIFT button to open menu pages in the opposite direction.
•
Turn the MULTI JOG dial to move up or down one item at
a time from the
GENERAL
page
BROWSE
item to the
SYSTEM SETUP
page
F/W UPDATE
item.
•
Turn the MULTI JOG dial while pressing and holding the
SHIFT button to move up or down one menu page at a time.
8
Selecting items (moving vertically on a page):
Turn the MULTI JOG dial.
8
Confirming a selected item:
Press the MULTI JOG dial.
8
Opening a submenu from a page:
Press the MULTI JOG dial.
8
Going back one step in a menu:
Press the EXIT [PEAK CLEAR] button.
8
Returning directly to the Home Screen from a menu:
Press the HOME [METER] button.
Menu operation procedures
In this example, we explain how to set the auto mark function.
1. Press the MENU button and open the
GENERAL
menu
page.
2. Press the MENU button to open any other menu page.
REC OPTIONS
page open
3. Turn the MULTI JOG dial to select the item to set.
AUTO MARK
selected
4. Press the MULTI JOG dial to open the settings screen.
AUTO MARK
screen open
5. Turn the MULTI JOG dial to change the setting.
6. To set another item on the same screen, press the MULTI
JOG dial to move the cursor to the next setting.
When
|<< >>| : MOVE Cursor
appears at the
top right of the screen, you can use the .// [MARK
.//] buttons to move the cursor.
7. Repeat steps 5 to 6 as necessary to set other items.
8. On the last item, press the MULTI JOG dial to confirm the
changed settings and return to the Menu Screen.
Press the HOME [METER] button to return to the Home
Screen.
NOTE
•
Press the EXIT [PEAK CLEAR] button to cancel the menu
operation and return to the Menu Screen.
•
Menu items that cannot be changed are shown with gray
characters and cannot be selected using the MULTI JOG
dial.