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
TASCAM DA-6400/DA-6400dp
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8 – Mark and Locate Functions
Mark functions
Adding marks
Marks can be added in the following ways.
Including the marks added by the automatic mark function, one
take can have up to 99 marks added to it.
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Adding marks manually
Press the MULTI JOG dial to add a mark at the current playback/
recording point.
The mark will be named “MARK xx”.
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Adding marks automatically
The automatic mark function allows the unit to add marks
automatically during recording. For details about the automatic
mark function, see “Adding marks automatically when recording”
on page 27.
The marks will be named according to type.
Reason mark added automatically Mark name
Overload indicator lit OVERxx
Synchronization with master clock
lost
UNLKxx
At set time interval TIMExx
Using marks
Press the INFO button while pressing and holding the SHIFT
button to open the
MARK INFO
page.
No Mark Point
is shown when the current take has no
marks.
Select the desired mark on the
MARK INFO
Screen and press
the MULTI JOG dial to open the mark pop-up menu.
Turn the MULTI JOG dial to select the desired item, and press
the MULTI JOG dial to execute it as follows.
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LOCATE
Move to the selected mark. (See “Moving to marks” on page
45.)
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EDIT TIME
Open the
EDIT MARK TIME
screen where you can edit the
selected mark.
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EDIT NAME
Open the
MARK NAME
screen where you can edit the name of
selected mark.
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DELETE
Delete the selected mark. (See “Deleting marks” on page 46.)
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DELETE ALL
Delete all marks in the current take. (See “Deleting all marks in
the current take” on page 46.)
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SORT BY TIME
Show marks sorted by time.
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SORT BY NAME
Show marks sorted by name.
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INFO
Open a pop-up with the number of marks of each type in the
current take. (See “Viewing mark information” on page 46.)
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CANCEL
Close the mark menu.
Moving to marks
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Using buttons to move to marks
Press the . [MARK .] or / [MARK /] button while
pressing and holding the SHIFT button to move to the previous
or next mark.
NOTE
If the settings of the
INPUT AUX1
–
INPUT AUX6
items
are MARK SKIP +, MARK SKIP -, TAKE/MARK SKIP +, TAKE/
MARK SKIP - or MARK on the
PARALLEL INPUT
screen,
if a mark movement event is input through the PARALLEL
connector, the transport will move one mark backward
or forward for each event.(See “PARALLEL INPUT page
settings” on page 38.)
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Using the menu to move to marks
1. Turn the MULTI JOG dial to select the mark to which you
want to move.
2. Press the MULTI JOG dial to open the mark pop-up menu,
select the
LOCATE
item and press the MULTI JOG dial to
move to the selected mark.