Manual

2 – Basic operational concepts : Options
42 TASCAM DM-4800 User’s Manual
Options
The OPTIONS screens allow you to set preferences to
suit your working style. There are four option
screens, all accessed through the
OPTION key.
The
SETUP and PREFERENCES screens set general param-
eters relating to the operation of the DM-4800, while
the SOLO screen, as its name suggests, is concerned
with solo operations.
The
ENCODER MODE screen has been described in
“Encoder mappings” on page 23.
SETUP screen
Press the OPTION key until the SETUP screen appears.
Use the cursor to navigate around the checkbox and
radio button parameters, and the
ENTER key to
select and de-select settings.
UPPER BAR DISPLAY This parameter has two
options:
TIMECODE and SYSTEM . When set to TIMECODE ,
the top right field of the display shows incoming
timecode, and when set to
SYSTEM , certain system
parameters (clock source, solo mode, etc.) are dis-
played.
The source of the timecode selected in this way is
also selectable between the timecode used for auto-
mation sync (
AUTOMATION Sync Source ), timecode
received at the 9-pin serial port (
RS-422 IN TC ), and any
other timecode received.
TIP
The TASCAM Mixer Companion software can also dis-
play the timecode in a window on a personal computer.
LOCATE DISPLAY mode This parameter deter-
mines how a location entry will be shown on the dis-
play: in the timecode position (
TIMECODE DISPLAY ) or
as a separate popup display on the screen (
LCD Screen
Popup ).
ENCODER OPERATION mode When using the
encoders (“Encoder behavior (fine and coarse)” on
page 26), or the PODs, the parameter being edited
may sometimes have too many values to allow easy
setting using the encoder (for example, there are 127
different pan positions). Using the 1Step setting, one
“click” of the encoders corresponds to one step in the
parameter values. Using the
Coarse option allows the
changing of the parameter values to be accelerated,
with fewer clicks of the encoder. See also “Encoder
behavior (fine and coarse)” on page 26.
LIBRARY DIRECT KEY OPERATION This
parameter controls the type of library accessed by the
RECALL and STORE, and the + and – keys in the
LIBRARY section to the left of the “fat channel”.
There are six choices:
Snapshot refers to the overall
mixer settings,
Gate to the gate libraries, Comp/Expand
to the dynamics processor settings for gate and
expander effects,
EQ to the equalization setting
library, and
Effect1 and Effect2 to the first and second
internal effector settings, respectively.
If the
+/- Key Direct box is checked, this allows instant
recall of a library entry selected using the
+ and –
keys.
OL/STATUS LED TYPE The OL/STATUS LED
indicators above each fader can serve one of two pur-
poses: firstly, if either of the two “overload” options
(
MIC/LINE or INPUT ) is selected, they act as overload or
signal detection indicators (depending on the setting)
when the input level exceeds the level set in the
LEVEL
field (
OVER, 0, -2, -4, -6, -8, -10, -12, -16, -20, -30 or -42 (dB)).
This status can be set for either the
MIC/LINE inputs 1
through 24 or for the
INPUT associated with the mod-
ule, using the appropriate radio buttons.
Set the level for the overload lighting by moving to
the value, pressing the ENTER key, turning the wheel
to set the value and pressing
ENTER to confirm the
value.
Figure 2.38: The SETUP option screen
Figure 2.39: Display top line set to SYSTEM