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Factory Default Settings The MMR-8 is shipped from the factory using a pre-defined set of operating parameters. The factory default settings can be changed in the field at any time through a system of Setup menus that control the MMR-8 operating parameters. The new value settings will be automatically saved and used at system start-up as the normal operating parameters of the MMR-8. The system can be reset to use the factory defaults at any time by accessing menu 901 (“Recall Settings”), and selecting the “Default” value. The system will then be returned to the factory default settings and is ready to use. Testing Your Installation To test your MMR-8, at a minimum connect the analog outputs (or the optional digital outputs) to a mixing console with headphones or speakers powered for playback. If a console is not available, the internal headphone monitor system (or the rear panel Studio Monitor output) could be used. Follow the procedure below: 1. Load and lock the (internal) hard drive that has been installed into the Kingston drive carrier that came with the system, and make sure that any external SCSI drives are securely and correctly connected, addressed, and powered up. 2. Apply power to the MMR-8, and wait for the system to start up. See Powering Up the System for details on system start up. 3. To test the analog audio inputs and outputs, feed a 1 kHz or similar steady tone into all eight analog inputs on the MMR-8. To listen to the inputs, press the INPUT keys. Each of the eight SEL key LEDs (just above each track SEL key) and the INPUT LEDs above the meters should be lit as each key is pressed, and after all eight SEL keys have been pressed, all eight tracks should have meter indication. Press the SEL keys for tracks 2 - 8 (to turn off Input Monitor on these tracks) so that only track 1 is in input monitor (only the INPUT LED and the SEL 1 key LEDs are lit). Adjust the audio volume (at the audio source) so that the level meter indicates 0 VU, which is +4 dBu, in the middle of the meter. Press the SEL 1 key to turn off input monitor for that track and press SEL 2 to turn input monitor on for track 2. Confirm the input level meter reading, and that the output signal is present. Continue to test each input and output in like manner. When all inputs and outputs are tested, put all eight tracks back to input monitor (the INPUT and all SEL key LEDs will be lit and there will be meter indication on all eight meters). 4. Adjust the headphone Level control to full off and then plug headphones into the PHONES jack. Press the MON key. The MON LED and all SEL keys LEDs should turn on. Turn up the Level control to a low level and verify there is audio present. Press SEL 2 - 8 to turn off the audio on all tracks but 1. Verify input audio is present. Press SEL 1 (to turn off monitoring track 1) and then SEL 2 (to monitor track 2). Verify audio is present and continue to test all eight tracks of headphone monitoring in like manner. If the rear panel monitor jack is connected, it can be tested at this same time. Note that it does not have any volume control. 5. Put all Tracks into Record Enable by pressing the Track 1 - 8 RECORD keys (the red keys labeled 1 - 8). The eight REC LEDs above the meters should light. Press the REC+PLAY (>) keys to start recording. After ten or fifteen seconds press STOP () to end the recording. 30 Tascam MMR-8 User’s Guide • Chapter 2 • Installation MMR-8
6. If you wish, turn off Input Monitor on all tracks, by again pressing the Track 1-8 RECORD keys, thus disabling record and turning off the input monitor function on those tracks. Locate the transport back to the start of your recording (press SHIFT+8) and then press PLAY (>). You should now hear the playback of what was just recorded, and see a 0VU indication on all the meters. Press STOP (). If no audio is heard on any tracks, or if you cannot record, and you’ve double-checked your input and output connections, your hard drive mounting, and that the system is using the default settings, contact Tascam Technical Support for troubleshooting assistance. This completes the standard hardware installation procedure and the basic audio technical checks. MMR-8 Tascam MMR-8 Owner’s Manual • Chapter 2 • Installation 31
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Page 28 and 29: Audio Connections All audio inputs
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Menu 300 is used to set the Biphase
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Appendix B: TASCAM MMR-8 Drive Comp
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DIO (AES/EBU Digital Audio) Connect
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VITC IN Connector NOTES: SERIAL CON
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Abbreviations and Terms Definitions
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