Tascam DA-20 User Manual

Notes on environmental factors affecting unit performance and sound quality.

Guidelines for safe handling and connection of the power cord.

Highlights high-speed search, long play, subcode functions, and anti-resonance design.

Explanation of subcode application functions and character pack feature.

Details on the unit's chassis and cassette stabilizer for vibration reduction.

Instructions for cleaning the unit's tape heads.

Guidance on cleaning the front panel and the unit's case.

Functions related to marking song beginnings and indicating tune sequence.

Using subcodes to mark sections to skip or the end of a recording.

Explanation of A-TIME, P-TIME, TOC data, R-TOC, and U-TOC.

Diagram and instructions for connecting analog audio sources.

Diagram and instructions for connecting coaxial digital audio sources.

Overview of the unit's front panel buttons, indicators, and display.

Explanation of remote control buttons and operating range.

Steps for loading, playing, stopping, and basic tape control.

Functions for searching tunes and repeating playback.

Using the counter display and selecting tunes directly or via high-speed search.

Procedures for skipping sections or tunes and using music search.

Instructions for creating, checking, cancelling, and modifying programmed playlists.

Guide to starting recordings, tape initialization, and continuing recordings.

Details on automatic subcode recording and ID synchronization.

Explanation of analog recording, peak margin, and balance adjustments.

Procedures for digital recording, completion, copying, and signal notes.

How to record and erase Start-IDs and Skip-IDs manually.

Procedures for erasing end marks and renumbering tunes.

Instructions for TOC-RENUMBER and displaying TOC data.

Guides for using the timer function for playback and recording.

Steps for recording and entering tune names or other character data.

Procedures for checking, clearing, playing back, and erasing character data.