Tascam TSR-8 - Page 28

2) Stop Edit
When
the
transport
is
in
STOP
and
the
right
tension
arm
has
dropped
to
its
“off"
Position,
pressing
EDIT
will
turn
its
LED
on
and
disable
the
output
mute.
The
tape
may
then
be
pulled
forward
off
the
supply
reel
as
you
listen
to
it
play.
No torque exerted
Pull forward ~~
3) Dump Edit
If
EDIT
and
PLAY
are
simultaneously
pressed
when
the
transport
is
in
STOP,
the
EDIT
LED
will
turn
on
and
the
tape
will
begin
unthreading
from
the
supply
ree!
as
you
listen
to
it
play.
The
right
tension
arm
position
is
disregarded
by
the
shut-off
sensing
logic.
Turns
as
in
normal
play
mode
Doesn’t
turn
Unthreads
NOTE:
Dump
Edit
can
not
be
enabled
unless
EDIT
and
PLAY
are
pressed
simultaneously.
Pressing
EDIT
then
PLAY
only
causes
the
tape
to
play
normally.
Pres-
sing
EDIT
after
PLAY
has
no
effect;
the
tape
continues
to
play.
4) Spot Erase
This
function
makes
it
easy
to
erase
specific
portions
on
a
given
track.
First,
designate
the
track
to
be
erased
by
pressing
on
its
Record
Enable
button.
Press
INSERT
so
you
can
hear
tape,
enter
the
Manual
Edit
mode
as
explained
above
and
“hand
rock”
the
reels
until
you
cue
out
the
spot
to
be
erased.
Then
back
up
the
tape
slightly
so
that
the
portion
you
were
hearing
is
now
at
the
erase
head
(a
china
marker
on
the
tape
point
is
helpful
for
this).
Press
and
hold
RECORD
while
slowly
moving
the
tape
by
hand.
Erasure
continues
for
as
long
as
you
advance
the
tape
with
RECORD
hold
down.
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5) Cueing
lf
EDIT
is
pressed
and
held
down
during
the
Fast
Winding
modes
(including
LOC,
RTZ,
and
REPEAT),
the
tape
lifters
will
retract
so
that
the
tape
contacts
the
heads,
enabling
high-speed
tape
monitoring.
As
the
cueing
mode
is
activated,
a
high-cut
filter
is
automatical-
ly
inserted
to
prevent
the
meter
circuits
and
speaker
components
from
being
damaged
by
high
energy
audio.
signals.