Tascam Frontier HD-P2 Istruzioni per l'installazione e il funzionamento

HD-P2 ReadMe

ª For Version 1.02 Software

This document adds or replaces information that

has been added or changed since the printing

of the version of the Owner’s Manual with the

designation D00895120A shown in the upper right

side of the cover page.

MicroDrive Media

Unlike Compact Flash media, which has no

moving parts, MicroDrive media is a small

mechanical device. It is therefore adversely

affected by vibrations that could cause the drive

mechanism to skip. Such vibrations could be

caused by loud sounds in the environment where

the HD-P2 is located – they could be caused by

running the built-in speaker at high sound levels

– they could also be caused by excessive jostling

when used with the shoulder strap. It is strongly

recommended that Compact Flash media be used

in situations where vibration, physical shock, or

jostling is possible.

One symptom of MicroDrive media being affected

by vibration or shock is stopped recordings due to

a buffer over run.

LCD Ghosting

If the LCD backlight is on for 16+ hours and/or

the temperature exceeds 40 degree Celsius, faint

ghosting of the LCD information may appear.

It is not permanent and will go away when the

temperature is reduced.

Mic Switch Operation

The MIC switch must be set to EXT for the built-

in speaker to function, even if the individual LEFT

INPUT and RIGHT INPUT switches are set to

LINE. This is to prevent feedback from occurring

between the built-in mic and the built-in speaker.

FireWire Power

Some PCI FireWire cards have been found to have

a power connector on them that can take power

from a disk drive-style power connector. Such

cards rely on that power connector for to make

good voltage available to a device connected to

their FireWire connection.

If your PCI based FireWire card has a connector

for a disk drive-type power plug, it must be

connected for proper FireWire voltage to

be available to the HD-P2 via the FireWire

connection.

Introduction

Hardware

D00911520D

HD-P2 ReadMe

4. Name the new project

5. Confirm

 • SELECT from the top panel

 • ENTERfromaPS/2keyboard.

Jam Sync

In the Timecode Settings window, there is setting

to enable/disable Jam Sync. This is essentially

sets the HD-P2 to operate as if Infinite Freewheel

is enabled. It should be noted that a “re-jam”

(connection of a timecode source) will not

interrupt a play or record operation. Re-jamming

timecode must be done with the HD-P2’s

transport in Stop. When Jam Sync is enabled, it is

not possible to enter the Freewheel menu.

Pre-record Bar

Following is further explanation of the use of

the pre-record bar in addition to what is already

documented:

This bar represents the internal buffering between

the media and the HD-P2's audio engine. As the

buffer fills up, the bar is filled in from left to right.

While recording (or in pre-record) this bar shows

how much data, if any, is waiting to be written

to the media. Typically the bar will be at or near

empty as incoming audio is continually written

to the media. It is possible to know when the

media is having a hard time keeping up if this

bar continues to fill up over time and never goes

down. Eventually the buffer fills up and recording

is stopped with a buffer overrun warning.

During playback the bar represents audio read

from the media and queued for playback.

Depending on the sample rate, the HD-P2 fills

1/4 to 1/2 of the buffer. If the buffer becomes

empty this can be a good indication that the media

Timecode Indicator Behavior

In order to make it easier to know what timecode/

transport state the HD-P2 is in at a glance, the

TIMECODE indicator behavior has been changed

as below compared to what is described in the

Owner’s Manual.

IndicatorState  Comment

Off : TIMECODE key disabled, non-

timecode operation

Fast Blink : TIMECODE key enabled, bad

LTC and Timecode Generator not

running

Slow Blink : TIMECODE key enabled, good

LTC or Timecode Generator

Transport

On : TIMECODE key enabled, good

LTC or Timecode Generator

Tranport

NOTE

• Whenever the TIMECODE indicator is off or

fastblinking,timecodeisnotbeingused.

•Whenthe TIMECODE indicatorisblinking

slowlyoron,thentimecode isgoodbutthe

Transportisstopped.

• When timecode is good and the Transport is

engaged(play,record,orwaiting fortrigger)

theindicatorisonsolid.

Creating A New Project

Following are the steps to create a new project:

1. GototheChange/NewProjectscreen

 • MENU + PROJECT from the top panel

 • “N”fromaPS/2keyboard

2.SelectCreate New Project

3. Selecttheprojecttemplatetouse

Software

HD-P2 ReadMe

is having a hard time keeping up with the audio

rate. Should the buffer become empty, playback is

stopped and a buffer underrun warning is shown.

Auto Markers

In addition to dropping markers on audio overs

and timecode dropouts, the HD-P2 can drop

markers in time increments from 1 minute to

5 minutes. Settings for all three Auto Markers

modes are under the Auto Markers menu under

the Project menu.

No Fault Recording

The HD-P2 transparently closes and re-opens

audio files every 1.5 seconds while recording.

This ensures data safety in the event of power

loss or other unpredictable occurrence during

recording.

Disk Status

The display and icon in the lower right of the

LCD screen displays the time remaining available

to record on the inserted media at the selected

sample rate and bit depth in HH:MM format.

Momentarily holding the STOP key will display

the actual space remaining on the media

Reset Factory Defaults

Under the Default Project Settings menu there is

a selection to initialize all of the HD-P2’s settings

to their factory defaults.

Pull Up/Down Sample Rate

Settings

A pull up/down sample rate is always relative to

the chosen time code rate.

For example, when it is required to chase 30fps

LTC but the project will eventually be pulled

down to 29.97, a 30 Pull Up setting would be used

providing an operating sample rate of the selected

sample rate plus 0.1% while chasing 30fps LTC.

Later, when chasing 29.97, the sample rate will be

normal.

The following 0.1% pull up/down rates are

supported by the HD-P2:

23.976 Pull Down

24.00 Pull Up

24.975 Pull Down

25.00 Pull Up

29.97 Pull Down

30.00 Pull Up

If 1% or 4% pull up/down rates are required, the

HD-P2 must be locked to an external clock source

providing that rate.

Pre-Record

The pre-record buffer is not active when the

HD-P2 is set to chase timecode.

HD-P2 ReadMe

• Previouslythe512MBsettingofMaxFileSize

did not work. This has been fixed.

• Rare instances of no audio playback after

quick transport operations have been

addressed.

• Previouslyrecordingwouldnotstopattheend

of the specified timecode day. This has been

fixed.

• Rareinstancesof thetransportnotstopping

when timecode is stopped have been addressed

• Rareinstancesofrecordincorrectlycontinuing

over discontiguous timecode have been

addressed

• PreviouslytheLCDscreenwouldslow

down when both LTC and word clock were

connected. This has been fixed.

• PreviouslywhenTriggermodewassetto

Single, the operation of the unit could appear

to slow down. This has been addressed.

• Previouslynewanewprojectcouldnotbe

created from a project template. This has been

fixed.

• PreviouslyaFreewheelsettingof1frame

would operate as if set to Infinite. This has

been fixed.

ª For Version 1.03 Software

Maintenance Items

Known Issue

When recording with both Pre Record and Auto

Append enabled, audio from the Pre Record buffer

is written at the correct place in time, overlapping

the end of any previous take. Such an instance

will be played back on the HD-P2 or rendered

by the Conform App with the Pre Record audio

having priority. If audio from the previous take is

needed, the project audio files may be transferred

to a computer and played in a DAW.

NOTE:This issue has been addressed with version

1.0 4.

HD-P2 ReadMe

ª For Version 1.04 Software

New Features

System optimizations have been added which

•

result in a more responsive overall feel to

the system and smoother screen updates,

especially at the highest sample rates.

Pre-record functionality has been improved. It

•

now pre-records “forward” by advancing the

timeline while in pre-record until the buffer

is full. An on-screen text message helps to

indicate what is happening:

“FillingPre-RecordBuffer”

“Pre-RecordBufferFull”

When in auto-append mode with Pre-

Recorenabled, pressing Pause causes the

timeline to jump to the end of audio, enter

monitor mode, and time starts moving as the

pre-record buffer is filled.

If not in auto-append, the timeline starts where

it is at and pre-record commences from that

point forward.

This means it is now possible to pre-record

starting at zero. It also means that “abutted”

recordings with pre-record will no longer

overlap previous audio.

When pre-recording (pause) is cancelled (i.e.

the STOP key is pressed) the system now

returns to the timeline location where pre-

recording had started.

Added

•“tTAPE=YYMMDD” string to the

description field of the Broadcast Wave audio

files to support automated sync & import with

Avid systems.

The take number now continues to be

•

displayed after recording has stopped.

Pressing another transport key, retake, or

moving the playhead in time clears it back to

normal behavior.

•“Please Wait...” screen has been added

to record stop processing to indicate large

pending buffer writes in progress.

The timecode value entry method has been

•

changed to be easier to use with a keyboard.

The Up and Down Arrow keys will change

the highlighted field value (without needing to

press the Enter key first). The Left and Right

Arrow keys and Tab/Shift+Tab navigate from

field to field.

A seamless new-take feature has been added

•

where hitting the REC key during a recording

(10 seconds or greater since last the record

started) closes the current file and opens a new

one, creating a new take.

•S/PDIF slip indicator has been added to the

audio clock status page.

HD-P2 ReadMe

Some USB keyboards will not work with

•

the HD-P2 when using a USB to PS/2

adapter. Using a PS/2 keyboard is strongly

recommended for correct operation.

Note that the Media Speed Check utility is

•

optimized for use with solid state Flash media.

Miscellaneous

Maintenance Items

Timecode cannot be turned on while in File

•

Edit screen. This is because the File Edit

screen requires control by the transport keys in

conflict with those keys use while in timecode

chase mode.

The file edit screen can no longer be entered

while chasing timecode.

Previously, when chasing timecode and the

•

timecode was stopped and started quickly, the

HD-P2 would sometimes not re-enter chase

(even with Auto Trigger mode enabled). This

has been fixed.

Rare instances of no audio playback at 192k

•

while chasing timecode using certain CF cards

have been fixed.

Previously, a buffer overrun could occur with

•

Pre-Record enabled and beginning to record at

00:00:00:00. This has been fixed.

Previously, buffered audio was not being

•

written to disk when stop was pressed. This

has been fixed.

Previously, chasing timecode at 23.976

•

or 24.975 would not work under certain

conditions. This has been fixed.

Previously, the correct clock source was not

•

shown in the Audio Clock Information screen

when timecode was enabled. This has been

fixed.

Input monitor is now correctly turned on when

•

waiting to record locked to timecode.

Previously, too many markers could be created

•

under certain conditions when recording and

chasing timecode. This has been fixed.

The Max File Size parameter is now included

•

in the system defaults.

A New Project or Load Project command now

•

correctly turns off the timecode LED.

Previously, locating during playback did not

•

function consistently as expected if a Locate

button was pressed multiple times quickly.

This has been fixed.

Previously, renaming a project could cause

•

audio output to mute until the project was

reloaded. This has been fixed.

Previously, discontinuous timecode, or the

•

HD-P2 attempting to lock to timecode before

the code was stable, could result in extra takes

being written. This has been fixed.

Previously, viewing the More Information

•

screen from the File Edit screen would disable

timecode chase. This has been fixed.

The “:” frame separator is now displayed

•

correctly in the menus, including the “:”

separator for drop frame operation.

HD-P2 ReadMe

Media with capacities of more than 8 GB can now

be used for recording and playback.

ª For Version 1.06 Software

New Features

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