TEAC DV-RA1000 FAQ

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FrequentlyAskedQuestionsabouttheDVRA1000•UpdatedMay26,2005
Q:Whati sDSD?
A:DirectStreamDigitalisadigitalformatdevisedbySonyfortheSuperAudioCDplayer.Itplays
audioat2.822MHz,or64timestherateofatraditional44.1KHzCD.Itisa1bitsignal,unlikethe
16bit signalofaCD.ManyaudiophilesagreethatDSDhasthebestsoundqualityofanydigital
format,andbetterthananyanalogformataswell.
Q:DoestheDVRA1000recordSuperAudioCDorDVDAudiodiscs?
A:No.ItrecordsaudiofilesthatareidealformasteringtoDVDAudio(DVDA)orSuperAudio
CD(SACD).However,discsrecordedintheDVRA1000cannotbeplayedinaSACDorDVDA
player.
Q:DoesitplaySACDorDVDAdi scs?
A:No,itwillplayDVRA1000discsorCDs.
Q:CanIrecordandplaybackCDs?
A:Yes,theDVRA1000recordsstandardCDs.
Q:DoesitrecordDVDVideof ilesthatIcanplayinaDVDplayer?
A:No,thereisnovideoontheunitandDVRA1000discscan'tbeplayedinaDVDplayer.
Q:WhatcanIdowiththediscs?
A:ThediscscanbeplayedinanycomputerwithaDVDROMdrivecapableofplayingDVD+RW
discs.ItcreatesUDFdiscs,astandardformatreadbyvirtuallyallcomputerplatforms,including
Mac,WindowsandLinux.ThefilesrecordedareBroadcastWave(.WAV)orDSDIFF(.DFF)files.
Q:WhatdiscscanIuse?
A:TASCAMcurrentlyrecommendsDVD+RWmediabyRicoh,Philips,Maxell,TDKorSony,
4.7GB,upto4xspeed.8xmediawillnotwork.
Q:DoIhavetodoanythingtothediscsbeforerecording?
A:Discshavetobeformattedbeforerecordingonthem.TheDVRA1000formatsdiscsinthe
background:you'llnoticethe"CLOSE"indicatorflashinginthedisplaywhilethisishappening.
Youcanrecordorejectadiscbeforeitiscompletelyformatted,buttoavoidproblemsTASCAM
recommendswaitingforanewdisctobecompletelyformatted(about30minutes)before
recording.
Q:HowlongcanIrecordtoDVD+RW?
A:Therecordingtimesare:
· 44.1kHz/24bit(290min.)
· 48kHz/24bit(267min.)
· 88.2kHz/24bit(144min.)
· 96kHz/24bit(133min.)
· 176.4kHz/24bit(72min.)
· 192kHz/24bit(66min.)
· DSD(2.8224MHz/1bit,109min.)
Q:CanIrecordathighersampleratesthan44.1k/16bittoCD?
A:No,recordingtoCDisonlypossibleat"RedBook"audioCDresolution.TheCDyourecord
canbeplayedinanyCDplayer.
Q:Howbigistheharddrive?
A:Thereisnoharddrive,theDVRA1000recordsdirectlytoDVDorCD.
Q;DoestheDVRA1000recordandplaybacktrueDirectStreamDigital,orisitconvertedfrom
PCM?
A:TASCAMworkedwithSonytocreateatrueDSDrecorder.TheA/DandD/Aconvertersoutput
trueDSDresolutioninadditiontoPCMsignals.TheA/DisaBurrBrownPCM1804,andtheD/A
isaDSD1792.
Q:Whati sthecontrolport?
A:ThisisanRS232Ccompatiblejackthatcanbeconnectedtosystemslike Crestron¨and
AMX¨.Programmingcodestocontroltherecorderwillbepostedtowww.tascam.com.
Q:Whati saDSDIFFfile?
A:ADSDIFFfileisthestandardfileusedforDSDrecording.ItcanbereadbyDSDcomputer
systems,suchasSonySonom a¨,PhilipsSACDCreatorandSadie¨.
Q:Whati sanSDIF3jack?
A:ThisisusedfordigitalconnectiontoDSD computersystemsorconverters.
Q:Howis192kHz/24bitaudiosentdigitally?
A:TheAES/EBU connectorsarecapableofdualspeed/doublewireoperation.
Q:HowdoestheDVRA1000handleeditingandDSPifitrecordsdirectlytoadisc?
A:Youcanedit,trimandprocessaudiousingaDVD+RWdisc.Ifnecessary,theaudioisre
writtentothedisc.
Q:CanIeditallformatsofaudio?
A:No,youcanonlyeditandprocessaudioupto96kHz.192kHzandDSDaudiocannotbe
processed.
Q:Isee"ReadError61"onthedisplay.
A:Whenyouinsertadisc,selectanewprojectorevenanewtrack,you'll noticetheDISClight
flashingastheRAMbufferfillsup.WaituntiltheDISClightstopsflashingbeforepressingPLAY
toav oiddiscreaderrors.
Preliminaryinformation.All specificationssubecttochangewithoutnotice.
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