Tascam MMR-8 User Manual

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The following disk drives have been approved for use with the MMR/MMP:

IBM

DCHS09F

2222

Nikon*

DD53-SIP Beluga AV

Unknown

Seagate

ST19101W

0014

Seagate

ST32171N

0280

Seagate

ST32272N

0876

Seagate

ST34572N

Unknown

Seagate

ST34573N

5958

Seagate

ST34573W

5764

Seagate

ST39102LW

0005

Seagate

ST39173N

5764

Seagate

ST39173W

5764

Manufacturers frequently release new drive models and obsolete other drive models. The
most current list of approved drives can be found on the TASCAM web site at
http://www.tascam.com .

* Users should be aware these drives do not perform as well as hard drives. Test results with the NIKON
Beluga drive with 1K/sector media show 8 tracks of record and playback in 16- or 24-bit TapeMode is
generally reliable. Non-destructive mode performance is less reliable, especially with heavy edit density.

The MMR/MMP will support SCSI backup and export to DVD RAM disks as of
software version 3.1, scheduled for release in February 1999. Testing so far indicates that
these drives are several times slower than Magneto-Optical disks for recording and
transfers. Playback of a limited number of tracks is possible from a DVD RAM disk, but
maximum performance seen to date is 6 channels of 16-bit material in TapeMode.

SCSI Tips for MMR/MMP Users

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