Contents
1 - Introduction ...................................................................... 17
Features .................................................................................................... 17
Items included with this product .................................................... 17
Conventions used in this manual.................................................... 17
Precautions for placement and use................................................ 18
Notes about power supply ................................................................ 18
Beware of condensation .................................................................... 18
Cleaning the unit .................................................................................. 18
About SD cards ...................................................................................... 18
Precautions for use .......................................................................... 18
SD card write protection................................................................ 18
Note about formatting ................................................................... 18
Bluetooth® ............................................................................................... 19
Profiles .................................................................................................. 19
Codecs .................................................................................................. 19
Content protection .......................................................................... 19
Transmission security ..................................................................... 19
Using the TEAC Global Site ................................................................ 19
Product registration ............................................................................. 19
About TASCAM customer support service .................................. 19
2 - Names and Functions of Parts ......................................... 20
Top panel ................................................................................................. 20
Analog input jack section.............................................................. 21
Input channel mixing section ...................................................... 22
Analog output jack section .......................................................... 23
Screen operation section .............................................................. 24
Built-in effects operation section ............................................... 25
Analog output adjustment section ........................................... 25
Rear panel ................................................................................................ 26
Home Screen .......................................................................................... 26
Meters Screen......................................................................................... 27
Meter Screen details ........................................................................ 28
Menu structure ...................................................................................... 28
Basic MENU screen operations ........................................................ 29
Menu operation procedures ........................................................ 29
3 - Preparation .......................................................................30
Connecting other equipment .......................................................... 30
Connecting microphones ............................................................. 31
Connecting guitars, basses and similar instruments........... 31
Connecting electronic devices and other audio
equipment .......................................................................................... 31
Connecting monitor speakers ..................................................... 31
Connecting headphones ............................................................... 31
Connecting a computer ................................................................. 31
Connecting with Bluetooth devices .......................................... 31
Inserting and removing SD cards ................................................... 32
Inserting SD cards ............................................................................ 32
Removing SD cards .......................................................................... 32
SD card write protection switches ............................................. 32
Turning the power on and off .......................................................... 32
Setting the built-in clock date and time ....................................... 33
Adjusting the display........................................................................... 33
Adjusting the display contrast .................................................... 33
Adjusting the display brightness ................................................ 33
Preparing an SD card for use ............................................................ 33
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ..................................... 3
Wireless equipment precautions ........................................... 6
4 - Managing Songs ............................................................... 34
Viewing the song list ........................................................................... 34
Song Operation ..................................................................................... 34
Creating a New Song ........................................................................... 34
Loading Songs ....................................................................................... 35
Saving the current song ..................................................................... 35
Viewing song information ................................................................. 35
Clearing all marks ................................................................................. 35
Deleting songs ....................................................................................... 35
Protecting/unprotecting songs ....................................................... 36
Editing song names ............................................................................. 36
Editing text ......................................................................................... 36
Loading songs created on different TASCAM Model series
products ................................................................................................... 37
5 - Basic recording .................................................................38
Selecting the input source ................................................................ 38
Setting the MODE switch ................................................................... 38
Setting phantom power ..................................................................... 38
Monitoring .............................................................................................. 38
SIG indicators and level meters ....................................................... 39
Recording ................................................................................................ 39
Undoing operations ............................................................................. 40
Undoing the previous operation ................................................ 40
Using the built-in effects .................................................................... 40
Setting the built-in effect .............................................................. 40
6 - Recorder functions ...........................................................42
Locate function ...................................................................................... 42
Changing the playback position................................................. 42
Using the direct locate function to locate ............................... 42
Repeat playback function .................................................................. 42
Punch in/out function ......................................................................... 42
Using the footswitch to punch in/out ...................................... 42
Setting up the footswitch ............................................................. 43
Setting the footswitch polarity ................................................... 43
Automatic punch in/out function................................................... 43
Setting the punch in/out points ................................................. 43
Setting a pre roll point ................................................................... 44
Rehearsing punching in and out ................................................ 44
Using automatic punching in and out ..................................... 44
7 - Track editing ..................................................................... 45
Clearing tracks ....................................................................................... 45
Importing tracks .................................................................................... 45
Mixing down ........................................................................................... 46
Stereo mix export function ............................................................... 46
8 - Mark functions .................................................................. 47
Using mark functions .......................................................................... 47
Adding marks ......................................................................................... 47
Moving between marks ...................................................................... 47
Clearing individual marks .................................................................. 47
9 - Settings and Information .................................................48
Viewing information ............................................................................ 48
CARD Screen ...................................................................................... 48
SONG Screen ...................................................................................... 48
FIRMWARE Screen ............................................................................ 48
Setting the song name format ......................................................... 48
Setting the WORD item .................................................................. 48
Setting MIDI time code operation .................................................. 49
Restoring factory default settings .................................................. 49
Formatting SD cards ............................................................................ 49
Playing WAV files on SD cards (SD PLAY mode) ......................... 50
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