
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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