User manual TASCAM DP-004

[. . . ] D01054920B DP-004 Portable 4-Track Digital Pocketstudio This device has a serial number located on the bottom panel. Serial number: __________________ OWNER'S MANUAL IMPORTANT SAFETY PRECAUTIONS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Read these instructions. Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding-type plug. [. . . ] The unit saves the current 48 TASCAM DP-004 4 Use the DATA wheel keys to select the song to load and press F2 (EXEC). The current song is saved, and the selected song is loaded. 5­Song Management Creating a new song Follow these procedures to create a new song in the active partition 1 With the transport stopped and the Home Screen open, press the MENU key to open the MENU screen. 2 Use the DATA wheel to select SONG and press F4 (¥) to open the SONG menu screen. 3 Use the DATA wheel to select CREATE and press F4 (¥) to open the SONG CREATE screen. TIP You can rename a song later by selecting NAME EDIT from the SONG menu. You can also edit the song name when saving it. 5 Press F2 (EXEC) to save the currently loaded song and create the new song. Saving a song This unit automatically saves the current song during shutdown and when loading another song, for example. You can also save a song at any time using the following procedures. 1 When the transport is stopped and the Home Screen is open, press the MENU key to open the MENU screen. 2 Turn the DATA wheel to select SONG, and press the F4 (¥) key to open the SONG menu screen. 3 Turn the DATA wheel to select SAVE, and press the F4 (¥) key. A default song name like SONG*** is given to the new song. 4 Change the song name as necessary (see "Editing names" on page 43). TASCAM DP-004 49 5­Song Management 1. When the Home Screen is open, press the MENU key to open the MENU screen. Turn the DATA wheel to select INFORMATION and press the F4 (¥) key. The SONG SAVE screen appears. 4 Change the song name if you want and then press the F2 (EXEC) key (see "Editing names" on page 43). This opens the SONG page of the INFORMATION screen, which shows the name and remaining recording time of the current song. "Storing Song" appears while the song is being saved and "Save Complete" appears when it is done. Then the SONG menu screen reopens. Viewing song information You can check the name, partition and remaining recording time of the currently loaded song. 50 TASCAM DP-004 NOTE The INFORMATION screen has four pages, including SONG, CARD SYSTEM and F . Use the F3 (PREV) and F4 (NEXT) , /W keys to change the page (see "Viewing information" on page 79). 5­Song Management Copying songs Songs in the currently active partition can be copied to the same and different MTR partitions. Multiple songs can also be copied at once. 1 When the transport is stopped and the Home Screen is open, press MENU to open the MENU screen. 2 Turn the DATA wheel to select SONG, and press the F4 (¥) key to open the SONG menu screen. 4 Turn the DATA wheel to select a song that you want to copy, and press the F4 () key. The song is selected as a copy source and a check appears in the checkbox. NOTE To remove the check from the checkbox (deselect the song), press the F4 () key while the song is selected. 5 To copy multiple songs, repeat step 4. 6 After selecting all the songs that you want to copy, press the F2 (NEXT) key to open a screen where you can select the partition that you want to be the copy destination. This opens the SONG COPY screen, which shows a list of songs in the active partition. 7 Turn the DATA wheel to select the copy destination partition and press the F4 (EXEC) key. TASCAM DP-004 51 5­Song Management When copying completes, the SONG menu screen reopens. This opens the SONG ERASE screen, which shows a list of songs in the active partition. · To cancel copying a song, press the F1 (BACK) key instead of the F4 (EXEC) key. Erasing songs Songs can be erased. You might want to erase unneeded songs if the SD card starts to run out of open space. 1 When the transport is stopped and the Home Screen is open, press MENU to open the MENU screen. 2 Turn the DATA wheel to select SONG, and press the F4 (¥) key to open the SONG menu screen. 3 Turn the DATA wheel to select ERASE and press the F4 (¥) key. 4 Turn the DATA wheel to select a song that you want to erase and press the F4 () key. [. . . ] You are trying to import a file from the FAT partition to a track that has already been recorded to ("Importing tracks" on page 97). You are trying to master with the OUT point at the zero position ("Mixdown" and "Mastering" on page 62). Set the OUT point ("Setting IN and OUT points" on page 73) and try again. Insert another SD card after turning off the unit, or format the card by MENU ® CARD ® FORMAT . [. . . ]