User manual TASCAM DR-100

[. . . ] D01068520A DR-100 OWNER'S MANUAL Portable Digital Recorder IMPORTANT SAFETY PRECAUTIONS CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance. For U. S. A. TO THE USER This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Par t 15 of the FCC Rules. [. . . ] 0 Peak value in decibels (dB) The maximum level that occurs in a fixed period of time is displayed digitally. q Identification tag If an identification tag has been added using the QUICK TAG function, it will appear here. w Playback position display The current playback position is shown by a bar. e Loop playback IN (starting) and OUT (ending) points The set starting and ending points of the loop are shown. The icon appears at the playback position when the starting point is set. The icon appears at the playback position when the ending point is set. r Playback file number/ total number of files The total number of files in the playback area and the number of the current file are shown. t Monitoring output : Headphones Speakers 2 Loop/repeat playback status Single playback Single track repeat playback All track repeat playback Loop playback 3 Input monitoring status (See "Using input monitoring (MONITOR)" on page 41. ) OFF ON 4 Power supply status Lithium ion battery AA batteries AC Adapter When batteries are used, the amount of power remaining is shown as: , , . The power soon turns OFF automatically. NOTE Sometimes a "Battery Low" warning appears when recording or conducting other demanding operations even when battery power remains. 5 Recorder operation status ª Stopped Paused Á Playing back Fast-forwarding Ô Fast-rewinding 22 TASCAM DR-100 5­Screens and Operation Basics Recording screen This screen appears when in recording standby and during recording. Press the HOME key to toggle between display of elapsed and remaining time. 8 Peak value in decibels (dB) Peak recording level values are shown digitally. 9 Recording mode/sampling frequency Shows the recording file format and sampling frequency. Using menus Use the MENU screen to make various settings. 1 Press the MENU key to open the MENU screen. 1 Input function setting status TYPE Stereo Mono (See "Setting mono input (TYPE)" on page 41. ) OFF ON (See "Using the low cut filter (LOW CUT)" on page 41. ) LOW CUT 2 Use the wheel to select a menu (selected items are highlighted and appear as light letters on a dark background), and press the ENTER/MARK key to open a setting screen. Example: REC SETTING screen LEVEL CTRL / Auto gain control / Limiter (See "Using the auto gain control and limiter (LEVEL CTRL)" on page 42. ) 2 Prerecording function status "PRE appears when the prerecording function is " ON. 3 Recorder operation ª Standby Paused º Recording 4 Recording level meters When overdubbing is off, the input signal level is shown. When over dubbing is on, the combined input and playback signals are shown. 5 File name The file name that will automatically be given to recorded files is shown. 7 Elapsed time/remaining time (hours: minutes: seconds) Shows the amount of time that can be recorded when in standby. 3 Use the wheel to select (highlight) a setting item, and press the key (or the ENTER/MARK key) to select the value of the setting. Example: setting the sampling frequency 4 Use the wheel to change the setting. 5 Complete the change. To set a different item in the same menu, press the µ key to select the item you want to set. To open the MENU screen, press the MENU key. HOME To return to the Home Screen, press the key. TASCAM DR-100 23 5­Screens and Operation Basics Basic operation Use the following keys to operate the various screens. Open screens MENU, PB CONTROL, AUTO MENU key Opens the MENU screen. PB CONTROL key Opens the PB CONTROL screen. AUTO key and HOME keys Confirm operations ENTER/MARK Opens the AUTO REC screen. HOME key key Cancel operations STOP key keys When any other screen is open, press this to return to the Home Screen. ENTER/MARK key Move left and right Â/¯ Use this to confirm the selection of a setting item or to answer "YES" to a confirmation message. STOP key Change settings Wheel Use this to answer "NO" to a confirmation message. ¯ key Use this to move the cursor (the highlighted area) to the right on the screen, and to open folders on the BROWSE screen. Â key Use this to move the cursor (the highlighted area) to the left on the screen, and to close folders on the BROWSE screen. Wheel Use this to select items and to change values. 24 TASCAM DR-100 6­Recording Preparing with the REC SETTING menu Make settings suitable to the recording material and conditions. 1 Press the MENU key to open the MENU screen. 2 Use the wheel to select REC ENTER/MARK key. SETTING , Available recording time display The amount of time available for recording depends on the capacity of the SD card as well as the recording mode and sampling frequency settings. (See "Recording time" on page 32. ) You can check the potential recording time determined by the SD card and various settings on the REC SETTING screen. and press the 3 Use the FORMAT item to set the recording mode, choosing from the following options. [. . . ] Before choosing the DIVIDE function, connect the " " unit to a computer and edit the file name to less than 198 characters. The DIVIDE function would cause the file name to be the same as that of an existing file. The DIVIDE function adds "_a or "_b to the end of the file name. Before choosing the DIVIDE " " function, connect the unit to a computer and edit the file name. [. . . ]