Tascam DP-004, Owner'S Manual

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3–Names and Functions of Parts
TASCAM DP-004
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5 UN/REDO key and indicator
Press this to undo the last action. Press again to redo
it. (See “Undoing operations (undo)” on page 66.)
Press this key while pressing and holding the
STOP
( · )
key to open the
HISTORY
screen where you can
undo multiple steps.
This indicator lights when one or more operations
that have been undone can still be redone.
6 LCD Display
This shows the Home Screen and various other
screens. (See “Display screens” on page 39.)
The display contrast can be changed using the
PREFERENCE
screen. (See “Setting the contrast” on
page 46.)
7
INPUT SETTING key
Press this key to open the
INPUT SETTING
screen
where you can select the input source. (See “Selecting
the input source” on page 54.)
8
INPUT A and INPUT B LEVEL knobs and OL indicators
Use these knobs to adjust the input levels for
INPUT
A
and
INPUT B
. (See “Making the first recording” on
page 58.)
If the input source level is too high its
OL
(overload)
indicator lights. Moreover, even if the input level is
suitable, the
OL
indicator might light if the
LEVEL
knob is turned past 2 or 3 o’clock.
9 ASSIGN key
Press this key to open the
INPUT ASSIGN
screen where
you can assign the A and B input channels to tracks.
An assigned channel becomes the recording signal
source for its track. (See “Assigning input channels”
on page 57.)
0
MASTER LEVEL knob
Adjusts the monitoring level of the stereo output
signal.
This knob also adjusts the recording level when
performing a bounce or mix down.
q
Track
PAN knobs
Use these knobs to adjust the panning of each track
in the stereo mix. (See “Stereo position (panning)” on
page 62.)
w
Track
LEVEL knobs
Use these knobs to adjust the playback levels of each
track. (See “Level and balance” on page 62.)
e
Track
REC keys and indicators
Press a
REC
key to put a track in recording standby
mode (the key flashes). Pressing the key again
cancels recording standby mode. If you press the
PLAY (
¥
)
key while holding down the
RECORD (
–
)
key, recording will begin on every track in recording
standby mode (the
REC
indicator lights).