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TASCAM HS-8
Contents
1 − Introduction .........................................6
Features ........................................................... 6
Included items ................................................. 6
Conventions used in this manual ................... 6
Intellectual property rights ............................ 6
Precautions for placement and use ............... 7
Beware of condensation ................................ 7
Cleaning the unit ............................................ 7
Cleaning the display .................................. 7
About CF cards ................................................ 7
Precautions for use .................................... 7
2 − Names and functions of parts .............8
Front panel ...................................................... 8
Rear panel .................................................... 11
Home Screen ................................................ 14
3 − Preparation ......................................... 19
Inserting and removing CF cards ................ 19
About the display ........................................ 20
Turning the power ON and OFF .................. 20
Setting the time of the built-in clock .......... 21
Panel lock function ...................................... 21
Recording duration ....................................... 22
4 − Recording and Playback ....................23
Preparing to record....................................... 23
CF card selection ...................................... 23
Formatting a CF card .............................. 23
Create a new project .............................. 24
Set the master clock ................................. 25
Set the recording tracks .......................... 25
Set the file format ................................... 26
Make other recording settings ............... 26
Connecting headphones ........................ 27
Setting the inputs .................................... 27
Monitor the input ................................... 28
Make a recording .......................................... 28
Stop recording ......................................... 28
Retake a recording ................................. 28
Recording operation limitations ............ 29
Play a recording ............................................ 29
Select a project/folder/take ..................... 29
Disabling input monitoring ..................... 30
Start playback .......................................... 30
Mixing the playback sound ..................... 30
CALL .......................................................... 31
Flash start function ...................................... 31
Online function ............................................ 32
5 – Projects................................................ 33
File formats.................................................... 33
PROJECT screen overview ............................ 33
Project selection screen .......................... 33
Folder selection screen ........................... 34
Take selection screen .............................. 34
Project operations......................................... 34
Creating new projects ............................. 34
Editing the project name ....................... 35
Changing a project name later ............... 36
Editing the name of the first folder ....... 36
Loading projects ...................................... 36
Rebuilding projects .................................. 37
Erasing a project ...................................... 37
Folder operations .......................................... 37
Creating new folders ............................... 37
Loading folders ........................................ 38
Rebuilding folders ................................... 38
Copying folders ........................................ 39
Erasing folders ......................................... 40
Take operations ............................................. 40
Loading takes ........................................... 40
Erasing takes ............................................ 40
Changing the start time of a take .......... 41
Using “@” with take names .................... 41
6 – Internal Settings .................................43
REC TRACKS page ................................... 43
FILE FORMAT page .................................. 43
OPTIONS page ......................................... 44
Playback settings (PLAY SETUP) ................... 45
Sync and time code settings (SYNC T/C)...... 45
CLOCK page ............................................ 45
SYNC page ................................................ 46
T/C page ................................................... 46
SETUP page ............................................. 47
I/O page ................................................... 47
Remote settings (REMOTE SETUP) .............. 48
