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Troubleshooting

TASCAM 788 Operational Tutorial • 8/2000 Edition

Section VII

Troubleshooting

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read or . If it shows
, then change it to
or .) Make sure that the
send level and master send
levels are turned up.

Lastly, check to make sure
the effect processor output
is set high enough. Press
EFFECT 1 or EFFECT 2
(whichever one you’re using)
and look at the bottom
parameter . That
should be turned up loud
enough to be heard. (A level
of 100 is sufficient.)

I’m mixing down, and my recorded tracks don’t
show up in my mixdown, yet I heard them while I
was mixing down!

The tracks were probably assigned to the TRACK CUE
section. The TRACK CUE does not route to the stereo
mix. Tracks need to be assigned to the main mixer. To
check this, press and hold TRACK. The lights for all the
tracks should start blinking. If one does not, that track
is assigned to the TRACK CUE.

In order to assign these tracks to the main mixer, hold
down TRACK and press SELECT for the channel you
need added to the mixer. The LEDs will confirm the
new routing. If you want to use the inputs on mixdown,
they can be assigned to the input submixer. See the
section on Mixer Functions, page 7 for more information.

I can’t hear anything I’ve assigned to the input
submixer.

The input submixer is probably
disengaged from the stereo buss.
Press and hold SUB MIX. If the
STEREO button does not flash,
press STEREO, then release
SUB MIX.

If you still can’t hear the
channel, check the submixer
screen to see if the level is up,
and to make sure the input is
assigned to the submixer.
(The input should be displayed
above the fader. If is
shown above the fader, the
input is not assigned to the
input submixer.)

position and the processed fader position. If the
FADER MATCHING is set to , the processed fader
position will not change until
the physical fader value has
matched the processed fader
position.

To change this setting, press
MENU, select , and
choose . Change
fader matching to either
or .

Everything is in mono.

I can’t hear any stereo effects.

You probably don’t have the effects
assigned correctly, or the monitor
section is not selected properly.
Make sure the STEREO light in the
monitor section is lit, indicating you
are listening to the stereo mix.
(Effects return directly to the stereo
buss, so you must monitor the stereo
output to hear anything.)

Next, check to make sure the effect
processor is assigned as a stereo processor. Press and
hold the SEND button. If the light above the Effect 1
or Effect 2 (whichever you are trying to use) doesn’t
blink, then that means the processor is assigned as a

channel insert or stereo insert.
To assign the effect processor
as a stereo processor again,
press and hold SEND, then
press EFFECT 1 or EFFECT 2,
then release SEND.

In the SEND screen, make
sure that the send is not
turned off. (The setting in
the far left should either

You probably selected the mono
mode accidentally. If the lights in
the MONITOR section are flashing,
that indicates that the mono mode
was selected. (Pressing SHIFT and
SELECT in the monitor section flips
the 788 to mono.) To return back
to stereo mode, press SELECT in
the monitor section again, and the
lights should go solid again.

If the CATCH fader matching

isn't your style, use either

REAL or JUMP settings for

more instant response.

Press SELECT to monitor

in stereo again.

If any of these lights

are flashing, the 788 is

monitoring in mono.

If not, press SELECT

until the STEREO

light comes on.