TASCAM 788 Brief Guide
1
A Brief Guide to the 788
Unpacking your 788
When you unpack your 788, you should find, in addi-
tion to this sheet:
• The 788 itself
• A power adaptor (PS-P788) for your local voltage
• Two balanced XLR to balanced 1/4-inch stereo jack
adaptors for use when recording using balanced
sound sources
• An
OPERATIONAL TUTORIAL
manual
• An
Owner’s Manual
• A 788 Road Map
If any of these items are missing, you should contact
your TASCAM distributor.
Retain the carton and any packing materials, in case
you need to transport the 788 to another location at a
future date.
Setting up the 788
This is fully described in the other documentation,
but take careful note of the following points:
• The 788 contains a hard disk. Like the hard disks in
laptop and notebook computers, it is quite robust,
but when the unit is in operation, sudden shocks
and vibration may damage the hard disk, causing
possible loss of data. Always make sure that the
788 is mounted on a stable, level surface. Treat the
788 as you would a notebook or laptop computer,
and you should have no cause for concern,
• The underside of the 788 can become quite hot in
normal operation. This does not indicate a fault, but
you should be aware of this when picking up the
788 after it has in operation for some time. In addi-
tion, we strongly recommend that the surface on
which the 788 is mounted is a firm, non-uphol-
stered surface. Avoid standing the 788 on carpets,
rugs, cloth coverings, etc.
• Always make and break connections to and from
the 788 with the power to all units turned
OFF
.
This is especially true of SCSI devices. If you are
connecting or disconnecting a SCSI device (remov-
able disk, hard disk, CD-R drive), etc. to or from
the 788, you should turn off the power to the 788
and the SCSI device before making or breaking the
connection.
• When powering up the system, any SCSI devices
should be turned on before the 788. Audio sources
should be turned on before the 788, which should
be turned on before the monitoring system.
Loading and playing the demonstration song
1
Connect the 788
MONITOR OUTPUT
s to your
monitoring system (or plug headphones into
the
PHONES
jack). Turn the
MONITOR
LEVEL
control
7
fully counterclockwise,
2
Turn on the 788, and then turn on the moni-
toring system. Turn up the volume of the
monitoring system and turn the
MONITOR
LEVEL
control
7
clockwise about halfway.
3
When the 788 has finished its start up (taking
about 30 seconds), press the
MENU
key
I
.
4
Use the dial
W
to highlight
SONG
and press
ENTER
e
.
5
Use the dial to highlight
LOAD
, and press
ENTER
.
6
Use the dial to highlight
LIQUOR
STORE
, and press
ENTER
.
7
When the song has loaded, press the
QUICK
SETUP
key
4
.
8
Use the dial to highlight
MIXDOWN
, and
press
ENTER
.
9
Press the
HOME/ESC
key
J
.
10
Press the
MONITOR SELECT
key
E
so that
the
STEREO
indicator lights.
11
Press
PLAY
j
to start playing back the song.
12
The channel faders
X
can be used to adjust
the individual disk tracks, and the
STEREO
fader
Y
adjusts the overall level. The on-
screen meters show the level.
13
Use the
MONITOR LEVEL
control to adjust
the monitoring level.
You can experiment with the EQ settings, effects, etc.
as described in the other manuals provided with the
788.
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