TASCAM DA-6400/DA-6400dp
9
2 – Names and Functions of Parts
Front panel
8
DA-6400 front panel
8
DA-6400dp front panel
1
STANDBY/ON switch
Use to turn the unit on and to put it into standby.
Press and hold it when the power is on to open a pop-up
message confirming that you want to put the unit into
standby.
When the pop-up is open, press and hold the
MULTI JOG
dial to put the unit into standby.
CAUTION
Before turning the unit on, lower the volumes of connected
equipment to their minimum levels. Failure to do so could
result in a sudden loud noise that could harm hearing, for
example.
2
SSD/HDD SLOT
Use this bay to insert and remove SSD/HDD cases. (See
“Loading and removing SSD/HDD cases” on page 17.)
CAUTION
Do not remove the SSD/HDD case from the unit when the
SSD/HDD is being accessed (during recording, playback,
when data is being written or at other times when the SSD/
HDD case indicator is blinking orange).
3
RELEASE switch
Slide the
RELEASE
switch toward
>
to unlock the loaded
SSD/HDD case so that it can be removed.
4
Color display
Shows a variety of information.
5
INFO button and indicator
The
INFO
indicator lights
blue
when the unit is functioning
properly.
The
INFO
indicator lights red when an error or warning has
occurred with the unit.
Press this button when the
INFO
indicator is lit
blue
to show
the unit's operation status on the display. Press this button
when the
INFO
indicator is lit red to show the message on
the display. (See “INFO button and indicator appearance” on
page 51.)
Press this button while pressing and holding the
SHIFT
button to open the
MARK INFO
6
HOME [METER] button
o
Press when the Home Screen is open to change the time
display mode.
o
When a Menu Screen is open, press this button to return
to the Home Screen.
o
While pressing and holding this button, turn the
MULTI
JOG
dial to adjust the brightness of the color display and
the various indicators. (See “Adjusting the brightness” on
o
While pressing and holding this button, press and turn the
MULTI JOG
dial to adjust the brightness of just the color
display. (See “Adjusting the brightness” on page 19.)
o
When the meter mode setting is 32ch, press this button
while pressing and holding the
SHIFT
button to switch
between showing level meters for channels 1-32 and
33-64 on the Home Screen. (See “Setting the meter mode”
7
MULTI JOG dial
This dial functions both as a dial when turned and as a
button when pressed.
Dial functions
o
When the white solo selection frame is shown on the
Home Screen, turn the
MULTI JOG
dial to move the solo
selection frame for headphone output left and right to
select the channel(s) output from the
PHONES
jack.
o
When the gray solo selection frame is shown on the Home
Screen, turn the
MULTI JOG
dial to move between marks
in the current take. When there are no marks, turn to skip
between takes.
o
When a Menu Screen is open, turn to select items and
change setting values.
o
When editing names, use to select characters.
o
While pressing and holding the
HOME [METER]
button,
turn the
MULTI JOG
dial to adjust the brightness of the
color display and the various indicators.
o
While pressing and holding the
HOME [METER]
button,
press and turn this dial to adjust the brightness of just the
color display.