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TASCAM DP-03SD
Contents
1 – Introduction ..............................................6
Features ..................................................................................6
Product parts ........................................................................6
About this manual ..............................................................6
Intellectual property rights .............................................6
Precautions for placement and use ..............................7
Beware of condensation ...................................................7
Cleaning the unit .................................................................7
About SD cards ....................................................................7
Precautions for use ......................................................7
2 – Quick Start Guides ....................................8
Playback and mixing ..........................................................8
Preparations ...................................................................8
Listening to the demo song .....................................9
Recording and mastering ..............................................10
Creating a new song .................................................10
Connecting and setting the input sources .......11
Set the guitar as the recording source
for TRACK 1 ...................................................................11
Adjusting and monitoring the input level ........11
Recording a guitar to TRACK 1 ..............................12
Playing back the recording .....................................13
Recording a guitar to TRACK 2 ..............................13
Recording a vocal to TRACK 3 ................................14
Mixing the tracks ........................................................15
Mastering a stereo track ..........................................16
Shutting down ...................................................................18
3 – Names and Functions of Parts ...............19
Home Screen .....................................................................24
Menu structure ..................................................................24
Screen operations .............................................................25
4 – Preparations ............................................26
Preparing the power and the SD card .......................26
Startup & shutdown .........................................................27
Formatting SD cards ........................................................27
Recorder modes ................................................................28
Connecting other equipment ......................................28
Rear panel .....................................................................28
Left side panel .............................................................29
Adjusting the contrast .....................................................29
5 – Song Management ..................................30
Partitions and songs ........................................................30
Editing names .....................................................................30
Loading a saved song ......................................................30
Creating a new song ........................................................30
Saving a song .....................................................................30
Viewing song information .............................................31
Copying songs ...................................................................31
Erasing songs ......................................................................31
Protecting songs ...............................................................32
6 – Basic Recording .......................................33
Selecting the input sources ...........................................33
Using phantom power ...................................................33
Monitoring input signals ................................................33
OL indicators and level meters ....................................34
Assigning inputs ................................................................34
Using input EQ (equalizer) .............................................34
Making the first recording ............................................35
Multitrack recording ........................................................35
Prepare tracks for recording ..................................35
Track pan and level settings ...................................35
Input selection and assignment ...........................35
Setting input levels ....................................................36
Record additional tracks ..........................................36
Undoing an operation ....................................................36
Undoing the last operation (single undo) .........36
Cancelling an undo operation (redo) .................36
Undoing a previous operation (multi-undo) ...36
Erasing the operation history ................................37
7 – Recorder Functions .................................38
Punching in and out.........................................................38
Bouncing tracks .................................................................39
Locate and search functions .........................................39
Direct locate function ...............................................39
Location marks ..................................................................40
To set a location mark ...............................................40
To move to a location mark ....................................40
To delete a location mark ........................................40
To edit a location mark .............................................40
Return To Zero (TO ZERO) and
Repeat playback ................................................................41
