OWNER’S MANUAL
D01175220A
DP-006
Digital Multitrack Recorder
Страница 1: ...OWNER S MANUAL D01175220A DP 006 Digital Multitrack Recorder ...
Страница 2: ...pment and receiver c Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected d Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help CAUTION Changes or modifications to this equipment not expressly approved by TEAC CORPORATION for compliance could void the user s authority to operate this equipment Declaration of Conformity Model Number ...
Страница 3: ...14 Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way such as power supply cord or plug is damaged liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture does not operate normally or has been dropped The apparatus draws nominal non operating power from the AC outlet wi...
Страница 4: ...l of batteries and or accumulators a Waste batteries and or accumulators should be disposed of separately from the municipal waste stream via designated collection facilities appointed by the government or the local authorities b By disposing of waste batteries and or accumulators correctly you will help save valuable resources and prevent any potential negative effects on human health and the env...
Страница 5: ...ries could short causing leak rupture or other trouble Do not heat or disassemble batteries Do not put them in fire or water Batteries could rupture or leak causing fire injury or stains around them If the battery fluid leaks wipe away any fluid on the battery case before inserting new batteries If the battery fluid gets in an eye it could cause loss of eyesight If fluid does enter an eye wash it ...
Страница 6: ...TRACK 1 23 Creating a stereo master track 25 Checking the stereo master track 27 Transferring the stereo master track to a computer 28 Shutting down 28 3 Names and functions of parts 29 Top Panel 29 Front panel 31 Rear panel 32 Left side panel 32 Right side panel 33 Bottom panel 33 Home Screen 34 Menu structure 36 Screen operations 37 4 Preparations 39 Preparing the power and SD card 39 Inserting ...
Страница 7: ...result 63 Locate and search functions 64 Direct locate function 64 Returning to the song beginning RTZ function or the point where recording was last started LRP function 64 Search backward forward 64 Repeat playback 65 Setting IN and OUT points 65 Using repeat playback 66 Setting the time between repetitions repeat interval 66 8 Editing Tracks 67 Overview of track editing 67 Editing points 67 Bas...
Страница 8: ...n 86 Backing up songs 86 Restoring songs 87 Track import and export 88 Importing to tracks 88 Exporting tracks 90 Exporting stereo master tracks 92 13 Troubleshooting 93 14 Message Lists 94 15 Specifications 98 Media and file systems 98 Inputs and outputs 98 Analog audio input and output 98 Data input and output 98 Audio performance 98 Operating requirements 99 General 99 Backup memory 100 Dimensi...
Страница 9: ... Low Mid High 2 mic line inputs INPUT A B with standard 6 3mm TS jacks Guitars and basses can be connected directly to the INPUT A jack switchable mic line input Independent LEVEL and PAN knobs allow direct control Wheel allows rapid location to specific points direct location function Set and use IN and OUT points as you like for repeat playback and editing Separate stereo master track in additio...
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Страница 11: ...to 35º C 41º 95º F Do not install in the following types of places Doing so could degrade the sound quality or cause malfunctions Places with significant vibrations Near windows or other places exposed to direct sunlight Near heaters or other extremely hot places Extremely cold places Places with high humidity or bad ventilation Dusty places Places directly exposed to rain or other water Do not pl...
Страница 12: ...sert the card backwards or apply unnecessary force This could damage the slot or card 2 Insert four AA batteries into the compartment paying attention to their orientations as shown below This unit can use alkaline or NiMH batteries 3 Close the battery compartment cover after installing the SD card and batteries 4 Connect headphones to the LINE OUT jack on the left side of the unit Headphone 5 Pre...
Страница 13: ...turning the power ON or OFF putting it into standby minimize the volume on any connected external monitoring system powered monitor speakers or an amplifier and speakers Do not wear headphones when turning the power ON or OFF putting it into standby because noise at such times could harm your hearing TIPS This unit can also be powered by a TASCAM PS P520 power adaptor sold separately See Using an ...
Страница 14: ...b and the VOLUME dial on the left side of the unit so you can hear the demo song The MASTER LEVEL knob adjusts the volume of tracks 1 to 4 at the same time The standard position of the MASTER LEVEL knob is around 2 or 3 o clock Use the TRACK 1 4 LEVEL knobs to adjust the balance between the tracks Use the VOLUME dial on the left side of the unit to adjust the final monitoring level 8 Use the TRACK...
Страница 15: ...own to stereo We assume that you have followed the instructions in the previous section Playback and mixing and already connected headphones to this unit turned it on and loaded an SD card TIP This example uses the built in mic for recording vocals but you could also connect an external mic to the INPUT A or INPUT B connector on the rear panel and record it Creating a new song 1 When the recorder ...
Страница 16: ... On this screen you can set the input source for both IN A INPUT A and IN B INPUT B At first the current input source for IN A INPUT A is selected highlighted 2 In order to use the built in MIC A to record the guitar to stereo TRACK 3 use the DATA wheel to set the input source for IN A INPUT A to INT M I C A Low I NT M I C A M i dor I NT M I C A H i gh See Selecting the input source on page 51 3 P...
Страница 17: ... is still not high enough change the setting to INT MIC X Hi gh Set the MODEitem on the INPUT SETTINGto monitor the input signals See Setting the monitoring mode on page 52 Setting the internal mics as the recording sources for TRACK 3 When the recorder is stopped press the ASSIGN button to open the INPUT ASSIGNscreen By default the recording sources are assigned to the tracks as shown below Recor...
Страница 18: ...indicator 3 Use the INPUT A and B LEVEL knobs to adjust the input levels of the internal mics Set the LEVEL knobs so that the loudest sounds do not cause the INPUT A and B OL indicators to light OL indicator When you play the guitar the INPUT A INPUT B and TRACK 3 left channel and right channel level meters on the display move Turn up the MASTER LEVEL knob and the VOLUME dial on the left side of t...
Страница 19: ...icator is unlit for the track with that mic as its recording source you will not be able to hear that input signal CAUTION Always monitor through headphones when using a mic If you monitor through speakers feedback could occur Using internal mics to record rhythm guitar to TRACK 3 1 Press the Play 7 button while pressing and holding the Record 0 button to start recording and play the rhythm guitar...
Страница 20: ...just the final monitoring volume TIP Use the TRACK 3 PAN BAL knob to set the stereo position of the track signal 4 When you are done listening to the recording press the Stop 8 button to stop playback Connecting an electric guitar 1 Connect an electric guitar to the INPUT A connector on the rear panel Guitar 2 Set the MIC LINE GUITAR switch on the left side of the unit to GUITAR TIP When connectin...
Страница 21: ...E Hsettings change the input gain Set according to the level of the input If you are not sure which setting to use choose GUITAR LINE If the input level is still too low after adjusting it return to INPUT SETTING screen and change the setting to GUITAR LINE M If the input level is still not high enough change the setting to GUITAR LINE H Recording lead guitar to TRACK 2 Now you will record lead gu...
Страница 22: ...ording standby The REC indicator blinks when in standby When you play the guitar the input level is shown by the INPUT A TRACK 2 and left channel level meters TRACK 2 REC indicator 6 After returning to the beginning of the song 00h00m00s00f press the Play 7 button to play back the recorded TRACK 3 Play the lead guitar part along with the already recorded rhythm guitar You can hear the sound of the...
Страница 23: ... Press the TRACK 2 REC button to end recording standby The REC indicator becomes unlit NOTE If the OL indicator continues to light even when the LEVEL knob is turned down the guitar signal itself is too loud In this case if the input setting is GUITAR LINE H change it to GUITAR LINE Mor GUITAR LINE If the input setting is GUITAR LINE M change it to GUITAR LINE If the OL indicator continues to ligh...
Страница 24: ...N When using a microphone always use headphones to monitor Using speakers to monitor could result in feedback 4 After returning to the start of the song 00h00m00s00f press the Play 7 button while pressing and holding the Record 0 button to start recording and sing along with the already recorded lead and rhythm guitar parts You can hear singing and the recorded guitars playing back on TRACK 2 and ...
Страница 25: ...e stereo positioning of the tracks Watch the left channel and right channel meters on the display as you make these adjustments 3 Press the IN OUT button to open the I O SETTINGscreen 4 Set the IN point The time between the IN and OUT points will be included in the stereo master track Press the Play 7 button to start playback and press the F3 IN button at the point where you want to start the ster...
Страница 26: ...s the OUT point and used as the ending point for making the stereo master track TIP You can also use the F3 IN and F4 OUT buttons to set the IN and OUT points when playback is stopped 6 When you have completed setting the IN and OUT points press the Stop 8 button to stop playback of the song 7 When the recorder is stopped press the REC MODE button to open the RECORDER MODEscreen 8 Use the DATA whe...
Страница 27: ...ording automatically stops when the OUT point is reached NOTE Set the IN and OUT points at least four seconds apart If they are less than four seconds apart a T rk T oo Shortpop up message will appear and you will not be able to change the unit to master recording mode You can use the LEVEL knobs to adjust the track and overall levels as you record the master track Checking the stereo master track...
Страница 28: ...nected using the included USB cable For instructions about how to transfer the stereo master track to a computer see 12 Exchanging Data with a Computer on page 83 Shutting down When you are done using the unit shut it down 1 Press the HOME button to show the Home Screen 2 Press and hold the button until POCKETSTUD IOappears on the display The power turns OFF automatically after the unit completes ...
Страница 29: ... and OUT points on page 65 The IN and OUT points are also used as the starting and ending points when creating stereo master tracks 5 REC MODE button Press this button to open the RECORDER MODEscreen where you can set the recorder mode See Recorder modes on page 42 6 UN REDO button indicator Press this button to undo the previous action or to redo the last undone action See Undoing operations undo...
Страница 30: ...e Screen See Home Screen on page 34 When the unit is stopped and the Home Screen is open use this button to move the cursor between time counter divisions See Direct locate function on page 64 u DATA wheel Use this to select items and change values on the setting screens When the unit is stopped and the Home Screen is open turn to change the record playback position See Direct locate function on p...
Страница 31: ...C indicators is lit or during playback recording will begin punch in See Punching in and out on page 61 Front panel d MIC A This built in microphone is omnidirectional This internal mic can be set as the input source for INPUT A INT MIC A Low INT MIC A Mid or INT MIC A High f MIC B This built in microphone is omnidirectional This internal mic can be set as the input source for INPUT B INT MIC A Lo...
Страница 32: ...witch Set this switch to match the input signal to the INPUT A jack on the rear panel For mic or line signals set it to MIC LINE For electric guitars and basses that are connected directly set it to GUITAR TIP When connecting an electric acoustic guitar with a built in preamp or an active electric guitar as well as when connecting an electric guitar with effect boxes between it and this unit set t...
Страница 33: ...wer adaptor PS P520 sold separately Bottom panel x Battery compartment cover c Tripod screw thread 1 4 inch Use this to mount the unit on a tripod CAUTION To prevent this unit from falling thoroughly tighten the mounting and adjustment screws of the tripod or mic stand When using this unit mounted on a tripod or mic stand place the tripod or mic stand on a level surface Depending on the tripod the...
Страница 34: ...de Indication Recoder mode MUL TI TRACK Multitrack recording mode BOUNCE Bounce mode MASTER REC Master recording mode MASTER PLAY Master playback mode 2 SD card write protection indicator If the SD card write protection switch is set to Lock the icon appears here 3 SD card insertion status When an SD card is loaded in the unit the icon appears here The icon appears when no card is loaded in the un...
Страница 35: ...ime counter Shows the elapsed time from the start of the song 9 Cursor that shows time increment being edited When the unit is stopped press the HOME button to move the cursor between time counter divisions Turn the DATA wheel to change the value of the underlined time increment 0 Shows the F1 button function When that Home Screen is open press the F1 TUNER button to open the TUNERscreen q INPUT A...
Страница 36: ...xport master tracks page 88 METRONOME Make metronome settings page 75 PREFERENCE Adjust the contrast repeat playback interval and auto power save settings and initialize the backup memory for example page 44 page 66 page 77 Dedicated buttons can be used to directly access some setting screens as follows Button Function Reference INPUT SETTING Select the input source page 51 ASSIGN Assign INPUT A o...
Страница 37: ...F1 F2 F3 and F4 in order from the left BACKappears above the F1 button showing that this is the function assigned to this button on the screen In this manual we write this as F1 BACK button In a similar manner the assignments for the F2 F3 and F4 buttons are EXEC INSand DELin that order 0 Use the DATA wheel to select highlight items you want to access This example shows the MENUscreen On the scree...
Страница 38: ...reen Use the DATA wheel to change the SOURCE TRK the track that is being copied value Use the F3 5 and F4 b buttons to move up and down to change the selected highlighted item Press the F2 EXEC button to clone the track using the settings that you made 0 When moving left or right is possible use the m RTZ and LRP buttons When this operation is possible an illustration on the screen shows the assig...
Страница 39: ...ving an SD card Push a loaded SD card in further to eject it CAUTION Always turn the power OFF standby before removing or inserting an SD card Failure to power off properly first will cause and recordings and settings made since the last power off and song save to be lost This data cannot be recovered SD cards that meet SD SDHC standards and are at least 512 MB can be used with this unit A list of...
Страница 40: ...alkaline batteries are for confirming the operation of the unit and might not last very long Remove the batteries if you do not plan to use the unit for some time Leaving the batteries in could cause them to be used gradually and lose their charge or even to leak 8 8 Using an AC adaptor sold separately Connect a TASCAM PS P520 AC adaptor sold separately to the DC IN 5V connector as shown in the il...
Страница 41: ... and all unsaved data will be lost Lost data cannot be restored We recommend that you also save the data manually often When the power is turned OFF put in standby mode the operation history of the currently loaded song will be completely erased You will not be able to undo or redo past song operations when you turn the power back ON Start up shutdown Starting up the unit Press and hold the button...
Страница 42: ...t 2 Press the F3 YES button to format the SD card with the standard number of partitions for the card capacity The Home Screen appears after the format completes correctly NOTE To cancel formatting press the F4 NO button Depending on the SD card capacity the partition setting can be changed in some cases To do so set the partition size using the FORMATitem in the CARDmenu before formatting See 9 M...
Страница 43: ... the same line When using a power strip for example use a thick cable with a high current capacity to reduce fluctuation of the power voltage Rear panel connections Guitar bass to INPUT A Keyboard to INPUT A B Mic to INPUT A B Left side panel connections Headphone Powered monitor speakers or amplifier and speakers NOTE Before outputting sound use the VOLUME dial of any external monitoring system p...
Страница 44: ...NU button to open the MENUscreen 2 Use the DATA wheel to select highlight the PREFERENCEitem and press the F4 t button to open the PREFERENCEscreen 3 Use the F3 5 and F4 b buttons to select the Contrastitem and use the DATA wheel to to adjust the display contrast The setting values are 1 10 default value 5 Lower values make the display lighter while higher values make it darker The display appears...
Страница 45: ... a song on it or create a new song Selecting the active partition If you want to use a file that is on a partition other than the currently active partition in order to load an existing song or create a new song on it you must change the partition Follow these steps to select a partition on an SD card that has multiple MTR partitions 1 When the recorder is stopped press the MENU button to open the...
Страница 46: ...e SONG BACKUP EXPORT TRACKand EXPORT MASTER screens press the F3 INS button to insert the letter Aat the cursor position Press the F4 DEL button to delete the character at the cursor position When finished inputting or editing a name title press the F2 EXEC button to save it Loading a saved song Follow these steps to load the song that you want from the active partition 1 When the recorder is stop...
Страница 47: ...tton to save the currently loaded song and create a new song 6 Press the HOME button to open the Home Screen Saving a song This unit automatically saves the current song when loading another song and during shutdown when it stores various information about operations conducted to that point You can also save a song at any time using the following procedures 1 When the recorder is stopped press the...
Страница 48: ...SONG 1 4 CARD 2 4 SYSTEM 3 4 and F W 4 4 Use the F3 PREV and F4 NEXT buttons to change the page See Viewing information on page 78 Copying songs Songs in the currently active partition can be copied to the same and different MTR partitions Multiple songs can also be copied at once 1 When the recorder is stopped press the MENU button to open the MENUscreen 2 Use the DATA wheel to select highlight t...
Страница 49: ...d press the F4 EXEC button When copying completes the SONGmenu screen reopens NOTE To cancel song copying press the F1 BACK button 8 Press the HOME button to open the Home Screen Erasing songs Songs can be erased You can also erase multiple songs at once You might want to erase unneeded songs if the SD card starts to run out of open space 1 When the recorder is stopped press the MENU button to ope...
Страница 50: ...d 1 When the recorder is stopped press the MENU button to open the MENUscreen 2 Use the DATA wheel to select highlight the SONGitem and press the F4 t button to open the SONGmenu screen 3 Use the DATA wheel to select highlight the PROTECTitem and press the F4 t button to open the SONG PROTECTscreen where you can turn song protection ONand OFF 4 Use the DATA wheel to set the PROTECTitem to ON and p...
Страница 51: ... wheel to set the input source IN A options Option Description OFF Input off INT MIC A Low default value Built in mic A low input gain INT MIC A Mid Built in mic A medium input gain INT MIC A High Built in mic A high input gain GUITAR LINE Guitar or line through INPUT A jack low input gain GUITAR LINE M Guitar or line through INPUT A jack medium input gain GUITAR LINE H Guitar or line through INPU...
Страница 52: ... the input signal is sent to the stereo bus and can be monitored only when the REC indicator light for the track that is set to record the built in mic is blinking during record standby or lit while recording You cannot monitor the built in mic input when the REC indicator is not lit NOTE When an input source is set as the INPUT A or INPUT B connector during playback the sounds of the playback sig...
Страница 53: ...ters A B The and level meters on the display show the input levels of this unit s INPUT A and INPUT B Use the INPUT A B LEVEL knobs INPUT SETTINGscreen settings and the output volume controls of the input sound source to adjust the levels NOTE If an INPUT A B OL indicator lights even though the INPUT A B level meters shows a suitable level the input signal is too strong and the sound is distorted ...
Страница 54: ...tracks Make this setting on the TRACK TYPEscreen 1 When the recorder is stopped press the MENU button to open the MENUscreen 2 Use the DATA wheel to select highlight the TRACK TYPEitem and press the F4 t button to open the TRACK TYPEscreen 3 Use the F3 5 and F4 b buttons to select highlight the track type value of the track that you want to change and use the DATA wheel to change the value STEREO ...
Страница 55: ...nput source of the TRACK 3or TRACK 4stereo track Setting values IN A A IN A B default value IN B A IN B B 5 After making the setting press the HOME button to return to the Home Screen NOTE Both left and right channels of stereo tracks TRACK 3 and or TRACK 4 will be recorded to at the same time Recording to just the left or just the right channel is not possible TIP You can record to track 1 and tr...
Страница 56: ...a different REC button when the REC indicators of two tracks are already blinking the track that was put into record standby first will become inactive and the REC indicator will turn off For example if you press the REC buttons for TRACK 1 TRACK 2 and TRACK 3 stereo track in that order TRACK 1 and TRACK 2 will no longer be in record standby but stereo TRACK 3 which was pressed last will be in rec...
Страница 57: ...ing system powered monitor speakers or an amplifier and speakers to set the final monitoring volume NOTE The TRACK 1 2 PAN knobs the TRACK 3 4 PAN BAL knobs and the track LEVEL knobs control the playback output signal levels and stereo positions of recorded tracks If you are not satisfied with the recorded sound follow the procedures above again from the beginning Multitrack recording You can reco...
Страница 58: ...fic past operation NOTE The UN REDO indicator lights when a single undo or multi undo has been conducted and there is an undone operation that can be redone Undoing the last operation single undo Press the UN REDO button to return to the state before the last operation was conducted After doing this the UN REDO indicator lights showing that redo see below is possible UN REDO indicator 8 8 Cancelli...
Страница 59: ...s to the right of current event after undoing If you make a new recording or new edits after using multi undo UN REDO indicator lit the event history after the current event is cleared and the last operation conducted becomes the most recent event NOTE When the HISTORYscreen is open the UN REDO button does not function so single undo and redo cannot be used CAUTION When undo has been used and ther...
Страница 60: ...ton to open the HISTORYscreen 2 Press the F4 CLEAR button A confirmation pop up message appears 3 Press the F3 YES button Another confirmation pop up message appears 4 Press the F3 YES button to erase the operation history and delete unused data The Home Screen reopens when this operation completes NOTE To cancel erasing the operation history press the F4 NO button TIP If you open the HISTORYscree...
Страница 61: ...ritten by the stereo mix However you can use the unit s undo function to return to the previous state if you make a mistake See Undoing operations undo on page 58 NOTE Inside this unit a mixdown is made to create a stereo master track that is recorded to the designated tracks Punching in and out Punching in out is a technique to replace a part of an already recorded track Start playback and when y...
Страница 62: ...ting the track type Tracks 3 and 4 only on page 54 Examples Press the TRACK 1 and TRACK 2 REC buttons If the track type of TRACK 3 and TRACK 4 is set to MONO press the TRACK 3 and TRACK 4 REC buttons If the track type of TRACK 3 or TRACK 4 is set to STEREO press either the TRACK 3 or TRACK 4 REC button For a mono bounce to a single track press one mono track REC button Examples Press either the TR...
Страница 63: ... STEREO A stereo track cannot be converted to left and right mono tracks to create a mono bounce 6 After locating to the point where the bounce will start while pressing and holding the Record 0 button press the Play 7 button press the Play 7 button to bounce the track Press the Stop 8 button at the point where you want to stop the bounce Confirming the result Raise the bounce destination TRACK LE...
Страница 64: ...ifferent time division and use the DATA wheel to change the value 4 After setting the desired time value press the Play 7 button to start playback from that position Returning to the song beginning RTZ function or the point where recording was last started LRP function Use simple button operations to return to the beginning of a song 00 00 00 00 or to locate to the position where recording last st...
Страница 65: ...ess the IN OUT button to open the I O SETTINGscreen 2 Press the F3 IN button or F4 OUT button at the desired position whether the unit is stopped playing or recording to set the IN OUT point SET IN or SET OUT and the captured time appear in a pop up message SET IN SET OUT NOTE When the Home Screen is open you can also use the F3 and F4 buttons to set IN and OUT points even though these F3 F4 butto...
Страница 66: ...layback starts again after the OUT point is reached NOTE If the time between the IN and OUT points is less than 2 frames an I O T oo Shortpop up message appears when you press the REPEAT button and repeat playback will not occur Setting the time between repetitions repeat interval The time between repetitions repeat interval can be set from 0 5 to 9 9 seconds 1 Press the MENU button to open the ME...
Страница 67: ...use the IN and OUT points for editing These are the same as the IN and OUT points used for repeat playback For instructions about how to set IN and OUT points see Setting IN and OUT points on page 65 Use the I O SETTINGscreen to edit IN and OUT points See Setting IN and OUT points on page 65 IN point The IN point is the beginning of the part of the track that will be edited Press the IN OUT button...
Страница 68: ...n NOTE Press the F1 BACK button to return to the TRACK ED ITscreen Track editing function setting items In this section we explain the setting items that appear on the various track editing function screens SOURCE TRK copy source track CLEAN OUT TRK track to be deleted SILENCE TRK track partially silenced CUT TRK track partially deleted OPEN TRK track to have silence inserted These items are used ...
Страница 69: ... was set as the SOURCE TRK the DESTINATION TRK item options will also be mono tracks If a stereo track was set as the SOURCE TRK the DESTINATION TRK item options will be stereo tracks and 1 2 track pair Example of DESTINATION TRKitem CLONE TRACK track duplication Using CLONE TRACKyou can create a copy of a single track a track pair or a master track on a different track or tracks This copies the e...
Страница 70: ...llows CLEAN OUT TRK 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 4 SILENCE part erase IN OUT IN OUT This erases the selected track between the IN and OUT points This has the same effect as recording a silent signal between the IN and OUT points This operation does not change the track length The parameters that can be set are as follows SILENCE TRK 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 4 TIP This function can be used to remove short noises for...
Страница 71: ...k becomes shorter The parameters that can be set are as follows CUT TRK 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 4 ALL OPEN insert silence IN OUT IN OUT A silent passage is inserted between the IN and OUT points on the selected track This operation splits a track at the IN point and the beginning of the part after the IN point is shifted to the OUT point As a result the length of the track becomes longer The parameters ...
Страница 72: ...2 Creating stereo master tracks When you are satisfied with the mix of your tracks you can mix them down to a stereo master track A stereo master recorded by this unit is saved as part of the song and can be recorded by an external stereo recorder It can also be converted by the unit into a WAV file and exported to a computer where the sound can be processed further or combined with other recordin...
Страница 73: ...these functions an In Master Modepop up message appears 4 While pressing and holding the Record 0 button press the Play 7 button to start creating a stereo master track The Record 0 indicator lights Regardless of the recorder position the part of the song between the IN and OUT points will be recorded as the stereo master track As necessary use the LEVEL and TRACK 1 2 PAN and TRACK 3 4 PAN BAL kno...
Страница 74: ...tereo recorder 5 After you have created a stereo master track that you are satisfied with press the REC MODE button to open the RECORDER MODEscreen and use the DATA wheel to return the recorder to MUL TI TRACK mode If you are not satisfied with the stereo master track you can create a new one A new stereo master track will overwrite the previous one NOTE To listen to the recorded stereo master tra...
Страница 75: ...and 250 BPM default value 120 BEAT Set the number of beats between 1 and 12 default value 4 The accent falls on the first beat LEVEL Set the metronome volume between 0 and 127 default value 100 4 After completing the setting press the HOME button to return to the Home Screen The metronome will now function according to the MODE setting made in step three Even if the metronome is active during reco...
Страница 76: ...ency item is selected highlighted 5 Use the DATA wheel to set the standard frequency of the A note between 435 and 445 Hz default value 440Hz 6 Play the instrument and tune it The pitch name closest to the string appears above the meters Tune the string roughly until the sound name that you want appears Then fine tune the string until the rectangle at the middle of the meter darkens showing that t...
Страница 77: ... press the HOME button to return to the Home Screen Restoring preferences to default values You can restore PREFERENCEscreen settings and backup memory items See page 100 to their initial values values set when the unit was shipped from the factory This operation is called initialization 1 When the recorder is stopped press the MENU button to open the MENUscreen 2 Use the DATA wheel to select high...
Страница 78: ...G 1 4 page of the INFOR MATIONscreen The INFORMATIONscreen has four pages including this one 3 Use the F3 PREV and F4 NEXT buttons to change the page The pages contain the following information SONG 1 4 page For the MTR partition that holds the currently loaded song the partition number the name title of that song and the remaining recording time are shown CARD 2 4 page MTR partitions and capaciti...
Страница 79: ...DHC standards and are at least 512 MB can be used with this unit A list of SD cards that have been confirmed for use with this unit can be found on the TASCAM website http tascam com See Selecting the active partition on page 45 for how to change the active partition Formatting SD cards This operation formats the entire card and allows you set MTR partition sizes for high capacity cards CAUTION Th...
Страница 80: ...f the capacity of the SD card is 8 GB or less press the F2 EXEC button If the capacity of the SD card is more than 8 GB use the DATA wheel to set the size of the MTR partition and press the F2 EXEC button A pop up message warning that all songs will be erased appears 5 Press the F3 YES button to format the SD card For example if you format a 16 GB SD card with 4GB MTR partitions 12 GB are left for...
Страница 81: ... F4 t button to open the CARDscreen 3 Use the DATA wheel to select highlight the REFORMATitem and press the F4 t button to open the REFORMATscreen A list of the MTR partitions and their sizes not open capacities appear The currently selected MTR partition has an asterisk on its right 4 Use the DATA wheel to select highlight the MTR partition that you want to reformat and press the F2 EXEC button A...
Страница 82: ...AT partition NOTE When reformatting finishes the CARDmenu screen reopens To cancel reformatting press the F4 NO button Initializing SD cards If you want to use an SD card that was used with this unit we recommend that you initialize it When you initialize an SD card the entire card is formatted as FAT32 1 When the recorder is stopped press the MENU button to open the MENUscreen 2 Use the DATA whee...
Страница 83: ...red from this unit to a computer 8 8 Entire songs You can transfer the data for an entire song from the unit s BACKUP directory on the FAT partition to a computer This operation is called backup In addition data backed up on a computer can be transferred to the BACKUP directory on the FAT partition and then restored as song data This operation is called restore 8 8 WAV format tracks You can conver...
Страница 84: ... the screen above appears right away The unit appears as an external drive named DP 006 on the computer s display Click the DP 006 drive on the computer to view the BACKUP WAVE and UTILITY folders in the FAT partition of the DP 006 CAUTION This unit receives power from batteries or a TASCAM PS P520 AC adaptor It cannot be powered over USB Do not make a USB connection when the remaining battery lev...
Страница 85: ...e computer 2 After a pop up message appears on the computer display saying that the unit can be disconnected remove the USB cable The unit restarts automatically and the Home Screen opens on its display NOTE Do not remove the USB cable if a pop up message warning that the unit cannot be disconnected safely appears on the computer display Close all the computer programs and windows that are accessi...
Страница 86: ...pen the SONG BACKUPscreen A list of songs in the currently selected MTR partition appears 4 Use the DATA wheel to select highlight the song you want to back up and press the F4 NEXT button A screen appears that allows you to edit the file name title of the song selected on the SONG BACKUPscreen 5 Edit the name title of the song being backed up as necessary See Editing names on page 46 6 After sett...
Страница 87: ...ransfer a backup file on a computer to this unit to restore a song 1 Connect this unit to a computer using the USB cable See Connecting with a computer on page 84 2 Use the computer to copy backup files from the computer to the BACKUP directory on the FAT partition of the unit 3 When done copying remove the USB cable using the proper procedures and disconnect the unit from the computer See Disconn...
Страница 88: ...xtension You can import and export both mono and stereo files If you want to import an audio file that is of a different format you must first convert it to a 16 bit 44 1kHz mono stereo WAV file Importing to tracks Before importing a track first select the partition with the song that you want to import it into as the active partition Then load the song that you want to import tracks into See Sele...
Страница 89: ... the WAV file is stereo this unit automatically selects two mono tracks TRACK 1 and 2 or a stereo track TRACK 3 or TRACK 4 8 Use the DATA wheel to select the track to which you want to import the WAV file and press the F4 EXEC button to start importing NOTE If there is not enough open space an Import F i le T oo Large the file to be imported is too large warning pop up message appears The track th...
Страница 90: ... open the EXPORT TRACKscreen On this screen song tracks that have audio files are shown in a list You can tell the original track number by the file name TIP Press the F3 NAME button to open the NAME ED ITscreen where you can edit the file name See Editing names on page 46 NOTE Song tracks that do not have audio files are not shown in the file list 4 Use the DATA wheel to select highlight a track ...
Страница 91: ...e Press the F4 NO button to cancel the export and return to the file list screen 7 Press the HOME button to reopen the Home Screen 8 Connect this unit to a computer See Connecting with a computer on page 84 9 Use the computer to copy track files from the WAVE folder on the FAT partition to the computer 10 After exporting track files to the computer remove the USB cable using the proper procedures ...
Страница 92: ...file as necessary See Editing names on page 46 5 When done editing the file name press the F2 EXEC button to export a stereo master track as a single 16 bit 44 1kHz stereo WAV file to the FAT partition The file name of the exported file is the name set in step 4 above plus the WAV extension If you have previously exported a stereo master track with the same name title a Dup l icate name Are you su...
Страница 93: ...A or INPUT B on the top panel of the unit set too high Is the input source too loud Is the monitoring level too high causing distortion from the external monitoring system powered monitor speakers or an amplifier and speakers Why can t I record When you press the Play 7 button while pressing and holding the Record 0 button to start recording is at least one track in recording standby REC indicator...
Страница 94: ... The file cannot be found This appears if you try to restore a song when the FAT Partition does not have any backed up songs See Song backup and restoration on page 86 I O Too Short The IN and OUT points are too close together This appears if you try to activate repeat playback mode when the IN and OUT points are too close together Make sure the IN and OUT points are at least 2 frames apart See Us...
Страница 95: ...racks on page 92 Create a stereo master track and then export it Master Track Too Large The stereo master track is too large You tried to export a stereo master track that is larger than the open space available on the FAT partition See Exporting stereo master tracks on page 92 Reformat the FAT partition See Reformatting FAT partitions on page 82 or connect the unit to a computer and delete unneed...
Страница 96: ...t the same track for both SOURCE TRKand DESTINATION TRK SD Size Error The capacity of the SD card installed in the unit is too small for this unit to use Use an SD card larger than 512 MB Song Protected The song is protected This message appears when you try to record to edit or otherwise change a protected song Remove protection from the song before trying to change it See Protecting songs on pag...
Страница 97: ...he history which may increase the open work memory See Erasing the operation history on page 60 You may also be able to continue work by turning the unit off and then on again which may increas the open work memory Audio Rst Fail If any of these errors occur turn the the unit power OFF and restart it If these error message continue to appear please contact the nearest retailer or TASCAM representa...
Страница 98: ...ector 6 3mm 1 4 TS standard jack Input impedance 10kΩ or greater Standard input level 10dBV Maximum input level 6dBV Headroom 16dB Built in microphones Omnidirectional x2 LINE OUT jack Connector 3 5mm 1 8 stereo mini jack When line is connected Standard output level 16dBV Maximum output level 0dBV When headphone is connected Standard output level 15mW 15mW THD N 0 1 or less 32Ω load Data input and...
Страница 99: ...operation time continuous use When using alkaline batteries EVOLTA Continuous operation Note About 8 0 hours Using line input and recording About 8 5 hours Using headphones and playing back JEITA standards used for recording and playback When using nickel metal hydride batteries eneloop Continuous operation Note About 9 0 hours Using line input and recording About 9 5 hours Using headphones and pl...
Страница 100: ...m even when OFF in standby The following PREFERENCEscreen items o Repeat Int o Auto Pwr Save o Contrast Dimensions 155mm 41 5mm 107mm Illustrations and other depictions may differ in part from the actual product Specifications and external appearance may be changed without notification to improve the product ...
Страница 101: ...TASCAM DP 006 101 15 Specifications Block diagram ...
Страница 102: ...ARTITION Selecting the active partition on page 45 Tune a guitar or bass HOMEeF1 TUNER Tuner on page 76 Find out the current partition MENUeINFORMATION Viewing song information on page 48 Make all of an SD card usable by a PC MENUeCARDeSD INITIALIZE Initializing SD cards on page 82 Format an SD card MENUeCARDeFORMAT Formatting SD cards on page 79 Create a new song MENUeSONGeCREATE Creating a new s...
Страница 103: ...g from a computer MENUeDATA BACKUPeSONG RESTORE Song backup and restoration on page 86 Ping pong bounce to ohter tracks REC MODEeBOUNCE Bouncing tracks on page 61 Metronome settings MENUeMETRONOME Metronome on page 75 Use the metronome MENUeMETRONOME Metronome on page 75 Find out how much time is left for recording MENUeINFORMATION Viewing song information on page 48 Playback a created stereo mast...
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