User manual TASCAM HS-8

[. . . ] D01106920A HS-8 8 Channel Audio Recorder OWNER'S MANUAL IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance. This appliance has a serial number located on the rear panel. [. . . ] When loading has completed, the icon appears green. The "FLASH LOAD" button changes to say "FLASH LOADED" and its background becomes orange. Takes that have been properly loaded have an orange flash start indicator in the upper left. 6 Flash start function Use the flash start function to instantly start playback of takes that you have designated in advance. The beginnings of up to 20 takes can be stored in the unit's memory beforehand so that playback can be started immediately. Flash start can be executed using the unit's touch screen, a PS/2 keyboard connected to the front panel or an external controller connected to one of the units remote control connectors (REMOTE, RS-232C and PARALLEL). 1 2 Select the folder that contains the file you want to play back. (See "Loading folders" on page 38. ) Press the HOME key on the front panel to open the Home Screen. 7 Touch the button on the touch screen for a take that shows an orange flash start indicator to start flash playback. Flash start playback can also be executed using a PS/2 keyboard or an external controller connected to one of the units remote control connectors (REMOTE, RS-232C and PARALLEL). NOTE · · Touching the button of a take that has not been flash loaded will cause it to start playback normally. Touch the "INFO" button to open an information screen. The contents of this screen are the same as shown on the information screen that opens when the Home Screen "INFO" button is touched. 3 When the Home Screen is open, press the HOME key again to open the Flash Start screen. · When using the flash start function, tracks cannot be soloed. (Touching the the level meter will not solo the corresponding channel. Moreover, if solo is enabled for any channels, it is automatically turned off when the Flash Start screen is opened. TASCAM HS-8 31 4 - Recording and Playback 8 The following actions disable the flash start function. Conduct one of them if you want to disable it. · A new project or folder is loaded · The unit is put into recording standby or recording is started · The CF card currently in use is removed Online function Turning this unit's "Online Function" ON, allows switching to online playback and monitor playback. For details about the online function, see "9 ­ Online function" on page 59. 32 TASCAM HS-8 5 ­ Projects This unit manages audio files in projects. A CF card contains project folders, and each project folder contains subfolders that hold audio files, which are called takes. . Project: Contains all the materials for one program or work Folder: Includes all the materials for a project Take: An audio file of a recording CAUTION The sampling frequency and time code frame-type in a project are fixed. (See "Recording operation limitations" on page 29. ) · During recording, you can press the REC key to start recording a new take. This function can be used 4 seconds after beginning recording in Poly and Subfolder modes, but in Folder mode, you might have to wait more than 4 seconds. The default setting is "SubFolder". · PROJECT screen overview PROJECT screen. The last used PROJECT screen page Press the PROJECT key on the front panel to open the (project selection, folder selection or take selection) opens. File formats This unit can record and play files in the following types of formats. [. . . ] Confirm that you want to rebuild the current project. Confirm that you want to rebuild the current folder. Confirm that you want to rebuild the selected project. Confirm that you want to rebuild the selected folder. [. . . ]