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13 – Specifications, etc.–Error messages, etc.
120 TASCAM 788 Digital PortaStudio
Mass storage
Analog audio I/O
Audio specifications
Error messages, etc.
The following is a list of error messages that may be
displayed by the 788, together with a note of their
possible cause, and the actions you can take when
they occur.
External connector SCSI-2 female
Internal hard disk SCSI ID 0
Internal controller SCSI ID 7
Partitions Up to 4 per physical disk
Partition size 512MB, 1GB, 2GB, 4GB
Data format TASCAM original format
INPUT A through D 1/4” balanced phone jacks, nominal level –50 dBu MIC, +4 dBu LINE, nominal impedance
4.0 k
Ω
(MIC/GUITAR at MIC)
MIC/GUITAR switch (INPUT D only) Changes input impedance between 4.0 k
Ω
and 1 M
Ω
AUX INPUT 1/4” unbalanced jacks, nominal level –10 dBV, nominal impedance 15 k
Ω
STEREO OUTPUT RCA jacks, nominal level –10 dBV, maximum output level +6 dBV
MONITOR OUTPUT RCA jacks, nominal level –10 dBV, output impedance 820
Ω
AUX OUTPUT 1/4” unbalanced jacks, nominal level –10 dBV, output impedance 820
Ω
,
PHONES 1/4” stereo jack, 60 mW + 60 mW approx. (load impedance 30
Ω
)
Frequency response (INPUT to analog
STEREO OUTPUT)
20 Hz – 20 kHz ±1 dB
Noise level (One INPUT to analog STEREO
OUTPUT)
<82 dBV (input terminated at 150
Ω
)
Total harmonic distortion (INPUT to analog
STEREO OUTPUT)
<0.01% at 1kHz, maximum input level with 400 Hz HPF and 22 kHz LPF
Message Meaning Action
NO AUDIO ON CD
This message appears if you try to finalize a
CD that is blank.
There is no point in finalizing a blank disc.
Insert the correct disc and try again.
CD CANNOT BE
ßßFINALIZED
PRESS [EXIT/NO]
When writing a CD, the finalize operation was
not correctly performed.
Press
EXIT
/
NO
to make this message go
away and stop the procedure.
Try again with another disc. If this message
appears continually, consult the documentation
of your CD-R drive — the drive may require
attention.
CD HAS DATA
If you are trying to do a multi-song CD record-
ing, this message appears if data already exists
on the CD.
Either write one song at a time, or use a new,
blank CD.
CD-RW NOT BLANK
ERASE CD-RW [YES]
CANCELßßßßßß[NO]
This message only appears if a CD-RW drive is
connected to the 788. It appears if you are
attempting a backup operation to a CD-RW
disc, and the disc you have inserted for backup
is not blank.
Press
YES
to erase the whole contents of the
CD-RW disc and continue with the backup.
Press
NO
to cancel the operation.
CD NOT FOUND
There is no disc inserted for a CD operation
(play, write, finalize, backup or restore).
Load a suitable disc and continue.