Tascam DP-008ex Recording Equipment User Manual


 
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TASCAM DP-008EX
2–Quick Start Guides
2. Press the TRACK 1 REC button to put the track
into recording standby.
The REC indicator blinks when in recording
standby.
TRACK 1 REC indicator
3. Use the INPUT A TRIM knob to adjust the guitar
input level.
Set the TRIM knob so that the INPUT A OL
indicator does not light even when the loudest
sound to be recorded is input.
OL indicator
When you play the guitar, the input level is shown
by the (INPUT A) and (TRACK 1) meters on
the display.
Turn up the TRACK 1 LEVEL and MASTER LEVEL
knobs and the VOLUME dial on the back of
the unit to hear the guitar sound through the
headphones. When doing so, the (left channel)
and (right channel) meters on the display
become active.
NOTE
If the OL indicator continues to light even when
the TRIM knob is turned down, the guitar signal
itself is too loud. In this case, if the input source
is set to
Ext. Input/High
, change it to
Ext.
Input/Mid
or
Ext.Input, LINE/Low
. If the
input source is set to
Ext. Input/Mid
, change it
to
Ext. Input, LINE/Low
.
If the OL indicator lights even when set to
Ext.
Input, LINE/Low
, lower the volume output
from the guitar.
You can use the TRACK 1 PAN knob to adjust the
stereo position of the signal when monitoring.
The input signal cannot be heard if the TRACK 1
REC indicator is not lit.
Recording guitar to TRACK 1
1. Press the Play (7) button while pressing and
holding the Record (0) button to start recording,
and the play the rhythm guitar part.
The Record (0) indicator lights and the TRACK 1
REC indicator stops blinking and stays lit.
TRACK 1 REC indicator
2. When you are finished playing, press the Stop (8)
button to stop recording.
3. Press the TRACK 1 REC button to turn its REC
indicator off.