Tascam DP-008ex Recording Equipment User Manual


 
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TASCAM DP-008EX
3 – Names and functions of parts
Top Panel
1 button / indicator
Press and hold this button to turn the unit ON and
OFF. (See “Start-up & shutdown” on page 33.)
2 BOUNCE / MIXDOWN / MASTERING boutton
Press this button to open the
RECORDER MODE
screen where you can set the recorder mode. (See
“Recorder modes” on page 34.)
3 PHANTOM button/indicator
Press this button to open the
PHANTOM
screen
where you can turn phantom power ON and OFF.
The PHANTOM indicator lights when phantom
power is ON. (See “Phantom power” on page 42.)
CAUTION
Use the MASTER LEVEL knob to turn the unit’s
output volume down before turning phantom
power ON or OFF. Depending on the mic, a loud
noise could occur, damaging equipment and
harming people’s hearing.
Do not connect or disconnect a mic when phantom
power is ON.
Turn phantom power ON only when using a
condenser microphone that requires phantom
power.
Do not supply phantom power to an unbalanced
dynamic microphone.
Supplying phantom power to some types of ribbon
microphones could break them. Do not supply
phantom power to a ribbon microphone if you are
in doubt.
4 INPUT SETTING / EQ / DYN button
Press this button to open the
INPUT SETTING
screen where you can set input sources. (See
“Selecting the input source” on page 42.)
Press the F2 [EQ] button when the
INPUT
SETTING
screen is open to open the
INPUT EQ
screen where you can set the input equalizer
Press the F3 [DYN] button when the
INPUT
SETTING
screen is open to open the
INPUT
DYNAMICS
screen where you can set the input
dynamic effects.
5 ASSIGN button
Use this to assign (set) the TRACK inputs (INPUT
A/B). Press this button to open the
INPUT
ASSIGN
screen on the display. Signals from
assigned inputs become the recording sources.
(See “Assigning inputs” on page 44.)