TASCAM DP-03 29
Home Screen
1 Recorder mode
Shows the current recorder mode.
MULTI TRACK
BOUNCE
MIXDOWN
MASTERING
2 Location mark number indicator
The number (001-999) of the current location mark is
shown after the flag icon.
3 SD card protection indicator
If the SD card is protected, the lock icon appears.
4 SD card insertion status
If an SD card is inserted appears. If not, appears.
5 Recorder transport state
When playing Á appears. When stopped ª appears.
When recording –appears. When searching backward,
Ô appears. When searching forward, appears.
6 Repeat playback/auto punch mode indicator
When repeat playback mode is active, appears.
When auto punch mode is active, appears.
7 Recorder time counter
Shows the elapsed time from the start of the song.
8 Cursor
This shows the time increment being edited.
Turning the DATA wheel changes the value of the
selected time increment. Each time you press the
HOME button, the cursor moves in order from right
to left (f, s, m, h) and back to the right after the hour
increment is reached.
9 Level meters and EQ status for INPUTS A and B
Shows the signal levels of INPUT A ( ) and INPUT B
( ).
When INPUT EQ is ON, A and B are shown with frames
( ).
0 Level meters and mute/track EQ status for TRACKS
1–8
Shows input levels when recording and playback
signal levels when playing back.
When mute is ON, the track number is shown in
inverse. For example, means that tracks 3
and 4 are muted.
When muting is OFF and TRACK EQ is ON, the track
numbers are shown with frames ( ).
q Level meter for stereo outputs (L, R)
Shows the signal level output from the LINE OUT
jacks.
Menu structure
Press the MENU button to open the
MENU
screen, which
contains the following items.
Item Explanation Reference page
INFORMATION
Shows file
information, SD
card information
and system
information.
61
SONG
Load, save and
create new songs,
for example.
35, 36, 37
CARD
Format SD cards,
for example.
62, 63, 64
TRACK EDIT
Edit tracks. 49
DATA BACKUP
Backup and
restore songs.
66, 67
IMPORT/
EXPORT
Import and
export tracks and
stereo master
tracks.
67, 68, 69
PREFERENCE
Make and
initialize settings
for the repeat
playback interval,
contrast and foot
switch use.
34, 43, 47, 60
Press the CD button to open the
CD
screen, which
contains the following items.
Item Explanation Reference page
CD PLAYER
Play back a CD. 71
MASTER
WRITE
Create an audio
CD from stereo
master tracks.
72, 73
CD-DA
IMPORT
Import songs
from an audio CD.
74
CD BACKUP
Backup songs to
a CD-R/RW.
74
CD RESTORE
Restore songs
backed up on a
CD-R/RW.
75
FINALIZE
Finalize an
unfinalized CD-R/
RW.
74
ERASE
Erase the
contents of a
CD-RW that has
already been
written.
37, 75
3 – Names and Functions of Parts