Tascam DR-680MKII Recording Equipment User Manual


 
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TASCAM DR-680MKII
Contents
Manually incrementing tracks during
recording .............................................................. 34
Automatically incrementing tracks by file
size .......................................................................... 34
Using the limiter ....................................................... 34
Using the low-cut filter ...........................................35
Turning the low-cut filter on and off ...........35
Setting the cut-off frequency of the
low-cut filter .........................................................35
Using marks ................................................................35
Manually adding marks when recording
and during playback ........................................35
Moving to a mark ..............................................35
Erasing marks ..................................................... 36
Pre-recording ............................................................ 36
Recording times ........................................................37
5 – Take and folder operations
(BROWSE screen) ..................................... 38
Navigating the BROWSE screen .......................... 38
Icons on the BROWSE screen ............................... 38
Take operations ........................................................ 38
Folder operations ......................................................39
6 – Playback ............................................. 40
Playback....................................................................... 40
Starting playback .............................................. 40
Stopping playback ............................................ 40
Pausing playback............................................... 40
Searching forward and backward ............... 40
Selecting a take for playback ........................ 40
Changing the playback position
(scrubbing) .......................................................... 40
Mixing and outputting a multitrack
recording ......................................................................41
Using the internal mixer ..................................41
Using the solo function ....................................41
Playing a stereo track ...............................................41
Setting the playback area ......................................42
Selecting a folder for the playback area
on the BROWSE screen ............................................42
Setting the search speed .......................................42
Repeat playback ........................................................42
7 – Connection with a computer ............ 43
Copying files to a computer ..................................43
Copying files from a computer ........................... 44
Ending the connection with a computer ........ 44
8 – Cascade function ............................... 45
Preparing to use the cascade function .............45
Cascade recording ....................................................45
Cascade playback .....................................................45
Disabling cascade operation ................................45
Precautions for use of the cascade function .. 46
9 – Other Settings and Information
Display ..................................................... 47
Using mid-side mic decoding...............................47
Connecting a mid-side microphone ...........47
Setting the MS decoding mode .........................47
Recording with mid-side decoding ....................47
GANG function .......................................................... 48
Output settings ........................................................ 48
Analog output settings ................................... 48
Digital output settings .................................... 49
System settings ......................................................... 49
Power AUTO OFF settings .............................. 49
Turning the backlight off automatically ... 49
Cascade settings ................................................ 50
Setting the extent of the panel operation
lock function ....................................................... 50
Setting the battery type ................................. 50
Initializing the unit ............................................ 50
Viewing system information ......................... 50
Reformatting SD cards ............................................51
Viewing SD card information ................................51
10 – Messages ......................................... 52
11 – Troubleshooting .............................. 54
12 – Specifications .................................. 55
Recording media and formats..............................55
Input and output .......................................................55
Analog audio input and output ...................55
Digital audio input and output .................... 56
Control input and output ............................... 56
Audio performance ................................................. 56
Other specifications ................................................ 56
Dimensions .................................................................57
Block diagrams .......................................................... 58