Tascam PORTA02 Parts of the Porta02 Power in and switch Phones jack, Mic/Line, Mono switch

LINE 1

MIC/LINE 2

Parts of the Porta02

[1] POWER IN and switch [4] PHONES jack

Use this jack to connect the PS-P2 AC adaptor which comes with your Porta02. When connecting the power, make sure the power switch is off (slide it to the right, as you look from the back).

This 1/4” jack allows you to connect a pair of stereo headphones to the Porta02.

WARNING

Do not use headphones equipped with a mono jack. This will cause damage to the Porta02’s

WARNING

DO NOT use any adaptor with the Porta02 except the PS-P2 adaptor which comes with the Porta02.

Slide the switch to the left (looking from the back) to turn on the power to the Porta02.

[2]MIC/LINE 2

Use this 1/4” phone jack to connect the second channel audio source (instrument or microphone) to the Porta02.

headphone amplifiers.

[5]LINE OUT

Use these RCA (pin or phono) jacks to connect your Porta02 to the amplifier or mastering recorder.

[6]PHONES LEVEL

This control adjusts the volume in head- phones connected to the PHONES jack. Turn clockwise to increase the volume. There will be no output from the PHONES jack when the control is fully counter-clockwise. It has no effect on the level from the LINE OUT connectors.

WARNING

The Porta02 is designed to record signals from microphones, CD players, tape decks and musi- cal instruments. It is not designed to record sig- nals which come from the speaker outputs of any amplifier or equipment. If you try to plug such signals into the Porta02, you will almost certainly damage both the Porta02 and the other equipment.

[7]MONO switch

When this switch is pressed down (in), it changes the stereo signal from the PHONES jack into a mono signal (the same signal will be output from both the left and right channels). Press it again to return it to the “out” stereo position. It does not affect the signal from the LINE OUT connectors.

[3]MIC/LINE 1 (MONO)

Use this 1/4” phone jack to connect the first channel audio source (instrument or microphone) to the Porta02.

If you connect an audio source to this jack, but do not connect a source to the jack, the source at this MIC/ jack acts as a mono source, that is,

it will be split between the first and sec- ond channels as if you had plugged the same source into both jacks.

[8]TRIM (1 and 2)

Different pieces of equipment output sig- nals at different levels. The TRIM controls allow you to match the Porta02 to these levels. A piece of equipment such as a CD player or cassette deck will output signals at a high (LINE) level, so the trim control should be turned fully counter- clockwise when such a device is being recorded. A microphone on the other hand, produces a lower signal level, and so the TRIM control should be turned fully

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