Tascam 5 user service Parts of the Pocketstudio, Rear panel, Front panel

3 – Parts of the Pocketstudio 5

Rear panel

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1MIDI IN jack Use this to connect a MIDI instrument to control the Pocketstudio 5’s internal tone generator.

2USB port Use a standard USB cable to con- nect this port to a suitably-equipped computer.

3AC adapter jack Use only the supplied AC adaptor with this jack.

4Power switch Turn the Pocketstudio 5 on (left) and off (right) with this switch.

NOTE

Remember to disconnect any headphones, instruments, etc. or to turn the volume down, when turning the Pocketstudio 5 on and off.

Front panel

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5GUITAR/LINE input Use this 1/4” input to connect either a guitar or a line-level input (synthe- sizer, etc.).

6Guitar/line input level control Use this to adjust the level of the signal fed through the guitar/ line input. Turn to the right to increase, and to the left to decrease volume.

7MIC/LINE input 1/4” jack Connect either a microphone or a line-level input (1/4” jack) to this input.

8Microphone input level control Use this to adjust the level of the signal fed through either of the microphone inputs (or the built-in micro-

phone). Turn to the right to increase, and to the left to decrease volume.

9MIC/LINE mini-jackConnect a suitable microphone (such as the one integrated with the sup- plied headset) to this jack.

NOTE

The terms “guitar” and “microphone” are used for con- venience. It is possible to connect other sound sources to these inputs, if you make the correct switch settings (see “Right panel” on page 8). However, you can never connect a guitar to the “microphone” input, or a micro- phone to the “guitar” input.

APHONES level control Turn this to the right to increase the headphone volume, and to the left to decrease the volume.

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