Tascam HD-P2 owner manual Operation

Operation

Power Control

Once power is connected to your HD-P2, turn it ON or OFF by momentarily pressing the spring-loaded power switch. The HD-P2 will power up immediately. If, for

any reason, the HD-P2 does not respond to a power off attempt, a forced power-down is accomplished by holding the power switch engaged for seven seconds.

Inserting and Removing Media

The Compact Flash media can be inserted into the media slot when the HD-P2 is powered ON or OFF. However you should always unmount media in the

main menu, before removing media to avoid data cor- ruption.

Adjusting the Display

The HD-P2 has a 240x160 pixel, backlit LCD display. Depending on operating angle, ambient light, tem- perature, and other factors, you may need to adjust the display contrast and brightness. Pressing the DISPLAY key puts the system into contrast adjust mode where turning the SHUTTLE/DATA wheel increases and decreases the contrast. Pressing the DISPLAY key again changes to brightness adjust and turning the data wheel increases and decreases the level of display backlight bright- ness. These display settings are stored in non-volatile

memory and are remembered even after you power- down the HD-P2.

The HD-P2 display backlight can be turned off manu- ally or automatically to conserve battery power. To manually toggle the backlight state press and hold the DISPLAY key for two seconds. The backlight can also be turned off automatically after a period on non-use by setting the Backlight Timeout in the Display options menu.

Default Project

Once you have applied power to the HD-P2 and have media in place, the HD-P2 will create a default Project and settings, saving them to disk. The default Project Settings are:

•44.1 kHz sample rate

•2 Channel, Stereo

•24-bit Audio

•Auto-Append

•No Pre-Record

•Timecode Disabled

•Analog Input

The sample rate can only be changed when a project has no files. Audio is only played back (and recorded) at the Project’s sample rate. If files at another rate have been copied into the project they will be played at the Projects set sample rate, sounding off-speed.

Recording Audio

Recording on the HD-P2 is as simple as pressing the REC key. If you are in Auto-Append mode (the default) the HD-P2 moves the timeline to the end of all audio files and starts recording into a new, uniquely named file. The audio monitoring is turned on and the meters reflect input audio levels. The REC indicator is lit

and the record icon is displayed at the bottom of the screen.

To adjust levels before recording, press the PAUSE key. The PAUSE indicator blinks and the meters are activated to show the input signal levels. There are switches for choosing between analog inputs as well as an input pad. Digital input can be selected in the Project

Settings menu. Press STOP to turn off input monitor, or you can tap RECORD to begin recording.

While recording you can press STOP and the recording ends, the file is closed, and monitoring is turned off. Pressing the RETAKE key after a recording brings up a warning dialog to confirm the selection. CANCEL will dismiss the request. Pressing SELECT moves the most recent audio file into the Project’s trash, deletes any markers dropped during the recording, and moves the timeline back to where when the recording started. Holding STOP and pressing RETAKE performs the retake operation without the dialog warning.

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