SYNCT/C

2 − Names and functions of parts

•“UserWord” mode (button)

Use the user word for the first half of the take name. Press the EDIT button to open the screen where you can change the user word. (This works the same as the screen for editing project names.)

•• When the unit is put in recording standby, the file name of the next take to be recorded is shown above the take name button on the Home Screen.

iPAN/LEVEL button

Press this button to open the PAN/LEVEL page where you can adjust stereo mix recording and the 2mix output.

•“FolderName” mode (button)

Use the folder name as the first half of the take name. This is the default value.

• Second half of take names

The second half of the take name is comprised of one alphabetical letter and a three-digit number.

Press the EDIT button to open the screen where you can change the letter.

You can change the three-digit number with the + and

–buttons. You can also touch the numerical part to highlight it in yellow and use the DATA dial to change the number.

The numerical part cannot be selected when the track is soloed.

In the following cases, “---” appears and the value cannot be changed.

•• No project or folder is loaded

•• The selected CF card is unavailable

•• When the numerical part of the file name of the current take is 999

NOTE

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The “Next Take Name” setting is saved with each project. If you

 

change projects, the setting of the loaded project is used.

••

The numerical part of the second half of the take name can be

 

changed even during playback and recording. (The first half

 

of the take name and the letter in the second half can only be

 

changed when stopped.)

••

If the first half of the take name or the letter in the second half

 

are different, a take that has the same three-digit number in the

 

second half can be created.

Each channel has a PAN and 2MixLVL knob. If you touch one, its background becomes white and you can control its parameter with the DATA dial.

If two channels are linked, the PAN knob functions as a balance adjustment knob.

When in solo mode, PAN or 2MixLVL knob cannot be selected.

oINFO button

Press this button to open the INFO page, which shows the current settings of the unit and information about the loaded file.

The PlayInfo section shows information related to current playback settings. If an item is gray, that item is OFF.

Touch this part to open the PLAYSETUP screen.

The Sys. Info section shows the current settings of this unit. Touch this part of the screen to open the

screen.

The FileInfo section shows information about the currently loaded file. Touch this part of the screen to open the PROJECT screen. You can also use the DATA dial to scroll the display of project and take names.

NOTE

On this screen only, when a track is soloed, a SOLO knob appears in place of the TC and SYNC indicators at the top right.

pMark List button

Press this button to open the mark list. (See “Mark list screen” on page 55.)

TASCAM HS-8 17