6 – Internal Settings and Operations

Reference level line display ON

NOTE

If you press the EXIT/CANCEL (PEAK CLEAR) key when the Home Screen is open, the peak hold display resets.

System settings (SYSTEM SETUP)

Make system settings on this screen.

The SYSTEMSETUP screen has 2 pages: PREFERENCES and CLOCKADJUST. Touch the tabs at the bottom of the screen to open the corresponding page.

PREFERENCES page

Set system preferences on this page.

KBD Type

Set the connected keyboard type to either US (default setting) for English keyboards or JPN for Japanese keyboards.

Solo Mode

Set the solo mode.

Set to “Single” (default setting) to solo one track at a time or “Mix” to allow more than one track to be soloed at the same time.

Online Function

Set whether or not to use the online function. Set to “Enable” to allow on line playback to be used from the parallel connector, serial connector (RS-232C), or a TASCAM RC-HS20PD remote controller (sold separately). Set to “Disable” to not allow on line playback to be used and always output the sound from all connectors. For details, see “9 – Online functions” on page 59.

Ref. Level

Set the reference level for analog input and output to a number of decibels below the maximum level (full scale utilization).

Setting buttons: –9dB, –14dB, –16dB, –18dBand –20dB(default setting)

CLOCK ADJUST page

Set the time of the built-in clock.

Touch the item that you want to set, and use the DATA dial to adjust the item. (See “Setting the time of the built-in clock” on page 21.) When you finish setting the items, touch the SET button on the CLOCKADJUST page or press the DATA dial to confirm the setting.

NOTE

While setting the time, the clock stops and the “:” does not blink. When you touch the SET button, the clock starts again and the “:” blinks.

Managing CF cards (CF MANAGE)

Use this screen to manage CF cards.

CURRENT MEDIA

This shows the currently selected card slot name and its stauts.

CF SELECT

Touch this to open the CFSELECT screen where you can choose the CF card for recording and playback.

FORMAT

Format the CF card.

QUICK:

This only formats file management information.

FULL:

This formats the entire disc.

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