Tascam US-144 manual Rear panel

2 – Parts of the US-144

8SIG/OL indicators Light when signals are being input to the input channels (L, R). They will light green to indicate a sig- nal is present, and will light red immedi- ately before distortion occurs. These indi- cators apply only to the analog inputs.

NOTE

These indicators will light green when the input signal level is in the range of - 30 dBFS to -2 dBFS. The indicators will light red when the input signal level exceeds -2 dBFS.

9MIC/LINE-GUITAR select switch Set this switch as appropriate for the input source you have connected to the LINE IN jack R channel. Use the GUITAR position if you have directly connected an electric guitar or electric bass. Use the MIC/LINE position if you have connected an electron- ic musical instrument, audio device, or mic.

0PHANTOM switch Turns on the +48V phantom power supplied to the MIC IN jacks.

WARNING

Microphones should not be connected to or disconnected from the US-144 with phantom power switched on. Unbalanced dynamic microphones should never be connected to phantom- powered connectors.

NOTE

Turn this switch on only if you are using condenser microphones that require phantom power.

Please note that if you are operating the unit with a battery-powered laptop computer, the battery life of the com- puter will be reduced if the PHANTOM switch is on.

Rear panel

qUSB connector Use a USB cable to connect this to the host computer’s USB 2.0 port.

NOTE

If the US-144 is operating with a USB 1.1 (Full Speed) connection, only two chan-

nels of recording/playback will be avail- able.

wMIDI OUT connector Transmits MIDI messages.

eMIDI IN connector Receives MIDI messages.

TASCAM US-144