Tascam 16 Owner's Manual

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Contents1 - Introduction ...................................................................... 17Features .................................................................................................... 17Items included with this product.................................................... 17Conventions used in this manual.................................................... 17Precautions for placement and use................................................ 18Notes about power supply ................................................................ 18Beware of condensation .................................................................... 18Cleaning the unit .................................................................................. 18About SD cards ...................................................................................... 18Precautions for use .......................................................................... 18SD card write protection................................................................ 18Note about formatting ................................................................... 18Bluetooth® ............................................................................................... 19Profiles .................................................................................................. 19Codecs .................................................................................................. 19Content protection .......................................................................... 19Transmission security ..................................................................... 19Using the TEAC Global Site ................................................................ 19Product registration ............................................................................. 19About TASCAM customer support service .................................. 192 - Names and Functions of Parts ......................................... 20Top panel ................................................................................................. 20Analog input jack section.............................................................. 21Input channel mixing section ...................................................... 22Analog output jack section .......................................................... 23Screen operation section .............................................................. 24Built-in effects operation section ............................................... 25Analog output adjustment section ........................................... 25Rear panel................................................................................................ 26Home Screen .......................................................................................... 26Meters Screen......................................................................................... 27Meter Screen details........................................................................ 28Menu structure ...................................................................................... 28Basic MENU screen operations ........................................................ 29Menu operation procedures ........................................................ 293 - Preparation ....................................................................... 30Connecting other equipment .......................................................... 30Connecting microphones ............................................................. 31Connecting guitars, basses and similar instruments........... 31Connecting electronic devices and other audioequipment .......................................................................................... 31Connecting monitor speakers ..................................................... 31Connecting headphones............................................................... 31Connecting a computer ................................................................. 31Connecting with Bluetooth devices .......................................... 31Inserting and removing SD cards ................................................... 32Inserting SD cards ............................................................................ 32Removing SD cards.......................................................................... 32SD card write protection switches ............................................. 32Turning the power on and off .......................................................... 32Setting the built-in clock date and time ....................................... 33Adjusting the display........................................................................... 33Adjusting the display contrast .................................................... 33Adjusting the display brightness................................................ 33Preparing an SD card for use ............................................................ 33IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ..................................... 3Wireless equipment precautions ........................................... 64 - Managing Songs ............................................................... 34Viewing the song list ........................................................................... 34Song Operation ..................................................................................... 34Creating a New Song ........................................................................... 34Loading Songs ....................................................................................... 35Saving the current song ..................................................................... 35Viewing song information ................................................................. 35Clearing all marks ................................................................................. 35Deleting songs ....................................................................................... 35Protecting/unprotecting songs ....................................................... 36Editing song names ............................................................................. 36Editing text ......................................................................................... 36Loading songs created on different TASCAM Model seriesproducts ................................................................................................... 375 - Basic recording ................................................................. 38Selecting the input source ................................................................ 38Setting the MODE switch ................................................................... 38Setting phantom power ..................................................................... 38Monitoring .............................................................................................. 38SIG indicators and level meters ....................................................... 39Recording ................................................................................................ 39Undoing operations............................................................................. 40Undoing the previous operation ................................................ 40Using the built-in effects .................................................................... 40Setting the built-in effect .............................................................. 406 - Recorder functions ........................................................... 42Locate function...................................................................................... 42Changing the playback position................................................. 42Using the direct locate function to locate............................... 42Repeat playback function .................................................................. 42Punch in/out function ......................................................................... 42Using the footswitch to punch in/out ...................................... 42Setting up the footswitch ............................................................. 43Setting the footswitch polarity ................................................... 43Automatic punch in/out function................................................... 43Setting the punch in/out points ................................................. 43Setting a pre roll point ................................................................... 44Rehearsing punching in and out ................................................ 44Using automatic punching in and out ..................................... 447 - Track editing ..................................................................... 45Clearing tracks ....................................................................................... 45Importing tracks .................................................................................... 45Mixing down........................................................................................... 46Stereo mix export function ............................................................... 468 - Mark functions .................................................................. 47Using mark functions .......................................................................... 47Adding marks ......................................................................................... 47Moving between marks...................................................................... 47Clearing individual marks .................................................................. 479 - Settings and Information ................................................. 48Viewing information ............................................................................ 48CARD Screen ...................................................................................... 48SONG Screen ...................................................................................... 48FIRMWARE Screen ............................................................................ 48Setting the song name format ......................................................... 48Setting the WORD item .................................................................. 48Setting MIDI time code operation .................................................. 49Restoring factory default settings .................................................. 49Formatting SD cards ............................................................................ 49Playing WAV files on SD cards (SD PLAY mode) ......................... 50TASCAM Model 16 15ENGLISH