Tascam 208i Series Reference Manual

Also see for 102i Series: Owner's manual

16 TASCAM SERIES 102i / SERIES 208i5 - Using the Settings PanelChannel Mixer detailsSettings Panel MIXER page channels 1–21 Select buttonThe equalizer and compressor settings for the selectedchannel are shown in the EQUALIZER and COMPRESSORsections.Off (default): Select button unlitON: Select button litTo select a different channel, click that channel's button. Thepreviously selected channel button will become unlit, andthe newly selected channel button will light.2 φ buttonUse these to change the phases of the signals on eachchannel.If the phase becomes reversed due to the wiring of a mic orother cause, turn the φ button on (lit) to reverse the phase ofthe channel. (Default: off )3 THRU buttonClick a THRU button to light it and send the input signalfor that channel directly to the computer without passingthrough the input signal mixer.Since the signal does not pass through the mixer, phase,equalizer and compressor settings will have no effect.4 EQ buttonUse these to turn the equalizer on/off for each channel.Click the EQ button to activate the equalizer. The EQ buttonwill light and the equalizer settings shown in the EQUALIZERsection will be applied.5 COMP buttonUse these to turn the compressor on/off for each channel.Click the COMP button to activate the compressor. The COMPbutton will light and the compressor settings shown in theCOMPRESSOR section will be applied.6 PRE/POST buttonsSet whether the signal sent to the AUX bus is pre-fader orpost-fader.The selected button lights.Status MeaningPRE button unlitPOST button unlit(default)The signal is not sent to the AUXbus.PRE button litThe signal is sent to the AUX busbefore adjustment by the channelfader.The AUX level will not be affected bythe channel fader.POST button litThe signal is sent to the AUX busafter adjustment by the channelfader.The AUX level will be affected by thechannel fader.7 AUX 1-4 knobs and indicatorsUse to adjust the levels of the signals sent to the AUX bus(AUX levels).Range: -inf. to 6 dB (default: -inf.)Drag an AUX knob up or down to adjust that AUX level.While dragging, the value being adjusted is shown belowand to the right of the AUX knob.The indicator lights blue at levels of 0 dB or less and yellow atlevels from 0 dB to 6 dB.8 SOLO buttonWhen SOLO buttons are turned on, other channels willautomatically be muted (in place solo monitoring).The MUTE buttons of muted channels will light. (Default: off )Multiple channels can be soloed at the same time.NOTEi When all the SOLO buttons are off, clicking the SOLO buttonof one channel will solo it, automatically muting the otherchannels and lighting their MUTE buttons.i If every SOLO button is turned off, channels that had beenautomatically muted will become unmuted. Channels thathad been individually muted before any channel was soloedwill remain muted.i The STEREO MASTER channel MUTE button will not turn onautomatically because of soloing.9 MUTE buttonClick a MUTE button to mute that channel. The button lightswhen the channel is muted. (Default: off )NOTEIn addition to turning the MUTE button on and off, channelswill be automatically muted and unmuted when SOLObuttons are used.