Tascam 2488 User Manual

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1 – Setting up and introductionTASCAM 2488 User’s Guide 13Main menu This is the “control center” for the2488’s setup, maintenance and preference setting,etc. operations.Press the MENU key to enter the main menu screen:Use the cursor keys to move around the screen, andpress ENTER when the function you want to use ishighlighted.NOTEWhen the menu screen is active, you may not be able toperform some operations on the 2488 (including trans-port operations).Home screen This shows the track levels, currentposition in the song, the current song and the totalnumber of minutes remaining on the disk for record-ing further material. Press the HOME key to see thisscreen:Some notes on CD-R mediaThe 2488 incorporates a CD-RW drive. To obtain thebest results when using this, please take the trouble toread these notes.About CD-R and CD-RW discsThe 2488 uses CD-R and CD-RW media, and canalso use CD-R and CD-RW Digital Audio media.In this manual, when we refer to “CD-R” and CD-RW” discs, we always include “CD-R Digital Audio”and “CD-RW Digital Audio”, even when this is notexplicitly stated.CD-R discs can be recorded once only. Once theyhave been used for recording, they cannot be erasedor re-recorded. However, if space is available on thedisc, additional material can be recorded. The pack-aging of CD-R discs will include one of the follow-ing logos:By contrast, a CD-RW disc can be used in much thesame way as a CD-R disc, but the last track or tracksrecorded can be erased before the disc has been“finalized”, and the space on the disc can be re- usedfor other recordings. The packaging of CD-RW discswill include one of the following logos:However, you should note that an audio CD createdusing a CD-RW disc may not play back satisfactorilyon every audio CD player. It will, naturally, be play-able on the 2488. This is in no way a limitation of the2488 itself, but of the difference between the differ-ent types of media and the methods used to readthem.CD-R discs created on the 2488, by contrast, may beplayed satisfactorily on the majority of audio CDplayers.