1 – Setting up and introductionTASCAM 2488 User’s Guide 15Never use a stabilizer or printable discsUsing commercially available CD stabilizers orprintable recordable discs with this player will dam-age the mechanism and cause it to malfunction.NOTENever use a disc that has had a stabilizer mounted to it.The residual adhesive may cause the disc to stick to themechanism of the 2488. If it sticks to the mechanism,you will need a technician to get it out.Setting up your first songThis first song won’t be very musical, but it will helpyou get used to finding your way around the 2488.We really suggest that you do through these proce-dures—it will help you later when you come to domore complex work with the 2488.New songTo make sure we start with a “clean slate”, we’ll cre-ate a new song.NOTEThe 2488 is shipped from the factory with a new songready to for you to record. However, if the 2488 hasbeen used before, it will automatically load the lastsong that was worked on, and you may need to followthese instructions to create a new song. Normally,though, this won’t be needed.1 Press the MENU key, and use thecursor keys to highlight the SONGitem. Press ENTER.2 At the SONG menu, use the cursorkeys to highlight the CREATE option.Press ENTER.3 In the CREATE screen, press the SHIFTkey followed by the TITLE key toenter titling mode.4 Use the wheel and the cursor keys togive the song a name up to 12 char-acters in length.Press ENTER when you’re done. Thedisplay shows the home screen.
