Tascam 2488neo Owner's Manual

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TASCAM 2488neo 517 − RecorderActive marksIf the song play position passes a mark during playback,the mark’s title appears on the screen. The mark whose titleis shown on the screen is called the “active mark.”This active mark can be accessed easily for titling, deletionand editing, as explained below.ª Giving a title to the active markYou can give a title to the active mark while playing backor recording, or while the playback is stopped.1 When the active mark’s current title is displayed(this will be Mark xxx when the mark is first set),press the shifted TITLE key. The pop-up screenappears on the display, and you can edit the title asdescribed in “Titling” on page 15.2 When you press YES/ENTER after editing the name,the new name replaces the old mark name.T I PYou can use the words here to enter mark titles quick-ly (see "User Words" on page 98).ª Deleting the active markYou can delete the active mark while playback is stopped,but you cannot delete it while playing back or recording(a popup message appears briefly if you try and you mustpress NO/EXIT to dismiss the message).1 To delete the active mark, press the DELETE key.You do not have to confirm the deletion, but thewords Clear mark! appear briefly on the display.2 When the active mark has been deleted, the markimmediately before the active mark (if there isone) becomes the active mark, and its title is shownon screen.NOTEYou cannot undo a mark deletion.T I PYou can erase marks freely using the MARK LISTscreen (see "Using the mark list" on page 53).To insert a mark point at the current position, press theINSERT key during playback, recording or when the trans-port is stopped to register a mark point at the current position.Marks cannot be inserted, however, while fast forwardingor rewinding.New marks are numbered sequentially in the order thatthey are recorded.The mark title appears on the home screen under the timeline to the right.Inserting marksMark functionsIn addition to the IN, OUT, TO and FROM points usedfor auto punch and editing, up to 999 marks can be set forevery song.These can be inserted, deleted, named and edited freely,and they are stored with the song, allowing you to returnat any time to a part of the song which you have marked asneeding attention.Editing the IN, OUT, TO and FROM pointsWhen the points have been set, it may be necessary to“trim” them, or to slip them backwards or forwards a little.NOTEThese points cannot be edited when repeat mode isON (the REPEAT indicator is lit).Follow these procedures to “trim” (make small adjustmentsto) the positions of the IN, OUT, TO and FROM points:1 Press the key (IN, OUT, TO or FROM) for the pointyou want to trim, to locate to that point.2 Press and hold the STOP key and press the PLAYkey. The JOG indicator lights. The display shows aview of the waveform of the currently selected trackat the IN, OUT, TO or FROM point (depending onwhich was pressed).3 Press the SELECT key of the track that you want to view.The display changes to the wave-form of that track.4 Follow the instructions in “Jog positioning” on page48 for zooming and moving the current jog position.5 After setting the exact position, press and hold theLOCATE key and then press the key (IN, OUT, TO orFROM) you want to reset. The point is set.Press NO/EXIT to return to the home screen with-out setting the points (remember that YES/ENTERdoes not set these points).