Tascam 414MKII PortaStudio Owner's Manual

Also see for 414MKII PortaStudio: Supplementary guide

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16Step-By-Step-Operation Guide9 Monitor selectionPress the MONITOR "L-R" switch on.10 Monitor levelTurn the MONITOR level control up to the12 o'clock position.11 TRIM adjustmentWhile speaking into the microphone, slowlypush the TRIM control in channel 1. Youwill hear your voice on the left side in theheadphones.When using a line level source (such aselectronic instruments) instead of amicrophone, the TRIM does not need to bepushed up very far, if at all.MONITORL-R‘How to Record on Track 1As a trial, let's record your voice on tape.1 Have in hand a new cassette tape (Type II,C-90 length or shorter).2 Loading a cassettePull the cassette door open. Insert yourcassette tape. Close the door.3 Getting past the leader tapePress PLAY and allow the tape to run forabout 5 seconds. This will run the tapeleader onto the take-up reel, and put thebeginning of the tape in front of the heads.4 Resetting the counterReset the tape counter to 000 by pressingthe adjacent button.5 Selecting tracksSet the RECORD FUNCTION switch fortrack 1 to its L position. The track's RECindicator will start blinking, indicating thatthe track is in Record Ready mode.‘‘ ‘