Tascam 488 PORTASTUDIO Owner's Manual

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488 RECORDERCassette Loading and dbx System23. Cassette compartment door: To insert orremove a cassette, push on the door's lowerright hand corner (marked PUSH OPEN).Once a cassette is inserted, be sure to closethe door. This will prevent objects, dust orliquids from falling into the tape path.Tape path componentsa) Pinch rollerb) Capstanc) Record/Play headd) Tape guidee) Erase head24. DBX NR ON/OFF switch: When this switch isset to its ON position, the built-in dbx noisereduction system for all 8 tracks is turned on.Track 8 is disconnected from the dbx systemif the SYNC switch is at the ON position, sothe system does not affect the sync signalsgoing to and from track 8.The dbx NR system provides a net noisereduction (broadband, not just hiss) of about30 dB, and also permits a net again in tapeheadroom of about 10 dB, a l l o w i n grecordings over a 90 dB dynamic range.Transport Controls25. REW key: Winds tape at high speed inreverse.26. F.FWD key: Winds tape at high speed in theforward direction.27. STOP key: Stops any tape motion and disa-bles all transport modes.28. PLAY key:a) Pressing this key alone starts playback.b) If pressed together with RECORD, startsrecording ("punch in").c) Pressing the key during recording stopsthe recording ("punch out") without stoppingthe tape motion.29. PAUSE key: Temporarily stops play or recor-ding. To resume the function interrupted,press PLAY.Pressing PAUSE alone while in STOP putsthe recorder into a Play Standby mode. Ifpressed together with RECORD while inSTOP, the key puts the recorder into aRecord Standby mode.30. RECORD key: Pressing this key alone has noeffect. Pressing it together with PLAY (•)carries two functions:1) Recording w i l l begin if one or moreRECORD FUNCTION switches (#33) havealready been pressed and t h e trackindicators are blinking in the meter window.• Recording can also be initiated bypressing RECORD during PLAY. See"PUNCH-IN or INSERT Recording, page28.2) If all RECORD FUNCTION switches (#33)are off, the recorder will enter a Recordstandby mode as indicated by a blinkingRECORD LED.TRACK RECindicatorAll OffOne or moreblinkingRECORDLEDRecorderModeBlinking Record standby-Asyou press a RE-CORD FUNCTIONswitch or switches,recording will be-gin on those tracks.On solid Record mode-TRACK REC indica-tors that wereblinking turn onsolid.As soon as tracksenter record, theystop feeding theTAPE control of thecorrespondingchannels.