Tascam DA-6400 Owner's Manual

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26 TASCAM DA-6400/DA-6400dp4 – RecordingSetting the file name formatYou can select the format of names given to files automaticallyduring recording.1. Select the FILE NAME item on the REC FILEFORMAT page to open the FILE NAME screen. (See“Menu operation procedures” on page 16.)2. Select one of the following file name formats.OptionsDate/Time (default): The date and time of the unit'sbuilt in clock is used for the file name.Folder Name: The name of the folder is used for thefile name.User Word: The text set by the user (maximum of 31characters) is used for the file name.3. If you selected Date/Time or Folder Name (or User Word andyou do not want to change the text used for the file name),press the MULTI JOG dial to return to the menu.If you selected User Word and you want to change the textused for the file name, press the / [MARK /] buttonto open the User Word screen.4. Edit the text used for the file name. For details about how toedit the text, see “Editing text” on page 26.5. After you finish editing, select ENTER to confirm the editedtext and returned to the FILE NAME screen.6. Confirm the setting and return to the Menu Screen.Editing textUse these operations to edit text.8 Changing the cursor (editing point) positionUse the .// [MARK .//] buttons on the unit.8 Changing the character input:Turn the MULTI JOG dial.8 Inputting the selected character at the cursor(editing) position:Press the MULTI JOG dial.8 Leaving a single space open:Turn the MULTI JOG dial to select a blank space at the leftend of any row, and press the MULTI JOG dial.8 Deleting a character:Turn the MULTI JOG dial to select DEL (to delete a characterto the right of the cursor) or BS (to delete a character to theleft of the cursor), and press the MULTI JOG dial.8 Deleting all characters to the right of the cursor:Turn the MULTI JOG dial to select DEL, and press and holdthe MULTI JOG dial.8 Deleting all characters to the left of the cursor:Turn the MULTI JOG dial to select BS, and press and hold theMULTI JOG dial.8 Switching between upper and lower case:Press the SHIFT button.8 Canceling edits:Press the EXIT [PEAK CLEAR] button.8 Inputting the date.Turn the MULTI JOG dial to select DATE5. Press the MULTIJOG dial to input the date and time of the built-in clock in“yyyy-mm-dd” format.On the RENAME FOLDER screen, if a folder with thesame name already exists, an underscore (_) followed by anumber that has not already been used will be added to theend of the name.CAUTION• You can connect the SSD/HDD to a computer and edit filenames from the computer. Doing so, however, could causethe order of the files to change when played back on theunit.• On a text input screen, characters other than Englishletters, numerals and symbols will not be shown. If textincludes characters other than English letters, numerals andsymbols, opening a text input screen will delete them.• The following symbols and punctuation marks cannot beused in text.¥ / : * ? “ < > |NOTEYou can also use a USB keyboard to edit characters. (See“Using the keyboard to input names and values” on page53.)8 Character input limitThe blue background in the character field indicates themaximum number of characters. The gray background showscharacters in excess of the maximum number. These will bediscarded when you select Enter and confirm the input text.