Tascam DM-3200 Owner's Manual

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2 – Basic operational concepts : About projects and librariesTASCAM DM-3200 Owner’s Manual 27Setting the date and timeTo set the date on the DM-3200, follow the stepsbelow:1 Enter the UTILITY screen, and jump to theSYSTEM page:2 Move the cursor to the DATE UTILITY section ofthe screen,3 Use the cursor and dial to set the date andtime.Note that the month is a three-letter abbrevia-tion of the English month name (JAN, FEB, MAR,APR, MAY, JUN, JUL, AUG, SEP, OCT, NOV, DEC) andthe hours are set in 24-hour (“military”) for-mat.4 When you have set the values, press ENTER.The DM-3200 shows a confirmatory pop-upmessage (Date change was applied).The calendar in the DM-3200 takes account of thedifferent month lengths, including leap years (up toand including the year 2096—you may want to con-sider an upgrade after that time!).More seriously, the clock is backed up by the DM-3200’s internal battery. This battery should last forseveral years. In the event of the battery running low,(you can use the OPTION/PREFERENCES screen tocheck), consult your TASCAM supplier.Creating a new projectWhen creating a new project, the project can be cre-ated from scratch, with manually selected samplingfrequency, surround mode and mixer settings, takingthe settings from a selected prior project that acts as atemplate, from preset library settings, or from thecurrent settings.1 With the ALT indicator lit, press PROJECT sothat the NEW PROJECT page is shown:2 To set up a new project from scratch: set thecurrent sampling frequency and surroundmode for the project in the top left sections ofthe screen.Use POD 4 to select an existing project on thecard to use as a template from which settings,etc. can be copied to the new project.3 You can use the current settings, preset set-tings or select the settings from the templateusing the wheel. Press ENTER to confirm thesesettings.4 Use the cursor keys to select the options whichinclude using the current settings, the presetsettings, and the project selected at the right ofthe screen that can be used a a template. PressENTER to confirm these settings as well.TIPTo set all options as CURRENT, TEMPLATE or PRESET, usethe BATCH SETUP at the top left as a short cut.5 Move the cursor to the on-screen CREATE but-ton and press ENTER, following instructionson screen until the project is created.Using a template Alternatively, if you alreadyhave projects stored on the card, you can select oneof these to be used as a template. This is useful ifyour facility regularly handles a certain type ofproject with similar settings, as it allows you to set upthe DM-3200 with known parameters and to main-tain consistency between projects.Figure 2.22: Setting the date and timeFigure 2.23: The NEW PROJECT page