Tascam DP-008EX Owner's Manual

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50 TASCAM DP-008EX6 – Basic RecordingCAUTION• When undo has been used and there are oneor more undone operations, the UN/REDO[HISTORY] indicator lights.The UN/REDO [HISTORY] indicator does not lightif there are no undone operations (the currentstate is that of the last operation).When the UN/REDO [HISTORY] indicator is lit(because there are undone operations), if youmake a new recording or edit, the last operationconducted becomes the most recent event, andyou will no longer be able to redo previouslyundone operations.• When saving a song, a maximum of 500 items canbe saved in the operation history as song files. Ifthe operation history exceeds 500 items, the oldestevents in the history are erased when the song issaved. Erased events cannot be restored.• When the power is turned OFF (in standby) theoperation history is completely erased. Theoperation history is not restored when the poweris turned ON again.Erasing the operation historyWhen the power is turned OFF(in standby), theoperation history of the currently loaded song iserased (cleared). The operation history is not restored,so past operations cannot be undone or redone whenthe power is turned ON again.You can also erase the operation history of thecurrently loaded song without turning the power OFFby using the following procedures.NOTETurning the power OFF (putting it in standby) doesnot erase the operation history of songs that arenot loaded.1. While pressing and holding the Stop (8) button,press the UN/REDO [HISTORY] button to openthe HISTORY screen.2. Press the F4 [CLEAR] button.A confirmation pop-up message appears.3. Press the F3 [YES] button.Another confirmation pop-up message appears.4. Press the F3 [YES] button to erase the operationhistory and delete unused data.The Home Screen reopens when this operationcompletes.NOTETo cancel erasing the operation history, press theF4 [NO] button.TIP• If you open the HISTORY screen immediatelyafter erasing the operation history, the event(operation) that appears is 0 (-START UP-),showing that the operation history has beencleared.• If you want to keep the operation history evenwhen you power OFF(in standby), turn songprotect ON before turning the power OFF(instandby). (See “Protecting songs” on page 41.)CAUTIONYou cannot undo erasing the operation history!Only do it if you are certain about it.