Tascam DP-008EX Owner's Manual

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70 TASCAM DP-008EX10 – Miscellaneous Functions3. When the recorder is stopped, press the TUNERbutton to open the TUNER screen. The CALIBitem (standard frequency) value is selected(highlighted) when it opens.4. Use the DATA wheel to set the standardfrequency of the A note between 435 and 445 Hz.(default value: “440Hz”)5. Play the instrument and tune it.The pitch name closest to the string appearsabove the meters. Tune the string roughly untilthe sound name that you want appears. Then,fine tune the string until the rectangle at themiddle of the meter darkens, showing that thestring is in tune. If the pitch is too low, a barextends to the left of the middle and if it is toohigh it extends to the right. The longer the bar isthe more out of tune the string is.When the pitch is just right, the t and g tothe left and right of the pitch name appearunblinking.6. When you are finished tuning, press the HOMEbutton to open the Home Screen.NOTEIf you want to monitor the input signal, press theREC button of the track that has IN A(INPUT A)assigned to it. (See “Assigning inputs” on page44.)Oscillator mode1. When the recorder is stopped, press the TUNERbutton to open the TUNER screen.2. Press the F4 [OSC.] button to show the oscillatormode on the TUNER screen.3 Make the following oscillator mode settings onthe TUNER screen.CALIBUse this to adjust the standard frequency of A4(la) between 435 Hz and 445 Hz (default: 440Hz).NOTEUse this to set the note output between C3and B5 (default: A4).LEVELUse this to set the output level between aminimum value of 10 and a maximum of 100(default: 50).Use the F3 [5] and F4 [b] buttons to select(highlight) parameters, and use the DATA wheelto set their values.Use the F2 [ON] button to turn the output ONand OFF.Use the F1 [CHROM.] key to switch to chromatictuner mode.4. When you are finished tuning, press the HOMEbutton to return to the Home Screen.Automatic power saving functionYou can set the amount of time until the unitautomatically turns OFF (enters standby) after its lastactivity or operation.1. When the recorder is stopped, press the MENUbutton to open the MENU screen.2. Use the DATA wheel to select (highlight) thePREFERENCE item and press the F4 [t] buttonto open the PREFERENCE screen.3. Use the F3 [5] and F4 [b] buttons to select(highlight) the Auto Power Saveitem settingvalue, and use the DATA wheel to set it to one ofthe following values.Options: OFF (does not turn off automatically),3min, 5min, 10min, 30min (default value)4. After completing the setting, press the HOMEbutton to return to the Home Screen.