Tascam DP-02 Owner's Manual

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONSTASCAM DP-02/DP-02CF Read this section first. It contains important basic informa-tion about using your DP-02/DP-02CF effectively, and willhelp you create exciting original musical projects. Whenyou have read this chapter (“Starting out with your DP-02/DP-02CF” on page 7), you will be able to find your wayaround the DP-02/DP-02CF, and to make and play backrecordings.The DP-02/DP-02CF allows you to record many hours ofmusic, up to two tracks at a time, to a maximum of eighttracks, and then mix them down to a pair of masteredstereo tracks using the built-in mixing facilities.The stereo mix can then be played back into a suitably-equipped CD recorder, etc., or into a computer’s audioinputs for distribution over the Internet, etc. or transferredusing a fast USB 2.0 connection to a personal computer.In addition, individual tracks can be imported and export-ed between your DP-02/DP-02CF and a personal computer,and songs can be archived, backed up and restored using aPC.Getting startedThank you for your purchase of TASCAM’s latest 8-trackdigital portastudio, the DP-02/DP-02CF.The DP-02 and DP-02CF are designed to provide you withgreat sound in an easy-to-use compact package, allowingyou to concentrate on the music, and not on the recordingprocess.Manual conventionsThis first section gives you an idea of the basic opera-tions of the DP-02/DP-02CF and will get you started withrecording. Further features are described in “Advancedtechniques” on page 29.When we refer to features of the DP-02/DP-02CF such askeys and connections, we display them like this: MENU.We refer to features of other equipment like this: AUX IN.When we show messages, etc., that appear on the screen,we show them like this: SONG LOAD.T I P : We give hints and tips on using the DP-02/DP-02CFwhen you see this icon.NOTE : A note at the side of the main text provides addi-tional explanations for special situations.CAUTION : A caution shows that you may lose data (yourrecordings) if you don’t follow the instructions.WARNING : Warnings should be taken seriously. Theydescribe situations which can cause injury, or damage tothe equipment if you do not follow the instructions,This manual cannot begin to be a full guide to multitrackrecording techniques. However, if you visit the TASCAMWeb site (www.tascam.com), you can download variousdocuments on recording which may be of interest to you.Troubleshooting The DP-02/DP-02CF was designedto be easy to use, but sometimes you may need a little help.See the section “Troubleshooting” on page 53 for a list ofquestions you may have, and answers to help you. There’s also a list of messages that may pop up, with an explana-tion of their meaning, and suggestions on what to do (see“Messages” on page 54).How to do it? At the back of this manual, there isa chapter called “Commonly-used functions” on page76. Refer to this section when you want to know how toperform a particular operation.DP-02 Line-upThere are two models, the DP-02 and DP-02CF. TheDP-02/DP-02CF is equipped with phantom-powered XLRinput jacks, and the DP-02 additionally is equipped withinternal effect processors. The DP-02 contains a large harddisk and also an internal CD-R/RW drive. The DP-02CFuses a Compact Flash Card (not included with the unit)memory recorder (not provided with an internal CD-R/RWdrive).This manual refers to both models as “the unit”, as themajority of the functions are common to both models.Also, their hard disk and CF card are described as “record-ing media.” Any other exceptions are noted.Chapter 4 of this manual, “DP-02 Appendix” on page 58,deals with the features found on only the DP-02. If youown a DP-02, please read the chapter.1 – Starting out with your DP-02/DP-02CF