Tascam DP-24SD Owner's Manual

Also see for DP-24SD: Troubleshooting supplement

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44 TASCAM DP-24SD7 - Recorder FunctionsLocating directly a specified timeIn ABS mode, you can locate a specified time directly throughthe following two methods. This direct location cannot beperformed by this method during recording.1. Press the HOME button to open the Home screen.2. ABS is displayed on the left side of the counter of the Homescreen.If it is not displayed, press the METRONOME button to openthe METRONOME screen.Use the CURSOR (5/b) buttons to select BAR DISPitem of the METRONOME screen, and then use the JOG/DATA dial to set it to OFF, which will cause ABS to appear.3. Turn the JOG/DATA dial to change the time (the timeadvance speed changes according to the speed of turningthe dial).4. After setting the desired time value, press the PLAY (7)button which will cause the playback to start.Locating directly a specified measure/beatLike the time specification location in ABS mode, you can locatea position by specifying a music point in BAR mode.You can perform the direct location of a preset point throughthe procedure below.This direct location cannot be performed by this procedureduring recording.1. Press the HOME button to open the Home screen.2. BAR is displayed on the left side of the counter of the Homescreen.If it is not displayed, press the METRONOME button to openthe METRONOME screen.Use the CURSOR (5/b) buttons to select the BAR DISPitem of the METRONOME screen, and then use the JOG/DATA dial to set it to ON, which will cause BAR to appear.3. The value wraps automatically when it reaches the highestor lowest value in a field.When set to 4/4 and the beat field exceeds 04, for example,the bar value will increase by one, and the beat field willreturn to 01.In the same way, when you turn the JOG/DATA dial to lowera value and passes through 01, the bar value will decreaseand the total value will change in succession. When set to4/4, for example, if the value drops below 01 when thecursor is located under the beat field, the bar value willdecrease by one, and the beat field will return to 04.4. After setting the desired measure/beat, press the PLAY (7)button which will cause the playback to start.Location marksThis unit allows you to set up to 99 location marks in each song.For example, you can mark the intro, vocal entry points, start ofverses, etc.Setting a location markWhen stopped, during recording or playback, press the MARKSET button at the point where you want the location mark.A mark number (MARK xx) appears on the Home screen (xxis the mark No.).The displayed mark No. indicates the current position mark orthe mark immediately before. A flag icon is also displayed abovethe timeline.NOTEThe marks are numbered in the order you enter them. Themarks do not appear according to their position in the song.Therefore, MARK 05 can appear before MARK 01 in asong.Skipping to location marksPress the F FWD (,) (TO LAST REC) button or the REW (m)(TO ZERO) button to skip to the next or previous mark.Deleting a location markYou can delete marks when the recorder is stopped.1. Press the F FWD (,) (TO LAST REC) button or the REW(m) (TO ZERO) button to move to the mark that you wantto delete.2. Press the MARK SET button to delete the location mark.NOTE• Marks are displayed in time order. They do not appear in theorder of their numbers.• This operation cannot be undone. Make sure you want toexecute it.Returning to zero or the last recordingpositionYou can easily move to the beginning of the song (00:00:00:00= ZERO point) or to the last recording position (LAST REC point)through a simple button operation.To return to the beginning of the song (00:00:00:00 = ZEROpoint), press and hold the STOP (8) button and press the REW(m) (TO ZERO) button (TO ZERO function).To return to the last recording position (LAST REC point), pressand hold the STOP (8) button and press the F FWD (,) (TOLAST REC) button (TO LAST REC function).This function is useful when you want to record again afterfinishing recording.