TASCAM DR-08 57/LINE OUT jack. The monitoring sound volumecan be adjusted using the +/– keys, but this hasno effect on the recording.TIPIn addition to using the Â/¯ keys to adjust therecording level, try changing the orientation of themicrophone and its distance from the source of thesound. The orientation of the microphone and thedistance also change the sound quality.RecordingUse the following procedures after selecting theinput, adjusting the level and returning to theHome Screen.NOTEIf the REC LEVEL switch is set to LOW or HIGH, press-ing the REC key once starts recording immediatelywithout putting the unit into recording standby. Youcan check the current recording setting at the top ofthe Home Screen.1 Press the REC key to start recording standby.The REC indicator blinks when in recordingstandby.REC indicator4 – Recording