Tascam DR-100 Owner's Manual

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TASCAM DR-100 276–RecordingAdjusting the input level1 Press the RECORD (º) key to put the unit inrecording standby.2 Set the MIC GAIN to M, and adjust the INPUTvolume so that the level meters extend as far aspossible without causing the PEAK indicator tolight.If the level meters do not extend very far evenas the INPUT volume setting approaches 10, setthe MIC GAIN to H. On the other hand, if the levelmeters stay extended even as the INPUT volumesetting approaches 0, set the MIC GAIN to L.NOTEIf the INPUT switch is set to LINE, the MIC GAINsetting has no effect.MIC GAINH (high)Use with meetings, voices and other quiet ordistant soundsM (mid)Use with acoustic guitars and wind instruments,for exampleL (low)Use with band performances and other loud orclose sounds.NOTEWhen in recording standby or during recording,•the speaker does not output sound even if theSPEAKER switch is ON.Connect headphones (sold separately) to the head-•phones connector ( ) if you want to adjust the levelor record while monitoring the input.Use the• /SP OUT volume to adjust the monitor-ing volume. This does not affect the sound of therecording.In addition to adjusting the input volume, try•adjusting the distance and angles between themics and sound sources.Use the auto gain control and limiter functions to•prevent loud sound sources from distorting whenrecording. (See “Using the auto gain control andlimiter (LEVEL CTRL)” on page 42.)RecordingPress the RECORD (º) key to put the unit inrecording standby.Press the RECORD (º) key again to start recording.Stop recordingWhen recording, press the STOP (ª) key to stoprecording and return to the beginning of the file.Pause recordingWhen recording, press the RECORD (º) key or thePLAY/PAUSE (¥/π) key to pause recording.NOTEWhen paused, press the RECORD (º) key or PLAY/PAUSE (¥/π) key again to restart recording. Thiscontinues recording in the same file.