Tascam DR-100 Owner's Manual

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Contents

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TASCAM DR-100 5Contents1–Introduction ............................................................7Main features....................................................................7Included items ..................................................................7Conventions used in this manual ...................................7Recycling the lithium ion battery...................................8Trademarks, copyrights, and disclaimers .....................8SD cards .............................................................................9Precautions for use ............................................................9Beware of condensation .................................................9Cleaning the unit ..............................................................92–Quick Start Guide ............................................10Turn the power on..........................................................10Prepare to record ...........................................................11Start and stop recording ...............................................11Play and stop playback..................................................12Turn the power off .........................................................123–Names and Functions of Parts .............13Top Panel .........................................................................13Right side panel..............................................................14Left side panel ................................................................14Front panel ......................................................................14Rear panel .......................................................................15Bottom panel ..................................................................15Remote control (RC-DR100) .........................................164–Preparation for Use........................................17Using with batteries ......................................................17Using the lithium ion battery............................................17Charging the lithium ion battery ......................................17Using AA batteries ..........................................................17Using both types of batteries together .............................18Using an AC adapter (sold separately) .......................18Preparing the remote control .......................................18Installing the battery .......................................................18When to change the battery ............................................18Cautions about the use of the battery ..............................18Using the remote control ..............................................19Wireless use ...................................................................19Wired use .......................................................................19Precautions for use of the remote control .........................19Turning the power on and off ......................................20Battery settings ..............................................................20Inserting and removing SD cards.................................20Preparing an SD card for use........................................20Card write protection.......................................................21Setting the date and time .............................................21Using the built-in speaker .............................................21Connecting monitors and headphones.......................215–Screens and Operation Basics ..............22Home Screen ...................................................................22Recording screen ............................................................23Using menus ...................................................................23Basic operation ...............................................................246–Recording ................................................................25Preparing with the REC SETTING menu .....................25Available recording time display .......................................25Setting the input ............................................................25Recording with the built-in mics (UNI/OMNI) ...................25Recording with external mics (XLR)..................................26Recording an external device (LINE) .................................26Set where to save the file .............................................26Adjusting the input level ...............................................27MIC GAIN ........................................................................27Recording ........................................................................27Stop recording ................................................................27Pause recording ..............................................................27Dividing files and creating new files whilerecording.......................................................................28Creating new files manually while recording(track incrementing) ........................................................28Creating new files automatically while recording(automatic track incrementing) ........................................28Automatically cutting silences during recording................28Dividing a file manually (DIVIDE) ................................28Automatic recording (AUTO REC) ................................29Enabling automatic recording ..........................................29Automatically adding marks when recording (MARK).......29Automatically pausing recording (PAUSE).........................30Start new files automatically during recording (TRK INC) ..30Mark function .................................................................30Adding marks manually to a recording .............................30Moving to a mark position ...............................................30Recording the moment before pushing RECORD(PRE REC)......................................................................31Delaying the start of recording (REC DELAY) ............31Recording playback and input sounds together(overdubbing) ..............................................................31Adjust the levels of the input and playback sounds ..........31Recording an overdub ......................................................32Stop overdubbing ............................................................32Recording time ...............................................................327–Playback ....................................................................33Selecting files for playback (skip) ................................33Playback (PLAY) .............................................................33Stopping (STOP) .............................................................33Pausing (PAUSE).............................................................33Rewinding and fast-forwarding (search) ....................33Using the wheel to change the playback position ....33Repeat playback (REPEAT) ...........................................33Setting the playback area (AREA) ...............................34Adding files to the playlist (PLAYLIST) .......................34Working with the playlist ..............................................34Changing the playlist order (MOVE) .................................35Delete files from the playlist (DELETE) ..............................35Clear the entire playlist (ALL CLR) ....................................35Play files in the playlist (PLAY) .........................................35Loop playback (I/O LOOP) ............................................36Adjusting the playback speed (PB CONTROL) ...........36Adjusting the playback volume....................................36