26 TASCAM DR-100MKIII4 – Recording8. Press the STOP [8] button to stop recording.Recording in DIGITAL modeIn DIGITAL mode, recording starts automatically when the inputsignal exceeds the fixed standard level (−54 dB).1. Select the REC SETTING screen AUTO REC item to open theAUTO REC screen. (See “Basic menu operation procedures” onpage 10.)2. Use the MODE item to set the automatic recording functionmode to DIGITAL.3. Press the REC [0] button to enter recording standby.In DIGITAL mode, recording starts automatically whenthe input signal exceeds the fixed standard level (−54 dB).Moreover, after recording starts, track divisions from thedigital input (CD, DAT or MD) will be detected and new fileswill be created automatically.4. Press the STOP [8] button to stop recording.Capturing the moment beforerecording starts (PRE REC function)By using prerecording when the unit is in recording standby,you can capture up to two seconds of the signal input beforerecording is started normally.1. Select the PRE REC item on the REC SETTING screen. (See“Basic menu operation procedures” on page 10.)2. Turn the pre-recording function ON or OFF.Options: OFF (default), ONTIPBy using this in combination with the AUTO REC function,you can record events without losing the beginnings ofsounds.NOTEIf the amount of time in record standby is less than twoseconds, the sound for that amount of time is recorded.Create a new file while continuing torecord (file incrementing function)With this function, you can stop recording of the current file andcontinue recording in a new file. This can be done manually orautomatically after a set amount of time has elapsed.NOTE• When new files are created, incremental numbers are addedto the end of each file name.• If the name of a file to be created would be the same as thatof an existing file, the number will be incremented until thenew file has a unique name.• A new file cannot be created if the total number of foldersand files would exceed 5000.Create a new file manually while recordingDuring recording, press the / button to create a new filewhile continuing to record.NOTEFiles shorter than 2 seconds cannot be created (4 seconds ifthe sampling frequency is 88.2kHz).