Tascam DR-680 Owner's Manual

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16 TASCAM DR-680Home Screen1 Take nameWhen stopped or during playback, the name of thecurrently loaded take is shown.When recording or in recording standby, the nameof the take being recorded is shown.Up to 11 characters are shown. Longer names arescrolled.2 Recorder operation statusThe operation status of the recorder is shown withone of the following icons.: Stopped: Playing back: Paused: Searching forward: Searching backwards: Recording: Recording standby: Skip forward: Skip backward3 Repeat iconWhen the repeat function is ON, the repeat iconappears.4 Power supply statusWhen operating on battery power, a battery iconappears.Depending on the amount of remaining batterypower, a number of bars appear ( , or ).When the battery charge is very low, the last bardisappears, the icon blinks, and the unit’spower will soon change to standby.When using the included AC adaptor (PS-1225L),the icon appears.NOTEEven before the batteries lose their charge, a “BatteryLow” warning pop-up message might appear if you tryto start recording or conduct another operation thatrequires considerable power.5 Level metersThese show the levels of tracks 1–6 and the stereotrack.When recording, if stereo track recording is ONand the stereo track recording source is set toDIGITAL IN, the stereo track meters become theDIGITAL IN input level meters.During playback of a multitrack file, the playbacklevels of each track are shown.When recording, the recording levels of each trackare shown.When recording, if a signal is distorted at the inputstage, the area beneath its meter is highlighted.If a recording level exceeds 2.0 dB below themaximum level, a mark appears at the top of itsmeter, indicating an overload.Ch2: Signal is distorted at the input stageCh4: Recording level exceeds 2.0dB less than themaximum level.During stereo track playback, the meters for tracks1 and 2 function as the L and R meters.When a track is armed for recording, “º” appearsbeneath its meter.When a track is soloed, “ ” appears beneath itsmeter.NOTEIf a track is both armed for recording and soloed, only“ ” appears beneath its meter.6 Time (hours: minutes: seconds)During playback, the elapsed playback time of thetake is shown.Press the DISPLAY key on the front panel toshow the remaining time of the take as a negativenumber.When recording, the elapsed recording time of thetake is shown.2 – Names and Functions of Parts