TASCAM DR-680 17Press the DISPLAY key on the front panel to showthe remaining available recording time for the take.7 Playback positionThis bar shows the current playback positionduring playback or the amount of remainingtime available for recording during recording. Asrecording or playback progresses, the bar darkensfrom the left.8 Mark informationThe mark number and the total number of marks inthe current take are shown.During playback, the number of the mark that isbefore and closest to the current position is shown.When recording, the last added mark number isshown.9 File type indicatorWhen stopped or during playback, the file type ofthe currently loaded take is shown.When recording or in recording standby, the filetype of the take being recorded is shown.: BWF: WAV: MP30 Sampling frequency indicatorWhen stopped or during playback, the samplingfrequency of the currently loaded take is shown.When recording or in recording standby, thesampling frequency of the take being recorded isshown.: 44.1 kHz: 48 kHz: 96 kHz: 192 kHzq LOCK indicatorWhen the lock function for the front panel and/or top panel keys is ON, the indicatorappears.w STEREO indicatorWhen a stereo track is being played, theindicator appears. During stereo track playback, themeters for tracks 1 and 2 function as the L and Rmeters.e SOLO indicatorWhen a track has been soloed, the indicatorappears. An icon appears beneath the meter ofthe currently soloed track.r Quantization/bit-rate indicatorWhen stopped or during playback, the quanti-zation/bit-rate of the currently loaded take isshown.When recording or in recording standby, thequantization/bit-rate of the take being recorded isshown.When the take being recorded or played is an MP3,its bit rate is shown.BWF/WAV: 16-bit: 24-bitMP3: 96 kbps (48 kbps): 128 kbps (64 kbps): 192 kbps (96 kbps): 320 kbps (160 kbps)NOTEThe bit rate in parentheses is for when recording amonaural take.Menu structurePress the MENU key on the top panel to open the MENUscreen. The menu items are as follows.NOTEThis screen cannot be accessed during recording or whenin recording standby.Menu item Contents PagesBROWSE Work with takes and folders 37REC Make recording settings 24AUTO REC Make auto-recordingsettings 31LOW CUT Make low cut filter settings 33I/O Make input and outputsettings 27, 47PLAY Make playback settings 41CARD Manage the SD card 49SYSTEM Make system settings 47DATE/TIME Set the date and time 222 – Names and Functions of Parts