Tascam Digital Portastudio DP-03SD Owner's Manual

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Tascam Digital Portastudio DP-03SD Owner's Manual Manual pdf 24 page image

24 TASCAM DP-03SD3 – Names and Functions of PartsHome Screen1 Recorder modeShows the current recorder mode.MULTI TRACKBOUNCEMIXDOWNMASTERING2 Location mark number indicatorThe number (001-999) of the current location mark is shownafter the flag icon.3 SD card protection indicatorIf the SD card is protected, the lock icon appears.4 SD card insertion statusIf an SD card is inserted appears. If not, appears.5 Recorder transport stateWhen playing Á appears. When stopped ª appears. Whenrecording –appears. When searching backward, Ôappears. When searching forward,  appears.6 Repeat playback/auto punch mode indicatorWhen repeat playback mode is active, appears.When auto punch mode is active, appears.7 Recorder time counterShows the elapsed time from the start of the song.8 CursorThis shows the time increment being edited.Turning the DATA wheel changes the value of the selectedtime increment. Each time you press the HOME button, thecursor moves in order from right to left (f, s, m, h) and backto the right after the hour increment is reached.9 Level meters and EQ status for INPUTS A and BShows the signal levels of INPUT A ( ) and INPUT B ( ).When INPUT EQ is ON, A and B are shown with frames( ).0 Level meters and mute/track EQ status for TRACKS 1–8Shows input levels when recording and playback signallevels when playing back.When mute is ON, the track number is shown in inverse. Forexample, means that tracks 3 and 4 are muted.When muting is OFF and TRACK EQ is ON, the track numbersare shown with frames ( ).q Level meter for stereo outputs (L, R)Shows the signal level output from the LINE OUT jacks.Menu structurePress the MENU button to open the MENU screen, whichcontains the following items.Item Explanation ReferencepageINFORMATIONShows file information,SD card information andsystem information.page 56SONG Load, save and create newsongs, for example. page 30CARD Format SD cards, forexample. page 57DATA BACKUP Backup and restore songs. page 61IMPORT/EXPORTImport and export tracksand stereo master tracks.page 63page 65PREFERENCEMake and initialize settingsfor the repeat playbackinterval, contrast and footswitch use.page 29page 38page 42page 56Use the following dedicated buttons to access specific functions.Button Explanation ReferencepagePHANTOM Turn PHANTOM power ONand OFF. page 33ASSIGN Assign INPUT A or B as thetrack source. page 34BOUNCE Bounce a track. page 39MIXDOWN/MASTERINGMake and adjust stereomaster tracks. page 49REVERB Make reverb settings. page 48EQ Make track and inputequalizer settings.page 34page 48MUTE Mute tracks. page 49TUNER Use to tune instruments page 54METRONOME Use to operate themetronome page 54LOCATE LIST[LOCATE SET]Use to set and jump tomarks and IN/OUT/TOpoints.page 40UNDO/REDO[HISTORY]Press and hold to showthe undo/redo history andselect undo steps.page 36TRACK EDIT Edit tracks. page 44