Tascam HD-P2 Owner's Manual

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TASCAM HD-P2 Owner's Manual 11OperationPower ControlOnce power is connected to your HD-P2, turn it ON orOFF by momentarily pressing the spring-loaded powerswitch. The HD-P2 will power up immediately. If, forany reason, the HD-P2 does not respond to a poweroff attempt, a forced power-down is accomplished byholding the power switch engaged for seven seconds.Inserting and Removing MediaThe Compact Flash media can be inserted into themedia slot when the HD-P2 is powered ON or OFF.However you should always unmount media in themain menu, before removing media to avoid data cor-ruption.Adjusting the DisplayThe HD-P2 has a 240x160 pixel, backlit LCD display.Depending on operating angle, ambient light, tem-perature, and other factors, you may need to adjust thedisplay contrast and brightness. Pressing the DISPLAYkey puts the system into contrast adjust mode whereturning the SHUTTLE/DATA wheel increases and decreasesthe contrast. Pressing the DISPLAY key again changes tobrightness adjust and turning the data wheel increasesand decreases the level of display backlight bright-ness. These display settings are stored in non-volatilememory and are remembered even after you power-down the HD-P2.The HD-P2 display backlight can be turned off manu-ally or automatically to conserve battery power. Tomanually toggle the backlight state press and hold theDISPLAY key for two seconds. The backlight can also beturned off automatically after a period on non-use bysetting the Backlight Timeout in the Display optionsmenu.Default ProjectOnce you have applied power to the HD-P2 and havemedia in place, the HD-P2 will create a default Projectand settings, saving them to disk. The default ProjectSettings are:• 44.1 kHz sample rate• 2 Channel, Stereo• 24-bit Audio• Auto-Append• No Pre-Record• Timecode Disabled• Analog InputThe sample rate can only be changed when a projecthas no files. Audio is only played back (and recorded)at the Project’s sample rate. If files at another ratehave been copied into the project they will be playedat the Projects set sample rate, sounding off-speed.Recording AudioRecording on the HD-P2 is as simple as pressing theREC key. If you are in Auto-Append mode (the default)the HD-P2 moves the timeline to the end of all audiofiles and starts recording into a new, uniquely namedfile. The audio monitoring is turned on and the metersreflect input audio levels. The REC indicator is litand the record icon is displayed at the bottom of thescreen.To adjust levels before recording, press the PAUSE key.The PAUSE indicator blinks and the meters are activatedto show the input signal levels. There are switchesfor choosing between analog inputs as well as aninput pad. Digital input can be selected in the ProjectSettings menu. Press STOP to turn off input monitor, oryou can tap RECORD to begin recording.While recording you can press STOP and the recordingends, the file is closed, and monitoring is turned off.Pressing the RETAKE key after a recording brings up awarning dialog to confirm the selection. CANCEL willdismiss the request. Pressing SELECT moves the mostrecent audio file into the Project’s trash, deletes anymarkers dropped during the recording, and moves thetimeline back to where when the recording started.Holding STOP and pressing RETAKE performs the retakeoperation without the dialog warning.