Tascam HD-P2 Owner's Manual

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TASCAM HD-P2 Owner's Manual 25Docking and ConformingFireWire DockWhen the HD-P2 is connected to a host computer sup-ported by Windows XP or Mac OS 10.3 via FireWire,this Main Menu item is enabled and can be used todock the HD-P2 to the host computer.The HD-P2, when docked, shows up on the host com-puter as an externally mounted FireWire hard drive.On the HD-P2 the screen appears as shown in Figure34.The only way to safely un-dock the HD-P2 from thehost device is to “eject” it on the host’s file system. OnFigure 34 - FireWire Docked Screenthe Macintosh this means dragging the HD-P2 diskicon to the Trash (which becomes an eject button), orclicking the eject icon next to the disk in the Finderwindow. On Windows you can right click the HD-P2disk and select Eject.CAUTIONWhile the HD-P2 is docked you should not tryto remove or change the CF card. Doing so willcorrupt the data on the card.Once the host computer ejects the HD-P2, the warningscreen goes away, and the HD-P2 reloads the CF cardjust as it does on power-up and card insertion.Compact Flash Card LayoutFigure 35 is an example of a typical CF card with twoProjects as seen from a Macintosh OS X computer:Note that Project PROJ0001 and all its files use defaultsystem names. The other Project (PressConf) has beenrenamed, as have the active audio files.The HD-P2 automatically takes care of organizing thefile system. When docked to a host computer, or whenusing a CF card reader, you can refer to this organi-zation chart to find and copy the audio files to yourDAW. If you have custom settings that you use all ofthe time, turn them into a Project Template (.tpt exten-sion) which allows you to keep a master copy on yourcomputer that can be copied to new HD-P2 mediabefore heading to the field. Figure 35 - CF Disk LayoutHD-P2 Conform ApplicationThe HD-P2 includes a standalone application sup-ported by both Windows XP and Mac OS 10.3 forconforming (or rendering) a project into a single audiofile. The application reads in the audio files for aselected project (all files must share the same samplerate), evaluates the timeline position and file creationdate & time for each audio file, and writes out the“flattened” or “conformed” audio into a single file.The file can be saved with 16- or 24-bit sample depthand in Stereo, Dual Mono, Mono Left, Mono Right,or Mono Summed (L+R) formats. Various applicationuses follow:Choose ProjectUsing file dialog navigate to the project and clickOpen. Once a valid project is chosen the status linewill show the start and end times of audio within,along with the size of the output file at the currentsettings. The Conform Project button will also beenabled.Choose Output File SettingSet the Width and Channel format you wish the outputfile to have.Conform ProjectUpon clicking this key you will be presented with afile Save As dialog. Choose where you would like thefile saved and what name. An extension of .wav isrequired.Continued on the next page

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