Tascam HD-R1 Quick Start Manual

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6 TASCAM HD-R12–System OrganizationSettingsMedia considerationsFile system formatThe HD-R1 maintains its current settings in non-volatile memory, meaning that they are retained evenif the unit is turned off.Play Settings and Record Settingscan be saved as a user preset to internal non-volatilememory or as a file on the CF card, making it simpleto switch between various playback and recordingscenarios. In addition, there are several factory presetsavailable that can be used to quickly configure theHD-R1’s play and record settings for some of the mostcommon uses.System Settings can also be saved as a fileon the CF card. This is useful for backing up thesystem configuration, should it need to be restored inthe future. As with the play and record settings, thereare several factory presets available that can be usedto quickly configure the HD-R1’s system settings forsome of the most common uses.The capabilities and performance of the HD-R1 willvary based on the speed and abilities of the CompactFlash (CF) media used. Older and some less expensiveCF cards use slower memory components and littleinternal buffering which results in poor recordingperformance. Newer CF cards, especially thosetailored for high-resolution digital cameras, not onlyperform reading and writing faster, but also come inlarger storage sizes. The HD-R1 supports Type I andII Compact Flash media. Type I cards are typicallybased on Flash memory chips and provide higherperformance and durability than hard disk cards, whileType II cards are more commonly used for CF harddisks and can offer greater overall storage capacities.The HD-R1 can test and display the performanceof the CF card being used. (See Main Menu ˘Utilities ˘ Media Tools ˘ MediaSpeed Check.)The following table gives the approximate recordingtime of four representative recording modes forvarious sizes of Compact Flash cards.Compact Flash card 44.1 kHz mono 32kbps MP3 44.1 kHz stereo128 kbps MP3 44.1 kHz stereo16-bit WAV 96 kHz stereo24-bit WAV512 MB 35 hours 8.75 hours 0.8 hours 0.25 hours1 GB 70 hours 17.5 hours 1.6 hours 0.5 hours4 GB 280 hours 70 hours 6.5 hours 2 hours8 GB 560 hours 140 hours 13 hours 4 hours16 GB 1120 hours 280 hours 26 hours 8 hoursWhen a new CF card is first inserted into the HD-R1,a screen pops up offering to format the media. Thisis to ensure that the optimal file system is being usedwith the card. The HD-R1 supports both FAT16 andFAT32 file system formats. FAT32 is required for CFcards 2GB and larger. While either file system can beused on smaller cards, FAT16 is most efficient and,therefore, recommended. The HD-R1 will alwaysformat the card with the optimal file system.Windows, by default, will format all cards usingFAT32, so if Windows is used to format cards smallerthan 2GB, be sure to select FAT16.Due to font and screen resolution limitations, onlyEnglish and Western European characters will bedrawn. If a character is not supported, a box will bedrawn in its place.By default, the HD-R1 names new audio filesusing the “TRACK” name prefix. This prefix canbe customized (Main Menu ˘ RecordSettings ˘ File Base Name). Files andfolders can be renamed at any point using the built-in renaming screen. File and folder names must beunique within their containing folder.NOTENames of files can be up to 20 characters. When a new•track is created, the audio file will have the File BaseName followed by a three-digit number, such as 001.These three digits are included in the total length, soplease limit the File Base Name to 17 characters or less.FAT16 and FAT32 formats do allow longer names, butthis device does not support editing of more than 20characters.The name must be eight characters or less and not use•any special (non-FAT supported) characters. In addition,the name must be unique: projects must be nameduniquely on a storage card; audio files must be uniquewithin their project. Non-FAT supported charactersinclude: # , % , & , ‘ , ( ) , * , + , Comma , “ , / , : , ; , < >, ?, = , \ , [ ] , ` , { } , ~.