TASCAM HS-2 477–Timeline modeMaking a recordingLocate to the recording start positionUse the m [ ] and , [ ] keys, jump to a markor use the manual locate function to locate to the timewhere you want to start recording.When time code synchronization is ON, recording willoccur at the input time code, so locating as describedabove is not necessary.RecordingWhen unit is stopped, press the REC key to put theunit into recording standby. At this time, the iconindicates this transport status.In recording standby, press the PLAY key to startrecording at the located point (current point). Whensynchronized to time code, recording starts at the timeinput by time code at the moment that the PLAY key ispressed.The transport status display at the top left of the HomeScreen changes into the recording status display and partof the background of the Home Screen becomes red,indicating that the unit is recording. The time counterstarts at the same time.When the elapsed time (ABS time) from the beginning ofthe timeline reaches 23:59:59:MM (MM is the maximumnumber of frames), “RECORD stopped. ABS time isover 24h” appears in a pop-up message and recordingstops.NOTEWhen stopped, pressing the PLAY key while pressing andholding the REC key will also start recording.Overwriting a recordingDuring playback, pressing the PLAY key while pressingand holding the REC key will also start recording.NOTERecording can also be controlled using parallel control(except retaking).CAUTION• When in recording standby, the parallel control signalsoutput are high for TALLY_RECORD and low for TALLY_PAUSE.• When in recording standby, the REC and PAUSE keyson the front panel will be lit.Stopping recordingTo stop recording, press the STOP (RETAKE) key.Retaking a recordingPress the STOP (RETAKE) key while pressing and holdingthe SHIFT key to erase the last recorded region. Therecorded sound file itself will remain as a take.
