56 TASCAM HS-208 – Take modeIn this chapter, we explain how to use the take mode. To use thisunit in take mode, set the unit’s operation mode to TAKE MODE.(See “Selecting the operation mode” on page 38.)Refer to “4 – Basic operation” on page 26 also when readingthis chapter.Preparing to recordBasic preparationsRefer to “4 – Basic operation” on page 26 and make the basicpreparations for recording.Creating new foldersCreate new folders as necessary. You do not need to create anew folder if you plan to record into an existing one.1. Press the FILE LIST key on the front of the unit to open thetake selection screen. Then, press the FILE LIST key again toopen the folder selection screen.2 Touch the NEW FOLDER button on the pull-up menu toopen the NEW FOLDER screen where you can input thefolder name.Follow the procedures “Editing the name of a folder in theroot directory” on page 33 to input the folder name.NOTEYou cannot use the “@” symbol at the beginning of a foldername.3. Touch the Enter button or press the DATA dial.4. Touch the OK button or press the DATA dial when the confir-mation pop-up message appears.When creation of the folder completes, the Home Screenreopens.For details about folder operations, see “Folder operations”on page 35.Recording mode settings1. Press the MENU key on the front panel to open the MENUscreen.2. Touch the REC SETUP button to open the REC SETUP screen.On the REC MODE page, you can select the recording mode.The background color for the selected mode is light blue.For details, see “REC MODE page” on page 77Setting the file formatTouch the FILE FORMAT tab on the REC SETUP screen to openthe following screen.On the FILE FORMAT page, set bit-length, maximum file size,how files are treated when recording is paused, and therecording sampling frequency. The selected items have a lightblue background.For details, see “FILE FORMAT page” on page 79.
