Tascam HS-8 Owner's Manual

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TASCAM HS-8 23In this chapter, we explain basic procedures for recordingand playback. The display on this unit functions as atouch-screen. Operate the unit using its keys, switchesand touch-screen display buttons.NOTEThis unit can record a maximum of 8 separate tracks and a stereotrack (when the sampling frequency is set to 44.1 or 48 kHz). Themaximum number of input channels is 8. The stereo track records astereo mix of the 8 recorded tracks.On every screen except the Home Screen, a “ ” buttonappears at the top left. Touch this button to return to theprevious screen.Preparing to recordCF card selection1 Press the MENU key on the front panel to open theMENU screen.2 Touch the CF MANAGE button to open the CF MANAGEscreen.3 Touch the SELECT button next to the CF SELECT itemto open the CF SELECT screen.4 Touch the button for the CF card that you want touse to select it. The background of the selected CFcard appears yellow.5 Touch the SET button to return to the CF MANAGEscreen.NOTEIf you also want to format the CF card now, follow the proceduresstarting with step 3 in “Formatting a CF card” below.Formatting a CF cardCAUTIONFormatting a CF card erases all the data on it.•Always format CF cards in this unit before using them in it. If•a CF card that has been formatted by another device or PC isused, operation might be affected.If a CF card with a capacity of 2 GB or less that has been•formatted by this unit is viewed by a computer, it might notshow any open capacity and the writing of files and foldersmight not be possible.1 Press the MENU key on the front panel to open theMENU screen.4 − Recording and Playback