TASCAM HS-8 43In this chapter, we explain the unit’s internal settings indetail.Menu screenPress the MENU key on the front panel to open thefollowing MENU screen.• REC SETUP buttonMake recording settings.• PLAY SETUP buttonMake playback settings.• SYNC T/C buttonMake synchronization and time code settings.• REMOTE SETUP buttonMake settings for external remote control.• MIXER SETUP buttonMake mixer settings.• CHANNEL SETUP buttonMake settings for each channel.• METER SETUP buttonMake level meter settings.• SYSTEM SETUP buttonMake system settings.• CF MANAGE buttonManage CF cards.• VERSION INFO buttonShow the system version.Recording settings (REC SETUP)The REC SETUP screen has three tabbed pages: RECTRACKS, FILE FORMAT and OPTIONS. Touch the tabs at thebottom of the screen to open the corresponding page.REC TRACKS pageTouch the record arm buttons below the level meters toarm the tracks that are to be recorded and disarm thetracks that are not to be recorded.When a track is armed for recording, the buttonbackground appears red. (Default setting: no tracksarmed—buttons not red)FILE FORMAT pageUse this to make file format settings.File ModeSet the mode for recording files.MONO (default value): Each track is handled as amonophonic file.POLY: Multiple tracks are handled as a single combinedfile.Mono File PlaceWhen the “File Mode” is set to “MONO”, set the folderwhere audio files are saved with the following buttons.SubFolder button (default value): Audio files are saved insubfolders created for each take within the folder.Folder button: Audio files are saved directly in the folder.NOTEIn both modes, a subfolder is created for each take inside the•folder, and management files are generated in these subfolders.When Folder mode is selected, the maximum number of takes•that can be recorded in a single folder is greatly reduced fromnormal. For this reason, when switching to Folder mode thefollowing pop-up window appears with a warning about thereduced maximum limit to the number of takes.6 – Internal Settings