Tascam TM-D4000 Owner's Manual

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5 - Monitoring—2-track monitoring5–2–10 dBV) corresponds to a reading of –16 dB(relative to full-scale), which is representedhere as –16 dBFS). This factory value may bechanged by authorized TASCAM service per-sonnel only to either –20 dBFS or –9 dBFS.Contact your TASCAM dealer for details.The top of the scale represents overload (over full-scale). Unlike an analog meter reading of 0 or a“plus” value, which are relative to a nominal signallevel, digital overload results in harsh distortion andclipping. Take care that the top OL meter segmentdoes not light, even in the loudest parts of theprogram. NOTEThe way in which digital equipment metersare calibrated varies between different manu-facturers. While a reading of OL or OVER willbe the same on all TASCAM equipment, thereis no guarantee that identical readings will beproduced on equipment from other manufac-turers. Be aware of the possible discrepan-cies between meter readings on differentpieces of equipment in your setup.5.3 2-track monitoringA balanced +4 dBu level analog recorder may beconnected to the XLR-type 2TR RTN 1 jacks, and/oran unbalanced –10 dBV analog recorder may be con-nected to the RCA 2TR RTN 2 jacks.Select which pair of inputs will be used when the2TR monitoring selection key is pressed by using the2TR RTN 1/2 key (depressed for 1, out for 2).Note that these analog signal levels are not shown onthe meters.5.4 SOLOThe TM-D4000 provides two modes of soloing, asexplained here. Soloing occurs when the SOLO keyof at least one module is pressed. What happenswhen this happens is dependent on the settings madein the SOLO screen.5.4.1 Inplace solo defeatThe rst option is a defeat option to pre vent channelsselected in this way from being muted when otherchannels are soloed. It can be used with a pair ofeffect returns, for instance, so that these effect returnswill always be added in the inplace mix, togetherwith those other channels selected for inplace solo-ing.Inplace soloing will output the soloed channel(s)from the stereo outputs, and cut all other channels.Use the cursor keys to highlight a channel, and theENTER key to change the status of the INPLACESOLO DEFEAT .5.4.2 Solo modeThe SOLO MODE can be selected as eitherPFL (pre-fade listen) or INPLACE SOLO .The setting here is also reected in the status of thetwo solo mode indicators at the right of the console,below the talkback microphone.The PFL indicator will ash whene ver a channel issoloed in PFL mode. The INPLACE indicator isalways lit when inplace solo mode is selected.PFL is taken, as the name implies, before the signalis sent through the panpot and fader. When a channelis soloed in PFL mode, the output from the eight out-put busses and from the STEREO OUT is unaffected.The solo monitor signal is in mono.By contrast, as mentioned above, soloing a channelin Inplace Solo mode will cut the signal from the ste-reo outputs. The level of the solo signals and theirposition in the solo mix is determined by the channelfaders and panpots.