About Recording Standby; Menu Structure; Adjusting The Input Level; Using The Limiter - Tascam DR-60D mkII Owner's Manual

About recording standby

This unit has a recording standby function like that of
a professional recorder. In recording standby mode,
you can adjust the input level, for example, and then
start recording quickly.
When in recording standby, the REC indicator blinks
and the recording screen appears.

Menu structure

You can make various settings with the
item on the screen.
SETTING MENU
REC SETTING
FORMAT Set the file format
BWF: 16/24-bit,
WAV: 16/24-bit
SAMPLE Set the sampling frequency
44.1kHz, 48kHz, 96kHz
SIZE Set the maximum file size
64MB, 128MB, 256MB,
512MB, 1GB, 2GB
SELF TMR Set the self timer function
OFF, 2sec, 10sec
MONITOR Enabling monitoring
OFF, ON

Adjusting the input level

Press the MENU button to open the
1.
screen.
Turn the DATA dial to select
2.
and press the DATA dial or / button to
open the
INPUT SETTING
INPUT SETTING
Turn the DATA dial to set the
3.
channel, and press the DATA dial or /
button.
REC
Ch1 INPUT SETTING
Turn the DATA dial to set the mic input gain.
4.
Options:
MUTE
HI +PLUS
When finished making the setting, press the
5.
stop (8) [HOME] button to return to the
Home Screen.
Press the record (0) button to begin recording
6.
standby.
The record indicator flashes red and the
recording screen appears.
Use the 1/L, 2/R and 3-4 knobs on the front of
7.
the unit to adjust the input levels.
MENU
,
INPUT SETTING
screen.
screen appears.
for each
GAIN
screen
, (default value), , ,
LOW MID HIGH
If the input levels are too high, the peak
indicators to the left of the 1/L, 2/R and 3-4
knobs light red.
A b mark is provided at -12dB on the level
meters. Set the input level so that the indicator
bars move to and fro with this mark at about
the center without causing the 1/L knob, 2/
R knob, 3-4 knob PEAK indicator to light red
when the loudest sounds occur.
When finished making the setting, press the
8.
stop (8) [HOME] button to exit recording
standby.

Using the limiter

When the limiter is on, the mic input gain will be
adjusted automatically according to the input level
to set the recording level so that distortion does not
occur even when loud sounds are input.
Press the MENU button to open the
1.
screen.
Turn the DATA dial to select
2.
INPUT SETTING
and press the DATA dial or / button to
open the screen.
INPUT SETTING
screen appears.
INPUT SETTING
Turn the DATA dial to select
3.
LIMITER
a channel, and press the DATA dial or /
button.
Ch1 INPUT SETTING
TASCAM DR-60DMKII
MENU
,
for
screen
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