Recording; Unexpected Power Interruptions; Selecting The Input Source - Tascam SS-CDR250N Owner's Manual

8 – Recording
This unit can record to SD cards, USB flash drives and CD R/CD-
RW discs (SS-CDR250N only) in the following formats.
CD-DA
Fs=44.1kHz, bit=16bit
MP3
44.1/48kHz sampling frequency, 64/128/192/256/320kbps
WAV/BWF
44.1/48/96kHz sampling frequency, 16/24-bit
The following explanations assume that a recordable SD card,
USB flash drive or CD R/CD-RW disc (SS-CDR250N only) has been
loaded, necessary connections have been completed and the
unit is on.
CAUTION
i If the current medium is CD and recording will be in CD-DA
format, a blank or unfinalized CD-R/CD-RW disc must be load-
ed.
i If the current medium is CD and recording will be in MP3 for-
mat, a blank CD-R/CD-RW disc must be loaded.
NOTE
i The maximum numbers of tracks that can be recorded and
folders that can be created are as follows. (This is the same for
SD cards, USB flash drives and CD-R/CD-RW discs.)
Number of tracks: 999 maximum per media
Number of folders: 999 maximum per medium (except
CDs) 250 maximum for CDs
i Media that are 2GB or less might not allow the recording of
999 tracks inside the root folder due to file system limitations.
A maximum of 999 tracks can be recorded in subfolders. (This
may differ according to use conditions.)
i When a protected SD card is loaded in the unit, recording
is not possible. (See "SD card write-protection switches" on
page 28.)
i WAV format files cannot be recorded to CD-R/CD-RW discs.
WAV files can, however, be copied from SD cards and USB
flash drives to CD-R/CD-RW discs. Data CDs that contain WAV
files can also be played. (See "Creating data CDs" on page
76.)
i Audio files can also be copied with or without conversion
from CDs to SD cards and USB flash drives. See "Copying files
from USB flash drives and SD cards to blank CDs with or with-
out conversion" on page 75 and "Copying files from CDs to
USB flash drives and SD cards with or without conversion" on
page 78 for details.
i Creating a file structure with eight or more levels of subfold-
ers on a data CD could cause the reading speed to become
noticeably slower. Please avoid doing this
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Unexpected power interruptions

The unit has a protection function to prevent the deletion of
all recording tracks if an unexpected power interruption occurs
while recording to an SD card, USB flash drive or CD. Data up to
25 seconds before the interruption will be protected.
CAUTION
i The unit has a protection function, but all the files on the SD
card or USB flash drive could be damaged or deleted due to
other factors, including the characteristics of the medium,
power interruption while writing to a system area or removal
of the medium from the unit. For these reasons, as much as
possible avoid power interruptions during recording and
playback.
i This function was not designed for use with an external timer
to turn off the power during recording, for example.

Selecting the input source

Select one of the following input (recording) sources.
Option Meaning
Input from ANALOG IN (UNBAL-
ANALOG UNBALANCED
(default) ANCED) L/R jacks
Input from ANALOG MIC/LINE IN
ANALOG BALANCED
(BALANCED) L/R jacks
Input from SPDIF IN jack
DIGITAL COAXIAL
Input from AES/EBU IN jack
DIGITAL XLR
IF-DA2 (DANTE)
Input from IF-DA2 Dante interface
(appears only if IF-DA2
card
installed)
Follow the procedures below to select the input source.
NOTE
The input source cannot be changed during recording.
Selecting from the Home Screen
1.
Press the , [INPUT] button while pressing the SHIFT
button to open the input source setting pop-up window.
The input source setting window shows the current input.
2.
When the input source setting window is open, turn the
MULTI JOG dial to select the input source, and press the
MULTI JOG dial to change it.