Tascam DP-24SD Owner's Manual page 20

3 – Names and Functions of Parts
REC buttons/indicators
8
Use these buttons to turn recording on/off for each track.
To monitor a track's input sound through headphones or
a monitoring system, press the REC button for the corre-
sponding track.
When the REC button is turned on, the REC button flashes
when the recorder is stopped, and lights during recording.
SELECT buttons/indicators
9
When you press one of these buttons, the corresponding
track (1 to 23/24) is selected (its button lights) as the current
channel.
The mixer and other functions are applied to the current
channel.
These buttons are also used for the following purposes.
• To assign an input source to a track (See "Assigning
inputs" on page 35.)
• To assign effects to an input (See "Inserting a guitar
effect" on page 53.)
• To select the group for FADER GROUP
TRACK faders (TRACK 1 to TRACK 23/24)
0
Use these faders to adjust the monitoring level of a track's
playback signal or the input signal assigned to the track.
(See "Levels and balance" on page 55.)
Operation buttons for various functions
q
Use these buttons to activate/deactivate functions or to
perform the operation set to them.
FADER GROUP button/indicator
w
Press this button to set a fader group.
The button becomes lit. (See "Fader group" on page 55.)
STEREO SELECT button/indicator
e
When the Assign screen is displayed, you can press this
button to move the cursor from the
display, and set the input for the stereo bus.
STEREO BUS
(See "Assigning to a stereo bus" on page 35.)
STEREO fader
r
Use this fader to adjust the stereo signal level output from
the STEREO OUT jacks and PHONES jack. Use this fader
also to adjust the recording level when bouncing or mixing
down tracks.
REW (m) (TO ZERO) button
t
When stopped or during playback, press and hold this
button to rewind. Rewind is performed at a fixed 10x speed.
Press briefly to jump to the previous mark.
Press and hold the STOP (8) button and press this button
to locate the beginning of the song (
ZERO point). (See "Returning to zero or the last recording
position" on page 44.)
F FWD (,) (TO LAST REC) button
y
When stopped or during playback, press and hold this
button to fast-forward. Fast-forward is performed at a fixed
10x speed.
Press briefly to jump to the next mark.
Press and hold the STOP (8) button and press this button
to locate the last recording position (LAST REC point). (See
"Returning to zero or the last recording position" on page
44.)
STOP (8) button
u
Use this button to stop playback, recording and
fast-forward/rewind. Press at the same time as you press
the REW (m) (TO ZERO) button or F FWD (,) (TO
LAST REC) button to locate the beginning of the song
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display to the
TRACK
=
00:00:00:00
( = ZERO point) or the last recording
00:00:00:00
position (LAST REC point). (See "Returning to zero or the last
recording position" on page 44.)
PLAY (7) button/indicator
i
Press this button to start playback.
During recording, press this button to stop recording and
start playback (punch out).
During playback or recording, the PLAY (7) button
becomes lit.
RECORD (0) button/indicator
o
Press this button to start recording.
This button becomes lit during recording. During playback,
if you press this button when a track REC button is flashing,
recording to that track will begin (punch in). (See "Automatic
punching in and out" on page 46.)
Color display
p
3.5-inch TFT LCD display with a resolution of 320x240 dots.
This display shows various types of information.
NOTE
The display is produced with extremely high-precision
manufacturing technologies. More than 99.99% of the
pixels operate to specification. Less than 0.01% of the pixels
may occasionally misfire or appear as red or black dots.
This does not constitute a malfunction.
GAIN (HIGH/MID/LOW) knobs
a
Use these knobs to adjust the equalizer gain. (See "Using the
input equalizer" on page 37.)
FREQ (HIGH/MID/LOW) knobs
s
Use these knobs to adjust the center frequency of the
equalizer. (See "Using the input equalizer" on page 37.)
Q knob
d
Use this knob to adjust the MID bandwidth of the equalizer.
(See "Using the input equalizer" on page 37.)
EQUALIZER ON/OFF button
f
Use this button to turn the equalizer on and off. (See "Using
the input equalizer" on page 37.)
JOG/DATA dial
g
When the Home screen is displayed, you can use this dial
to perform transport jog operations. (See "Cueing with the
JOG/DATA dial" on page 45.)
Use this dial to change parameter values and select items
when using menus.