Adjusting The Input Signal Level And Balance; Basic Recording Operation - Tascam SS-CDR1 Owner's Manual

Adjusting the input signal level and balance

Use the menu to adjust the level and balance of the input
signal.
As described above in "Monitoring the input signal", put
the SS-CDR1 in a condition where you can monitor the
input signal, and then proceed with the following steps (for
details on menu operations, refer to "Operations in the
menu screens" on page 18).
1 Press the key to access the main menu list
MENU
screen.
2 Select the REC menu.
3 Highlight the INPUT VOLUME item.
4 Press the front panel
˚
cursor key) to access the INPUT VOLUME
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SETTING popup window.
5 Turn the dial (or use the remote's
MULTI JOG
cursor keys) to highlight the INPUT
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Basic recording operation

When you have finished making the above settings (input
source selection, recording file format setting, sampling
rate converter on/off, input level adjustment), you can
begin recording.
To enter the unit in record-ready condition when stopped:
Press the key to enter the record-ready condition
RECORD
(the front panel key and
RECORD
READY key RECORD key
key (or the remote's
key will light).
READY
6 − Recording
LEVEL item, and then press the front panel
key (or the remote's cursor
the level value.
6 Turn the dial (or use the remote's
MULTI JOG
cursor keys) to adjust the volume.
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You can adjust the volume in a range of -∞ to +18 dB.
The upper part of the display shows the level meter of
the home screen, allowing you to watch the level while
you make adjustments.
Set the level as high as possible without allowing the
OVER indicator at the right edge of the meter to light.
NOTE
OVER
will light at -0.2 dB or higher.
7 Press the front panel
∆
cursor key) to highlight LEVEL.
˙
8 Turn the dial (or use the remote's
MULTI JOG
cursor keys) to highlight BALANCE, and
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then press the front panel
cursor key) to highlight the balance value.
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9 Turn the dial (or use the remote's
MULTI JOG
cursor keys) to adjust the balance.
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You can adjust this in a range of L50–C (center)–R50.
10 When you have finished making settings, press
the front panel
TIME (ESC)
key) to return to the home screen.
CLR/ESC
To start recording from the record-ready (pause) condi-
tion: Press the key.
PLAY
To pause recording: Press the
To stop recording: Press the
stop recording, the recorded data will be written, and
an audio file will be created.
NOTE
The following notes apply when you are recording in
WAV or MP3 format.
• You can use the PREFERENCE menu item WORD
CLIP to specify the audio file name that is automati-
cally added to the created file (see "Specifying the
name of the recording file (WAV and MP3 only)" on
page 49).
˚
key) to highlight
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key (or the remote's
key (or the remote's
˚
key (or the remote's
PLAY key
key.
READY
key. When you
STOP
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