Error And Status Messages - Tascam 2488 Reference Manual

The following is a list of error messages that may be
displayed by the 2488, together with a note of their
possible cause, and the actions you can take when
they occur.
No. Message
Cannot do this
when not
stopped. Stop
1
the transport.
Press [EXIT].
Cannot find
digital input.
Check your
2
system set-up
Press [EXIT].
Can't duplicate
to the same
track as the
3
source.
Press [EXIT]
Can't insert at
this position.
Choose another
4
insert point.
Press [EXIT].
Digital input
is selected.
Cannot do this
5
operation now.
Press EXIT.
Disc is already
blank. Can't
erase it.
6
Press [EXIT].
Disc is blank.
Can't finalize
this disc.
7
Press [EXIT].
File too big to
import. Choose
another file
8
for import.
Press [EXIT].
Meaning
The hard disk is being accessed for playback
or recording, so the selected action cannot be
performed.
Digital audio input mode has been selected,
but the 2488 cannot detect a valid digital
audio input.
When editing tracks, you have selected the
same track as both source and destination
for a duplicate operation.
When arranging patterns, an attempt has
been made to insert more than 99 patterns
into a song, or insert a pattern at a point
where a pattern cannot be inserted (inside
the source selection).
Because digital audio input is selected, the
following functions cannot take place: Tuner,
pitch and SSA functions, MTC slave
operations, jog and trim functions, audio CD
operations).
An attempt has been made to erase a disc
(CD-RW) that is already blank.
An attempt has been made to finalize a blank
disc (CD-R or CD-RW).
The selected WAV or Standard MIDI File
cannot be imported into the current song as
there is not enough disk space on the current
partition.
5 – Error and status messages
In the messages, keys to be pressed are enclosed in
brackets ( or ) and menu items are written
[ENTER] [NO]
in uppercase/capital letters (
Action
Press EXIT, stop the transport and retry the
operation.
Press EXIT and check the digital connection.
If the connection is good, it is possible that
the signal is the wrong type. The 2488
expects a signal in S/PDIF (IEC60958
Consumer use) format at 44.1kHz. It cannot
accept compressed audio formats, etc.
Press EXIT and select a different source or
destination track as appropriate.
Press EXIT, and reduce the number of
patterns in the song, or select another point
to insert the pattern.
Press EXIT and turn off digital input (the
section of the
MIXER
before proceeding with the operation that
produced this message.
Press EXIT and replace the disc if necessary.
Press EXIT and replace the disc if necessary.
Press EXIT and delete a song (
) to free up space on the partition
DELETE
(note that this cannot be undone).
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DELETE UNUSED
menu)
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