Tascam 688 Midistudio Owner's Manual page 10

only. The 688 needs the' entire width of the tape to
record its eight tracks, eliminating the option of recording
on both sides (actually, it's both directions). Therefore,
you should decide which side (side "A" or side
"a")
you
want to use and use that side exclusively. It's a good
idea to get Into the habit of consistently using the same
side on all multitrack tapes.
Tape Type
The 688 MIOISTUDIO is Internally adjusted for
,HIGH
BIAS "Type II" taPe. This means that for best results, you
should 'only use tapes of this type. Examples
~ould
in-
clude TOK SA, Maxell XL-II or equivalent formulations.
We strongly suggest that you select one good quality
brand and use it exclusively. The time you spend creating
your multitrack master is much more valuable than the
money you save by buying inferior tape. The cassette
shell essentially becomes
e
part of the 688's transport.
Poor quality shelis can cause wrinkles, snarls and
shredding' of the edges of the tape with use. Even small
scratches on the tilpe oxide can cause "dropouts"
(temporary loss of signal) on one or more of the tracks.
HiQ!!
Q1JalitY
tapes are less likely to cause problems in the
long run,
Accidental Erase/Record Protection
To protect a finished master tape, it is necessary to punch
out both record protect tabs. Even though you are
recording in only one direction, the 688 MIOISTUDIO uses
the entire width of the tape, as mentioned above. If, ,for
example, you remove only one o'f the tabs, you could
accidentally insert the cassette into the 688 backwards
and erase all eight tracks of the master.
Tape Length
Use the shortest possible tape for a given work. It Is not
unusual to play e tape 100 times before you are'finlshed,
80
select a cassette length that
i8
as close as possible to
the length of the program you plan to record. cassettes
C·60 length and shorter are often made from thicker stock
than longer cassettes.
The tape used in C-120 cassettes Is extremely thin and
can cause winding problems, crimping, wrinkling, and
other d8~r to the oxide coating of the tape which wnl
destroy r r work. Don't use C-120s In the 68B.
Remember that at 2X normal speed, and, the "one-slde·
only" 8-track single direction format means that you have
only 1/4X normal play time.
(approx.)
THIS DIGITAL APPARATUS DOeS NOT EX·
CeED THE CLASS B LIMITS FOR RADIO
NOISE EMISSIONS FROM DIGITAL APPARA·
TUS AS SET OUT IN THE RADIO INTER·
FERENCE REGULATIONS OF THE CANADIAN
DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNICATIONS.
LE PRESENT APPAREIL NUMERIQUE N'EMET
PAS DE BRUITS RADIOELECTRIOUES DE-
PASSANT LES LlMITES APPLICABLES AUX
APPAREILS NUMERIOUES DE CLAssE'B'
PRESCRITES DANS LE REGLEMENT SUR LE
BROUILlAGE RADIOElECTRIOUE EDICTE
PAR lE MINISTERE DES COMMUNICATIONS
DU CANADA.· ,
This product is manufactured to comply with the
radio interference of EEC directive "82/499/EEC."
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TEAC CORPORATlON
ADVARSELI
Uthiumbatterl - Eksplosionsfare
ved
fejlagtig
handtering. Udsklftning mA leun ske med batteri
af samme fabrikat
og
type.
Lev~r
det bwgte batted tilbage til
leverand~en.
VARNING
Explosionsfara vid felaktigt batterlbyte.
Anvand samma batterityp eller en ekvivalent
typ som rekommenderas av apparattillverkaren.
Kassera anvant batterl enligtfabrikantens instruktion;
CON FORME AL D.M. 13 APRILE 1989
DIRETIIVA CEE/87/308
C-30
7.6 min.
C-46
11.5 min.
C-60 15 min.
e-90
22.5 min.
i.·
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THE APPLIANCE CONFORMS WITH EEC DIREC-
TIVE 87/308/EEC REGARDING INTERFERENCE
SUPPRESSION