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Tascam HS-20 Owner's Manual

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HS-20
2 Channel Audio Recorder
OWNER'S MANUAL

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  • Page 1 D01235620A HS-20 2 Channel Audio Recorder OWNER'S MANUAL...

  • Page 2: Important Safety Precautions

    Klasse A besitzt. Diese Einrichtung kann im LA NORME NMB-003 DU CANADA. Wohnbereich Funkstörungen versursachen; in diesem Fall kann vom Betrieber verlang werden, angemessene Maßnahmen durchzuführen und dafür aufzukommen. In North America use only on 120V supply. TASCAM HS-20...

  • Page 3: Important Safety Instructions

    CAUTION normally, or has been dropped. • Leave 1U of space above the unit for ventilation. • Allow at least 10 cm (4 in) at the rear of the unit for venti- lation. TASCAM HS-20...
  • Page 4 ○ ○ 线材部份 ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 附属品部份 ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ LABEL部份 ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 包装部份 ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○：表示该有毒有害物质在该部件所有均质材料中的含有量均在 SJ/T11363-2006 标准规定的限量要求以下。 ×：表示该有毒有害物质至少在该部件的某一均质材料中的含量超出 SJ/T11363-2006 标准规定的限量要求。 （针对现在代替技术困难的电子部品及合金中的铅 ) TASCAM HS-20...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Using the call function in timeline mode ..41 Setting the inputs ............28 Reading, saving and creating AES31 editing infor- mation ...................41 Setting reference levels ...........28 Loading AES31 editing information ....41 Connecting headphones ........29 Saving AES31 editing information .......42 Recording operation limitations .........29 TASCAM HS-20...
  • Page 6 10 – Internal settings ........77 Selecting a folder/take ..........57 Menu screen ...............77 Setting input monitoring ........58 Recording settings (REC SETUP) ........77 Playback control in take mode ......58 REC MODE page ............77 Using the call function in playlist mode ....58 REC MODE ..............77 TASCAM HS-20...
  • Page 7 Block diagram..............126 (OPERATION MODE) ............104 11 – Mark and locate functions ....105 Mark functions ..............105 Adding marks ............105 Using keys to locate to marks ......105 Mark list screen ............105 Locating to marks ........... 106 TASCAM HS-20...

  • Page 8: Introduction

    1 – Introduction Thank you very much for purchasing the TASCAM HS-20 Included items Two-Channel Audio Recorder. Before connecting and using this unit, please take time to This product includes the following items. read this manual thoroughly to ensure you understand how to Take care when opening the package not to damage the items.

  • Page 9: Intellectual Property Rights

    1 – Introduction Intellectual property rights Precautions for placement and use • TASCAM is a trademark of TEAC Corporation, registered in • The guaranteed operating temperature range of this the U.S. and other countries. product is 5º - 35º C (41º- 95º F).

  • Page 10: Cleaning The Unit

    USB flash drives to back up data from SD/CF cards and to save files to them. We recommend using genuine TASCAM CF cards, but you can also use commercially-available CF cards. Micro drives cannot be used with this unit.

  • Page 11: Names And Functions Of Parts

    Both indicators. the PAUSE and REC keys light during recording standby. Push and turn the DATA dial while pressing and holding the HOME key to adjust the brightness of only the color display. TASCAM HS-20...
  • Page 12 To put the display away, press this button to unlock it and was before shuttle playback was begun. push the bottom inward. TASCAM HS-20...

  • Page 13: Rear Panel

    This is a 25-pin D-sub connector for parallel control. ANALOG IN L/R (UNBALANCED) connectors These RCA pin jacks are analog unbalanced inputs (L/R) Connect a TASCAM RC-SS20 or another external controller here. The rated input level is −10dBV. AC IN connector ANALOG IN L/R (BALANCED) connectors Connect the included power cord here.

  • Page 14: Parallel Connector

    PARALLEL connector The PARALLEL connector on the rear panel allows external control of this unit. (A TASCAM RC-SS20 can also be connected.) The pin assignments are as follows. RC-SS20 PonMode Normal For information about the assignment of AUX 1–3 (pins 17–19)

  • Page 15: Home Screen

    § SAVE button synchronized operation. Save the contents of the timeline. Touch this area to open the SYNC T/C screen. (See “Sync and This can only be selected when stopped. timecode settings (SYNC T/C)” on page 81.) TASCAM HS-20...
  • Page 16 METER SETUP screen from the MENU screen. When a card is inserted in the card slot that is not being used for recording, UNMOUNT appears. When recording o Metering point stops, this will change to its ordinary appearance. o Peak hold time TASCAM HS-20...
  • Page 17 Use the user word for the first half of the take name. Touch the EDIT button to open the screen where you can change the user word. (This works the same as the screen for editing the names of folders in the root folder.) TASCAM HS-20...

  • Page 18: In Take And Playlist Modes

    • The numerical part of the second half of the take name can be changed even during playback and recording. : Timer event has been edited, but not saved (The first half of the take name and the letter in the second half can only be changed when stopped.) TASCAM HS-20...
  • Page 19 (See “Saving playlists” on page 75.) Touch this area to open a pull-down menu. SAVE AS button This adds a name to the current playlist and saves it. This can only be selected when stopped. (See “Saving playlists” on page 75.) TASCAM HS-20...

  • Page 20: Flash Start Screen

    These are the same as on the Home Screen in timeline mode. EDIT button Touch this button to open a pull-up menu for take editing. NEXT TAKE NAME button These are the same as on the Home Screen in timeline mode. TASCAM HS-20...

  • Page 21: Preparation

    If you cannot close the cover of the card slot, remove the SD/ CF card and then reinsert the card. If using a CF card, remove the CF card, press the square button to the right of the slot and then reinsert the card. TASCAM HS-20...

  • Page 22: Security Screws

    Do not place anything on top of the display or otherwise put weight on the same place for a long time. Doing so could cause the panel to warp or result in inaccurate position detection. TASCAM HS-20...

  • Page 23: Turning The Power On And Off

    SD or CF card. Doing so could, for example, cause recording errors, loss of recorded DATA, and sudden loud noises to be output through monitoring equipment, which could result in damaged equipment and hearing loss. TASCAM HS-20...

  • Page 24: Setting The Time Of The Built-In Clock

    5. Touch the SET button or push the DATA dial to confirm the setting. Display panel locked NOTE After purchasing this unit, set the clock before making your first recording. If you do not set the clock, the time stamps on recorded files will be incorrect. TASCAM HS-20...

  • Page 25: Recording Times

    Remote/Keyboard locked • When EXTERNAL CONTROL is set to LOCK, if an operation is attempted using RS-232C, RS-422, PARALLEL or NETWORK control, the following pop-up message appears. External control locked TASCAM HS-20...

  • Page 26: Basic Operation

    The background of the selected card appears yellow. 5 Touch the SET button to return to the MEDIA MANAGE screen. 6. If you also want to format the card now, follow the procedure starting with step 3 in “Formatting SD/CF cards” next. TASCAM HS-20...

  • Page 27: Formatting Sd/Cf Cards

    MANAGE screen. 3 Touch the QUICK button next to the SD FORMAT or CF FORMAT item, the following message appears on the pop-up window. NOTE If no card is inserted in that slot, the following pop-up message appears. TASCAM HS-20...

  • Page 28: Setting The Master Clock

    3 Select the master clock that you want to use from the MASTER item. (See “Sync and timecode settings (SYNC T/C)” on page 81.) Setting reference levels 1. Press the MENU key on the front panel to open the MENU screen. TASCAM HS-20...

  • Page 29: Connecting Headphones

    Management files, system files and other files and folders that are not ordinarily visible are also included in the total. TASCAM HS-20...

  • Page 30: File List

    If you touch the e button for any folder other than the current folder, a pop-up window will appear confirming that you want to load that folder. Touch the OK button to show the contents of that folder after it completes loading. o Folder Name button TASCAM HS-20...

  • Page 31: Folder Selection Screen

    Press this button when no AES31 file is selected to show show the contents of that folder. information about the current folder. o Folder Name button o CREATE AES31 button This shows the screen for creating a new AES31 file. TASCAM HS-20...

  • Page 32: Take Selection Screen

    Use these buttons to scroll to the beginning or end of the take list or scroll one page (five lines) forward or backward. You can also scroll through the take list one line at a time using the DATA dial. TASCAM HS-20...

  • Page 33: Editing The Name Of A Folder In The Root Directory

    The maximum number of characters allowed is indicated by a yellow background. o Character buttons Use to input the file name. o BS button Use this to erase the character to the left of the cursor. o DEL button TASCAM HS-20...

  • Page 34: Rebuilding Folders In The Root Directory

    1. Press the FILE LIST key on the front of the unit to open the AES31 file selection, take selection or playlist selection screen. Then, press the FILE LIST key again twice to open the root folder selection screen. 2. Select the folder that you want to delete. TASCAM HS-20...

  • Page 35: Folder Operations

    • Immediately after a new folder is created, it becomes the current folder (loaded folder). The letter “C” appears in the icon to the left of the name of the current folder on the folder selection screen. TASCAM HS-20...

  • Page 36: Rebuilding Folders

    AES31 file selection, take selection or playlist selection the AES31 file selection, take selection or playlist selection screen. Then, press the FILE LIST key again to open the screen. Then, press the FILE LIST key again to open the folder selection screen. folder selection screen. TASCAM HS-20...

  • Page 37: Moving Between File List Screens

    When deleting is complete, the pop-up window will disappear. In take CAUTION mode When you delete a folder, all timeline data, takes and playlists in that folder are also deleted. Take selection screen In playlist mode Playlist selection screen TASCAM HS-20...

  • Page 38: Overview Of Operation Modes

    In timeline mode, two tracks can be recorded and played back. Marks can also be edited. o Using a TASCAM RC-HS20PD or other remote controller, o Take mode flash start playback is possible (five pages of 20 keys each).

  • Page 39: Timeline Mode

    43 and create an AES31 editing information file for the frequency different from the current one, follow the proce- desired sampling frequency. dures in “Creating new AES31 editing information” on page 43 and create an AES31 editing information file for the desired sampling frequency. TASCAM HS-20...

  • Page 40: Other Recording Settings

    REC key will also start recording. 4. Touch the OK button. When loading completes, the Home Screen opens. Overwriting a recording During playback, pressing the PLAY key while pressing and holding the REC key will start recording from that point. TASCAM HS-20...

  • Page 41: Setting Input Monitoring

    (call point) and 5. Touch the OK button or press the DATA dial when a confir- put the unit in playback standby mode. mation pop-up message appears. TASCAM HS-20...

  • Page 42: Saving Aes31 Editing Information

    The file saved will be created in the current folder. 1. Press the HOME key on the front panel to open the Home screen. 2. Touch the AES31 file name button on the Home Screen to open the pull-down menu. TASCAM HS-20...

  • Page 43: Creating New Aes31 Editing Information

    7. When you have finished making settings, touch the CREATE AES31 button. 8. Touch the OK button or press the DATA dial when the confir- mation message appears on the pop-up window to create a new AES31 editing information file with the input name. TASCAM HS-20...

  • Page 44: Editing Aes31 File Names

    5. Touch the Enter button or press the DATA dial on the AES31 NAME screen. NOTE If the entered file name already exists, "This name already exists" appears in a pop-up window. Touch the CLOSE button to return to the AES31 NAME screen, and enter another name. TASCAM HS-20...

  • Page 45: Editing The Timeline

    NOTE Repeated recordings or editing may greatly consume the memory used in managing regions or editing history. In this case, "Cannot Edit. System limit reached. " appears in a pop-up message TASCAM HS-20...

  • Page 46: Setting The Editing End Point

    The IN ( ) mark and OUT mark ( ) are shown at the beginning and end of the region in the mark area. The range between the marks will be edited and is shown in light blue. TASCAM HS-20...

  • Page 47: Copying The Data In The Selection (Copy)

    6. Touch the Cut button on the pull-up menu. When cutting is complete, the Home Screen will open after a pop-up window is shown. In this case, the EDIT pull-up menu will remain open. In this case, the EDIT pull-up menu will remain open. TASCAM HS-20...

  • Page 48: Erasing The Data In The Selection (Erase)

    5. Touch the EDIT button to open the pull-up menu. 6. Touch the Erase button on the pull-up menu. When erasing is complete, the Home Screen will open after a pop-up window is shown. In this case, the EDIT pull-up menu will remain open. TASCAM HS-20...

  • Page 49: Inserting The Data Of The Copy Buffer At The Set Position (Insert)

    5. When insertion is complete, the Home Screen will open after a pop-up window is shown. In this case, the EDIT pull-up menu will remain open. NOTE If the top page of the BROWSE screen is not displayed, touch on the screen. The media selection screen appears. TASCAM HS-20...

  • Page 50: Inserting Silence At The Set Position (Insert Mute)

    8 When insertion is complete, the Home Screen will open after a pop-up window is shown and the EDIT pull-up menu is closed. In this case, the EDIT pull-up menu will remain open. TASCAM HS-20...

  • Page 51: Pasting The Copy Buffer Data At The Set Position (Paste)

    5. When pasting is complete, the Home Screen will open after a pop-up window is shown. NOTE In this case, the EDIT pull-up menu will remain open. If the top page of the BROWSE screen is not displayed, touch on the screen. The media selection screen appears. TASCAM HS-20...

  • Page 52: Setting Fades For The Designated Region (Fade In/Fadeout)

    RENAME button, or touch the CANCEL button to cancel. In this case, the Fade/Level pull-up menu will remain open. 8. When pasting is complete, the Home Screen will open after a pop-up window is shown and the EDIT pull-up menu is closed. TASCAM HS-20...

  • Page 53: Removing Set Fades (Remove Fade In/Remove Fadeout)

    6 When the level knob is displayed above the Level button, use the DATA dial to set playback level. Setting range −∞, −120dB to +10.0dB 7. Touch the Level button again to hide the level knob. (The set playback level will be saved.) TASCAM HS-20...

  • Page 54: Undoing The Previous Edit (Undo)

    • Turning off the unit • Turning off the unit • Loading a folder • Loading a folder • Loading AES31 editing information • Loading AES31 editing information • Changing the operation mode • Changing the operation mode TASCAM HS-20...

  • Page 55: Bouncing

    Bouncing the interval 8. Touch the Bounce I/O button to open a pull-up menu. 9. Touch the BOUNCE button on the pull-up menu to open the BOUNCE NAME screen where you can input the bounce file name. TASCAM HS-20...

  • Page 56: Take Mode

    The selected items have a light blue background. When creation of the folder completes, the Home Screen reopens. For details, see “FILE FORMAT page” on page 79. For details about folder operations, see “Folder operations” on page 35. TASCAM HS-20...

  • Page 57: Other Recording Settings

    When in recording standby, the parallel control signals folder. output are high for TALLY_RECORD and low for TALLY_ 3. Select the take that you want to load. PAUSE. When in recording standby, the REC and PAUSE keys on the front panel will be lit. TASCAM HS-20...

  • Page 58: Setting Input Monitoring

    (call point) and put the unit in playback standby mode. Using the flash start function in take mode Using a TASCAM RC-HS20PD (sold separately) or other remote controller, flash start playback is possible. For details, see “Flash start function” on page 109.

  • Page 59: Take Operations

    5. Touch the EDIT TC button in the pull-up menu to open the TAKE TC screen. 6. On the TAKE T/C screen, use the FRAME EDIT button to set whether or not to input the frame value. TASCAM HS-20...

  • Page 60: Uploading Takes To An Ftp Server

    When deleting completes, the pop-up window will disappear. CAUTION You can delete a take already in use in the timeline mode or playlist mode. If you delete such a folder/file, an error pop-up appears when you attempt to play the corresponding region/entry. TASCAM HS-20...

  • Page 61: Sorting Takes

    When you have selected multiple takes, you cannot select the EDIT NAME button on the pull-up menu. 4. Input the take name. Follow the procedures “Editing the name of a folder in the root directory” on page 33. TASCAM HS-20...

  • Page 62: Dividing A Take

    STOP or EXIT/CANCEL key. If the file name given after division already exists and a take cannot be divided, the "Cannot Divide." message appears. 5. When dividing is complete, the Home Screen will open after a pop-up window is shown. TASCAM HS-20...

  • Page 63: Combining Takes

    Touch the OK button or press the ENTER key to combine the takes. Touch the CANCEL button or press the EXIT/CANCEL key to stop the repeat playback and reopen the take selection screen. TASCAM HS-20...

  • Page 64: Undoing The Previous Take Edit (Undo)

    • The take mode edit history will be erased by the following • Turning this unit off actions. • Loading a folder • Turning this unit off • Changing the operation mode • Loading a folder • Recording • Changing the operation mode • Recording TASCAM HS-20...

  • Page 65: Playlist Mode

    4. Touch the LOAD button in the pull-up menu. NOTE You can also press the e button for a folder to load it. If it is not the current folder, a pop-up window appears confirming that you want to load it. Touch the OK button. TASCAM HS-20...

  • Page 66: Changing A Playlist Name Later

    33. 6. Touch the Enter button on the PLAYLIST NAME screen or press the DATA dial to confirm the playlist name and return to the playlist selection screen. TASCAM HS-20...

  • Page 67: Loading Playlists

    5. Touch the OK button or press the DATA dial when a confir- mation pop-up message appears. During deletion, a progress bar is displayed in a pop-up window. When deletion completes, the pop-up disappears. After loading completes, the Home Screen opens. TASCAM HS-20...

  • Page 68: Editing A Playlist (Adding, Clearing And Editing Entries)

    START TC/LENGTH button item shown in white is currently shown. MULTI SELECT button Touch to enable the selection of multiple entries. MENU button Touch to open a pull-up menu where you can select REBUILD, CLEAR, ADJUST, SAVE and SAVE AS. TASCAM HS-20...

  • Page 69: Assign File Screen

    Current folder name button This shows the name of the folder that is shown in the current take list display area. Touch this button to show the folder list in the take list display area. TASCAM HS-20...

  • Page 70: Assigning A Take To An Entry

    5. In the key assign button list on the left, select the one to which you want to assign a take. The selected button appears light blue. NOTE If you select a button that already has an entry assigned to it, the corresponding take appears yellow in the take list. TASCAM HS-20...

  • Page 71: Clearing Entry Assignments

    Input the title name. Follow the procedures “Editing the name of a folder in the root directory” on page 33. 4. Touch the Enter button on the EDIT TITLE screen or press the DATA dial to change the entry title. TASCAM HS-20...

  • Page 72: Editing The Playback Starting And Ending Points

    CURRENT b button to input that value here. • You can also use a connected keyboard to edit values on the EDIT START POINT and EDIT END POINT screens. Press the keyboard’s ESC key to clear all the values. TASCAM HS-20...

  • Page 73: Editing The Playback Starting Time

    To input a specific unit, touch it to make its background yellow, and then use the number buttons or the DATA dial to enter two digits at a time. o Touch the CURRENT b button to copy the current timecode time to the input value. TASCAM HS-20...

  • Page 74: Editing Fade-In/Fade-Out Length And Level

    • The playback level is shown by a solid red line. o The audio is played back with fade in/out and level adjust- • The reference level (0 dB) is shown by a dotted orange line. ments applied. TASCAM HS-20...

  • Page 75: Saving Playlists

    ENTRY list screen You can also name and save a playlist by touching the MENU button on the ASSIGN file or ENTRY list screen to open a pull-up menu, and touch the SAVE AS button. ASSIGN File Screen TASCAM HS-20...

  • Page 76: Playback In Playlist Mode

    Using the flash start function in playlist mode Playlist selection screen pull-up Using a TASCAM RC-HS20PD (sold separately) or other remote 4. Touch the LOAD button in the pull-up menu to load the controller, flash start playback is possible. playlist. A confirmation pop-up window will appear.

  • Page 77: 10 - Internal Settings

    (RecLimit is shown on the media remaining space button.) *2 Conditions that make mirror recording unavailable o Remaining space on the mirror media is insufficient. (If the remaining space on the current media is exhausted, mirror recording is also impossible.1) TASCAM HS-20...
  • Page 78 Various messages o If the REC Mode setting is changed to Mirror when Mirror is unavailable, the following messages are shown. 1 One of the media cannot be recorded to 2 The CF card is not compatible with UDMA TASCAM HS-20...

  • Page 79: File Format Page

    Touch the OK button. Touch the OK button again when the confirmation pop-up message appears to delete all files that have already been uploaded to an FTP server. If there are no uploaded files, the following pop-up window appears: “There are no uploaded takes to delete. ” TASCAM HS-20...

  • Page 80: Options Page

    Marks can be added automatically at the pre-record start, recording start and recording end points. Turn this function ON or OFF. (Default: OFF) NOTE An "audio over" occurs when the level exceeds the maximum level (full scale) minus the value set by the user. TASCAM HS-20...

  • Page 81: Control Page

    PLAY key on the front of the unit, WORD/VIDEO IN connector. the PLAY key, flash start keys and fader start function of the TASCAM RC-HS20PD remote control (sold separately), VIDEO button: and play and flash start commands from external control Synchronize with the video clock input through the (RS-232C, RS-422, parallel, keyboard).

  • Page 82: Sync Page

    The top line shows the current timecode generator time. TC Chase can also be turned ON and OFF by pressing the The bottom line shows the user bits (UB). SHIFT and CALL keys at the same time. TC Rechase TASCAM HS-20...

  • Page 83: Setup Page

    After the input timecode is captured once, the unit starts free run mode. TIME OF DAY button: If you conduct any of the following operations, the time will be captured from the internal clock and free run mode will start. TASCAM HS-20...

  • Page 84: I/O Page

    Change Now. Fixed in current mode” warning appears in a pop-up window. RC-HS20PD ONLINE KEY RECORD This sets whether or not the ONLINE key of a TASCAM RC-HS20PD remote controller (sold separately) can be used for recording operations. Setting buttons: Disable (default), Enable NOTE When this is set to “Enable”...

  • Page 85: Parallel Page

    Set the function of PARALLEL connector pin 18 (AUX2) Set the stop bit with these buttons. (default: MARK SKIP–). Setting buttons (bits) 1 (default) and 2 o AUX3 Function: Set the function of PARALLEL connector pin 19 (AUX3) (default: MARK). TASCAM HS-20...

  • Page 86: Network Page

    STATIC: Set the DNS server IP Address manually. (default value) DNS Address When DNS setup is set to STATIC, this shows the DNS server IP address. Touch it to open a setting screen. Default: 0. 0. 0. 0. TASCAM HS-20...

  • Page 87: Ftp Page

    A pop-up message with the result will be shown. Auto Upload Mode Set whether or not files that have completed recording are automatically uploaded to the FTP server. o Disable (default): Files will not upload automatically. o Enable: Files will upload automatically. TASCAM HS-20...

  • Page 88: Network Functions (Ftp Server/Telnet/Vnc)

    • Be sure to set the maximum simultaneous transfer number of the FTP client application to "1" for best network perfor- mance. • Consult with TASCAM Customer Support for details on FTP client applications that have been tested with this unit. o Settings necessary to connect via FTP The settings necessary to connect by FTP with this unit are as follows.
  • Page 89 NETWORK page on the REMOTE SETUP screen. o When rebuilding is necessary, a V mark is shown on the • Please consult with TASCAM Customer Support for the following buttons. Telnet command protocol of this unit.

  • Page 90: Audio Signal Input And Output Settings (Audio I/O)

    REMOTE SETUP screen while a VNC connection is active, it will be disconnected. METER buttons • Please consult with TASCAM Customer Support for infor- Use these buttons to set whether the meter shows the mation about VNC viewer applications that have been position before or after the fader.

  • Page 91: Level Meter Settings (Meter Setup)

    Settings: 0 sec, 1 sec, 2 sec (default) and inf (hold forever). Release Time Use this to set the release time. Touch this knob and use the DATA dial to adjust the time. Settings: Slow, Normal (default) and Fast TASCAM HS-20...

  • Page 92: Analog Ref Lvl Adjust Page

    Load Factory Preset Touch the Load button to load Factory Preset data (the setting values when shipped from the factory). TC Chase Backup Use to set whether or not the TC Chase setting is backed up. TASCAM HS-20...

  • Page 93: Daylight Saving Time Setup Screen

    Internet time server. Daylight Saving Mode STATUS Set whether or not the HS-20 follows Daylight Saving Time changes. This shows the current status of the system in regards to SNTP. o Disable (default): The HS-20 does not follow DST changes.

  • Page 94: Version Information (Version Info)

    Clock Update Timing Touch the bottom center of the screen to show internal device data and the version of any TASCAM RC-HS20PD remote Set the timing with which the internal clock retrieves the controller (sold separately) connected to the unit.

  • Page 95: Viewing And Working With Folders And Files (Browse)

    • Touch the button to move to the current folder in the current media. • The icon appears with a "C" and is highlighted yellow for the current folder in the current media. TASCAM HS-20...

  • Page 96: Copying A Folder/File

    File size o Sampling frequency o Bit length/number of channels o Length/START T/C 5. Touch the COPY button on the pull-up menu to change to the copy destination folder selection screen. 6. Move to the copy destination folder. TASCAM HS-20...
  • Page 97 To cancel copying or change the copy destination, touch the CANCEL button. NOTE If the folder/file name already exists in the copy destination, "Cannot Copy Folder" or "Cannot Copy File" appears in a pop-up window. To change the folder/file name, touch the RENAME button. TASCAM HS-20...

  • Page 98: Deleting A Folder/File

    The selected folder/file is highlighted in yellow. CAUTION You even can delete a folder, file or management file already in use in timeline or playlist mode. If you delete such a folder/file, an error pop-up appears when you attempt to play the corresponding region/entry. TASCAM HS-20...

  • Page 99: Managing Media (Media Manage)

    SDwUSB/CFwUSB This copies all contents from the o Bottom line: This shows the time that the event is selected card to the USB flash drive. scheduled. USBwSD/USBwCF This copies all contents from the USB flash drive to the selected card. TASCAM HS-20...
  • Page 100 Press this button to activate a mode that allows the selection same name as a file in the current folder, it will overwrite of multiple events. that file. • If the time of a delete & download timer event arrives during recording/playback, recording/playback will continue TASCAM HS-20...

  • Page 101: Timer Event Setup Screen

    The month area can also be set to all months by selecting Event Repeat (Interval Time) fields "***" which appears between "Dec" and "Jan" in order. Use these to set the the interval between repeat event execution (hours and minutes). TASCAM HS-20...

  • Page 102: Playback File Selection Screen

    Mode section. The Time is always the SELECT button start time. When a filename is selected, touch the SELECT (¸) button to set the selected file as the playback file, and return to the Timer Event Setup screen TASCAM HS-20...
  • Page 103 If you press the SELECT (¸) button without selecting anything, the currently shown folder path will be set for download, and the Timer Event Setup screen will reopen Path name input screen On this screen, you can input the characters of path names for download. TASCAM HS-20...

  • Page 104: Operation Mode Selection (Operation Mode)

    The “/” button only appears when inputting FTP path The take mode becomes active and the Home Screen reopens. names. PLAYLIST MODE When shifted, it becomes the “:” input button. The playlist mode becomes active and the Home Screen reopens. TASCAM HS-20...

  • Page 105: 11 - Mark And Locate Functions

    • If a mark is triggered using parallel control, a mark is added You can also scroll through the mark list one line at a time in the same manner as if the MARK key had been pushed. using the DATA dial. TASCAM HS-20...

  • Page 106: Locating To Marks

    Mark list information screen 1. Select the mark that you want to delete on the MARK LIST screen. Deleting marks using the mark list information screen MARK LIST screen 2. Touch the DELETE button on the MARK LIST screen. TASCAM HS-20...

  • Page 107: Editing Mark Positions

    Touch the CLEAR button to clear all input values. This can also be input using a connected keyboard. Press the keyboard’s Enter key to confirm a setting and its ESC key to clear all the values. TASCAM HS-20...

  • Page 108: Manual Locate Function

    Home Screen. Touch the CLEAR button to clear all input values. This can also be input using a connected keyboard. Press the keyboard’s Enter key to confirm a setting and its ESC key to clear all the values. TASCAM HS-20...

  • Page 109: 12 - Other Functions

    Playlist name(See “Creating a new playlist” on page 65 and “Saving playlists” on page 75.) o Names of AES31 files(See “Creating new AES31 editing information” on page 43.) o Playlist entry titles(See “Editing entry titles” on page 71.) o Bounce file names(See “Bouncing” on page 55.) TASCAM HS-20...

  • Page 110: List Of Keyboard Operations

    FLASH 6 CTRL + F7 key FLASH 7 CTRL + F8 key FLASH 8 CTRL + F9 key FLASH 9 CTRL + F10 key FLASH 10 CTRL + F11 key FLASH 11 CTRL + F12 key FLASH 12 TASCAM HS-20...

  • Page 111: 13 - Operation With Timecode Synchronization

    On the SYNC page of the SYNC T/C screen, set TC Chase to OFF. o After doing this, playback and other unit operations continue. The CHASE indicator on the Home Screen is replaced with the TC indicator. TASCAM HS-20...

  • Page 112: 14 - Loading Files Recorded On Another Device

    Using imported files on this unit requirements. In addition, files created by other TASCAM HS series units can be 1. Insert the media with the copied files into this unit’s card played back as is if they meet the following conditions: slot.

  • Page 113: 15 - Troubleshooting

    Reconfirm the connections of your monitoring system. Check the amplifier volume. o When using a TASCAM RC-HS20PD remote controller (sold separately), confirm that the fader is not lowered. o If you cannot hear the input signal, turn input monitoring o If you cannot hear the playback sound, turn input monitoring OFF.

  • Page 114: 16 - Messages

    "ssssssss" ssssssss: folder name TAKES: n n: number of takes Fs: f Shows information about folder f: recording sampling frequency TOTAL SIZE: u u: space used TOTAL TIME: t t: total time of all takes TASCAM HS-20...
  • Page 115 Mark point already exists at You cannot create a mark at the same time as another mark. the same timestamp. Cannot create new folder. The media does not have enough space, so you cannot create a new folder. Media Full. TASCAM HS-20...
  • Page 116 You cannot create more than 99 marks. Mark limit reached. Cannot turn Fs convert On. You tried to turn the sampling rate converter on for the digital D–In is already input that is already selected as the master clock. Master Clock. TASCAM HS-20...
  • Page 117 The playlist is being deleted. Deleting Folder ... The folder is being deleted. Deleting File ... The file is being deleted. Deleting Take ... The take is being deleted. The uploaded file is being deleted. Deleting Uploaded File ... TASCAM HS-20...
  • Page 118 The File List screen cannot be opened when recording. while Recording Failed to export the folder. Folder Export failed FTP Connection Test. An FTP connection test is being conducted. FTP Transfer Started. Press to start FTP transfer. --- FORMAT --- Formatting has completed. Completed TASCAM HS-20...
  • Page 119 255 characters because Path Name is too long. the lengths of folder names have been increased using a computer. Operation Failed. Unmatched Fs. The sampling frequency does not match. TASCAM HS-20...
  • Page 120 This will rebuild all folders. This message appears when you operate a file on this unit via FTP or Rebuild changed Directory? This will rebuild the changed directory. on the BROWSE screen, and then touch the REBUILD button with the B mark. TASCAM HS-20...
  • Page 121 Select a position where you want to paste a file between the file T/C position and current position. [File T/C][Current Position] Sort all takes? Sort all the takes. Take Copy failed. Failed to copy the take. Take Delete failed. Failed to delete the take. TASCAM HS-20...
  • Page 122 Upload N selected take(s) This will upload the selected takes to the FTP server. n: number of takes to FTP server? Recording information is being written when recording has Writing System File ... stopped. TASCAM HS-20...

  • Page 123: 17 - Specifications

    +24 dBu (12.3 Vrms) (D.Ref: −20 dBFS, A.Input: +4 dBu) Formats: AES3-2003/IEC60958-4 (AES/EBU) IEC60958-3 (S/PDIF) D. Ref: Digital Ref. Level setting Supported sampling frequencies: A. Input: Analog Input Ref. Level 44.1/48/88.2/96/176.4/192kHz (Single/Double/Quad) When SRC is ON, the receivable range is 32–192 kHz. TASCAM HS-20...

  • Page 124: Control Input/Output Ratings

    Includes switch for enabling termination Input frequencies (WORD): 44.1/48/88.2/96/176.4/192 kHz Input signal (VIDEO): 24/25/29.97/30 Frame (NTSC/PAL Black burst, HDTV Tri–Level) WORD/VIDEO THRU/OUT Connector: BNC Signal voltage amplitude: 5V TTL equivalent Output impedance: 75 Ω ±10% Output frequency (WORD): TASCAM HS-20...

  • Page 125: Audio Performance

    4.7 kg Distortion Operating temperature range ANALOG IN to ANALOG OUT: 0.005% or less (JEITA) (recording and playback) 5–35ºC S/N ratio ANALOG IN to ANALOG OUT: 100 dB or more (JEITA) (recording and playback) Dimensional drawings 432.2mm 482.6mm 465mm TASCAM HS-20...

  • Page 126: Block Diagram

    17 – Specifications Block diagram TASCAM HS-20...
  • Page 127 Ce produit est sujet aux réglementations concernant la garantie légale dans le pays d’achat. En cas de défaut ou de problème, veuillez Your unit must be serviced by an authorized TASCAM service station in Except as specified below, this warranty covers all defects in materials contacter le revendeur chez qui vous avez acheté...
  • Page 128 ✂ WARRANTY Model/Modèle/Modell Owner’s name/Nom du possesseur/Name des Eigentümers Modello/Modelo/型号 Nome del proprietario/Nombre del propietario/顾客姓名 HS-20 Serial No./No de Série/Seriennummer Address/Adresse/Adresse Numero di serie/Número de serie/序列号 Indirizzo/Dirección/顾客地址 Date of purchase/Date de l’achat/Datum des Kaufs Dealer’s name/Nom du détaillant/Name des Händlers Data dell’acquisto/Fecha de compra/购买日期...

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