Starting Recording Automatically (Auto Rec); Setting The Automatic Recording Function; Recording Using The Automatic Recording Function; Using Mark Functions - Tascam SD-20M Owner's Manual

4 – Recording
Starting recording automatically
(AUTO REC)
When the automatic recording function is on, the unit responds
to input sound levels to start and pause recording and creates
new files.

Setting the automatic recording function

1. Select the item on the
AUTO REC
(See "Opening the REC SETTING screen" on page 19.)
2. Turn the automatic recording function on or off.
Options: (default),
OFF ON
3. Select the item on the
THRESHOLD
and set the automatic recording starting level, which is the
level that the unit recognizes as an input signal.
Options: , (default),
–6dB –12dB
4. When finished, press the STOP/HOME [8] button to return
to the Home Screen.
Recording using the automatic recording
function
Press the RECORD [0] button to start recording standby.
• Recording starts automatically when the input signal
exceeds the level set with the
screen.
REC SETTING
• The unit pauses recording (resumes recording standby)
when the input signal level falls below the
more than 5 seconds. When the input signal level becomes
higher than the
THRESHOLD
starts.
Press the STOP/HOME [8] button to stop automatic recording.
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By using this in combination with the PRE REC function, you
can record events without losing the beginnings of sounds.
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REC SETTING
screen,
REC SETTING
,
–24dB –48dB
item on the
THRESHOLD
for
THRESHOLD
again, recording to a new file

Using mark functions

Adding marks manually to a recording

During recording or when recording is paused, press the MULTI
JOG dial to add a mark at that point manually.
The added mark number appears in a pull-up at the bottom of
the display.
NOTE
• The maximum number of marks that can be added to each
file is 99. The mark data is stored in the file.
• Marks added to BWF format WAV files by this unit during
recording are stored in the file. These marks can be used
when playing back the file using software or equipment that
supports the BWF format.

Adding marks automatically when recording

With the automatic mark function, after the input signal level
stays below the set
THRESHOLD
the unit adds a mark automatically when the input signal level
becomes higher than the
THRESHOLD
1. Select the item on the
AUTO MARK
(See "Opening the REC SETTING screen" on page 19.)
2. Set whether or not marks are added automatically during
recording.
Options: (default),
OFF ON
3. When finished, press the STOP/HOME [8] button to return
to the Home Screen.

Moving to a mark position

When stopped or during playback, use the m and ,
buttons to move between marks in the selected file.
You can use this function to identify points to create shortcuts to
the beginning of songs, for example.
NOTE
• You cannot move to a mark in a different file.
• If a write error occured during recording, a BOF Mark is
stored. The mark is named "BOF [01]" with an incrementing
number for reference.
level for more than 5 seconds,
again.
screen.
REC SETTING