Tascam Dr-; Manually Adjusting Input Level - Tascam DR-40 Reference Manual

4 – Recording
Manually adjusting the input level
The following procedures explain how to use the Record
Screen to set the levels.
CAUTION
Manual adjustment cannot be performed when the automatic
level control mode is selected as a level control function
( appears to the right of the elapsed time on the
recording screen). To enable manual input level adjustment,
select OFF or other mode in the level control setting screen.
(See "Using the Level Control Function" on page 42.)
1 Press the RECORD [0] button to begin recording
standby.
The record indicator flashes red and the recording screen
appears.
2 Adjust the input level using the INPUT LEVEL + or –
button on the left side panel.
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When you press the INPUT LEVEL + or – button, a pull-up
menu screen appears to indicate the input level setting.
The PEAK indicator to the right of the display lights red
when the input level is too high.
A b mark is provided at –12 dB on the level meters. Set
the input level so that the indicator bars move to and fro
with this mark at about the center without causing the
PEAK indicator to light red when the loudest sounds occur.
NOTE
• The INPUT LEVEL setting pull-up menu that opens when
you press an INPUT LEVEL (+/−) button on the left side of
the unit will appear according to the input source. One of
the following four labels will appear.
INT MIC LVL: Built-in mic level
EXT IN LVL: EXT IN level
EXT Lch LVL: EXT IN left channel level
EXT Rch LVL: EXT IN right channel level
• If the input selection (SOURCE or EXT IN) on the REC MODE
screen is set to EXT INDEP., use the following buttons to
switch between EXT Lch LVL and EXT Rch LVL.