Preparation; Powering The Unit; Turning The Unit On; Setting The Built-In Clock - Tascam DR-70D Owner's Manual

2 Elapsed time
This shows the elapsed time (hours: minutes:
seconds) of the current file.
3 Monitoring mode
This shows what audio is now being monitored.
Indicator Meaning
MIX Mix of channels 1-4
IN jack sound input
CAM
Auto tone function status
4
No icon: Auto tone off
: Auto tone on
5 Power supply status
When a battery is being used, a battery icon
shows the amount of power remaining with 10
levels ( ).
e e
The battery is almost dead and the power will
soon turn off (enter standby) if the
appears empty and blinks.
When using the PS-P515U AC adapter (sold
separately) or USB bus power,
Level meters
6
These show the levels of the input and playback
signals.
Recording status
7
: Recording off
: Recording on
Project name
8
This shows the name of the project playing
back.
A project is a group of files used for recording/
playback.
10
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9 Remaining time
This shows the elapsed time (hours: minutes:
seconds) of the current file.
0 HOLD/
: HOLD switch off
: HOLD switch on
Peak value in decibels (dB)
q
The maximum level that occurs in a fixed period
of time is displayed in decibels.

Preparation

Powering the unit

8 Using AA batteries
Open the front cover on the front of the unit.
1.
Pull the lever on the battery compartment
2.
icon
cover down to open it.
Install 4 AA batteries with their ¥ and ^
3.
marks as shown in the battery compartment .
appears.
Close the battery compartment cover.
4.
•
Use the
BATTERY TYPE
menu to set the type of battery in order to allow
switch status
item of the
OTHERS
the unit to accurately show the amount of power
remaining and determine whether enough power
is available for proper operation. (By default, this is
set to "ALKAL" for alkaline batteries.)

Turning the unit on.

To start the unit when off (in standby), slide the
HOLD/
switch toward until
(start-up screen) appears on the display.
DR-70D
The Home Screen appears after the unit starts up.

Setting the built-in clock

When the unit is started up for the first time (or when
the built-in clock is reset after being left unused
without batteries), the
DATE/ TIME
before the start-up screen to allow the date and time
to be set.
TASCAM
screen appears