Monitor Section; Lcd Display Section; Access Indicator Section; Utility Section - Tascam 2488neo Owner's Manual

Tascam 2488neo digital portastudio owner's manual
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3 − Names and functions of the 2488neo

Monitor Section

These controls adjust the output signal sent to the
output jack on the front panel and the
PHONES
OUTPUT
jack on the rear panel. See "Monitoring" on page
36 for details.
MONITOR LEVEL knob
u
Adjusts the level of the output signal.
MONITOR SOURCE (MONO) key/indicator
i
Pressing this key cycles through the monitor sources.
The indicator lights next to the selected monitor source
(
STEREO
,
SUB MIX
,
TO EFF LOOP
Pressing this key with the SHIFT indicator lit selects

LCD display section

LCD display
a
The display shows various information and setting
screens for the operation of the 2488neo.

Access indicator section

MIDI indicator
d
This indicator lights when MIDI messages are received
the
jack.
MIDI IN

Utility section

These keys are used to access specific utility screens.
SCENE (NULL) key
g
Opens the SCENE LIBRARY screen (see "Scene
memories" on page 37).
With the SHIFT indicator lit, opens the FADER NULL
screen (see "Fader matching" on page 37).
EDIT TRK (VIRT TRK) key
h
Opens the TRACK EDIT screen (see "About track edit-
ing" on page 58).
With the
SHIFT
indicator lit, opens the VIRTUAL
TRACK ASSIGN screen (see "Virtual tracks" on
page 66).
UNDO (REDO) key
j
Opens the UNDO/REDO screen. Opens the same

Screen operation section

This section is used to operate the various menus and other
screens that appear on the display. The
also used for transport jog operation (see "Some general
notes on using the 2488neo" on page 15).
JOG/DATA dial
;
Use the dial to choose items on menu screens and
change the values of items on other screens.
When the home screen is open, use the dial to jog the
playback position (see "Jog positioning" page 48).
MONITOR
o
p
,
EFF SEND 1/2
).
s
f
k
l
z
dial is
JOG/DATA
x
c
mono monitoring (the monitor source indicator flashes).
Press the unshifted
MONITOR SOURCE
again to return to stereo monitoring.
MUTE key
This key mutes and unmutes the MONITOR OUT
signal without affecting the headphone output.
RECORD SOURCE MONITOR key
This key selects whether the input source signal is
monitored before or after it has passed through the track
mixer (see "Record source monitoring" on page 36).
Contrast adjustment knob
This knob adjusts the display contrast.
HD indicator
This indicator lights when data is being read from or
written to the internal hard disk.
screen with the SHIFT indicator lit, but the selected
item will be different (see "UNDO and REDO" on
page 64).
MENU (TITLE) key
Opens the main MENU screen (see "Menu screen" on
page 14).
Press this key with the SHIFT indicator lit to edit the
names of scenes, songs, marks, virtual tracks, effect
settings and other items.
HOME key
Opens the home screen that shows track levels and
other information related to recording. Press this key
with the SHIFT indicator lit to clear the peak meter's
held peak value (when KEEP mode is active).
Cursor keys
Move the on-screen cursor.
YES/ENTER key
Use this key to execute functions, to enter a deeper
menu layer, and to answer "YES" to questions.
NO/EXIT key
Use this key to prevent execution of a function, to
return to the previous menu layer, and to answer "NO"
to questions.
(
) key
MONO
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