Specifications - Tascam Porta02 MiniStudio Owner's Manual

The PAN controls don't work
Recorded sound is distorted
when recording
Recorded sound distorts on
playback.
Tape sounds muffled on play-
back
Pitch changes (wow and flutter)
A stereo tape recorded on
another machine sounds really
strange!
6 – Specifications
Recommended tape type
Track format
Head configuration
Motor type
Tape speed
Wow and flutter
Fast wind speed
Power requirements
Power consumption
Physical dimensions (w x h x d)
Weight (main unit)
MIC/LINE inputs (2 x 1/4" jacks)
Input level
Input impedance
If you're listening through headphones, is the Porta02's
switch pressed?
If you're listening through speakers, is there a
the amplifier which has been pressed?
When monitoring while recording, the sound will often be a little
different to when it is played back. A large amount of distortion
may be caused by recording at too high a level (shown by the meter
+6
indicator being lit all or most of the time). Adjust the
level and/or back off on the faders.
+6
If the meter indicator is not constantly lit, you may want to
reduce the headphone level; you may be driving the headphones
too hard.
Either the sound was recorded at too high a level, or the summed
level of all four tracks is too high. Try reducing the level of all
+6
tracks so that the meter
REC FUNCTION
back (set
torted, it was recorded at too high a level.
The heads are dirty. Clean them (see 1.2.4, "Cleaning the heads")
The capstan and pinch roller are dirty. Clean the capstan and pinch
roller (see 1.2.5, "Cleaning the pinch roller").
You're probably listening to tracks 1 and 2 forwards at the same
time as 3 and 4 backwards. Turn down the
trols of tracks 3 and 4.
If the sound is unnaturally "bright", it's quite likely that the tape
was recorded on the other machine using noise reduction.
Compact cassette tape, CrO
C-90
4 tracks, 4 channels
1 x 4-track record/replay head (Permaloy)
1 x 4-track erase head (ferrite)
1 x DC motor (capstan and reel motor)
1 7/8 in./sec (4.76 cm/sec)
0.18%
Approx 120 seconds (C-60 tape)
USA/CANADA:
U.K./EUROPE:
AUSTRALIA:
7W, via the supplied PS-P2 AC adaptor
305 x 64 x 205 (mm), 12.0 x 2.5 x 8.1 (in.), maximum
height (including controls) 80 (mm), 3.1(in)
1.5kg (3.3lb)
TRIM
–50dBV, at maximum; –10dBV,
50k

6 Specifications

MONO
indicator is not constantly lit on play-
SAFE
to ). If one track only is dis-
OUTPUT LEVEL
(Type II, 70 s EQ), C-30 to
2
120V AC, 60Hz
230V AC, 50Hz
240V AC, 50Hz
TRIM
MONO
switch on
TRIM
con-
at minimum
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