Rear Panel; Home Screen - Tascam 16 Owner's Manual

2 - Names and Functions of Parts

Rear panel

L USB port
This is a B-type USB port. Use a USB cable (Type-A to Type-B)
to connect the unit to a computer. (See "Connecting with a
Computer" on page 51)
ATTENTION
The unit should be connected directly to the computer, not
through a USB hub. Moreover, noise could be picked up if the
cable is too long.
: AC IN connector
Connect the included power cord here.

Home Screen

When the Meter Screen is open, press the MENU button to open
the Home Screen.
1 Repeat playback status
An icon appears when the repeat playback function is on.
(See "Repeat playback function" on page 42)
2 Song format
This shows the current song file format.
44.1 kHz, 16 bit
44.1 kHz, 24 bit
48 kHz, 16 bit
48 kHz, 24 bit
NOTE
If no song is loaded, the operation format of the unit will be
shown like or .
3 Automatic punch in/out function on/off status
The icon appears when the automatic punch in/out
function is on. (See "Automatic punch in/out function" on
page 43)
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Z POWER switch
Press to turn the unit on and off.
V CAUTION
Before turning the unit on, lower the volumes of connected
equipment to their minimum levels.
Failure to do so might cause sudden loud noises, which could
harm your hearing or result in other trouble.
NOTE
Do not do this when the unit is operating (including
recording, playing back or writing data to an SD card). Doing
so could cause proper recording to fail and recorded data to
be lost.
4 SD card present status
When an SD card is loaded, the
When an SD card is protected, the
Since system files cannot be updated when the
appears, automatic punch in/out settings will not be retained
and previously loaded songs will not be loaded when the
unit is turned on again.
5 USB connection status
During USB connection, the
6 Song name
This shows the name of the current song.
If a song is protected, an
(See "Protecting/unprotecting songs" on page 36)
If a song has unsaved marks, an
file name. (See "Adding marks" on page 47)
7 Transport status
This icon shows the recorder operation status.
Indicator Meaning
Stopped at the beginning of the file
8
Paused
9
Recording
0
Playback
7
8 Playback position
The current playback position is shown by a bar.
icon appears.
icon appears.
icon
icon appears.
icon appears before the file name.
icon appears before the