Table Of Contents - Tascam HS-4000 Owner's Manual

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ................... 2
1 − Introduction..................................................... 8
Features..................................................................................... 8
Included items ........................................................................ 8
Conventions used in this manual ..................................... 8
Intellectual property rights................................................. 9
Precautions for placement and use ................................. 9
Beware of condensation...................................................... 9
Cleaning the unit.................................................................... 9
Cleaning the display....................................................................... 9
About CF cards........................................................................ 9
Precautions for use ......................................................................... 9
Media that has been confirmed for use with this unit....... 9
2 − Names and functions of parts....................... 10
Front panel ............................................................................. 10
Rear panel............................................................................... 12
PARALLEL connector....................................................................14
RS-232C connector ......................................................................14
RS-422 connector.........................................................................14
Home Screen ......................................................................... 15
In timeline mode ...........................................................................15
In take mode or single playlist mode.....................................18
In dual playlist mode....................................................................19
3 − Preparation .................................................... 21
Inserting and removing CF cards.................................... 21
Inserting CF cards..........................................................................21
Removing CF cards .......................................................................21
Security screws ..................................................................... 21
About the display................................................................. 22
Adjusting the display angle.......................................................22
Adjusting display and indicator brightness.........................22
Cautions related to display use................................................22
Turning the power ON and OFF ...................................... 23
Setting the time of the built-in clock............................. 23
Lock function......................................................................... 24
Recording times.................................................................... 25
4 - Basic operation .............................................. 26
CF card preparation............................................................. 26
CF card selection ...........................................................................26
Formatting a CF card....................................................................27
Creating a new project................................................................28
Setting the master clock.................................................... 28
Setting inputs and outputs............................................... 29
Setting the inputs .........................................................................29
Setting reference levels...............................................................29
Connecting headphones............................................................30
Online function..................................................................... 30
Recording operation limitations..................................... 30
5 - Projects........................................................... 31
Project organization............................................................31
File formats.............................................................................31
Monophonic and polyphonic modes....................................31
Folders where files are saved in mono mode .....................31
PROJECT screen ....................................................................32
Project selection screen..............................................................32
Session selection screen.............................................................32
AES31 file selection screen ........................................................33
Take selection screen...................................................................33
Playlist selection screen..............................................................33
Project operations................................................................34
Creating new projects .................................................................34
Editing the project name ...........................................................35
Changing a project name later ................................................35
Editing the name of the first session .....................................35
Loading projects ...........................................................................35
Rebuilding projects......................................................................36
Erasing a project............................................................................36
Session operations...............................................................37
Creating new sessions.................................................................37
Loading sessions ...........................................................................37
Rebuilding sessions......................................................................38
Copying sessions...........................................................................38
Erasing sessions.............................................................................39
Switching project screens .................................................39
6 - Overview of operation modes ...................... 40
Timeline mode functions...................................................40
Take mode functions...........................................................40
Playlist mode functions......................................................40
Single mode....................................................................................40
Dual mode.......................................................................................40
Selecting the operation mode.........................................41
7 - Timeline mode ............................................... 42
Preparing to record..............................................................42
Basic preparations ........................................................................42
Creating a new project................................................................42
Creating new sessions.................................................................42
Arming tracks for recording ......................................................43
Recording mode settings...........................................................43
Setting the file format .................................................................43
Other recording settings............................................................43
Making a recording..............................................................44
Locate to the recording start position...................................44
Recording.........................................................................................44
Stopping recording ......................................................................44
Retaking a recording ...................................................................44
Playback in timeline mode................................................45
Project/session selection............................................................45
Setting input monitoring...........................................................45
Setting the online function .......................................................45
Locate to the playback start position ....................................45
Playback control in timeline mode.........................................45
Using the call function ................................................................45
BWF-J cue point............................................................................45
Importing and exporting AES31 editing information
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