Tascam DR-100 mark-III Quick Start Manual

Fall 2024
All page numbers refer to
1. Insert your SD card.
2. Turn on the Tascam recorder (p. 16): first check that the Phantom Power switch is
the Tascam on; press and hold the
3. Format your SD card for each new project/SD card:
back up all content from your SD before this step
Press MENU, then find SYSTEM and scroll down to MEDIA FORMAT
and choose QUICK
4. Set battery options
(p. 14)
built-in Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion) battery, chargeable with an AC Adaptor or connected to a
USB-C cable and 2) insertable alkali AA batteries. One serves as back up, while the
other (priority) option is the default.
in MENU, find POWER/DISPLAY, then BATTERY, and set
to either Li-Ion, or
4. Set up to record (p. 21):
problems recording with the mic
Press MENU, then under REC SETTING,
find FORMAT, then choose
then find SAMPLE, and choose
and check that FILE TYPE is
channel your XLR + mic is plugged into (MONO-L for the left side, and MONO-R for the right) *MONO will duplicate tracks on the
left and right channel. There are reasons in the future you may want to set input settings to STEREO (which will split the tracks onto
separate channels).
Find the INPUT LEVEL (p. 20) switch on the front of your Tascam
depending on which channel your XLR + mic is plugged into
into the left channel)
In MENU, under I/O SETTING, set A/D Filter to
Still under I/O SETTING, find SOURCE, choose either (p. 21):
MIC
• - selects your external microphone (for any microphones connected to the XLR inputs)
•OMNI MIC - selects the built-in omni-directional microphone*
•UNI MIC - selects the built-in directional microphone*
September 2024, Gisell Calderon
Tascam DR-100 mark-III
Tascam's Owner's Manual
Never insert or remove an SD card while the device is powered on
power button.
(p 43).
:
Tascams operate with two types of batteries: 1) the
AA also check that AA TYPE is set to
double-check these settings before shooting to avoid
WAV(BWF) 24 bit
48.0 kHz
MONO-L or
Quick Start Guide
for the DR-100 mark III
formatting will erase everything on the SD card; be sure to
PRIORITY
ALKALI
MONO-R
, depending on which
( shown to the right);
(the Tascam tends to work better when the XLR is plugged
FIR1 (p. 24).
→
(p 15).
OFF before turning
set it to L or R,