Connecting And Setting Input Sources - Tascam DP-008EX Owner's Manual

2–Quick Start Guides

Connecting and setting input sources

Connect a guitar to the INPUT A jack on the rear
1.
panel.
Set the MIC/LINE–GUITAR switch on the rear
2.
panel to GUITAR.
TIP
When connecting an electric-acoustic guitar with
a built-in preamp or an active electric guitar, as
well as when connecting an electric guitar with an
effect box between it and this unit, for example,
set the MIC/LINE–GUITAR switch to MIC/LINE.
Press the INPUT SETTING/EQ/DYN button to
3.
open the
INPUT SETTING
On this screen you can set the input sources for
both INPUT A and INPUT B.
At first, the current input source for INPUT A is
already selected (highlighted).
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screen.
4. In order to use the external line input to record
guitar to tracks 1 and 2, use the DATA wheel to
set the INPUT A input source to
,
LINE/Low Ext. Input/Mid
(out of five options). (See "Selecting the
Hi gh
input source" on page 42.)
NOTE
•
The input level gain differs for the three settings
(
Ext. Input, LINE/Low
and
Mid Ext. Input/Hi gh
the loudness of the input.
If you are not sure which setting to use, choose
Ext. Input, LINE/Low
too low when adjusting it, return to the
screen and change the setting to
SETTING
. If the input level is still too low, set it
Input/Mid
to
Ext. Input/Hi gh
5. Press the F4 [A/B] button to select (highlight) The
current input for INPUT B.
Ext. Input,
or
Ext. Input/
,
Ext. Input/
). Set it according to
. If the input level is
INPUT
Ext.
.