Names And Functions Of Parts; Top Panel - Tascam DP-32 Digital Portastudio Owner's Manual

3 – Names and Functions of Parts

Top panel

GUITAR indicator
1
This indicator lights when the LINE-GUITAR switch on
the rear panel is set to GUITAR.
Display area
2
While viewing the screen, use the JOG/DATA dial or
the CURSOR (5/b/g/t) buttons to, for example,
return to the Home screen, open the
assign input signals to tracks and change parameters
for each input and track. (See page 26 for details.)
PHANTOM (+48V) buttons/indicators
3
Use these buttons to turn phantom power on/off for
MIC/LINE INPUTS A-D and E-H on the rear panel.
The PHANTOM indicators light when phantom power
is turned on for each set of inputs.
When the GUITAR indicator is lit, even if phantom
(+48V) power is ON (indicator lit) for E-H, INPUT H will
not receive phantom power.
CAUTION
• Use the STEREO fader to lower the output volume
of the unit before turning phantom power on or off.
Depending on the microphone, a loud noise could
occur, possibly damaging equipment and harming
people's hearing.
• Do not connect or disconnect a microphone when
phantom power is turned on.
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• Turn phantom power on only when using a
• Do not supply phantom power to an unbalanced
• Supplying phantom power to some types of ribbon
screen,
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5
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condenser microphone that requires phantom power.
dynamic microphone.
microphones could break them. Do not supply
phantom power to a ribbon microphone if you are in
doubt.
OL indicators (A-H)
These indicators light when the input source signal is
too loud.
TRIM knobs (A-H)
Use these knobs to adjust input levels. (See "Making
the first recording" on page 46.)
SOURCE buttons/indicators
When you press one of these buttons, the
corresponding input (INPUT A to H) is selected as the
input source (and its button lights).
Operation of mixer controls and other functions affect
the selected input.
These buttons are also used to assign input sources to
tracks (see "Assigning inputs" on page 40).