Basic Recording; Selecting The Input Sources; Using Phantom Power; Monitoring Input Signals - Tascam Digital Portastudio DP-03 Owner's Manual

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6 – Basic Recording

Selecting the input sources

This unit has two inputs (INPUT A and INPUT B) that can
be selected separately as input sources.
The input sources that can be selected with the INPUT
A and INPUT B switches include the built-in mics (MIC
A and MIC B) on the front panel or connected devices
input through INPUT A and INPUT B on the rear panel.
In addition to mic and line signals, the INPUT A standard
jack can accept guitar input. Set the INPUT A switch to
GUITAR to input a guitar.
INPUT A
Use when
connecting a
guitar or bass
GUITAR
directly to the
standard INPUT
A jack
INPUT A jack
MIC/LINE
(XLR or standard
jack)
Built-in mic (MIC
INTERNAL MIC
A/B
A)
NOTE
Do not connect to both the XLR connector and the
standard jack of an input (INPUT A or INPUT B) at the
same time.
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 pedal
between it and this unit, set the INPUT A switch to MIC/
LINE.

Using phantom power

When connecting a condenser microphone that requires
phantom power, follow the procedures below to turn
phantom power ON. When phantom power is ON,
phantom power is provided to the XLR jacks of both
INPUT A and INPUT B.
1 When the recorder is stopped, press the PHANTOM
button to open the
PHANTOM
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INPUT B
INPUT B jack
(XLR or standard
jack)
Built-in mic (MIC
B)
screen.
2 Press the F4 (
) button to turn phantom power
ON
ON. The indicator above the PHANTOM button
lights, and the Home Screen reopens.
To turn phantom power OFF, press the F1 (
button instead.
The following screen appears whenever phantom
power is being turned ON or OFF.
NOTE
The screen above appears when phantom power is being
turned ON or OFF. No other operations can be conducted
while this message is shown. Other operations will be
possible after this message disappears and the Home
Screen reopens.
CAUTION
Turn the master fader down before turning phantom
power ON or OFF. Depending on the mic, a loud noise
could occur, damaging equipment and harming
people's hearing.
Do not connect or disconnect a mic when phantom
power is ON. This could cause a loud noise and damage
equipment.
Turn phantom power ON only when using a condenser
microphone that requires phantom power.
Do not supply phantom power to an unbalanced
dynamic microphone. Doing so could break it.
Supplying phantom power to some types of ribbon
microphones could break them. Do not supply
phantom power to a ribbon microphone if you are in
doubt.

Monitoring input signals

To monitor an input signal press the REC button for the
track set to record that signal. That track's REC indicator
will light/blink.
NOTE
When the unit is playing back, both the playback signal
and the input source signals are mixed and output through
the PHONES and LINE OUT jacks and can be heard with
connected headphones and monitoring systems.
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