Introduction; Features; Included Items; Conventions Used In This Manual - Tascam US-1200 Owner's Manual

Thank you for your purchase of the TASCAM US-1200 USB 2.0
Audio Interface.
Before using this unit, read this owner's manual carefully so that
you will be able to use it correctly and enjoy working with it for
many years. After you have finished reading this manual, please
keep it in a safe place for future reference.
You can also download the Owner's Manual from the TEAC
Global Site (http://teac-global.com/).
In case of data loss from a device (hard disk, optical disc, etc.) in
a system that uses this unit, our company will take no responsi-
bility for recovery or compensation.

Features

• High-quality parts with established records of use in
professional audio equipment and our unique TASCAM
High Definition Discrete Architecture (HDDA) mic preamps
to provide mic preamp circuits of outstanding audio quality
• Supports resolutions up to 96kHz/24-bit
• USB 2.0 audio interface with 6 inputs (4 XLR mic and 2 TRS
guitar/line) and 2 outputs in a 1U rackmount size
• Includes 4 balanced XLR mic inputs that can provide
phantom power and 2 balanced TRS inputs
• Audio outputs include balanced TRS and headphone
outputs
• On-board digital mixer allows input from the audio inputs
and the computer to be mixed and output
• Built-in DSP effect processor, which can be operated from
a computer, allows dynamics effects to be applied to the
inputs and send effects to be used on a send bus (limited by
sampling frequency used)
• Multitrack mode supports multitrack recording when using
a DAW or other software
• Stereo mix mode supports stereo mix functions used for
Internet broadcasts, for example
• Direct monitoring function allows input monitoring with
low latency
• Dedicated drivers and applications available for both
Windows and Mac operating systems
• SONAR LE included
• Ableton Live Lite included
Note about computer operation
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If you are unsure about anything related to the basic operation
of a computer when it is mentioned in an explanation in this
manual, please refer to the computer operation manual.
A dedicated driver must be installed on a computer to use this
unit with it.
For details about driver installation, see "Installing the driver" on
page 9.
1 – Introduction

Included items

This product includes the following items.
Take care when opening the package not to damage the items.
Keep the packing materials for transportation in the future.
Please contact us if any of these items are missing or have been
damaged during transportation.
• Main unit ..............................................................................................× 1
• AC adaptor (GPE248-120200-Z) ...................................................× 1
• USB cable .............................................................................................× 1
• A rack-mounting screw kit .............................................................. x1
• SONAR LE installation guide .......................................................... x1
• Ableton Live Lite installation guide ............................................. x1
• Warranty card .....................................................................................× 1
• Quick Start Guide ..............................................................................× 1
CAUTION
Always use the included AC adapter (GPE248-120200-Z)
with this unit. Never use the included AC adapter with any
other device. Doing so could cause damage, fire or electric
shock.

Conventions used in this manual

The following conventions are used in this manual.
• Buttons, connectors and other physical parts of this unit are
written using a bold font like this: PHONES LEVEL knob.
• Information shown on the computer display is written like
this "OK".
• As necessary, additional information is provided under TIP,
NOTE and CAUTION headings.
TIP
These are tips about how to use the unit.
NOTE
These provide additional explanations and describe special
cases.
CAUTION
Failure to follow these instructions could result in injury,
damage to equipment or lost recording data, for example.
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