Step-By-Step Operations Guide; Let's Tray The 488 Mixer - Tascam 488 Portastudio Owner's Manual

Step-By-Step Operations Guide

Let's try the 488 mixer
Before connections
Input connections
Powering on
Headphone connection
Routing inputs
Panning
To learn how the mixer w orks, first you need to plug a signal sourc e
into one of the ten 1/4" jac k s located at upper top of the 488, in your
easy reach.
As an example, w e'll use a microphone as the source.
• Turn all the TRIM controls all the w ay to the left /LINE position.
• Turn all the other level and EQ controls to their center "0" position;
bring all the faders dow n; and set all the sw itches to OFF or to
their Up position.
1. Have in hand a dynamic microphone and a set of stereo
headphones.
2. Plug the 1/4" plug on your microphone cable into the leftmost
MIC/LINE IN J a c k for c hannel 1.
3. Turn the 488 on. (The POWER sw itch is located on the back ,
beside the pow er c able.)
4. Plug your headphones into the front PH ON ES jack, so you c an
hear the input signal going to the mixer section of the 488.
5. Set the channel 11NPUT ASSIGN sw itch to the left/MIX position.
6. Turn the channel 1 PAN control all the w ay to the left/ODD
position.