Tascam HS-20 Owner's Manual page 16

2 – Names and functions of parts
SAVE AS button
This name and saves the content of the timeline.
This can only be selected when stopped.
(See "Saving AES31 editing information" on page 42.)
CREATE AES31 button
This opens the AES31 NAME screen where you can
create new AES31 files.
This can only be selected when stopped.
(See "Creating new AES31 editing information" on page
43.)
IMPORT ALL TAKES button
This imports all takes in the current folder.
This can only be selected when stopped. (See "Importing
all takes" on page 43.)
Input monitoring indicators
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The indicators at the left end of the level meters show the
status of input monitoring. The indicator background colors
show the input monitoring status.
Playlist Mode
MON OFF
MON ON
Level meters
0
The input signal levels are shown when input monitoring is
on, during recording standby and when recording.
Each channel also has an overload indicator at its right end
that appears red when the input overloads.
During playback, track playback levels are shown when
input monitoring is off.
When the input source is set to a digital input, but there is
no input signal or if the input signal differs from the internal
setting, the channel meter display area appears gray and
one of the following messages appears.
Message
D-IN NO SIGNAL No input signal
Input signal is not synchronized with
D-IN UNLOCK
system
Cbit information of input signal is
D-IN NOT AUDIO
not audio
Other Cbit information of input
D-IN Cbit ERROR
signal differs from actual operation
mode
D–IN NO SIGNAL shown
The following settings can be made for the display of the
level meters on the METER SETUP screen from the MENU
screen.
o Metering point
o Peak hold time
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Timeline mode
Take mode
Meaning
o Release time
o Overload indicator peak level
o Reference level line display on/off
Time display area
q
This area shows 4 equal divisions of the timeline for the set
time display mode.
This area scrolls horizontally to correspond with the time
counter.
Mark display area
w
Timeline marks appear here.
This area scrolls horizontally to correspond with the time
counter.
IN mark
OUT mark
Other types of marks
Track display area
e
This shows the track regions.
The left track is on the top and the right track is on the
bottom.
Region fade-ins, fade-outs and cross-fades are shown in
light blue.
The status of each region is shown by color as shown below.
Normal White
Being recorded Red
Fade-in
Fade-out Light blue
Cross-fade area
Selected region Medium blue
Selected silent part Dark blue
This area scrolls horizontally along with the time counter.
EDIT MODE button
r
Touch this to turn editing mode on/off. In this mode you can
divide, erase, and trim regions, for example. (See "Editing the
timeline" on page 45.)
Recording media info button
t
This shows which of the card slots is being used and its
remaining recording time.
The background color is green during playback and red
while recording.
If there is no media in the card slot, No Media appears on a
light gray background.
If the card has no folders, "No Project"appears. When an
unformatted card is inserted, UNFORMAT appears.
When a card is inserted in the card slot that is not being
used for recording, UNMOUNT appears. When recording
stops, this will change to its ordinary appearance.