Microphone Position Detection - Tascam DR-40 Reference Manual

3 – Preparation
If you are using the built-in microphone and this setting is
not used, the current microphone setting icon appears as a
warning on the Home Screen.
1 Press the RECORD [0] button to bring the unit in
recording standby.
The indicator will flash and the recording screen will
appear.
2 Press the QUICK button.
The Quick menu screen will appear.
3 Use the + or − button to select (highlight)
and press the ENTER/MARK button.
The MIC LR swap screen will appear.
4 Use the + button or – button to select (highlight)
depending on the microphone pair's status.
R-L
5 Press the ENTER/MARK button to fix the setting, and to
return to the Home Screen.
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Microphone position detection

The following pop-up message appears automatically
whenever the left microphone is opened or closed and the
left-right channels does not suit the angle of the microphone.
If only the right microphone is opened or closed, it does not
appear.
Press the ENTER/MARK button to change the setting.
Press the
NOTE
,
MIC LR SWAP
• When you change the microphone angle setting and the
pop-up message appears, you must press the ENTER/MARK
button to change the L–R setting, press the
[8] button to keep this setting as is, or restore the previous
microphone angle to close the pop-up message before you
can begin recording.
• The pop-up message does not appear if you change the
or
microphone position when recording. If necessary, use
L-R
the
MIC LR SWAP
to switch the setting after change the setting to recording
standby mode by pressing the RECORD [0] button.
( ) [8] button to leave the setting as it is.
HOME
setting by pressing the QUICK button
(HOME)