Setting The Input Sources; Phantom Power; Selecting The Inputs For Recording To Tracks 5 And 6 - Tascam DR-680 Owner's Manual

4 – Recording

Setting the input sources

Use the switches on the top panel to set the
INPUT
type of input for each track to either mic or line.
: Set the switch to
LINE LINE
of an external device is connected to the analog
input on this unit.
: Set this switch to
MIC MIC
connected to this unit.

Phantom power

This unit can supply +48 V phantom power to
condenser microphones.
Use the switches on the top panel to turn
PHANTOM
the phantom power supply ON or OFF for mic input
pairs 1/2, 3/4 and 5/6.
CAUTION
Confirm that phantom power is OFF before connecting
•
a line level device to a MIC/LINE INPUTS jack. If you
connect a line level device while phantom power is
being supplied, that device and this unit could be
damaged.
When using a condenser microphone, before
•
connecting it to and disconnecting it from a MIC/LINE
INPUTS jack, confirm that the phantom power for that
jack is OFF. If you connect or disconnect a mic while
phantom power is being supplied, that mic and this
unit could be damaged.
Do not connect an unbalanced dynamic mic to a mic
•
input when phantom power is being supplied. Doing
so could damage that mic and this unit.
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when the line output jack
when a microphone is
Selecting the inputs for recording to tracks
5 and 6
Tracks 5 and 6 can be used to record either analog mic/
line inputs or the digital input.
1 Press the key to open the
MENU
2 Use the wheel to select the
DATA
and press the
ENTER
3 Use the wheel to select the
DATA
item, and press the
4 Use the wheel to select
DATA
value) or .
D I G I TAL
: Record the signals of analog inputs
ANALOG
5 and 6 to tracks 5 and 6.
: Record the digital input signal to
D I G I TAL
tracks 5 and 6.
NOTE
If the ST REC item is set to DIN, this setting has no effect.
The unit will operate as though set to ANALOG.
screen.
MENU
menu item,
I /O
key to open the screen.
I /O
menu
I NPUT SEL
key or key.
ENTER
(default
ANALOG