Tascam DR-40 manual

DR-40 Linear PCM Recor der D01157920A O WNER’S MANU AL This device has a serial number located on the bottom panel. P lease record it and r etain it for your records . Serial number: __________________[...]

2 T ASCA M DR- 40 Dec lara tio n of Conf ormi ty Mo del Num ber : DR- 4 0 T rade Na me: T ASCA M Resp onsib le par t y: TE AC AMERIC A , INC . Addre ss: 7733 T el egr aph Ro ad, M onteb ello, Cali forni a, U.S . A. T eleph one nu mber : 1- 323- 726- 0303 Thi s dev ice com plie s wit h Par t 1 5 of t he FCC Rul es. O pe rati on is sub je c t to th e[...]

T ASCA M DR- 40 3 IMPORT ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1 Read these instructions. 2 Keep these instructions. 3 Heed all warnings. 4 Follo w all instructions. 5 Do not use this apparatus near water . 6 Clean only with dry cloth. 7 D o n o t b l o c k a n y v e n t i l at i o n o p e ni n g s . I n s t a l l i n a cc o r d a n ce w i t h t h e manufacturer[...]

4 T ASCA M DR- 40 Cautions about Batteries 8 This product uses batteries. Misuse of batteries could cause a leak, rupture or other trouble. Alwa ys abide by the following pr ecautions when using batteries. Never recharge non-r echargeable batteries. The batt eries could rupture or • leak, causing re or injury. When installing batteries, pay at[...]

T ASCA M DR- 40 5 Safety Information Disposal of batteries and/or accumulat ors (a) W aste batteries and/or accumulators should be disposed of separa tely from the municipal waste stream via designat ed collection facilities appointed by the government or the local authorities. (b) By disposing of waste batteries and/or accumulators corr ectly, you[...]

6 T ASCA M DR- 40 IMPORT ANT SAFETY PRECAUTIONS .......................... 2 IMPORT ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS ......................... 3 Safety Information ...................................................... 4 Quick Start Guide ...................................................... 10 1 – Introduction ...........................................[...]

T ASCA M DR- 40 7 T able of C onten ts Swapping the left-right channels of the built-in microphone pair ............................................................................. 42 Microphone position detection ............................................ 43 Attaching the tilt foot ...............................................................[...]

8 T ASCA M DR- 40 T able of C onten ts 5 – W ork ing with F iles and Folders (BROWSE scr een) .................................................. 69 Screen navigation ........................................................................... 69 Icons on the BROWSE screen ...................................................... 70 File oper ations .[...]

T ASCA M DR- 40 9 Setting the tuner ........................................................................ 97 T uning a musical instrument ................................................. 97 11 – Connecting with a computer ............................ 98 T ransf erring files to a computer ................................................ 99 T r[...]

10 T ASC AM DR- 4 0 Quick Star t Guide T ry recording and playback with T ASCAM DR-40. The unit contains a factory-installed SD card, and will by default produce 44.1 kHz, 16-bit W A V les. Higher-qualit y or longer les can be produced using other recording settings . See “S elec ting f ile f ormat, s ampling frequ enc y , and maxim um fil [...]

T ASCA M DR- 40 11 3 Press the REC ORD [ 0 ] button to swit ch to recor ding standby . T he indicator will flash. RECORD button/indicator NOTE If the or icon appears in the upper right of the Home Screen, the adjustment for the angle and the left-right channels of the microphone do not suit the recor ding setting. Change the settings. (See “Using[...]

12 T ASC AM D R- 40 1 – Intr oduc tion Thank y ou v ery much for pu rchasin g the T ASCAM DR-40 Linear PCM Recorder . Please read this Owner ’ s Manual carefully in order to maximize y our use of all the unit’ s features. W e hope that you will enjoy using this r ecorder f or many years to c ome. After you hav e nished reading this manual,[...]

T ASCA M DR- 40 13 Automatic lev el control is a vailable to increase or decrease • the recording v olume when the input sound is too low or too high, respectively . Limiter function automatically reduces the lev el suitably in • particular por tions where the input level is too high Low cut lter c onvenien tly reduces low-fr equency noise ?[...]

14 TASCA M DR- 40 Items included with the product The DR-40 package contains the following items . T ake care when opening the package not to damage the items. Keep the package materials for transportation in the future. Please contact the retailer where y ou purchased this unit if any of these items ar e missing or have been damaged during transpo[...]

T ASCA M DR- 40 15 Intellectual proper ty rights T ASCAM is a trademark of TEAC C orporation, regist ered in • the U.S. and other c ountries. SDHC Logo is a trademark of SD-3C, LL C. • Supply of this product does not convey a lic ense nor imply • any right to distribute MPEG La yer-3 compliant c ontent created with this pr oduct in revenue- g[...]

16 TASCAM DR - 40 This product is desig ned to help y ou recor d and repr oduce sound works to which you o wn the copyright, or where you hav e obtained permission from the copyright holder or the rightful licensor . Unless you own the copyright, or have obtained the appr opriate permission from the copy right ho lder or the righ tful lic ensor , y[...]

T ASCA M DR- 40 17 Precautions f or placement and use The operating tempera ture should be between 0°C and • 40°C (32°F and 104°F). Do not install in the following types of places. Doing so • could de grade t he sound q uality and/or cause malfu nctions. Places with signicant vibra tions or that are otherwise • unstable Near windows or[...]

18 T ASC AM DR -4 0 2 – Names and F unctions of Par ts T op panel 1 Built-in stereo microphone Cardioid ster eo electret condenser microphone. Y ou can set the microphone angles to open (A -B), or close (X- Y ). 2 DU AL indicator This lights orange when recor ding in dual recording mode . 3 4CH indicator This lights orange when rec ording in 4-ch[...]

T ASCA M DR- 40 19 Press when the 3/4 input lev el meter pull-up is display ed to switch to the 1/2 input lev el meter pull-up. Press and hold when r ecording or pla ying back in DU AL or 4CH mode to use the solo function, which switches the monitored sound from other sour ces to channels 1 and 2. Press and hold t o solo channels 1 and 2. 7 (HOME) [...]

20 T ASCA M DR- 40 2 – Names and F unctions of Par ts On the setting screens, use this button t o move the cursor left. On the BROWSE Screen, press this button to mo ve up a level. q PB C ONT button This button activates the Playback C ontrol scr een. When the Playback Con trol screen is display ed, press this butt on to return to the Home Screen[...]

T ASCA M DR- 40 21 2 – Names and F unctions of Par ts i / button Press this butt on during playback or when playback is stopped to skip to the beg inning of the next le. When the IN and OUT points are set between the current position and the end of the le, pressing this butt on skips to those points. Press and hold this butt on to search[...]

22 T ASC AM DR- 4 0 F ront panel s EXT MIC/LINE IN L/R jacks (XLR/TRS) These are balanced analog XLR/TRS c ombo jacks for microphone and line level inputs . XLR (1: GND , 2: HOT , 3: COLD) TRS ( Tip: HOT , R ing: COLD , Sleeve: GND) CAUTION Conrm that phantom po wer is OFF befor e connecting a • line level device to a EXT MIC/LINE IN jack. If [...]

T ASCA M DR- 40 23 Left side panel f /LINE OUT jack Use this to connect with headphones or the line input jack of an amp or other equipment. g EXT IN switch Use this to set the input type of the EXT MIC/LINE IN jacks and whether phantom power is on or o . h HOLD switch Shift to the left end (in the direction of the arrow) to engage the hold func[...]

24 TASCAM D R- 40 Bottom Panel ; Mono speaker Use this built-in speaker to listen t o recordings . The speaker will not produce sound in the f ollowing situations. When in recor ding standby • When headphones are connected • When recor ding • When the speaker output setting is o • When in over dubbing mode • z Mounting thread for tripo[...]

T ASCA M DR- 40 25 v Battery compartment Install batteries (3 AA) in this compartment to power the unit. (See “Using AA batteries” on page 34.) Home Screen 1 Playback area ALL All les in the MUSIC folder FOLDER All les in the selected folder PLAYLIST All les added to the playlist 2 Loop/repeat pla yback status : Single playback : Singl[...]

26 T ASC AM DR- 4 0 2 – Names and F unctions of Par ts 4 Elapsed time This shows the elapsed time (hours: minutes: sec onds) of the current le. 5 Speaker output status Icon shown: Speaker output ON Icon not shown: Speaker output OFF 6 Po wer supply status When a battery is being used, a battery icon shows the amount of power r emaining i[...]

T ASCA M DR- 40 27 2 – Names and F unctions of Par ts q Remaining time This shows the r emaining time (hours: minutes: seconds) of the current le. w  Playback speed setting status Indication Playback speed x1.0 x1.1 - x1.5 x0.5 - x0.9 Playback speed not contr ollable e Effect status Shows whether the eect function is ON or OFF . : E?[...]

28 T ASCA M DR- 4 0 2 Prerec ording or Aut o recording function status appears when the prerecor ding function is ON, and in recording standb y . appears when the auto recor ding function is ON, and recording . 3 Rec ording sampling frequency This shows the le r ecording sampling frequency . 44.1k/48k/96k 4 Number of recording channels This show[...]

T ASCA M DR- 40 29 0 File name This shows the le name that is aut omatically assigned to a recording le . The project name is shown when multiple les hav e been recorded in 4-channel recor ding mode, dual rec ording mode or OVERDUB SEP ARA TE mode . q Remaining recording time The remaining rec ording time until the selected max le size [...]

30 T ASCA M DR- 4 0 VSA shown on the left to indicate that the VSA (variable speed audition: enables the tempo to be changed without changing the pitch) function is enabled. 3 A vailable buttons The buttons available in the P layback Contr ol screen are as follows . ENTER : Creates or delet es an IN or OUT point. MENU : Switch ov er between ON and [...]

T ASCA M DR- 40 31 The OTHERS submenu appears when OTHERS is selected in the MENU screen. The menu items contained are as follow s. Submenu item F unction Pages INFORMATION Information about the le, SD card , and system 100 TUNER T uner settings 97 EFFECT Eects settings 92 FILE NAME File name settings 104 DATE/TIME Date and time settings 37 R[...]

32 TASCAM D R- 40 4 Use the ENTER/M ARK or / button to mov e the cursor to highlight the value of the setting . 5 Use the + or – button to change the setting . 6 Press the . button to set a diff erent item in the same menu. This enables you to select a new item. Use the + or − button again to select an item to be set. 7 Repeat step 3 to 6 as ne[...]

T ASCA M DR- 40 33 + button: Use this to mov e the cursor (the highlighted area) upw ard on the screen, or increase values . – button: Use this to mov e the cursor (the highlighted area) downwar d on the screen, or decrease values . QUICK button: This opens the Quick menu. Stopped • : current playback le deletion, division, lev el alignment [...]

34 T ASCA M DR- 4 0 P ow ering the unit DR-40 can operate on three AA ba tteries, or through an optional AC adapter (T ASCAM PS-P515U) or USB cable provided with the unit (USB bus pow er). Alkaline or Ni-MH batteries can be used. Using AA batt eries Open the battery compar tment cov er on the back of the unit. F it three AA batteries to the + and ?[...]

T ASCA M DR- 40 35 Using an A C adaptor (sold separ ately) Connect the PS-P515U AC adaptor and the USB cable to the USB port of the unit as shown in the illustration. TASCAM PS-P515U (not supplied) AC outlet Mini-B USB plug CAUTION Never use any adapt or other than the designated PS-P515U AC adaptor . Use of a dieren t adaptor could cause malfun[...]

36 T ASC AM DR- 4 0 NOTE Po wer is supplied from the USB port if the USB cable is • connected to the unit that contains batt eries (USB bus power prioritized). The AC adapt or also connects using the USB cable, so set it • to BUS POWER in the same way . Start-up & shutdown CAUTION The unit goes in standby mode if shut down when the unit •[...]

T ASCA M DR- 40 37 Shutting down Press and hold the ( HOME ) [ 8 ] button until LINEAR PCM RECORDER appears on the display . The power turns o after the unit completes its shut down process. CAUTION Always use the (HOME) [ 8 ] button to shutdown the unit. Do not remove the batt eries or disconnect the power cable (AC adapt or T ASCAM PS-P515U or[...]

38 T ASCA M DR- 40 3 Use the + or – button to select the DATE/TIME menu item, and press the ENTER/MARK or / button. The DATE/TIME screen is display ed. 4 Press the . or / button to mo ve the cursor (highlighted area), and use the + or – button t o change values. 5 Press the ENTER/MARK button t o confirm the change and return to the OTHERS scree[...]

T ASCA M DR- 40 39 Removing the card 1 Open the SD slot cover on the right side panel . 2 Press the SD card in gently and then r elease it to allow it to come out. CAUTION Do not remove the SD car d from the unit when it is • connected to a computer by USB . SD cards that meet SD or SDHC standards can be used with • this unit. A list of SD card[...]

40 T ASCAM D R- 40 Preparing an SD car d for use In order to use an SD card in this unit, y ou must format it rst. CAUTION When formatting a car d, the unit should be operating on • AC pow er supplied through the PS-P515U adaptor (sold separately), USB bus pow er supplied from a computer , or batteries with sucient remaining pow er . F orma[...]

T ASCA M DR- 40 41 Connecting monitors and headphones T o listen with headphones, connect them to the /LINE O UT jack. T o listen with an external monitoring system (power ed monitor speakers or an amplier and speakers), connect it to the /LIN E OUT jack. Powered monitor speakers or amplifer and speakers Headphones Using the built-in micr ophone[...]

42 T ASC AM DR- 4 0 NOTE Set the left-right channels of the built-in microphone to L -R. When you are using the built -in microphone and the setting is not L -R, appears on the Home Screen. (See “Swapping the left-right channels of the built-in microphone pair” on page 42.) Setting the mics to recor d a clear stereo sound (X- Y position) Close [...]

T ASCA M DR- 40 43 If you are using the built-in microphone and this setting is not used, the current micr ophone setting icon appears as a warning on the Home Screen. 1 Press the REC ORD [ 0 ] button to bring the unit in recording standb y . The indicator will flash and the rec ording screen will appear . 2 Press the QUICK button. The Quick menu s[...]

44 T A SCA M DR- 40 A ttaching the tilt foot When recor ding with the built-in mics, placing the rec order with the battery compar tment cov er side down will cause the built-in mic orientation to be low . Y ou can attach the included tilt f oot to the tripod thr eads in order t o keep the mic orientation from being too low . Attach it as shown bel[...]

T ASCA M DR- 40 45 4 – Rec ording In addition to using the built-in microphone, y ou can record using an external microphone or recor d the output signal from a mix er or other audio sour ce. Y ou can select among MP3 (44.1/48 kHz, 32–320 k bps) and W A V/BWF (44.1/48/96 kHz, 16/24-bit) audio recording f ormats. Marks added when recording to Br[...]

46 T A SCA M DR- 40 Higher values provide better rec ording quality . • W A V/BWF les are higher quality than MP3 les, but they • take up more space , so MP3 formats allow f or longer recordings . 5 Press the . button to show settings . 6 Use the + or – button to select SAMPLE , and press the ENTER/MARK or / button. 7 Set the sampling f[...]

T ASCA M DR- 40 47 Poin t the mics at the sound source and place the unit in a stable location where there is little vibr ation. Microphones NOTE The setting of left-right channels is disabled if external microphones are connected to the EXT MIC/LINE IN jack. Recording an e xternal device (LINE IN) Use stereo plug cables t o connect to the output o[...]

48 T A SCA M DR- 40 Setting the external input type When using an external input source, set the EXT IN switch on the left side panel according to the type of equipment connected. LINE: Use this setting when connecting line output jacks of external devices to the analog inputs of this rec order . MIC: Use this setting when connecting mics to the re[...]

T ASCA M DR- 40 49 Do not connect or disconnect the AC adaptor when using • phantom power . D oing so could damage this device . Adjusting the input le vel Before starting recording , the input level should be adjusted to preven t the recorded sounds or sig nals from being distorted due to excessiv ely large input signals or from being inaudible [...]

50 T ASCA M DR- 4 0 The PEAK indicator to the right of the displa y lights red when the input level is too high. A b mark is provided at –12 dB on the level met ers. Set the input level so that the indicator bars mo ve to and fro with this mark at about the center without causing the PEAK indicator to light r ed when the loudest sounds occur . NO[...]

T ASCA M DR- 40 51 PEAK REDUCTION: The input volume is reduc ed automatically to an appropriat e level when ex cessively large signals c ome in. This allow s input level setting to be performed easily . The input level can be raised manually if r equired. TIP When recor ding live performances, for example , test for peak reduction may be performed [...]

52 TASCAM D R- 40 MONO mode This is a mode for mono r ecording . STEREO mode (default) This is a mode for ster eo recor ding of two independent left and right channels. DU AL mode This mode uses one input source (mono or st ereo pair) to create two les with di erent input level settings ( LEVEL CTRL setting screen). Either two mono or two ste[...]

T ASCA M DR- 40 53 6 Use the + or − button to select the input source . REC MODE SOURCE (options) Explanation MONO INT MIC MONO (default) L/R signals of built-in mics are mixed and r ecorded in mono EXT IN 1 L external input is recorded in mono STEREO INT MIC ST (default) Built-in mics are recor ded in stereo EXT IN 1/2 External inputs are record[...]

54 T ASCA M DR- 40 3 Press the (HOME) [ 8 ] button to end recording and create the audio file . T o pause recording, pr ess the REC ORD [ 0 ] button. Press the REC ORD [ 0 ] but ton again to res tart recor ding in the same file. If you pr ess the (HOME) [ 8 ] button after pausing a recorded audio file up to the moment that y ou paused recording is [...]

T ASCA M DR- 40 55 2 Use the + and – buttons to select REC MODE , and press the ENTER/MARK or / button. 3 Use the + and – buttons to set it t o DUAL . 4 Press the . button to r eturn to setting item selection. 5 Use the + and – buttons to select SOURCE , and press the ENTER/MARK or / button. 6 Use the + and – buttons to set the input sour c[...]

56 T ASC AM DR- 4 0 13 Press the . button to return to setting item selection. 14 I f using MS mics, use the + and – buttons to select MS DECODE , and press the ENTER/MARK or / button. Use the + and – buttons to set MS DECODE to ON (default value: OFF ). 15 When setting is complete, press the (HOME) [ 8 ] button to return to the Home Screen. St[...]

T ASCA M DR- 40 57 Recording 4 channels Y ou can use the built-in mics with connected external mics or equipment to recor d four independent channels as two st ereo recording les (channels 1/2 and 3/4). Making 4- channel recor ding settings 1 Press the REC MODE button to open the REC MODE screen. 2 Use the + and – buttons to select REC MODE , [...]

58 T ASCA M DR- 40 Starting 4- channel recor ding 1 Press the REC ORD [ 0 ] button to begin r ecording standby . NOTE Before y ou start recording you can conrm the recor ding audio le format and sampling frequency at the top of the recording scr een, as well as the input sourc es on the left and the recording pr oject name beneath the meter b[...]

T ASCA M DR- 40 59 4 – Recor ding In OVERDUB mode, the recor ding format and sampling • frequency used are the same as those of the playback le regardless of the settings . Overdubbing and dual recor ding cannot be used • simultaneously . In OVERDUB mode, you cannot use the MS decoder . • If the playback le is a mono le, the recor [...]

60 T ASCAM D R- 40 4 – Recor ding listen to and select the best one from multiple recor dings after ward . 7 Press the . button to r eturn to setting item selection. 8 Use the + and – buttons to select SOURCE , and press the ENTER/MARK or / button. 9 Use the + and – buttons to set the input sour ce. SOURCE Explanation INT MIC (default value) [...]

T ASCA M DR- 40 61 When recor ding starts, the indicator lights and the display shows the elapsed and remaining r ecording times . The following err or message appears if the selected file cannot be played back. 3 T o stop recording, pr ess the (HOME) [ 8 ] button. File names when r ecording in o ver dubbing When over dubbing, le names are gener[...]

62 T ASC AM DR- 4 0 If you record again using the same pla yback le (F ile -A), the le name of the new recording will be as f ollows . File-F: T ASCAM_0006S12.W AV In this mode, each time you rec ord with the same playback le, the number in item 2 incr eases by one for the name of each new le. 1 : Set with the WORD item on the FILE NAME[...]

T ASCA M DR- 40 63 5 Press the . button to select the other item. 6 Use the + or – button to select LEVEL and press the ENTER/MARK button or / button. 7 Use the + or – button to select the lev el that signal is judged to hav e been input when it ex ceeds this lev el. S et the value to one of the follo wing selection. -6dB / -12dB (default)/ -24[...]

64 T A SCA M DR- 40 Manual track increment during r ecor ding Y ou can manually split a recording b y creating a new le. Press the / button while recording . NOTE When new les ar e created , incremen tal numbers are adde d • to the end of each project name. A new le cannot be created if the total number of les and • folders would ex[...]

T ASCA M DR- 40 65 Mark function Adding marks manually to a r ecor ding Y ou can manually add marks to a recording wher e you want them. Press the ENTER/MARK button while recording t o add a mark. Mark number pull-up appears. NOTE Mark information is st ored in the le wit h numbers between • 01–99. The maximum number of marks in a le is 9[...]

66 T ASCAM D R- 40 Setting the low cut filter The low cut lter can r educe noise such as oensive wind noise from air-conditioners and projectors. 1 Press the MENU button to open the MENU Screen. 2 Use the + or − button to select REC SETTING , and press the ENTER/MARK or / button. REC SETTING screen appears. 3 Use the + or − button to sele[...]

T ASCA M DR- 40 67 5 Press the (HOME) [ 8 ] button to return to the Home Screen. TIP By using this in combination with the A UT O REC function, you can record ev ents without losing the beginnings of sounds. NOTE If the amount of time in record standby is less than tw o • seconds, the sound f or that amount of time is recor ded. The prerec ording[...]

68 T A SCA M DR- 40 Recording dur ation The table below shows the maximum r ecording time on SD/SDHC car ds of dierent capacities f or dier ent le formats f or recording . File forma t (recording setting) SD/SDHC card capacity (hours:minutes) 1 GB 2 GB 4 GB 8 GB W AV/BWF (stereo) 16 bit 44.1 kHz 1:41 3:22 6:44 13:28 48 kHz 1:33 3:06 6:12 1[...]

T ASCA M DR- 40 69 5 – W orking with Files and F olders (BROW SE scr een) On the BROWSE Screen, you can view the cont ents of the Music F older , which contains the audio les on the SD card that you can use with the DR-40. On this screen, y ou can also play and erase selected audio les, creat e folders, add les to the playlist and so on.[...]

70 TASCA M DR- 40 setting, the playback ar ea is set to FOLDER , and this folder becomes the new playback area. Icons on the BRO WSE screen The meanings of icons that appear on the BROWSE Screen are as follows . Root Music Folder ( MUSIC ) The MUSIC F older is the highest (root) level f older in the hierarch y shown on the BROWSE Screen. Audio l[...]

T ASCA M DR- 40 71 FILE SW AP Files r ecorded during the f ollowing recor ding modes can be swapped. 4CH mode: A file recorded b y the built-in mics (channels 1/2) can be swapped with a file recor ded by external mics or equipment (channels 3/4). Example: T ASCAM_0002S12.W A V q T ASC AM_0002S34.W A V T ASCAM_0002S34.W A V q T ASC AM_0002S12.W A V [...]

72 T ASC AM DR -4 0 CAUTION This deletes all the les in the selected project. CANCEL The operation f or the selected (highlighted) le is canceled, and the pop-up menu is closed. NOTE The pop-up menu can also be closed by pressing the QUICK button. F older opera tions Select the desired folder on the BROWSE Screen and press the QUICK button to[...]

T ASCA M DR- 40 73 Crea ting a new folder In the le list, NEW FOLDER appears at the bottom. Select (highlight) NEW FOLDER , and press the ENTER/MARK or / button. A pop-up appears to conrm that you want to create a new f older . Press the ENTER/M ARK button to creat e a new folder or press the ( HOME ) [ 8 ] button to cancel. Note that the uni[...]

74 TASCA M DR- 40 On the Home Screen, you can use the . and / buttons to select the playback le. The les that you can select are determined by the playback area setting . Limiting the playback area makes le selection easier when you hav e numerous recor ded and copied les on the SD card. On the PLAY SETTING Screen, you can select all ?[...]

T ASCA M DR- 40 75 FOLDER (default) Set the playback area as all the files in the currently selected folder . PLA YLIST Set the playback area as the files in the playlist. (See “Playlist” on page 77.) If there is no playlist defined, a No PLAYLIST pop-up appears. 5 Press the ( HOME ) [ 8 ] button to return to the H ome Screen. NOTE The current [...]

76 T ASCA M DR- 4 0 5 Use the + or − button to select SELECT , and press the ENTER/MARK button. The display returns to the Home Scr een. The first file in the folder is selected, and the unit is stopped . Regardless of the previous setting , the playback area is set to FOLDER , and this folder becomes the playback ar ea. This folder becomes the c[...]

T ASCA M DR- 40 77 Playlist Y ou can make a list of les for playback (playlist). On the PLAY SETTING Screen if you select PLAYLIST for the AREA item, you can set playback to just the les in your pla ylist. Adding files to the pla ylist 1 Press the MENU button to open the MENU screen. 2 Use the + or − button to select BROWSE , and press the [...]

78 TASCAM D R- 40 4 Use the + or − button to select PLAYLIST , and press the / button. PLAYLIST screen appears. 5 Use the + or − button to select the file you want to edit , and press the QUICK button. A pop-up window appears. 6 Use the + or − button to select an item, and press the ENTER/MARK button to cause the unit to w ork as follow s. AL[...]

T ASCA M DR- 40 79 In the above example, the 4th file has been mo ved to the 3rd file position. Press • the ENTER/MARK button . The display returns to the PLAYLIST screen. CANCEL The operation f or the selected le is canceled. Selec ting files for pla yback (skip) When the Home Screen is open, press the . and / buttons to select the le for [...]

80 T A SCA M DR- 40 Pausing When the Home Screen is open and a file is playing back, press the (HOME) [ 8 ] button to pause playback at the curr ent position. (P AUSE) Press the PLA Y [ 7 ] button again to restar t playback from that position. Stopping When the Home Screen is open and a file is playing back, press the (HOME) [ 8 ] button to pause p[...]

T ASCA M DR- 40 81 1 REPEAT : The current file is play ed repeatedly . T he icon appears on the Home Screen. ALL REPEAT : All files in the selected playback area are pla yed back repeatedly . T he icon appears on the Home Screen. NOTE If you start loop playback , the repeat opera tion automatically switches to CONTINUOUS if it is in SINGLE , 1 REPE[...]

82 T ASCA M DR- 4 0 Repeated Playback of Selection (Loop Playback) With this function, you can continuously r epeat (loop) the playback of a selection that you make. 1 While the Home Screen is open when stopped or playing back, press the PB C ONT button to open the Playback C ontrol screen. 2 Press the PLA Y [ 7 ] button to start playback, and pres[...]

T ASCA M DR- 40 83 Accurat e assignment of IN and OUT points is not alway s • possible for variable bit rat e ( VBR) MP3 les. Changing the playback speed (VSA) The unit featur es the VSA ( Variable Speed A udition) function that changes the playback speed without changing its pitch. NOTE VSA function cannot be used when a le that was record[...]

84 T A SCA M DR- 40 4 Use the + or − button to set the equaliz er . TREBLE , MIDDLE , and BASS indicate that adjustment in the high, middle, or low fr equency range is enabled, and + and – indicate that the sound lev el in that range is incr eased or decreased, respectively . Options: OFF (factor y setting), TREBLE + , TREBLE - , MIDDLE + , MID[...]

T ASCA M DR- 40 85 of le names. If le names are changed, this function will not work. OVERD UB INPU T MUTE function (dur ing playback) SEP ARA TE MODE Press the 3/4 [SOL O] button to switch between the input sound and the 3/4 track playback sound. After over dubbing, you can use this t o listen to the recor ded le. MIX MODE Press the 1/2 [[...]

86 T ASCA M DR- 40 F eatur es of the QUICK button The QUICK button serves for the follo wing purposes. While the Home Screen is open and when stopped or • paused, opens the Quick menu screen f or deletion, division, and level alig nment (enhancing the per ceived o verall sou nd pressure) of the curren t playback le. During playback, the Quick [...]

T ASCA M DR- 40 87 Quick menu screen T o show the Quick menu screen, press the QUICK button while the Home Screen is open. The con tents of this screen depend on the state of the unit at the time when the QUICK button is pressed. When stopped with the Home Screen open Deletion, division, and level alignment of the current pla yback le can be sel[...]

88 T ASCAM D R- 40 In this window , you can choose from the f ollowing three lev el control options . PEAK REDUCTION : When the input sound is too large , the input level is decreased automatically to an appropriat e level. AUTO LEVEL : When the input sound is too small or too large , the input level is increased or decreased , respectively , autom[...]

T ASCA M DR- 40 89 Dividing the selec ted file (DIVIDE) A recorded le can be divided in to two at a specied position. 1 Select a file to be divided using the . or / button or the BROWSE screen. 2 While the Home Screen is open when stopped, pr ess the QUICK button to show the Quick menu screen. 3 Use the + or − button to select DIVIDE , and [...]

90 T ASCAM D R- 40 T ASCAM_0003aS34.wav (part before division point) T ASCAM_0003bS12.wav (part after division point) T ASCAM_0003bS34.wav (part after division point) MP3 les cannot be divided. • If the SD card has insucient open space, division might • not be possible. Division is not possible if the le name would become more • than[...]

T ASCA M DR- 40 91 (example: a music le whose sound pressure has been alr eady adjusted). Mixdo wn This function combines four channels (a le each for channels 1/2 and channels 3/4) into one 2-channel L/R le. Before mixing down, y ou can make eect level ( SEND ), stereo position ( PAN , or BAL for mono) and volume lev el ( LVL ) setting[...]

92 TASCAM D R- 40 The DR-40 has built-in eects that can be applied to the input signal during recor ding and practice. They can also be applied to the output signal during playback. The icon appears as light letters on a dark background . Eects ON indication Setting the effect 1 Press the MENU button to open the MENU screen. 2 Use the + or ?[...]

T ASCA M DR- 40 93 When MIX is selected, you can set the level (SEND ) of each signal sent to the eff ect on the MIXER screen. (See “M ixer” on page 94.) 4 Use the + or – button to select the desired item and press the ENTER/MARK button or / button to ac cess that item ’ s settings. 5 Use the + or – button to set the desir ed value. 6 Pre[...]

94 T ASCA M DR- 40 9 – Mix er This recor der has a mixer function that allows y ou to set the built-in eect, stereo balanc e and volume level f or each channel. During mixdown (see “Mixdown ” on page 91) and playback, you can make ne adjustments to the r ecorded sound by using this. Making mixer settings 1 Fr om the Home Screen, press t[...]

T ASCA M DR- 40 95 5 Press the ENTER/MARK button t o return to the previous screen where y ou can select the next setting that you want to adjust. NOTE The mixer can be used when r ecording , in recording • standby , playing back, paused or stopped. Even when the • MIXER screen is open, you can use the PLA Y [ 7 ] button to start playback and t[...]

96 T ASCAM D R- 40 When decoding the input, MS INPUT appears on the MIXER screen. When decoding pla yback, MS MONITOR appears on the MIXER screen. Item S etting range Operation details WIDE 0–100 Adjusts the width of the sound At “ 0 ” , mid is 100%. As the number increases, the amount of side signal increases. NOTE If MS DECODE is set to ON [...]

T ASCA M DR- 40 97 T ASCAM DR-40 has a built-in tuner . The unit r eceives a sound from a musical instrument and allows y ou to tune it accurat ely on the tuning meter shown in the display . Using the tuner Setting the tuner 1 Press the MENU button to open the MENU screen. 2 Use the + or − button to select OTHERS , and press the ENTER/MARK or / b[...]

98 T ASCAM D R- 40 By connecting this unit with a computer using the USB cable, you can transf er audio les on the SD card in the unit to a computer , as well as transfer audio les on the computer t o the SD card in the unit. This unit can handle audio les of the following f ormats. MP3: 32 kbps - 320 k bps, 44.1 kHz/48 kHz W A V: 44.1 kHz[...]

T ASCA M DR- 40 99 If an SD card is not properly inserted before making the USB connection, Can't Save Data appears on the screen. This unit appears on the computer scr een as external volume named DR-40 . T ransf erring files to a comput er 1 Click the DR-40 drive on the c omputer screen to show the MUSIC and UTILIT Y folders. 2 Open the MUSI[...]

10 0 T A SCAM D R- 40 V iewing F ile Informa tion Use the INFORMATION Screen to view various types of information about your DR-40. 1 Press the MENU button to open the MENU screen. 2 Use the + or − button to select OTHERS , and press the ENTER/MARK or / button to open the OTHERS submenu. 3 Use the + or – button to select INFORMATION , and press[...]

T ASCA M DR- 40 101 Card inf ormation page The CARD page shows the status of the currently inserted SD card. T OT AL MUSIC Shows the number of playable les c ontained by the Music F older . T OT AL FOLDER Shows the total number of f olders in the Music F older . T OT AL SIZE Shows the total SD car d capacity. REMAIN SIZE/USED SIZE Shows the amou[...]

10 2 T ASCA M DR- 4 0 2 Use the + or − button to select OTHERS , and press the ENTER/MARK or / button to open the OTHERS submenu. 3 Use the + or – button to select SYSTEM , and press the ENTER/MARK or / button. SYSTEM screen appears. The following settings can be made f or the items on the SYSTEM screen. Use the . or / button and the + or − b[...]

T ASCA M DR- 40 10 3 Restoring the factor y settings Use the INITIALIZE item to rest ore the various settings of this unit to their factory settings. 1 Use the + or − button to select INITIALIZE , and press the ENTER/MARK or / button to highlight Exec . 2 Press the ENTER/MARK button again to open a confirmation pop-up window . 3 Press the ENTER/M[...]

10 4 TASCA M DR- 40 3 Press the ENTER/MARK button to ex ecute the full formatting , or press the (HOME) [ 8 ] button to cancel formatting . CAUTION When formatting a car d, the unit should be operating on AC pow er supplied through the PS-P515U adapter (sold separately), USB bus pow er supplied from a computer , or batteries with sucient remaini[...]

T ASCA M DR- 40 10 5 Setting the WORD item T o set the WORD item, use the . and / buttons to mov e the cursor , and use the + or − button to select the charac ter . In addition to the alphabet and numbers, the following characters can be used: ! # $ % & ‘ ( ) + , - . ; = @ [ ] ^ _ ` { } ~ Resetting the number (C OUNT ) Select COUNT INIT , a[...]

10 6 T ASC AM D R- 40 13 – U sing the REMO TE jack This unit has a REMO TE jack to which you can connect a T ASCAM RC-3F footswitch-type remote con trol or T ASCAM RC-10 wired remote c ontrol (both sold separately) tha t can be used to operate the unit. F ootswitch (T ASC AM RC-3F) Footswitch TASCAM RC-3F (sold separately) Setting footswitch oper[...]

T ASCA M DR- 40 107 Using the f ootswitch Press a pedal on the f ootswitch to opera te the unit. The function of each pedal corresponds to the assignment shown on the REMOTE screen. Mode functions The functions for each mode are as f ollows. MODE FOOT SW L C R PLA Y REW PLA Y/STOP FWD RECORD 1 STOP REC/P AUSE INC R ECORD 2 STOP REC/P AUSE MARK MINU[...]

10 8 T A SCAM D R- 40 5 Use the + and – buttons to set CONTROLLER to RC-10 (default value: RC-3F). 6 When setting is complete , press the HOME button to return to the Home Screen. Using the wired r emote con trol Press the function buttons ( F1 and F2 ) on the wir ed remote control to use the function assigned on the REMOTE screen. Overview of mo[...]

T ASCA M DR- 40 10 9 14 – Messages The following is a list of the popup messages tha t might appear on the DR-40 under certain conditions. Refer to this list if one of these popup messages appears and you want to check the meaning or det ermine a proper response. Message Meaning and response File Name ERR The DIVIDE function would cause the le[...]

11 0 TASCAM D R- 40 Message Meaning and response File Not Found Make Sys File The system le is missing . This unit requires a sy stem le for operation. When this message appears, press the ENTER/MARK button to automatically cr eate a system le . Invalid SysFile Make Sys File The system le requir ed to operate this unit is in valid. When[...]

T ASCA M DR- 40 111 Message Meaning and response Can't File Swap FILE SW AP cannot be used with projec ts that have only one le . Now Auto Rec When auto-recording is enabled , the Self T imer does not function. Set AUTO REC OFF on the REC SETTING screen. Not Continued If any of these errors occurs, turn the unit’ s power o and restart [...]

11 2 T ASCA M DR- 4 0 If you are ha ving trouble with t he operation of this un it, please try the following before seeking repair . If these measures do not solve the problem, please con tact the store where you bought the unit, an authorized distributor or a T ASCAM Customer Support. Po wer will not turn ON. 8 Conrm that the batteries are not [...]

T ASCA M DR- 40 113 The input lev el is low . 8 Conrm that the input level setting is not too lo w . • Conrm that the output level of a connected external • device is not too low . The sound I a m trying to recor d sounds distorted. 8 Conrm that the input level setting f or recor ding ( • INPUT LEVEL ) is not too high. Do the built-i[...]

11 4 T ASC AM DR- 4 0 16 – Specifications Ratings Recording media SD card (64 MB - 2 GB) SDHC card (4 GB - 32 GB) Recording/pla yback format BWF: 44.1/48/96 kHz, 16/24-bit W A V: 44.1/48/96 kHz, 16/24-bit MP3: 44.1/48 kHz, 32/64/96/128/192/256/320 k bps Number of channels 4 channels (stereo x 2) Input/output ratings Analog audio input/output rati[...]

T ASCA M DR- 40 11 5 Con trol input/output ra tings USB jack Connector: Mini-B type F ormat: USB 2.0 HIGH SPEED mass storage class REMO TE jack Connector: 2.5 mm TRS jack Audio performance Fr equency response 20 - 20 kHz +1/–3 dB (EXT IN to LINE OUT , Fs 44.1 kH z, JEIT A) 20 -22 kHz +1/–3 dB (EXT IN to LINE OUT , Fs 48 kH z, JEIT A) 20 - 40 kH[...]

11 6 TASCAM D R- 40 Other specific ations Po wer Three AA batteries ( Alkaline or Ni-MH) USB bus power supplied from a c omputer AC adaptor (T ASCAM PS-P515U , sold separately) Po wer consumption 1.7 W (maximum) Battery operation time (continuous oper ation) Alkaline type batter y (EVOL T A) Forma t Continuous operation time Note Recording, 2 ch W [...]

T ASCA M DR- 40 117 Forma t Continuous operation time Note Playback, 2 ch W A V , 44.1 kHz, 16 bit About 17.5 hours Headphones Playback, 2 ch MP3, 44.1 kHz, 128 kbps About 14.5 hours Headphones Playback, 4 ch W A V , 96 kH, 24 bit About 13 hours Headphones Playback, 4 ch W A V , 44.1 kHz, 16 bit About 15 hours Headphones Playback, 4ch MP3, 44.1 kHz[...]

11 8 TASCAM D R- 40 90 mm Dimension of the microphone opened Illustrations and other depictions may dier in part from the • actual product. Specications and external appearance may be changed • without notication to improv e the product. 16 – Specifications[...]

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