Tascam DR-100MKII manuale d’uso

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2 T ASCAM DR-100MKII IMPORT ANT SAFETY PREC A UTIONS F or U.S.A 8 TO THE USER This equipment has been tested and f ound to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device , pursuant to P ar t 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide r easonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipmen[...]

T ASCAM DR-100MKII 3 IMPORT ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1 Read the se instru c tions. 2 Keep thes e instruc ti ons. 3 Hee d all warnin gs. 4 Follow all instru c tions. 5 Do not use th is apparatus n ear water. 6 Clean only w ith dr y cloth . 7 Do not bl ock any ventilation op enings . Install in accordance with the manu fac turer 's instruc tio ns[...]

4 T ASCAM DR-100MKII 8 Cautions about rechargeable ba tteries This product uses rechargeable batt eries. Misuse of batteries could cause a leak, rupture or other trouble . Always abide b y the following precautions when using batteries. If a rechargeable battery leaks, do not touch the • leaking fluid with a bare hand. Please consult with TEAC Co[...]

T ASCAM DR-100MKII 5 C ontents IMPORT ANT SAFETY PRECAUTIONS ..................... 2 IMPORT ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS .................... 3 Safety Information ................................................. 4 Quick Start Guide ................................................... 7 1 – Introduction .................................................[...]

6 T ASCAM DR-100MKII C ontents Icons on the BROWSE screen ................................................ 39 File oper ations ........................................................................... 39 F older operations...................................................................... 40 Add identification tags to files ( QUICK T AG) .....[...]

T ASCAM DR-100MKII 7 Quick Star t G uide In this section, we explain how to use this unit to recor d with the built-in mics (UNI MIC) and how to play back a recording . 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 sett[...]

8 T ASCAM DR-100MKII 8 Press the PLA Y / P AUSE [ 7 / 9 ] button for playback. If you use a headphone or external monitor syst em (power ed monitor speakers or amplifier and speakers), connect it to the or LINE OUT jack on the left side panel. Powered monitor speakers or amplier and speakers Headphones For pla yback over the built-in speaker , t[...]

T ASCAM DR-100MKII 9 1 – Intr oduc tion Thank you v er y much for pur chasing a T ASCAM DR-100MKII Linear PCM Recorder . Before using y our unit, please read this manual carefully so that you will understand the correct operating pr ocedures and be able to use all the functions fully . W e hope that you will enjoy using this product for man y yea[...]

10 T ASCAM DR-100MKII 1 – Introduction Recycling the lithium ion battery This unit uses a lithium ion battery . When y ou no longer need the battery please help preser ve the valuable resources it c ontains by returning it to a business that recycles rechargeable batt eries. Please contact a T ASCAM sales representativ e if you have any questions[...]

T ASCAM DR-100MKII 11 SD cards This unit uses SD cards f or recording and playback. Y ou can use 64 MB–2 GB SD cards and 4 GB–32 GB SDHC cards with this unit. A list of SD cards that hav e been tested with this unit can be found on the T ASCAM web site (http://tascam.com/). Use of cards that ha ve not been veried for use with this unit could[...]

12 T ASCAM DR-100MKII 2 – Names and F unc tions of Parts T op pane 1 Remote sensor Receives signals fr om the included remote control (RC- 10). When using the remote point it here . (See “ Wireless use” on page 22.) 2 Mono speaker Use this built-in speaker to listen t o recordings. The speaker will not produce sound in the f ollowing situatio[...]

T ASCAM DR-100MKII 13 2 – Names and F unc tions of Parts r PLA Y/P AUSE [ y / 9 ] button When the Home Screen is displayed and pla yback is stopped, press this butt on to star t playback. During playback, press this button to pause. When a le or folder is selected in the BROWSE screen, press th is button to r eturn to the Hom e Screen and pla [...]

14 T ASCAM DR-100MKII 2 – Names and F unc tions of Parts Left side panel g HOLD switch Shift to the left end (in the direction of the arrow) to engage the hold function. All buttons are inopera tive when hold is ON. h /SP OUTPUT volume con trol Use to adjust the volume output fr om the built in speaker or jack. j jack Use to connect headphones. ([...]

T ASCAM DR-100MKII 15 2 – Names and F unc tions of Parts m A UTO/LIMITER switch Set this to ON to activate the automatic gain contr ol or limiter . (See “Using the level control function ” on page 32.) , + 48V (phantom pow er) switch T urn this ON to provide +48 V of power when a condenser mic is connected to the XLR (MIC/LINE 1) IN L/R conne[...]

16 T ASCAM DR-100MKII Home screen 1 Playback speed setting Depending on the current playback speed setting , one of the following icons appears . On O Playback speed 0% +1% - +16% –50% - –1% Playback speed cannot be changed 2 Loop/repeat pla yback setting Depending on the status, one of the follo wing icons appears. Single playback Single tr[...]

T ASCAM DR-100MKII 17 r Loop pla yback IN (star ting) and OUT (ending) points The settings of loop playback starting (IN) and ending (OUT ) points are shown. When the star ting (IN) point is set, the icon appears belo w the corresponding position on the playback position bar . When the ending (OUT ) point is set, the icon appears below the correspo[...]

18 T ASCAM DR-100MKII Menu item list Press the MENU butt on to open the MENU screen. The menu items are as shown belo w. Menu item Function Pages I NFORMAT I ON Information about the le, SD card, and syst em 48 BROWSE SD card le and folder operations 39 PLAYL I ST Edit the playlist 43 PLAY MODE Make playback area and repeat playback settings [...]

T ASCAM DR-100MKII 19 Basic operation Use the following butt ons to operate the various screens. MENU button Opens the MENU screen. PB C ONTROL button Opens the PB CONTROL screen. A UTO button Opens the A U T O R E C screen. HOME button When any other scr een is open, press this to return to the Home Screen. ENTER/MARK button Use this to conrm t[...]

20 T ASCAM DR-100MKII 3 – Pr epara tion for U se Preparing the po wer P ower sourc e options This recor der can be powered by the included T ASC AM BP- L2 lithium-ion rechargeable batt er y, two AA ba tteries, a T ASCAM PS-P520 AC adaptor (sold separately) or a T ASCAM BP-6AA external battery pack (sold separately). By using both the lithium-ion [...]

T ASCAM DR-100MKII 21 3 – Prepar ation f or Use Using an A C adaptor (sold separa tely) Connect the T ASCAM PS-P520 AC adaptor (sold separately) to the DC IN 5V connector as shown in the illustration. TASCAM PS-P520 (Sold separately) AC outlet DC plug CAUTION Never use any adapt or other than the designated PS- P520 AC adaptor . Use of a diere[...]

22 T ASCAM DR-100MKII 3 – Prepar ation f or Use Do not carr y or store the battery with small metal • objects. Doing so could short the batter y and cause leakage or rupture, for example . When storing or disposing of the battery , cover the • contacts with tape to pr event them from touching other batteries or metal objects. F ollow the disp[...]

T ASCAM DR-100MKII 23 3 – Prepar ation f or Use T urning the pow er on and off CAUTION T urn down the volume of the sound system c onnec ted • to the unit befor e star ting up or shutting down the unit. Do not use headphones when star ting up or shutting • down the unit. Other wise, a large noise would cause damage to headphones or your ears.[...]

24 T ASCAM DR-100MKII 3 – Prepar ation f or Use 3 Press the . or / button to mo ve the cursor (highlighted area), and use the wheel to change values. 4 Press the ENTER/MARK button to c onfirm the change and return to the MENU screen. NOTE While setting the time, the time display st ops changing. • Y ou can set the unit to automatically add the [...]

T ASCAM DR-100MKII 25 3 Press the ENTER/MARK button t o star t formatting. 4 When formatting ends , the Home Screen opens. Y ou can also reformat the card in this unit at an y time. (See “Using QUICK FORMA T ” on page 50 and “Using FULL FORMA T ” on page 50.) Using the built-in speak er Set the SPEAKER switch on the bottom panel to ON to li[...]

26 T ASCAM DR-100MKII Restrictions when using HS mode HS mode has the following limitations . Y ou cannot record or pla y back MP3 files. Use STD mode • to work with MP3 files. 96 kHz W A V files cannot be overdubbed. • Playback speed adjustment and VSA func tions cannot • be used with 96 kHz W A V files. T he SPEED icon on the Home Screen ap[...]

T ASCAM DR-100MKII 27 4 – Rec ording In addition to recording with the built-in st ereo mics, this unit can also record sig nals from external mics and connected audio equipment, including CD players . The recor ding audio le f ormat can be set to MP3 (32–320 kbps, 44.1/48 kHz) or W A V (44.1/48/96 kH z, 16/24-bit). Moreover , when an audio [...]

28 T ASCAM DR-100MKII 4 – Recor ding Possible recording time Setting where files are sa ved Set the folder where rec orded les are saved . For details, see the SELECT popup menu items in “Folder operations ” on page 40. If no setting is made, new recor ding les are placed in the MUSIC folder . Setting the analog input Use the INPUT swit[...]

T ASCAM DR-100MKII 29 4 – Recor ding Mics When using a condenser mic that r equires phantom pow er , set the +48V switch on the bottom panel to ON . Using phant om power When the +48V switch on the bottom panel is set to ON , phantom power is turned on and sent t o the connected mics. CAUTION Confirm that phantom po wer is OFF before connecting ?[...]

30 T ASCAM DR-100MKII Setting the digital input Using a digital audio cable, y ou can connect the output of digital audio equipment, such as a CD play er ’ s digital connector , using the included digital con version cable to the REMO TE/DIGIT AL IN jack on the left side panel. Digital conversion cable (included) Digital mixer, Digital recorder, [...]

T ASCAM DR-100MKII 31 4 – Recor ding Adjusting the analog input lev el Before starting recording , the analog input level should be adjusted to prev ent the recorded sounds or signals fr om being distorted due to excessiv ely large input signals or from being inaudible due to ex cessively low input signals compared to noise . In addition to manua[...]

32 T ASCAM DR-100MKII 4 – Recor ding Use the auto gain contr ol and limiter functions to • prevent loud sound sour ces from distorting when recording . (See “Using the level control function ” on page 32.) Using the lev el control function Set the recording lev el control function to be used with microphone input. 1 Set the A UTO/LIMITER sw[...]

T ASCAM DR-100MKII 33 4 – Recor ding Dividing files and creating new files while recor ding Creating ne w files manually while recording (track incremen ting) Y ou can manually split a recording b y creating a new le. Press the / button while r ecording. NOTE When new files are crea ted, incremental numbers are • added to the end of each fil[...]

34 T ASCAM DR-100MKII Recording pla yback and input sounds together (ov erdubbing) When an audio le is playing back, you can recor d the playback sou nd together with the inp ut sound. This cr eates a new le and does not overwrite the playback le. NOTE Y ou cannot overdub if input monit oring is OFF or the • PRE REC function is ON. Y ou [...]

T ASCAM DR-100MKII 35 time appear on the recording scr een. In addition, the name of the file being played back appears at the bottom of the screen. The following popup message appears if the selected file cannot be played back. 4 Press the ST OP [ 8 ] button to stop rec ording. NOTE Y ou cannot overdub when the r ecording format is MP3. Select W A[...]

36 T ASCAM DR-100MKII 4 – Recor ding 4 Set the value of the END LEVEL item. 5 Press the HOME button to r eturn to the Home Screen. 6 Press the REC ORD [ 0 ] button while holding down the A UTO button to put the unit in to recording standby . Recording starts automatically when the input signal ex ceeds the START LEVEL value. 7 Press the ST OP [ 8[...]

T ASCAM DR-100MKII 37 Moving to a mark position Y ou can move to marks in the currently selected le when paused and during playback. Y ou can use this function to identify points to create shortcuts to the beginning of songs, for example . Press the . / / buttons while pressing and holding the ENTER/MARK button during playback or when stopped. N[...]

38 T ASCAM DR-100MKII 4 – Recor ding Recording dur ation The table below shows the maximum r ecording time on SD/SDHC cards of di erent capacities for dier ent le formats for recording . File f ormat (recording setting) SD/SDHC card capacity (hours:minutes) 1 GB 2 GB 4 GB 8 GB WAV 16 bit 44.1 kHz 1:34 3:08 6:17 12:35 48 kHz 1:26 2:53 5:4[...]

T ASCAM DR-100MKII 39 5 – W ork ing with F iles and F olders (BROW SE Screen) 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-100MKII. On this screen, y ou can also play and erase selected audio les, crea te folders, add les to the playlist a[...]

40 T ASCAM DR-100MKII DELETE A message appears to conrm that you wan t to delete the selected le. Pr ess the ENTER/MARK button to erase the le and ST OP [ 8 ] button to cancel the deletion operation. CANCEL The operation for the selected le is canceled, and the pop- up menu is closed. F older operations Select the desired folder on the [...]

T ASCAM DR-100MKII 41 Delete the selected file (QUICK DEL) Y ou can easily delete the selected le. 1 When the Home Screen is open, press the QUICK button to open a popup menu. 2 Select DEL from the menu, and press the ENTER/ MARK button. The QU I CK DELETE screen appears. 3 Press the ENTER/MARK button t o delete the file, or press the ST OP [ 8 [...]

42 T ASCAM DR-100MKII 6 – Pla yback Selec ting files for pla yback (sk ip) On the Home Screen, you can use the . and / buttons to select the playback track. The les that you can select are determined by the playback area setting . Limiting the playback area makes track selection easier when you hav e numerous recorded and copied tracks on the [...]

T ASCAM DR-100MKII 43 6 – Playback 5 Use the wheel to select SELECT , and press the ENTER/ MARK button. The display returns to the Home Scr een. T he 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 area. Selec ting a fold[...]

44 T ASCAM DR-100MKII ALL CLR A confirmation message appears to confirm that y ou want to remo ve all the files from the playlist. P ress the ENTER/MARK button to remov e all the files or the ST OP [ 8 ] button to cancel this operation. F or this operation, it does not matter which file you select in step 3. All the files are remov ed from the play[...]

T ASCAM DR-100MKII 45 Using the wheel to change the pla yback position When the Home Screen is open and a track is playing back or stopped, you can use the wheel t o change the playback position. NOTE The faster you turn the wheel , the more rapidly the • position changes. No sound is output while the wheel is being turned. • During playback, i[...]

46 T ASCAM DR-100MKII Use the . button, / button and wheel to set each items. After you nish making settings on this screen, press the HOME button (or press and hold the PB C ONTROL button) to return to the Home Screen. In the upper par t of the Home Screen, the icons for the playback contr ol func tions that are currently active appear highligh[...]

T ASCAM DR-100MKII 47 7 – C onnec ting with a C omputer 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 to the SD car d in the unit. This unit can handle audio les of the following f ormats (only stereo les[...]

48 T ASCAM DR-100MKII 8 – Settings and Informa tion Using the INFORMA TION screens V arious information about this unit can be checked on these screens. F ollow these procedur es to open the I NFORMAT I ON screen. 1 Press the MENU button to open the MENU screen. 2 Use the wheel to select I NFORMAT I ON , and press the ENTER/MARK button. The I NFO[...]

T ASCAM DR-100MKII 49 8 – Settings and Information Battery information page (BA T TERY ) On the BATTERY page, usage information about the batteries in the recor der is shown. Li-Ion: Shows the amount of pow er remaining in the recorder’ s lithium-ion rechargeable batt er y. The number to the right of the icon shows whether this is being used as[...]

50 T ASCAM DR-100MKII Using QUICK FORMA T Use the QU I CK FORMAT item to quick format the SD car d. Using QU I CK FORMAT erases all music les on the card and automatically creat es new MUSIC and UTILIT Y folders as well as the “ dr-1.sys ” le that is necessary to use the SD card with the DR-100MKII. 1 Use the wheel to select QU I CK FORMA[...]

T ASCAM DR-100MKII 51 Conrm that the replaced ba tter y is installed properly before chang ing the unit setting to make it the main battery. NOTE If the backup batter y charge becomes less than a certain level, the Current Ma in : AA popup message appears, and even if you change the M AIN batter y setting, the pow er source will not change while[...]

52 T ASCAM DR-100MKII This unit has a REMO TE/DIGIT AL IN jack to which you can connect a T ASCAM RC-10 wired remote control or T ASCAM RC-3F footswitch-type remote c ontrol (sold separately) that can be used to operate the unit. Y ou can also use the included digital input conv ersion cable to connect the recorder t o external digital audio equipm[...]

T ASCAM DR-100MKII 53 9 – U sing the REMO TE/DIGIT AL IN jack NOTE If FUNCT I ON is set to D IGI IN on the REMOTE/D I G I I N setting screen, moving the INPUT switch on the t op panel will not change the input, and the following popup message will appear .[...]

54 T ASCAM DR-100MKII 10 – Messages The following is a list of the popup messages tha t might appear on the DR-100MKII under cer tain conditions. Refer t o 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 F i le N a m e E R R The DIVIDE function would [...]

T ASCAM DR-100MKII 55 10 – Messages Message Meaning and response N o P B F i le There is no le that can be pla yed back. The le migh t be damaged. N o M U SIC F i le There is no playback le , so DIVIDE and OVERDUB cannot be executed. Samp l e Rate 96k Hz 96 kHz W A V les cannot be overdubbed. D I N Se l ected When the REMO TE/DIGIT AL[...]

56 T ASCAM DR-100MKII 11 – T roubleshooting If you are having tr ouble with the operation of this unit, please try the following before seeking repair . If these measures do not solve the pr oblem, please contact the dealer where the product was purchased fr om or the T ASCAM Distributor in your area. Po wer will not turn ON. 8 Confirm that the b[...]

T ASCAM DR-100MKII 57 12 – Specifications Ratings Recording media SD cards (64 MB–2 GB) and SDHC cards (4 GB–32 GB) Recording/pla yback format W A V: 44.1/48/96 (HS mode) kHz, 16/24-bit MP3: 44.1/48 kHz, 32/64/96/128/192/256/320 k bps Number of channels 2 channels (stereo) Input/output ratings Analog audio input/output ratings XLR (MIC/LINE 1[...]

58 T ASCAM DR-100MKII Recommended USB host con troller Intel chipset Supported OS Window s: W indows XP , Windows Vista, Window s 7 Macintosh: Mac OS X 10.2 or newer General Po wer supply Lithium-ion rechargeable batt er y made for this unit ( T ASCAM BP-L2) T wo AA batteries (Alkaline or Ni-MH batteries) AC adaptor (T ASCAM PS-P520, sold separatel[...]

T ASCAM DR-100MKII 59 Notes[...]

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