Tascam DR-07 manual

DR-07 Portable Digital Recorder D01055620A OWNER’S MANU AL T hi s dev ice ha s a se r ia l nu mbe r locat ed o n the bot t om pa nel. Please re cor d it and r et ai n it for you r rec ord s. Ser i al nu mbe r: __________________[...]

2 T ASCA M DR - 07 IM POR T ANT S AFET Y INSTRUC TIONS 1 Read these instructions. 2 Keep these instructions. 3 Heed all warnings. 4 Follow all instructions. 5 Do not use this apparatus near water . 6 Clean only with dry cloth. 7 Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’ s instructions. 8 Do not install ne[...]

T ASCA M DR - 07 3 IM POR T ANT S AFET Y INSTRUC TIONS Exc e ss ive so un d p re ss ur e f ro m ea r ph on e s an d h ea dp ho ne s • ca n ca us e he a ri ng l os s. W arnings and Cautions about Batteries Th is pr o du c t u se s b a t te ri e s. Mi su se of ba t te ri e s c ou l d c au s e a le ak , r u ptu re or o th er tr oub l e. A lwa ys a b[...]

4 T ASCA M DR - 07 IM POR T ANT S AFET Y INSTRUC TIONS FOR U.S . A . TO TH E US ER Th is e q uip m en t ha s b e en t es te d a nd f ou nd t o co mp l y wi th the li mi ts fo r a C la s s B di gi ta l d evi c e, p ur s ua nt to P ar t 15 of t h e F C C R u l e s . T h e s e l i m i t s a r e d e s i g n e d t o p r o v i d e r e a s o n a b l e p r[...]

T ASCA M DR - 07 5 IM POR T ANT S AFET Y INSTRUC TIONS Note for the battery symbol (bottom right two symbol examples) This symbol might be used in combination with a chemical symbol. In this case it complies with the requirement set by the Directive for the chemical involved. Pb[...]

6 T ASCA M DR - 07 T ab le of C onten ts 1– Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Main f un c tio ns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Ab ou t thi s man ual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Sup pli ed ac ce sso ri es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 T rademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 Ab ou t SD c ar ds [...]

T ASCA M DR - 07 7 T ab le of C onten ts Star tin g and s to pp ing p lay bac k . . . . . . . . . . 45 Sel ec t ing t ra ck s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Sea rch f or war d and b ack ward . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Using t he w he el t o chan ge t he p lay bac k po sit ion . . 46 Adju st ing t he vo lum e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 8[...]

8 T ASCA M DR - 07 T ab le of C onten ts Car d inf or mat ion p ag e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Syst em in for mat io n pag e . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 15 – L CD M enu L is t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 16– Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 1 7–Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91 Dimensions . . . . . . [...]

T ASCA M DR - 07 9 Thank you very much for purchasing the T ASCAM DR-07 Portable Recorder . Please read this Owner ’ s Manual carefully in order to maximize your use of all the unit’ s features. W e hope that you will enjoy using this recorder for many years to come. Please make copies of this manual and keep them in safe places for future refe[...]

10 TASCAM DR - 07 Adobe Reader can be downloaded for free from the Internet. CAUTION We re co mm end th at you make a ba cku p • co py of the Ow ner ’s Ma nual fi le on you r co mpu ter h ar d dis k, a C D - R or othe r me dia . If you ac c ide ntal ly er ase th e Own er ’s • Manu al fil e, you c an dow nlo ad it ag ain fro m our w [...]

T ASCA M DR - 07 11 Supplied acc essories SD car d (in t he u n it ) • ................... 1 USB cable • ........................... 1 A A bat t e r y • ........................... 2 Windscr een • .......................... 1 Ow n er’ s M anu al o r Qu ick St a r t G uid e • ..... 1 W a r ra nt y c ar d • ........................ 1 Pl[...]

12 TASCAM D R- 07 abou t your r ight s, c ont a ct you r lega l ad vi sor. Under no ci rc u ms t an ce s wi l l TE AC Cor po ra tio n be re sp on - sible for the c on se que nce s of any i lleg al c opy i ng pe r for me d u si ng th e DR - 07 . MPEG Layer-3 audio coding technology licensed from Fraunhofer IIS and Thomson. Supply of this product doe[...]

T ASCA M DR - 07 13 Prec aution s for us e SD cards are delicate media. In order to avoid damaging a card or the card slot, please take the following precautions when handling them. Do not leave th em i n ext rem ely hot or cold • place s. Do not leave th em i n ext rem ely hum id plac es. • Do not let t he m get wet. • Do not put t h i ngs o[...]

14 TASCAM DR - 07 Inser ting the SD card An SD card is used as recording media for recording and playback. Ca rd s th at co mply wit h SD and SDHC st an - • da rd s ca n b e us ed . A lis t of SD card s t hat h ave been t e ste d w ith • th is u n it ca n b e found o n th e T ASCA M web site ( w w w .tascam.co m ). The SD card slot and the USB [...]

T ASCA M DR - 07 15 Removing t he SD c ard 1. Ma ke sure the u n it power is of f. 2. Pr es s the i nse r te d SD ca rd i n gentl y and it w i l l d is enga ge from t he un it so t hat you can pul l it out c omplet ely. CAUTION Do n ot re mov e th e SD c ard d uri ng r eco rd ing or playb ac k , or w he n th e unit i s con ne c te d to t he com put[...]

16 TASCAM D R- 07 CAUTION Formatting an SD card erases all files that are on it. Make certain that you have copied any files that you want to save from the card before formatting it. • The following pop-up screen appears if a system le or other crucial le was accidentally erased from the SD card when used with a computer In either case, p[...]

T ASCA M DR - 07 17 Pow ering the unit The DR-07 can be operated using two AA batteries or an optional AC adapter (PS-P520). This unit can use alkaline or Ni-MH batteries. NOTE Wh en u sing b at t er ies t o po we r the u nit , u se t he BATT ERY T Y PE i te m on th e SE T UP s cr ee n to s et the t y pe of b at t eri es y ou ar e usi ng (se e “ [...]

18 TASCAM D R- 07 Using an AC adapte r ( purc hase d separately) T o use the PS-P520 AC adapter (sold separately), connect the adapter to the unit and the adapter to the power cord before plugging it into an outlet. NOTE Wh en b oth b at t er ies ar e ins t all ed an d th e AC adapt er i s conn ec te d, p ow er w ill be s upp lie d fr om th e AC ad[...]

T ASCA M DR - 07 19 Home Screen T o turn off: T o turn the power OFF , press and hold the POWER key until “ PORTABLE D I G I TAL RECORDER ” appears on the display . The power turns off after the unit completes its shut down process. CAUTION Do not remove the batteries or disconnect the power cable accidently while the unit is operating. If you [...]

20 T AS CAM D R - 07 Date / Ti me Sc ree n. The clo ck sto ps wh i le th i s scre en i s d ispl ayed. 3 Use the µ and ≤ keys t o move the cur sor (the part h i gh l i ght ed i n i nverse) and use t he whee l to se t the value s . 4 Af t er mak i ng the se t t i ng, pre s s the ¥ /π key to re st ar t the cl ock f rom the newl y set va lue. The [...]

T ASCA M DR - 07 21 Windscreen By covering this unit’ s built-in stereo mics with a windscreen, noise caused by wind and other sources can be reduced. 2– Preparati on[...]

22 T A SCA M DR - 07 3 – P ar t Names and F unc tions T op panel 1 B uil t-in s te re o m ic ro ph on e T o use t h is s te re o elect r et co nden se r mic ropho ne as t he i npu t sou rc e, selec t “ MIC ” on th e I nput Set t i ng s cr ee n. If you co n ne ct a n ext er nal m ic ropho ne to t he M IC I N jack on t he rea r pa nel, t he bu [...]

T ASCA M DR - 07 23 3 – P ar t Names and F unc tions 4 µ key Pr es s th is key t o re t u r n to t he beg i n n i ng of a t ra ck t hat i s playi ng or s top pe d i n th e mid dle. If you pre ss t h is key whe n a t r ack is s top pe d at its b egi n ni ng, t he u n it w il l sk ip t o the beg i n n i ng of the pr eviou s t r ack . Pr es s an[...]

24 T ASCA M DR - 07 3 – P ar t Names and F unc tions On t he se t t i ng sc re en s, u se t h is key to m ove the c u r sor r ig ht. On t he Browse S cr ee n, p res s t hi s key to move down a level. NOTE Keys 6 an d 7 may not w ork f or a ll VB R ( Variabl e Bi t Rate) M P3 file s. F or s ome V B R MP3 files , o pe rat ing t he se key s may c [...]

T ASCA M DR - 07 25 Right side panel e LI NE I N ja ck Use th is st e reo m i n i-jack for l i ne i nput. r OU TPU T LE V EL (+, –) keys Use the se keys t o adju st t he sig na l level outpu t f rom t he /L IN E OU T jack. T h e volume level app ea r s on t he di splay du r ing a dju st me nt. t REC L E VE L vol um e Use th is t o adju st t he i [...]

26 T A SCA M DR - 07 Lef t side panel u D C IN 5 V ja ck Con ne ct a TASCAM PS -P520 A C a d apt er ( pu rch as ed se pa r at ely ) to t hi s jack. D o not con ne ct ot he r a da pte r s. i S D ca r d sl ot li d o POW ER key Pr es s and h old th is key to t u r n t he u n it’ s power ON and OF F . p HO LD s wit ch Slide th i s to t he lef t to t [...]

T ASCA M DR - 07 27 Rear P anel d MI C IN j ac k Use th is i npu t jack to c on ne ct a s te re o mi n i-jack m ic rophon e. Th is ja ck prov ides plug-in power whe n set t o do so on t he In put Set t i ng Sc re en . NOTE We call t his t he R ear P ane l be ca use t his i s th e • end t hat fa ces aw ay fr om t he o pe rat or of th e unit w h[...]

28 T ASCAM D R- 07 3 – P ar t Names and F unc tions [When the battery compartment cover removed] g T r i po d sc rew s o cket (1/ 4 in ch) T hi s u n it can b e at t a ched t o a t r ip od or a m ic st and . CAUTION Al way s t ight en all t he s cr ew s o n the t ri po d • or th e mic s t an d to avo id th e ris k of th e uni t fallin g a[...]

T ASCA M DR - 07 29 4 – Screen Ov er vie w The display of the unit shows various screens. W he n the u nit is o rd in a r ily play i ng or st opp ed , • the Home S cr ee n app ea r s on t he d isplay . T he Reco rd Sc ree n ap pe ar s whe n t he u n it is • rec ord i ng or i n re cor di ng s t and by . Set t i ng sc re en s ap pe ar whe n ma [...]

30 T AS CAM D R- 07 4 – Screen Ov er vie w da r k back g rou nd ( , ). ( See “ Spe cial Playback Co nt rol Fun ct ions” o n page 71 . ) 2 Lo op /re pe at s et tin g st a tu s T he following ic on s app ea r de pe nd i ng on t he cu r rent lo op/re pe at se t t in g. Sing le playback Rep eat playba ck of 1 tr a ck Rep eat playba ck of all t r [...]

T ASCA M DR - 07 31 allowable level, a dot is lit at t he r ight en d of the level mete r . 6 Fi le in fo r ma tio n T he t ag i n for mat ion or f ile n a me of the cu r rent ly playi ng t r a ck is show n. I f an M P3 f i le ha s I D3 tag i n for m at ion, t he I D3 ta g in for mat ion is g iven pr ior it y . T he f ile na me is shown for W A V f[...]

32 T A SCA M DR - 07 e Pl ayb ac k po si ti on d is pl ay ba r T hi s ba r shows the c u r r ent playba ck po sition . T he ba r d ar ken s f rom t he lef t a s playback pro cee d s. Record Screen This screen opens when you press the RECO RD key to start recording standby mode and stays open when you press the RECO RD key again to start recording. [...]

T ASCA M DR - 07 33 1 MI C in pu t se t ti ng s t atu s Shows the st at us of set t i ng s relat ed t o th e bui lt-in m icr ophone a nd M IC I N ja ck on t he rea r pa nel ( st er eo re co rd ing , plug-in power, low cut f i lter a nd level cont r ol) . 2 Pr e -r e co r din g se t t ing s t at us PRE app ea r s when p re -re co rd in g is set . 3 [...]

34 T A SCA M DR - 07 4 – Screen Ov er vie w Setting Screens Use this unit’ s various setting screens to make various settings, conduct operations and show information. NOTE Al th ough t he var iou s set tin g sc re en s are also u se d to e xe cu te f un c ti ons an d dis play inf orm atio n, f or e xam ple , in a ddi tio n to maki ng se t ti n[...]

T ASCA M DR - 07 35 4 – Screen Ov er vie w Screen Overview Access method INFORMA TION V iew le information, system setting information, and system information Press the MENU key to open the Menu Screen and select the desired setting screen BROWSE V iew music les and sub-folders in the Music Folder , play and erase les, add les to the [...]

36 T AS CAM D R- 07 Operation b asics Use the MENU , STOP /HOME , ¥/ π , µ and ≤ keys and the wheel to conduct most operations on the various setting screens. The keys have the following functions. ME NU key Pr es s th is key t o op en t he Menu S cre e n ( exce pt whe n t he Menu Sc re en is a l re ad y ope n or t he Rec ord sc re en i s ope [...]

T ASCA M DR - 07 37 4 – Screen Ov er vie w ≤ key W he n a set t i ng sc re en i s ope n , moves the cu r sor ( p ar t h igh l ight ed i n i nver se ) to t he r ig ht wit h i n th e scr ee n. I n m any ca se s, t he ¥/ π key ca n also b e u sed t h is way . STOP/H OM E key: W he n a set t i ng sc re en i s ope n , pre ss t o ret u r n to t he [...]

38 T AS CAM D R- 07 4 – Screen Ov er vie w show the cur rent se t t i ng val ue ( the fac tor y set t i n g is “ X8 ”) hi gh l i ght ed i n i nverse . 4 T ur n the whe el to s ele ct t he des ir ed s et t i ng. The se t t i ng i s change d i mme d iat ely, so there is no ne ed t o pres s the ¥/ π key agai n t o conf i r m it . 5 Pre ss STOP[...]

T ASCA M DR - 07 39 5 – Maki ng Connections Connecting mic s and other audio devices This unit has a built-in stereo microphone that you can use to practice or record your singing, for example, but you can also use an external mic or other device as an input. Y ou can connect external sound sources to the line input jack or the micro- phone input[...]

40 T AS CAM D R- 07 5 – Maki ng Connections Connec ti ng to the LI NE IN jac k Y ou can connect the line output of an audio device, for example, to the LIN E IN jack (stereo mini-jack) on the right side panel. NOTE Th e aut o gain f un c ti on an d s ter e o/mo no s w it ch - ing c ann ot be ap plie d t o a sign al inp ut t hr oug h the L I NE I [...]

T ASCA M DR - 07 41 Connecting w ith a computer By connecting this unit with a computer , you can copy W A V or MP3 music les from the computer to this unit. From the computer you can also erase les on this unit and manipulate folders. T o connect to a computer , opent the lid on the left side of the unit, use the included USB cable to connec[...]

42 T A SCA M DR - 07 Discon nec ting f rom a co mpu ter T o end the USB connection, rst follow the procedures for your computer to disconnect the DR-07 and then remove the USB cable. The DR-07 automatically restarts. See the computer manual for how to close the connection on the computer . 5 – Maki ng Connections[...]

T ASCA M DR - 07 4 3 Y ou can transfer audio les from a computer by USB to this unit for playback. This unit can handle MP3 (32–320 kbps, 44.1/48 kHz) and W A V (44.1/48 kHz, 16/24-bit) audio le types. Preparing audio files on a computer Use the abilities of your computer OS or a software application to copy tracks from a CD or other source[...]

44 T AS CAM D R- 07 NOTE Ins t ea d of usi ng US B to c onn ec t t he D R- 07 an d a com put er, you c an als o con duc t t he s am e ope rat ion s by re mov ing t he S D car d f ro m the DR - 07 and co nne c ti ng it d ire c t ly t o a com put er that h as a buil t-in S D c ard s lot or by u sing a c ar d re ade r . TIP Y ou c an us e mor e th an [...]

T ASCA M DR - 07 45 When the Home Screen is displayed, use the ¥/ π , µ and ≤ keys to operate the DR-07 as you would with an ordinary CD player or other audio device. Use the wheel to change the playback position. NOTE Wh en t he H ome S cr ee n is n ot disp laye d, • the se key s an d th e wh ee l have d if f e ren t fun c ti ons . SD C [...]

46 T AS CAM D R- 07 Th e tr ack n ame , file nu mb er an d oth er file • inf orm atio n fo r th e cur re ntl y playi ng tr ac k app ear o n th e dis play. Th e • · i con ap pe ar s o n the d isp lay wh en playb ac k is s t opp e d at the b e ginn ing of a tra ck , an d th e π ico n app ear s wh en pl ayb ack is s to pp ed i n the m id[...]

T ASCA M DR - 07 47 7– P l ay b a c k Adjusting the volume Use the OU TPU T LE V EL (+, –) keys to adjust the volume of the monitoring signal output from the / LIN E OU T jack. The volume level appears on the display while being adjusted.[...]

48 T AS CAM D R- 07 In addition to using the built-in microphone, you can record using an external microphone or record the output signal from a mixer or other audio source. Y ou can select among MP3 (44.1/48 kHz, 32–320 kbps) and W A V (44.1/48 kHz, 16/24-bit) audio recording formats. Selecting the f ile ty pe and s ampling frequenc y Select the[...]

T ASCA M DR - 07 49 8 – Recordi ng TIP WA V files d o not us e dat a com pr es si on an d • are t ru er t o th e cha rac t er of t he s oun d, b ut they u se m uch m em or y. Since M P3 file s use data c omp re s sio n, t hey d o not us e ne arl y as muc h mem or y. For ex amp le, o rd inar y aud io CD tr ack s a re 16 - bit , 4 4 . 1 kHz [...]

50 T AS CA M DR - 07 8 – Recordi ng MIC Sets the input source as the built-in microphone when no microphone cable is connected to the MIC IN jack (stereo mini-jack). When a microphone cable is connected to the MIC I N jack, the input microphone signal becomes the input source. If you select MIC , you should also set the input functions. (See “S[...]

T ASCA M DR - 07 51 8 – Recordi ng other items affect both the built-in microphone and MIC I N . GAIN Set the input sensitivity as HIG H , MID , or LOW . The factory default setting is MID . Change it to HIG H if the input level is too low . TYPE Select STEREO or MONO according to the type of connected microphone. The factory setting is STEREO . [...]

52 T ASCA M DR - 07 NOTE Wh en r ec ord ing li ve p er fo rma nce s and i n othe r sit uati ons w he re u ne x pe c te d lo ud so und s mig ht occ ur, set this f un c ti on to LMT to pr ev ent in pu t clip pin g and all ow re cor di ng wi th ou t dis t or t ion . Display of in put f unc tion s on th e Record Scree n Icons appear on the Record Scree[...]

T ASCA M DR - 07 53 The following procedures explain how to use the Record Screen to set the levels. 1 Pre ss t he RECO RD key t o beg i n re cord i ng sta ndby . The key f l ashe s re d and the Re cord Scre en app ear s. T he i nput sig na l is out put from the / LI NE O UT jack . 2 Use the RE C LE V EL volume c ontr ol on the r ig ht side of the [...]

54 T A SCA M DR - 07 8 – Recordi ng MID or HIG H . (See “Setting the MIC input func- tions” on page 50.) TIP In ad dit ion t o ad jus t ing t he • REC L E VE L volu me , tr y chan gin g th e dis t anc e and an gle bet we en t he mi cr op hon e and t he s oun d sou rce . T o re cor d th e so und of a s our ce m os t ef fe c- • tiv el[...]

T ASCA M DR - 07 55 8 – Recordi ng 2 T o sta r t re cord i ng, pre ss t he REC ORD key aga i n. Whe n rec ord i ng st ar t s , the RECORD key l ig hts c ont inuousl y , and t he di spl ay shows the ela pse d re cord i ng t i me and t he rema i ni ng r ecor d in g t i me. 3 Pre ss t he STOP / HOME key to end re cord i ng and cre ate the aud io f i[...]

56 T A SCA M DR - 07 CAUTION Y o u can not inc r em ent i f the tot al • numb e r of file s wou ld exc ee d 9 9 9. Y o u can not inc r em ent w he n the c urr e nt • file i s only t w o sec ond s or s hor ter. Whe n inc r em enti ng , if a fil e alr ea dy • exi st s with t he inc r em ent ed fi le nam e , the nu mb er wi ll b e i[...]

T ASCA M DR - 07 57 8 – Recordi ng Pre-re cordin g When the unit is in recording standby , the unit can record the two seconds before the start of recording and include it in the recording. Use the following procedures to set pre-recording. 1. Pr es s the MENU key to open t he menu l is t scre en. S ele ct REC SETT I NG and pre ss the Á/ π key [...]

58 T AS CAM D R- 07 2 Use the DELAY item to t ur n re cord i ng de lay ON or OFF . Opt io ns: ON, OFF(default set t in g) File divide function Y ou can divide one le into two at the time of your choice. For example, you can divide a large le or multiple songs into several consecutive les or use this function to erase unnecessary recordings[...]

T ASCA M DR - 07 59 Pre ss t he RECO RD key t o open a co nf i r- mat ion scr een a nd pres s the Á/ π key to conf i rm . The f i le i s d iv ide d and the Home S cre en reop ens . NOTE Wh en a file i s div id ed , th e t w o file s that ar e • cre ate d ar e giv en t he s am e file nam e wi th the s uf fixe s “_ a” and “_ b” at [...]

60 TASCAM DR - 07 On the Home Screen, you can use the µ and ≤ keys 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 have numerous recorded and copied tracks on the SD card. On the Play Mode Screen, you can select all les, [...]

T ASCA M DR - 07 61 9 – Pl a yback Area and P la yl ist NOTE Th e cur re nt play ba ck ar ea s et t in g app ear s in the l owe r lef t of th e Hom e Sc re en . ALL Set the playback area as all les in the Music Folder on the SD card. FOLDER Set the playback area as all the les in the currently selected folder . PLA YLIST Set the playback ar[...]

62 T AS CAM D R- 07 9 – Pl a yback Area and P la yl ist 2 Sel ec t the de si re d folder . F or an ex plan at ion of how to use t he Browse Scre en , se e “ Scre en nav i gat ion ” on page 67 . 3 Pre ss t he ¥/ π k ey to o pen the fol lowi n g pop - up w i ndow . 4 Sel ec t the SELECT item a nd pres s ¥/ π . The d is play ret u r ns to th[...]

T ASCA M DR - 07 63 9 – Pl a yback Area and P la yl ist 2 Sel ec t the f i le you want. F or an ex plan at ion of how to use t he Browse Scre en , se e “ Scre en nav i gat ion ” on page 67 . 3 Pre ss t he ¥/ π k ey to o pen the fol lowi n g pop - up w i ndow . 4 Sel ec t the PLAY item a nd pres s ¥/ π . The d is play ret u r ns to the Hom[...]

64 T AS CAM D R- 07 2 Sel ec t a t rack that you want to add t o the playl i st and pre ss t he ¥/ π key . A pop - up w i ndow appea rs . 3 Sel ec t A D D LIS T and pre ss the ¥/ π key . The t rack i s adde d to the p layl is t and the popup w i ndow clos es . 4 Repe at ste ps 2 and 3 a s nec es sar y to add more tr ack s to th e playl i st . T[...]

T ASCA M DR - 07 65 2 Sel ec t the f i le that you want to e d it and pre ss the ¥/ π key to open a pop - up w i ndow . Use the whee l to se le ct the i tem you want and pre ss the ¥/ π key . T hei r f unc t ions a re as show n below. PLA Y Play the le and return to the Home Screen. ALL CLR A conrmation message appears to conrm that yo[...]

66 T AS CAM D R- 07 In t he a bove example, t he 4t h t r ack h as b ee n moved to t he 3rd t ra ck po sition. 3 Pre ss t he ¥/ π k ey to c omplet e the move and ret ur n t o the ord i nar y Pl ayl ist S cre en. 9 – Pl a yback Area and P la yl ist[...]

T ASCA M DR - 07 67 On the Browse Screen, you can view the contents of the Music Folder , which contains the audio les on the SD card that you can use with the DR-07. On this screen, you can also play and erase selected audio les, create folders, add tracks to the playlist and so on. (See “Playlist” on page 63.) T o open the Browse Screen[...]

68 T AS CAM D R- 07 Icons on the BROWSE screen The meanings of icons that appear on the Browse Screen are as follows. Root Music Folder The Music Folder is the highest (root) level folder in the hierarchy shown on the Browse Screen. Audio file This icon appears before the names of music les. Plus folder This icon shows folders that contain subf[...]

T ASCA M DR - 07 6 9 INFO Displays the information of the selected le. ADD LIST Adds the selected le to the playlist. (See “Playlist” on page 63.) DELETE A message appears to conrm that you want to delete the le. Press the ¥/ π key to erase the le and the STOP /HOME key to cancel the deletion operation. CANCEL No operation is c[...]

70 T ASCAM D R - 07 area setting. When recording, les are created in this folder . CREA TE A pop-up appears to conrm that you want to create a new folder . Press the ¥/ π key to create a new folder , or press the STOP /HOME key to cancel the operation. However , if you try to create a new folder inside a second level subfolder the message, [...]

T ASCA M DR - 07 71 Not only can you use the DR-07 to change the tempo of track playback, you can even do this without changing the pitch. Y ou can also change the playback pitch of a track without changing the tempo. Y ou can use these playback control functions effectively to practice and learn parts. Setting the playback cont rol fu nc tio ns Us[...]

72 T A SCA M DR - 07 Changing the speed Use the SPEED item to set the speed of playback. However , setting the speed does not automatically make the speed control function active. After setting it, briey press the PB CO NT key to turn the speed control ON, making it active. When ON, the icon appears as light letters on a dark background in the u[...]

T ASCA M DR - 07 73 Changing the pitch without changing the speed Use the KEY item to change the pitch in semitones without changing the tempo. Use the KEY item to adjust the pitch up or down by 1–6 semitones ( Ã 6– â 6) (the factory setting is 0). If you change the key to any value besides 0, the key change function turns ON and the icon app[...]

74 T ASC AM D R- 07 In ordinary playback mode, once playback starts, it will stop when the end of the last track in the current playback area is reached (or you press the STOP /HOME key). By following the instructions in this chapter , however , you can also make the DR-07 loop a section of a track that you choose, repeat the entire sequence of tra[...]

T ASCA M DR - 07 75 Repeat and single tr ack playback modes Y ou can set the DR-07 to repeatedly play the current track or all tracks in the playback area, as well as play just a single track once. 1 Pre ss t he MENU key to open the Menu Scre en. S ele c t PLAY MODE and pre ss the ¥/ π key . The Pl ay Mode scre en appears. 2 Sel ec t the REPEAT i[...]

76 T ASCA M DR - 07 1 3 – S yste m Settings and Form atting From the Setup Screen, you can change various settings to optimize the device for your use envi- ronment and other requirements. Y ou can also initialize and format the SD card. T o open the Setup Screen, press the MENU key . Select SETUP from the Menu Screen and press the ¥/ π key . T[...]

T ASCA M DR - 07 77 Options: OFF (backlight always on), 5 s e c (factory setting), 10 se c , 15 se c , 30 sec Adjust the display contrast Use CONTRAST to adjust the display contrast. Options: 1–20 (factory setting: 10) Select the type of batteries Use BATTERY TYPE to select the type of batteries. This setting is used to distinguish the remaining [...]

78 T ASCAM D R- 07 Using QU ICK FO RMA T Use the QU I CK FORMAT item to quickly format the SD card. 1 Sel ec t the QU I CK FORMAT item a nd pres s the ¥/ π key to hig h l ig ht “ Exec .” 2 Pre ss ¥/ π to open a p op - up conf i r mat ion w ind ow . 3 Pre ss t he ¥/ π k ey to execut e the qu ick format t in g, or pres s the S TOP/HO ME key[...]

T ASCA M DR - 07 79 1 4 –V ie w ing F il e Inf ormat ion Use the Information Screen to view various types of information about your DR-07. T o open the Information Screen, rst press the MENU key to open the Menu Screen. Select “ I NFORMAT ION ” and press the ¥/ π key . Use the wheel to switch between the following three information pages[...]

80 T AS CAM D R- 07 TITLE Shows the le name. If an MP3 le has ID3 tag title information, that information appears. DA TE The date of the le appears.. SIZE The size of the le appears. Card information page The CARD page shows the status of the currently inserted SD card. TOT AL MUSIC Shows the number of playable les contained by the M[...]

T ASCA M DR - 07 81 S ystem information page The SYSTEM page shows information about the DR-07’ s system settings and rmware version. CUE/REV SPD Shows the speed of forward and backward searching. AUTO OFF Shows the automatic power OFF setting. BACKLIGHT Shows the automatic backlight OFF setting. System V er . Shows the system rmware versio[...]

82 T A SCA M DR - 07 1 5 – L C D Menu L ist Menu Item Page Setting/ Operation Item Descriptions INFORMA TION FILE (1/3) File information display CARD (2/3) SD card information display SYSTEM (3/3) System information display BROWSE File operation in SD card PLA YLIST Edit the playlist PLA Y MODE AREA Set the repeat area REPEA T Set repeat mode[...]

T ASCA M DR - 07 83 Menu Item Page Setting/ Operation Item Descriptions INPUT SETTING INPUT Set the input source (MIC/LINE) MIC GAIN Set the GAIN of the MIC input TYPE Set the stereo/mono of the MIC input POWER Set the On/Off of the phantom power to the MIC input LOW CUT Set the Low Cut Filter (OFF/40 Hz/80 Hz/120 Hz) LEVEL CTRL Set the control fun[...]

84 T AS CA M DR - 07 Menu Item Page Setting/ Operation Item Descriptions SETUP CUE/REV SPEED Set the fast forward/rewind speed (x2/x4/x8/x10) AUTO OFF Set the auto shut down time when operated by batteries (Off/3 min/5 min/10 min/30 min) BACKLIGHT Set the auto backlight turn off time (Of f/5 sec/10 sec/15 sec/30 sec) CONTRAST Set the LCD contrast B[...]

T ASCA M DR - 07 85 The following is a list of the popup messages that might appear on the DR-07 under certain conditions. Refer to this list if one of these popup messages appears and you want to check the meaning or determine a proper response. Message Meaning and response F i le Na m e ERR The length of the le name is longer than 200 characte[...]

86 T AS CAM D R- 07 Message Meaning and response F i le No t Fo u n d PLAYL I ST The le in the Playlist cannot be found. Please conrm that the le is still in the Music Folder . No PLAYL I ST No les are in the Playlist. This appears when the PLAY MODE is set to PLAYL I ST , but no les have been added to the Playlist. Add a le to th[...]

T ASCA M DR - 07 87 Message Meaning and response F ormat Error F ormat CARD The F A T formatting of the card is abnormal or broken. This message also appears if you F A T formatted the card using a computer connected by USB (or by card reader). This message also appears when a new card is inserted in the unit. Always use the DR-07 to conduct F A T [...]

88 T AS CAM D R- 07 Message Meaning and response Protec ted Card Change Card This appears when the card in the unit during startup is a protected card without the necessary Music Folder and other folders and les. W r it e T i meo ut W riting to the card timed out. Backup les on the card to your computer , and format the card using the DR-07. [...]

T ASCA M DR - 07 89 Message Meaning and response N o t Cont inu ed If any of these errors occur , turn the DR-07 power OFF and restart the unit. If the error message continues to appear , contact a TEAC Repair Center . F i le Error Can ' t Save Data P l ayer Error Dev i ce Error W ritin g F ai le d S y s R o m E r r Sys tem Err 50 Sys tem Erro[...]

90 T AS CAM D R- 07 Message Meaning and response Sys tem Error 2 If any of these errors occur , turn the DR-07 power OFF and restart the unit. If the error message continues to appear , contact a TEAC Repair Center . Sys tem Error 3 Sys tem Error 4 Sys tem Error 5 Sys tem Error 6 Sys tem Error 7 Sys tem Error 8 Sys tem Error 9 1 6 – M essages[...]

T ASCA M DR - 07 91 1 7–S p ec ific atio n s Aud io Input and Output MIC IN input Jack 3.5-mm stereo phone (with plug-in power) Input impedance 30 kΩ Nominal input level -64 dBV (GAIN set to HIGH) -48 dBV (GAIN set to MID) -32 dBV (GAIN set to LOW) Maximum input level - 48 d BV ( GAI N se t to H IGH ) - 32 dBV ( GA I N se t to M I D) - 1 6 d BV [...]

92 T A SCA M DR - 07 1 7–S p ec ific atio n s Aud io per forman ce Frequency response (LINE IN > /LINE OUT) 20 Hz–20 kHz, +1/-3 dB Distortion (LINE IN > /LINE OUT) 0.015% or less (at 1 kHz, +6 dBV input) S/N ratio (LINE IN > /LINE OUT) 87 dB or more Other specifications Audio file compatibility MP3 les 32–320 kbps 44.1/48 kHz sam[...]

T ASCA M DR - 07 93 1 7–S p ec ific atio n s Dimensions (not including protrusions) 55 (W) x137 (H) x 27 (D) (mm) 2.2 (W) x 5.4 (H) x 1.1 (D) (inches) W eight 130 g (without batteries) Computer req uirements Windows Pentium 300 MHz or faster 128 MB or more memory USB port (USB 2.0 recommended) Macintosh Power PC, iMac, G3, G4 266 MHz or faster 64[...]

94 T A SCA M DR - 07 1 7–S p ec ific atio n s Dimensi ons Spe ci f ic at ion s an d ext e r n al a pp ea r a nce m ay be ch a nge d wit ho ut not i f ic at ion t o im pr ove the p rod uc t. • Il lu st r at ion s a nd ot he r de pic tio ns i n t he ow ne r’ s ma nu al m ay d if fe r i n pa r t f rom t he a ct ua l pr od uct a s a r es ult of ?[...]

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