Targus Stow-N-Go manual

USER GUI D E Wir eless S tow-N-Go TM R echargeable Notebook Mouse[...]

TA R G U S W I R E L E S S S TOW-N-GO TM R ECHARGE ABLE NOTEB OOK MOU S E Intr oduct ion Congratulations on your purchas e of the T argus Wireless S tow-N-Go TM Rechargeable Notebook Mouse. This ergonomically designed, rechargeable mous e incorporates 27 MHz wireless technology with an operational range of up to 3 feet (0. 9 m) . I ts 800-dpi resol[...]

Targus W ireless Stow- N-Go TM Rech argeab le Not ebook Mouse • Carry ing pouch • User guide Sy stem Req uirements Hard ware • USB port Operating System • W i n dows ® 2000/ME/XP Installing the B a t ter ies 1 Remove the battery cover from the bottom of the mouse by pressing the tab locat ed on the bot t om and lift ing it off. Bottom of m[...]

Targus W ireless Stow- N-Go TM Recharge able Notebook Mou se positive (+) and negative (-) ends of each battery match the polarity indicators inside the battery housing. WARNINGS: U SE ONL Y HEAVY - DUTY N I MH RECHARG EABLE BATTERIES . N EVER USE ALKALINE BATTERIES . A VOID MIXING NEW AND USED BATTERIES . 3 Slide the battery cover back into pos it[...]

Oper ating Notes f or Wir eless Mice with Rechar ging F eatur e via USB Cable 1. Charge the mouse for at least 8 hours bef ore using it. And please make sure only rechargeab le batter ies (the ones that come with y our product) are used. 2. Y our computer needs to stay po wered on for the mouse to charge . Follo w these steps to prevent y our compu[...]

Targus W ireless Stow- N-Go TM Recharge able Notebook Mou se Low Bat ter y Indicator Li ght When the ba t tery charge is running low , t he light emitter diode (LED) on the scroller wheel glows. CAUTION: I F THE INDICATOR LIGHT IS GLOWING , IT IS HIGHLY RECO MMENDED TH AT YOU CHARGE THE MOU SE AS SOON AS POSSI BLE TO PROPERLY MAINTAIN THE BATTERIE [...]

Targus W ireless Stow-N -Go TM Rech argeab le Not ebook Mouse 2 T ake t he rec eiver out of the compartment. 3 Plug the USB receiver into an available USB port on your co mputer and follow any on-screen instructions to complete the default driver installat ion. 4 The communication link between the mouse and receiver is preset at the f actory so the[...]

Targus W ireless Stow-N -Go TM Recharge able Notebook M ouse 2 Press and release the r eset button, located on the bottom of the mouse. Within 5-10 seconds the mouse will automatically switch to another ID and again respond to movement. OPEN EJEC T Rese t butto n 8[...]

Targus W ireless Stow-N -Go TM Rech argeab le Not ebook Mouse S toring the Receiver Place the receiv er at a 90° angle and press the receiver into the compartment, ensuring the side with the antenna is facing up. The receiver will click into place when properly inse rted. NOTE: W HEN THE RECEIVER IS STORED IN THE MOUSE ’ SS T O R A G E COMPART M[...]

Targus W ireless Stow-N -Go TM Recharge able Notebook M ouse frequency transmission and may s low down the mouse’s response time or cause the m ouse t o fail temporarily . • If your computer has a me t al c ase that cont ains aluminum or magne sium, use the mouse to the side. The display panel may interfere with the radio frequency signal if yo[...]

Targus W ireless Stow- N-Go TM Rech argeab le Not ebook Mouse • Adjust your position so that you don’t hav e to bend your wrists to type; avoid placing your wrist s on a sh arp edge. If you feel disc omfort or numbness in y our hands, wrists, arms, shoulders , neck, or back while typing, consult a qualified medical professional. T r oubleshoo t[...]

Targus W ireless Stow-N -Go TM Recharge able Notebook M ouse • T o reduce interference, mov e the mouse’s receiver and the base unit of the a f fected device as far away from each other as possible. • Adjust the angle o f the antenna on the side of the receiver . 12[...]

T echnical Support For technical questions , please visit: US Internet: www .targus.com/suppor t.asp Austr alia Internet: www .targus.com.au Email: infoaust@targus.com T elephone: 1800-641-645 New Zealand T elephone: 0800-633-222 Pr oduct Registr ation This device complies with P ar t 15 of the FCC Rules. Opera- tion is subject to the follo wing tw[...]

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits of a Class B digital device , pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and [...]

Visit our W ebsite at www.targus .com Features and specifications subject to change without notice. © 2006 T argus Group International, Inc. and T argus, Inc. AMW01US / 410-0025-001B[...]

1 6 T ASCAM 2488 MKI I 2 − Se tting up and basi c kno w ledge Many keys have two f u nct ions: the f ir st is w r it te n in nor m al ( wh ite ) t y pe, a nd the s econd i s w r itt en u nde r th is i n white on a g r ee n backg rou nd . T o a cce ss t hese s econd sh if t ed f u nc tion s: 1 Pres s the SHI F T key so that the i ndi cator l ig ht[...]

T ASCAM 248 8M KII 1 7 3 − Names and f u nctions of the 24 88 MKII T op panel Input channel section ( 1 - 4 ) Monitor section ( u - p ) Utility section ( g - l ) Sub mixer section ( w - r ) Stereo bus section ( t - y ) Channel section ( v - m ) Transport keys ( Q - T ) Screen operation section ( ; - c ) Mark/Title section ( # - % ) Transport sect[...]

1 8 T ASCAM 2488 MK II 3 − Names and f u nctions of the 24 88 MKII Effect s section Th ese 3 keys ac ces s effect f u nc tion s. See “ 6 – Effect s ” on page 3 9 for det ails . 5 MUL TI ( T UNE R) key Pre ss t h is key to ope n the M U L T I EFF ECT scr een . T o a ssig n the mu lti- effect t o an i nput or m i xer chan nel, pre ss a nd hol[...]

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T ASCAM 248 8M KII 2 1 3 − Names and f u nctions of the 24 88 MKII Mix d own section Y BOUNC E key T u r ns bou nc e mode ON and OF F . U MASTE R key Use th is key du r ing m ast er i ng, to selec t the pr e- mas ter- ing mo de or ma ste r check mo de ( se e “P re -ma ste r ing ” on page 69 and “Ch eck i ng the m ast er ” on page 70 ). T [...]

22 T ASCAM 248 8MK II 3 − Names and f u nctions of the 24 88 MKII PHON ES jac k Con nec t st e re o he a dpho nes he re t o l ist e n t o t he m on i- tor out put. PUNC H jac k Con ne ct a T ASC A M R C- 30P or other foot pe d al to cont rol pu nch in a nd pu nch out. E XPRE SS ION j ack Con ne ct a BOSS EV - 5 or ot her foot vo lu me pe da l to [...]

T ASCAM 248 8M KII 23 3 − Names and f u nctions of the 24 88 MKII POWER sw itch T u r n the 2488MK I I p ow e r ON and OFF . F ollow shut down pr oce du res b efore tu r ni ng p ow er OFF ( s ee “ Shut down” on page 1 3 ). ~ IN ja ck Con ne ct th e included p ow er c ord. MID I OUT j ack Se nd s P rog ra m C ha n ge a nd Co nt r ol C h a nge [...]

2 4 T ASCAM 248 8M KII This examp le sh o ws h ow to record a r hyth m guita r , f oll ow ed by recording an accom panying l ead guita r . This is a s i mpl e recording, bu t the same pr ocedures also app ly to m ore comp l ica ted recor dings, so p lease r ead this secti on care f ul ly . Setting up your f irst song T o m ake su re we st a r t w i[...]

T ASCAM 248 8M KII 25 4 − Re cordi ng Th e 2488 M K I I has a n i nte r na l met ronome t hat c an play a click accord i ng to t he met ron ome set t i ngs or tem po map set t i ngs. T he in it ial set t i ng is a simple met rono me mode ( f re e met ronome mo de ). Use the follo wi ng pro ced u res t o set t he met ronome t o 2/ 4 ti me w ith a [...]

26 T ASCAM 248 8MK II 4 − Re cordi ng W e as su me th at you ’ re re cord i ng the r hyt h m g u ita r to s ta r t wit h, a nd th at you wil l be re cord i ng it on tr ack 1 . Note th at in puts on t he 2488MK I I ar e let te red f ro m A th r ough H . T ra cks a re nu mb ere d f rom 1 t h roug h 24. In put H is spe cial on t he 2488MK I I—it[...]

T ASCAM 248 8M KII 27 4 − Re cordi ng 8 Use the cursor keys and the d ia l to mov e around the di splay and change value s. T he set t i ngs are show n as number s and as a g raph. Use the on-screen SW on the l eft side of the displa y ( or use SHIFT and YES/ENTE R to tur n th e EQ on, and use SHIFT and NO/E XIT to tur n th e EQ off ) to com- par[...]

28 T ASCAM 2488 MK II 4 − Re cordi ng No w w e can reco rd the lead g uitar line . W e will add an eff ect to the lead guitar to make i t sound a little more interes ting. T I P Y ou c an also p er f orm au dio e dit s , cut ti ng, c opyi ng and pa stin g bet we en t rac ks , etc . to cor re c t sma ll mis- takes . T hese o pe ratio ns ar e exp l[...]

T ASCAM 248 8M KII 29 The 24 88 M KI I mixer is equipp ed wi t h 8 inputs ( A – H ) , 2 4 pl aybac k tracks, and 2 eff ect re tu r ns f or a t otal o f 34 ch an- ne ls. 4 o f the 8 i npu t s ( A – D ) ha ve co mb ined MIC/LIN E inp uts that can accept both XLR jacks a nd standard 1 / 4 ” TRS j acks. These can als o supp ly +48 V ph antom po w[...]

30 T AS CAM 2488 MKI I 5 − Mi x er If a n in put or cha n nel SELEC T key is held down, t he assig ned C HA NN EL ( or I NPU T ) key f la shes. P re ss t he othe r key to bre ak t he a ssign me nt. N O T E As sign ing and u nas sign ing li nked c hanne ls (se e “Link- ing c hann els ” on pa ge 33) wor ks in m uc h the sa me way as for s ingl [...]

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32 T ASCAM 248 8M KII 5 − Mi x er T he r e i s o ne st e r eo “ loo p” s e nd ( u si ng t he i nt e r na l ef fec t s ) i n a dd it i on t wo ef fe c t s e nd s ( u si ng t he ex t er n al EF FEC T SE N DS ja ck s) for e a ch ch a n n el. Plea s e se e “Si n gle ef fe ct ” o n p ag e 42 for de t ai l s a bo ut t he u se of t h e i nt e r [...]

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34 T ASCAM 248 8M KII 5 − Mi x er Pre ss t he ST EREO key to o pen t he sc ree n below . As w ith t he cha n nel fade r sc ree n, t he on- scre en fa de r ca n not be u sed t o ma ke adjust me nts. A lso not e th at the int er nal fa der value a nd t he top p anel physical fa der p osi- tion m ay not cor re spond ( see “ F a der s ” on page 3[...]

T ASCAM 248 8M KII 3 5 5 − Mi x er A pai r of tr ack s ca n be rout ed for di re ct out put t h roug h t he an alog STER EO OU T jacks ( and t he D IGI T AL O UT ). W hile the abov e scre en is sho w n, if you use the JOG /DA T A dial to sel ect li n ked or pai red t racks ( 1/2– 23 /24) , the t rack si g nal bypa sses the mi xer and stereo fad[...]

36 T ASCA M 2488M KI I 5 − Mi x er Monitor i ng is a v ita l pa r t of the whole record i ng and mas ter i ng pr oces s. T he 2488MK I I provide s ste reo mon i- tor i ng faci lit ies th rough a n ext er nal a mplif ier/ spe ake rs combin at ion, as well as h ead phones . The level for these t wo monitor i ng syst ems i s set usi ng t he MO NITOR[...]

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38 T ASCA M 2488M KI I 5 − Mi x er If t he fad er mat chi ng set t i ng is cha nged f rom t he fa ctor y set t i ng R EA L , to J U M P or CA TCH a s des cr ibe d below , the n fad er d at a wi ll be r ecal led toget her w ith sc ene s. Im m ed iately af te r rec all, t houg h, t he physical fad er po si- tion s may not match t he i nte r na l fa[...]

T ASCAM 248 8M KII 3 9 Th is ch apte r explai ns t he bui lt- i n in se r t effect s t hat ca n be applie d to i nd ividu al m ic and g u ita r i nputs a nd t he mi xdown /mast er i ng effect s ( si ngle effect ). In a dd ition t o in ser t effect s an d single effec ts , th is u n it also has a bu ilt-in dy n am ics pr oces sor for the st er eo bu[...]

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T ASCAM 248 8M KII 4 1 6 − E f fect s Th e multi- effec t is as signe d in t he sa me way as t he m ic effect s: press a nd hold the MU L TI key and p res s the i nput or cha n nel SELEC T key . Any i nput or cha n nel as signe d when t he MUL T I key is f i rst p res sed f lashe s. Unassig n ing t he mu lti- effect follo ws t he sa me proce du r[...]

42 T ASCAM 248 8MK II 6 − E f fect s Sa ving mul ti- effec t settings Y o u c an s av e an edi ted se tti ng as a user s etting in the li brary . 1 When the M U L T I EFF ECT scre en is v i sible , pres s the YES /E NTE R key to open the M U L T I EFF ECT LI BR A RY screen. 2 Use the Ó / Á cursor keys to s ele ct SAVE . 3 Use the JOG / DA T A d[...]

T ASCAM 248 8M KII 4 3 6 − E f fect s Th is is not really an eff ect, but uses one o f the e f fect key s. Press the shifted MUL TI k ey to bri ng up the TU N ER screen. Th e t u ner is u se d wit h the sig nal f ro m input H (reser ved for gu ita r s and b ass es ). It can not be u se d wit h any ot her in put. W he n a note is played, t he 2488[...]

44 T AS CAM 2488 MKI I Loading a song T o loa d a pre vi ous ly -sa ved so ng f ro m disk ( the c ur ren t s on g will be wri tten to dis k aut oma tica ll y whe n the so ng is lo aded ) : 1 Pres s the MEN U key to open t he ME NU s creen . Use the curs or keys to sele ct t he SONG item, and then pres s the YES /E NTER key . 2 A t the SONG menu, us[...]

T ASCAM 248 8M KII 4 5 7 − Re corder Erasi ng a song T o f r ee up sp ace on a d isk p ar tit ion, a nd delete a song or songs, you should pe r for m the following op er ation s: 1 Pres s the MEN U key to open t he ME NU s creen . Use the curs or keys to sele ct t he SONG item, and then pres s the YES /E NTER key . 2 A t the SONG menu, use the cu[...]

46 T ASCA M 2488M KI I 7 − Re corder Copy ing so ngs As we l l as copying songs, so that you can work on another versi on o f them, you can also use th is menu i tem as a tool to back up son gs to another par t ition (y ou can also back up to CD-R or personal computer, but this is a separate proces s ) . 1 Pres s the MEN U key to open t he ME NU [...]

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48 T ASCAM 2488 MK II 7 − Re corder T o p osition t he playback point pr ecis ely , you ca n “jog” th e playback position , usi ng th e dial. A s you mo ve back ward s and for wa rd s th r ough t he re cord i ng, you can hea r t he rec orded s ou nd at slo w spe ed , eithe r back wa rd or for wa rd, dep end i ng on the d i rec tion you ar e t[...]

T ASCAM 248 8M KII 4 9 7 − Re corder PUNC H recording T o d ro p int o rec ord mode wh ile playi ng back: 1 Ar m one or more track s by press ing t hei r REC keys. The ir i nd icat ors st ar t to f la sh. 2 Star t play i ng back a song by press ing t he PL A Y key . The PL A Y i nd icat or wi l l l i ght . 3 Pres s the RECO RD key . T he REC ORD [...]

50 T ASCA M 2488M KI I 7 − Re corder Locating to the points Simply pres s the I N , OU T , TO or FRO M key to locat e to t he approp r iate poi nt. IN, O UT , TO and FROM poin ts Th e I N, OUT , TO an d FR OM point s a re spe cial ma rk s use d for var ious 2488MK II f u nc tion s. Repe at playback and auto pu nch u se the I N/O UT p oint s, a nd[...]

T ASCAM 248 8M KII 5 1 7 − Re corder Activ e marks If t he song play position pa sse s a ma rk du r i ng playback, the m ar k’ s t itle appe ar s on t he scre en. T he m ar k whose t itle is shown on t he sc ree n is cal led t he “ active mar k. ” Th is a ct ive mark ca n be a cce sse d ea sily for titli ng, deletion and e d iti ng, as expl[...]

52 T ASCAM 2488 MK II 7 − Re corder Th is p roce ss is some ti me s refer red t o as t r i m m i ng. Th is is a sim ila r pr oces s to t he jog position i ng of the playback point ( see “Jo g posit ioni ng” on pa ge 48 ), except th at in t h is oper at ion, t he f i na l posit ion is store d as t he po sition of the act ive mark . Y ou ca n e[...]

T ASCAM 248 8M KII 5 3 7 − Re corder E ver y t i me a ma rk is sto red , it is ent ere d int o the l ist , and ever y t ime a m ar k is deleted , it is re mov ed f rom t he l ist. U se the MARK L IS T to lo ca te , eras e, and ad d tit l es t o marks . N ot e t ha t this l is t canno t be u sed to edi t mar k p osi ti ons . T o se e t he list , p[...]

54 T ASCA M 2488M KII 7 − Re corder As well as t he A BS and M TC t im i ngs just d esc r ibe d, it is pos sible to locate to a “mu sical” ti me, whe n the d isplay shows bars (measu re s ) a nd be ats , and t he 2488MK I I is sy nch ron i zed t o a tem po map. 1 M a ke s u r e t h e t r a n s p o r t i s s t o p p e d . Y o u c a n n ot p e [...]

T ASCAM 248 8M KII 5 5 7 − Re corder Auto punch ope r ations Pu nch op er at ions allow you to sta r t a nd st op rec ord- ing at p redef ine d poi nts , and t he se ca n be autom ate d, a s des cr ibe d her e. W hen aut o pu nch rec ordi ng beg i ns , playback st ar ts at pre -roll poi nt some t i me before recor di ng is due t o st ar t, the pu[...]

56 T ASCA M 2488M KII 7 − Re corder Rehearsing the punc h Alt houg h you do not hav e to u se the r ehea r sal feat u r e ( see “Rehea r sing re cord i ng” on page 50 ) wit h the aut o pu nch, it’ s prob ably a g ood id ea to r ehea rs e most pu nch re cord ing s a few ti mes b ef ore ma k i ng a t ake. 1 With the AUTO PUNC H ind ic ator l [...]

T ASCAM 248 8M KII 57 7 − Re corder Recording the pu nch W hen you ar e happy w ith t he rehe ar se d pu nch mate r ial, you record t he pu nch i n the following way: 1 Pres s the RH SL key so that the i nd icator goe s out. 2 Pres s and hold the RECO RD key and pre ss the PL A Y key . Th e dis play sho ws T A K E . P lay back star t s a t the pr[...]

58 T ASCA M 2488M KI I 7 − Re corder Making a bounce mix 1 Pres s the BOU NC E key . The key l ig hts , and B O U N C E M O D E appears on the home scre en. 2 Sele ct the de st i nati on. Pre ss the REC keys for a si ngl e track (mono bounce ), or t wo tr acks (or a stere o tr ack) fo r a ster eo bounce . N O T E In b ounc e mo de , until yo u pr[...]

T ASCAM 248 8M KII 59 7 − Re corder Th e t ra ck ed iti ng f u nct ions availa ble on the 2488MK I I ar e: COP Y ∑ P ASTE COP Y FRO M ∑ TO COP Y ∑ INSER T MO V E ∑ P ASTE MO V E ∑ I NSER T OP EN CU T SILENCE CLONE T R A CK CLEA N OUT S ee th e se ct i ons b el o w f or d eta ils o f h o w to us e th es e func ti on s. T I P The se op er[...]

6 0 T ASCAM 248 8MK II 7 − Re corder COPY ® P A STE Th is f unc tion t a kes t he sect ion of a tr ack or t r ack s ma rked by the I N a nd OUT p oint s, co pies it, a nd places it at t he TO point on t he chos en t r ack or t r ack s. T he or igi nal s ou rce is left u ncha nged . OUT IN TO OUT IN TO Th e copy oper at ion ov e r w r ite s a nyt[...]

T ASCAM 248 8M KII 61 7 − Re corder COPY ® INSERT Th is f unc tion t a kes t he sect ion of a tr ack or t r ack s ma rked by the I N a nd OUT p oint s, co pies it, a nd places it on t he chosen t r ack or t rack s, i n ser ti ng it as new m ater ia l, st ar ti ng at the TO p oint. OUT IN TO OUT IN TO Th e or igi nal sou r ce is left u nch ange d[...]

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T ASCAM 248 8M KII 6 3 7 − Re corder T h i s d el e t e s a l l t h e a u d io m a t e r i a l i n t h e s el e c t e d t r a c k o r t r a c k s . Th e I N a nd OUT poi nts do not h av e a ny mean i ng her e. Th ere is on ly one value t hat you ca n cha nge : Src . T rk Select s t he t ra cks for er asi ng t he aud io dat a. Y ou ca n select a s[...]

64 T ASCA M 2488M KI I 7 − Re corder UNDO and R EDO Undoing and red oing actions 1 Pres s the UN DO/R ED O key and a li st of the oper a- t ions that you ha ve done since the st ar t of the song is shown on scr een: The f ir st act ion ( START UP ) at the bot t om of the di splay is numbe red 0 , and al l the ac t ions af ter th i s ( above thi s[...]

T ASCAM 248 8M KII 6 5 7 − Re corder Here ’ s an ext r emely simpli f ied exa mple th at ext rem ely u nl i kel y th at you ’ d work th is way , but it shows the pr i n- ciples invo lved: Lead vocal 2nd take Lead vocal correction Lead vocal Retake of guitar solo bridge section Guitar solo Piano (second part) Piano Scratch vocal take Bass line[...]

66 T AS CAM 2488 MK II 7 − Re corder Up to now , w e have desc r ibed t he 2488MK I I a s a 24- t ra ck rec order b ecau se it ca n playback up to 24 t r ack s simu lta ne - ously . In fa ct , how ever , each s ong may cont ai n up to 250 t ra cks , which we call “ vi r t ua l t ra cks. ” Up t o 24 of these vi r t ual t rack s may be a ssig n[...]

T ASCAM 248 8M KII 67 7 − Re corder vi r t ual t rack s t hat cont ai n t he ba ss t a kes to t h ree physi- cal t r ack s and t he n use t he fa der s a nd MUT E /SO LO keys to list en t o each of the m i n t u r n ( for simpl icity , the se il lust r at ions show only t he f i r st eight t ra cks ). Virtual tracks (drums) Virtual tracks (differ[...]

68 T ASCAM 2488 MK II 7 − Re corder Pi tch 1 Pres s and hold the PITCH /S SA key . The i ndi cator l ig hts and the d i splay changes: 2 If t he PIT CH CO NTRO L section at the left o f the screen is not active (i t is not surro unded by the thick - er fr ame ), p ress the Ó k ey to m ov e th e curso r ther e. 3 Us e th e dial to ch ang e th e p[...]

T ASCAM 248 8M KII 6 9 Mi x do wn is th e mi xin g o f th e a u di o fr o m e v ery tr ac k in a r ec or din g in to a s te re o p ai r . O n th e 2 48 8 MKII , wri tin g th i s mi x - d o wn s i gna l to a ma st er st er eo r ec or de r i s ca ll ed ” ma st er in g . ” Y ou ca n ma ke an aud io CD usi ng th e CD -R /CD -R W rec order bu ilt i [...]

70 T ASCAM 2488 MK II 8 − Mast er ing and CD recorder Af t er c reat i ng a ma ster t rack ( or somet i mes b ef ore ), if t he rec ordi ng st a r t ed to o ea rly or ended t oo lat e, you can t r i m the u nwa nted t i me. Y ou ca n not t r i m the m ast er t r ack itsel f du r i ng playback, but since t he ma ste r t r ack a nd its sou rc e t r[...]

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72 T ASCAM 248 8MK II 8 − Mast er ing and CD recorder W hen r ecord i ng mult iple CD tr ack s at once, you ca n set the or der i n wh ich the t r ack s ar e rec orded . Onc e a CD ha s bee n ma de i n th is way , no f u r t he r t ra cks ca n be ad ded , a s the CD i s automat ical ly f i nal i zed at t he end of the op er ation. 1 Inser t a bl [...]

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7 4 T ASCAM 248 8M KII 8 − Mast er ing and CD recorder CD E JECT Y ou should u se th is f u nc tion t o open t he d isc d r ive tr ay . It is im por t a nt th at you do not pres s the CD -R W d r ive eject but ton wh ile t he d r ive is operat ional. I f you do, i t may caus e problems i n t he oper at ion of the 2488 M K I I. W e the refore reco[...]

T ASCAM 248 8M KII 75 As note d i n the s ect ion on “ Ba sic K now ledge ” ( page 1 3 ), the 2488MK II h ard d isk is d ivide d i nto a F AT - 32 par t it ion for audio f i le ex cha nge, and mu ltiple T ASCAM p ar tit ions. Y ou can re fo rmat th e en tire hard disk or indi vidua l p art i ti ons . C A U T I O N Ref ormat ti ng era ses al l t[...]

76 T ASCAM 2488 MKI I 9 − Re forma t ting Ref ormatting T ASC AM par titions In a dd ition t o form at t ing t he ent i re ha rd d isk as d esc r ibe d above, y ou can a lso for mat i nd ividu al T ASCAM pa r t it ions. C A U T I O N Whe n you pe r fo rm thi s ope ratio n, al l data o n the sel ec te d par t itio n is de str oyed . This o pe rati[...]

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78 T ASCAM 2488 MK II 1 0 − F i le i m por t / e xpor t W hen i mp or t ing mo no W A V f iles f rom a comput er, they ar e f i rs t store d on t he F AT par t ition ( s ee “ Ha rd d isk a nd pa r t itions ” on page 13 ). 1 With the tr anspor t st opped , con nec t the 248 8M K I I and a computer usi ng USB ( see “Open i ng the USB conne ct[...]

T ASCAM 248 8M KII 7 9 1 0 − F i le i m por t / e xpor t Y ou ca n also i mpo r t Sta nd a rd MI DI F ile s th rou gh t he USB con ne ct ion. F o r f ul l det ai ls on how to use SM F f i les, s ee “ SM F playback ” on page 90. 1 With the tr anspor t st opped , con nec t the 248 8M K I I and a computer by USB ( se e “Op eni ng the USB conne[...]

80 T AS CAM 2488 MK II 1 0 − F i le i m por t / e xpor t USB export ( virtual tracks ) Th is is b asical ly the rever se of the i mpor t proce du re. Fir st, select a v ir t u al t ra ck an d the n expor t its cont ents t o th e F AT par t ition before con ne ct i ng the 2488MK I I t o the co m- puter a nd co pyi ng the f ile. 1 With the tr anspo[...]

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82 T ASCA M 2488M KII 1 0 − F i le i m por t / e xpor t Expor ting to C D ( virt ual tr ack s ) Y ou ca n conver t vi r t ua l t ra cks t o W A V f iles a nd exp or t the m to a CD -R /CD-R W d isc. E ven if t he song is re corde d at 24 -bit resolution, you ca n expor t 1 6 -bit W A V f iles. 1 I n se rt a bl an k CD- R o r CD- R W i nt o th e C[...]

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84 T ASCA M 2488M KII 1 1 − B ackup and res tor a tion By usi ng a US B cable to con n ect t he 2488MK I I an d a per- sona l compute r , it is pos sible to back up songs a nd re stor e the m to a nd f rom t he comput er’ s disk d r ive. Song dat a t hat h as be en ba cked up t his way is not aud io dat a a nd t herefore ca n not be played back[...]

T ASCAM 248 8M KII 8 5 1 1 − B ackup and res tor a tion Backing up If y ou do no t understand the 248 8MK II’ s disk ar ra ng ement, y ou s houl d read “Hard dis k and par titions ” on pag e 1 3. Back up t o a compute r con ne cte d v ia US B is a t wo- st age proce ss. T he f i rst st age is c opyi ng the s ong dat a f r om a T A SC A M pa[...]

86 T ASCA M 2488M KI I 1 1 − B ackup and res tor a tion Th is i s b as i ca ll y t h e r e v er se o f th e b ac kup p r oc es s . Th e ar ch i v ed s o n g da ta is c op i ed fro m th e co mp u te r o n to th e 2 4 88 MKI I ’ s F A T pa r ti ti o n an d fr o m th er e on to a T AS C AM p arti ti o n . 1 With the tr anspor t st opped , con nec [...]

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88 T AS CAM 2488 MKI I 1 2 − T empo and MIDI Time si gnature sett ing Y ou must se t the t i me sign at u re set t i ng for a song to d is- play bars a nd b eat s accu r ately du r i ng playback. Music in t he 4/ 4 ti me sig nat u re i s com mon worldwide, but music in t riple mete r ( e.g. 3 /4 ), duple meter ( e.g . 2/ 4) , a nd odd- mete rs ( [...]

T ASCAM 248 8M KII 8 9 1 2 − T empo and MIDI MIDI synchronization Th e 2488 M K I I ca n sy nch ron iz e to ext er nal M I DI T i me Code ( MTC) or c an gen er ate M TC in ord er to s y nch ron iz e othe r MI DI device s. Ot her d evice s may be se quenc er s or D A W s wh ich are enabled for MTC.I n ad dit ion it is capable o f gene rat i ng MI [...]

90 T AS CAM 2488 MK II 1 2 − T empo and MIDI Th e Sta nd ard M I DI F ile ( SMF) for mat i s use d to excha nge MI DI song d ata b et ween se que ncer s, i ncludi ng se quenc er soft wa re, a nd ot her M I DI devices. F ollow the p roce du res ex plain ed i n “USB imp or t ( SMF f i les )” on page 79 to t ra nsfer a n SMF f ile f rom a con n [...]

T ASCAM 248 8M KII 9 1 1 2 − T empo and MIDI MIDI remote control From the SY NC/ MI DI menu , th is R EMOTE o ption al lows the s et ti ng of a numb er of par a mete rs co n nect ed w ith remot e cont rol of the 2488MK I I. MI DI mess ages ca n be u se d for remote cont r ol o f the 2488MK I I’ s m ixer, e f fects a nd re corde r . MMC MODE S e[...]

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T ASCAM 248 8M KII 9 3 1 3 − Gener al pre feren ces Th ese pr eference s affec t the r ecord er ope rat ion: Th ere a re on ly t wo par amet er s her e, use d to cha nge t he pre -roll a nd pos t-roll ti mes of the aut o pu nch ope rat ion ( se e “ Auto pu nch ope rat ions” on page 5 5) . Recorder preferences User words W hen t itli ng song s[...]

94 T ASCAM 248 8M KII (for Bounce) 2 2 2 Pan Level Level Output Select Mic Multi/ EFFECT SENDS /2 SEND1 EFF STEREO DIGITAL OUT Level Metronome SUBMIX Level Level Level Pan Pan Pan Output Select SELECT SRC REC Mic Multi/ Off Post Pre Off Post Pre Off Post Pre ) x24 Track Mixer( Input1..8 Bounce No Input Meter On Solo Un-Select Mute On SOURCE MONITOR[...]

T ASCAM 248 8M KII 95 1 4 − Specif ica tions, etc . Le vel di agram[...]

96 T ASCA M 2488M KI I 1 4 − Specif ica tions, etc . Audio connections MIC/LI NE in puts (A to D) Com bin ed XL R- 1 / 4" TRS con ne ctor XLR Inpu t imp eda nc e: 2 k Ω Inpu t level: – 57 dBu (M IC) to – 1 0 dB u (LINE ) Nom ina l inpu t level: – 1 0 dBu Ma x imu m inpu t level: +6 dBu 1 / 4” TRS Inpu t imp eda nc e: 8 k Ω Inpu t[...]

T ASCAM 248 8M KII 9 7 1 4 − Specif ica tions, etc . T otal Har mo nic Inputs at Ma x, IN PUTS A to H STEREO/EFFECT SEND/M ONITOR: < 0. 01 % (trim at m in. ) Dis tor tion 20k LPF Ph ysica l specifications, etc . Dim ens ion s (w x d x h) 545 x 355 x 1 45 (mm) , 2 1 .5 x 1 4 x 5. 7 (in. ) Weight 8 kg ( 1 7 .6 lbs) Power requ irem ents USA /Cana[...]