Tascam DR-07MKII manual

DR-07@# Linear PCM Recor der D01145020A OW NER’S MANU AL This device has a serial number located inside the battery compar tment. Please record it and r etain it for your records . Serial number: _______________________________[...]

2 T A SCA M DR- 07MKII IMPORT ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1 Read these instructions. 2 Keep these instructions. 3 Heed all warnings. 4 Follo w all instruc tions. 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 instruc tions. 8 Do not install [...]

T A SCA M DR- 07MKII 3 IMPORT ANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS CAUT IO N f or p ro duc ts tha t us e r epl aceab le lith ium b at ter- • ies: th ere is dan ger of e xpl osio n i f a b at ter y is rep lace d w ith an i ncor rec t t yp e of bat te r y. R ep lace onl y w ith t he sam e or equ iva lent t y pe . Ca ut i on sh ou l d b e t a ke n w h en usi n g[...]

4 T A SCA M DR- 07MKII injur y o r st ains ar oun d t hem . If th e bat ter y f lu id le ak s, wi pe away any f lu id on t he bat ter y com par t me nt b ef ore inse r t- ing n ew bat te rie s. THIS CLASS B DIGIT AL APP ARA TUS COMPLIES WITH CANADIAN ICES-003. CET APP AREIL NUMÉRIQUE DE LA CLASSE B EST CONFORME À LA NORME NMB-003 DU CANADA. FOR U[...]

T A SCA M DR- 07MKII 5 F or European C ustomers ª Disposal of electrical and elec tronic equipment (a) All electrical and electronic equipment should be disposed of separately from the municipal waste str eam via collection facilities designated by the government or local authorities. (b) By disposing of electrical and electronic equipment correct[...]

6 T A SCA M DR- 07MKII (d) The WEEE symbol, which shows a wheeled bin that has been crossed out, indicates that batt eries and/or accumulators must be collected and disposed of separately from household waste. Pb, Hg , C d If a battery or accumulator contains more than the specied values of lead (Pb), mercury (Hg), and/or cadmium (Cd) as dene[...]

T A SCA M DR- 07MKII 7 T able of C ontents Quic k Star t Gui de ...................................... 1 1 1 – Intro duction .......................................... 1 4 Features ................................................................... 1 4 Items include d with the pr oduc t ................... 1 6 Conventions used in this manual ....[...]

8 T A SCA M DR- 07MKII T able of C ontents Micro phon e positi on dete c tion ....................49 4 – Recording .............................................. 50 Sele c ting f ile for mat/sampling f reque nc y/ t ype, an d maximum f il e size ........................... 50 Set wh ere to save the f ile ................................. 52 Set t[...]

T A SCA M DR- 07MKII 9 T able of C ontents Set ting the p layback area (ARE A) .................. 80 Sele c ting a fold er for the p layback area ( 1 ) .... 82 Sele c ting a fold er for the p layback area (2) ... 83 Play lis t ...................................................................... 84 Adding t rack s to the p laylist ................[...]

10 TASCAM DR - 07 MKI I T urnin g the unit p ower OFF autom aticall y ... 10 9 Set ting t he back light ...................................... 10 9 Adjustin g the display contr ast ..................... 11 0 Set ting t he t yp e of A A bat teries .................. 11 0 Resto ring th e fac tor y se t tings ...................... 11 0 Using QUI CK F[...]

T A SCA M DR- 07MKII 11 Quick Star t Guide T r y recording and pla yback with T ASCAM DR-07MKII. The unit contains a factory-installed microSD card, and will by default pr oduce 44.1kHz, 16-bit W A V les. Higher-qualit y or longer les can be produced using other recording settings . See “Sele c ting f ile format /sampling f requen cy/t yp e[...]

12 T A SCA M DR- 07MKII 3 Press the REC ORD [ º ] butt on to switch to recording standb y. The REC indicator will flash. 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 recording setting. Change the settings. (See “Using the built-in mic[...]

T A SCA M DR- 07MKII 13 8 Use the + or – button to c ontrol the playback volume . 9 Press the (HOM E) [ ª ] button to stop playback. NOTE If you have made several recordings, use the  or ¯ button to select the file to play when playing back or stopped and the Home Screen is displayed. Quick Star t Guide[...]

14 T ASC AM D R- 07MKII Thank you very much for purchasing the T ASCAM DR-07MKII Linear PCM Recorder . Please read this Owner ’ s M anual carefully in order t o maximize your use of all the unit’ s features. We hope tha t you will enjoy using this rec order for many years to come. After you hav e nished reading this manual, please keep it in[...]

T A SCA M DR- 07MKII 15 A QUICK button is available f or easy access to • various functions T rack incrementing function allows a • recording t o be split by creating a new file when desired Pre-recording (PRE REC) function allows the • unit to recor d the 2 seconds of sound before recording is activated Peak r educ tion function is [...]

16 TASCAM D R- 07MKII Equalizers function for playback, and level • alignment function to enhance the perceiv ed overall sound pr essure File name f ormat can be set to use a user- • defined word or the dat e Resume function to memorize the playback • position before the unit is turned off . 3.5mm (1/8”) jack for external stereo ?[...]

T A SCA M DR- 07MKII 17 Co n vention s used in this ma nual The following c onventions are used in this manual. When we ref er to a button or connector or • control on the DR-07MKII, the typeface looks like this: MENU . When we show messages , for example, that • appears on the screen, the typeface looks like this: ON . “micr oSD memor [...]

18 TASCAM DR - 07MKII Intell ectual propert y righ t s T ASCAM is a registered trademark of TEAC • Corporation. microSDHC Logo is a tr ademark of SD-3C, LLC. • Su pp ly of t hi s pr odu ct d oe s not c on v ey a • li ce ns e nor i mp ly a n y ri gh t t o di st rib ut e MP EG La y er -3 co mp li an t c on te nt c re at ed wi th t hi s[...]

T A SCA M DR- 07MKII 19 Any data, including , but not limited to information, described herein ar e intended only as i ll ust ra ti on s of su ch da ta a nd /or i nf or ma tio n and not as the specications for such data and/ or information. TEAC Corporation disclaims an y w ar ra nt y th at a ny u se o f suc h da ta an d/ or in f orm at io n s h[...]

20 T ASC AM D R- 07MKII About mi croSD ca rds This unit uses microSD cards f or recording and playback. micro SD card s that are 64 MB - 2 GB and micro SDHC card s that are 4 GB - 3 2 GB in size can be used. A list of microSD cards that hav e been tested with this unit can be found on the T ASCAM web site (http://tascam. co m/). ª Precautions for [...]

T A SCA M DR- 07MKII 21 Bewar e of cond e nsatio n If the unit is moved from a cold t o a warm place, or used after a sudden temperature change , there is a danger of condensation; vapor in the air could condense on the internal mechanism, making correct operation impossible. T o prevent this, or if this occurs , let the unit sit for one or two hou[...]

22 T A SCA M DR- 07MKII T op pan e l 1 Buil t-in s tere o mic roph one Cardioid ster eo elec tret condenser microphone. Y ou can set the microphone angles to open (A-B), or close (X -Y ). If you connect an external microphone or external input to the MIC/EXT IN jack on the rear panel, the built-in microphone bec omes inactive. 2 PEAK in dicat or[...]

T A SCA M DR- 07MKII 23 this button to answer “NO” to a confirmation message. Press and hold this butt on to turn the unit ’ s power ON or OFF . 5 + but ton When the Home or TUNER screen is displayed , press this button to incr ease the output level from the built-in speaker or / LINE OUT jack. During adjustment, a volume indicator will be di[...]

24 TASCAM D R- 07MKII 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 . Press this butt on dur ing recor ding or recording standb y to decrease the input level from the built-in microphone or MIC/EXT IN jack. During adjustment, a pull-up window is shown in the display . 8[...]

T A SCA M DR- 07MKII 25 w QUI CK but ton When playing back, stopped, paused or in recording standb y in the Home S creen or when the Playback Con trol screen is displayed , press this button to displa y the Quick Menu screen. The function to be shown depends on the state of the unit when the button is pressed. Stopped: delete, division, or lev e[...]

26 T A SCA M DR- 07MKII During playback, press this button to start jump-back playback. When a setting screen is open, use this to confirm selections. When a file or folder is selected in the BROWSE screen, press this button t o return to the Home Screen and play the file or the first file in the folder from the beg inning. t MAR K but ton When rec[...]

T A SCA M DR- 07MKII 27 Left side panel i /LI NE OU T jack Use this to connect with headphones or the line input jack of an amp or other equipmen t. o HOLD s witc h 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. Right s ide panel p USB por t Use the included USB cable[...]

28 T A SCA M DR- 07MKII 2–Names and F unc tions of Parts Bottom Pa nel s Mon o spea ker Use this built-in speaker to listen t o recordings . Soun d is n ot ou tpu t d uring re cor ding , whe n the unit i s in r ecor ding st and by , whe n hea dphone s are conn ected , w hen th e spea ker is disabled, or when Monitor Mix is enabled. d T rip od at [...]

T A SCA M DR- 07MKII 29 Home Screen 1 Playbac k spe ed se tt ing st atu s Icon Playback speed x1.0 x1.1 - x1.5 x0.5 - x0.9 Playback speed not contr ollable 2 Loop/re peat p laybac k stat us : Single playback : Single track repeat playback : All track repeat playback : Loop playback 3 M onit or Mi x set ti ng sta tus On/off status of Monitor Mix is [...]

30 T A SCA M DR- 07MKII 6 Power supp ly st atus Wh en a bat tery is be ing u se d, a bat te r y ic on shows the amount of pow er remaining in bars ( , , ). The battery is almost dead and the po we r w ill so on t urn of f i f t he i con h as no ba rs . When using the PS-P515U AC adaptor (sold separately) or USB bus pow er, appears. NOTE Sometime[...]

T A SCA M DR- 07MKII 31 w  Rem ainin g time Shows the remaining pla yback time of the current track (hours: minutes: seconds). e Peak val ue in de cib els (dB) The maximum level that occurs in a fix ed period of time is displayed digitally . r  Moni torin g out put : Headphones : Built-in speakers t Pl ayback a rea ALL All files in the MUS[...]

32 TASCAM D R- 07MKII Record ing Screen This screen appears when rec ording or in recording standb y. 1 L evel cont rol fu nc tio n stat us : Level control off : Peak reduction on : Automatic level contr ol on : Limiter on 2 Pl ug- in powe r stat us off on 3 Prer ecor ding o r Auto re cord ing fu nct ion status appears when the prerecor ding func t[...]

T A SCA M DR- 07MKII 33 The file name that will automatically be giv en to recor ded files is shown. 8 Reco rdin g mode Re cor di ng fil e f or mat , s am pli ng fre qu ency , a nd stereo/mono (ST/MONO) status ar e shown. 9 Ela psed r ecor ding t ime The elapsed recor ding time of the track appears as hours: minutes: seconds. 0 Rem ainin g re[...]

34 T A SCA M DR- 07MKII 2–Names and F unc tions of Parts Pla yback C ontrol screen The Playback C ontrol screen is displayed if the PB CONT button is pressed during playback or when playback is stopped. Recording cannot be performed while this screen is display ed. Pr ess the  o r ¯ button to skip to the I/O point or the beginning/ end, instea[...]

T A SCA M DR- 07MKII 35 Menu item li st This list provides an o ver view of the various menu items. Menu item Function Pages REC SETTING Recording mode settings 50 PLAY SETTING Play area select, repeat setting, playback equalizer , jump-back settings 80, 88, 92, 93 BROWSE microSD card le and folder operations 75 SPEAKER ON/OFF status of built-in[...]

36 T A SCA M DR- 07MKII Usin g menus Use the MENU screen to make various settings. Example: setting the playback area 1 Press the MENU button t o op en the MENU screen. 2 Use the + or – button to select a menu item (highlighted), and use the Á button to move t o various settings screens. Example: PLAY SETTING screen 3 Use the + or – button to [...]

T A SCA M DR- 07MKII 37 Basic oper ation Use the following butt ons to operate the various screens. MENU button: Opens the MENU screen. PB CONT button: This opens the Playback C ontrol screen. ( HOME ) [ ª ] button: When any other scr een is open, press this to return to the Home Screen. Use this t o answer “ NO ” to a confirmation message. Á[...]

38 T A SCA M DR- 07MKII Po wering the u nit DR-07MKII can operate on two AA batteries , or t hr ou gh a n op ti o n al A C ad ap t er (T A SC AM P S- P5 15 U) 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 cover on the back of the unit. F it two AA bat[...]

T A SCA M DR- 07MKII 39 CAUTION Never use any adaptor other than the designated PS- • P515U AC adaptor . Use of a different adaptor could cause malfunction, fire or electric shock. Nois e may occur when r ecor ding wi th a m icroph one if • the unit i s too c lose t o the A C ad apto r. In suc h a case , kee p sufficient distance between [...]

40 T ASC AM DR - 07MKII Start-up & sh utdown CAUTION The unit goes in standby mode if shut down when the • unit is operating on A C power supplied through the AC adapter ( TASCAM PS-P515U, sold separ ately), or bus power supplied from a U SB port of a PC. T urn down the volume of the sound system connected to • the unit before startin[...]

T A SCA M DR- 07MKII 41 Press the Á button to fix the settings . The star t -up scree n is disp layed, and th en the Ho me Scre en appears after the unit has started up. Date/time adjustment may be sk ipped by pressing the Á button, an d m ade later. ( See “Set ting the date and ti me” on page 42) Shutting down Press and hold the ( HOME ) [ [...]

42 T A SCA M DR- 07MKII Setting the date an d t ime Using its internal clock, this unit remembers the date and time when a le is recor ded. 1 Press the MENU button to open the MENU screen. 2 Use the + or – button to select the OTHERS menu item (highlighted), and press the Á button. The OTHERS screen is display ed. 3 Use the + or – button to[...]

T A SCA M DR- 07MKII 43 CAUTION The dat e and time setting can on ly be maintain ed for a few minutes if the unit is n ot powered from batteries or through the AC ada pto r T ASC AM PS -P 515U or t he US B cabl e. Wh en us i ng b a tt e ri e s, re p la c e th em b e fo re t h ey c o mp l et e ly l o se power . Inser ting and removing micr oSD cards[...]

44 T ASC AM DR - 07 M KII CAUTION Do not remove the microSD car d from the unit when it is • connected to a computer by U SB. microSD car ds that meet microSD or microSDHC • standards can be used with this unit. A list of microSD car ds that have been confirmed to work with • this unit can be found on our website (http://tasc am.com)[...]

T A SCA M DR- 07MKII 45 Usin g t he built -in speaker Enable SPEAKER on the MENU screen to allow the unit to play ov er the built-in speaker . 1 P re ss t he M E NU b ut to n to o pe n t he M EN U screen. 2 Use the + or – button to select the SPEAKER and press the Á button. The SPEAKER screen is display ed. 3 Use the + or – button to select ON[...]

46 T ASC AM DR - 07MKII Co nnecting monit ors and headphones T o listen with headphones, connect them to the /LIN E OUT jack . T o listen with an external monitoring system to the /LI NE OUT jack . Usin g t he built -in microphone This unit’ s built-in microphones can be adjusted , allowing the angles of the microphones to be changed. Y ou can ch[...]

T A SCA M DR- 07MKII 47 If you open or close the microphone pair while using the built-in stereo micr ophone and the left-right channels does not suit the angle of the microphone, a pop-up message appears to ask whether you want t o swap the lef t-right channels of the microphone. (See “Microphone position detection” on page 49.) CAUTION Set th[...]

48 T ASC AM DR - 07 MKI I CAUTION Set the left-right channels of the built-in microphone to • R-L. When you are using the built-in microphone and the setting is not R-L, appears on the Home Screen. (See “Swapping the left-right channels of the built-in microphone pair” below.) Sw apping the left-righ t channels of the built -in microphone [...]

T A SCA M DR- 07MKII 49 4 U se t he + b ut t on o r - bu tt on t o se le ct (highlight) L-R or R-L depending on the microphone pair’ s status. 5 P re ss t he Á button to fix the setting, and t o return to the Home Screen. Microphone position detection The following pop-up message appears automatically whenever the left microphone is opened or cl[...]

50 T A SCA M DR- 07MKII In addition to using the built-in microphone, y ou can record using an e xternal microphone or record the output signal from a mix er or other audio source. Y ou can select among MP3 (44.1/48 kHz, 32–320 k bps) and W A V (44.1/48/96 kH z, 16/24-bit) audio recording formats. As the unit is compatible with the BWF format f o[...]

T A SCA M DR- 07MKII 51 NOTE High er va lues p rovid e bette r rec ordin g quali ty. • W AV files are higher quality than MP3 files, but they take up • more space, so MP3 formats allo w for longer recordings. 4 Press the  button to show settings. 5 Use the + or – button to select TYPE , and press the ¯ or Á button. The procedur e to[...]

52 TASCAM D R- 07MKII Set the maximum file size with the + or − button to one of the follo wing options. 64M , 128M , 256M , 512M , 1G , 2G (default) NOTE If the maximum set file size is exceeded during r ecording, • the unit will automatically continue r ecording in a new file. Depending on the file format, the amount of recording • ti[...]

T A SCA M DR- 07MKII 53 4–Recor ding The following input settings ar e made in this screen. Use the  or ¯ button or the + or − button to select the following settings. MIC POWER: When connecting a microphone that requir es plug-in power , set this to ON . The factor y default is OFF . L OW CUT: The factory default setting of the low cut l[...]

54 T ASC AM D R- 07MKII 4–Recor ding Pla cing the unit and making c onnections Recording with the built-in mics Poin t the mics at the sound source and place the unit in a stable location where there is little vibr ation. Recording with e x ternal mics (MIC IN) Connect an external mic to the MIC /E X T IN connector . Poin t the mics at the sound [...]

T A SCA M DR- 07MKII 55 NOTE The setting of left-right channels is disabled if an external • microphone is connected to the MIC/EXT IN jack. Ad justing the input le vel Before starting recording , the input level should be adjusted to prev ent the recorded sounds from being distorted due to exc essively large input signals or from being inaudi[...]

56 T A SCA M DR- 07MKII the input level . Press the  or ¯ button to show a pull-up menu screen f or input level setting . If the input is too high, the PEA K indicator on the upper left above the display lights . A ¶ mark is provided at -12dB on the level meters. Set the input lev el so that the indicator bars move t o and fro with this mark at[...]

T A SCA M DR- 07MKII 57 Using the Le vel Contr ol Function The level contr ol func tion for rec ording through a microphone is set as follo ws. 1 Press the RECORD [ º ] b utt on to bring the unit in recording standb y. The REC indicator will flash and the rec ording screen will appear . 2 Press the QUICK button. The Quick menu screen will appear .[...]

58 T ASC AM D R- 07MKII come in. This allows recor ding level setting to be per formed easily . The recor ding level can be raised manually if required . TIP When recording live per formances, for example, test for peak reduction may be performed before actual recording . Se le ct t he pea k re du cti on mod e i n re cord in g st an dby, an d maxim[...]

T A SCA M DR- 07MKII 59 Record ing Before starting the following operation procedures , level adjustment should be completed, and the Home Screen should be open. 1 Press RECO RD [ º ] butt on to begin recording standb y. The screen show s the recording file name, the input source , the recording audio file type and sampling frequency . Please conf[...]

60 T ASC AM DR - 07MKII NOTE T o avoid accidental recording of the noise from pressing the RECO RD [ º ] button, the star t of recording is delayed by 0.3 second (fixed) after the R ECOR D [ º ] button is pressed. (REC DELA Y ) CAUTION Noise may occur when recor ding with a microphone if the unit is too close to the AC adaptor. In such a case, k[...]

T A SCA M DR- 07MKII 61 Selec t the file you w ant to overdub 1 Use the  and ¯ buttons and the BROWSE screen to select that files that y ou want to ov erdub. NOTE S ee "Wo rk i ng w it h File s and Fol d er s ( B RO W S E S c re en )" o n page 75 for selecting files using the BROWSE screen. Selec ting file format 1 Press the MENU butt[...]

62 T A SCA M DR- 07MKII Simultaneous listening to playback and input sound (Monitor Mix) This allows y ou to listen to playback and input sound at the same time (Monitor Mix). NOTE The prerecording function is disabled if the “MONITOR MIX” is “ON” . 1 Press the MENU button to open the MENU screen. 2 Use the + or − button to select OTHERS [...]

T A SCA M DR- 07MKII 63 7 Use the + or − button to select PB INPUT , and press the ¯ or Á button. 8 Use the + or - button to adjust the pla yback volume lev el in a range from 0 to 20. 9 When finished, press the (HOME) [ ª ] button to return to the Home Screen. TIP By ma kin g t he a bove se tti ngs , in add iti on to o verd ubb ing, you can u[...]

64 T ASC AM DR - 07 MKI I 2 While listening to the input sound, use the  or ¯ button to adjust the input level . When the  or ¯ button is pressed, a pull-up window sho wing input level settings appears in the displa y. CAUTION If the Monitor Mix function is disabled, the pull-up • window will not appear when pressing the  or ¯ button.[...]

T A SCA M DR- 07MKII 65 Start the overdubbing 1 Press the REC ORD [ º ] button to set the unit to recor d standby . The over dubbing ON/OFF pop -up appears. The recor ding file name, input source, recording audio file type and sampling frequency also appear so that you can confirm them before y ou star t recording. 2 Use the + or - button to selec[...]

66 T ASC AM D R- 07MKII Record ing aut omatically ( AU TO REC) The unit starts and pauses recording, r enews les, and sets marks automatically depending on the input signal level. This function allows the unit to respond t o input sound levels and start and pause recording, as well as set marks and create new les , for example. 1 Press MENU t[...]

T A SCA M DR- 07MKII 67 7 Use the + or - button to select the lev el that signal is judged to hav e b een input when it ex ceeds this level. Set the value to one of the following selection. -6dB / -12dB (default)/ -24dB / -48dB 8 Press the (HOME)[ ª ] button to return to the Home Screen. 9 Press the REC ORD [ º ] button to put the unit into rec o[...]

68 T ASC AM DR - 07 MKI I TIP By using this in combination with the PRE REC function, yo u ca n re c o r d e v e n t s w i t h o u t lo s i n g t h e b e g i n n i ng s o f sounds. CAUTION Overdub recording is not possible when using the • AUTO REC function. Self-timer function is not possible when using the • AUTO REC function. Crea ting[...]

T A SCA M DR- 07MKII 69 Files shorter than two seconds cannot be created . • If the name of a newly created file would be the same as • that of an existing file, the number will be incremented until the new file has a unique name. T rack incrementing is not possible when over dub recording. • Automa tic track incrementation b y file [...]

70 TASCA M DR- 07MKII Mark fun ction Adding marks manually to a recor ding Y ou can manually add marks to a recording where you wan t them. Press the MARK button while recording to add a mark. Mark number pull-up appears. NOTE Mark in form atio n i s st ored in the file wit h n umbe rs • bet ween 01– 99. The max imum num ber of mark s i n a [...]

T A SCA M DR- 07MKII 71 Adding marks automa tically to a recor ding This function allows the unit to add marks automatically using AUTO REC . Set the MODE to MARK on the AUTO REC screen. See "Recording automatically (A UTO REC)" on page 66. Moving to a mark position Y ou can move to marks in the currently selected le when paused and du[...]

72 T ASC AM DR - 07 M KII Record ing the momen t be fore pushin g REC O RD (P RE REC) By using prerecor ding, when the unit is in recording standb y you can record up to two seconds of the signal input befor e the R E COR D [ º ] button is pushed to star t recor ding. 1 Press the MENU button t o op en the MENU screen. 2 Use the + or − button to [...]

T A SCA M DR- 07MKII 73 Self-timer fu nc tion Like a camera, the unit has a self-timer to trigger the start of recording after a set period of time. 1 Press REC ORD [ º ] button when stopped or playing back to set the unit in rec ording standby , and press the PB C ONT button. 2 The self-timer icon appears in the recorder sta tus screen, and time [...]

74 T ASC AM D R- 07MKII Record ing dur ation The table below shows the maximum r ecording time on microSD/microSDHC cards of di erent capacities for dier ent le formats for recor ding. File forma t (recording setting) microSD/microSDHC card capacity (hours:minutes) 1 GB 2 GB 4 GB 8 GB WAV (stereo) 16 bit 44.1 kHz 1:41 3:22 6:44 13:28 48 kH[...]

T A SCA M DR- 07MKII 75 On the BROWSE Screen, you can view the cont ents o f th e Mu si c F ol de r , wh ic h c on ta in s th e au d i o l es on the microSD card that y ou can use with the DR- 0 7M KI I. O n th is s cr ee n, y ou c a n a l so p la y an d er as e s el ect e d au di o l es , c r ea te f ol de rs , ad d tr ac ks t o th e playlis[...]

76 T A SCA M DR- 07MKII This folder that c ontains this file becomes the current folder , and new recorded file will be saved in this f older. If the playback ar ea has been set to FOLDER , this folder becomes the new playback area. When a folder is selected, pr ess the • Á button to return to the Home Screen. The first file in the folder (sh[...]

T A SCA M DR- 07MKII 77 Fi le operations Select the desired audio le on the BROWSE Screen and press the QUICK button to open the pop-up window that is shown below . Use the + or − button to select the item you want from the f ollowing list and press Á button to execut e it. INFO Information (date/time, siz e) about the selec ted le appears[...]

78 TASCAM D R- 07MKII Fol der opera t ions Select the desired folder on the BROWSE Screen and press the QUICK button to open the pop-up window that is shown below . Use the + or − button to select the item you want from the f ollowing list and press the Á button to ex ecute it. SELECT Returns to the Home Screen and selects the rst le in th[...]

T A SCA M DR- 07MKII 79 Crea ting a new folder In the le list, NEW FOLDER appears at the bottom. Select (highlight) NEW FOLDER , and press the Á button. A pop-up appears to conrm that you want to crea te a new folder . Press the Á butt on to create a new folder or press the ( HOME ) [ ª ] button to cancel . Note that the unit supports only[...]

80 T ASC AM DR - 07MKII 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 recor ded and copied tracks on the microSD car d. On the PLAY SETTING Screen, you can[...]

T A SCA M DR- 07MKII 81 3 Use the + or − button to select (highlight) AREA, and press the ¯ or Á button. 4 Use the + or − button to set the pla yback area. ALL FILES Set the playback area as all les in the Music F older on the microSD card. FOLDER (default) Set the playback area as all the les in the currently selected folder . PLA YLIS[...]

82 T A SCA M DR- 07MKII Selecting a folder for the pla yback area ( 1 ) Regardless of the current playback ar ea, if you select a folder on the BROWSE Screen, the playback area changes to the selected f older. 1 Press the MENU button to open the MENU screen. 2 Use the + or − button to select BROWSE , and press the Á button. BROWSE screen appears[...]

T A SCA M DR- 07MKII 83 Selecting a folder for the pla yback area ( 2) When the playback area is set t o FOLDER , if you select a le on the BROWSE Screen, the folder that contains the selected le becomes the playback area. 1 Press the MENU button to open the MENU screen. 2 Use the + or − button to select BROWSE , and press the Á button. BR[...]

84 T ASC AM DR - 07MKII Pla y list Y ou can make a list of tracks for playback (playlist). On the Play Mode Screen if y ou select PLAYLIST for the AREA item, you can set playback to just the tracks in y our playlist. Adding tr acks to the playlist 1 Press the MENU button t o op en the MENU screen. 2 Use the + or − button to select BROWSE , and pr[...]

T A SCA M DR- 07MKII 85 Editing the playlist Y ou can view and edit the playlist y ou have made on the PLAYLIST screen. Y ou can also use this screen to play tracks and to edit the playlist. 1 Press the MENU button to open the MENU screen. 2 Use the + or − button to select BROWSE , and press the Á button. BROWSE screen appears. 3 Use the  butt[...]

86 T ASC AM D R- 07MKII Press the Á button to remo ve all the les or the ( HOME ) [ ª ] button to cancel this operation. F or this operation, it does not matter which track you select in step 5. All the les are remo ved from the playlist, but they ar e not erased from the microSD card . DELETE Remove the selected track from the pla ylist. T[...]

T A SCA M DR- 07MKII 87 Selecting files for pla yback ( sk ip ) When the Home Screen is open, press the  and ¯ buttons to select the le for playback. If you press the  button when the playback position is located at the middle of a le, it will return to the beginning of that le . I f you press the  button when located at the beginni[...]

88 T ASC AM DR - 07MKII Rewinding and fast-forwarding (search) When the Home Screen is open and a track is playing back or stopped, pr ess and hold the  or ¯ button to rewind or fast- forward and search the playback tr ack. NOTE Press and hold the  or ¯ but to n t o a cce le rat e t he search speed. Repeat pla yback ( RE PEA T) Y ou can repea[...]

T A SCA M DR- 07MKII 89 NOTE If yo u s ta r t loo p p la yb ac k , t he RE PE A T it em au to ma ti cal ly switches to OFF if it is in a different mode. 5 Press the (HO ME ) [ ª ] button to return to the Home Screen. Special P layba ck Co ntrol Fun c tions The unit has some special playback contr ol functions. F or example, you can pla yback a se[...]

90 T ASC AM DR - 07 MKI I 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 Control screen. 2 Press the Á button to start playback, and press th[...]

T A SCA M DR- 07MKII 91 NOTE The pop-up message of “I/O T oo Shor t ” appears if the • section between the IN and OUT points is too shor t. Set them again. The section should be 1 second or longer . Press the • MARK button again to clear the IN and OUT points. T o stop loop playback, press the MENU button when the • Playback Cont[...]

92 TASCAM D R- 07MKII Usin g t he pla yback equalizer (P L A Y EQ ) Y ou can choose from dierent sound types to enhance the listenability (PLA Y EQ: playback equalizer). Set the playback equalizer in the PLAY SETTING screen. 1 Press the MENU button t o op en the MENU screen. 2 Use the + or − button to select PLAY SETTING , and press the Á but[...]

T A SCA M DR- 07MKII 93 Movi ng back a few seco nds for repla y ( jump-back pla yback) Press the Á butt on dur ing playback to mov e back a few seconds (adjustable) and r estart playback. (Jump -back playback). If you nd a favorite passage of music or lyrics during playback, press the Playback button to go back a few seconds and r eplay that pa[...]

94 T ASC AM D R- 07MKII Fea tures of the QUICK button The QUICK butt on ser ves for the following purposes . While the Home Screen is open and when stopped • or paused, opens the Quick menu screen f or deletion, division, and level alignment (enhancing the perceived o verall sound pressure) of the current track. During playback, the Quick menu[...]

T A SCA M DR- 07MKII 95 Quick menu screen T o show the Quick menu screen, press the QUICK button while the Home Screen is open. The co nt ent s o f thi s s cre en d epe nd on th e s tat e o f th e unit at the time when the QUICK butt on is pressed. Whe n stop ped w ith t he Ho me Scr een o pen • Deletion, division, and level alignment of the c[...]

96 T ASC AM D R- 07MKII Select LEVEL CTRL , and press the Á button to open the level contr ol setting pop -up window . In this window , you can choose from the following thr ee level control options. PEAK REDUCTION : When the input sound is too large , the recording v olume is decreased automatically to an appropriate lev el. AUTO LEVEL : When the[...]

T A SCA M DR- 07MKII 97 Closing the Quick menu screen Press the QUICK button to close the Quick menu screen. Deleting the selected file ( Quick D e l e t e) The currently selected le can be deleted without using the BROWSE screen. 1 T o delete a file, select it using the  or ¯ button or the BROWSE screen. 2 Open the Quick menu screen by press[...]

98 T ASC AM D R- 07MKII 3 Use the + or − button to select DIVIDE , and press the Á button. DIVIDE screen appears. 4 Use the + or − button to select to specify the position for file division, and press the REC ORD [ º ] button. The following pop-up window appears . 5 Press the Á button to divide the file . Or press the ( HOME ) [ ª ] button [...]

T A SCA M DR- 07MKII 99 CAUTION MP3 files cannot be divided . • If the microSD card has insufficient open spac e, division • might not be possible. Division is not possible if the file name would become • more than 200 characters long . Division is not possible if a file that already exists has the • same name as the name that w[...]

10 0 T A SCA M DR- 07MKII 3 A screen to enable/disable the lev el alignment function appears. 4 Use the + or − button to select ON , and press the Á button to enable the lev el alignment function. Or select OFF and press the Á button to disable the level alignment function. NOTE Th e le ve l a li gn m en t f un c ti on m a y no t b e a bl e to [...]

T A SCA M DR- 07MKII 101 The DR-07MKII 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 ef fect 1 Press the MENU button to open the MENU screen. 2 Use [...]

10 2 T A SCA M DR- 07MKII LEVEL : Use this to change the output level of the preset effect selected in the PRESET item. Setting range: 0 - 20 SOURCE : Use this to set whether the effect is applied to the input signal ( INPUT ) or the output signal ( OUTPUT ). The default setting is OUTPUT . 4 Use the + or – button to select the desired item and p[...]

T A SCA M DR- 07MKII 10 3 T ASCAM DR-07MKII has a built-in tuner . The unit receives a sound from a musical instrument and allows y ou to tune it accurately on the tuning meter sho wn in the display. Usin g t he 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 Á but[...]

10 4 T A SCA M DR- 07MKII By connecting this unit with a computer using the USB cable, you can transf er audio les on the microSD card in the unit to a c omputer , as well as transfer audio les on the comput er to the microSD card in the unit. This unit can handle audio les of the following formats. MP3: 32k-320k bps, 44.1k/48kHz W A V: 44[...]

T A SCA M DR- 07MKII 10 5 Make sure that the microSD car d is inserted properly . NOTE If the USB cable is connected to the unit when batteries has been installed, the power is supplied from the USB port (USB bus power prioritized). If a microSD card is not properly inserted before making the USB connection, “ Can't Save Data ” appears on [...]

10 6 T A SCA M DR- 07MKII T ransferring files from a c omputer 1 Click the “ DR-07MK2 ” drive on the computer screen t o show the “ MUSIC ” and “ UTILITY ” folders. 2 Drag and drop files on the comput er that you wan t to transfer t o the unit to the “ MUSIC ” folder . TIP Y ou can manage the • MUSIC folder from the computer . [...]

T A SCA M DR- 07MKII 10 7 Viewin g File Infor mation Use the Information Screen to view various types of information about your DR-07MKII. 1 Press the MENU button to open the MENU screen. 2. Use the + or − button to select OTHERS , and press the Á button to open the OTHERS submenu. 3. Use the + or - button to select INFORMATION , and press the ?[...]

10 8 T A SCA M DR- 07MKII Card inf ormation page The CARD page shows the status of the curren tly inserted microSD 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 M usic F older. T OT AL SIZE Shows the total micr oSD card capacity . REMAIN SIZE/USED S[...]

T A SCA M DR- 07MKII 10 9 S ystem Settings and F ormatting Fr om the SYSTEM Screen, you can change various settings to optimize the device f or your use envir onment and other requirements. Y ou can also initialize the unit and format the microSD card . 1 Press the MENU button to open the MENU screen. 2. Use the + or − button to select OTHERS , a[...]

11 0 T A SCA M DR- 07MKII Adjusting the displa y contrast Use CONTRAST to adjust the display contr ast. Options: 1 – 20 (factor y setting: 5 ) Setting the type of AA batteries Use BATTERY TYPE to set the type of the AA batteries that you ar e using. This setting is used to show the amount of remaining ba tter y charge and determine if the unit ha[...]

T A SCA M DR- 07MKII 111 3 Press the Á button to ex ecute the quick formatting , or press the (HO ME ) [ ª ] button to cancel forma tting. Using FULL FORMA T Use the FULL FORMAT item to completely f ormat the microSD card . F ull formatting checks the memor y for errors while formatting , so it takes more time than quick formatting . Using FULL F[...]

11 2 T ASC AM DR - 07 MKI I Setting the format o f file names Y ou can select the format of names given to les recorded b y this unit. 1 Press the MENU button to open the MENU screen. 2 Use the + or − button to select OTHERS , and press the Á button to open the OTHERS submenu. 3 Use the + or − button to select FILE NAME , and press the Á b[...]

T A SCA M DR- 07MKII 11 3 The following is a list of the popup messages tha t might appear on the DR-07MKII under cer tain conditions. Refer t o this list if one of these popup messages appears and you want to check the meaning or determine a proper response . Message Meani ng and res pons e File Name ERR The DIVIDE function would cause the le n[...]

11 4 T ASC AM DR - 07MKII Message Meani ng and res pons e MBR Error Init CARD The card is not formatt ed properly or the formatting is broken. Change the card or press the Á button when this message appears to f or mat the card in F A T format. CAUTION: Execution of F AT formatting erases all data c urrently on the card . Format Error Format CARD [...]

T A SCA M DR- 07MKII 11 5 Message Meani ng and res pons e Can't Divide The position selected for divide is not suitable (too close to the beginning or end of a track). Max File Size The le is larger than the designated siz e or the recording time exceeded 24 hours . File Full The total number of folders and les ex ceeds 5000. Erase unnec[...]

11 6 T A SCA M DR- 07MKII 12–Messages Message Meani ng and res pons e Not Continued If any of these errors occurs, turn the unit’ s power o and restart it. If the power cannot be turned o, r emove the batteries, disconnect the AC adaptor (T ASCAM PS- P515U), and/or disconnect the USB cable for bus power supply . If the error message conti[...]

T A SCA M DR- 07MKII 11 7 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 problem, please contact the store wher e you bought the unit, an authorized distributer or a T ASCAM Customer Support. Po wer will not turn ON. ª Confirm that the batteries are no[...]

11 8 T A SCA M DR- 07MKII Is the OUTPUT LEVEL setting of the unit • minimized? Recording does not w ork. ª If you are using an external device, check the • connection again. Check the input settings again. • Confirm that the recor ding level is not too • low . Confirm that the microSD car d is not full. • Confirm that the [...]

T A SCA M DR- 07MKII 11 9 Ratings Recording media microSD card (64 MB - 2 GB) microSDHC card (4 GB - 32 GB) Recording/pla yback format 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 2 channels (stereo) Input/ output ratings Analog audio input/output ratings MIC/EXT IN jacks (suppor ting plug-in [...]

12 0 T A SCA M DR- 07MKII Aud io performanc e Fr equency response 20 - 20 kHz +1/–3 dB (44.1 kHz, EXT IN to LINE OUT ) (JEIT A) 20 -22 kHz +1/–3 dB (48 kHz, EXT IN to LINE OUT ) (JEIT A) 20 - 40 kHz +1/–3 dB (96 kHz, EXT IN to LINE OUT ) (JEIT A) T otal harmonic distortion 0.05% or lower (EXT IN to LINE OUT , Fs 44.1/48/96kHz) ( JEIT A) S/N r[...]

T A SCA M DR- 07MKII 12 1 Other specifications Po wer T wo 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 operation) Alkaline type batter y (EVOL T A) Recording/ playback Forma t Operation time Note Recordin[...]

12 2 TASCA M DR- 07MKII 14–Specifications Recording/ playback Forma t Operation time Note Recording MP3 48 KHz, 320Kbps About 11 hours Built-in microphone Playback W AV 96KHz, 24bit About 15 hours Headphones Playback W AV 96KHz, 24bit About 14 hours Built-in Speaker Playback W A V 44.1KHz, 16bit About 16.5 hours Headphones Playback W A V 44.1KHz,[...]

T A SCA M DR- 07MKII 12 3 14–Specifications Dimensio nal draw ings 68mm 26mm 158mm 90mm Dimension of th e microphon e open ed Illustrations and other depictions may differ in • part from the actual produc t. Specifications and external appearance may • be changed without notification to improv e the product.[...]

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