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14-Commonly-used Functions This section is a brief guide to some operations on the DP-004 which may not be immediately obvious from looking at the panel controls. Key sequences are written like this: STOP + Ô means "press and hold the STOP key and press Ô." Menu items are written like this: MENU ® CARD ® FORMAT, meaning "press the MENU key, select the CARD menu, and then the FORMAT action. The list of popup messages and their meaning ("Messages" on page 106) may also be useful to you. How to Format the FAT partition Set the IN and OUT points Edit or trim the IN and OUT points Use the USB connection Remove the USB connection Import a WAVfile to a track Choose another partition as the active partition Tune a guitar or bass Find out the current partition Make all of an SD card usable by a PC Format an SD card Keys, etc. TO press MENU ® CARD ® FAT REFORMAT "IN/OUT, F3, F4" "IN/OUT, F2" Connect the unit and a PC with the USB cable. Disconnect the unit from a PC MENU ® WAVE ® IMPORT TRACK MENU ®CARD ® PARTITION MENU ® TUNER MENU ® INFORMATION MENU ® CARD ® SD INITIALIZE MENU ® CARD ® FORMAT Create a new song MENU ® SONG ® CREATE Description See "Reformat the FAT partition" on page 84. See "Setting IN and OUT points" on page 73. See "Setting IN and OUT points" on page 73. See "Connecting with a computer" on page 92. See "Disconnecting" on page 93. See "Importing tracks" on page 97. See "Selecting active partition" on page 47. See "Tuner" on page 77. See "Viewing information" on page 79. See "Initializing SD cards" on page 85. See "Formatting cards and setting partition sizes" on page 82. See "Creating a new song" on page 49. TASCAM DP-004 109

Section	Page
Table of Contents	5
1-Introduction	8
Overview of this unit	8
About this manual	8
Manual conventions	8
Product parts	9
Trademarks	9
About SD cards	10
Precautions for use	10
Beware of condensation	10
Cleaning the unit	10
2-Quick Start Guides	11
QSG 1-Playback and mixing	11
Preparing to listen to the demo song	11
Playing and mixing the demo song	13
Shutting down the unit	27
Shutting down the unit	27
3-Names and Functions of Parts	28
Top panel	28
Front panel	31
Rear panel	31
Right side panel	32
Left side panel	32
4-Preparations	34
Preparing the power and SD card	34
Installing an SD card	34
Preparing the power	35
Installing batteries	35
Connecting an AC adapter (sold separately)	36
Start-up & shutdown	36
Starting up the unit	36
Shutting down	37
Formatting SD cards	38
Display screens	39
Home Screen	39
Screen Organization	40
Using the screens	41
Editing names	43
Recorder modes	44
Connecting with other equipment	45
Rear panel connections	45
Right side panel connections	45
Left side panel connections	46
Setting the contrast	46
5-Song Management	47
Partitions and songs	47
Selecting the active partition	47
Loading a saved song	48
Creating a new song	49
Saving a song	49
Viewing song information	50
Copying songs	51
Erasing songs	52
Protecting songs	53
6-Basic Recording	54
Selecting the input source	54
Monitoring the input signal	55
Setting the monitoring mode	55
About the OL indicators and meters	56
Assigning input channels	57
Making the first recording	58
Overdubbing	60
Setting up to overdub	61
Rehearsal	61
Recording an overdub	62
Mixdown	62
Level and balance	62
Stereo position (panning)	62
Mastering	62
Setting the end point	63
Recording the master track	64
Undoing operations (undo)	66
Undoing the last operation (single undo)	66
Undoing a previous operation (multi-undo)	66
Erasing the operation history	68
7-Recorder Functions	69
Punching in and out	69
Bouncing tracks	69
Using the bounce function	70
Confirming the result	71
Locate and search functions	71
Direct locate function	71
RTZ and LRP	72
Fast forward/rewind search	73
Repeat playback	73
Setting IN and OUT points	73
Editing IN/OUT points	74
Using repeat playback	75
Setting the interval between repetitions	75
8-Miscellaneous	76
Metronome	76
Tuner	77
Turning the power off automatically	78
Restoring the initial preference settings	78
Viewing information	79
9-SD Card Management	79
Overview of partitions	81
Write-protected cards	81
Formatting cards and setting partition sizes	82
Reformatting MTR partitions	83
Reformatting the FAT partition	84
Initializing SD cards	85
10-Editing Tracks	86
Overview of track editing	86
Edit points	86
Basic editing procedures	86
CLONE TRACK (track duplication)	87
CLEAN OUT (track erase)	88
SILENCE (part erase)	88
CUT (remove part)	89
OPEN (insert silence)	90
11-Exchanging Data with a Computer	91
Supported operating systems	92
Connecting with a computer	92
Disconnecting	93
Song backup and restoration	94
Backing-up songs	94
Restoring songs	96
Track import and export	97
Importing tracks	97
Exporting tracks	99
Exporting a stereo master	100
12-Troubleshooting	102
13-Specifications and Messages	103
Audio input/output ratings	103
Audio performance	103
General	103
Optional accessories	104
Computer requirements	104
Dimensions	104
Block diagram	105
Messages	106

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14–Commonly-used Functions

TASCAM

DP-004

109

This section is a brief guide to some operations on the

DP-004 which may not be immediately obvious from

looking at the panel controls.

Key sequences are written like this:

STOP

means

“press and hold the

STOP

key and press

.”

Menu items are written like this:

CARD

FORMAT

, meaning “press the

key, select the

CARD

menu, and then the

FORMAT

action.

The list of popup messages and their meaning

(“Messages” on page 106) may also be useful to you.

How to

Keys, etc. TO press

Description

Format the FAT partition

CARD

FAT REFORMAT

See "Reformat the FAT partition" on page 84.

Set the IN and OUT points

"IN/OUT,

See "Setting IN and OUT points" on page 73.

Edit or trim the IN and OUT points

"IN/OUT,

See "Setting IN and OUT points" on page 73.

Use the USB connection

Connect the unit and a PC with the USB

cable.

See "Connecting with a computer" on page 92.

Remove the USB connection

Disconnect the unit from a PC

See "Disconnecting" on page 93.

Import a WAVﬁle to a track

WAVE

IMPORT TRACK

See "Importing tracks" on page 97.

Choose another partition as the active

partition

CARD

PARTITION

See "Selecting active partition" on page 47.

Tune a guitar or bass

TUNER

See "Tuner" on page 77.

Find out the current partition

INFORMATION

See "Viewing information" on page 79.

Make all of an SD card usable by a PC

CARD

SD INITIALIZE

See "Initializing SD cards" on page 85.

Format an SD card

CARD

FORMAT

See "Formatting cards and setting partition sizes" on

page 82.

Create a new song

SONG

CREATE

See "Creating a new song" on page 49.