Tascam PORTA02 - Manual (Page 10)

Parts of the Porta02
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[1] POWER IN and switch
Use this jack to connect the PS-P2 AC
adaptor which comes with your Porta02.
When connecting the power, make sure
the power switch is off (slide it to the
right, as you look from the back).
Slide the switch to the left (looking from
the back) to turn on the power to the
Porta02.
[2] MIC/LINE 2
Use this 1/4” phone jack to connect the
second channel audio source (instrument
or microphone) to the Porta02.
[3] MIC/LINE 1 (MONO)
Use this 1/4” phone jack to connect the
first channel audio source (instrument or
microphone) to the Porta02.
If you connect an audio source to this
jack, but do not connect a source to the
MIC/LINE 2 jack, the source at this MIC/
LINE 1 jack acts as a mono source, that is,
it will be split between the first and sec-
ond channels as if you had plugged the
same source into both jacks.
[4] PHONES jack
This 1/4” jack allows you to connect a
pair of stereo headphones to the Porta02.
[5] LINE OUT
Use these RCA (pin or phono) jacks to
connect your Porta02 to the amplifier or
mastering recorder.
[6] PHONES LEVEL
This control adjusts the volume in head-
phones connected to the
PHONES jack.
Turn clockwise to increase the volume.
There will be no output from the
PHONES jack when the control is fully
counter-clockwise. It has no effect on the
level from the
LINE OUT connectors.
[7] MONO switch
When this switch is pressed down (in), it
changes the stereo signal from the
PHONES jack into a mono signal (the
same signal will be output from both the
left and right channels). Press it again to
return it to the “out” stereo position. It
does not affect the signal from the
LINE
OUT connectors.
[8] TRIM (1 and 2)
Different pieces of equipment output sig-
nals at different levels. The
TRIM controls
allow you to match the Porta02 to these
levels. A piece of equipment such as a
CD player or cassette deck will output
signals at a high (
LINE ) level, so the trim
control should be turned fully counter-
clockwise when such a device is being
recorded. A microphone on the other
hand, produces a lower signal level, and
so the
TRIM control should be turned fully
WARNING
DO NOT use any adaptor with the Porta02
except the PS-P2 adaptor which comes with the
Porta02.
WARNING
The Porta02 is designed to record signals from
microphones, CD players, tape decks and musi-
cal instruments. It is not designed to record sig-
nals which come from the speaker outputs of
any amplifier or equipment. If you try to plug
such signals into the Porta02, you will almost
certainly damage both the Porta02 and the other
equipment.
WARNING
Do not use headphones equipped with a mono
jack. This will cause damage to the Porta02’s
headphone amplifiers.