Tascam PORTA02 - Manual (Page 8)

2 Parts of the Porta02
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1.3 What you need to make recordings
Apart from the Porta02 itself, you will
need:
• Some kind of stereo mastering
recorder to produce the stereo record-
ings. This can be a cassette recorder
such as the TASCAM 102Mk II or an
MD recorder such as the TASCAM
MD301. A recorder which does not
have recording level controls is not
suitable for use as a master recorder.
• You will also need RCA (pin or
phono) cables to connect the Porta02
to other equipment.
• Some monitoring equipment (some
kind of amplifier and speaker system).
• Headphones, if you intend doing any
work with microphones. These will
avoid acoustic feedback (“howl-
round”) when recording. Additionally,
headphones are sometimes useful
when panning tracks on mixdown, as
you can hear the precise position of
each track.
• Of course, you will also need some
kind of sound source to record (instru-
ment or microphone, etc.).
1.4 Connecting the Porta02
1) Make sure all the equipment is
turned off.
2) Connect the LINE OUT terminals of
the Porta02 to the amplifier, using
a pair of terminals on the amplifier
such as
AUX or VIDEO .
3) Connect your mastering recorder
to a set of four TAPE terminals on
the amplifier (two for REC and two
for PLAY ).
You may be using an integrated system in
which the mastering recorder and ampli-
fier are built into one enclosure. In this
case, you do not need to follow step 3.
You can listen to the Porta02 by selecting
the amplifier’s input source to be from the
terminals to which you connected the
Porta02 (
AUX or VIDEO , etc.).
When you have mixed down and you
want to listen to the mixed tape, you
should select the mastering recorder as
the amplifier’s input source.
2 – Parts of the Porta02
This section gives an explanation of the
different parts of the Porta02, and what they do.
NOTE
Do not use any terminals marked PHONO or
intended for record decks. These are connected
to a special circuit inside the amplifier which
makes them unsuitable for anything except
record decks.
Left
speaker
Right
speaker
Amplifier
Mastering recorder
PLAY OUT
to
TAPE IN
TAPE OUT
to
REC IN
Porta02
To AUX IN
LINE OUT