Tascam 2488neo - Manual (Page 81)

TASCAM 2488neo
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See “Use with a personal computer” on page 8 for condi-
tions regarding the connection of a computer.
The 2488neo can import and export the following file types.
WAV files
When the 2488neo imports a WAV file, the file is first
stored on the FAT partition before you import it to a virtual
track. Imported files must have a sampling frequency of
44.1 kHz, and a bit depth of 16 or 24 bits.
Note that if you are importing a 16-bit audio file for use in a
24-bit song, you will only enjoy 16 bits of resolution in the
imported audio—the 2488neo cannot magically recreate the
extra eight bits. And if you import a 24-bit audio file into a
16-bit song, the bottom eight bits will be truncated.
SMF
When the 2488neo imports an SMF file, the file is first
passed through the FAT partition before being imported
into a song. The 2488neo outputs MIDI messages based on
the SMF.
USB mode
To transfer files and back up and restore data between the
2488neo and a computer, connect them with a USB cable
and open the 2488neo's USB mode. When these operations
are finished, close the USB connection and disconnect the
USB cable.
Closing the USB connection
1 Close the USB connection from the computer.
Windows 2000 or Windows XP
A PC card and arrow icon appears in the system tray
(normally at the bottom right of the screen). Left click
this icon to open a pop-up bar.
To close the connection between the 2488neo and the
computer, click this pop-up bar, and when a message
telling you it is safe to disconnect the 24800neo appears
on the computer screen, remove the USB cable. If a
message appears on the computer screen telling you
that it is not safe to disconnect the 2488neo, exit all pro-
grams on the computer that may be accessing files on
the 2488neo, and try again.
Macintosh OS 9 or OS X
Drag the 2488neo’s disk icon to the Trash or type
“Command+E” to disconnect (in OS X10.3 and above,
you can also use the eject button for removable media
in the Finder). When the 2488neo hard disk icon disap-
pears from the desktop, remove the USB cable.
T I P
If you have changed the settings for the Mac OS
Finder, the 2488neo hard disk icon may not appear on
the desktop, but it should appear in a top-level Finder
window.
2 To close the USB connection on the 2488neo, press
and hold the NO/EXIT key on the 2488neo. A confir-
mation message appears
3 Press the YES/ENTER key to close the USB connection.
CAUTION
Do not remove the USB cable while data is being
transferred between the 2488neo and the computer.
Follow the procedures above first to remove the cable
safely.
Opening the USB connection
1 Connect the 2488neo and the computer with a USB
cable.
Use a cable designed for USB 2.0 to assure fast and
accurate data transfer.
2 With the transport stopped, press the MENU key to
open the MENU screen.
3 Select DISK, and press the YES/ENTER key to open
the DISK menu.
4 Select USB OPEN/CLOSE, and press the YES/ENTER
key. When the confirmation pop-up screen opens,
press
YES/ENTER again.
The 2488neo saves unsaved data and then a pop-up
screen saying,
USB OPEN appears.
5 While the pop-up screen is visible on the 2488neo,
the 2488neo should be recognized as a “removable
disc” by the connected computer. While connected
in this way, all the 2488neo controls are disabled.
10 − File import/export