Prepare to record, Start and stop recording, 2–quick start guide – Tascam DR-100 User Manual
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TASCAM DR-100
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2–Quick Start Guide
Prepare to record
1 Format the SD card (if necessary).
If a new card or one that has not been formatted
by this unit is installed, the following message
appears.
Press the
ENTER/MARK
key to start formatting
the card.
NOTE
The included SD card is already formatted, so there is
no need to reformat it.
2 Set the date and time.
This unit uses its internal clock to make a record
of the date and time when a file is recorded.
You can record without making the setting, but
the unit is set to the default value of "
2000/01/01
00:00
". (See “Setting the date and time” on page
21.)
3 Set the recording format
Set the recording mode and sampling frequency.
(See “Preparing with the REC SETTING menu”
If you skip this step, the unit will record with the
following default values.
Recording mode: WAV 16 bit
Sampling frequency: 44.1 kHz
Start and stop recording
Follow these steps to use the built-in mics (UNI
MIC) to record.
1 Set the input signal.
Move the
INPUT
switch to
UNI
.
2 Adjust the recording level.
Press the
RECORD
[
º
] key to put the unit in
recording standby.
Adjust the input level using the
INPUT
volume
control and the
MIC GAIN
switch until the meters
show as much level as possible without causing
the
PEAK
indicator to light. (See “Adjusting the
3 Record.
Press the
RECORD
[
º
] key to start recording
from recording standby.
4 Stop recording.
Press the
STOP [
ª
] key to stop recording.
For detailed information about recording
methods and convenient recording functions, see