Monitoring input signals, About the ol indicators and level meters, About the ol indicators and level meters 42 – Tascam DP-008 User Manual

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TASCAM DP-008

2 Press

(

) to turn phantom power ON.

The indicator above the

PHANTOM

key

lights, and the Home Screen reopens.

To turn phantom power OFF, press the

(

OFF

) key in the previous step.

CAUTION

Turn the LEVEL knobs down before

•

turning phantom power ON or OFF.

Depending on the mic, a loud noise could

occur, damaging equipment and harming

people’s hearing.
Do not connect or disconnect a mic when

•

phantom power is ON. This could cause a

loud noise and damage equipment.
Turn phantom power ON only when

•

using a condenser microphone that

requires phantom power.
Do not supply phantom power to an

•

unbalanced dynamic microphone. Doing

so could break it.
Supplying phantom power to some types

•

of ribbon microphones could break

them. Do not supply phantom power to a

ribbon microphone if you are in doubt.
Battery consumption is faster when

•

phantom power is ON.

Monitoring input signals

To monitor an input signal press the

REC

key

for the

TRACK

set to record that signal. This

will light/blink its

REC

indicator.

NOTE

When the unit is playing back, both the

playback signal and the input source signals

are mixed and output through the PHONES

and LINE OUT jacks and can be heard with

connected headphones and monitoring

systems.

About the OL indicators and

level meters

The audio levels of this unit can be checked

using the

INPUT A/B

indicators and the

level meters on the Home Screen.
The meters allow the signal levels to be

checked, and they can also be used to confirm

whether signals are being input into the unit.

For example, if the input meters are moving

a signal is being input into the unit even

if you cannot hear anything when you are

monitoring.
As shown below, if a “–” appears at the top

of a meter, the level is too high (when a “–”

appears, it will stay on screen for a while

before automatically disappearing). If the level

is too high and a “–” appears, the sound might

be distorted, so lower the level until a “–”

stops appearing.
If an

indicator lights, the signal from the

input source could be too loud or the

TRIM

knob too high.
If the

indicator lights even though the

TRIM

knob is set to the minimum position, the

input source signal is too strong. Change the

INPUT SETTING

or lower the volume on the

input source.

Overload

warning bar

Input level meters (A, B)

The two meters on the left side of this unit

show the input levels of the

INPUT A

and

INPUT B

Use the

INPUT A

and

INPUT B TRIM

knobs,

the

INPUT SETTING

and the output volume of

the input source to adjust the level.

Track level meters (1–8)

These meters show either the playback signal

level or the input signal level for each track.

The signal levels shown by the track meters

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