4 – recording, Selecting the input, Recording with built-in microphones – Tascam BB-800 User Manual

Page 20: Recording with external microphones

TASCAM BB-1000CD/BB-800

Selecting whether to record to an SD

card or a CD (BB-1000CD only)

1 Press the

STOP

key to stop the recorder.

2 Press the

HOME

key to open the Home screen.

3 To record to an SD card, press the

key. The indi-

cator above and to the left of the

key lights.

To record to a CD, press the

key. The indicator

above and to the left of the

key lights.

CAUTION

When operating on battery power, the unit cannot
record to a CD. To record to a CD, use the AC adaptor.

Selecting the input

Recording with built-in microphones

1 Press the

INPUT

key to open the INPUT screen.

2 Use the

CURSOR

[

] keys to select the SOURCE

item.

3 Use the

DATA

wheel to select FRNT/REAR.

4 – Recording

4 Raise the levels of both the

FRONT MIC/EXT MIC

and

REAR MIC/LINE

knobs to record sound in 360°

around the unit.

NOTE

When using the built-in microphones no sound is output
from the unit’s speakers.

Recording with external microphones

1 Press the

INPUT

key to open the INPUT screen.

2 Use the

CURSOR

[

] keys to select the SOURCE

item.

3 Use the

DATA

wheel to select EXT/REAR or EXT/

LINE.

When EXT/REAR is selected, external microphones and
the unit’s rear microphones can be input and recorded
simultaneously.
When EXT/LINE is selected, external microphones and
external devices connected to the LINE IN jacks can be
used simultaneously.

4 Use the

FRONT MIC/EXT MIC

knob to adjust the

external microphone input levels.

To record signals input through the rear micro-
phones or the line inputs at the same time, use the

REAR MIC/LINE

knob to adjust the rear microphone

or line input levels. Turn the

REAR MIC/LINE

knob

all the way to the left (

MIN

) to record sound only

from the external microphones.