Tascam DA-P1 - Manual (Page 16)

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15.PAUSE button
If pressed during record or play, temporarily stops
the tape. Pressing PAUSE or PLAY resumes record
or play accordingly.
If pressed while in STOP, activates Play Ready
mode ; then press PAUSE or PLAY to start
playback.
If pressed while holding down RECORD, activates
Record Ready mode ; then press PAUSE or PLAY to
start recording.
If pressed before or after SKIP, puts the deck into
pause mode at the end of search functions.
It is also used to have the deck go into pause mode
after completing autolocation.
NOTES
o If you interrupt Record by pressing PAUSE and
ieave the deck in that status, the deck wili
automaticaiiy go into "input Monitor" mode after
5 minutes.
o If you interrupt Piay by pressing PAUSE and
ieave the deck in that status, then the deck wiil
go into STOP after 5 minutes.
16. RECORD button
Pressing PLAY while holding down RECORD starts
recording. You may first want to go into Record
Ready mode by pressing PAUSE while holding
down RECORD.
The associated LED blinks during Record Ready
mode. It glows solid and the ► indicator lights in
the LCD display window when recording starts.The
LED also lights when "Input Monitor" mode is
entered by pressing RECORD when the transport is
in STOP.
Difference between the Record Ready and the
Input Monitor Mode : Record Ready is a mode
accessible by holding RECORD and pressing
PAUSE. The head drum is in motion in this mode.
After 5 minutes, the mode is automatically
cancelled.
Input Monitor mode is entered by pressing
RECORD in STOP. The drum is not in motion. To
leave the Input Monitor mode, press STOP. The
Input Monitor mode can be entered even when no
cassette is inserted into the deck. In this case, the
RECORD LED does not light. Depending on
whether the input signal is analog or digital, "A-d-
A" or "d-A" will show in the display.
The proper recording levels can be set in either
Record Ready or Input Monitor modes.
NOTE
The Input Monitor mode cannot be entered if the
tape is write protected.
17.INPUT level controls
The center knob adjusts the recording level of the
left input, and the outer ring adjusts the recording
level of the right input. Valid only for the record
level of analog inputs.
When you turn the outer control, the inner control
also turns. To turn the outer control only, hold the
inner control.
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