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Teac X-48 Quick Start User Manual

Tascam x-48 quick reference guide, Front panel

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TASCAM X-48 Quick Reference Guide

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D008722-01A

Front Panel

Track Meter 1-48

Displays the signal level from -60 dBFS to -1 dBFS and overload.

REC indicator 1-48

Displays the record-ready status for each track.

Track arming button 1-48

Puts that track into record ready.

STATUS indicators

ERROR : Lights when a system error occurs.

BUSY : Lights when the system is busy processing.

MIDI : Lights when the X-48 is receiving MIDI data.

DISK : Lights when the X-48 is accessing the hard drive.

SAMPLE RATE indicator

s

Reports the selected sample rate.

TIME CODE indicators

Reports the selected frame rate.

SYSTEM indicators

SAMPLE LOCK : Lights when a valid external source is present. Flashes when

the selected external source is invalid.

DEST REC : Lights when the current project is in destructive record mode.

VARISPEED : Lights when varispeed is enabled.

POWER button

Turns the unit on and off.

Optical Drive

The internal DVD+RW optical drive is used to backup, restore, import and export

projects

and

files.

Transport buttons

Used to control the recorder.

LCD

Displays

information

and

settings.

LCD Control buttons

ENTER/YES : Navigates one menu level down or confirms a menu selection.

EXIT/NO : Navigates one menu level up or cancels a menu selection.

CHNG : Changes a menu item's value.

CLEAR/HOME : Clears a setting or navigates to the top-level menu.

Up/Down : Scroll through menus and menu settings.

TC CHASE button

Enables or disables time code chase.

ALL SAFE/REC button

When

SHIFT is off, toggles record-ready on all tracks.

When SHIFT is on, sets all tracks to record-ready.

AUTO/ALL INPUT button

When

SHIFT is off, turns auto input on and off.

When SHIFT is on, sets all tracks to input monitor.

SHIFT button

While pressing SHIFT, press another button to activate that’s button shifted

function.

Alternatively,

you

may press and release SHIFT and then press

another button to activate that button’s shifted function.

PROJ button

Navigates to the Project menu where one may create, load, save and

delete projects.

DISK button

Navigates to the Disk menu where one may view free drive space and format

external drives.

INP 1-24 button

Navigates to the Input selection menu for tracks 1-24.

INP 25-48 button

Navigates to the Input selection menu for tracks 25-48.

EXT MNT/UNMNT button

Mounts or unmounts an external drive.

SYNC button

Navigates to the Sync menu where one may control the clock source, the sample

rate, time code settings, etc...

PREF button

Navigates to the Preference menu where one may change operational settings.

SYS button

Navigates to the System menu where one may store/recall system setting, change

the MIDI device ID, view the network settings, etc...