Shutting down the 2488, Some general notes on using the 2488, The hd indicator saving songs navigation – Teac 2488 User Manual

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1 – Setting up and introduction

TASCAM 2488

User’s Guide

Shutting down the 2488

It may seem odd to talk about turning off the 2488
before you’ve even started to use it, but there is a rea-
son for this. The 2488 contains a hard disk which is
used to store your song data. If you simply turn off
the unit using the power switch, there may be some
data in the 2488’s memory which hasn’t been written
to disk and you will therefore lose that data when you
turn off the unit.

You should always use the

SHUT DOWN

key before

turning off the 2488.

Press and hold down the

SHUT DOWN

key for

a second or two. The red indicator lights, and
the display shows an

Are you sure?

message.

Press the

YES

key. The HD indicator (orange)

flashes as data is written to the hard disk (the
display also shows this process).

When all data is written to the hard disk, the

SHUT DOWN

indicator flashes red. The dis-

play shows

SHUT DOWN COMPLETE

Use the power switch at the rear of the 2488 to
turn off the unit.

Some general notes on using the 2488

NOTE

When transporting the unit, always use the original packing
materials. For this reason, we strongly recommend that you
save all the packing materials that came with the 2488, in
case you need to transport it in the future.

In addition, when transporting the unit, you should tape the
disc tray closed, using an adhesive tape that will not spoil
the finish of the unit.

The HD indicator

This indicator, located by the

display, shows when data is being read from the
internal hard disk or written to it. You should avoid
moving the 2488 when it is switched on, in any case,
but you should never move or jolt the 2488 when the

indicator is lit, as there is a (small) risk of your

losing your data.

Saving songs

To be sure that all your data is safe,

you should save songs manually at intervals (just in
case the power goes off unexpectedly).

NOTE

A “song” consists of not only the audio material that
you have recorded, but the mixer and recorder settings,
editing, etc. that you have made.

Press the

MENU

key, move to the

SONG

icon,

and press

ENTER

Move the cursor to highlight the

SAVE

option,

and press

ENTER

. The song is saved, the

indicator lights, and when the song is saved
(progress is shown by an on-screen indicator),
the display shows the home screen again.

Navigation

To navigate inside the 2488 screens,

use the cursor keys to move the cursor.