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D01001200A
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DP-02
DP-02CF
DIGITAL PORTASTUDIO
OWNER'S MANUAL
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IMPORTANT SAFETY PRECAUTIONS CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons. The exclamation point within an eq
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1 Read these instructions. • Do not expose this apparatus to drips or splashes. • Do not place any objects filled with liquids, such as 2 Keep these instructions. vases, on the apparatus. 3 Heed all warnings. • Do not install this apparatus in a confined space such as a book case or similar unit. 4 Follow all instructions. • The apparatus should be located close enough to the AC outlet so that you can easily grasp the power cord 5 Do not use this apparatus
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Safety Information This product has been designed and manufactured CAUTION according to FDA regulations "title 21, CFR, chapter • DO NOT REMOVE THE PROTECTIVE HOUSING 1, subchapter J, based on the Radiation Control for USING A SCREWDRIVER. Health and Safety Act of 1968", and is classified as • USE OF CONTROLS OR ADJUSTMENTS OR a class 1 laser product. There is no hazardous invis- PERFORMANCE OF PROCEDURES OTHER THAN ible laser radiation during operation because invis- THOSE SPECIFIED HEREIN M
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Contents Deleting unused data ................................. 26 1 – Starting out with your Mixdown and matering ..................27 DP-02/DP-02CF ....................... 7 Mixdown ...................................................... 27 Getting started ..................................7 Mastering ..................................................... 27 DP-02 Line-up ................................................ 7 Manual conventions...................................... 7 2 – Advanced
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Contents Disconnecting from a Macintosh system ...........43 Vocal settings (Vocal) ........................................59 Drum settings (drum) ........................................59 "Open" and "Close" ....................................43 Reverb ..............................................62 Backing up and restoring songs ....44 Turning the reverb on and off ...........................62 Backing up ...................................................44 Using the reverb ...............
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1 – Starting out with your DP-02/DP-02CF Thank you for your purchase of TASCAM’s latest 8-track digital portastudio, the DP-02/DP-02CF. The DP-02 and DP-02CF are designed to provide you with great sound in an easy-to-use compact package, allowing you to concentrate on the music, and not on the recording process. Getting started Read this section first. It contains important basic informa- The stereo mix can then be played back into a suitably- tion about using y
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1 – S IMPO tar RTt A in Ng o T Sut w AFETiY P th y Ro Eu Cr D AUP TI -ON 02/S DP-02CF Copyright Windows, Windows XP, Windows 2000, and Windows Vista are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Macintosh, MacOS, and MacOS X are trademarks of Apple Computer. What’s in the box When you unpack the box, you should find (as well as this If any of these items is missing, contact your TASCAM manual): supplier. • The unit itself (DP-02, or DP-02CF) WARNING When using the unit, use only the power adaptor
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1 – Star IM tin PO g o RT ut w ANT S ith y AFET ouY I r D N PS -0 TR 2/U D C PT-I0 ON 2CS F Loading the CF card into the unit (DP-02CF only) On the DP-02CF, a CF card is used as a recording media 2. Close the slide door. With the door opened, the for recording and playback. The CF card should be loaded DP-02CF cannot be used. into the unit before the power is turned on. NOTE 1. Slide the door to open the COMPACT FLASH CARD To use a new CF card, you need to format the card first slot on the si
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I 1 – S MPO tar RTt A in Ng o T Sut w AFETiY P th y Ro Eu Cr D AUP TI -ON 02/S DP-02CF Shutting down the unit Pressing the POWER switch on the top panel shuts down CAUTION the unit automatically. If you turn off the power accidently while the unit is in operation, the unit cannot shut down properly so First, stop playback or recording, and press the POWER all unsaved data will be lost. We recommend that you switch for about seconds. While the unit is shutting down save the data manually oft
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1 – Star IM tin PO g o RT ut w ANT S ith y AFET ouY I r D N PS -0 TR 2/U D C PT-I0 ON 2CS F Navigation The unit uses 4 menu systems (MENU, SONG, TRACK EDIT) (and also CD on the DP-02 only) which allow you to make settings, and perform many operations. This section explains how to use the menu system and to check and make settings. Here the TRACK EDIT system is explained as an example. 4. Use the cursor (§/¶) keys to highlight the value of the item shown on the left. 1. Press the TRACK EDIT
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I 1 – S MPO tar RTt A in Ng o T Sut w AFETiY P th y Ro Eu Cr D AUP TI -ON 02/S DP-02CF Connecting your unit to other equipment Before you start recording with the unit, you will need to make a few connections to other equipment. The following picture shows how you can connect the unit to your exist- ing audio setup. 2-track recorder REC OUT/PLAY IN Stereo amplifier External effects unit MIDI IN Drum machine Guitars and basses to INPUT A Microphones to INPUT Aand B PHONES Instruments to INPUT A
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1 – Star IM tin PO g o RT ut w ANT S ith y AFET ouY I r D N PS -0 TR 2/U D C PT-I0 ON 2CS F From submixer/MIDI tone Synths, pre-amps etc. generator, etc. fo here To MIDI sequencer, From stereo effects DC input drum machine, etc. unit outputs To effects unit To digital Guitars, basses etc. go here recorder, etc. Microphones go here To analog recorder, monitoring system, etc. NOTE Microphones are connected to the rear panel inputs. Set the GUITAR switches to MIC/LINE. Turn the input INPUT MODE
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I 1 – S MPO tar RTt A in Ng o T Sut w AFETiY P th y Ro Eu Cr D AUP TI -ON 02/S DP-02CF SEND of the unit to the mono input of the processor (1/4” Digital output Use a standard optical cable to connect unbalanced jack). this to a suitable digital stereo input of monitoring system, or stereo recorder. NOTE NOTE The DP-02 owns internal reverb processors. However, you can also use an external effect processor if you You can connect a digital recorder (CD,MD) using the prefer. digital connection,
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1 – Star IM tin PO g o RT ut w ANT S ith y AFET ouY I r D N PS -0 TR 2/U D C PT-I0 ON 2CS F Features of the DP-02/DP-02CF This section explains the features of the DP-02 and DP-02CF. Top panel 1 ASSIGN (A,B) and ON/OFF keys 6 EFFECT key / A B key (DP-02 only) The ASSIGN (A,B) keys assign the input signals Pressing the EFFECT key brings up the MULTI through the INPUT A or B to the tracks (1 to 8). (See EFFECT screen. “Assigning inputs” on page 23.) The A B key is used with the SHIFT key to se
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1 – S IMPO tar RTt A in Ng o T Sut w AFETiY P th y Ro Eu Cr D AUP TI -ON 02/S DP-02CF 0 MASTER fader y EFFECT SEND controls Adjusts the stereo signal level output from the LINE Adjust the level of each track’s signal sent to the SEND OUTPUT (L,R), PHONES, or DIGITAL OUT. Also, this jack. fader adjusts the recording level when performing a On the DP-02, these controls also adjust the level of track bounce or mix down. each track sent to the internal reverb effects. q EFFECT RETURN control u
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1 – Star IM tin PO g o RT ut w ANT S ith y AFET ouY I r D N PS -0 TR 2/U D C PT-I0 ON 2CS F a REW (∆ ) / RTZ key d STOP (ª) key When stopped, press the REW (∆ ) key to move the This key stops the operation of recording, playback, playback position of the song being played back back- forwards, backwards. wards. When the key is continuously held down, or On the DP-02, this key also stops playback of a CD. repeatedly pressed, the rewind speed jumps up to 10, f PLAY (¥) key 50, 100, 1000 times
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1 – S IMPO tar RTt A in Ng o T Sut w AFETiY P th y Ro Eu Cr D AUP TI -ON 02/S DP-02CF IN and OUT point repeatedly (see “Repeat” on page 34). b MENU / TITLE key Press the MENU key to bring up the MENU screen. With the SHIFT key pressed, the INTERVAL key is used to bring up the REPEAT INTERVAL screen to adjust With the SHIFT key pressed, the TITLE key is used to the repeat interval time from 0.5 to 9.9 seconds (see bring up the TITLE screen (see “Titling” on page 11). “Setting the repeat inte
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1 – Star IM tin PO g o RT ut w ANT S ith y AFET ouY I r D N PS -0 TR 2/U D C PT-I0 ON 2CS F ^ ACCESS indicator * LCD display On the DP-02, this indicator lights up or flashes while Displays current status of the unit, as well as the the unit is writing or importing song data to the CD-R/ current menus or settings. CD-RW drive or hard disk. On the DP-02CF, this indicator lights or flashes while the unit is writing or importing song data to the CF card. & POWER switch Press the switch to tur
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I 1 – S MPO tar RTt A in Ng o T Sut w AFETiY P th y Ro Eu Cr D AUP TI -ON 02/S DP-02CF Rear panel W USB jack I SEND jack (1/4 phone ) A USB cable is connected to a computer which allows The EFFECT SEND signal is output. import or export of files between the unit and the O RETURN (1/4 phone) jack computer (see “Using the USB connection” on page 42). The stereo signal output from the external effector is NOTE inputted through this jack. When the unit is connected to a PC using this jack, the
