Manual

2 – Basic operational concepts : What’s on the screen?
18 TASCAM DM-4800 User’s Manual
What’s on the screen?
For almost all the screens displayed by the DM-
4800, there are two common areas. The first is at the
top, and we explain that area here (the second is the
row of labels which identify the POD functions
(described in “Special controls” on page 20)).
These top and bottom areas are for display, and their
contents are automatically determined (they cannot
be edited).
On the top row of the top section, the left side shows
(on top) the current encoder mode (see “Encoders”
on page 22) and immediately below that, the cur-
rently-selected module or modules. To the right of
this, the current automation settings (on or off, or
global mode) are shown.
To the right of this, the name and number of the cur-
rent library entry selected with the direct library
functions are shown, and immediately below that, in
larger letters, the title of the current screen.
Finally, on the right, the current timecode value (with
the source as set up as preference) is displayed.
NOTE
The timecode displayed can be changed as a setup
option. See “UPPER BAR DISPLAY” on page 42.
Jumping to commonly-used screens
Within a project, it’s likely that you’ll find yourself
using some screens more than others. One of the
main such screens is the module screen, allowing
you to view and change a module’s parameters at a
glance.
For this reason, a dedicated
MODULE key, with indicator, is pro-
vided to the right of the number keys.
The module parameters shown are
those of the module selected using
the
SEL keys.
The three
USER keys are used to set
up three commonly-used shortcuts to
screens used frequently within a
project.
Figure 2.3: Explanation of the top line of screen displays
Current
encoder mode
Currently-selected
module
Current library entry
selected by direct recall
Screen display
name
Automation
engine on and
automation write
status
Current timecode value
and source