Manual

2 – Basic operational concepts : About projects and libraries
TASCAM DM-4800 User’s Manual 35
Setting the date and time
To set the date on the DM-4800, follow the steps
below:
1 Enter the
UTILITY screen, and jump to the
SYSTEM page:
2 Move the cursor to the
DATE UTILITY section of
the screen.
3 Use the cursor and wheel to set the date and
time.
Note that the month is a three-letter abbrevia-
tion of the English month name (
JAN , FEB , MAR ,
APR , MAY , JUN , JUL , AUG , SEP , OCT , NOV , DEC ) and
the hours are set in 24-hour (“military”) for-
mat.
4 When you have set the values, press
ENTER.
The DM-4800 shows a confirmatory pop-up
message (
Date change was applied ).
The calendar in the DM-4800 takes account of the
different month lengths, including leap years (valid
up to and including the year 2099—you may want to
consider an upgrade after that time!).
More seriously, the clock is backed up by the DM-
4800’s internal battery. This battery should last for
several years. In the event of the battery running low,
(you can use the
UTILITY/SYSTEM screen to check), con-
sult your TASCAM supplier.
Naming the DM-4800
Note that it is possible to provide your mixer with a
unique identifying name, which is useful if you are
working in a facility with more than one unit.
Use the MIXER NAME field to the right of the date and
time field to set this value. This name will be shown
on the screen of the TASCAM Mixer Companion
software to identify the unit.
Creating a new project
When creating a new project, the project can be cre-
ated from scratch, with manually selected sampling
frequency, surround mode and mixer settings, taking
the settings from a selected prior project that acts as a
template, from preset library settings, or from the
current settings.
1 With the
ALT indicator lit, press PROJECT so
that the
NEW PROJECT page is shown:
Figure 2.30: Setting the date and time
Figure 2.31: The NEW PROJECT page