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2 – Basic operational concepts : About projects and libraries

36 TASCAM DM-4800 User’s Manual

To set up a new project from scratch This

is how you use the screen to set up a new project.

2 Set the current sampling frequency and sur-

round mode for the project in the top left sec-

tions of the screen.

Use POD 4 to select an existing project on the

card to use as a template from which settings,

etc. can be copied to the new project.

3 Use the cursor keys to select the options,

which include using any of the current settings

(

USE CURRENT

) or the preset settings, (

USE PRESET

)

or from the project selected at the right of the

screen that can be used a a template (

USE

TEMPLATE

) for different aspects of a project.

Press

ENTER to conﬁrm these settings as well.

TIP

To set all options as

CURRENT

TEMPLATE

PRESET

, use

the

BATCH SETUP

at the top left as a short cut.

4 Move the cursor to the on-screen

CREATE

but-

ton and press

ENTER, following instructions

on screen until the project is created.

Using a template Alternatively, if you already

have projects stored on the card, you can select one

of these to be used as a template. This is useful if

your facility regularly handles a certain type of

project with similar settings, as it allows you to set

up the DM-4800 with known parameters and to

maintain consistency between projects.

TIP

Use the radio buttons

NAME

and

DATE

to sort the avail-

able projects by their name (alphabetic order) or the

date of creation.

Managing projects

Projects may be deleted, renamed, etc. as well as

being copied (this last option allows you to keep dif-

ferent versions of the same basic project, with differ-

ent EQ settings, library entries, etc.).

TIP

You can also use the software on a computer to read

the data stored on the CF card, back it up to the com-

puter, and save it to another card. Consult the docu-

mentation of the software to ﬁnd out how to do this.

Use the

MANAGE PRJ.

screen (press the PROJECT key

with the

ALT indicator lit until this screen appears) to

manage card-stored projects:

The currently-loaded project is indicated by an

inverted

character by its name.

Use the POD 4 encoder to scroll through the list of

available projects.

Loading a project Use the POD 4 key as a short-

cut key (

LOAD

) to load the highlighted project, or use

the cursor keys to move the cursor to the on-screen

LOAD

button and press ENTER.

A popup message brieﬂy appears while loading the

project, and also when the load process is completed.

NOTE

The default internal data when loaded does not allow

the storage of automation, or the storage or recall of

library entries. We strongly recommend that you set up

a project before starting work with the DM-4800.

Copying a project This action takes the high-

lighted project and creates a new project based on it.

When the on-screen

COPY button is pressed, the

rename popup appears with a name and comments

based on the source project. See “Naming library

entries” on page 41 for details of how to enter and

edit names.

Rename the project with a unique name (duplicate

names are not allowed, and a popup message will

inform you if you try to use an existing name) and

when you are ﬁnished, press the on-screen

STORE

but-

ton (

CANCEL

cancels the copying process).

Deleting a project Move the cursor to the

project to be deleted and press the on-screen

DELETE

button.

A popup appears asking if you are sure you want to

delete the project. Press ENTER to delete, or a cursor

key to cancel the delete process.

Figure 2.32: The project management page