User's Manual

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TASCAM DP-24SD
7 - Recorder Functions
Locating directly a specified time
In ABS mode, you can locate a specified time directly through
the following two methods. This direct location cannot be
performed by this method during recording.
1. Press the HOME button to open the Home screen.
2. ABS is displayed on the left side of the counter of the Home
screen.
If it is not displayed, press the METRONOME button to open
the METRONOME screen.
Use the CURSOR (5/b) buttons to select BAR DISP
item of the METRONOME screen, and then use the JOG/
DATA dial to set it to OFF , which will cause ABS to appear.
3. Turn the JOG/DATA dial to change the time (the time
advance speed changes according to the speed of turning
the dial).
4. After setting the desired time value, press the PLAY (7)
button which will cause the playback to start.
Locating directly a specified measure/beat
Like the time specification location in ABS mode, you can locate
a position by specifying a music point in BAR mode.
You can perform the direct location of a preset point through
the procedure below.
This direct location cannot be performed by this procedure
during recording.
1. Press the HOME button to open the Home screen.
2. BAR is displayed on the left side of the counter of the Home
screen.
If it is not displayed, press the METRONOME button to open
the METRONOME screen.
Use the CURSOR (5/b) buttons to select the BAR DISP
item of the METRONOME screen, and then use the JOG/
DATA dial to set it to ON , which will cause BAR to appear.
3. The value wraps automatically when it reaches the highest
or lowest value in a field.
When set to 4/4 and the beat field exceeds 04 , for example,
the bar value will increase by one, and the beat field will
return to 01 .
In the same way, when you turn the JOG/DATA dial to lower
a value and passes through 01, the bar value will decrease
and the total value will change in succession. When set to
4/4, for example, if the value drops below 01 when the
cursor is located under the beat field, the bar value will
decrease by one, and the beat field will return to 04 .
4. After setting the desired measure/beat, press the PLAY (7)
button which will cause the playback to start.
Location marks
This unit allows you to set up to 99 location marks in each song.
For example, you can mark the intro, vocal entry points, start of
verses, etc.
Setting a location mark
When stopped, during recording or playback, press the MARK
SET button at the point where you want the location mark.
A mark number ( MARK xx ) appears on the Home screen ( xx
is the mark No.).
The displayed mark No. indicates the current position mark or
the mark immediately before. A flag icon is also displayed above
the timeline.
NOTE
The marks are numbered in the order you enter them. The
marks do not appear according to their position in the song.
Therefore, MARK 05 can appear before MARK 01 in a
song.
Skipping to location marks
Press the F FWD (,) (TO LAST REC) button or the REW (m)
(TO ZERO) button to skip to the next or previous mark.
Deleting a location mark
You can delete marks when the recorder is stopped.
1. Press the F FWD (,) (TO LAST REC) button or the REW
(m) (TO ZERO) button to move to the mark that you want
to delete.
2. Press the MARK SET button to delete the location mark.
NOTE
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Marks are displayed in time order. They do not appear in the
order of their numbers.
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This operation cannot be undone. Make sure you want to
execute it.
Returning to zero or the last recording
position
You can easily move to the beginning of the song (00:00:00:00
= ZERO point) or to the last recording position (LAST REC point)
through a simple button operation.
To return to the beginning of the song (00:00:00:00 = ZERO
point), press and hold the STOP (8) button and press the REW
(m) (TO ZERO) button (TO ZERO function).
To return to the last recording position (LAST REC point), press
and hold the STOP (8) button and press the F FWD (,) (TO
LAST REC) button (TO LAST REC function).
This function is useful when you want to record again after
finishing recording.