Reference Manual

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TASCAM SERIES 102i / SERIES 208i
4 - Preparation
microphone that requires phantom power. Setting the
switch to +48V when a dynamic mic or other device that
does not require it is connected could damage this unit and
connected equipment.
i Supplying phantom power to some ribbon mics could break
them. If you are unsure, do not supply phantom power to a
ribbon mic.
Connecting guitars
When connecting a guitar or bass guitar directly to this unit, use
a 1-2 (or 3-4 on SERIES 208i) jack on the front of the unit and set
its input switch to INST.
Connecting electronic devices and other
audio equipment
When connecting an electronic instrument or other audio
equipment directly to this unit, use a 1-2 (or 3-4 on SERIES 208i)
jack on the front of the unit and set its input switch to MIC/
LINE.
Connecting analog record players
The output of an analog record player cannot be connected
directly to this unit. To connect an analog record player to this
unit, a phono amp and equalizer (or an audio amplifier that has
phono input jacks) must be connected between them.
Connecting monitor speakers
Connect monitor speakers (powered speakers or an amplifier
and speaker system) to the LINE OUT (MONITOR) 1-2 jacks
on the back of the unit.
Use the MONITOR knob on the front of the unit to adjust the
speaker volume.
Connecting headphones
Connect headphones to the PHONES and PHONES
jacks (standard stereo) on the front of the unit.
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CAUTION
Before connecting headphones, minimize the volume with
the PHONES knob. Failure to do so could result in a sudden
loud noise that could harm hearing, for example.
NOTE
The same signals are output at the same level (volume) from
both PHONES and PHONES jacks.
MIDI connections
Connect sound modules, keyboards, synthesizers, drum
machines and other MIDI devices to the unit in the following
manner.
o If you want to monitor sound from a MIDI device, connect its
audio outputs to the 1-2 (or 3-4 on SERIES 208i) jacks on the
front of the unit or use an external mixer.
o You can also use the MIDI IN and MIDI OUT connectors on the
back of the unit to send and receive MIDI timecode (MTC). By
doing this, you can use an application that supports MTC to
synchronize a multitrack recorder (MTR) and MIDI devices.