Tascam DA-P1 - Manual (Page 19)

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24. LIGHT switch
Used when the deck is battery powered. Press to
back light the LCD display. The light will
automatically turn off at the end of 10 seconds.
When the display is backlit, if you press LIGHT
once more, the display will be turned off.
The display is automatically backlit when the deck is
powered from the AC outlet. You can turn off the
light by pressing LIGHT.
25. HOLD switch
If slid to the right, locks all the push buttons (except
for COUNTER MODE, RESET, and MARGIN
RESET) to their current positions and prevents them
from being accidentally operated. If you attempt to
operate a button and it is disabled, "Hoi cl" appears
in the LCD display window to remind you that you
must first slide the switch back to the left.
Right Side Panel
26. LIMITER switch
Set to ON so a built-in limiter prevents the signal
level from exceeding 0 dB when recording from
mics (with ANALOG INPUT set to MIC or PAD).
27. PHONES jack
For connection to stereo headphones only. Don't use
2 conductor mono headphones with this jack.
28. DIGITAL IN and OUT connectors
These RCA IN/OUT jacks are for connection to the
S/PDIF (lEC 958 TYPE II) digital I/O ports of
external digital equipment through a 75 ohm coaxial
cable.
29. LINE IN connectors
These RCA jacks are for plugging unbalanced
analog sources into the deck.
When these connectors are in use, be sure to set the
ANALOG INPUT switch to its LINE position for
optimum S/N performance.
30. LINE OUT connectors
For connection to the unbalanced analog signal
inputs of external equipment.
31. MIC/LINE IN connectors
These balanced XLR type connectors accept
balanced analog sources. Pin 1 is GND, Pin 2 is
HOT, and Pin 3 is COLD.
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