Tascam DA-P1 - Manual (Page 7)

Recording
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ANALOG > ■ DIGITAL
MARGIN RESET
CD
NOTE
Check to see that the write prohibit switch on the cassette you intend to record on
is NOT open.
1. If you haven't done so yet, connect your recording source to the correct inputs of
the deck and make all other necessary connections by referring to the diagram on
page 6.
2. Locate the select switch on the left side of the deck and set it to OPERATE.
3. Turn the system on.
4. Press the EJECT button. The cassette holder will open.
5. Insert the cassette into the holder.
6. Depending on whether your recording source is analog or digital, proceed as
follows:
Analog Source Recording
(1) Make the following switch settings :
INPUT switch to ANALOG ;
ANALOG INPUT switch to MIC, PAD 20 dB or LINE depending on source
(both the XLR and RCA inputs are active at the same time regardless of
settings of the ANALOG INPUT switch);
PHANTOM switch to ON if phantom powered mics are in use (the phantom
power remains switched off if the ANALOG INPUT switch is set to LINE);
Fs to 48 kHz for standard DAT recording or 44.1 kHz if the recording will be
used as a digital CD master recording.
(2) Press the MARGIN RESET button to see the instantaneous peak level of the
current signal. The maximum level will read "0" in the MARGIN display,
meaning that you have recorded to the maximum level allowable and there is
no headroom left. If you exceed the maximum level, the "0" will blink.
(3) Put the deck into "Input Monitor" mode by pressing RECORD (the transport
must be in STOP when you press RECORD). Then, adjust the INPUT L and R
level controls so that peaks from the source unit don't reach the OVER area in
the peak level meters.
Set the LIMITER switch (on the right side panel) to ON if the source is a mic
and is expected to have such dynamic range that you may want to decrease the
input amplifier gain.