Guided tour, Setup – Tascam X-48 User Manual

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Setup

Guided Tour

Here is an overview of the front panel. Refer to this diagram if the manual refers to a control
you can't locate:


1.

Track meter – displays signal level from -60dBfs to -1dBfs and overload.

2.

Track record arming button – puts that track into record ready unless "All Safe" is
turned on. Record Ready status is reported by a flashing red light directly above that
track's record arming button.

3.

Status Lights – These lights flash when the X-48 is accessing the hard drive, busy
with a task, has MIDI input or encounters an error.

4.

Sample Rate – these lights report the current sample rate. If the X-48 is set to 96kHz,
the "48kHz" and "2X" lights will be lit. If it isn't set to one of these standard rates
(i.e. 47952 Hz/48k pulldown), the "Non Std." light will turn on.

5.

Timecode Rate indicator – Displays the current frame rate.

6.

System Lights – Indicates sample lock to an external source, when destructive
recording mode is enabled

and when varispeed is enabled.

7.

Power – Turns the unit on and off. A system prompt will confirm shutdown. Holding
the button down for several seconds will shut the unit off without a confirmation.

8.

Optical drive – the internal DVD optical drive for backup, import and export of files.

9.

Transport buttons – See the Recorder chapter if you're unsure how to use these.

10.

Menu buttons – These access menu groups like Project, Sync, Preferences, etc. You
can also change the input status, unmount a disk and more.

11.

Enter button – Confirms menu selections. The Exit button is directly below it to
cancel a menu option.

12.

Change button – Use this key to change a menu item in the Project, Sync, etc.
menus.

13.

Up/Down buttons – Use these to scroll through menus and change their settings.


Now let's walk through the rear panel:

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