Home screen, Preparation, Preparing the power supply – Teac DR-44WL User Manual

Page 6: Home screen preparation

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TASCAM DR-44WL

Home Screen

This is the screen that is usually shown when the unit

is stopped.

Home Screen in the 4 CH mode

Home Screen in the MTR mode

1

Playback speed status display

Icon

Playback speed

Blank

Playback speed not changed
1.1× – 2.0×
0.5× – 0.9×
Playback speed cannot be changed

2

Display of the key control function on/off

status

Icon

On/off status

Blank

Key control function off
Key control function on
Key control function on

(setting disabled)

3

Display of the reverb on/off status

Icon

On/off status

Blank

Reverb off
Reverb on

(Recording with the effector on)
Reverb on

(SEND status)

4

Speaker output display

displayed: Speaker output on
not displayed: Speaker output off

5

Phantom power supply display

Blank: No phantom power supply

: 48 V phantom power supplied

: 24 V phantom power supplied

6

Power supply status display

When power is supplied from the batteries, the

battery icon shows the amount of remaining

battery power in bars (

,

,

).

When the icon displays no bar,

blinks, and

the power subsequently turns off (standby

state) due to dead batteries.
When the dedicated AC adapter (GPE053B)

supplied with the product or USB bus power is

used,

is shown.

7

Recorder operation status display

These icons show the recorder operation status.

Indicator Meaning
8

Stopped

9

Paused

7

Playing back

,

Fast-forwarding

m

Fast-rewinding

/

Skipping to the head of the next

file

.

Skipping to the head of the

current file or of the preceding file

8

Loop playback setting status display

During loop playback, the

icon is

displayed.

9

File name/song name display

When the 4CH mode is selected, the name or

tag information of the file being played back is

shown.
When there are multiple files in the 4CH mode,

only the format portion of the file names and

the basic number of the recording files are

displayed.
When the MTR mode is selected, the name of

an opened song is shown.

0

Loop playback IN (starting) and OUT

(ending) points setting state

Shows the IN (starting) and OUT (ending)

points-setting state of loop playback.
When the IN (starting) point is set, the icon is

displayed at the corresponding position on the

playback position-displaying bar.
When the OUT (ending) point is set, the icon

is displayed at the corresponding position on

the playback position-displaying bar.

q

Playback position display

The current playback position is shown by a bar.

w

Level meter guide display

This is a level meter guide for adjusting the

input and output levels.
It is displayed at the “-12 dB” position on the

scale.

e

Level meter

Shows the level of sound being input or played

back.

r

File state display

The file state is displayed in different ways,

depending on the type of file to be played

back.

: Stereo file
: Mono file ×2
: No file is present.

t

Elapsed time display

Shows the elapsed time (hours : minutes :

seconds) of the current file.

y

Remaining time display

Shows the remaining time (hours : minutes :

seconds) of the current file.

u

Peak value displayed in decibel (dB)

Shows in decibels the maximum value of the

playback level in a certain period of time.

Preparation

Preparing the power supply

Using AA size batteries

1. Remove the battery compartment cover on the

bottom panel.

2. Install four AA size batteries with their ¥

and ^ marks as shown in the battery

compartment.

3. Attach the battery compartment cover.

NOTE

Set the type of batteries to use in the
BATTERY TYPE

item of the POWER/

DISPLAY

menu in order for the unit to

accurately show the amount of remaining

power and allow the unit to accurately

determine whether enough power is

available for its proper operation. (By

default, the type is set to ALKAL for

alkaline batteries.)

Using an AC adapter

As shown in the illustration, use the included USB

cable to connect the included GPE053B AC adapter

to the unit's USB port.

Connect included
USB cable

AC outlet

GPE053B

Micro B USB plug

CAUTION

• Always use the included AC adapter

(GPE053B) when using this unit. Use of a

different adaptor could cause malfunction,

fire or electric shock.

• Noise may occur when recording with a

microphone if the unit is too close to the

AC adaptor. In such a case, keep sufficient

distance between the AC adaptor and the

unit.

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