Teac HS-20 User Manual
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TASCAM HS-20
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Contents
1 – Introduction ..............................................8
Features ..................................................................................8
Included items .....................................................................8
Conventions used in this manual ..................................8
Intellectual property rights .............................................9
Precautions for placement and use ..............................9
Beware of condensation ...................................................9
Cleaning the unit ...............................................................10
Cleaning the display ..................................................10
About USB flash drives, SD cards and CF cards ......10
2 – Names and functions of parts ................11
Front panel ..........................................................................11
Rear panel ............................................................................13
board) .............................................................................14
Home Screen ......................................................................15
In timeline mode ........................................................15
In take and playlist modes ......................................18
Flash start screen ........................................................20
3 – Preparation ..............................................21
Inserting and removing SD and CF cards .................21
Inserting SD/CF cards ................................................21
Removing SD/CF cards .............................................21
Security screws ...........................................................22
Protect switch for SD cards .....................................22
About the display ..............................................................22
Turning the power ON and OFF ...................................23
Setting the time of the built-in clock .........................24
Lock function ......................................................................24
Recording times ................................................................25
4 – Basic operation .......................................26
SD/CF card preparation ..................................................26
Card selection ..............................................................26
Formatting SD/CF cards ...........................................27
Setting the inputs ......................................................28
Setting reference levels ...........................................28
Connecting headphones ........................................29
Recording operation limitations .................................29
5 – FILE LIST ...................................................30
File names .....................................................................30
Root folder selection screen ..................................30
Folder selection screen ............................................31
AES31 file selection screen .....................................31
Take selection screen ................................................32
Playlist selection screen ...........................................32
Editing the name of a folder in the root
directory ........................................................................33
Loading a folder in the root directory ................33
Rebuilding folders in the root directory ............34
Deleting a folder in the root directory ...............34
Folder operations ..............................................................35
Creating new folders .................................................35
Loading a folder..........................................................35
Rebuilding folders .....................................................36
Exporting a folder ......................................................36
Deleting a folder .........................................................36
Moving between file list screens .................................37
6 – Overview of operation modes ...............38
7 – Timeline mode ........................................39
Preparing to record ..........................................................39
Basic preparations......................................................39
Creating new folders .................................................39
Recording mode settings ........................................39
Setting the file format ..............................................39
Other recording settings .........................................40
Recording in timeline mode .........................................40
Playback in timeline mode ............................................40
Selecting a folder .......................................................40
Setting input monitoring ........................................41
Locate to the playback start position .................41
Playback control in timeline mode ......................41
Using the call function in timeline mode ..........41
Reading, saving and creating AES31 editing infor-
mation ...................................................................................41
Loading AES31 editing information ....................41
Saving AES31 editing information .......................42