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Tascam HD-P2 Owner's Manual

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D00895120A
HD-P2
Portable Stereo Audio Recorder
OWNER'S MANUAL

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  • Page 1 » D00895120A HD-P2 Portable Stereo Audio Recorder OWNER'S MANUAL...

  • Page 2: Important Safety Precautions

    CE Marking Information a) Applicable electromagnetic environment: E2, E3, E4 b) Peak inrush current: 600 mA TASCAM HD-P2 Owner's Manual WARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE. For the customers in Europe WARNING This is a Class A product.

  • Page 3: Important Safety Instructions

    When necessary, change all batteries at the same time with a new set. • If the product is not used over a lengthy period, remove the batteries to eliminate the possibility of battery leak- age which would result in damage to the unit. • Do not attempt to recharge batteries that are non-re- chargeable. CAUTION When using the HD-P2, only use the AC adapter and cable supplied. Do not use the supplied AC adapter and cable with any other product. Trademarks Windows and Windows XP are trademarks of Micro- soft Corporation. Macintosh, MacOS 10.3 and higher, and FireWire are trademarks of Apple Computer.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    External PS/2 Keyboard Equivalents ...24 Docking and Conforming FireWire Dock ...25 Compact Flash Card Layout ...25 HD-P2 Conform Application ...25 Choose Project ...25 Choose Output File Setting ...25 Conform Project ...25 HD-P2 Conform Application Screens ...26 Dimensional Drawing ...26 Specifications Specifications ...27...

  • Page 5: Introduction

    When the display shows a message, this is shown in ≠ the following typeface: Welcome Supplied accessories In addition to this manual, the HD-P2 has been packed with the following: AC adaptor ... 1 • IFFF1394 cable ... 1 •...

  • Page 6: System Organization

    HD-P2 is docked to a host computer. performance and durability than hard disk cards, while Type II cards are more commonly used for CF hard disks and can offer greater overall storage capacities.

  • Page 7: File System Format

    File System Format When a new CF card is first inserted into the HD-P2 a screen pops up offering to format the media. There are two reasons for this. The first is to ensure that the optimal FAT (File Allocation Table) is being used with the card. The HD-P2 supports both FAT-16 and FAT-32 for- mats.

  • Page 8: The Hd-P2 Interface

    MARKER Menu keys and Shuttle/Data wheel The rest of the keys are used for navigating the HD-P2’s menu interface. The main screen of the HD-P2 has two modes: Operation Mode and Menu Mode. The key is used to toggle between these MENU two modes.

  • Page 9: Audio Switches, Inputs & Outputs

    files and markers as well as remotely operating the transport. – Connects the HD-P2 to a host computer via FireWire IEEE.1394 (Windows/Macintosh). When connected to a powered FireWire host the HD-P2 will auto- matically use that for power, extending battery life.

  • Page 10: Power Setup

    AA batteries (alka- line strongly recommended), or from the FireWire AC Power The HD-P2 comes with an AC adapter that is designed to work in the country where it was sold. Batteries The HD-P2 has a compartment on the bottom that holds eight AA batteries.

  • Page 11: Operation

    Power Control Once power is connected to your HD-P2, turn it ON or OFF by momentarily pressing the spring-loaded power switch. The HD-P2 will power up immediately. If, for Inserting and Removing Media The Compact Flash media can be inserted into the media slot when the HD-P2 is powered ON or OFF.

  • Page 12: Playing Audio

    NOTE The FAT file system only supports file sizes up to 2 GB. The HD-P2 will recognize if a file is reaching this limit, close the file, and start a new file without interrupting the recording. The files themselves will abut within your DAW seamlessly.

  • Page 13: Hd-P2 Screens And Menus

    System Menu. When enabled and an alert condition HD-P2 Screens and Menus Operational Screen This is the screen you will see when the HD-P2 is first powered up, and is the main screen for operating and monitoring the HD-P2. Metering – Instantaneous metering values (playback &...

  • Page 14: Menu Navigation

    To change the highlighted item, rotate the wheel. If you have an external keyboard hooked up the HD-P2 you can also use the up/down arrow keys. actions that can be performed on a project. The top line in Figure 13 shows the project name.
  • Page 15 field above). Monitoring via the internal speaker follows this setting as well, although Stereo is ren- dered as Mono Summed. Auto Markers – The HD-P2 can automatically drop markers when an audio input “over” occurs, or when timecode drops out. The field options are:...

  • Page 16: Project Files Menu

    Project Trash Manager Whenever a “retake” is performed, or Delete is chosen in the File Edit screen, the HD-P2 moves the audio file to the Project’s Trash folder. The Trash Manager screen is used to move a file back into the project, or to delete the file(s) permanently.

  • Page 17: Change/New Project

    Compact Flash card inserted. It controls overall settings, information, and tools related to the HD-P2 system as a whole. Set System Time – Set the HD-P2’s internal real-time clock with date and time. Audible Alerts – When the HD-P2 detects low power or low disk space it will pop up warnings on the screen.

  • Page 18: Set System Time

    HD-P2 power system. It reports on the current voltage lev- els of the three sources of power for the HD-P2. The FireWire Voltage level should be between 8 and 40 Volts, although some FireWire adaptors may not pro- vide power.

  • Page 19: Media Information

    It will scan the media for file problems and attempt to fix them. It should be used only when needed to try and recover from media problems. HD-P2 Screens and Menus Media Information reports information on the type of CF card/media that is in use.

  • Page 20: Software Update

    HD-P2. To update the HD-P2 software you will copy the update file (e.g. UPDATE_1_1.BIN) to a CF card and insert it into the HD-P2. You can also copy the update file to the HD-P2 card while the system is docked to a host computer over FireWire.

  • Page 21: Timecode Overview

    – The audio clock is crystal-controlled Internal and generated by the HD-P2. Use this only if the HD-P2 is to be the audio clock master in your sys- tem, with its S/PDIF digital audio output used to synchronize other audio gear.

  • Page 22: Rate Pull Up/Down

    Infinite timecode source is connected, the internal timecode generator is started. While there is a signal, the HD-P2 will continue to follow the external timecode. Should the timecode stop, the internal timecode generator takes over as the timecode reference until one of the following occurs: •...

  • Page 23: Key Shortcuts

    Key Shortcuts The HD-P2’s keys are mapped to the most commonly used functions, to quickly perform an action or navi- gate to a menu. There are additional key shortcuts that, Shortcuts Shifted MENU Keys Pressing and holding the key and pressing one of...

  • Page 24: External Ps/2 Keyboard Equivalents

    External PS/2 Keyboard Equivalents External PS/2 Keyboard Equivalents When a PS/2 external keyboard is hooked to the HD-P2 the following keyboard equivalents can be used to operate the system: Keyboard a4 Transport Space Bar F-10 F-12 Left Arrow Right Arrow...

  • Page 25: Docking And Conforming

    FireWire Dock When the HD-P2 is connected to a host computer sup- ported by Windows XP or Mac OS 10.3 via FireWire, this Main Menu item is enabled and can be used to dock the HD-P2 to the host computer.

  • Page 26: Hd-P2 Conform Application Screens

    Also, the actual unit may TASCAM HD-P2 Owner's Manual The application uses the same playback algorithms as the HD-P2 to ensure that the final file sounds like but- what you would hear if the project were played on Cancel the HD-P2.

  • Page 27: Specifications

    8 x AA type dry cell (NiMH recommended) Operating temperature: 0° to 35° C Dimensions (w x d x h): 245 x 188 x 60 Weight: 1.2 kg (without the batteries) Compatible Operating Systems: Windows XP and Macintosh OSX ~10.3 TASCAM HD-P2 Owner's Manual...
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