Tascam HS-P82, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...HS P82 Portable Multitrack Field Recorder D01088920A OWNER S MANUAL...

Page 2: ...he model number and serial number and retain them for your records Model number Serial number TO THE USER This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital devic...

Page 3: ...s near water 6 Clean only with dry cloth 7 Do not block any ventilation openings Install in accordance with the manufacturer s instructions 8 Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators hea...

Page 4: ...differ ent types of batteries together The batteries could rupture or leak causing fire injury or stains around them Do not carry or store batteries together with small metal objects The batteries cou...

Page 5: ...ack 23 Preparing to record 23 Formatting a CF card 23 Create a new project 24 Set the master clock 25 Set the recording tracks 25 Set the file format 25 Make other recording settings 26 Connecting mic...

Page 6: ...48 Mark functions 48 Adding marks 48 Using keys to locate to marks 48 Mark list screen 48 Locating to marks 48 Viewing mark information 48 Erasing marks 49 Editing marks 49 Manual locate function 50 8...

Page 7: ...V Mount bracket screw kit 1 Warranty card 1 Owner s manual this manual 1 CAUTION Be sure to use the supplied AC adaptor TASCAM P1225L and the power cord for the AC adaptor Use of a different adaptor...

Page 8: ...ner alcohol or other chemical agents Doing so could damage the surface of the unit or cause fading Cleaning the display Slightly wipe the display with a soft dry cloth that does not shed dust e g a cl...

Page 9: ...the SLATE indicator and the PAUSE REC and PLAY CALL keys Push and turn the DATA dial while pressing and holding the HOME key to adjust only the brightness of the color display 6 PAUSE key indicator P...

Page 10: ...ntinue playback standby resume playback at the beginning of that take file Press to search backwards while pressing Press this key while pressing the SHIFT key to move to the previous mark and stop co...

Page 11: ...is OFF before connecting a line level device to a MIC LINE IN connector If you connect a line level device while phantom power is ON that device or this unit could be damaged Confirm that phantom powe...

Page 12: ...PAL black burst HDTV Tri Level signals z CASCADE WORD OUT 2 connector Use to output word sync signals 44 1 48 88 2 96 176 4 or 192 kHz as well as 48 kHz pull up or pull down x TIME CODE DIGITAL OUT 1...

Page 13: ...time code does not match the time code settings made on the unit this indicator appears to be unlit Touch this part of the screen to open the SYNC T C screen See Sync and time code settings SYNC T C...

Page 14: ...g input AESx x NO SIGNAL If the input signal differs from the settings made in the unit AESx x UNLOCK If the Cbit information of the input signal is no audio AESx x NOT AUDIO If the Cbit information o...

Page 15: ...and turn the DATA dial to change the value In solo mode the alphabet and the number area cannot be selected When the unit is put in recording standby the file name of the take to be recorded is shown...

Page 16: ...d slot cover 2 Press the square button to the right of the CF card slot to bring the button out 3 Press the square button in again to partially eject the CF card 4 Pull the CF card out by hand Power s...

Page 17: ...hen connecting it to prevent it from being disconnected during use CAUTION Always use the included TASCAM PS 1225L AC adaptor designed for this unit Use of a different adapter could cause malfunction...

Page 18: ...IN connector XLR 4 32 on the left side panel of this unit For how to use V Mount type batteries see the instructions included with the battery In the following examples of external DC power use the at...

Page 19: ...it with a pen toothpick or other pointed object Doing so could scratch the display or cause malfunction The display touch panel is comprised of a film and glass Do not apply a strong force to its sur...

Page 20: ...t 11 V is necessary when starting up Setting the time of the built in clock 1 Press the MENU key on the front panel to open the MENU screen 2 Touch the SYSTEM SETUP button to open the SYSTEM SETUP scr...

Page 21: ...2 0 V 13 2 V Li Ion 14 4V 13 0 V 14 4 V Li Ion 14 8 V 13 0 V 14 8 V Deep cycle lead 12 V 10 5 V 12 0 V Batteries using the supplied battery case BC 10AA Type of batteries Minimum voltage Nominal volta...

Page 22: ...4 1 kHz 8 tracks stereo mix 2 hour 31 minutes 5 hours 2 minutes 10 hours 5 minutes 16 bit 48 kHz 8 tracks 2 hours 54 minutes 5 hours 47 minutes 11 hours 34 minutes 16 bit 48 kHz 8 tracks stereo mix 2...

Page 23: ...a CF card with this unit If a CF card is formatted with another equipment or PC some malfunction may occur Format CF cards with this unit If a CF card is formatted with other equipment or a PC errors...

Page 24: ...the name of the first created scene the sampling frequency and the sampling frequency written to BWF chunks Touch the NEXT button to open the next page Set the frame type for the project or select the...

Page 25: ...cord arm tracks for recording Touch the record function buttons below the level meters to turn each track record function ON or OFF When a track s record function is ON the button background appears r...

Page 26: ...see OPTIONS page on page 39 Connecting microphones and headphones Connect a microphone to the MIC LINE connector Set all the MIC LINE switches next to the input connectors on the right side panel to...

Page 27: ...en On the INPUT page set each channel s input source turn phantom power ON or OFF for each input and turn the sampling rate converter ON or OFF for each pair of inputs For details see INPUT page on pa...

Page 28: ...PAN LVL button on the Home Screen to open the following screen where you can adjust the level and pan knobs The mixed signal of all the channels after these adjustments is sent to the outputs for head...

Page 29: ...signal through the built in mic on the front panel or a slate tone signal Set whether the mic input signal or the internal oscillator tone is recorded on the PREFERENCES page of the SYSTEM SETUP scree...

Page 30: ...Mixing the playback sound Use the internal mixer function to mix the recorded tracks into stereo and output them to the line output and PHONES connectors 1 Press the HOME key on the front panel to op...

Page 31: ...tion scene selection or take selection opens Project screen Directory display The current directory level and number of projects is shown In the example above the root directory of CF card 1 contains...

Page 32: ...he current scene CIRCLE TAKE button Touch to add or remove the to the take name MULTI SELECT button Touch to enable the selection of multiple takes MENU button Touch to open a pop up menu where you ca...

Page 33: ...the cursor Shift button Touch this to switch between numerals and symbols and uppercase and lowercase Roman letters Caps button Use to input uppercase letters Space button Use to input a space buttons...

Page 34: ...a computer to a scene within the unit files copied from a computer must be a format that the unit can play 1 Press the PROJECT key on the front panel to open the PROJECT screen 2 Select the project th...

Page 35: ...dures as in Editing the project name on page 33 to name the scene NOTE You cannot use the symbol at the beginning of a scene name 4 Touch the Enter button or press the DATA dial to open a confirmation...

Page 36: ...when a confirmation pop up message appears During rebuilding a progress status pop up appears When rebuilding completes the pop up disappears NOTE You can also rebuild a scene from that scene s take...

Page 37: ...progress status pop up appears When erasure completes the pop up disappears CAUTION When you erase a scene every take in that scene is also erased You cannot edit scene names Take operations Loading...

Page 38: ...pop up menu 7 Touch the OK button or press the DATA dial when a confirmation pop up message appears During erasure a progress status pop up appears When erasure completes the pop up disappears Adding...

Page 39: ...he bottom of the screen to open the corresponding page REC TRACKS page Turn the record function ON and OFF for each track Touch the record function buttons below the level meters to turn the record fu...

Page 40: ...ly loaded project are played back Default setting One Take Sync and time code settings SYNC T C Use the SYNC T C screen to make synchronization and time code settings This screen has four pages CLOCK...

Page 41: ...he start time display area to open the start time setting screen SETUP page Make settings related to the time code generator STATUS This shows the timecode frame type of the current project TC GEN MOD...

Page 42: ...synchronization signals BNC OUT1 Set the signal output through the TIME CODE DIGITAL OUT 1 connector Setting buttons TIME CODE AES3id 2MIX default value BNC OUT2 Set the signal output through the CASC...

Page 43: ...Fs CONVERT Turn the sampling rate converter ON or OFF for each pair of inputs Default settings all OFF NOTE You cannot turn Fs CONVERT ON for the digital input selected for the master clock Press a ch...

Page 44: ...o change the available character types Follow the same procedures to enter names as in Editing the project name on page 33 A maximum of 4 characters are allowed in channel names Limitation on the numb...

Page 45: ...NOT AUDIO If the Cbit information of the input signal is non professional AESx x NOT PRO If other Cbit information of the input signal differs from actual operation mode AESx x Cbit ERROR Channel nam...

Page 46: ...her or not an alarm sounds when there is a write error Default setting ON Input Clip Set whether or not an alarm sounds when the input exceeds the maximum Default setting OFF Battery Caution Set wheth...

Page 47: ...ormat options QUICK This only formats file management information FULL This formats the entire disc NOTE CF cards with capacities of 2 GB or less that have been formatted by this unit might be seen by...

Page 48: ...ding TIME button Touch to reorder the marks by time descending or ascending Mark name and mark time buttons Touch to select the mark Locate buttons Touch one of these to locate to the corresponding ma...

Page 49: ...the mark or marks Editing marks 1 Select the mark that you want to edit on the MARK LIST screen 2 Touch the Edit button to open the MARK EDIT screen Touch the FRAME EDIT button to set whether or not t...

Page 50: ...e to it Input an amount of time to go forward from the current time and locate to the new time Input an amount of time to go back from the current time and locate to the new time Input the time using...

Page 51: ...mpling frequencies that are different from the project setting cannot be played File and folder names that use Japanese and other multi byte characters cannot be displayed correctly Do not copy files...

Page 52: ...ndows Vista or Windows 7 Right click the CF card device the E drive in the illustration that you want to eject using Windows Explorer and select eject NOTE If you click the Safely Remove Hardware icon...

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Page 54: ...192 kHz and bit rate 16 24 There is no sound Reconfirm the connections of your monitoring system and check the level of your amplifier Recording is not possible Reconfirm connections Adjust the recor...

Page 55: ...rrently ing This item cannot be changed during playback or recording Play or Record Cannot Copy Not enough space on CFn There is not enough available space on the copy destination card n 1 or 2 Cannot...

Page 56: ...a format other than FAT Format it for use with this unit n 1 or 2 CFn unsupported type This card does not meet the specifications required by the system so it cannot be used n 1 or 2 CFn Write Error A...

Page 57: ...the external DC power source was activated INTERNAL BATTERY Voltage too low Switched to EXTERNAL DC The voltage of the internal battery became low so the external DC power source was activated Last lo...

Page 58: ...Off Touch OK to confirm Confirm that you want to turn the power OFF pppppppp SCENES n Fs f TIMECODE t This shows project information pppppppp project name n number of scenes f sampling frequency t ty...

Page 59: ...ncy u space used t total time of all takes Starting USB USB mode is being enabled Switched to AC Adapter The AC power source is now being used Take Delete failed Deletion of the take failed Take Load...

Page 60: ...Bu 9 76 Vrms 24 dBu 12 28 Vrms Selection When MIC 25 is selected Input impedance 2 4 k Minimum input level 45 dBu 4 36 Vrms Maximum iput level 11 dBu 2 75 Vrms When MIC 0 is selected Input impedance 2...

Page 61: ...kHz AES 17 LPF S N ratio INPUT LINE LINE OUT 110 dB or more 22 kHz LPF A weighted INPUT MIC 25 LINE OUT 100 dB or more 22 kHz LPF A weighted INPUT MIC 0 LINE OUT 100 dB or more 22 kHz LPF A weighted...

Page 62: ...62 TASCAM HS P82 Dimensional drawings 270 mm 99 7 mm 260 mm 11 Specifications...

Page 63: ...e Test Tone 1k Sine StereoTrack BNC StereoTrack Clip LCF audio IF CF Card limiter Clip Clip Record Tracks Channel 1 solo Volume solo Volume solo Volume solo Volume solo Volume Meter solo Volume Meter...

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