Tascam MP-BT1, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...D00998701A MP BT1 MP3 Bass Trainer OWNER S MANUAL...

Page 2: ...ove all tracks from the playlist 16 DELETE Remove one track from the playlist 16 MOVE Change the order of tracks 17 Repeat and single track playback PLAY MODE 17 6 Practice Functions 18 Changing playb...

Page 3: ...use the term key to describe the push button controls on the MP BT1 Supplied accessories In addition to this manual the following accessories are supplied Quick Start Guide 1 Mini B USB cable 1 Warran...

Page 4: ...r it is automatically treated by the computer as a connected USB drive See Connecting to a computer on page 11 Recharging with a PS P520 AC adapter sold separately Connect the AC adapter to the MP BT1...

Page 5: ...ing use of menus or the effect settings screen press this key to return to the previous screen Repeated presses eventually returns to the home screen 6 FX key Press this key to open the EFFECT screen...

Page 6: ...e Panel r DC IN 5V jack Connect an AC adapter TASCAM PS P520 sold separately t POWER switch Slide and hold this switch in the direction of the arrow to the left to turn the power ON and OFF Slide it t...

Page 7: ...keys adjust the bass and metronome balance with the PLAYBACK key increasing the metronome volume relatively i OUTPUT VOLUME keys Use to adjust the overall signal level sent from the LINE OUT jack Dur...

Page 8: ...s When the IN point is set I appears below the playback position bar at the position relative to the time of the IN point When the OUT point is set O appears below the playback position bar at the pos...

Page 9: ...he current track number number of tracks in the selected play area q INPUT level meter Level of the bass signal entering the BASS IN jack appears w Status of playback control functions The status of e...

Page 10: ...n the meter bar will extend only a short distance from the left when you play the bass Watch this meter as you adjust the INPUT volume to set the input level so that it is neither too high or too low...

Page 11: ...software application to convert tracks from a CD or other source into MP3 files on the computer NOTE Most music importing software e g iTunes can convert tracks from other formats to MP3s However thi...

Page 12: ...T Show and edit the playlist move and erase playlist tracks PLAY MODE Set the playback area and repeat mode PB CONTROL Set tempo key and BEE Bass Enhance Effect METRONOME Set and use the metronome TUN...

Page 13: ...ENTER key The current setting is highlighted 4 Turn the wheel to choose the desired value NOTE and appear to the right of the setting value and indicate whether the value can be raised or lowered For...

Page 14: ...of all MP BT1 sound output they also affect the volume level of a connected bass Selecting a track to play There are two ways to choose the track that you want to play You can use the and keys when th...

Page 15: ...select and open the PLAY MODE screen 2 Select the AREA item and press the ENTER key 3 Choose one of the following play area options ALL Allows Home screen playback of all accessible files that have be...

Page 16: ...creen Select PLAYLIST and press ENTER to open the PLAYLIST screen 2 Select the track that you want to edit and press the ENTER key to open a popup window The remaining procedures differ according to w...

Page 17: ...cks in the selected play area is possible Playing a single track just once is also possible 1 Press the MENU key to open the MENU and select and open the PLAY MODE screen 2 Select the REPEAT item to s...

Page 18: ...the BEE indicator appears on the Home screen in light letters on a dark background TYPE Use this item to select a BEE type BOOST Boosts the bass sounds ENHANCE Enhances the edge of the bass sounds Th...

Page 19: ...the volume level balance between the track being played back PLAYBACK and the bass BASS signals As you adjust the balance a status bar appears at the bottom of the display Practicing with tracks as th...

Page 20: ...cator is shown in light letters on a dark background at the bottom right of the Home screen Each bank can be loaded with a preset Load a favorite preset to the banks so that you can quickly switch eff...

Page 21: ...note that you want to tune to appears on the screen 3 When the center of the meter lights the string is in tune A bar appears on the left side of the meter if the pitch is too low and on the right sid...

Page 22: ...y setting the power must be turned off manually 3 min 5 min 10 min 30 min Use BACKLIGHT to set the time since the last operation until the backlight automatically turns OFF when powered by the interna...

Page 23: ...Formatting the unit erases all files on the unit but the MUSIC and UTILITY folders and the mp gt1 sys files are automatically regenerated 1 Select FULL FORMAT and press the ENTER key to highlight Exe...

Page 24: ...m information when available otherwise blank ARTIST Shows ID3 tag artist information when available otherwise blank Memory information page MEMORY Shows status of built in flash memory usage TOTAL MUS...

Page 25: ...DirtyOne 7Band EQ Distortion Through Heavy dirty tone using Distortion DeepFreeze Compressor 7Band EQ Chorus Cool slap tone with Compressor and Chorus ROCKnROLL 7Band EQ Distortion Delay Stack amp s...

Page 26: ...d low booster Noble Bass 7Band EQ Through Reverb Beautiful bass tone with long Reverb Stepping Compressor 7Band EQ Delay Unique Compressor and long Delay sound Rotation 7Band EQ Through Flanger Rotary...

Page 27: ...usts the speed of modulation 0 30 RES Adjusts the amount of the resonance 0 20 Chorus CHO Adds a slightly detuned sound to create a wide ensemble like tone DPTH Adjusts the modulation depth 0 30 MIX A...

Page 28: ...file to the PLAYLIST See Adding tracks to the playlist on page 16 PLAYL I ST FULL This message appears if you try to add another track to the PLAYLIST when it already has 99 tracks Erase an unneeded f...

Page 29: ...If the error message continues to appear contact a TEAC Repair Center F i l e Error FX Rx F a i l ed FX Busy Can t Save Da ta Memory Error P l ayer Error Dev i ce Error Sys tem Err 50 Sys tem Error 1...

Page 30: ...e rechargeable battery Before removing the battery turn the unit power switch ON and drain the battery until it ceases to function Set the AUTO OFF function to OFF See Automatic power off on page 22 W...

Page 31: ...OUT points may not always set correctly for VBR MP3 files Memory medium Built in flash memory 1 GB File system FAT16 recognizes a maximum combined total of 550 files and folders Built in lithium ion b...

Page 32: ...N again 25 5 mm 1 78 mm 3 1 110 mm 4 3 Stored settings Dimensions EFFECT settings TUNER settings METRONOME settings PB CONTROL settings Loop playback ON OFF status Loop IN and OUT point settings Playb...

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