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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
Precautions for use ....................................................10
Note about confirmed media ................................ 10
SD card write protection .........................................10
About formats .............................................................10
2 – Names and functions of parts ................ 11
Front panel .......................................................................... 11
Rear panel ............................................................................ 13
PARALLEL connector .................................................14
RS-232C connector ....................................................14
RS-422 connector (attached to optional SY-2
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
Adjusting the display angle .................................... 22
Adjusting display and indicator brightness ...... 22
Cautions related to display use .............................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 master clock ................................................. 28
Setting inputs and outputs ...........................................28
Setting the inputs ......................................................28
Setting reference levels ...........................................28
Connecting headphones ........................................29
Recording operation limitations .................................29
5 – FILE LIST ...................................................30
Explanation of folder structure .................................... 30
Folder structure ................................................................30
File names .....................................................................30
File formats .......................................................................... 30
FILE LIST screen overview ..............................................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
Timeline mode functions ...............................................38
Take mode functions .......................................................38
Playlist mode functions ..................................................38
Selecting the operation mode .....................................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
Locate to the recording start position ................40
Record ............................................................................40
Stopping recording ...................................................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