T ASCAM HS-2 5
C onten ts
1−Introduction ........................................................... 8
F eatures .................................................................................................... 8
Included items
....................................................................................... 8
Conv entions used in this manual
................................................... 8
Intellectual proper ty rights
............................................................... 9
Pr ecautions for placement and use
............................................... 9
Beware of condensation
.................................................................... 9
Cleaning the unit
.................................................................................. 9
Cleaning the display ................................................................................................. 9
About USB memory devices, SD cards, and CF car ds ........... 10
Pr ecautions for use ................................................................................................. 10
Media that has been confirmed for use with this unit
.................... 10
Write P rotect for SD cards
.................................................................................. 10
F ormat
............................................................................................................................ 10
2−Names and func tions of parts ................................. 11
F ront panel ........................................................................................... 11
Rear panel
............................................................................................. 14
P ARALLEL connector ............................................................................................. 15
RS-232C connector
................................................................................................ 16
RS-422 connector (Attached to Option SY -2 B oard)
......................... 16
Home Screen ....................................................................................... 17
In timeline mode ..................................................................................................... 17
In take mode or playlist mode
........................................................................ 21
3−Preparation .......................................................... 24
Inser ting and removing SD car ds/ CF cards ............................. 24
Inser ting SD cards/ CF cards ............................................................................ 24
Removing SD cards/ CF cards
......................................................................... 24
Security screws
......................................................................................................... 25
Pr otect switch for SD cards
............................................................................... 25
About the display .............................................................................. 25
Adjusting the display angle .............................................................................. 25
Adjusting display and indicator brightness
............................................ 25
Cautions related to displa y use
...................................................................... 26
T urning the power ON and OFF ................................................... 26
Setting the time of the built-in clock
.......................................... 27
Lock function
...................................................................................... 27
Recording times
................................................................................ 28
4–Basic operation...................................................... 29
SD card/ CF card pr eparation ........................................................ 29
Card selection ............................................................................................................ 29
F ormatting SD cards/ CF cards
....................................................................... 30
Creating a new project
........................................................................................ 31
Setting the master clock ................................................................. 32
Setting inputs and outputs
............................................................ 32
Setting the inputs ................................................................................................... 32
Setting refer ence levels
....................................................................................... 33
Connecting headphones
................................................................................... 33
Recording operation limitations .................................................. 33
5–Projects ................................................................ 34
Pr oject organization ......................................................................... 34
F ile formats........................................................................................... 34
PROJEC T screen
.................................................................................. 34
Pr oject selec tion screen ..................................................................................... 34
Session selection screen
.................................................................................... 35
AES31 file selection screen
.............................................................................. 36
T ak e selection screen
........................................................................................... 36
Playlist selection screen
..................................................................................... 36
Pr oject operations ............................................................................. 37
Creating new projects .......................................................................................... 37
Editing the project name
.................................................................................. 38
Changing a project name later....................................................................... 38
Editing the name of the first session
........................................................... 39
Loading pr ojects
...................................................................................................... 39
Rebuilding projects
................................................................................................ 39
Erasing a project
...................................................................................................... 40
Session operations ........................................................................... 40
Creating new sessions ......................................................................................... 40
Loading sessions
...................................................................................................... 41
Rebuilding sessions
............................................................................................... 41
Exporting sessions
.................................................................................................. 42
Erasing sessions
........................................................................................................ 42
Switching project screens............................................................... 43
6–O verview of operation modes ................................. 44
Timeline mode functions ................................................................ 44
T ake mode functions
....................................................................... 44
Playlist mode functions
................................................................... 44
Selecting the operation mode
...................................................... 44