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TASCAM HD-P2 Owner's Manual 13
Monitoring
The HD-P2 features a headset jack and phones adjust
knob. In the Project Menu, Settings page there is an
option for choosing the type of headset monitoring.
The choices include Stereo, Mono Left, Mono Right,
Mono Summed, and Follow Record Mode. The Mono
Summed mode can be useful if you are doing mono
recordings sometimes from the left and sometimes the
right. Follow Record Mode sets the headphone moni-
toring mode to match the project’s channel settings.
Audible Alerts
When the HD-P2 detects low power or low media
space it flashes the appropriate icons on the main
screen. In some situations, when the screen isn’
t within line of sight or being monitored, you may
want to enable audible alerts. This is an option in the
System Menu. When enabled and an alert condition
happens, a series of beeps are sent to the audio output
jacks and the headset. A short series of beeps indicates
a warning while a longer series indicates a more seri-
ous problem, which will soon be followed up by the
system stopping recording (media space low) or shut-
ting down (battery power low).
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.
Figure 9 - Main Screen Layout
current meter value peak decay clip indicator
current project
file, mark
prerecord %
current locato
r
AC/battery
lock clock transport firewire disk space
stat
e
timeline
scrub pt
project settings
timecode settings
Metering
– Instantaneous metering values (playback &
record) along with peak decay and clip indicators.
The response rate and peak hold times are configu
-
rable in the Project, Settings menu.
Timeline – Current time in hours:minutes:seconds:
tenths/sec in non-timecode mode, hours:minutes:
seconds:frames in timecode mode.
Scrub point – Indicates the unit that is changed when
the scrub wheel is rotated. This will affect the reso
-
lution of the Scrub wheel. Change this by pressing
STOP
+
SELECT
.
Current – Current project, file, and marker. File and
marker are based on timeline location and will ap
-
pear/disappear accordingly.
Pre-Record – Percent of the pre-record buffer filled.
Pre-record size varies from ten seconds down to
five, depending on sample rate. This bar is updated
in Monitor mode only when pre-record is enabled.
Settings
– Current project settings in effect.
Timecode – On/Off, when On it shows some timecode
settings.
HD-P2 Screens and Menus
Locator – Current (or last) locator position and name.
Pressing both Locate L&R together will relocate
the timeline to this locator.
Power
– Power source: AC adapter, FireWire, or bat-
tery (with level).
Lock
– Shown when the
HOLD
switch is engaged, all
other buttons are disabled.
Clock – Time of day clock, used for file creation time.
Transport – Icons showing the current transport state.
FireWire – Indicates the HD-P2 is connected to a
computer via FireWire, not mounted.
Disk Space
– Displays text and graphic of free space
on the inserted media.
Screen Icons
The Power and Transport sections of the screen change
their icons based on their current state. The Power and
Disk icons will blink whenever either approaches a
low power or disk threshold, respectively.
Figure 11 - Power Source Icons
Figure 10 - Transport State Icons
Continued from the previous page