Tascam HD-P2 User Guide

» HD-P2 Quick Start Guide

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First Recording

Apply power

Connect the AC power adaptor to your HD-P2; turn
it ON by momentarily pressing the spring-loaded
p o we r sw i t c h. Th e H D - P2 w i ll p o we r u p

immediately. T he HD-P2’s ope ratin g system is

stored in internal memory, not the CF card, so you
can turn on the HD-P2 without a CF card inserted.

Adjust the Display

Press the DISPLAY key. Turn the DATA wheel to
ad just Con trast for opt imal vie wing. Pre ss the

DISPLAY ke y agai n . Tur n the DATA wh e e l to

adjust Brightness. Press the CANCEL key to end
adjustments. These settings are remembered when
the unit is power cycled.

Insert Media

Insert a media card into the media slot. The HD-P2
will ask if you would like to format the media. If
this is the first time the media has been used with
the HD-P2 (and it has no other data you wish to
keep) press the SELECT key to format the media.
Once formatting is complete the HD-P2 will make

a default project (PROJ0001) and return to the main

screen.

Record Audio

Flip the LEFT INPUT and RIGHT INPUT switches
(top of unit) to MIC. Set the MIC switch to INT.
Press the PAUSE key to enter Monitor mode and

while speaking into the Microphone adjust the input

Levels using the on-screen meters. Press the REC
key and speak into the microphone for a short test.
Press the STOP key when you are done.

Play Audio

Re t u r n to the beginning of the audio you just
recorded by pressing the STOP+REW or LOCATE

Ô key. Press the PLAY key. Adjust the Monitor

(Headset) level control to hear the audio in the
speaker, or headset if one is plugged in. Note that
connecting a headset disables the built-in speaker.

Create a New Project

1. Hold the MENU key and press the PROJECT key

2. Use the DATA wheel to scroll to Create New
Project

3. Press the SELECT key

4. Use the DATA wheel to scroll to Use Default
Template

5. Press the SELECT key

6. Press the SELECT key again to confirm (or
wait two seconds)

Load A Project

1. Hold the MENU key and press the PROJECT key

2. Use the DATA wheel to scroll to the project to
be loaded

3. Press the SELECT key

4. Load Project should already be selected

5. Press the SELECT key

Delete A Project

1. Hold the MENU key and press the PROJECT key

2. Use the DATA wheel to scroll to the project to
be deleted

3. Press the SELECT key

4. Use the DATA wheel to scroll to Delete

5. Press the SELECT key

6. Press the SELECT key again to confirm this
action cannot be undone

Rename A Project

1. Press the MENU key

2. Use the DATA wheel to scroll to Project
Menu (this references the currently loaded
project)

3. Press the SELECT key

4. Use the DATA wheel to scroll to Rename

5. Press the SELECT key to enter the naming
interface

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Set Up Default Project Settings

1. Press the MENU key

2. Use the DATA wheel to scroll to System Menu

3. Press the SELECT key

4. Use the DATA wheel to scroll to Defau lt

Project Settings

5. Press the SELECT key

6. Use the DATA wheel to scroll to the desired

setting to change

7. Press the SELECT key, change the setting,
press the SELECT key again

8. Repeat Step 7 for all desired settings

NOTE

All n e w l y cre a t e d proje c t s will use these
settings unless a user defined project template
is used.

Set Up Project Templates

1. Press the MENU key

2. Use the DATA wheel to scroll to Project Menu

3. Press the SELECT key

4. Use the DATA wheel to scroll to Sa ve as

Project Template

5. Press the SELECT key

6. Name your project template and Save

NOTE

 •This will save the system settings (excluding

recorded audio and markers) of the currently
loaded project as a project template.

 •A list of currently available project templates

is available under the System Menu where
they can be renamed or deleted.

Input Settings

This is a two part operation consisting of top panel
switch settings and menu settings.

Top Panel

 •Set the LEFT INPUT and RIGHT INPUT switches

to LINE or MIC. When set to LINE, the HD-P2
accepts analog input from the appropriate
RC A jac k. Wh en se t to MIC , the HD -P 2
accepts analog input from the appropriate XLR

jack. Note that one side (Left or Right) can

accept input from only one analog source at
a time. These settings for Left and Right are
independent of each other.

 •Set the MIC switch to INT to use the built-in

mono microphone or EXT to use microphones
connected to the XLR inputs.

•E n ab l e P H A N T O M if m i c ro p h o n e s a r e
connec t e d to th e XLR in p u ts that req u i r e
phantom power.

•Enable the LEFT and/or RIGHT -20dB PAD if
recording from a particularly loud source. This
is only for the XLR inputs.

•Enable LOW CUT if there is undesirable low
frequency energy present such as traffic or air
conditioning rumble. This introduces an analog

filter at 100Hz.

•Enable LIMTER to protect against unexpected
transients from overloading the D/A converters.
The STEREO LINK switc h , when enabled,
causes the limiter to engage on both channels
when only one channel receives loud input.
Otherwise loud input on one channel will not
trigger the limiter on the other channel.

Menus

The Left/Right input source can be selected between
Analog and S/PDIF. This setting cannot be made
independently for the Left & Right channels. There
are two places where this setting can be selected:

 1. W i thin th e c urrent l y l o aded p r o j ect’s

Settings menu:

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Main Menu > Project Menu > Settings >
Input Source

Changes the setting fo r the currently loaded

project

2. Within Default Project Settings

Main Me n u > Syst e m Men u > Defa u lt
Project Settings > Input Source

This setting will be used for new projects unless a
user defined project template is used.

Setting The Clock Source

There are two places where this setting can be selected:

 1. W i thin th e c urrent l y l o aded p r o j ect’s

Settings menu:

Main Menu > Project Menu > Settings >

Clock Source

Changes the setting fo r the currently loaded

project

2. Within Default Project Setttings

Main Me n u > Syst e m Men u > Defa u lt
Project Settings > Clock Source

This setting will be used for new projects unless a
user defined project template is used.

Enabling Time Code Chase

This is a two part operation consisting of a front
panel key setting and menu settings.

Menus

There are two places where this setting can be selected:

 1. Wi thin t h e c urren t l y l oade d p r o ject’s

Settings menu:
Main Menu > Project Menu > Settings >
Timecode

Enables/disables time code functionality for the
currently loaded project

Main Menu > Project Menu > Settings >

Timecode Settings

The previous menu (Timecode) must be enabled
to use this menu to change timecode settings for

the currently loaded project.

2. Within Default Project Setttings

Main Me n u > Syst e m Men u > Defa u lt
Project Settings > Timecode

This setting will be used for new projects unless a
user defined project template is used.

Main Me n u > Syst e m Men u > Defa u lt
Project Settings > Timecode Settings

Settin g s here ma y be ma d e wheth e r or not
Timecode is enabled in the previous menu.

Front Panel

When Timecode is enabled in the project, pressing

the TIME CODE key (LED illuminates) sets the
HD-P2 ready to chase incoming timecode according

to the timecode settings of the project.

Immediate Record

Go to Main Menu > System Menu > Immediate
Re c ord to chan g e thi s sett i n g. W h e n en a b led,

recording is started simply by pressing the REC
key. When disabled, pressing the REC key puts the
HD-P2 into Input Monitor / Record Ready (press the
REC key again or the PLAY key to start recording).

Reformat Media

Go to Ma i n Menu > Sy s t e m Me n u > Me d ia
Management > Reformat Media.

WARNING

This will destroy all data on the inserted media.
Be sure to back up the data before reformatting.

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FireWire Dock

Dock the HD-P2

1. Connect the HD-P2 to a WinXP or OSX

10.3+computer with the supplied FireWire
cable.

 2. If this is the first time it’sbeen connected,

th e co m pu t er ma y ne e d a mom en t to
recognize the device.

3. Go to Main Menu > FireWire Dock

NOTE

The med ia ins erted into th e HD-P2 be comes

available to the computer as a drive.

Undock the HD-P2

To prevent data loss and/or data corruption, the
HD-P2 must be Undocked before disconnecting it
from a computer.

Windows

 • Right-click the drive icon representing the

HD-P2’s media and choose Eject.

NOTE

This does not unmount the media from the HD-P2

itself. Unmounting the medi a from the HD-P2

must be done on the HD-P2.

 • Be fo r e di s c on ne c t i ng HD - P2 fr o m th e

com p u ter, cl ick on the “Sa f ely Re m ove
Hardware” icon in the System tray and select
the TASCAM HDP2 device.

OSX 10.3+

 • Drag the drive icon representing the HD-P2

to the trash or use the Eject button next to the
drive icon in the Finder’s drive tree.

NOTE

This does not unmount the media from the HD-P2

itself. Unmounting the medi a from the HD-P2

must be done on the HD-P2.

 • There is no further action needed to disconnect

the HD-P2.

Transport & Markers

Transport Functions

STOP+REW locates to the beginning of recorded audio.

STOP+F FWD locates to the end of recorded audio.

RETAKERETAKE

After a record pass, pressing the RETAKE key

will move audio files created on that record
pass to the trash and locate the transport to
where that record pass began. This is a quick
way to undo and set up for another take in
one action.

Auto Append

When enabled, th is option automat icall y

locates the transport to the end of recorded
audio before recording new audio. Please
note that this is not applicable during when
timecode chase is enabled.

Markers

1. Press the MAR KER key to place a locate
marker at the current location. Markers can
be placed in any transport mode.

2. Press the Ô (LOCATE) key to locate to the
previous marker.

3. Press the �(LOCATE) key to locate to the
next marker.

4. Hold the MENU key and press the LOCATE

Ô/� keys to display a list of the current

project’smarkers.