Playback
Playback Control screen
During playback or when stopped, press the PB
CONT button to open the Playback Control screen.
Recording is not possible when this screen is open.
Use the . and / buttons to skip to IN/OUT
points and the file beginning/end. You cannot skip
to the previous or next file.
Loop playback status
1
The
icon appears when loop playback is
enabled.
Playback speed
2
This shows the playback speed as a multiple
of the normal speed. VSA appears on the left
when variable speed audition, which allows
tempo to be changed without changing pitch,
is enabled.
Usable buttons
3
This shows the functions of the buttons
available when the Playback Control screen is
open.
MENU: Turn loop playback ON or OFF.
ENTER: Create or delete an IN or OUT point.
Loop playback IN (starting) and OUT
4
(ending) points
The set IN (starting) and OUT (ending) points of
the loop are shown.
The
icon appears at the playback position
on the bar when the IN point is set.
The
icon appears on the playback position
bar when the ending point is set.
5
Playback position display
The current playback position is shown by a bar.
Playback menu structure
PLAY SETTING
Set the playback area
AREA
ALL FILES, FOLDER,
PLAYLIST
Set the repeat mode
REPEAT
CONTINUOUS, SINGLE,
1 REPEAT, ALL REPEAT
Set the playback equalizer
PLAYEQ
OFF, TREBLE+/-, MIDDLE+/-,
BASS+/-
Set jump-back playback
JUMPBACK
OFF, 1SEC. – 10SEC. ,
20SEC. , 30SEC.
Playing back recordings
When the Home Screen is open and playback is
stopped, press the 7 button to start playback.
8 Pausing
When the Home Screen is open and a track is playing
(HOME) [8] button to pause
back, press the
playback at the current position.
8 Stopping
(HOME) [8] button when paused to
Press the
return to the beginning of the playback file and stop.
8 Searching backward and forward
When the Home Screen is open, press and hold the
. or / button to search backward or forward.
Adjusting the playback volume
When the Home Screen is open, use the + and −
buttons to adjust the volume.
Selecting files for playback
(skipping)
When the Home Screen is open, use the . and
/ buttons to select the file that you want to play.
Press the . button when located at the
beginning of a file to skip to the beginning of the
previous file.
When the Home Screen is open during playback,
press the / button to skip to the next file.
TASCAM DR-40
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