Tascam DR-1 User Manual

1

 

Built-in stereo microphone

 

To use this stereo electret condenser microphone 

as the input source, select “

INT/MIC1

” on the 

input setting screen. If you connect an external 

microphone to the 

MIC 1 IN

 jack on the rear panel, 

the built-in microphone becomes inactive. 

2

 

Display

 

In addition to the Home Screen, this shows the 

recording screen various setting screens, and other 

operation information. (See “Screen Overview” on 

page 11.) 

3

 

MENU key

 

When the Home Screen is displayed, press this key 

to open the Menu Screen. 
Press this key to return to the Menu Screen from 

the various setting screens. 
When the Menu Screen is displayed, press this key 

to return to the Home Screen. 

4

 

LOOP key

 

Press this key to turn loop playback mode ON and 

OFF, allowing you to repeat playback of a selected 

interval. (See “Loop playback” on page 31.) 

5

 

I/O key

 

Use this key to set the IN (start) and OUT (end) 

points of the interval that you want to set for 

loop playback. When the IN and OUT points are 

already set, press this key to erase them. (See 

“Loop playback” on page 31.) 

6

 

 key

 

Press this key to return to the beginning of a track 

that is playing or stopped in the middle. 
If you press this key when a track is stopped at its 

beginning, the unit will skip to the beginning of 

the previous track. 
Press and hold this key to search backwards. 
On the setting screens, use this key to move the 

cursor left. 
On the Browse Screen, press this key to move up a 

level. 

7

 

 key

 

Press this key during playback or when playback is 

stopped to skip to beginning of the next track. 
Press and hold this key to search forward. 
On the setting screens, use this key to move the 

cursor right. 
On the Browse Screen, press this key to move 

down a level. 

8

 

PB CONTROL key

 

Press and hold this key to open the Playback 

Control (

PB CONTROL

) Screen. When the 

Playback Control Screen is open, press and hold 

this key to return to the Home Screen. (See 

“Special playback control functions” on page 29.) 
Briefly press this key to turn the speed control 

that is set on the Playback Control Screen (VSA 

and/or SPEED) ON and OFF. When ON, the 

 

icon appears at the top of the Home Screen as light 

letters on a dark background.