Tascam 2488mkII User Manual

1

Cannot do this 
when not 
stopped. Stop 
the transport. 
 
Press [EXIT].

The hard disk is being accessed for playback 
or recording, so the selected action cannot 
be performed.

Press NO/EXIT, stop the transport and retry 
the operation.

2

Cannot find 
digital input. 
Check your 
system set-up. 
 
Press [EXIT].

Digital audio input mode has been selected, 
but the 2488MKII cannot detect a valid digital 
audio input.

Press NO/EXIT and check the digital connec-
tion. If the connection is good, it is possible 
that the signal is the wrong type. The 2488MKII 
expects a signal in S/PDIF (IEC60958 
Consumer use) format at 44.1 kHz. It cannot 
accept compressed audio formats, etc.

3

Can’t duplicate 
to the same 
track as the 
source. 
 
Press [EXIT]

When editing tracks, you have selected the 
same track as both source and destination for a 
duplicate operation.

Press NO/EXIT and select a different source or 
destination track as appropriate.

4

Digital input 
is selected. 
Cannot do this 
operation now. 
 
Press [EXIT].

Because digital audio input is selected, the 
following functions cannot take place: Tuner, 
pitch and SSA functions, MTC slave operations, 
jog and trim functions, audio CD operations).

Press NO/EXIT and turn off digital input (the 
MIXER section of the PREFERENCES menu) 
before proceeding with the operation that 
produced this message.

5

Disc is already 
blank. Can’t 
erase it. 
 
Press [EXIT].

An attempt has been made to erase a disc 
(CD-RW) that is already blank.

Press NO/EXIT and replace the disc if necessary.

6

Disc is blank. 
Can’t finalize 
this disc. 
 
Press [EXIT].

An attempt has been made to finalize a blank 
disc (CD-R or CD-RW).

Press NO/EXIT and replace the disc if 
necessary.

7

File too big to 
import. Choose 
another file 
for import. 
 
Press [EXIT].

The selected WAV or Standard MIDI File cannot 
be imported into the current song as there is not 
enough disk space on the current partition.

Press NO/EXIT and delete a song (SONG 
-> DELETE) to free up space on the partition 
(note that this cannot be undone).

8

File too big to 
export. Choose 
another file 
for export. 
 
Press [EXIT].

The data selected for export to the FAT partition 
is too big (there is not sufficient space on the 
FAT partition).

Press NO/EXIT, use the USB OPEN function 
to manage the files (move or delete unwanted 
ones) on the FAT partition from a computer 
and retry. Alternatively, if there is no wanted 
data on the FAT partition, use the 2488MKII to 
reformat the FAT partition (all data on the FAT 
partition is irrecoverably lost). The maximum 
file size is 4 GB.

The following is a list of warning messages that may 
be displayed by the 2488MKII, together with a note of 
their possible cause, and the actions you can take when 
they occur.

In the messages, keys to be pressed are enclosed in brack-
ets ([

YES/ENTER

] or 

[NO/EXIT

]) and menu items are 

written in uppercase/capital letters (

DELETE UNUSED

).