Tascam HD-P2 User Manual

Once power is connected to your HD-P2, turn it ON or 

OFF by momentarily pressing the spring-loaded power 

switch. The HD-P2 will power up immediately. If, for 

any reason, the HD-P2 does not respond to a power 

off attempt, a forced power-down is accomplished by 

holding the power switch engaged for seven seconds. 

The Compact Flash media can be inserted into the 

media slot when the HD-P2 is powered ON or OFF. 

However you should always unmount media in the 

main menu, before removing media to avoid data cor-

ruption.

The HD-P2 has a 240x160 pixel, backlit LCD display. 

Depending on operating angle, ambient light, tem-

perature, and other factors, you may need to adjust the 

display contrast and brightness. Pressing the 

 

key puts the system into contrast adjust mode where 

turning the 

 wheel increases and decreases 

the contrast. Pressing the 

 key again changes to 

brightness adjust and turning the data wheel increases 

and decreases the level of display backlight bright-

ness. These display settings are stored in non-volatile 

memory and are remembered even after you power-

down the HD-P2. 
The HD-P2 display backlight can be turned off manu-

ally or automatically to conserve battery power. To 

manually toggle the backlight state press and hold the 

 key for two seconds. The backlight can also be 

turned off automatically after a period on non-use by 

setting the Backlight Timeout in the Display options 

menu.

Once you have applied power to the HD-P2 and have 

media in place, the HD-P2 will create a default Project 

and settings, saving them to disk. The default Project 

Settings are:

• 

44.1 kHz sample rate

• 

2 Channel, Stereo

• 

24-bit Audio

• 

Auto-Append

• 

No Pre-Record

• 

Timecode Disabled

• 

Analog Input

The sample rate can only be changed when a project 

has no files. Audio is only played back (and recorded) 

at the Project’s sample rate. If files at another rate 

have been copied into the project they will be played 

at the Projects set sample rate, sounding off-speed. 

Recording on the HD-P2 is as simple as pressing the 

 key. If you are in Auto-Append mode (the default) 

the HD-P2 moves the timeline to the end of all audio 

files and starts recording into a new, uniquely named 

file. The audio monitoring is turned on and the meters 

reflect input audio levels. The 

 indicator is lit 

and the record icon is displayed at the bottom of the 

screen.
To adjust levels before recording, press the 

 key. 

The 

 indicator blinks and the meters are activated 

to show the input signal levels. There are switches 

for choosing between analog inputs as well as an 

input pad. Digital input can be selected in the Project 

Settings menu. Press 

 to turn off input monitor, or 

you can tap 

 to begin recording.

While recording you can press 

 and the recording 

ends, the file is closed, and monitoring is turned off. 

Pressing the 

 key after a recording brings up a 

warning dialog to confirm the selection. 

 will 

dismiss the request. Pressing 

 moves the most 

recent audio file into the Project’s trash, deletes any 

markers dropped during the recording, and moves the 

timeline back to where when the recording started. 

Holding 

 and pressing 

 performs the retake 

operation without the dialog warning.