Tascam HD-R1 User Manual

Some of the following keys have additional functions 

when used in combinations, or with the shift button, 

indicated by labeling on the front panel. These 

functions are described later on in this manual.

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 SKIP 

Skips to the previous track. If pressed while 

located at the first track, locates to the last track. 

While stopped, hold down to rewind. 

If you press this key at a point less than one second 

after the beginning of the track, you will locate to 

the beginning of the previous track. (This works 

like a CD player.) 

If you press this key at a point less 

than one second after the beginning of the first 

track, it will jump to the last track.

While playing, hold down for more than 1.5 

seconds to skip-play backward. 

If you press the 

SHIFT

 key or 

CURRENT

 key at the 

same time, it becomes a shortcut key. (See “4–Key 

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 SKIP 

 

Skips to the next track. If pressed while located 

at the last track, locates to the first track. While 

stopped, hold down to skip-play forward. During 

playback, press and hold this key for 1.5 seconds or 

more, to start fast forward searching.

If you press the 

SHIFT

 key or 

CURRENT

 key at the 

same time, it becomes a shortcut key. (See “4–Key 

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 MARK

Creates a new marker at the current time. The 

marker is given a name beginning with “

MARK

”.

If you press the 

SHIFT

 key at the same time, it 

becomes a shortcut key. (See “4–Key Shortcuts” 

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 STOP 

 

Stops any transport motion, silences input 

monitoring. If pressed while playing, locates to 

the beginning of the playback area. If pressed 

while recording, locates to the beginning of the 

last recorded track unless 

Main Menu ˘ 

System Settings ˘ Resume

 is set to 

On

.

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 PLAY 

Plays from the current transport location. If 

pressed while in the ready-to-record state, starts 

recording. The 

PLAY

 indicator lights when 

playing or recording.

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 READY 

While stopped, press to enter the ready-to-play 

transport state. While playing, press to pause 

the transport and press 

PLAY

 to continue. While 

recording, press to pause the transport while 

continuing to monitor the input and press 

PLAY

 to 

create a new track and continue recording. Nothing 

happens if 

READY

 is pressed while the transport 

is already in the ready-to-record or ready-to-play 

state. The 

READY

 indicator lights when ready-to-

play or ready-to-record.

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 RECORD 

While stopped, press to enter the ready-to-

record state, which turns on input monitoring in 

preparation for entering record. While in ready-

to-record, press 

PLAY

 to start recording. The 

RECORD

 indicator lights when ready-to-record 

or recording. Pressing this key while already 

recording will cause the HD-R1 to save the 

recording to that point and create a new track from 

then on. 

The transport keys (other than the 

SKIP

 and 

MARK

 

keys) continue to work while you are viewing the 

menu screens. Pressing 

RECORD

 while viewing a 

menu will enter record and automatically switch back 

to the Home Screen.