Tascam 2488neo Manuale Utente

These controls adjust the output signal sent to the 

PHONES

 output jack on the front panel and the 

MONITOR 

OUTPUT

 jack on the rear panel. See “Monitoring” on page 

36 for details.

u

 

MONITOR LEVEL knob 

Adjusts the level of the output signal.

i

 

MONITOR SOURCE (MONO) key/indicator 

Pressing this key cycles through the monitor sources.

 

The indicator lights next to the selected monitor source 
(

STEREO

, 

SUB MIX

, 

TO EFF LOOP

, 

EFF SEND 1/2

).

Pressing this key with the SHIFT indicator lit selects 

mono monitoring (the monitor source indicator flashes). 
Press the unshifted 

MONITOR SOURCE

 (

MONO

) key 

again to return to stereo monitoring.

o

 

MUTE key 

This key mutes and unmutes the MONITOR OUT 
signal without affecting the headphone output.

p

 

RECORD SOURCE MONITOR key 

This key selects whether the input source signal is 
monitored before or after it has passed through the track 
mixer (see “Record source monitoring” on page 36).

a

 

LCD display

 

The display shows various information and setting 
screens for the operation of the 2488neo. 

s

 

Contrast adjustment knob 

This knob adjusts the display contrast.

d

 

MIDI indicator 

This indicator lights when MIDI messages are received 
the 

MIDI IN

 jack.

f

  

HD indicator 

This indicator lights when data is being read from or 
written to the internal hard disk.

These keys are used to access specific utility screens.

g

 

SCENE (NULL) key 

Opens the SCENE LIBRARY screen (see “Scene 
memories” on page 37).

 

With the SHIFT indicator lit, opens the FADER NULL 
screen (see “Fader matching” on page 37).

h

   

EDIT TRK (VIRT TRK) key 

Opens the TRACK EDIT screen (see “About track edit-
ing” on page 58).

 

With the 

SHIFT

 indicator lit, opens the VIRTUAL 

TRACK ASSIGN screen (see “Virtual tracks” on 
page 66).

j

   

UNDO (REDO) key 

Opens the UNDO/REDO screen. Opens the same 

screen with the SHIFT indicator lit, but the selected 
item will be different (see “UNDO and REDO” on 
page 64).

k

 

MENU (TITLE) key 

Opens the main MENU screen (see “Menu screen” on 
page 14).

 

Press this key with the SHIFT indicator lit to edit the 
names of scenes, songs, marks, virtual tracks, effect 
settings and other items.

l

 

HOME key 

Opens the home screen that shows track levels and 
other information related to recording. Press this key 
with the SHIFT indicator lit to clear the peak meter’s 
held peak value (when KEEP mode is active).

This section is used to operate the various menus and other 
screens that appear on the display. The 

JOG/DATA

 dial is 

also used for transport jog operation (see “Some general 
notes on using the 2488neo” on page 15).

;

 

JOG/DATA dial 

Use the dial to choose items on menu screens and 
change the values of items on other screens.

 

When the home screen is open, use the dial to jog the 
playback position (see “Jog positioning” page 48).

z

 

Cursor keys

 

Move the on-screen cursor.

x

 

YES/ENTER key 

Use this key to execute functions, to enter a deeper 
menu layer, and to answer “YES” to questions.

c

 

NO/EXIT key 

Use this key to prevent execution of a function, to 
return to the previous menu layer, and to answer “NO” 
to questions.