Tascam RS-232C HD-R1 Manuale Utente

The HD-R1 maintains its current settings in non-

volatile memory, meaning that they are retained even 

if the unit is turned off. 

Play Settings

 and 

Record Settings

 

can be saved as a user preset to internal non-volatile 

memory or as a file on the CF card, making it simple

to switch between various playback and recording 

scenarios. In addition, there are several factory presets 

available that can be used to quickly configure the

HD-R1’s play and record settings for some of the most 

common uses.

System Settings

can also be saved as a file

on the CF card. This is useful for backing up the 

system configuration, should it need to be restored in

the future. As with the play and record settings, there 

are several factory presets available that can be used 

to quickly configure the HD-R1’s system settings for

some of the most common uses.

The capabilities and performance of the HD-R1 will 

vary based on the speed and abilities of the Compact 

Flash (CF) media used. Older and some less expensive 

CF cards use slower memory components and little 

internal buffering which results in poor recording 

performance. Newer CF cards, especially those 

tailored for high-resolution digital cameras, not only 

perform reading and writing faster, but also come in 

larger storage sizes. The HD-R1 supports Type I and 

II Compact Flash media. Type I cards are typically 

based on Flash memory chips and provide higher 

performance and durability than hard disk cards, while 

Type II cards are more commonly used for CF hard 

disks and can offer greater overall storage capacities. 

The HD-R1 can test and display the performance 

of the CF card being used. (See 

Main Menu ˘ 

Utilities ˘ Media Tools ˘ Media 
Speed Check

.)

The following table gives the approximate recording 

time of four representative recording modes for 

various sizes of Compact Flash cards.

Compact Flash card

44.1 kHz mono 32 

kbps MP3

44.1 kHz stereo 

128 kbps MP3

44.1 kHz stereo 

16-bit WAV

96 kHz stereo 

24-bit WAV

512 MB

35 hours

8.75 hours

0.8 hours

0.25 hours

1 GB

70 hours

17.5 hours

1.6 hours

0.5 hours

4 GB

280 hours

70 hours

6.5 hours

2 hours

8 GB

560 hours

140 hours

13 hours

4 hours

16 GB

1120 hours

280 hours

26 hours

8 hours

When a new CF card is first inserted into the HD-R1,

a screen pops up offering to format the media. This 

is to ensure that the optimal file system is being used

with the card. The HD-R1 supports both FAT16 and 

FAT32 file system formats. FAT32 is required for CF

cards 2GB and larger. While either file system can be

used on smaller cards, FAT16 is most efficient and,

therefore, recommended. The HD-R1 will always 

format the card with the optimal file system.
Windows, by default, will format all cards using 

FAT32, so if Windows is used to format cards smaller 

than 2GB, be sure to select FAT16.
Due to font and screen resolution limitations, only 

English and Western European characters will be 

drawn. If a character is not supported, a box will be 

drawn in its place.
By default, the HD-R1 names new audio files

using the “TRACK” name prefix. This prefix can

be customized (

Main Menu ˘ Record 

Settings ˘ File Base Name

). Files and 

folders can be renamed at any point using the built-

in renaming screen. File and folder names must be 

unique within their containing folder.

NOTE