Contents
1 - Introduction ......................................................................... 4
Features ...................................................................................................... 4
Conventions used in this manual ...................................................... 4
Trademarks and copyrights ................................................................. 5
About SD cards......................................................................................... 5
Precautions for use ........................................................................... 5
SD card write protection ................................................................ 5
Note about formatting .................................................................... 5
Bluetooth® ................................................................................................. 6
Proles ................................................................................................... 6
Codecs ................................................................................................... 6
Content protection ........................................................................... 6
Transmission security ...................................................................... 6
2 - Names and Functions of Parts ............................................ 7
Top panel .................................................................................................... 7
Input channel mixing section-1 ................................................... 8
Input channel mixing section-2 ................................................... 9
Talkback / headphone output jack / SD card slot section
..10
MASTER BUS PROCESSOR section .............................................11
Screen operation section .............................................................11
Monitoring section ......................................................................... 12
Analog output adjustment section ..........................................13
Rear panel ................................................................................................14
Home Screen ...........................................................................................15
Meters Screen ......................................................................................... 16
Meter Screen details.......................................................................16
Menu structure .......................................................................................17
Basic MENU screen operations ......................................................... 18
Menu operation procedures .......................................................18
3 - Preparation ........................................................................ 19
Connecting the power supply and other equipment ..............19
Connecting microphones ............................................................20
Connecting guitars, basses and similar instruments .........20
Connecting electronic devices and other audio
equipment ......................................................................................... 20
Connecting monitor speakers .................................................... 20
Connecting headphones ..............................................................20
Connecting a computer ................................................................20
Connecting with iOS devices ...................................................... 21
Connecting with Bluetooth devices .........................................21
Inserting and removing SD cards .................................................... 21
Inserting SD cards ...........................................................................21
Removing SD cards.........................................................................21
SD card write protection switches ............................................ 21
Turning the power on and o ...........................................................22
Setting the built-in clock date and time .......................................22
Adjusting the display ...........................................................................23
Adjusting the display contrast ...................................................23
Adjusting the display brightness...............................................23
Preparing an SD card for use .............................................................23
4 - Managing Songs ................................................................ 24
Viewing the song list ............................................................................ 24
Song Operation ......................................................................................24
Creating a New Song ...........................................................................25
Loading Songs ........................................................................................25
Saving the current song ......................................................................25
Viewing song information .................................................................26
Clearing all marks .................................................................................. 26
Deleting songs .......................................................................................26
Protecting/unprotecting songs .......................................................27
Editing song names ..............................................................................27
Editing text ........................................................................................27
Loading songs created on dierent TASCAM Model series
products ...................................................................................................28
5 - Basic recording .................................................................. 29
Selecting the input source ................................................................. 29
Setting the INPUT SEL switch ............................................................29
Setting phantom power .....................................................................29
Monitoring ...............................................................................................29
SIG indicators and level meters ........................................................ 30
Recording ................................................................................................. 30
Undoing operations .............................................................................31
Undoing the previous operation ............................................... 31
Using the built-in eects ....................................................................31
Setting the built-in eect .............................................................31
Using the library ..............................................................................32
Making additional eect adjustments ..........................................33
6 - Recorder functions ............................................................ 34
Locate function ......................................................................................34
Changing the playback position ...............................................34
Using the direct locate function to locate ..............................34
Repeat playback function ..................................................................34
Punch in/out function .........................................................................34
Using the footswitch to punch in/out .....................................34
Automatic punch in/out function ................................................... 35
Setting the punch in/out points ................................................ 35
Setting a pre roll point ..................................................................35
Rehearsing punching in and out ............................................... 35
Using automatic punching in and out ....................................36
7 - Track editing ...................................................................... 37
Clearing tracks ........................................................................................ 37
Importing tracks ....................................................................................37
Swapping tracks ....................................................................................38
Normalization function ....................................................................... 39
Using the normalization function ............................................. 39
Reversing normalization ...............................................................39
Mixing down ........................................................................................... 40
Stereo mix export function ................................................................40
8 - Mark functions ................................................................... 41
Adding marks .........................................................................................41
Moving between marks ......................................................................41
Clearing individual marks...................................................................41
9 - Other functions .................................................................. 42
Metronome functions ..........................................................................42
Setting the click sound ..................................................................42
Making metronome settings ......................................................43
Setting the count in function .....................................................44
Starting and stopping the metronome manually ............... 44
Opening the METRONOME Screen with a
function button ...............................................................................44
MIDI functions ........................................................................................ 45
Setting MIDI time code operation ............................................45
Setting MIDI CLOCK/SPP ...............................................................45
Mixer functions ......................................................................................46
Selecting the output position of recording signals from
the MAIN MIX L/R bus .................................................................... 46
Footswitch functions ...........................................................................47
Setting up the footswitch ............................................................47
Setting the footswitch polarity ..................................................48
DAW CONTROL .......................................................................................48
Quick song creation function ...........................................................48
MASTER BUS PROCESSOR functions ..............................................49
Outputting signals from the MAIN OUTPUT jacks after
they pass through the MASTER BUS PROCESSOR ...............49
2 TASCAM Model 2400
