Page 2 - Important Safety Precautions; WARNING: TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK
TASCAM HD-P Owner's Manual Important Safety Precautions The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance. The lightning flash with arrowhead ...
Page 3 - Important Safety Instructions; Trademarks
TASCAM HD-P Owner's Manual Important Safety Instructions 1 Read these instructions. 2 Keep these instructions. 3 Heed all warnings. 4 Follow all instructions. 5 Do not use this apparatus near water. 6 Clean only with dry cloth. 7 Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the ...
Page 4 - Table of Contents
TASCAM HD-P Owner's Manual Table of Contents Table of Contents Introduction Introduction ................................................ 5 Document Conventions ............................. 5 About this manual...................................... 5 Supplied accessories................................
Page 5 - Introduction; The HD-P2 is a compact, lightweight Portable High; Supplied accessories; ERASE; Display Menu; Document Conventions
TASCAM HD-P Owner's Manual Introduction Introduction The HD-P2 is a compact, lightweight Portable High Definition Stereo Audio Recorder. It uses standard Compact Flash memory cards to record in mono or stereo, 16- or 24-bit, at samples rates from 44.1kHz to 192kHz. An advanced clocking system is inc...
Page 6 - System Organization; File System; Projects; When the Record button is pressed the HD-P2 cre; Markers; outs. Markers are not erased during recording.; Settings; cially those tailored for higher resolution DSLR cam
TASCAM HD-P Owner's Manual System Organization File System Projects Projects are a means of organizing files and settings for a specific situation or recording. When a new project is created, you have the option to choose the current system settings for the project or use a proj - ect template. Thes...
Page 7 - File System Format
TASCAM HD-P Owner's Manual System Organization File System Format When a new CF card is first inserted into the HD-P2 a screen pops up offering to format the media. There are two reasons for this. The first is to ensure that the optimal FAT (File Allocation Table) is being used with the card. The HD...
Page 8 - Transport Keys and Hold Switch
TASCAM HD-P Owner's Manual The HD-P2 Interface Keys Keys are primarily organized into menu navigation and transport functions. Menu keys and Shuttle/Data wheel The rest of the keys are used for navigating the HD-P2’s menu interface. The main screen of the HD-P2 has two modes: Operation Mode and Menu...
Page 9 - the; Audio Switches; Left Side; Right Side; Compact Flash Slot
TASCAM HD-P Owner's Manual Figure 3 - Audio Switches Located on top of the HD-P2, next to the data wheel are switches for con - trolling the analog audio inputs and dynamics.The input switches ( LINE/MIC ) switch between the XLR and RCA jack inputs. The PAD switches only apply to signals coming in t...
Page 10 - Power Setup; Power; Inserting Batteries; FireWire IEEE.1394 Connector
10 TASCAM HD-P Owner's Manual Power Setup Power The HD-P2 can be powered from the supplied AC power adapter, from eight standard AA batteries (alka - line strongly recommended), or from the FireWire (IEEE.1394) connection when attached to a host com - puter with a powered (6-pin) 1394 port. Each of ...
Page 11 - Operation; Power Control; Recording Audio; The
TASCAM HD-P Owner's Manual 11 Operation Power Control 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 ac...
Page 12 - Playing Audio; Press the; HD-P2 Playback Considerations; Media Space and Recording
1 TASCAM HD-P Owner's Manual Operation Playing Audio Press the PLAY key and audio at the current location on the timeline is played back. The HD-P2’s play - back engine is based on a 24 hour day and will play audio from time 00:00:00.00 to 23:59:59.59. If time - code mode is not enabled, the HD-P2 w...
Page 13 - Operational Screen; STOP; HD-P2 Screens and Menus; HOLD; left for; Screen Icons
TASCAM HD-P Owner's Manual 1 Monitoring The HD-P2 features a headset jack and phones adjust knob. In the Project Menu, Settings page there is an option for choosing the type of headset monitoring. The choices include Stereo, Mono Left, Mono Right, Mono Summed, and Follow Record Mode. The Mono Summed...
Page 14 - Menu Navigation; press the; MENU; Main Menu; SELECT; Project Menus; Project Main Menu; Project Settings Menu
1 TASCAM HD-P Owner's Manual HD-P2 Screens and Menus Menu Navigation The HD-P2’s settings and utilities are accessed through a menu system. To activate the menu system, press the MENU key and the main menu is shown. To go back to the operational screen, press the MENU key at any time. Main Menu Proj...
Page 15 - REC
TASCAM HD-P Owner's Manual 1 HD-P2 Screens and Menus Figure 14a - Project Settings Screen: Expanded View Figures 14a and 14b are expanded views of all of the project settings and timecode sub-menus (timecode settings are explained in detail in the Timecode sec - tion of this manual).The following ar...
Page 16 - Project Trash Manager; Project Files Menu
1 TASCAM HD-P Owner's Manual HD-P2 Screens and Menus Figure 15 - File Edit Screen Figure 16 - File Edit in Process The SHUTTLE/DATA wheel moves the menu selection as it does in any other menu screen. If you wish to use the SHUTTLE/DATA wheel to move the timeline, press and hold the STOP key. While a...
Page 17 - of; to choose a Project Template a; System Menus; System Settings
TASCAM HD-P Owner's Manual 1 HD-P2 Screens and Menus Change/New Project By default the HD-P2 automatically makes the first project whenever new media is used. To make addi - tional projects, or switch between projects, use the Change/New Project menu from the Main menu.In Figure 18 the menu shows th...
Page 18 - Set System Time; Audio Clock Management; Media Management; Power Management; els of the three sources of power for the HD-P2. The
1 TASCAM HD-P Owner's Manual HD-P2 Screens and Menus Set System Time Figure 21 shows the current time stored in the real-time clock chip of the HD-P2. A backup lithium bat - tery powers this clock. The screen shows the status of this battery. Figure 21 - Set System Time Screen Audio Clock Management...
Page 19 - Media Information; Media Speed Check; Media Cleanup; Project; hich is convenient if you have; Reformat Media; Scan Media
TASCAM HD-P Owner's Manual 1 HD-P2 Screens and Menus Media Information Figure 25 - Media Information Screen Media Information reports information on the type of CF card/media that is in use.Figure 25 shows a 1024 MB CF card from SanDisk. It has been formatted as a FAT-16 storage device for optimal p...
Page 20 - Software Update; Default Project Settings; Project Templates; or; Display
0 TASCAM HD-P Owner's Manual Software Update Figure 29 - Software Update Screen w/o Update Figure 30 - Software Update Screen w/Update From time to time new software may be released for the HD-P2. To update the HD-P2 software you will copy the update file (e.g. UPDATE_1_1.BIN) to a CF card and inser...
Page 21 - Timecode; Overview; Timecode Settings; to; Clock Source; Frame Rate
TASCAM HD-P Owner's Manual 1 Timecode Timecode Overview The HD-P2 has a wide range of timecode features. It can read incoming linear timecode (LTC) and has many functions including freewheeling, trigger on frame number, and timecode offset. The HD-P2 can also resolve its audio clock to a range of so...
Page 22 - Trigger Mode
TASCAM HD-P Owner's Manual Timecode runs at a slowed down rate, the frames are always “non-drop” frame encoded. • .00 – This frame rate is used in both film and HDTV systems. • . – This frame rate is used in both film and HDTV systems. • .00 – Used for PAL video. • .DF – Standard frame rate for NTSC...
Page 23 - Key Shortcuts; Shortcuts; Shifted MENU Keys; Shifted STOP Keys; Offset
TASCAM HD-P Owner's Manual Key Shortcuts Key Shortcuts The HD-P2’s keys are mapped to the most commonly used functions, to quickly perform an action or navi - gate to a menu. There are additional key shortcuts that, while not necessary to the more common operations of the HD-P2, might prove useful i...
Page 24 - When using the Rename screen for renaming a proj; External PS/2 Keyboard Equivalents
TASCAM HD-P Owner's Manual Keyboard a4 Function Main Screen Everywhere* Transport Space Bar Play/Stop x x F-5 Rew x x F-6 F Fwd x x F-7 Stop x x F-8 Play x x F-9 Pause x x F-10 Record x x F-12 Drop Marker x Left Arrow Locate Left x Right Arrow Locate Right x HOME RTZ x END End of Project x Shortcuts...
Page 25 - Docking and Conforming; FireWire Dock; When the HD-P2 is connected to a host computer sup; Compact Flash Card Layout; HD-P2 Conform Application; The HD-P2 includes a standalone application sup; Choose Project; Using file dialog navigate to the project and click; Choose Output File Setting
TASCAM HD-P Owner's Manual Docking and Conforming FireWire Dock When the HD-P2 is connected to a host computer sup - ported by Windows XP or Mac OS 10.3 via FireWire, this Main Menu item is enabled and can be used to dock the HD-P2 to the host computer.The HD-P2, when docked, shows up on the host co...
Page 26 - but; HD-P2 Conform Application Screens; Dimensional Drawing
TASCAM HD-P Owner's Manual During the conforming process a dialog is shown, with a progress bar that tracks the approximate amount of the process that has completed. If you click Cancel but - ton during conforming the process is interrupted and the incomplete file is deleted. The application uses th...
Page 27 - Specifications
TASCAM HD-P Owner's Manual Specifications Specifications Recording Media: Compact Flash, Microdrive File Format: BWF Broadcast Wave File (FAT16/FAT32) Recording time: 24 minutes (256 MB Compact Flash, Fs=44.1 kHz 16 bit stereo) Operating time: 5 Hours Sample Rates: 44.1/48/88.2/96/176.4/192 kHz Samp...
Page 28 - TEAC CORPORATION
TEAC CORPORATION Phone: +81-422-52-5082 www.tascam .com 3-7-3, Nakacho, Musashino-shi, Tokyo 180-8550, Japan TEAC AMERICA, INC. Phone: +1-323-726-0303 www.tascam.com 7733 Telegraph Road, Montebello, California 90640 TEAC CANADA LTD. Phone: +1905-890-8008 Facsimile: +1905-890-9888 www.tascam.com 5939...
