Tascam HD P2 Portable Stereo Audio Recorder Owners Manual

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HD-P2
Portable Stereo Audio Recorder
OWNER'S MANUAL 

 TASCAM  HD-P  Owner's Manual

Important Safety Precautions
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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 D o  n o t  b l o c k  a n y  v e n t i l a t i o n  o p e n i n g s .  I n s t a l l  i n 
accordance with the manufacturer's instructions.
 8 D o   n o t   i n s t a l l   n e a r   a n y   h e a t   s o u r c e s   s u c h   a s 
radiators,  heat...

 TASCAM  HD-P  Owner's Manual

Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Introduction
Introduction ................................................5
Document Conventions  .............................5
About this manual......................................5
Supplied accessories...................................5
Environmental consideration ....................5
System Organization
Projects ........................................................6...

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 included, 
with the ability to chase external timecode and lock to 
an outside word clock or video reference signal. The 
HD-P2 supports digital and analog audio inputs and 
outputs, and...

 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. These settings control how audio will be 
recorded as well as what type, if any, of timecode is 
used. Only one project is active at a time, and all new 
recordings are saved into that...

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-P2 supports both FAT-16 and FAT-32 for-
mats. FAT-16 is for devices with less than 2   GB or 
less of total storage, while FAT-32 is required for 
larger media. For media that is...

 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 
Mode. The MENU key is used to toggle between these 
two modes. When in menu mode the following keys 
are active:
MENU – Toggles between Menu and Operational mode.
SELECT –...

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 the XLR jacks.
Limiting can be turned on or off and 
the STEREO LINK switch enables stereo 
limiting of the left & right channels.
When STEREO LINK is disabled, each 
channel has its own...

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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 these 
power sources is described below.
AC Power
The HD-P2 comes with an AC adapter that is designed 
to work in the country where it was sold. 
Batteries
The HD-P2 has a compartment on the...