58 TASCAM SS-R250N
7 – Recording
WAV file settings
Select WAV SETTING, and open the WAV SETTING screen.(see
“Menu operation procedures” on page 22)
0Select FORMAT TYPE, and set the file format to use for WAV
recording.
Options: WAV (default), BWF
0Select BIT LENGTH, and set the bit length to use for WAV
recording.
Options: 16bit (default), 24bit
NOTE
When dual format recording is on, 24bit cannot be selected.
MP3 file bit rate setting
Select MP3 BITRATE, and open the MP3 BITRATE screen.(see
“Menu operation procedures” on page 22)
Set the bit rate to use for MP3 format recording.
Options: MP3-64kbps, MP3-128kbps, MP3-192kbps (default),
MP3-256kbps, MP3-320kbps
Recording input channel settings
Select STEREO/MONO, and open the STEREO/MONO screen.(see
“Menu operation procedures” on page 22)
Set the input channel to record.
Option Meaning
STEREO
(default)
Save the left and right channel input sounds to a
stereo file.
MONO(MIX) Mix the left and right channel input sounds and
save the mix as a mono file.
MONO(2ch) Save the left and right channel input sounds to
two separate mono files.
Monitoring input signals
Press the RECORD [TRACK INC] button (or remote control
RECORD button) to put the unit in recording standby. The RE-
CORD [TRACK INC] and PAUSE [CALL] buttons will lights and
the input signals will be output from this unit's various outputs
(headphones, analog balanced and unbalanced jacks, and digital
connectors). The meters at the top of the Home Screen will also
show input levels.
Press the STOP button (or remote control STOP button) to end
recording standby.
TIP
If you do not plan to record, but just want to monitor the input
signals, without setting the current media, press the RECORD
[TRACK INC] button (or remote control RECORD button).
The RECORD [TRACK INC] button will blink.
To stop monitoring the input signals, press the STOP button
(or remote control STOP button).
Basic recording operations
Make the following settings (input source selection, recording
file format, sampling rate conversion on/off, input level adjust-
ments) before recording.
Entering recording standby from a stopped state:
Press the RECORD [TRACK INC] button (or remote control
RECORD button). (The RECORD [TRACK INC] and PAUSE [CALL]
buttons light.
Starting recording from recording standby:
Press the main unit or remote control PLAY button.
Pausing recording:
Press the PAUSE [CALL] button (or remote control F1 button).
Stopping recording:
Press the main unit or remote control STOP button.
Recording stops, recording data are written and audio files are
created.
NOTE
i On the FILE NAME screen, you can set the name that is au-
tomatically given to audio files when they are created.(see
“Setting the recording file format” on page 57)
i The maximum file size for each track is 2 GB.
i Recorded tracks are created in the current folder.(see “Folder
operations” on page 41)
CAUTION
“ WRITING FILE...
”
appears while recording data is being
written to the current media. During this time, do not move the
unit, turn it off, or remove the current media. Doing so could
prevent the recording data from being properly written.
