Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product MP-VT1 Tascam
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2 T ASCAM MP -V T1 Cont ents 1 – Introduction ...................................................... 3 Supplied accessories .................................................... 3 Manual con ventions ..................................................
T ASCA M MP-V T1 3 Precautions for placement a nd use The M P- VT1 may be use d in most a rea s, but to mai ntai n top pe rfor ma nce, and prolong operat ing l ife, obser ve the fo llowi ng notes, pre.
4 T ASCA M MP-V T1 The M P- VT1 uses a bu ilt- i n lith ium ion bat ter y t hat ca n be rech arged by con nect ing t he un it to a computer w ith the i ncluded U SB cable. Y ou ca n also use a n A C a dapt er ( sold sepa rately ) to p ow er t he un it and rech arge the bat ter y .
T ASCA M MP-V T1 5 2 – P ar t names and functions 1 Di splay ( LCD) The d isplay sho ws the Home scre en and t he menus relate d to usi ng the met ronome and ma ki ng oper ation and effect set t ings. ( See “ Home screen” on page 8. ) 2 Whe el Use to sel e ct items a nd change values when usi ng menus a nd the effect se ction.
6 T ASCA M MP-V T1 q /LI NE OU T jack ( ste reo m in i jack ) Con nect hea dphones to t his jack to he ar t he pla y ing t rack s and the s ound of a con necte d mic. Th is jack can a lso be use d as a li ne out put j a ck. w INPU T volum e Use to adjust the i nput lev el of the Mic IN ja ck.
T ASCA M MP-V T1 7 u MIX B AL A NCE (M IC, PL A Y BACK ) keys Use these keys to adjust t he balance b etwee n the vo lume of the m ic con nected t o the MI C IN jack and the playi ng tr ack. Du r i ng adjustme nt, the ba lance stat u s is sho w n at the b ottom of the d isplay .
8 T ASCA M MP-V T1 1 Power The bat te r y ind icator appea rs when t he built-in lith ium ion bat ter y is u sed. T h ree ba rs show a f ull bat ter y . T his i ndicator bli n ks when t he batt er y nee ds to be re charged . 2 Player o per ati on ind icato rs The se ind icators show what the pla yer is doing.
T ASCA M MP-V T1 9 9 Play a rea The cu r re ntly se lect ed play area app ear s. ALL Al l f iles i n the MUSIC f older FOLDER F ile s in a subfo lder of the MUSIC f older P .
1 0 T AS CAM MP -VT1 Us i ng the M P - V T 1 ’ s mic i nput jack and bui lt -in m ic effects , y ou ca n creat e a var iety of effects w ith just the M P - V T 1 . Y ou ca n also si ng or p lay a n inst r u ment along with a n MP3 t r ack on the u nit.
T ASCA M MP-V T1 1 1 By con nect ing t he MP- V T 1 to a compute r , you can copy music f iles (in M P3 form at ) f rom the c omputer to t he M P - V T 1, erase f iles on the M P - V T 1 and e dit fo lder s.
1 2 T ASCA M MP-V T1 Pre ss the M ENU key to ope n the menu a nd acce ss most of the MP- V T 1 f u nctions a nd set ti ngs. NOTE The m etro nome set ti ngs sc re en is ac ces sed by usi ng the M ETR O key .
T ASCA M MP-V T1 1 3 4 – Menus & Settings Operat ion example In t his ex ample, w e cha nge the fast for ward a nd reverse spe ed by using t he SETUP menu CUE/ REV SPEED item. 1 With the H ome screen ope n, press the M ENU key . The MENU screen w ith the l ist of menus appears .
1 4 T ASCA M MP-V T1 Basic tra c k playback fu nctions Use the ¥ / π , µ a nd ≤ keys to operat e the M P - VT1 in t he sa me wa y t hat you w ould use a n ordi na r y CD pla yer or ot her music device. Playing a track Pre ss the ¥ /π key to sta r t pla yba ck o f a t ra ck that is stopp ed.
T ASCA M MP-V T1 1 5 5 – P la y ing and Se le c ting T r ac ks Th is i ndicator app ear s next to fo lder s th at contai n subf olders. Th is i ndicator app ear s next to fo lder s th at do not contai n subf olders. The follo w ing BROWSE scre en sho ws what ha ppen s aft er the fol de r name d “F av or ite” has be en open ed.
1 6 T ASCA M MP-V T1 Y ou can c reate a l ist o f t ra cks ( pla ylist ) for pla yba ck. Select “ PLAYLIST ” for the ARE A item on the PL A Y MODE scre en. T ra cks th at can be s el e cted a nd pla yed f rom the Home scr een a re then l im ited to t hose ad ded to t he pla ylist .
T ASCA M MP-V T1 1 7 5 – P la y ing and Se le c ting T r ac ks MOVE: Change the or der of tracks Select th is to cha nge the order of tr acks i n the playlist. 3 Select MOVE from the popup w indow and press the ENT ER key . The tr ack ’ s number i s hig hl ighte d.
1 8 T ASCA M MP-V T1 Not only can you use t he MP- V T 1 to cha nge the temp o of tra ck pla yback , yo u ca n do th is wit hout changi ng the pitch. Y ou ca n also cha nge the pla yba ck pi t ch o f a t ra ck without cha ngi ng the te mpo. The se changes c an be ma de on the PB CONTROL scr een.
T ASCA M MP-V T1 1 9 6 – Pr actice F unc ti on s F ollo w t hese proc edu res to r epeat playback of a se lect ed par t o f a t rack ( loop p layback ). 1 Press the I /O ke y when a t rack is playi ng or paused at the point where yo u want to set the I N poi nt (loop st art i ng point).
20 T AS CAM MP-V T1 The M P- VT1 has bu ilt -i n mic effects. Pre ss the M ENU key a nd sel e ct the EFFECT . The d isplay show s a s belo w . As w ith other s creen s, us e the wheel to select item s and a djust set ti ng values and pr ess t he ENTE R key to conf ir m select ions.
T ASCA M MP-V T1 2 1 8 – Usi ng t he T u ner The M P- VT1 has a bu ilt -i n tu ne r . T here a re Ch romat ic t u ner and O scillator mo des th at can out put any pitch bet ween C4 a nd B6. T o use t he t une r f unc tions, pr ess the M ENU key to ope n the MENU scr een, a nd select and open t he TUNER item.
22 T ASCA M MP-V T1 On t he SETUP scre en, you can ma ke var ious MP- V T 1 set ti ngs, as well as i nit ializ e or f or m at the u nit. P ress t he MEN U key to open t he MENU scree n, and t hen select a nd open t he SETUP item.
T ASCA M MP-V T1 23 Use QUICK F OR MA T t o f or m at the M P - VT1 ’ s f lash me mor y quick ly . F or m att ing t he u nit era ses al l f iles on t he un it, but the M US IC and U TI LITY folders and t he mp -gt1 . sys f iles a re automat ically regener ated.
2 4 T ASCAM M P-V T1 Use the INFORMATION screen t o view var ious i nfor mation about f iles , memor y us age and M P - V T 1 syst em set ti ngs. Pre ss the M ENU key to ope n the MENU sc reen a nd select and op en INFORMAT ION . Use the wheel to sw itch betwee n the th re e INFORMA TION pages.
T ASCA M MP-V T1 25 1 1 – Effect Li sts Ef fect preset list Preset nu mber Preset na me Effe ct Echo par ameter rang e 1 POPS _ 1 La rge “pop” r ever b sound 1 0 –20 2 POPS _ 2 La rge “pop.
26 T ASCA M MP-V T1 The follo w ing is a li st o f t he popup mess ages that m ay appear on t he M P - VT1 . Use th is list if one of these p opup mess ages appea rs a nd you w a nt to check the me an ing or con f ir m a proper res ponse.
T ASCA M MP-V T1 2 7 Mes sage Mea ning a nd respo nse N o t C o n t i n u e d If a ny of these er rors occ urs, turn th e MP- V T1 power OFF and re star t the un it.
28 T ASCA M MP-V T1 1 3 – Re c y cli ng t he Ba t tery Th is u nit use s a lith ium ion bat ter y . Lith ium ion bat ter ies ar e a valuable, recyc lable resou rce.
T ASCA M MP-V T1 29 Rated audio input and out put Mic I nput Sta nda rd phone jack ( mono, u nbalanced) Input impe dance > 20 k Ω Max imum i nput lev el - 20 d B V Standa rd input lev el - 4 0 dB Phones/ Line O ut 1/ 8” ( 3.
30 T ASCAM M P-V T1 The follo w ing set t ings a re sav e d when the M P - VT1 pow e r is tu r ne d OFF . They a re t he same when t he pow er is t u r ned ON again.
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