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  • Tascam DR-03 - page 1

    DR-03 Linear PCM Recor der D01 132820A OWNER’S MANU AL T hi s dev ice ha s a se r ia l nu mbe r locat ed o n the bot t om pa nel. Please re cor d it and r et ai n it for you r rec ord s. Ser i al nu mbe r: __________________ ...

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    2 T ASCA M DR - 0 3 IM POR T ANT S AFET Y INSTR UC TIONS 1 Read these instructions. 2 Keep these instructions. 3 Heed all war nings. 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 manufactur er’ s instructions. 8 Do not instal ...

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    T ASCA M DR - 0 3 3 IM POR T ANT S AFET Y INSTR UC TIONS C AU T I O N f o r p r o d u c t s t h a t u s e r e p l a c e a b l e l i t h i u m • ba t te r i e s : t h e r e i s d a n g e r of ex p l o s i o n i f a b a t te r y i s r e p l a c e d w i t h a n i n c o r r e c t t y p e o f b a t t e r y. R e p l a c e onl y wi th th e s am e or e q ...

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    4 T ASCA M DR - 0 3 THIS CLASS B DIGIT AL APP ARA TUS COMPLIES WITH CANADIAN ICES-003. CET APP AREIL NUMÉRIQUE DE LA CLASSE B EST CONFORME À LA NORME NMB-003 DU CANADA. FOR U.S . A . TO TH E US ER T h i s e q u i p m e n t h a s b ee n t e s t e d a n d f o u n d t o c o m p l y wi th t h e li mi t s fo r a C la s s B d ig i ta l d ev i c e, p ur ...

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    T ASCA M DR - 0 3 5 IM POR T ANT S AFET Y INSTR UC TIONS ...

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    6 T ASCA M DR - 0 3 T able of Contents Quick Start Guide ......................................... 9 1 – Introduction .......................................... 11 F eatures .................................................................... 11 Product components ................................................. 12 Conventions used in this manua ...

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    T ASCA M DR - 0 3 7 T able of Contents Setting the recording quality when recording (REC EQ) .............................................................. 44 Automatically starting and pausing recording ..... 46 Set the folder where recorded files are saved ..... 48 Creating new folders ........................................... 49 Placement and ...

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    8 T ASCA M DR - 0 3 T able of Contents Connecting to a computer by USB ............................ 81 Copying files to a computer ...................................... 82 Copying files from a computer .................................. 83 Ending the connection with a computer.................... 83 8 – V arious Settings and Information Display ...

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    T ASCA M DR - 0 3 9 Quick Start Guide In this guide, we will show you how to record and playback using this unit. When the unit is shipped from the factory , a microSD card has already been installed and the recording format has been set to 16-bit, 44.1 kHz PCM. Y ou can change the recording format to increase the quality of recording further or to ...

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    10 TASCAM DR - 03 more. For details, see “Adjusting the input level” on page 51. 4 Press the REC key to start recording. The REC indicator lights during recording. REC indicator 5 Press the STOP key to stop recording. 6 Press the P L AY key to play back the recording that you just made. T o listen using headphones or an amplification system wit ...

  • Tascam DR-03 - page 11

    T ASCA M DR - 0 3 11 Thank you very much for purchasing the T ASCAM DR-03 Linear PCM Recorder . W e hope that you will enjoy using this recorder for many years to come. Please read this Owner ’ s Manual carefully in order to maximize your use of all the unit’ s features. Please keep a copy of this manual in a safe place for future reference. Y ...

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    12 T ASCA M DR - 0 3 microSD/microSDHC cards used as recording • media 96 x 96 pixel LCD with backlight • Playlist function allows files to be added to a • list for playback Product components This product includes the following. Main unit • .......................................................... 1 microSD card installed in unit • .... ...

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    T ASCA M DR - 0 3 13 Conventions used in this manual The following conventions are used in this manual. Keys, jacks and other parts of this unit and • other equipment are indicated in a bold font like this: HOME key . Characters that appear on the display are shown • like this: ON “microSD memory card” is sometimes abbre- • viated as “m ...

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    14 T A SCA M DR - 03 Apple, Macintosh, iMac, Mac OS and Mac OS • X are trademarks of Apple Inc. MPEG Layer-3 audio coding technology • licensed from Fraunhofer IIS and Thomson. Supply of th is pr odu ct do es not c onvey a lice ns e nor i mply any r ig ht to d is t r ibut e M PEG Layer -3 complia nt cont ent c re ate d wit h t hi s pro duc t i ...

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    T ASCA M DR - 0 3 15 This product is designed to help you record and reproduce sound works to which you own the copyright, or where you have obtained permission from the copyright holder or the rightful licensor . Unless you own the copyright, or have obtained the appropriate permission from the copyright holder or the rightful licensor , your unau ...

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    16 T ASCA M DR - 0 3 Precautions for placement The environmental temperature operation range • of this unit is 0–40° C (32–104° F). Do not install in the following types of places. • Doing so could degrade the sound quality and/ or cause malfunctions. Places with significant vibrations or that are • otherwise unstable Near windows or ot ...

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    T ASCA M DR - 0 3 17 T op panel 1 Bu ilt- in s ter e o mi cr op ho ne T hi s is a st er eo elec t re t conde n ser mic ropho ne. W he n a se pa ra te m icr ophone or oth er ex te r n al dev ice i s con nect ed t o the MIC /E XT . I N jack on t he r ig ht pa nel, t he in put f rom t h at ext er nal m icr ophone /device in put is g iven pr ior it y, ...

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    18 T ASCA M DR - 0 3 T hi s ope r ate s a s a f u nct ion key on s ome menu s. (T h e f u nc tion i s show n at th e bot t om of the sc re en. ) W he n in r ec ord st a nd by , th i s key adju st s th e rec ord i ng level. 4 HO ME keys Pr es s to op en t he Home Sc re en . W he n the Home S cr ee n is op en , pre ss t o ret u r n to t he pr ev ious ...

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    T ASCA M DR - 0 3 19 when st op pe d to st a r t pre -re cor d st a ndby . Pr es s du r i ng re co rd in g to c rea te a new t rack and c ont i nue re cor di ng w it hout i nte r r upt ion ( t r a ck in cr eme nt ). 8 Á PL A Y key Pr es s when st op pe d to st a r t playback. P re ss du r i ng playba ck to ju m p back a few se co nds and c ont ...

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    20 T AS CAM D R- 0 3 Left side panel w /L IN E OU T ja ck Con ne ct h ea dphone s or t he l i ne i nput jack of an ex te r n al d evic e usi ng a st e reo m i n i-jack cable. e /H OL D swi tc h T u r n t he p ower ON/O FF . Se t th e sw itch t o the HOLD posit ion to a ct ivat e th e hold fu n ct ion, which p revent s ac cide nta l op er at ion. W ...

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    T ASCA M DR - 0 3 21 Right side panel r MIC /E XT . I N ja ck T hi s ste re o m i n i-jack is a n ext er nal mic ropho ne/device i nput ja ck t hat ca n p rovide plug-in power t o mic s th at ne ed it. t Mic r o US B po r t Use the i nclude d M icro USB cable to c on ne ct th is USB por t to a com pute r. y mic r oS D ca r d sl ot In se r t a m ic ...

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    22 T AS CAM D R- 03 Bottom panel o Stand Use th is st a nd t o r aise t he u n it slig htly whe n rec ord i ng on a t ablet op. p Mo no s pe ake r Use this speaker for monitoring. Sound is not output by this speaker when recording or in recording standby , when headphones or a monitoring system is connected to the unit, or when the speaker has been ...

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    T ASCA M DR - 0 3 23 Home Screen 1 Fil e for m at T hi s shows the r ec ord i ng f i le for m at. : PCM for m at : M P3 for ma t 2 Low- c ut f il ter s t at us Shows the low cut f ilter s t at u s is show n he re. in dica tor show n: L ow-cut f ilte r ON in dica tor not sh own: L ow-cu t f i lte r OFF 3 S ta tu s of so un d qu a lit y enh an ce me ...

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    24 T ASCA M D R- 0 3 W he n usi ng USB bus p ower , is show n. 5 Fil e mo de d is pla y T hi s shows the r ec ord i ng f i le for m at. PCM : Shows the qu a nt i zat ion bit ra te, sa mpli ng f r eq uenc y an d whet her s te re o or monau ral. MP3 : Shows the bit-rat e a nd whet he r st er eo or monau ral. 6 Re co rd er o pe r at io n st a tus T he ...

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    T ASCA M DR - 0 3 25 Display Meaning 50–90% No indicator 100% 110–200% q El ap se d ti me T hi s shows the ela pse d t im e of the f ile bei ng played (hou r s: mi nut es: se cond s ). w Re pe at p lay b ack A (s t ar tin g) a nd B (en di ng) poi nt s t at us T hi s shows th is s et t i ng st at us of sta r ti ng a nd end i ng poi nt s for A-B ...

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    26 T AS CAM D R- 0 3 u Bu il t-in s pe a ker s et t in g st at us T hi s shows whet her t he bu i lt-in sp ea ker i s ON or OFF . : Th e sp ea ker is s et t o ON. : Th e sp ea ker is s et t o OFF . NOTE Even if the SPEAKER set ting is ON , no sound is outpu t from t he spe aker whe n re cordin g or in reco rding s tand by, or when he adph ones o r ...

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    T ASCA M DR - 0 3 27 Menu structure Press the FUNCTION key to open the FUNCTIONS menu, and press the SETUP key to open the SETUP menu. Their menu items are as follows. FUNCTIONS menu REPEAT Enable A-B repeat playback. FILE/FOLDER W ork with les and folders on the card. PLAY SPEED Set the playback speed. SPLIT FILE Divide les. DELETE FILE Dele ...

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    28 T AS CAM D R- 03 PLAY Make the following settings related to pla yback . MODE (playback area/repea t • area) PLA Y EQ (playback sound • quality enhancement) JUMP BACK ( jump back time) • TIMER Make settings related to timer recording . SPEAKER T urn the built-in speaker ON/OFF . SYSTEM Make the following settings. DA TE/TIME •? ...

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    T ASCA M DR - 0 3 29 Â key Depending on the screen, this key has the following functions. Returns to the previous screen. • On the repeat screen, sets the • repeat start point. + / – keys Select items and change setting values. HOME key Opens the Home Screen. When, the Home Screen is open, press to return to the pr evious screen. The f ...

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    30 T ASCA M DR - 0 3 3 – Pr eparations Preparing the power About the power supply This unit can be powered by 2 AAA batteries or USB bus power . This unit can use AAA alkaline batteries or AAA nickel metal hydride batteries. Using AAA batteries Slide off the battery compartment cover on the bottom panel of this unit, and insert 2 AAA batteries in ...

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    T ASCA M DR - 0 3 31 USB Computer If you connect the unit by USB when its power is ON, or if you turn the unit’ s power ON when it is already connected by USB, a screen appears on this unit’ s display to let you choose whether you want to operate the unit using USB bus power or to connect the unit with the computer by USB. Press the  ( No ) k ...

  • Tascam DR-03 - page 32

    32 T AS CAM D R- 0 3 T urning the power on When the power is off, slide the / HOLD switch toward . When the startup screen with TASCAM DR-03 appears, release the switch. The unit starts up and the Home Screen opens. T urning the power off When the power is ON, slide the / H OLD switch toward . When the following shutdown screen appears, release the ...

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    T ASCA M DR - 0 3 33 Inserting and removing microSD car ds Inserting a card 1 Open the microSD card slot cover on the right side panel of the unit. 2 Insert the microSD card in the dir ection of the illustration until it clicks into place. NOTE Whe n this unit is pur chase d new, a microSD car d is alre ady ins er te d in the m icroSD car d slot. Y ...

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    34 T AS CAM D R- 0 3 Preparing a microSD car d for use A microSD card must be formatted by this unit to be used with the unit. 1 Confirm that the microSD card is inserted and turn the power ON. 2 If a new card or a card that has been formatted by a device other than this unit has been inserted, the following pop-up message appears. 3 Press the ¯ ( ...

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    T ASCA M DR - 0 3 35 3 Press the ¯ ( Enter ) key to open the SYS - TEM menu screen. 4 Use the + / – keys to select the DATE/TIME item. 5 Press the ¯ ( Enter ) key to open the DATE/TIME setting screen. 6 Press the ¯ ( Next ) key to cycle through the setting items in the following order: year , month, day , hour , minute, second. Use the + / – ...

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    36 T ASCA M D R- 0 3 8 After the pop-up confirmation message disappears, press the HOME key to return to the Home Screen. CAUTION The date and t ime set t ing is only r etaine d for a f ew minutes i f ther e is no pow er sup plie d to the uni t by bat ter ies or USB b us pow er . W he n using bat te rie s, we re comme nd that you re pla ce them b e ...

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    T ASCA M DR - 0 3 37 6 When you have finished making the setting, press the HOME key to return to the Home Screen. NOTE Even if the SP E AK ER set ting is O N, n o sound is outpu t from t he spe aker whe n re cordin g or in reco rding s tand by, or when he adph ones o r a moni - toring s y ste m is conne c ted . Connecting monitoring equipment T o ...

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    38 T ASCA M D R- 0 3 Preventing accidental operation with the hold function T o prevent accidental operation, set the / HOLD switch to HOLD to activate the hold function. When hold is activated, all keys are disabled. Using the stand The folding stand included on the bottom panel of this unit can be used to raise the top of the unit slightly when p ...

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    T ASCA M DR - 0 3 39 In addition to recording with the built-in microphone, this unit can also record the signal from an external microphone, the headphone jack of a portable CD player or other external audio device. Making recording settings Setting the recording quality Before starting recording, set the audio le format. In addition to choosin ...

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    40 T ASCA M DR - 0 3 5 Press the ¯ ( Enter ) key to open the EN - CODING setting screen. 6 Use the + / – keys to set the recording quality (encoding format) to one of the following. (The default value is PCM16/44/ST .) Display Forma t (bit rate), sampling frequency , number of channels PCM24/48/ST PCM, 24-bit, 48 kHz, stereo PCM16/48/ST PCM, 16- ...

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    T ASCA M DR - 0 3 41 8 When you have finished making the setting, press the HOME key to return to the Home Screen. Setting the built-in stereo microphone for input The input source for this unit can be set to the built-in stereo microphone, external microphone input or external device input. When nothing is connected to the MIC /E XT . I N jack on ...

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    42 T AS CAM D R- 0 3 5 Press the ¯ ( Enter ) key to open the EXT. INPUT setting screen. 6 Use the + / – key s to se lect on e of th e follo wing. (The default value is LINE .) Display Input source LINE External audio device (the headphone jack of a portable CD player , etc.) EXT. MIC External microphone 7 Press the ¯ ( Enter ) key to confirm th ...

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    T ASCA M DR - 0 3 43 NOTE In som e case s, wh en conn ec te d to the L I NE o utpu t of a device th e volum e cannot be a djust ed an d might be to o lou d. In such c ases , use the h ead phon e outpu t jack or a nother o utput t hat can have it s leve l adjus ted . Reducing low-frequency noise when recording This unit has a low-cut lter that ca ...

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    44 T ASCA M DR - 0 3 6 Use the + / – key s to se lect on e of th e follo wing. (The default value is LOW (40Hz) .) Display Low-cut lter eect OFF Low-cut lter OFF LOW (40Hz) Low-cut lter below 40 Hz MIDDLE (80Hz) Low-cut lter below 80 Hz HIGH (120Hz) Low-cut lter below 120 Hz 7 Press the ¯ ( Enter ) key to confirm the setting an ...

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    T ASCA M DR - 0 3 45 3 Press the ¯ ( Enter ) key to open the REC menu screen. 4 Use the + / – keys to select the REC EQ item. 5 Press the ¯ ( Enter ) key to open the REC EQ setting screen. 6 Use the + / – key s to se lect on e of th e follo wing. (The default value is OFF .) Display Sound quality enhancement OFF None VOICE BOOST V oice enhanc ...

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    46 T AS CAM D R- 0 3 8 When you have finished making the setting, press the HOME key to return to the Home Screen. Automatically starting and pausing recording This unit can be set to automatically start and pause recording according to input sound levels. 1 Press the SETUP key to open the SETUP menu screen. 2 Use the + / – keys to select the REC ...

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    T ASCA M DR - 0 3 47 7 Press the ¯ ( Enter ) key to open the ON/ OFF setting screen. 8 Use the + / – keys to select ON . (The default value is OFF .) 9 Press the ¯ ( Enter ) key to confirm the setting and show a pop-up with the setting briefly , and then return to the AUTO REC ON/OFF screen 10 Press the  ( Back ) key to return to the AUTO REC ...

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    48 T ASCA M DR - 0 3 appears above the level meter on the scr een. Use the +/– keys to set the value to -6dB, -12dB, -24dB or -36dB. 14 Press the ¯ ( Enter ) key to confirm the setting and show a pop-up with the setting briefly , and then return to the THRESHOLD setting screen. 15 When you have finished making the settings, press the HOME key to ...

  • Tascam DR-03 - page 49

    T ASCA M DR - 0 3 49 3 Press the ¯ ( Enter ) key to open the FILE/FOLDER screen. 4 Use the + / – keys to select the folder wher e you want to save recorded files. 5 Press the ¯ ( Next ) key to open the selected folder . 6 This sets the folder wher e recorded files are saved. Press the HOME key to return to the Home Screen. NOTE If you se le c t ...

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    50 T AS CAM D R- 0 3 3 Press the ¯ ( Enter ) key to open the FILE/FOLDER screen. 4 Use the + / – keys to select the New Folder menu item. 5 Press the ¯ ( Next ) key to open the following pop-up message. 6 Press the ¯ ( Yes ) key to create and open a new folder . The newly cr eated folder is set as the folder wher e recorded files are saved. 7 ...

  • Tascam DR-03 - page 51

    T ASCA M DR - 0 3 51 Recording with an external microphone Connect the external microphone to the unit’ s MIC /E XT . I N jack. Point the microphone toward the sound source and put it in a stable place where there is little vibration. On the EXT.INPUT setting screen, set EXT. INPUT to EXT.MIC . (See “Setting external input” on page 41.) Recor ...

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    52 T ASCA M DR - 03 or the sound sour ce itself has low volume, set the switch to HIGH . When the REC L E VE L switch is set to LOW or HIGH , the unit automatically adjusts the recording level for optimal recording, so you cannot use the  / ¯ keys to manually adjust the recording level. Setting the recording level manually 1 Set the REC L E VE L ...

  • Tascam DR-03 - page 53

    T ASCA M DR - 0 3 53 /L IN E O UT ja ck. The m onito ring so und volu me can be a djuste d using t he +/ – keys, bu t this has no ef fe c t on the re cord ing. TIP In add itio n to using the  / ¯ keys to a djust t he reco rding l evel, t r y chang ing the o rie ntation of the microp hone a nd it s dist ance fro m the sou rce of the sound. T he ...

  • Tascam DR-03 - page 54

    54 T AS CAM D R- 0 3 2 Press the REC key to start recording. W he n rec ord i ng st a r t s , the REC i nd icato r lig hts , a nd th e elapse d re cor di ng t i me a nd t he rem ai n i ng re cor di ng t i me a re s hown on t he di splay . 3 Press the ª STOP key to end recording. Starting a new file while continuing to record W ith this unit, the m ...

  • Tascam DR-03 - page 55

    T ASCA M DR - 0 3 55 the re cordin g time e xce eds 24 hour s, “23: 59:5 9” is shown o n the display. Using timer recording The unit can start and end recording at set times. In addition to setting start and end times, you can also set the unit to record only once or repeat recording daily . 1 Press the SETUP key to open the SETUP menu screen. ...

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    56 T AS CAM D R- 0 3 7 Press the ¯ ( Enter ) key to cinfirm the setting and show a pop-up with the setting briefly , and then return to the ON/OFF setting screen. 8 Press the  ( Back ) key to return to the TIMER menu screen. 9 Use the + / – keys to select the START/END menu item. 10 Pr ess the ¯ ( Enter ) key to open the START/END setting scr ...

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    T ASCA M DR - 0 3 57 13 When you have finished making the settings, press the HOME key to return to the Home Screen. CAUTION The s tar ti ng and e nding t imes fo r time r re cordi ng are ba sed o n the DA T E/ TIM E ite m set tin g. Be sure t o use the DA T E/ TIM E set ti ng scre en t o set this accu - rately in a dvan ce. (See “ Set t ing the ...

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    58 T AS CAM D R- 0 3 NOTE If the am ount of time in r ecor d stan dby is les s than t wo se conds , the sou nd for that amo unt of time is recorded. Recording formats and times Recording times (hours: minutes) for different le formats and microSD/microSDHC card capacities are shown in the following table. 1GB 2GB 4GB 8GB PCM24/48/ST 1:02 2:04 4: ...

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    T ASCA M DR - 0 3 59 On the FILE/FOLDER screen, you can view the contents of the SOUND folder (which is used to store audio les) on the microSD card. In addition, you can erase audio les selected on this screen, create folders and add tracks to the Playlist. (See “Playlist” on page 70.) TIP If you con nec t this uni t to a compu ter by US ...

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    60 TASCAM DR - 03 When a file is selected, press the • ¯ ( Next ) key to open the pop-up menu. When • New Folder is selected, press the ¯ ( Next ) key to open a pop-up message to confirm whether or not you want to create a new folder . Icons shown on the FILE/FOLDER screen The following types of icons are shown on the FILE/FOLDER screen. Play ...

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    T ASCA M DR - 0 3 61 1 After selecting a file on the FILE/FOLDER screen, pr ess the ¯ ( Next ) key to open the following pop-up message. 2 Use the + / – keys to select the desired item, and press the ¯ ( Exec. ) key to execute one of the following operations. ADD TO LIST Adds t he sele ct ed f ile to t he Playlist. (See “Playlist ” on page ...

  • Tascam DR-03 - page 62

    62 T AS CAM D R- 0 3 F older operations Y ou can select the folder for recording and playing les and create new folders. Selecting a folder for recording and playback Select the desired folder on the FILE/FOLDER screen, and press the ¯ ( Next ) key to open the selected folder and show a list of the les in the folder . Opening a folder also s ...

  • Tascam DR-03 - page 63

    T ASCA M DR - 0 3 63 Splitting files Y ou can split a le into two les at any point. 1 Use the  and ¯ keys or the FILE/ FOLDER screen to select the file that you want to split. 2 Play or sear ch the file until you find the point where you want to split it. 3 Press the FUN CTION key to open the FUNC - TIONS menu screen. 4 Use the + / – key ...

  • Tascam DR-03 - page 64

    64 T AS CAM D R- 0 3 Press the  ( No ) key to cancel splitting th e file and return to the SPLIT FILE screen. NOTE Whe n the SPL I T FI LE scr ee n is op en, you c an pre ss the Á PL A Y key and find the p oint whe re you w ant to split th e file dur ing playb ack. W he n a f i le is spl it, new f iles a re c re at ed w ith “_a” and “_b? ...

  • Tascam DR-03 - page 65

    T ASCA M DR - 0 3 65 4 Press the ¯ ( Enter ) key to open the DE - LETE FILE screen. 5 Press the ¯ ( Yes ) key to erase the file and return to the Home Scr een. Press the  ( No ) key to cancel erasing the file and return to the FUNCTIONS menu screen. NOTE This unit c annot er ase a file t hat is write - pr otec te d. T o e rase suc h a file, c ...

  • Tascam DR-03 - page 66

    66 T ASCA M DR - 0 3 Playing a file On the Home Screen, press the Á P L AY key when stopped to start playback. NOTE Files mus t be i n the playb ack ar ea to b e playe d. • (See “ Set th e playb ack and re pe at are a” on page 6 8 .) Y ou c an also sel ec t a fil e on the F IL E/ FO LD ER • scre en to pl ay it. Stopping playback On ...

  • Tascam DR-03 - page 67

    T ASCA M DR - 0 3 67 5 Press the ¯ ( Enter ) key to open the JUMP BACK setting screen. 6 Use the + / – keys to set the jump back interval to one of the following values: OFF , 1-10 seconds (in 1-second increments), 20 seconds or 30 seconds. (The default value is 3 seconds.) 7 Press the ¯ ( Enter ) key to confirm the setting and show a pop-up wi ...

  • Tascam DR-03 - page 68

    68 T ASCA M DR - 0 3 Set the playback and repeat areas Use the MODE setting in the PLAY menu to set the playback area. When the last le in the playback area is played, the unit automatically continues playing from the beginning of the rst le in the playback area. 1 Press the SETUP key to open the SETUP menu screen. 2 Use the + / – keys t ...

  • Tascam DR-03 - page 69

    T ASCA M DR - 0 3 69 6 Use the + / – keys to set the playback area to one of the following. ALL FILES Play all t he f i les i n t he SOU ND folder on t he mic roSD ca rd . FOLDER ( defau lt value) Play all t he f i les i n t he folder t hat c ont ai n s t he cu r rently selec te d f ile. PLAYLIST Play all t he f i les t h at have bee n a dde d to ...

  • Tascam DR-03 - page 70

    70 T A SCA M DR - 03 1 Press the FUN CTION key to open the FUNC - TIONS menu screen. 2 Use the + / – keys to select the FILE/FOLDER menu item. 3 Press the ¯ ( Enter ) key to open the FILE/ FOLDER screen. 4 Use the + / – keys to select the folder that you want to set as the playback area. NOTE For d etails ab out FI L E/ FO LD ER scre en op er ...

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    T ASCA M DR - 0 3 71 Adding files to the Playlist 1 Press the FUN CTION key to open the FUNC - TIONS menu screen. 2 Use the + / – keys to select the FILE/FOLDER menu item. 3 Press the ¯ ( Enter ) key to open the FILE/FOLDER screen. NOTE For d etails ab out FI L E/ FO LD ER scre en op er ations , see “5 – File an d folde r op er ations (FI L ...

  • Tascam DR-03 - page 72

    72 T AS CAM D R- 0 3 8 Repeat steps 4, 5, 6 and 7 as necessary . The files are number ed in the list in the order that they are added. 9 When you are finished adding tracks to the Playlist, press the HOME key to return to the Home Screen. Editing the Playlist The PLAYLIST screen shows the tracks in the Playlist. Y ou can use this screen to edit the ...

  • Tascam DR-03 - page 73

    T ASCA M DR - 0 3 73 7 Press the ¯ key ( Next ) to open the pop- up menu. 8 Use the + / – keys to select the desired operation from the following choices. 9 Press the ¯ ( Exec. ) key to execute it. DELETE Remove the f ile f rom t he Playlist . A f i le th at is re moved f rom t he Playlist is n ot er a sed f rom the m ic roSD ca rd . MOVE Use t ...

  • Tascam DR-03 - page 74

    74 T AS CAM D R- 03 DELETE ALL Use th is t o re move all f i les f rom the Playlis t. Files th at a re r emoved f rom t he Playlis t ar e not er as ed f r om t he m icroSD ca rd . After pressing the • ¯ key , open a pop-up message to confirm the deletion of all the files from the Play List. Press the • ¯ ( Yes ) key to delete all the files fr ...

  • Tascam DR-03 - page 75

    T ASCA M DR - 0 3 75 Repeating playback of an interval Y ou can play a desired interval within a le repeatedly (A-B repeat playback). 1 Press the FUN CTION key to open the FUNC - TIONS menu screen. 2 Use the + / – keys to select the REPEAT item. 3 Press the ¯ ( Enter ) key to open the RE - PEAT setting screen. By default, the repeat starting ...

  • Tascam DR-03 - page 76

    76 T ASCA M DR - 03 / icons appear beneath the playback position bar on the Home Screen at the A and B point positions. 6 Press the + key to start repeat playback. A-B repeat icon appears at the bottom left of the screen. T o disable the A-B repeat function, press + key again. A-B repeat icon disappears. During repeat playback, the A-B repeat icon ...

  • Tascam DR-03 - page 77

    T ASCA M DR - 0 3 77 TIP Y ou c an rep eat play back of a sin gle fil e by set ting the A po int at its b eg inning an d the B po int at its end. I f A and B po ints have n ot bee n set , by default , the A po int is set as the s tar t of the fi le and the B point is set as t he end of th e file. A s a re sult, an entire fi le can b e rep eate ...

  • Tascam DR-03 - page 78

    78 T AS CAM D R- 03 6 Use the + / – keys to select from the following filter functions according to the playback conditions. (The default value is OFF .) OFF EQ function OFF (default value) NOISE CANCEL Reduces noise. VOICE BOOST V oice enhancement TREBLE BOOST Emphasizes high frequencies MIDDLE BOOST Emphasizes middle frequencies BASS BOOST Emph ...

  • Tascam DR-03 - page 79

    T ASCA M DR - 0 3 79 When the playback speed is set to any value other than 100%, the playback speed function can be turned ON or OFF . When set to 100%, the / icons are not shown. 1 Press the FUN CTION key to open the FUNC - TIONS menu screen. 2 Use the + / – keys to select the PLAY SPEED menu item. 3 Press the ¯ ( Enter ) key to open the PLAY ...

  • Tascam DR-03 - page 80

    80 T ASCA M DR - 0 3 or icon appears on the PLAY SPEED setting screen. 6 When you have finished making the setting, press the HOME key to return to the Home Screen. 7 Press the P L AY key to begin playback at the speed that was set. T o restore playback to its original speed, set the value to 100% in step 4 above or turn the function OFF in step 5. ...

  • Tascam DR-03 - page 81

    T ASCA M DR - 0 3 81 Connecting to a computer by USB By connecting this unit with a computer using the included Micro USB cable, you can copy audio les between the unit’ s microSD card and the computer . This unit is compatible with the following audio le formats. MP3: 32–320 kbps, 44.1 kHz W A V : 44.1/48 kHz, 16/24-bit NOTE Ins tead of ...

  • Tascam DR-03 - page 82

    82 T AS CAM D R- 03 Press the ¯ ( Yes ) key . “ USB connected ” appears on the display . Con f ir m t h at t he m icroSD ca rd i s i nse r t e d int o the u n it c or r ec tly . If a USB con ne ct ion is m ad e when a m ic roSD ca rd is not i n se r t ed c or r ec tly , a “ Can't Save Data ” pop -u p mes sage a pp ea r s. The unit app ...

  • Tascam DR-03 - page 83

    T ASCA M DR - 0 3 83 Copying files from a computer 1 Click the drive named “ DR-03 ” on the computer display to show the “ SOUND ” and “ UTILTY ” folders inside it. 2 Drag-and-drop audio files fr om the computer to the “ SOUND ” folder . TIP Y ou c an also use the co mpute r to mana ge the • contents of th e “SO UN D” fold ...

  • Tascam DR-03 - page 84

    84 T AS CAM D R- 0 3 Other settings Use the items in the SYSTEM menu to make various settings to suit the environment and conditions in which the unit is to be used, as well as to format microSD cards. Using the auto power off function Use the AUTO POWER OFF setting to set the amount of time since being last used until the unit’ s power automatic ...

  • Tascam DR-03 - page 85

    T ASCA M DR - 0 3 85 7 Press the ¯ ( Enter ) key to confirm the setting and show a pop-up with the setting briefly , and then return to the AUTO OFF setting screen. 8 When you have finished making the setting, press the HOME key to return to the Home Screen. Setting the backlight Use the BACKLIGHT item to set the amount of time since being last us ...

  • Tascam DR-03 - page 86

    86 T ASCA M D R- 0 3 5 Press the ¯ ( Enter ) key to open the BACKLIGHT setting screen. 6 Use the + / – keys to set the time. Op tion s: OFF ( ba ck lig ht doe s not t u r n OFF), 5sec ( d efault va lue ), 1 0 se c, 1 5se c, 30s ec 7 Press the ¯ ( Enter ) key to confirm the setting and show a pop-up with the setting briefly , and then return to ...

  • Tascam DR-03 - page 87

    T ASCA M DR - 0 3 87 2 Use the + / – keys to select the SYSTEM menu item. 3 Press the ¯ ( Enter ) key to open the SYS - TEM menu screen. 4 Use the + / – keys to select BATTERY TYPE . 5 Press the ¯ ( Enter ) key to open the BAT - TERY setting screen. 6 Use the + / – keys to set the battery type. Op tion s: ALKALINE ( al k al i ne bat t e r i ...

  • Tascam DR-03 - page 88

    88 T ASCA M D R- 0 3 8 When you have finished making the setting, press the HOME key to return to the Home Screen. Using the stealth mode Use the STEALTH MODE item to set the backlight and REC indicator to stay unlit at all times. 1 Press the SETUP key to open the SETUP menu screen. 2 Use the + / – keys to select the SYSTEM menu item. 3 Press the ...

  • Tascam DR-03 - page 89

    T ASCA M DR - 0 3 89 briefly , and then return to the STEALTH setting screen. 8 When you have finished making the setting, press the HOME key to return to the Home Screen. Setting the contrast Use the CONTRAST item to adjust the display contrast. 1 Press the SETUP key to open the SETUP menu screen. 2 Use the + / – keys to select the SYSTEM menu i ...

  • Tascam DR-03 - page 90

    90 T ASCA M DR - 0 3 7 Press the ¯ ( Enter ) key to confirm the setting and show a pop-up with the setting briefly , and then return to the CONTRAST setting screen. 8 When you have finished making the setting, press the HOME key to return to the Home Screen. Reformatting the microSD card Y ou can reformat the microSD card. CAUTION If you fo rmat t ...

  • Tascam DR-03 - page 91

    T ASCA M DR - 0 3 91 3 Press the ¯ ( Enter ) key to open the SYS - TEM menu screen. 4 Use the + / – keys to select FORMAT . 5 Press the ¯ ( Enter ) key to open the FOR - MAT screen. 6 Use the + / – keys to select QUICK . 7 Press the ¯ ( Enter ) key to open a confirmation pop-up message. 8 Press the ¯ ( Yes ) key to start quick formatting. 9 ...

  • Tascam DR-03 - page 92

    92 T AS CAM D R- 0 3 Full formatting ª Use this procedure to full-format the microSD card. W ith full formatting, memory errors are checked as formatting is executed. This procedure takes a long time compared to quick formatting. 1 Conduct st eps 1 to 5 of the Quick Fo rmatting procedur es above. 2 Use the + / – keys to select FULL . 3 Press the ...

  • Tascam DR-03 - page 93

    T ASCA M DR - 0 3 93 Initializing unit settings Use the INITIALIZE item to restore the unit’ s various settings to their default values. 1 Press the SETUP key to open the SETUP menu. 2 Use the + / – keys to select the SYSTEM menu item. 3 Press the ¯ ( Enter ) key to open the SYS - TEM menu screen. 4 Use the + / – keys to select INITIALIZE. 5 ...

  • Tascam DR-03 - page 94

    94 T AS CAM D R- 0 3 Viewing unit, card and file information Use the following procedures to open the INFORMATION screen where you can view various types of information. 1 Press the SETUP key to open the SETUP menu screen. 2 Use the + / – keys to select the SYSTEM menu item. 3 Press the ¯ ( Enter ) key to open the SYS - TEM menu screen. 4 Use th ...

  • Tascam DR-03 - page 95

    T ASCA M DR - 0 3 95 Recording quality File name Recording date and time F ile size CARD information page • This page shows information about the use of the microSD card currently in the unit. To tal number of files To tal number of fo lders Card siz e To tal remaining recording time Operating system information page • This page shows informati ...

  • Tascam DR-03 - page 96

    96 T ASCA M D R- 0 3 The following is a list of the pop-up messages that might appear on the DR-03 under certain conditions. Refer to this list if one of these pop-up messages appears and you want to check the meaning or determine a suitable response. Message Mea ni ng a nd r es p on se FILE NAME ERR The SPLIT FILE function would cause the le na ...

  • Tascam DR-03 - page 97

    T ASCA M DR - 0 3 97 Message Mea ni ng a nd r es p on se NO PLAYLIST No les have been added to the Pla ylist. Add a le to the Playlist or change the play mode to something besides PLAYLIST . PLAYLIST FULL The playlist is full. Y ou cannot add more than 99 tracks to the Playlist. MBR ERROR INIT CARD The card is not formatt ed properly or the f ...

  • Tascam DR-03 - page 98

    98 T AS CAM D R- 0 3 Message Mea ni ng a nd r es p on se WRITE TIMEOUT Writing to the card timed out. Backup les on the card to your comput er, and f or mat the card. CARD FULL The card has no remaining capacity . Erase unnecessary les or move them to your computer to make open space . LAYER TOO DEEP Folders can be cr eated down to two layers ...

  • Tascam DR-03 - page 99

    T ASCA M DR - 0 3 99 Message Mea ni ng a nd r es p on se NOT CONTINUED If any of these errors occur , tur n the unit power OFF and restart it. If the power cannot be turned OFF , remove the batt er ies and disconnect the USB connection. If the er ror message continues to appear , please contact a T ASCAM Ser vice Center . FILE OPERATION FAILED CAN& ...

  • Tascam DR-03 - page 100

    10 0 T A SCAM D R - 03 If you are having trouble with the operation of this unit, please try the following before seeking repair . If these measures do not solve the problem, please contact the store where you bought the unit or a T ASCAM Service Center . P ower will not turn ON. ª Confirm that the batteries are not dead. • Confirm that the batt ...

  • Tascam DR-03 - page 101

    T ASCA M DR - 0 3 101 The sound I am trying to record is ª distorted. Is the input level higher than necessary? • The playback sound is unnatural. ª Confirm that the playback speed has not been • changed I cannot erase a file . ª Confirm that the file is not read-only (using a • computer). Files on this device do not appear on a ª comput ...

  • Tascam DR-03 - page 102

    10 2 T AS CAM D R- 0 3 Recording media and formats Recording media microSD card (64 MB – 2 GB) microSDHC card (4 GB – 32 GB) Recording and playback formats W A V : 44.1/48 kHz, 16/24-bit (stereo or monaural) MP3: 44.1 kHz, 32/64/96/160 kbps (monaural), 64/128/192/320 kbps (stereo) Input and output Audio input and output MIC/EXT . IN jack Connec ...

  • Tascam DR-03 - page 103

    T ASCA M DR - 0 3 10 3 Maximum output: 5 mW + 5 mW (into 16Ω) Built-in speaker 100 mW (monaural) USB connection USB port connector: Micro-B type Format: USB2.0 mass storage class Audio performance Frequency response 20 Hz–20 kHz (44.1 kHz, EXT . IN  LINE OUT) 20 Hz–22 kHz (48 kHz, EXT . IN  LINE OUT) Requirements for connected computers ...

  • Tascam DR-03 - page 104

    10 4 T ASCA M D R- 0 3 Other specifications Power supply 2 AAA batteries (alkaline or NiMH) USB bus power Power consumption 1 W (at Max.) Battery operation time (when used continuously) Alkaline batteries About 6 hours (MP3, recording, JEIT A) About 6 hours (MP3, playback, JEIT A) Dimensions (W x H x D) 44 x 125.8 x 15 mm/ 1.732 x 4.953 x 0.591 in. ...

  • Tascam DR-03 - page 105

    T ASCA M DR - 0 3 10 5 Dimensional drawings 37 mm 15 mm 125.8 mm 44 mm Illustrations in this manual might differ from • the actual product. In order to improve the product, specifications • and appearance could be changed without prior notice. 11 – Specifications ...

  • Tascam DR-03 - page 106

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  • Tascam DR-03 - page 107

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  • Tascam DR-03 - page 108

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