Owner`s manual

10
Rev0.02
Contents
USING THE UNIT SAFELY ............................... 2
IMPORTANT NOTES....................................... 4
Precautions Regarding the Hard Disk ........... 6
Notes When Using Mics ................................ 7
About the CD-ROM “Discrete Drums” ............ 7
Before Using CD-R/RW Discs......................... 8
Introduction to the BR-1200CD.................... 18
Main Features..............................................................18
Panel Descriptions ...................................... 20
Top Panel......................................................................20
Front Panel ...................................................................26
CD-R/RW drive ...........................................................26
Display..........................................................................27
Rear Panel ....................................................................28
Common operations and display items ....... 30
Top screen ....................................................................30
Current position..........................................................30
FUNCTION buttons ([F1] through [F3]).................30
Page Scroll....................................................................31
Scroll Bar ......................................................................31
Cursor............................................................................31
TIME/VALUE dial......................................................32
VALUE 1/PAN, VALUE 2,
and VALUE 3 knobs...................................................32
Basic Operation................33
Connecting other devices.............................34
Precautions When Making Connections................35
Turning on/off the BR-1200CD ....................36
Turning on the BR-1200CD.......................................36
Turning off the BR-1200CD......................................37
Listening to the demo songs
and selecting songs (Song Select) ................38
Basic operation of the recorder ...................39
Playing and stopping .................................................39
Using a foot switch..................................................39
Adjusting the volume ................................................40
Changing the current position .................................41
Using the transport buttons...................................41
Using TIME/VALUE dial......................................42
Using markers..........................................................43
Changing V-Tracks.....................................................44
Turning tracks off temporarily (Track Mute) .......46
Preparing a song
for recording (Song New)............................48
Selecting an input source
for recording (Input Select) ......................... 50
Recording guitar or bass guitar................................50
Recording a solo vocal microphone ........................50
Recording guitar + Vocal...........................................50
When recording stereo inputs to a stereo track.....50
Adjusting the
input source volume (Input Sensitivity) ....... 51
Recording with effects (Insert Effects).......... 52
When you Want to Record the
Input Sounds As Is .....................................................53
Selecting drums
to act as a guide for recording ................... 54
Setting up a drum track (Track Type Select).........54
Playing drum sounds .................................................55
Selecting drum patterns ............................................56