1. Tascam Recorder
2. Windscreen
3. Lithium Ion Battery (Do Not Remove)
4. USB Cable
   

1. Input level wheel: raises/lowers the recording level
2. Home Button: returns to home screen
3. Limiter Switch: turns limiter on/off (recommended OFF)
4. Mic Pad Switch: when ON, pads your recording level to reduce clipping
5. Input Level Switch: which input is controlled by the input level wheel (should remain on STEREO)
6. Menu Button: brings up the menu screen/returns to previous screen
7. Enter Button: selects the highlighted option from the menu screens
8. Selection Wheel: scrolls through menu options
9. Next/Prev Buttons: toggles through recorded files in home screen 
10. Stop Button: Stops a recording/playback (if you don't hit this button to end your recording, it will not be saved!)
11. Play/Pause Button: play the selected recording/pause playback
12. Record Button: Press once to monitor level, press twice to record

1. Power Button
2. USB Charging Port
3. Line Out Signal Port (not applicable for CA155)
4. Headphone Port
5. Headphone level dial
6. Hold Switch (leave set to OFF)
7. Speaker Switch (ON plays audio out loud from the built-in speaker)

1. Selected input (should be UNI! If not, follow the selecting the input directions)
2. Mono/Stereo mode (should be ST!)
3. Battery life indicator
4. Recording length indicator
5. Recording indicator (displays a lone solid circle when recording)
6. Recording level indicator (shoot for -12 dB)
7. Input level indicator (use input level wheel to change)
8. Previous recording file name (use Next/Prev buttons to toggle recordings for playback)

1. Press the menu button
   
2. Scroll down and select SYSTEM
   
3. Scroll down to select MEDIA FORMAT
   
4. Scroll down and select ERASE
   
5. When it asks you are you sure, select YES

Deleting Single Files

1. Select MENU
2. Select BROWSE
   
3. Choose the file you would like to delete by pressing the "Fn" (function) button
   
4. Scroll to FILE DELETE then select ENTER to confirm deletion
   

1. Press the menu button
   
2. Select I/O SETTING
   
3. Select SOURCE 
   
4. Select UNI MIC
   

1. Have your sound subjects each speak to test level
2. The loudest parts of their speech should peak at -12 dB
3. If they are too loud/quiet, adjust the input level wheel until they peak at -12 dB (input level indicated with #3)
   

1. Once you have a good recording level, you are ready to record
2. Press the record button once to monitor the audio
3. At this point, the red circle light around the record button will begin to flash. You are not yet recording!
4. Press the record button one more time (twice total) to begin recording
5. At this point, the red circle light around the record button will stop flashing and stay solid red until you end the recording (note: the recording indicator also changes to solid circle when recording)
6. To end the recording, you must press the stop button. Pressing the record button again will not stop and save your recording!
   
   

1. When in the home screen, use Next/Prev buttons to select the recording you wish to play back (selected recording indicated with #1 in second image)
2. Press play button to hear the selected recording
3. Press stop button to stop playback
    
   

• Avoid small rooms with blank, hard walls
• Try to find a carpeted room
• Avoid placing the recorder on a hard surface (you catch a lot of table reflections/reverb)
• Place the recorder as close to the sound source as possible
• Have your subjects all speak in order to test/set a good level prior to recording. (It's tempting to just fire everything up and go when you're in the heat of the moment. Make sure to relax, take your time, and set up the session properly before pressing record.)

 Importing Recording Files

• Uploading files via SD card
  • You will need to insert an SD before making recordings. Recordings will be stored as separate files on the SD card for you to ingest onto a computer).
• Uploading files via USB cable
  • While the Tascam is ON & connected to a computer, use the ENTER/MARK button to select 'Storage' and press enter.
    
  • The computer will recognize the Tascam just like a digital camera or USB stick. The sound files are in the Music folder and you can either copy and paste or drag and drop them onto the computer