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Tascam MP-VT1 MP3 Player User Manual

1. 3 Select DELETE from the popup window and press the ENTER key The track is removed from the playlist Continues on next page MOVE Change the order of tracks 4 Use the wheel to move the track to a different Select this to change the order of tracks in the playlist position in the playlist 3 Select MOVE from the popup window and press the PLAYLIST Qu ENTER key BilFapid Phrase ez Exercise Beat Groove Medley PLAYLIST C PLAYLIST C 05 Let lt Boogie BI Rapid Phe BI Rapid Phrase B5 Guitar Training ezlExercise eZ Exercise Beat Bl Let s Eo Bl Let s Boogie e 04 ESRI Cancel STS Se In the example shown above the 4th track in the BS Guitar Training BS Guitar Training list is being moved to the 3rd track position 5 Press the ENTER key to complete track reorder eae aes The track s number is highlighted ing and return to the ordinary PLAYLIST screen Repeat and single track playback PLAY MODE Repeat playback of the current track or all tracks in the selected play area is possible Playing a single track just Loop playback automatically turns OFF any active once is also possible PLAY MODE repeat mode 1 Press the MENU key to open the MENU and select and open the PLAY MODE screen FLAY MODE C FCE PLAYLIST FEPEAT ALL REPEAT 2 Select the REPEAT item to set one of the following modes OFF All tracks in the current play area play once in order SINGLE The current track plays once w
2. To transfer music files stored on a computer to the MP VT1 use the included USB cable to connect the USB port on the unit to a computer USB port On the computer you should find the unit shown as an external drive named MP VT1 Disconnecting from a computer When disconnecting the MP VT1 from a computer follow the procedures for your computer operating system to dismount an external drive and then discon nect the USB cable The MP VT1 automatically restarts Moving MP3 files to the the MP VT1 Copying tracks from a computer The MP VT1 can play back MP3 MPEGI Audio Layer III format files See File information page on page 24 MP3 files are transferred from a computer by the USB cable Preparing MP3 files on a computer Use a software application to convert tracks from a CD or other source into MP3 files on the computer Most music importing software e g Tunes can convert tracks from other formats to MP3s However this software can probably also convert and import into other formats Please confirm that your soft ware is set to import tracks in MP3 format Procedures to copy tracks from a computer 1 Connect the MP VT1 and the computer See Connecting to a computer above 2 Click on the MP VT1 drive icon on the computer to open it There are two folders inside UTILITY and MUSIC 3 Drag and drop MP3 files from the computer into the MUSIC folder The MP3 files appear in the M
3. 14 Playing a Tapie 14 A E E A 14 BEECH MG a A EE 14 A 14 Adjusting the volume sese eee eee 14 Selecting a track to play sees 14 Using the Browse screen to select tracks 14 Setting the play arga e 15 Using the PIS sosa aieas 16 Adding tracks to the playlist cocooocooonooacnnncnooos 16 o r EE 16 ALL CLR Remove all tracks from the playlist 16 DELETE Remove one track from the playlist 16 MOVE Change the order Of tracks oocooccoooccoonnoommmooo 17 Repeat and single track playback PLAY MODE 17 2 TASCAM MP VT1 6 Practice Functions 18 Changing playback pitch and tempo 18 Changing the tempo TEMPO ssssscccccccceeceeessssssees 18 Change tempo without changing pitch VSA 18 Change key without changing tempo KEY 18 Canceling mic sounds VOICE CANCEL 18 Repeat playback of a selected loop 19 Connecting a mic to practice cc eee 19 Practicing with tracks as they play 19 Using the metronome METRONOME 19 Turning the metronome ON and EE sse eee eee eee 19 7 Using ETTects ccc 20 8 Using the Tuner cece 21 Chromatic tuner mode sss sees eee eee 21 A oleae Os Ge eee een ne 21 9 Setup Menu Options 22 Cue a
4. Dd sle ly Te H 63 Guitar Training 2 Select the track that you want to edit and press the ENTER key to open a popup window PLAYLIST ud 8llRapid Phe ALL CLA DZ Exercise DELETE BZ Let Eo Cr 24 RT CANCEL 5 guitar Training The remaining procedures differ according to which of the three items that you choose to edit Select CANCEL in the popup window and press the ENTER key to quit the procedure without making any change 16 tascam MP VT1 3 Select ADD UST and press the ENTER key The track is added to the playlist and the popup window closes NOTE If you select CANCEL and press the ENTER key the track is not added and the popup window closes 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 as necessary to add more tracks to the playlist The tracks are numbered in the order that they are added ALL CLR Remove all tracks from the playlist Select this to remove all tracks from the playlist In this case it does not matter which track you select in step 2 This removes tracks from the playlist but it does not erase them from the MP VTI 3 Select ALLCLR from the popup window and press the ENTER key A confirmation message appears 4 Press the ENTER key to remove all the tracks from the playlist Press the MENU key to cancel this action DELETE Remove one track from the playlist Select this to remove a track from the playlist This removes the track from the playlist but it does not erase it from the MP VT1
5. Tascam MP VT1 The indicator appears on the display when play back is stopped at the beginning of a track The Il indicator appears when playback is paused at any other point in a track Searching a track Press and hold the raa and PPI keys to search backward and forward through a track rewind and fast forward Adjusting the volume Use the OUTPUT VOLUME keys to adjust the playback volume During adjustment the current volume level appears at the bottom of the display Since the OUTPUT VOLUME keys adjust the volume level of all MP VT1 sound output they also affect the volume level of a connected mic uo ANAAADODDODO Selecting a track to play There are two ways to choose the track that you want to play You can use the aa and gt gt keys when the Home screen 1s open or you can use the BROWSE screen see below LS MUSIC The MUSIC folder 1s the top level folder shown in the BROWSE screen id This indicator appears next to the names of music files Select a music file and press the gt II key to start playing that track and return to the Home screen immediately Select a music file and press the ENTER key to open a popup window that allows you to add that track to the playlist See Using the playlist on page 16 Files with extensions other than MP3 do not appear Continues on next page 5 Playing and Selecting Tracks This indicator appears next to folders that contain subfo
6. an AC adapter TASCAM PS P520 sold Trouble free use of a USB hub cannot be guaranteed separately If you experience trouble using a USB hub connect Po the unit directly with the computer POWER switch Slide and hold this switch in the direction of the arrow to the left to turn the power ON and OFF Slide it to the right to engage the HOLD function When set to HOLD all keys are disabled USB port Connect the included USB cable to this port and your computer 6 TASCAM MP VT1 Left Side Panel MIX BALANCE PLAYBACK MIC OUTPUT VOL JME 47 47 MIX BALANCE MIC PLAYBACK keys Use these keys to adjust the balance between the volume of the mic connected to the MIC IN jack and the playing track During adjustment the balance status 19 shown at the bottom of the display Press the MIC key to increase the relative level of the mic and the PLAYBACK key to increase the relative level of the playing track During metronome playback these keys adjust the mic and metronome balance with the PLAYBACK key increasing the metronome volume relatively Back Panel SERIAL NO OUTPUT VOLUME keys Use to adjust the overall signal level sent from the LINE OUT jack During adjustment the output volume is shown at the bottom of the display Reset hole If the MP VTI starts to operate incorrectly insert the end of a paper clip or similar object i
7. fully charged Please charge it before use or use it with an AC adapter sold separately The indicator at the right side of the display shows the battery s charging status It lights orange while charging and goes out when charging is complete TASCAM MP3 MUSIC amp VOICE TRAINER MP VT1 o Battery indicator To turn the MP VT1 power off Slide the POWER switch in the direction of the arrow T serie appears on the screen Release the switch The MP VT1 then shuts down 2 Part names and functions Top Panel TASCAM MP3 MUSIC amp VOICE TRAINER MP VT1 1 Display LCD The display shows the Home screen and the menus related to using the metronome and making operation and effect settings See Home screen on page 8 2 Wheel Use to select items and change values when using menus and the effect section 3 ENTER key Press this key to confirm a selection when using menus and the effect section and to advance to the next screen 4 LOOP key Press this key to start loop playback mode and automatically repeat playback of a section of a song that you select The 1 0 indicator appears on the display See Repeat playback of a selected loop on page 19 Press this key again to exit loop playback mode 5 MENU key When the home screen is open press this key to open the MENU screen During use of menus or the effect settings screen pre
8. kHz VBR files Supported ID3 tag display Up to Ver 2 4 Note that loop playback IN and OUT points may not always set correctly for VBR MP3 files Built in flash memory 1 GB FAT 16 recognizes a maximum combined total of 550 files and folders 3 7V DC About 1 5 W during MP3 playback 78 x 110 x 25 5 mm 3 1 x 4 3 x 1 inches excluding protrusions 220 g 7 8 ounces AC adapter PS P520 Windows 2000 XP and Vista 300 MHz Pentium 128 MB memory USB port with 500 mA bus power USB 2 0 recommended Mac OS 10 2 or later 266 MHz Power PC including iMacs G3 and G4 processors 64 MB memory USB port with 500 mA bus power USB 2 0 recommended USB host controller Intel chipset TASCAM MP VT1 29 Stored settings The following settings are saved when the MP VT1 power is turned OFF They are the same when the power is turned ON again e EFFECT settings e Auto power OFF setting e TUNER settings e Currently active track e METRONOME settings e Output volume settings e PB CONTROL settings e Backlight OFF Setting e Loop playback ON OFF status e Loop IN and OUT point settings e Playback mode e Mix balance Dimensions TASCAM MP3 MUSIC amp VOICE TRAINER MP VT1 o z O A Si M 2 e y i lo 78 mm 3 1 25 5 mm 1 30 TASCAM MP VT1 TASCAM TEAC Professional Division MP V T TEAC CORPORATION Phone 81 422 52 5082 3 7 3 Nakacho Musashino shi Tokyo 180 8
9. menu and access most NOTE of the MP VT1 functions and settings The metronome settings screen is accessed by using MERU pi the METRO key INFORMATION MM PLAYLIST PLAY MODE PE CONTROL x Menu overview The MP VT1 Menu has the following items INFORMATION Show summaries of current file information memory usage and system settings BROWSE Show music files folders inside the MUU IL folder and allows tracks to be selected for direct playback and adding to the playlist PLAYLIST Show and edit the playlist move and erase playlist tracks PLAY MODE Set the playback area and repeat mode Make various global settings and initialize and format the unit Using the Menus Use the MENU and ENTER keys and the wheel for most menu operations See Top Panel on page 5 NOTE You can use the menus and metronome while a track The currently selected item appears as light letters on a is playing dark background CO L MEMU _ gt PLAY MODE PE CONTROL EFFECT TUNER P SETUP f 12 TASCAM MP VT1 Operation example In this example we change the fast forward and reverse speed by using the SETUP menu CUE REV SPEED item 1 With the Home screen open press the MENU key The MENU screen with the list of menus appears MENU al INFORMATION MEE PLAYLIST PLAY MODE PE CONTROL s As shown above the Y at the bottom right of the screen indicates that there are items not shown th
10. track being played back You can also use the built in mic effects to craft the mic sound for even more effective practice and performance 1 Connect a mic to the MIC IN jack 2 Adjust the mic volume with the INPUT dial The mic sound is output through the LINE OUT jack See Connecting a Mic on page 10 for more information Practicing with tracks as they play If you sing or play an instrument while a track 1s playing back you can hear the combined signals of the mic and the track output through the LINE OUT jack Use the MIX BALANCE keys to adjust the volume level balance between the track being played back PLAYBACK and the mic MIC signals Using the metronome METRONOME Use the MP VT1 s built in metronome during practice to improve your timing To use the metronome press the METRO key to open the METRONOME screen and open the METRONOME item METRONOME i Ga 126 S BEAT 12 LEVEL 18 lam START STOP Lana TEMPO Use to set the tempo between 20 and 250 6 Practice Functions Below the playback position bar on the Home screen the f indicator appears at the IN point and the indicator appears at the OUT point During loop playback 14 0 appears on the LCD To stop loop playback press either the LOOP key or the I O key e If you press the LOOP key the loop IN and OUT points are kept so you can play the same loop if you press the LOOP key again e If you p
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12. CD player or other music device Playing a track Press the HI key to start playback of a track that is stopped Pausing a track Press the H key to pause a track that is playing at the position where you press the key Selecting a track Press the skip 44 and PPI keys to select a track This is possible during playback or when paused Pressing the aa key during playback or when a track is paused returns the playback position to the beginning of that track Pressing the Ht key when stopped at the beginning of a track skips to the beginning of the previous track Pressing the gt gt I key always skips to the beginning of the next track Using the Browse screen to select tracks On the BROWSE screen you can see the contents of the MUSIC folder You can immediately start playback of a track by selecting a music file on this screen and pressing the H key You can also add tracks to the playlist on the BROWSE screen Use a computer to erase or move files and folders in the MUSIC folder You cannot do this using the BROWSE screen To open the BROWSE screen press the MENU key to open the MENU screen then select the BROWSE item and press the ENTER key BROWSE i E MUSIC Favorite Hard Fock Jd STT Medley dd Let lt Boogie The BROWSE screen shows the folders and music files by their levels Open a folder to see the music files in it To open a folder select 1t and press the ENTER key 14
13. DOO998801A TASCAM TEAC Professional Division MP V 11 MP3 Music amp Voice Trainer OWNER S MANUAL TASCAM MP3 MUSIC amp VOICE TRAINER MP VT1 1 lntroductioan noc c conc cnn 3 Supplied accessories 3 Manual conventions mara 3 Precautions for placement and Us 3 Beware of condensation sese 3 About the power supply eee eee 4 Recharging the Dater eee 4 Recharging WIT a COMPUTED aana g oaae Tad aana piir 4 Recharging with a PS P520 AC adapter sold separately 4 Turning the power on and Off oooooooocccccnnnonannnnncnonannnoss 4 To turn the MP VT1 power Gn eee eee eee 4 To tum THe MPVT DONT Olf accrescens 4 2 Part names and TUunCtIOnS 5 IOD PONV H 5 Front Pane PP E 6 Right Side Panel 6 E PANE E A E A TT 7 Back Danel Eee Ie 7 Home e TT 8 3 Connections amp MP3 Transfer 10 Making CONNECTIONS ee 10 Connecting headphones or speakers eee eee 10 ONC CHING EEEL E O E 10 Connecting 10 4 COMPUTE sssrini 11 Disconnecting from a COMPUTES eee 11 Moving MP3 files to the the MP VT1 11 Copying tracks THOM a COMPUTER serrano ciinin 11 Preparing MP3 files on a computer eee ee 11 4 Menus amp Settings 12 Menu IENS scaner EEES 12 Menu OGIS a Ea ad T Ea i 12 Deino ne MENU tas 12 5 Playing and Selecting Tracks 14 Basic track playback TuncHiOns
14. S BACKLIGHT 15sec Syster Mer 1 00 0001 CUE REV SPD Cue and review speed AUTO OFF Auto power OFF BACKLIGHT Backlight auto OFF System Ver System firmware version 11 Effect Lists Effect preset list Echo parameter range Oe ee eeo S eT Emphasizes buried vocals Preset number Preset name Effect TASCAM MP VT1 25 The following is a list of the popup messages that may appear on the MP VT1 Use this list if one of these popup messages appears and you want to check the meaning or confirm a proper response Message Meaning and response Appears when the audio file cannot be found or the file is corrupted Use a computer to check and reload the audio file This appears when the audio file is not a supported encoding format Use a computer to check the file format and reencode it and reload it if necessary This warning appears when the battery is almost out of power Use a USB connection or an AC adapter sold separately to recharge it This appears when using the I O key to start loop playback if the IN and OUT points are too close together Reset the IN and OUT points a little further apart and try again The file in the PLAYLIST cannot be found Please confirm that the file is still in the MUSIC folder No files are in the PLAYLIST This popup appears when the PLAY MODE is set to PLAYLIST but no files have voice canceln added to the PLAYLIST Add a file to the PLAYLIST See Adding tracks to the playli
15. USIC folder when copying to the MP VT1 s memory is complete Corrected When shipped from the factory a copy of this Owner s Manual is stored in the MP VT1 drive in PDF format in the MANUAL folder If you erase it please make a backup copy for future reference i Safe To Remove Hardware x The USB Mass Storage Device device can now be safely removed From the system RIFF format MP3 files with wav extensions are not supported 44 1 kHz is the only supported sampling frequency MP3 files with other frequencies includ ing 48 kHz and 32 kHz are not supported 4 When finished copying files from the computer follow the procedures for your computer operating system to disconnect the MP VT1 and then disconnect the USB cable The MP VT1 auto matically restarts TIP e You can create subfolders inside the MUSIC folder Two levels of subfolders can be used By setting the unit to play tracks only in a selected folder you can categorize tracks or create folders for different users for example See Setting the play area on page 15 e Give names to the sub folders and tracks as you wish them to appear on the MP VT1 screen MP3s with ID3 tags will have Title information shown instead of file names e Subfolders and tracks 3 or more levels below will not appear on the MP VT1 and cannot be used with the unit TASCAM mP vT1 11 4 Menus amp Settings Menu items Press the MENU key to open the
16. at can be accessed by scrolling down If the A appears in the same area there are items not shown that can be accessed by scrolling up 2 Turn the wheel to select the SETUP screen and press the ENTER key to open the SETUP screen L SETUP 0 MES E AUTO OFF 38sec BACKLIGHT 15sec CONTRAST 5 DIMMER High 3 Turn the wheel to select CUE REV SPEED and press the ENTER key The current setting is highlighted 4 Turn the wheel to choose the desired value A and Y appear to the right of the setting value and indicate whether the value can be raised or lowered For example in the case of CUE REV there are five possible settings X2 X4 X6 X8 and X10 If the lowest value in this example X2 is set then the A appears showing that the value can be raised If the highest value in this example X10 is set then the Y appears showing that the value can be lowered If set at any other value both A and Y appear showing that the value can be raised or lowered 5 Press the MENU key repeatedly to return to the Home screen Each time you press this key you will return to the previous level of operation The METRONOME screen works in the same way as the other Menus See the Using the metronome chapter on page 19 TASCAM wP vT1 13 5 Playing and Selecting Tracks Basic track playback functions Use the H 4 and PPI keys to operate the MP VT1 in the same way that you would use an ordinary
17. ch preset has a different set of effect modules See the Effect presets list on page 25 for which modules are included with each preset BANK Choose effects from 5 banks A to E When one of the banks is selected the FX indicator is shown in light letters on a dark background at the bottom right of the Home screen Each bank can be loaded with a preset Load a favorite preset to the banks so that you can quickly switch effects between the five banks OFF can be selected to bypass the effects PRESET Choose from 18 presets with a different selection of effects The module icon s shown on the screen changes as a preset selected See the Effect presets list on page 25 for details 20 TASCAM MP VT1 LEVEL knob Use this to adjust the effect output level Select the knob and press the ENTER key When the number above the knob appears light on a dark background you can adjust it using the wheel to a value between 0 no sound from the effect and 100 EFFECT UO BAHE E DEFF PRESET POPS E 50 r tee WOLGE LEVEL ECHO CHANGE Pressing the MENU key exits the parameter setting and returns to the LEVEL knob item To return to the Home screen press the MENU key when the item not the parameter is selected ECHO knob Adjusts the selected effect Turn the wheel to select the ECHO knob and press the ENTER key When the number above the knob appears light on a dark background you can adjust the value Alt
18. d mic input allows you to use the unit s built in effects as you sing or play an instru ment along with the music Using a computer you can also transfer music as MP3s easily from audio CDs and other sources to the MP VTI Please contact the store where you purchased this unit if any of these accessories are missing We recommend that you keep the original box and packing materials for transportation of this unit e If a fixed onscreen indicator 1 e one which cannot change is shown it is written like this VSA e We use the term key to describe the push button controls on the MP VT1 e As the unit may become hot during operation always leave sufficient space above the unit for ventilation Do not install this unit in a confined space such as a bookcase and do not put anything on top of the unit e Avoid installing this unit on top of any heat generat ing electrical device such as a power amplifier e Make sure that the unit is mounted in a level position for correct operation e The voltage supplied to the unit should match the voltage as printed on the rear panel If you are in any doubt regarding this matter consult an electrician TASCAM MP VT1 3 1 Introduction About the power supply The MP VT1 uses a built in lithium ion battery that can be recharged by connecting the unit to a computer with the included USB cable You can also use an AC adapter sold separately to power the unit and recharge the batt
19. ed Formatting the unit completely Use FULL FORMAT to format the MP VTT s flash memory completely Unlike QUICK FORMAT FULL FORMAT also checks the memory for errors For this reason it takes much more time Formatting the unit erases all files on the unit but the MUSIC and UTILITY folders and the mp gtl sys files are automatically regenerated WARNING Using QUICK FORMAT or FULL FORMAT erases the MANUAL folder and the pdf Owner s Manual in it Please make a copy of this file before formatting the unit 1 Select QUICKFORMAT and press the ENTER key to highlight Exec 2 Press the ENTER key again to open a confirmation popup window 3 Press the ENTER key again to format the unit quickly Press the MENU key to cancel formatting 1 Select FULLFORMAT and press the ENTER key to highlight Exec 2 Press the ENTER key again to open a confirmation popup window 3 Press the ENTER key again to format the unit fully Press the MENU key to cancel formatting When using QUICK FORMAT or FULL FORMAT use the AC adapter sold separately or confirm that the battery is sufficiently charged If the power fails during formatting the formatting may not occur correctly TASCAM MP VT1 23 10 Using the Information Pages Use the INFORMATION screen to view various information about files memory usage and MP VT1 system settings Press the MENU key to open the MENU screen and select and open INFORMATION Use the wheel to switch bet
20. ery When new the battery charge lasts about 8 hours Recharging the battery Recharging with a computer To charge the battery using a computer connect the unit to the computer using the included USB cable and turn the computer on if it is off and not transmitting power to the unit Connect the MP VT1 directly to the computer Recharging cannot be guaranteed if a USB hub is used between the computer and the MP VT1 Recharging takes about 6 hours when the MP VT1 power is OFF If the MP VT1 s power is turned ON when it is being recharged from a computer it is automatically treated by the computer as a connected USB drive See Connecting to a computer on page 11 Recharging with a PS P520 AC adapter sold separately Connect the AC adapter to the MP VTT s DC IN 5V jack and plug the adapter into a working power outlet Recharging takes about 3 hours You can use the MP VT1 when it is connected to an AC adapter and recharging Furthermore the recharging time is the same whether the MP VT1 power is ON or OFF Turning the power on and off To turn the MP VT1 power on Slide the POWER switch in the direction of the arrow and hold it until THECHIN appears on the screen Release the switch The MP VT1 starts and the home screen appears MECA AA AA AA un b Saco 02m 5034s JN Come With me Ronr Fa LIST 001 0S0 TF UT m L 4 TASCAM MP VT1 NOTE When you purchase the MP VT1 the battery is not
21. ery This setting 1s the amount of time from when track playback has stopped and the unit has last been used Automatically turning off the backlight Use BACKLIGHT to set the time since the last operation until the backlight automatically turns OFF when powered by the internal battery Display contrast Use CONTRAST to adjust the display contrast Setting choices 1 20 factory setting 12 Backlight brightness Use DIMMER to adjust the backlight brightness Setting choices HIGH factory setting LOW OFF no backlight Initializing the unit Use INITIALIZE to restore the MP VT1 to its factory settings 1 Select INITIALIZE and press the ENTER key to highlight Exec 2 Press the ENTER key again to open a confirmation popup window 3 Press the ENTER key again to initialize the unit Press the MENU key to cancel initialization 22 TASCAM MP VT1 SETUP pan xa AUTO OFF 2 SHSec BACKLIGHT 15sec CONTRAST g DIMMER s High lt Setting choices x2 x4 x8 factory setting x10 Setting choices OFF factory setting the power must be turned off manually 3 min 5 min 10 min 30 min Setting choices OFF backlight always on 5 sec factory setting 10sec 15 sec 30 sec Formatting the unit quickly Use QUICK FORMAT to format the MP VT1 s flash memory quickly Formatting the unit erases all files on the unit but the MUSIC and UTILITY folders and the mp gtl sys files are automatically regenerat
22. folder are avail able for Home screen playback Files inside subfold ers within the selected folder are not available PLAYLIST Allows Home screen playback of all files added to the playlist See Using the playlist on page 16 If no files have been added to the playlist then He PLEYLIST appears Add files to the playlist or make a different selection The current play area setting appears at the bottom left of the Home screen MEN AA LOS AA mu fe Goat UZ m E z Eanna With me Korr L 001 050 F Y IIA I EXC TASCAM MP vT1 15 5 Playing and Selecting Tracks Using the playlist You can create a list of tracks playlist for playback Select PLAYLIST for the AREA item on the PLAY MODE screen Tracks that can be selected and played from the Home screen are then limited to those added to the playlist Adding tracks to the playlist 1 Press the MENU key to open the MENU screen Then select and open the BROWSE screen 2 Select a track music file that you want to add to the playlist and press the ENTER key A popup window for adding tracks to the playlist appears co EROUSE pi H Favorite t JB Best 4 Get up Erin PERA TE Editing the playlist You can view and edit the playlist on the PLAYLIST screen 1 Press the MENU key to open the MENU screen Select PLAYLIST and press ENTER to open the PLAYLIST screen PLAYLIST 4 6i kapid Phrase B2 Exercise Beat Bl Let s Boogie
23. hough this knob is always labeled ECHO the parameter controlled is different for some effects Please try them out to hear what they do Voice Change icon The sound from the mic inputs can be raised or lowered one octave using the voice change function This is useful to achieve special sounds Turn the wheel to select the Voice Change icon and press the ENTER key When the setting above the icon appears light on a dark background you can adjust it as follow DOWN lowers the input pitch one octave OFF does not change the input pitch UP raises the input pitch one octave The MP VT1 has a built in tuner There are Chromatic tuner and Oscillator modes that can output any pitch between C4 and B6 To use the tuner functions press the MENU key to open the MENU screen and select and open the TUNER item TUHER CO GREE CHROMA CALIE 44642 L lan MODE Select from the following tuner modes CHROMA Chromatic tuning mode osc Oscillator mode CALIB You can adjust the frequency of A between 435 and 445 Hz The value of this setting also appears at the bottom right of the screen This setting affects all tuner modes The following sections explain how to use each of the three tuner modes Chromatic tuner mode This is the default mode 1 With the microphone connected to the MIC IN jack sing or play the instrument that you want to tune The pitch closest to the frequency of the played note appears at the top of the
24. ithout repeating and the Single indicator appears on the Home screen 1 REPEAT The current track plays repeatedly and the Itrack repeat indicator appears on the Home screen ALL REPEAT All tracks in the current play area play repeatedly and the all track repeat indicator appears on the Home screen TASCAM MP VT1 17 6 Practice Functions Changing playback pitch and tempo Not only can you use the MP VT1 to change the tempo of track playback you can do this without changing the pitch You can also change the playback pitch of a track without changing the tempo These changes can be made on the PB CONTROL screen When the Home screen 19 open press the ENTER key to open the PB CONTROL screen FE CONTROL CH VSA s ON TEMPO 36 KEY 3 FINE TUNE 58 gt You can also access this menu from the MENU screen by selecting and opening PB CONTROL Changing the tempo TEMPO Use the TEMPO item to change the track tempo including reducing it up to 50 Playback speed is altered according to the tempo value setting The number shown is a percentage change On the Home screen the TMP indicator appears as light letters on a dark background The available tempo change values depend on whether the VSA function is ON or OFF VSA ON Choose one of the following values 50 32 16 12 8 4 0 4 8 12 16 VSA OFF Choose any value between 50 and 16 If you set the temp
25. lders LI This indicator appears next to folders that do not contain subfolders The following BROWSE screen shows what happens after the folder named Favorite has been opened BROWSE C N Favorite JE Best 4d Get up ERE Pie II EST Setting the play area You can set the MP VTI1 to play only a specific group of tracks from the Home screen by setting the play area This makes track selection easier when you have numerous tracks on the unit Use the PLAY MODE menu to set the play area 1 Press the MENU key to open the MENU screen and select and open the PLAY MODE screen PLAY MODE ua CE PLAYLIST FEPEAT ALL REPEAT 2 Select the AREA item and press the ENTER key 3 Choose one of the following play area options ALL Allows Home screen playback of all accessible files that have been transferred to the MP VT1 s MUSIC folder from a computer FOLDER Allows Home screen playback of all accessible files in the same folder as the currently selected track To change the current folder go to the BROWSE screen and select any track inside the desired folder See Using the Browse screen to select tracks on page 14 a The contents of this folder in this example Favorite are shown on the screen t Select this indicator and press the ENTER key to close the open folder and return to the screen showing the contents of the folder that holds it Only files in the currently selected
26. meter 2 Tune the instrument approximately until the desired pitch name is shown on the screen 3 When the center of the meter lights the source instrument is in tune A bar appears on the left side of the meter if the pitch is too low and on the right side if the pitch is too high The longer the bar is the more out of tune the instrument is TUHER ua Gr CHROMA CALIE gt 4462 Oscillator mode OSC Use the built in oscillator to output a sine wave through the LINE OUT jack You can set this wave to any note in a 3 octave range between C4 and B6 NOTE Use this to set the pitch of the note to be output between C4 and B6 OUT Use this to turn the oscillator output ON and OFF When ON the onscreen tuning fork provides visual feedback L TUNER Al MOTE A 4 OUT e CT a EU LEVEL Use this to set the output level 0 100 of the oscillator TASCAM MP VT1 21 On the SETUP screen you can make various MP VT1 settings as well as initialize or format the unit Press the MENU key to open the MENU screen and then select and open the SETUP item The following settings related to how the MP VT1 operates and its display behaves can be made on the SETUP screen Cue and review speed Use CUE REV SPEED to determine how fast search occurs when the KR and He keys are pushed and held Automatic power off Use AUTO OFF to set how long until the unit automatically turns OFF when powered by the internal batt
27. nd review speed eee eee eee ee eee 22 Automatic OWEN Ol ccnscsiidsasssutnania iirin ni 22 Automatically turning off the backlight 22 UE A EE E 22 Backlight DINGHIES sirenita 22 AA A 22 Formatting the unit QUICK see eee eee 23 Formatting the unit Completa sese eee ee 23 10 Using the Information Pages 24 File information page FILET sse eee eee 24 Memory information page MEMORY sss eee 24 System information page SYSTEM eee 24 11 gt Effect Lists sarten 25 Effect preset list oooooononiconicniccnoccnccnaconnconoranonnnono 25 12 Messages sss 26 13 Recycling the Battery 28 How to remove the rechargeable battery 28 14 Specifications 29 Rated audio input and Ee rara ar 29 Audio performance sccavarsaniansnacaicnlacaosinaraiieaaconniniccaniinanss 29 Mi eT oerien tacetcaucoauneneieweeneeescaral 29 Minimum computer requirements ss eee e e eee eee ee 29 Stored settings 30 DIMEN e aera E NE AE 30 Thank you very much for purchasing the TASCAM MP VT1 MP3 Music amp Voice Trainer Please read this Owner s Manual carefully before using the unit in order to maximize your use of all its features We hope that you will enjoy using this trainer for many years to come The MP VT1 is a flash memory 1 GB music player that has been optimized for voice and instrument practice If you are trying to learn a part
28. ng this function ON does not reduce the apparent voice level sounds as you want or it cancels different instrument parts try adjusting the following parameters for better results 18 TASCAM MP VT1 By adjusting the RANGE and PART items you may be able to achieve even more thorough voice cancellation Please listen as you adjust these settings to find the best setting RANGE Use the RANGE item to set the frequency range in the stereo position set with the PART item to be cancelled to either mid range frequencies MID which covers most voice sounds or the full range of frequencies ALL PART Use the PART item to determine the position in the stereo spectrum L10 R10 for cancellation For example if the part you want to cancel is panned to the left try setting PART to L10 and adjust it toward the center L9 L8 etc until you achieve best cancellation Repeat playback of a selected loop Follow these procedures to repeat playback of a selected part of a track loop playback 1 Press the I O key when a track is playing or paused at the point where you want to set the IN point loop starting point 2 Press the I O key again at the point when you want to set the OUT point and start loop playback between the IN and OUT points Loop playback automatically turns OFF any active PLAY MODE repeat mode Connecting a mic to practice You can connect a mic and mix your voice or the sound of an instrument playing with the
29. nto this hole to press the System Reset Button inside Pressing this button turns the power OFF Do not press the System Reset Button if the unit is operating normally TASCAM MP VT1 7 2 Part names and functions Home screen During normal operation the Home screen appears on the display The following explanation 1s for the Home screen When using menus or the built in metronome dedi cated screens are opened See other sections for explanation of menu and metronome screens 1 Power The battery indicator appears when the built in lithium ion battery is used Three bars show a full battery This indicator blinks when the battery needs to be recharged 2 Player operation indicators These indicators show what the player is doing gt Track 1s playing il Track is paused E Track stopped at beginning gt gt Fast forwarding lt lt Fast rewinding KE Skipping to next track de Skipping to previous track 3 Elapsed time 00m00s The elapsed time minutes seconds appears during track playback 4 Playback position bar This bar shows the current playback position The dark bar extends from the left as playback proceeds 5 Remaining time The remaining time minutes seconds appears during track playback 8 TASCAM MP VT1 6 Loop IN point and OUT point markers Shows the loop playback IN and OUT points When the IN point is set appears below the playback position bar at the position relative
30. o adjustment value when VSA is OFF and then turn VSA ON the nearest tempo value is selected automatically Change tempo without changing pitch VSA Turn the Variable Speed Audition VSA function ON to keep the pitch the same when changing the tempo Use the VSA item to turn the VSA function ON and OFF When ON the VSA indicator appears on the Home screen as light letters on a dark background During use of pitch control functions playback may sometimes sound uneven This is the result of special processing and is not a malfunction Change key without changing tempo KEY Use the KEY item to change the pitch in semitones without changing the tempo Use the KEY item to adjust the pitch up or down by 1 6 semitones 6 b6 When KEY is ON changed from 0 the EE indicator appears as light letters on a dark background on the Home screen Use the FINE TUNE item to adjust the pitch in cents 100 cents 1 semitone Canceling mic sounds VOICE CANCEL Use the voice cancel function to control the apparent level of voices in tracks being played back Use the three VOICE CANCEL items on the PB CONTROL screen to set up the voice cancel function CANCEL Set the CANCEL item to ON to turn the voice cancel function ON On the Home screen the 4 indicator appears as light letters on a dark background The effectiveness of this function varies between tracks and it cannot completely eliminate all voice sounds If turni
31. ress the I O key the loop IN and OUT points are cleared Contact mic attached to an instrument Q LINE OUT INPUT As you adjust the balance a status bar appears at the bottom of the display nze OOOO Fe BEAT Set the accent between 0 and 9 There is no accent when set to 0 LEVEL Use to set the metronome volume Turning the metronome ON and OFF Press the HI key to start and stop the metronome Even the metronome is ON you can select other menus and adjust those settings Press the METRO key again to return to the MENU screen Stop the metronome and press the METRO key if you want to return to the Home screen TASCAM mP vT1 19 7 Using Effects The MP VT1 has built in mic effects Press the MENU key and select the EFFECT The display shows as below o EFFECT tn STO A E eb E OFF PRESET POPS1 bU 5 FF A ACA UTE LEUEL EcH HANGE As with other screens use the wheel to select items and adjust setting values and press the ENTER key to confirm selections Use the MENU key to return to previous items or screens As shown in the figure above in addition to BANK and PRESET the EFFECT screen also shows the LEVEL and ECHO knobs and the VOICE CHANGE icon These all have adjust able settings Turn the wheel when the EFFECT screen is open to select the LEVEL or ECHO knobs or the VOICE CHANGE icon These items appear darker when selected just like menu items Ea
32. ss this key to return to the previous screen Repeated presses eventually returns to the home screen METRO key Press this key to open the METRONOME screen When the METRONOME screen is open press this key to return to the home screen I O key Use this key to set the IN and OUT points to set a section for loop playback When both IN and OUT points are set pressing this key again will clear these points See Repeat playback of a selected loop on page 19 gt Il key Press this key to start playback or to pause playback at the current position When the METRONOME screen is open press this to start and stop the metronome KE key Press this key to skip to the next track Press and hold to search forward 44 key Press this key to return to the beginning of a track that is playing or paused When at the beginning of a track press to skip to the previous track Press and hold to search backward TASCAM MP VT1 5 Front Panel 41 Q LINE OUT jack stereo minijack 42 INPUT volume Connect headphones to this jack to hear the playing Use to adjust the input level of the Mic IN jack k h d of ted mic tracks and the sound of a connected mic 43 MIC IN jack standard phone jack This jack can also be used as a line output jack l l Connect a mic or a contact mic attached to an instrument Right Side Panel USB POWER HOLD DC IN 5V amp o OIDO DC IN 5V jack Connect
33. st on page 16 This message appears if you try to add another track to the PLAYLIST when it already has 99 tracks Erase an unneeded file from the PLAYLIST and then add a new file See Editing the playlist on page 16 This message appears if the setup data saved in 1 Bes eee Is invalid or is damaged Press ENTER when the display shows F a sues to initialize the setup data Caution that the setup data reverts to ae factory Be when ini tialization is executed This message appears if the FAT format in the Flash Memory is invalid or is damaged Also it appears if the Flash Memory was formatted with a ela Use the MP VT1 and press ENTER when the display shows L hd hares to format the Flash Memory with FAT Caution that current Pe in e Flash Memory will be erased when this FAT format operation is executed This message r if me SS file cannot be found Press ENTER when the display shows L AOL re to create the system file automatically This message appears if ne oe file is SANG or is damaged Press ENTER when the display shows L AOL ares to overwrite with a correct system file automatically 26 TASCAM MP VTI Message Meaning and response If any of these errors occurs turn the MP VT1 power OFF and restart the unit If the error message continues to appear contact a TEAC Repair Center TASCAM MP VT1 2 13 Recycling the Battery This unit uses a lithium ion battery Lithium ion batteries are a valuable rec
34. that is too difficult to catch at ordinary playback speed you can use this trainer to slow the playback to a speed that makes learning the notes easier Supplied accessories In addition to this manual the following accessories are supplied Quick AAA l Mini E USB Cable AAA l Warranty A l Manual conventions In this manual we use the following conventions e Controls and keys on the MP VT1 are written like this MENU e Messages shown on the display are written like this Precautions for placement and use The MP VT1 may be used in most areas but to maintain top performance and prolong operating life observe the following notes precautions and environmental condi tions e Avoid exposing it to extremes of temperature and humidity and avoid mechanical shocks and vibration e Keep the unit away from strong magnetic fields TV sets computer monitors large electric motors etc e The nominal temperature should be between 0 C and 40 C 32 F and 104 P e Relative humidity should be 30 to 80 percent Beware of condensation If the unit is moved from a cold to a warm place or used after a sudden temperature change there is a danger of condensation vapor in the air could condense on the internal mechanism making correct operation impossible To prevent this or if this occurs let the player sit for one or two hours at the new room temperature before using 1 Introduction Furthermore the dedicate
35. to the time of the IN point When the OUT point is set 0 appears below the playback position bar at the position relative to the time of the OUT point 7 Loop repeat setting status indicators The following indicators appear according to the playback settings H Current track plays and then playback stops LO Current track plays repeatedly FALL All tracks in the play area play repeatedly Ho Playback loops between IN and OUT points Track information Tag information or file name appears during playback If there is D3 tag information the Title information will be shown but if not the file name will be shown 9 Play area 1 INPUT level meter The currently selected play area appears Level of the mic signal entering the Mic IN jack ALL All files in the MUSIC folder appears FOLDER Files in a subfolder of the MUSIC folder 2 Status of playback control functions PLIST Files added to the playlist The status of each playback control function VSA tempo key voice cancel is shown Playback track number total number of tracks When a function is ON its indicator appears with The current track number and the total number of light colored letters on a dark background tracks in the selected play area appears 43 Effect setting status ACRE Shows whether the effects are ON or OFF When the Shows the current track number number of tracks in effect function is ON its indicator appears with light the selected pla
36. ween the three INFORMATION pages FILE Currently active MP3 file data MEMORY Built in flash memory use SYSTEM MP VT1 system settings and firmware version File information page FILE Shows information about the currently selected file LHFORMAT ICN o2hHk CBR 44 1k H1i Rimix Edit JE Best JE MP3 File bit rate kbps CBR or VBR constant bit rate variable bit rate and sampling frequency kHz TITLE 1D3 tag title information when available otherwise shows file name ALBUM Shows ID3 tag album information when available otherwise blank ARTIST Shows ID3 tag artist information when available otherwise blank 24 TASCAM MP VT1 Memory information page MEMORY Shows status of built in flash memory usage INFORMATION 0 MEMORY css I JA TOTAL MUSIC 25 C0 TOTAL FOLDER 5 TOTAL HENORY 967MB REMAIN HERR 738MB TOTAL MUSIC Total number of playable files in the MUSIC folder TOTAL FOLDER Total number of subfolders in the MUSIC folder TOTAL MEMORY Total capacity of the built in flash memory REMAIN MEMORY Total amount of unused built in flash memory The MP VT1 can recognize a maximum combined total of 550 files and folders If there are more than 550 files and folders in excess of this number will not appear on the unit System information page SYSTEM Shows MP VT1 system settings information and firmware version IRFORMATION i CUE REN SPD x AUTO OFF 5 SHsec
37. y area colored letters on a dark background TASCAM MP VT1 9 Making connections Connecting headphones or speakers You can connect headphones or a monitoring system powered speakers amplifier speaker system etc to the MP VTI1 LINE OUT jack Connecting a mic Using the MP VT1 s mic input jack and built in mic effects you can create a variety of effects with just the MP VTI You can also sing or play an instrument along with an MP3 track on the unit See the Practice Functions chapter on page 18 and the Using Effects chapter on page 20 The INPUT level meter appears at the bottom of the home screen Use this to confirm input and adjust the level of the mic signal If the input level is too high the dot at the far right end of the bar will stay lit briefly If the input level is low then the meter bar will extend only a short distance from the left Watch this meter as you adjust the INPUT volume to set the input level so that it is neither too high or too low The mic sound is output through the LINE OUT jack 10 tascam mP VT1 Q LINE OUT 6 Powered speakers or amplifier and speakers Headphones Contact mic attached to an instrument 3 Connections amp MP3 Transfer Connecting to a computer By connecting the MP VT1 to a computer you can copy music files in MP3 format from the computer to the MP VTI erase files on the MP VT1 and edit folders
38. yclable resource Before disposing of this unit please remove and recycle its battery A pina AY NEVER TAKE THE UNIT APART FOR ANY G PURPOSE OTHER THAN TO REMOVE THE BATTERY BEFORE DISPOSAL L i on How to remove the rechargeable battery Before removing the battery turn the unit power switch ON and drain the battery until it ceases to function Set the AUTO OFF function to OFF See Automatic power off on page 22 1 Remove the four side screws and remove the 2 Remove the battery from the unit and detach the upper case connector 28 TASCAM MP VT1 Rated audio input and output Mic Input Input impedance Maximum input level Standard input level Phones Line Out Maximum output Standard phone jack mono unbalanced gt 20 kQ 20 dBV 40 dB 1 8 3 5 mm stereo jack 20 mW 20 mW with 32 2 headphones connected Frequency characteristics Total Harmonic Distortion S N ratio Line Out Other specifications MP3 file support Memory medium File system Built in lithium ion battery Power consumption Dimensions W x H x D Weight including lithium ion battery Accessory sold separately LY L TE amen Eee A SS par ac T VA PAPA ara VWINIMUM computer requir Windows PC Macintosh Recommended ements 20 20 000 Hz 1 3 dB Mic Input gt Phones Line Out lt 0 05 Mic Input gt Line Out gt 80 dB 0 dBV Bit rate 32 320 kbps Sampling frequency 44 1

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