The TASCAM 424 MkII has a 3-band EQ section with sweepable midrange, dedicated monitor outputs, a way-cool rehearsal/cue setup, and even a special tape cleaning mode! Some guy (not me) went to the trouble of scanning in the entire manual and converting it to PDF format (caution: 1+ MB download). View and Download Tascam PORTASTUDIO 424 MKIII owner's manual online. Tascam Recording Equipment User Manual. PORTASTUDIO 424 MKIII Recording Equipment pdf manual download.

Posted on February 10th, 2009 Bob I was fortunate enough to pick up a used Tascam Portastudio 424 MKII about 4 years ago on Craigslist. It worked flawlessly when I first got it. Recorded many a Xome tracks on the beast and eventually set it up so that the output of the 4-track was plugged into the soundcard on my computer. It was so handy having this setup to try out new gear and record that the Tascam almost never was powered down.

I decided to check out some old 4-track tapes recently and noticed that when I pressed play, rewind or any of the other tape transport buttons that the appropriate light would come on for a few seconds, some clicking was heard but it pooped-out. I decided to open her up and poke around a bit. I noticed that the motor underneath the cassette tape bracket seemed like it wasn’t moving when perhaps it should. Pou Pc Download Utorrent For Windows. After taking out the bracket and looking at the motor, I did a quick Google search on the part number printed on the motor’s label (which proved not as fruitful as I thought it might be). But I finally found a place in Indiana called Studio Sound Electronics that carries the exact replacement. I found from the information on their site that it was a 12-volt Mabuchi motor.

I placed 12-volts on the motor and yup, no movement. I decided to order a replacement from. The motor was $9.95 And shipping to California was just under $5. I must say that Studio Sound Electronics’ service is wonderful. The motor arrived just a few days later.

I popped in the new motor, soldered the 4 wires into place and put everything back together. Works like new again! Here are some hints if you’re looking to do this repair yourself: ** There are about 15 screws on the bottom of the unit that need to be removed including one that is on the little “ledge” on the back of the 4-track. ** After carefully opening up the unit, you have to disconnect 5 connectors – 4 from the big circuit board and one two-position connector from behind the transformer. Since they are all different positions and there are slots so you don’t put them in backwards, it’s not really necessary to mark them or anything like that. ** Remove the connector from the back of the cassette tape bracket. ** Remove the entire bracket assembly with the screws on the top of the bracket.

** Remove two screws on each side of the bracket to access the bottom bracket that holds the motor. One on each side is screwed through a plastic clip thing. Download Free Grey Fox F7556 Manual Treadmill. You might want to put these away carefully so that you get the plastic clips on the correct sides when you put it back together.

** Move the motor’s belt over to the side and remove the 3 flat-headed screws that mount the motor. Gently pull off the belt guide. ** Once the motor is free, cut the 4 wires connected to the motor.

You may want to memo where each of the wires go. The wires go as follows: A: blue, B: yellow, +: red, -: black.

** Strip each of the wires (about 3mm will do) and solder the wires on to the new motor. ** Putting the 4-track back together is the reverse of taking it apart. Just make sure you have all your electrical connectors connected! ** The motor in the Tascam 4-track is a Mabuchi Motor EG-530KD-2B.

It’s a 12VDC 1600/3200 RPM CCW (counter clock-wise rotation) motor. It’s available from Studio Sound Electronics. What an awesome page to come across. Thank you for posting it! Free Download Peter York Sloane Ranger Handbook Programs For Kids. I have a feeling I may need to follow your instructions and parts source in the near future as I have just today taken delivery (for free!) of a 424 MKII that has been used for ten years at figure skating competitions as a music/announcer player/mixer.

It has probably seen well over 25,000 skating routines in its years of service, so I am guessing the motor is pretty well used up (I dunno, I haven’t even pluged it in yet). What I REALLY need is a manual. I too had to replace the capstan motor on my Tascam. The motor runs constantly while the unit is powered on, and being the only real moving part it is prone to eventual failure. Because I use mine a lot for its mixing features, and leave it on for hours, I installed a on/off switch to the motor. Here’s what I did: first I bought a mini single-pole switch.

Second I drilled a hole in the back of the unit right between the line output connectors and the DBX on switch to install the on/off switch for the motor. Thirdly I cut the black wire going to the capstan motor and connected both ends to the switch.