Tascam 688 problem

ericblowtorch

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I bought a Tascam 688 8-track cassette recorder in supposedly great condition, and it worked for mixing down existing 8-track recordings. Now I'm trying to record on it. I've followed every step of the Step-by-Step Operations Guide to Tracking up to pressing the ASSIGN MAIN key, and that's where I'm having trouble. The screen doesn't look like it should, with 10 rows of 8 LED squares -- it's just 8 horizontal lines, as if I hadn't done anything. The LED meters are dark. Is my machine broken?
 
First, 688 is a bitch to control.

you could use scene 1-11 to record from mic inputs (factory scenes). Sometimes you need to press clear or recall to make it respond. Grp is recording track (grp 1-2 - tr. 1-2 etc)
 
OK, I got the LED meters to work, but I'm not getting any visible signal from my mic inputs, no matter what track I use. I'll try the Clear and Recall buttons. Have you had this problem?
 
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