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ESI 

Rekord M

 

 

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A.  USB connection cable, this cable is used to connect Rekord M to your PC or Macintosh and to 

charge the battery. Simply connect it to the computer and the internal battery of Rekord M gets 
charged automatically. 

B.  microphone input adapter, this adapter from 1/8" to 1/4" is used to connect an external dynamic 

microphone (mono) to Rekord M. Note that recording from condenser microphones is not 
possible. 

C.  hand strap, allows you to conveniently hold Rekord M on your arm wrist or anywhere else. The 

strap connects to the small holder on the top backside of Rekord M. 

D. line input adapter, allows you to record from line input signals in stereo. It connects two 

unbalanced 1/4" line signals (for left & right channel) to the 1/4" line input of Rekord M. 

LCD display 

 

1.  shows the current input source for recording: 

INT

 (internal stereo microphone), 

WIDE

 (internal 

stereo microphone with higher sensitivity for wider rooms / areas), 

EXT

 (external mono 

dynamic microphone) or 

LINE

 (external stereo line input). 

2.  shows the current selected folder for recording & playback (

A

B

C

D

 or 

E

 – 5 in total). 

3.  shows the current repeat mode for playback (

Normal

One Repeat

Dir Repeat

All Repeat

Shuffle All

). 

4.  shows if the key lock is enabled (lock icon) or disabled (empty, default). 

5.

 

shows the battery charge level. 

6.

 

shows the selected MP3 bitrate and/or PCM status: 

PCM

 (no compression, direct WAV file 

recording), 

SHQ

 (128kbps mp3), 

HQ

 (64kbps mp3), 

SP

 (32kbps mp3) or 

LP

 (16kbps mp3). 

Summary of Contents for Rekord M

Page 1: ...Professional Level Compact Handheld Audio Recorder User s Guide ...

Page 2: ...ESI Copyright 2010 Revision 1 May 2010 www esi audio com ...

Page 3: ...Files 9 Key Hold function 9 4 Menu Settings 9 Bitrate Rec Setting 10 Rec LED Rec Setting 10 Line Level Rec Setting 10 Repeat Func Setting 10 Play Speed Func Setting 11 Backlight Func Setting 11 Power Sav Func Setting 11 Monitor Func Setting 11 Date Time Func Setting 11 FactorySet Func Setting 11 Info Func Setting 11 5 USB Connection to PC or Mac 12 Windows 12 Mac OS X 12 6 Specifications 14 7 Gene...

Page 4: ...tput and even a built in speaker for direct monitoring of your recordings The internal 4 GB of memory allows you to record up to over 6 hours of uncompressed audio or even over 17 days of compressed mp3 audio in pristine quality Rekord M directly connects to your Mac or PC via USB connection and gets charged via the integrated battery directly from your computer All features are displayed via the ...

Page 5: ... WIDE and AUTO on off and delete recorded files 11 HOLD slider can be used to lock all function buttons 12 REWIND LEFT button to move back to the beginning of a file and navigate in menu 13 PLAY PAUSE POWER button used to play pause recording and playback and to turn on off Rekord M by pressing and holding for a few seconds 14 input source selection for recording INT internal stereo microphone EXT...

Page 6: ...from line input signals in stereo It connects two unbalanced 1 4 line signals for left right channel to the 1 4 line input of Rekord M LCD display 1 shows the current input source for recording INT internal stereo microphone WIDE internal stereo microphone with higher sensitivity for wider rooms areas EXT external mono dynamic microphone or LINE external stereo line input 2 shows the current selec...

Page 7: ... off completely Input Source selection To select the input source you need to use the INT EXT LINE slider switch on the bottom right side of Rekord M Further input adjustments can be done using the FUNC button above the slider switch It is very important that you do this before starting to record You cannot change the input source after a recording has been initiated The following input sources ar...

Page 8: ...hange and change to the next folder i e from A to B from B to C from C to D from D to E and from E back to A Now you can play back files from only this folder If you start recording the new file will be placed into this selected folder as well File names of new recordings will be created by Rekord M automatically The first recording in folder A will be called A001 WAV or MP3 then A002 WAV MP3 A003...

Page 9: ...n chapter 2 and a list with files will appear under the name of the current folder Navigate up and down with the FOLDER UP and MENU DOWN buttons then select the file to delete by pressing and holding the FUNC button on the right side Rekord M will then display Delete and you can select Yes or No using the REWIND LEFT and FORWARD RIGHT buttons After selecting Yes push the PLAY PAUSE button to confi...

Page 10: ...n allows you to turn On or Off the red recording LED during recording If you want to record something without anyone seeing that the unit is recording you would turn it off Line Level Rec Setting The Line Level function allows you to adjust the input gain when recording from the line input as input source i e LINE is displayed on LCD screen The range is between 12dB to 12dB Rekord M is optimized f...

Page 11: ...rd i e from the line input gets sent out via the headphone line output simultaneously This means for example you can connect Rekord M to the output of your mixing desk and connect the output of Rekord M to your monitoring speakers headphones or amplifier and as such place the recorder in between your existing setup As alternative you can also monitor via the built in speaker using the Speaker sett...

Page 12: ...ble like shown on the right While the LED is blinking the battery of Rekord M gets charged Windows The following pictures show a folder of Rekord M with some files under Windows Vista Even though the look is a bit different under Windows XP or Windows 7 the principle is exactly the same You can click on files and simply drag them to your local hard disk or any other drive on your system for furthe...

Page 13: ...ESI Rekord M 13 ...

Page 14: ... file playback 8 320kbps samplerates 8 11 5 12 16 22 05 24 32 44 1 48kHz Technical Specifications 4 GB of internal memory recording time up to 6 15h WAV PCM up to 426h mp3 LP Li Polymer Battery rechargeable via USB battery lifetime about 12h when recording about 5h when playing via speaker Compatibility compatible to Windows XP Vista 7 Mac OS X software firmware upgrade possible Accessories Appear...

Page 15: ...gainst harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio communications Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will...

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