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•
RECORD
Start recording
•
PAUSE
,
RECORD
Record pause
followed by
PAUSE
Start recording
4. Adjust the recording levels so that the peak level
meters do not go beyond 0dB (marked ‘OVR’ in the
top right of the diagram below). If the recording
level goes above 0dB, distortion to the recorded
material may occur.
5. Press the
STOP
button to stop recording. Or press
the
PAUSE
button to pause recording. If you press
the
PAUSE
button once again in record pause
mode, the PORTADISC will start recording again.
MONO RECORDING
You can double the recording time on an MD disc by
using the mono recording mode.
1. Recall ‘REC MODE ?’ by pressing the
SYSTEM
button once.
2. Press
F1
to choose ‘MONO’. Then press
F2
to
confirm and
F3
to exit.
NOTE – The left and right channels will be added and
recorded as a mono signal.
ONE-TOUCH SETUP
Use the
SETUP
button to quickly configure the
PORTADISC for mic, line or digital recordings.
1. Press the
SETUP
button once to recall ‘OPEN
SETUP’ mode.
The following setup options are available by scrolling
through
F1
from the ‘OPEN SETUP?’ menu page. Press
F2
to select.
SETUP
PORTADISC settings
USER1 - USER5
5 user-defined settings
MIC REC
Microphone recording setup
LINE REC
Line recording setup
DIGI REC
Digital recording setup
You can save your input and system settings (which
were made by using the
INPUT
and
SYSTEM
buttons)
into 5 user memories and then easily recall them by
opening the user memories.
HOW TO SAVE
5 user memories are available, named ‘USER 1’ to
‘USER 5’.
1. Make your record mode setting using the
INPUT
button and the
SYSTEM
button.
2. Press the
SETUP
button until ‘SAVE SETUP’ is
displayed.
3. Press
F1
to choose the user memory from USER
1-5. Then press
F2
to save.
HOW TO OPEN
You can open your pre-set record mode, which you
saved in the user memories from USER 1-5.
1. Press the
SETUP
button until ‘OPEN SETUP’ is
recalled.
2. Press
F1
to choose the user memory from USER
1-5. Then press
F2
to open.
6 SECONDS PRE-RECORDING
This function enables you to record 6 seconds of audio
from the internal memory buffer prior to pressing
RECORD
. This is a useful function for minimising the
chance of missing the beginning of a take.
1. Press the
SYSTEM
button until ‘PRE-RECORD?’
mode is recalled.
2. Press
F1
until ‘YES’ is displayed. Then press
F2
to
set-up.
3. Enter record pause mode by pressing
PAUSE
before sliding the
RECORD
button.
CAUTION – For the pre-record mode to work, you need to
wait at least 6 seconds after preparing the record pause
mode in order to pre-load the buffer. The PORTADISC will
not record the full 6 seconds of audio otherwise.
4. Press
PAUSE
to start recording. The PORTADISC
will record the audio, including 6 seconds of audio
prior to the start of the recording.
REC MODE
MONO
SET
EXIT
SAVE SETUP
USER1
SAVE
EXIT
OPEN SETUP
USER1
OPEN
EXIT
OPEN SETUP
MIC REC
OPEN
EXIT
TIME = 0 SECONDS
TIME +6 SECONDS
ACTUAL RECORDING
BEGINS HERE
RECORD BUTTON
IS PRESSED
SETUP MENU
USEFUL RECORDING FUNCTIONS
PRE-RECORD?
YES
SET
EXIT
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