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Page 1: ...MGR A7 B60 5781 10 01 X INSTRUCTION MANUAL DIGITAL AUDIO RECORDER ...

Page 2: ... Varying the fast forward fast reverse speed 24 Recording music or voice Connecting a microphone or audio component 25 Selecting the recording mode Setting the microphone mode 26 Display during recording 27 Adjusting the recording level 27 MIC REC LEVEL function 27 Auto Level Setting ALS function 28 Manual recording level adjustment 28 External microphone gain setting 28 Setting the recording form...

Page 3: ... outlet Continuing the use of the equipment may result in a fire or electric shock After the smoke abnormal odour or noise disappears consult your dealer or a Kenwood service agent for servicing If you drop the AC adapter or this unit unplug the power cord If equipment is dropped or the cover or case is damaged switch off this unit unplug the AC adapter from the power outlet Continuing the use of ...

Page 4: ...ther with a hard object Otherwise this unit may be damaged when the bag is pushed Do not expose this unit to an insecticide or other volatile substance or bring this unit in extended contact with a rubber or vinyl material Otherwise discoloration or peeling of the surface finish may result Do not put this unit in a pocket of trousers Otherwise it may be damaged due to a strong impact when you sit ...

Page 5: ...he battery is charged or discharged incompletely for several times The built in battery therefore accepts additional charging before it has exhausted completely Storage and maintenance of SD card Before storage Be sure to put the SD card in the case before storing it Do not leave the SD card in a place with extremely high temperature under direct sunlight etc or extremely high humidity When the SD...

Page 6: ...English 6 Unpacking Recorder Quick start manual MGR A7 QUICK START MANUAL DIGITAL AUDIO RECORDER USB cable Headphones ...

Page 7: ...aries the volume gradually Built in microphones Left mic Right mic Center mic Phones jack 7 4 Up button Press to move the cursor upward Press during playback to skip to the beginning of the current track Pressing the button at the beginning of a track skips to the beginning of the previous track Press and hold to fast reverse the music Press during playback to increase the recording level provided...

Page 8: ...AUTO PLUG IN POWER switch Set ON when using an external microphone with the plug in power type HOLD switch Press to defeat all other buttons This helps prevent erroneous operation of this unit when it is carried in a bag etc Reset button In case of irregularity first consult Troubleshooting page 49 If an optimum remedy is not found try pressing the reset button with the tip of a clip Do not pass a...

Page 9: ...he time page 11 Connecting a microphone or audio component page 25 Selecting the recording mode Setting the microphone mode page 26 Setting the recording format page 29 Setting the recording equaliser page 29 Setting the recorded file storage location page 30 Sync recording for starting recording in synchronism with music or voice page 30 Setting the detection level of sync recording page 31 Delay...

Page 10: ...le Track title Track title Genre name Genre name Genre name Genre name Genre name Genre name Genre Internal memory SD card Folder name Folder1 RECORD File001 mp3 File002 mp3 File003 mp3 Internal memory Internal memory SD card Folder Library screen Screen for use in selecting music for playback page 19 Display during playback page 20 Screen display items Home screen Initial screen for use in starti...

Page 11: ...etting the date and time Adjust the date and time of this unit The date time information is required for naming the recorded files Recording is not available unless the date and time are set 1 Select Settings from the home screen 1 sec or more Album Track Favorite Genre Year Artist Year Genre Recorded Recording Settings Folder How to read this manual Turning this unit on Setting the time 2 Select ...

Page 12: ...ation is visible Inserting removing an SD card This unit can play music stored in an SD card or recording music in an SD card Inserting the SD card 1 Switch this unit off Press and hold the Power Menu button until the display is turned off 2 Insert the SD card Open the card cover Hold the SD card with the label side up and the notched section on the right and insert it into the slot until it click...

Page 13: ...is unit can be disconnected safely disconnect it from the PC Recharging Battery Connecting a PC This unit incorporates a rechargeable battery hereafter referred to as the battery which can be recharged from the AC adapter or from a PC connected through USB connection Recharging from the AC adapter Connect the AC adapter optinal accessory to this unit Recharging is complete when the CHARGE indicato...

Page 14: ...Hz Quantization 8 bit 16 bit Channel Stereo Monaural Using Windows Media Player 11 10 9 A music CD can be ripped into the PC using the Windows Media Player 11 10 9 The following steps describes the operation with the Windows Media Player 11 10 Using Windows Media Player 11 1 Launch the Windows Media Player 2 Click the Rip button on the top 3 Place a music CD in the CD ROM drive of the PC 4 Check t...

Page 15: ... the Windows Media Player refer to the manuals and help information for the software If copy protection is set when capturing tracks of a music CD into the PC using the Windows Media Player transferring the music file to this unit is limited only to the Windows Media Player The music files which are transferred using drag drop or copy paste cannot be played Before transferring a music file view it...

Page 16: ...up Manage Existing Files on Device dialog box is displayed Search for the music files to be added to the library 4 Click the Sync button on the top 5 Select KENWOOD_DAP internal memory or SD Card KENWOOD_SD SD Card Digital Player may be displayed Transferring Music from PC 6 Add the music files to be transferred in the Sync List Drag drop the music file selected from the library into the sync list...

Page 17: ...ansfer by drag drop Open the Windows Explorer and drag drop the desired file from the PC s hard disk drive to this Player Copy paste can also be used for data transfer 1 Open the removable disk corresponding to this Player Click Start Computer KENWOOD_DAP internal memory or SD card KENWOOD_SD SD card 2 Open the folder storing the desired music file 3 Drag drop the music file into the removable dis...

Page 18: ... 2 Launch the Windows Media Player 3 Click the Sync button on the top 4 Select KENWOOD_DAP internal memory or SD Card KENWOOD_SD SD Card Digital Player may be displayed 5 Select the music file to be deleted right click to open a pop up menu and select Delete from it Using Windows Media Player 10 1 Connect this unit to a PC 2 Launch the Windows Media Player 3 Click the Sync button on the top 4 Sele...

Page 19: ... desiredTrack Recorded Select music in one of the recorded files page 33 When a major item is selected the list of intermediate items located below it is displayed When a track is selected from the album title the tracks are played in order they are recorded in the album When a track is selected from other item the tracks are played in order of track titles 1 Connect headphones and switch this uni...

Page 20: ...k Skip up Press and hold to skip to the subsequent tracks one after another During menu display Moves the cursor downward Up button Play mode Each press skips to the beginning of the current track or of the previous track Skip down Press and hold to fast reverse the track Stop mode Each press skips to the beginning of the current track or of the previous track Skip down Press and hold to skip to t...

Page 21: ...andom order playing every track once Intro Playback of the introduction parts of all of the tracks in the list playing the first 10 seconds of every track Repeat mode Repeat off Playback stops after having played the tracks in the list Repeat one Playback of the same track repeatedly Repeat all Playback of all of the tracks in the list repeatedly A B Repeat mode A B Repeat Repeat playback of the s...

Page 22: ...uring playback is shown 2 Select Artist skip or Artist skip Sound mode Play mode Add favorite Artist skip Artist skip The displayed items vary to Artist skip Album skip Genre skip or Year skip depending on the item used to select the track being played To skip an item The item skip operation described above is not available if the music being played was selected from File Favorite Folder or Record...

Page 23: ...ddition to or deletion from the Favorite folder is also possible by selecting the desired track from the list in the library screen Adding to Deleting from the Favorite Tracks you are particularly fond of can be registered in the Favorite folder for playing only the favorite tracks later Adding to the Favorite 1 Play a track you like and open the pop up menu Track title Artist name 2 Select Add fa...

Page 24: ... in 5 steps The fast forward and fast reverse speed can also be varied in 3 steps Varying the playback speed 1 Select Play speed from the pop up menu Track title Artist name Add favorite Item skip Item skip Timer setting Play speed 2 Select the playback speed 2 1 Normal 1 2 Enter Enter Select a figure to increase the playback speed or a figure to decrease it Varying the playback speed The default ...

Page 25: ... the line input Dynamic microphone etc Condenser microphone with the plug in power type Stereo etc Musical instrument etc Line output Prepare the required adapters such as a standard stereo plug cable or RCA pin plug stereo miniplug adapter commercially available in audio stores according to the output terminals of the external microphone or audio component When connecting a condenser microphone w...

Page 26: ...REO Stereo recording using an external stereo microphone MONO Monaural recording using an external monaural microphone Recording of the line input The recording source is switched automatically when a cable is connected to the line input or microphone input terminal During recording from the built in microphones or an external microphone the displayed icon changes according to the microphone mode ...

Page 27: ...the volume level is as uniform as possible all over the recording AUTO This setting records audio at as uniform as possible level and is therefore suitable for recording of a speech etc MANUAL The recording level can be adjusted either using the ALS function or manually 1 Set the MIC REC LEVEL function Built in microphones or external microphone only Display during recording Level meter Status Rec...

Page 28: ...microphone only Recording destinat Sync rec Sync level Delay rec Mic Gain 2 Select the microphone input gain 20dB Normal Enter Enter 20dB Select this item when the input sensitivityoftheexternalmicrophone is low or the sound recorded using the external microphone is low Normal Usually select this item Auto Level Setting ALS function The recording level is set according to the maximum input level F...

Page 29: ... and bit rate of the recorded file can be selected according to the audio quality requirement WAV 44 1kHz Non compressed audio is recorded with the 44 1 kHz sampling frequency This setting is suitable for recording audio for use in creating a music CD etc WAV 48kHz Non compressed audio is recorded with the 48 kHz sampling frequency This setting is suitable for recording audio of a video movie etc ...

Page 30: ... Oﬀ Auto sync Auto divide Enter Enter 3 Start recording See page 32 Simply setting sync recording does not start actual recording The default sync recording setting before this unit left the factory is Off Start of music or voice is detected only after no input status has lasted for 2 seconds or more When recording using the built in microphones or an external microphone the detection level of the...

Page 31: ... The default delayed recording mode set before this unit left the factory is Off When sync recording using the built in microphones or an external microphone is set the level at which recording starts can be set as described below The default sync detection level set before this unit left the factory is Low In an environment with high ambient noise in which the no input status cannot be detected s...

Page 32: ...recorded file can be deleted anytime page 37 To play a recorded file select it from Recorded file list in the home screen page 33 The recorded file can be copied in the PC The recorded file is stored in either folder below Internal memory Computer KENWOOD_DAP RECORD folder SD card Computer SD card KWD folder The music or voice input from microphones or an audio component can be recorded as describ...

Page 33: ...ded from the microphones or the line input Line Mic Recorded If is pressed in this step playback starts from the first file of the files recorded from microphones or the line input 3 Select the recorded file 080301123456 wma 080302101010 wma 080302120000 wav 080303000100 wav 080303234500 wma Line 080301123456 Unknown Playing recorded music or voice When an SD card is inserted the music files in it...

Page 34: ...l tone improvement technology which creates realistic sound by interpolating the high frequency components that are lost in MP3 WMA 44 1 kHz audio compression Sound mode NORMAL Playback in normal tone BASS POPS ROCK JAZZ DANCE VOICE Playback in a tone matching the genre of music Custom sound Desired tone can be set using a 5 band custom equalizer SPRM Supreme 1 Select SPRM from the pop up menu Tra...

Page 35: ...ect Custom sound 3 Select the frequency band to be adjusted 4 Set the response level If the headphone volume is increased too much you will be unable to hear the sounds from outside Be careful not to increase the volume too much With the default condition set at the factory Supreme is set to Off and Sound mode is set to NORMAL Supreme and Sound mode cannot be used simultaneously 5 Enter the select...

Page 36: ...le depending on how this unit is used and the number of hierarchical levels is also variable As a result when you want to display a file list it may be necessary to repeat the operation in step 3 according to the number of hierarchical levels The files in each folder are played in order of filenames unicode The list of the music files stored in this unit can be displayed Internal memory Folder REC...

Page 37: ...r1 1 Folder1 2 File001 mp3 File002 mp3 File003 mp3 File1 03 mp3 File1 01 mp3 File1 02 mp3 SD card KWD Folder Audio data 1 Select Folder from the home screen 1 sec or more Album Track Favorite Genre Year Artist Track Favorite Genre Year Folder Album 2 Select either Internal memory or SD card Internal memory SD card Folder 3 Select the file to be deleted Folder1 RECORD File001 mp3 File002 mp3 File00...

Page 38: ...e SD card is set to the LOCK position page 5 The files recorded with this unit can be moved between the internal memory and SD card When a file is moved the file in the original location is deleted Internal memory LINE 080301123456 wma MIC 080310130000 wav LINE 080301123456 wma MIC 080310130000 wav SD card Folder RECORD KWD Line 080301123456 wma 080301130000 wav Mic Recorded No To internal memo Mo...

Page 39: ...101 Files cannot be divided if the LOCK switch on the SD card is set to the LOCK position page 5 3 Play the file wav to be divided 080301130000 wav 080302101010 wav 080302120000 wav 080303000100 wma 080303234500 wma Mic 080301130000 Unknown 4 Divide the recorded file 080301130000 Unknown The file is divided at the position where the EDIT button is pressed 5 Select Yes from the edit menu No Yes Div...

Page 40: ...es in 1 minute steps Sleep timer and alarm timer The sleep timer makes it possible to switch this unit OFF after the set period of time The alarm timer makes it possible to generate an alarm beep tone after the set period of time 1 During playback or recording select Timer setting from the pop up menu Track title Artist name Play mode Add favorite Album skip Album skip Timer setting 2 Select the t...

Page 41: ...e page 11 The date time information is required for naming the recorded files Setting reset Resets the settings of this unit to the default settings made at the factory page 42 System information Displays the system information of this unit model ID firmware version available memory capacity total memory capacity total number of files Press the Play Stop button to hide the system information displ...

Page 42: ...ete all of the music and other files stored in this unit Resetting is used to reset the settings performed using the setting menus to the settings made before this unit left the factory Caution Formatting deletes all of the files in this unit It also deletes demonstration music which cannot be restored later It does not alter the settings made with the Settings menu Resetting resets the settings m...

Page 43: ...tings Folder 2 Select Prioritized Drive Auto power oﬀ Beep Language Format Prioritized Drive Settings 3 Select either Internal memory or SD card Internal memory SD card Internal memory SD card Prioritized Drive Enter Enter Select either Internal memory or SD card If the USB compatible stereo component or the PC does not recognize this unit select Internal memory or SD card as the prioritized drive...

Page 44: ...en 1 sec or more Album Track Favorite Genre Year Artist Year Genre Recorded Recording Settings Folder 2 Select Language Lighting time LCD Contrast Auto power oﬀ Beep Language Settings 3 Select the language 日本語 ENGLISH DEUTSCH FRANCAIS ESPAÑOL Language Enter Enter Setting the menu language ...

Page 45: ...Connecting to the Line outout For the operating procedure and the playable files read the instruction manual for the connected stereo set Do not use or leave this unit or connected component in an automobile compartment with high temperatures Otherwise equipment failure may result The internal memory and the SD card are recognized as separate drives If a drive cannot be selected from USB compatibl...

Page 46: ...ugh USB connection Digital Audio Player Link compatible stereo Digital audio input Special cable 1 Switch this unit ON 2 Set the input selector of the connected stereo set to Digital Audio This unit operations including Play Pause and Skip Up Down can be controlled from the main unit and remote control unit of the connected stereo Line output LINE OUT terminal For details and operating method of t...

Page 47: ...unit is capable of recording playback of SD SDHC memory cards complying with the SD or SDHC standard 6 All of the above specified PC environment does not guarantee full operation of this unit Use a PC in which either OS mentioned above is preinstalled Operation is not guaranteed on a PC running an upgraded OS or a PC assembled by yourself Specifications Built in flash memory 1 2 GB Headphone outpu...

Page 48: ...an t divided You attempted to divide aWMA format file Only theWAV format files can be divided page 39 You attempted to divide a file other than a recorded file A file can be divided only when it is aWAV format file selected by selecting Recorded in the home screen page 39 Glossary DRM Digital Rights Management Technology for protecting the copyright of digital audio and video data by limiting the ...

Page 49: ...om it or file deletion from it is impossible The LOCK switch on the SD card is set to the LOCK position Unlock the write protection of the SD card page 5 Recording from a line input is impossible A plug is connected to the microphone input Do not connect anything to the microphone input terminal page 25 Recording from an external microphone is impossible The PLUG IN POWER switch is set to OFF A co...

Page 50: ... in the file system of the internal memory Format the internal memory with the following procedure Forced formatting procedure If an SD card is inserted this procedure formats it together with the internal memory Caution Formatting results in deleting all of the files The memory contents cannot be recovered once they have been formatted 1 Switch this unit off Press and hold the power menu button I...

Page 51: ...r and call a doctor If the fluid is left in your eyes an eye injury may result Removing the Rechargeable Battery Built in Battery Before Disposal IMPORTANT Never attempt to open this unit besides when disposing of it For replacement of the built in battery contact your nearest Kenwood service agent Remove the built in battery after having confirmed that it is completely discharged Once the built i...

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