Plextor PTR 2, User Manual

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NOTE: When selecting your preferred input source, you will only be able
to select from sources that are connected at that time. If you have
connected to the external microphone socket and the line in socket, your
choices will be "Built in microphone", "External microphone" and "Line in".
16.8. Setting the recording level.
When making any recording, it is important to ensure that the recording
level is set correctly. If the level is too low, the volume of the finished
recording will be too low. If the recording level is too high, the end
recording quality is likely to be distorted.
PLEXTALK gives you 2 methods of adjusting the recording level. It has an
automatic gain control (AGC) facility which can be used with the built in
microphone, an external microphone or with a line in source.
Alternatively, the recording level can be adjusted manually. Manual
adjustment of the recording level can only be used with the external
microphone and the line in source. The internal microphone level cannot
be adjusted manually.
For either an external microphone or a line in source, you can switch
between using the AGC or the manual recording setting as follows:
REMINDER: The Recording Level control switch is located in the front
most recess on the right side of PLEXTALK. Of the 3 switches in the recess,
it is the switch nearest to the front.
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Press the Recording Level control switch in towards the body of
PLEXTALK.
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Each time you press it, PLEXTALK will say either "Auto gain control
on" or "Auto gain control off".
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Press this switch until your preferred option is spoken.
For external microphones or a line in source, you can manually adjust the
recording level as follows:
REMINDER: You must have an external source connected to be able to
adjust the recording level manually.
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Press the Record key once to go into recording stand by.