Sonifex COURIER, User Handbook Manual

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Chapter 5 - Recording
5-2 Courier User Handbook
5.1. Making a recording
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Make sure that the Courier has a charged battery or is connected to an external
power supply.
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Check that a PCMCIA disk is fitted into the slot on the side of the Courier.
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Connect a suitable microphone or line input (e.g. cassette) to the left MIC/LINE
IN connector for mono, and left and right inputs for stereo, and alter the
SOURCE switch on the top surface of the Courier to suite the type of input.
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Set the other switches on the top of the Courier depending on your needs -
phantom power, the high pass microphone filter and the limiter (see section 2.8
for more information).
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Check that you have selected the correct Record Style for your application and
that it matches whether you are recording in mono or stereo (see later in this
chapter for choosing and altering Record Styles).
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Either slide both the RECORD PAUSE and RECORD switches to the right to
put the machine into
Record Pause Mode , or slide the RECORD switch to the
right if you want to begin recording immediately.
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Check the recording levels. The display shows :
A new unique title is given to the recording (the first four initials of the
recording title can be altered in the software).
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The UP and DOWN arrow keys contain LED’s which act as peak level
indicators for the left and right channels respectively. They flash briefly
whenever the level is over a threshold, which can be software configured (OdB
by default). Adjust the levels using the rotary dials until the peak level LED’s
stop flashing.
Note : There is an option to show the metering with a scale of either PPM
or dB and there is a peak hold display for both types of meter.
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Start recording by sliding the RECORD PAUSE switch to the left. The Courier
will start recording and the display will show "REC".
Along the bottom of the display, from left to right are :