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Menu setting method
Menu setting method
Rec Mode
The recorder can record in the linear PCM format.
High resolution recording at a high sampling rate
and high bit rate equivalent or superior to that of
a music CD is possible. Moreover, it also supports
the MP3 and WMA formats.
1
Select the recording format.
[
PCM
]: This is an uncompressed audio
format which is used for music CDs
and the like.
[
MP3
]: MPEG is the international
standard established by a working
group of the ISO (International
Organization for Standardization).
[
WMA
]: This is an audio compression
encoding method that was
developed by the Microsoft
Corporation in the US.
2
Select the recording rate.
When [
PCM
] is selected:
[
96 kHz/24 bit
] to [
44.1 kHz/mono
]
When [
MP3
] is selected:
[
320 kbps
] to [
mono
]
When [
WMA
] is selected:
[
128 kbps
] to [
mono
]
• If the directional microphone function
is used, you cannot change [
PCM
]
setting in [
Rec Mode
] to one other than
[
44.1kHz/16 bit
]. You can use the all
modes in [
MP3
] or [
WMA
] of [
Rec Mode
].
• When
[
mono
] of [
MP3
] is selected, the
recording rate will be set to 64kbps.
• When
[
mono
] of [
WMA
] is selected, the
recording rate will be set to 8kbps.
• To record a meeting and lecture clearly,
set [
Rec Mode
] to a position other than
[
mono
].
• When the external monaural microphone
is used while [
Rec Mode
] is set to a stereo
recording mode, it enables recording
only with the L channel microphone.
Rec Level
You can set the device to automatically or
manually adjust the recording level.
1
Select [
Manual
] or [
Auto
].
[
Manual
]:
Recording is performed by manually
adjusting the recording level.
[
Auto
]:
Recording is performed by
automatically adjusting the recording
level. This is useful for when you will
be recording right away.
• If you select [
Manual
], proceed to the
operation of step 2.
2
Select limiter function.
[
Limiter ON
]:
This function will adjust the input
level when sudden high volume is
encountered. This will prevent sound
distortion.
[
Compressor ON
]:
This function will adjust the level
variation when high- and low-volume
input signals are mixed. The input
level will be generally equalized to a
listenable sound.
[
Limit/Comp off
]:
Use this position when adjusting
the input levels without using the
correction function.
Adjust the recording level:
1
Press
the
9
or
0
button
while the recorder is recording or
paused to adjust the recording
level.
• Distorted sound will be recorded
while [
OVER
] is displayed. Adjust the
recording level so that [
OVER
] will not
be displayed. If sound distortions do not
disappear even after the recording level
has been adjusted, change the setting
for microphone sensitivity (
☞
P.50) and
adjust the recording level again .
