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Other Recording setup
Setting the recording quality
This unit allows you to set the recording quality before you
start one.
1.
Press the Menu button to enter the
main menu.
2.
Rotate the Tuning control until
‘Record Setup’ is highlighted and
press the Enter button to enter the
setting.
3.
Rotate the Tuning control until ‘Rec
Quality’ is highlighted and press the Enter button to
enter the setting. There are 3 options of bit rate for you
to choose: 64 kbps / 128 kbps / 192 kbps. The higher
the values provide better recording quality, but they
also take up more space.
Automatic save
If you have recorded a lengthy meeting, playback the
whole clip may be troublesome if you just want to listen
again to certain sections of the recording. To prevent over-
length recording, this function allows you to automatically
save your on-going recording into different files according
to your preset recording duration.
1.
In any modes, press the Menu button
to enter the main menu, and rotate
the Tuning control until RECORD
SETUP is highlighted, and press the
Enter button to enter the setting.
2.
Rotate the Tuning control until REC
AUTO SAVE is highlighted, and
press the Enter button to enter the
setting.
3.
Rotate the Tuning control to choose from 30mins / 1
hour / 2 hours / 4 hours, or choose none to disable
this function. And press the Enter button to confirm the
setting.
Recording with timer record
The recording function of DAR-101 can be set up with a
timer that can start recording and stop at a preset time.
1.
First press the Power
button to turn on the
recorder, and switch
the mode switch to
Music mode. Press
and hold the Timer
Record button
to
enter the setting.
2.
Ensure an SD card
with sufficient space
is inserted correctly
in the SD card slot.
Rotate the Tuning
c o n t r o l u n t i l t h e
MODE is highlighted,
and press the Enter button to select to enter the setting.
3.
Rotate the Tuning control to choose the frequency
between ONCE or DAILY, then press the Enter button
to confirm the setting.
4.
Rotate the Tuning control until SOURCE is highlighted,
and press the Enter button to enter the setting. Rotate
the Tuning control to select to record from mic or line
In, then press the Enter button to confirm the setting.
5.
Rotate the Tuning control until RECORD TIME is
highlighted, and press the Enter button to enter the
setting. The hour digits of the START TIME will begin
flashing. Rotate the Tuning control to select the
required record starting hour, and press the Enter
button to enter the minute setting. Rotate the Tuning
control to select the required record starting minute,
and press the Enter button to confirm the setting.
6.
The hour digits of the STOP TIME will begin flashing.
Rotate the Tuning control to select the hour as required,
and press the Enter button to confirm the setting. Then
the minute digits of the stop time will begin flashing.
Rotate the Tuning control to select the minute as
required, and press the Enter button to confirm the
setting. Now the setup of timer record is complete.
When the mic is chosen as the recording source, the
recorder will automatically record from the external mic
if microphones are plugged into the mic inputs, If not,
recorder will record from the internal microphone.
NOTE
Recording monitor
You might get slight latency or a hollow echo while
recording a telephone call or from an external audio
device, this is due to interference of the built-in speaker.
To reduce this obstruct, this function allows you to disable
the built-in speaker while recording.
1.
Make sure the unit is in Telephone
recording mode or you are recording
from an external audio device
(LINE IN), as recording from built-in
microphone or from external microphones will mute the
speaker automatically.
2.
Press the Menu button to enter the main menu.
3.
Rotate the Tuning control until ‘RECORD SETUP’ is
highlighted and press the enter button to enter the
setting.
4.
Rotate the Tuning control till ‘Rec Monitor’ is highlighted
and press the Enter button to enter the setting.
5.
Rotate the Tuning control to select ‘on’ to allow the
speaker output sound during recording. Choose ‘off’ to
disable speaker output during recording and a speaker
icon with a cross ( ) shows on display.
While in Telephone recording mode or you are
recording from an external audio device (LINE IN),
press the Playmode button to mute or unmute the
speaker.
NOTE
VAR function (Voice Activated Recording)
The auto record function makes it possible to have the
DAR-101 start and stop recording automatically, according
to the input signal level. When the level exceeds a certain
threshold, recording starts, and when it remains below the
threshold for a given length of time, recording stops. This
is convenient to collect ideas while composing a music
piece, or to record spoken comments at a meeting or
conference.
1.
Press the Menu button to enter the main menu.
