Teac DR-07MKII User Manual

DR-07@#

Linear PCM Recorder

This device has a serial number located inside the battery compartment. Please record it and retain it for your records.

Serial number:

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OWNER’S MANUAL

D01145020A

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

1 Read these instructions. 2 Keep these instructions. 3 Heed all warnings. 4 Follow all instructions. 5 Do not use this apparatus near water. 6 Clean only with dry cloth. 7 Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance

with the manufacturer’s instructions.

8 Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat

registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including ampliers) that produce heat.

9 Do no t d efea t t he safe ty purpose of th e p olar ized or

grounding-type plug. A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other. A grounding type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong. The wide blade or the third prong are provi ded for your safety. If the provided plug does not t into your outlet, consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet.

10 Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched

particularly at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit from the apparatus.

11 On ly us e att achm ents /ac cess ori es spe cif ied by the

manufacturer.

1 2 Use only wit h the car t, s tand, tripo d, b racket, or table

specied by the manufacturer, or sold with the apparatus.

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When a cart is used, use caution when moving the cart/ apparatus combination to avoid injury from tip-over.

13 Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when

unused for long periods of time.

14 Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. Servicing

is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way, such as power-supply cord or plug is damaged, liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus, the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture, does not operate normally, or has been dropped.

Do not expose this apparatus to drips or splashes.

• Do not place any objects filled with liquids, such as vases,

• on the apparatus.

Do not install this apparatus in a confined space such as a

• book case or similar unit.

If the product use s batteri es (i ncluding a battery pack

• or inst all ed bat terie s), they sho uld not be exp ose d t o

sunshine, fire or excessive heat.

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

CAUTION for products that use replaceable lithium batter-

• ies: there is danger of explosion if a batter y is replaced with

an incorrect type of battery. Replace only with the same or equivalent type.

Caution should be taken when using earphones or head -

• phones with the product because excessive sound pressure

(volume) from earphones or headphones can cause hearing loss.

Cautions about Batteries

This product uses batteries. Misuse of batteries could cause a leak, rupture or other trouble. Always abide by the following precautions when using batteries.

Never recharge non-rechargeable batteries. The batteries

• could rupture or leak, causing fire or injury.

When installi ng bat teries , pay attent ion to t he p olar ity

• indications (plus/minus (+/–) orientation), and install them

correctly in the batter y compartment as indicated. Putting them in backward could make the batteries rupture or leak, causing fire, injury or stains around them.

When you store or dispose of batteries, isolate their terminals

• wit h ins ulation tap e or som ething like that to preven t th em

from conta cting other batte ries or metallic obj ects.

Whe n thr owing used batt eries away, follow the d isposal

•

instructions indicated on the batteries and the local disposal laws.

Do not use bat teries other than those specif ied. Do not mix

• and use new and old batteries or different types of batter-

ies togeth er. The batteries could rupture or leak, causing fire, injury or stains around them.

Do not c arry or store batteries together with small metal

• objects. The batteries could shor t, causing leak, rupture or

other trouble.

Do not heat or disassemble batteries. Do not put them in

• fire or water. Batteries could rupture or leak, causing fire,

injury or stains around them.

If the battery fluid leaks, wipe away any fluid on the battery

• case before inserting new batteries. If the battery f luid gets

in an eye, it could cause loss of eyesight. If fluid does enter an eye, wash it out thorou ghly with clean water without rubbing the eye and then consult a doctor immediately. If the fluid gets on a person’s body or clothing, it could cause skin injuries or burns. If this should happen, wash it off with clean water and then consult a doctor immediately.

The unit power should be off when you install and replace

• batteries.

Remove the batteries if you do not plan to use the unit for

• a long time. Batteries could rupture or leak, causing fire,

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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

injury or stains around them. If the bat tery fluid leaks, wipe away any fluid on the battery compartment before inserting new batteries.

THIS CLASS B DIGITAL APPARATUS COMPLIES WITH CANADIAN ICES-003. CET APPAREIL NUMÉRIQUE DE LA CLASSE B EST CONFORME À LA NORME NMB-003 DU CANADA.

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FOR U.S.A. TO THE USER

This equ ipment has been tes ted a nd found to compl y wi th th e l imit s f or a C lass B dig ital devic e, pu rsuant to Part 15 o f the FCC Rule s. T hese limi ts a re d esign ed to prov ide re aso na ble p rot ec tio n agai nst ha rmf ul interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequenc y energy and, if not inst alle d an d us ed in acco rdance with the inst ructio n manual, may cause harmful interfere nce to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that inter ference will not occur in a par ticular installation. If this equip ment doe s caus e ha rmfu l in terf eren ce to radio or televisio n reception , which can be determined by t ur ning th e eq uipm en t of f and on , th e user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures.

a) Re orient or relocate t he receiving antenna . b) Increase the separation between the equipment and

receiver.

c) Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circ uit

different from that to which the receiver is connected.

d) Cons ul t the d ea ler or an e xper ie nced r ad io/ T V

technician for help.

CAUTION Ch an ge s or m od if ic atio ns t o th is equip me nt no t e xp re ss ly ap pr ov ed by TE AC CO RP OR AT IO N f or complianc e cou ld vo id th e user's aut horit y to oper ate this equipment.

For European Customers ª

Disposal of electrical and electronic equipment

(a) All electrical and electronic equipment should be disposed

of separately from the municipal waste stream via collection facilities designated by the government or local authorities.

(b) By disposing of electrical and electronic equipment

correctly, you will help save valuable resources and prevent any potential negative eects on human health and the environment.

equipment can have serious eects on the environment and human health because of the presence of hazardous substances in the equipment.

(d) The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE)

symbol, which shows a wheeled bin that has been crossed out, indicates that electrical and electronic equipment must be collected and disposed of separately from household waste.

Safety Information

(e) Return and collection systems are available to end users.

For more detailed information about the disposal of old electrical and electronic equipment, please contact your city oce, waste disposal service or the shop where you purchased the equipment.

Disposal of batteries and/or accumulators

(a) Waste batteries and/or accumulators should be disposed

of separately from the municipal waste stream via collection facilities designated by the government or local authorities.

(b) By disposing of waste batteries and/or accumulators

correctly, you will help save valuable resources and prevent any potential negative eects on human health and the environment.

can have serious eects on the environment and human health because of the presence of hazardous substances in them.

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Pb, Hg, Cd

Safety Information

铅汞镉六价铬多溴联苯多溴二苯醚

(Pb) (Hg) (Cd) (Cr(VI)) (PBB) 　(P BDE) 1 CHASSIS部份 ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 2 PCB Assy部份 × ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 3 线材部份 ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 4 附属品部份 × ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 7 SEAL部份 ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 8 包装部份 ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○

○：表示该有毒有害物质在该部件所有均质材料中的含有量均在 S J/T11363-2006 标准规定的限量要求以下。 ×：表示该有毒有害物质至少在该部件的某一均质材料中的含量超出 SJ/T11363-2006 标准规定的限量要求。

（针对现在代替技术困难的电子部品及合金中的铅 )

产品有毒有害物质或元素的名称及含量

机种：DR-07MKII

有毒有害物质或元素

品名

(d) The WEEE symbol, which shows a wheeled bin that

has been crossed out, indicates that batteries and/or accumulators must be collected and disposed of separately from household waste.

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If a battery or accumulator contains more than the

specied values of lead (Pb), mercury (Hg), and/or cadmium (Cd) as dened in the Battery Directive (2006/66/ EC), then the chemical symbols for those elements will be indicated beneath the WEEE symbol.

(e) Return and collection systems are available to end users.

For more detailed information about the disposal of waste batteries and/or accumulators, please contact your city oce, waste disposal service or the shop where you purchased them.

Table of Contents

Quick Start Guide ......................................11

1–Introduction .......................................... 14

Features ...................................................................14

Items included with the product ................... 16

Conventions used in this manual ..................17

Intellectual property rights .............................18

About microSD cards .........................................20

Precautions for placement ............................... 20

Beware of condensation ...................................21

Cleaning the unit .................................................21

Product Registration ..........................................21

2–Names and Functions of Parts .............22

Top panel ...............................................................22

Front panel .............................................................26

Rear panel ..............................................................26

Left side panel ......................................................27

Right side panel ................................................... 27

Bottom Panel ........................................................28

Home Screen ......................................................... 29

Recording Screen ................................................32

Playback Control screen ....................................34

Menu item list .......................................................35

Using menus ..........................................................36

Basic operation ..................................................... 37

3–Preparation ............................................38

Powering the unit ................................................38

Using AA batteries ..............................................38

Using an AC adaptor (sold separately) ........38

Using USB bus power .........................................39

Start-up & shutdown .......................................... 40

Starting up the unit ............................................40

Shutting down .....................................................41

Resume function .................................................41

Setting the date and time ................................ 42

Inserting and removing microSD cards ......43

Inserting the microSD card ..............................43

Removing the card .............................................43

Preparing a microSD card for use ..................44

Using the built-in speaker ................................45

Connecting monitors and headphones .....46

Using the built-in microphone .......................46

Setting the mics to record a wide stereo

sound (A-B position) ..........................................46

Setting the mics to record a clear stereo

sound (X-Y position) ........................................... 47

Swapping the left-right channels of the

built-in microphone pair ..................................48

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Microphone position detection ....................49

4–Recording ..............................................50

Selecting file format/sampling frequency/

type, and maximum file size ...........................50

Set where to save the file ................................. 52

Setting the input functions .............................52

Placing the unit and making connections

Recording with the built-in mics ..................54

Recording with external mics (MIC IN) ........54

Recording an external device (EXT IN) ........54

Adjusting the input level ..................................55

Manually adjusting the input level ...............55

Using the Level Control Function .................57

Recording ...............................................................59

Recording playback and input sounds

together (overdubbing) ....................................60

Select the file you want to overdub .............61

Selecting file format ........................................... 61

Simultaneous listening to playback and

input sound (Monitor Mix) ...............................62

Adjusting the input level (simple

adjustment) ...........................................................63

Start the overdubbing .......................................65

Recording automatically (AUTO REC) ..........66

.....54

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Creating and changeover to a new file during continued recording (Track

incrementing) .......................................................68

Manual track incrementation during

recording ...............................................................68

Automatic track incrementation by file size

Mark function........................................................ 70

Adding marks manually to a recording ......70

Adding marks automatically to a recording

Moving to a mark position ...............................71

Recording the moment before pushing

RECORD (PRE REC) ...............................................72

Self-timer function ..............................................73

Recording duration ............................................. 74

...69

...71

5–Working with Files and Folders

(BROWSE screen) ................................. 75

Screen navigation ............................................... 75

Icons on the BROWSE screen .......................... 76

File operations ......................................................77

Folder operations ................................................78

Creating a new folder ........................................ 79

6-Playback .................................................80

Adjusting playback volume ............................. 80

Table of Contents

Setting the playback area (AREA) ..................80

Selecting a folder for the playback area (1) Selecting a folder for the playback area (2)

Playlist ......................................................................84

Adding tracks to the playlist ...........................84

Editing the playlist ..............................................85

Selecting files for playback (skip) ..................87

Playback ..................................................................87

Pausing ....................................................................87

Stopping .................................................................87

Rewinding and fast-forwarding (search) ....88

Repeat playback (REPEAT) ................................88

Special Playback Control Functions ............. 89

Playback Control Screen ...................................89

Repeated Playback of Selection (Loop

Playback) ................................................................90

Changing the playback speed (VSA) ............91

Using the playback equalizer (PLAY EQ) .....92

Moving back a few seconds for replay

(jump-back playback) .......................................93

....82

...83

7-Quick Operations ...................................94

Features of the QUICK button ........................94

Quick menu screen .............................................95

Closing the Quick menu screen .....................97

Deleting the selected file (Quick Delete) ....97

Dividing the selected file (DIVIDE) ................97

Increasing the perceived overall sound pressure to enhance listenability (Level

Alignment) .............................................................99

8-Using the Effects .................................. 101

Setting the effect............................................... 101

Effects Preset List ...............................................102

Tuning a Musical Instrument (Tuner)

Using the tuner ...................................................103

Setting the tuner ..............................................103

Tuning a musical instrument ....................... 103

Adjusting the input level for tuning.......... 103

...10 3

10–Connecting with a computer ...........104

Transferring files to a computer ...................105

Transferring files from a computer ............ 106

Disconnecting from a computer ................106

11–Settings and Information .................107

Viewing File Information ................................107

File information page ......................................107

Card information page ................................... 108

System information page .............................. 108

System Settings and Formatting .................109

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Turning the unit power OFF automatically

Setting the backlight ...................................... 109

Adjusting the display contrast .....................110

Setting the type of AA batteries ..................110

Restoring the factory settings ......................11 0

Using QUICK FORMAT ......................................11 0

Using FULL FORMAT .........................................111

Setting the format of file names .................. 112

File name format ..............................................112

Setting the WORD item ...................................112

... 109

12–Messages ............................................ 11 3

13–Troubleshooting ................................117

14–Specifications .................................... 119

Ratings ................................................................... 119

Input/output ratings ........................................ 11 9

Analog audio input/output ratings ............ 119

Control input/output ratings ........................119

Audio performance ..........................................12 0

Computer compatibility .................................12 0

Other specifications .........................................121

Dimensional drawings .....................................12 3

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Quick Start Guide

Try recording and playback with TASCAM DR-07MKII.

The unit contains a factory-installed microSD card, and will by default produce 44.1kHz, 16-bit WAV les.

Higher-quality or longer les can be produced using other recording settings. See “Selecting file format/sampling frequency/type, and maximum file size” for details on page 50.

1 Install batteries in the battery compartment

on the back of the unit. Fit them to the + and – marks shown in the compartment.

2 Turn on, and various setting information

will be displayed.

Press the (HOME) [ª] button until the unit is turned on, and then release it.

CAUTION

The ﬁrst time you use the unit, a built-in clock setting screen will appear.

Press the Â or ¯ bu tt on to mo ve th e c ur so r (highlighted portion), and adjust the date and time using the + or - button. Then press the Á button to set.

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Quick Start Guide

3 Press the RECORD [º] button to switch to

recording standby. The REC indicator will flash.

REC indicator

NOTE

If the or icon appears in the upper right of the Home Screen, the adjustment for the angle and the left-right channels of the microphone do not suit the recording setting. Change the settings. (See “Using the built-in microphone” on page 46.)

4 Use the Â or ¯ button to adjust the

recording level. See “Adjusting the input level” on page 55 for details.

5 Press the RECORD [º] button to start

recording. The REC indicator will light during recording.

6 Press the (HOME) [ª] button to finish

recording.

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NOTE

To pause recording, press the RECORD [º] button. Press the RECORD [º] button again to restart recording in the same

track.

7 Press the Á button for playback. If you use

a headphone or amplifier/speaker set, connect it to the /LINE OUT socket on the left side panel. For playback over the built-in speaker set, enable it on the speaker settings screen (See “Using the built-in speaker” on page 45.)

Headphones Powered monitor speakers

or amplier and speakers

8 Use the + or – button to control the

playback volume.

9 Press the (HOME) [ª] button to stop

playback.

NOTE

If you have made several recordings, use the button to select the ﬁle to play when playing back or stopped and the Home Screen is displayed.

Â or ¯

Quick Start Guide

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1–Introduction

Thank you very much for purchasing the TASCAM DR-07MKII Linear PCM Recorder. Please read this Owner’s Manual carefully in order to maximize your use of all the unit’s features. We hope that you will enjoy using this recorder for many years to come.

After you have nished reading this manual, please keep it in a safe place for future reference.

You can also download the Owner’s Manual from the TASCAM web site (http://tascam.com/).

Features

Compact audio recorder that uses microSD/• microSDHC cards as recording media

Cardioid stereo microphones allow high-• quality stereo recording

Can record with different types of stereo • sound depending on the angle of the microphones

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Close: Clear Stereo Sound with less phase difference

Open: Wide Stereo Sound

44.1/48/96 kHz, 16/24-bit, linear PCM (WAV • format) recording possible

Compatible with WAV files in BWF format• 32–320 kbps MP3 format recording possible •

(compatible with ID3 tag v2.4) Overdubbing allows playback and input •

signals to be mixed and recorded together as a new file

Built-in 0.3 W monaural output speaker • Built-in effect (reverb) can be used during •

recording and playback Auto-record function starts recording •

automatically when a set sound input level is detected

Can start recording a new file automatically • when a maximum file size set in advance is reached without interrupting recording

1–Introduction

A QUICK button is available for easy access to • various functions

Track incrementing function allows a • recording to be split by creating a new file when desired

Pre-recording (PRE REC) function allows the • unit to record the 2 seconds of sound before recording is activated

Peak reduction function is available to reduce • the level automatically in case of excessively large input.

Automatic level control is available to • increase or decrease the recording volume when the input sound is too low or too high, respectively.

Limiter function automatically reduces the • level suitably in particular portions where the input level is too high

Low cut filter conveniently reduces low-• frequency noise

VSA function can change the playback • speed in the range from 0.5 to 1.5 times (in

0.1 increments) the normal speed without changing pitch

Repeat playback and IN-OUT loop playback • functions

PB CONTROL button is available to show • settings screens for playback speed control and IN-OUT loop

Tuner function to tune musical instruments• Self-timer function to start recording after a •

set period of time. Jump back and play function allows the last •

several seconds of the currently played file to be replayed again by simply pressing a button

REC DELAY function can be used to avoid • recording the sound of pressing the RECORD button

Playlist function• DIVIDE function allows files to be split where •

desired (only for WAV files) MARK function convenient for moving to •

specific locations

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1–Introduction

Equalizers function for playback, and level • alignment function to enhance the perceived overall sound pressure

File name format can be set to use a user-• defined word or the date

Resume function to memorize the playback • position before the unit is turned off.

3.5mm (1/8”) jack for external stereo • microphone input (provides plug-in power) or external stereo line input

3.5mm (1/8”) line/headphones output jack• 128 x 64 pixel LCD with backlight • Mini-B type USB 2.0 port • Operates on 2 AA batteries, an AC adaptor •

(sold separately: TASCAM PS- P515U), or USB bus power

Tripod attachment screw-hole built into unit• USB cable included•

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Items included with the product

The DR-07MKII package contains the following items.

Take care when opening the package not to damage the items. Keep the package materials for transportation in the future.

Please contact the store where you purchased this unit if any of these items are missing or have been damaged during transportation.

Main unit• .................................................................... 1

microSD card (in the unit)• .................................... 1

AA alkaline batteries• ..............................................2

USB cable (80 cm)• .................................................... 1

Warranty card• ........................................................... 1

Owner’s Manual (this document)• ...................... 1

1–Introduction

Conventions used in this manual

The following conventions are used in this manual.

When we refer to a button or connector or • control on the DR-07MKII, the typeface looks like this: MENU. When we show messages, for example, that • appears on the screen, the typeface looks like this: ON. “microSD memory card” is sometimes •

abbreviated as “microSD card”. Additional information is introduced in the • styles below when needed:

TIP

We give hints and tips on using the DR-07MKII when you see this icon.

NOTE

A note provides additional explanations for special situations.

CAUTION

A caution shows that you may lose data (recordings) if you do not follow the instructions.

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1–Introduction

Intellectual property rights

TASCAM is a registered trademark of TEAC • Corporation.

microSDHC Logo is a trademark of SD-3C, LLC.•

Supply of this product does not convey a • license nor imply any right to distribute MPEG Layer-3 compliant content created with this product in revenue-generating broadcast systems (terrestrial, satellite, cable and/or other distribution channels), streaming applications (via Internet, intranets and/or other networks), other content distribution systems (pay-audio or audio-on-demand applications and the like) or on physical media (compact discs, digital versatile discs, semiconductor chips, hard drives,

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memory cards and the like). An independent license for such use is required. For details, please visit http://mp3licensing.com.

MPEG Layer-3 audio coding technology • licensed from Fraunhofer IIS and Thomson.

Microsoft, Windows, Windows XP, Windows • Vista, and Windows 7 are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.

Apple, Macintosh, iMac, Mac OS and Mac OS X • are trademarks of Apple Inc.

Other company names, product names and logos in this document are the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.

1–Introduction

Any data, including, but not limited to information, described herein are intended only as illustrations of such data and/or information and not as the specications for such data and/ or information. TEAC Corporation disclaims any warranty that any use of such data and/or information shall be free from infringement of any third party’s intellectual property rights or other proprietary rights, and further, assumes no liability of whatsoever nature in the event of any such infringement, or arising from or connected with or related to the use of such data and/or information.

This product is designed to help you record and reproduce sound works to which you own the copyright, or where you have obtained permission from the copyright holder or the rightful licensor. Unless you own the copyright, or have obtained the appropriate permission from the copyright holder or the rightful licensor, your unauthorized recording, reproduction or distribution thereof may result in severe criminal penalties under copyright laws and international copyright treaties. If you are uncertain about your rights, contact your legal advisor. Under no circumstances will TEAC Corporation be responsible for the consequences of any illegal copying performed using the recorder.

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1–Introduction

About microSD cards

This unit uses microSD cards for recording and playback. microSD cards that are 64 MB - 2

GB and microSDHC cards that are 4 GB 32 GB in size can be used. A list of microSD

cards that have been tested with this unit can be found on the TASCAM web site (http://tascam. com/).

ª Precautions for use

microSD cards are delicate media. In order to avoid damaging a card or the card slot, please take the following precautions when handling them.

Do not leave them in extremely hot or cold

• places.

Do not leave them in extremely humid places.

• Do not let them get wet.

• Do not put things on top of them or twist

• them.

Do not hit them.

•

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Precautions for placement

The environmental temperature operation

• range of this unit is 0–40° C (32–104° F).

Do not install in the following types of places.

• Doing so could degrade the sound quality

and/or cause malfunctions. Places with significant vibrations or that are

• otherwise unstable

Near windows or other places exposed to

• direct sunlight

Near heaters or other extremely hot places

• Extremely cold places

• Places with bad ventilation or high humidity

•

1–Introduction

Beware of condensation

If the unit is moved from a cold to a warm place, or used after a sudden temperature change, there is a danger of condensation; vapor in the air could condense on the internal mechanism, making correct operation impossible. To prevent this, or if this occurs, let the unit sit for one or two hours at the new room temperature before using.

Cleaning the unit

Use a dry soft cloth to wipe the unit clean. Do not clean the unit with a chemically treated cloth or substances such as benzene, thinner and alcohol because they might cause damage to the surface of the unit.

Product Registration

Customers in the USA, please register your product online at tascam.com.

Click on “Product Registration” on the bottom of the homepage.

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2–Names and Functions of Parts

Top panel

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1 Built-in stereo microphone

Cardioid stereo electret condenser microphone. You can set the microphone angles to open (A-B), or close (X-Y). If you connect an external microphone or external input to the MIC/EXT IN jack on the rear panel, the built-in microphone becomes inactive.

2PEAK indicator

Lights when the input volume is too high.

3 Display

Shows a variety of information.

4 (HOME) [ª] button

Press this button during playback to cause the playback to pause at the current position. Press this button during pause time to return to the beginning of the track.

Press this button during recording or recording standby to cause the recording to stop.

When any other screen is open, press this button to return to the Home Screen. Use

2–Names and Functions of Parts

this button to answer “NO” to a confirmation message.

Press and hold this button to turn the unit’s power ON or OFF.

5 + button

When the Home or TUNER screen is displayed, press this button to increase the output level from the built-in speaker or / LINE OUT jack. During adjustment, a volume indicator will be displayed in a pull-up window.

When the Playback Control screen is displayed, press this button to increase the playback speed.

When a setting screen is open, use the button to change the setting of the selected item.

6 MENU button

When the Home Screen is displayed, press this button to open the

Press this button to return to the Screen from the various setting screens.

Screen.

When the this button to return to the Home Screen.

When the IN and OUT points are set in the track and the Playback Control screen is displayed, press this button to turn on or off loop playback.

7 Â button

Press this button to return to the beginning of a track that is playing or stopped in the middle. When the IN and OUT points are set between the current position and the beginning of the track, pressing this button skips to those points.

If you press this button when a track is stopped at its beginning, the unit will skip to the beginning of the previous track.

Press and hold this button to search backwards.

Press this button while pressing and holding the MARK button to return to the previous mark.

Screen is displayed, press

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2–Names and Functions of Parts

On the setting screens, use this button to move the cursor left. On the press this button to move up a level.

Press this button during recording or recording standby to decrease the input level from the built-in microphone or MIC/EXT IN jack. During adjustment, a pull-up window is shown in the display.

8PB CONT button

This button activates the Playback Control screen. When the Playback Control screen is displayed, press this button to return to the Home Screen.

Press this button during recording standby to turn off the self-timer function or change the time period.

9– button

When the Home Screen or the TUNER screen is displayed, press this button to decrease the output level from the built-in speaker or

/LINE OUT jack. During adjustment, a volume indicator will be displayed in a pullup window.

BROWSE

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Screen,

When the Playback Control screen is open, press this button to decrease the playback speed.

When a setting screen is open, use the button to change the setting of the selected item.

0 REC indicator

The indicator flashes during recording standby. The indicator lights while recording.

q RECORD [º] button

When stopped, press this button to put the unit into recording standby. REC indicator starts to flash. When

MONITOR MIX

ON), a pop-up menu appears to ask whether overdubbing is ON/

When in standby, press this button to start recording, and the REC indicator lights.

When recording, press this button to pause recording.

INPUT

is ON on the

screen (MONITOR MIX is

OFF

2–Names and Functions of Parts

wQUICK button

When playing back, stopped, paused or in recording standby in the Home Screen or when the Playback Control screen is displayed, press this button to display the Quick Menu screen. The function to be shown depends on the state of the unit when the button is pressed.

Stopped: delete, division, or level alignment • for the current song

Playback/Playback Control screen: level • alignment

Recording standby: level control• Press this button to divide the recording by

creating a new file. When the

screen is displayed, press this button to show or cancel the popup menu for file/folder operations.

e ¯ button

Press this button during playback or when playback is stopped to skip to beginning of

BROWSE

screen or

PLAYLIST

the next track. When the IN and OUT points are set between the current position and the end of the track, pressing this button skips to those points.

Press and hold this button to search forward. On the setting screens, use this button to

move the cursor right. Press this button while pressing and holding

the MARK button to move to the next mark. On the Browse Screen, press this button to

move down a level. If a file is selected, the file is loaded and the unit returns to the Home Screen.

Press this button during recording or recording standby to increase the input level from the built-in microphone or MIC/EXT IN jack. During adjustment, a pull-up window is shown in the display.

rÁ button

When the Home Screen is displayed and playback is stopped, press this button to start playback.

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2–Names and Functions of Parts

During playback, press this button to start jump-back playback.

When a setting screen is open, use this to confirm selections.

When a file or folder is selected in the

BROWSE

screen, press this button to return to the Home Screen and play the file or the first file in the folder from the beginning.

t MARK button

When recording, use it to add markers manually.

Press the Â or ¯ button while pressing and holding this button to move to the previous or next mark, respectively.

When the Playback Control screen is open, use this button to set the IN (start) and OUT

(end) points of the interval that you want to set for loop playback. When the IN and OUT points are already set, press this button to cancel loop playback and clear the IN and OUT points.

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Front panel

y Strap attachment

Use this to attach a strap.

Rear panel

u MIC/EXT IN jack

Use this input jack to connect a stereo mini-jack microphone or an external input device. This jack provides plug-in power when set to do so on the Input Setting Screen.

The built-in microphone is disabled if an external microphone is connected to the MIC/EXT IN jack.

2–Names and Functions of Parts

Left side panel

i /LINE OUT jack

Use this to connect with headphones or the line input jack of an amp or other equipment.

o HOLD switch

Shift to the left end (in the direction of the arrow) to engage the hold function.

All buttons are inoperative when hold is ON.

Right side panel

p USB port

Use the included USB cable to connect with a computer USB port.

Power can be supplied through the USB cable provided with the unit or an AC adaptor (sold separately: TASCAM PS-P515U).

a microSD card slot

Insert a microSD card into this slot.

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2–Names and Functions of Parts

Bottom Panel

s Mono speaker

Use this built-in speaker to listen to recordings.

Sound is not output during recording, when the unit is in recording standby, when

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headphones are connected, when the speaker is disabled, or when Monitor Mix is enabled.

d Tripod attachment screw-hole (1/4-inch)

Use this to attach the unit to a tripod or mic stand.

CAUTION

Tighten the unit securely to the tripod or microphone • stand to prevent it from falling off.

Place the tripod or microphone stand on a level surface • when using it with this unit.

f Battery compartment cover g Battery compartment

Install batteries (2 AA) in this compartment to power the unit. (See “Using AA batteries” on page 38.)

2–Names and Functions of Parts

Home Screen

1 Playback speed setting status

Icon

x1.0

x1.1 - x1.5

x0.5 - x0.9

Playback speed not controllable

Playback speed

2 Loop/repeat playback status

: Single playback : Single track repeat playback

: All track repeat playback

: Loop playback

3 Monitor Mix setting status

On/off status of Monitor Mix is shown.

: Monitor Mix off : Monitor Mix on

4Effect status

Shows whether the effect function is ON or OFF.

: Effect off : Effect on

The built-in microphone’s left-right channels status

If the built-in microphone’s left-right channels status is different from the microphone’s angle setting, the current left-right status is shown.

Icon Mic angle MIC setting

Close (X-Y) L-R

Open (A-B) R-L

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2–Names and Functions of Parts

6Power supply status

When a battery is being used, a battery icon shows the amount of power remaining in bars ( , , ). The battery is almost dead and the power will soon turn off if the icon has no bars

. When using the PS-P515U AC adaptor (sold

separately) or USB bus power, appears.

NOTE

Sometimes a “Battery Low” warning appears when recording or con ducti ng other de mandi ng opera tions ev en when battery power remains.

7 Recorder operation status

· Stopped π Paused Á Playing back  Fast-forwarding Ô Fast-rewinding ¯ Skipping forward Â Skipping backward

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8 Level meter

The level of the input or playback sounds is shown.

When Monitor Mix is ON, the level of the combined input and playback sounds is shown.

9 File information

The file name or tag information of the file currently being played back is shown.

ID3 tag information is shown when available for an MP3 file being played.

NOTE

ID3 tag information includes the titles and artists names that can be saved in MP3 ﬁles.

0 Playback position display

The current playback position is shown by a bar. As playback progresses, the bar extends to the right.

q

Elapsed time

Shows the elapsed time (hours: minutes: seconds) of the currently playing track.

2–Names and Functions of Parts

wRemaining time

Shows the remaining playback time of the current track (hours: minutes: seconds).

e

Peak value in decibels (dB)

The maximum level that occurs in a fixed period of time is displayed digitally.

rMonitoring output

: Headphones : Built-in speakers

t Playback area

ALL

All files in the

FOLDER P.LIST

Loop playback IN (starting) and OUT

All files in the selected folder All files added to the playlist

MUSIC

(ending) points

The set starting and ending points of the loop are shown.

The icon appears at the playback position when the starting point is set.

The icon appears at the playback position when the ending point is set.

folder

Playback file number/total number of files

The total number of files in the playback area and the number of the current file are shown.

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2–Names and Functions of Parts

Recording Screen

This screen appears when recording or in recording standby.

1 Level control function status

: Level control off : Peak reduction on : Automatic level control on : Limiter on

2 Plug-in power status

off on

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Prerecording or Auto recording function status

appears when the prerecording function

is ON, and in recording standby.

appears when the auto recording

function is ON, and recording.

4 Low cut filter status

: Low cut filter off : Low cut filter on (when set to 40Hz,

80Hz, or 120Hz)

5 Recorder operation status

ª Recording standby π Recording paused (Recording standby) º Recording

Recording level meters

The input signal level is shown. During overdub recording, the level of the

combined input and playback sounds is shown. A ¶ mark is given at the -12dB position on the

scale as a guide mark for input level adjustment.

7 File name

2–Names and Functions of Parts

The file name that will automatically be given to recorded files is shown.

8

Recording mode

Recording file format, sampling frequency, and stereo/mono (ST/MONO) status are shown.

9

Elapsed recording time

The elapsed recording time of the track appears as hours: minutes: seconds.

Remaining recording time

The remaining recording time until the selected max file size is reached appears in hours: minutes: seconds.

If the remaining recording time on the card is less than the remaining time until the selected max file size is reached, the remaining recording time on the card is displayed.

q Peak value in decibels (dB)

Peak recording level values are shown digitally.

Input level display button

The Â and ¯ buttons are shown on the display to indicate that the input level can be changed using these buttons.

Press the button (Â or ¯) to display the pull-up window that shows the input level at this position.

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2–Names and Functions of Parts

Playback Control screen

The Playback Control screen is displayed if the PB CONT button is pressed during playback or when playback is stopped. Recording cannot be performed while this screen is displayed. Press the Â or ¯ button to skip to the I/O point or the beginning/ end, instead of the previous or next le.

1 Loop playback status

The icon is displayed when loop playback is enabled.

2 Playback speed

Playback speed as compared with the normal speed is shown.

VSA

shown on the left to indicate that the

VSA (variable speed audition: enables the

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tempo to be changed without changing the pitch) function is enabled.

3 Playback position display

The current playback position is shown by a bar. As playback progresses, the bar extends to the right.

4 Loop playback IN (starting) and OUT

(ending) points

The set starting and ending points of the loop are shown. The icon appears at the playback position on the bar when the starting point is set. The icon appears at the playback position on the bar when the ending point is set.

5 Available buttons

The buttons available in the Playback Control screen are as follows.

MARK

: Creates or deletes an IN or OUT point.

: Switch over between ON and OFF

status of the loop playback function.

NOTE

Unlike the other screens, the QUICK button in this screen works to display the quick menu containing only the LEVEL ALIGN function, and no other functions will be available.

2–Names and Functions of Parts

Menu item list

This list provides an overview of the various menu items.

Menu item Function Pages

REC SETTING PLAY

SETTING

BROWSE

SPEAKER

OTHERS OTHERS

The

OTHERS

is selected in the contained are as follows.

Recording mode settings Play area select, repeat

setting,

playback equalizer,

jump-back settings

microSD card le and folder operations

ON/OFF status of built-in speaker

display

submenu

submenu appears when

screen. The menu items

50 80,

88, 92, 93

Right column

OTHERS

INFORMATION

MONITOR MIX

TUNER EFFECT FILE NAME DATE/TIME SYSTEM

CAUTION

When recording/in recording standby, the following • screen and items are shown.

MIC POWER SETTING PB INPUT

All items on the

The • MENU button is disabled in the Playback Control screen, but works to change over between ON and OFF status of the loop playback function. (See “Repeated Playback of Selection (Loop Playback)” on page 90.)

Information about the le, microSD card, and system

Monitor Mix settings 62

Tuner settings 103 Eects settings 101 File name settings 112 Date and time settings 42 Various system settings 109

and

LOW CUT

screen

on the

EFFECT

MONITOR MIX

on the

screen

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REC

screen

107

2–Names and Functions of Parts

Using menus

Use the Example: setting the playback area

2 Use the + or – button to select a menu item

Example:

3 Use the + or – button to select a menu item

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screen to make various settings.

Press the MENU button to open the MENU screen.

(highlighted), and use the Á button to move to various settings screens.

PLAY SETTING

(highlighted) to be set.

screen

Example:

4 Use the ¯ or Á button to move the

5 Use the + or – button to change the setting. 6 Press the Â button to set a different

Repeat step 3 to 6 as necessary to set each item.

AREA

is selected.

cursor to highlight the value of the setting.

item in the same menu. This enables you to select a new item. Use the + or − button again to select an item to be set.

To open the To return to the Home Screen (or screen), press the (HOME) [ª] button.

screen, press the MENU button.

OTHERS

submenu

2–Names and Functions of Parts

Basic operation

Use the following buttons to operate the various screens.

MENU button:

Opens the

PB CONT button:

This opens the Playback Control screen.

(HOME) [ª] button:

When any other screen is open, press this to return to the Home Screen. Use this to answer “NO” to a confirmation message.

Á button:

Use this to confirm the selection of a setting item or to answer “

message.

screen.

YES

” to a confirmation

¯ button:

Use this to move the cursor (the highlighted area) to the right on the screen, and to open folders on the

BROWSE

screen.

Â button:

Use this to move the cursor (the highlighted area) to the left on the screen, and to close folders on the

BROWSE

screen.

+ button:

Use this to move the cursor (the highlighted area) upward on the screen, or increase values.

– button:

Use this to move the cursor (the highlighted area) downward on the screen, or decrease values.

QUICK button:

This opens the Quick menu. A popup menu is turned on or off in the

BROWSE

screen or

PLAYLIST

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screen.

3–Preparation

Powering the unit

DR-07MKII can operate on two AA batteries, or through an optional AC adapter (TASCAM PS-P515U) or USB cable provided with the unit (USB bus power).

Alkaline or Ni-MH batteries can be used.

Using AA batteries

Open the battery compartment cover on the back of the unit. Fit two AA batteries to the + and – marks shown in the compartment, and close the battery compartment cover.

When using AA batteries, set the type of battery in order to accurately show the amount of power

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remaining and allow the unit to accurately determine whether power is available for proper operation. (See “Setting the type of AA batteries” on page 110.)

NOTE

Manganese dry cell batteries (R6) cannot be used with • this unit.

This unit cannot recharge Ni-MH batteries. Use a • commercially available recharger.

The included alkaline batteries are for confirming • operation of the unit and might not last very long.

Using an AC adaptor (sold separately)

Connect the PS- P515U AC adaptor and the USB cable to the USB port of the unit as shown in the illustration.

TASCAM PS-P515U

AC Outlet

USB (mini B) plug

CAUTION

Never use any adaptor other than the designated PS- • P515U AC adaptor. Use of a different adaptor could cause malfunction, fire or electric shock. Noise may occur when recording with a microphone if • the unit is too close to the AC adaptor. In such a case, keep sufficient distance between the AC adaptor and the unit.

NOTE

Whe n bo th b atteri es are inst alled and the AC adapt or i s connected, power will be supplied from the AC adaptor.

Using USB bus power

Connect the unit to a PC using the attached USB cable as shown in the illustration.

USB (mini B)

3–Preparation

The

USB SELECT

between USB bus power for power supply or connection with a PC through the USB cable when USB cable is connected after the unit is turned on or when the unit is turned on after connecting the USB cable. Use the + or – button to select

BUS POWER

to select power supply from the USB port. The Home Screen will appear.

NOTE

Power is supp lied fr om the USB po rt if the US B c able is connected to the unit that contains batteries (USB bus power prioritized).

screen appears to choose

and press the Á button

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3–Preparation

Start-up & shutdown

CAUTION

The unit goes in standby mode if shut down when the • unit is operating on AC power supplied through the AC adapter (TASCAM PS-P515U, sold separately), or bus power supplied from a USB port of a PC.

Turn down the volume of the sound system connected to • the unit before starting up or shutting down the unit.

Do not use headphones when starting up or shutting • down the unit. Otherwise, a large noise would cause damage to headphones or your ears.

Starting up the unit

To start up the unit from the stopped state, press and hold the (HOME) [ª] button until

TASCAM DR-07MKII

is displayed on the display. The Home Screen appears when the unit starts up.

40 TASCAM DR-07MKII

(start-up screen)

Start -Up Screen

Home Screen

CAUTION

Wh en the unit is star ted up f or the first tim e ( or when the b uilt-i n clock i s reset afte r be ing left unused without batteries), the DATE/TIME screen appears before the start-up screen to adjust the date and time.

Press the Â or ¯ button to move the cursor (highlighted area), and use the + or - button to change values.

3–Preparation

Press the Á button to ﬁx the settings.

The start-up screen is displayed, and then the Home Screen appears after the unit has started up.

Date/time adjustment may be skipped by pressing the Á button, and made later. (See “Setting the date and time” on page 42)

Shutting down

Press and hold the (HOME) [ª] button until

LINEAR PCM RECORDER

The power turns o after the unit completes its shutdown process.

appears on the display.

CAUTION

Always use the (HOME) [ª] button to shutdown the unit.

Do not remove the batteries or disconnect the power cable (AC adapter TASCAM PS- P515U or USB cable) acci dently while the unit is operating. If you do so, the unit cannot shut down properly and all recordings, settings and other data will be lost. Lost data cannot be restored.

Resume function

The unit has resume function. When started up, the unit is located to the position (time) where it left o when shut down previously.

If the Playback button is pressed after start-up, the track the unit was playing when shut down previously starts to be played from the position (time) where the unit left o when shut down.

NOTE

The required data are stored in the microSD card. The resume function does not work if the card is exchanged or formatted.

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3–Preparation

Setting the date and time

Using its internal clock, this unit remembers the date and time when a le is recorded.

1 Press the MENU button to open the

screen.

2 Use the + or – button to select the

menu item (highlighted), and press the Á button.

The

OTHERS

screen is displayed.

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OTHERS

3 Use the + or – button to select the

TIME

menu item, and press the Á button.

The

DATE/TIME

screen is displayed.

4 Press the Â or ¯ button to move the

cursor (highlighted area), and use the + or – button to change values.

5 Press the Á button to confirm the change

and return to the

NOTE

You can set the unit to automatically add the date to file names. (See “Setting the format of ﬁle names” on page 112.)

OTHERS

screen.

DATE/

CAUTION

The date and time setting can only be maintained for a few minutes if the unit is not powered from batteries or through the AC adaptor TASCAM PS-P515U or the USB cable. When usin g bat teries, r eplace them before they complet ely l ose power.

3–Preparation

Inserting and removing microSD cards

Inserting the microSD card

NOTE

A microSD card is already installed when the unit is shipped from the factory. If you want to use this card to record and

play tracks, there is no need to reinstall it.

1 Open the microSD slot cover on the right

side panel.

2 Insert the microSD Card into the slot as

shown in the following illustration until it clicks into place.

Removing the card

1 Open the microSD slot cover on the right

side panel.

2 Press the microSD card in gently and then

release it to allow it to come out.

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3–Preparation

CAUTION

Do not remove the microSD card from the unit when it is • connected to a computer by USB.

microSD cards that meet microSD or microSDHC • standards can be used with this unit.

A list of microSD cards that have been confirmed to work with • this unit can be found on our website (http://tascam.com).

Preparing a microSD card for use

In order to use a microSD card in this unit, you must format it rst.

1 Confirm that a microSD card is installed

and turn the power ON.

2 The following message appears when a

new card or a card formatted for use with another device is installed in the unit.

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3 Press the Á button to start formatting.

4 When formatting ends, the Home Screen

opens.

You can also reformat the card in this unit at any time. (See “System Settings and Formatting” on page 109.)

CAUTION

When formatting a card, the unit should be operating on • AC power supplied through the PS-P515U adapter (sold separately), USB bus power supplied from a computer, or batteries with sufficient remaining power.

Formatting a card erases all the data on it. •

3–Preparation

Using the built-in speaker

Enable

SPEAKER

unit to play over the built-in speaker.

1 Press the MENU button to open the MENU

screen.

2 Use the + or – button to select the

and press the Á button.

The

SPEAKER

3 Use the + or – button to select ON.

on the

screen to allow the

screen is displayed.

SPEAKER

4 When finished, press the (HOME) [ª]

button to return to the Home Screen.

NOTE

Even if

SPEAKER

speaker when the unit is recording sound, in recording standby, or muted with headphones or external speaker system connected.

is enabled, the unit will not play through the

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3–Preparation

Connecting monitors and headphones

To listen with headphones, connect them to the

/LINE OUT jack.

To listen with an external monitoring system to the /LINE OUT jack.

Headphones Powered monitor speakers

or amplier and speakers

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Using the built-in microphone

This unit’s built-in microphones can be adjusted, allowing the angles of the microphones to be changed. You can choose Clear Stereo Sound or Wide Stereo Sound according to the recording source, situation, etc. by opening or closing the microphone pair.

Setting the mics to record a wide stereo sound (A-B position)

Spread the stereo microphone to the left and right. (A-B position)

Set this way, the two microphones are spread widely left and right, and recording is possible with a strong stereo eld that is good for music, for example.

3–Preparation

If you open or close the microphone pair while using the built-in stereo microphone and the left-right channels does not suit the angle of the microphone, a pop-up message appears to ask whether you want to swap the left-right channels of the microphone. (See “Microphone position detection” on page 49.)

CAUTION

Set the left-right channels of the built-in microphone to • L-R. When you are using the built-in microphone and the setting is not L-R, appears on the Home Screen. (See “Swapping the left-right channels of the built-in microphone pair” on page 48.)

Setting the mics to record a clear stereo sound (X-Y position)

Close the stereo microphone. (X-Y position) Set this way, the microphone pair is close, and

recording is possible with a clear stereo eld with less phase dierence.

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3–Preparation

CAUTION

Set the left-right channels of the built-in microphone to • R-L. When you are using the built-in microphone and the setting is not R-L, appears on the Home Screen. (See “Swapping the left-right channels of the built-in microphone pair” below.)

Swapping the left-right channels of the built-in microphone pair

Depending on the angles at which the microphones are set, the recording channels of the left and right microphones can be swapped.

When the microphone pair is open, the left microphone should be set to the left channel and the right microphone should be set to the right channel (When A-B position, When the microphone pair is closed, the left microphone should be set to the right channel and the right microphone should be set to the left channel (When X-Y position,

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R-L

L-R

If you are using the built-in microphone and this setting is not used, the current microphone setting icon appears as a warning on the Home Screen.

1 Press the RECORD [º] button to bring the unit

in recording standby.

The REC indicator will flash and the recording screen will appear.

Press the QUICK button.

The Quick menu screen will appear.

3 Use the + or − button to select (highlight)

MIC LR SWAP

The MIC LR swap screen will appear.

, and press the Á button.

3–Preparation

4 Use the + button or - button to select

(highlight)

L-R

R-L

depending on the

microphone pair’s status.

5 Press the Á button to fix the setting, and to

return to the Home Screen.

Microphone position detection

The following pop-up message appears automatically whenever the left microphone is opened or closed and the left-right channels does not suit the angle of the microphone. If only the right microphone is opened or closed, it does not appear.

Press the Á button to change the setting. Press the (HOME) [ª] button to leave the

setting as it is.

NOTE

When you change the microphone angle setting and the • pop-up message appears, you must press the Á button to change the L–R setting, press the (HOME) [ª]

button to keep this setting as is, or restore the previous microphone angle to close the pop-up message before you can begin recording.

The pop-up message does not appear if you change the • microphone position when recording. If necessary, use the

MIC LR SWAP

button to switch the setting after change the setting to recording standby mode by pressing the RECORD [º]

button. (see the previous page).

setting by pressing the QUICK

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4–Recording

In addition to using the built-in microphone, you can record using an external microphone or record the output signal from a mixer or other audio source. You can select among MP3 (44.1/48 kHz, 32–320 kbps) and WAV (44.1/48/96 kHz, 16/24-bit) audio recording formats.

As the unit is compatible with the BWF format for WAV les, marks added to the WAV les during recording are available when playing back the les using a BWF compliant software, etc.

With this unit, you can mix and record a sound input through the built-in mic or one of the input jacks with an audio le that is played back using the overdubbing function.

Selecting file format/sampling frequency/type, and maximum file size

Select the audio le type that you want to record before you start recording.

Press the MENU button to open the

2 Use the + or − button to select

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Screen.

REC SETTING

and press the Á button.

REC SETTING

3 Use the + or − button to select

press the ¯ or Á button.

Set the file format with the + or − button to

from the following:

WAV: 16bit (default), WAV 24bit MP3: 32kbps, 64kbps, 96kbps, 128kbps, 192kbps, 256kbps, 320kbps

screen appears.

FORMAT

, and

4–Recording

NOTE

Higher values provide better recording quality. • WAV files are higher quality than MP3 files, but they take up • more space, so MP3 formats allow for longer recordings.

4 Press the Â button to show settings. 5 Use the + or – button to select

TYPE

, and

press the ¯ or Á button.

The procedure to select the creation of a stereo or mono file is as follows.

Use the + or – button to select (default) or

MONO

is selected, a mono file is created, and

STEREO

the same signals are sent to both L and R level meters and output channels.

If sound is recorded in

MONO

in WAV format,

the file size will be half that recorded in

STEREO

, allowing long time recording.

6 Press the Â button to show settings. 7 Use the + or – button to select

SAMPLE

, and

press the ¯ or Á button.

Set the sampling frequency with the + or −

button to one of the following options.

44.1k

(default),

NOTE

96k

cannot be selected if

48k, 96k

FORMAT

is set to MP3.

8 Press the Â button to show settings.

9 Use the + or – button to select

SIZE

, and

press the ¯ or Á button.

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Set the maximum file size with the + or −

button to one of the following options.

64M, 128M, 256M, 512M, 1G, 2G

(default)

Set where to save the file

Set the folder where recorded les are saved. The created sound le will be saved in the currently selected folder. For details, see “SELECT” popup menu under “Folder operations” on page 78.

If no setting is made, new recording les are placed in the MUSIC folder.

NOTE

If the maximum set file size is exceeded during recording, • the unit will automatically continue recording in a new file.

Depending on the file format, the amount of recording • time will differ for the same file size. The amount of recording time is shown on the right of the setting value (in parentheses).

Recording automatically stops if recording time exceeds • 24 hours.

Press the (HOME) [ª] button to return

to the Home Screen.

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Setting the input functions

1 Press the MENU button to open the MENU

Screen.

2 Use the + or − button to select

SETTING

REC SETTING

, and press the Á button.

screen appears.

REC

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The following input settings are made in this screen. Use the Â or ¯ button or the + or − button to

select the following settings.

MIC POWER: When connecting a microphone that requires

plug-in power, set this to ON. The factory default is

OFF

LOW CUT:

The factory default setting of the low cut lter is

OFF

, but you can also select

120Hz

as the cut-o frequency for a low cut

40Hz, 80Hz

lter.

CAUTION

Set •

MIC POWER

connecting a dynamic microphone or microphone with a built-in battery. If set to ON, the plug-in power may damage such microphones.

Use headphones to monitor when you are recording with • a microphone. If you use speakers to monitor, the sound

OFF

when using the built-in mic or

output from the speakers may also be recorded, causing a poor recording and even feedback.

NOTE

MIC POWER

recording standby.

TIP

The LOW CUT ﬁlter can reduce noise such as oﬀensive wind noise from air-conditioners and projectors.

Use the built-in eﬀects of this unit as necessary on the input source. (See “Using the Eﬀects” on page 101.)

and

LOW CUT

can be set when recording/in

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Placing the unit and making connections

Recording with the built-in mics

Point the mics at the sound source and place the unit in a stable location where there is little vibration.

Recording with external mics (MIC IN)

Connect an external mic to the MIC/EXT IN connector. Point the mics at the sound source and place the

unit in a stable location where there is little vibration.

NOTE

The setting of left-right channels is disabled if an external • microphone is connected to the MIC/EXT IN jack.

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Recording an external device (EXT IN)

Use a stereo miniplug cable to connect to the output of an external audio device.

Other audio equipment or external sound source

CAUTION

Reduce the output level of the external audio device if the • input sound is distorted even when reducing the input gain level on the unit.

When an external audio device with a fixed output line • level is connected, it would be impossible to control the gain level appropriately because of excessively large input signals. In such cases, use the headphone jack or other level-controllable output for connection to the unit.

4–Recording

NOTE

The setting of left-right channels is disabled if an external • microphone is connected to the MIC/EXT IN jack.

Adjusting the input level

Before starting recording, the input level should be adjusted to prevent the recorded sounds from being distorted due to excessively large input signals or from being inaudible due to excessively low input signals compared to noise.

In addition to manual adjustment, the unit has the following three level adjustment functions: peak reduction, automatic level control, and limiter. Any of these can be used as required.

TIP

In addition to adjustin g the INPUT level, try changin g the distance and angle between the microphone and the sound source. The angle and distance of the microphone can also change the character of the recorded sound.

Manually adjusting the input level

The following procedures explain how to use the Record Screen to set the levels.

CAUTION

Ma nual ad just me nt ca nnot b e pe rf orm ed when t he automatic level control mode is selected as a level control function ( ligh ted on the upper lef t in the recor ding screen). To enable manual input level adjustment, select OFF or other mode in the level control setting screen (see “Using the Level Control Function” on page 57).

1 Press the RECORD [º] button to begin

recording standby.

The record indicator flashes red and the recording screen appears.

2 The Â or ¯ button is used to adjust

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the input level. Press the Â or ¯ button to show a pull-up menu screen for input level setting.

If the input is too high, the PEAK indicator on the upper left above the display lights.

A ¶ mark is provided at -12dB on the level meters. Set the input level so that the indicator bars move to and fro with this mark at about the center without causing the PEAK indicator to light red when the loudest sounds occur.

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NOTE

Press the • (HOME) [ª] button to exit recording standby.

When in recording standby or during recording, the • speaker does not output sound even if the setting is enabled. Connect headphones to the /LINE OUT jack if you want to adjust the level or record while monitoring the input. Use the + or − button in the Home Screen to adjust the monitoring volume. This does not

affect the sound to be recorded.

SPEAKER

4–Recording

Using the Level Control Function

The level control function for recording through a microphone is set as follows.

1 Press the RECORD [º] button to bring

the unit in recording standby. The REC indicator will flash and the recording screen will appear.

2 Press the QUICK button.

The Quick menu screen will appear.

3 Use the + or − button to select (highlight)

LEVEL CTRL

The level control setting screen will appear.

Options:

AUTO LEVEL, LIMITER

4 Use the + or − button to select (highlight)

a mode, and press the Á button to enable the mode and return to the recording screen.

The selected mode is shown with an icon in the recording screen.

PEAK REDUCTION:

The input volume is reduced automatically to an appropriate level when excessively large signals

, and press the Á button.

OFF

(default),

PEAK REDUCTION

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come in. This allows recording level setting to be performed easily.

The recording level can be raised manually if required.

TIP

When recording live performances, for example, test for peak reduction may be performed before actual recording.

Select the peak reduction mode in recording standby, and maximize the recording level.

As a test performance is given subsequently, the input gain for recording is redu ced to an appr opriate leve l to meet the input signals, and an optimum recording level f or the performance is set.

Recording will be stored at this recording level if this mode is disabled before starting recording.

Otherwise, the recording level will continue to be controlled automatically during recording.

It is also possible to store the recording in the limiter mode after automatically setting the recording level in the peak reduction mode.

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AUTO LEVEL:

The recording level is controlled automatically to increase or decrease the input level when the input signals are too small or too large, respectively. This mode is useful for recording at meetings. In this mode, the recording level

cannot be changed manually.

LIMITER:

This prevents distortion of sounds when excessively large input signals come in suddenly.

This mode is also suited for recording of live performances with large volume changes.

In this mode, the recording level can be changed manually during recording.

CAUTION

Distortion of sounds may occur when excessively large input signals come in even if the LIMITER function is activated. In such a case, lower the recording level or keep proper distance between the unit and the source.

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Recording

Before starting the following operation procedures, level adjustment should be completed, and the Home Screen should be open.

1 Press RECORD [º] button to begin

recording standby.

The screen shows the recording file name, the input source, the recording audio file type and sampling frequency. Please confirm that these are as desired before starting recording.

NOTE

If you have set the MONITOR Screen’s INPUT item to ON so that you can always monitor the input, a pop-up appears that allows you to turn overdubbing ON or OFF.

For ordinary recording, select OFF and continue to step 2.

2 To start recording, press the RECORD [º]

button again.

When recording starts, the REC indicator lights continuously, and the display shows the elapsed recording time and the remaining recording time.

3 Press the (HOME) [ª] button to end

recording and create the audio file.

To pause recording, press the RECORD

[º] button. Press the RECORD [º] button again to restart recording in the same track. If you press the (HOME) [ª] button after pausing a recorded audio file up to the moment that you paused recording is created.

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NOTE

To avoid accidental recording of the noise from pressing the RECORD [º] button, the start of recording is delayed by 0.3 second (ﬁxed) after the RECORD [º] button is pressed. (REC DELAY)

CAUTION

Noise may occur when recording with a microphone if the unit is too close to the AC adaptor. In such a case, keep suﬃcient distance between the AC adaptor and the unit.

Recording playback and input sounds together (overdubbing)

By overdubbing, you can play an instrument or sing as you play back a saved track and mix and record both sounds in a new le.

NOTE

You cannot overdub if input monitoring is OFF.•

The prerecording function is disabled if the input monitor • is ON for overdubbing.

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Overdub recording is not possible when using the AUTO • REC function.

When overdub recording, you cannot start new ﬁles • manually.

You cannot pause during overdub recording. (You • cannot use the RECORD [º] button.)

The sampling frequency of the playback file is • preserved regardless of the sampling frequency setting for overdub recording.

You cannot make an mp3 file when overdubbing a WAV • file with a sampling frequency of 96kHz.

4–Recording

Select the file you want to overdub

1 Use the Â and ¯ buttons and the

BROWSE

screen to select that files that you

want to overdub.

NOTE

See "Working with Files a nd Fold ers (B ROWSE Screen)" on page 75 for selecting ﬁles using the BROWSE screen.

Selecting file format

1 Press the MENU button to open the

screen.

2 Use the + or − button to select

SETTING

REC SETTING

, and press the Á button.

screen appears.

REC

3 Use the + or − button to select

FORMAT

, and

press the ¯ or Á button.

4 Set the file format with the + or − button.

5 Press the (HOME) [ª] button to return

to the Home Screen.

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Simultaneous listening to playback and input sound (Monitor Mix)

This allows you to listen to playback and input sound at the same time (Monitor Mix).

NOTE

The prerecording function is disabled if the “MONITOR MIX” is “ON”

1 Press the MENU button to open the

screen.

2 Use the + or − button to select

press the Á button to open the

OTHERS

, and

submenu.

3 Use the + or − button to select

MONITOR MIX

, and press the Á button.

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MONITOR MIX

4 Use the + or − button to select

screen appears.

INPUT

press the ¯ or Á button.

5 Use the + or - button to select ON.

(Default:

OFF

)

Monitoring of input sound is now enabled.

6 Press the Â button to highlight the

item.

, and

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7 Use the + or − button to select

PB INPUT

and press the ¯ or Á button.

8 Use the + or - button to adjust the playback

volume level in a range from 0 to 20.

9 When finished, press the (HOME) [ª]

button to return to the Home Screen.

TIP

By making the above settings, in addition to overdubbing, you can use a recorded (or copied) audio track for instrument practice or karaoke.

NOTE

You cannot select ON or

MONITOR MIX

OFF

for

INPUT

during recording/in recording standby.

items on the

Adjusting the input level (simple adjustment)

If Monitor Mix is enabled ( the

MONITOR MIX

adjusted in a simple way in the Quick menu screen.

NOTE

The level meters are designed to be hidden from the Quick menu scr een, so yo u cannot use the m whe n you ma ke adjustments.

1 Press the QUICK button while the Home

screen is open during playback or when stopped.

The Quick menu screen appears.

Quick menu screen when stopped

INPUT

is selected in

screen), the input level can be

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2 While listening to the input sound, use the

Â or ¯ button to adjust the input level. When the Â or ¯ button is pressed, a pull-up window showing input level settings appears in the display.

CAUTION

If the Monitor Mix function is disabled, the pull-up • window will not appear when pressing the Â or

¯ button.

When distortion of sound is about to occur as the input • sound level is increased, the PEAK indicator on the upper left above the display will be turned on. Adjust the input level for recording so as not to allow the PEAK indicator to be turned on.

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NOTE

When input monitoring is ON and during overdub recording, the PEAK indicator lights when the c ombined i nput and playback signals become higher than the set level.

Start the overdubbing

1 Press the RECORD [º] button to set the

unit to record standby.

The overdubbing ON/OFF pop-up appears. The recording file name, input source,

recording audio file type and sampling frequency also appear so that you can confirm them before you start recording.

2 Use the + or - button to select ON from the

overdubbing ON/OFF pop-up.

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3 Press the RECORD [º] button to start

overdubbing.

When recording starts, the REC indicator lights and the display shows the elapsed and remaining recording times.

The following error message appears if the selected file cannot be played back.

4 To stop recording, press the (HOME)

[ª] button.

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Recording automatically (AUTO REC)

The unit starts and pauses recording, renews les, and sets marks automatically depending on the input signal level.

This function allows the unit to respond to input sound levels and start and pause recording, as well as set marks and create new les, for example.

1 Press MENU to open the Menu Screen.

2 Use the + or - button to select

SETTING

REC SETTING

3 Use the + or - button to select the

, and press the Á button.

screen appears.

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REC

MODE

and

press the ¯ button or Á button.

Use the + or - button to set the “AUTO REC” setting.

OFF

(Default): Off

REC

: Records and pauses automatically

MARK

: Sets marks automatically during recording

5 Press the Â button to select the other

item.

6 Use the + or - button to select

press the ¯ button or Á button.

LEVEL

and

7 Use the + or - button to select the level that

signal is judged to have been input when it exceeds this level.

Set the value to one of the following selection.

-6dB/-12dB

(default)/

-24dB/-48dB

8 Press the (HOME)[ª] button to return

to the Home Screen.

9 Press the RECORD [º] button to put the

unit into recording standby.

Recording starts automatically when the input signal exceeds the

LEVEL

10 The recording mode changes according to

the setting of the

MODE

4–Recording

REC

If the input signal level falls below the standard level for more than five seconds, which is set on recording standby. When the input signal level becomes higher than the standard level, the unit restarts recording on a new file.

MARK

If the input signal level falls below the standard level for more than five seconds, which is set on when the input signal level becomes higher than the standard level again.

11 Press the (HOME)[ª] button to stop

automatic recording.

LEVEL

, the unit goes into in

LEVEL

, the unit adds marks

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TIP

By using this in combination with the you can record events withou t l osing the beginni ngs of sounds.

CAUTION

Overdub recording is not possible when using the •

REC

function.

Self-timer function is not possible when using the •

REC

function.

PRE REC

function,

AUTO

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Creating and changeover to a new file during continued recording (Track incrementing)

You can manually or automatically split a recording by creating a new le. (Track incrementing)

Manual track incrementation during recording

You can manually split a recording by creating a new le.

1 Press the QUICK button while recording.

NOTE

When new ﬁles are created, incremental numbers are added to the end of each ﬁle name.

CAUTION

A new file cannot be created if the total number of files • and folders would exceed 5000.

4–Recording

Files shorter than two seconds cannot be created. •

If the name of a newly created file would be the same as • that of an existing file, the number will be incremented until the new file has a unique name.

Track incrementing is not possible when overdub recording.•

Automatic track incrementation by file size

Without pausing recording, a new le can be created automatically during recording when a le size set in advance is exceeded.

1 Press the MENU button to open the MENU

Screen.

2 Use the + or − button to select

SETTING

REC SETTING

, and press the Á button.

screen appears.

REC

3 Use the + or − button to select

SIZE

, and

press the ¯ or Á button.

Use the + or − button to set the maximum

file size at which track incrementing takes place, by selecting (highlighting) from the following:

64M/128M/256M/512 M/1G/2G

(default)

4 Press the (HOME) [ª] button to return

to the Home Screen.

CAUTION

A new ﬁle cannot be created if the total number of ﬁles and folders would exceed 5000.

NOTE

For the same fil e si ze, the possible recordin g ti me differs dep ending on the fi le type selec ted. Fur therm ore, if the recording time is 24 hours or more, this will be displayed as 23:59:59.

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Mark function

Adding marks manually to a recording

You can manually add marks to a recording where you want them.

Press the MARK button while recording to

add a mark.

Mark number pull-up appears.

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NOTE

Mark information is stored in the file with numbers • between 01–99. The maximum number of marks in a file is 99.

As the unit is compatible with the BWF format for WAV • files, marks added to a WAV file during recording are stored in the file. Marks stored in the file are available when playing back the file using a BWF compliant software, etc.

4–Recording

Adding marks automatically to a recording

This function allows the unit to add marks automatically using

Set the

screen.

See "Recording automatically (AUTO REC)" on page 66.

MODE

AUTO REC

MARK

on the

AUTO REC

Moving to a mark position

You can move to marks in the currently selected le when paused and during playback.

You can use this function to identify points to create shortcuts to the beginning of songs, for example.

Press the Â or ¯ button while

pressing and holding the MARK button during playback or when stopped.

NOTE

You cannot move to a mark in a diﬀerent ﬁle.

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Recording the moment before pushing RECORD (PRE REC)

By using prerecording, when the unit is in recording standby you can record up to two seconds of the signal input before the RECORD [º] button is pushed to start recording.

1 Press the MENU button to open the

screen.

2 Use the + or − button to select

SETTING

, and press the Á button.

3 Use the + or − button to select

and press the ¯ or Á button.

4 Use the + or − button to select ON.

(Default:

OFF

)

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REC

PRE REC

5 Press the (HOME) [ª] button to return

to the Home Screen.

TIP

By using this in combination with the AUTO REC function, you can record events withou t l osing the beginni ngs of sounds.

NOTE

If the amount of time in record standby is less than two • seconds, the sound for that amount of time is recorded.

You cannot use the PRE REC function with overdub • recording. The prerecording function is disabled when you record using overdubbing.

4–Recording

Self-timer function

Like a camera, the unit has a self-timer to trigger the start of recording after a set period of time.

Press RECORD [º] button when stopped or playing back to set the unit in recording standby, and press the PB CONT button.

2 The self-timer icon appears in the

recorder status screen, and time is shown on the right.

Each time you press the PB CONT button,

the setting changes as follows:

OFF (default) œ 5S (5 seconds) œ 10S (10 seconds) œ OFF

3 Set the time period, and press the

RECORD[º] or Á button.

Recording will start after the set time period.

NOTE

This function cannot be used when recording is paused • in the middle of recording.

Self-timer function is not possible when using the AUTO • REC function.

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Recording duration

The table below shows the maximum recording time on microSD/microSDHC cards of dierent capacities for dierent le formats for recording.

File format (recording setting)

16 bit

WAV

(stereo)

24 bit

32 kbps 44.1 kHz/48 kHz 74:32 149:04 298:08 596:16 64 kbps 44.1 kHz/48 kHz 37:16 72:32 149:04 298:08

MP3

(stereo/

mono)

96 kbps 44.1 kHz/48 kHz 24:50 49:40 99:20 198:40 128 kbps 44.1 kHz/48 kHz 18:38 37:16 74:32 149:04 192 kbps 44.1 kHz/48 kHz 12:25 24:50 49:40 99:20 256 kbps 44.1 kHz/48 kHz 9:19 18:37 37:16 74:32 320 kbps 44.1 kHz/48 kHz 7:27 14:54 29:48 59:36

The recording times shown above are estimates. They might differ depending on the microSD/microSDHC card in use.• The recording times shown above are not continuous recording times, but rather they are the total possible recording • times for the microSD/microSDHC card. If recorded in mono in WAV files, the maximum recording time will be double the figures above.•

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44.1 kHz 1:41 3:22 6:44 13:28 48 kHz 1:33 3:06 6:12 12:24 96 kHz 0:46 1:33 3:06 6:12

44.1 kHz 1:07 2:15 4:30 9:00 48 kHz 1:02 2:04 4:08 8:16 96 kHz 0:31 1:02 2:04 4:08

microSD/microSDHC card capacity (hours:minutes)

1 GB 2 GB 4 GB 8 GB

5–Working with Files and Folders (BROWSE screen)

On the

BROWSE

of the Music Folder, which contains the audio les on the microSD card that you can use with the DR07MKII. On this screen, you can also play and erase selected audio les, create folders, add tracks to the playlist and so on. (See “Playlist” on page 84.)

TIP

If you connect the DR-07MKII with a co mputer by USB, or mount the microSD card on a computer using a card reader or other input, you can change the folder structure within the

MUSIC

would the contents of a hard d rive. Fur thermore, you can change ﬁle names from the computer.

To open the button to open the button to select

Screen, you can view the contents

Folder and erase files from t he compu ter as you

BROWSE

Screen, press the MENU

screen. Use the + or −

BROWSE

and press the Á button.

The contents of the folder that contains the le that was selected on the Home Screen before the

BROWSE

Screen was opened appears on the

display.

Screen navigation

On the

BROWSE

appear in a hierarchical structure much like they would appear on a computer. On the DR-07MKII, folders can only be used to two levels.

Use the + or − button to select files and folders.• When a folder is selected, press the • ¯

button to show the contents of that folder. When a file or folder is selected, press the •

Â button to exit the currently open folder and go to a higher level in the folder structure.

When a file or folder is selected, press the • QUICK button to open the pop-up window.

When a file is selected, press the • Á button to return to the Home Screen and play the file.

Screen, folders and music les

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This folder that contains this file becomes the current folder, and new recorded file will be saved in this folder. If the playback area has been set to new playback area.

When a folder is selected, press the • Á button to return to the Home Screen. The first file in the folder (shown at the top of the file list) will be played. This folder becomes the current folder, and new recorded files will be saved in this folder. Regardless of the previous setting, the playback area is set to

becomes the new playback area.

FOLDER

, this folder becomes the

FOLDER

, and this folder

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Icons on the BROWSE screen

The meanings of icons that appear on the

BROWSE

The folder in the hierarchy shown on the Screen.

This icon appears before the names of music les.

This icon shows folders that contain subfolders.

This icon shows folders that do not contain subfolders.

The contents of the folder marked with this icon currently appear on this screen.

Screen are as follows.

Root Music Folder (

MUSIC

Folder is the highest (root) level

Audio le

Plus folder

Plain folder

Open folder

MUSIC

)

BROWSE

5–Working with Files and Folders

File operations

Select the desired audio le on the Screen and press the QUICK button to open the pop-up window that is shown below.

Use the + or − button to select the item you want from the following list and press Á button to execute it.

INFO

Information (date/time, size) about the selected le appears. Press the Á button again or press the (HOME) [ª] button to return to the

BROWSE

screen.

BROWSE

ADD LIST

Adds the selected le to the playlist. (See “Playlist” on page 84.)

DELETE

A message appears to conrm that you want to delete the le. Press the Á button to erase the le and the (HOME) [ª] button to cancel the deletion operation.

CANCEL

The operation for the selected (highlighted) le is canceled, and the pop-up menu is closed.

NOTE

The pop-up menu can also be closed by pressing the QUICK button.

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Folder operations

Select the desired folder on the and press the QUICK button to open the pop-up window that is shown below.

Use the + or − button to select the item you want from the following list and press the Á button to execute it.

SELECT

Returns to the Home Screen and selects the rst le in the folder. Regardless of the previous setting, the playback area is set to this folder becomes the new playback area. When recording, les are created in this folder.

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BROWSE

FOLDER

Screen

, and

ALL DEL

A pop-up message appears to conrm that you want to delete all the les in the selected folder at once.

Press the Á button to erase the les or press the

(HOME) [ª] button to cancel.

NOTE

You cannot erase read- only f iles an d files tha t a re not recognized by this unit.

CANCEL

The operation for the selected (highlighted) le is canceled, and the pop-up menu is closed.

NOTE

The pop-up menu can also be closed by pressing the QUICK button.

5–Working with Files and Folders

Creating a new folder

In the le list, bottom.

Select (highlight) button. A pop-up appears to conrm that you want to create a new folder.

Press the Á button to create a new folder or press the (HOME) [ª] button to cancel.

Note that the unit supports only a two-level folder structure, and accordingly does not exist in the second-level folders.

NEW FOLDER

appears at the

, and press the Á

NEW FOLDER

A newly created folder becomes the current one, and new recorded les are saved in this folder. If the playback area has been set to folder becomes the playback area.

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FOLDER

, this

6-Playback

On the Home Screen, you can use the Â and ¯ buttons to select the playback track. The

les that you can select are determined by the playback area setting.

Limiting the playback area makes track selection easier when you have numerous recorded and copied tracks on the microSD card.

On the

PLAY SETTING

all les, the current folder or the playlist as the playback area. You can also use the Screen to set a folder as the playback area.

TIP

On the

BROWSE

setting, you can select any ﬁle on the card that you want.

S creen, regardless of the playback area

Screen, you can select

BROWSE

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Adjusting playback volume

The volume of output through the built-in speaker or the /LINE OUT connector can be adjusted using the + or − button while the Home Screen is shown.

A pull-up volume indicator appears.

Setting the playback area (AREA)

Set the playback area for repeat and ordinary playback on the

1 Press the MENU button to open the

Screen.

2 Use the + or − button to select

SETTING

PLAY SETTING

and press the Á button.

screen.

PLAY

3 Use the + or − button to select (highlight)

AREA, and press the ¯ or Á button.

4 Use the + or − button to set the playback

area.

ALL FILES

Set the playback area as all les in the Music Folder on the microSD card.

FOLDER (default)

Set the playback area as all the les in the currently selected folder.

6–Playback

PLAYLIST

Set the playback area as the tracks in the playlist. (See “Playlist” on page 84.)

If there is no playlist defined, a pop-up appears.

5 Press the (HOME) [ª] button to return

to the Home Screen.

NOTE

The current playback area setting appears in the lower left of the Home Screen.

Playback area indication

No PLAYLIST

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6–Playback

Selecting a folder for the playback area (1)

Regardless of the current playback area, if you select a folder on the playback area changes to the selected folder.

Press the MENU button to open the

2 Use the + or − button to select

press the Á button.

BROWSE

A file list of the folder that contains the file selected in the Home Screen is displayed.

3 Use the Â or ¯ button to select a

folder level, and use the + or − button to select a folder.

screen appears.

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BROWSE

Screen, the

screen.

BROWSE

, and

For an explanation of how to use the Browse Screen, see “Screen navigation” on page 75.

4 Press the QUICK button to open the

following pop-up window.

5 Use the + or − button to select

press the Á button.

The display returns to the Home Screen. The rst le in the folder is selected, and the unit is stopped.

Regardless of the previous setting, the playback area is set to the playback area. This folder becomes the current folder, and new recorded les will be saved in this folder.

FOLDER

, and this folder becomes

SELECT

, and

6–Playback

Selecting a folder for the playback area (2)

When the playback area is set to select a le on the that contains the selected le becomes the playback area.

1 Press the MENU button to open the

screen.

2 Use the + or − button to select

press the Á button.

BROWSE

A file list of the folder that contains the file selected in the Home Screen is displayed.

3 Use the Â or ¯ button to select a

folder level, and use the + or − button to

BROWSE

screen appears.

FOLDER

, if you

Screen, the folder

BROWSE

, and

select the folder that contains the track (file) you want to play.

For an explanation of how to use the Screen, see “Screen navigation” on page 75.

4 Press the ¯ button.

5 Use the + or − button to select the desired file.

6 Press the Á button.

The display returns to the Home Screen, and the selected track starts playing.

This folder becomes the current folder, and new recorded les will be saved in this folder. In addition, the folder that contains this track becomes the playback area regardless of the playback area folder set previously.

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BROWSE

6–Playback

Playlist

You can make a list of tracks for playback (playlist). On the Play Mode Screen if you select

PLAYLIST

playback to just the tracks in your playlist.

Adding tracks to the playlist

1 Press the MENU button to open the

2 Use the + or − button to select

NOTE

For an explanation of how to use the “Screen navigation” on page 75.

3 Use the + or − button to select the file you

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for the

AREA

item, you can set

screen.

BROWSE

, and

press the Á button.

BROWSE

screen appears.

BROWSE

Screen, see

want to add to the playlist, and press the QUICK button.

NOTE

Fo r de tai ls a bout ho w to s el ect the fi le, s ee “S cr een navigation” on page 75.

A pop-up window appears.

4 Use the + or - button to select

5 Press the Á button.

The track is added to the playlist and the popup window closes.

6 Repeat steps 3, 4, and 5 as necessary to

add more tracks to the playlist. The tracks are numbered in the order that they are added.

ADD LIST

6–Playback

Editing the playlist

You can view and edit the playlist you have made on the

PLAYLIST

You can also use this screen to play tracks and to edit the playlist.

1 Press the MENU button to open the

screen.

2 Use the + or − button to select

press the Á button.

BROWSE

3 Use the Â button to move to the top

folder level.

4 Use the + or − button to select

and press the ¯ button.

screen.

screen appears.

BROWSE

, and

PLAYLIST

screen appears.

5 Use the + or − button to select the file you

want to edit, and press the QUICK button.

A pop-up window appears.

6 Use the + or − button to select an item, and

press the Á button to cause the unit to work as follows.

ALL CLR

A conrmation message appears to conrm that you want to remove all the les from the playlist.

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6–Playback

Press the Á button to remove all the les or the

(HOME) [ª] button

For this operation, it does not matter which track you select in step 5. All the les are removed from the playlist, but they are not erased from the microSD card.

DELETE

Remove the selected track from the playlist. The le is removed from the playlist, but it is not

erased from the microSD card.

MOVE

Select this to change the order of tracks in the playlist.

In addition to the le name, the track number also appears highlighted in inverse.

to cancel this operation.

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Use the • + or − button to move the selected track to a different position in the playlist.

In the above example, the 4th track has been moved to the 3rd track position.

Press •

the Á button

The display returns to the

CANCEL

The operation for the selected le is canceled.

PLAYLIST

screen.

6–Playback

Selecting files for playback (skip)

When the Home Screen is open, press the Â and ¯ buttons to select the le for playback.

If you press the Â button when the playback position is located at the middle of a le, it will return to the beginning of that le. If you press the Â button when located at the beginning of a le, the playback position will skip to the beginning of the previous le.

If you press the ¯ button when located at the beginning of or middle of a le, the playback position will skip to the beginning of the next le.

NOTE

Only files in the playback area that is currently set can be • selected for playback.

The track name, file number and other file information • for the currently playing track appear on the display.

The •

icon appears on the display when playback is stopped at the beginning a track, and the π icon appears when playback is stopped in the middle of a track (paused).

When the IN and OUT points are set in the file, pressing • the Â or¯ button skips to those points. Press the button repeatedly until the file you want is selected.

Playback

When the Home Screen is open and playback is

stopped, press the Á button to start playback.

NOTE

Files in the playback area can be played.• You can also choose files for playback by name on the •

BROWSE

Pausing

When the Home Screen is open and a track

is playing back, press the (HOME) [ª] button to pause playback at the current position. (PAUSE)

Press the Á button again to restart

playback from that position.

Stopping

When the Home Screen is open and a track

is playing back, press the (HOME) [ª] button to pause playback, and press the

beginning of the file. (STOP)

screen.

(HOME) [ª] button to return to the

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6–Playback

Rewinding and fast-forwarding (search)

When the Home Screen is open and a track

is playing back or stopped, press and hold the Â or ¯ button to rewind or fastforward and search the playback track.

NOTE

Press and hold the Â or ¯ button to accelerate the search speed.

Repeat playback (REPEAT)

You can repeatedly playback one le or multiple les within a designated area.

1 Press the MENU button to open the

screen.

2 Use the + or − button to select

SETTING

PLAY SETTING

, and press the Á button.

screen appears.

3 Use the + or − button to select

press the ¯ or Á button.

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PLAY

REPEAT

, and

4 Use the + or − button to select a repeat

mode.

CONTINUOUS

(default): All tracks in the playback area are played in sequence one time. (This setting is the ordinary playback mode.)

SINGLE

: The selected track is played once without repeating. The icon appears on the Home Screen.

1 REPEAT

The current track is played repeatedly. The

icon appears on the Home Screen.

ALL REPEAT

: All tracks in the selected playback area are played back repeatedly. The icon appears on the Home Screen.

6–Playback

NOTE

If you start l oop playback, the REPEAT item automatically switches to OFF if it is in a diﬀerent mode.

5 Press the (HOME) [ª] button to return

to the Home Screen.

Special Playback Control Functions

The unit has some special playback control functions. For example, you can playback a selected section of a track repeatedly or change the tempo of music without changing the pitch. You can also enhance the perceived overall sound pressure for comfortable listening when the playback is indiscernible.

These playback control functions serve for eective practice on musical instruments and analysis of musical passages.

Playback Control Screen

Use the Playback Control screen to set the playback control functions.

While the Home Screen is open when stopped or playing back, press the PB CONT button to open the Playback Control screen.

This screen can be used to make settings for the playback speed and loop playback.

After you nish making settings on this screen, press

the

PB CONT button) to return to the Home Screen.

(HOME) [ª] button (or press the

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6–Playback

Repeated Playback of Selection (Loop Playback)

With this function, you can continuously repeat (loop) the playback of a selection that you make.

1 While the Home Screen is open when

stopped or playing back, press the PB CONT button to open the Playback Control screen.

2 Press the Á button to start playback,

and press the MARK button at the start point of the section that you want to play repeatedly. This position is set as IN (start) point. Then, appears at the corresponding point under the playback indicator bar.

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3 Press the MARK button at the end point

of the section that you want to play repeatedly. This position is set as OUT (end) point, and loop playback of the section between the IN and OUT points starts.

Then, appears at the corresponding

point under the playback indicator bar.

During loop playback the indicator also

appears.

Press the PB CONT button to return to the Home Screen while maintaining the I/O and loop settings effective. Even after returning to the Home Screen, the icon continue to be shown, along with the and marks shown at the points corresponding to the IN and OUT points under the playback indicator bar.

6–Playback

NOTE

The pop-up message of “I/O Too Short” appears if the • section between the IN and OUT points is too short. Set them again. The section should be 1 second or longer.

Press the • MARK button again to clear the IN and OUT points.

To stop loop playback, press the MENU button when the • Playback Control screen is open. Press the MENU button again to start loop playback between the set IN and OUT points.

You cannot set the IN and OUT points in different files.• The previous IN and OUT point settings are lost when you •

set the IN point on a different file. Accurate assignment of IN and OUT points is not always •

possible for variable bit rate (VBR) MP3 files.

Changing the playback speed (VSA)

The unit features the VSA (Variable Speed Audition) function that changes the playback speed without changing its pitch.

CAUTION

The VSA function cannot be eﬀective for ﬁles recorded with a sampling frequency of 96kHz, and will be shown in the Home Screen. However, the setting of playback speed can be changed. To ap ply t he adjus tment of play back speed, select a ﬁle recorded with a sampling frequency of 44.1 kHz or 48 kHz by using the Â or¯ button.

Press the + or – button after opening the Playback Control screen to increase or decrease the playback speed.

The VSA function can change the playback speed in the range from 0.5 (50%) to 1.5 (150%) times (in 0.1 increments) the normal speed.

Press the PB CONT button to the Home Screen while maintaining the set playback speed eective. The or icon appears if the playback speed is set to a value larger or smaller than 1.0, respectively.

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6–Playback

Using the playback equalizer (PLAY EQ)

You can choose from dierent sound types to enhance the listenability (PLAY EQ: playback equalizer).

Set the playback equalizer in the

SETTING

1 Press the MENU button to open the

2 Use the + or − button to select

3 Use the + or − button to select

screen.

SETTING

PLAY SETTING

and press the ¯ or Á button.

, and press the Á button.

screen appears.

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PLAY

PLAY EQ

4 Use the + or − button to set the equalizer.

TREBLE, MIDDLE, and BASS indicate that adjustment in the high, middle, or low frequency range is enabled, and + and – indicate that the sound level in that range is increased or decreased, respectively.

Options:

TREBLE -, MIDDLE +, MIDDLE -, BASS

+, BASS -

5 When finished, press

button to return to the Home Screen.

OFF

(factory setting),

the (HOME) [ª]

TREBLE +,

6–Playback

Moving back a few seconds for replay (jump-back playback)

Press the Á button during playback to move back a few seconds (adjustable) and restart playback. (Jump-back playback).

If you nd a favorite passage of music or lyrics during playback, press the Playback button to go back a few seconds and replay that passage.

The jump-back time is set as a

1 Press the MENU button to open the

screen.

2 Use the + or − button to select

SETTING

PLAY SETTING

, and press the Á button.

screen appears.

JUMPBACK

PLAY

setting.

3 Use the + or − button to select

and press the ¯ or Á button.

4 Use the + or − button to set the jump-back

time.

The setting options include 1 sec (1 second) to 10 sec (10 seconds) in increments of 1 second, and 20 sec (20 seconds), and 30 sec (30 seconds) (default: 3 sec).

5 When finished, press

button to return to the Home Screen.

the (HOME) [ª]

JUMPBACK

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7-Quick Operations

Features of the QUICK button

The QUICK button serves for the following purposes.

While the Home Screen is open and when stopped • or paused, opens the Quick menu screen for deletion, division, and level alignment (enhancing the perceived overall sound pressure) of the current track. During playback, the Quick menu screen appears only for level alignment. While the Home Screen is open during recording •

standby, the Quick menu screen appears for the setting of level control or the left-right channels for

the built-in stereo microphones. While the Home Screen is open during recording, • track increment occurs to stop recording on the current file and continue recording on a new file. (See “Manual track incrementation during recording” on page 68.) The Quick menu screen will not appear in this case. A pop-up menu to work with a selected file • or folder appears if the BROWSE screen or the

PLAYLIST screen is open.

Switches • CALIB and INPUT LEVEL on the

TUNER screen.

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NOTE

The QUICK button is disabled if the MENU screen, OTHERS submenu, REC SETUP screen, or a settings screen is open for various settings.

Actions of the QUICK button for dierent screens and states are as follows.

Screen State Action

Home

Playback Control Opens Quick menu only for

BROWSE, PLAYLIST TUNER

MENU OTHERS

Other settings screens

Stop Pause

Playback Opens Quick menu only for

Recording Standby

Recording Creates a new le for continued

screen,

submenu,

Opens Quick menu for deletion, division, and level alignment

level alignment Opens Quick menu for level

control and MIC LR swap

recording (track increment)

level alignment Opens pop-up menu for working

with selected le (or folder)

Switches CALIB and INPUT

LEVEL

—

7-Quick Operations

Quick menu screen

To show the Quick menu screen, press the QUICK button while the Home Screen is open. The contents of this screen depend on the state of the unit at the time when the QUICK button is pressed.

When stopped with the Home Screen open•

Deletion, division, and level alignment of the current track can be selected.

DELETE

(See “Deleting the selected le (Quick Delete)” on page 97.)

DIVIDE

(See “Dividing the selected le (Divide)” on page 97.)

LEVEL ALIGN

pressure can be increased to enhance listenability.

: The current track can be deleted.

: The current track can be divided.

: The perceived overall sound

(See “Increasing the perceived overall sound pressure to enhance listenability (Level Alignment)” on page 99.)

During playback with the Home Screen • open, or while the Playback Control screen is open

Only level alignment can be selected.

During recording standby with the Home • Screen open

You can select the settings of level control or left-right channels for the built-in stereo microphones.

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7-Quick Operations

Select

LEVEL CTRL

, and press the Á button to open the level control setting pop-up window.

In this window, you can choose from the following three level control options.

PEAK REDUCTION

: When the input sound is too large, the recording volume is decreased automatically to an appropriate level.

AUTO LEVEL

: When the input sound is too small or too large, the recording volume is increased or decreased, respectively, automatically to an appropriate level.

LIMITER

: This prevents distortion of sound due to sudden excessive input.

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For details of the level control function, see “Using the Level Control Function” on page 57.

When Monitor Mix is enabled, the input level can be adjusted in a simple way using the Â or ¯ button.

Press the Â or ¯ button to open the input level setting pull-up window. Adjust the input level while checking the input sound. (See “Adjusting the input level” on page 55.)

NOTE

This is a simple adjustment function for Monitor Mix. During • this adjustment, the level meters are hidden and the input level for recording cannot be adjusted accurately. Accurate adjustments should be made when in recording standby. (See “Adjusting the input level” on page 55.)

The input level cannot be changed if the level control • function is set to

AUTO LEVEL

7-Quick Operations

Closing the Quick menu screen

Press the QUICK button to close the Quick menu screen.

Deleting the selected file (Quick Delete)

The currently selected le can be deleted without using the

1 T

o delete a file, select it using the Â or

button or the

2 Open the Quick menu screen by pressing

the QUICK button while the Home Screen is open when stopped.

3 Use the + or − button to select 4 Press the Á button. A confirmation screen

BROWSE

screen.

DELETE

for file deletion appears.

Press the Á button to delete the file, or

press

the (HOME) [ª] button to cancel

the deletion.

Dividing the selected file (DIVIDE)

A recorded le can be divided into two at a specied position.

1 Select a file to be divided using the Â or

¯ button or the

2 While the Home Screen is open when

stopped, press the QUICK button to show the Quick menu screen.

BROWSE

screen.

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7-Quick Operations

3 Use the + or − button to select

press the Á button.

DIVIDE

Use the + or − button to select to specify

screen appears.

the position for file division, and press the RECORD [º] button.

The following pop-up window appears.

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DIVIDE

, and

5 Press the Á button to divide the file.

Or press return to the

the (HOME) [ª] button to

DIVIDE

screen without

dividing the file.

NOTE

When the •

DIVIDE

screen is open, you can press the

Á button and set the divide position while playing the

track.

When the • to pause/resume playback and press the Â or ¯ button to move to the beginning or the end of the track. Adjust the position for file division using the + or

− button. Press and hold the + or − button to move the position continuously.

After dividing a file, two new files with ”_a” and ”_b” added • to the end of the original file name are created. For example if the original filename is “DR0000_0000.wav” then the new files will be named “DR0000_0000_a.wav” (the recording before the division point) and “DR0000_0000_b.wav” (the recording after the division point).

DIVIDE

screen is open, press the Á button

7-Quick Operations

CAUTION

MP3 files cannot be divided. •

If the microSD card has insufficient open space, division • might not be possible.

Division is not possible if the file name would become • more than 200 characters long.

Division is not possible if a file that already exists has the • same name as the name that would be given to a new file created by division.

TIP

Add marks during recording at positions where you want to divide a ﬁle. (See “Mark function” on page 70.)

Increasing the perceived overall sound pressure to enhance listenability (Level Alignment)

If the playback sound is very small and indiscernible, the perceived overall sound pressure can be increased to enhance listenability. (Level Alignment)

1 While the Home Screen is open when

stopped or playing back, press the QUICK button to open the Quick menu screen.

When stopped During playback

Use the + or − button to select and press the Á button

LEVEL ALIGN

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7-Quick Operations

3 A screen to enable/disable the level

alignment function appears.

Use the + or − button to select ON, and press the Á button to enable the level alignment function. Or select disable the level alignment function.

OFF

and press the Á button to

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NOTE

The level a lignment functio n may not be able to ac hieve sufficient effect depe ndin g o n the sou rce of the so und (ex ampl e: a musi c f ile who se sound pres sure has bee n already adjusted).

Teac DR-07MKII User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Quick Start Guide

1–Introduction

Features

Items included with the product

Conventions used in this manual

Intellectual property rights

About microSD cards

Precautions for placement

Beware of condensation

Cleaning the unit

Product Registration

2–Names and Functions of Parts

Top panel

Front panel

Rear panel

Left side panel

Right side panel

Bottom Panel

Home Screen

Recording Screen

Playback Control screen

Menu item list

Using menus

Basic operation

3–Preparation

Powering the unit

Using AA batteries

Using an AC adaptor (sold separately)

Using USB bus power

Start-up & shutdown

Starting up the unit

Shutting down

Resume function

Setting the date and time

Inserting and removing microSD cards

Inserting the microSD card

Removing the card

Preparing a microSD card for use

Using the built-in speaker

Connecting monitors and headphones

Using the built-in microphone

Setting the mics to record a wide stereo sound (A-B position)

Setting the mics to record a clear stereo sound (X-Y position)

Swapping the left-right channels of the built-in microphone pair

Microphone position detection

4–Recording

Selecting file format/sampling frequency/type, and maximum file size

Set where to save the file

Setting the input functions

Placing the unit and making connections

Recording with the built-in mics

Recording with external mics (MIC IN)

Recording an external device (EXT IN)

Adjusting the input level

Manually adjusting the input level

Using the Level Control Function

Recording

Recording playback and input sounds together (overdubbing)

Select the file you want to overdub

Selecting file format

Simultaneous listening to playback and input sound (Monitor Mix)

Adjusting the input level (simple adjustment)

Start the overdubbing

Recording automatically (AUTO REC)

Creating and changeover to a new file during continued recording (Track incrementing)

Manual track incrementation during recording

Automatic track incrementation by file size

Mark function

Adding marks manually to a recording

Adding marks automatically to a recording

Moving to a mark position

Recording the moment before pushing RECORD (PRE REC)

Self-timer function

Recording duration

5–Working with Files and Folders (BROWSE screen)

Screen navigation