User manual KENWOOD MGR-E8

[. . . ] MGR-E8 DIGITAL AUDIO RECORDER INSTRUCTION MANUAL Declaration of Conformity with regard to the EMC Directive 2004/108/EC Manufacturer: Kenwood Corporation 2967-3 Ishikawa-machi, Hachioji-shi, Tokyo, 192-8525 Japan EU Representative's: Kenwood Electronics Europe BV Amsterdamseweg 37, 1422 AC UITHOORN, The Netherlands © B60-5825-08/00 (E/X) 1AJ6P1P0109-- (XE0) Contents Safety precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Unpacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Other recording operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Recording by manually adjusting the microphone recording level. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Recording from an external microphone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Recording from an external audio component or musical instrument connected to the line input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Press [EDIT] to complete the setting of the AUTO recording level adjustment. 4 Starting to record During recording standby, press [REC]. Do not connect anything to the microphone input terminal. MGR-E8 34 Changing the Recording Settings The "Rec setting" allows you to set various items according to the type of the recorded sound. Mic Item Setting WAV 96kHz 24bit/ WAV 48kHz 24bit/ WAV 44. 1kHz 24bit/ WAV 96kHz 16bit/ WAV 48kHz 16bit/ WAV 44. 1kHz 16bit* MP3 320kbps/ MP3 192kbps/ MP3 128kbps/ MP3 96kbps MIC_A*/B/ C/D MIC Rec destinat MIC_A/B/ SD card C/D_SD Internal memory* LINE Rec destinat SD card OFF*/Music/Voice/Vocal/ Rec Equalizer Noise cut CENTER Mic sens. High/Normal*/Low Mic gain High*/Low Internal memory Setting overview Rec format Linear PCM formats with which recorded audio is not compressed. Larger figures mean higher audio quality. The 44. 1 kHz sampling frequency and 16 quantization bits are most suitable for recording of a music CD, etc. Recorded audio is compressed in the MP3 format. Larger figures mean higher audio quality. Smaller figures mean longer recording time. Select the folder for saving the file recorded using the microphone. It is convenient to select folders according to the recording contents, for example for concerts or for exercise. Select the folder for saving the file recorded using the line input. Set the equalizer according to the recorded sound for reducing ambient noise, etc. When recording sound in the 3-microphone mode, select the center microphone sensitivity (i. e. Set to Low when recording a loud sound. Continued to next page 35 English Changing the Recording Settings Line Ext. Mic Item Setting Setting overview Recording starts in synchronism with the start of microphone sound input. Recording pauses when no sound has been input for 2 seconds. This item is enabled when [MIC REC LEVEL] is set to AUTO. When high-level sound is input suddenly while this item is set to ON, the recording level is automatically adjusted to prevent distortion of the recorded audio. This item is enabled when [MIC REC LEVEL] is set to MANUAL. Set to ON to reduce noise from the air conditioner or blowing wind by cutting off the low frequencies. Set the delay time reserved before actual recording starts after [REC] is pressed. [. . . ] (page 33) A plug is connected to the line input. Do not connect anything to the line input terminal. (page 33) Recording from the built-in microphones is impossible. Only the left (Lch) audio of the external microphone can be recorded. A plug is connected to the line input or microphone input. [. . . ]