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Menu setting method , Rec Menu Mic Sense Microphone sensitivity is adjustable to meet recording needs. [High]: Highest recording sensitivity suitable for conferences with large crowds and recording audio at a distance or low volume. [Middle]: Suitable for recording meetings and seminars with a small number of people. [Low]: Lowest recording sensitivity suitable for dictation. • When you would like to clearly record a speaker's voice, set [Mic Sense] to [Low] and hold recorder's built-in stereo microphone close to the speaker's mouth (5-10 cm) before recording. Rec Mode The recorder can record in the linear PCM format (For DM-520). High resolution recording at a high sampling rate and high bit rate equivalent or superior to that of a music CD is possible. Moreover, it also supports the MP3 and WMA formats. 1 Select the recording format. [PCM]: This is an uncompressed audio format which is used for music CDs and the like. [MP3]: MPEG is the international standard established by a working group of the ISO (International Organization for Standardization). [WMA]: This is an audio compression encoding method that was developed by the Microsoft Corporation in the US. Menu setting method 2 Select the recording rate. [PCM]: [48kHz/16bit] or [44.1kHz/16bit] [MP3]: [320kbps] to [128kbps] [WMA]: [ST XQ],[ST HQ],[ST SP], [HQ], [SP], [LP] • To record a meeting and lecture clearly, set other than [LP] in Rec Rate. • When the external monaural microphone is used while [Rec Mode] is set to a stereo recording mode, it enables recording only with the L channel microphone. Set the method for adjusting the recording level [Rec Level] (For DM-520) You can set the device to automatically or manually adjust the recording level. 4 [Manual]: Recording is performed by manually adjusting the recording level. [Auto]: Recording is performed by automatically adjusting the recording level. This is useful for when you will be recording right away. Adjust the recording level: Press the 9 or 0 button while the recorder is recording or paused to adjust the recording level. • The recording level will be automatically adjusted when the recording level is set to [Auto]. Set the recording level to [Manual] to use the recording level adjustment feature. • When the unit is set to [Manual], the limiter function will be disabled. Distorted sound will be recorded during [OVER] is displayed. Adjust the recording level so that [OVER] is not displayed. 47

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Menu setting method
Rec Mode
The recorder can record in the linear PCM
format (For DM-520). High resolution
recording at a high sampling rate and high
bit rate equivalent or superior to that of
a music CD is possible. Moreover, it also
supports the MP3 and WMA formats.
1
Select the recording format.
[
PCM
]:
This is an uncompressed audio format
which is used for music CDs and the like.
[
MP3
]:
MPEG is the international standard
established by a working group of the
ISO (International Organization for
Standardization).
[
WMA
]:
This is an audio compression encoding
method that was developed by the
Microsoft Corporation in the US.
2
Select the recording rate.
[
PCM
]: [
48kHz/16bit
] or [
44.1kHz/16bit
]
[
MP3
]: [
320kbps
] to [
128kbps
]
[
WMA
]: [
ST XQ
],[
ST HQ
],[
ST SP
], [
HQ
], [
SP
], [
LP
]
• To record a meeting and lecture clearly, set
other than [
LP
] in Rec Rate.
• When the external monaural microphone
is used while [
Rec Mode
] is set to a stereo
recording mode, it enables recording only
with the L channel microphone.
Menu setting method
,
Rec Menu
Mic Sense
Microphone sensitivity is adjustable to meet
recording needs.
[
High
]:
Highest recording sensitivity suitable
for conferences with large crowds and
recording audio at a distance or low
volume.
[
Middle
]:
Suitable for recording meetings and
seminars with a small number of people.
[
Low
]:
Lowest recording sensitivity suitable for
dictation.
• When you would like to clearly record
a speaker’s voice, set [
Mic Sense
] to
[
Low
] and hold recorder’s built-in stereo
microphone close to the speaker’s mouth
(5-10 cm) before recording.
Set the method for adjusting the recording level
[Rec Level] (For DM-520)
You can set the device to automatically or
manually adjust the recording level.
[
Manual
]:
Recording is performed by manually
adjusting the recording level.
[
Auto
]:
Recording is performed by automatically
adjusting the recording level. This is useful
for when you will be recording right away.
Adjust the recording level:
Press the
9
or
0
button while
the recorder is recording or paused
to adjust the recording level.
•
The recording level will be automatically
adjusted when the recording level is set
to [
Auto
]. Set the recording level to
[
Manual
] to use the recording level
adjustment feature.
•
When the unit is set to [
Manual
],
the limiter function will be disabled.
Distorted sound will be recorded
during [
OVER
] is displayed. Adjust the
recording level so that [
OVER
] is not
displayed.