Professional Level Compact Handheld Audio Recorder User’s Guide
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ESI Rekord M INDEX 1. Introduction.................................................................................................................................. 4 2. Description of Rekord M............................................................................................................. 4 Accessories ................................................................................................................................................................ 5 LCD display...................
ESI Rekord M 1. Introduction Congratulations on your purchase of Rekord M, a very affordable and compact handheld audio recorder with professional studio quality. It has an integrated stereo microphone that allows you to record anything directly virtually anywhere. It also has a stereo line input with adjustable input gain, allowing you to record your mix directly from the output of a mixer for example. You can even connect an external dynamic microphone to the microphone input.
ESI Rekord M 3. red recording LED, shows recording status 4. RECORD button to start recording mode and save recorded data 5. headphone and line output (1/8" stereo connector) 6. VOLUME +/- buttons to increase and decrease playback volume 7. USB connector under plastic cover, used for PC/Mac connection and charging using the supplied USB accessory cable 8. FOLDER/UP button to access the different folders with WAV/MP3 files and navigate in menu 9. color LCD display 10.
ESI Rekord M A. USB connection cable, this cable is used to connect Rekord M to your PC or Macintosh and to charge the battery. Simply connect it to the computer and the internal battery of Rekord M gets charged automatically. B. microphone input adapter, this adapter from 1/8" to 1/4" is used to connect an external dynamic microphone (mono) to Rekord M. Note that recording from condenser microphones is not possible. C.
ESI Rekord M 7. time display, shows length of file (no playback), length of recording (when recording) or position of the file (during playback). 8. memory status in percent, shows the available memory 9. shows if automatic gain adjustment is enabled (AUTO) or disabled (empty). If enabled, Rekord M automatically adjusts the input gain which is good for voice recording but often not desired for music recordings. If INT & WIDE are selected as input, AUTO is always enabled.
ESI Rekord M enabled (AUTO is displayed in middle of the LCD screen) or disabled (no AUTO will be shown) using the FUNC button to switch between the two options. We recommend to use the supplied microphone input adapter when using this input source. D. external stereo line input, with automatic gain adjustment always turned off, optimised to record from line level sources such as the output of your mixing desk. In this mode, LINE will be displayed in the upper left corner of the LCD screen.
ESI Rekord M Playback To playback a file, you can select it using the REWIND/LEFT and FORWARD/RIGHT buttons. The bottom status section of the LCD display displays the filename. You can only play files in the currently selected folder. To actually start playback, push the PLAY/PAUSE button. The time display will show the current position in the file and a play icon will be displayed.
ESI Rekord M To select an entry, you can use the FORWARD/RIGHT button or alternatively the PLAY/PAUSE button. Changing a setting requires you to select it (again using FOLDER/UP and MENU/DOWN buttons) and confirm it with the PLAY/PAUSE button in the middle. If you do not want to change a setting but stay in the menu, use the REWIND/LEFT button. To toggle between the Rec. Settings and Func. Settings menus, you need to use the REWIND/LEFT button. Pictures showing a screw nut (for Func.
ESI Rekord M Play Speed (Func. Setting) The Play Speed section allows you to change the playback speed of the files you are playing in the range from 70% to 120%. This is interesting for practicing (i.e. percussion, etc.). Obviously the default is 100%. Backlight (Func. Setting) The Backlight menu entry allows you to set the LCD backlight of Rekord M to automatically switch itself off to save battery power. All functions will still work, but the display will be dark.
ESI Rekord M 5. USB Connection to PC or Mac Rekord M is detected as a USB memory device when connected to your PC or Macintosh system with Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 or Mac OS X – similar like a USB memory stick or an external USB hard disk. This means you simply need to connect it to your computer using the supplied USB cable and you can directly access the files and copy them from Rekord M to your computer.
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ESI Rekord M 6. Specifications < General Features > - audio recorder for PCM/WAV and mp3 data USB 2.
ESI Rekord M The FCC and CE Regulation Warning This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions : (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
