89
Changing the “MIC ALC” setting
MIC ALC refers to Microphone Auto Level Control. When recording meetings and talks, turn
on the “MIC ALC” setting. When recording musical instruments or sound from the nature
where you want to manually adjust the recording level, turn off this setting.
“MIC ALC” setting
ON
OFF
Feature
A uniform recording level is maintained
during recording by making loud sounds
quieter and quiet sounds louder. Files
recorded using this function can be played
at a volume that is easy on the ears,
without cracking sound or distortion.
Sound is recorded as it is without any
change. Therefore, faithful recording of
the sound source is obtained.
Main use
When recording meetings, business
discussions, lectures, and interviews
When recording musical instruments,
etc.
1
Turn on the power. From the
basic screen, press the MENU/
PLAY LIST button.
2
Press the VOL (+/–) button to
select “REC MENU”, and then
press the
/OK button.
3
Press the VOL (+/–) button to
select the “MIC ALC” setting, and
then press the
/OK button.
4
Press the VOL (+/–) button to
select “OFF” or “ON”, and then
press the
/OK button.
【MIC ALC】
OFF
ON
OFF: Turn off ALC.
ON: Turn on ALC
MIC
ST
A
SD
Press the MENU/PLAY LIST button
to exit the menu.
• When you change the “MIC ALC” setting,
its icon on the screen also changes.
When MIC ALC is ON:
MIC ALC is OFF:
Recording level not displayed
Recording level displayed
0/0
FLAT
A
MP3 128 k
ST
ST
MIC
ST
A
SD
REC REMAIN TIME
00
25
0
45
16
m
h
s
m
s
15
15
Recording level
• When the “MIC ALC” setting is “OFF”, the
current recording level appears below the
microphone sensitivity icon. (When the “MIC
ALC” setting is “ON”, nothing appears.)
• The “MIC ALC” setting is valid only during
microphone recording.
• When the “MIC ALC” setting is “OFF”, you
can change the following settings while in the
recording standby state: MIC SENS., MIC
MODE, LOW CUT FILTER, and REC EQ.