Yamaha Pocket Recorder, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...OWNER S MANUAL BEDIENUNGSANLEITUNG MODE D EMPLOI MANUAL DE INSTRUCCIONES MANUALE DI ISTRUZIONI IT ES FR DE EN ITALIANO ESPAÑOL FRANÇAIS DEUTSCH ENGLISH ...

Page 2: ...rs manual may cause interference harmful to the operation of other electronic devices Compliance with FCC This applies only to products distributed by YAMAHA CORPORATION OF AMERICA class B regulations does not guarantee that interference will not occur in all installations If this product is found to be the source of interference which can be determined by turning the unit OFF and ON please try to...

Page 3: ...spected FCC DoC 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 CANADA This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est confo...

Page 4: ...hat Microsoft may include a revocation list with the licenses Content owners may require you to upgrade WMDRM to access their content If you decline an upgrade you will not be able to access content that requires the upgrade About MP3 Supply of this product does not convey a license nor imply any right to distribute content created with this product in revenue generating broad cast systems terrest...

Page 5: ...ssories 7 Main Features 8 Precautions 9 Starting Up 12 Controls 12 LCD screen 13 Adjusting the direction of the built in microphones Tilt up 13 Inserting a battery 14 Basic Operations 15 Selecting a menu item 15 Using the headphones 15 Using an external stereo microphone 15 Turning the power on or off 15 Hold function 16 Adjusting the volume 16 Quick Guide 17 Recording 17 Playback 19 Deleting 20 C...

Page 6: ...obe Reader must be installed in your computer Adobe Reader can be downloaded free at the following website http www adobe com SPECIAL NOTICES Copying of the commercially available musical data is strictly prohibited except for your per sonal use This manual is the exclusive copyrights of Yamaha Corporation The illustrations and displays as shown in this manual are for instructional purposes only a...

Page 7: ...ophone stand adapter Attaching the Pocketrak soft case to a tripod Screw the tripod attachment into the threaded socket on the Pocketrack soft case Note No tripod is included It is an optional accessory The diameter of the mounting hole is 1 4 inch 6 35mm Using the included microphone stand adapter you can attach the soft case to a microphone stand the diameter of adapter thread is 3 8 inches or 9...

Page 8: ...be adjusted depending on the situation page 13 Auto Level Control MIC ALC Auto Level Control function helps you to adjust the sensitivity of the microphones in response to the recording environment See PDF reference manual Direct recording from CD player LINE input You can connect the unit to a CD player or MD player and record music to the unit See PDF reference manual Audio file MP3 WMA playback...

Page 9: ...a service personnel CAUTION Always follow the basic precautions listed below to avoid the possibility of physical injury to you or others or damage to the device or other property These precautions include but are not limited to the following Location Before moving the device remove all connected cables Do not expose the device to excessive dust or vibrations or extreme cold or heat such as in dir...

Page 10: ...overheat DANGER for eneloop Rechargeable Ni MH Battery WARNING for AAA LR03 HP16 Alkaline Battery Do not deform disassemble or modify the battery Any modifications such as deformation disassembly or soldering directly to the battery terminals may cause ignition explosion and leakage or ejection of the electrolyte Do not allow a wire to connect the positive and negative terminals and do not carry o...

Page 11: ...g the battery outside this product use a charger that supports eneloop batteries and observe the instructions given in the owner s manual for your charger If the battery fluid leaks If the battery does leak avoid contact with the leaked fluid If the battery fluid should come in contact with your eyes mouth skin or clothes wash immediately with water and consult a doctor Battery fluid is corrosive ...

Page 12: ...e buttons VOL 8 Folder Index button FOLDER INDEX 9 LCD screen 10 Delete button DEL 11 Pause Record button PAUSE REC 12 Menu Stop button MENU STOP 13 Speaker 14 Headphones socket 15 Power Hold switch POWER HOLD 16 Playback speed control switch PLAY SPEED 17 Battery compartment lid 18 USB terminal slide switch 19 USB terminal cover may be rotated 20 USB terminal 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 14 15 16 17 18 19 9 1...

Page 13: ... number 12 Information display Time Message Mode etc 13 Security setting On Off S folder only 14 Folder A B C D S L M Adjusting the direction of the built in microphones Tilt up You can adjust the direction of the built in micro phones For example if you place the unit on a table to record you can tilt the mic up to avoid noise from the table top Adjust the direction of the mic to suit the recordi...

Page 14: ...y with a new alkaline battery If you keep using the recorder without recharging the eneloop or replacing the battery the recorder will display the message LOW BATTERY PLEASE CHARGE A BATTERY or LOW BATTERY The LCD screen will then go dark Hint For more information on recharging the eneloop battery refer to page 35 When you turn on the power to the recorder for the first time after purchase set the...

Page 15: ...isconnected automatically Using an external stereo microphone Connect an external stereo microphone not sup plied to the socket The built in microphones will be disconnected automatically Note If you use an external stereo microphone press and hold down the MENU STOP button for at least two seconds to access the VOICE menu then select MIC for the REC SELECT Turning the power on or off Set the POWE...

Page 16: ... or recording by accidentally pressing a button Set the POWER HOLD switch to the left while the unit is operating The Hold function is engaged If an operation button is pressed while the Hold function is engaged HOLD ON will appear on the display and nothing else will happen Set the POWER HOLD switch to the right HOLD OFF appears on the display and the Hold function is disengaged If operation play...

Page 17: ...wo seconds to select the S folder Do not select the L or M folder The L and M folders are not VOICE folders If you select one of them built in microphone recordings will be recorded automatically to the A folder However if the A folder is full no additional built in microphone recordings are possible until you delete some recordings The unit can record up to 99 files in any one folder A B C D or S...

Page 18: ...o resume recording Inserting index marks You can insert index marks only in the files in the VOICE folder To insert an index mark press the FOLDER INDEX button during recording INDEX SETTING 1 32 appears briefly and record ing continues Note You can insert up to 32 index marks in each file If you try to enter additional index marks INDEX FULL appears briefly on the display You can delete all index...

Page 19: ...required to start playback of a file or an extremely large number of files Depending on the MP3 WMA file the displayed playing time may vary from the actual playing time You may be unable to play certain MP3 WMA files on this unit Changing playback speed Use the Playback speed control switch to change the playback speed SLOW Slow speed playback NORMAL Normal speed playback FAST Fast speed playback...

Page 20: ...ct YES then press the W button The selected file is deleted Note After you delete a file the subsequent files will be renumbered automatically For example if you delete File 2 from a set of Files 1 2 and 3 then File 3 will be renumbered as File 2 Deleting all files in the selected folder 1 Press the DEL button 2 Press the Y or T button to select FOLDER then press the W button 3 Press the Y or T bu...

Page 21: ...d the USB terminal then insert the extended USB terminal in the correct orientation into a USB connector on your computer Do not apply force to the terminal Otherwise it may break If necessary use the supplied USB cable Computer Windows based computer with built in USB interface OS Windows Vista XP Others Speakers or headphones Sound playback function Computer Macintosh computer with built in USB ...

Page 22: ...before turning the power to the unit on off or plugging unplugging the USB terminal Make sure that no read or write operations are in progress Safely remove the unit from the Windows task bar after closing all windows that accessed the unit While the unit is connected to the computer you should wait for six seconds or more between these operations 1 when turning the power of the unit off then on a...

Page 23: ...e screen might look different if you are using a different OS 1 Right click the device icon on the taskbar at the bottom right of the Windows screen to pop up the menu option Safely Remove Hardware If the icon is not displayed refer to Windows Help 2 Click Safely Remove Hardware 3 Select USB Mass Storage Device and click Stop 4 Make sure that Yamaha Pocketrak USB Device is in the list then select ...

Page 24: ...E folder are named IC_A_XXX file number MP3 or IC_A_XXX file num ber WAV The same naming rule applies to the B C and D folders Each of the A B C D and S folders accommo dates up to 99 files You can play back only the files in the VOICE folder that comply with the file naming rules for folders A through D For example if you move file IC_B_001 MP3 from the B folder to the A folder you will be unable...

Page 25: ... system displays the DATA_S folder if the secu rity lock has been canceled Manual folder This folder stores the PDF manual files in each of the language folders English German French Spanish Italian Each of the language folders contains the owner s manual supplied and the reference manual PDF only In order to view the PDF files Adobe Reader must be installed in your computer page 6 Note If you for...

Page 26: ... This folder stores files recorded from external devices Files recorded and stored in the LINE folder are named IC_L_XXX file number MP3 The LINE folder accommodates up to 199 files You can play only those files in the LINE folder that comply with the file naming rules ...

Page 27: ...ow http www yamahasynth com Also read the About the accessory disk on page 32 before installing Cubase AI 4 Step1 Installing Cubase AI 4 IMPORTANT Since the End User Software License Agreement EUSLA shown on your PC display in your installing the DAW software is replaced by the agreement at the end of this section you should disregard the EUSLA Read the Software License Agreement at the end of thi...

Page 28: ...ng the unit to your computer Connect the unit directly to your computer using the USB terminal Refer to also page 21 Step3 Importing audio data to Cubase AI 4 1 Launch Cubase AI 4 Click Start All Program Steinberg Cubase AI 4 Cubase AI 4 to launch the pro gram Note If the ASIO Multimedia dialog window appears click Yes 2 Select New Project from the File menu to create a new project file The new pr...

Page 29: ...are to be stored and click OK An empty project window with 4 stereo and 8 monaural tracks will appear 4 Click in the track list the area in which the track names are displayed to select a track to import audio data to The various settings for the selected track are available in the Inspector on the left side of the display Project window Transport panel Mixer window Inspector Track list ...

Page 30: ...following window appears select Removable Disk then click Open Note The screen shots are of Windows XP The screen might look different if you are using a different OS 6 Select an audio file to import from the fwolder then click Open Note If the Import Options dialog box appears select desired options then click OK ...

Page 31: ...ave from the File menu then enter a file name before actually saving the file Save your project file frequently to avoid losing a large amount of unsaved data in case a prob lem occurs Hint For further instructions such as adding effects or mix ing refer to the PDF manual provided with the soft ware ...

Page 32: ...rreparable damage to your player For information about the minimum system require ments and latest information of the software in the disk check the web site below http www yamahasynth com Note that Yamaha does not offer technical support for the DAW software in the accessory disk About the DAW software in the accessory disk The accessory disk contains DAW software both for Windows and Macintosh N...

Page 33: ...e SOFTWARE will continue to be protected under relevant copyrights You may use the SOFTWARE on a single computer You may make one copy of the SOFTWARE in machine readable form for backup purposes only if the SOFTWARE is on media where such backup copy is permitted On the backup copy you must reproduce Yamaha s copyright notice and any other propri etary legends that were on the original copy of th...

Page 34: ...TIES AS TO THE SOFTWARE EXPRESS AND IMPLIED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRAN TIES OF MERCHANTABILITY FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS SPECIFICALLY BUT WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING YAMAHA DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE SOFTWARE WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS THAT THE OPERATION OF THE SOFTWARE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR FREE OR THAT DEFECTS IN ...

Page 35: ... To set to eneloop press and hold down the MENU STOP button for at least two seconds to access the COMMON menu then select eneloop for the BATTERY SETTING Be sure to close the battery cover before you start recharging Recharging the eneloop 1 Connect the unit to your computer page 21 2 While the LCD screen on the recorder indicates that the unit is connected to the computer press the Y button for ...

Page 36: ...ttery may be exhausted more quickly The battery may become warm during recharge but this is normal The battery life has come to an end if the battery is exhausted relatively quickly even after being fully recharged The recharging operation may not start for one of the following reasons In such cases a crossed out battery icon will appear A non eneloop battery has been loaded There is no battery in...

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