• RECORD

Start recording

• PAUSE, RECORD

Record pause

followed by PAUSE

Start recording

4.Adjust the recording levels so that the peak level meters do not go beyond 0dB (marked ‘OVR’ in the top right of the diagram below). If the recording level goes above 0dB, distortion to the recorded material may occur.

HOW TO SAVE

5 user memories are available, named ‘USER 1’ to ‘USER 5’.

1.Make your record mode setting using the INPUT button and the SYSTEM button.

2.Press the SETUP button until ‘SAVE SETUP’ is displayed.

5.Press the STOP button to stop recording. Or press the PAUSE button to pause recording. If you press the PAUSE button once again in record pause mode, the PORTADISC will start recording again.

MONO RECORDING

You can double the recording time on an MD disc by using the mono recording mode.

1.Recall ‘REC MODE ?’ by pressing the SYSTEM button once.

S AV E SETUP

USER1 S AV E EXIT

3.Press F1 to choose the user memory from USER 1-5. Then press F2 to save.

HOW TO OPEN

You can open your pre-set record mode, which you saved in the user memories from USER 1-5.

1.Press the SETUP button until ‘OPEN SETUP’ is recalled.

O P E N SETUP

USER1 O P E N EXIT

R E C M O D E

 

 

M O N O

SET

EXIT

2.Press F1 to choose ‘MONO’. Then press F2 to confirm and F3 to exit.

NOTE – The left and right channels will be added and recorded as a mono signal.

SETUP MENU

ONE-TOUCH SETUP

Use the SETUP button to quickly configure the PORTADISC for mic, line or digital recordings.

2.Press F1 to choose the user memory from USER 1-5. Then press F2 to open.

USEFUL RECORDING FUNCTIONS

6 SECONDS PRE-RECORDING

This function enables you to record 6 seconds of audio from the internal memory buffer prior to pressing RECORD. This is a useful function for minimising the chance of missing the beginning of a take.

ACTUAL RECORDING

RECORD BUTTON

BEGINS HERE

IS PRESSED

TIME = 0 SECONDS

TIME +6 SECONDS

1.Press the SETUP button once to recall ‘OPEN SETUP’ mode.

O P E N SETUP

 

 

MIC R E C

O P E N

EXIT

2.The following setup options are available by scrolling through F1 from the ‘OPEN SETUP?’ menu page. Press F2 to select.

SETUP

PORTADISC settings

USER1 - USER5

5 user-defined settings

MIC REC

Microphone recording setup

LINE REC

Line recording setup

DIGI REC

Digital recording setup

You can save your input and system settings (which were made by using the INPUT and SYSTEM buttons) into 5 user memories and then easily recall them by opening the user memories.

1.Press the SYSTEM button until ‘PRE-RECORD?’ mode is recalled.

PRE-RECORD?

YES SET EXIT

2.Press F1 until ‘YES’ is displayed. Then press F2 to set-up.

3.Enter record pause mode by pressing PAUSE before sliding the RECORD button.

CAUTION – For the pre-record mode to work, you need to wait at least 6 seconds after preparing the record pause mode in order to pre-load the buffer. The PORTADISC will not record the full 6 seconds of audio otherwise.

4.Press PAUSE to start recording. The PORTADISC will record the audio, including 6 seconds of audio prior to the start of the recording.

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