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What are Recording Scenes?

Recording scenes are essentially sets of recorder settings that can be enabled all at once by making a single menu selection. This function is located in the Rec Menu as Rec Scene.

The DM-420 has six recording scene options. Three are pre-set out of the box; each is optimized for recording in specific conditions. The other three are reserved for User Settings, allowing for customization to suit your preferences. To enable a User Settings scene, select one of the available User Settings options and then choose Scene Save. The recorder’s current configuration will be saved as a scene.

The table below shows the menu settings that are applied in each of the preset Recording Scenes as well as the default settings when Rec Scene is set to Off. Only the listed functions are affected when a User Settings recording scene is saved.

Record Setting

Off

Dictation

Conference

Lecture

 

 

 

 

 

Mic Sense

Middle

Low

Middle

High

 

 

 

 

 

Rec Mode

ST XQ

HQ

ST XQ

ST XQ

 

 

 

 

 

Rec Level

Auto

Auto

Auto

Auto

 

 

 

 

 

Zoom Mic

Off

Off

Wide

Zoom

 

 

 

 

 

Low Cut Filter

Off

On

On

On

 

 

 

 

 

VCVA

Off

Off

Off

Off

 

 

 

 

 

Standby

On

On

On

On

 

 

 

 

 

What are Playback Scenes?

The DM-420 has an option for the user to create up to five Playback Scenes to setup the recorder to preset playback scenarios. The settings that can be saved as a Playback Scene are Property, Noise Cancel, EUPHONY, Voice Filter, Play Mode, Play Speed, Skip Space, Backlight and LED.

To create a Playback Scene, first configure the recorder with the desired settings. Then, in the menu, go to Play Scene > Scene Save and select a User Setting option. Finally, press the [OK/MENU] button to save the scene. The recorder will save the settings of the functions listed above as a Playback Scene. To create another scene, create a new mix of menu settings and repeat the process.

To select a saved Playback Scene for use, in the menu go to Play Scene > Scene Select and choose the desired User Setting. Press the [OK/MENU] button to activate the scene.

What is the function of Noise Cancel?

Noise Cancel can be enabled to reduce background noise in recordings made in noisy surroundings. In effect, the function treats the loudest sounds as the most important and reduces other sounds to make the dictation clearer.

The Noise Cancel options are OFF, LOW and HIGH. The options are set in the recorder’s menu. The LOW or HIGH settings remain valid until Noise Cancel is set to OFF. Noise Cancel is not available while the Voice Filter is set, and it cannot be used during Slow Playback or Fast Playback.

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Last updated on September 24, 2009