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Contents
Using the Unit Safely .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Important Notes .........................6
What You Can Do with the R-26 ... . . . . . . 11
Overview of the R-26 .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Panel Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Items in the Screen .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Main Screen ....................16
Menu screen ...................18
Getting Ready .........................20
Preparing the Power Supply .. . . . . . . . .20
Installing Batteries. . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Connecting the AC adaptor ... . . 22
Turning the Power On/O .. . . . .24
Preparing an SD Card ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Inserting an SD Card ... . . . . . . . . . 26
Removing an SD card ... . . . . . . . . 26
Formatting an SD Card .. . . . . . . . 27
Recording .............................30
Work Flow for Recording .. . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Recording Settings .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Selecting the REC MODE ... . . . . . 31
Selecting the REC SOURCE ... . . . 31
Setting the Sampling Rate .. . . . .33
Setting the Recording Format ...33
Pre-recording Settings ... . . . . . . .34
Choosing the Project Naming
Method ........................34
Setting the File Type ... . . . . . . . . .35
Input Settings ........................36
Internal Mic Settings . . . . . . . . . . .36
ANALOG IN Settings .. . . . . . . . . . .38
Plug-in Mic Settings .. . . . . . . . . . . 40
Automatically Setting the
Sensitivity and Indicate the
Optimal Input Level .. . . . . . . . . . . 46
Recording ............................47
Basic Operation for Recording
and Playback ...................47
Manual Marking ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Splitting manually ... . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Using the R-26 .......................51
Recording an Acoustic
Instrument .....................51
Recording a Band . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
Recording Outdoors ... . . . . . . . . . 58
Recording a Concert ... . . . . . . . . . 59
Playback ..............................61
Selecting the Playback Mode .. . 61
Repeat Playback ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Monitor Settings .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Assigning Markers in a Project .. 64
Managing Projects and Folders .. . . . . . . . 67
Opening a Project .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69
Copying a Project .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Moving a Project .....................70
Dividing a Project .. . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Combining Projects .. . . . . . . . . . . 74
Creating an MP3 File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
Repairing a Project .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Creating a Folder .....................78
Connecting to Your Computer via USB .. 80
Selecting the USB Connection Mode ..80
Project File Structure .. . . . . . . . . . 83
Using the R-26 as an Audio Interface ..86
Main Screen for Audio
Interface Mode .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86
Audio Interface Block Diagram ..86
Installing the USB Driver .. . . . . . .87
Specifying the Sampling Rate ... 87
Specifying the Input Device . . . .89
Simultaneous Recording on
the R-26 Itself . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90
Using Direct Monitor .. . . . . . . . . . 90
Using Loop Back . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91