Roland Portable Recorded R-26 - Manual (Page 9)

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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/Off . . . . . .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