Sony PCM-D50 - Manual (Page 42)

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Item Options (Default settings are underlined.)
DPC
(Digital Pitch Control
function) Sets the DPC (Digital Pitch Control) function.
The function becomes enabled when you set the DPC switch to “ON.”
Set the speed of the playback in a range from +100% to –75% by 10% for
the + setting and by 5% for the – setting.
–30%
EASY SEARCH
(Easy search function) Sets the easy search function.
OFF
The easy search function does not work. When you press the
 FF/  or  FR/  button, the recorder will move to the next
or previous track.
ON You can go forward in the track for about 10 seconds by
pressing the  FF/  button, and go back for about 3 seconds
by pressing the  FR/  button.
REC MODE 6)7)
(Sampling frequency/
quantifying bit number)
You can select the sampling frequency and quantifying bit number for
recording.
22.05 kHz 16 bit You can record for a longer time.
44.10 kHz 16 bit The default setting
44.10 kHz 24 bit
48.00 kHz 16 bit
48.00 kHz 24 bit
You can record with higher sound quality.
96.00 kHz 16 bit
96.00 kHz 24 bit
Notes
Sampling frequency is a value that represents how many times an analog signal is
converted into a digital signal (A/D conversion) per second. The larger the value of
sampling frequency, the better the sound quality, but also the larger the amount of
data. Sound quality of 44.1 kHz is equivalent to that of a CD, 48 kHz is equivalent
to that of a DAT, and 96 kHz is equivalent to DVD Audio.
Quantifying bit number is a value that represents the amount of data it takes for
one second of audio. The larger the value of the bit number, the larger amount of
data it takes and the better the sound quality. 
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Your computer must have software that supports 24-bit audio data to play back, edit, etc., sound with a
quantifying bit number of 24 bits.
In digital recording, this function does not work. 6)
7)
Menu Operations (continued)