RECORDING WITH THE PXR4 - Preparing to Record

RECORDING WITH THE PXR4

Let's prepare to make a new (blank) recording.

If the SmartMedia card that is in your PXR4 is the 32MB card that came with the PXR4 and has the two factory demos click here to learn how to erase them to make room for your own recordings.

1. Connect the included AC adaptor to the (DC 4.5V) jack on the backside of the PXR4 or use batteries (2XAA). Battery compartment located on bottom of unit. Slide the (Power/Back light) switch on the rear panel of the PXR4, and the start-up screen will appear in the display screen. Using the Back Light with batteries will shorten the battery life (It’s best to use the adaptor for long usage, plus it’s included for FREE).

2. Use the Fast Forward button until you see "MakeNew!" This will flash on the screen momentarily and then "SngGrade" should be on the display with Eco, Std or Hiq flashing.

3. Now you have to choose what quality recording you want to make by turning the #2 dial.

Hiq - For the best audio quality

Std - Standard - Normal recording

Eco - Economy - Interviews, lectures, spoken voice

You will see the quality flashing. All you have to do is turn the dial until you pick the quality you want. After you have dialed in the recording quality (Eco, Std or Hiq) use the Cursor button and click to the right one time.

4. Follow the direction of the little black arrow ► on the screen and click the Cursor button once to the right.

Now the screen should read NEW SONG and then quickly change to a series 00s. The numbers on the screen are the time location numbers in minutes : seconds : milliseconds. You can change this later to read measures and bars if you like.

The 1.S means that this is song #1, recorded in Standard mode.

The amount of recording time available all depends on the size of the SmartMedia card that is installed and the resolution of the recording. The higher the quality, the less time you have but the better it will sound.

If you use the 32MB SmartMedia card that comes with the PXR4 you will have the following recording time available:

RECORD MODE TOTAL TIME

HI	22min 30sec
Standard	37min
Economy	67min

This is the total track minutes available on a 32 MB SmartMedia card. If you record two tracks, divide these numbers by two.

You can install and use larger SmartMedia cards, from 48 64, 96 or 128 mb. If you install a 128MB card and record one track you will have a lot more time:

RECORD MODE TOTAL TIME

HI	90 min
Standard	134 min
Economy	270 min

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