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Menu setting method
Menu setting method
, Rec Menu
Rec Level
Recording sensitivity is adjustable to meet
recording needs.
[ High ]: Highest recording sensitivity suitable
for recording at a distance or a low
volume source, such as conferences with
a large number of people.
[ Middle ]: Suitable for recording meetings
and seminars with a small number of
people.
[ Low ]: Lowest recording sensitivity suitable
for dictation.
[ Manual ] * :
The recording level must be adjusted
manually during recording. The level can
be adjusted from [ 01 ] to [ 30 ].
* WS-803, WS-802 only.
• When you want to record a speaker’s
voice clearly, set [ Rec Level ] to [ Low ]
and hold the recorder’s built-in stereo
microphone close to the speaker’s mouth
(5-10 cm) while recording.
• The recording level is automatically
adjusted when the recording level is set
to [ High ], [ Middle ] or [ Low ].
Inputting a very loud sound may produce
noise even when the recording level is set
to [ High ], [ Middle ] or [ Low
].
4 Adjust the recording level:
• When the recording level is set to
[ Manual ], the limiter function is disabled.
When [ OV ] appears on the screen, it
indicates that the sound being recorded
is affected by distortion. Adjust the
recording level so that [ OV ] is not
displayed.
Rec Mode
The recorder can record in the linear PCM
format (WS-803, WS-802 only). High resolution
recording at a high sampling rate and high bit
rate equivalent or superior to that of a music
CD is possible. Moreover, the recorder also
supports the MP3 and WMA formats.
1 Select the recording format.
[ PCM ] * : This is an uncompressed audio
format which is used for music CDs etc.
[ MP3 ]: MPEG is an international standard
established by a working group of the
ISO (International Organization for
Standardization).
[ WMA ]: This is an audio compression
encoding method that was
developed by Microsoft Corporation
in the US.
* WS-803, WS-802 only.
2 Select the recording rate.
When [
PCM
]*1 is selected:
[ 44.1 kHz/16 bit ]
When [
MP3
] is selected:
[ 256 kbps ] *1 , [ 192 kbps ] *2 ,
[ 12 8 kbps ]
When [
WMA
] is selected:
[ 128 kbps ], [ 64 kbps ]
[ 32 kbps ] *3 , [ 16 kbps ] *3 , [ 8 kbps ] *3
*1 WS-803, WS-802 only.
*2 WS-801 only.
*3 Monaural recording.
• To record a meeting or lecture clearly,
set [ Rec Mode ] to a position other than
[ 8kbps ].
• When an external monaural microphone
is used while [ Rec Mode ] is set to a stereo
recording mode, audio is recorded to the
L channel only.
For WS-803:
1 Press the 9 or 0 button while
the recorder is recording or paused
to adjust the recording level.
• To adjust the recording level, set both
[ VCVA ] and [ V-Sync. Rec ] to [ Off ] .
• The higher the number, the higher the
level and the larger the indicator position
on the level meter.