Instruction Manual

DPR-A
LECTROSONICS, INC.
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Recorder Operating
Instructions
• Install battery(s)
• Insert microSDHC memory card
• Turn power on
• Format memory card
• Connect microphone and place it in the position
where it will be used.
• Have the user talk or sing at the same level that
will be used in the production, and adjust the
input gain so that the -20 LED blinks red on
louder peaks.
Input...
Gain
Rolloff
Phase
-40
-20
+0
Gain
22
Use the UP and DOWN
arrow buttons to adjust
the gain until the -20
LED blinks red on
louder peaks
Signal Level -20 LED -10 LED
Less than -20 dB
Off Off
-20 dB to -10 dB
Green Off
-10 dB to +0 dB
Green Green
+0 dB to +10 dB
Red Green
Greater than +10 dB
Red Red
• Press MENU/SEL, choose SDCard and Record
from the menu
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REC
SDCard...
Record
Files
Ta kes
RECORD-
ING
• To stop recording, press MENU/SEL, choose
SDCard and Stop; the word SAVED appears on
the screen
SAVED
SDCard...
Stop
Files
Ta kes
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microSDHC
memory card
port
TC Jam
port
Formatting SD Card
New microSDHC memory cards come pre-formatted
with a FAT32 file system which is optimized for good
performance. The PDR relies on this performance and
will never disturb the underlying low level formatting
of the SD card. When the SMWB/SMDWB “formats”
a card, it performs a function similar to the Windows
“Quick Format” which deletes all files and prepares
the card for recording. The card can be read by any
standard computer but if any write, edit or deletions
are made to the card by the computer, the card must
be re-formatted with the SMWB/SMDWB to prepare it
again for recording. The SMWB/SMDWB never low level
formats a card and we strongly advise against doing so
with the computer.
To format the card with the SMWB/SMDWB, select
Format Card in the menu and press MENU/SEL on the
keypad.
NOTE: An error message will appear if samples
are lost due to a poor performing “slow” card.
WARNING: Do not perform a low level format (com-
plete format) with a computer. Doing so may render
the memory card unusable with the SMWB/SMDWB
recorder.
With a windows based computer, be sure to check the
quick format box before formatting the card.
With a Mac, choose MS-DOS (FAT).