Maycom HandHeld Users Manual Contents 1. Introduction •Docking Station 2. Unpacking •Accessories 3. Conventions 4. Power sources •Alkaline batteries •Battery pack •Docking Station 5. Controls 6. Display information 7. Connections 8. Getting started 9. The main menu •User profile •System settings •Audio settings •Item manager •USB mode 10. Configuration editor •Installation •Start configuratior editor •New profile •Modify profile •Remove profile 11.
1. Introduction Well known as an important industry innovator Maycom has achieved another major breakthrough in digital audio capture. With a highly appealing and stylish design, fully featured but compact in size, the Maycom HandHeld offers rugged and reliable digital portable recording for both professional and consumer usage. The HandHeld is very easy to operate, doesn't contain difficult features and is mainly meant for making high quality recordings.
2. Unpacking Please unpack the HandHeld and check whether all the standard accessories have been provided. Use the checklist below: • HandHeld recorder • 4 alkaline batteries • CD-Rom with manual, configuration editor and drivers • Quickstart manual • Battery clip (red) If this list is not complete please contact your dealer or the sales department of Maycom, e-mail : sales@maycom.nl.
3. Conventions Notations The following notations are used to represent units of measure.
4. Power sources The HandHeld can be powered by three sources: alkaline batteries, a rechargeable battery pack* and via the Docking Station*. The first two are inserted on the back of the HandHeld. The picture below shows the HandHeld with the back-cover already removed. Figure 1 Alkaline batteries When alkaline batteries are used, observe that the polarity of the cells match the polarity indicated on the sticker (3). Use four AAA-type or LR03-type alkaline cells only.
4. Power sources Figure 2 2 1 Press the button (1) and the four LED’s will indicate the state of charge of the battery pack (2). Every LED represents 25% of full charge. If the last LED is flashing, this indicates that there is between 0% and 1% energy left and the HandHeld will either not start on this pack or will shutdown after a few minutes. Besides on the battery pack itself the charge indicators are also visible on the HandHeld display.
5. Controls This section shows all the various controls of the Handheld and describes their function. 1 2 1 2 3 4 3 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 11 12 13 8 6 8 9 10 9 10 11 12 13 Record indicator led Power On/Off button Switch on/off. The Handheld will boot up and enter the standby mode. The power button is only enabled when the HandHeld recorder is idle.
Figure 4 6. Display info 5 6 8 9 1 7 2 4 3 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Item number. This number indicates the current selected item. This item will play when the play button is pressed. Use previous or next item button to select a different item. Info bar. The info bar shows all kind of information. When pressing the right function button INFO repetitive, all information about the current item will be shown: time stamp, profile name author and filename. Left function button indicator.
7. Connections All connections for the HandHeld are easily located at the bottom of the HandHeld: Figure 5 2 1 1. 2. Stereo headphone connector, switches off the internal loudspeaker when a headphone connector is inserted. Multi I/O, for interfacing with external microphones and Docking Station. This connector is coded and recognizes which cable is inserted and the HandHeld will automatically be setup for this cable.
8. Getting started This chapter helps you to quickly start a first recording with your HandHeld. More detailed information you can find in the respective manual chapters. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Open the back-cover and insert a compact flash card (figure 1). Insert a power source, either a charged battery pack* or 4 alkaline batteries. Note the polarity indicated on the sticker in the battery compartment and finally cover the batteries with the battery clip. This prevents movement of the batteries.
9. The Main Menu The HandHeld is equipped with an easy to understand menu structure. You have to press the left button below the display to enter the various menu's. The main structure of the menu consists of 5 options activated by the down ( ) button: 1. User profile 2. System settings 3. Audio settings 4. Item manager 5. USB mode All profiles created with the configuration editor can be selected in this menu.
9. The Main Menu AUDIO SETTINGS ENTER INPUT allows you to change the type of source connected to the external input(s). When you connect a microphone you have to select the option “Mic”. When connecting devices like CD-player or mixing console you should select the option “Line”. -MIC -LINE AGC allows you to switch the Automatic Gain Control on or off. When the AGC is active, when necessary the HandHeld will automatically adjust the input level to achieve a high quality recording.
10. Configuration editor The HandHeld is a versatile professional audio recorder capable of recording in many different modes, with a number of input sources. To prevent the daily user from having to go through all these rather technical details, Maycom introduced the profile. A profile is basically a configurable preset that can be personalized. On the HandHeld it is possible to change only a few settings that relate to the day to day settings.
10. Configuration editor Figure 6 The first important thing to do is to select the disk that is being used to store the profile data. This can be either the HandHeld itself via USB (make sure that the HandHeld is attached and running in USB mode) or a compact flash card reader (make sure that a disk is inserted in the reader). It is now possible to create, remove and or edit profiles.
10. Configuration editor New Profile To make a new profile press the new button, enter a profile name in the Profile ID box and enter a File prefix in the File prefix box. After entering all the other preferred options press the OK button and your profile will be stored on the disk. (becomes visible in the user profile box). The maximum number of profiles you can create is 30. If you use the compact flash reader, take out the card and insert it in the HandHeld.
10. Configuration editor Modify profile To modify an existing profile, select the profile from the list and make the adaptation you want to make and press modify. The existing profile will be updated with the new information. Remove profile If you want to delete a profile , select the profile in the name box and press the remove button. The profile will be deleted from the profile list.
11. Recording The HandHeld stores a recording as an item on a compact flash card, a non volatile random accessible media. This means that you don’t have to “search for an empty spot” on the disk before making a new recording. Also no rewind or fast forward is necessary to access a different item for playback; the HandHeld does this automatically. The maximum number of items on a disk is 99 and the maximum number of markers per item is also 99.
11. Recording This option can be changed in the configuration tool as well as in the HandHeld Main Menu. To check the current gain level slide the record switch in the upward position. The display shows “pre-recording”, the LED starts flashing and the peak level indicators represent the incoming audio level. Manual Gain Control means that the user is able to change the recording level. Use the up button to increase the audio level, use the down button to decrease the audio level.
11. Recording The display shows the new item number (in this example 53) and the record dot followed by the length of the item. At the same time the LED lights continuously. Check the input level on the peak bar indicator during recording and adjust (if necessary) with the up ( ) or down ( ) button. Other options available during recording are: • headphone volume up or down. • change the information in the info bar. • place marker. The recording mode is stopped by sliding the red record switch downwards.
12. Playback A recorded item can be played back on the HandHeld via the internal loudspeaker, the headphone or the Docking Station loudspeaker. The HandHeld does not need a profile for playback and all items recorded with different profiles can be played without reconfiguring. During playback it is possible to adjust the headphone or speaker volume. Item Info By default the info bar in the display shows a time stamp (item creation time and date).
12. Playback Markers The HandHeld recorder has the option to place markers in an item. Marker can be used to indicate a certain part within an item or a means of dividing an item in several subsections. The HandHeld automatically places 2 markers in a new item and 3 markers if the pre-recording buffer is enabled. One marker is placed at the beginning of an item and one is placed at the end of an item. The third marker in pre-recording mode is placed at the moment the actual recording started.
13. USB data transfer Installation The HandHeld is capable of emulating it’s own storage media as a removable disk for a Windows PC. This is done using the Mass Storage device class defined by the USB implementers forum and the matching driver supplied by Microsoft in Windows ME and 2000. Mass Storage is by default not supported under Windows 95, Windows 98 (SE)* or Windows NT. Windows ME or 2000 will recognize the HandHeld as a standard USB disk device but will not recognize the exact type.
13. USB data transfer Figure 9 Special notice: • The order described above is critical if you use the USB cable. If you use the Docking Station the order is less critical. • If you use the USB cable the HandHeld is not powered by the USB master but by its own power source. If you use the Docking Station the HandHeld is powered by the Docking Station, via the PC or mains adaptor. * will be available soon as download via www.maycom.
Technical specifications Audio Signal/noise ratio Cross talk Frequency response Harmonic distortion > 80 dB < 80 dB 20 Hz – 20.000Hz < 0.005% Recording Audio processing Audio modes Bit rate Sample rate File formats linear / MPEG-2 layer II mono / stereo 8 kbps to 384 kbps 16 kHz up to 48 kHz Broadcast Wave (BWF) Input Analogue in Internal microphone Audio switches 2 x balanced mic/line inputs omni-directional electret microphone (20 Hz - 20.
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