Korg MR-2 Owner's manual

Brand: Korg

Model: MR-2

Category: Dictaphones

Type: Owner's manual

Owner’s manual

Precautions

Location

Using the unit in the following locations

canresultinamalfunction.

•Indirectsunlight

•Locations of extreme temperature or

humidity

•Excessivelydustyordirtylocations

•Locationsofexcessivevibration

•Closetomagneticfields

Power supply

Be sure to turn the power switch to OFF

when the unit is not in use. Remove the

batteryinordertopreventit fromleaking

when the unit is not in use for extended

periods.

Interference with other elec-

trical devices

Radiosandtelevisionsplaced nearby may

experience reception interference.Operate

thisunitatasuitabledistancefromradios

andtelevisions.

Handling

Toavoidbreakage,donotapplyexcessive

forcetotheswitchesorcontrols.

Care

Iftheexteriorbecomesdirty,wipeitwitha

clean,drycloth.Donotuseliquidcleaners

such as benzene or thinner, or cleaning

compoundsorflammablepolishes.

Keep this manual

After reading this manual, please keep it

forlaterreference.

Keeping foreign matter out

of your equipment

Never set any container with liquid in it

nearthisequipment.Ifliquidgetsintothe

equipmen t, it could cause a breakdown,

fire,orelectricalshock.Becarefulnot tolet

metalobjectsgetintotheequipment.

This device complies with Part 15 of the

FCC Rules. Operation is subjectto the fol‐

lowingtwoconditions:(1)Thisdevicemay

notcauseharmfulinterference,and(2)this

device must accept any interference

received, including interference that may

causeundesired operation.Complies with

CanadianICES‐003ClassB.

Conforme au Reglement Canadian NMB‐

003c

lasse

Data handling

Incorrect operation or malfunction may

causethecontentsofmemorytobelost,so

we recommend that you save important

data on a CD or other media. Please be

awarethatKorgwillacceptnoresponsibil‐

ityforanydamageswhichmayresultfrom

lossofdata.

Notice regarding disposal (EU only)

Whenthis “crossed‐outwheeledbin” symbolis displayedonthe product,

owner’smanual,battery,orbatterypackage,itsignifiesthatwhenyouwish

todisposeofthisproduct,manual,packageorbatteryyoumustdosoinan

approvedmanner.Donotdiscardthisproduct,manual,packageorbattery

alongwithordinaryhouse

holdwas

te.Disposinginthecorrectmannerwill

preventharm to human health and potential damage to the environment.

Sincethecorrectmethodofdisposalwilldependontheapplicablelawsand

regulationsin your locality, please contact your localadministrative body

for details. If the battery contains heavy metals in excess of th

e regulated

ount,achemicalsymbolisdisplayedbelowthe “crossed‐outwheeledbin”symbol

onthebatteryorbatterypackage.

iii

THE FCC REGULATION WARNING (for USA)

Thisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsfo r aClassBdig‐

italdevice,pursuanttoPart15oftheFCCRules.Theselimitsaredesignedtoprovide

reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This

equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not

ins

talled and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmfulinterfer‐

encetoradiocommunications.However,thereis noguaranteethatinterferencewill

not occur in a particularinstallation.Ifthis equipment does cause harmfulinterfer‐

encetoradioortelevisionreception,whichcanbedeterminedbyturningtheequ

ip‐

ment of

f and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or

moreofthefollowingmeasures:

• Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.

• Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandreceiver.

•Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to

whichthereceiverisconnected.

•Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/TVtechnicianforhelp.

Unauthorizedchangesormodificationtothissystemcanvoidtheuser’sauthorityto

operatethisequipm ent.

Thisprofessionaldeviceisintendedonlyforusewithworksforwhichyouyourself

own the copyright, for which you have received permission from the copyright

holder to publicly perform, record, broadcast, sell, and duplicate, or in connection

with activities which constitute “fair use” under copyright law. If you are not the

der, have not recei

ved permission from the copyright holder, or have

notengaged infairuseoftheworks,youmaybeviolatingcopyrightlaw,andmaybe

liablefordamagesandpenalties.Ifyouare unsureaboutyourrightstoawork,please

consultacopyrightattorney.

KORG TAKES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY IN

INGEMENT COMMITTED

THROUGHUSEOFKORGPRODUCTS.

*All product namesand companynamesare thetrademarksor registeredtrademarksof

theirrespectiveowners.

In this product installed are MP3/MP2 encoder “ISC‐MP3/MP2 BF542 e Korg”

andMP3/MP2decoder“ISC‐MP3/MP2BF542dKorg”developedbyInstituteof

SuperCompressionTechnologies,Inc.(ISCT),Japan.

Contents

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Parts of the MR-2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Front and side panels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Screens and operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Meter/counter screen and menu list (MENU) screen . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Selecting parameters and setting values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Basic operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

1. Before Using the MR-2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Inserting or Replacing Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Inserting or Removing a Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

2. Connecting your monitor equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

3. Turning the power on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

4. The meter/counter screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

5. Recording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Selecting the input source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Selecting the recording format. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Adjusting the recording input level. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Starting and stopping recording. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Project recording format (New Project Type) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

6. Playing back a project/file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Starting playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Pausing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Stopping playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Searching for a desired location during playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

7. Other playback/record operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Selecting a project/file to play back . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Modifying the recording parameter settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Using the recording preset settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Using marks within a project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

8. Other general operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Changing the meter peak hold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Editing the project/file name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Conserving battery power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Setting the date and time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Protecting a project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Deleting a project/file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Viewing details about the project/file . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Using the tuner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Other functions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Play mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Play list (PLAYLIST). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Creating a play list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Viewing a play list. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Editing a play list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

System settings (SYSTEM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

LCD Contrast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Battery Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Safe Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Device information (Device Info) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Factory Reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

SD Format (Formatting a memory card) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Updating the software (SoftwareUpdate) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Using the MR-2 with your computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

USB mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

Memory card structure and files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Supported audio files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Supported folders and file names. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Using the AudioGate software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Installing AudioGate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Appendix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Troubleshooting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Various messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Introduction

ThankyouforpurchasingtheKorgMR‐2high‐resolutionmobile

recorder.Totakefulladvantageofyournewequipment,pleasereadthis

manualcarefullyandusetheproductasdirected.Whenyouhaveread

themanual,keepitsafeforfuturereference.

Features

TheMR‐2isanultra‐highaudioqualitystereoportablerecorderthatcan

recordandplaybackformatssuchasCD(16‐bit/44.1kHz),DVDaudio

(24‐bit/192kHz),andSACD(SuperAudioCD)(1‐bit/2.8MHz).Inaddi‐

tion,therecordercanalsorecordandplaybackinMP3orMP2fo

rmat

whichisusedincomputersandmanyportabledigitalaudiodevices.

TheMR‐2runsontworechargeablebatteriesordry‐cellbatteries,making

high‐qualityfieldrecordingsveryeasy.Youcanalsopowertherecorder

byusingaUSBbusforextendedorfixed‐locationrecordings.

TherecordeddatacanbecopiedtoyourcomputerviaUSB,anddatafiles

canbecopiedfromyourcomputertotheMR‐2forlistening.

TheMR‐2includesKorg’s“A u d i o G a t e ” formatconversionsoftware,so

youcanuseacomputertoconvertaudiofilestodifferentfileformats.

Parts of the MR-2

Front and side panels

1. MICINexternalmicrophoneinputjack

(stereominijack;Plug‐In‐Powercompatible)

2. LINEINjack(stereominijack)

3. Headphonejack(stereominijack)

4. INPUTLEVELbutton

5. Built‐inmicrophone(X‐Ydirectionalstereomicrophone)

6. PEAKL/Rindicators

Theseindicatorslightupgreenatappropriatelevels,andlightupred

duringclipping.

HOLD switch

(to avoid accidental operation)

Battery

case cover

7. Display

Thedisplayshowsthelevelmetersandcounterduringrecordingand

playback,andcanalsoshowinformationabouttheproject(seepage

10)orfile,andparametersettings.

8. Menubutton

Thisbuttonaccessesthemenulist(MENU)screen,allowingyouto

choosetheinformationorparametersthatwillbedisplayed.Eachtime

upre

ssthis,youwillalternatebetweenthemeter/counterscreen

andthemenuscreen.Youcanalsousethisbuttontoreturnfroman

editingscreentothepreviousscreen.

9. RECbutton/RECLEDindicator

PressingtheRECbuttonplacestherecorderinrecord‐readymode.

TheRECindicatorwillblinkslowly.Du

ringrecording,th

eRECindica‐

torwilllightupsteadily.

10. Controllerbuttons

Pressthesebuttonstomovethecursorverticallyorhorizontally.Also,

use()toplayback,()tostop,()tofastforwardand()tofast

reverse.

Pressthecenterbuttontoconfirmthesetting.

11. MicDial

Usethisdialtorotatethebuilt‐in

mic

ropho

netoadjustitsangletoward

therecordingtarget(referto“Ad j u s t‐

ingthedirectionofthebuilt‐inmicro‐

phone”onpage12).

12. Cardslot

13. USBconnector(miniB)

Thisconnectorenablesyoutousea

USBcabletoconnecttheMR‐2toyour

computer.Youcanal

sousethe

recorderviaabus‐poweredUSBhub.

14. Powerbutton

15. VOLbuttons

Thesebuttonsadjustthevolumeoftheheadphonejack.

16. Threadedsockets

Youcanattachtherecordertoacameratripodusingoneofthese

threadedsockets(referto“Mountingtherecorderusingthecameratri‐

pod”onpage13).

Mic Dial

side

Thumb

Screens and operations

Meter/counter screen and menu list (MENU)

screen

WhenyouturnonthepowertotheMR‐2,itdisplaysanopeningscreen,

thendisplaysthemeter/counterscreen.IfyoupresstheMENUbutton

whilethemeter/counterscreenisdisplayed,therecorderdisplaysthe

menulist(MENU)screen,whichletsyouproceedtovarioustypesofset‐

tingsorinformationalscree

ns.Youwillusethecontrollerbuttonsonthis

screentomakevarioussettings.IfyoupresstheMENUbuttononthe

menulist(MENU)screen,therecorderreturnstothemeter/counterscreen.

PressingtheMENUbuttonrepeatedlytogglesbetweenthemenulist

(MENU)screenandmeter/counterscreen.

Menu list screen

Meter/Counter screen

Selecting parameters and setting values

OntheMR‐2,youcanselectparametersandsetvaluesbypressingthe

controllerbuttons.Whenyouselectanitemonthescreenusingacontrol‐

lerbutton,theselectionicon“”or“”willmovetotheselecteditem.

Icon“”indicatesthatanadditionalsettingscreenwillappearwhenyou

presstheCo

nfirmationbutton(thecentercontrollerbutton).

Toselectparametersorsetvalues,youwillpressthecursorleft/right/up/

down(// /)buttonstomovetheselectioniconormodifya

value.Toconfirmasetting,youwillpresstheConfirmationbutton(the

centercontrollerbutton).Inthismanual,thisse

riesofoperat

ionsiscalled

“selectandconfirm.”

Dependingontheparameter,selectingandconfirminganitemmaycause

afurthersettingscreentoappear,ormaycauseacheckmarktoappearin

acheckbox.

Ifyou’vemadeasettinginafurthersettingscreen,youcanpressthe

menubu

ttonto

returntothepreviousscreen.

Selection icon

Push

Basic operation

1. Before Using the MR-2

Inserting or Replacing Batteries

TheMR‐2requirestwoAA‐sizebatteries.Werecom‐

mendthatyouus enickel‐metalhydridebatteries,but

youmayalsousealkalinebatteries(LR6).

Theperformanceofalkalinebatteriesdifferssignif‐

icantlybetweenmanufacturers.Toensurethatthe

MR‐2operatesinastablemanner,pleaseusebat‐

teriesfromareputa

blema

nufacturer(seepage58).

Donotcombinenewandusedbatteriesordifferent

typesofbatteries.

TheserialnumberoftheMR‐2isprintedonthe

labelinsidethebatterycase.Youmaybeaskedfor

theserialnumberifyoucontactKorgoryournear‐

estKorgdealerregardingth

eproduct

orrepair.

1. Makesurethatthepowerisswitchedoff.AllLED

indicators,andthedisplayshouldalsobeoff.

2. Removethebatterycasecover.

3. Ifthebatteriesareinthecase,removethemfromthecase.

4. InserttwoAA‐sizebatteriesintothecasewiththe+and−endsinthe

correctorientation.

5. Replacethebatterycasecover.

Replacethebatterieswithnewoneswhenbatterypowergetslow.

Whenthebatteriesexpire,removethemfromthecaseimmediately.Ifyou

don’ tplantousetheunitforalongperiodoftime,removethebatteries.

Batterylifevariesdependingonthetypeandmanufacturerofthebattery

andusage.Italsovariesdependingonthetypeandmanufacturerofthe

memorycardusedanditscapacity.

Battery life (when the backlight and LED indicators are turned off with

the built-in microphone)

Batterytype(seepage41) Continuousrecording/Continuous

playback(When44.1kHzproject)

NiMHbattery(1900mAh)x24hours/4hours

Alkalinebatteryx22ho

urs/2.5

hours

Serial

number

Ifthebatterychargeisgettinglow,youcansupplyUSBbuspowerto

therecorderusingaUSBcabletocontinueoperatingtherecorder

withoutanypowerinterruption.

BeforeyoudisconnectarecorderthatisrunningonUSBbuspower,

turnoffthepowertotherecorderfirst,thenremovetheUS

Bcable.If

therecorderisswitc

hedtothebatteryoperationwhiletherecorder’s

powerison,therecordermayberesetorturnedoffifthebattery

chargegetstoolow.

TheMR‐2willstartupinUSBmodeiftheUSB cableisconnected

whenyouturnonthepower(see

page45).

Inserting or Removing a Memory Card

1. Makesurethatthepowerisswitchedoff.AllLED

indicators,andthedisplayshouldalsobeoff.

2. Insertthememorycarduntilitclicks.

3. Toremovethememorycard,pushthecardingen‐

tlyusingthetipofyourfingeruntilthecardclicks,

thenreleaseyourfinger.

4. Afterthememorycardisej

ect

ed,removeitfrom

theslot.

Formoreinformationonhandlingmemorycards,pleaserefertothe

instructionmanualthatcamewiththecard.

Besuretopushthememorycardintotheslotsecurelyinthecorrect

orientationwiththecorrectsidefacingup.Donotpushinamemory

cardforcefully.Inse rtthecardintoth

eslotgent

ly.

Donotinstallorremoveamemorycardwhilethepowertotheunitis

on.Otherwise,dataintheunitoronthememorycardmaybe lost,or

thememorycardmaybecomeunusable.

Supported memory cards

TheMR‐2supportsSDcardsandSDHCcardswithacapacityof512MB 

to32GB.Forthebestperformance,werecommendanSDHCcardofClass

4orhigher.PleasevisitKorgwebsitehttp://www.korg.comforinforma‐

tiononrecommendedmemorycardsthatarecompatiblewiththeMR‐2.

Formatting a memory card

Ifyouusedamemorycardwithyourcomputer,cellphone,digitalcameraor

otherdevice,youcannotuseitasiswiththeMR‐2.Youmustproperlyformat

suchacardbeforeyoucanuseitwiththerecorder.Formoreinformation,Please

refertothe“SDFormat(Formattingamemoryca

rd)”sectiononpage42.

About the available recording tim

Availablerecordingtimepercardvarieswiththerecordingformatsetting

(seepage14).Thefollowingtableshowstheapproximaterecordingtime

availableineachformatper1GBofmemorycardcapacity.

Availablerecordingtimevalueslistedaboveareestimates.Maxi‐

mumrecordingtimewillbecomeshorterasthenumberofpro

jectsin

the

cardincreases.

Maximumrecordingtimeperprojectissix(6)hours.

2. Connecting your monitor equipment

Connectstereoheadphonesorexternalaudioequipment(suchasanampli‐

fier)totheheadphonejack.UsetheVOLbuttonstoadjustthevolume.Ifyou

arerecordingfromthebuilt‐inoranex terna lmicrophone,werecommend

thatyoumonitorthroughheadphonestoreducetherisk ofacousticfeedback.

3. Turning the power on/off

YoumustobservethefollowingprocedurewhenturningtheMR‐2onoroff.

Turning the power on

PressthePowerb utton.Aftertheopeningscreen,themeter/counter

screenwillappear.IftheMR‐2isrunningonthebatteriesandthepower

willnotturnon,thereisinsufficientbatterycharge.Replacethebatteries.

Turning the power off

PressandholddownthePowerbuttonforatleasttwo(2)seconds.Theshut‐

downscreenwillappear ,andseveralsecon dslaterth epow erwillturnoff

automatically.

Auto shutdown function

Afteryou’vestoppedtherecorderandacertainlengthoftimeelapses

withoutanyoperationsbeingperformed,theshutdownscreenwill

appearautomaticallyandthenthepowerwillturnoffseveralseconds

later(seepage31).

Format

Recordabletime

Format

Recordabletime

MP2

48kHz/192kbps

660minutes WAV96kHz/24bit 25minutes

MP3

44.1kH z/192kbps

600minutes WAV

176.4kHz/24bit

15minutes

WAV

44.1kHz /16bit

90minutes WAV

192kHz/24bit

13minutes

WAV

44.1kHz /24bit

60minutes DSDIFF 22minutes

WAV48kHz/16bit 85minutes DSF 22minutes

WAV48kHz/24bit 55minutes WSD 22minutes

WAV88.2kHz/24bit 30minutes

4. The meter/counter screen

Whenyouturnonthepower,themeter/counterscreenisshowninthe

display.Whenthemenulist(MENU)screenisshown,youcanalsoaccess

themeter/counterscreenbypressingthemenubutton.

ThisscreenshowsinformationsuchastheMR‐2’soperatingstatusand

recording/playbackformat.

Project/file format

Thisshowstheformatofthecurrentproject/file(seepage17).

What is a project?

WhenyourecordontheMR‐2,twofilesarecreated;anaudiofileanda

projectfile(containingprotectiondataandmarkers,etc.).Thesetwo

filesarecollectivelycalleda“project,”andcanbeoperatedontheMR‐

2asifthe

ywe

reasingleaudiofile(referto“Memorycardstructure

andfiles”onpage47).

Shuffle indicator

Thisiconappearswhenyouselectshuffleplayback.Theiconwillnotbe

visibleifshuffleplaybackisnotselected(seepage35).

Playback mode indicator

Thisiconindicatescurrentplaybackmode(seepage35).

# of files

Thesenumbersindicatethenumberoffilesinthefolder,andthefilenumber.

Remaining battery

charge/USB bus

power indicator

Project/file format

Protect indicator

Recorder status

Counter

Project/

file name

(current

project/file)

Project/file

playback

position

indicator

Peak hold

indicators

Level meters

Playback

mode indicator

Repeat indicator

Recording parameters

Shuffle indicator

# of files

Repeat indicator

Thisiconappearswhenyouprogramrepeatplayback.Noindicator

appearshereifrepeatplaybackisnotprogrammed(seepage35).

Recorder status

Thecurrentstatusoftherecorderisshownusingsymbolssuchasrecord

(),play(),orstop().

Project/file playback position indicator

Thisbargraphindicatestheapproximateplaybackpositionofthecurrent

countervalueinrelationtotheoveralllengthofthecurrentproject/file.

Also,duringrecording,itindicatestheremainingrecordabletimeinthe

formatofthecurrentproject.

Level meters

Youcanchecktheaudioinputlevelormonitoringlevelusingthese

meters.If“A u t o ” (AutoGainControlmode)isselectedforrecording,the

“A u t o Level:Target”valuewillbemarkedonthemeter.Thehighlighted

numberindicatesthereferencelevel.

Recording parameters

Duringrecording,recordingparametersettingswillbeindicatedbyicons.

Youcanviewthefollowingparameters:inputsource(seepage14),micro‐

phonesensitivity(seepage21),lowcutformicrophone(seepage21),auto

level(seepage22),limiter(seepage21),bassboost(seepage21),stereo

effects(seepage21).

Protect indicator

Alocksymbolisshownifthecurrentprojectisprotected.Nothingis

showniftheprotectsettingisoff(seepage32).

Project/file name (current project/file)

Thisshowsthenameofthecurrentlyselectedproject/file.

Counter

Thecounterindicatesatimevalue.

Peak hold indicators

Inputpeaksareindicatedbybargraphsandvalues.Whenyouadjustthe

audioinputlevelormonitoringlevel,itmaybehelpfultolengthenthe

“MeterPeakHold”settinginthemeterscreen(seepage29).

Remaining battery charge/USB bus power indicator

Thisiconindicatestheremainingbatterycharge.IftheMR‐2ispowered

viaUSBbus,the“”iconwillappearinstead.

SufficientchargeLowcharge

If“”,thebatteriesarealmostexhausted.Rep lacethemimmediately.

5. Recording

WhenyourecordontheMR‐2,dateandtimeinformationisautomati‐

callyaddedtothefilesothatyoucanmanageyourproj ectsmoreeasily.

IfyousetthedateandtimeontheMR‐2(seepage31),thecorrect

dateandtimeinformationwillbeaddedtothefile.How

ever,Ifyou

removethebatteriesorifthebatteriesintheunithavebeen

exhaustedforawhile(aboutthreedays)afteryousetthedateand

time,theinternalclockwillberesettothedefaultsetting.

Selecting the input source

Inadditiontousingthebuilt‐inmicrophoneforconvenientrecording,you

canrecorduseacommercially‐availableexternalmicrophone.Alternatively,

youcanconnecthighoutputleveldevices,suchaskeyboardsoraudio

equipment,andrecordthem.

Thissectionexplainshowtorecordviathebuilt‐inmicropho ne.

Adjusting the direction of the built-in microphone

Youcanadjusttheangleofthe built‐in directionalmicrophonesothat

itwillpointtothetargetedrecordingsource.Refertothefigurebelow

tochangeitsangleineight30‐degreesteps.

Adjustthemicrophoneangleinaccordancewiththelocationandposi‐

tionoftherecorderandtargetedrec

ording

source.

Mic

direction

Rear panel

Front panel

(Control panel)

Mounting the recorder using the camera tripod

TheMR‐2featurestwo1/4‐inchthreadedsocketsthatenableyouto

mounttheunitonacameratripod.Thesesocketsarelocatedonthe

bottompanelandrearpanelrespectively.Usingthetripodmakesit

easytosetuptherecorderinapositionsuitableforrecording.

Mic

direction

Mic

direction

Mic

direction

About automatic input source detection

TheMR‐02auto maticallyscansto determinewhetherornottheMICIN

orLINEINjackisco nnected.Iftheunitdetectsaconnectedjack,itwill

automaticallyassignthejackastheinputsource.Therefore,donotcon‐

nectanythin gtojacksotherthantheoneyouwanttouseforaudioinpu

Ifmultiplejacksareconnectedtoexternaldevices,theunitwillselecta

jackaccordingtothefollowinginputprioritylist.

Ifnojacksareconnected,theunitwillautomaticallyselectthebuilt‐in

microphoneastheinputsource.

BeforeyouuseaPlug‐In‐Powermicrophone,youmustsetthecor‐

respondingparameters(see

page22).

Selecting the recording format

Here’showtoselecttherecordingformat.Eachtimeyourecord,anew

projectwillbecreatedintherecordingformatyou’veselected.

ThedefaultsettingisWAV16‐bit44.1kHz.

1. PresstheMENUbuttontodisplaythemenulist,thenusethecontrol‐

lerbuttonstoselectandconfirm“RECFO

RMAT.”

Therecording

format(RECFORMAT)settingscreenwillappear.

2. Usethecontrollerbuttonstoselectandconfirmoneofthe“NewProject

Type”options.

Acheckmarkwillappearinthecheckboxfortheprojecttypeyouselected

andconfirmed.

YoucanchoosefromWAV(BWF),MP2,MP3,DSDIFF,DSF,andWSD.

Fordetailsoneachtype,referto“Projectrecordingformat(NewProj‐

ectType)”onpage17.

Connecteddevices

Inputsourceautomaticallyselected

Linedevice,externalmicrophone LINEINjack

Lineinput LINEINjack

Externalmicrophone MICINjack

None Built‐inmicrophone

Selection icon

Push

3. IfyoucheckedWAV(BWF),usethecontrollerbuttonstoselectand

confirmthedesiredWavFormat:fs/bitsetting(bitdepthandsampling

frequency),andstereo(Stereo)ormono(DualMono).

Ifyouselected“176.4kHz/24bit”or“192kHz/24bit”forthefs/bit

setting,“Stereo”willautomaticallybeselected.

IfyoucheckedMP2orMP3,usetheco

ntrollerb

uttonstoselectand

confirmthedesiredMP2/3bitrate:bpssetting,andstereo(Stereo)or

mono(Mono).

IfyoucheckedDSDIFF,DSF,orWSD,asamplingfrequencyof

2.8224MHzwithstereowillbespecified.

4. Whenyouhavefinishedsettingtherecordingformat,presstheMENU

buttontoreturntotheme

nulist

screen,andthenpresstheMENUbut‐

tononceagaintoreturntothemeter/counterscreen.

Adjusting the recording input level

Hereishowtoadjusttherecordinglevel.TheMR‐2enablesyoutoadjust

thegainmanually(“Manual”)orautomaticallyaccord ingtotheinput

level(“Auto”).WhentheMR‐2isshippedfromthefactory,thisparameter

issetto“Manual.”Ifyouwanttoadjustthemicrophonesensitivity,set

thelowcutparameter

fortheinputsignal,orselectthe“A u t o ” levelfunc‐

tionandadjustdetailedsettings,referto“Modifyingtherecording

parametersettings”onpage20.

If you've selected WAV or MP2/3

Push

1. PresstheRECbuttontoenterrecord‐readymode.

TheRECindicatorwillblink.

2. PresstheINPUTLE VELbuttonontheleftside

paneltodisplaytheINPUTLEVELscreen,then

adjusttheinputlevel.

3. Adjustthegainsothattheleve lwillnotexceed“0”.

4. ReleasetheINPUTLEVELbuttontoreturntothepreviousscreen.You

canviewtheinputlevelintheRECSETTINGscreen(seepage22).

Starting and stopping recording

EachtimeyourecordontheMR‐2,afolderiscreatedcontaininganaudio

fileandasettingsfile,collectivelycalleda“project.”Thefolderisnamed

automatically(seepage48).

Youcaneditthisnameafteryou’vefinishedrecording(seepage29).

OperationsontheMR‐2willhandletheentireprojectfol

derjustasifit

wereanaudiofile.

1. Tostartrecordingfromrecord‐readymode,pressthePlay()button

orRECbutton.

TheRECindicatorwilllightupsteadily.

UsingtheRecStartModeparameter(seepage23),youcansetthe

recordersothatitwillstartrecordingas

pec

ifiedintervalafteryou

pressthePlayorRECbutton.Alternatively,youcansetthe

recordersothatrecordingistriggeredbytheinputaudio.

2. Topauserecording,pressthePlay()button(theRECindicatorwill

blinkslowly);toresumerecording,pressthePlay()buttononce

again(theRECindicatorwil

ll

ightupsteadily).

Anewprojectisnotcreatedifyoupauseduringrecording;therecord‐

ingwillstillbeasingleproject.

3. Whenyou’refinishedrecording,pressthestopbutton.

TherecordLEDwllgodark.

Project 1

Project 2

Start

recording

Stop and then

resume recording

Pause and then

resume recording

Stop

recording

Start

recording

Stop

recording

Project 1

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Korg MR-2 Owner's manual

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Model: MR-2

Category: Dictaphones

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