Selecting the recording mode (REC Mode)
You can set the recording mode for the files to be recorded. Set this menu item before you start recording.
- Press and hold the HOME/BACK button for more than 1 second, select “
Settings” - “Recording Settings” - “REC Mode,” and then press the 
button.
- Press
or 
to select the desired recording mode, and then press the button.
When “DSD 2.8MHz” is selected, proceed to step 4. - Press or to select the desired recording quality, and then press the button.
- Press and hold the HOME/BACK button to return to the HOME menu.
Descriptions of menu items
Select one of the following menu items.
LPCM:
When “LPCM” is selected for the recording mode, select one of the following for the recording quality.
- 192kHz/24bit: LPCM (not compressed) in stereo high-quality recording mode (The sound quality is higher than with 176.4kHz/24bit mode.)
- 176.4kHz/24bit: LPCM (not compressed) in stereo high-quality recording mode (The sound quality is higher than with 96kHz/24bit mode.)
- 96kHz/24bit: LPCM (not compressed) in stereo high-quality recording mode (The sound quality is equivalent to that of DVD Audio.) (The sound quality is higher than with 96kHz/16bit mode.)
- 96kHz/16bit: LPCM (not compressed) in stereo high-quality recording mode (The sound quality is higher than with 88.2kHz/24bit mode.)
- 88.2kHz/24bit: LPCM (not compressed) in stereo high-quality recording mode (The sound quality is higher than with 88.2kHz/16bit mode.)
- 88.2kHz/16bit: LPCM (not compressed) in stereo high-quality recording mode (The sound quality is higher than with 48kHz/24bit mode.)
- 48kHz/24bit: LPCM (not compressed) in stereo high-quality recording mode (The sound quality is higher than with 48kHz/16bit mode.)
- 48kHz/16bit: LPCM (not compressed) in stereo high-quality recording mode (The sound quality is equivalent to that of DAT.) (The sound quality is higher than with 44.1kHz/24bit mode.)
- 44.1kHz/24bit: LPCM (not compressed) in stereo high-quality recording mode (The sound quality is higher than with 44.1kHz/16bit mode.)
- 44.1kHz/16bit: LPCM (not compressed) in stereo high-quality recording mode (The sound quality is equivalent to that of CD.) (Initial setting)
MP3:
When “MP3” is selected for the recording mode, select one of the following for the recording quality.
- 320kbps: MP3 (compressed) in stereo high-quality recording mode
- 128kbps: MP3 (compressed) in long play stereo recording mode
DSD 2.8MHz:
Record sound to DSD (.dsf) file.
Dual Recording:
Select the recording mode for both LPCM and MP3.
Hint
- You can also display the “REC Mode” menu by pressing a function key if you have configured “Function Key Setting.”