How to Use
Characteristic of the PCM-D100
What you can do with the PCM-D100
- Recording practice sessions
- For outdoor recording
- Audio file formats you can record or play on PCM-D100
Parts description
Preparation
Power
HOME menu/OPTION menu
Display window
- Display when recording
- Display during playback
- Display of the current file information
- Display during folder selection
- Display of a file list window
- Display during HOME menu operation
Memory card
Clock setting
HOLD
Wireless remote control
- Inserting batteries to a wireless remote control transmitter unit
- Connecting to the wireless remote control receiver unit
- Changing wireless remote control channel
Recording
Preparation before recording
- Tips for positioning the linear PCM recorder
- Switching the directionality and sensitivity of the built-in microphones
- Using the wind screen
- Positioning the linear PCM recorder using a tripod (not supplied)
Recording
- Recording from the built-in microphones
- Peak meter for the recording level
- Peak level lamps for the recording level
- Monitoring sound while recording
- Recording operations using the wireless remote control
- Various operations while recording
Various operations/settings
- Recording a few seconds in advance (pre-recording)
- Recording one sound source to two files (dual-recording)
- Recording across memory media (cross-memory recording)
Recording via other devices
- Recording with an external microphone
- Recording analog signals from external equipment
- Recording digital signals from external equipment
- Synchronizing recording with playback (Digital Synchronized Recording)
Playback
Playing
- Starting playback
- Selecting a file
- Playing back via headphones
- Playing back using the wireless remote control
- Various playback operations
Various operations/settings
- Adjusting the playback speed (DPC(Speed Control))
- Selecting the sound effect
- Customizing the sound level
- Selecting the playback mode
- To play back a specified section repeatedly (A-B repeat)
- Adjusting the playback tones (Key Control)
- Increasing the sampling frequency of playback files (Upsampling)
- Searching forward/backward during playback (Cue/Review)
- Searching the desired point quickly (Easy Search)
Playing back via other devices
Using a calendar
Editing
Erasing files
Organizing files
Track marks
Dividing files
Add fading effect
Combining files
Protecting files
Settings menu
Using the settings menu
Menu items
- Selecting the recording mode (REC Mode)
- Increasing the recording dynamic range (SBM (Super Bit Mapping))
- Selecting the method of resetting the peak indication position (Peak Hold)
- Adjusting the input level of loud sounds automatically (LIMITER)
- Recording with high signal-to-noise ratio (S/N 100dB)
- Reducing noise when recording (LCF(Low Cut))
- Turning indicators on or off (LED)
- Selecting the display language (Language)
- Selecting the clock display (Time Display)
- Selecting the type of battery (Battery Setting)
- Registering functions to the function keys (Function Key Setting)
- Resetting all menu items to the default setting (Reset All Settings)
- Formatting the memory (Format)
- Checking the system information (System Information)
Computer
Using the linear PCM recorder with a computer
- Connecting the linear PCM recorder to your computer
- Disconnecting the linear PCM recorder from your computer
- Structure of folders and files
- Copying Files and Folders from the Linear PCM Recorder to Your Computer
- Copying a music file from your computer to the linear PCM recorder (drag and drop)
- Playing back music files copied from your computer on the linear PCM recorder