Korg mr-2 User manual

Owner’s manual
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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
equipment,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classeB.
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householdwaste.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theregulated
amount,achemicalsymbolisdisplayedbelowthe“crossed‐outwheeledbin”symbol
onthebatteryorbatterypackage.

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THE FCC REGULATION WARNING (for USA)
Thisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsfor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
installed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equip‐
mentoff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equipment.
COPYRIGHT WARNING
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
copyrightholder,havenotreceived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INFRINGEMENT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.

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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

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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

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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format
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.

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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
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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
youpress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.Duringrecording,the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
microphonetoadjustitsangletoward
therecordingtarget(referto“A d 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also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
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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screens.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.
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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Confirmation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seriesofoperations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buttontoreturntothepreviousscreen.
Selection icon
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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use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reputablemanufacturer(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the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hours/2.5hours
Serial
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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USBcable.If
therecorderisswitched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ejected,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.Insertthecardintotheslotgently.
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card)”sectiononpage42.

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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projects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external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button.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secondslaterthepower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
44.1kHz/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
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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theywere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
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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).

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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.Replace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projects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.However,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microphone.
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recordingsource.
Mic
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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
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About automatic input source detection
TheMR‐02automaticallyscanstodeterminewhetherornottheMICIN
orLINEINjackisconnected.Iftheunitdetectsaconnectedjack,itwill
automaticallyassignthejackastheinputsource.Therefore,donotcon‐
nectanythingtojacksotherthantheoneyouwanttouseforaudioinput.
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FORMAT.”
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
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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controllerbuttons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menu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according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
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1. PresstheRECbuttontoenterrecord‐readymode.
TheRECindicatorwillblink.
2. PresstheINPUTLEVELbuttonontheleftside
paneltodisplaytheINPUTLEVELscreen,then
adjusttheinputlevel.
3. Adjustthegainsothatthelevel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folder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specified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willlight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