Roland R-09HR User manual

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R-09HR WAV/MP3 Recorder
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Welcome
Congratulations on your purchase of the EDIROL R-09HR WAV/MP3 Recorder. This
TurboStart contains step-by-step instructions that will quickly introduce you to the
R-09HR’s major features.
Recording
The R-09HR offers high-quality recording capabilities in a compact package. Here’s how
to record in the R-09HR using its built-in microphone:
Turn on the power by holding down the R-09H’s right-side-panel POWER button
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for a few seconds..
Press the
2 nbutton—its light flashes to indicate you’re in Record-Standby mode.
Press the + or - INPUT LEVEL buttons located on the left side panel of the R-09HR to
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adjust your level so the meter in the R-09HR display averages between -12 and -6.
Press
4 nto start recording.
Press
5 gwhen you’re finished.
Playing Back a Recording
The R-09HR contains a convenient onboard speaker for playing back your recordings.
Here’s how to listen through the speaker to a recording you’ve just made.
Press
1 4
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; to begin playback.
Press the + or – buttons on the side panel to adjust the playback volume.
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Tip: To move backward or forward through the recording, press and hold the I7or 8I
button, respectively.
When you’re finished, press
3 g.
Tip: If you prefer, you can listen through headphones instead of the R-09H’s speaker by
plugging your headphones into the phones jack on top of the R-09HR.
Selecting a Recording for Playback
Note: If only one file has been recorded, it’s not necessary to perform the following steps in
order to play it back.
Here’s how to select a any of your recordings for playback.
To select a file from the main screen:
Press
1 I7or 8Ito select different files. As you press the buttons, files are selected as
shown at the top of the display.
To select files while from the Finder screen:
Press and release the FINDER button.
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Press2 gor 4
/
; to choose the desired file.
Once you’ve selected the file, press
3 ntwice to load it.
Selecting the Recording Format
The R-09HR has several different recording formats to choose from. For example, files
recorded at 96kHz/ WAV-24bit mode have better sound quality than files recorded at
44.1k/MP3 192kpbs; however, they use up more memory. Here’s how to change the
recording format to suit your needs.
Press MENU—“SELECT” flashes in the upper right corner of the display.
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Press2 gor 4
/
; to select Recorder Setup.
Press
3 n.
Press
4 I7or 8Ito choose the desired Sample Rate (44.1, 48, 88.2, or 96.0 kHz ).
Press
5 gto select Rec Mode.
Press
6 I7or 8Ito change the recording mode.
Note: For more details and descriptions of the different modes, refer to Pages 34-35 in the
R-09HR Owner’s Manual.
Press MENU twice to return to the main screen.
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Recording Audio from Another Device
The output of any external audio device can be recorded on the R-09HR. Here’s how:
Connect the output of the external audio device—CD player, cassette player, mp31
player, etc.—to the LINE IN jack on the left side panel of the R-09HR.
Adjust the volume on your external device and begin its playback.
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Follow Steps 1-5 of the “Recording” section earlier in this TurboStart.3
Naming a File
To name an R-09HR recording you’ve made:
Press FINDER—“Finder” appears at the top of the R-09HR display.1
Press2 gor 4
/
; to choose the recording you’d like to rename.
Press
3 n.
Press
4 gto select Rename.
Press
5 n.
Press
6 I7or 8Ito choose a character location.
Press
7 gor 4
/
; to choose the desired character for the selected location.
Repeat Steps 6-7 until the new name is entered.
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Press9 nto store the recording’s new name.
Press FINDER to return to the main screen.
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Deleting Files
Press FINDER—”Finder” appears on the R-09HR display.1
Press2 gor 4
/
; to select the song you wish to delete.
Press
3 n.
Press
4 gto select Delete.
Press
5 n—“Delete, Push [REC]” appears in the display.
Press
6 nto delete the song.
Press FINDER to return to the main screen.
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Exporting Files to a Computer
Here’s how to transfer R-09HR files to a computer.
Turn on your computer and the R-09HR.1
Connect one end of the included R-09HR USB cable to your computer’s USB port,2
and the other end to the R-09HR.
Note: The USB port on the R-09HR is located under the bottom-panel lid. See the
instructions on Page 14 of the R-09HR Owner’s Manual to learn how to access the USB port.
After making your connections, the R-09HR appears as a device in the My Computer
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window on the PC, or on the Mac OS X desktop.
Note: The computer won’t recognize the R-09HR if the connection is made while the
R-09HR’s Menu screen is showing, or during playback or recording of a file. Press FINDER or
MENU to return to the R-09HR’s Finder screen, or press gto halt playback.
For Windows:
Click “Start” in the taskbar, and then click “My Computer.”
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Double-click Removable Disk.2
Select the desired R-09HR files and drag them to the desktop or some other3
location.
When you’re done, right click Removable Disk in the My Computer window, and
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then click Eject. This safely disconnects the R-09HR from your computer.
For Mac OS X:
An icon called “No Name” or “Untitled” appears on your desktop once the R-09HR1
is connected via USB.
Double-click the No Name or Untitled icon.
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Select the desired R-09HR files and drag them to the desktop or some other3
location.
When you’re done, click and hold the No Name or Untitled icon and drag it into the
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trash. This safely disconnects the R-09HR from the computer.