Lectrosonics PDR Instruction Manual

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Manual is about: Portable Digital Audio Recorder

Summary of PDR

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    Pdr portable digital audio recorder instruction manual rio rancho, nm, usa www.Lectrosonics.Com fill in for your records: serial number: purchase date: quick start steps 1) install good battery and turn the power on (see p. 3, 6). 2) insert microsdhc memory card and format it with the pdr (see p. 3)...

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    Pdr lectrosonics, inc. 2 introduction congratulations on your purchase of the pdr (personal digital recorder). On occasion, there is a need to record audio in circumstances where a traditional full sized recorder is impractical. Whether it be an extreme sport, a public speaking event, a wedding or a...

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    Portable digital recorder rio rancho, nm 3 installing the card the card slot is covered by a flexible cap. Open the cap by pulling out on the side flush with the housing. Pull up on this side of cap to open insert the card with the label facing the keypad side of the recorder. Battery installation t...

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    Pdr lectrosonics, inc. 4 formatting the sd card sdhc cards come pre-formatted with a fat32 file system which is optimized for good performance. The pdr relies on this performance and will never disturb the underlying low level formatting of the sd card. When the pdr “formats” a card, it performs a f...

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    Portable digital recorder rio rancho, nm 5 features and controls microsdhc memory card slot cover timecode sync port headphone/ line output audio input the audio input circuitry is the essentially the same as on lectrosonics sm and l series transmitters. Any mi- crophone wired as lectrosonics “compa...

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    Pdr lectrosonics, inc. 6 belt clip pdr wire beltclip included. Operating instructions powering on press and hold the power button until the lectrosonics logo appears on the lcd. Powering off power can be turned off by holding the power button in and waiting for the countdown. The power button will n...

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    Portable digital recorder rio rancho, nm 7 navigating menus the lcd and keypad interface makes it easy to browse the menus and make the necessary selections. The setup screens allow the selection of a value or mode as depicted below. Press menu/sel on the keypad to enter the menu structure. Use the ...

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    Pdr lectrosonics, inc. 8 tc jam (jam timecode) when tc jam is selected, jam now will flash on the lcd and the unit is ready to be synced with the time- code source. Connect the timecode source and the sync will take place automatically. When the sync is successful, a message will be displayed to con...

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    Portable digital recorder rio rancho, nm 9 more or less indefinitely if any battery, even a “dead” battery, is installed. To set the date and time, use the menu/sel button to toggle through the options and the up and down arrow buttons to choose the appropriate number. Frame rate the frame rate affe...

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    Pdr lectrosonics, inc. 10 recovery process recordings can be reliably recovered even if the card is accidentally removed or the battery dies while a record- ing is in progress. If a recording is interrupted, all of the audio is present on the card and can be easily recov- ered by the pdr. The pdr ke...

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    Portable digital recorder rio rancho, nm 11 pdrremote by new endian llc convenient remote control is provided by a phone app available on the appstore and google play. The app uses audio tones (“dweedle tones”) played through the phone’s speaker that are interpreted by the recorder to make changes t...

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    Pdr lectrosonics, inc. 12 the wiring diagrams included in this section represent the basic wiring necessary for the most common types of microphones and other audio inputs. Some micro- phones may require extra jumpers or a slight variation on the diagrams shown. It is virtually impossible to keep co...

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    Portable digital recorder rio rancho, nm 13 note: this termination is intended for uhf transmitters and the pdr only. Vhf transmitters with 5-pin jacks require a different termination. Lectrosonics lavaliere microphones are terminated for compatibility with vhf and uhf transmitters, which is differe...

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    Pdr lectrosonics, inc. 14 wiring hookups for different sources balanced and floating line level signals *note: if the output is balanced but center tapped to ground, such as on all lectrosonics receivers, do not connect pin 3 of the xlr jack to pin 4 of the ta5f connector. Ta5f plug xlr jack fig. 7 ...

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    Portable digital recorder rio rancho, nm 15 optional accessories pdrwbc pdr wire belt clip mc70 line level adapter cable. Male 3.5 mm trs to female ta5f; 14 inches long. Feeds line level signal to pin 5 on the ta5m input jack. Mc35 line level adapter cable. Female xlr to female ta5f; 37 inches long....

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    Pdr lectrosonics, inc. 16 specifications recording storage media: microsdhc memory card* file format: .Wav files (bwf - broadcast wave file) a/d converter: 24-bit sampling rate: 48 khz recording modes/bit rate: • hd mono mode: 24 bit - 144 kbytes/s 32 bit - 192 kbytes/s • split gain mode: 24 bit - 2...

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    Portable digital recorder rio rancho, nm 17 service and repair if your recorder malfunctions, you should attempt to correct or isolate the trouble before concluding that the equipment needs repair. Make sure you have followed the setup procedure and operating instructions and check the intercon- nec...

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    Portable digital recorder rio rancho, nm 19.

  • Page 20: Limited One Year Warranty

    581 laser road ne • rio rancho, nm 87124 usa • www.Lectrosonics.Com (505) 892-4501 • (800) 821-1121 • fax (505) 892-6243 • sales@lectrosonics.Com 05 february 2017 limited one year warranty the equipment is warranted for one year from date of purchase against defects in materials or workmanship provi...