Lectrosonics PDR Quick Start Manual

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Manual is about: Portable Digital Audio Recorder

Summary of PDR

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    Q uick s tart g uide fill in for your records: serial number: purchase date: this guide is intended to assist with initial setup and operation of your lectrosonics product. For a detailed user manual, down- load the most current version at: www.Lectrosonics.Com pdr portable digital audio recorder mi...

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    Lectrosonics, inc. 2 features and controls microsdhc memory card slot cover time code 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 microphone wired as lectrosonics “compatible” or “servo bias” ...

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    Www.Lectrosonics.Com 3 in the recording window, the functions of three keypad buttons change to provide the needed operations during recording. -40 -20 +0 tc 00 : 01 : 33 i rec hold hold in the playback windows, the icons on the lcd change to provide the functions needed during playback. There are t...

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    Lectrosonics, inc. 4 battery installation the audio recorder is powered by a single aaa lithium battery, offering over six hours of operation. We recommend using lithium batteries for longest life. Note: although alkaline batteries will work in the pdr, we strongly recommend that they be used only f...

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    Www.Lectrosonics.Com 5 belt clip pdr wire belt clip included compatible memory cards the card should be a microsdhc memory card, speed class 10, or any uhs speed class, 4gb to 32gb. The recorder supports the uhs-1 bus type, marked on the memory card with an i symbol. An example of typical markings: ...

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    Lectrosonics, inc. 6 formatting the sd card sd 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 functio...

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    Www.Lectrosonics.Com 7 operating instructions quick start steps 1) install good battery and turn the power on (see p. 4, 7). 2) insert microsdhc memory card and format it with the pdr (p. 5-6) 3) sync (jam) the timecode source (p. 9, 10). 4) connect microphone or audio source. 5) set input gain (mic...

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    Lectrosonics, inc. 8 recording window to start recording, press the rec button in the top right corner of the main window. The screen will switch to the recording window. -40 -20 +0 tc 00 : 01 : 33 i rec hold hold recording info menu record icon blinks press and hold back and down arrow to stop reco...

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    Www.Lectrosonics.Com 9 navigating menus timecode... Sel back scene&take sd card... Sel back sel back sel back sel back use clock plug in time code source and sync format card file naming sel back sel back sel back takes/play about card sel back tc jam jam now sel back tc jam frame rate frame rate 30...

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    Lectrosonics, inc. 10 timecode... 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 timecode source. Connect the timecode source and the sync will take place automatically. When the sync is successful, a message will be displayed...

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    Www.Lectrosonics.Com 11 hp volume use up and down arrows to adjust headphone volume. Scene & take each time recording is started, the pdr automatically begins a new take. Takes can run up to 999. The scene numbers can be manually entered and are limited to 99. Sd card... Format card this item erases...

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    Lectrosonics, inc. 12 about card view information about the microsdhc memory card. See storage used, stor- age capacity and available recording time. [pdr ] max rec time e.........................F 0/ 14g fuel gauge storage capacity available recording time (h : m : s) storage used settings... Recor...

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    Www.Lectrosonics.Com 13 backlight the recorder backlight can be set to turn off after either 5 minutes or 30 sec- onds, or to stay on continuously. Bat type choose either alkaline or lithium battery type. The voltage of the installed battery will be shown at the bottom of the display. Note: although...

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    Lectrosonics, inc. 14 pdrremote by new endian llc convenient remote control is provided by a phone app available on the ap- pstore 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 to the recorder setti...

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    Www.Lectrosonics.Com 15 ios version select function rec aud loc select mode tap to play tone playback volune android version select function tap function name or down arrow to select mode playback volume touch and hold to play tones.

  • Page 16: Limited One Year Warranty

    Limited one year warranty the equipment is warranted for one year from date of purchase against defects in materials or workmanship provided it was purchased from an authorized dealer. This warranty does not cover equipment which has been abused or damaged by careless handling or shipping. This warr...