Yamaha pocketrak c24 user manual

Since the name of recorded files includes the recording date and time, Yamaha recommends that you set the date and time accurately. You can specify the time in 1 minute steps. Press the [ ] buttons to adjust the contrast, then press the [REC] button. The firmware version will be displayed. If the microSD card inserted in the unit was not formatted on the recorder, or if a microSD card has not been inserted in the unit, the unit displays [Removable Disk] as the drive name.

The recorder will not display this folder on its screen. Each folder accommodates up to files. Drag and drop the audio files you wish to copy to the Burn List pane in the Windows Media Player panel.

Page 70 Check the box for each song that you wish to rip to your computer, then click [Start Rip]. The system starts ripping the CD. Check Note: If the box has already been checked by default, the folder may not be created. Remove the check from the box, then check the box again, and then click [OK]. Page 72 Drag and drop the desired music files from the Library pane in the left column of the window to the Sync List pane in the right column of the window.

Click Click [Start Sync]. The files will be transferred to the recorder. Page Installing Cubase Ai Internet. If you do not register the software, you will be unable to use it after a limited period of time expires.

Page Troubleshooting Turn off the power to the unit, then insert the microSD card correctly. Corrective action The microSD card was formatted on a computer or device other than the Possible cause recorder. Use the recorder to format the microSD card see page Page 77 The unit can play back up to files per folder.

If the folder contains sub- folders, the maximum number of playable files will be reduced by the Corrective action number of sub-folders. Store extra files in another folder. Page 78 If the computer does not recognize the unit, try connecting it again.

If you connect the unit to any computer other than those supported by the unit, Corrective action Yamaha will not guarantee the operation of the unit see page Page 79 Use the recorder to format the microSD card see page Corrective action You are using a microSD card that is not recommended by Yamaha.

Page 80 Delete unnecessary files see page Corrective action The microSD card has been selected as the recording destination, but the Possible cause card has not been inserted in the recorder. Insert a microSD card in the recorder. Page Faq A: You may have changed the file name on the computer. The low end response is Hz in all MP3 recording modes. The battery life values listed above are estimates and are not guaranteed.

Yamaha will not guarantee operation if you use any battery other than an alkaline battery. Page Index Editing Files EQ equalizer Error messages External audio device External microphone Microphone sensitivity Fade out Page 85 Changing the playback speed Setting the metronome tempo speed Stereo microphone Stereo mini plug STOP button Print page 1 Print document 85 pages.

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Upload from disk. Upload from URL. To set up the recorder for your type of external microphone, follow the steps below:. The recorder is set up to record with an external microphone and the microphone indicator appears in the upper right of the LCD. Press the [REC] button on the recorder. If the ALC function is turned off, the unit enters recording standby mode. Yamaha recommends that you use a microphone with the following specifications as an external microphone.

If you disconnect the external microphone, the recorder will automatically be reset for recording through the built-in microphone. You can record line input sources from an external audio device such as a CD player or MD player. Use a commercially-available audio cable stereo mini plug, 3. Adjust the volume level of the external audio device while playing the recording source.

Play the recording source on the external audio device and press the [REC] button. Use the headphones to listen to the audio being recorded. In PCM mode, noncompressed audio data will be recorded. In MP3 mode, compressed audio data will be recorded. With the better sound quality, the data size will be larger and available recording time will be shorter.

The recording level will automatically be adjusted in response to the input level. You can change the recording level in increments see page 8. You can set the microphone sensitivity level to high or low to accommodate the recording environment.

If the volume level is low e. If the volume level is high e. Setting the recording EQ enables to record the audio of the desired tonal quality by boosting the lower or higher frequency ranges. You cannot change the parameters of these eight recording EQ presets. The selection of the recording EQ is confirmed. Adjust the recording level, then press the [REC] button again to start recording.

The larger value will raise the recording level and boost the frequency band. The recording EQ setting is retained when you turn the power off or change the battery. However, the setting will be lost if you change the battery without first turning the power off. It is recommended that you set the limiter to ON when you are recording audio. Set an appropriate recording level page 8 for high-fidelity recording. You can cut the low frequency range by switching the High Pass Filter on. The filter reduces the level of chatting voices, wind and other noise in the recording environment and enables you to record clearer audio.

You can set the duration of the recording peak and recording margin indicators that are displayed on the LCD. This setting can make it easier to check the recording level, especially when you want to record live with the recording level set to maximum, or to avoid clipping. The peak hold function sustains the indication of level meter segments for a specified duration so that you can view the recording peak levels easily.

This function enables you to make highquality recordings by adjusting the recording level page 8 so that the recording margin of the recording peaks in a song will be close to 0dB. Peak indicators. Recording margin. When the VAS recording function is turned on, if the unit is in recording pause mode, the unit will automatically start to record as soon as it detects audio at a level above a certain threshold. The unit will pause recording when the detected audio level falls below the threshold.

The VAS function enables you to start a new recording each time you start playing your musical instrument during practice sessions. Audio at a level below a certain threshold will be undetected and will not be recorded.

If the unit does not detect any audio, the elapsed recording time indicator, the remaining recording time indicator and the VAS indicator will flash, and the unit will enter Recording Pause mode. You can adjust the voice sensing level in five steps 1—5 to accommodate the source volume level.

A larger value will increase the voice activation sensitivity so recording will be triggered by lower-level audio. If the value is too small, the recorder may not detect audio. Set the microphone sensitivity see page 13 in accordance with the source input level so that the VAS function can work more effectively. If you turn the Auto Divide function on when recording a line source, such as tracks from a CD player, the unit automatically detects a silent pause between tracks and records each track as an individual file.

More specifically, when the recorder detects a silent pause of two seconds or longer, it pauses recording, thus storing the audio data up to the silent pause as one file.

In this way, the unit will record the first track as file 1, the second track as file 2, and so on. This function is available only for MP3 files recorded via Line In.

The unit displays the main screen, including the Auto Divide indicator. In this case, use the Divide File function see page 37 to manually divide the files. You can specify the time duration from the press of the [REC] button until the start of recording. This function is useful when you need some time to prepare.

For example, you may wish to practice your musical instrument until the actual recording starts. The recorder displays the self timer standby screen, then starts counting down for the duration specified in step 2. The LED indicator flashes. Adjust the recording level, then press the [REC] button again. After the time specified in step 2 expires, recording begins.

Once self timer recording begins, the self timer recording setting will be stored until you turn the self timer off or initialize the menu settings. The LED indicator remains off during recording, recording standby mode, recording pause mode, and playback. The LED indicator flashes red rapidly during excessive recording peaks. The LED indicator flashes red slowly during recording standby mode or recording pause mode.

The LED indicator remains off during recording, recording standby mode, and recording pause mode. A—D: Files recorded via a microphone. L: Files recorded via the line connection. M: Files transferred from your computer. See page Total number of files. Remaining playback time hour : minute : second. Press the [STOP] button to stop playback. With some files, the indicated elapsed playback time may not match the actual elapsed time. Also, the names of certain artists or tracks stored in the unit may not be displayed.

Press and hold down the [ ] button for more than one 1 second during playback to fast forward the currently-playing file. Press and hold down the [ ] button for more than one 1 second during playback to fast reverse the currently-playing file. Once the unit starts to fast forward or reverse, it will continue doing so even if you release the button.

Press the [ ] button once briefly while the unit is playing or stopped to locate the beginning of the next file. Press the [ ] button once briefly to locate the beginning of the previous file. While the unit is playing back a file that contains index marks, press the [ ] button once briefly to skip to the next index mark.

Press the [ ] button once briefly to locate the previous index mark. For information on inserting index marks, refer to page Use headphones if you do not want sound to be output from the speaker or if the sound from the speaker is difficult to hear. Connect the headphones to the headphones socket located on the side panel of the unit. You can listen to music through the headphones and achieve your preferred tonal balance by setting the Sound EQ function see page You can decrease or increase the playback speed, if necessary.

This is useful if you want to listen carefully to complex musical parts or to skip quickly through unimportant parts of a recorded meeting. Each press of the button will increase the playback speed. Each press of the button will reduce the playback speed. The playback speed varies with the file format as follows:. The recorder remembers the changed playback speed after the playback is stopped, and will use that speed for the next playback operation. Welcome to ManualMachine. We have sent a verification link to to complete your registration.

Log In Sign Up. Forgot password? Enter your email address and check your inbox. Please check your email for further instructions. Enter a new password. Table of Contents 1 Starting Up While the main screen is displayed, press and hold down this button for at least two 2 seconds to delete a file, folder or index mark. I Headphones jack Connect inner-ear headphones or other types of headphones with a stereo mini plug here.

L Battery cover. MP3 EQ equalizer L indicators R track name, file name, artist —10dB Recording margin, playback position name, total playback time, indicator operation status, file type, current time and date, etc. Elapsed recording or playback Remaining recording or playback time time hour : minute : second hour : minute : second.

Recording a musical performance Before recording, make sure that the recorder displays the recording level that is, the ALC function is turned off page Point the built-in stereo microphone Recording level toward the sound source, then press the [REC] button. The LED indicator flashes red slowly.

Recording has not started yet. Level meters Note: The level meter will move left or right in response to the sound level from the microphone. Adjust the recording level while playing music toward the microphone. Hint: Setting the recording peak limiter When the recording peak limiter is set to ON, the recorder reduces sound distortion by automatically adjusting excessive peaks. The LED lights up red and recording begins.

Hint: During recording, you can monitor audio being recorded through the headphones. Indicators displayed during recording. PCM MP3 L R —. Hint: Recording margin: The space margin expressed in dB between 0dB and the most recent maximum input volume. The LED indicator turns off and the unit displays the main screen. To set up the recorder for your type of external microphone, follow the steps below: 1.