Edirol R-4Pro User Manuals

Table of Contents

• USING THE UNIT SAFELY

  3
• Important Notes

  5
• Contents

  7
• Checking the included items

  8
• Introducing the R-4 Pro

  9
  • The R-4 Pro’s controls and connectors

    9
  • Top panel

    9
  • Front panel

    13
  • Side panel (left)

    14
  • Side panel (right)

    16
  • Bottom panel

    17
  • Display

    18
  • While playing or stopped

    18
  • While recording

    20
  • What is a project?

    22
• Getting ready to use the R-4 Pro

  24
  • Basic connection examples

    24
  • Connecting the AC adapter and turning the power on/off

    25
  • Installing batteries and turning on the power

    26
  • Battery status

    28
• Recording

  30
  • Recording from a connected mic

    30
  • Recording from the internal mics

    33
  • Recording digital audio from a digital device

    34
  • Simultaneously recording sound from connected mics and a digital device

    35
  • Simultaneously recording sound from connected external mics and the internal mics

    36
• Playing back

  37
  • Connections before playback

    37
  • Connecting headphones

    37
  • Connecting amplified speakers

    37
  • Connecting a mixer or other analog device (analog connection: line output jacks)

    37
  • Connecting a device having a digital input port

    38
  • (digital connection: R-4 Pro digital output connector)

    38
  • Setup before playback

    39
  • Player Setup

    39
  • Speaker

    40
  • Playing back

    41
  • Normal playback

    41
  • Markers

    42
  • Repeat playback (A-B REPEAT)

    43
• Finder functions

  44
  • Selecting a project (Select)

    44
  • Deleting a project (Delete)

    45
  • Renaming a project (Rename)

    46
  • Copying a project (Copy)

    47
  • Moving a project (Move)

    48
  • Creating a new folder (Make Folder)

    49
• Editing

  51
  • Editing procedure

    51
  • Trim

    51
  • Divide

    53
  • Combine

    55
  • Merge

    57
  • Edit Timecode

    58
• Effects settings

  59
  • Applying effects

    60
  • Effects

    62
• System setup

  64
  • Example operations

    65
  • Recording Setup settings

    65
  • Timecode settings

    66
  • Date & Time settings

    67
  • Project Name settings

    68
  • Using the HDD Utility

    69
  • Using the USB Storage Utility

    70
  • Executing Factory Reset (Restoring the factory default settings)

    71
  • System Menu

    72
  • 1 Recording Setup

    72
  • 2 Player Setup

    75
  • 3 Speaker

    75
  • 4 LCD Setup

    75
  • 5 System Setup

    75
  • 6 Timecode

    76
  • 7 Date & Time

    76
  • 8 Project Name

    77
  • 9 HDD Utility

    77
  • 10 USB Storage Utility

    78
  • 11 Factory Reset

    78
• Appendix

  79
  • Handling external memory device

    79
  • Connecting an external memory device

    79
  • Connection and removal

    79
  • Formatting an external memory device

    81
  • Connecting to a computer

    82
  • Connecting the R-4 Pro to your computer

    82
  • Disconnecting the R-4 Pro from a computer

    83
  • Connecting to a video device with a timecode port

    84
  • Setting timecode

    84
  • Setting the start time

    86
• Application guide

  89
  • Connecting an external mic for CD-quality stereo recording

    89
  • Recording birdsongs outdoors

    90
  • Recording audio while filming video

    91
  • Recording audio memos using just the R-4 Pro

    91
  • Simultaneously recording environmental sounds (ambience)

    92
  • Simultaneously recording at different input levels

    92
  • Recording comments simultaneously

    93
• Messages

  94
• Troubleshooting

  95
  • Computer-related problems

    95
  • Recording-related problems

    95
  • Playback-related problems

    97
  • Problems with the R-4 Pro operation

    98
• Main specifications

  99
  • Recorder

    99
  • Audio Input and Output

    99
  • Other Input/Output Part

    100
  • Effect Unit Part

    100
  • Control

    100
  • Others

    100
• Block diagram

  101
• Index

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