Korg MR-2 User Manual

Owner’s manualE 1

6Selecting parameters and setting valuesOntheMR‐2,youcanselectparametersandsetvaluesbypressingthecontrollerbuttons.Whenyouselectani

7Basic operation1. Before Using the MR-2Inserting or Replacing BatteriesTheMR‐2requirestwoAA‐sizebatteries.Werecom‐mendthatyouus enickel‐me

8Ifthebatterychargeisgettinglow,youcansupplyUSBbuspowertotherecorderusingaUSBcabletocontinueoperatingtherecorderwithoutanyp

9About the available recording timAvailablerecordingtimepercardvarieswiththerecordingformatsetting(seepage14).Thefollowingtableshows

104. The meter/counter screenWhenyouturnonthepower,themeter/counterscreenisshowninthedisplay.Whenthemenulist(MENU)screenisshown,

11Repeat indicatorThisiconappearswhenyouprogramrepeatplayback.Noindicatorappearshereifrepeatplaybackisnotprogrammed(seepage35).Rec

12Remaining battery charge/USB bus power indicatorThisiconindicatestheremainingbatterycharge.IftheMR‐2ispoweredviaUSBbus,the“”iconwi

13Mounting the recorder using the camera tripodTheMR‐2featurestwo1/4‐inchthreadedsocketsthatenableyoutomounttheunitonacameratripod.T

14About automatic input source detectionTheMR‐02auto maticallyscansto determinewhetherornottheMICINorLINEINjackisco nnected.Iftheu

153. IfyoucheckedWAV(BWF),usethecontrollerbuttonstoselectandconfirmthedesiredWavFormat:fs/bitsetting(bitdepthandsamplingfrequen

iiPrecautionsLocationUsing the unit in the following locationscanresultinamalfunction.•Indirectsunlight•Locations of extreme temperatur

161. PresstheRECbuttontoenterrecord‐readymode.TheRECindicatorwillblink.2. PresstheINPUTLE VELbuttonontheleftsidepaneltodisplay

17Project recording format (New Project Type)MP2, MP3Theseaudiofileformatsareapatenteddigitalaudioencodingformatthatemploysaformofloss

186. Playing back a project/fileWhenyoupowerontherecorder,itwilldisplayintheupperpartofthemeter/counterscreenthenameoftheproject/

197. Other playback/record operationsSelecting a project/file to play backYoucanusethecontroller buttonstoselecttheproject/filethatyouwant

20Alternatively,inthemeter/counterscreenpresstheConfirma‐tionbutton(thecentercontrollerbutton)todisplaythelibra ryselect(LIBRARY)sc

212. Usethecontrollerbuttonstoselectandconfirmthedesiredparameteritem.Youcansavetheseparametersettingsasapresetsetting(referto“

22PlugInPowerActivatingPlug‐In‐PowerwillsupplypowertotheMICINjack.Ifthisparameterissetto“On,”besuretoconnectacondenser‐typemicr

23REC Start ModeThisparameterenablesyoutosettherecordingstarttiming.Normal SW:RecordingstartsimmediatelywhenyoupresstheRECbutton.Pre(

243. Ifyouwanttoch an gethepresetname,selectandconfirm“NoName”(default).Therecorderwilldisplaytherenamescreen.Please,referto“E

25YoucanedittheloadedpresetsettingsintheRECSETTINGscreen.How‐ever,whenyouturnoffthepowertotherecorder,theeditswillbelost.If

iiiTHE FCC REGULATION WARNING (for USA)Thisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsfo r aClassBdig‐italdevice,pursuantto

263. Ontheproject/fileeditscreen,usethecontrollerbuttonstoselectandconfirm“MarkList.”Themarklist(MarkList)screenwillappear.Locati

27Editing the time location of a mark1. Usethecontrollerbuttonstoselectthetimeindicationinthetopline.2. PresstheConfirmationbutton (or

282. Usethecontrollerbuttonstoselectandconfirm“Yes.”Therecorderwillindicate“Working...”onthescreenandstartdeletingthemark,thenin

298. Other general operationsChanging the meter peak hold1. PresstheMENUbuttontodisplaythemenulist,thenusethecontrol‐lerbuttonstoselect

304. Usethecontrollerbuttonstoselectandconfirm“Rename.”Thenameeditingscreenwillappear.5. Use()and()toselect(highlight)thecharac

31Backlight settingYoucanturnthebacklightoffifyou’reusingtheMR‐2inabrightlylitloca‐tion,ormakeitautomaticallyturnoffasetperiod

325. Whenyou’vefinishedmakingsettings,presstheMENUbuttonorusethecontrollerleft/rightbuttons(, )tomovetotheselectioniconatthel

33Deleting a project/fileHere’showtodeleteafile.Onceyou’vedeletedafile,itcannotberecov‐ered,sousethisoperationwithcare.Youcan’td

34Thefileeditscreenwillappear,withthenameofthecurrentlyselectedfileinthetopline.3. Usethecontrollerbuttonstoselectandconfirm“

35Other functionsPlay modeTheMR‐2providestwoplaymodes,aswellasshuffleandrepeatplaysettings.Toselectthesemode,use“PLAYMODE”inthem

ivContentsIntroduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

362. Usethecontrollerbuttonstoselectandconfirmthedesiredplaymode.Acheckwillappearinthecheckboxoftheplaymodeyouselectedandcon

37Play list (PLAYLIST)Creating a play listAftercreatingaplaylist,youcanselect“PLAYLIST”astheplaymode,andtheprojects/fileswillbeplaye

386. PresstheConfirmationbutton (orpressthemenubutton)toreturntothelibraryselect(LIBRARY)screen.7. Ifyouwanttoaddanotherproject/

392. Usethecontrollerbuttonstoselect andconfirm“ChangeOrder”.3. TheMoveiconwillappearintheplaylist(PLAYLIST)screen.4. Usethecontro

40Ifyoudecidenottoremovetheproject/file,usethecontrollerbut‐tonstoselectandconfirm“No”(orpressthemenubutton),andyouwillreturn

41System settings (SYSTEM)HereyoucanmakevarioussystemsettingsfortheMR‐2itself.Pressthemenubuttontoaccessthemenulist(MENU)screen.T

42Factory ResetThisfunctioninitializestherecordertofactorydefaultsettings.1. Pressthemenubutton,andinthemenulist(MENU)screen,useth

432. Usethecontrollerbuttonstoselectandconfirm“SDFormat.”Adialogmessageof“A l l datawillbecleared.Areyousure?”willappearinthe

44Update procedureYoumustusetheUSBbustopowertherecorderduringthisupdateprocedure.Otherwise,anerrormessagewillbedisplayedandyouw

45Using the MR-2 with your computerYoucanusetheMR‐2asaUSB2.0massstorageclassdevice.ThisletsyoucopyfilesfromtheMR‐2toyourcomputer

v8. Other general operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29Changing the meter peak hold . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

46WhenyouconnecttheMR‐2toyourcomputerforthefirsttime,thedevicedriverwillbeinstalledautomatically.3. Savedataonyourcomputer.When

47Torestore datathatyoupreviouslybacked‐up,copythefilesintotheappropriateRecordingorPlaybackfolder.Ifyouwantto transferaudiodata

48Recording folderWhenyouusetheMR‐2forrecording,adatedfolderwillbecreatedinsidethisfolder,andaprojectfolderwillbecreatedinside

49Files inside the DFF_0001 folder (project folder)Donotuseyourcomputertorenametheaudiodatafilesinsidethisfolder.Otherwise,theMR‐2wil

50Using the AudioGate softwareTheaudiofilesofaprojectrecordedontheMR‐2canbecopiedtoyourcomputer.Thenyoucanusethe“A u d i oG a t e

51Mac OS XSupported operating systemsMacOSX10.4orlaterSupported computersCPU:AppleG4/800MHzorbetter,IntelMacissupportedRAM:256MBorhig

52AppendixTroubleshootingThe power does not turn on•Thebatteriesmaybeexhausted.• MakesurethattheUSBbuspowerisconnectedcorrectly.Nothing a

53USBYour computer does not detect the MR-2•IstheUSBcableconnectedcorrectly?(seepage45) Re‐connectthecable..Can’t release the MR-2 from you

54Card Error.• Anerroroccurredduringaccesstothememorycard. UseUSBmodetoconnecttheMR‐2toyourcomputerandexe‐cutetheCheckDriveco

55Please enter name.•Thereisnoprojectname(thenameconsistsonlyofspaces). Pleaseenteravalidprojectname(oneormorealphabeticalchar‐ac

2IntroductionThankyouforpurchasingtheKorgMR‐2high‐resolutionmobilerecorder.Totakefulladvantageofyournewequipment,pleasereadthisma

56SpecificationsOperatingconditions:0–+40°C(nocondensation)Main sections< Recorder section >Numberoftracks :2tracks2trackssimultaneou

57<Card>Supportedcards : SDandSDHCcardswithacapacityof512MB–32GB(SDHCcardofclass4orhigherrecommended)< General >Display :

58<LINE IN>Connector: : 3.5mmstereominiphonejackInputimpedance : 75kohmsNominallevel: :−10dBVMaximumlevel : +2dBV<Phone>Co

59IndexScreenMENULIBRARY 19PLAY MODE 35REC FORMAT 14REC SETTING 20PRESET SETTING 24METER 29USB MODE 45TUNER 34SYSTEM 412010/04/15 31LCD Contrast 41Bac

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3Parts of the MR-2Front and side panels1. MICINexternalmicrophoneinputjack(stereominijack;Plug‐In‐Powercompatible)2. LINEINjack(stereomin

47. DisplayThedisplayshowsthelevelmetersandcounterduringrecordingandplayback,andcanalsoshowinformationabouttheproject(seepage10)

5Screens and operationsMeter/counter screen and menu list (MENU) screenWhenyouturnonthepowertotheMR‐2,itdisplaysanopeningscreen,thendis