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Pressing the [ENTER] key fixes the selection and the display shows the previous screen.
4) Press the [HOME] key to exit the MENU mode.
Selecting default file name type (File Name Mode)
1)  Use the [MENU] dial to select Setup and press the [ENTER] key.
The display now shows the Setup menu screen.
2) Use the [MENU] dial to select FileNameMode and press the [ENTER] key.
The current file name mode flashes (by default, Date flashes).
3) Use the [MENU] dial to select the desired file mode and press the [ENTER] key.
You can select the file name mode between Date and Take.
DateA file name contains time/date information of the realtime clock when the audio file is
created. For example, if a file is created at 12:30:25 on December 25 in 2003, the file
name is B12h30m25s25dec2003y.
Take
A file name contains the desired scene name and take number.
For example, if you set the scene name to Original Name and take number to 001,
the file name is Original Name_001.
Each time recording is made, an audio file is created with a specific default file
name which is automatically given.
This menu item selects the default file name type between the time and date
information when a file is created and scene name + take number.
The following description is assumed that the FR-2 is now in the MENU mode by
pressing the [ENTER] key while the recorder is stopped.
* Up to 15 characters are shown on the display.
When a USB keyboard is connected to the FR-2, you can carry out the following operation.
Acts the same as the [MENU] dial on the FR-2 panel.
Returns to the previous screen layer.
Enter keyActs the same as the [ENTER] key on the FR-2 panel.
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Setting the default file name (Default File Name)
1) Use the [MENU] dial to select Setup and press the [ENTER] key.
The display now shows the Setup menu.
2) Use the [MENU] dial to select Default Scene Name and press the [ENTER] key.
The display now shows the scene name list for selecting a desired scene name. The scene
name list has 17 pages.
You can select a desired option from among Scene01 through Scene99.
3) Use the [MENU] dial to select a desired scene name and press the [ENTER] key.
The display now shows the setting items for the selected scene name.
For example, if you select 01: Scene01, the screen looks like the one shown right below.
The function of each parameter is as below.
Take No. Selects the take number (001 through 999).
The following procedure shows how to select scene name 01 (Scene01), set
the desired scene name and Take number, and enable the setting.
Rename Renames the scene name to a new one.Reset Sets the selected scene name to the default name (such as Scene01). Select Enables the selected scene name.
This menu item sets the default scene name and take number used for a file name.
The Default scene name setting is effective when the File Name Mode described
above is set to Scene.
The following description is assumed that the FR-2 is now in the MENU mode by
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3) Move the character selection cursor to OK and press the [ENTER] key.
After the FR-2 stores the entered name immediately, Completed! is shown on the screen
and the display returns to show the scene name list screen.
¥ Selecting Take number
2) Use the [MENU] dial to select the desired Take number and press the [ENTER] key.
You can select a Take number between 001 and 999.
Pressing the [ENTER] key fixes the selection and the display returns to the previous screen.
¥ Renaming the scene name
2) Enter the desired scene name.
See the table below for details about how to enter a name. Up to 15 characters can be
entered.
The cursor in [  ] is called scene name cursor, while the cursor in the character options
is called character selection cursor.
You can move the character selection cursor by using the [MENU] dial.
To edit a character
highlighted (on the
cursor position)Use the [MENU] dial to select a desired character from among the character options,
and press the [ENTER] key. The selection is fixed and the scene name cursor moves
right.
To move the scene
name cursor positionUse [II] key. Or use the [MENU] dial to select  in the character
options, and press the [ENTER] key.
Inserts a front space
at the scene name
cursor positionAfter moving the scene name cursor to the desired position, move the character
selection cursor to INS at the bottom, and press the [ENTER] key.(The FR-2 is put
into the INSERT mode and the scene name cursor condition changes to be lit solid.)
After that, select the character that you would like to insert by the character selection
cursor and press the [ENTER] key again. In order to cancel the INSERT mode,
select the INS and then the [ENTER] key. (The scene name cursor condition
changes to be flashing.)
To delete a character
on the scene name
cursor positionAfter moving the scene name cursor to the desired position, move the character
selection cursor to DEL at the bottom, and press the [ENTER] key.
1) Select Take No. and press the [ENTER] key.
The current Take number starts flashing (by default, 001 flashes).
1) Select Rename and press the [ENTER] key.
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¥ Enabling the selected scene name
2) Select Select and press the [ENTER] key.
After showing Completed!, the display returns to show the setting items.
3) Press the [HOME] key to exit the MENU mode.
For example, if you set the scene name of Scene01 to Original Name and the take num-
ber to 001, the default scene name is Original Name_001.
In this condition, if you make recording while the File Name Mode is set to Scene01, a
file named Original Name_001 is created.
If you make recording again in this condition, a file named Original Name_002 is created.
Thus, each time you make recording, the take number is counted up.
¥ Resetting the scene name to the initial name
1) Press the [ENTER] key.
The display now shows the setting items for the selected scene name.
1) Select a desired scene name you want to reset, and press the [ENTER] key.
The display now shows the setting items for the selected scene name.
2) Select Reset and press the [ENTER] key.
The selected scene name is immediately reset to the initial name.
For example, if you reset the scene name above (Original Name), the scene name
returns to Scene01.
3) Press the [HOME] key to exit the MENU mode.
When a USB keyboard is connected to the FR-2, you can carry out the following operation.
Character keysYou can directly enter a character instead of selecting from among the character
options on the screen. Each time you press a character key, the scene name
cursor moves right.
Moves the scene name cursor right and left.
Back space keyDeletes the character at the scene name cursor position.
Acts the same as the [MENU] dial on the FR-2 panel.
Insert keyTurn ON and OFF the INSERT mode. When it is ON, the scene name cursor is lit
solid. When it is OFF, the file name cursor is flashing.
Delete keyDeletes the character at the scene name cursor position.
Enter keyUsed to fix the scene name entered.
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Adjusting the real time clock (Adjust Real Time)
1) Use the [MENU] dial to select Setup and press the [ENTER] key.
The display now shows the first page of the Setup menu.
2) Use the [MENU] dial to select AdjustRealTime and press the [ENTER] key.
The current date and time according to the realtime clock is shown on the display in
realtime.
3) Use the [MENU] dial to select Edit at the bottom and press the [ENTER] key.
The current time data is hold and you can edit the data (the year field starts flashing).
4) Use the [MENU] dial to enter the desired time data.
By pressing the [ENTER] key after entering a value to the year field, the cursor
automatically moves to the month field.
If you do not change the year field, simply press the [ENTER] key.
Enter a desired value to each fields in the same manner.
While the realtime clock is running, you can reset the second field to 00 by
pressing the [ENTER] key while Set 00s is selected. When the second field shows
a value between 00 and 29, only the second field is reset to 00. When the second
field shows a value between 30 and 59, the minute field value is counted up and
the second field is reset to 00.
This menu item sets the internal realtime clock. When the FR-2 is shipped, the
realtime clock is adjusted to the local standard time. You can adjust the clock to
your standard time by the following procedure.
The following description is assumed that the FR-2 is now in the MENU mode by
pressing the [ENTER] key while the recorder is stopped.
When a USB keyboard is connected to the FR-2, you can carry out the following operation.
Acts the same as the [MENU] dial on the FR-2 panel.
Returns to the previous screen layer.
Enter keyActs the same as the [ENTER] key on the FR-2 panel.
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Speaker mute function on/off (Speaker Mute)
1) Use the [MENU] dial to select Setup and press the [ENTER] key.
The display now shows the first page of the Setup menu.
2) Use the [MENU] dial to select Speaker Mute and press the [ENTER] key.
The current setting (On or Off) flashes (by default, Off flashes).
: If you are going to fix data after entering illegal data using the numeric
keys on your USB keyboard, the display shows Illegal Value! and the entered
value is canceled. Then the display returns to show the screen for editing time data.
3) Use the [MENU] dial to select On (or Off) and press the [ENTER] key.
The selection is fixed and the display returns to the previous screen.
4) Press the [HOME] key to exit the MENU mode.
PhonesSpeaker
mute setting
Unplugged
Plugged
Off
On
During input monitor
During recordingDuring playback
Input sourceInput source Playback sound
Playback sound
Mute Mute
Mute Mute
Mute
On, Off
This menu item selects whether the internal monitor speaker is muted or not
except during playback. The following description is assumed that the FR-2 is now
in the MENU mode by pressing the [ENTER] key while the recorder is stopped. 5) After entering a desired time value, press the [ENTER] key.
The entered time data is fixed and the display returns to the previous screen.
You can set the realtime clock precisely by pressing the [ENTER] key in sync with the time
signal after entering a value to the second field.
6) Press the [HOME] key to exit the MENU mode
When a USB keyboard is connected to the FR-2, you can carry out the following operation.
Acts the same as the [MENU] dial on the FR-2 panel.
Returns to the previous screen layer.
Enter keyActs the same as the [ENTER] key on the FR-2 panel.
You can directly set the date/time. The entered number fills up from the right digit
towards the left. Numeric keys
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Setting error tone output condition (Error Tone)
1) Use the [MENU] dial to select Setup and press the [ENTER] key.
The display now shows the first page of the Setup menu.
2) Use the [MENU] dial to select Error Tone and press the [ENTER] key.
The error tone setting screen is shown.
3) Use the [MENU] dial to select the item to be set and press the [ENTER] key.
The current option of the selected item flashes and now you can select the desired option.
Depending on the selected item, the screen looks slightly different, as shown below.
When selecting BATT Warning:
You can select between On and Off (by default, Off is selected). By setting it to ON, the
error tone is output when the battery voltage lowers the certain level.
This menu item selects the condition in which the error tone is output.
The error tone can be output to warn you when;
* the input amplifier clips due to over level,
* the battery voltage lowers the certain level, or
* the remaining time of the memory card gets shorter than the specified time.
The following description is assumed that the FR-2 is now in the MENU mode by
pressing the [ENTER] key while the recorder is stopped.
When selecting Input Clip:
You can select between On and Off (by default, On is selected). By setting it to ON, the
error tone is output when the input amplifier clips.When a USB keyboard is connected to the FR-2, you can carry out the following operation.
Acts the same as the [MENU] dial on the FR-2 panel.
Returns to the previous screen layer.
Enter keyActs the same as the [ENTER] key on the FR-2 panel.
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Setting the peak hold time of the level meters (Peak Hold Time)
1) Use the [MENU] dial to select Setup and press the [ENTER] key.
The display now shows the first page of the Setup menu.
2) Use the [MENU] dial to select Peak Hold Time on the second page and press the
[ENTER] key.
The currently selected peak hold time starts flashing (by default, 3s flashes).
When selecting Disk Remain:
You can select between 1min and 9min in 1 minute steps, as well as off (by default,
3min is selected). The error tone is output when the remaining time of the memory card gets
shorter than the selected time.
4) Use the [MENU] dial to select the desired option and press the [ENTER] key.
The selection is fixed and the display returns to the previous screen.
5) Press the [HOME] key to exit the MENU mode.
This menu item sets the peak hold time of the level meters in one second steps (the
default setting is 10 seconds). The following description is assumed that the FR-2
is now in the MENU mode by pressing the [ENTER] key while the recorder is stopped.
When a USB keyboard is connected to the FR-2, you can carry out the following operation.
Acts the same as the [MENU] dial on the FR-2 panel.
Returns to the previous screen layer.
Enter keyActs the same as the [ENTER] key on the FR-2 panel.
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Setting the time length stored in the buffer for Pre rec mode (Pre Rec Time)
1) Use the [MENU] dial to select Setup and press the [ENTER] key.
The display now shows the first page of the Setup menu.
2) Use the [MENU] dial to select Pre Rec Time on the second page and press the
[ENTER] key.
The display changes to show the screen for selecting the Pre Rec Time.
According to the current [FS (kHz)] switch setting, the current time length value flashes.
(On the screen example below, the value for 44.1 kHz/48 kHz flashes, because the [FS
(kHz)] switch is set to 44.1 or 48.)
3) Use the [MENU] dial to select the desired time and press the [ENTER] key.
You can set the peak hold time between 0 second and 9 seconds in one second steps, as
well as infinity (INF s).
When INF s is selected, each level meter holds the peak until the [HOME/HOLD RESET]
key on the front panel is pressed.
By pressing the [ENTER] key after selecting the time, the selected peak hold time is fixed
and the display returns to show the previous screen.
4) Press the [HOME] key to exit the MENU mode.
When the pre rec mode is active (i.e. when the [PRE REC] switch on the top panel is
set to ON), the audio input signal is stored to the buffer. This menu item sets the
length of audio stored in the buffer in one second steps .
The following description is assumed that the FR-2 is now in the MENU mode by
pressing the [ENTER] key while the recorder is stopped.
3) Use the [MENU] dial to select the desired time and press the [ENTER] key.
The adjustable range of the time length depends on FS. When changing any time value,
values for other FS also change together.
The table below shows the adjustable range of the time length by FS.
When a USB keyboard is connected to the FR-2, you can carry out the following operation.
Acts the same as the [MENU] dial on the FR-2 panel.
Returns to the previous screen layer.
Enter keyActs the same as the [ENTER] key on the FR-2 panel.
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Selecting the remain display mode (Remain Display)
1) Use the [MENU] dial to select Setup and press the [ENTER] key.
The display now shows the first page of the Setup menu.
2) Use the [MENU] dial to select RemainDiplay on the second page and press the
[ENTER] key.
The current setting starts flashing (by default, Time flashes).
22.05kHz
44.1kHz/48kHz
88.2kHz/96kHz
176.4kHz/192kHz2.00s ~ 20.00s (in 2.00s steps)
1.00s ~ 10.00s (in 1.00s steps)
0.50s ~ 5.00s (in 0.50s steps)
0.25s ~ 2.50s (in 0.25s steps)
By pressing the [ENTER] key after selecting the time, the setting is fixed and the display
returns to show the previous screen.
4) Press the [HOME] key to exit the MENU mode.
This menu item selects whether to show the time or space (MBytes) remaining on
the card for recording.  The following description is assumed that the FR-2 is now
in the MENU mode by pressing the [ENTER] key while the recorder is stopped.
3) Use the [MENU] dial to select the desired option and press the [ENTER] key.
You can select between Time (default) and MByte.
.#ZUF .#ZUF.#ZUF .#ZUF
.#ZUF
5JNF 5JNF5JNF 5JNF
5JNFThe remaining space of the memory card is displayed in MBytes.
The remaining time of the memory card is displayed.
By pressing the [ENTER] key after selecting the desired option, the setting is fixed and the
display returns to show the previous screen.
4) Press the [HOME] key to exit the MENU mode.
When a USB keyboard is connected to the FR-2, you can carry out the following operation.
Acts the same as the [MENU] dial on the FR-2 panel.
Returns to the previous screen layer.
Enter keyActs the same as the [ENTER] key on the FR-2 panel.
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