NagraLINO_ User Manual
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1. NAGRA LINO USER MANUAL Contents Package CO IS 1S AE 6 IMPORTAN ta 7 Understanding the Rea AAA 8 EEG TAREA AAA EEE EAEE EAEE 9 A E AEAN 10 SA ciare ae baaa gaa AAA 11 Getting Started AAA 12 1 Connecting the eue gae 13 Installing a gla 13 Battery Capacity indicator a 14 External Power SUDD corrr kat E Sere a nee a e e ee e cie 14 2 SE MEOMON Card KA 15 gai aala POWER On Off AAA 16 4 Functiom ot control DUO Si AENA NAAA SAA 17 A ceca ss ee at ashe atest a a eee a ee eth cde teres 19 1 Recording SINE 20 Display GOTNOTSIOE ra 20 Information shown in the display ra 21 2 RECON td ds Pl ee betes 22 zie Audio Technology Switzerland S A Basic recording operations a 22 Adding Mark PON arratea ier rr datada ORNAS 24 MONO STEREO soc aA a a a it 25 a Seung Recording Paramielers AA 26 Setting the gain for microphone MIC GAIN sr 27 Auto Gain Control AGO EEE 29 Recording Template QUALITY coa A A ak RE AOR BE 30 Mat un A aia 33 Pre recording ra 34 Voice Operated Recording O RJ rra 36 Power supply for external microphone MIC DOST 38 A er arira ale oan eae ati iatea irra 39 BEGUE Aaa A A E E eee 40 AA E a a E 4 RE ele ela aea 42 2 Operation for PLAY UNG E 44 Basic playback aleek dela ii ta 44 THE previous Tile iatea UAE 45 SzbgaraaL eiza EU La 46 The MARK points in the Selected kra 472. 68 Audio Technology Switzerland S A Message Prompt Problem Battery door is open Powering off e The battery case cover is opened or not close entirely Please close the case cover and try to power on again SD door is opened e The cover for SD card isn t closed entirely Please close the SD card slot door correctly SD is broken change The current SD card format is not compatible with the system of LINO another card e The current SD card is damaged or wrong card format Please change a new a SD card and try again Format failed change SD card is damaged another card Use a new SD card e SD card is write protected Take out the SD card and unlock the write protection Then attempt to format again Keypad is locked powering off e HOLD button is ON Please turn HOLD switch OFF and restart Can t create new file e When there are too many files on the SD card no more files can be created Please delete some files or format SD card Disk is full e SD card is full Please use a new smart card or delete some files Unknown File e LINO doesn t support the current file format Please use other device to play this file 69 Audio Technology Switzerland S A Message Prompt Problem SD Card Locked e The contents of the SD memory card is write prote
3. Repeated playback of a selected section AR rra 48 Smart audio Tauer 49 DINGS management AAE 50 View the file information cid aun lees 52 TAVOTKINO UIMECIONY curada dan dataindanaiaddn indir dlrs id els tis dirt iii 53 oe A Audio Technology Switzerland S A SEA Eagle Ue 54 S Delete rz EEE 55 Menu function Bea 56 Operating TORO 57 T MeNi Guzta a AAE 58 2 SyYStem A a aa a AEA E AAAA aAA AAAA AAA A AARAA AAE AA Na A AAAA aa aaron Reba Rinia aE 59 A aaa Ek a kd abia ka 59 leco Ko i E D A A Leeesabautsdeasdedesos 4 oghed sa dets lovtdiveas tdictaceskdaheaeteets 59 Beep O e tara 60 PERES IN a A A AA uen igesi Gaiaren 60 Auto SK Pictish ise i ete estates ined aes estes ed ets ANA 61 BUA eae 61 Auto Power Ola dd aie We aietara tete 61 Battery type 30 A A A A A AA AA A AA LAA A Ae A Da 62 USBwrit protectioN AAA 62 Language setting ra 63 SODIO MAIN a di 63 SD Speed testi AAA 63 SD formats AAA 65 ASABA AAA AAE 65 BAdu etea AAA 66 ba Gia eba AAA 66 Export Import the Contiqurationis i42 eai ki ba OCR ERE AR RESO A 66 OREGON AAA A dadones 67 SA RN RT CN 68 4 Audio Technology Switzerland S A ZFA ZEA 72 AMAIA O 74 a A rE EE ee re eee ra e minder mepsouteentsee N 75 E EIEE EE A E A E 75 INSS AAA 75 TIPO A A A did 76 INZAGO AAE 76 eia Audio Technology Switzerland S A Packag
4. The system will pause or spilt record according to this setup when external level is lower than the trigger level of the VOR function s setup You can change the initial level of VOR function s setup or turn VOR off e Press SPLIT button while recording SPLIT button is used for splitting recorded files It will generate new files automatically The playback volume of recorded file is low e Some detail cannot be heard for low volume while playing Increase the playback volume e The level of recorded file was too low Adjust Recording Gain while recording You can alter the level after the recording using a PC Please choose proper gain for next recording The firmware upgrading is unsuccessful e Low battery while upgrading You have to ensure the recorder has fully charged batteries while upgrading internal software Try the upgrade again after replacing the batteries The LINO is connected to the PC with a USB cable but the PC doesn t recognize it e USB Communication not chosen while connecting to the PC The recorder will display USB Working Mode USB Communication and USB Charging while the LINO is connected to the PC Please choose USB Communication or it will not be recognized by the PC 73 Audio Technology Switzerland S A Additional information Tb Audio Technology Switzerland S A Specifications General Storage medium
5. SDHC SD Mini SD adapter micro SD adapter TF card adapter Audio codec format MP3 PCM Sample rates 44KHz 48KHz 96KHz Frequency response 20Hz 40KHz 0 5dB Signal to noise ratio Playback 94dB 20Hz 22KHz ASA A Weighted gt Signal to noise ratio MIC path 90dB Mic channel 19dB Pre amp AD 20Hz to 22KHz ASA A weighted Dynamic range line in gt 90dB Dynamic range microphone in gt 122dB ASA A Weighted THD N lt 0 02 20Hz 22KHz Physical Dimensions 96 59 3 502 Working temperature 103 L x62 6 W x22 5 H mm 4x2 5x0 9 inches Working humidity 20 80 dda Audio Technology Switzerland S A Input Output microphone filter setting 20Hz 40KHz 100Hz 40KHz microphone maximum gain 65dB microphone minimum gain 19dB Maximum input level Line in 17dB Maximum output level phones 30mW left 30mW right 16Q MIC in External stereo MIC 3 5mm stereo jack Line in Unbalanced line in 3 5mm stereo jack Stereo earphone output 3 5mm stereo jack USB Support USB 2 0 SD card SD v1 0 v1 1 v2 0 SD SDHC Power supply Alkaline dry battery LR6 AA x 2 USB Mini B type Power consumption 3V max 120mA measurement conditions Sandisk 2GB SDHC 76 Audio Technology Switzerland S A Audio Technology Switzerland S A Chemin de
6. directory Close the present directory Move the cursor to the folder icon at the top of the file list and press the OK button This will close this folder and access to the parent folder in the directory Select another folder Press up down buttons to select the folder Press right button and choose Open then press the OK button You can access a folder by pressing the right button or OK button to select Enter to directory You can play or delete the files in this folder Exit the file management Press the FILES MENU button for a short time again and you will exit the FILELIST management mode 51 Audio Technology Switzerland S A View the file information Press the VIEW button to select file You can view the relevant i information as follows E El USEROOOL WAY El USEROO02 W4 AY e File name El USEROO03 WAY e File record time e File format and file length e Channel sample rate and bit rate USEROO01 WAY 2009 05 04 11 11 58 W PCM 24b 00 39 12 T 4608Kbps 96KHz 52 Audio Technology Switzerland S A 1 Working directory The working directory is the current folder that new recorded files will be saved in The default working directory is the RECORD folder in the root directory You can select any folder on the SD card as the working heen directory 1 Press FILES MENU button and enter to FILELIST 2 Select the amp icon Press OK to exit the current working directory 3
7. ek High brightness LCD display INPUT LEVEL button INPUT LEVEL button VIEW button CUE button PLAY PAUSE UP button FAST REVERSE PREVIOUS LEFT button REC OK button FAST FORWARD NEXT RIGHT button STOP DOWN button POWER ON OFF button DELETE button AB REPEAT button FILES MENU button PEAK indicator Volume button Volume button MIC Left Channel MIC Right Channel Recording Indicator Audio Technology Switzerland S A 2 Rear view 10 21 22 23 24 25 MIC GAIN switch QUALITY switch AGC switch HOLD switch Battery compartment Audio Technology Switzerland S A 3 Left and right side views 11 26 27 28 29 30 31 MIC Input jack LINE IN jack USB terminal HEADPHONE jack SD Memory card slot Attachement for wrist strap Audio Technology Switzerland S A Getting Started This chapter introduces the preparation before recording with LINO installation of batteries and SD memory card and some basic operations such as turning on and off of the recorder Connect the power supply SD memory card Turning power On Off Functions of control buttons 12 Audio Technology Switzerland S A 1 Connecting the power supply Installing batteries The LINO can be powered with regular AA batteries or via the USB cable connected to a PC or power adapter e When using batteries you need two size AA dry batteries or rechargeable batteries e Please select
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9. only supports the WAV MP2 and MP3 files It can t support other files 70 Audio Technology Switzerland S A No File e No files on the SD card Disk Accessing Slowly e The read write speed of SD memory card is too low to record and play normally Please change to a new higher speed SD card You can test the speed of SD card with the Test the SD speed option File Error e The file format is wrong or the file is damaged You can attempt to copy this file to computer Unused Key e Some buttons are not used during in the current mode If you press them this prompt will appear Disk is full e 200MB of memory on the SD card is required to create a temporary file in the speed testing process Please delete some files and test again File creative failed e Creating the temporary file has failed during the speed testing mode Format the SD card and try again If SD card is damaged please replace it Open file failed e Opening the temporary file has failed during speed testing operation Format the SD card and try again If SD card is damaged please replace it 71 Audio Technology Switzerland S A 2 FAQ You can solve many problems that may occur when using LINO using the following tips Problems The reasons and how to solve them The power won t turn on e Batteries inserted incorrectly or in the incorr
10. pre recording mode The status icon on the screen is a circle while in the pre recording mode You can monitor the recording through headphones and adjust recording settings according to your needs Start actual recording Press the REC button again to start the actual recording Stop Pre recording Pressing STOP button to stop recording while Pre recording the file will not be saved Long press STOP button long time to stop recording Note No matter how long the Pre recording mode is used it only saves the initial seconds of sound prior to the actual recording start ss Audio Technology Switzerland S A Voice Operated Recording VOR VOR can activate the recording mode automatically by monitoring the level of the ambient sound 1 Go to SETUP and select VOR function e Get into SETUP by long pressing the FILES MENU button e Press UP DOWN buttons to move cursor Press RIGHT or OK button to enter options Go to Recording setting gt VOR e select VOR function Options Function VOR OFF Turn VOR off level 10dBFs 20dBFs 30dBFs Set the active level of VOR VOR Pause Set the active mode of mode VOR to paus the current reording file Split Set the active mode of VOR to close the current recording file and create a new file VOR 5s 10s 30s 1m 2m 3m Set the active VOR time time e Pressing Left button continuously to exit setup when finished 36 Audio Technology S
11. set the remaining battery power will not be shown correctly USB write protection Selecting the USB write protection will cut the communication between the LINO with PC it can prevent PC s viruses being transferred into the LINO You can activate this function as a safety protection feature Options Fuctions ON Allow USB write protection you cannot edit the files in SD card when connected to the PC OFF Remove the USB write protection editing of files on the SD card when connected to the PC is possible 62 Audio Technology Switzerland S A Language setting You can change the system language of LINO Options fuctions English Set the system language as English French Set the system language as French German Set the system language as German SD information Indicates the information of SD memory card e There are three items for SD memory card information Total shows total capacity Remain shows free space and Used shows the space which has been occupied SD speed test Due to the different read and write speeds of SD memory cards some SD cards with lower speeds can not support recording at higher bit rate formats e You can test the speed of SD card through this option e After testing the LINO will offer some suggestions Note e Before you use the new SD card we advise you to test the speed through this option to ensure the normal recording on the S
12. the correct battery type in the System Setting menu in order to display the correct remaining battery life 1 As shown in illustration lightly press down on the arrow and slide the battery cover open 2 Insert two size AA batteries observing the correct polarity 3 Close the battery cover completely Note e Do not mix different types of batteries or an old battery with a new one e Make sure you get the correct polarity when installing batteries e There is no internal charger circuit If rechargeable batteries are installed they must be charged externally 13 Audio Technology Switzerland S A Battery capacity indicator Level Symbol Dry cells or rechargeable batteries 1 fur Batteries are full 2 IO Remaining battery power is about 30 3 EO Remaining battery power is about 15 4 C3 Remaining battery power is about 5 Note e Please replace the batteries as soon as Low Power is displayed so that the LINO will continue to function External power supply You can also supply power to LINO via the USB cable connected to a PC 1 Insert the USB cable into USB terminal in the LINO 2 Insert another end of the USB cable into the PC USB Jack 3 Choose the USB Power when display promps USB Work Mode 4 The LINO is now being supplied by the USB terminal Note e External power supply will not charge the batteries If you need to charge rechargeable cells ple
13. D card is possible By cue Audio Technology Switzerland S A DELETE Test finish SD card is ok SEL Start DEL Exit SPEED P2 2 w avg 1 2M ravg 1 3M w min 1 2M_ rmin 1 3M SEL Start DEL Exit Enter to the system setting gt Test SD speed 2 Press the OK button to test the speed and press the DELETE button to quit During the testing process press the DELETE button to abort the test When testing is completed some speed test suggestions for this SD card will be shown Speed testing suggestions If the speed testing suggestion is SD card is ok it means the SD card speed is appropriate and it can be used for the high bit rate format recordings If the speed testing suggestion is that 96k 24bit recording is not recommended Please use higher speed card it means that the speed of SD memory card is insufficient and you should change it with a higher speed SD card or only use it for the recording formats lower than WAV 96k 24bit If the speed testing suggestion is that 48k 24bit recording is not recommended it means that the speed of SD memory card is insufficient and you should change it with a higher speed SD card or only use it for the recording formats lower than WAV 48k 24bit Note There should be a minimum of 200 MB of free space when you test the speed of an SD memory card 64 Audio Technology Switzerland S A SD format Formatting the SD card will delete all files on
14. NI SE LIF A o 17 53 LES EO Y laiit D enn 03 0 USERO003 wav High gain ensures higher volume recording but too much gain will spoil the recording quality Please try to keep recording VU level meter shown in the screen around the recommended point to get the best recording effect Bc Audio Technology Switzerland S A Auto Gain Control AGC AGC Auto Gain Control adjusts the gain automatically according to the input sound levels AGC keeps the overall sound level even during recording by increasing levels when input levels are low and attenuating them when input levels are high 1 Sliding AGC switch ON on the rear of unit before starting recording e AGC switch ON Turns AGC on e AGC switch OFF Turns AGC off 2 Press REC button to start recording e The AGC status mark shown in the screen is during the pre recording e The AGC status mark shown in the screen is Suuring the recording 3 Long press the STOP button to stop recording Note e Set to AGC to record voices of people both near and far at the same volume such as during meetings e When the VOR function is enabled AGC function is invalid It is defaulted to off e You can t use manual gain adjustments while the AGC function is enabled 29 Audio Technology Switzerland S A Recording Template QUALITY 1 FILES MENU QUALITY The recording template conception of the renowned
15. Nagra SD is also used in the LINO It has two built in recording templates LOW and HIGH You can set the parameters of both templates according to your needs and select high or low template using the external QUALITY switch 1 Go to Recording setting gt Template in SETUP e Get into SETUP by long pressing the FILES MENU button e Press the UP DOWN buttons to move cursor Pressing RIGHT or OK button to enter options Select HIGH or LOW for the template e Press the OK button Select codec format sample rate and bit rate according to your needs e Pressing Left button continuously to exit setup when completed 2 Selecting is made using the external QUALITY switch e QUALITY switch LOW Chooses Low template e QUALITY switch HIGH Chooses High template Note e Optional parameters of the two templates low and high are totally identical Names are just used to differentiate the two templates but sound quality is still decided by the parameters of template 30 Audio Technology Switzerland S A 31 Audio Technology Switzerland S A 32 Audio Technology Switzerland S A Matrix The input matrix allows the user to select where the the analog input signal is sent to the left and or right recording channels As an example After having selected Stereo both from left making a stereo recording with only one microphone connected to the left input will record the same signal on the left and right chan
16. Press up down buttons to move the cursor to the selected folder and then press the right button to select the working directory 4 Click OK to complete setting The folder icon will change 5 The new recording file will be saved in the new working El USEROOO1 WAY El USER0002 W AY El USERO003 WAY directory 2 RECORD n Note FOLDER e When you change the storage card the system will look for the working directory If the folder doesn t exist the system will create it 53 Audio Technology Switzerland S A USEROOO Delet El USEROO0 EEE USEROOO E El USER0002 W AY E USER0003 WAY po El USEROO01 W7 AY The file playback operationi in the FILELIST 1 2 Enter the FILELIST select the file using the up down buttons Press OK or press the right button to select playback in the display window then the playing start and you will see the statuse of playback shown on the screen Resume the stop status automaticlly after finishing the current file playback Pressing the OK button will stop playback manually Fuctions such as the file playback previous next track fast forward rewind are active in the FLIELIST The actural operations are same as in the standby mode Press Up Down buttons to select the previous or next track Please select mannually as it cannot jump to next track automatically Long press the Left Right buttons to fast forward or rewind 54 Audio Technology Swi
17. ase use an external charger 14 Audio Technology Switzerland S A 2 SD Memory Card The LINO has no internal memory You must insert the SD memory card to continue with your LINO e Since the read write speed of SD cards can vary you may be unable to record high bit rate files on some cards We recommend that you use high speed SD cards e If you don t know the speed of your SD Card you can test it with System Setting gt Test SD Speed menu e There are many different types of SD Card and some have poor compatibility We recommend using SD Cards produced by known manufacturers and make the speed test before starting Insert the memory card 1 Lightly press down on the SD cover of the unit to open it 2 As shown in illustration carefully insert the memory card press it all the way in until it is firmly in place 3 Close the SD cover Removing the SD Card 1 Lightly press down on the SD Cover and open it 2 Lightly push the memory card inwards it will then pop out 3 Remove the memory card and close the bottom cover Note e LINO supports hot swapping You can change your SD Card without switching Off the recorder 15 Audio Technology Switzerland S A 3 Turning power on off 1 Make sure the HOLD Switch is in the ON position 2 Press and hold down the POWER switch for three seconds to turn on the power 3 Press and hold down the POWER switch until the machine turns off to power do
18. at position becomes the end position marker B for the playback loop e The section set in steps 1 and 2 A B is played back repeatedly 3 To cancel repeat playback press stop button or press the A B button again Note e In A B mode the functions of Fast forward and rewind are as normal but MARK mode is inactive e A B mode cannot jump from one track file to the next 48 Audio Technology Switzerland S A Smart audio level control During playback the LINO s unique smart audio level control function dynamically detects the file s current level value When adjusting the output volume the LINO can increase lower levels while ensuring at the same time that higher level signals don t overload clip in order to preserve a perfect sound qualitiy Using digital dynamic amplifying the output playback level can be 4 times 12dB higher than the original level 1 Press play pause button to start playback 2 Press VOLUME or VOLUME to adjust the output volume during playback 49 Audio Technology Switzerland S A Files management This section introduces the FILELIST file management function in the LINO It explains how to creat the working directory and how to play or delete the FILELIST e Set working directory e Play the file e Delete the file 50 Audio Technology Switzerland S A Access to the FILELIST file management Press the FILES MENU button and access the present working
19. cted LOCK Slide the write protect switch on theside of the memory card to the unlock position and try again Cant t mark in RAW MP3 e The Cue Mark operation of the LINO is not supported in MP3 files Format Failed Please Retry e A problem occurred during SD card formatting Please try format again If it still fails you can try to use a computer to format it Get SD Information Failed e Errors occurred when reading the SD card Please re insert the SD card and try again Don t adjust input level when AGC is on e AGC is the automatic gain control option You can t control the gain manually when the function AGC is ON If you want to adjust the gain manually please turn OFF AGC function Delete Failed e The attributes of file are set to read only Please connect to a computer to change the read only attribute You can also use computer to delete the files Delete Failed SD zz The contents of the SD memory card is protected by write protect it LOCK locked Slide the write protect switch on the side of the memory card to the unlock position and try again Delete Failed File is used e Ifthe file is in use it cannot be deleted Close the file and try again Open Failed e Anunknown problem occurred with the file folder during opening Copy files and format SD card through computer Unknown Format File e LINO
20. e contents 1 LINO recorder 2 USB Cable 3 Foam Windshield 4 Tabletop bracket 5 Wrist strap 6 User Manual disk 6 Audio Technology Switzerland S A IMPORTANT Disclaimer All rights reserved Without the written approval in advance this manual and machine software whether in whole or in part cannot be copied translated nor compressed into computer readable data Audio Technology Switzerland is not responsible for incidents consequences or losses due to the violation of the IP rights Audio Technology Switzerland reserves the right to modify this manual and all the included information at any time without prior notification Trademarks Notices NAGRA is the registered trademark of NAGRAVISION SA IBM and PC AT are registered trademarks of the international business recorder company Microsoft and Windows are Microsoft Corporation s registered trademarks in America and other countries Apple and Macintosh are Apple Computer Inc s registered trademarks in America and other countries Pentium is Intel Corporation s registered trademark Other trademarks and registered trademarks are owned by their respective companies ae Audio Technology Switzerland S A Understanding the LINO This section covers every part and the basic functions of the LINO s buttons e Front view e Rear view e Side views erbia Audio Technology Switzerland S A 1 Front view WY _ Er a Za HOR La gt GO JO GO db GA bi
21. e right Button is pressed during playback Note e Pressing the fast forward or rewind button during playback it will remain in playback e Pressing the fast forward or rewind button while in pause mode will remain in the pause mode e The fast forward and rewind functions cannot jump across files and will stop at the end start of the file 46 Audio Technology Switzerland S A The MARK points in the selected file MARK point can immediately help you jump to the position which is marked 1 Get into CUE Mark mode e Press CUE button to enter to the MARK mode and showing the icon M on the screen 2 Choose the Cue mark point e Press left right button to jump to the previous next Cue point 3 Eexit MARK mode e Press CUE button again to exit the MARK mode and the icon M will disappear The previous or next track can now be selected by pressing the left right buttons Note e The function to select the previous or next track will be inactive in the Cue Mark mode but the fast forward and rewind modes remain as normal e Selecting the MARK point cannot jump across from one track file to the next 47 Audio Technology Switzerland S A Repeated playback of a selected section A B Playback a specific section in a file repeatedly 1 Press the A B button once during playback or pause That position becomes the start position marker A for the playback loop 2 Press the A B button again Th
22. ect polarity Insert batteries correctly in the correct orientation e Battery level is critically low and it won t turn on Please retry your request after replacing the batteries e Buttons locked by HOLD button Turn HOLD switch off and retry There s no sound in speaker e The output volume is too low Increase the output volume gradually e Earphones were inserted Speaker shuts off automatically when earphones are inserted It will work again after pulling out the headphones e Speaker option OFF in system settings Speaker will never work if this option is turned OFF please set it to ON Can t record e Lack of SD Card s storage capacity Replace the SD Card with a new one or try the operation again after deleting some files from the SD Card There s no sound in the recording file e Recording level was too low Increase the recording gain and then re record e You haven t inserted external microphone when chosen External Sound Pick up as input device or haven t connect LINE IN when Line Input is chosen Connect external microphone or LINE IN and then re record Change this option into Internal Sound Pickup and then re record 72 Audio Technology Switzerland S A Problems The reasons and how to solve Recording file is interrupted automatically e Turn VOR function on
23. ed automatically LOW HIGH LOW _ HIGH d Di q 5 y AGC 2 22 Audio Technology Switzerland S A 7 Each time the CUE button is pressed during recording will create a mark point 8 If the A B SPLIT button is pressed while recording the file will be split and a new recording started 9 You can turn on VOR voice operated recording according to your needs It will pause or start recording automatically according to the level of the surrounding noise Note e The screen backlight will switch off after a period of time to save power depending on the setting Pressing any key will start the backlight without triggering function operation e Never remove SD Card while recording If its cover opened recording will break off and be saved automatically e Never open the battery holder while recording 23 Audio Technology Switzerland S A Adding Mark Point MARK number CUE Mark points can only be added in WAV files MP3 files do not support this feature A Cue point is a special marker written to a WAV file It is an instantaneous record position used to easily locate a specific point Cue points are recorded in the file headder and won t affect the recording 1 Press REC button to start recording 2 Press CUE button to add mark point while recording e Every time you add a Cue point the number of the point in the lower left corner of screen will increase by one 3 Long press the STOP button to st
24. et the display time to 30s until the screen goes dark when no button operations 1m Set the display time 60s until the screen gose dark when no button operations 3m Set the display time 3minutes until the screen gose dark when no button operations 5m Set the display time 5minutes until the screen gose dark when no button operations e Pressing any button will turn on the screen back light without performing any other action Auto Power off This feature automatically turns the power off when no operations are performed for a set period of time to reduce power consumption Options Fuctions OFF Power remains on permanently 30s Set the delay to 30s until the power turns off 61 Audio Technology Switzerland S A 1m Set the delay to 1minute before the power turns off 3m Set the time to 3 minutes before the power turns off 5m Set the time to 5 minutes before the power turns off e During recording and playback or while connected via USB the power does not turn off even if no operations are performed within the set time period Battery type Due to the different voltages between dry batteries and rechargeable batteries the type of battery can be selected to give more accurate remaining battery life displays Options Fuctions Dry cell The battery type is for dry alkaline batteries Ni MH The battery type is for rechargeable batteries e If the wrong type is
25. inuously to exit the SETUP menu and return to the main display TE Audio Technology Switzerland S A 1 Menu items list Recording setting System setting Template Pre record VOR Input Device MIC power Noise cut Time and Date Record LED Beep setting Speaker setting Back light Auto Power off Battery type USB write protected Language setting SD door check SD information Test SD speed Format SD Version System Reset 58 Audio Technology Switzerland S A 2 System setting Time amp Date You can set the date and time so that correct time information is stored in the recorded files 2009 05 04 Enter to the system setting menu and select date and time 12 39 25 e Press the right button to move the cursor to the position to be changed Then press the up or down button to set the date and time e When it is completed move the cursor to the OK option Cancel and click it Record LED You can select and activate the LED indicator according to your requirements Options Fuction ON Recording indicator is active OFF Record LED is OFF 59 Audio Technology Switzerland S A Beep setting You can activate or dis activate the beep function e Select and open the beep menu When active pressing any button will emit a beep signal in the headphones If you the loudspeaker is ON with headphone disconnected it will only emit a beep signal in playback to avoid making a n
26. k mode short press Goto the next mark point 18 Audio Technology Switzerland S A Recording This section introduces Recording with the LINO and some related function settings e Recording interface e Basic recording operations e Set up recording parameters 19 Audio Technology Switzerland S A 1 Recording Displays Display conversion The LINO has two display modes which can be selected as desired e Briefly press the VIEW button to switch between the two displays e The main display information emphasizes the recording time and the other the recording template e The two recording display are as shown Note e The default recording time display will automatically be displayed if the LINO is put into record mode or if the machine is switched Off and On again m IL BE Liss DU 17 53 USEROO03 wav IMIC LAMO dE 40 24 SISA 6 d W PCM 24b 96KHz ST 09 05 04 10 36 47 03 03 USERO003 wav 20 Audio Technology Switzerland S A Information shown in the display This section describes the main icons and infomation shown in the main screen Status flag Recording level VU meter Current status Input device Input gain VOR Recording indication USB power supply Battery power indication 9 Information of the memory card usage 10 Remaining recording time 11 Name of recording 12 Length of current recording HH MM SS 40 rir LIAK 00 17 53 83 03 USEROO03 wa
27. monly used record setting switches on the rear and level buttons next to the main display Change detailed setup parameters in setup menu e Long press on FILES MENU button to enter the SETUP menu Choose Recording setting e Press Up Down buttons to move the cursor and then change the Recording settings options according to your needs e Press OK button to get into options and make selections according to the desired on screen choices e Pressing Left button continuously to exit setup menu once finished 26 Audio Technology Switzerland S A Setting the gain for microphone MIC GAIN 2 LO HIGH ei MIC GAIN The LINO has a manual recording gain adjustment function You can control the gain of the microphones to reach the desired recording level 1 Sliding AGC switch to OFF 2 Select MIC GAIN level according to your needs e MIC GAIN button LOW Low Gain e MIC GAIN button HIGH High Gain 3 Press REC button to start recording 4 You can add gain based on the default value by using the LEVEL adjustment buttons 5 Long press STOP the button to stop recording Note e The MIC GAIN feature is only availible when AGC is OFF 27 Audio Technology Switzerland S A Input device Adjustment range for MIC GAIN level LINE IN LOW 0dB 31dB HIGH 0dB 31dB External MIC LOW 19dB 50dB HIGH 34dB 65dB Internal MIC LOW 19dB 50dB HIGH 34dB 65dB recommended point IMIC LA
28. nels Matrix mode Record file set Output L Output R Mono from left Mono Input L Input L Mono Mix Left amp Right Mono Input L amp R Input L amp R Stereo standard Stereo Input L Input R Stereo both from left Stereo Input L Input L Left only Mute Right Stereo Input L No signal Stereo mix Stereo Input L amp R Input L amp R Get Audio Technology Switzerland S A Pre recording e The feature of pre recording is bufferring the ncoming sound before actual recording starts and this sound will be added to the beginning of the recording file automatically once the actual recording starts e You can monitor the input through headphone while in the pre recording mode and adjust record settings according to your needs 1 Go to Prerecord in SETUP e Get into SETUP by long pressing the FILES MENU button e Press UP DOWN button to move cursor Press RIGHT or OK button to enter options Go to Recording setting gt Prerecord e Select the desired Pre recording time Options function OFF Turn pre recording off 1S Pre recording time is 1 s 3S Pre recording time is 3 s e Press the Left button continuously to exit setup 34 Audio Technology Switzerland S A e b eo Go to Pre recording mode If Prerecord is active you can get into pre recording state by pressing REC button while the stop mode The file name is assigned and shown on the screen while in
29. oise during recording e With thebeep OFF no sounds will be emitted when buttons are pressed Options Fuction ON Turn on prompt beep of button OFF Turn off prompt beep of button Speaker setting You can select turn on or turn off the internal loudspeaker e Turn on loudspeaker to monitor the playback through the built in loudspeaker e Turn off loudspeaker to allow headphone monitoring only Options Fuction ON Turn on loudspeaker OFF Turn off loudspeaker Note e lf you have already turned on the loudspeaker with headphone connected the loudspeaker will be auto off The loudspeaker will not turn on until you disconnect the headphone e You can t use the EQ effects when you turn on the loudspeaker to monitor the recording 60 Audio Technology Switzerland S A Auto skip During playback mode jumping to the next index is possible when Auto Skip On is selected Selecting Index loop restarts the playback of the same index over and over again Display extinction Allows the time until the screen switches Off to be chosen when no operations are performed for a given period of time To reduce power consumption this feature automatically turns off the display when no keys are pressed for a given time period Options Fuctions OFF Backlight is always bright 10s Set the display time to 10s until the screen goes dark when no button operations 30s S
30. op recording Note e Each file can have up to 99 Cue points e The minimum interval between two points is 1 second Don t add Cue points too quickly 24 Audio Technology Switzerland S A MONO STEREO The LINO has two built in and high sensitivity microphones You can record both binaural stereo and mono files e Stereo recording will record a clear stereo image e Mono recording has more directional characteristics This function corresponds with ST Bit Rate and MO Bit Rate which are included in Recording setting gt Template 1 Go to the Recording setting gt Recording Template choose HIGH or LOW 2 Get into the chosen template set the Coding Template Sampling Rate ST Bit Rate or MO Bit Rate one by one then exit the template setup Note e You can t set bit rate for WAV format file The value of the bit rate will change along with the Coding Template Sampling Rate e The value of the bit rate of ST Bit Rate and MO Bit Rate can only be set for MP3 format files 25 Audio Technology Switzerland S A 3 Setting Recording Parameters The LINO has comprehensive manual setting functions All recording settings can be altered according to your needs so as to obtain the desired effect Please read this chapter carefully before recording because the record quality may be poor with inappropriate settings Slide the external switches to set the parameters The LINO has some external com
31. ormation on the screen The recording length and information about storage capacity and file format can also be displayed fd lt F gt NES A E Uf 15 0 Sr GO GO db GA bi ek Play Pause Stop Fast forward Rewind indication VU level indication Current status Play Pause Stop Fast forward rewind Cue Marker mode icon Repeat status repeat all repeat one Headphone volume A B repeat icon USB discharge icon Battery power status Rate of play process Total file length Filename Playback duration Current MARK point total number of MARK points Stereo Mono File format Current date and time 42 Audio Technology Switzerland S A 18 Artist name 19 Track title 40 SEN SISA progre pren Note Beethoven For Elise e If the recording file was made without the artist and 0 22 Tonight mpd track title information the screen will display nothing Pressing DISP HELP button can only disply two aformentioned screens 43 Audio Technology Switzerland S A 2 Operation for playing Basic playback operation 1 Use the left right button to select the file to play 2 Press the play pause button to start playback e You will see the status of playback shown on screen with the incrementing time corresponding to the progress bar 3 Press the play pause button to pause during playback and press again to contuinue 4 Press the left right buttons during playback to fast forwa
32. quency noise such as the wind noise 1 Go to SETUP and set Filter function e Get into SETUP by long pressing the FILES MENU button e Press the UP DOWN buttons to move cursor Press the RIGHT or OK button to enter options Get into Recording setting gt Filter e Select Filter function Options Function ON Turn the low cut filter on OFF Turn the low cut filter off e Press the Left button continuously to exit setup once complete 2 Press REC button to start recording sounds above 100Hz will be recorded 39 Audio Technology Switzerland S A Prefix name This sub menu allows 4 characters to be entered in the front of the file name This is very useful for file identification The file number is stored behind these characters and is a 4 digit number Go to thePrefix menu in the settings and once USER is highlighted use the UP and DOWN keys to select a character Press the RIGHT key to go to next step etc Once all characters entered press OK Example of a file name USER0001 this is the default factory setting 40 Audio Technology Switzerland S A Playing Back This chapter introduces the playback function of LINO and some related operations in detail e Playback interface e Basic operation for playback e Playback function settings 4 Audio Technology Switzerland S A 1 Playback interface Press the VIEW button you can look through the relevant inf
33. rd or rewind the file Once these buttons are released playback resumes 5 Press the CUE button to go into MARK mode Press the right left buttons to select the previous or next MARK point while in MARK status 6 Press the stop button to stop playback 7 Press VOL or VOL to adjust the monitor volume of headphone output during playback 8 Press the DISP HELP button to look through the relevant file information 44 Audio Technology Switzerland S A The previous file the next file You can select the previous or next track both in the stop or playback modes e If the playing time from the start of the track is greater than 5s you can press the left button to back to the beginning of the track Otherwise it will jump to the beginning of previous track e Press left button while in stop mode to jump to the beginning of the previous track e Press right button while stop to jump to the beginning of the next track Note e If you select the previous song or next track while in playback mode the newly selected track will remain in playback e If you select the previous or next track in pause or stop modes the new file will remain in the stop position 45 Audio Technology Switzerland S A Fast forward Rewind You can fast forward or rewind the audio file while in playback or pause modes e The track rewinds while the left Button is pressed during playback e The track will fast forward while th
34. the card Note e If power is abnormally cut off during record damage may be caused to the SD card Please re format if this happens Warning e Be sure to format SD card in the LINO If you use PC or other devices to format SD card it may not operate properly in the LINO Errors may occur when recording e After formatting the SD card all files will be lost and cannot be restored Please backup before formatting SD card Version You can see the software and hardware versions installed in the LINO 65 Audio Technology Switzerland S A System reset Reset all settings including the stored templates to the factory default settings System update To update the Nagra LINO first copy the update file XXX coe to the root directory of the SD card This can be done by inserting the card into a SD slot on the PC or via a USB connection with the LINO Select the second window and press OK At the end of the update cycle the LINO will automatically switch off Turn back on the LINO and verify the version Export Import the configuration This menu allows the settings of the high and low templates to be saved in a file on the SD card Select Export and execute to save the templates on the SD card To load the templates onto a new machine insert the SD card containing the configuration into the LINO select Load and confirm Beware that the previous stored templates in the machine are overwritten by the new configuration 66 A
35. tzerland S A 1 FILES MENU Pla E USEROOO El USEROOO El USEROOO Are you sure to Delete the file Deleting unwanted files 1 Enter the FILELIST 2 Move to the desired folder and press the up down button to select the file you want to delete 3 Press the right button to open window and select the delete option according to display prompt or press the DELETE button directly 4 The screen displays that Are you sure to delete the file 5 Move the cursor to the OK option and press the OK button to delete the file Warning e Once the file is deleted it can t be recovered 55 Audio Technology Switzerland S A Menu function setting This section explains the setting menu of LINO in detai You can change the recording settings and system settings using the settings menu e Recording settings e System settings 56 Audio Technology Switzerland S A Operating method an Record setting gt System setting 1 FILES IMENU You can change the record and system settings through SETUP menu 1 Long press the FILES MENU button to access the SETUP menu 2 Press the up down right left buttons to move the cursor to select the option 3 Press the OK or right buttons to access to options then change the system parameters according to the display prompts 4 When setting is finished press the left button to return to parent menu 5 When finished with the settings press the left button cont
36. udio Technology Switzerland S A Troubleshooting 67 Audio Technology Switzerland S A 1 System prompt Some information prompts or error problem messages may be displayed This section provides tips on solving them e For any other problems please contact your nearest agent Message Prompt Problem e Power in batteries is exhausted Please replace the batteries Low power e The battery type selection in the system settings does not match insta ed batteries Please select the proper type of batteries Keypad is locked e The Hold switch on the rear is in the HOLD position Please slide the Hold switch to OFF and operate again SD error please try backup and format e Interruption of power supply during recording You may continue to record or do other operations and the prompt will disappear after a power OFF ON In order to restore the SD card to normal use we advise you backup the recordings and re format the SD card e Abad area or unknown error occurs on SD card If you continue to use the SD card it may cause operational problems and data loss We advise to backup and format SD card Then try again No SD e No memory card in the device Please insert an SD card SD failure please change it e There are large bad areas on the SD memory card you can t use it Take out the SD card and insert a new one
37. v 24 12 NIC IIA GO JJOO b GA bi 12 11 Mame IMIC Lv2sde a u mi E EK Za i 18 13 The total Mark points which have been added m 17 14 Stereo ST Mono MO indication PCM 24b 95KHz 18 15 Recording template file format SI 09 05 04 10 36 98 16 Current date and time USEROOO3 wav 17 Recommended recording level 18 Level overloaded indication 14 21 Audio Technology Switzerland S A 2 Recording Basic recording operations 1 Turn LINO On and check the memory card capacity and the battery level to ensure the record can be carried out 2 Select the desired recording settings e The Recording setting includes recording template setup pre record setup VOR setup input device selection file prefix etc 3 Get into FILE management select Working Folder to save the recordings 4 Press the recording button to start recording e If you turn the pre record on the first press will start pre recording and the second press will start actual recording If you turn the pre rec off the first press will start actual recording immediately e The screen will display Recording Mode and the recording indicator light will remain ON after the actual recording begins 5 Pressing the Pause button to pause recording press Record button again to continue recording 6 When the recording is done long press the Stop button to stop recording e New recording will be saved in the Working Folder and the file name will be generat
38. witzerland S A 2 Start recording by pressing REC button The VOR Recording icon will show on the display z 3 Recording will pause if the ambient level falls below the VOR PIH MO lerdo active level setting and its duration is shorter than the VOR 03 03 USERO003 wav active time selection The VOR Stop icon will be shown on the display 4 Stop recording Stop recording by long pressing STOP button 37 Audio Technology Switzerland S A Power supply for external microphone MIC power 1 FILES MENU Some external microphones need a power supply The LINO can provide a 3V microphone powering Please turn this switch on when you using plug in powered electret condenser microphones or there will be no input signals e The voltage of external microphone supply is 3V 1 Get into SETUP and set MIC power function to On e Get into SETUP by long pressing FILES MENU button e Press the UP DOWN button to move cursor Press the RIGHT or OK button to enter options Go to Recording setting gt MIC power e Select MIC power function Options Function ON Turn the external microphone power supply on OFF Turn the external microphone power supply off e Press the Left button continuously to exit setup once completed IN Audio Technology Switzerland S A Filter 1 FILES MENU Turning the low cut filter on will reduce low frequency sounds You can use this fuction to decrease the low fre
39. wn Note e If the HOLD Switch is in the off position the display will show Keypad is locked please slide the HOLD switch to ON and try again e Make sure you have inserted SD Card or the display will indicate No SD You can t enter Standby Mode until you insert SD Card e The display will displsy Battery door is open and turn off automatically when the battery cover is open Close the cover and turn power on again 16 Audio Technology Switzerland S A 4 Function of control buttons Function buttons perform different operations in different modes detailed description as follows Button Recording Mode Play Mode FILELIST SETUP Start recording Press this button once it will start Pre Record and the second press will start the actual recording OK button Confirms the selected item Pauses recording Recording will restart on secon press Toggles betweem Play Pause Moves the cursor upwards Stop recording Press this button for 2 seconds to stop recording The file will be saved automatically Stop playback Moves the cursor downwards In play mode Long press Fast reverse short press previous track In Mark mode short press Goto previous mark point Move to Parent Directory 17 Audio Technology Switzerland S A In play mode long press Fast Move to forward short press Next track sub directory 7 In mar
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