L300 User Manual
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1. a 25 3 Se tting Recording ta 26 Setting the for microphone MIC 27 Auto Gain Control AGC ihe EI b I A A ga ate 29 Recording Template QEA LI Y osi non 30 Matti eret qat tti he bn E A A A 33 cere 34 Nol e Qperated Recording css eei c vas oes Ro RO M MUR cd oes EU eS e i e ox E Nu RS A 36 Power supply for external microphone MIC 38 TES MEE EE Im E MEM 39 Prefix NaMe ue 40 a tee eae Eb NA Seer Slt A ad erred nit aera han NUR 41 il Plavback inter at ss ai RE HE SUA ditta ila 42 2 Operat on Ol playin DE 44 Basic playback 0perallon sas i ote lee tli Tobit Tg 44 THE Previous is sisa e Fete e FT rco eee ee i e ep ieu 45 Easbtorward Rewilds assumer erret sisi NIIT UM Mes tata 46 The MARK points in the selected file e n terere ttes eer eade es eae nias 47 Repeated playback of a selected section 48 5 control E Ed a bh DRAB ao 49 aa TA uuu i ea enone raa RNR2. 50 52 1 Working directory ERE TT 53 3 Beijing InfoMedia Electronic Technology Co Ltd 2 lay WACK Mens a settee A eee LL vL MAL 54 3 OUTS PN cg 55 Men ON a 56 Operating method iii ERE EE 57 teet ted det aed ces Mea 58 POY SICH tac A iat MAN 59 eee eG wea AAU A A AUR NER RR A e RE RR RD A ae 59 Record 59 Seld sso c E ND A Aq EAD M ete D I MA e A DEL 60 speaker 60 ATO SKI te E a LR pu 61 Display extinction eh iene ee eh 61 PUTO ROWED OM M MM M 61 seta tiet CREER e CE E CA EUR e bu ee Rep est fil 62 USB Write protection ate eed eene tele et eerte tlc beet dete is 62 Language setting iae RR b veg HE A M rnt Oe eret 63 2 BB me cs Tn veu eh nad em RERO oa 63 63 i B U aq L TE Meta MEME 65 Mil 65 System TES os oe
3. Lotoo L300 USER MANUAL Contents PACKAGE 2e detecta f 6 IMPORTANT tis dete tr a db At aa D 7 Understanding the 15010019005 B i a 8 s oe PEMEX A 9 2 eal VIGW etsi erar enl prar i p 10 alert and fight side VIGWS 11 eet te eb tuis ls caine ed tal a 12 1 Connecting the power supply tad beer elato dibus diese 13 Installing Batteries s eee ee et uere 13 Battery capacity IndICalor reete eI 14 External power supply e RR RR 14 2 0 M RT 15 3 Turning s 25 2 diaz i it 16 4 Function of control buttonS E DE Eo 17 eT 19 1 20 IBICTe Aeon 20 Intormation shownurnrthe display e dede toe dee de d dte lene os 21 5161066 OE eer cR UTE ERROR 22 2 Beijing InfoMedia Electronic Technology Co Ltd Basic recording Operations tee i POE E EN ES e 22 Adding Mark side ett Re at CRGO 24 MONOS TERE O
4. Beijing InfoMedia Electronic Technology Co Ltd 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 OK button Press this button once it will start Confirms the Pre Record and the second selected item press will start the actual recording Pauses recording Toggles betweem Play Pause Moves the cursor Recording will restart on secon upwards press Stop recording Stop playback Moves the cursor Press this button for 2 seconds to downwards stop recording The file will be saved automatically In play mode Long press Fast Move to Parent reverse short press previous Directory 5 track In Mark mode short press Goto previous mark point 17 Beijing InfoMedia Electronic Technology Co Ltd In play mode long press Fast Move to forward short press Next track sub directory In mark mode short press Goto the next mark point 18 Beijing InfoMedia Electronic Technology Co Ltd Recording This section introduces Recording with the Lotoo 1300 and some related function settings e Recording interface Basic recording operations Set up recording parameters 19 Beijing InfoMedia Electronic Technology Co Ltd 1 Recording Displays Display conversion The 1300 has two display modes which can be sel
5. 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 AGC switch ON Turns AGC on AGC switch OFF Turns AGC off 2 Press REC button to start recording The AGC status mark shown in the screen is during the pre recording The AGC status mark shown in the screen is Gauring the recording 3 Long press the STOP button to stop recording Note Set to AGC to record voices of people both near and far at the same volume such as during meetings When the VOR function is enabled AGC function is invalid It is defaulted to off You can t use manual gain adjustments while the AGC function is enabled 29 Beijing InfoMedia Electronic Technology Ltd Recording Template QUALITY The recording template conception of the renowned PAW V is also used in the L300 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 FILESIMENU Go to Recording setting gt Template in SETUP Get into SETUP by long pressing the FILES MENU button e Press the UP DOWN
6. 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 noise during recording 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 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 f 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 You can t use the EQ effects when you turn on the loudspeaker to monitor the recording 60 Beijing InfoMedia Electronic Technology Ltd Auto skip During playback mode jumping to the next index is possible when Auto Skip 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 a
7. 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 Lotoo L300 select Load and confirm Beware that the previous stored templates in the machine are overwritten by the new configuration 66 Beijing InfoMedia Electronic Technology Co Ltd Troubleshooting 67 Beijing InfoMedia Electronic Technology Co Ltd 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 Power in batteries is exhausted Please replace the batteries Low power The battery type selection in the system settings does not match insta ed batteries Please select the proper type of batteries Keypad is locked 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 Interruption of power supply during recording You may continue to record 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
8. options and make selections according to the desired on screen choices Pressing Left button continuously to exit setup menu once finished 26 Beijing InfoMedia Electronic Technology Co Ltd Setting the gain for microphone MIC GAIN 2 LOW HIGH MIC GAIN The L300 has a manual recording gain adjustment function You can control the gain of the microphones to reach the desired recording level Sliding AGC switch to OFF 2 Select MIC GAIN level according to your needs MIC GAIN button LOW Low Gain 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 The MIC GAIN feature is only availible when AGC is OFF 27 Beijing InfoMedia Electronic Technology Co Ltd 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 High gain ensures higher volume recording but too much gain recommended point will spoil the recording quality Please try to keep recording VU level meter shown in the 0 24 screen around the recommended point to get the best recording effect 233 00 17 53 f USERO003 wav 28 Beijing InfoMedia Electronic Technology Co Ltd Auto Gain
9. recording gain and then re record 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 LINE IN and then re record Change this option into Internal Sound Pickup and then re record 72 Beijing InfoMedia Electronic Technology Co Ltd Problems The reasons and how to solve Recording file is interrupted automatically Turn VOR function on 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 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 Some detail cannot be heard for low volume while playing Increase the playback volume The level of recorded file was too low Adjust Recording Gain while recording You can alter the level after the recording using a Please choose proper gain for next recording The firmware upgrading is unsuccessful Low battery while upgrading You have to ensure the recorder has fully charged batteries while upgrading internal software Try the upgrade again after replacing th
10. 0002 W AY El USER0003 WAY 1 FILES MENU 54 Beijing InfoMedia Electronic Technology Ltd 3 Delete 1 FILES MENU USERO mil Delete amp TITTI Delete El USEROO0 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 Once file is deleted it can t be recovered 55 Beijing InfoMedia Electronic Technology Co Ltd Menu function setting This section explains the setting menu of Lotoo L300 in detai You can change the recording settings and system settings using the settings menu e Recording settings System settings 56 Beijing InfoMedia Electronic Technology Co Ltd Operating method 1 FILESIMENU Vou can change the record and svstem 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 svstem parameters according to the displav prompts 4 When setting is
11. 14 13 12 M HP24 A E um 24 I 16 17 15 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 Beijing InfoMedia Electronic Technology Ltd 18 Artist name 19 Track title Note e the recording file was made without the artist and Tonight track title information the screen will display nothing Pressing DISP HELP button can only disply two aformentioned screens 43 Beijing InfoMedia Electronic Technology Co Ltd 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 forward or rewind the file Once these buttons are released playback resumes 5 Press the CUE button to go into
12. 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 n A B mode the functions of Fast forward and rewind are as normal but MARK mode is inactive A B mode cannot jump from one track file to the next 48 Beijing InfoMedia Electronic Technology Co Ltd Smart audio level control u During playback the L300 s unique smart audio level control function dynamically detects the file s current level value When adjusting the output volume the L300 can increase lower levels while ensuring at the same time that higher level signals don t overload clip in order to preserve 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 Beijing InfoMedia Electronic Technology Co Ltd Files management This section introduces the FILELIST file management function in the Lotoo L300 It explains how to creat the working directory and how to play or delete the FILELIST Set working directory Play the file Delete the file 50 Beijing InfoMedia Electronic Technology Co Ltd 1 Access to the FILELIST file management e Press the FILES MENU button and
13. FILELIST 2 Select the B icon Press OK to exit the current working directorv 3 Press up down buttons to move the cursor to the selected folder and then press the right button to select the working directorv 4 Click OK to complete setting The folder icon will change 5 The new recording file will be saved in the new working USEROOO1 WAY El USER0O002 VW AY USERO003 WAY directory X SM Note camer 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 Beijing InfoMedia Electronic Technology Co Ltd 2 Playback file E ee The file playback operationi in the FILELIST 1 Enter the FILELIST select the file using the up down buttons 2 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 3 Resume the stop status automaticlly after finishing the current file playback Pressing the OK button will stop playback manually 4 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 5 Press Up Down buttons to select the previous or next track Please select mannually as it cannot jump to next track 2 automatically 6 Long press the Left Right buttons to fast forward or rewind El USER
14. 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 Beijing InfoMedia Electronic Technology Ltd The previous file the next file You can select the previous or next track both in the stop or playback modes e f 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 Press left button while in stop mode to jump to the beginning of the previous track Press right button while stop to jump to the beginning of the next track Note e f you select the previous song or next track while in playback mode the newly selected track will remain in playback f you select the previous or next track in pause or stop modes the new file will remain in the stop position 45 Beijing InfoMedia Electronic Technology Co Ltd Fast forward Rewind You can fast forward or rewind the audio file while in playback Or pause modes The track rewinds while the left Button is pressed during playback The track will fast forward while the right Button is pressed during playback Note Pressing the fast forw
15. OR active level setting and its duration is shorter than the VOR active time selection The VOR Stop icon will be shown on the display 4 Stop recording Stop recording by long pressing STOP button 37 Beijing InfoMedia Electronic Technology Co Ltd Power supply for external microphone MIC power Some external microphones need a power supply The L300 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 The voltage of external microphone supply is 3V 1 Get into SETUP and set MIC power function to On Get into SETUP by long pressing FILES MENU button Press the UP DOWN button to move cursor Press the RIGHT or OK button to enter options Go to Recording setting MIC power Select MIC power function Options Function ON Turn the external microphone power supply on OFF Turn the external microphone power supply off Press the Left button continuously to exit setup once completed 38 Beijing InfoMedia Electronic Technology Co Ltd Filter 1 FILESIMENU Turning the low cut filter on will reduce low frequencv sounds Vou can use this fuction to decrease the low frequencv noise such as the wind noise 1 Go to SETUP and set Filter function Get into SETUP by long pressing the FILES MENU button e Press the UP DOWN buttons to move cursor Press th
16. Stereo Input L No signal Stereo mix Stereo Input L amp R Input L amp R 33 Beijing InfoMedia Electronic Technology Co Ltd Pre recording 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 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 Press UP DOWN button to move cursor Press RIGHT or OK button to enter options Go to Recording setting Prerecord 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 Press the Left button continuously to exit setup 34 Beijing InfoMedia Electronic Technology Co Ltd e KR 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 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 star
17. Y switch 23 AGC switch 24 HOLD switch 25 Battery compartment 10 Beijing InfoMedia Electronic Technology Co Ltd 3 Left and right side views 26 MIC Input jack 27 LINE IN jack 28 USB terminal 29 HEADPHONE jack 30 SD Memory card slot 31 Attachement for wrist strap I1 Beijing InfoMedia Electronic Technology Co Ltd Getting Started This chapter introduces the preparation before recording with Lotoo L300 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 Beijing InfoMedia Electronic Technology Co Ltd 1 Connecting the power supply Installing batteries The L300 can be powered with regular AA batteries or via the USB cable connected to a PC or power adapter When using batteries you need two size AA dry batteries or rechargeable batteries Please select 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 Do not mix different types of batteries or an old battery with a new one Make sure you get the correct polarity when installing batteries There is no in
18. access the present working directory 2 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 3 Select another folder Press up down buttons to select the folder Press right button and choose Open then press the OK button 4 You can access a folder by pressing the right button or OK button to select Enter to directory e You can play or delete the files in this folder 5 Exit the file management Press the FILES MENU button for a short time again and you will exit the FILELIST management mode 51 Beijing InfoMedia Electronic Technology Co Ltd View the file information Press the VIEW button to select file You can view the relevant information as follows e El USERO0001 V AV USERO002 WA File name E USEROO03 WAY e File record time File format and file length Channel sample rate and bit rate USEROOOL WAY 2009 05 04 11 11 58 W PCM 24b 00 39 12 ST 4608Kbps 96KHz 52 Beijing InfoMedia Electronic Technology Co Ltd 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 1 directory FILESIMENU 1 Press FILES MENU button and enter to
19. an test the speed of SD card through this option After testing the Lotoo L300 will offer some suggestions Note Before you use the new SD card we advise you to test the speed through this option to ensure the normal recording on the SD card is possible 63 Beijing InfoMedia Electronic Technology Co Ltd Test finish SD is ok Start DEL Exit SPEED 2 2 weavg 1 2M ravg 1 3M w min 1 2M r min 1 3M SEL Start DEL Exit 1 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 3 When testing is completed some speed test suggestions for this SD card will be shown Speed testing suggestions e f 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 e f 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 e f 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 rec
20. ard or rewind button during playback it will remain in playback 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 Beijing InfoMedia Electronic Technology Co Ltd 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 Press CUE button to enter to the MARK mode and showing the icon M on the screen 2 Choose the Cue mark point Press left right button to jump to the previous next Cue point 3 Eexit MARK mode 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 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 Selecting the MARK point cannot jump across from one track file to the next 47 Beijing InfoMedia Electronic Technology Co Ltd 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 That position becomes the end position marker
21. buttons to move cursor Pressing RIGHT or OK button to enter options Select HIGH or LOW for the template Press the OK button Select codec format sample rate and bit rate according to your needs Pressing Left button continuously to exit setup when completed 2 Selecting is made using the external QUALITY switch 2 LOW QUALITY switch LOW Chooses Low template QUALITY switch HIGH Chooses High template QUALITY Note 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 Beijing InfoMedia Electronic Technology Co Ltd 31 Beijing InfoMedia Electronic Technology Co Ltd 32 Beijing InfoMedia Electronic Technology Co Ltd 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 channels 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
22. ccording to the level of the surrounding noise Note 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 Never remove SD Card while recording If its cover opened recording will break off and be saved automatically Never open the battery holder while recording 23 Beijing InfoMedia Electronic Technology Co Ltd Adding Mark Point MARK number CUE Mark points can only be added in WAV files 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 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 stop recording Note Each file can have up to 99 Cue points The minimum interval between two points is 1 second Don t add Cue points too quickly 24 Beijing InfoMedia Electronic Technology Co Ltd MONO STEREO The L300 has two built in and high sensitivity microphones You can record both binaural stereo and mono files Stereo recording will record a clear stereo image Mono record
23. e RIGHT or OK button to enter options Get into Recording setting gt Filter Select Filter function Options Function ON Turn the low cut filter on OFF Turn the low cut filter off Press the Left button continuously to exit setup once complete 2 Press REC button to start recording sounds above 100Hz will be recorded 39 Beijing InfoMedia Electronic Technology Co Ltd 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 Example of a file name USEROOO1 this is the default factory setting 40 Beijing InfoMedia Electronic Technology Co Ltd Playing Back This chapter introduces the playback function of Lotoo L300 and some related operations in detail Playback interface Basic operation for playback Playback function settings 41 Beijing InfoMedia Electronic Technology Ltd 1 Playback interface Press the VIEW button you can look through the relevant information on the screen The recording length and information about storage capacity and file format can also be displayed 2 10 1 11
24. e batteries The Lotoo L300 is connected to the PC with a USB cable but the PC doesn t recognize it USB Communication not chosen while connecting to the PC The recorder will display USB Working Mode USB Communication and USB Charging while the Lotoo L300 is connected to the PC Please choose USB Communication or it will not be recognized by the PC 73 Beijing InfoMedia Electronic Technology Co Ltd Additional information 74 Beijing InfoMedia Electronic Technology Ltd Specifications General Storage medium 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 94 20Hz 22KHz ASA A Weighted 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 5122dB ASA Weighted THD N 0 0296 20Hz 22KHz Physical Dimensions 96 5g 3 502 Working temperature 103 L x62 6 W x22 5 H mm 4x2 5x0 9 inches Working humidity 20 80 75 Beijing InfoMedia Electronic Technology Co Ltd Input Output microphone filter setting 20Hz 40KHz 100Hz 40KHz microphone maximum gain 65dB microphone m
25. ected as desired Briefly press the VIEW button to switch between the two displays The main display information emphasizes the recording time and the other the recording template The two recording display are as shown Note The default recording time display will automatically be displayed if the L300 is put into record mode or if the machine is switched Off and On again 100 17 53 USERO003 wav IMIC LV41dB 40 24 W PCM 24b 96KHz ST 09 05 04 10 36 47 03 03 USERM003 wav 20 Beijing InfoMedia Electronic Technology Co Ltd Information shown in the display This section describes the main icons and infomation shown in the main screen 3 4 i Lit L SOR x SS BL a r1 b IDEEN n nn rin 9 IBI H 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 13 The total Mark points which have been added 14 Stereo ST Mono MO indication 15 Recording template file format 16 Current date and time 17 Recommended recording level 18 Level overloaded indication 21 Beijing InfoMedia Electronic Technology Co Ltd 2 Recording Basic recordin
26. ed information at any time without prior notification Trademarks Notices Lotoo is the registered trademark of InfoMedia 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 7 Beijing InfoMedia Electronic Technology Co Ltd Understanding the Lotoo L300 This section covers every part and the basic functions of the Lotoo L300 s buttons e Front view e Rear view e Side views 8 Beijing InfoMedia Electronic Technology Co Ltd 1 Front view 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 9 FAST FORWARD NEXT RIGHT button 10 STOP DOWN button 11 POWER OFF button 12 DELETE button 13 REPEAT button 14 FILES MENU button 15 PEAK indicator 16 Volume button 17 Volume button 18 MIC Left Channel 19 MIC Right Channel 20 Recording Indicator 18 uh 9 Beijing InfoMedia Electronic Technology Co Ltd 2 Rear view 21 MIC GAIN switch 22 QUALIT
27. eed menu 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 L300 supports hot swapping You can change your SD Card without switching Off the recorder 15 Beijing InfoMedia Electronic Technology Co Ltd 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 down Note e f 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 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 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
28. finished press the left button to return to parent menu 5 When finished with the settings press the left button continuously to exit the SETUP menu and return to the main display 57 Beijing InfoMedia Electronic Technology Ltd 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 Beijing InfoMedia Electronic Technology Co Ltd 2 System setting Time amp Date a 2009 05 704 L 12 39 25 Cancel You can set the date and time so that correct time information is stored in the recorded files Enter to the system setting menu and select date and time 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 When it is completed move the cursor to the OK option 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 Beijing InfoMedia Electronic Technology Co Ltd Beep setting You can activate or dis activate the beep function Select and open the beep menu When
29. g operations 1 Turn L300 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 f 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 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 recording is done long press the Stop button to re stop recording ON QFF e New recording will be saved in the Working Folder and the HOLD file name will be generated automatically 22 Beijing InfoMedia Electronic Technology Co Ltd 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 a
30. ged please replace it Open file failed 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 Beijing InfoMedia Electronic Technology Co Ltd 2 FAQ You can solve many problems that may occur when using Lotoo L300 using the following tips Problems The reasons and how to solve them The power won t turn on Batteries inserted incorrectly or in the incorrect 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 Buttons locked by HOLD button HOLD switch off and retry Theres sound speaker The output volume is too low Increase the output volume gradually Earphones were inserted Speaker shuts off automatically when earphones are inserted It will work again after pulling out the headphones 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 new 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
31. ing has more directional characteristics This function corresponds with ST Bit Rate and MO Bit Rate which are included in Recording setting 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 The value of the bit rate of ST Bit Rate and MO Bit Rate can only be set for MP3 format files 25 Beijing InfoMedia Electronic Technology Co Ltd 3 Setting Recording Parameters The Lotoo 1300 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 Lotoo L300 has some external commonly 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 Press Up Down buttons to move the cursor and then change the Recording settings options according to your needs Press OK button to get into
32. inimum 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 Beijing InfoMedia Electronic Technology Ltd InfoMedia Electronic Technology Co Ltd Floor 4 B Building Printing Academy No 2 Cuiwei Road Haidian District Beijing China P R Tel 400 653 8168 www lotoo cn service lotoo cn
33. 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 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 new 68 Beijing InfoMedia Electronic Technology Co Ltd Message Prompt Problem Battery door is open The battery case cover is opened or not close entirely Powering off Please close the case cover and try to power on again SD door is opened 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 Lotoo another card L300 The current SD card is damaged or wrong card format Please change new a SD and try again Format failed change SD is damaged another card Use new SD 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 When there are too many files on the SD card no more files can be created Please delete some file
34. n RHOD ee 66 SATIRE EA 66 Export Import the configuration i d e ER ER e e b D REN MR 66 bel seu de 67 1 System Prompts emmen tt GT iment eases ones 68 4 Beijing InfoMedia Electronic Technology Ltd Additional 1 a 74 Specifications 75 STE e i 75 i oet eroe ae mte tia teen faetum dato a 75 Input OUtp t os RUM no PR AGG B 76 Power SUpPLy si ee tere 76 5 Beijing InfoMedia Electronic Technology Co Ltd Package contents 1 L300 recorder 2 USB Cable Foam Windshield 4 Tabletop bracket 5 Wrist strap 6 User Manual disk 6 Beijing InfoMedia Electronic Technology Co Ltd 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 InfoMedia Electronic Technology Co Ltd is not responsible for incidents consequences or losses due to the violation of the IP rights Beijing InfoMedia Electronic Technology Co Ltd reserves the right to modify this manual and all the includ
35. ording 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 Beijing InfoMedia Electronic Technology Co Ltd SD format Formatting the SD card will delete all files on the card Note e f power is abnormally cut off during record damage may be caused to the SD card Please re format if this happens Warning sure to format SD card in the Lotoo L300 If you use PC or other devices to format SD card it may not operate properly in the Lotoo L300 Errors may occur when recording 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 Lotoo L300 65 Beijing InfoMedia Electronic Technology Co Ltd System reset Reset all settings including the stored templates to the factory default settings System update To update the Lotoo L300 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 Lotoo L300 Select the second window and press OK At the end of the update cycle the Lotoo L300 will automatically switch off Turn back on the Lotoo L300 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
36. rd 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 the file is in use it cannot be deleted Close the file and try again Open Failed An unknown problem occurred with the file folder during opening Copy files and format SD card through computer Unknown Format File e Lotoo L300 only supports the WAV MP2 and files It can t support other files 70 Beijing InfoMedia Electronic Technology Co Ltd No File No files on the SD card Disk Accessing Slowly The read write speed of SD memory card is too low to record and play normally Please change to new higher speed SD card You can test the speed of SD card with the Test the SD speed option File Error The file format is wrong or the file is damaged You can attempt to copy this file to computer Unused Key Some buttons are not used during in the current mode If you press them this prompt will appear Disk is full 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 Creating the temporary file has failed during the speed testing mode Format the SD card and try again If SD card is dama
37. re 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 f the wrong type is set the remaining battery power will not be shown correctly USB write protection Selecting the USB write protection will cut the communication between the Lotoo L300 with PC it can prevent PC s viruses being transferred into the Lotoo L300 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 Beijing InfoMedia Electronic Technology Co Ltd Language setting You can change the system language of Lotoo L300 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 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 You c
38. re 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 Set the display time to 30s until the screen goes dark when no button operations im 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 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 Beijing InfoMedia Electronic Technology Ltd im 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 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 mo
39. s or format SD card Disk is full SD card is full Please use new smart card delete some files Unknown File Lotoo L300 doesn t support the current file format Please use other device to play this file 69 Beijing InfoMedia Electronic Technology Co Ltd Message Prompt Problem SD Card Locked The contents of the SD memory card is write protected LOCK Slide the write protect switch on theside of the memory to the unlock position and try again Cant t mark in RAW MP3 e The Cue Mark operation of the L300 is not supported in files Format Failed Please Retry A problem occurred during SD card formatting Please try format again If it still fails you try to use a computer to format it Get SD Information Failed e Errors occurred when reading the SD card Please 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 The attributes of file are set to read only Please connect to a computer change the read only attribute You also use computer to delete the files Delete Failed SD 16 The contents of the SD memory ca
40. t 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 35 Beijing InfoMedia Electronic Technology Ltd Voice Operated Recording VOR VOR can activate the recording mode automatically by monitoring the level of the ambient sound i im OC DO 16 USERO003 wav 1 Go to SETUP and select VOR function Get into SETUP by long pressing the FILES MENU button Press UP DOWN buttons to move cursor Press RIGHT or OK button to enter options Go to Recording setting gt VOR 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 Pressing Left button continuously to exit setup when finished 36 Beijing InfoMedia Electronic Technology Ltd 2 Start recording by pressing REC button The VOR Recording icon will show on the display 3 Recording will pause if the ambient level falls below the V
41. ternal charger circuit If rechargeable batteries are installed they must be charged externally 13 Beijing InfoMedia Electronic Technology Co Ltd Battery capacity indicator Level Symbol Dry cells or rechargeable batteries 1 ur Batteries are full 2 m Remaining battery power is about 3096 3 BI Remaining battery power is about 15 4 L3 Remaining battery power is about 596 Note e Please replace the batteries as soon as Low Power is displayed so that the Lotoo L300 will continue to function External power supply You can also supply power to L300 via the USB cable connected to a PC 1 Insert the USB cable into USB terminal in the L300 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 L300 is now being supplied by the USB terminal Note External power supply will not charge the batteries If you need to charge rechargeable cells please use an external charger 14 Beijing InfoMedia Electronic Technology Ltd The L300 has no internal memory You must insert the SD memory card to continue with your L300 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 f you don t know the speed of your SD Card you can test it with System Setting gt Test SD Sp
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