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To resize thickness, move all items on the front cover
and center registration marks to left or right.
Information When you need repair service, call your nearest EDIROL/Roland Service Center or authorized
EDIROL/Roland distributor in your country as shown below.
IRELAND
HONG KONG BARBADOS PERU CYPRUS
Roland Ireland
Parsons Music Ltd. A&B Music Supplies LTD Audionet Radex Sound Equipment Ltd.
G2 Calmount Park, Calmount
8th Floor, Railway Plaza, 39 12 Webster Industrial Park Distri
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To resize thickness, move all items on the front cover and center registration marks to left or right. For the U.K. For EU Countries IMPORTANT: THE WIRES IN THIS MAINS LEAD ARE COLOURED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING CODE. CAUTION BLUE: NEUTRAL Danger of explosion if battery is BROWN: LIVE Apparatus containing incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this apparatus may not correspond with the colou
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R-4_e.book 3 ページ ２００５年２月１０日 木曜日 午後３時３６分 USING THE UNIT SAFELY The symbol alerts the user to important instructions Used for instructions intended to alert or warnings.The specific meaning of the symbol is the user to the risk of death or severe determined by the design contained within the injury should the unit be used triangle. In the case of the symbol at left, it is used for improperly. general cautions, warnings, or alerts to danger. Used fo
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R-4_e.book 4 ページ ２００５年２月１０日 木曜日 午後３時３６分 013 108b • In households with small children, an adult should • Before moving the unit, disconnect the AC adaptor provide supervision until the child is capable of and all cords coming from external devices. following all the rules essential for the safe operation of ................................................................................................ the unit. 109b • Before clea
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R-4_e.book 5 ページ ２００５年２月１０日 木曜日 午後３時３６分 Important Notes 291a In addition to the items listed under “USING THE UNIT SAFELY” on page 3, please read and observe the following: Power Supply: Use of Batteries Maintenance 301 401a • Do not connect this unit to same electrical outlet that is • For everyday cleaning wipe the unit with a soft, dry cloth being used by an electrical appliance that is controlled by or one that has been slightly dampened with
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R-4_e.book 6 ページ ２００５年２月１０日 木曜日 午後３時３６分 Important Notes 558a Precautions Regarding Setup and Use • To avoid disturbing your neighbors, try to keep the unit’s 812 volume at reasonable levels. You may prefer to use • Certain hard disk setup procedures and usage conditions headphones, so you do not need to be concerned about may result in the corruption of recorded data, malfunc- those around you (especially when it is late at night). tioning, or physical damag
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R-4_e.book 7 ページ ２００５年２月１０日 木曜日 午後３時３６分 Contents Checking the included items ...... 8 Application guide ....................75 Connecting an external mic Introducing the R-4 ................... 9 for CD-quality stereo recording ...................75 The R-4’s controls and connectors.................9 Recording birdsongs outdoors .....................76 Display.............................................................18 Recording audio while shooting video ..
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R-4_e.book 8 ページ ２００５年２月１０日 木曜日 午後３時３６分 Checking the included items The R-4 comes with the following items. Immediately after opening the package, please check that you have all of these items. If any items are missing, please contact the dealer where you purchased the R-4. ■ R-4 fig.R-4.eps_50 ■ AC adaptor This AC adaptor is designed specifically for the R-4. Do not attempt to use any other adaptor with the R-4. “Connecting the AC adaptor and turning the power on” (p. 24
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R-4_e.book 9 ページ ２００５年２月１０日 木曜日 午後３時３６分 Introducing the R-4 The R-4’s controls and connectors Top panel fig.panel-1.eps_50 1 1 2 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 13 16 10 17 11 12 14 15 1 Internal mics [MIC-L, MIC-R] These are stereo mics built into the R-4. The audio entering MIC-L is recorded on the 1L channel, while audio picked up by MIC-R is recorded on the 1R channel. If you’re recording via the internal mics, set the System Settings menu item Recording Setup to Int-Mic. For d
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Phone plug (unbalanced) R-4_e.book 10 ページ ２００５年２月１０日 木曜日 午後３時３６分 Introducing the R-4 fig.panel-1.eps_50 1 1 2 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 13 16 10 17 11 12 14 15 4 Hold switch [HOLD] By selecting the HOLD ON position, you can disable the panel buttons so that unwanted operations will not occur if a button is pressed accidentally. 6 5 However, even if this switch is set to HOLD ON, the phantom power switches , limiter switch , input level select switches , Input level knobs , and Monit
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R-4_e.book 11 ページ ２００５年２月１０日 木曜日 午後３時３６分 Introducing the R-4 7 Wave edit button [WAVE EDIT] This button takes you to Wave Edit mode, where you can edit the waveform using operations such as Trim, Divide, Combine, and Merge. For details, refer to “Editing” (p. 48). You won't be able to enter Wave Edit mode during playback or recording, or if the R-4’s hard disk contains no files that the R-4 can handle. WAV files are the only type of files that the R
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R-4_e.book 12 ページ ２００５年２月１０日 木曜日 午後３時３６分 Introducing the R-4 fig.panel-1.eps_50 1 1 2 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 13 16 10 17 11 12 14 15 13 Cursor/Monitor Select buttons [CURSOR/MONITOR SELECT] Use these buttons to select items shown in the display. When you’re in the main screen, you can press the up/down buttons to select the channel that you want to monitor. For details, refer to “Display” (p. 18). 14 Exit button [EXIT] Use this button to return to the previous screen or to cancel an
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R-4_e.book 13 ページ ２００５年２月１０日 木曜日 午後３時３６分 Introducing the R-4 Front panel fig.panel-2.eps_50 Display This shows various information about the R-4’s status. For details, refer to “Display” (p. 18). PREV button [PREV] Pressing the PREV button while a project is playing or stopped will take you to the beginning of the project (00:00:00). Pressing this button at the beginning of a project will take you to the p
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R-4_e.book 14 ページ ２００５年２月１０日 木曜日 午後３時３６分 Introducing the R-4 Side panel (left) Digital input connector [DIGITAL IN] If you want to record a digital signal, connect a coaxial-type cable to this connector. The digital input signal is recorded in stereo on channels 1L and 1R. If you want to record in monaural, you’ll need to change the Rec Mode setting in the System Settings menu. For details, refer to “1 Recording Setup” (p. 60). Digital output connector [DIGITAL
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R-4_e.book 15 ページ ２００５年２月１０日 木曜日 午後３時３６分 Introducing the R-4 Grounding terminal Depending on the circumstances of a particular setup, you may experience a discomforting sensation, or perceive that the surface feels gritty to the touch when you touch this device, microphones connected to it, or the metal portions of other objects. This is due to an infinitesimal electrical charge, which is absolutely harmless. However, if you are concerned about this, connect the ground terminal
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R-4_e.book 16 ページ ２００５年２月１０日 木曜日 午後３時３６分 Introducing the R-4 Side panel (right) fig.panel-3.eps_50 Input level select switches Set these switches to either the MIC or LINE position depending on the type of device connected to channels 1/L and 2/R or channels 3/L and 4/R. MIC If a mic is connected LINE If an audio device is connected via an analog connection Combo input jacks 1–4 These are analog audio input jacks compatible with mic preamps. They accept either XLR or 1/
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R-4_e.book 17 ページ ２００５年２月１０日 木曜日 午後３時３６分 Introducing the R-4 Bottom panel Battery compartment Install batteries here if you want to operate the R-4 on battery power. The orientation in which you must insert the batteries is shown on the side of the battery compartment. Be sure to observe the correct polarity when installing the batteries. If you’re using the AC adaptor, there’s no need to install batteries. Make sure to switch off the R-4’s power before you change from AC adaptor operat
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R-4_e.book 18 ページ ２００５年２月１０日 木曜日 午後３時３６分 Introducing the R-4 Display While playing or stopped The main screen The R-4’s main screen provides information about the project and the operational status of the R-4. You can press the [DISPLAY] button to switch the contents of the display. fig.play-disp.eps Project name Progress bar Total time Time counter Level scale dBFS Sampling frequency Channel Sample size names (bit depth) Marker indicators Clip level indicators Outpu
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R-4_e.book 19 ページ ２００５年２月１０日 木曜日 午後３時３６分 Introducing the R-4 Output level meters These are the output level meters. They show the final output levels of the L and R channels, to which the various channels have been mixed. You can use the monitor level sliders of the mixer screen to adjust the level of each channel. Clip level indicators From the left, the level meter is calibrated at -36, -24, -12, and -6 dBFS. Indicates how power is being supplied to the R-4. The plug icon
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R-4_e.book 20 ページ ２００５年２月１０日 木曜日 午後３時３６分 Introducing the R-4 While recording The main screen The R-4’s main screen provides information about the project and the operational status of the R-4. You can press the [DISPLAY] button to switch the contents of the display. Recordable time Total recording time Time counter Indicates the elapsed time from the beginning of the project you’re recording Time counter until the current location. Indicated in terms of hours: minutes: seco
