Kenwood MGR-E8-B manual

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    MGR-E8 DIGIT AL A UDIO RECORDER INSTR UCTION MANU AL © B60-5825-08/00 (E/X) 1AJ6P1P0109-- (XE0) Declaration of C onformity with regar d to the EMC Directive 2004/108/EC Manufacturer: Kenwood Corporation 2967-3 Ishikawa-machi, Hachioji-shi, T ok yo, 192-8525 Japan EU Representativ e's: Kenwood Electronics Europe BV Amsterdamseweg 37, 1422 AC U[...]

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    MGR-E8 2 Con te nt s Safety precautions ............................................4 Unpacking ...........................................................9 Read Before Us e Names and functions of parts ................... 10 Screen display items ..................................... 14 Getting started About the power supply .......................[...]

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    English 3 Adjusting the audio Adjusting the audio ...................................... 58 Adjusting the volume ....................................... 58 Selecting the sound effects .......................... 58 Menu function Common settings under the menu......... 60 Setting the time .............................................. 62 Sleep timer [...]

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    MGR-E8 4 IMPOR T ANT SAFET Y INSTRUC TIONS ¤ Caution: Read this page carefully to ensure saf e operation. Read Instructions – All the safety and operating instructions should be read before the product is operated. Retain Instructions – The saf ety and operating instructions should be retained for future refer ence. Heed W arnings – All warn[...]

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    English 5 Do no t use o r pl ace t he pr odu ct i n th e fol lowi ng lo ca tio ns: • A place with high humidity, such as in a bathroom or show er room. Also do not use this unit in a place subject to water splashes. Other wise, a fire hazard or batt ery leak may result. • Do not approach this unit to heating equipment (a stove, ir on, etc.). Ot[...]

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    MGR-E8 6 Safety precautions Handling • Do not apply an excessive for ce to the display part. O therwise, it may be damaged. • Avoid storing this unit in a bag together with a har d object. O therwise, this unit may be damaged when the bag is pushed. • Do not expose this unit to an insecticide or other volatile substance or bring this unit in [...]

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    English 7 Not e on t he bu il t-in b at te r y • The battery built into this unit discharges spontaneously even when this unit is not used. This means that the built-in battery may be exhausted completely when this unit is left unused for a long period. If this happens, rechar ge the battery before using this unit. • The battery recharging time[...]

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    MGR-E8 8 Safety precautions Stora ge an d mai nten ance o f SD c ard Before stor age • Be sure to put the SD card in the case bef ore storing it. • Do not leave the SD card in a place with extremely high temperature (under dir ect sunlight, etc.) or extremely high humidity . When the SD card gets dirty • Wipe lightly with a soft cloth, etc. ?[...]

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    English 9 Unpacking 0*5( ',*, 7 $/ $ 8',25(&25'(5 ,167 5 8&7,210$18 $/  %  (; Decla ra tion of C on formi t y with r egar d t o the EMC D i r e c ti v e 2004/108/EC M anufa c ture r : K e n w ood C o r poration 2967-3 Ishik a wa-machi, Hachioji-shi, T o k[...]

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    MGR-E8 10 1 Reset button • I f all of the bu t tons of this unit are defeated w hile [ * HOLD] is set to OFF , press the R ESE T but ton to reset an d swi tch of f this unit. Press th e RESE T but ton with the tip o f a clip. CA UTION When this uni t is reset, i ts se t tings return to those of the las t time it was s witched o n. T he set tin gs[...]

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    English 11 8 /LIS T Power/ List bu tt on • Pre ss and hol d to switch the power ON /OFF . • Pre ss shor tl y during s top or play mod e to open the lis t scre en at the highes t level of hier archy . • Pre ss shor tl y while a lis t is displayed to retur n to the display during playback. 9 Se lec t / Play bu tto n 5 Up but to n • Pre ss whi[...]

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    MGR-E8 12 Nam es a nd f unc t ion s of p ar ts ~ REC bu tton • Pre ss to enter recording st andby mod e. Press again to star t recordin g. • Pre ss during re cording to enter recording p ause m ode. Press again to resume re cording. • R ec indi cated by the indic ator Stead y li ght ing Reco rding m ode Blink Reco rding s t andby o r Reco rdi[...]

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    English 13 ) MI C REC LE VE L Micr oph one reco rdi ng leve l sw itch • W hen the b uilt-in micropho nes or an externa l micr ophone is used, s et the re cording level adjustment method to either MANUAL or A UTO. _ MI C MOD E Mi crop hon e mo de switch • W hen the b uilt-in micropho nes are used, s et the micro phon e mod e to Monaural, 2-Micr [...]

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    MGR-E8 14 Screen displa y items Record settings menu ( pag e 35) List s cree n (pa ge 4 4) Pla yback setting s menu ( pag e 46) Comm on s et tin gs menu ( pag e 60) Press for v ari ous se t tings . Press to se le ct t he tr ack to be p layed f rom a lis t. (p age 4 4 ) B60-5825-08_00_MGR-E8(E)_English_1AJ6P1P0109--(XE0).indd 14 B60-5825-08_00_MGR-E[...]

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    English 15 Display dur ing play bac k (pa ge 42) File edit s creen - File move ( pag e 38) - File div ide ( pag e 40) - File de lete (p ag e 56) - Favorite (p age 50) - A-B re peat (p ag e 47) Display dur ing record ing ( pag e 28) Press to e dit f iles , etc. Th e fir st p ress in itiate s record ing st andb y and th e se cond press st ar ts re co[...]

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    MGR-E8 16 HOLD Power Switch this unit ON 1 Cancel the HOLD function Slide [H OLD] to the “OFF” positi on. 2 Swit ch this un it ON Press [Power] until the KEN WOOD lo go is disp layed. Switch this unit OFF 1 Swit ch this unit OFF Press and h old [Power] until the disp lay is turne d of f. • This uni t sw itche s OFF auto matic ally a f ter it [...]

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    English 17 Rec harg ing fr om a PC conn ec ted w ith USB co nnec t ion This unit inc orporates a rechargeable batter y (hereafter “the batter y” ), which c an be cha rged f rom a PC co nne cte d throu gh a USB cab le. 1 Start up th e PC 2 Connec t a USB cable to the US B por t of the PC 3 Connec t the USB cable to the USB jack of this unit USB [...]

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    MGR-E8 18 T urn in g On/O f f t he p ower Op erat ion w hil e supp ly ing e x ter nal p ower For lon g hour s of re cordin g or play back , the p ower ca n be sup plie d ex ter nally f rom th e USB por t o f a PC. 1 Start up th e PC 2 Connec t a USB cable to the US B por t of the PC 3 Swit ch this unit OFF Press and h old [Power] until the disp lay[...]

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    English 19 The H OLD fu nc tion de feat s all of this unit ’ s but tons and h elps preve nt erron eous o per ation wh en this unit is c arri ed in a ba g, etc. Def eat ing all co ntr ol bu tto ns 1 Set the ho ld func tion fo r all but tons of this unit Slide [H OLD] to the “ ALL ” positio n. Defeating only the record button 1 Set the ho ld fu[...]

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    MGR-E8 20 Whe n you swi tch this unit on fo r the f irs t time af te r purchas e, you ne ed to set the l anguag e used in th e display and th e curre nt date/tim e infor mation . It is reco mmen ded to s et the co rre ct d ate and tim e be cause ea ch of the reco rded f i le will b e name d af te r the date an d time of ea ch reco rding session (ti[...]

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    English 21 • The la ngua ge set h ere will b e use d in the su bse quent s cree n display. • The la ngua ge an d date/ tim e set h ere are he ld eve n af ter t his unit is s wi tche d of f. • The in for matio n set h ere can l ater be m od ifi ed in <L angua ge> (p age 6 0) and <Cloc k set ti ng> (pa ge 62), both o f which b el on[...]

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    MGR-E8 22 Co nnecting stereo headpho nes Con nect the pro vided ster eo he adphon es t o th is uni t. RL Entanglement-prevention slider Hol d th e head ph one body and insert int o each ear. To preve nt th e hea dph on e cor d fr om b eing e nt ang led , slid e th e ent ang lem ent- pre vent io n slid er to f i x the headphone bodies in position. T[...]

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    English 23 Inserting/ removing a microS D card This un it can p lay music s tore d in a microSD c ard or r ecor ding musi c in a microSD c ard . This un it accep ts a mi croSD or m icroSD HC me mor y card. For d et ails, s ee <Spe cif ic ations> (p age 76) . Power Card slot cov er 1 Press and hold [Power] until the display is turned of f 2 Op[...]

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    MGR-E8 24 £ / 8 REC EDIT REC LEVEL MIC MODE MIC REC LEVEL 7 / BACK Power Preparing for recording 1 Swit ch this un it ON Press [Power]. 2 Set ting th e recording form at Sel ec t in <Rec fo rmat> u nder “ Re c set ting ” . (page 35) The d efaul t recording fo rmat set b efore this uni t lef t th e fac tor y is “ WA V 4 4 .1k H z 16 b i[...]

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    English 25 Setting Setting overview Display 2MIC Stere o re cordin g mo de usi ng th e L/ R (omnidir ec t iona l) buil t-in micr oph one s tha t are in st alle d at an ang le of 120°. This mo de c an reco rd st ere o audio w ith a r ich f ee ling of e xp ansio n. MONO Mona ural r ecor ding m ode u sing o nly th e Center (unid irec t ion al) buil t[...]

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    MGR-E8 26 ■ T o div ide a re cord ed f il e Dur ing re cordi ng, pr ess [EDI T ]. Stop recording 1 Stop re cord in g Press [ 7 /BA CK]. Abo ut wi nd noi se If th e “win d nois e” due to s tro ng win d caus es a pro ble m duri ng ou tdoo r reco rding , at tac h the p rovid ed win dscre en to th is unit . It will b e ef fe c tive f or red uc ti[...]

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    English 27 • The b uilt-in sp eaker d oes n ot out put a udio du ring re cordi ng. • Use head pho nes to m onito r the a udio b ein g reco rde d. T he hea dph one s volum e can b e adjus ted by pre ssing [ ] or [ ]. This volum e adjus tme nt doe s not af f ec t th e reco rding l evel. • Durin g mo nitor ing o f the re cord ed au dio th roug h[...]

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    MGR-E8 28 Con trol and displa y during recording 1 4 2 5 6 3 & * ( ) _ 78 0 9 - = ~ ! @ $ # % ^ Ex amp le of di spl ay B60-5825-08_00_MGR-E8(E)_English_1AJ6P1P0109--(XE0).indd 28 B60-5825-08_00_MGR-E8(E)_English_1AJ6P1P0109--(XE0).indd 28 10/08/04 13:48 10/08/04 13:48[...]

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    English 29 1 MENU button • Pre ss during s top or re cording stan dby mode to op en the menu. T he m enu can b e used in set tings o f recording fo rmat, etc. (pag e 35) 2 REC bu tton • Pre ss during s top mod e to enter the recordin g standby m ode. • Pre ss during re cording st andby to star t re cording. • Pre ss during re cording to let[...]

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    MGR-E8 30 Name of reco rded files The f il es re corde d with this uni t are nam ed ba sed o n the date/ time th e recording is started. 100901_0000_001A.WAV 5 4 3 2 1 1 Re cording st ar t date (2 last digits o f year , month and day) 2 Re cording st ar t time (ho ur and minute) 3 File numb er , which is the s equential number o f file in the fo ld[...]

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    English 31 Switching the folder MENU £ / 8 5 ∞ 7 /BACK 1 Enter MENU mode Dur ing sto p and re cord ing s tan dby, press [MENU]. ✎ If [MEN U] is pre sse d duri ng re cordin g st andby, go to s tep 3 be low. 2 Enter the Rec set t ing Press [ 5 ]/[ ∞ ] to sel ec t “R ec s et ting ” and pre ss [ £ / 8 ]. 3 Set the recording des tination ■[...]

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    MGR-E8 32 PLUG IN POWER MIC MODE MIC REC LEVEL EDIT £ / 8 5 ∞ 7 /BACK Recording by manually adjusting the microphone recording level 1 Set the MANUAL recording level adjus tment Slide [MI C REC LEV EL] to the “MANUAL ” positi on. 2 Enter the recording stan dby mode Press [REC ]. 3 Adjusting th e recording level T urn [REC LE VEL] to adjust. [...]

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    English 33 Recording from an external microphone Dynamic microphone, etc. Condenser microphone with the plug-in power type Microphone input 1 T o c onne ct to ex ternal microp hone Conne c t an e x tern al micr oph one to [ MI C] ja ck. ■ T o conne c t a plu g-i n powe r ty pe m icro pho ne Slide [PLUG IN P OWER] to the “O N” p osition . 2 Pr[...]

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    MGR-E8 34 Recording from an ex ternal audio component or musical instrument connected to the line input Musical instrument, etc. (Line output) Stereo, et c. Line input 1 Connec t the audio comp onent Conne c t the desi red aud io comp one nt to the [LIN E IN] ter minal. 2 Enter recording standby m ode Press [REC ]. 3 Adjust the re cording level T u[...]

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    English 35 Changing the Rec ording Settings The “ Re c set tin g” all ows you to se t vari ous item s accordin g to the t yp e of the recorde d sound. Item Setting Setting overview Int. Mic Ext. Mi c Line Rec format WA V 96kH z 24bit / WA V 48k Hz 24bi t/ WA V 44. 1kHz 24bit / WA V 96kH z 16bit / WA V 48k Hz 16bi t/ WA V 44. 1kHz 16bit * Line a[...]

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    MGR-E8 36 Cha ngi ng t he R eco rd ing S et t ing s Item Setting Setting overview Int. Mic Ext. Mi c Line Mi c Sync R ec OFF* /ON Reco rdin g st ar t s in sy nch roni sm wit h th e st ar t of mic rop hon e sou nd inp ut. R eco rding pau se s when n o sou nd ha s be en inpu t fo r 2 se conds . This i tem is e nabl ed w hen [MIC R EC LE VE L] is se t[...]

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    English 37 MENU £ / 8 5 ∞ 7 /BACK 1 Enter MENU mode Dur ing sto p and re cord ing s tan dby, press [MENU]. ✎ If [MEN U] is pre sse d duri ng re cordin g st andby, go to s tep 3 be low. 2 Enter the Rec set t ing Press [ 5 ]/[ ∞ ] to sel ec t “R ec s et ting ” and pre ss [ £ / 8 ]. 3 Set each item Press [ 5 ]/[ ∞ ] to sel ec t a se t ti[...]

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    MGR-E8 38 The f i les re corde d with this u nit can b e move d bet we en the i nterna l memo r y and SD c ard. Wh en a f ile is m oved, the f i le in the or igina l loc ation is del eted . £ / 8 5 ∞ EDIT LIST 7 /BACK 1 Enter list mo de Press [LIST ]. 2 Selec t th e Recorded f ile control item Press [ 5 ]/[ ∞ ] to sel ec t “ Reco rde d” an[...]

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    English 39 8 Move the recorde d file Press [ 5 ]/[ ∞ ] to sel ec t “ T o SD card ” or “ To internal m emor y” and p ress [ £ / 8 ]. ■ Pres s [ 7 / BACK] to re turn to th e prev ious s cre en pa ge. 9 Exit File edit mode Press [EDI T ]. • Only th e fil es re corde d wit h this uni t can b e move d. • Record ed f ile s can b e move d[...]

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    MGR-E8 40 A f ile re corde d with this u nit can b e div ide d into t wo f ile s. £ / 8 5 ∞ EDIT LIST 7 /BACK 1 Enter list mo de Press [LIST ]. 2 Selec t th e Recorded f ile control item Press [ 5 ]/[ ∞ ] to sel ec t “ Reco rde d” an d press [ £ / 8 ]. 3 Sele ct a fo lder Press [ 5 ]/[ ∞ ] to sel ec t “ Intern al mem or y ” or “ S[...]

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    English 41 • Only t he fi les re corde d wi th this un it ca n be di vid ed . • A recorde d fi le ca nnot b e divi de d in the fo llow ing ca ses . - Whe n the f old er cont ainin g the f ile a lread y conta ins 1 99 fil es . - Whe n the re cordi ng tim e of th e fil e is shor t . - Whe n the p oint to d ivi de th e fil e is clos e to the e nd [...]

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    MGR-E8 42 Operations an d display in pla yback 1 3 2 5 4 7 8 6 ^ % & * ( ) 9 0 - = ~ ! @ # $ Resume function This u nit me mor izes th e st atus imm edi ately b efore i t is swi tche d of f. Ne x t time i t is swi tche d on, it e nters p ause mo de at th e po sitio n play bac k was las t sto pp ed. Ex amp le of di spl ay Playin g mus ic tr ack [...]

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    English 43 1 MENU button Press to open th e menu. T he menu can b e use d in set tin gs of playin g mod e, etc. (page 4 6) 2 /LIST Powe r/List bu t ton Press to open th e list scre en at the highes t level of hierarchy. 3 4 Le f t but ton Press to play the current o r previous tr ack fro m the be ginning. Press and ho ld to fas t reverse the music.[...]

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    MGR-E8 44 Pla yback b y selecting music from the list The f il es re corde d with this uni t can b e played by s ele c ting the f old er. The mu sic f iles tr ansf erre d from th e PC can b e search ed b ased o n DB classif ie d by their t ag info rmations . (pa ge 72) Category Contents Artis t A musi c fil e tr ans fer re d f rom t he PC c an be s[...]

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    English 45 £ / 8 5 ∞ EDIT LIST 7 /BACK 1 Enter list mo de ■ T o ope n the l ist s cre en at the h igh est l evel of h ier archy Press [LIST ]. ■ T o ope n the l ist sc ree n at the l evel o f the mu sic f ile b ei ng pl ayed Press [ 5 ]. 2 Sele c t the list categ or y to be us ed for s elec ting th e desired music f ile Press [ 5 ]/[ ∞ ] t[...]

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    MGR-E8 46 V arious pla y modes The “ Play set tin g” makes i t possib le to se lec t va rious p layba ck meth ods. Item Setting Setting overview Display Play mode OFF Plays mu sic in a lis t . ONE Repeat Playb ack of t he s ame t rac k repe ated ly. ALL Repeat Playb ack of a ll of the t ra ck s in th e lis t repe ated ly. Random Rep eate d play[...]

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    English 47 3 Set each item Press [ 5 ]/[ ∞ ] to sel ec t a se t ting ite m and pre ss [ £ / 8 ]. Press [ 5 ]/[ ∞ ] to sel ec t a se ttin g value a nd press [ £ / 8 ]. The “ ✓ ” mark indicates the current set ting. ■ Pres s [ 7 / BACK] to re turn to th e prev ious s cre en pa ge. 4 Exi t ME N U mo de Press [MENU ]. Setting A- B repeat [...]

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    MGR-E8 48 The p layba ck spe ed can b e incr ease d or dec rease d. Setting Setting overview Display 200 % — Incr ease s the p layb ack sp ee d in 10% inc reme nts . 10 0 % Playb ack at t he or igin al spe ed . — 50% De creas es t he play bac k spe ed i n 5% dec reme nt s. MENU £ / 8 5 4 ¢ ∞ 7 /BACK 1 Enter MENU mode Press [MENU ]. ✎ If [[...]

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    English 49 Searching the point to be pl a y ed b y s p ec i fyi n g t he t i m e The d esired p oint in a f il e can b e spe cif ie d by the playi ng time. MENU £ / 8 5 4 ¢ ∞ 1 Selec t the d esired track Play the desir ed tr ack . (pag e 4 4) 2 Enter MENU mode Press [MENU ]. 3 Selec t the time s earch Press [ 5 ]/[ ∞ ] to sel ec t “ T ime s[...]

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    MGR-E8 50 Adding to /Deleting from the F a v orite T rack s you ar e par tic ularl y fond o f can b e regis tere d in the Favorite fol der for pl aying o nly the f avorite t rack s late r. Up to 1 00 t rack s c an be a dde d to the Favorite fol der. £ / 8 5 ∞ EDIT LIST 7 /BACK Adding to the F a vorite 1 Selec t th e track to be ad ded to the Fa [...]

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    English 51 Playing F a vorite Th e tra ck s in th e Favorite fol der c an be p layed i n the o rder th ey were a dd ed to it . 1 Enter list mo de Press [LIST ]. 2 Sele ct th e F avorite folder Press [ 5 ]/[ ∞ ] to sel ec t “ Fa vori te” and p ress [ £ / 8 ]. 3 Selec t a tra ck Press [ 5 ]/[ ∞ ] to sel ec t a tr ack and p ress [ £ / 8 ]. D[...]

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    MGR-E8 52 Co nnection of external c ompon ents The Li ne ou tput can be used to c onnect a n externa l c omponen t suc h as a s peake r with built -in am plifier. The U SB c onnecto r can be u sed to con nect an external compo nent such as a ster eo set with USB capability . Connecting to the Line outout FM transmitter Speaker with built-in amplifi[...]

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    English 53 Conne c tin g to the US B conne c tor USB-compatible stereo USB cable 1 Connec t a USB cable to the USB jack of this unit • For the o per ating p roce dure an d the p layab le f iles , read th e inst ruc ti on man ual for th e conn ec te d ste reo s et. • Do not us e or leave t his uni t or con ne cte d com pon ent in a n autom ob il[...]

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    MGR-E8 54 Digital Audio P la yer Link Whe n this un it is conn ec te d to a Kenwo od au dio com po nent w ith t he Di git al Audi o Pla yer Link com patibi lity , pla yback of this unit can be co ntrol led fro m the external audio component. Digital Audio Play er Link- compatible stereo Digital audio input Special cable 1 Swit ch this un it ON 2 Co[...]

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    English 55 B60-5825-08_00_MGR-E8(E)_English_1AJ6P1P0109--(XE0).indd 55 B60-5825-08_00_MGR-E8(E)_English_1AJ6P1P0109--(XE0).indd 55 10/08/04 13:49 10/08/04 13:49[...]

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    MGR-E8 56 Deleting a selected file £ / 8 5 ∞ EDIT LIST 7 /BACK 1 Ent er st op mode Press [ 7 /BA CK]. 2 Enter list mo de Press [LIST ]. 3 Selec t th e file to be del eted Press [ 5 ]/[ ∞ ] to sel ec t an ite m and p ress [ £ / 8 ] to enter. Repe at these o per ations until th e desire d music f ile is disp layed. Press [ 5 ]/[ ∞ ] to move t[...]

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    English 57 Deleting all files (Formatting ) Caution • Fo rmat ting d ele tes all of the f i les in this uni t. • Once for matt ed, t he memory c ann ot be re stor ed t o t he p rev iou s condition. MENU £ / 8 5 ∞ 7 /BACK 1 Ent er st op mode Press [ 7 /BA CK]. 2 Enter MENU mode Press [MENU ]. 3 Sele ct th e common set ting an d then the for m[...]

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    MGR-E8 58 Adjus ti ng t he aud io Adjusting the volume 1 Adjusting th e volume Press [ ] or [ ]. Pressing and h olding a b ut ton segm ent varie s the volum e gradually. • If the h eadph on e volum e is increas ed to o muc h, you wi ll be una ble to h ear th e soun ds fro m out sid e. Be ca refu l not to in crease t he vol ume to o much . • The[...]

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    English 59 MENU £ / 8 5 4 ¢ ∞ 1 Enter MENU mode Duri ng playb ack , pre ss [MENU]. 2 Sele ct th e sound mo de set tin g under the p lay set ting Press [ 5 ]/[ ∞ ] to sel ec t “Pl ay set ting ” and pr ess [ £ / 8 ]. Press [ 5 ]/[ ∞ ] to sel ec t “ Soun d mod e” an d press [ £ / 8 ]. 3 Selec t th e Sound mo de Press [ 5 ]/[ ∞ ] to[...]

  • Page 60

    MGR-E8 60 Some f unc tion i tems of this unit in cluding th e display bri ghtness an d auto power O FF func tion c an be s et as desire d. Item Setting Setting overview Clo ck s et ti ng - Set the da te and t ime. ( pag e 62) DB Auto update Auto update* The D B is upd ate d autom atic ally w hen t his uni t is s witc he d ON, a fil e is ed ite d or[...]

  • Page 61

    English 61 Item Setting Setting overview Sys te m i nf o. - Disp lays t he sy s tem inf or mati on of t his uni t (mode l ID, fir mware vers ion, ava ilable m emor y c apa cit y, total m emor y c ap acit y). (* : Facto r y set ti ng) MENU £ / 8 5 ∞ 7 /BACK 1 Ent er st op mode Press [ 7 /BA CK]. 2 Enter MENU mode Press [MENU ]. 3 Enter the common[...]

  • Page 62

    MGR-E8 62 Adjust the date and tim e of this unit. The d ate/ti me info rmatio n is req uired f or nami ng the re cord ed f ile s. It is reco mmen de d to set the a ccurate date a nd time. MENU £ / 8 5 4 ¢ ∞ 7 /BACK 1 Ent er st op mode Press [ 7 /BA CK]. 2 Enter MENU mode Press [MENU ]. 3 Enter the common set ting Press [ 5 ]/[ ∞ ] to sel ec t[...]

  • Page 63

    English 63 7 Exi t ME N U mo de Press [MENU ]. B60-5825-08_00_MGR-E8(E)_English_1AJ6P1P0109--(XE0).indd 63 B60-5825-08_00_MGR-E8(E)_English_1AJ6P1P0109--(XE0).indd 63 10/08/04 13:49 10/08/04 13:49[...]

  • Page 64

    MGR-E8 64 Sleep timer and alarm timer Item Contents Displ ay OFF Bot h th e slee p tim er and a larm t imer a re sw itc he d of f. Sle ep ti mer This u nit c an be s wi tch ed of f af ter t he se t per io d of tim e. Alar m ti mer An alar m ton e (be ep) can b e gene rat ed af ter the s et p eri od of t ime. MENU £ / 8 5 4 ¢ ∞ 1 Ent er st op mo[...]

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    English 65 ■ T o set t he ala rm tim er Press [ 5 ]/[ ∞ ] to sel ec t “O N” an d press [ £ / 8 ]. T o switch only the alar m timer of f, sele ct “O FF” . Press [ 4 ]/[ ¢ ] to sele c t the hou r or minute. Press [ 5 ]/[ ∞ ] to var y th e f igure. ■ Pres s [ 7 / BACK] to re turn to th e prev ious s cre en pa ge. 6 Enter the timer se[...]

  • Page 66

    MGR-E8 66 Con ne c t i ng a PC Connecting a PC 1 Start up th e PC 2 Connec t a USB cable to the US B por t of the PC 3 Connec t the USB cable to the USB jack of this unit USB cable This unit is conn ec ted to the PC with th e USB mass stora ge class connec tion . • For the PC s ys tem re quirem ents , se e <Spe cif icati ons> (p age 76). ?[...]

  • Page 67

    English 67 Disconnect ing this unit from the PC 1 Click the [Safe T o Remove Hardware] ic on Display the in dicator on the t ask tray i f it is not displaye d. Wind ows 7 / V ist a Windo ws X P 2 Click [Safely remove USB Mass S torage D evice] Wind ows Vis ta Wind ows 7 Windo ws X P 3 When a me ssage is displaye d indicating that the USB device can[...]

  • Page 68

    MGR-E8 68 Configurations of folders and f iles This uni t creates th e follow ing fo lder s in the inte rnal m emor y and SD card and saves f i les in th e fold ers . Whe n trans ferr ing f ile s from a P C to this unit, th e f iles sh ould b e writ te n in accordance with the following fol der configur ation. KENWOOD_DAP ] KWD ] LINE ] MIC_A ¡ 10[...]

  • Page 69

    English 69 • Abou t the f ile s and fo lde rs in t he MUSIC and K W D fol der s - Up to 3,0 00 f old ers c an be re co gnize d inc ludin g the MUSIC a nd K WD f old ers in the inte rnal m emo r y an d SD card. - Up to 7 ,0 0 0 fil es ca n be re cog nize d in the MUSIC a nd K WD f old ers i n the inte rnal mem or y an d SD card. - Up to 8 hier arc[...]

  • Page 70

    MGR-E8 70 The f i les re corde d with this u nit can b e sto red in a P C. 1 Connec t this unit to a PC (page 6 6) 2 Open th e removable disk Click [Star t] – [C omp uter]. Dou ble click [K ENWO OD_ DAP] (interna l mem or y) or [remova ble disk]/ [KENWO OD_ SD] (SD card). 3 Open th e desired fo lder of this unit Dou ble click o ne of f olde r nam[...]

  • Page 71

    English 71 5 Drag & drop o r copy & paste the desire d files f rom this unit into the PC 6 Disconnec ting this unit f rom the PC (pa ge 67) • If the f ilen ame create d by th is unit is al tered , the f ile c annot b e play ed b ack on this uni t. To prevent this, t he re corde d fil es wi th mo dif ie d name s shoul d be move d to the MU[...]

  • Page 72

    MGR-E8 72 Capturing Music in PC/ T ransferring Music from PC T o play music f iles as t rack s of this Player, fi rst r ip music f ile s in the PC . The o btain ed musi c fi les ca n then b e trans ferre d to this unit . This u nit c an pl ay the f ollow ing 3 t y pe s of mu sic f ile s. • MP3 (*.mp3) : MPEG-1 Audio Layer-3 Sampli ng freque ncy 8[...]

  • Page 73

    English 73 3 3 5 5 4 4 6 Close the W indows M edia Player 7 Disconnec ting this unit f rom the PC (pa ge 67) Data tran sfer by dra g & d rop Ope n the Win dows E xp lorer a nd drag & d rop the de sired f il e from th e PC’s hard disk drive to this Playe r . Copy & pa ste ca n also b e used f or dat a transfer . 1 Connec t this unit to[...]

  • Page 74

    MGR-E8 74 Capt uri ng M usi c in P C/ Trans fe rri ng Mu si c fr om PC 3 Open th e “Music” fold er Doub le click [Music] fold er. The musi c files t rans ferred to this unit mus t always b e saved in th e MUSIC folder. For details, se e <Configur ations of fold ers and f iles> (pag e 68). 4 Open th e folder s toring the d esired music fil[...]

  • Page 75

    English 75 The mu sic f iles tr ansf erre d from th e PC to this unit c an be d elete d fro m this unit. Deleting using the Explorer 1 Connec t this unit to a PC (page 6 6) 2 Open th e removable disk Click [Star t] – [C omp uter]. Dou ble click [K ENWO OD_ DAP] (interna l mem or y) or [remova ble disk]/ [KENWO OD_ SD] (SD card). 3 Open th e folde[...]

  • Page 76

    MGR-E8 76 Specif ications Buil t-in f lash m emo r y * 1 : 2 GB Headphone output : 3.5 mm s ter eo m ini ja ck : 10 + 10 m W/ 1 6 Ω Line output : 3.5 mm s ter eo m ini ja ck : 700 + 70 0 mV / 10 kΩ Line input : 3.5 mm s ter eo m ini ja ck : 90 mV/ 1 8 kΩ Microphone input : 3.5 mm s ter eo m ini ja ck : 4 mV / 2.3 k Ω Interface : USB 2.0 Fu ll S[...]

  • Page 77

    English 77 WA V (44. 1 kHz , 16 bit) : Ap prox . 12 hour s 20 minutes MP3 (320 kb ps) : App rox . 55 hour s MP3 (1 92 kbp s) : Appr ox. 92 hou rs MP3 (1 28 kb ps) : App rox. 138 ho ur s MP3 (96 k bps) : App rox . 184 hou rs * The f i gure s how n are s t and ard v alue s of s ter eo recording. * Dur in g cont inu ou s re cord ing , the f il e is di[...]

  • Page 78

    MGR-E8 78 Error messages Message Remedy Can’t p lay The f ile b ein g disp layed d oes n ot ex is t ac tu ally. If <DB Au to up date> is s et t o <Manual u pda te> , b e sur e to exe cu te <DB upd ate now > af te r dele tin g a fi le or rem ovin g the SD c ard ( pag e 60). The mu sic f ile w ith D RM c annot b e playe d af t e[...]

  • Page 79

    English 79 Message Remedy Pleas e che ck th e conne c tio n of line inp ut Pleas e che ck th e conne c tio n of ex ter nal microphone The con nec t ion cor d was dis conn ec te d durin g reco rding . Ch ec k the cor d conne c tio n and re conn ec t it a s requ ire d. B60-5825-08_00_MGR-E8(E)_English_1AJ6P1P0109--(XE0).indd 79 B60-5825-08_00_MGR-E[...]

  • Page 80

    MGR-E8 80 In the c ase o f a troub le suc h as the im pos sibili t y of sw itchin g this uni t ON, sp onta ne ous powe r shutdow n or er rone ous disp lay, press the R ese t but ton ( pag e 8). For de tails, re fer to th e supp or t in form ation i n our web site by visi ting: ht tp :/ /www .k en w oo d. c om / Sym pt om Re me dy Power c anno t be [...]

  • Page 81

    English 81 Sym pt om Re me dy Reco rdin g st andby c anno t be entered. Recording is impossible. The h old f unc t ion i s se t to “RE C.” Canc el th e HOL D fu nc ti on wi th t he HO LD s witc h on th is uni t (page 1 9) . If th e musi c st ar t s to play, pre ss [ 7 / BACK ] to s top i t. [REC ] but t on: • Pr ess d uri ng s top mo de to en[...]

  • Page 82

    MGR-E8 82 Gloss ar y DB (Database): Func tion f or creatin g tag i nfor matio n of music f iles an d basi c infor matio n on th eir fil enam es so th at they c an b e sel ec ted from t he list s cree n. DRM (Digital Rights Management): T ech nol og y for p rotec tin g the co py right of dig ital au dio an d vid eo dat a by limit ing the num ber o f[...]

  • Page 83

    English 83 Information on Disposal of Old Electrical and Electronic Equipment and Batteries (applicable for EU c ountries that hav e adopted separate w aste collection systems) Pr oducts and batteries with the symbol (crossed-out wheeled bin) cannot be disposed as household waste. Old electrical and electronic equipment and batteries should be recy[...]

  • Page 84

    B60-5825-08_00_MGR-E8(E)_English_1AJ6P1P0109--(XE0).indd 84 B60-5825-08_00_MGR-E8(E)_English_1AJ6P1P0109--(XE0).indd 84 10/08/04 13:49 10/08/04 13:49[...]