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Using the Recorder on Your PC
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Using the Recorder on Your PC
Operating Environment
Windows
Macintosh
Operating System:
Microsoft Windows 2000/XP/Vista (Standard
Installation)
Compatible PC’s:
Windows PC’s equipped with more than one
free USB port
Operating System:
Mac OS 10.2.8 ~ 10.5 (Standard Installation)
Compatible PC’s:
Apple Macintosh series equipped with more
than one free USB port
Precautions on using the recorder
connected to a PC
By being connected to a PC, the recorder
enables you to do the following:
• You can transfer files recorded with this
recorder to a computer, play them back, and
manage them by using Windows Media Player
or iTunes (☞ P.50, P.57).
• In addition to its uses as an IC recorder and a
music player, this recorder can also be used
as external memory for a computer by storing
data from a computer and reading it back out
(☞ P.49, P.61).
• When you are downloading a file from the
recorder or uploading a file to the recorder, do
not remove the USB cable even if the screen is
indicating you can. Data is still being transferred
while the [PEAK] indicator light is blinking.
When removing the USB cable, be sure to
follow the description in ☞ P.48. If the USB
cable is removed before the drive is stopped,
data may not be successfully transferred.
• On a PC, do not format the drive of the recorder.
Initialization is not successfully achieved on
a PC. For initialization, follow the instruc-
tions in the [Format] screen of the recorder
(☞ P.43).
• Folder (directory) names appeared by file
management tools such as Explorer attached
to Microsoft Windows is different from the folder
names that can be set with the recorder.
• If folders or files stored on the recorder are
moved or renamed by using a file management
tool such as Explorer, the order of files may be
changed or files may become unrecognizable
•
Data can be written or uploaded to the recorder even
though the attribute of the recorder drive is shown
as Read-only by the operating system of the PC.
• As the noise may cause adverse effects on
electronics devices nearby the recorder, unplug
the earphone when you connect the recorder to
a PC.
Notes
• This is an operational environment for saving
the files recorded by this recorder to your PC
with USB connection.
• To check the operational environment of
[Steinberg CUBASE LE4] software, see a
supplied separate sheet.
• Even if operational environment is satisfied, we
do not support such as 64-bits OS, the multi-
boot environment and self-modified PC’s.