Panasonic Ic Recorder Rr-us550 Operating Instructions

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Press and hold FOLDER for 
1 second or longer 
during playback.
The remaining time of the file 
being played is displayed for 
approx. 3 seconds.
Remaining 
playback 
time
Confi  rming the 
remaining time
Insert 
securely.
Listening to the audio 
during playback
The audio during playback comes from 
the speaker. Listening may be difficult in 
noisy places due to the speaker output. 
In that case, connect earphones (not 
included).
* 
The built-in speaker is turned off when 
earphones are connected.
Built-in 
speaker
Connect earphones (not included). (Sounds are monaural.)
Plug type: ø 3.5 mm (1/8) mini plug
Listening to the audio using earphones
Monitoring the recording 
progress
Adjusting the volume:You can adjust the volume by pressing 
+, –, but the recording level is not 
affected.
* 
The remaining playback time 
for the last approx. 3 seconds 
of file is not displayed.
Basic Operations 
						

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STOP
ERASE
Deleting recorded files
Press ERASE while playing or 
the unit is stopped.Press  u, 
i  to select “” 
and press  q/
g  to enter.
When deleting is complete, “” is 
displayed.
It may take dozens of seconds until 
deleting is complete.
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•  Select a folder ( ➜ page 10).
* Deleted files cannot be recovered.
* You cannot delete a portion of a file.
* Press 
STOP to stop the operation midway.
* The file numbers displayed on this unit  are mo
 ved forward after deleting files.
* Both deleting and formatting data are  not a
 vailable when the remaining battery 
display shows “
” (blinking).
Press  q/
g  to enter.3
Press 
u, 
i  to select the file.
ò Deleting all files in 
one folder
ó Deleting all files in  folder A through D
ô Deleting all files in  all folders
ñ Deleting one file
õ Formatting this unit
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ñ
toô :  Protected files and files which 
cannot be played back on this 
unit cannot be deleted.
If the unit is formatted, all existing files 
including protected files, music files, 
data files transferred from PCs, etc. are 
deleted. 
Formatting 
						

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STOP
 MENU/ REPEAT
Locking recorded files (File protection)
Press  MENU/ REPEAT .
“” (blinking) is displayed.
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Locked files cannot be deleted on this unit (except when formatting). 
Use this function to protect files.
•  Select a folder (➜ page 10).
• Press STOP to stop the unit.
Press  u, 
i  to select “” 
and press  q/
g  to enter.
Lock is performed.
It may take dozens of seconds until 
locking is complete.
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To cancel lock:
Follow step 1
 to 4 , select “” and 
enter in step 5 .
* Press 
STOP to stop the setting process 
midway.
* “
” is displayed for the locked files 
when the file is selected.
* “
” is not displayed when there is no 
file in the selected folder.
* You cannot lock files when the 
remaining
  battery display shows “” 
(blinking).
Press  q/
g  to enter.4
Press +, – to select “” and 
press  q/
g  to enter.
Press  u, 
i  to select the 
file.
ñ Selecting one file
ò Selecting all files in  one folder
ó Selecting all files in all  folders
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Basic Operations 
						

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Recording 
position switch
STOP
MANUAL  NORMAL  ZOOM
 MENU/ REPEAT
* Press STOP to stop the setting process midway.
1Press  MENU/ REPEAT .
“” (blinking) is displayed.
Press +, – to select “” and press q/
g  to enter.2
Press 
u, 
i  to select microphone sensitivity and press 
q/
g  to 
enter.3
Low Normal High
Changing recording settings (Microphone sensitivity)
•  Set the Recording position switch to [MANUAL] ( ➜ page 8).
• Press STOP to stop the unit. 
						

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Recording 
position switch
STOP
MANUAL  NORMAL ZOOM
 MENU/ REPEAT
* Press STOP to stop the setting process midway.
* The zoom function does not work as long as a device  is connected to the e
 xternal microphone jack even if 
the zoom is set to ON on this unit. 
*
 When you perform zoom recording with the unit 
placed on the desk, etc., we recommend putting up 
the stand ( ➜ page 4).
Press 
u, 
i  to select “” o r  “” and 
press  q/
g  to enter.
Press +, – to select “” and press 
q/
g  
to enter.
Zoom ON Zoom OFF
Changing Zoom microphone setting
Press  MENU/ REPEAT .
“” (blinking) is displayed.1
2
3
• Set the Recording position switch to [MANUAL] (
➜ page 8).
• Press STOP to stop the unit.
Changing recording settings (Zoom microphone/Recording mode (XP/LP/SLP))
When the zoom is set to “”, the surrounding sound volume 
is lowered, and the sound in front is clearly recorded.
 Press  MENU/ REPEAT .
 “” (blinking) is 
displayed.
 Press  q/
g  to enter.
 Press  u, 
i  to 
select among “XP”, 
“LP” and “SLP” and 
press  q/
g  to enter.
How to set the 
recording mode 
(XP/LP/SLP)
• Press STOP to stop the unit.
* If noise bothers you when  recording/pla
 ying in SLP 
mode, use XP or LP 
mode.
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2
3
Advanced Operations 
						

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STOP
FOLDER
Recording indicator MENU/ REPEAT
VAS (Voice Activated System) function
Recording stops automatically when silence 
continues for about 3 seconds. If the unit 
detects sound, the recording resumes.
Start recording to activate this function. 
When the VAS function is active and the 
recording is paused during recording, “
” 
and the recording indicator blink.
Canceling VAS  function:
Select “” and enter in step 3 .
Press 
u, 
i  to select “” and 
press  q/
g  to enter.
Then “” is displayed.
*  T
urn the function off when recording 
important matters.
*
 Press STOP to stop the setting process midway.
1
2
3
Press +, – to select “” and 
press  q/
g  to enter.
Press  MENU/ REPEAT .
“” (blinking) is displayed.
Confirming possible 
(remaining) recording time
  Press and hold FOLDER 
for 
1 second or longer 
while recording or 
stopped.
Remaining recording time 
is displayed for approx. 3 
seconds. 
When there is only a little
∗ remaining 
memory left while recording, the display 
is automatically changed to the remaining 
recording time display.
• Press STOP to stop the unit.
Preventing unnecessary recording (VAS)/Confirming possible (remaining) recording time
Remaining 
recording time
The “” display while stopped shows 
approximate remaining 
memory.
“
” lights up in response to 
the remaining time.
When there is only a little
∗ 
remaining memory left, “” blinks.
∗  When the remaining recording time falls  below approx. 1 hour.
hour minute second
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Press i to select “” and press 
q/
g  to enter.
1
2
3
Press  MENU/ REPEAT during playback.
“” (blinking) and “” (lighting) are displayed.
(Only “” (blinking) is displayed when “” is selected.)
Press 
u, 
i  to select playback speed.When pressing 
i, the playback speed becomes faster and “” (blinking) moves to the right.
When pressing u, the playback speed becomes slower and “” (blinking) moves to the left.
*
 Press STOP to stop the setting process midway.
* When playing with speed other than × 1 speed, the bar at the top blinks and  “
” lights up.
4Press  q/
g  to enter.
e.g.  
When playing back with × 0.75 speed
STOP
 MENU/ REPEAT
Playback speed can be adjusted at 5 different speeds.
× 0.5
× 0.75 × 1× 1.5 × 2
Setting the playback speed control function
Advanced Operations 
						

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STOP
 MENU/ REPEAT
Reducing noise (EQ setting)
This function makes it easier to hear 
sounds during playback.
You cannot make this setting when “
” is 
selected.
1
2
3
Press  q/
g  to enter.
Press  u, 
i  to select “
” 
and press  q/
g  to enter.
After setting, “” is displayed while 
playing.
Setting Slight return playback 
Slight Return Playback function: When  u 
is pressed during playback, the play point 
reverses about 5 seconds, and playback 
resumes from the point.
Press  MENU/ REPEAT during playback.
“” (blinking) and “” (lighting) are 
displayed.
Reducing noise (EQ setting)/Slight return playback
Canceling Noise reduction (EQ setting):
Select “” and enter in step 3 .
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3Press 
u, 
i  to select “”
and press  q/
g  to enter.
Then “” is displayed.
Press +, – to select “” and 
press  q/
g  to enter.
1Press  MENU/ REPEAT .
“” (blinking) is displayed.
*
 Press STOP to stop the setting process midway.
* Slight return playback cannot be done during A-B Repeat play ( ➜ page 19).
• Press STOP to stop the unit.
Canceling Slight return playback:
Select “” and enter in step 3
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 MENU/ REPEAT
Each time you press and hold  MENU/ REPEAT 
for 1 second or longer while stopped, the 
playback style is switched as follows.
Repeat play/Successive play
ALL → ALL  → No display →  
“ALL” displayThe selected file until 
the last file in the selected folder are 
played successively. The unit stops 
when the playback finishes. (The 
factory setting is “ALL”.)
“ALL ” displayPlays all files in the 
folder repeatedly.
The display changes to “” 
(lighting) and repeat play starts. 
Canceling A-B Repeat:
Press and hold  MENU/ REPEAT for 1 second or longer, or press 
u, i while playing or the unit is stopped. 
Press and hold  MENU/ REPEAT for 1 
second or longer while playing.1
A-B Repeat play
Playback repeats between the start point (A) 
and finish point (B) if those points are set.
* 
You cannot set A-B Repeat in the following cases;• Within approx. 1 second from the beginning of the file 
and within approx. 2 seconds from the end of the file
• Less than approx. 2 seconds between the  start point (A) and finish point (B)
* 
When only the start point (A) is set and playback 
continues until the end of the file, the end becomes 
the finish point (B) and A-B Repeat begins.
* During A-B Repeat playback, the Slight return 
pla yback ( ➜ page 18) is not available.
The start point (A) is set 
and “” (blinking) and “” 
(lighting) are displayed.
Repeat play/Successive play, A-B Repeat play
No displayWhen the playback for 
one file finishes, the unit stops.
“” displayPlays one file repeatedly.
• Select one of the above settings 
and, press  q/
g  to start playback.
Press  MENU/ REPEAT at the finish point (B).2
Advanced Operations 
						

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STOP
 MENU/ REPEAT
If you forget the password, you cannot 
play files in folder A to D. Please write it 
down in MEMO section (➜ right) not to 
forget.
Setting the password 
(4-digit number)
Press +, – to select “” and 
press  q/
g  to enter.
Press  u, 
i  to select “
” 
and press  q/
g  to enter.
Enters the password entry display.
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2
3
• Press STOP to stop the unit.
Press  MENU/ REPEAT .
“” (blinking) is displayed.
Press +, – to select a number 
and press 
q/
g  to enter.
Move to the next digit and select a 
number. Repeat this until the 4th digit.
(You can select a digit with 
u, 
i .)
The password is determined when 
you finish entering the 4th digit.
Then “
” is displayed.
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MEMO
Password
If the password has been set and you 
press  q/
g  to play a file, the password 
entry display appears ( ➜ page 21).
Canceling the security lock:
  Select “” and enter in step 3
.
  P
erform step 4 . (Enter the password.)
* Press 
STOP to stop the setting process 
midway.
*
 To change the password, cancel the 
security lock and set a password again 
from step 
1 .
Security functions
If you set a password, password authentication is necessary when playing back this unit or connecting to 
a computer. When the unit is lost or stolen, the recorded data stored in this unit c\
annot be played or the 
computer does not recognize this unit as long as the password does not match.