Panasonic Ic Recorder RR-US591, RR-US571, RR-US551 Operating Instructions

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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 stereo earphones 
(not included).
* 
The built-in speaker is turned off when 
earphones are connected.
Built-in 
speaker
Press and hold FOLDER/SPEED 
for 1 second or longer 
during playback.
The remaining time of the file 
being played is displayed for 
approx. 3 seconds.
Remaining 
playback time
Connect stereo earphones (not included).
Plug type: ø 3.5 mm (1/8) stereo mini plug
Listening to the audio using earphonesConfi  rming the 
remaining time
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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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.
Deleting recorded files
If the unit is formatted, all existing files 
including protected files, music files, 
data files transferred from PCs, etc. are 
deleted. 
Formatting
STOP 


ERASE 
						

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Press and hold  A-B      / MENU  for 1 
second or longer.
“” (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 
batter
 y 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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3
Locking recorded files (File protection)
STOP 

 A-B      / MENU
Basic Operations 
						

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• Set the Recording position switch to [MANUAL] ( ➜ page 8).
• Press 
STOP to stop the unit.
Press and hold  A-B      / MENU  for 1 
second or longer.
“” (blinking) is displayed.
Press u , 
i  to select “” 
or “
” and press  q/
g  to enter.
Press +, – to select “” 
and press  q/
g  to enter.
Stereo
Monaural
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2
3
Switching Monaural/Stereo
* Press STOP to stop the setting process midway.
* If  “
” is selected and entered while “” is on ( ➜ page 15), “” tur ns off. 
(“” disappears.)
1Press and hold  A-B      / MENU  for 1 
second or longer.
“” (blinking) is displayed.
Changing microphone sensitivity
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 (Monaural/Stereo, Microphone sensitivity)
• Set the Recording position switch to 
[MANUAL] ( ➜ page 8).
• Press 
STOP to stop the unit.
STOP 
MANUAL  WIDE  ZOOM 

 A-B      / MENU
Recording 
position switch 
						

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* Press STOP to stop the setting process midway.
* 
When “” is set ( ➜ page 14), you cannot set the zoom 
microphone and “” is not displayed on the menu screen.* The zoom function does not work as long as a device is connected to the 
external microphone jack even if the zoom is set to ON on this unit.
* When you perform zoom recording with the unit placed on a 
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 and hold  A-B      / MENU  
for 1 second or longer.
“” (blinking) is displayed.
1
2
3
• Set the Recording position switch to [MANUAL] (
➜ page 8).• Set to “” (Monaural) (
➜ page 14).
• 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.
When recording with zoom microphone, the audio becomes monaural.
 Press and hold  A-B      / MENU  
for 1 second or longer.
 “” (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.
1
2
3
STOP 
MANUAL  WIDE  ZOOM

 A-B      / MENU
Recording 
position switch
Advanced Operations 
						

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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 .
*  T
urn the function off when recording 
important matters.
*
 Press STOP to stop the setting process midway.
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2
3
Press +, – to select “” and 
press  q/
g
 to enter.
Press and hold  A-B      / MENU  for 1 second 
or longer.
“” (blinking) is displayed.
Confirming possible 
(remaining) recording time
  Press and hold FOLDER/SPEED 
for 1 second or 
longer while 
recording or stopped.
Possible 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.
* When the possible recording time is 1000 hours or 
longer, “” is displayed. (RR-US591 only)
• Press STOP to stop the unit.
Preventing unnecessary recording (VAS)/Confirming possible (remaining) recording time
Possible 
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.
Press u, i to select “” and 
press 
q /
g to enter.Then “” is displayed.
hour minute
second
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STOP
 A-B      / MENU
FOLDER/SPEED
Recording indicator 
						

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2
Press FOLDER/SPEED during playback.
Playback speed adjustment display appears. (screen at right)
The figure of 2 digits represents a speed step.
(
The figure returns to the file number after playback speed adjustment display finishes.)
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 100% speed, the bar at the top blinks and  “
” lights up.
3Press  q/
g  to enter.
e.g.  
When playing back with 75% speed
Playback speed can be adjusted at 21 different steps (50% to 200%).
50%
100% 200%
Setting the playback speed control function
e.g. for 100% speed
adjustable 
in 10 steps
(at 5% intervals)
adjustable 
in 10 steps
(at 10% intervals)
STOP FOLDER/SPEED
Advanced Operations 
						

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Press u, 
i to select “” “” 
or “
” “”and press q /
g to enter.
Reducing noise (EQ setting)
This function makes it easier to hear sounds during playback.
You cannot make this setting when “” is selected.
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2
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 and hold  A-B      / MENU   for 1 second or 
longer 
during playback.
EQ setting display appears.
Reducing noise (EQ setting)/Slight return playback
Canceling Noise reduction (EQ setting):
Select “” and enter in step 2 .
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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 and hold  A-B      / MENU  
for 1 second 
or longer.
“” (blinking) is displayed.
*
 Press STOP to stop the setting process midway.
* When EQ is set to On, human voice can be heard more easily. However, components  of other sound r anges are reduced.
* 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
.
When “” is selected, high range noise is reduced.
When “” is selected, both high range noise and 
low range noise are reduced.
After setting, “” is displayed while playing.
STOP 
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Each time you press  A-B      / MENU  
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  A-B      / MENU  or  u , 
i  while playing. Or 
press STOP. 
Press  A-B      / MENU  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 
Playback ( ➜ 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 star

t playback.
Press  A-B      / MENU  at the finish point (B).2
STOP 
 A-B      / MENU
Advanced Operations 
						

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If you forget the password, you cannot 
play files in folder A to D. Please write 
it down in MEMO section (➜ right) for 
reference.
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 and hold  A-B      / MENU  for 1 
second or longer.
“” (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.
STOP 
 A-B      / MENU