I don't have the RH10 (yet), but at least with older MDs you start
recording and hit pause, thus rec/pause is standby and you just hit
pause again to resume recording. On my MZ-N707 it can remain in
rec/pause for many hours, through the night necessary, without
draining the battery much.
John Hartog
--- In Con Slobodchikoff
<> wrote:
> I have just purchased a Sony Minidisc MZ-RH10 recorder, which I
intend to
> use with my Telinga microphone for recording prairie dog vocalizations,
> which happen unpredictably with sometimes a considerable amount of time
> between vocalization bouts. Does anyone know of a good way to keep the
> record function in a standby mode and then switch it on quickly when
there
> is a vocalization? By the time that I fumble with the play and record
> buttons, and check to make sure that the recorder is recording (I
find the
> rec button very awkward to use), the vocalization might be finished.
The
> manual suggests that maybe the Synchro-recording mode might work,
but also
> says that the recorder shuts itself off automatically after 5
minutes of no
> sound input. I welcome any suggestions.
>
> Con Slobodchikoff
>
> At 11:07 PM 9/11/2005 +0900, Mark R. wrote:
> > >I know Sony is a real pain with several aspects that is found in
MZ- N1
> > >and assume to be continued in the later models such as only one
chance
> > >of transferring recordings to the PC
> >
> > >This is no longer an issue, as even your N1 will transfer as
many times to
> >PC with the new version of Sonic Stage 3.2.
> > Hi David,
> > My apologies, I didn't read this more thoroughly, your N1 is an
Net MD
> >unit, so I am not sure about the uploading question with it.
> > Oh I forgot to mention, Th RH10 looks fantastic with a mirror
like glass
> >finish, almost to good to be taking about, so I have purchased a spongy
> >shock absorbing case that I have only seen here in asia. It holds
the HiMD
> >together with my tiny preamp and an extra disc or two, very compact.
> > As for the sound, I have noticed a significant noise reduction
from the non
> >HiMD units I was previously used to.
> > Best,
> > Mark
> >
> > On 9/11/05, Mark R. <> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi David,
> > > I own the RH10 and can tell you a few things I have noticed.
> > > First the display is large and easy to see, although dims
slightly after
> > > several seconds and unless you play with display settings it
will shut
> > your
> > > recording meter window off, and as I say this can be easily
remedied.
> > > The buttons on the RH10 are not as well laid out as I would
have liked,
> > > as it seems like I am having to put my fingers in together and
mash the
> > > record along with the play button in an awkward way.
> > > >many settings are default which
> > > >requires constant visiting to the menu eg changing to manual
recording
> > > >volume.
> > > Yes, there is the headache of having to go right into the record
> > > settings and change them to manual as you noted.
> > >
> > > >I know Sony is a real pain with several aspects that is found
in MZ- N1
> > > >and assume to be continued in the later models such as only one
chance
> > > >of transferring recordings to the PC
> > >
> > > This is no longer an issue, as even your N1 will transfer as
many times
> > > to PC with the new version of Sonic Stage 3.2.
> > > Best,
> > > Mark R.
> > >
> >
> >
> >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >"Microphones are not ears,
> >Loudspeakers are not birds,
> >A listening room is not nature."
> >Klas Strandberg
> >Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
> Dr. C. N. Slobodchikoff
> Professor of Biology
> Northern Arizona University
> Flagstaff, AZ 86011 USA
> Phone: 928-523-7231
> Fax: 928-523-7500
> Web Page: http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~cns3
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