again... I have been writing for years now...
You MUST use ANGLED PLUGS!! with any 3,5 mm jack BOTH at your mic's
and at your headphones.
Also, best, is to attach the cables to the shoulder strap of the recorder.
While testing the R-09, I have been quite incautious with the input,
but it still works.
It is far too noisy, though.
Klas.
At 00:45 2007-03-10, you wrote:
>I am not a big fan of the 1/8" or 3.5mm connector either, though it is
> an unfortunate reality in much gear.
>
>My Sharp MT877 (consumer MD recorder) has 3.5mm jacks that extend out
>of the top. When I created a D cell battery sled for it I extended
>the Plexiglas backplane to which the sled and recorder are velcro'd
>beyond the connectors to help protect them. This extension also makes
>it easy to attach the cables as a primitive strain relief. I can post
>a photo in a few days if people are interested. While not foolproof
>it provides partial protection of the delicate "mini" connectors.
>
>--greg weddig
>Baltimore, MD
>
>--- In "oryoki2000" <> wrote:
> >
> > On 8 March, a fellow posted a note to the Neotropical Ornithology
> > discussion list to ask for opinions about the Edirol R-09 recorder.
> > In a few hours, four others posted notes saying the 3.5mm microphone
> > input jack had failed on their R-09 units.
> >
> > So buyer beware of this problem. The R-09 sounds like it is not
> > sturdy enough to stand up to field use.
> >
> > The issue and possible ways to protect the mic input were discussed
> > here recently. See group message #26581 and following.
> >
> > --oryoki
> >
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>"Microphones are not ears,
>Loudspeakers are not birds,
>A listening room is not nature."
>Klas Strandberg
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