[ddots-l] Re: Building A Guide: Sony PCM-M10 Recorder Questions
- From: Kevin Gibbs <kevjazz@xxxxxx>
- To: "ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 05 Oct 2013 08:49:01 -0400
Chris,
I'm not familiar with this unit at all. I gather its menus are not at all
accessible. How and why did you choose it? I lost my R09 last year and need a
replacement. Does this unit have an internal speaker, or must you use phones?
How big is it relative to the R09?
Thanks,
K
Sent from my iPhone
On Oct 5, 2013, at 2:35 AM, Chris Smart <csmart8@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi Neal and all.
>
> If any of you have the Sony PCM-M10 portable audio recorder, can you help me
> fill in some missing information about its controls and operation?
>
> Neal, I'm posting this various places so that as it is added to, it can be a
> resource for anyone else who decides to get this recorder. Once I have most
> of the unit's functions documented, I'll put the file somewhere for people to
> grab.
>
> Section 1: Controls and Connections
>
> With the unit laying flat, display facing up, and internal microphones at top
> left and right:
>
> 1. Front Face Controls:
> From left to right, the row of five long skinny buttons immediately below the
> visual display are:
> folder, menu, delete, a/b, and display
> (Note: delete protrudes less than the other four buttons in the row and is
> flat where the others are rounded)
>
> 2. Transport Controls:
> These are arranged in two rows, as a row of three round buttons, centered
> above a row of four round buttons.
>
> The upper row of three round buttons, from left to right are:
> Fast Forward, Pause, Record
> (Note: Fast-forward is smaller than the other two buttons in this row.)
>
> The bottom row of four round buttons from left to right are:
> Rewind, Stop, Play/Enter, Track Mark
> (Note: Rewind and Track Mark are smaller, Stop and Play/Enter are larger.
> Play/Enter also contains a raised tactile dot for easy locating)
>
> Fast Forward is at one end of a diagonal groove in the recorder's case that
> extends down and to the left, leading straight to the Rewind button. A
> similar groove runs from the Record button, down and to the left to the
> Play/Enter button.
>
> 3. Continuing our tour of the controls, starting at the bottom left corner of
> the case and moving clockwise we have the following:
>
>
> 3V DC power input.
>
> XD Memory Card Slot (Hinged cover)
>
> Mini-USB port.
>
> 1/8" Headphones/Line Out. (selectable in the menus)
>
> Behind the USB and 1/8", on the left edge of the case towards the rear we have
>
> Playback Volume down/up buttons - only active if output is set to headphones
> in the menus.
>
> Two-position slide switch that turns variable speed playback off/on.
>
> Left internal microphone.
>
> Round protrution that feels like a button but does nothing. (probably
> protects and partially isolates the left microphone)
>
> 1/8" MIC in (plug-in power capable)
>
> 1/8" Line In
>
> Another round protrution that is just part of the case.
>
> Right internal microphone.
>
> Proceeding down the front right-hand side of the unit we have:
>
> Round manual line in/microphone gain adjustment wheel with raised markings on
> its edge and protected by part of the case.
>
> Spring-loaded Power and Hold switch. (press down and hold to turn unit on
> and off, and slide up to lock all controls, slide back down to unlock)
>
> 1/8" remote control jack
>
> Behind and above the Gain adjustment wheel is:
>
> MIC sensitivity high/low switch. Up=high down=low.
>
> Further down the right side rear edge is:
>
> Line/microphone Gain auto/manual switch, up=auto (which bypasses the current
> manual gain setting), down=manual.
>
> That covers all the controls.
> Now on to what I don't know!
>
> Section 2: Menus
>
> Do they rap around?
>
> Does anybody have a comprehensive listing of the main and submenus and their
> options in the order they appear?
>
> Will I start off in the same place in the main menu when I enter it, or does
> the unit remember where I last exited the menus and return there?
>
> Section 3: USB and The File System
>
> When I attach the unit to the PC with a USB cable, I find a folder called
> MSSONY, which contains a sub-folder called HIFI, which in turn contains ten
> sub-folders (folder01 folder02 through to folder10). Do these need to be
> present or can I delete them?
>
> Does the unit need to see a specific directory structure?
>
> In \MSSONY\HIFI there is also a 2.81MB file named MSGLISTA.MSF. Does anybody
> know what this contains? Is it firmware, or something else equally important?
>
> When formatting the unit's memory, can I do this safely from the computer
> side of a USB connection, or must I format through the unit's menu options?
> If I format from the computer, what options must I use? I'm assuming FAT32,
> but any idea what cluster size the unit expects?
>
> Thanks guys for helping me fill in any blanks in the above.
>
> For a pocket recorder, this thing is quite well built, sounds great, boots
> quicker than my Edirol R-09HR did, has about four times the battery life,
> etc. It is a far superior pocket recorder in all respects.
>
> Chris
>
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