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Owner’ s Manual E E Owner’ s Manual 4015-2 Yanokuchi, Inagi-city, Tokyo 206-0812 Japan 2008 KORG INC. 2009 AH Printed in Japan IMPORTANT NOTICE TO CONSUMERS This product has be.
Page 2 IMPOR T ANT SAFETY INSTR UCTIONS • Read these instructions. • Keep these instructions. • Heed all warnings. • Follow all instructions. • Do not use this apparatus near water.
3 Contents Introduction ................................. 4 Features ............................................. 4 Connection example ......................... 4 Parts of the MR-2000S ...................... 5 Front panel ............................
4 Intr oduction Thank you for purchasing the Kor g MR-2000S 1-bit studio recor der . In order to take full advantage of your new equipment, please read this manual car efully and use the product as dir ected. When you've read the manual, keep it safe for future r eference.
5 Pa r ts of the MR-2000S Fr ont panel 1. Power button, power LED This turns the MR-2000S on or off (standby). The power LED will light-up gr een when on, and red when off (standby). If you disconnect the power cable, the power will be completely off and the power LED will go dark.
6 9. Display button When the home screen is shown in the display , pressing this button will switch the content shown in the counter display area ( → p.17). 10. Dial Use this dial to select projects ( → p.10) or files, to select parameters in various screens, and to specify values.
7 Rear panel 1. AC connector Connect the power supply cable (included) here. 2. USB connector This lets you use a USB cable to connect the MR-2000S to your computer . 3. WORD CLOCK OUT jack This jack outputs the same synchronization wor d clock as the project ( → p.
8 Screens and operations Home screen and menu list (MENU) screen When you power-on the MR-2000S, the display will show the level meter scr een. While the display is showing the home screen, pr essing .
9 Basic operation 1. P o wer and usage Plug the power cable into an AC outlet. Connect the power cable to the AC connector on the back of the MR-2000S. When you connect the power cable, the MR-2000S will enter the Off (Standby) status in appr oximately one second, and the power LED will light-up red.
10 4. Playing bac k the demo pr oject The MR-2000S contains a high-quality demo project that was r ecorded in DFF (DSDIFF) format. Her e's how to play back this project. When the MR-2000S is shipped from the factory , the clock source ( → p.29) is set to Internal.
11 5. The home screen When you turn on the power , the home screen is shown in the display . When the menu list (MENU) screen is shown, you can also access the level meter screen by pr essing the menu button. This screen shows information such as the MR-2000S's operating status and r ecording/playback format.
12 Order / total n umber in folder This shows the order of the pr ojects/files within the specified folder , as well as the total number of projects/files in that folder . Project/file f ormat This shows the format of the selected project/file ( → p.
13 Selecting the input sour ce Here's how to select the input sour ce that you want to use. The audio signal from the input jack that you specify here will be the audio that is input during r ecord-r eady mode or while recording. W ith the factory settings, the clock sour ce ( → p.
14 2. Use the dial to select the Project T ype, and press the enter button to confirm. A check mark will appear in the check box for the project type you selected and confirmed. Y ou can choose from W A V (BWF), DFF , DSF , and WSD. For details on each type, please r efer to "Project recor ding format (New Project T ype)" (p.
15 4. Use the dial to select the desired gain value, and press the enter button to confirm. The selection icon will change from " " to " ". Perform these steps for the left and right channels. Adjust the level so that the signal does not exceed the "0" marking.
16 7. Other playbac k/editing operations Selecting the pr oject/file to play Use the dial to select (or choose from a list) the pr oject/file that you want to play . When you turn on the power , the most recently selected project/file will be selected.
17 4. In the project select screen, use the dial to select a project, and press the enter button to confirm. The home screen showing the newly selected pr oject name will appear .
18 Alternatively , you can press the menu button, and use the dial to select "PEAK HOLD" in the menu list (MENU) screen, and then pr ess the enter button to confirm. 2. T urn the dial to select "Meter ," and press the enter button to confirm.
19 6. When you've finished making settings, use the dial to select "Set" and press the enter button to con- firm. Y ou will return to the system setting (SYSTEM) scr een. If the power cable is left disconnected, the internal clock will stop operating after approximately one week.
20 Pr otecting a project Here's how to pr otect a project. If you edit the mark settings of a pr oject that is protected, these settings will r evert to their original state when you select another pr oject or turn off the power .
21 Viewing details about the pr oject/file Here's how you can view detailed information about a pr oject/file. Y ou can view the audio format, song length, artist, title, date and time, and file size. 1. Select and confirm the project/file whose details you want to view .
22 Viewing the mark list Here's how to view the list showing the marks in a pr oject in the order of their time location. 1. Select and confirm the project/file whose marks you want to view . Refer to "Selecting a project/file to edit" on page 17.
23 2. Use the dial to select the item that you want to edit, and press the enter button to confirm. Changing the time locations of the marks Y ou can register marks in any position of the W A V , DFF or WSD project, but for the DSF pr oject, only the 1 1.
24 Deleting all marks (Delete All Mark) 1. When you use the dial to select "Delete All Mark" and press the enter button to confirm, a dialog screen will ask you to confirm the deletion. 2. Use the dial to select [Y es] and press the enter button to confirm.
25 Other functions Pla y mode The MR-2000S provides three play modes, as well as auto pause and repeat play settings. To select these modes, use "PLA Y MODE" in the menu list (MENU) screen. The icon for the selected settings will appear in the home screen (p.
26 Viewing a pla y list Here's how to view the contents of a play list. 1. Press the menu button, then in the menu list (MENU) screen, use the dial to select "LIBRARY" and press the enter button to confirm. The library select (LIBRARY) screen will appear .
27 Remove fr om List Here's how to remove the selected project/file fr om the play list. This will not delete the project/file itself. If you later decide to add the project/file to the play list, you can use the Add to Play List operation to do so.
28 Recor d mode Here you can adjust various settings related to recording. Press the menu button, and in the menu list (MENU) screen, use the dial to select "REC MODE" and then press the enter button to confirm. Y ou can adjust the following settings fr om the recor d mode (REC MODE) screen.
29 System setting (SYSTEM) Here you can adjust various system settings for the MR- 2000S itself. Press the menu button to access the menu list (MENU) screen, use the dial to select "SYSTEM," press the enter button to confirm, and then adjust the settings as described her e.
30 2. T urn the dial to select the desired value, and press the enter button to complete the setting. The selection icon will change from " " to " ." Mark mode setting (Mark Mode) Here you can specify the mark mode that will be used during r ecor ding.
31 Project name setting (Pr oject Name) Here's how to assign the name for the project folder that is automatically created each time you record. Default Name: The name will be "file type (p.34)_0001--9999." Examples: DFF_0001, W A V_0001, etc.
32 Updating the software (SoftwareUpdate) Y ou can download the latest version of the softwar e update system files from the Korg website (www .korg.com).
33 Using the MR-2000S with y our computer Y ou can use the MR-2000S as a USB 2.0 mass storage class device. This lets you copy files from the MR-2000S to your computer , or copy files (W A V , DSDIFF , etc.) from your computer into the MR-2000S There are limitations on the audio files that the MR-2000S can r ecognize (p.
34 Supported folders and file names FA T32 file system format. Long file names are supported, double-byte characters (e.g., Japanese) are not supported. MR_PROJ folder This folder contains folders recorded on the MR-2000S, organized by date. Don't use your computer to delete or rename the MR_PROJ folder .
35 Files inside the DFF_0001 folder (pr oject folder) DFF_0001.prj (project settings file) This is a file specific to the MR-2000S, containing infor - mation (protect setting, mark data, etc.) for each r ecor ded project. Only one file with this extension (.
36 Appendix Tr oubleshooting Po wer does not turn on • Is the power cable correctly connected? • Is the power LED lit green? → If the power LED is lit red, the MR-2000S is in standby mode. Press the power button to turn it on ( → p.9). Nothing appears in the displa y • Is the contrast adjusted correctly? ( → p.
37 V arious messages The message dialog box will disappear when you press the enter button or the exit button. Execution message Completed • The operation has been successfully completed. W orking... • The operation is being carried out. Please wait until this message disappears.
38 Normally , a minimum of ten minutes of contiguous free space will be allocated if there is ten minutes or more free capacity; if there is less than ten minutes of free capacity , as much as exists will be allocated. It is not necessarily the case that the "Disk too busy .
39 Main specifications Frequency response:10 Hz ... 20 kHz ± 1 dB @ Fs 44.1 kHz / 48 kHz 10 Hz ... 40 kHz ± 1 dB @ Fs 88.2 kHz/96 kHz/ 176.4 kHz/ 192 kHz 10 Hz ... 100 kHz (1-bit) S/N : 103 dB (typical) @ IHF-A THD+N : 0.005% (typical), 20 Hz ... 20 kHz A/D conversion : 2.
40 Inde x A All 25 All/Shuffle indicator 11 A udio 16 A udio file 33 A udio f older 35 A udioGate 35 A uto pause 25 A uto pause indicator 11 C Calendar 18 Calendar indicator 11 Clock 18 Clock source 2.
41 Recording 12 Recording f o r mat 1 3 , 28 Recording time 28 Ref erence le vel 29 Rename 19 Repeat 25 Repeat indicator 11 Reset 31 Rewind 10 S Selecting the project 16 Shuffle 25 Single 25 Specifica.
Owner’ s Manual E E Owner’ s Manual 4015-2 Yanokuchi, Inagi-city, Tokyo 206-0812 Japan 2008 KORG INC. 2009 AH Printed in Japan IMPORTANT NOTICE TO CONSUMERS This product has be.
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