Turning the unit on and off
CAUTION
Do not wear connected headphones when
turning the unit on and off. Loud noises could
damage the speakers or harm your hearing.
Starting up the unit
When the unit is off, press the ¤ button and hold
it for about one second until the
DR- 10SG
screen appears and the unit starts.
NOTE
If no operation occurs for several minutes, the
screensaver will appear as shown below.
Shutting down
When the unit is on, press the ¤ button and hold
it for about one second until the display becomes
unlit and the unit turns off.
CAUTION
Always use the ¤ button to turn the unit off.
When the unit is on, do not remove the battery
or disconnect the USB cable if using USB bus
power. Doing so will cause all recordings,
settings and other data to be lost. Lost data
and settings cannot be restored.
Turning off automatically
When operating on battery power and the
item on the Menu Screen is set
12: POWER SAVE
to
, if the unit is stopped and no operation has
AUTO
occurred for about 10 minutes, the unit will turn
itself off automatically.
NOTE
The first time the unit is turned on after
purchase, the built-in clock time will not be
correct. Use the
the date and time. Moreover, when the unit is
turned on for the first time (or when the built-in
clock is reset after being left unused without a
battery), the Menu Screen
startup
might appear after the start-up screen to allow
the date and time to be set.
For details about how to set it, see the
1 7: DATE/ TIME
page 14.
Installing a microSD card
Open the microSD card slot cover on the left side.
• Inserting the SD card
Insert the microSD Card into the slot in the
direction of the arrow as shown in the following
illustration until it clicks into place.
• Removing the card
Press the microSD card in gently and then release
it to allow it to come out.
item to set
1 7: DATE/ TIME
item
1 7: DATE/ TIME
item in "Menu structure" on
CAUTION
In order to use a microSD card in this unit,
you must format it first. (See "Making menu
settings" on page 13.)
• After formatting a microSD card, the
display will show the following when the
unit is turned on.
• If no microSD card has been inserted, the
display will show the following when the
unit is turned on.
See the following section for information
about handling microSD cards. (See "Handling
microSD cards" on page 11.)
Handling microSD cards
Precautions when handling
microSD cards
This unit uses microSD/microSDHC cards for
recording and playback.
It supports microSD cards that are 64 MB – 2 GB and
microSDHC cards that are 4 GB – 32 GB.
A list of microSD cards that have been tested with
this unit can be found on the TTEAC Global Site
(http://teac-global.com/). microSD/microSDHC
cards are delicate media. In order to avoid damaging
a card or the card slot, please take the following
precautions when handling them.
• Do not leave them in extremely hot or cold
places.
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