Sony PCM-A10 Help Manual page 48

Change the angle of your linear PCM recorder's built-in microphones (
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microphones.
You can change the angle with your fingertip.
Turn your linear PCM recorder so that its built-in microphones point in the direction of the target sound
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source.
Press REC/PAUSE.
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appears on the display window to indicate that recording has started, and the recording indicator (
red.
You do not need to press and hold
While recording is in progress, the peak level (
levels for the input sound. Adjust the orientation of the built-in microphones, the distance from the sound source, or
the sensitivity setting of the microphones so that the recording volume level stays around -12 dB, which fits within
the optimum range, as illustrated below.
To stop recording, press
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[Saving...] and then the recording standby screen appear.
Now you can press
REC/PAUSE while recording.
STOP.
to play the file you have just recorded.
) appears on the display window to indicate recording volume
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) to adjust the directivity of the
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