HI MD record time

[WannaBeJazzer]

Hey guys!

I noticed in one of the HI MD FAQs that the HI MD recording process takes more juice than non-hi? And that's it recommended to be plugged in to an AC source while recording... And that even though you might have half your battery life left showing on the indicater, the recorder may not allow you to launch a recording session???

Any one have experience with that when you're recording live, no AC available, then can't record?

Maybe the external dry cells alievate this problem?

Cheers

WBJ

(and thanks LV for the shuttle response!)

[Roamer]

Yes, i had the case happening (especially when recording in PCM). And always having that external cell can save your record (it's actually possible to plug it while recording if you're carefull).

[ROMBUSTERS]

as long as you start a recording session while the battery level reads ok you should be fine (i.e. when the device is off but still in quickMode) press Pause + Rec and it will start recording without reading the battery levels (in my tests anyways) once its in this state it wont turn off unless left going for a long period of time while not recording anything.

Just remember the closer you get to the bottom of the battery the more risk there is that you can lose your entire recording

[Keith]

However, I've recorded for more than two hours on the one battery and didn't make too big a dent in its capacity. You should be OK for normal recording lengths if you charge the battery first. And you could always buy a spare battery to change in any intervals.

Keith

[veezhun]

HI MD needs a lot of juice to record specially on the 1gb discs.. it is wise to use a AA cell also while recording.. gives you a lot more time.

this is precisely why many people here opted for the nh900 instead of the nh1.. the external battery pack