Diasonic DIGITAL VOICE RECORDER MODEL : DDR-5000 User manual

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Thank you for purchasing PORTABLE DIGITAL AUDIO PLAYER from DIASONIC TECHNOLOGY Co.
Please carefully read the Instruction manual for safe use of the product. We recommend that you to
keep this instruction manual for future reference.
User Guide manual
DIGITAL VOICE RECORDER
MODEL : DDR-5000

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Thank you for purchasing Diasonic MP3 Player.
Please read this instruction manual carefully before use.
If you find any defect during the use of this unit, please contact A/S Center [Tel [phone];
Head Office].
Precautions:
●Do not repair, disassemble or modify the unit at your own discretion.
●The memory content may be changed or lost due to misuse, static electricity or electric shock
during the repair or battery change. Be sure to make a note of important content.
●Diasonic assumes no responsibility for any damage caused by change or loss of memory
content.
●Do not drop the unit in the water or keep it in any damp environment.
●This instruction manual is subject to change without notice for the purpose of product
improvement.
Copyright
●The MP3 files created for MP3 conversion shall not be used for any commercial or public
purposes. Any violation of the prohibition may be a breach of copyright laws.
●Any unauthorized reproduction of recorded files for any other purposes than personal use is
strictly prohibited by the relevant laws and regulations.
Note
This instruction manual is required for the effective use of Diasonic MP3 Player. Pay special
attention not to lose the manual as it is not provided separately from the unit.
Preface

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Warning
●Keep the batteries out of reach of the children. If a child swallowed a battery, please consult a doctor
immediately.
●Do not have the battery shorted, disassembled, heated or put in fire. This may cause leakage, heat,
explosion or fire.
●If the battery leakage gets in your eyes, wash it off with clean water, and seek immediate medical
treatment. If not, you may lose your sight.
●If the LCD is damaged, do not touch the liquid. If the liquid contacts your eyes or skin, wash it off with
clean water, and seek immediate medical treatment.
●If you use the rechargeable batteries, read the user’s manuals for batteries and chargers carefully
before use.
●Read this instruction manual carefully before use.
Using earphones
Road safety
●Do not use earphones while driving, cycling or operating any motorized vehicle. It may cause a traffic
hazard and is illegal in some areas. It can also be dangerous to play your earphones at high volume
while walking, especially at pedestrian crossings.
Preventing hearing damage
●Avoid using earphones at high volume.
Hearing experts advise against continuous, loud and extended play.
●If you experience a ringing in your ears, reduce the volume or discontinue use.
Safety Precautions

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Precautions
1. Functions and Features
2. Parts and Components
3. Basic Operation Guide
4. Button
5. Receiving FM Radio
6. Mode Menu
7. Main Menu
8. Recording in Recording mODE
9. Connecting to external audio device
10. Installation of Win98SE deriver & removing device
11. USB Driver Auto Removing Program
12. Management of folder and file
13. Downloading the file
14. Erasing file
15. Format file
16. Upgrading Firmware
17. ICON
Specifications
Warranty
Contents

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▣DIGITAL VOICE RECORDER
-UP TO 16,960 MIN RECORDING TIME(SP MODE AND 1GB)
-8FOLDERS TO ORGANIZE FILES
-STORE UP TO 128 FILES FOR EACH FOLDER
-CONTINUE FOLDER FUNCTION: AUTOMATICALLY MOVE TO NEXT FOLDER IF
INFEX IS FULL.
-VARIABLE RECORDING MODE (SHQ/HQ/SP IN MP3 FORMAT AND USER
MODE IN MPEG1 LAYER3)
-MIC SESITIVITY ADJUSTABLE IN RECORDING.
-PLAY BACK OPTION IN SLOW/STANDARD/FAST WITHOUT SOUND
DISTORTION.
-RECORDING INDICATOR WITH RED LED
-TIMER RECORDER UP TO 3 DAILY, WEEKLY AND SPECIFIC DATE
-2 MODES OF ARS(AUTOMATIC RECORDING SYSTEM)
MODE A: ALL MESSAGES ARE RECORDED INTO 1 INDEX FILE.
MODE B: EACH MESSAGE HAS ITS OWN INDEX FILE IN SEQUENCE AFTER 5
SECONDS WITH NO SOUND BETWEEN PREVIOUS AND NEXT FILE.
-PAUSE AND RESUME
-MONITERING: MONITERING THE RECORDING BY EARPHONE ON
RECORDING.
▣MASS STORAGE
-SIMPLY CONNECT IT TO PC. NO REQUIRED OPERATING PROGRAM & DRIVER
CD(EXCEPTING WIN98SE)
-PC AND MAC COMPATIBLE
-EASY DRAG AND DROP FILE TRANSFERENCE
▣ FM RADIO
-ENCODING FM BROADCASTING
-10 FREQUENCY PRESET
▣ MP3/WMA PLAYER & ENCODER
-ID3 TAG SUPPORT(ARTIST/TITLE/FREQUENCY/BIT RATE)
-SCROLL SPEED CONTROLLING
-MULTI LANGUAGE SUPPORT
-5EQ (NORMAL/CLASSIC/LIVE/POP/ROCK)
-SYNC FUNCTION: AUTOMATICALLY RECOGNIZE THE END AND BEGANNING
OF THE MUSIC FROM EXTERNAL AUDIO DEVICE IN RECODING THRU
CONNECTING AUDIO CABLE AND RECORD.
Functions and Features

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USER EASILY UPGRADES NEW FIRMWARE PROVIDED BY MAKER
EASY-TO-USE BUTTON FOR QUICK NAVIGATION THROUGH FOLDERS AND OPTIONS
SET UP THE ALARM TO PLAY AUTOMATICALLY AS A REMINDER TO MEETING,
BIRTHDAY AND MORE.
EASY-TO-READ ALL STATUS ON THE LARGE BACKLIGHT LCD DISPLAY WITH DOT
MATRIX
VARIABLE FLASH MEMORY UP TO 1G(64MB/128MB/256MB/512MB/1GB)
25HOURS PLAY BACK WITH 2 AAA BATTERIES

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(1) Main set
Parts and Components
USB JACK
EARPHONE MIC & LIN-IN JACK
NECK STRAP HOLDER
REC/PAUSE
STOP
ERASE
HOLD
DC JACK
INTERNAL MIC
MENU
FFREW
VOLUME -
VOLUME +

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(1) LCD
TIMER ON/OFF ALARM ON/OFF
ARS ON/OFF 3D SOUND ON/OFF
REPEAT INTRUDUCTION PLAY BACK
L/R SPECTRUM
BATTERY STATUS
(3) BATTERY
1) PUT BATTERIES (LR03 TYPE)
MODE
INDEX INFORMATION
FILE INFORMATION
SYNC/BIT RATE/EQ/SPEED KEY/REPEAT
TIME
ALRAM ON/OFF ARS
INTRO PLAY REPEAT 3D SOUND EFFECT
VOLUME LEFT/RIGHT HOLD BATTERY STATUS

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2) BATTERY POWER STATUS INDICATOR
FULL CHARGED
SOME POWER CUSTOMED
THINKING OF CHANGING BATTERY
CHANGE BATTERY
☞CHECK THE POLARITIES OF THE BATTERIES IF LCD DISPLAY DOESN’T TURN ON
AFTER INSERTING NEW BATTERIES.
3) TYPICAL BATTERY LIFE TIME
BATTERY TYPE RECORDING
(VOLUME:MEDIUM)
PLAYBACK VIA SPEAKER
(VOLUME:MEDIUM)
PLAYBACK VIA EARPHONE
(VOLUME:MEDIUM)
2 AAA LR03 APPROX. 13HRS APPROX. 13HRS APPROX.25HRS
☞BATTERY LIFE MAY BE DIFFERENT FROM ABOVE MENTIONED TIME ACCORDING TO
BATTERY BRAND & CONDITION.
☞DO NOT USE DIFFERENT TYPE AND BRAND BATTERY TOGATHER.
☞WHEN THE DEVICE IS LEFT UNUSED FOR A LONG TIME, REMOVE BATTERIES.
(4) ACCESSARY

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(1) TURN ON/OFF
TOTURNON, HOLD THE OR KEYFOR 2-3SECONDS.
TO TURN OFF, HOLD THE KEY AGAIN WITH LONG KEY.
☞IF USB CABLE IS CONNECTED, AUTOMATICALLY POWER IS ON.
☞IF YOU PUT THE BATTERY TO SET, “A” FOLDER IN THE VOICE
MODE WILL DISPLAY. BEFORE USING IT, WE RECOMMAND TO SET
UP THE TIME AND DATE FOR ALRAM & RESERVED RECORDING
FUNCTIONS.
(2) HOLD KEY
HOLD ON
ALL KEYS WON’T WORK.
WILL DISPLAY ON THE LCD.
HOLD OFF ALL KEYS WORK PROPERLY.
(3) VOLUME
VOLUME UP BY PRESSING “+” KEY.
VOLUME DOWN BY PRESSING “-“ KEY.
☞VOLUME CAN BE ADJUSTABLE WITHIN 30 LEVEL(0-30).
☞IF TURN ON, DEFAULT VOLUME IS SET UP AUTOMATICALLY.
BASIC FUNCTION

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(4) CHANGING MODE
BY PRESSING MENU BUTTON FOR 1-2 SECONDS, MODE MENU WILL DISPLAY.
FOR MOVING TO THE MODE WANTED, PRESS “+/-“ BUTTON.
SELECT THE MODE BY PRESSING “PLAY/PAUSE” BUTTON.
VOICE MUSIC L-IN ENC FM ENC FM B-MARK FOLDER PLAY
(5) INTRO PLAY
THIS IS FOR PLAYING THE FIRST FEW SECONDS OF EVERY TRACK FOR QUICK REVIEW
OF VOICE FILES OR MUSIC. PRESS “PLAY AND PAUSE” BUTTON DURING PLAYING BACK.
THE ICON APPEARS ON THE LCD AND THE FIRST 5, 10 OR 15SECONDS OF
EVERY TRACK PLAY, DEPENDING ON THE SELECTED TIME.
MENE BUTTON WITH LONG KEY -> TIME -> INTRO TIME(5, 10 OR 15 SECONDS)
(6) A<->B REPEAT PLAY
TO DESIGNATE A SPECIFIC SECTION TO PLAY REPEATEDLY, PRESS THE “REC/PAUSE”
BUTTON AT THE BEGINNING OF THE DESIRED SECTION FOR 1SECOND DURING PAYING
BACK.THE IS BLINKING AND TO DESIGNATE THE END OF THE SECTION YOU WISH
TO REPEAT, PRESS “REC/PAUSE” BUTTON AGAIN AT THE ENDING POINT. THE
ICON APPEARS AND THE SELECTED SECTION REPEATEDLY PLAYS. TO END THE A<->B
PLAY, PRESS “REC/PAUSE” BUTTON AGAIN.
(7) PLAYBACK SPEED CONTROL
A CURRENT SPEED DISPLAYS ON THE LCD BY PRESSING “REC/PAUSE” BUTTON FOR 2-
3SECONDS DURING PALYBACK. TO SELECT DESIRED SPEED (STANDARD, FAST OR
SLOW) BY PRESSING “REW OR FF” BUTTON. IF STOP, SPEED IS BACK TO STANDARD.
(8) REPEAT
WHEN FILE PLAYS BACK, REPEAT MODE CAHNGES BY PRESSING “ERASE” BUTTON FOR
2-3SECONDS.

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(9) BOOKMARK SETTING
TO BOOKMARK A SELECTED MUSIC FILE, PRESS “STOP” BUTTON IN STOP FOR
1SECOND. BOOKMARK IS AVAILABLE IN THE MUSIC MODE.
(10) PC CONNECTION
WHEN THE UNIT IS CONNECTED TO A PC VIA USB CABLE, USB ICON APPEARS ON THE
LCD. IN THIS CASE, PLAYBACK IS NOT AVAILABLE.

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(1) TURN ON FM
TURN ON THE SET AND SELECT FM IN THE MENU.
(2) AUTOMATIC TUNEING
The AUTOMATIC TUNEING IN THE STATION WITH STRONG
SIGNAL. PRESS AND HOLD FORWARD OR REWIND BUTTON
FOR ONE SECOND. THE TUNNER AUTOMATICALLY SCAN AND
STOP ON THE NEXT STATION WITH A STRONG SIGNAL. IN
AREA WITH WEAK RECEPTION, PRESS THE FAST FORWARD OR
REWIND BUTTON TO FIND TUNE A CLEAR STATION.
(3) PRESET STATION
THE UNIT CAN STORE UP TO 10 FM STATIONS IN PRESET MEMORY.
TUNE IN THE STATION YOU WOULD LIKE TO STORE IN MEMORY.
PRESS “ERASE” BUTTON FOR 1 SECOND FOR ENTERING PRESET MODE.
WHEN BLINKING CHANNEL 1, SELECT THE PRESET NO. YOU WOULD LIKE TO STORE AND
THEN PRESS “PALY/PAUSE” BUTTON ONCE AGAIN FOR STORE THE STATION.
☞YOU CAN CHECK THE PRESET STATION BY PRESSING “ERASE” BUTTON AT THE
FREQUESNCY MODE AND MOVE TO ANOTHER STATION BY “REW/FF” BUTTON.
(4) RECORDING FM
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO RECORD THE PRESENT STATION, PRESS “REC” BUTTON.
THE RECORDED FILE IS STORED TO FM ENC FOLDER WITH F001-
48KBPS_20040101_010101.MP3 AND THE FILE NAME IS SEQUENTLY ADDED ACCORDING
TO RECORDED ORDER.
☞NOISE MAY OCCUR WHEN RECORDING FM IN WEAK COVERAGE OR INSIDE OF THE
BUILDING. IF SO, MOVE TO STRONG COVERAGE TO RECEIVE BETTER FM QUALITY.
THE EARPHONE CAN BE USED AS AN ANTENNA, SO EXTEND AS LONG AS IT CAN.
FOR BETTER QUALITY IN LISTING TO FM, USE EARPHONE AND IN LISTING TO FM THRU
EXTERNAL SPEAKER, PULG PROVIDED EXTERNAL ANETNNA.
FM Radio

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(1) VOICE RECORDING MODE
THE STATUS OF SET
BUTTON OPERATION
STOP PALYBACK RECORDING
SHORT PLAYBACK PAUSE REMAINING TIME
PLAY
LONG TURN OFF INTRO PLAY -
SHORT GO TO NEXT FILE GO TO NEXT FILE AND PLAY
INCREASE INDEX(AFTER
5SECONDS)
FF
LONG GO TO NEXT FILE
SEQUENTLY
S-FORWARD CURRENT FILE -
SHORT GO TO PREVIOUS FILE
GO TO BEGANNING OF THE FILE, IF
PLAY CURRENT FILE OVER
5SECONDS.
PLAY PREVIOUS FILE, IF PLAY FILE
UNDER 5 SECONDSD
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REW
LONG GO TO PREVIOUS FILE S-BACKWARD SURRENT FILE -
MENU MENU MENU -
VOLUME+ VOLUME UP VOLUME UP VOLUME UP
VOLUME- VOLUME DOWN VOLUME DOWN VOLUME DOWN
SHORT RECORDING CHANGING REPEAT PAUSE
REC
LONG RECORDING PLAYBACK SPEED CONTROL -
SHORT ERASE 1 FILE - - ERASE
LONG
ERASE 1 FOLDER
(HOLD 1SECOND)
ERASE ALL FOLDER
(HOLD 2SECOND)
- -
STOP - STOP STOP RECORDING
HOLD HOLD HOLD HOLD
BUTTONS

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(2) FM RADIO MODE
MODE
BUTTON OPERATION
FREQUENCY MODE PRESET MODE
SET UP THE
STATION
SHORT
ENTERING SETTING
STATION
- SETTING STATION
PLAY/PAUSE
LONG POWER OFF POWER OFF POWER OFF
SHORT
TUNE FM FREQ.
SLIGHTLY
FORWARD NEXT PRESET
CH.
CHANNEL UP
FF
LONG AUTO SEEK + AUTO CHANEL UP -
SHORT
TUNE FM FREQ.
SLIGHTLY
FORWARD PREVIOUS
PRESET CH.
CHANNEL DOWN
REW
LONG AUTO SEEK AUTO CHANEL DOWN -
SHORT VOLUME UP VOLUME UP VOLUME UP
VOLUME+
LONG
VOLUME UP
AUTOMATICALLY
VOLUME UP
AUTOMATICALLY
VOLUME UP
AUTOMATICALLY
SHORT VOLUME DOWN VOLUME DOWN VOLUME DOWN
VOLUME-
LONG
VOLUME DOWM
AUTOMATICALLY
VOLUME DOWM
AUTOMATICALLY
VOLUME DOWM
AUTOMATICALLY
REC RECORDING RECORDING RECORDING
ERASE PRESET FREQ. MODE -
STOP - - -
HOLD HOLD HOLD HOLD

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(3) MP3/WMA MODE
THE STATUS OF SET
BUTTON OPERATION
STOP PLAY
SHORT PALY PAUSE
PLAY/PAUSE
LONG TURN OFF INTRO PLAY
SHORT GO TO NEXT FILE GO TO NEXT FILE AND PLAY
FF LONG GO TO NEXT FILE
SEQUNETLY
S-FORWARD CURRENT FILE
SHORT GO TO PREVIOUS FILE
GO TO BEGANNING OF THE FILE, IF PLAY CURRENT
FILE OVER 5SECONDS.
PLAY PREVIOUS FILE, IF PLAY FILE UNDER 5
SECONDSD
REW
LONG GO TO PREVIOUS FILE
SEQUENTLY
S-BACKWARD CURRENT FILE
SHORT MODE MODE MENU/MODE
LONG MENU MENU
VOLUME + VOLUME UP VOLUME UP
VOLUME - VOLUME DOWN VOLUME DOWN
SHORT REC PLAY SPEED CONTROL
REC/PAUSE
LONG X CHANGING REPEAT(A↔B)
SHORT ERASE 1 FILE EQUALIZER
ERASE
LONG
ERASE 1 FOLDER PRESSING
OVER 1SECOND.
ERASE ALL FOLDER PRESSING
OVER 2SECONDS
REPEAT
STOP BOOKMARK STOP
HOLD STOP STOP

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YOU CAN GO TO “MODE MENU” BY PRESSING “MENU” BUTTON FOR 1 SECOND.
MODE MENU IS CONSIST OF BELOW MODE. TO MOVE TO ANOTHER MODE, USE
“VOLUME +/-“ BUTTON.
VOICE MUSIC L-IN ENC FM ENC FM B-MARK FOLDER PLAY
(1) VOICE
PLAY BACK VOICE FILE RECORDED IN VA001-8KBPS_20040101_010101.MP3
TYPE. FILE NAME IS STAMPED IN SEQUENCE.
VOICE MODE HAS 8 SUBORDINATE FOLDERS AND WITHOUT APPOINTING THE
SPECIFIC FOLDER, FILE RECORDS FROM A FOLDER. EACH FOLDER CAN HAVE
128FILES.
(2) MUSIC
MP3 AND WMA PLAY IN THE SET, BUT FILE IN VOICE, L-IN ENC AND EM ENC
FOLDER IS NOT PLAYED.
BOOKMARK ON PLAYING FILE IS AVAILABLE.
999 FILES CAN BE RECORDER AS MUCH AS MEMORY IS AVAILABLE.
(3) L-IN ENC
PLAY THE FILE IN L-IN ENC FOLDER.
FILE IS STAMPED IN L001-48KBPS_20040101_010101.MP3. IN SEQUENCE.
256FILES CAN BE RECORDED AS MUCH AS MEMORY IS AVAILABLE.
(4) FM ENC
PLAY THE FILE IN FM ENC FOLDER.
FILE IS STAMPED IN F001-48KBPS_20040101_010101.MP3. IN SEQUENCE.
256FILES CAN BE RECORDED AS MUCH AS MEMORY IS AVAILABLE.
(5) FM
MODE MENU

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RECEVING READIO STATION.
(6) B-MARK
STORE FAVOITE SONGS.(2OFILES ARE AVAILABLE.)
BOOKMARK IS SET BY PRESSING STOP BUTTON ON THE MUSIC MODE.
BOOKMARK IS DISPLAYED ON THE FILE INFORMATION.
INITIALY PLAYLIST FOLDER EXSITS AND M3U FORMAT FILE CAN BE SAVED
AND PLAYED.
32 FILES CAN BE STORAGED.
(7) FOLDER PLAY
IF SET THIS MENU, ALL FOLDERS ARE DISPLYED EXCEPTING VOICE, RADIO,
LINE FOLDER.
IN SETING THE FOLDER, YOU CAN SEE FILE INFORMATION AND PLAY
MP3/WMA FILE IN THE APPOINTED FOLDER.
☞FOLDER SUPPORT SPEC.
-ROOT:256ENTRY(FOLDER+FILE)
-SUB DIRECTORY DEPT: 10DEPT INCLUDING ROOT
-LIMITATION OF SUB DIRECTORY: 512( EXCLUDING ROOT AND
RECORD FOLDER)

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TO ENTER INTO “MAIN MENU”, PRESS “MENU”BUTTON FOR 2-3SECONDS.
VOLUME +/- WORKS AS A MOVING BUTTON TO ANOTHER FUNCTION AND PRESS
“PLAY/PAUSE” BUTTON FOR SELECTION OF THE FUNCTION YOU WANT. BY
PRESSING MENU BUTTON AGAIN, YOU CAN GO OUT OF SUBORDINATE MENU. IF YOU
DO NOT OPERATE ANY BUTTON AFTER ENTERING INTO MENU FOR 5SECONDS,
AUTOMATICALLY MENU FUNCTION WILL BE RELEASED.
1.
YOU CAN SET UP THE TIME RELATED TO PLAYER’S SYSTEM ON THIS MENU.
THIS MENU CONSISTS OF SET DATE, TIMER REC, ALARM PLAY, POWER OFF TIME, SLEEP TIME, INTRO
TIME.
① SET DATE :
USER SETS UP DATE AND TIME.
TIME SYSTEM
DISPLAY
SOUND
MAIN MENU
TIME
※ SET UP DATE
- ENTER INTO TIME MENU AND SELECT “SET DATE”.
- SET UP THE YEAR, MONTH, DAY WHEN YOU WANT BY PRESSING “REW/FF” BUTTON FOR
MOVEMENT AND “PLAY/PAUSE” BUTTON FOR SELECTION.