Panasonic Voice Editing Ver.2.0 User manual

Voice Editing Ver.2.0
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Sound File Management Software
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What you can do with Voice Editing
You can use Voice Editing to download, manage, and play sound files that you have recorded with your
IC recorder or SD Memory Card. You can also convert documents to sound files and transfer them to
your IC recorder to save them on the device.
Feature 1 : Digital Transcriber
Dictate sound files as you listen to them, so that what you repeat is converted to text. ( page 73)
Control sound file playback using the keyboard. ( page 71)
Play sound files while converting them to text. ( page 75)
Feature 2 : Convert sound to text
Convert speech to text on the spot. ( page 64)
Dictate notes on your IC recorder for conversion to text documents later at your convenience. ( page 75)
Voice recognition for English, Japanese, and Chinese. (Chinese voice recognition requires a Chinese
operating system on your computer.)
Feature 3 : Translation & Text to speech
Translate sentences into other languages. ( page 87)
You can even translate from foreign-language websites and text documents. ( page 97)
Have the results of translation recited for you. ( page 87)
Improve listening comprehension of other languages anytime by listening to documents recited in those
languages. ( page 82)
If you convert an unread E-mail or report to a sound file then transfer (save) it to the IC recorder, you can
confirm its contents while you are going out. ( page 84)
Voice Editing can recite documents in the following languages and translate between them.
English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Russian, Chinese, Korean, Japanese

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Feature comparison chart
Voice Editing Ver.2.0 feature comparison
The edition symbol at the right of each topic title identifies which edition of Voice Editing supports the feature.
The following editions of Voice Editing Ver.2.0 are available. Depending on the edition, different features
are supported.
Voice Editing feature Edition Standard Edition Premium Edition page
Edition symbol
IC recorder security 15
Transferring (Saving) files 24
Play 28
Noise Canceller 29
Converting files 37
File searching 41
Editing 43
Editing with sound file waveforms 48
Reducing noise by specifying a noise waveform 52
Editing titles 54
File title auto setting *156
Attaching files to e-mail 59
Using different Skins (Screens) 61
Drives and folders 62
Converting sound to text *264
Transcribing sound files *2 *371
Converting text to speech *479
Studying a foreign language *4 *584
Translation *587
Recording 89
View settings 91
Selecting the device to be used 93
Settings Options 94
Auto update 94
Voice Editing Launcher 95
Backing up files *6100
Creating Audio CDs *6105
Initialize IC recorder 108
*1 : In Standard Edition, the [Auto Convert Intro Text] function cannot be used for the title.
*2 : Voice recognition engines are used for text conversion of sound files.
*3 : Only the “Voice-to-Text window” can be used in Standard Edition.
*4 : Text-to-speech engines are used for text recitation. Voice Editing can recite text in these languages.
English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Russian, Chinese, Korean, Japanese
*5 : Translation engines are used for translation into foreign languages. Voice Editing can translate to
and from these languages.
English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Russian, Chinese, Korean, Japanese
*6 : Requires commercial CD-R recording software in Windows 98SE/Me/2000.
( : Supported / : Not supported / : Partially supported)

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Voice Editing Ver.2.0 feature comparison
<Main Screen> comparison
The <Main Screen> in Premium Edition is as follows.
* Premium Edition





These buttons are not displayed in Standard Edition.
 Simple Recorder
 Text to Speech
 Dictation
 Noise Canceller
 Link to Dragon NaturallySpeaking
* Standard Edition
Screenshots for explanations in these operating instructions are from Premium Edition.

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Table of contents
Before use
Transferring/saving/playing/
converting of files
Editing files
Reference
What you can do with Voice Editing • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 2
Voice Editing Ver.2.0 feature comparison • • • • • • • • 3
System requirements • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 6
File formats • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 9
VM1 sound files • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •9
WAVE files • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 10
Connecting the IC recorder • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 11
Starting and exiting Voice Editing • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 12
Starting Voice Editing • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 12
Exiting • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 14
IC recorder security • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 15
Setting the “authentication key” • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 17
Using multiple IC recorders • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 19
Deleting an IC recorder password • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 23
Transferring (Saving) files • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 24
Transferring (Saving) files to your computer’s hard disk • • • • 24
Transferring files to an IC recorder or other devices • • 27
Play • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 28
Repeat play • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 31
A-B repeat play • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 32
Indexes • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 34
Changing play speed • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 36
Converting files • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 37
Converting VM1 to WAVE • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 37
Converting WAVE to VM1 • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 39
File searching • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 41
Useful functions
Editing • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 43
Combining files • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 44
Dividing files • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 45
Copy and paste • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 45
Deleting files • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 46
Locking files • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 46
Sorting files • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 47
Editing with sound file waveforms • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 48
Cutting/copying and pasting waveforms • • • • • • • • • 50
Changing the sound level • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 51
Reducing noise by specifying a noise waveform • • • 52
Saving waveforms • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 53
Editing titles • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 54
Title display • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 54
Changing the titles of sound files and subfolders • • 55
File title auto setting • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 56
Changing Recording Date and Time • • • • • • • • • • • • • 58
Attaching files to e-mail • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 59
Using different Skins (Screens) • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 61
Drives and folders • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 62
Creating a virtual drive • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 62
Creating and deleting subfolders • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 63
Converting sound to text (Voice Recognition) • • 64
Training • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 64
Dictating • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 67
Interpretation • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 68
Registering words • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 70
Transcribing sound files (voice recognition) • • • • 71
Voice-to-Text keyboard shortcuts • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 71
Using the “Voice-to-Text window” • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 72
Dictating sound files to transcribe them (Reciting Mode) • • • • 73
Converting sound files to text (Playback Mode) • • • • 75
Controlling playback by voice commands • • • • • • • 77
Converting text to speech (Text to Speech) • • • • 79
Having the text read aloud • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 79
Having the contents of a home page read aloud • • • 80
Converting text to a sound file • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 81
Converting more than one text into a sound file • • • • 82
Studying a foreign language (Text to Speech) • • • • 84
Translation • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 87
Recording • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 89
View settings • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 91
Changing column width • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 91
Changing view items • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 91
Changing the display language • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 92
Selecting the device to be used • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 93
Settings Options • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 94
Auto update • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 94
Voice Editing Launcher • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 95
SD_VOICE folder and files • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 99
Backing up files • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 100
When using Windows XP • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 100
When using Windows 98SE/Me/2000 • • • • • • • • • • 102
Creating Audio CDs • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 105
When using Windows XP • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 105
When using Windows 98SE/Me/2000 • • • • • • • • • • 107
Initialize IC recorder • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 108
Uninstalling Voice Editing • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 109
Frequently Asked Questions • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •110
Troubleshooting • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •114
Product information • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •115
Appendix • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •116

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You will need an IBM PC/AT computer with the following attributes or equivalent, and the following
software and hardware in order to use this application.
OS : Microsoft® Windows® 98 Second Edition (Referred to hereafter as “Windows 98 SE”.)
Microsoft® Windows® Millennium Edition (Referred to hereafter as “Windows Me”.)
Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Professional* (Referred to hereafter as “Windows 2000”.)
Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition/Professional* (Referred to hereafter as “Windows XP”.)
* Only available when the user is logged in as the system administrator. Cannot be used by multiple
users. (Windows® 2000 / Windows® XP only)
Not compatible with Microsoft Windows® 3.1, Windows® 95, Windows® 98 (except for Windows® 98
SE) and Windows NT®.
Operation is not guaranteed on an upgraded OS.
Not compatible with Mac OS.
Hardware
CPU : Windows® 98 SE / Windows® Me : Intel® Pentium® II 333 MHz or higher
Windows® 2000 / Windows® XP : Intel® Pentium® III 500 MHz or higher
RAM : Windows® 98 SE / Windows® Me : 128 MB or more
Windows® 2000 / Windows® XP : 256 MB or more
Free hard disk space : Additional free hard disk space may be necessary depending on the
Windows® version and voice file being used.
Premium Edition
150 MB or more
Additional free space is required to install Acrobat® Reader®,
DirectX® 9.0c, and voice recognition/text-to-speech/translation engines
(all included), as well as “Voice Editing Launcher” (Office Add-In and
Internet Explorer Contextual Menu Add-In).
Additional free space is temporarily required for sound waveform
display, voice recognition, text-to-speech conversion, translation, sound
recording, CD-R recording (Windows® XP only), and “Voice Editing
Launcher”.
Installing all Voice Editing functions and engines for all languages
requires approximately 1.5 GB of free space.
Standard Edition
120 MB or more
Approximately 25MB of additional free hard disk space when installing
Acrobat® Reader® (included).
Approximately 50MB of additional free hard disk space when installing
DirectX® 9.0c (included).
Drive : CD-ROM drive (for installation)
CD-R/RW drive (required to use the CD-R writing function in Windows
®
XP)
Sound : Windows compatible sound device
Display : High Color (16 bit) or more. Desktop resolution of 800 x 600 pixels or
more. (1024 x 768 pixels or more recommended)
Interface : USB port (Operation cannot be guaranteed if you use a USB hub or
extension cable.)
Other requirements : Mouse or equivalent pointing device
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System requirements
The following hardware limitations should be noted.
- Not compatible with multiprocessor computers or multiboot environments.
- This software may not run properly on 64-bit computers.
- Even if the system requirements mentioned in these operating instructions are fulfilled, some personal
computers cannot be used.
- This software may not run properly on home-made computers.
The following limitations should be noted.
- Voice recognition*, text-to-speech*, and translation* engines are installed on the same drive as the operating
system (usually the C drive).
- The operating system must support the languages of the voice recognition*, text-to-speech*, and translation*
engines.
* These features are not available in Standard Edition.
Necessary software
DirectX® 8.1 or later / Internet Explorer 6.0
Microsoft Office 2000/XP/2003 (support for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint is required when using the
Office Add-in*)
* These features are not available in Standard Edition.

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System requirements
Installation notes
VM1 sound files created with earlier versions will not be deleted even if you uninstall the software, so
you can continue using those sound files. However, you should make backups in order to safeguard
your files.
Voice Editing Ver.2.0 Premium Edition
Uninstall the following before installing this software.
You cannot install two versions of Sound File Management Software on the same computer.
- Voice Editing Ver.1.0 Premium Edition
- Voice Editing Ver.1.0 Professional Edition
- Voice Editing Ver.1.0 Standard Edition
- Voice Editing Ver.1.0 Light Edition for D-snap Audio
- Voice Editor 3
- Voice Editor 2
- Previous versions of Voice Editing software (for Panasonic IC Recorder RR-US360/RR-US361)
- SD Voice Editor Ver. 1. x
Voice Editing Ver.2.0 Standard Edition
Standard Edition can be installed on the same computer on which a previous version is already
installed.
If you install it on the same computer, note that the new desktop icon is as follows: .
To use only one edition, uninstall both editions and then reinstall the desired edition.

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Sound files recorded on a Panasonic IC recorder
Compatible models: RR-US470/455/450/430/360/361/380/395
Compression format (codec) : Monaural TRC
Icon in Voice Editing Ver.2.0: (TRC codec icon)
Recording modes : HQ (High quality), FQ (Fine quality), and SP (Standard play)
* Only “HQ” mode monaural data is recorded by the “Dictation” folder.
Compatible models: RR-XR320, RR-US006/350/351
Compression format (codec) : ADPCM2
Icon in Voice Editing Ver.2.0: (IC recorder icon)
Recording modes : HQ (High quality), SP (Standard play), and LP (Long play)
Compression format (codec) : G.726
Icon in Voice Editing Ver.2.0: (Video camera)
Recording modes : SP (Standard play)
Sound files are divided and saved once the elapsed time has reached 8 minutes 24 seconds.The
maximum number of files you can save per folder is reduced by one from 999 each time a recorded
file reaches 8 minutes 24 seconds. ( “SD_VOICE folder and files”, page 99)
File formats
Monaural TRC Folder limits File limits
IC recorder with internal memory 001-005 (fixed) 001-099
ADPCM2 Folder limits File limits
IC recorder with internal memory 001-004 (fixed) 001-099
SD Memory Card (when in an IC recorder) 001-009
G.726
Folder limits File limits
001-999 001-999
Compatible models: RR-US050/065/500
Compression format (codec) : Stereo TRC/Monaural TRC
Icon in Voice Editing Ver.2.0: (TRC codec icon)
Recording modes : HQ (High quality), FQ (Fine quality), and SP (Standard play)
* Stereo sound files display in the “Stereo” column.
Only “HQ” mode monaural data is recorded by the “Dictation” folder.
Stereo TRC/Monaural TRC Folder limits File limits
IC recorder with internal memory 001-005 (fixed) 001-099
VM1 sound files
The IC recorder (RR-US470/455/450/430) with which this software is provided is for monaural recording.
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File formats
These modes appear in the “Mode” column of the “File list”.
Use the (IC recorder) icon folder on the SD Memory Card when using Voice Editing with an IC recorder that
has an SD Memory Card slot.
VM1 files are compressed sound data so they take up less space than WAVE data.
You cannot save, play, or edit files marked with the icon. ( “Editing”, page 43)
There can be up to 999 folders and 999 files on hard disks and removable disks.
You can convert WAVE to VM1 and vice versa.
( “Converting files” page 37)
The file name allocated to VM1 files converted to WAVE is:
[Number]+[Title in “Side A”]+[Date and Time] . wav
File name Extension
When converting WAVE → VM1, the default title is the title of the WAVE file.
VM1 files cannot be converted to WAVE files without sufficient free space on the hard disk. In this case, either
specify a hard disk with more free space ( “Temporary Area Settings”, page 94) or reduce the size by dividing
the file ( “Dividing files”, page 45).
When using a FAT16 file system, you cannot work with WAVE files larger than 2.1 GB because of file system
limitations. Before converting a VM1 file recorded in a long recording session to a WAVE file, divide the file to
ensure resulting files will be smaller than 2.1 GB by following the instructions in “Dividing files” ( page 45).
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Start Windows.
Connect the IC recorder to the computer using the USB cable.
Connect one IC recorder only while using Voice Editing. This software does not support simultaneous use
of multiple IC recorders.
Use the cable supplied with the IC recorder. Use of devices other than the supplied accessories can
damage the product.
Do not use the supplied cable with other devices.
Be careful when inserting devices into or removing devices from the USB terminal of the IC recorder unit.
If a device is forcibly inserted at an angle or the wrong way around, the terminal could deform and cause a
malfunction of the IC recorder or connected device.
When connecting the IC recorder and computer via the USB cable, stop IC recorder operation and switch
the IC recorder to “HOLD.”
The IC recorder unit cannot be operated while it is connected to a computer with the USB cable.
Voice Editing recognizes IC recorders and USB Reader/Writers as drives but Windows does not recognize
IC recorders as drives.
Use a USB Reader/Writer or PC card adapter to connect an SD Memory Card.
Connecting the IC recorder
Insert straight in with
USB symbol facing
downward.
Align
the pin
orientation.
Slanted USB symbol facing
upward
= Correct
= Incorrect

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Starting Voice Editing
Start Windows.
Connect the IC recorder to the computer using the USB cable. ( page 11)
Double-click the icon on the
desktop.
<Title Screen>
Voice Editing starts, the <Title Screen> appears,
and then the <Drive selection dialog> appears
asking you to select the drive.
If the icon is not on the desktop, from the [Start] menu,
select “All Programs” → “Voice Editing” → “Voice
Editing”.
Starting and exiting Voice Editing
Premium Edition
Give the folder titles.
Four subfolders are created.
Titles cannot be displayed in Russian, Chinese,
Korean, or Japanese. ( “Title display”, page 54)
You can change their names later.
Click .
The <Used device setting> dialog box appears.
Select the drive and click on .
A confirmation dialog box appears.
Click [Yes] button.
The <Set Title> dialog box appears.
The drive you select here will be the “default drive”.
When an IC recorder with security function is
connected to a computer for the first time and Voice
Editing Ver.2.0 is started, the dialog box for entering
the “authentication key” appears.
For details on operation, refer to “IC recorder security”
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Select the type of device you are using.
Put a check next to your device (CODEC).
Click .
A confirmation dialog box appears.
Starting and exiting Voice Editing
Set the display font in Windows to “Normal”. The <Main Screen> does not appear as shown above if the
Windows screen display font has been set to “Extra Large Fonts”. Refer to the Windows Operating System
Users Guide for details.
If using a Windows XP operating system with a CD-ROM/RW drive connected, is displayed at the
bottom of the <Main Screen>.
The next time you double-click , the <Main Screen> appears immediately.
<Main Screen>
Click the [Yes] or [No] button.
If you click the [Yes] button, a “Dictation” folder is
created and “Dictation Sample” files are registered for
voice recognition.
If you click the [No] button, no “Dictation Sample” files
for voice recognition are registered. ( “Dictation
Samples” in “Appendix”, page 118)
After you click either button, the <Main Screen>
appears.
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Exiting
Click on at the top
right of the window.
Or Select “Exit” from
the [File] menu.
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IC recorder security
Security for the IC recorder unit
The following IC recorder is equipped with security functions.
- RR-US470/455/450/430
An IC recorder with security function has the following folders: “A”, “B”, “C”, “S” and “M”.
Only security folder “S” (FolderS) has the security function.
An IC recorder with a security function has the following two security functions.
 A security function that uses a password for the IC recorder unit
A password can be set for the IC recorder unit.
After a password has been set, the password must be entered to play sound files in the security
folder “S” (FolderS).
For details on the IC recorder operations and the password, refer to the IC recorder operating
instructions.
If you forget the password for the IC recorder unit, the password can be deleted with Voice Editing.
( page 23)
 A security function that uses the Voice Editing “authentication key”
Sound files in the security folder (FolderS) can be played if the “authentication key” of the computer
and that of IC recorder with security function are matching.
“Authentication Key”
An “authentication key” is required for playing sound files in the security folder (FolderS) of an IC
recorder with security function.
When an IC recorder with security function is connected to a computer for the first time, the dialog box
for entering the “authentication key” appears.
When the “authentication key” is entered, an “authentication key” file is created and information based
on the “authentication key” is written to the connected IC recorder.
Subsequently, when the IC recorder with security function to which the “authentication key” has been
written is connected to a computer that has a matching “authentication key,” sound files in the security
folder (FolderS) can be played.
If an IC recorder with security function is connected to a computer that does not have a matching
“authentication key,” sound files in the security folder (FolderS) cannot be played.
A
A
“Authentication Key” entry
“Authentication Key” file is
created
“Authentication Key”
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1 to 128 characters can be set for the “authentication key.”
You can set words that are easy to remember or are familiar to you.
For example, you can set a personal motto, a line from a song, or words related to work as the
“authentication key,” or something else that is easy to remember.
The entered “authentication key” is required when reinstalling Voice Editing, such as after buying a new
computer.
If the same “authentication key” as was originally set is not entered after reinstallation, sound files in the
IC recorder security folder (FolderS) cannot be played.
Be sure to write down the “authentication key” and keep it in a safe place so that you do not forget it.
Strictly speaking, the following three items are not the same. However, for convenience, the term “authentication
key” is used for all three.
- The “authentication key” that is entered when first connecting to a computer
- The “authentication key” file that is saved on the computer
- The information based on the “authentication key” that is written to the IC recorder
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IC recorder security
Setting the “authentication key”
When an IC recorder with security function is connected to a computer for the first time and Voice
Editing Ver.2.0 is started, the following dialog box appears.
Enter the “authentication key.”
Enter an “authentication key” that has 1 to 128 characters.
We recommend that you use a phrase that is easy to remember for the “authentication key.”
Example: Good morning, this is Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. How can I help you?
A confirmation dialog box appears.
Click in the <IC Recorder Authentication Key Settings> dialog box.
The entered “authentication key” is required when reinstalling Voice Editing, such as after buying a
new computer.
There is a box for entering the “authentication key” in the IC recorder operating instructions. Be
sure to write it down and keep it in a safe place so that you do not forget it.
Write down the entered “authentication key.”

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Information based on the entered “authentication key” is written to the connected IC recorder with
security function.
Sound files in the IC recorder security folder (FolderS) can be played.
Click in the confirmation dialog box.

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IC recorder security
Using multiple IC recorders
When using multiple IC recorders with security function with one computer, the “authentication key” is
set as shown below.
When using two IC recorders with one computer
 Connect the first IC recorder to the
computer and set the “authentication key.”
The “authentication key” is written to the
first IC recorder.
 When the second IC recorder is
connected, the confirmation dialog box
appears.
Click to write the “authentication key” of the first IC recorder to the second.
In this case, the same “authentication key” is used in the two IC recorders.
When connecting IC recorders whose “authentication key” was set on a different computer
For example, when connecting IC recorder
A (which has already been authenticated
on computer A) to computer B (which has
already authenticated IC recorder B):
 Export the “authentication key” from
computer A.
 Import the “authentication key” to
computer B.
For details on the operation procedure,
refer to “Exporting and importing the
“authentication key”” ( page 20).
There is a limit to the number of “authentication keys” that can be set on one computer.
The Voice Editing license allows use on one computer only.
To use on more than one computer, please buy an IC recorder for each computer on which it is to be installed.
Install the supplied Voice Editing on each computer.
A
A
A
“Authentication key” is
written
Same “authentication key”
as the first is written
1st IC recorder
2nd IC recorder
1
2
A
A
A
B
A
B
Export the
“authentication key”
Import the
“authentication key”
The “authentication
keys” match
Computer A
Computer B
IC recorder A
IC recorder A
IC recorder B
1
2

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IC recorder security
Exporting and importing the “authentication key”
The procedure is explained in this section with an example of using an SD Memory Card to export the
“authentication key” from computer A and import it into computer B.
This section explains the computer structure by using “F” for the removable disk of computer A from which the
“authentication key” will be exported and “H” for removable disk of computer B to which the “authentication key”
will be imported.
The computer structure and external memory devices used in this explanation are examples.
“F” and “H” will vary according to the type of computer that you use.
* A “removable disk” is an external memory device that is connected
to a computer (for example, SD Memory Card, USB memory).
It appears when “My Computer” is opened.
● First, export the “authentication key” of IC recorder A from computer A.
Check that the recorder is IC recorder A whose “authentication key” you
want to export.
Connect IC recorder A that you checked in step to computer A, which
has a matching “authentication key,” using the USB cable. ( page 11)
The <Export Authentication Key> dialog box appears.
Select “Export Authentication Key” from the
[File] menu.
Computer B
Removable disk “H”
Computer A
Removable disk “F”
First, export the
“authentication key”
Next, import the
“authentication key”
SD Memory
Card