Philips LFH9750 - Desktop 9750 Digital Transcriber User manual

Digital Desktop
EN User manual 3
DE Benutzerhandbuch 17
FR Manuel de l‘utilisateur 31
LFH9750
For product information and support, visit
www.philips.com/dictation

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1 Welcome 4
1.1 What’s in the box 4
2 Important 4
2.1 Safety 4
2.2 Disposal of your old product 4
3 Get started 5
3.1 Overview – controls and connections 5
3.2 Overview – display indicators and
symbols 6
4 Use the Digital Desktop 7
4.1 Activation and power-save mode 7
4.2 Transcription 7
4.3 Use the foot control 7
4.3.1 Installation 7
4.3.2 Transcribe using the foot control 7
4.4 Use the Philips headphones 8
4.4.1 Change the ear cushions 8
4.4.2 Install the hanging bracket 8
4.5 Delete 9
4.5.1 Delete a file 9
4.5.2 Delete part of a recording 9
4.6 Menu settings 9
4.6.1 Menu list 10
5 Use more of your Digital Desktop 11
5.1 Overview of the Philips microphone
LFH0276 and LFH0278 (optional) 11
5.2 Record with the microphone
LFH0276/0278 12
5.2.1 Record a spoken instruction 12
5.3 Hands-free recording 12
5.4 Use Philips SpeechExec software 13
5.4.1 Advanced configuration 13
5.4.2 Download recordings to the PC 14
6 Technical support and warranty 15
7 Technical data 16
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2 Important
2.1 Safety
• To avoid short circuit, do not expose the
product to rain or water.
• Do not expose the device to excessive
heat caused by heating equipment or direct
sunlight.
• Protect the cables from being pinched,
particularly at plugs and the point where they
exit from the device.
• Back up your files. Philips is not responsible
for any loss of data.
2.2 Disposal of your old product
• Your product is designed and manufactured
with high quality materials and components,
that can be recycled and re-used.
• When this crossed-out wheeled bin
symbol is attached to a product, it
indicates that the product is covered
by the European Directive 2002/96/EC.
• Please become informed about the local
separate collection system for electrical and
electronic products.
• Please act according to your local rules and
do not dispose of old products with your
normal household waste. The correct disposal
of old products will help prevent potential
negative consequences for the environment
and human health.
1 Welcome
Congratulations on your purchase and welcome
to Philips!
Visit our website for comprehensive support
such as user manuals, software downloads,
warranty information and much more:
www.philips.com/dictation.
1.1 What’s in the box
Headphones
Digital Desktop
CD-ROM
Foot Control
Power supply Mini USB cable
User manuals
Digital Desktop
EN User manual 3
DE Benutzerhandbuch 16
FR Manuel de l‘utilisateur 30
LFH 9750
For product information and support , visit
www.philips.com/dictation
2 SD memory cards

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3 Get started
3.1 Overview – controls and connections
1Built-in speaker
2Automatic backspace (ABS)
3Speaker selection (headphones/built-in
speaker/microphone speaker)
4Jog dial (file selection and menu navigation)
5DOWNLOAD button (for PC download)
6TONE slider (adjusts the playback tone)
7SKIP/FWD button (fast forwarding and
skipping to the end of the file)
8VOL sllider (playback volume)
9STOP/PLAY button
10 SKIP/BACK button (fast rewinding and
skipping to the start of the file)
11 SPEED slider (playback speed)
12 DELETE button
13 Display
14 Memory card slot
15 Storage spaces for additional memory cards
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16 USB socket (for PC download)
17 Conference microphone socket
(for Philips LFH9172)
18 Microphone socket
(for Philips LFH0276/10 and LFH0278/10)
3.2 Overview – display indicators and symbols
19 Foot control socket (for Philips LFH2210)
20 Headphone socket (for Philips LFH0234 and
LFH0334)
21 Power supply socket (for Philips LFH0155)
16 17 18 19 20 21
1Recording format (Standard Play or Long
Play mode)
2Memory card is write-protected (locked)
3Insert recording mode is activated
4Voice-activated recording mode is enabled
5Current time
6Position bar
1 2 3 4 5
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10
9
6
7
8
7Remaining recording time (–) or used-up
recording time (+) on the memory card
8Keyword 1 (such as author name)
9Recording / playback time
10 Recording is marked finished/locked (✓) and
has priority assignment (!)
11 Recording number

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4 Use the Digital Desktop
4.1 Activation and power-save mode
The Digital Desktop is operated with a
power supply (Philips LFH0155); the Digital
Desktop is switched on and o by connecting
or disconnecting the device from the power
network.
If the device remains inactive for longer than
15 minutes, it automatically switches to the
power save mode and the display is switched o.
Reactivate the device by pressing any button.
4.2 Transcription
1 Move the JOG DIAL 4or press the SKIP/
BACK 10 or SKIP/FWD button 7while
stopped to select the file to play and locate
the beginning of the recording.
2 Press the STOP/PLAY button 9to start
playback.
3 Adjust the volume (VOL 8), tone (TONE
6) and speed (SPEED 11 ) during playback
using the corresponding sliders.
4 To fast rewind, press and hold the
SKIP/BACK button 10 while playing. Release
the SKIP/BACK button to start playback.
5 To fast forward, press and hold the
SKIP/FWD button 7while playing. Release
the SKIP/FWD button to start playback.
6 Press the STOP/PLAY button 9to stop
playback.
DNote
You can set the value for the automatic
backspace during playback of a recording with
the ABS slider 2:
• Playback does not begin where the recording
was stopped, rather a few seconds earlier.
• To turn o the automatic backspace, set the
slider to 0.
4.3 Use the foot control
The Philips foot control is designed to oer an
ergonomic, hands-free tool for playback and
recording of files for transcription.
4.3.1 Installation
1 Connect the plug of the foot control to
the foot control socket 19 of the Digital
Desktop.
4.3.2 Transcribe using the foot control
The foot control 2210 has three pedals: fast
rewind 1, fast forward 2and playback 3.
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1Press and hold the pedal for fast rewind.
When rewinding reaches the desired
position, release the pedal.
2Press and hold the pedal to fast forward.
When forwarding reaches the desired
position, release the pedal.
3The pedal starts playback. The behavior for
starting and stopping playback depends on
the setting of the playback switch on the
underside of the foot control:
• N (Neutral) position: Press and hold the
right pedal for playback. When the pedal
is released, playback is stopped.
• T (Toggle) position: Press and release the
right pedal to start continuous playback.
Press the right pedal again to stop
playback.
4.4 Use the Philips headphones
The headphones are equipped with soft ear
cushions for wearing comfort and a hanging
bracket that attaches the headphone to a
monitor.
BWarning
Listen at a moderate volume to avoid hearing
damage.
4.4.1 Change the ear cushions
Follow the illustration below to change the ear
cushions:
1 2
3 4
4.4.2 Install the hanging bracket
Follow the illustration below to install the
hanging bracket:
1 2
3 4

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4.5 Delete
4.5.1 Delete a file
Follow these steps to delete a file entirely:
1 Move the JOG DIAL 4or press the SKIP/
BACK 10 or SKIP/FWD button 7while
stopped to select the file to be deleted.
2 Press and hold the DELETE button 12 for
two seconds. The symbol is displayed.
3 Press and hold the DELETE button again
for two seconds to confirm the deletion
or press the STOP/PLAY button 9to exit
without deleting.
4.5.2 Delete part of a recording
Follow these steps to delete a section from a
recording:
1 Navigate to the beginning of the section to
be deleted by playback or forward/rewind.
2 Press the DELETE button 12 while stopped
to mark the beginning of the section to be
deleted.
3 Find the second mark position by playback
or forward / rewind and press the DELETE
button.
4 Press and hold the DELETE button for two
seconds to confirm the deletion or press
the STOP/PLAY button 9to exit without
deleting.
4.6 Menu settings
The menu oers general and user-defined
setting options to make dictation and
transcription easier.
1 Press and hold the JOG DIAL 4for two
seconds to open the menu.
2 Move the JOG DIAL left or right to select
the next/previous menu item.
3 Press the JOG DIAL to enter a sub-menu.
Press the DELETE button 12 to exit the
menu.
4 Move the JOG DIAL left or right to select a
function.
5 Press the JOG DIAL to confirm a selection. A
check mark next to a menu entry indicates
that the setting is activated.
DNote
Some settings, such as defining keywords or
switching to the simple display mode, are
available only through Philips SpeechExec Dictate.
See Advanced configuration on page 13 for more
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4.6.1 Menu list
Switch to insert recording mode to make
additions to a recording.
The recording format determines the audio
quality of recordings and aects the number of
audio files that can fit on the memory card.
• Standard Play (SP) requires 1 megabyte for
10 minutes of recording.
• Long Play mobile (LPm) requires 1 megabyte
for 15 minutes of recording.
Set the date and the time
Set the microphone sensitivity for the
environment and your recording preferences.
Display backlight
Display the remaining (–) or used-up (+)
recording time
One or more keywords, such as the author’s
name, can be assigned to every recording.
Keywords can be used to identify recordings
and automatic file routing in Philips SpeechExec
software.
Device beep
Voice-activated recording is a convenience
feature for hands-free recording. When voice-
activated recording is enabled, recording will
start when you begin speaking. When you stop
speaking, the Digital Desktop will automatically
pause recording after three seconds of silence,
and resume only when you begin speaking again.
Display contrast
Format memory card
Exit the menu