Philips Desktop 9850/52 User manual

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Digital Telephone
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Instructions for use
Quick Reference

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Graphic
The following graphic shows the device and the names of the various parts.

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Table of Contents
Recording 4
Activating the device - making the first telephone recording....................................................4
Start / stop recording................................................................................................................4
Priority ......................................................................................................................................4
Next dictation ...........................................................................................................................4
Disconnect ...............................................................................................................................4
Playback 5
Playing back a recording on the device ................................................................................... 5
Fast forward and fast rewind....................................................................................................5
Skip forward and skip back ......................................................................................................5
Auto-backspace .......................................................................................................................5
Working with the Foot Control LFH 0210/90B 6
Foot Control switches...............................................................................................................6
Playback switch........................................................................................................................6
Deleting files 7
Deleting the current file ............................................................................................................7
Deleting a saved file.................................................................................................................7
Desktop 9850 menu 8
Accessing the menu.................................................................................................................8
Menu entries ............................................................................................................................8
Memory card 9
Changing the memory card...................................................................................................... 9
Formatting the memory card .................................................................................................... 9
LCD display 10
Status indication bar...............................................................................................................10
Touch tone telephone keypad commands Error! Bookmark not defined.
Using the telephone keypad................................................................................................... 12
Configuring the device with the software 13
PC System requirements ....................................................................................................... 13
Software installation ...............................................................................................................13
Desktop 9850 driver installation .............................................................................................13
Assigning user IDs: allowing authorized phone recording only..............................................14
Assigning a work type code to dictations ............................................................................... 14
Getting started........................................................................................................................15
Transferring data from the Desktop 9850 to the PC ..............................................................15
Troubleshooting the Desktop 9850 17
Support and feedback ............................................................................................................19
Specifications Error! Bookmark not defined.
Telephone commands Error! Bookmark not defined.

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Recording
Activating the device - making the first telephone recording
1. Make sure the memory card supplied is inserted into the memory card slot at the top.
2. Make sure the speaker selection on the right hand side is set to the loudspeaker position
().
3. Turn on the Desktop 9850 by connecting the device to the mains power supply. The backlit
LC-display will be illuminated.
4. Connect the telephone cable supplied to the back of the Desktop 9850 and the public switch
telephone (RJ-11) socket.
5. Make a phone call to the telephone number where the Desktop 9850 is connected to.
6. After about two ring tones you should hear the voice prompt ready to dictate, you can now
start your dictation.
7. When you are finished recording your dictation, press the *key followed by the #key.
The Desktop 9850 will display the dictation file number, the length of the dictation as well the
current time for a few seconds on the LCD display.
Start / stop recording
On your touchtone telephone keypad, press 1to pause your recording; press 2to start recording
again.
Priority
On your touch tone telephone keypad, press 6 to assign priority to the current file ( ); this can
be done at any time.
Next dictation
On your touch tone telephone keypad, press 8to mark the current file with the End-of-Letter
indication ( ). A new file is opened (a new file number is displayed on the LC display) and you
can start recording immediately without having to press any other button.
Disconnect
On your touch tone telephone keypad, press *followed by #to disconnect the Desktop 9850
from your telephone; this can be done at any time.

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Playback
Playing back a recording on the device
You can listen to audio files via the Desktop 9850 built-in speaker or headphones.
1. Press the SKIP/BACK button ( ) to select the dictation file you want to play back.
2. To start playback, press the STOP/PLAY button ( ). Press it again to stop playback.
The Desktop 9850 enables you to adjust the volume (VOL slider: ), tone (TONE slider:
) and speed (SPEED slider: ) for the playback of sound files.
Fast forward and fast rewind
The Desktop 9850 enables you to fast forward through the recording by pressing and holding the
SKIP/FWD button ( ). As soon as the end of file is reached, you will hear a beep and fast
forward stops automatically. To fast rewind, press-and-hold the SKIP/BACK button ( ). As
soon as the start of the file is reached, you will hear a beep and fast rewinding stops
automatically.
Skip forward and skip back
The Desktop 9850 enables you to move between files with the skip function:
• Press the SKIP/FWD button () or move the Jog Dial to the right to skip to the end of the
current file. Then, pressing the SKIP/FWD button or moving the Jog Dial will always move to
the end of the next file.
• Press the SKIP/BACK button ( ) or move the Jog Dial to the left to skip to the beginning of
the current file. Then, pressing the SKIP/BACK button or moving the Jog Dial will always
move to the beginning of the previous file.
Auto-backspace
The Desktop 9850 enables you to specify the auto-backspace value for the automatic positioning
of playback with the ABS slider ( ), this means that playback does not begin where
the dictation was stopped but a few seconds earlier.
To turn off the auto-backspace feature, set the slider to 0.

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Working with the Foot Control LFH
0210/90B
The Desktop 9850 has been designed to work with a footpedal
device for the control of playback functions.
Connect the Foot Control to the FOOTSW socket of the
Desktop 9850.
Foot Control switches
The Foot Control has three pedals: middle, left and right pedal. Their functions are:
• When you press the left pedal, Fast Rewind is started; when you release it, Fast Rewind is
stopped.
• When you press the middle pedal, Fast Forward is started; when you release it, Fast
Forward is stopped.
• When you press the right pedal, Playback is started; when you release it, Playback is
stopped.
There is a priority sequence among the three Foot Control pedals:
• The middle pedal has the highest priority. It stops actions started by the left or right pedal.
• The left pedal has the next highest priority. It stops actions started by the right pedal.
• The right pedal has the lowest priority.
Playback switch
This switch on the underside of the Foot Control changes the behavior of the Playback (the right)
pedal as follows:
• Nposition: Press-and-hold; this setting means that
you have to keep the Playback pedal pressed
during playback. When you release the pedal,
playback is stopped.
• Tposition: Press-and-release; this setting means
that playback is started when the Playback pedal is
pressed once. To stop playback, you have to press
the pedal again.

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Deleting files
Deleting the current file
Press-and-hold the DELETE button ( ) for at least 2 seconds while the current file is in STOP
mode. To confirm your action, press-and-hold the DELETE button ( ) for at least 2 seconds
again.
Deleting a saved file
Move to the desired file by pressing one of the SKIP buttons or moving the Jog Dial. Make sure
the device is in STOP mode. Press-and-hold the DELETE ( ) button for at least two seconds.
To confirm your action, press-and-hold the DELETE button ( ) for at least 2 seconds again.
Note: To cancel the delete process, move the Jog Dial, or press the SKIP/BACK, STOP/PLAY or
SKIP/FWD button.

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Desktop 9850 menu
Accessing the menu
You can access the menu by pressing the Jog Dial ( ) for about two seconds. The menu
can only be accessed when the device is in Stop mode.
• To move between the menu entries, move the Jog Dial left or right:
• To select a menu entry, for example the date and time setting, go to this menu entry by
moving the Jog Dial. Then press the Jog Dial to confirm the selection. This enables you to
access the menu entry and change the settings for it. Confirm the changes by pressing the
Jog Dial; this returns you to the main menu.
To exit a menu entry selection without confirming the changes, press the DELETE button
(). This exits the main menu and discards any changes.
To exit the menu, do one of the following:
• Select the menu entry for exiting the menu and confirm the selection by pressing the Jog Dial:
• Press the DELETE button ( ).
Note: If no menu entry selection is made within ten seconds, the device automatically exits the
menu and goes back into Stop mode.
Menu entries
The device comes with a menu which provides the following menu entries for making general
settings:
• Setting the date and time:
• Enabling and disabling the device beep:
• Backlight on/off:
• Changing the contrast:
• Setting the recording format: (Standard Play or Long Play mobile)
• Displaying the recording time: (remaining recording time) or (used-up recording
time)
• Reformatting the memory card:

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Memory card
The Desktop 9850 operates with a memory card of the type MMC or SD with a storage capacity
of up to 1 GB.
Example: A 64 MB memory card supports about 10 hours of recording time in Standard Play
format ( ) or 15 hours of recording time in Long Play mobile format ( ).
Note: The memory card supplied includes voice prompt files (.wav files) in a subfolder called
DPM-WAV. These voice prompts give authors feedback and guidance. We recommend that you
make a backup of your telephone voice prompt files on your PC from the subfolder DPM-WAV or
your CD.
Important: Only reformat the memory card if really necessary, as the telephone voice prompt
files stored on the memory card (.wav files) would be lost. If the memory card supplied is
reformatted these voice prompts will be lost. You need to manually re-install them by copying
them from the CD to the memory card in use.
Changing the memory card
Press the currently inserted memory card down into the guide slot against the spring resistance
until you hear a soft click; then pull out the card and push the new card into the slot until it clicks.
Formatting the memory card
When you insert a new, unformatted memory card, it must be formatted by the device. To start
this process, press the DELETE button ( )for at least two seconds; the formatting takes place
automatically.

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LCD display
The Desktop 9850 has a high-quality graphical LCD display. You will see the following symbols:
Standard Play Long Play mobile
AM symbol (hours before noon) PM symbol (hours after noon)
Fast Rewind Fast Forward
Recording Playback
Stop Voice-activated recording
EOL (End-of-Letter) Priority
Write-protected SD card Insert mode
Status indication bar
The status indication bar may appear as follows (note that the following overview only lists the
most common displays of the status indication bar):
: A dictation is being recorded.
: A sound file is being played back.
: A section of the sound file is marked for deletion.
: The whole sound file is marked for deletion.
Note: The setting for the display appearance (Standard display and Advanced display
options), for enabling/disabling the record notification beep and for recording into one file only
can only be made via the configuration program.

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Touch tone telephone keypad commands
1Pause (Stop) 2 Record 3Fast Rewind
4Fast Forward 5Auto-backspace
ABS
6Priority
7Play 8Next dictation
End-of-Letter
9Pause (Stop)
*Hang up
Press *followed by #
0Next dictation
End-of-Letter and assign
new work type code
#ENTER
a) Assign ID (< 4 digits)
b) Assign work type code
c) Hang up after *key
Note: The commands Fast Rewind (3), Fast Forward (4), Auto-backspace (5), Play (7) are
available to advanced users only.

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Using the telephone keypad
After you have pressed a key you will hear a voice prompt.
Key Standard user Advanced user Voice Prompt
[.wav file on the
MMC card]
1 Pause (Stop) Pause (Stop) Pause
2 Record Record Notification Beep
3 Fast Rewind Fast Rewind
4 Fast Forward Fast Forward
5 ABS (Auto-backspace) Fast Rewind
6 Priority Priority Priority set
7 Play Play
8 Next dictation Next dictation Next dictation
9 Pause (Stop) Pause (Stop) Pause
0 Start next dictation with
new work type code
Start next dictation with
new work type code
Enter your Worktype
followed by the
pound key
# Finish user ID when less
than 4 digits
Finish user ID when less
than 4 digits
Ready to dictate*
*, # Finish dictation & hang up Finish dictation & hang up Hang up tone
…, # User ID not in the list User ID not in the list Invalid entry – enter
your user ID
followed by the
pound key
*If your user ID is not recognized you will hear invalid entry.

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Configuring the device with the software
PC System requirements
Hardware requirements
• Recommended: Pentium III, 500M Hz and 128 MB RAM; 30 MB hard disk space for the
configuration software.
Software requirements
For all operating systems listed below, we recommend that you apply the latest Service Pack
available before installing the software.
• Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP (Home or Professional edition).
Software installation
Note: A user must have administrator rights to install the program under Windows 2000 or
Windows XP. Contact your system administrator if you need help.
The software is delivered on a CD. When you insert the CD into your CD-ROM drive,
autorun.exe is started. Select Install to begin the installation. If this program does not start
automatically when you insert the CD, start setup manually by doing the following:
1. Double-click the My Computer icon on the desktop.
2. Double-click the CD-ROM drive icon; you will be shown the contents of the CD.
3. Start the program autorun.exe by double-clicking it and select Install.
Desktop 9850 driver installation
1. Connect the Desktop 9850 to the mains power supply.
2. Turn on your computer and connect the USB port of the 9850 with the USB port of the PC.
8. Press the DOWNLOAD button ( ) on the Desktop 9850 to establish connection with the
PC.
The New Hardware Found message is displayed and installation will proceed automatically.
Note: If this message does not appear, verify whether the USB port is enabled in the BIOS of
your system. See your hardware documentation for details or contact your hardware vendor.

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Assigning user IDs: allowing authorized phone recording only
1. Connect the Desktop 9850 with the USB cable to the PC and establish the connection by
pressing the DOWNLOAD button ( ).
2. Start the software program, go to the DPM menu and select DPM Wizard.
3. On the Keyword Definition page define all required user IDs. Keyword 1: usage = Author,
content = IDs for every authorized user (minimum one digit, maximum four).
4. Continue through the wizard; when you click Finish the IDs are transferred to the device.
Note: As the configuration program options for the Desktop 9850 are the same as for the
Desktop 9750 the application status bar might display ONLINE, DTS 9750.
Note: Up to 20 different user IDs can be assigned to one Desktop 9850.
Example: In this example some
user IDs include a +character
after the ID (1010+. 2010+,
3010+). This indicates their
advanced user rights which
means full remote functions will
be available to them.
Note: For details on the working
with the telephone keys, refer to
‘Using the telephone keypad’
above.
Assigning a work type code to dictations
It is possible to assign a work type code after entering your user ID. This work type code will be
assigned to all dictations done during this call. This code is stored in each dictation header file
(Keyword 2) allowing additional dictation sorting and filtering when transcription takes place.
Note: Up to two digits can be assigned as the work type code by the calling author: 1 to 99.

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Getting started
Dial the phone number which the Desktop 9850 is connected to and wait for the ring tone (twice).
A voice prompt is heard: Please enter ID, continue with hash key.
On your touch tone telephone keypad , enter your user ID; if the number is less than four digits
you must finish with the hash-key (#). If the ID is accepted you hear a confirmation voice prompt
and you can start your dictation.
Note: If the ID is not found in the Keyword list, access is denied. Three attempts are possible
before the Desktop 9850 hangs up.
Transferring data from the Desktop 9850 to the PC
You can use the Desktop 9850 as part of the workflow management system for exchanging
data by transferring files to a PC. The software program can be used to define settings for how
you would like to operate the device. Depending on how you have defined the transfer,
downloading an audio file from the device to your PC may be started automatically or can be
initiated by pressing the DOWNLOAD button ( ) on the Desktop 9850.
Note: During transfer to the PC, all buttons and switches on the device are inactive and phone
recording is not possible. The program settings define whether files downloaded from the
Desktop 9850 to the PC are deleted from the memory card of the Desktop 9850 after the
transfer.
Manual download
1. The device is in Stop mode and is connected to your PC via the USB cable. The software
program has been installed and is active (the program icon is in the notification area of the
Windows task bar).
2. Press the DOWNLOAD button ( ) on the device in order to activate the transfer connection
to the PC. The hourglass is displayed, indicating that download is in progress.
When the download is complete, one of the following symbols is displayed:
Download successful: Download unsuccessful:
3. To exit USB mode, press the STOP/PLAY button ( ).
Note: If the automatic download feature is activated, the data transfer between the Desktop
9850 and the PC starts automatically.

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Automatic download
You can configure the Desktop 9850 to
automatically download finished recordings
to the PC:
1. Open the software program, go to the
DPM menu and select DPM Wizard.
2. On the Download Mode and File Type
page select After connecting and All
files.
3. Continue through the wizard; when you
click Finnish the settings are transferred
to the Desktop 9850 connected.
For more information on the different configuration options and how to set the dictation
destination folder, refer to the online help or the user manual on the CD.

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Troubleshooting the Desktop 9850
Nothing appears on the display
The Desktop 9850 is turned off: Connect the Desktop 9850 to the mains power supply.
Warning:
• The memory card cannot be read. Try the original memory card or try a different memory card
and copy the original voice prompt files (you can find the original .wav files on the CD) into a
subfolder called DPM-WAV.
• One of the buttons could be stuck: Make sure none of the buttons is stuck.
Desktop 9850 is inactive
The Desktop 9850 is turned off: Connect the Desktop 9850 to the mains power supply.
Recording is not possible
• There is not enough space left on the memory card: Delete files from the memory card.
• You are using a memory card that is not formatted. Use the original memory card, or format
the current memory card and copy the voice promt files you can find the original .wav files on
the CD) into a subfolder called: DPM-WAV.
No sound during playback
• The volume is turned down (0): Turn the volume up.
• The speaker selection switch on the right hand side is set to headphones( ); make sure it is
set to loudspeaker position ( ).
Deleting files is not possible
• All files are finished with EOL ( ): Remove the EOL attribute from the file by pressing and
holding the DELETE button ( ) for about two seconds. You will be asked to confirm the
deletion of this file. Press the DELETE button ( ) for about two seconds again.
• Your memory card, of the type SD, is write-protected ( ): Remove write protection from the
SD card.
Wrong file
• The wrong file is being played back: Open the correct file using theSKIP/BACK button.

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Connection to the PC is not possible.
USB driver has not been installed properly
Solution: Check whether the USB drivers have been installed correctly. If you did not
complete the installation of the USB driver or canceled the 'Unknown device detected'
process the first time you connected the Desktop 9850 to your PC. Proceed as follows:
1. Connect the Desktop 9850 to your PC.
2. Go to the Start menu, Settings, Control Panel, System, Device Manager.
3. Look for an unknown USB device in the list.
4. Select the Unknown Device and click Remove.
5. Click OK and close the Control Panel window.
6. Disconnect the Desktop 9850 and reconnect it again.
7. The Add New Hardware Wizard is started. Click Next.
8. Follow the instructions which appear on the screen. When the wizard detects the
driver (USB Mass Storage Device), click Next to copy the driver to your PC.
9. On the last wizard page, click Finish to complete the installation.
Windows XP
When installing the Desktop 9850, the operating system automatically assigns a drive for
the Desktop 9850. This drive appears as a 'removable disk' in the Windows Explorer.
Sometimes, the drive letter assignment for the Desktop 9850 conflicts with an existing
drive letter mapping; this is why the Desktop 9850 cannot be seen in the Windows
Explorer. Additionally, the software program displays the Desktop 9850 status as
(disconnected).
Solution: Mount all network drives starting with drive letters Z, Y, X (in reverse alphabetical
order).
PC sound system is not functioning
The Desktop 9850 is used as a USB sound device: Open the Sounds and Multimedia
Properties dialog box in the Control Panel. Make sure your PC’s sound system is in the
Preferred device selection. Activate the Use only preferred devices option.

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Support and feedback
For the latest information not contained in the quick reference, please refer to the Readme file
on the CD.
For the latest version of the configuration program, please visit www.philips.com/dictation >
Support Center > Software Downloads and select Desktop 9850 or contact your software
vendor.
For more information on the different configuration options, refer to the online help or the user
manual on the CD.
For additional information on professional speech processing and speech recognition solutions
from Philips, please visit our web site at: http://www.philips.com/dictation

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