Philips CDC 752 User manual

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LEGEND
1Cassette tray
2Built in loudspeaker
CONTROLS
3Power key POWER
4Speed control SPEED
5Volume control VOL
6Tone Control TONE
7Fast rewind key REWIND
8 Play/stop key STOP/PLAY
9Fast forwards key WIND
10 Search key SEARCH
11 LCD Display
12 Cassette compartment
CASSETTE COMPARTMENT SWITCHES
13 Telephone recording switch REC
14 Automatic rewind switch AR
15 Automatic backspace switch ABS
16 Loudspeaker switch LS
17 Eject button EJECT
MICROPHONE
18 Hand-held microphone
19 Four-position switch
20 Microphone loudspeaker
21 Microphone
22 Record standby button
23 Record LED REC
24 End of letter/Priority index L / P
25 Special instruction index S
26 Sensitivity switch DICT/CONF
SOCKETS
27 Telephone/microphone TEL/MIC
28 Microphone MIC
29 Footswitch FOOTSW.
30 Headphones HEADPH.
31 Power POWER 12 V DC
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INTRODUCTION
The Philips Dictation System 725 has been designed with one sole
objective in mind: to make the tasks of dictation and transcription as
convenient as possible for the user.
The 725 can be used for both dictation and transcription. The system has
an LCD display giving you all the information you need about the
system at any time during dictation and transcription.
Please take the time to look through these instructions for use.
The time invested now will be amply rewarded later, since you will be
able to use the 725 quickly and effectively for dictation and transcription
purposes.
Keep these instructions as a handy source of reference about the 725
which you can refer to again in future.
A compact set of instructions for the 725 is provided on a set of self-
adhesive labels.You can stick these mini instructions in the language of
your choice inside the cassette compartment lid where you can refer to
them instantly at any time just by flipping open the compartment.
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CONTENTS
LEGEND 1
LCD-DISPLAY 5
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS 7
CONNECTINGTOTHE MAINS 7
SWITCHING ONAND OFF 7
CASSETTE COMPARTMENT 7
AUTOREWIND 7
LOUDSPEAKER 7
AUTOMATIC BACKSPACE (ABS) 7
LOADINGA CASSETTE 8
REMOVINGA CASSETTE 8
FAST FORW / FAST REW 8
PLAYBACK 8
VOLUME /TONE / SPEED 9
RESETTAPE COUNTER 9
CASSETTETRAY 9
DICTATION 10
MICROPHONE CONNECTION 10
SENSITIVITY SWITCH 10
VOICE LEVEL 10
RECORDING 10
PAUSE / STOP RECORDING 11
PLAYBACK DICTATION 11
CORRECTION 11
INDEX MARKS 11
END OF LETTER INDEX 11
PRIORITY INDEX 11
SPECIAL INDEX 12
WARNING 12
RECORD PROTECTION 12
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TRANSCRIPTION 12
CONNECTIONS 12
AUTOREWIND SWITCH 13
SEARCH 13
SEARCH FORWARDS 13
SKIP 13
PREVIEW 13
PLAYBACK 14
SPEAKER ON / OFF 14
AUTOMATIC BACKSPACE 14
BACKSPACE 14
REWIND 14
CUE 15
FAST ERASE 15
– FORWARDS 15
– BACKWARDS 15
SPECIAL FUNCTIONS 16
TELEPHONE RECORDING 16
EXTERNAL MICROPHONE 17
WARNINGTONES 17
ACCESSORIES 17
TROUBLESHOOTING 18
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LCD DISPLAY
The LCD display gives you all the information you need for dictation and
transcription, offering both author and transcriptionist optimal convenience
and ease of use.
The LCD display gives you the following information,
depending on the mode of operation at any particular time.
CASSETTE:
The cassette symbol shows that there is a cassette in the
machine.
RECORD PROTECTION:
The padlock symbol shows you that this side of the cassette
has been record protected.
TAPE COUNTER:
Reset to 0.0 when you insert a cassette.
PLAY:
This symbol is shown in playback and record modes.
RECORD:
Indicates that a recording is being made on the 725 with the
hand-held microphone or via telephone.
TELEPHONE RECORD MODE:
Shows that recording is made using a telephone coupler or
external microphone. The word tEL is shown alternating with
the tape counter.
WIND:
These two arrows light up when the tape is being wound.
SEARCH FORWARDS:
The two arrows and the line show that a forward search,
preview or skip is in progress.
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REWIND:
These two arrows light up when the tape is being rewounded.
FAST ERASE:
The letter X shows that a cassette is being erased. The wind
or rewind symbol also lights up to show which direction the
tape is being transported in.
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GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
CONNECTINGTOTHE MAINS
Connect the Dictation System to a power socket using the power supply 155.
The power supply socket (31) is at the rear of the machine. Ensure that the
voltage shown on the power supply unit
corresponds to your local mains voltage.
SWITCHING ON AND OFF
Press the POWER key (3) on the left-hand side
of the machine. This key has an on-off
function: after use, pressing it turns the 725 off again. The machine switches
off automatically if it remains unused for 15 minutes.
CASSETTE COMPARTMENT
Flip open the cassette compartment (12) with
your finger. This reveals a number of switches
which can be set to suit your personal
preferences.
• AUTOREWIND (14)
Set this switch to AR if you wish to take
advantage of the 725’s automatic rewind
function. When set to AR, the 725 auto-
matically rewinds a cassette to the beginning
when it is inserted.
• LOUDSPEAKER (16)
The setting of this switch determines whether
you wish to listen to recordings via the 725’s
built-in loudspeaker ( ), the microphone
loudspeaker (MIC ), or via headphones
( ).
• AUTOMATIC BACKSPACE (ABS)
The ABS slider (15) gives you complete
control over the automatic backspace function
when transcribing a cassette. Turn it off by
setting this slider to 0, or set a backspace value
of anything up to a maximum of approximately
8 seconds.
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Whenever you pause during transcription using a foot control, the automatic
backspace function plays back the last few seconds of a recording each time
you resume.
LOADING A CASSETTE
Mini-Cassettes are inserted in the tape drive
with the tape towards you as shown by the
cassette symbol. It is easier to keep track of
your dictation and transcription if you make a
habit of always inserting cassettes with side
one uppermost so that all recordings start at the beginning of side one.
A cassette symbol appears on the LCD display and the counter is set to 0.0.
If the automatic rewind switch (14) is set to AR, the cassette is automatically
rewound to the beginning.
The 725 is now ready for use.
REMOVING A CASSETTE
A cassette can be removed simply by opening
the cassette compartment and pressing the
EJECT key or simply lifting the cassette out
with your fingers.
FAST FORWARDS /FAST REWIND
Press the WIND key (9) to wind the tape
forwards at 20x playback speed, or the
REWIND key (7) to rewind it . Fast forwards
and rewind modes are indicated by the arrows
on the LCD display.
Fast forward or rewind can be stopped at any time by pressing the STOP key
(8) or any other function key.
PLAYBACK
Press the STOP/PLAY key (8) to play back a
recording. This key has a stop/start function .
The playback arrow is shown in the LCD
display, and the counter is incremented.
If the cassette is inserted in the middle and the
autorewind function is off, the counter is incremented.
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VOLUME /TONE /SPEED
Adjust the volume and tone sliders (5&6) for
maximum playback quality . The speed cannot
be adjusted during recording, and playback
speed can only be adjusted during playback
using the STOP/PLAY key (8) or foot control.
RESETTAPE COUNTER
The tape counter can be reset to zero at any
time by pressing the fast forward and fast
rewind keys simultaneously.
CASSETTETRAY
The cassette tray (1) can be used to keep the
cassettes you are currently working with in a
convenient place.
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DICTATION
MICROPHONE CONNECTION
The hand-held microphone (18) can be
installed on the left or right side of the 725 to
suit your personal convenience. Simply align
the holder with the mounting plate and attach it
into the 725 using the long screw provided.
Plug the connector into the microphone socket
at the back of the machine and route the cable
as shown in the recesses underneath the
microphone holder.
SENSITIVITY SWITCH
Set the sensitivity switch (26) on the
microphone as follows to suit your dictation
application:
– DICT for normal dictation applications, or
– CONF for recording conferences and meetings.
VOICE LEVEL
Hold the microphone about 5-10 cm from your mouth for normal dictation
with the sensitivity switch set to DICT.
With the CONF setting the microphone will record normal speech up to a
distance of about 5 m.
RECORDING
Press the record key (22) on the microphone.
The LED (23) blinks to indicatae record
standby mode an the LCD display shows REC.
Start recording by sliding the four-position
switch (19) to the play position. The play arrow
appears in the LCD display and the record LED lights up continuously.
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