Radio Shack 14-1189 User manual

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OWNER’S MANUAL —
Please read before using this equipment.
14-1189
©2002 RadioShack Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
RadioShack and RadioShack.com are trademarks
used by RadioShack Corporation.
Voice Activated Recording (VOX) —
lets you set the recorder to automatically
record when it picks up sound and stop
after a few seconds of silence.
Three Recording Modes — lets you
select from Long Play (LP), Extended
Play (EP), and Standard Play (SP).
Included Accessories
• Voice Recorder Link Software
(CD-ROM)
• Carrying pouch
• USB cable
PC Connectivity — lets you transfer
recorded messages to and from a PC to
store them or send them to your friends.
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Thank you for
purchasing a
RadioShack
Digital Voice
Recorder. Your
recorder is not
only easy to use,
it is also so small
that you can take
it anywhere to
record voice
memos,
conversions, and
discussions.
Your recorder
allows you to
record up to 396
messages with a
total duration of
234 minutes, and
organizes them
into 4 separate
folders. The
messagesremain
intact even when
the batteries are
removed because
of the non-volatile
memory
employed.
DISP/SET — press
toselectinformation,
enter settings, and
change playback
speed.
REC/STOP — starts
or stops recording.
+
++
+VOL – — adjusts
the volume output of
the speaker and
earphone and
settings.
#
##
#
{
{{
{
,
,,
,
—starts or stops
playback, or locates
a message/index by
skipping forward or
backward.
A
AA
A—erases
messages.
MODE/INDEX — press to
select the operation mode,
mark an index during
recording, or mark a section to
repeat during playback.
Built-in Microphone
MIC Jack
EAR Jack

Installing/Replacing Batteries
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Your Digital Recorder requires two AAA
batteries for power (not supplied,
available at your local RadioShack or
online at www.radioshack.com).
1. Slide the battery compartment
latch to the left and hold it while
you slide the battery compartment
cover off.
2. Insert two AAA batteries (not
supplied, available from
RadioShack) on top of the ribbon
according to the polarity symbols
(+ and –) marked inside.
Battery Compartment
Latch — holds the
battery compartment
cover securely.
LOCK — locks
control buttons.
RESET—returnsallsettings
to the default values.
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Installing/Replacing Batteries ... 3
Connecting Earphones ............ 4
Listening Safely .................... 4
Traffic Safety ........................ 5
Connecting an External
Microphone .............................. 5
Setting the Clock ...................... 6
Setting the Alarm ..................... 7
Programming the Recorder ...... 8
Locking/Unlocking the Recorder’s
Controls .................................. 10
Turning the Alarm ON/OFF .... 10
Recorder Mode Operations .... 11
Recording ............................... 12
Recording Manually ............ 12
Marking an Index During
Recording .......................... 13
Playing Messages .................. 14
Changing Playback Speed . 14
Playing a Message ............. 14
Locating an Index
in a Message ..................... 15
Fast-Forwarding/Rewinding 16
Section Repeat Playback .... 16
Intro-Scan ........................... 17
Erasing Messages ................. 17
Erasing a Single Message .. 17
Erasing All Messages in a
Folder ................................ 18
Connecting to a PC ................ 18
Installing Voice Recorder Link 20
Installing a USB Driver ........ 21
Installing Sound Recorder and
Audio Compression ........... 22
Using Voice Recorder Link ..... 23
Uploading Messages
to Your PC .............................. 24
Downloading Messages to the
Recorder ................................ 24
Deleting Messages
from Your PC ......................... 25
Playing Messages
on Your PC ............................. 25
Resetting the Recorder .......... 26
Reformatting the Recorder ..... 26
Care ....................................... 26
Service and Repair ................ 26
Troubleshooting ..................... 27
Specifications ......................... 28

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Connecting Earphones
3. Replace the battery compartment
cover and slide the latch to the
right to secure the cover.
The battery icon Zindicates the
current status of the batteries. When
flashes, or 87JJ
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87JJ appears, the sound
becomes weak or distorted, or the
recorder stops operating properly,
replace the batteries. R
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You can use a mono earphone (not
supplied, available at RadioShack) with
a1/8-inch (3.5 mm) mini-plug to listen to
your recording in private.
Insert the earphone’s plug into the EAR
jack on the top side of the recorder. The
built-in speaker disconnects
automatically.
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To protect your hearing, follow these
guidelines when you use earphones.
• Set the volume to the lowest
setting before you begin listening.
After you begin listening, adjust the
volume to a comfortable level.
• Do not listen at extremely high
volume levels. Extended high-
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Dispose of old batteries
promptly and properly. Do
not burn or bury them.
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• Use only fresh batteries
of the required size and
recommended type.
• Do no mix old and new
batteries,differenttypes
of batteries (standard,
alkaline, or
rechargeable), or
rechargeable batteries
of different capacities.
• If you do not plan to use
the recorder for a week
or longer, remove the
batteries. Batteries can
leak chemicals that can
destroy electronic parts.
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After replacing the
batteries, or sliding the
latch to the locked position,
reset the clock and alarm
time if need. See “Setting
the Clock” on Page 6 and
“Setting the Alarm” on
Page 7.

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volume listening can lead to
permanent hearing loss.
• Once you set the volume, do not
increase it. Over time, your ears
adapt to the volume level, so a
volume level that does not cause
discomfort might still damage your
hearing.
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Do not wear earphones while operating
a motor vehicle or riding a bicycle. This
can create a traffic hazard and could be
illegal in some areas.
Even though some earphones let you
hear some outside sounds when
listening at normal volume levels, they
still can present a traffic hazard.
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You can use a dynamic microphone
with a 1/8-inch (3.5mm) plug (not
supplied, available at RadioShack) to
extend the recording range.
Insert the microphone’s plug into the
recorder’s MIC jack. The built-in
microphone disconnects automatically.
Connecting a Microphone

Setting the Clock
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Your recorder has two operating
modes: clock mode and recorder
mode. Clock mode is automatically
selected when the recorder is left idle
for 30 seconds, or when you reset the
recorder. ±
±±
±
In clock mode, repeatedly press DISP/
SET to toggle between the year and the
date view.
1. Make sure the controls are
unlocked.
2. While the clock appears, press and
hold DISP/SET for about two
seconds. The hour digits flash.
3. Repeatedly press or hold down
+
++
+VOL – to adjust the hour. FC
FCFC
FC
appears to indicate a PM hour.
4. Press DISP/SET. The minute digits
flash.
5. Repeatedly press or hold down
+
++
+VOL – to adjust the minute.
6. Press DISP/SET. The year flashes.
7. Repeatedly press or hold down
+
++
+VOL – to adjust the year.
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If you do not press a button
for more than 30 seconds,
the time display appears.
Set HOUR
Set MINUTE
Set YEAR

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Setting the Alarm
8. Press DISP/SET. The month
flashes.
9. Repeatedly press or hold down
+
++
+VOL – to adjust the month.
10. Press DISP/SET. The day flashes.
11. Repeatedly press or hold down
+
++
+VOL – to adjust the day.
12. Press DISP/SET to save your
settings and resume normal
operation.
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You can set an alarm to sound every
day at a preset time.
1. Press MODE/INDEX in clock mode
to display the alarm time. 7B7HC
7B7HC7B7HC
7B7HC
appears.
2. Press and hold DISP/SET in alarm
clock mode for about two seconds.
The hour digits flash.
3. Repeatedly press or hold down
+
++
+VOL – to enter the hour. FC
FCFC
FC
appears to indicate a PM hour.
4. Press DISP/SET. The minute digits
flash.
Set HOUR
Set AM/PM
Set MINUTES
Set DAY
Set MONTH

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Programming the Recorder
5. Repeatedly press or hold down
+
++
+VOL – to enter the minute.
6. Press SET/DISP to store the
setting. 

appears. When you set
the alarm time, the alarm
automatically turns on.
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You can set the active folder, recording
mode, MIC sensitivity, voice activated
recording (VOX) on/off, and button
press confirmation tone on/off. ±
±±
±
1. In recorder mode (see “Recorder
Mode Operations” on Page 11),
hold down DISP/SET until <?B;
<?B;<?B;
<?B;
appears and either [,\,],
or ^flashes. Up to 99 messages
are available in each folder.
2. Repeatedly press +
++
+VOL – to select
a folder ([,\,], or ^).
3. Press DISP/SET when the desired
folder flashes to confirm it. CE:;
CE:;CE:;
CE:;
appears and either IF
IFIF
IF
,;F
;F;F
;F or BF
BFBF
BF
flashes. ±
±±
±
4. Repeatedly press +
++
+VOL – to set
the recording mode (IF
IFIF
IF
,;F
;F;F
;F, or BF
BFBF
BF).
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• You cannot program the
recorder while recording
or playing back
messages.
• If you do not press a
button for more than 30
seconds, the time
display returns.
•IF
IFIF
IF (Standard Play) —
up to 126 min.
•;F
;F;F
;F (Extended Play) —
up to 164 min.
•BF
BFBF
BF (Long Play) — up to
234 min.

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Programming the Recorder
Recording time and quality differs
in each mode.
5. Press DISP/SET when the desired
recording mode flashes to confirm
it. C?9
C?9C?9
C?9 appears and either 7kje
7kje7kje
7kje,>_
>_>_
>_
or Be
BeBe
Be flashes.
6. Repeatedly press +
++
+VOL – to set
microphone sensitivity (7kje
7kje7kje
7kje,>_
>_>_
>_ or
Be
BeBe
Be). ±
±±
±
7. Press DISP/SET when the desired
microphone sensitivity flashes to
confirm it. LEN
LENLEN
LEN appears and either
Ed
EdEd
Ed or E<<
E<<E<<
E<< flashes.
8. Repeatedly press +
++
+VOL – to turn
LEN
LENLEN
LEN on or off.
9. Press DISP/SET when the desired
setting flashes to confirm it. 8;;F
8;;F8;;F
8;;F
(button press confirmation tone)
appears and either Ed
EdEd
Ed or E<<
E<<E<<
E<<
flashes.
10. Repeatedly press +
++
+VOL – to turn
8;;F
8;;F8;;F
8;;F on or off.
11. Press DISP/SET to confirm the
setting and resume normal
operation.
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•7kje
7kje7kje
7kje (automatic) —
microphonesensitivityis
adjusted automatically.
•>_
>_>_
>_ (high) — for
conference recording.
•Be
BeBe
Be (low) — for dictation.

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The recorders controls can be locked
so its settings are not accidentally
changed.
To lock the recorder’s controls,
slide
LOCK on the back of the recorder in the
direction of the arrow. BE9A
BE9ABE9A
BE9A appears.
BE9A
BE9ABE9A
BE9A flashes briefly when you press a
button.
To unlock the recorder’s controls,
slide
LOCK in the opposite direction of the
arrow. BE9A
BE9ABE9A
BE9A disappears.
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1. Press MODE/INDEX in clock mode
to show the alarm time. 7B7HC
7B7HC7B7HC
7B7HC
appears.
2. Repeatedly press +
++
+VOL – to turn
alarm on or off. 

appears when
alarm is turned on.
At the set alarm time, the alarm sounds
about 30 seconds and 

flashes. To
silence the alarm sooner, press any
button. ±
±±
±
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If the recorder is in
Recorder mode at preset
alarm time, the alarm does
not sound even when alarm
is set to on. 

flashes for
about 30 seconds. To stop


from flashing, press any
button.
Locking/Unlocking Controls

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Recorder Mode Operations
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When you install the batteries, the
recorder is automatically set to clock
mode.
1. To turn on the recorder mode,
press REC/STOP or
#
{
,.
If you press REC/STOP to enter the
recorder mode, the recorder starts
to record a new message.
Information about the status of the
recorder appears.
IF
IFIF
IF,;F
;F;F
;F, or BF
BFBF
BF — the
selected recording
mode appears.
[,\,],
or ^— the
selected folder
appears.
The two-digit index number of the
message and the total number of the
messages appear in the top of display.
(&'%&+
&'%&+&'%&+
&'%&+ indicates message one of five.)
Battery
Status
Message
Time
Remaining
Alarm
LOCK
On/Off
Play
Status

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Recording
2. To conserve battery power, if you
do not press a button for about 30
seconds when the recorder stops,
the recorder returns to clock mode
automatically. To returns to clock
mode sooner, press MODE/INDEX.
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To record, you can use either the
internal microphone or you can plug an
external microphone in to the MIC jack
on the top of the recorder.
For best results, place the recorder
between 5 inches and 3.3 feet (13 cm
to 1 m) from the audio source.
Experiment with various distances to
find the optimum distance between the
recording source and the recorder.
If C?9
C?9C?9
C?9 is set to Be
BeBe
Be, the optimal recording
distance is about 5 inches (13cm). If
C?9
C?9C?9
C?9 is set to >_
>_>_
>_, the optimal recording
distance is about 3.3 feet (1m).
If you enabled voice-activated
recording, LEN
LENLEN
LEN appears and recording
begins whenever the recorder detects
sound. H;9
H;9H;9
H;9 and LEN
LENLEN
LEN flash. ±
±±
±
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1. Select a folder (see “Programming
the Recorder” on Page 8) and
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If the recorder does not
detect sound for about 2
seconds during recording,
the recorder stops, and H;9
H;9H;9
H;9
and LEN
LENLEN
LEN stop flashing.

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Recording
press REC/STOP to start recording.
The current date and time appear
briefly and are recorded as the
date and time stamp of the current
message.
H;9
H;9H;9
H;9 flashes and the current
message number and elapsed
recording time appear.
2. To view the available recording
time left in the folder, hold down
DISP/SET.H;C7?D
H;C7?DH;C7?D
H;C7?D appears and the
remaining recording time appears.
3. Release DISP/SET to resume
normal recording.
4. Press REC again to stop manual
recording. ±
±±
±
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Indices may be added to the recorded
messages so that you can search and
listen to specific portions of a message
easily. Up to a total of 99 indices may
be marked in messages in the same
folder.
To mark an index, press MODE/INDEX
when a message is being recorded.
?D:;N
?D:;N?D:;N
?D:;N, the index number and the total
indices in the message appear briefly.
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• When you begin
recordingintheselected
folder, the recorder
assigns a number to
your message and the
number appears on the
display. Message
numbers are
sequentially assigned
from 1–99.
• When the number of
stored messages in a
folder reaches 99, <KBB
<KBB<KBB
<KBB
appearswhenyoupress
REC/STOP. Select
another folder to
continue recording.
• If all the folders are full,
you cannot record until
you erase some
messages. See“Erasing
Messages” on Page 17.

Playing Messages
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(&'%&+
&'%&+&'%&+
&'%&+ indicates index one of five, with '
''
'
being the current index number and +
++
+
being the total number of the
indices.) ±
±±
±
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When the recorder stops recording or
playing back in recorder mode, to
change playback speed, press DISP/
SET repeatedly to cycle through fast
playback (,), slow playback ()), and
normal playback (J). ,,), or J
flashes briefly.
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1. Set the recorder to recorder mode.
2. Rotate #
{
,up or
down to scroll through the
messages until the desired number
appears. Various message
information appears.
3. Press #
{
, to start
playback. ,,), or Jflashes. The
date and time stamp of the current
message appears briefly.
4. Press +
++
+VOL – to increase or
decrease the playback volume.
The playback volume setting
appears briefly.
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• When there are already
99 indices in the current
folder and MODE/
INDEX is pressed
during recording, <KBB
<KBB<KBB
<KBB
appears.
• When there is no more
recording capacity
available and REC is
pressed, <KBB
<KBB<KBB
<KBB appears.
You may erase some of
the messages to free up
recording capacity.
• When recording
capacity is used up
during recording, <KBB
<KBB<KBB
<KBB
appears and recording
stops automatically.

Playing Messages
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5. Hold down DISP/SET during
playback to view the message’s
remaining time. H;C7?D
H;C7?DH;C7?D
H;C7?D and the
remaining time appear. Release
DISP/SET to resume normal
playback.
6. To pause playback, press
#
{
,. To resume,
press #
{
,again.
7. When the recorder reaches the
end of each message, it stops
automatically. To stop playback
sooner, press #
{
,.
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1. Rotate #
{
,up or
down until the desired message
number appears.
2. Press #
{
,to listen to
the message.
3. Repeatedly rotate
#
{
,up or down to
rewind or fast-forward, until ?D:;N
?D:;N?D:;N
?D:;N
and the desired index number
appear briefly. Playback resumes
from the index marker.

Playing Messages
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1. Rotate #
{
,up or
down until the desired message
number appears.
2. Press #
{
,to listen to
the message.
3. Rotate or hold #
{
,up
or down to rewind or fast-forward.
The recorder stops when it reaches the
end of a message while fast-
forwarding, or the beginning of a
message while rewinding.
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You can also repeat a section of the
message you are playing during
playback.
1. Press MODE/INDEX to mark the
start of the section to be repeated.
START appears briefly.
2. Press MODE/INDEX again to mark
the end of the section. ;D:
;D:;D:
;D:
appears briefly. The marked
section plays repeatedly. BEEF
BEEFBEEF
BEEF and
the message number appear
alternately.
3. Press MODE/INDEX again to
resume normal playback.

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Erasing Messages
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Intro-Scan plays the first 5 seconds of
each message in a selected folder.
1. Repeatedly rotate #
{
,
up or down to select the message
to begin scanning.
2. Hold down #
{
,until
?DJHE
?DJHE?DJHE
?DJHE and the message numbers
appear alternately. The recorder
plays the first 5 seconds of each
message, from the current
message to the last message.
3. The recorder automatically stops
after scanning the last message in
the selected folder. To stop
scanning sooner, press
#
{
,.
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You can erase an individual message
or all the messages in a folder. ±
±±
±
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1. In recorder mode, select the folder
containing the message you want
to erase.
2. Repeatedly rotate #
{
,
up or down to scroll through the
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If you do not press a key for
more than about 5 seconds,
the normal display returns
and the message is not
erased.

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Connecting to a PC
messages until the number of the
desired message appears.
3. Press A.;H7I;
;H7I;;H7I;
;H7I; and the message
number to be erased appear
alternately.
4. Press Aagain to erase the
message. The saved messages
are sequentially renumbered (if
message 1 is deleted, message 2
becomes message 1, message 3
becomes message 2 and so forth).
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1. In recorder mode, select the folder
containing the message you want
to erase.
2. Hold down Afor about 3 seconds,
;H7I;
;H7I;;H7I;
;H7I; and 7BB
7BB7BB
7BB flash.
3. Press Aagain to erase all the
messages in the folder you
selected.
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With the supplied USB cable and Voice
Recorder Link software, recorded voice
messages may be transferred to and
from your PC. This allows you to free-
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Connecting to a PC
messages, and share messages with
others via e-mail.
To synchronize data between your
digital recorder and a computer, first
follow the steps under “Installing Voice
Recorder Link” on Page 20 to install the
supplied software. Then connect the
supplied USB cable between your PC
USB jack and the USB jack on the
bottom of your recorder.
System Requirements
(Voice Recorder Link)
Computer/
Processor Multimedia PC with Pentium II 233 or above.
Memory 64 MB or more.
Hard Disk 10MB of available hard disk
space. An additional 230MB of
hard disk space is required for
temporary files in conversions.
Drive CD-ROM drive.
Display Super VGA graphics card or
compatible video graphics
adapter.
Operating
System Microsoft Windows® 98, Windows® 2000,
Windows® ME or
Windows® XP.
Communication
port One available USB port.
Peripherals Microsoft Mouse or compatible
pointing device. Windows
compatible audio board with
headphones or speakers.

Installing Voice Recorder Link
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Make sure that all programs, such as
games or anti-virus software, are
closed. If programs are open, close and
exit the programs before proceeding.
1. Insert the supplied CD-ROM into
your PC’s CD-ROM drive. The
setup menu appears. °
°°
°
2. Follow the on-screen instructions
to install the software.
After installation, the installed software
is added to the
Start/Programs
menu
°
°°
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°°
°
If the setup menu does
notautomaticallyappear
after inserting the CD-
ROM into the CD-ROM
drive, start the CD-ROM
manually.
3. Connect your
recorder to a
USB port on
your PC with
the USB
cable as
illustrated.
B?DA
B?DAB?DA
B?DA appears
on the
recorder’s
display.