SB VR8000 User manual

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INSTRUCTION MANUAL
Revised: July 25, 2013
Mi4 Professional Voice Recorder
SB-VR8000 (Silver Edition)

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PRODUCT REFERENCE
Please note: this manual is for the Silver edition of the Mi4, pre-July 2013.
If you have the Black, July 2013 edition of the Mi4, please go to our website and down-
load the manual for that product.

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File Quality
Current Folder
File Name
Battery Level
Current Repeat
Setting
Current Volume
Setting
Current EQ Setting
(* Always NORmal
in voice mode)
Current Mode -
Voice or Music
(showing Voice)
See Close Up Below
Current Track
Tracks in Current
Folder
Current Time in
File
Length of Current
File
PLAYBACK SCREEN REFERENCE

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OPTIONS REFERENCE
VOICE / MUSIC MODE OPTIONS
(Press M to access these options)
FILE SELECTION
FOLDER SELECTION
CARD SELECTION
FILE DELETION
FOLDER DELETION
WHILE PAUSED or STOPPED
REPEAT OPTIONS
REPLAY A/B
EQUALIZER SETTINGS (Music Only)
DURING PLAYBACK
Press V, then use UP DOWN arrows to adjust the
volume level.
VOLUME CONTROL

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e Mi4 can use an optional Micro SD card installed for extra storage. It will accept a Micro SD
card of up to 32 GB in size.
1. Please note the proper positioning of the SD card for insertion. With the LCD screen of the
Mi4 facing UP, the SD card will be inserted with the Gold connectors facing UP. See the
photo below.
2. Gently place the SD card, Gold connectors UP, into the SD card slot.
3. Gently push the SD card into place. e card will click into place when properly inserted. If
there is any resistance, remove the card and try again.
4. To remove the card, press gently on the card, and it will click out.
BEFORE FIRST USE - SD CARD
Step 1 - Gold connectors
should be UP
Step 2 - Card is partially
inserted, click into place
Step 3 - SD card is properly
inserted
Wrong! is card is being
inserted upside-down.

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Please charge fully before use. Please use only the adapter that was included with your device.
Do not use other adapters, as they may damange your device.
1. Be sure that the device is OFF.
2. Plug USB cable into device rst.
3. Plug the other end into the wall adapter.
4. Plug the adapter into your power outlet. Please let the device charge for several hours before
your rst use.
BEFORE YOUR FIRST USE
No other les are needed to use this device. No device drivers are needed for Windows or Mac
use.
NEEDED FILES

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Before you start recording, you’ll want to make sure the time and date
are set properly on your Mi4.
1. Set the Record Switch to SAVE.
2. Set the Power Switch to ON. is will let the system Power On.
3. Press the PLAY button and the recorder will initialize.
4. You should see MUSIC MODE appear on your screen. If not, hold
the M button until the MODES menu appears.
5. Use the Up and Down buttons on the le side to cycle through the
menu until you see SETTING MODE.
6. At SETTING MODE, press M. You will now see the dierent
settings that can be adjusted.
7. With the Up and Down buttons, cycle until you see the SYSTEM
TIME option.
8. Press the M button to show the system time.
9. Press the V button, and the Year will start to blink.
10. Use the UP DOWN arrows to set the year.
11. Press V to move to the Month and use the UP DOWN arrows
to adjust. Press V to move to the day, and so on, until you have
changed the Date and Time.
12. To nish, press the M button.
13. Your recorder is now set to the correct Date and Time.
STEP 5
STEP 7
STEP 7
SETTING TIME & DATE
NOTE: You must press M to save your new Time Settings, or the
recorder will use the previous system time.
e menu will go back to a previous screen if you do not press a
button within a few seconds.
When you press a button, if the device light comes on but nothing else
happens, press that same button again. Your rst press just turned on
the light.

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Voice Activation Recording can be turned on and o.
1. In PLAY mode, press the M button until you see SETTING
MODE.
2. Press M to enter Setting Mode.
3. Cycle over to Select VOR. Press M.
4. You can now turn Voice Activation ON (OPEN) or OFF
(CLOSE).
5. Cycle to your choice, and Press M.
6. Your next recording with use that setting.
STEP 2
STEP 3
STEP 4
VOICE ACTIVATION MODE

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You can monitor your recordings live by using earphones. You can
turn this feature on and o in the Settings.
1. In PLAY mode, press the M button until you see SETTING
MODE.
2. Press M to enter Setting Mode.
3. Cycle over to Cotrol Monitor. Press M.
4. You can now turn the Control Monitor ON (OPEN) or OFF
(CLOSE).
5. Cycle to your choice, and Press M.
6. Your next recording with use that setting.
STEP 2
STEP 3
STEP 4
CONTROL MONITOR

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Your Mi4 comes preset to the highest quality setting for your
recordings. However, you can change this setting if you need more
recording time.
A lower setting will record a lower quality le - but will give you extra
recording time.
A higher setting will use the most memory, but has the best recording
quality. Your Mi4 default is the highest setting - 384K.
1. In PLAY mode, press the M button until you see SETTING
MODE.
2. Press M to enter Setting Mode.
3. Cycle over to Cotrol Monitor. Press M.
4. You can now turn the Control Monitor ON (OPEN) or OFF
(CLOSE).
5. Cycle to your choice, and Press M.
6. Your next recording with use that setting.
STEP 2
STEP 3
STEP 4
RECORD TYPE / QUALITY SETTING

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You can adjust how long the backlight stays on with this setting. It can
be set from 0 - 30.
Set up to 30 seconds, and the backlight will turn o aer that number.
Set to 0, and the backlight will remain on all the time. Note that this
will aect your battery life.
1. In PLAY mode, press the M button until you see SETTING
MODE.
2. Press M to enter Setting Mode.
3. Cycle over to Backlight. Press M.
4. Cycle to the amount of seconds you want the backlight to stay on.
5. Press M to keep that setting.
STEP 2
STEP 3
STEP 4
BACKLIGHT

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You can change the language setting of this device.
1. In PLAY mode, press the M button until you see SETTING
MODE.
2. Press M to enter Setting Mode.
3. Cycle over to Language. Press M.
4. Cycle to the language you want your device to use in the onscreen
displays and menus.
5. Press M to keep that setting.
STEP 2
STEP 3
STEP 4
LANGUAGE

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e OFF TIMER allows you to set how long the Mi4 will remain on
when there is no activity. When the Mi4 shuts o, you can restart it by
holding the PLAY button.
You can set the POWER OFF TIMER to turn the device o aer 5 -
55 minutes of inactivity.
1. In PLAY mode, press the M button until you see SETTING
MODE.
2. Press M to enter Setting Mode.
3. Cycle over to Power O. Press M.
4. Cycle over to O Timer. Press M.
5. Cycle to the amount of time you want your Mi4 to stay on when
there is no activity. Choose from 5 - 55 minutes.
6. Press M to keep that setting.
STEP 2
STEP 3
STEP 4
STEP 4
POWER - OFF TIMER

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e Sleep Time setting lets you choose how long your Mi4 stays on
before automatically shutting o, so you can listen to your les when
you go to bed. You can set this from 10 minutes to 2 hours.
1. In PLAY mode, press the M button until you see SETTING
MODE.
2. Press M to enter Setting Mode.
3. Cycle over to Power O. Press M.
4. Cycle over to Sleep Time. Press M.
5. Cycle to the amount of minutes you want the Mi4 to stay on until
it automatically shuts o while you listen to your les. You can set
this from 10 minutes to 2 hours.
6. Press M to keep that setting.
STEP 2
STEP 3
STEP 4
STEP 5
POWER - SLEEP TIME

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You can adjust the contrast of your display with this setting.
1. In PLAY mode, press the M button until you see SETTING
MODE.
2. Press M to enter Setting Mode.
3. Cycle over to Contrast. Press M.
4. Cycle to the contrast setting best for you.
5. Press M to keep that setting.
STEP 2
STEP 3
STEP 4
CONTRAST

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You can easily see how much room is le on the internal memory,
and on the optional SD card with this option.
1. In PLAY mode, press the M button until you see SETTING
MODE.
2. Press M to enter Setting Mode.
3. Cycle over to Memory Info. Press M.
4. You can now see how much memory you have le in your built-in
memory.
5. If you have an SD card installed, press an arrow button.
6. e display now shows a short memory card, and the amount of
memory le in the SD card.
STEP 2
STEP 3
STEP 4
STEP 6
MEMORY TIP!
Your recordings will automatically be saved to the built-in memory.
You can use an optional SD card to hold your MP3 collection, or
audio books.
MEMORY INFO

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With Auto Record, you can set the Mi4 to automatically start
recording on a particular date and time, and the end at a particular
date and time.
You will rst set the Start Time. en the End Time. And nally turn
Auto Record ON.
1. In PLAY mode, press the M button until you see SETTING
MODE.
2. Press M to enter Setting Mode.
3. Cycle over to Auto Record. Press M.
4. Cycle down to Start Time. Press M.
5. You should see the Date and Time. Press the V Button and the
Year will start blinking.
6. Adjust the Year by using the UP DOWN arrows.
7. Press V to move over to the Month.
8. Continue to use the UP DOWN arrows and the V button to
advance through the Year, Month, Day, Hour, Minutes and
Seconds for the START TIME.
9. When you have the correct Start Time, press M to go back to the
Auto Record choices.
10. Now, cycle to END TIME. Press M.
11. Adjust the End Time date and time as you did above.
12. Press M when you are done entering the End Time.
STEP 2
STEP 3
STEP 4
STEP 5
AUTO-RECORDING

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STEP 10
Now that you have set the Start Time and End Time for your Auto
Recording, you need to Activate it.
13. Cycle to Auto Record On. Press M.
14. Cycle to Record (ON) to turn the Auto Record feature On.
15. Press M.
16. Cycle down your choices and Select EXIT.
17. Press M.
18. To exit the Settings Menu, press PLAY.
STEP 11
STEP 13
STEP 14
AUTO-RECORDING cont.

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In Playback Mode, while Paused, there are several options available
to you. You can choose a le or folder for playback, or choose the
Internal Memory or SD card.
You can also Delete Files from this menu.
While File Maintenance is possible on the Mi4, we recommend that
you use your computer to delete les.
By using your computer, you can copy and back up your les before
deleting any from the device. Once deleted from the device, there is no
way to recover those les.
Proceed carefully when deleting les and folders.
To access your options while Paused, press M.
e Menu
Delete a File
Delete ALL
Files
PLAYBACK OPTIONS WHILE PAUSED

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In Playback Mode, while Playing Voice and MP3 les, there are
several options available to you. Press M to access your options during
Playback.
e Equalizer - this option is only available in MUSIC Mode, while
playing MP3 les.
ere are several EQ settings you can use for playback of your MP3
les. Adjust according to your tastes:
Rock, Pop, Classic, So, Jazz, DBB - Base and Natural / Normal.
e Options
Menu
Equalizer
Choices
PLAYBACK OPTIONS WHILE PLAYING