Targus Total Recall User manual

User’s Guide
Voice Recorder for
the Handspring™ Visor™
Total Recall™
Digital Voice Recorder
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INTRODUCTION
Welcome to the world of portable Digital Voice
Recording!
Your Total Recall™Digital Voice Recorder gives
you a convenient way to record your thoughts
and ideas while on the go, either while installed
in your Visor handheld or as a stand-alone
recorder with its external stand-alone shuttle.
With your Voice Recorder and Visor™handheld,
you can upload stored voice messages to your
PC using standard Palm O/S®HotSync™
Manager software.
Once on your PC, you can save your voice
messages as .wav files using the intuitive Total
Recall Voice Desktop software. These .wav files
can even be attached to email messages for
distribution to your friends and colleagues.

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USING THE VOICE RECORDER IN
STAND-ALONE MODE
Your Total Recall Digital Voice Recorder can be
used in stand-alone mode with the external
stand-alone shuttle.
You can control all Voice Recorder operations
using the buttons on the front of the recorder.

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INSERTING THE VOICE RECORDER INTO THE
STAND-ALONE SHUTTLE
To insert the Voice Recorder into the stand-alone
shuttle, align the rails of the stand-alone shuttle
with the grooves in the Voice Recorder and slide
the parts together.
RECORDING MESSAGES
To record a new message, press the red Record
button . The status LED glows red, indicating
that recording is in process.
NOTE: In stand-alone mode, all messages are recorded in Best
quality with Voice Activation ON.
To stop recording, press the Record button
again.
NOTE: If the Voice Recorder is not recording in stand-alone
mode, use a small paper clip to press the reset button.
LED
Forward
Record
Play/Stop
Rewind Reset Button

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PLAYING BACK MESSAGES
To play back the current recording, press the
Play/Stop button .
When a message is playing, you can fast-
forward through the recording by pressing the
Forward button , or rewind by pressing the
Rewind button .
To stop message playback, press the Play/Stop
button.
To skip to the next message, press and release
the Forward button.
NOTE: It is not necessary to stop playback or hold down the
Forward or Rewind button to skip messages.
To play the previous message, press and release
the Rewind button.
If you attempt to skip past the last or first
message, the status LED will flash once to let
you know that you’ve reached the end.
EDITING AND ERASING MESSAGES
The message editing and erase features are not
available when using the Voice Recorder in
stand-alone mode.
For additional information, refer to “EDITING
VOICE MESSAGES” on page 14 or “DELETING
MESSAGES” on page 17.

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REPLACING THE BATTERIES IN THE STAND-ALONE
SHUTTLE
Your Voice Recorder stores all messages in non-
volatile memory, eliminating the need to
synchronize your messages to your PC prior to
changing the batteries.
WARNING: To avoid damaging the stand-alone shuttle, do not
remove the Voice Recorder from the shuttle when replacing the
batteries.
To replace the batteries:
1. Hold the Voice Recorder and stand-alone
shuttle in one hand with the three grooves
on the battery cover facing you.
2. Press in the shuttle door latch with your
other thumb, gently open the hinged cover,
and remove the used batteries.
NOTE: Using a small pen or coin may help release the shuttle
door latch.
3. Install the fresh batteries as indicated on the
inside of the pack, and close the hinged
cover until the latch clicks into place.

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USING EXTERNAL EQUIPMENT
With your Voice Recorder, you can record
messages using an external microphone or listen
to messages using standard headphones.
Both microphone (mic) and headphone (ear)
jacks are on the top side of the Voice Recorder.
Headphone jack Microphone jack

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USING THE VOICE RECORDER WITH
THE VISOR HANDHELD
INSERTING THE VOICE RECORDER INTO THE VISOR
HANDHELD
To install the Total Recall Digital Voice Recorder
into your Visor handheld:
1. Press the release button on the stand-alone
shuttle and slide out the Voice Recorder.
2. Remove the expansion slot cover from the
back of the Visor handheld.
3. With the Voice Recorder speaker and the
back of the Visor handheld facing you, slide
the Voice Recorder into the Springboard™
expansion slot.
Expansion slot

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The Total Recall application automatically loads
onto the Visor handheld. When complete, the
application screen appears.
To start the application, tap on the Total Recall
icon.
You are now ready to use your Voice Recorder
with your Visor handheld.
Total Recall

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RECORDING AND PLAYBACK
Recording Voice Messages
CAUTION: Do not remove your Voice Recorder from your Visor
handheld while it is recording. To do so may result in a loss or
corruption of voice data on your Voice Recorder.
1. From the application screen, tap the Total
Recall icon.
The Voice List menu appears.
2. Tap New to begin recording.
The Control Panel appears. Refer to “VOICE
RECORDER CONTROL PANEL” on page 11.
3. Tap Done to end recording.
Play button
Quick Play
Begin new
recording
Check box
icon