TIE TX26 User manual

Article TX26: 19-90030
USER MANUAL

Please read this manual carefully before using the product.
Warnings:
1. Do not attempt to open, repair or ret this product.
2. Never use the product at areas where electronic devices are
forbidden, such as on an airplane.
3. Don’t put the product or its parts into your mouth.
4. Do not use the device in very high humidity or places where it
could be splashed by water.
Precautions:
1. Do not drop, bump or apply extreme force the device or its parts
to avoid malfunctions.
2. Don’t press heavily on the LCD screen to avoid damage or mal-
function of the display.
3. Don’t expose the device for a longer period to direct sunlight or
heat sources.
4. Don’t use the device in places with much dust or sand.
5. Always unplug external accessories, such as earphones, micro-
phone, USB cables, etc. carefully
6. We won’t take any responsibility for any loss or compensation
caused by the use of this product.
7. No liability will be taken for any data loss during the usage or
repair of the device. Please backup important records regularly.
Note: Interferences may occur on the built-in speaker when being
used close to magnetic cards (credit cards, trac cards and others).
Prohibition: It’s strictly prohibited to use this product for any illegal
attempts such as privacy infringement or eavesdropping, etc.
Thank you for choosing the TIE Mobile Digital Recorder. Please read
this user manual carefully to get familiar with all functions of the
device.
SAFETY & USAGE PRECAUTIONS
INTRODUCTION
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The TX26 oers excellent cost-eectiveness and an elegant design. As
a device of a new generation of professional digital recording devices,
it supports multiple music playback formats. Besides it features high-
quality recording (WAV and MP3), supports direct recording of telephone
calls, and delivers various sound eects. We sincerely hope it lifts your
enjoyment in today’s digital era to a new level.
• One-key functions for recording, playback, noise-canceling,
sound split
• AGC (Auto-Gain Control) function
• 3 record folders (A, B, C)
• Recording timestamp
• VOR, Monitoring, Timing recording
• Music/Recordings/Set: 3 modes for switches, 8 choices for
recording quality: from 32Kbps to 1536Kbps (default is 512Kbps)
• 8 sound eect modes: O NOR , Rock ROCK , Funk FUNK , Hip Hop
POP , Jazz JAZZ , Classic CLASS , Techno DBB , Custom USER
• Timing Switch-O Function
• Dierent record formats
• Supports LINE-IN recording
• Dual-track stereo recording
• Supports recording with the built-in or an external microphone
(condenser microphone)
• File management with built-in le deleting function
• A-B repeat
• Supports micro SD cards
• Driver-free operation, USB 2.0 universal port, high-speed data transfer
• Built-in speaker
• USB port can also be used as power supply for the normal use of
this device
• Rechargeable, built-in polymer lithium battery (10 hours recording/
playback)
• Support le encryption
• Precise alarm clock, stopwatch, calendar function
KEY FEATURES

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1 Appearance & Description
2 Power on/o & Shortcut keys
3 General operation of the Voice Recorder
4 Recordings modes
4.1 Start voice recording
4.2 Recording folder
4.3 Recordings Library
4.4 Record Format
4.5 Record settings
4.5.1 Recording bitrate (quality)
4.5.2 VOR tracking mode
4.5.3 Sound source
4.5.4 Monitor setting
4.6 Keys
5 Music playback
5.1 Music
5.2 Play modes
5.2.1 Repeat mode
5.2.2 Shue all
5.3 Repeat settings
5.3.1 A-B repeat play
5.3.2 Repeat times
5.3.3 Repeat Interval
5.4 Sound settings
5.4.1 Equalizer
5.4.2 Variable speed playback
5.4.3 Volume limit
5.5 Bookmarks
5.5.1 Add bookmark
5.5.2 Go to bookmark
5.5.3 Delete bookmark
6 Delete record/music les
6.1 to delete les
6.2 to choose delete ways
7 System settings
7.1 Save position
7.2 Sleep timer
7.3 Display settings
7.4 Date and time
7.4.1 Time settings
7.4.2 Date settings
7.5 Language settings
SAFETY & USAGE PRECAUTIONS

7.6 Information
7.7 Format device
7.8 Factory settings
8 FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions)
9 Specications
1 APPEARANCE & DESCRIPTION OF THE OPERATING ELEMENTS
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REC
DEL
MODE –/–/–
AGC
+
–
Earphone port
On/O
Built-in
microphone
One-key
Record play,
A/B/C record
folder switch key
Display screen
Save/Stop Play/Enter
Delete VOL –
Built-in speaker
Previous/
fast backward
AGC (auto-
gain control)
Next/
fast forward
Recording VOL +
Mode
A-B repeat/
backspace
Recording
split key
USB port
Noise Cancellation
TF card port
Microphone/Line-in

Power On
To turn the device on you have to switch the power key to ON .
You’ll enter the POWER ON interface and get to the main menu
standby status. Press and hold the button longer to switch the
device from sleep status to standby status.
Power O
Press and hold the key longer, 1,2,3 will appear with color
changed to solid blue. The recorder will enter sleep status or switch
the power key to OFF to turn it o.
Shortcut Keys
These are smart function keys to enter a certain submenu directly.
Just press one of the shortcut keys – the according function will work
immediately.
• Press REC to start recording at any menu status immediately
• NOISE C. : activates/deactivates the noise-cancelling function
(push upward to activate noise-cancellation, and downward to
switch it o)
• : shortcut key to save your recordings (press and
records can be saved.)
• :A-B repeat shortcut key (press to activate the
A-B repeat function when playing back recorded les or music)
• –/–/– : Record split shortcut key (30-300 min adjustable, press on
VOL +or VOL –for setting the time, 30 minutes intervals
per press)
2 POWER ON/OFF & SHORTCUT KEYS
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• DEL : DELETE shortcut key (choose the le to be deleted,
then press DEL )
• AGC : shortcut key for the Automatic Gain Control
(Press on AGC , adjust the microphone sensitivity via the key
+/ – )
• : One-key record play – A/B/C record folder switch key:
in the main interface recorded les can be played directly with
a single press on this shortcut key. A/B/C record folders (if all
have les) can also be switched by pressing the shortcut key
at Play/Pause status of any recorded les.
• Navigating in the main menu: in main interface and standby
status, press / or +/ –to switch
between Recordings / Music / Set.
The following are general operations for the TX26.
• Press to conrm values or enter a menu (submenu).
• Press / to navigate in menus.
• Press to exit a menu or return to the previous level
For charging the recorder please connect the included USB cable
between the USB port on the recorder with your PC or any other acti-
ve USB charger. The power switch must be set to ON .
3 GENERAL OPERATION OF THE VOICE RECORDER
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Choose “Recordings” in the main interface and press
to enter the menu. Navigate with /
or +/ –to choose the desired submenu and
press again to conrm your setting.
Press the button to return to last step
(operation applies in the following).
Note: Please set the saving location before recording any les – navi-
gate as follows:
Set->Save position->Flash (or Card)->Record folder->A, B or C
– press to conrm at each step and then return to last step to
nish the settings. The following recordings will be saved there. Recor-
ded les can be found & replayed from
Set->Recordings library->A, B or C.
Please refer to the operation details as described below.
4.1 START VOICE RECORDING
Start recording: Choose the sub-
menu “Start voice recording” in the
“Recordings” menu and press
to start recording or press the short-
cut key REC in any interface status
to start recording.
Pause recording: Press in recording status to pause.
Stop/Save recordings: Press in recording status to stop the
recording. The recorded le can be saved automatically.
4.2 RECORDING FOLDER
The device oers the three predened recording folders A/B/C. Choose
the submenu “Record folder” from the “Recordings” menu, press
to enter the menu with the 3 options A, B, C. Choose A, press to
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4 RECORDING MODES

save the le into folder A and return to the last step. Choose the folders
B or C accordingly. Press to cancel and return to the last step.
4.3 RECORDINGS LIBRARY
Choose “Recordings library” from the Recordings menu, press
to enter A, B, C. Choose A an press then to play the le(s) in
folder A. The same applies for folders B and C.
(Note: When the folders A/B/C don’t contain any recorded les, then
the prompt “No voice recordings found” will be displayed.)
4.4 RECORDING FORMAT
Choose one of the two available recording formats MP3 and WAV.
Choose the MP3 or WAV format with Vol+, Vol-, Rewind or Forward
and press to conrm. The recording format is then set for as
long as you don’t change the setting. Press to cancel and
return to the last step.
4.5 RECORDING SETTINGS
4.5.1 Recording bitrate (quality) – Please choose the most suitable
recording quality from 32Kbps up to 1536Kbps:
Recordings ->Record settings -> set record bit rate
Press then choose the desired value. Press to cancel
and to return to the last step.
4.5.2 VOR tracking mode:
Recordings->record settings>Track VOR mode
Choose “VOR mode” and press to conrm the
Voice Control Recording mode. Press to cancel
and return to the last step. Default setting is Normal
mode.
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(Note: When choosing VOR Mode, it will end recording when the
sound source level is lower than the preset VOR sensitivity, and re-
cording timer will also be stopped. When the recording sound source
exceeds the minimum level again, the device will continue to record,
and it can be turned on or o as demanded.
When “VOR” is displayed on the screen VOR is activated.)
4.5.3 Sound source:
Recordings->Record Settings->Record from
– choose “Microphone” or “Line In” mode.
Microphone recording: Includes internal microphone and external
microphone recording. If you’d like to activate the external micropho-
ne, just plug the microphone into the Mic port for recording.
Line In recording: Here you can connect an external audio device with
the audio cable between the Mic port and the external audio device
for recording.
(Note: Please adjust (test) the level of the external device to realize the
ideal output signal and therefore the maximum recording quality.)
4.5.4 Monitoring setting On/O:
With Monitoring set to “on”, you get real-time monitoring via earpho-
nes while recording.
(Note: In Microphone (external microphone) recording mode, please don’t
place the connected earphones close to the microphone to avoid feed-
back problems (minimum recommended distance is 20 cm – or switch o
the Monitoring function). Monitoring (On) is the default setting.)
4.6 KEYS
/ Previous/Next or Forward/Backward, methods please
refer to Music playback
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+/ –Vol+, Vol-, refer to Music playback
A-B repeat, refer to Music playback
Choose “Music” from the main interface and press
to enter Music playback settings. Press
/ or +/ –to navigate to the submenu
and press to conrm your choice. Press
to return to the last step.
5.1 MUSIC PLAYBACK
Download MP3 music song(s): Connect the USB cable between the
USB port of the recorder and the USB port of your computer and
download the MP3 music le(s) or MP3 music folder(s) directly to the
device’s root directory or to any created folder(s) (unplug the USB
cable when nished).
Play/Pause/Stop music: In MUSIC mode, press to “All songs”.
Press again to choose the music you’d like to play or choose
“Shue all” for random playback. Press to play the music,
press to stop the playback.
Previous/Next, Fast forward/Fast backward: In Play or Stop status,
press / to choose the previous or next song(s). Press
the / buttons longer while the playback to realize Fast
forward/Fast backward.
VOL+/VOL-: Adjust the volume by pressing on the +/ –
buttons.
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5.2 PLAY MODES
When you are playing “Music/Recordings” les or the playback is
currently stopped, press MODE to enter the submenu – choose
“Play mode” then press . Press and choose between
“Repeat o”, “Repeat 1”, “Repeat all”, “View Playing”. Press to
conrm and quit, press on to cancel and return to last step.
5.2.1 Repeat:
Repeat 1: Repeat the playback of the chosen le only
Repeat all: Repeat all music les in the folder
View Playing: Play only the starting 10 seconds of all music
les in the folder
5.2.2 Shue:
Shue On: Play the les in the folder randomly
Shue O: Play all the les consecutively
Repeat all - Shue-On means playing all les randomly.
5.3 REPEAT SETTINGS
5.3.1 A-B repeat play: Press on A-B Shortcut key ( ) during
playback (or choose “play mode” then press to enter, choose
“Repeat Settings”, press to choose “Repeat mode”), press
once to choose Point A, press to choose point B, then it will
loop the playback between A and B. Press to quit during
Repeat Play.
5.3.2 Repeat times: The repeat times can be set to 1-10.
Press +/ –to choose repeat times, default is 5 times.
5.3.3 Repeat Interval: Repeat interval can be set between 1-10
seconds. Press +/ –to choose the repeat interval seconds.
Default value is 1 second.

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5.4 SOUND SETTINGS
Choose dierent recording settings: Equalizer, Variable Speed Play-
back, Volume limit. Press MODE in play or stop status to choose
“Sound settings”. Press to enter the desired setting.
5.4.1 Equalizer oers “O (default)”, “Rock”, “Funk”, “Hip Hop”,
“Jazz”, “Classical”, “Techno”, “Custom” presets. Press to con-
rm and quit. The relevant icon will be displayed in the music playing
interface. Press to cancel and return to last step.
5.4.2 Variable Speed Playback: There are 16 steps of playback
speed (-8~+8) – 0~-8 slows down the playback more and more,
0~+8 speeds up the playback more and more, 0 for normal playback
speed. Press +/ –to adjust to the desired speed. Press
to conrm and quit. Press to cancel and return to last
step (i.e. invalid operations).
(Note: This function is not used for the lossless music les in APE
format.)
Volume limit:
Play mode->Sound settings->Volume limit
You can level the signal volume from 0 to 30 as demanded by pres-
sing the +/ –buttons. Press to conrm and quit, or
press to cancel and return to the last step.
5.5 BOOKMARKS
During the playback/pause of the Record/Music le, select and set
bookmarks with MODE and . Files can be opened directly from
this point and the playback continues there the next time. One le
can contain up to 10 bookmarks. You can navigate to bookmarks or
delete them.

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5.5.1 Add bookmark: In the playback/pause status of the Record/
Music le, press MODE , then choose “Bookmarks”. Press to
conrm, choose “add bookmark” and then the button again.
Press / to select the relevant directory as saving positi-
on (1-10), press at the playback point where you’d like to set
and save the marker. Press to cancel and return to last step
(namely invalid operations).
5.5.2 Go to bookmark: In the status playback/pause of the Record/
Music le, press on MODE and then choose “Bookmarks”. Press
, select “Go to bookmark” and press on / to
select the required directory. Press to continue the playback
from the marked position or press on to cancel and return to
last step.
5.5.3 Delete bookmark: In the playback/pause status of the Record/
Music le press on MODE and then choose “Bookmarks”. Press
and select “Delete bookmark”. Press / to select
the bookmark you would like to delete and then press to
delete the bookmark and quit or press to cancel and return to
last step.
6.1 DELETE FILES
At play/stop/pause status (same for deleting music les), press on
shortcut key DEL , choose “Yes” and press the button to
delete the le. Choose “No” to cancel and return to the last step.
6.2 CHOOSE DELETE WAY
In the main menu interface, choose Recordings or Music to nd the
le you’d like to delete. Press then the shortcut key DEL . You can
choose “Play”, “Delete” or “Delete All”. Press and then choo-
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se “Yes” to delete the current le. If “Delete All” is chosen, pressing
“Yes” then deletes all les in the folder permanently. Choose “No” or
press on to cancel and return to last step.
ATTENTION: It’s suggested not to delete large le(s) when the battery
power is very low. You can also choose to delete the le(s) from your PC.
Enter system setting mode (SET mode): In the main
interface choose “SET”, press then to en-
ter “SET”. Press / or +/ –to
choose your submenu, press then to conrm
it. Press to return to the last step. The same
method applies to conrm other submenus.
7.1 SAVE POSITION
Flash: If you choose Flash, recording le(s) will be saved into the
built-in Flash memory card. Choose “save position” submenu from
the Recordings menu, and press , then choose FLASH, press
to save and return to last operation. Press【Return【to cancel
and return to last step (i.e. invalid operations).
Card: If you choose Card, then the record le(s) will be saved into the
built-in TF micro SD card, operations as above (Flash).
(Note: Please also preset the position for play back music les,
exactly the same operations as FLASH for TF Card. SD card is not
included with the product. )
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7.2 SLEEP TIMER
Set->Sleep timer->Set sleep timer –
press to conrm, and press then +/ –to choose the
automatic turn-o time. 1 - 99 minutes are adjustable: for example, if
you set 10 mins, the device will be automatically turned o in 10m.
Note: Sleep timer means when the device is under operations all
the time or recording or playing back les, the device will be shut o
unconditionally in 10m. Under standby status, the device will be swit-
ched o automatically in 5m if without any key operation. The default
value is 5 mins.
7.3 DISPLAY SETTINGS
Brightness: Press the +/ –buttons to choose the suitable
display brightness and press to conrm.
Backlight timer: Press the +/ –buttons to choose “10 se-
conds”, “20 seconds”, “30 seconds” or “always on” and after that the
button to conrm.
7.4 DATE AND TIME
7.4.1 Time settings
Set time format: 12-hours or 24-hours format
Set time: Set time format rst, then set the current right time, press
/ to choose the HH/MM position, press on +/ –
to adjust the hour or minutes, then to conrm and return to last
step.
7.4.2 Date settings
Set date format: There are 3: DD MM YYYY (day, month, year), MM DD
YYYY and YYYY MM DD.

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Set date: First choose the date format, then set the current right date.
Press on / to choose the position for DD, MM, YY, press
on +/ –to adjust the value, then to conrm and quit.
7.5 LANGUAGE:
Press / or +/ –to choose the language, press
to conrm. More than 20 languages are available.
7.6 INFORMATION:
Choose “Player information”, “Disc space” or “File type supported”
and press to get the relevant information.
7.7 FORMAT DEVICE:
Press to enter this function, / or +/ –to
choose Yes or No, press to enter.
Warning: Please backup all important les onto your PC, all data
will be deleted permanently from the device after formatting with no
recovery, so do use with caution!
7.8 FACTORY SETTINGS:
Enter the setting interface, press / or +/ –to
choose Yes or No and to conrm, Yes for Restore factory set-
tings, No for operation cancellation and return to last step.

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When switching on the device, it’s not fully displayed or failure to be
turned on occurs:
It’s because some operations have been repeated too frequently or
some wrong operations may cause the disorder of the internal pro-
grams. Formatting the recorder will help to recover it. Do download
the important les of the device before formatting, as all les will be
deleted during formatting.
The keys are insensitive after switching on the device
Press on for over 3 seconds till the device has been fully activa-
ted, then conduct other key operations.
Automatic switch o seconds after being turned on / Unable to be swit-
ched on.
Please check if the battery is too low or not.
Why isn‘t the time shown for some songs not correct when being played?
When playing the le(s) compressed in VBR format, les with variable
rate compression currently, the playing time will be inaccurate, while
the playback is normal, you can solve the time display problem by just
one time of xed rate compression.
No sound when playing le(s)
Adjust the VOL+ or probably the le you play doesn’t have sound
information itself.
No response for key operations or display problems.
Turn o the device and reset, the problem(s) can be self-recovered.
Incorrect time display or non-conformity of playing contents occurs due
to the power interruption during recording.
There’s certain deviation during the recovery, especially when many
fragments exist in the memory, the device will mistake them as recor-
ded les. Please make sure no power interruption during the recor-
ding, and format the memory regularly.
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Why can the memory become smaller over time?
Mainly because of the longtime use and deleting which produces
fragments in the memory. Just connect to PC, backup the data, then
format. Thus all space can be released.
Why is the display of the total memory in the player inconsistent with the
real marked value?
We need part of the space to store the programs and word library for
word display, so it’s just normal the displayed total memory is smaller
than the real nominal value.
Abnormity at PC terminal may occur when sometimes plugging in/out
player.
Problem reason & solution: Mainly because the plug in/out of USB
during the le transfer process. It’s strongly recommended not to
disconnect during the le transfer or formatting, so as to avoid any
problems at the PC terminal.
Some MP3 songs can’t be played in the player normally or the device
can’t be turned on.
Problem reason & solution: MP3 has 3 compression formats: MPEG
I Layer 1, MPEG I Layer 2, MPEG I Layer 3. Our player can support
les in various formats, while it is not compatible with MP3 songs
in MPEG I Layer 1, MPEG I Layer 2 or mixed standard compression
formats currently.
When you meet the MP3 song(s) with incompatible format(s),you can
solve it by choosing one of the below solutions:
a) Delete the incompatible song(s) from the player to guarantee the
normal functions of the player.
b) Compress the le yourself using the MPEG I Layer 3 compression
format.
Press on REC while no recording or interruption during recording with
display “Memory Full”.
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deleted. Or connect PC, backup the les then delete or format, recor-
ding can be continued after that!
Failure to connect PC normally
a. The connection is incorrect.
b. Please use the data cable attached with this device.
SPECIFICATION REC. MODE 8GB 16GB
MP3 Rec.
Format
192Kbps Dual Track about 96h about 192h
128Kbps Dual Track about 144h about 288h
64Kbps Dual Track about 288h about 576h
32Kbps Single
Track
about 578h about
1.156h
WAV Rec.
Format
1536Kbps Dual Track about 12h about 24h
1024Kbps Dual Track about 18h about 36h
768Kbps Dual Track about 24h about 48h
512Kbps Dual Track about 36h about 72h
Speaker Maximum
output power
1W (8ohm)
Sound source built-in microphone recording, external
microphone recording, Line-in recording
Recording formats WAV, MP3
Recommended working
environment temperature
0°C-40°C
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