TS-market EDIC-Mini Tiny User manual

Version: September, 2010
© TS-Market
Operation manual
EDIC-Mini Tiny
Voice Recorder

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Contents
Overlook..................................................... 3
Specications ............................................ 5
Recording time of the audio recorder in
different modes................................... 5
Recorder’s battery life ............................ 8
Playing Back Audio Recordings ............. 9
The Voice Activating System (VAS)...... 10
Timer recording .....................................11
Loop Recording Mode............................. 12
Charging and rechargeable battery....... 12
Recorder’s settings................................. 13
Firmware update...................................... 14
Multilingual Support................................ 15
Technical Support ................................... 16

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Overlook
The EDIC-Mini Tiny voice recorder is used
for professional voice recording onto a ash
media following by copying to a computer. Along
with extremely small size and weight, the recorder
has low power consumption, long recording time
(150-1200 hours depends on models, sample rate,
and methods of compression), and wide frequency
and dynamic range. An internal clock and
a calendar allow starting recording according
to time setting. As a recorder does not have
any moving parts, it can be used in challenging
environment: at wide temperature range, shaking,
and dustiness.
Using a provided USB cable, a voice recorder
is connected to a computer USB socket.
The supplied software, which operates under
OS Windows XP (SP3), Windows Vista, Windows7,
allows recording messages as common audio
les, programming recorder parameters, and using
a ash media for store and copying les, which
lengths vary from 128 Mb to 8 Gb, depending
on the model.
The rmware can be upgraded using a USB
interface.

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Recorder voice activating system, VAS, allowing
effective compressing pauses in messages,
increases the length of a record while minimizing
memory usage. Time intervals stay the
same. If recording are copied to a PC, pause
lengths can be restored or skipped according
to program settings.
A light emitting diode, LED, signals according
to one of the operating modes. A recorder can
function in the ash media mode, allowing using
a recorder for data storage and exchange.
If needed, a recorder can be used simultaneously
as a ash media and as a voice recorder.
To prevent unauthorized access to a recorder and
stored data, password protection can be used.
In addition, along with its both time and date,
every record has a digital audio watermark.
It allows detecting which recorder made this record
and what changes the record underwent.
The rmware provides multi language support.
Depending on modications, the EDIC-Mini Tiny
voice recorders differ by:
• Control panel
• Power supply
• Stereo mode availability
• Space and type of memory

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Specications
Signal-to-Noise: Ratio -64 dB;
Recording mode: Mono, Stereo, depending on the
model;
Compression algorithm: Without compression,
u-Law, ADPCM 2-and u-Law, ADPCM 2-and 4-bits;
Sampling Rate: 5.5, 8, 11, 16 or 22 kHz;
Frequency range: 100 Hz -10 kHz (depending on
settings);
Exchange rate with PC: up to 0,7 MB/sec.
Recording time of the audio recorder in differ-
ent modes
Index of the model 150h/300h/600h/1200h –
shows the maximum recording duration in hours –
sampling rate 8 k Hz, 2 bit ADPCM).
Tables 1-4 show recording time in different modes.
Different settings allow nding effective quality-
length ratio according to your demands. Sampling
rates affect a band of audio frequencies and
compression methods affect the space of memory
used while recording.
The best quality is achieved without compression;
however, it uses biggest amount of memory.
Every next mode in the sequence minimizes
memory space and makes quality worse: (u-Law),
4-bites ADPCM, and 2-bytes ADPCM.

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Table 1. Recording duration (in hours) for the
model with the index 150h (depending on the
compression algorithm and frequency band).
Frequency band, kHz
5,5 8 11 16 22
Without
compression 46 30 22 15 11
u-Law 54 38 27 18 13
ADPCM (4 bit) 107 75 54 38 27
ADPCM (2 bit) 214 150 107 75 54
Table 2. Recording duration (in hours) for the
model with the index 300h (depending on the
compression algorithm and frequency band).
Frequency band, kHz
5,5 8 11 16 22
Without
compression 88 60 44 30 22
u-Law 107 75 54 38 27
ADPCM (4 bit) 214 150 107 75 54
ADPCM (2 bit) 428 300 214 150 107

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Table 3. Recording duration (in hours) for the
model with the index 600h (depending on the
compression algorithm and frequency band).
Frequency band, kHz
5,5 8 11 16 22
Without
compression 176 120 90 60 54
u-Law 214 150 107 75 54
ADPCM (4 bit) 429 300 214 150 107
ADPCM (2 bit) 857 600 429 300 214
Table 4. Recording duration (in hours) for the
model with the index 1200h (depending on the
compression algorithm and frequency band).
Frequency band, kHz
5,5 8 11 16 22
Without
compression 353 240 174 120 87
u-Law 429 300 214 150 107
ADPCM (4 bit) 857 600 429 300 214
ADPCM (2 bit) 1714 1200 857 600 429

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Recorder’s battery life
Recorder’s battery life depends on the battery
in use, rechargeable battery (its charge level),
as well as on the record mode the Recorder
operates in. The approximate battery life is specied
in the instructions for an individual model.
Control panels of different recorders have various
design, it is described in a supplement of your
recorder manual.
Turn on your recorder using control panel, then
turn on recording. After you turn on recording,
a light emitting diode of your recorder performs ve
lashes, then recording starts. While recording, two
blinking sequences indicate a rechargeable battery
status and available memory.
The rst sequence indicates a rechargeable battery
status:
• one ash – fully charged,
• two ashes – enough for work,
• three ashes – should be charged.
The second blinking sequence indicates
the amount of memory available:
• one ash – 75-100%,
• two ashes -50-75%,
• three ashes – 25-50%
• four ashes – 1-25%.

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To stop your recording, set the Stop switch in
a stop position. While stopping, LED blinks one
time. Duration of this ash can be some seconds
and depends on the available recorder memory
space.
After stopping, the recorder is in a stand-by
mode. In this mode, a recorder has low power
consumption and does not demand battery
exchange or rechargeable battery charging during
a long period of time. If there is not enough memory
size or a rechargeable battery is discharged while
recording, the recorder turns into a stand-by mode
automatically.
Playing Back Audio Recordings
To play your audio recordings, copy them
to a PC using the supplied software:
the RecManager program for Edic Tiny, which
is situated in the internal memory of the recorder.
Then play them using any program for music play
back, for example, Windows Media Player.

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The Voice Activating System (VAS)
VAS, the voice activating system, allows
to essentially minimize (up to 100 times) memory
usage and power consumption. After you turned
on recording, your recorder starts getting audio
signals from its microphones. If the signals’ level
is higher than a threshold, the audio signals are
recorded into the recorder’s memory.
If the signals’ level becomes lower than
the threshold, after dened in settings period
of time, the voice recorder stops recording the audio
signals. Then the recorder registers the amount
of this silence period of time. After the audio signals
again exceed the threshold, the recording starts.
This succession is in a progress before you turn
off the recording.
The recorder’s LED signals the same way as when
recording without VAS: two consequences when
audio signals exceed the threshold, continuous
weak luminescence while silence.
While copying to a PC, you can decide to leave
or restore the pauses. If you decide to restore
the pauses, the record’s length is equal to the real
period of recording time. If you decide not to keep
the pauses, the recording consists of the recorded
parts that follow each other without any intervals.

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Timer recording
Using internal recorder timers, you can schedule a
recording to begin at a specic time and even on
a specic date automatically. A recorder has two
timers: for daily repeated recordings, and for single
recording.
To set a daily timer for daily repeated recordings,
you have to schedule beginning and ending of a
recording during a 24 hours period of time. For
instance, beginning is at 12-50, ending is at 23-50.
To set a once timer for a single recording, you have
to schedule a recording to begin and to end at a
specic time of a specic date. For instance, the
recording begins on 31 December, 20010 at 23-00
and ends on 1 January, 20010 at 2-00. Recordings
are accomplished while recorder’s memory space
is available and recorder rechargeable battery is
charged.

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Loop Recording Mode
You can choose a loop recording mode if you
don’t want to stop your recording when recorder
does not have free memory space. At this mode,
a recorder writes over the oldest data. You can use
recorder memory space for a loop recording partly
or fully. The amount of memory space denes
a length of a loop recording.
Note: Loop recording mode is not available
in stereo mode when sampling rate is 11, 16,
or 22 K Hz.
Charging and rechargeable battery
service
The rechargeable battery is charged automatically
when connecting the recorder to the USB-port
of the PC. The rechargeable battery is fully
charged after 3 hours (when charging the LED
ashes gradually with the interval of 5 seconds).
At maximum charge level the LED starts ashing
continuously. It is not recommended to leave Li-ion
rechargeable battery discharged. In this respect
the rechargeable battery is to be charged no
less than once a month, even if you don’t use
the Recorder.

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Recorder’s settings
The Recorder’s setting is carried out with the
help of “RecManager.exe” program. This program
provides setting of all the possible parameters of
the Recorder:
• Turning on and setting of timers
• Turning on and setting of VAS
• Turning on and setting of circular recording
• Setting of recording quality
• Setting of operation mode (depending on the
model)
• Password protection for the Recorder
• Synchronisation of time and date of the
Recorder with the PC
• Transfer of records (and les) from the
Recorder to the PC and vice versa
To set the Recorder connect it with the help of
the cable from the inbox, launch “RecManager.
exe” program and set the desirable parameters.
The Instruction RecManager for Edic Tiny is in the
internal memory of the Recorder.

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Firmware update
1. Download the new upgraded software
from www.ts-market.com
2. Turn the recorder on and connect it to
the computer.
3. Run the updater program from the directory
ET_FW_Updater_11_1, where “11_1”
is the number of the rmware version.
• for recorders with rechargeable batteries –
ETS_FW_Updater_11_1_Acc.exe
• for recorders with batteries –
ETS_FW_Updater_11_1_Bat.exe
4. Follow the program’s instructions.
5. Run the Image Writer program from
the directory Image – start the le.
ETS_ImgWriter.exe, which will records
the RecManager program into the recorder’s
memory. If your operational system is Windows
Vista or Windows 7, run this program “as
an Administrator”.
6. Follow the program’s instructions.
7. After the recording nish, disconnect
the recorder from the computer and connect
it once again. The system will contain new
removable disc with RecManager program
on it.

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8. In case the new version doesn’t answer your
demands, there is an opportunity to return
to the previous rmware version: run
the appropriate le from the directory
“Downgrade”:
• for recorders with rechargeable batteries –
ETS_FW_Downgrade_9_9_Acc.exe
• for recorders with batteries –
ETS_FW_Downgrade_9_9_Bat.exe.
Multilingual Support
You can choose English or Russian language using
the program settings. However, you can translate
all buttons, messages, and dialogs to any other
language:
• Find EdicTiny_eng.lng and RecManager_eng.
lng (EdicTiny_rus.lng and RecManager_rus.
lng) les in Program Files/RecManager/
folder.
• On the rst page change the number of a code
page according to your language.
• Translate all signs and messages from English
(Russian) into your language.

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• Rename les: EdicTiny_XXX.lng
and RecManager_XXX.lng (XXX abbreviating
of a new language expressed by the English
alphabet).
After next running the RecManager for Edic
Tiny program, the new language appears
in the Language menu. If you like, you can
send the corrected le to support@ts-market.
com. The installation program that supports
this new language would appear on our website
http://ts-market.com.
Technical Support
If you need help or have any questions, please feel
free to contact us:
E-mail: [email protected]
Telephone: [phone],
[phone]
Fax: [phone]
Skype: ts-market
Our company’s support engineers are ready
to assist you in your development. They
constantly work to improve our software and the
documentation. You can always download a new
version of our software and the documentation for
free from our website: http://ts-market.com.

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If you have Windows Vista or Windows7
Operational system and your audio recorder
is not supported, follow the procedure
of the rmware upgrade, described
in the section Firmware Update. After rmware
upgrade all the necessary software will be loaded
into the internal memory of the recorder.
• Please note! The upgrade procedure
should be accomplished using
the following operational systems:
Windows XP SP3 or Windows Vista 32bit.
Otherwise the procedure will be
impossible.
• Please close all the working programs
on your computer before the upgrade
procedure.

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To the attention of the owners of the recorders with rechargeable batteries and “reset” button
Troubleshooting
Trouble Trouble signs Possible solution
1
The Recorder is unresponsive to the user’s activity
The LED ashes at half- strength
Press “reset” for 2-3 seconds
2
The rechargeable battery of the Recorder is discharged lower allowable voltage
“RecManager” program doesn’t recognize the Recorder connected to the PC. - random turning the Recorder on and off - power status shows
voltage less than 3V
- the rechargeable battery will not charge
Connect the Recorder to the PC. Press “reset” and keep it pressed for about 2 minutes. After that a smooth ashing of LED appears with the interval of 5 seconds, which indicates the start of charging the rechargeable battery. Keep the Recorder connected
for no less than 3 hours till
the rechargeable battery is fully charged.

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3
When connecting the Recorder to the PC the rechargeable battery does not start charging
When connecting the Recorder to the PC the LED is not ashing smoothly with the interval of 5 seconds
Keep “reset” button pressed
for 2-3 seconds. After that
a smooth ashing of LED appears with the interval of 5 seconds, which indicates the start of charging the rechargeable battery. Keep the Recorder connected
for no less than 3 hours till
the rechargeable battery is fully charged.
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When connecting the Recorder off the PC the Recorder won’t change to standby mode (no single ashing od LED)
When connecting the Re- corder off the PC there is no single ashing od LED
Keep “reset” button pressed for 2-3 seconds. A single ashing of LED indicates the initialization of the Recorder. If that didn’t happen press the control button
for 3-5 seconds.