UltraDisk DVR9 User's Manual by UltraDisk

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Digital Voice Recorder User Manual DVR 9

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Contents Contents ................................................................................... 2 Product Overview ....................................................................... 3 Product advice & warnings ........................................................... 3 Appearance and Buttons .............................................................. 4 Technical Specifications ............................................................... 5 Operating Instructions ................................................................. 6 Power On / Power Off: ................................................................. 6 Setting the recording mode: ......................................................... 6 Recording: ................................................................................. 7 Adjusting the sensitivity of VAR: ................................................... 7 Record with one-button, play with one-button................................. 8 Play recording files ...................................................................... 9 Play/Pause: ............................................................................... 9 Adjust the volume: ....................................................................10 Music Player Mode .....................................................................11 Adjust the volume: ....................................................................11 FM Radio ..................................................................................12 Scan channel: ...........................................................................12 Record radio: ............................................................................12 Time setting..............................................................................13 Check the recorded time:............................................................13 Keylock function ........................................................................14 Record telephone conversation ....................................................14 Record via external microphone ...................................................15 Recording monitor and hearing aid function: ..................................15 Connect with computer as the USB flash disk .................................15 Installation of drivers .................................................................16 Convert ACT recording file into * WAV format ................................16 Trouble shooting ........................................................................17 The recorder cannot turn on ........................................................17 No sound is heard when playing files ............................................17 It will not record ........................................................................17 The recorder is frozen, can not response .......................................17 It will not connect with my PC, it can’t be recognized. ..................... 18 The FM Radio is not very clear .....................................................18

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Product Overview •

DVR 9 UltraDisk Digital Voice Recorder

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Record with one-button

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play with one-button

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Three recording modes: LP: long time recording (ACT) SP；Standard recording. (WAV) HP: high quality recording (MP3)

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Record via built-in dual microphone.

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Recording monitor and hearing aid function

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Record telephone conversations and record via external microphone.

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Sectional automatic break.

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A-B marker repeat.

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Use as MP3 music player.

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Battery capacity indicator.

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Built-in high quality speaker.

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Work as drive free USB flash disk.

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FM Radio & record FM Radio.

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Time setting function.

Product advice & warnings z

Please switch off the recorder and remove batteries if you are not using the recorder for a long time. This is to avoid needless battery wear during periods of storage.

Please turn off the unit when replacing the battery, this will prevent data loss occurring.

Please read the user instruction manual carefully before using the device

Please keep your voice recorder away from moisture and high temperature

Do not press the screen forcefully. Otherwise it may cause damage of the LCD screen.

If there is any problem with the recorder, please contact your distributor or

Occasionally backup the files to your computer, just in case!

We are not responsible for the users’ recording without others’ approval.

We reserve the right to modify the design and specifications of the recorder.

We have no responsibility to give separate notice for the modification.

visit

www.UltraDisk.co.uk support area for free assistance.

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Appearance and Buttons

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Technical Specifications

Dimension:103mm*32mm*16mm

Weight：28g

Power supply：A piece of AAA alkaline battery Flash memory：FLASH 128MB~2GB Record bit ratio: LP 8 Kbps / SP 32 Kbps / HP 128 Kbps 128MB: LP 35 hours / SP 8 hours / HP 2 hours Recording time

256MB: LP 70 hours/SP 17 hours/HP 4 hours 512MB:LP 140 hours/SP 35 hours /HP 9 hours 1GB: LP 280 hours/SP 70 hours/HP 17 hours 2GB: LP 560 hours/SP 140 hours/HP 34 hours

FM Radio（selectable）：87.0MHz~108MHz Frequency response: 20Hz~20KHz Signal noise ratio: 80db Maximum output: 10mw(L) + 10mw( R ) Supportsysterm:Windows98/Me/2K/XP/Vista Recording audio format: MP3 WAV ACT Music audio format: MP3 WMA

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Operating Instructions

Power On / Power Off: Open the battery case and install the battery in the correct direction ensuring that the “+” “-” are seated correctly. When batteries are inserted the screen will light up in 3 seconds and “ON” will display on the LCD screen, the recorder is turned on. button for 3 seconds, the screen

In the power-off condition, hold and press

will light up and “ON” shows on the screen, the recorder is on. In the power-on mode, hold and press

button, the screen shows “OFF” and

the LCD light will go out, the recorder turns off. In the power-on mode, If there is no further operation within 30 seconds, the unit will automatically turn off and conserve battery power. When the battery power is not enough, the recorder will turn off automatically saving any in progress recordings.

Setting the recording mode: SP recording, LP recording, HP recording.

Press “Menu” button to enter in main menu. Press select the recording modes, then press “ Repress “

buttons to

” button to start recording.

” button, recording stops and it is saved. Press “M” button

Recording: Record with one-touch button: Press “REC” button when you turn on the device to start recording. The screen shows the recording icon, the recorder enters in SP recording mode by default. It begins recoding.

SP recording mode is the defaulted recording mode in the recorder. And it is also defaulted as Voice Activated Recording. The sensitivity of VAR can be adjusted properly according to the sound source and room ambience.

Adjusting the sensitivity of VAR: To adjust the VAR sensitivity when SP recording is in progress, press button to stop the recording, then press

to select the levels of

VAR according to the sensitivity required for the sound source. Repress the

to start a new recording after finishing the adjustment.

will

flash when there is no sound input. The recording time stops and the recording pauses. The recorder will automatically start recording again when sound activates the VAR. The DVR screen will display:

(The recording pauses) proceeding)

Repress “

(The recording is

” button, the recording

stops and it is saved, the screen will show:

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Attention：When the battery is low,

will twinkle on the

screen. If you fail to notice the indication of low battery during recording, the recorder will automatically save the present recording file and automatically turn off within 30 seconds. Please change the battery in time.

Attention: When the LCD shows “ERR”, it indicates the disk is full or the battery is low or it reached the maximum file numbers in the recording mode. ＊ If the disk is full, some files should be deleted to keep enough space for saving new recording files and other information. If the battery is low, the recorder can only be used normally after replacing the battery. The recorder can save 99 pieces of recordings at each recording modes. If one of the recording modes has recorded 99 recordings and you do further recording under this recording mode. The LCD will show “ERR” and it can not record successfully. Please record under other recording mode. Attention: Please do not take out the battery during recording and playing. It may cause loss of information and cause a corrupt file. A corrupt file can lead to the recorder freezing (non operational). The frozen problem caused by misuse should be formatted in the computer (Please select FAT system), the recorder will be fixed after formatting.

Record with one-button, play with one-button Pressing repress

button in any pause or stop condition will start recording, button, recording stops and it is saved. Then press

Play recording files In recording stopped condition, press

button to play the present

recordings.

Play LP & SP recordings. Press

buttons at the main menu interface until

recorder comes to the screen as shown. Press “M” button to confirm your selection. Repress “M” button to return to main menu. If there’s SP or LP recording files in the recorder, the recorder will automatically enter into recording playing mode. If there’s no SP or LP recording file, the recorder will automatically turn to main menu.

Play HP recordings NOTE: The HP recordings are in music file mode as they are MP3 format. The recording files are with “HP” show on the screen.

Press

music menu

button in the main menu to select the . Press “M” button to enter into the sub-

menu. Press

Press

to play.

Re-press

button to select the HP recordings.

to pause / stop recording.

Play/Pause: Press

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to pause.

Adjust the volume: Press”+” or “-“to adjust the volume.

Select the file to play: Press

to select last file or next file.

Fast forward/backward: Long time press

while playing.

A-B marker repeat: button in playing condition to confirm point “A”,

Press repress

to confirm point “B”.

The recorder starts to repeat from A to B.

Press

or “M” or

button to stop repeating.

Delete: With recording and music playing stopped, select the files which you would like to delete. Hold “M” button about 3 seconds, then the recorder enters into “delete” condition (as the picture shows like below), repress “M” button to confirm deletion.

Remarks: After entering “Delete” condition, if there’s no further operation in 3 seconds, the recorder will automatically exit “Delete” condition.

Attention: Please backup any files before deleting!

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Music Player Mode

Press

buttons at the main menu interface until recorder comes to

the screen like above. Press “M” button to confirm your selection(As the picture below shows). Repress “M” button to return to main menu.

If there is any HP recording made on the recorder, the HP recording is automatically placed in front of any stored music file . If there’s no music or HP recording file, the recorder will automatically return to main menu. Play/Pause: press

button to start playing, repress

to pause.

Adjust the volume: Press “+”or “–” to adjust the volume. Select the file to play: Briefly press

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FM Radio

Press “M” button in standby condition to enter into the main menu, press or

until the screen shows like picture above, then repress “M”

button to confirm and enter in FM Radio interface. Repress “M” button to return to main menu.

Scan channel: Briefly press

Hold and Press

button for manual scan, or

Then Briefly press

for automatic scan. or

to stop automatic scan.

When the channel is scanned, the recorder will stop to play it automatically

Record radio:

When you are listening to the radio program, you

can record the program which you like. Press you are listening, repress

button to record what

button to save it. The recording format:

WAV.

Note: This function can only be used by the recorder which has FM Radio function. Please use earphone when listening FM radio. (The earphone is used as aerial).

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Time setting

Press

in main menu interface to select the time setting

mode(as the picture shows above), press “M” button to confirm your selection. Repress “M” button to return to main menu. Time setting: Press

to select the part you want to adjust, the

part which is selected will twinkle continuously, press “+” or “-” to adjust the time. As the picture shows following:

After finishing the adjustment, the recorder will save it automatically. After 10 seconds in standby condition or press the “M” button, the recorder will return to the main menu.

Check the recorded time: Transfer the recording files to the computer. Right click the mouse over the files transferred and open “Properties”. You can check the time data of P a g e | 13

the recording file: The creation time is the time when recording started. The modified time is the time when recording stopped The access time is the time when the recording files were uploaded to the computer.

Attention: If you take out the battery after you have set the time setting, the time will restore to the factory defaults. Remarks: Since there’s no clock function in the recorder, the time which is indicated would be a little different with daily time, please reset the time when you need this function.

Keylock function Push “HOLD” button until

shows on the screen (as

the picture above shows), all the buttons would be locked, and accordingly the functions will be locked.

Record telephone conversation

Insert the telephone line and phone connecting line in the telephone adaptor.Insert one end of the line-in cable into the telephone adaptor, the jack. . other end insert to Please check the recording and one-touch for recording operation. P a g e | 14

Record via external microphone Insert one end of external microphone into jack. Please check the recording and one-touch for recording operation.

Attention: In case of occurrence of distortion, please adjust the output volume of the player to proper level.

Recording monitor and hearing aid function: Insert the earphone when the recording is proceeding, you can hear what you are recording and various recording effects in different conditions For the person whose hearing is not good enough, the monitor volume can be adjusted to aid hearing. Press

button to stop the recording and press “+” or “-“button to select

the volume according to your needs. The minimum is 0 and the maximum is 31, 0 is defaulted. Press

button to restart recording after adjustment.

Remarks: This function can not be used under HP recording mode.

Connect with computer as the USB flash disk Insert the USB cable with the recorder into the “USB” Jack, and connect the USB cable with the computer, the recorder enters into USB mode (see pic). After a successful connection, the data can be exchanged between the recorder and computer. The recorder can support WINDOWS 98/ME/ 2K /XP/ Vista system, but the drive is needed under WINDOWS 98 system. The recorder can be power supplied by USB. Press “M” button to exit the USB mode and enter into main menu or record playing standby condition, the recorder can work properly after that.

Attention: please do not pull out the recorder during data transferring between the recorder and the computer; otherwise it may cause the losses of information or frozen problem. Then the recorder can only work normally after formatted in the computer (Please select FAT system). P a g e | 15

Installation of drivers Place the accompanying CD into the CD ROM of PC (or manually operate the “set up. exe” in the CD), enter in installation interface, click “Next” button, click “Next” button after selecting installation path. Click “Next” to start installing the program. After successful installation, click “Close” button to fulfill software installation. To start from PC’s “Start” → “Program”→ “MP3 Player Upgrade、Sound Convert”. MP3 Player Upgrade is an upgrade tool and Sound Convert is for converting the Voice Files, MP3 player Disk Tool is for setting the password for the disk.

Convert ACT recording file into * WAV format The ACT format file recorded by the recorder can be converted into WAV format via the accompanying installation program tool kit. 1. Run “Sound Converter” program, and click “Open” button

2. Select the ACT file to be converted

3. Click “Convert” button to start converting into WAV file

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Attention: Before converting the ACT file, please rename or backup the recording file in WAV format which has the same code with ACT format need to convert. For example: We want to convert “REC001 ACT” to WAV format. Before converting it, we have to rename the “REC001”. Otherwise the new file “REC001” created by converting will replace the original “REC001”.

Trouble shooting

The recorder cannot turn on. Please check the power switch is at the “ON” side or if there is enough battery, please recharge the battery or reformat the recorder. Check that the Hold button is not on.

No sound is heard when playing files. Please make sure the connection of earphone is OK. Please adjust the volume or check the file to see if the file is damaged/corrupted

It will not record. Please format the recorder at FAT system. But please backup the important files onto your pc/laptop before formatting. All data is wiped from the recorder

The recorder is frozen, can not response. Please take out the battery and put them back after 3 second. Then connect the recorder with PC via USB cable. Format the recorder at FAT system. But please backup the important files before formatting. P a g e | 17

It will not connect with my PC, it can’t be recognized. Please check whether there’s something wrong with the USB cable, use a spare if you have one. If you are on an old Operating system please check that the OS USB driver has been installed properly.

The FM Radio is not very clear Please adjust the position of earphone and recorder.

More support and FAQ are available in the UltraDisk support area; please visit www.ultradisk.co.uk or your vendor for direct support.

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