Memorex MB2186 Operating Instructions Manual page 9

MB2186 O/M.QXD 8/12/02
VOICE ACTIVATED (VAS) RECORDING
Voice activated recording will allow dictation only when you
speak. When the unit detects a pause of a few seconds, it will
temporarily stop recording until it detects sound again.
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Press the Stop/Eject button and
insert a microcassette tape with
the side to be played facing you
and the exposed tape facing the
right. Close the
Compartment.
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Speak into the
microphone or insert
microphone into the MIC jack and
speak into it in a normal tone of
voice. Adjust the VOLUME/VAC
Mic Sensitivity control until your
voice activates the recorder
(REC/BATT indicator will light).
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OPERATION
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For Voice Activated Recording,
slide the VAS ON/OFF switch
to the ON position and press the
REC button
Cassette
will automatically depress).
NOTES:
• The first few sounds activate
the recorder and may not be
recorded.
• A variation in voice level during
recording will not stop the unit,
2 seconds of silence is
required to stop the recording.
• For constant recording, see
built-in
previous page.
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• When recording, the VOLUME/
VAC Mic Sensitivity control
adjusts the
sensitivity. At 10, a soft sound
will activate the recorder. At 0,
a louder sound is required.
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(the PLAY button
microphone