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Dictaphone Walkabout EXPRESS Voicedata Drive User Manual

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  • Page 1 EXTERNAL VOICEDATA DRIVE FOR YOUR PC NETWORK User Guide...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Overview........... 1 What’s In The Box .

  • Page 3: Overview

    Overview Congratulations on your purchase of the Walkabout™ Express Voicedata™ M Card Reader and File Transfer software from Dictaphone! After you insert an M card with voice files created by a Walkabout Express digital portable into the M (Miniature) Card Reader, you may use the File Transfer software to copy the files to your PC.

  • Page 4: System Requirements

    • The Minicard Binary Utility program allows you to upgrade the application software on your Walkabout Express digital portable. • You may use another utility program to set the polling interval used by your PC to check if an M card is in the M Card Reader. System Requirements Before you begin the setup steps, make sure your PC meets the following minimum system requirements to support Voicedata M Card Reader and File...

  • Page 5: Pc Setup Instructions

    PC Setup Instructions You should also make sure your PC is configured to operate with the Voicedata M Card Reader. Selecting a Parallel Port Setting The Voicedata M Card Reader must be the only device connected to the LPT1 parallel port on your PC to transfer voice files to the PC. For optimum file transfer performance, select the EPP mode for the parallel port setting.

  • Page 6: Installing The Voicedata M Card Reader

    Installing the Voicedata M Card Reader Set up the M Card Reader to work with your PC as follows: 1 Shut down your PC. 2 If you are using a local printer attached directly to your PC and the PC only has one parallel port (LPT1), shut down the printer and disconnect it from the parallel port.
  • Page 7 5 Connect the electrical plug on the AC power adapter to an outlet or power strip. 6 Connect the other end of the AC power adapter to the rear of the M card reader, as shown. R/W Switch AC Power Adapter Voicedata M Card Reader –...

  • Page 8: Installing The Walkabout Express Software

    Installing the Walkabout Express Software This section describes how to install the Walkabout Express File Transfer software on your PC. 1 Insert the Walkabout Express File Transfer Software CD into the CD- ROM drive on your PC. 2 If Windows Multimedia software is not installed on your PC, the following warning message will appear.
  • Page 9 4 The Walkabout Express Installation program will start up automatically and display the following screen: Initial Walkabout Express Installation Screen Note: If the installation program does not start up, click Start on the Windows taskbar, and select Run. Click Browse in the Run dialog box, Open the Setup.exe file on the CD, and click OK to run the file.
  • Page 10 7 On this screen, click Next to accept the default destination folder for the Walkabout Express software, or click Browse to find another folder and then click Next. Dictaphone recommends that you accept the default destination folder. Walkabout Destination Location Screen...
  • Page 11 8 As the installation process copies the software files to your PC, it will display a progress meter on the main installation screen, until all the appropriate files are copied. Sample Walkabout File Copy Progress Meter 9 These option boxes determine if you want: 1) a desktop icon for the software application, and/or 2) files to be deleted on each M card after a transfer.
  • Page 12 10 Type the number of days in the dialog box to specify how many days should pass before the voice files copied to your PC are purged and click Next, or click Next immediately to accept the default waiting period of 14 days.

  • Page 13: Installing The Voicedata M Card Reader Software

    Installing the Voicedata M Card Reader Software This section describes how to install the driver software for the Voicedata M Card Reader (i.e., the software required for the PC to recognize the M Card Reader hardware). 1 After the Walkabout Express installation process is completed, as described in the previous section, the following dialog box appears.
  • Page 14 4 Click Next to accept the default destination folder for the M card reader driver software, or click Browse to find another directory and then click Next. Dictaphone recommends that you accept the default destination folder. Driver Software Destination Screen...
  • Page 15 5 As software files are copied to your PC, a progress meter is displayed, until all the appropriate files are copied. Sample File Copy Progress Meter 6 Click Finish to restart your PC. During restart, New Hardware Found message boxes will appear as Windows detects and installs the driver software files.

  • Page 16: Walkabout Copy Program Overview

    Walkabout Copy Program Overview After you define the source drive and click a Start File Copy button, the Walkabout Copy program automatically downloads to your PC each Complete (COMP) and Priority Complete (PCM) voice file from an M card inserted into the M Card Reader. Note: In addition to the copy program, the Walkabout Express File Transfer software includes a number of utility tools described in Digital Miniature Card Reader Tools.

  • Page 17: Walkabout Copy Program Screen

    Walkabout Copy Program Screen When you start the Walkabout Copy program, the main program screen is displayed as shown below. All of the following components are provided on this screen: 1 Start File Copy – This button starts a file copy operation. 2 Copy Message Area –...

  • Page 18: M Card Reader Overview

    M Card Reader Overview The M Card Reader is designed to read M (Miniature) cards containing voice files created by the Walkabout Express portable. Inserting an M Card into the Reader 1 Pull the top cover toward the rear of the reader as shown below to access the M card receptacle inside the reader.

  • Page 19: Viewing M Card Reader Files

    Viewing M Card Reader Files If you have a Windows 95 or 98 operating system, the drive letter for the M Card Reader usually only appears (for example, in a My Computer window) when an M card is in the reader. Note: If you have a Windows NT operating system, the drive letter for the M Card Reader will always appear in the My Computer or Explorer window.
  • Page 20 4 The M Card Reader should appear as Removable Disk [E:] (or another drive designation). M Card Reader Identified as Drive E: Note: Make sure the same drive letter assigned to the M Card Reader is not assigned to a network drive. If this is the case, you must reassign a different letter to the network drive.

  • Page 21: Using The Walkabout Copy Program

    Using the Walkabout Copy Program After you insert an M card into the M Card Reader, you can use this program to copy voice files from the M card to your PC. Copying M Card Voice Files to Your PC You can perform a copy operation to copy the Priority Complete (PCM) and Complete (COM) voice files from an M card inserted into the M Card Reader to your PC as follows:...
  • Page 22 4 If you change the drive letter displayed in the Source Drive box, click Save to save the new file configuration data and click Yes when the following message appears: Select Yes to Save the Configuration Data 5 Click the Start File Copy button to start a file copy operation. Note that the number of Files Copied appears at the bottom of the screen.

  • Page 23: Troubleshooting The Copy Program

    You may check the location and name of the log file containing diagnostic data for the previous copy operation as follows: Note: In most cases, the log file is used primarily by the Dictaphone Service Department to troubleshoot the operation of the software.
  • Page 24 Source Drive box. File Copy Ready The program is ready for another copy operation. Getting More Help: For software upgrades and online support, visit the Dictaphone website at www.dictaphone.com/support/support_index.htm.

  • Page 25: Digital Miniature Card Reader Tools

    Digital Miniature Card Reader Tools When you install the driver software for the M Card Reader, four Digital Miniature Card Reader Tools and a single Read Me file are installed as follows: • MiniCard Binary Utility • MiniCard Format • MiniCard Polling Control Application •...
  • Page 26 6 The main program screen for the Binary Utility tool will appear as shown below: Main Binary Utility Program Screen 7 Click Image at the top of the program screen followed by Erase to request the following dialog box. Make sure Card 0 is displayed for the Source, Hex under Base of Address, 0 for the Start Address and 200000 under Length, then click OK.
  • Page 27 8 An Erase progress meter appears as any existing data on the M card is erased. When the Erase operation is completed, click Image at the top of the program screen followed by Read to request a Read from Card dialog box with entries similar to those in the Erase Card box.
  • Page 28 11 Click Image on the program screen, then Write to request a dialog box similar to the following sample. Make sure the correct *.mc file is displayed as the Source, with Hex under Base of Address, and 0 for the Start Address, then click OK.
  • Page 29 Download the Application Code: Perform the following steps to download the new application code from the M card to your Walkabout Express digital portable. 1 Remove the power supply from the Walkabout Express portable. That is, make sure that you have unplugged the AC adapter, removed the portable from its charging station, and/or removed the battery pack from the back of the unit.

  • Page 30: Using The Minicard Polling Control Application

    Using the MiniCard Polling Control Application This application controls the polling interval used by your PC to check if an M card is in the M Card Reader. For example, a polling interval of five seconds requests your PC to check for an M card every five seconds. You can set the polling interval as follows: 1 Click Start on the Windows taskbar.

  • Page 31: Using The Minicard Uninstall Application

    Using the Minicard Uninstall Application This application allows you to uninstall the driver software for the Voicedata M Card Reader as follows: 1 Click Start on the Windows taskbar. 2 Select Programs from the Start menu. 3 Select Digital Miniature Card Reader Tools. 4 Click on MiniCard Uninstall.
  • Page 32 Voicedata ™ are trademarks of the Dictaphone Corporation. Windows ® and Microsoft ® registered trademarks of the Microsoft Corporation. Sound Blaster ® is a registered trademark of Creative Technology Ltd. © 1999 Dictaphone Corporation. All rights reserved. L-2445 7/99...

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