Portable digital stereo voice recorder gnome 7.0 (72 pages)
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Gnome P Portable digital stereo voice-recorder User Guide Speech Technology Center Saint-Petersburg...
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Gnome P. User Guide Dear Customer! Thank you for purchasing this product! For optimum performance and safety please read this instruction carefully.
Gnome P. User Guide 1. INTRODUCTION Portable digital voice-recorder Gnome P is a professional sound recording unit allowing high-quality mono and stereo recording of speech signals using a built-in microphone and/or one or two external microphones. Recorded sound is stored in the integrated flash memory. Mono recording mode and data compression can be used to increase overall recording duration.
Gnome P. User Guide TECHNICAL DATA Number of recording channels 1 or 2 Integrated flash memory size 2 GB or 4 GB mono/stereo PCM 16 bit or with 2x compression (µ-law) Recording format Sampling frequency 8, 16 kHz Gain ripple 3 dB max.
Gnome P. User Guide Integrated battery Li-ion, 750-900 mAh Power External source supply 4 hrs Battery charge time at mic input: 8 mVeff Rated voltage at line input: 0.7 Veff at output: 0.7 mVeff Active mode 30 mА max. Current consumption from VA mode 3 mА...
Gnome P. User Guide Gnome P provides recorded data authentication after copying them to a PC hard drive (by means of digital signature, see 7.4). GENERAL INFORMATION 5.1. Overview and structure Gnome P voice-recorder is 75.3×48.7×12.9 mm in size. The metal case is coated with either titanium nitride (golden colour) or epoxy (black colour).
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Gnome P. User Guide Table 5.1 (see Figure 5.1) Marking Description PC and external power supply connection jack Recording ON/OFF switch ● 3.5 mm headphones jack Microphone and Remote Control jack Internal microphone Status indicator LED Erase button RESET button All the voice-recorder input and output jacks are closed up by rubber gags.
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Gnome P. User Guide Figure 5.3.1 PC connection cable Attention! To avoid damage of the voice-recorder due to ungrounded or improperly grounded PC, follow these steps when connect the voice-recorder to PC: • First connect USB cable to the voice-recorder, •...
Gnome P. User Guide The red LED (N6 in Figure 5.1) will light up and remain on continuously until the battery is fully charged, after which the charge process will automatically terminate and the LED in- dicator will switch off. Before switching on the voice-recorder for the first time after purchase or after voice-re- corder being not in use for an extended period of time, charging of the built-in battery during not less than 5 hours is required.
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Gnome P. User Guide Set current date/time and recording parameters considering the recording conditions ● (see 7.3.3). If you wish, enter (set) a PIN code to protect access to Gnome P settings (see 7.3.2). If necessary, attach external microphones (see 5.2). ●...
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Gnome P. User Guide the remote control unit to the ON position. The recording will stop 5 seconds after input gain level falls below the specified threshold. To terminate voice activated recording, place the switch on the voice-recorder (or re- mote control) to the OFF position.
After the drivers have been installed you can install the Sound Manager Gnome P software. Just run the setup.exe file and follow the instructions on the screen. Specify the target folder to copy the files to (by default it is Start->Programs->Speech Technology Center->Gnome P->Sound Manager Gnome P).
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7.3.1. Running the program. Sound Manager Gnome P main window To run Gnome P software select its entry in the Start menu (by default it is installed in the Speech Technology Center group). Sound Manager Gnome P main window is shown in Figure 7.3.1.
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Gnome P. User Guide Recording activation method (R): manual (empty field), scheduled by ● timers (Т), Voice Activated (А); Recording start time; ● Recording duration; ● Sampling rate; ● Compression (µ-law); ● Mono/stereo recording; ● Serial number of the voice-recorder used. ●...
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Gnome P. User Guide Figure 7.3.3 The PIN code setting and changing window Just enter the desired PIN code (an 1- to 8-digit succession) in the “New PIN code” field, confirm the PIN code in the “Confirmation” field and press Save. The PIN-code can be subsequently changed or removed at any time using the Service ->Change PIN code command.
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Gnome P. User Guide The Language menu allows you to change the language from English to Russian and vice versa. After the language has been changed, you will have to restart Sound Manager Gnome P. To set (change) other voice-recorder parameters, select Service-> Record settings. The “Record settings”...
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Gnome P. User Guide The Record level control group-box allows you to choose the way to control signal gain level: automatic (AGC) or manual. In the manual mode drag the slider to set the de- sired gain level. You can disable gain control by dragging the slider to the leftmost position. Scheduled recording is controlled by timers (1 to 5) which can be enabled in the Record schedule group-box.
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Gnome P. User Guide a) Playing sound recordings Sound recordings from the voice-recorder memory can be played in Sound Manager Gnome P without previously copying them to the PC hard drive. The program also allows playback of any PCM sound files. To play a recording, double-click on it with the mouse or select Play from the Recording menu.
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Gnome P. User Guide Figure 7.3.8 Playback device selection window b) Deleting sound recordings To delete all sound recordings from the voice-recorder memory, use the Recording ->Delete all command. Keep in mind that deleting large amounts of sound data can take several minutes.
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Gnome P. User Guide Pressing the Save button will initiate the copying process. The progress bars below will indicate the percentage of completion: upper bar indicates the percentage of saving current file, lower bar indicates the percentage of saving all selected files. If you need to keep selection of copied files in the records list, check “Keep selection”...
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Gnome P. User Guide Enter the file names of the recording and digital signature, the serial number of the voice-recorder used for recording (or choose “Current”), and press Check button. If the recording is authentic, the following message will appear: Otherwise you will see: To verify signature by other means, you should have a public key.
Gnome P. User Guide OPERATING CONDITIONS Temperature: from -5 to +40°C. ● Relative humidity (non-condensing): less than 95% at +30°C. ● TRANSPORTATION AND STORAGE Transportation is carried out by all transport vehicles at the temperature between -50°C and + 60° C with protection from direct sunlight, atmospheric precipitation and excessive mechanical vibration.
Gnome P. User Guide 11. REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE Pocket digital stereo voice-recorder Gnome P H368-2 Pocket digital stereo voice-recorder Gnome P H368-4 0907/ serial number conforms to technical requirements and is declared suitable for use. Adjustment conducted by Stamp place 2007.
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