YOU OF IMPORTANT INSTRUC- OUS VOLTAGE” INSIDE THE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED TIONS ACCOMPANYING THIS RADIO. SERVICE PERSONNEL. RADIO. For your future reference: Date of purchase Serial No. Found on back of CC Witness) Name & address of dealer Page 2 CC Witness...
Preface use the CC Witness will read them. If you misplace this Thank you for purchasing the CC Witness. Please read manual you can always download another copy from important Safety Instructions on page 33 before use. It is important to read and understand all instructions.
• Internal Stereo Speakers (0.6W Stereo) • Fast forward/rewind: Search at 3 seconds/7 seconds/ • Long lasting Li-ion polymer rechargeable battery (5V 1 minute/2.5 minutes 900mA) • 20 Timers for recording or playback at specified time & date settings CC Witness Page 5...
See page 24 for more information. > < To Record from the Internal Microphone or LINE/MIC Jack — Press and release the REC Button to start or stop recording. For more information about recording, see pages 9 & 28. Page 6 CC Witness...
EDIT Button, see page 10 SD CARD SLOT, see page 12 INT/SD A< >B Button, see page 9 RESET Button, see page 11 24-PIN USB CONNECTION, page 12 RIGHT Button, see page 9 RIGHT SPEAKER HEADPHONE Jack, see page 12 CC Witness Page 7...
FILES menu title, see page 27 Recording Quality see page 20 Time elapsed in Recording Time elapsed in Playback Marked Spot in File, see page 26, 28 SD Card selected, see page 9 PLAY Speed Symbol, see page 27 Page 8 CC Witness...
Fast forwards a playing file up to 4 speeds. BACK BUTTON The BACK Button has 4 functions: d. Highlights items. e. Increments slider bars in “Settings”. a. Exits current folder, function, or menu to previous location. f. Resets scrolling of highlighted file names. CC Witness Page 9...
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Marks or unmarks select days or time of the week in Timer Settings for recording or file playing. EDIT BUTTON The EDIT Button has 1 function: e. Increments selected items in the “Time and Date” setup. Opens and closes the file EDIT menu. Page 10 CC Witness...
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The LOCK SWITCH has two positions: If moved to the cycle to power-on again. “up” position, then the CC Witness will be locked and all buttons will be disabled. This feature is used to prevent b. Hard Reset – This function is useful to solve mal- buttons from being accidentally pressed during travel or functions that the “Soft Reset”...
Buttons and Components • Getting Started SD CARD SLOT CHARGING THE BATTERY Add up to 16GB of memory storage to the CC Witness You can charge your CC Witness by connecting the by inserting an optional SD card. USB cable to a computer or by using the (optional) AC Adapter.
Computer Charging: Using the supplied USB cable, see illustration on page 12, connect the 24-pin USB Charging using the connector end (with the buttons) to your CC Witness at AC Adapter (optional) the 24-Pin USB Connection . Connect the opposite end (with the regular USB plug) to your computer.
Note: You can turn the LOCK function “On” while the regular use. In the unlikely case that the battery fails, we CC Witness is in operation. If a button is pressed while recommend sending the product to C. Crane Company, the LOCK function is “On”, the “Lock Switch On”...
To Play FM Radio — Highlight “FM”. Then press RIGHT i and LEFT buttons to change to and release the PLAY Button i II Button. Then the Timer you wish to set or review. Use the UP U > < CC Witness Page 15...
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The “AM” & “FM” radio screens have 6 functions: REC Button to start and stop a recording. See 1. Playing AM or FM Radio – Select “AM” or “FM” pages 9, 20, & 28 for more about recording. Page 16 CC Witness...
AM reception. c. The C. Crane Twin Coil AM Antenna will The CC Witness comes with 6 built-in file folders located give the CC Witness a large boost in AM on internal memory. When recording, the files are auto- reception (www.ccrane.com).
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Note: When a new recording is finished and “Files” is “Lock” a file. While a file is “Locked”, it cannot be erased > selected from the main “MENU”, the CC Witness will or divided. jump to the newly recorded file and highlight it. To go back to the beginning of the “Files”...
FM radio files, then Timer files, then Mic files, then Line files. a. “Folder Views” — Choose how your files are displayed when viewed. Note: Long file names will scroll after 2 seconds when the name is highlighted. CC Witness Page 19...
“Repeat All” — This setting plays all files in a folder and then continues to repeat playing the files. “Random Play” — This setting plays all files in a folder at random endlessly. Recording time is based on record quality using Page 20 CC Witness...
These settings are also helpful for player, or other external source. When this set- filtering out high-pitched electronic noise or to im- ting is activated, the CC Witness will detect the prove voice on playback of AM files. amount of silent space between audio tracks.
“ON”. set to “OFF”, the icon will display. When the CC Witness is placed in the cradle, the speaker c. “Contrast Control” — Use the slider bar to ad- will turn off. This setting is useful when listening just the contrast of the display.
“Sleep Timer” — The Sleep Timer can be set to permanently erases your files! f. “10 or 9 KHZ” —If using the CC Witness to listen play for 15, 30, 45, 60, 75, 90, 100 or 120 min- to AM radio in Europe, use this setting to switch utes.
Internal and (optional) SD card memories. Also, the firmware version will be displayed at the bottom of this screen. 1. “Set Timers” Use the RIGHT i and LEFT buttons to modify timer settings. Use the UP U and DOWN > < Page 24 CC Witness...
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“Start” — Sets the time when the timer will setup. There are 20 timers available in the “Start”. CC Witness. “End” — Sets the time when the timer will “End”. “Status” — Choose whether the timer will When finished and all settings are set, press the “Record”...
Spot” to bookmark a play location in a file for later reference. a. To copy a file, you must have the fileʼs title high- lighted or be playing the file. a. “Mark Spot” — While playing a file select “Mark Page 26 CC Witness...
Play Previous File — Press the UP Button U “Favorite File” status. Change Play Speed — Press the PLAY SPEED Button . Press again to cycle through five play speeds. NOTE: There are 5 play speeds: normal CC Witness Page 27...
“AM” or “FM” radio is selected what source you were recording from. See page 17 for from the main menu. To return to the playing file, press more information. the MENU Button again. Page 28 CC Witness...
CC Witness for organizational purposes. See page 17. and select “Eject” from the Note 2: You can also transfer files from the internal drop-down menu (as shown memory of the CC Witness to an SD card. See page 26. at right). CC Witness Page 29...
See page 28. 2. Does the tuner receive FM Stereo? Yes, the CC Witness receives FM Stereo. 7. The CC Witness is stuck. What do I do now? Press the “RESET” Button on the side. All files and settings will be retained.
Battery is low. Battery must be recharged. See page 14. Play all files in folder one time. PLAYBACK MODE ICONS Play selected file one time. File is locked. See page 14. Play all files in folder at random continually. See page 18. CC Witness Page 31...
MAC OS10 and above 10 AM and 10 FM PRESETS COMPUTER SOUND CARD 20 Timer Play or Recording Schedules TIMERS Sound Blaster 16 compatible 640 x 480 or better Note: Specifications are subject to change without notice. COMPUTER DISPLAY Page 32 CC Witness...
Check the CC Witness, and any accessories regularly. 6) KEEP AWAY FROM WATER AND MOISTURE Do not use the CC Witness if there is any sign of dam- To prevent fire or electric shock hazard, do not expose age. Only operate in accordance with the instructions in this product to rain or moisture.
OPTIONAL ACCESSORY KIT To get the most out of your CC Witness, be sure to pick up the CC Witness Accessory Kit. The kit includes a con- venient Charging Cradle, an AC Adaptor, and a Silicone Cover to give your new digital recorder an extra layer of protection.
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