Recording Using An External Microphone - Philips DVT4000 User Manual

Note
• Start a new recording: To stop the current recording and start
a new one, press b.
• Start playback: While recording, press e. The current
recording session is stopped and the last three seconds of the
recording are played back.
• Add index marks: During a recording, press the INDEX/a to
add an index mark (see also chapter 5.1.2 Add index marks, page
27).
• To prevent files getting to big during a long recording, a meeting
that lasts several hours for example, you can automatically split
recordings (see also chapter 9.1.12 Setting auto divide, page
• Each folder can store up to 99 files. The size of the memory
depends on the location folder and the quality of a recording
also chapter 9.1.3 Setting recording quality, page
If the recording time or the number of files exceeds the available
capacity, recording stops and a message is displayed. You can not
make any more recordings. Delete the recordings which you no
longer require, or connect the device to a computer and transfer
the files to your computer.
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Record
• Manual microphone sensitivity
Press + / – during recording to adjust the microphone sensitivity.
• If you you want to make a longer recording, fully charge the
battery. You can also connect the device to a computer using the
USB cable. The device is supplied with power over the USB cable
when connected to the computer and the battery is not drained.
• DVT6500, DVT8000: Use the remote to control the recording
session. Press the { REC/PAUSE key to start or pause
recording. Press the j STOP key to stop recording.
• DVT6000 – DVT8000: Press the F1/F2 keys to call up settings
44). menu for microphone sensitivity and recording quality in stop
mode.
(see
39).
5.1.1 Recording using an external microphone
If you connect an external microphone to the device, the recording
source will switch automatically and the device's microphone will be
turned off. When you connect a mono microphone or an amplified
recording source (e.g. a stereo system) to the microphone port, you
should set the external source
external sound source, page
Tip
(see also chapter 9.1.14 Selecting an
45).
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