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Plextor Plextalk PTR1 User Manual

Plextor Plextalk PTR1 User Manual (223 pages)

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Brand: Plextor | Category: Voice Recorder | Size: 3 MB

Table of Contents

Table of Contents
6
Using this Manual

15
- Conventions
  15
  - Safety Symbols
    15
  - Other Symbols
    15
Copying Music and Digital Sound

16
FOR Safety

18
1 Features of the Plextalk

22
- About DAISY
  23
2 What You Get

24
3 Controls and Functions

27
- Shape of the Unit
  27
- Faces of the Unit
  27
- Front of the Unit
  28
  - CD Insertion/Ejection Slot
    28
  - Recording Level/Monitor Volume Level Dial
    29
  - Play Speed/Tone Dial
    29
  - Volume/Guide Volume Dial
    29
  - Key Lock
    29
  - Busy LED
    30
  - CD Eject Key
    30
- Top of the Unit
  30
  - Built-In Speaker and Built-In Microphone
    31
  - Power LED
    31
  - Battery LED
    31
  - Record Level Leds
    31
  - Information Key
    32
  - Heading Key
    32
  - Page Key
    32
  - Bookmark Key
    32
  - Numeric Keypad
    32
  - Recording LED
    33
  - Record Key
    33
  - Back Key
    34
  - Play/Stop Key
    34
  - Forward Key
    34
- Left Face of the Unit
  34
  - Power Switch
    35
  - Headphone Jack
    35
  - External Microphone Jack
    35
  - Line Input Jack
    35
- Right Face of the Unit
  36
  - PC Card Insertion Slot
    36
  - PC Card Ejection Lever
    36
- Back of the Unit
  37
  - DC Input Terminal
    37
  - USB Cable Connector
    37
- Bottom of the Unit
  38
  - Battery Cover
    38
  - Serial Number Label
    38
4 Before You Begin

39
- Examine the Plextalk
  39
- Use the Plextalk in the Right Way
  39
  - Plextalk Care
    40
  - CD Care
    40
- Danger
  40
  - Battery Safety Warnings
    40
- Warnings
  41
- Precautions
  41
  - Battery Safety Precautions
    41
- About Battery
  42
  - Charging
    42
  - Management of the Battery
    42
  - About Battery Life
    42
  - About Battery Operation
    42
  - Automatic Power off
    43
5 Getting Started

44
- Getting Ready
  44
  - Open the Box
    44
  - Check Contents
    44
  - Insert the Battery
    44
  - Connect to Power Source
    45
  - Place the Plextalk in Front of You
    46
- Introduction to DAISY Book Listening (User's Guide CD)
  46
  - Turn on the Power
    46
  - Setting the Date, Year and Time
    47
  - Insert the CD
    47
  - Play the CD
    48
  - Stop Play
    48
  - Change the Volume
    48
  - Change the Guide Volume
    49
  - Change the Play Speed
    50
  - Change the Audio Tone
    51
- Moving to a Location
  52
  - Use Fast Forward and Fast Rewind
    52
  - Go to the Beginning of the DAISY Book
    52
  - Listen to Configuration Information
    53
  - Move by Heading
    54
  - Listen to
    55
  - Move by
    55
  - Select a Level
    56
  - Move by Level 1
    58
  - Move by Level 2
    58
  - Move by Group
    59
  - Move by Time
    60
  - Move by Phrase
    61
  - Put in a Simple Bookmark
    61
  - Move to a Simple Bookmark
    62
  - To Retrieve Bookmark Information
    63
- Shutting down
  63
  - Stop the CD
    63
  - Eject the CD
    63
  - Turn the Power off
    64
  - Automatic Power off
    64
  - Shut down Function
    64
- Recording a CD
  64
  - What You Need
    65
  - Insert a Blank CD-R or CD-RW Disc
    65
  - Check the Recording Level
    65
  - Record to the CD-R or CD-RW
    66
  - Stop Recording
    67
  - Listen to Something Recorded
    67
- Using the Menu
  68
  - Select the Menu
    68
  - Listen to Menu Help Information
    69
  - Hints for Moving
    69
- Listening to the Key Describer
  69
  - Lock the Keys
    69
  - Listen to the Key Explanations
    70
  - Release the Key Lock
    71
6 Listening to DAISY Books

72
- General Procedures
  72
  - Turn on the Power
    72
  - Insert the User's Guide CD
    72
  - Play the CD
    73
  - Stop Play
    73
  - Change the Volume or Guide Volume
    73
  - Change the Tone and Play Speed
    75
- Getting Information about the DAISY Book
  76
- Navigating Within the DAISY Book
  78
  - Use Fast Forward and Fast Rewind
    79
  - Move by Phrase
    79
  - Move by Heading Number
    80
  - Move by the 4 and 6 Keys
    80
  - Move by Level 2
    81
  - Move by Level 3
    81
  - Move by Group
    81
  - Move by
    82
  - Move by Previous Page or Following Page
    82
  - Move by Time
    83
  - Undo One or Many Previous Moves
    83
  - Redo
    83
  - Move by Title
    83
  - Move by Title Number
    84
- Adding Bookmarks
  84
  - Add a Simple Bookmark
    85
  - Add a Numbered Bookmark
    85
  - Add a Voice Bookmark
    85
- Jumping to a Bookmark
  86
- Turning off or Deleting Bookmarks
  88
- Setting a Play Mode
  90
  - Play Modes
    90
  - Set to Editing Play
    91
  - Return to Standard Play
    91
  - Set to Repeat between Bookmarks
    92
  - Set to Repeat Section
    92
  - Set to Repeat Title
    93
  - Set to Repeat Random
    93
  - Set to Custom Play
    93
- Using the Sleep Timer
  94
  - Set the Sleep Time in Minutes
    94
  - Cancel the Sleep Timer
    94
- Using the Power on Timer
  95
7 Listening to Music Cds and an MP3 CD

99
- Playing a Music CD
  99
  - Play a Music CD
    99
- Moving to the Location You Want to Listen
  100
  - Check the Number of Tracks
    100
  - Move through a Music CD's Tracks
    100
  - Use Fast Forward or and Fast Rewind
    100
  - Move Slightly Forward or Back
    101
  - Move by Specifying a Track
    101
- Setting the Play Mode for Music Cds
  102
  - Set to Repeat Track
    102
  - Set to Repeat Album
    103
  - Set to Repeat Random
    103
  - Set to Repeat between Bookmarks
    103
- Listening to an MP3 CD
  104
  - Restrictions on MP3 Files
    104
  - Playing Sequence
    105
  - MP3 Files Creation
    105
  - Play an MP3 CD
    105
  - Use Fast Forward and Fast Rewind
    106
  - Move Slightly Forward or Back
    106
  - Check the Number of MP3 Files
    106
  - Move to the Next or Previous MP3 File
    107
  - Move by MP3 File Number
    107
  - Move to an Album
    107
- Setting the Play Mode for an MP3 CD
  107
  - Play Modes
    108
  - Set to Repeat File
    108
  - Set to Repeat Album
    109
  - Set to Repeat All Albums
    109
  - Set to Repeat Random
    110
  - Set to Repeat between Bookmarks
    110
8 Recording from Lectures, Cds, Tapes, and Radio

111
- Recording Formats and Settings
  111
- Preparing to Record
  115
  - Recording Hardware
    115
  - Set up to Use the Built-In Microphone
    115
  - Set up to Use an External Microphone
    116
  - Set up to Use an External Source
    117
- Recording
  118
- Editing While Recording
  123
  - Set a Heading While Recording
    123
  - Set the Heading During a Recording Pause
    123
  - Cancel a Heading Setting
    123
  - Set a Page While Recording
    124
  - Set a Page During a Recording Pause
    124
  - Cancel a Page
    124
  - Set a Group While Recording
    125
  - Set a Group During a Recording Pause
    125
  - Cancel a Group Setting
    125
  - Overwrite at a Specific Location
    126
- Editing by the Edit Menu
  126
  - Cutting Phrases
    126
  - Copy a Phrase
    127
  - Paste a Phrase
    128
  - Split a Phrase
    129
  - Join Phrases
    130
  - Cut a Section
    131
  - Copy a Section
    131
  - Paste a Section
    132
  - Join Section
    132
  - Set a Section Level
    133
  - Cancel the Previous Edit
    134
  - Prepare to Edit
    134
  - Create a New Title
    135
  - Erase a Title
    136
- Setting Headings, Groups, and Pages in Recorded Material
  137
  - Set a Heading
    137
  - Cancel a Heading Setting
    137
  - Set or Cancel a Group
    138
  - Set or Cancel a Page
    138
- Adding to the Recording
  139
  - Insert Content into a Recording
    139
  - Punch-In Recording
    140
- Finalizing a Recorded CD
  141
  - Finalize a CD
    141
- Backing up a Recorded CD
  142
  - What You Need for Backing up
    142
  - General Backup Procedures
    142
  - Backup Time
    143
  - Back up a Disc to a Disc
    143
- Erasing a CD-RW
  145
  - Erase a CD-RW Disc
    145
- Recording on a PC Card
  145
  - Insert a PC Card
    146
  - Record on a PC Card
    147
  - Editing
    147
  - Listen to What You Recorded
    147
  - Back up from a Card to a CD-R/RW Disc
    147
  - PC Card Clean up
    148
  - Erase a PC Card
    148
  - Eject a PC Card
    149
9 Recording in Music CD Format

151
- Principles for Recording in Music CD Format
  151
  - Hints for Better Music Recording
    151
  - Recording Settings
    152
  - Recording Time
    152
- Getting Ready for Music CD Recording
  152
- Recording in Music CD Format
  154
  - Record Music
    154
  - Edit While Recording
    155
  - Check the Time of Recording
    155
  - Stop Recording
    155
  - Create a New Track
    155
- CD Finalization of Music CD
  156
  - Finalize a Music CD
    156
- Backing up a Music CD Format Disc
  157
  - What You Need for Backing up
    157
  - General Music CD Backup Procedures
    157
  - Back up an Album or a Track
    158
  - Backup Time for Music CD Format
    159
10 Using Other Plextalk Features

161
- Clear All Settings
  161
- Switching between 12-Hour and 24-Hour Time
  162
- Set the Waiting Sound
  162
- Managing Plextalk Memory
  163
  - Reallocate Memory
    163
- Checking the Version and Serial Number
  164
  - Check the Plextalk's System Properties
    164
- Using the Notepad Function
  164
  - Record a Note in the Notepad
    165
  - Check a Note in the Notepad
    166
  - Record an Alarm Note
    167
  - Delete a Note
    169
  - Back up a Note to CD
    169
- Using the Calculator
  170
  - Calculate Results
    171
  - Clear the Results of the Calculator
    171
  - Cancel Calculator Mode
    172
11 Using Your Plextalk as a CD-R/RW Drive

173
- What Are CD-R and CD-RW
  173
- About the CD-R and CD-RW Capabilities
  173
- CD-R/RW Features
  174
12 Connecting to a PC

175
13 Glossaries

180
14 Main Specifications and Options

187
- Main Specifications
  187
- Audio Features
  188
- Main Functions
  189
- Battery
  190
- CD-R/RW Drive Specifications
  191
  - Disc
    191
  - Performance
    191
  - Minimum System Reguirement
    192
  - Recommended Disc
    192
  - As of Aug. 2003
    192
- Options
  193
  - Battery
    193
  - Optional PC Memory Cards
    193
- Recommended Microphones
  194
  - Recommended Microphones for Recitation Recording
    194
  - Recommended Microphones for Conference Recording
    194
15 Menu Hierarchy

195
16 Troubleshooting

204
- Symptom and Solutions
  204
- Response to Voice Guides
  205
  - Playback (DAISY)
    205
  - Playback(Music CD or MP3 CD)
    206
  - Recording
    207
  - Edit
    208
  - Backup
    208
  - Recording Setting
    209
  - Notepad
    209
  - Calculator
    209
  - Media Management
    209
- Troubleshooting the CD-R/RW Drive
  210
Appendix A: Technical Support (Us & Canada)

213
Appendix B: Warranty (Us & Canada)

214
Index

215
Note

223

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