Dictaphone ExecTalk Plus 1709, Operating Instructions Manual

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Page 3: ...xing controls An optional telephone style hand set microphone and cradle are also available For the transcriptionist the ExecTalk Plus desktop includes scan for displaying the contents of the cassette on the time line search for previewing special instructions letter and instruction counters a hold fea ture audible single and double cue tones fully adjustable auto backspace and built in erase To t...

Page 4: ... 7 Conference Recording 7 Telephone Recording 7 Dictation Display 8 Dictation Alert Tones 10 Accessories and Options for Dictation 11 Transcribing Instructions 12 Transcription Setup 12 Power OnIOff 12 Setting ClocklAlarm 13 TranscriptionDisplay 14 Transcribing Procedures 16 Loading Cassette 16 Previewing Tape Contents 16 Beginning to Transcribe 17 Auto Backspace 17 Erase 18 Transcription Alert To...

Page 5: ...Press to listen to dictation Green LEDs illuminate Touch STOP REWIND or FF Fast Forward to cancel Stop Press to terminate any tape motion functions except Telephone Record Rewind Press to rewind tape Green LED illuminates Touch STOP FF Fast Forward or PLAY to cancel FF Fast Forward Press to advance tape rapidly Green LED illuminates Touch STOP REWIND or PLAY to cancel Scan Press to rewind and simu...

Page 6: ...playback bassltreble range in VOX mode adjusts recording sen sitivity level Microphone Foot Control Jack Receptacle on left side panel of recorder for connecting hand microphone or foot control Headset Jack Receptacle on right side panel of recorder for connecting headset Lite MikemHand Microphone Stop Press to terminate any function ex cept Telephone mode Rewind Play Hold down to rewind tape rele...

Page 7: ...lluminates To turn off unit replace the hand micro phone in its cradle or press the ON but ton on the desktop control panel On LED extinguishes If a power interruption occurs and the display is flashing press CLEAR to reset the display Setting ClocklAlarm When you first set up your ExecTalk Plus machine you may want to set the time on the digital clock Clock Display Clock To set the time Press the...

Page 8: ...er press SET Beeping stops automatically after approx imately one minute To turn off Alarm mode press SET while in Alarm mode Whenever the alarm setting is changed the alarm is turned on When the alarm is on Alarm remains on the digital display regardless of current mode NOTE If using a C 30 standard cassette tap MODE until C 60 appears on the display then tap SET to change cassette length setting...

Page 9: ...ton on the desktop control panel Press LOCK button on the hand micro phone To stop recording press STOP If you are recording in a noisy location move the MUTE switch to the ON position to reduce recording of excessive back ground noise See Dictation Display section for informa tion on the multi function LCD display Voice Activated VOX Recording While using the Vox mode you can dictate hands free a...

Page 10: ...end of your letter or document press and release the C Letter cue button on the hand microphone A tone is recorded the count on the Letters counter increases by one and a space appears on the upper time line to separate the segment bars representing that document from the next document To record a Special instruction such as a priority designation for the transcriptionist At the point where you wa...

Page 11: ... When dictation is complete Press EJECT to remove the cassette NOTE For your convenience and for more efficient transcribing it is recommended that the cassette be rewound by the transcriptionist Conference Recording The ExecTalk Plus desktop dictating machine can be used to record meetings small group conferences interviews etc Conference recordings can also be used as reminders or for verificati...

Page 12: ...rb Counter Upper T me L ne NOTE If the telephone recording device is not attached prior to pressing the TEL REC button recording will not occur a warning tone will alert you to connect the telephone adapter Dictation Display The multi function liquid crystal display sup plies visual information on Letterllnstruction cue counters Time Lines ClocklCounter and Indicators Beginning at the left the dis...

Page 13: ... Time Counter 00 0 and Counter 0000 See Setting ClockIAlarm section for infor mation on the Clock and Alarm modes Timer The timer functions as a stopwatch permitting you to keep precise accounting of time spent dictating on a telephone call or on any other function Press SET to turn timer on and off The display shows the cumulative time MM SS of operation Timer cannot be started or stopped while m...

Page 14: ...ape marker is steadily illuminated and a continuous tone sounds Hold Hold appears in the far right sec tion of the display when HOLD button is pressed to freeze the entire display of the cassette s contents No cassette loaded Record protect tabs removed Broken tape No tape motion brief tone will sound when Machine is first turned on and no cassette is loaded Beginning of tape is reached in Rewind ...

Page 15: ...enience for recording dictation All the benefits of Q Alert indexing and status indicators are contained on the handset cradle for easy operation Telephone Record Adapters For recording two way telephone conversations Conference Microphone PIN 878829 Specially designed microphone for record ing conferences interviews meetings etc Hands Free Dictate Station Provides hands free recording using a foo...

Page 16: ... SPEED switch move the switch to the setting at which the cassette was recorded usually 2 4 cmlsec Power OnIOff Plug the power supply cord into the POWER jack on the rear of the machine Plug the power supply cable into any grounded AC 120V wall outlet Press the ON button on the desktop con trol panel to turn on the unit On LED illuminates Press CLEAR to reset the display To turn off unit press the...

Page 17: ...mately 4 seconds then tap SET The blinking AM will appear Once the AM or PM format is estab lished tap SELECT Hours will start blinking Tap SET until the desired digits appear Holding SET for more than two seconds causes digits to count up rapidly While Hours are blinking tap SELECT to change the minutes Tap Set or press and hold until the desired digits appear After four seconds of inactivity bli...

Page 18: ...C 30 See Transcription Display section for infor mation on the Timer and Counter modes Transcription Display Beginning at the left the displays are as follows Letters lnstructions Counter Running totals of Letters and Special Instructions recorded on the tape As you pass end of letter or instruction tones during transcription the number on the corresponding counter decreases and shows the number o...

Page 19: ...ock Alarm Timer 00 00 Time Counter 00 0 and Counter 0000 See Setting ClocklAlarm section for infor mation on the Clock and Alarm modes Timer mode would not be used during transcription Time Counter You will probably use the Time Counter mode frequently during transcription since it provides you with an indication of the exact length of each letter before you begin transcribing Time Counter Display...

Page 20: ...f the cassette s contents You may then transcribe from another cas sette without losing the display for the first cassette When you re load the first cas sette press HOLD to unfreeze the display before continuing to transcribe Transcribing Procedures Loading Cassette Press EJECT button to open cassette compartment door Insert tape as illustrated on the diagram inside the cassette compartment with ...

Page 21: ... Search and Fast Forward LEDs illuminate When an instruction cue is encountered the machine automatically goes into Play mode and plays back the instruction press SEARCH to locate and listen to them If you press SEARCH and there are no additional instructions search con tinues to the last word dictated and stops automatically To stop fast forward search press STOP Beginning to Transcribe After lis...

Page 22: ... LED and appropriate green tape direction LEDs illuminate Transcription Alert Tones A continuous tone will sound if playback is attempted under the following conditions No cassette loaded Broken tape No tape motion A brief tone will sound when Machine is first turned on and no cassette is loaded Beginning of tape is reached in Rewind or end of tape is reached in Fast Forward or Play modes SEARCH b...

Page 23: ...are designed to provide reasonable protection against such interference in a residential installation However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encour aged to try to correct the interference by one or mo...

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