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INSTRUCTION MANUAL

Direct Connect Covert Telephone Recorder 

SB-TRX20

Revised: June 5, 2013

Summary of Contents for SB-TRX20

Page 1: ...his simple manual to help you enjoy your new product as quickly and easily as possible Be sure to check the TECH SUPPORT tab on your product page at SafetyBasement com for the latest available manual INSTRUCTION MANUAL Direct Connect Covert Telephone Recorder SB TRX20 Revised June 5 2013 ...

Page 2: ...d You will need to use your PC during setup to charge your recorder and to download a file from our website You will also need the included cables the SD card adapter and an SD card is required You will Charge the recorder fully Download a file from our website Adjust your time and date Install the SD card Connect your device to your phone line Start recording This manual will also show you how to...

Page 3: ... Plug the small end of the USB cable into the recorder Plug the other end into a USB port on your PC or a Hub Your PC or Hub acts as a charger only Your computer will not talk to your recorder This is normal CHARGING While charging the status light near the USB port will be Red It may take several hours to fully charge your recorder the first time Please wait until it is completely charged and the...

Page 4: ...ay SD Card Insert the SD card into your adapter You may have received the adapter shown in these photos Your recorder uses a MICRO SD card Your PC may have a standard SD card slot as well Just insert the MICRO SD card into a standard SD card size adapter for use This was included in your package if you bought an SD card from SafetyBasement TIMESTAMP SETUP You may now plug the adapter into your PC ...

Page 5: ... Windows 7 Other operating systems will be similar TIMESTAMP SETUP Your SD card will appear similar to this example as a REMOVABLE DISK with a drive letter In this example we are DRIVE E Yours may be different Please note that our new SD card is EMPTY You will now need to download a file from our website Go to www safetybasement com Find your product Look under the photos for a Red TECH SUPPORT ta...

Page 6: ...show the txt part of the name This is normal DOUBLE CLICK this file A standard text editor will open this file You will need to adjust the date and time shown in the file Only change the numbers Year Month Day Hour Minutes Seconds Note the comma no spaces and the use of a 24 hour clock You may want to add a few minutes to the clock as it will take a few minutes to finish the setup When done SAVE t...

Page 7: ...cable from your recorder Do not turn it on yet Insert the SD card into the slot with the Gold Connectors facing DOWN as shown Carefully push the card into place It should click into place When done the card will be flush with the case This SD card is shown partially inserted You are now ready to plug in the phone lines This SD card is shown fully inserted ...

Page 8: ... into one of the phone line ports on your recorder It does not matter which one you use Your recorder is now connected to your phone line Use the included cable to connect the recorder to your phone Plug one end of the cable into the recorder Plug the other end into your phone in the same spot the original cable was pluggin in A red light should now appear on your recorder Your recorder is properl...

Page 9: ... on the other side of the device You can put the bottom cover back on the recorder The red status light will remain ON It will go off and the white light will appear during recording Your recorder will start recording immediately when the phone is picked up If you have a cordless phone with additional units the recorder WILL record from all units The recorder does receive power from the phone line...

Page 10: ... 877 345 2336 Fax 888 236 2524 LISTENING TO YOUR FILES When you want to listen to your recordings you will need to POWER OFF the recorder Then remove the SD card Insert the SD card into your adapter as you did earlier in the manual Then insert your adapter into your PC Browse to your SD card ...

Page 11: ...g the timestamp you set earlier If the timestamp does not look accurate please redo the timestamp setup You should COPY this files to a folder on your PC for archiving and playback You can then DELETE these files from your SD card after archiving Ignore these 2 files Your audio files are in this folder NOTE FOR MAC USERS When deleting your files please EMPTY your trash BEFORE you eject the SD card...

Page 12: ... edit your recordings we recommend using AUDACITY Quiet Conversation Audacity is free and available for the Mac and PC With it you can BOOST the volume of your files or edit them Please refer to the Audacity website for installation and other help This is what a file can look like in Audacity Note the wave form is where there is conversation The bigger the wave form the louder the conversation Lou...

Page 13: ...n org vlc index html The VLC Media Player can play almost any video or audio file type There is a version for Windows and for Mac OS X VIDEO EDITING for WINDOWS MOVIE MAKER 2012 http windows microsoft com en US windows get movie maker download Movie Maker is a simple video editing program from Microsoft Please go to this link and choose the download for your version of Windows Please note Movie Ma...

Page 14: ...t Phone Recorder SB TRX20 www SafetyBasement com Phone 877 345 2336 Fax 888 236 2524 Audio Formats WAV Audio Encoding 64 Kbps WAV Bit Rate Mode Constant WAV Bit Rate 64 Kbps WAV Sampling Rate 16 KHz DEVICE SPECIFICATIONS Audio Video Photo ...

Page 15: ... Memory Built In n a Memory Expansion up to 32GB Micro SD card Battery Type Internal Rechargeable Trickle power via phone line Charger via USB port DEVICE SPECIFICATIONS Device Info Please check our site for the latest available manual for this product Notes File sizes shown are approximate Audio 10 min 4 5 MB File Sizes ...

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