SB VR8204, Instruction Manual

Page 1: ...this 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 Password Protected 4 Mic Super Voice Re corder Revised June 4 2014 ...

Page 2: ...one 877 345 2336 Fax 888 236 2524 PRODUCT REFERENCE VOL VOL Delete SD card slot Button LOCK USB charging Download port SYSTEM POWER ON OFF AGC NEXT MODE PREVI ACCESSORIES USB cable con nects straight to PC or to power adapter Power adapter Microphone Line in cable telephone adapt er ...

Page 3: ...PRODUCT MANUAL Password Voice Recorder SB VR8204 Page 3 www SafetyBasement com Phone 877 345 2336 Fax 888 236 2524 PRODUCT REFERENCE Mic Jack Headphone ...

Page 4: ...eed to download any drivers to connect your device to a PC or Mac Simply connect the USB cable to your recorder Connect the other end directly to a USB port on your PC Do not use a hub In a few moments your PC will automatically connect to the voice recorder The first time it may install standard drivers This is normal Your voice recorder will charge while connected and you can also access the fil...

Page 5: ...l take you to the main screen Press the REC button to begin recording A little red light at the top of the recorder will stay on while recording To stop recording press the STOP button IMPORTANT Please note the screen tends to turn off after a few seconds to conserve batery If that happens while you are in the middle of canging something simply press any button to turn screen back on then press th...

Page 6: ...ume VOLUME While unit is in playback mode use the VOL or VOL to increase or decrease volume Remember the volume feature will only work while you are playing back a file at the time of adjusting volume BUTTON LOCK To avoid accidentally turning unit off during recording or pressing any other button by acci dent and interrupting your important recording session you can LOCK the recorder so that all b...

Page 7: ...conds or until screen turns on Right Side Left Side VOL VOL Delete SD card slot Button LOCK USB charging Download port SYSTEM POWER ON OFF AGC NEXT MODE PREVI REMEMBER 1 At any point while you are setting up your recorder use the DEL button to go back one level 2 If your recorder turns off HOLD the REC button to turn it back on 3 After you have done your settings dont turn it off using system powe...

Page 8: ...el the more recording memory space you will get REC LEVEL This option allows you to optimize microphone recording quality LINE IN DEVICE This mode allows you to choose the LINE IN source VOR SETTING This mode allows enable or disable Voice Activated Recording MONITOR SET This feature allows for LIVE recording Meaning you can listen to a conversation via headphones while it is being recorded at the...

Page 9: ...N MODE CHANGING PASSWORD Now that you are into the system lets learn how to change password or disable password Lets start with changing 1 Turn screen on if it is off by pressing any key or pressing and holding REC key till screen turns on 2 PRESS HOLD MODE button until you see the 4 icons right 3 Use PREV NEXT to move to SETTING MODE 4 Press MODE 5 Press NEXT to highlight SET PASSWORD 6 Press MOD...

Page 10: ...d hold the REC button to turn it off This way you wont lose your settings Turning unit off via ON OFF switch will also make you lose all your custom settings and you will have to do it over again Not fun if you did a lot of custom settings Screen Backlight turn off time You may have noticed that the screen light turns off pretty quickly after about 10 seconds This could be a bit annoying Here is a...

Page 11: ...ert to enabling password by highlight ing PASSWORD CLOSE and press MODE This should change the word back to PASSWORD OPEN which means the feature has been re enabled VOICE RADIO MODE TIME SET SETTING MODE REMEMBER 1 At any point while you are setting up your recorder use the DEL button to go back one level 2 If your recorder turns off HOLD the REC button to turn it back on 3 After you have done yo...

Page 12: ... will need to reset them all over again Button presses are shown in RED Default screen is recording screen Therefore make sure screen is ON not off VOICE RADIO MODE TIME SET SETTING MODE CALENDAR Press and hold the MODE button until you see the 4 icons above right 1 NEXT or PREV to choose TIME SET 2 MODE to enter the TIME SET 4 MODE to select SET CALENDAR 5 Press NEXT to adjust month higher or PRE...

Page 13: ... will vary depending on the Quality Settings you choose as well For this recorder you will get the most recording time using LP if your main goal is to get as much recording time as possible If quality and clarity is critical then you should go for HQ or XQ Choosing a QUALITY FORMAT There are two ways to change the quality settings First is by going through the main menu screen as shown below METH...

Page 14: ...button 2 Press NEXT or PREV till you see and highlight AUTO SEARCH 3 Press MODE to select that option 4 Unit will begin to auto scan until it finds a channel GETTING OUT OF RADIO MODE You can get out of radio mode by pressing and holding the MODE BUTTON This will take you to the 4 settings options Use the NEXT or PREV buttons to select another mode VOICE will take you back to recording mode REMEMB...

Page 15: ...LIGHT TIMER This allows you to set how long the screen stays bright before it goes off This helps save battery You can choose ALWAYS ON or select the other options LANGUAGE This options allows you to select the language you want to operate in IMPORTANT if you speak English only dont go to a different language as you wil not understand that language on how to return to English EXIT This option prov...

Page 16: ...til the option is at POWER OFF ON 14 Use PREV or NEXT to highlight POWER OFF TIME Press MODE 15 Use Vol or VOL to adjust HOUR then press PREV or NEXT to highlight and blink MINUTES 16 use Vol or VOL to change minutes to desires numbers Press MODE 17 Now select POWER OFF CYCLE 18 Use PREV or NEXT to select option ONE TIME DAILY or WEEKLY We recommend use the same selections as the ones under POWER ...

Page 17: ...ies selected REMEMBER 1 At any point while you are setting up your recorder use the DEL button to go back one level 2 If your recorder turns off HOLD the REC button to turn it back on 3 After you have done your settings dont turn it off using system power switch Instead let it turn off by itself or press and hold the REC button to turn it off This way you wont lose your settings Turning unit off v...

Page 18: ...plug in Once connected you will be able to browse the folders on your device Shown in Windows 7 Other sytems are similar Recorded files will be inside the VOICE folder You can playback your files using without the need of plugging the device to your computer This recorder has a speaker However to manage your files it is recommended that you plug your device to your computer and opening the VOICE f...

Page 19: ...ice Recorder SB VR8204 www SafetyBasement com Phone 877 345 2336 Fax 888 236 2524 WHERE ARE YOUR FILES Use standard Windows and Mac techniques to COPY MOVE and DELETE your files We recommend you COPY your files to your PC for archiving and best playback NOTE TO MAC USERS To delete files properly you MUST empty your trash before disconnecting your Mi6 ...

Page 20: ...ng any new software VIDEO PLAYBACK VLC http www videolan 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 do...

Page 21: ...Recorder SB VR8204 Page 21 www SafetyBasement com Phone 877 345 2336 Fax 888 236 2524 Audio Formats PCM MP3 Audio Encoding WAV 384Kbps MP3 192 128 64Kbps See chart for recording times DEVICE SPECIFICATIONS Audio Video Photo n a n a ...

Page 22: ... 888 236 2524 Memory Built In 8 GB Memory Expansion up to 32 GB Micro SD card Battery Type Internal Rechargeable Charger Type via USB port DEVICE SPECIFICATIONS Device Info Please check our site for the latest available manual for this product Notes See chart for bit rates and available time File Sizes ...