Targus Total Recall, User Manual

Page 1: ...User s Guide Voice Recorder for the Handspring Visor Total Recall Digital Voice Recorder I mdf I m ...

Page 2: ...held or as a stand alone recorder with its external stand alone shuttle With your Voice Recorder and Visor handheld you can upload stored voice messages to your PC using standard Palm O S HotSync Manager software Once on your PC you can save your voice messages as wav files using the intuitive Total Recall Voice Desktop software These wav files can even be attached to email messages for distributi...

Page 3: ...ER IN STAND ALONE MODE Your Total Recall Digital Voice Recorder can be used in stand alone mode with the external stand alone shuttle You can control all Voice Recorder operations using the buttons on the front of the recorder ...

Page 4: ...ORDING MESSAGES To record a new message press the red Record button The status LED glows red indicating that recording is in process NOTE In stand alone mode all messages are recorded in Best quality with Voice Activation ON To stop recording press the Record button again NOTE If the Voice Recorder is not recording in stand alone mode use a small paper clip to press the reset button LED Forward Re...

Page 5: ...utton NOTE It is not necessary to stop playback or hold down the Forward or Rewind button to skip messages To play the previous message press and release the Rewind button If you attempt to skip past the last or first message the status LED will flash once to let you know that you ve reached the end EDITING AND ERASING MESSAGES The message editing and erase features are not available when using th...

Page 6: ...the shuttle when replacing the batteries To replace the batteries 1 Hold the Voice Recorder and stand alone shuttle in one hand with the three grooves on the battery cover facing you 2 Press in the shuttle door latch with your other thumb gently open the hinged cover and remove the used batteries NOTE Using a small pen or coin may help release the shuttle door latch 3 Install the fresh batteries a...

Page 7: ...ur Voice Recorder you can record messages using an external microphone or listen to messages using standard headphones Both microphone mic and headphone ear jacks are on the top side of the Voice Recorder Headphone jack Microphone jack ...

Page 8: ... Recorder into your Visor handheld 1 Press the release button on the stand alone shuttle and slide out the Voice Recorder 2 Remove the expansion slot cover from the back of the Visor handheld 3 With the Voice Recorder speaker and the back of the Visor handheld facing you slide the Voice Recorder into the Springboard expansion slot Expansion slot ...

Page 9: ...ion automatically loads onto the Visor handheld When complete the application screen appears To start the application tap on the Total Recall icon You are now ready to use your Voice Recorder with your Visor handheld Total Recall ...

Page 10: ...o may result in a loss or corruption of voice data on your Voice Recorder 1 From the application screen tap the Total Recall icon The Voice List menu appears 2 Tap New to begin recording The Control Panel appears Refer to VOICE RECORDER CONTROL PANEL on page 11 3 Tap Done to end recording Play button Quick Play Begin new recording Check box icon ...

Page 11: ...t select the message you want to hear by highlighting it then tap the Play button To immediately start message playback tap the Quick Play icon next to the message of interest The Control Panel appears and the message begins to play Setting Playback Volume The playback volume level range is 0 mute to 30 maximum The volume is automatically set to level 25 To change the volume setting tap the Up Dow...

Page 12: ...stop pause fast forward rewind skip track bookmark edit time count and volume control Record Preferences The Voice Recorder options enable you to set record and playback preferences to best suit your needs To change these preferences 1 Tap the Menu icon Status bar Counter Stop Play Bookmark Scissor Edit Volume Done Exit Rewind Skip back Skip next Edit Fast forward control ...

Page 13: ...ces Preferences Description Voice Activation Controls the Voice Activation feature for recording Turning on Voice Activation sets the Voice Recorder to only record when an audible threshold is detected and helps extend your effective recording time in situations during which long pauses in dialog occur Recording Quality Determines the quality of your recording The higher the setting the shorter th...

Page 14: ...situations when the speaker is more than 10 feet away especially if there is a significant amount of background noise Quality Setting Algorithm Recommended Usage Total Record Time Best 32 Kbps ADPCM Conference room discussions or lecture notes 15 minutes Medium 6 8 Kbps CELP Personal note taking 1 hour 15 minutes Low 5 4 Kbps CELP Personal note taking 1 hour 30 minutes ...

Page 15: ...ges from the Control Panel There are four ways to edit a message Cut erases portions of your voice message Insert inserts new recording at any point in your voice message Append adds new recording at the end of your voice message Overwrite rerecords your voice message Edit Scissor Edit ...

Page 16: ...rmine when to stop erasing NOTE The Scissors icon changes from closed to open indicating that the message is erasing 4 To stop erasing tap the Scissors icon Inserting Appending and Overwriting Inserting a comment appending to the end of your message and overwriting a message are very similar in operation NOTE You must begin message playback to use Insert Append or Overwrite functions 1 Select the ...

Page 17: ... simple way to return to specific locations in a message You can set up to 10 bookmarks per message when the Voice Recorder is installed in the Visor handheld CAUTION Once bookmarks are set you cannot reuse them until you cut or overwrite the part of the message that contains the bookmark or delete the entire message NOTE If you attempt to set a bookmark and none are available the Control Panel st...

Page 18: ... remove the Voice Recorder from the Visor handheld while deleting messages Unexpected power loss during the process may result in a loss or corruption of voice data There are three ways to completely delete voice messages Deleting using Details 1 From the Voice List select the message you want to delete and tap the Details button The Voice Item Details box appears 2 Tap the Delete button and tap O...

Page 19: ...oice List you wish to delete This marks the voice message complete 2 Tap the Menu icon and select Purge from the Voice menu category A status message flashes on your Visor handheld during the message deletion process Long mes sages may take over 15 seconds to delete NOTE Voice messages deleted from your Voice Recorder should also be deleted manually from your PC Synchronizing your Visor handheld w...

Page 20: ...llation one or more messages may appear and cause your PC to restart This indicates the installation of additional files After your PC restarts setup continues normally Follow any directions that appear on your screen After installing the Voice Desktop software a message prompts to restart your PC To immediately restart your PC click OK To return to Windows click Cancel NOTE To use the Voice Deskt...

Page 21: ...e Recorder into the Visor handheld 3 Place the Visor handheld into the cradle and press the HotSync button on the cradle Your voice messages including bookmarks automatically transfer to your PC Playing Back Voice Messages The Total Recall Voice Desktop application functions similarly to the To Do List manager of your Palm Desktop software To access the Voice Desktop click Start Program Files Tota...

Page 22: ...21 To play back a message double click the Speaker icon The Message Playback window appears and automatically begins playing the message ...

Page 23: ... the down arrow or type a date directly into the field Category select a category from the pull down menu by clicking on the down arrow NOTE The Voice Desktop and the Visor handheld have the same list of categories Note create or edit a note by clicking on the Note icon in the file list or at the end of the Note field on the right side of the screen Complete marking the check box indicates the mes...

Page 24: ...ly begins playing the message 2 Listen for the section of the voice message you desire to mark then click the New Bookmark button A small tick mark appears below the Play bar to denote the bookmark position Moving Between Bookmarks To skip between bookmarks use the Prev Cue Index and Next Cue Index buttons Deleting Bookmarks 1 Click the Delete Bookmark button The Delete Bookmarks window opens 2 Fr...

Page 25: ...ns window Select an option from the Sort by pull down menu by clicking on the down arrow Then select View Options by marking the check boxes next to your preferences To begin sorting your voice messages click OK Deleting Voice Messages To delete voice messages from your PC right click the message in the Voice List and click Delete ...

Page 26: ...files To save your voice messages 1 Highlight the message you want to save in the Voice List 2 Click File then Save As or right click on the message and select Save 3 Select the folder you want to save the message in and enter the file name You are now able to attach the voice message as a wav file to an outgoing email ...

Page 27: ...dspring Visor operation please consult Visor handheld manual Stand alone operation 2 3 months approx with alkaline batteries Dimensions h x w x d Without stand alone shuttle 2 11 16 x 2 4 16 x 1 2 inches With stand alone shuttle 3 1 4 x 2 5 16 x 5 8 inches Weight Without stand alone shuttle 1 2 oz 34g With stand alone shuttle 2 4 oz 68g PDA Compatibility Visor Handhelds with Springboard Module slo...

Page 28: ...is equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from the to wh...

Page 29: ...estions through one of the following numbers North America Monday through Friday 8 00 a m 08 00 to 6 00 p m 18 00 Eastern time US Canada 800 283 6325 Europe Belgium 32 0 02 717 2451 Denmark 45 0 35 25 8751 France 33 0 1 64 53 9151 Germany 49 0 21 16 579 1151 Italy 39 0 24 827 1151 Netherlands 31 0 53 484 9470 Spain 34 0 91 745 6221 Sweden 46 0 8 751 4058 Switzerland 41 0 1 212 0007 UK 44 0 20 7744...

Page 30: ... loss of or damage to programs records or data nor any consequential or incidental damages even if Targus has been informed of the possibility This warranty does not affect your statutory rights Warranty registration at http www targus com product_registration asp Total Recall is a registered trademark of Digital 5 Handspring Visor and Springboard are registered trademarks of Handspring Inc Palm O...

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