C. Crane CC Witness, Instruction Manual

Page 1: ...PLEASE READ ALLTHE INSTRUCTIONS COMPLETELY BEFORE USE AND SAVETHIS MANUAL FOR FUTURE REFERENCE INSTRUCTION MANUAL...

Page 2: ...radio With this device you can record almost anything that makes audio into a digital audio file Schedule up to 20 timer recordings or record manually by pressing one button CC Witness recordings are...

Page 3: ...recommended for best compatibility Files can be copied to SD card or internal memory File dividing From one file into several File rename function Highly sensitive built in stereo microphones Externa...

Page 4: ...12 Playing AM or FM Radio 12 Tuning Stations 12 Preset a Station to Memory 12 Recall a Memory Preset 12 Delete a Memory Preset 12 Record a Radio Station 12 Radio Reception Tips 13 FILES 13 Open Folde...

Page 5: ...of Icons 31 Specifications 32 Safety Instructions 33 Optional CC Witness Accessory Kit 34 Default Volume 17 Speaker Control 18 FM Mono 18 Display Settings 18 AM Display 18 Backlight Time 18 LCD Contro...

Page 6: ...nformation 4 To View and Play Files or Recordings From the MENU screen Highlight and then select Files Highlight and then select a folder to view the files within Highlight and then select the file yo...

Page 7: ...Button T RIGHT Button Q Y E R q w e t y u i o P W O T I U Y PLAY Button U DOWN Button I LEFT Button O PLAY SPEED Button P MENU Button EDIT Button RESET Button q RIGHT SPEAKER w VOLUME Button e STEREO...

Page 8: ...see page 15 F Time elapsed in Playback G PLAY Speed Symbol see page 23 H Name of File being played J Progress Bar K Playback Mode see page 16 L Favorite File symbol see page 14 File Locked symbol see...

Page 9: ...B plug to your computer When connected the screen will display USB Connected While connected to a Windows 2000 or Windows XP computer it is possible to play the CC Witness but you must de activate the...

Page 10: ...on On while the CC Witness is in operation If a button is pressed while the LOCK function is On the display will show the time and date Battery Level Icon Battery Life On a fully charged battery the C...

Page 11: ...N Buttons to highlight a folder Then press and release the PLAY Button to select the highlighted folder and view the files within Highlight a file you wish to play using the UP and DOWN Buttons and th...

Page 12: ...ilable on each band 4 To recall a Station from Memory Preset Press the UP or DOWN to recall memory presets 5 Delete a Station from Memory Preset While playing a station that is preset press the BACK B...

Page 13: ...folder FILES AM RECEPTION TIPS a AM radio reception can be further improved by turning OFF the AM display while listening See page 18 b Using the CC Witness on the internal battery will improve the A...

Page 14: ...as Favorites See Settings Play Settings Folder Views from the MENU on page 20 for more about viewing Favorites Lock File Press and hold the RIGHT Button to Lock a file While a file is Locked it canno...

Page 15: ...This setting groups all your files into one area Your computer files show first on the top of this list followed by AM radio files then FM radio files then Timer files then Mic files then Line files...

Page 16: ...ll files in a folder at random endlessly Repeat 1 File This setting plays the selected file repeatedly 2 Record Settings a Record Qualities Individually adjust the recording qualities for AM FM Line i...

Page 17: ...e Default Volume setting If the volume was Recording time is based on record quality using the internal memory 2 Gigabytes 32Kbps 140 hours 64Kbps 70 hours 96Kbps 52 hours 128Kbps 35 hours 192Kbps 23...

Page 18: ...remain ON between button presses If set to Continue the backlight will remain ON Adjusting the Backlight Time setting is useful for conserving battery power as more power is used when the backlight i...

Page 19: ...has passed the CC Witness will stop the recording and power off c Auto Off Time This setting is used to conserve power There are 4 settings for Auto Off Time Off 1 3 and 5 Minutes If the CC Witness i...

Page 20: ...ness to listen to AM radio in Europe use this setting to switch AM Radio to 9kHz AM tuning steps Note All timer schedules and radio station memory presets will be erased when switching between 10kHz f...

Page 21: ...Date or Weekday If Weekday is selected then by default every day will be selected to activate the timer To choose specific days highlight Daily and press the RIGHT or LEFT button to bring up a weekda...

Page 22: ...added to the end If either of the additional files is divided again then this process will repeat 5 Mark File Mark a file as Favorite File or Mark Spot to bookmark a play location in a file for later...

Page 23: ...ove all previously marked spots from a file b Clear Favorite While a file is playing or high lighted select Clear Favorite to remove the Favorite File status To locate and view files to play select Fi...

Page 24: ...ording is completed it will be stored in Files in the AM FM Mic or Line folder Note The save location for a recorded file depends on what source you were recording from See page 13 for more informatio...

Page 25: ...ping copying and pasting etc Likewise files can be uploaded to the PC from the CC Witness using these methods Using a Mac 1 See PC instructions for item 1 2 The CC Witness will be displayed on the Mac...

Page 26: ...D player using Create Tracks how do I keep the first part of the next track from being clipped Because the processor takes a few seconds to create a new recording you may have to manually create a new...

Page 27: ...ton has 4 functions a Exits current folder function or menu to previous BACK BUTTON E The RIGHT Button has 9 functions a Toggles through the AM or FM radio frequencies Hold down to auto scan to next A...

Page 28: ...ON u I The PLAY SPEED Button has 2 functions a Toggles a playing MP3 file through 5 play speeds Does not work with PCM CD quality b Marks or unmarks a file as Favorite when highlighted PLAY SPEED BUTT...

Page 29: ...microphone Choose be tween using a MIC or LINE IN source See page 17 MIC LINE IN JACK t The RESET Button has 2 functions a Soft Reset This function is useful in the unlikely case that the CC Witness...

Page 30: ...nection has 2 functions a While connected to a computer it is possible to transfer files to and from the CC Witness b When connected the computer will charge the CC Witness Note While connected to a W...

Page 31: ...d file at 150 times play speed File Play see page 27 PLAYBACK MODE ICONS Play all files in folder one time Play selected file one time RECORD MODE ICON Recording in progress Recording see page 28 Play...

Page 32: ...ER 15 30 45 60 75 90 100 and 120 minutes MEMORY 2GB Internal Memory plus SD Card Expansion Slot Up to 16GB 2 4 GB SD Card recommended for best compatibility INPUTS OUTPUTS Line Mic In Mono or Stereo S...

Page 33: ...cause the CC Witness to fall 6 KEEP AWAY FROM WATER AND MOISTURE To prevent fire or electric shock hazard do not expose this product to rain or moisture 7 KEEP AWAY FROM EXTREME TEMPERATURES Extreme...

Page 34: ...rrite Stick from an optional custom Twin Coil Ferrite antenna available from C Crane AC ADAPTOR A special high power low noise AC adaptor is required for the best AM recordings from the AM FM radio CA...

Page 35: ...RADIO CAUTION TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT RE MOVE THE RADIO BACK NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL THE EXCLAMATION POINT WITHIN THE TRIAN...

Page 36: ...G INTERFERENCE THAT MAY CAUSE UNDESIRED OPERATION Notice Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equi...