Philips CDC 752, Instructions For Use Manual

Page 1: ...ng switch REC 14 Automatic rewind switch AR 15 Automatic backspace switch ABS 16 Loudspeaker switch LS 17 Eject button EJECT MICROPHONE 18 Hand held microphone 19 Four position switch 20 Microphone loudspeaker 21 Microphone 22 Record standby button 23 Record LED REC 24 End of letter Priority index L P 25 Special instruction index S 26 Sensitivity switch DICT CONF SOCKETS 27 Telephone microphone TE...

Page 2: ...gh these instructions for use The time invested now will be amply rewarded later since you will be able to use the 725 quickly and effectively for dictation and transcription purposes Keep these instructions as a handy source of reference about the 725 which you can refer to again in future A compact set of instructions for the 725 is provided on a set of self adhesive labels You can stick these m...

Page 3: ...8 REMOVING A CASSETTE 8 FAST FORW FAST REW 8 PLAYBACK 8 VOLUME TONE SPEED 9 RESET TAPE COUNTER 9 CASSETTE TRAY 9 DICTATION 10 MICROPHONE CONNECTION 10 SENSITIVITY SWITCH 10 VOICE LEVEL 10 RECORDING 10 PAUSE STOP RECORDING 11 PLAYBACK DICTATION 11 CORRECTION 11 INDEX MARKS 11 END OF LETTER INDEX 11 PRIORITY INDEX 11 SPECIAL INDEX 12 WARNING 12 RECORD PROTECTION 12 PHILIPS 01 06 1999 13 45 Uhr Seite...

Page 4: ...13 PREVIEW 13 PLAYBACK 14 SPEAKER ON OFF 14 AUTOMATIC BACKSPACE 14 BACKSPACE 14 REWIND 14 CUE 15 FAST ERASE 15 FORWARDS 15 BACKWARDS 15 SPECIAL FUNCTIONS 16 TELEPHONE RECORDING 16 EXTERNAL MICROPHONE 17 WARNING TONES 17 ACCESSORIES 17 TROUBLESHOOTING 18 PHILIPS 01 06 1999 13 45 Uhr Seite 4 ...

Page 5: ...his side of the cassette has been record protected TAPE COUNTER Reset to 0 0 when you insert a cassette PLAY This symbol is shown in playback and record modes RECORD Indicates that a recording is being made on the 725 with the hand held microphone or via telephone TELEPHONE RECORD MODE Shows that recording is made using a telephone coupler or external microphone The word tEL is shown alternating w...

Page 6: ... up when the tape is being rewounded FAST ERASE The letter X shows that a cassette is being erased The wind or rewind symbol also lights up to show which direction the tape is being transported in PHILIPS 01 06 1999 13 45 Uhr Seite 6 ...

Page 7: ...th your finger This reveals a number of switches which can be set to suit your personal preferences AUTOREWIND 14 Set this switch to AR if you wish to take advantage of the 725 s automatic rewind function When set to AR the 725 auto matically rewinds a cassette to the beginning when it is inserted LOUDSPEAKER 16 The setting of this switch determines whether you wish to listen to recordings via the...

Page 8: ...nd to the beginning The 725 is now ready for use REMOVING A CASSETTE A cassette can be removed simply by opening the cassette compartment and pressing the EJECT key or simply lifting the cassette out with your fingers FAST FORWARDS FAST REWIND Press the WIND key 9 to wind the tape forwards at 20x playback speed or the REWIND key 7 to rewind it Fast forwards and rewind modes are indicated by the ar...

Page 9: ... be adjusted during playback using the STOP PLAY key 8 or foot control RESET TAPE COUNTER The tape counter can be reset to zero at any time by pressing the fast forward and fast rewind keys simultaneously CASSETTE TRAY The cassette tray 1 can be used to keep the cassettes you are currently working with in a convenient place PHILIPS 01 06 1999 13 46 Uhr Seite 9 ...

Page 10: ...s follows to suit your dictation application DICT for normal dictation applications or CONF for recording conferences and meetings VOICE LEVEL Hold the microphone about 5 10 cm from your mouth for normal dictation with the sensitivity switch set to DICT With the CONF setting the microphone will record normal speech up to a distance of about 5 m RECORDING Press the record key 22 on the microphone T...

Page 11: ... loudspeaker or headphones CORRECTION Use the wind and rewind functions to reach the position where you wish to begin your correction Press the record key 22 and simply record over the original text INDEX MARKS The 725 allows you to set three different types of index during recording which make it easier to find any specific piece of dictation after wards END OF LETTER INDEX Set an end of letter i...

Page 12: ...ded over by breaking out the small tab at the front of the cassette with a paper clip or similar object Inserting a record protected cassette in the 725 causes the padlock symbol to appear in the LCD display TRANSCRIPTION The LCD display makes the 725 ideally suited for transcription Using the autorewind function means that each cassette is automatically at the beginning when you start CONNECTIONS...

Page 13: ...he tape to be wound automatically to the next index marking from the current position Then play back the text as normal SKIP For example press the SEARCH key 3 times to skip automatically to the 3rd index marking from the current position Then play back the text as normal Or press search key the bequiers number of times PREVIEW Preview the contents of a cassette by holding the SEARCH key down till...

Page 14: ...ick up the thread again before continuing This useful function is controlled by the ABS slider 15 in the cassette compartment Turn it off by setting this slider to 0 or set a variable backspace value of anything up to approximately 8 seconds As long as this switch is not set to 0 each time you pause during transcription the 725 plays back the last few seconds for you when you press play pedal agai...

Page 15: ... can be used in either direction FORWARDS Press the PLAY and WIND keys at the same time The LCD display shows the fast forwards symbol together with an X to indicate that the tape is being erased forwards The erase function continues until either the end of tape is reached or another function is selected BACKWARDS Press the PLAY and REWIND keys at the same time the LCD display shows the fast rewin...

Page 16: ...er The adapter with telephone and coupler connected should then be plugged into the telephone wall socket Please note that connection of only one parallel equipment is allowed in parallel with the main equipment Connect the six pin plug from the coupler to the telephone socket of the desk top Dictation System The Telephone Coupler is now ready for use RECORDING Insert a Mini cassette into the cass...

Page 17: ...telephone adapter Fast ease is attempted with a record protected cassette The end of tape is reached The beginning of tape is reached A recording is attempted after the end of tape is reached ACCESSORIES Philips Dictation Systems produces a complete range of dictation and transcription accessories for use with the 725 Use only genuine Philips accessories to ensure maximum reliability and best resu...

Page 18: ...ld you encounter any difficulties with your Dictation System 725 PROBLEM POSSIBLE SOLUTION Recording not possible Check record protection tabs on cassette Try a new cassette Tape runs slow Try a new cassette adjust speed control Poor quality recording and playback Try cleaning record playback head adjust tone volume control Not possible to erase tape Check record protection tabs on cassette Interm...

Page 19: ... familiar with all the functions of this mode so that in no time at all you will be able to get the most out of it However any publication as extensive as this may possibly contain errors Should you come across such an error in this instruction manual please contact your local office equipment dealer of Philips organisation and inform them of it We will then ensure that any such errors are correct...

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