User manual NUANCE DRAGON NATURALLYMOBILE RECORDER 4

[. . . ] Recorder. bk Page i Wednesday, May 12, 1999 4:09 PM Dragon NaturallyMobile Recorder TM User's Guide Dragon Systems Recorder. bk Page ii Wednesday, May 12, 1999 4:09 PM May 1999. This publication may not include some last-minute technical changes and/or revisions to the program. For last-minute changes that are not incorporated in this edition, refer to the Readme file included in your program. Dragon Systems® may have patents or pending patent applications covering subject matter in this document. [. . . ] It means only that the particular folder you are using cannot hold any more recordings. To continue recording, simply move to another folder or create a new folder. FILE LIMIT C FOLDER 9 Working With Memory Cards About Memory Cards Use of memory cards expands the capacity of your Dragon NaturallyMobile Recorder. Your recorder uses industry-standard 2 MB, 4 MB, and 8 MB SmartMedia cards. When a card is inserted, it works just like the recorder's internal memory. As with the internal memory, the cards provide multiple folders to hold recordings. w w s 13 Recorder. bk Page 14 Wednesday, May 12, 1999 4:09 PM Recorder Back Recorder. bk Page 15 Wednesday, May 12, 1999 4:09 PM Chapter 3: Settings and Basic Functions s If the words UNKNOWN/CARD UNKNOWN CARD PRESS/DELETE DELETE and FOR 5 SEC/TO ERASE PRESS FOR 5 SEC TO ERASE ERASING CARD appear, the card needs to be formatted for use in the recorder. Press and hold Delete until you see the words ERASING CARD and ERASED CARD. ERASED CARD This will erase all contents and format the card. After this process, the card should be ready to use. Protecting Recordings on Cards Write-protection ensures that you will not erase or write over a recording you want to keep. You can still listen to recordings on a write-protected card. s 15 Recorder. bk Page 16 Wednesday, May 12, 1999 4:09 PM Dragon NaturallyMobile Recorder User's Guide To prevent recording on a card, place the card's special round sticker in the recessed area on the top of the card. The recorder will not let you record on such cards until the sticker is removed. Label Area Write-Protection Connectors ¯ Tip If the display shows the message WRONG TYPE OF CARD, the memory card cannot be used by your recorder. Your Dragon NaturallyMobile Recorder uses SmartMedia 3. 3V cards (SSFDC type) in 2 MB, 4 MB, and 8 MB sizes. If you have trouble locating cards, call Voice It Customer Service 1. 800. 47VOICE. Card Front Card Back Removing Write Protection If you see the message CARD/READ ONLY when you try to record on a card, write-protection is active. The Dragon NaturallyMobile Recorder will not allow you to store new recordings on the card unless you disable write-protection. This will remove writeprotection and allow you to record on the card. CARD READ ONLY WRONG TYPE OF CARD 16 s Recorder. bk Page 17 Wednesday, May 12, 1999 4:09 PM Chapter 4 Using Your Recorder Recording Making a New Recording s ¯ Tip Recording does not start until you release the Record button. After recording has stopped, if you want to listen to what you have recorded, simply press Play. Your recording will immediately begin playing back from the beginning. Press Folder to select a folder to hold your recording, if the display shows the wrong folder. Press Folder multiple times to scroll through the folders on the internal memory (I) and the folders on a memory card (C), if one is in use. The elapsed time of your recording appears on the display while you are recording. s ¯ Tip To review what you have recorded so far, press and hold Rewind until "AT START" appears on the display. Press Record to resume recording. s RECORD VT 1:08 Press and release Record to stop recording. The display will show the folder that holds your recording and the number of the recording. If you want to create a recording between two existing recordings, use the FastForward/ Rewind buttons to locate the spot to create the new recording. ¯ Tip If you accidently exit the Pause mode, you can restart your recording where you left off by starting the playback of what you previously recorded and then pressing Pause. You will jump to the end of the recording and you can start adding comments there. I FOLDER X FILE XX s Press Insert and you will create a new recording before or after the current file as indicated by the (·) next to the name. Pausing During a Recording s Press Pause. [. . . ] If the memory bar in the upper left corner of the display is solid black, the memory is full. To continue to record, delete stored recordings or insert a memory card. s s 29 Recorder. bk Page 30 Wednesday, May 12, 1999 4:09 PM Dragon NaturallyMobile Recorder User's Guide The Unit Locks Up Your recorder can be reset entirely if it locks up or experiences some other malfunction. Resetting the unit will not affect your recordings. s Remove the batteries, wait 30 seconds, then reinsert them or insert new ones. Follow the usual procedures for setting the clock and other menu items. s The Display Reads "CARD/READ ONLY" This indicates that write-protection is active on the card you have inserted. [. . . ]