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Press the Stop/Eject button and
insert a microcassette tape with
the side to be played facing you
and the exposed tape facing the
right. Close the Cassette
Compartment.
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For Voice Activated Recording,
slide the VAC ON/OFF switch ❶
to the ON position and press the
Record button ❷ (the PLAY
button will automatically depress).
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VOICE ACTIVATED (VAS) RECORDING
Speak into the built-in micro-
phone or insert a microphone into
the MIC jack and speak into it in a
normal tone of voice. Adjust the
VOLUME/VAC Mic Sensitivity
control until your voice activates
the recorder (REC/BATT indicator
will light).
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NOTES:
• The first few sounds activate
the recorder and may not be
recorded.
• A variation in voice level during
recording will not stop the unit,
2 seconds of silence is
required to stop the recording.
• For constant recording, see
previous page.
• When recording, the VOLUME/
VAC Mic Sensitivity control
adjusts the microphone
sensitivity. At 10, a soft sound
will activate the recorder. At 0,
a louder sound is required.
OPERATION
Voice activated recording will allow dictation only when you
speak. When the unit detects a pause of a few seconds, it will
temporarily stop recording until it detects sound again.
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