PoweREC Voice Recorder
Probably world’s most versatile voice recorder
User’s Manual
Congratulations on choosing the voice recorder with the most
powerful battery ever made!
You now own an exquisitely engineered recorder
by aTTo digital
●Appearance and buttons:
Main functions:
• High fidelity recording in MP3 format
• 5000 mAh Power Bank
• Selectable Voice Activated / Continuous Recording
• Time Stamped Recordings
• 380 Hours Battery Life
• Built-in High Sensitive Microphone
• USB data transmission & charging (record while charging)
How to use the PoweREC:
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Charging: Please connect the recorder to the PC or any USB power source to
charge it. When the device is charging, the blue light indicator keeps flashing.
The 4 blue led lights will flash intermittently during charging, indicating the
actual level of the battery. The recorder is fully charged when the lights stop
flashing and remain lit.
How long does it take to charge when battery is fully drained?
• using a 5V/2A output power (see the label of your charger) – 3 hours
• using a 5V/1A output power (see the label of your charger) – 6 hours
The PoweREC battery can last up to 380 hours on a full battery cycle.
NOTE! The recording function is available even when used simultaneously
as a power bank to charge other devices. However, due to power
consumption, the battery will drain faster than the 380 hours mentioned.
If the blue indicator light flashes during recording, it means the power is not
enough. The power indicator light will automatically go out after 40 seconds. To
shut it sooner, short press the power button twice.
When battery level is low you can connect the recorder to power source as it will
record and charge simultaneously.
Important: during recording, the removable disk icon will not appear on PC. To
access the partition, please TURN OFF the recorder.
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Time setting:
When you connect the power bank to your computer you will be able to access
its partition to find the folder RECORD.
In the folder RECORD, there is a text file named time.txt with the default time
and date set up.
Open time.txt file with any text editor installed in your system and put the
current time and date with the format: yyyymmddhhmmss, as follows:
yyyy – four digits format for year (ex. 2018), mm - is 2 digits month (ex. for
May is 05), dd - 2 digits day (ex. if today is in 3rd - you must put 03). hh - means
2 digit hour format (24 hours format, not AM or PM)- ex. for 5 PM you must
use the digits 17, for 6 AM is 06, etc. ; mm - is 2 digit format for minutes and
ss - is 2 digit format for seconds.
Please refer to the below example to better understand the required format:
If today would be the 22nd of May 2018, at 05:24 PM, here is what you should
input in the time.txt file: 20180522172400 (no spaces in front or after these
digits).
After filling in the proper digits, save the time.txt file and disconnect the recorder
from the computer.
When you initialize the recorder, it will automatically create audio files named
with the correct date and time stamp.
If by any reason you will not find the file “time.txt” in the RECORD folder,
please follow these steps to create a new “time.txt” file:
Connect the recorder to your computer and access the folder RECORD. Create
a text file with the name time in the folder. Please make sure that the file is
properly created in the folder RECORD, , otherwise the device will not set the
time and it will use the original date and time of the manufacture date.
To summarize, in the folder RECORD, you will have a sub-folder named
VOICE, where all the audio files will be saved, and the time.txt file where you
can input the proper date and time according to the above instructions.
• Operations:
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One button recording
Push the RECORDING “ON/OFF” button to “ON” position and the device will
start recording once the red indicator light turns green. NOTE: Please note that
the device will start in the last Operating Mode that the voice recorder worked
before turning OFF.
You can easily check in what recording mode your device is:
• If the green light stays lit, the device is in Continuous Recording Mode.
• If the green light blinks, the device is in Voice Activated Mode.
To shift between recording modes, please press “Mode” button.
The PoweREC voice recorder is set to operate 2 recording modes:
1. Continuous recording mode, with a recording quality of 128Kbps.
PoweREC will continuously record up to 141 hours on its 8GB memory (on a
full battery charge and if enough memory is free) all sounds/voices on a 15 ft
radius.
2. Voice activated recording mode with a recording quality of 128Kbps.
In this mode, the device will initialize recording ONLY if sounds/voices are
detected in its action radius. During completely silent periods the device will
stop recording, thus avoiding long hours of silent recording so you can listen the
audio file easier.
IMPORTANT!
If during the Voice Activated Mode the sounds level drops below 40dB, the
device will PAUSE recording automatically. It will resume recording once
sounds over 40dB are detected in its range. The 40 dB is equivalent for a normal
voice conversation in a radius of 10 feet.
If no sounds are detected for more than 30 minutes, the current audio file
will be saved. The device will resume recording and start a new audio file
as soon as sounds are detected in its range again.
◆Stop recording: while recording, push the “Recording on/off” button to
“OFF” position so that the green indicator light goes red and out. PoweREC will
stop recording and it will save the recording files automatically.
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Playback:
Connect the recorder to a USB port, but please make sure the Recording
switch is OFF.
Once you’ve plugged it in, open „My Computer‟ (for Windows computers) or
Finder (for MAC), and double click on the new drive that appears in your system.
In this new partition, you will find the folder named “RECORD”, where all the
audio files are saved. Double click on the file you want to listen. You can listen
the audio files with any audio player.
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Using PoweREC as a power bank:
Besides being a reliable voice recorder, the PoweREC is also a great power
bank you can use to charge your phone or tablet on the go.
You just need to connect the device that needs charging to the USB output of the
power bank.
Please remember that when the power bank is fully charged all the 4 blue led
lights are lit.
Each blue light represents 25% of the battery, so if one goes out it means that the
battery life of your device reduced with 25%. When your device has only one
flashing blue light it means that it needs charging.
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How to check the level of battery for Power Bank/ Voice
Recorder
It is important for you to know that the power bank and the voice recorder
function are using the same 5000 mAh battery.
To check the power level please short press the Power Bank Button:
• 4 blue leds – 100% battery level
• 3 blue leds – 75% battery level
• 2 blue leds – 50% battery level
• 1 blue led – 25% battery level
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Using the power bank as a storage removable disk:
When the recording mode is turned off, you can also use your device as a storage
removable disk.
You can copy and store any desired file on the PoweREC’s 8GB memory, and
afterwards still use it as a power bank or voice recorder.
Please do not copy any files in the folder RECORD. You can create as many
folders you need in the partition.
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What is the included OTG cable for:
- To access the recorder’s memory and the audio files directly from your
smartphone. For smartphones with USB-C port, please use the adapter.
NOTE: very new versions of smartphones can be incompatible with the OTG
cable. Apple devices are also a special category and are not compatible with the
OTG cable.
Understand your device – USEFUL TIPS:
1. The green light in CONTINUOUS recording mode remains continuously ON.
In VOICE ACTIVATED recording mode the light blinks (just for the first 5 sec).
2. When the built-in memory is full, the light will blink very fast for 10 seconds
and then automatically turn OFF. Please connect the device to PC to delete or
transfer unnecessary files and free some space on the device’s memory. If you
don’t need the recorded files anymore, you can choose to FORMAT the drive,
which will quickly erase all files on the drive.
To start recording again, all you need to do is push the switch to ON and select
a recording mode.
The recorder will automatically save an audio file after each four hours of
continuous recording, and then create a new recording file.
Note: Each time you push the switch ON, the recorder starts a new recording,
creating a new file.
If, for example, you switch it ON and OFF 3 times, the recorder will create 3
recorded files corresponding to each time.
You can rename these files to other names of your choice just like any other
computer file but only after you copied the files into computer.
DO NOT edit the name of the recordings directly on the built-in memory.
DO NOT copy any other files into PoweREC RECORD folder.
HELP! My Recorder Won’t Work!
If you believe your recorder isn’t working, don’t give up just yet and assume that
it is defective.
Here is a list of the most frequent problems and advice to troubleshoot them:
If you connect the device to the computer and you don’t see the drive partition
for PoweREC, please check if the “Recording ON/OFF “ button is set to OFF.
If the device is not charging, please check if the blue led light is on when you
connect the recorder to your USB charger. A very common situation is when the
device is connected to a USB computer and after a while the computer goes to
standby mode, so the USB port is not available anymore. You can choose to
charge your device with any USB charger (similar to the one you charge your
smartphone for example).
If you turn ON the device and the blue light is blinking very fast, it means that
the memory of the recorder is full. Connect the device to the computer and delete
or move the files to a different location.
Everything should be working perfectly by now!
If not, please get in touch with aTTo digital Customer Support using our email
address: attodigitalusa@gmail.com or you can visit our website: www.atto-
digital.com for the latest video instructions and updated user manuals.
Make Your Recordings Sound More Professional
For the more technically minded users:
You can edit your recordings using any audio editor that you are familiar with.
There is a lot of free software available on the internet like Audacity, Waveshop,
Wavosaur, etc.
Unless you’re recording in an acoustically treated environment, you’ll often find
that your recordings have a lot of background noise or hiss. It’s always nicer to
listen to „cleaner‟ recordings.
To make things as easy for you as possible, we have created a simple tutorial on
how to remove background noise from your recordings using software called
Audacity, which is free to download.
Simply visit Google, search for “Audacity download” and download it to your
computer. Once you’ve installed it, you’re ready to go.
Accessories:
- USB cable
- OTG cable/ Micro USB
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Technical Specifications:
Size:
Power Supply:
Polymer Battery 3.7V 5000mAh
Battery Life:
Up to 380 hours in recording mode
Recording Format:
MP3, 128Kbps Continuous/Voice activated
Recording Capacity:
4GB: about 71 hours
8GB: about 141 hours
16GB: about 282 hours
Support System:
Windows 7/8/10 Android/MacOS
For any technical support, you can always contact us on:
Email: attodigitalusa@gmail.com
Website: www.atto-digital.com
Kind regards,
aTTo digital Support Team
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