Digitech XC-0381 User Manual

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User Manual for

Digital Voice Recorder

Model No.: XC-0381

Contents

I. Button Description Part Description .............. 2

II. Features ................................................................ 2

III. Battery Installation ............................................... 3

IV. Power .................................................................... 4

IV. 2 Power off IV. 3 Idle time

V. Fi rst time use ........................................................ 5

VI. Recording ............................................................. 5

VII. Playback ............................................................... 6

VII.2 Playback files

VIII. Playback settings ................................................. 8

VIII.2 EQ settings

IX. Delete files .......................................................... 10

X. Hold key lock ...................................................... 10

XI. Computer back up .............................................. 10

XII. Upload MP3 ........................................................ 11

IV. 1 Power on

VII.1 Selecting fi les

VII.3 Pause playback VII.4 Stop pla y back VII.5 Fast fo r ward VII.6 Rewind VII.7 Volume adjustment

VIII.1 Loop Settings

VIII.3 A-B (time frame) repeat settings

I. Button Description Part Description

1. Record 10. Record indicator

2. Stop/Power off 11. LCD

3. Previous file/rewind 12. Built-in speaker

4. Next file/fast forw a r d 13. USB interface

5. Key lock 14. Battery cover

6. Volume increase 15. Lanyard hole

7. Volum e decrease 16. Headset socket

8. Change mode button 17. External micro phon e so cket

9. Play/Pause/Power on 18. Built-in microphone

II. Features

 Memory 512MB  Record up to 99 voice messages  MP3, WMA and ADPCN format s upport  Plays MP3 music  Recording time:

 Loop modes

I. Short Play 1920 minutes

II. Long Play 8640 minutes

No loop, Repeat 1 song, Repeat All

 A-B Repeat mode  Delete function  USB interface  Built-in speaker  Battery indicator  Key lock

III. Battery Installation

III.1 Slide the battery cover open and

insert 2 x AAA batteries, follow the correct polarity marked inside the battery holder.

III.2 The battery indicator is located on

the top of th e LCD. When the un it is off, the batter y i n dicator does not show the capacity status. When the unit is on, the battery indicator will show the capacity status in 4

Below are some examples of the capacity status :

Full Capacity Half Capaci ty Low or No Capacity

segment s.

III.3 W hen the voice recorder reaches half capacity,

recorded playback mode may not be available when using the built in speaker. Recorded playback mode will only be available when using headphones at a lower volume. However, other functions will still be available.

III.4 W hen the vo ice reco rder reac hes low

capacity, a ‘Lo’ will flash on the LCD as well. During MP3 playback mode, the volume will decrease to indicate battery is at a low capacity and a battery change will be required. During record mode, the voice recorder will automatically save the

Notes:

current file before it powers down.

 Please remove batteries before storing the voice

recorder over a long period. This will prevent corrosion to the batte ry terminals or damag e to the unit.

 Recharg eable bat teries c an be used i n the voice

recorder. But the battery indicator may show the capacity status. This is because most rechargeable batteries start at a lower voltage of

1.2V.

IV. Power

IV.1 Power on

Hold down the Play/Pause button for 2 seconds, the LCD will show ‘ON’ when initialising. It will then briefly show the rated capacity of the unit.

IV.2 Power off

Hold down the Stop button for 2 second, the LCD will show ‘OFF’ when shutting down.

IV.3 Idle time

The voice recorder will automatically power off when idle for 2 minutes.

V. First time use

Image to the right will be displayed on the LCD when first powered and is part of the main menu.

The ‘battery icon’ indicates the battery capacity.

‘DVR’ means the unit is set to record mode, alternatively, MP3 will be shown when MP3 playback mode is selected.

‘00’ shows which file (that’s stored in numeric order) is selected, alternatively 01, 02, 03, etc will be shown when a file is selected.

‘F 00’ shows the total files available within a selected mode. Figures will be shown depending on the amount of files stored, i.e. ‘F 21’ means 21 files stored. Th e LCD will also flash the file leng t h time.

VI. Recording

The unit will enter the main menu and record mode

(DVR) will be selected once booted up.

2 recording modes to choose from: ‘SP’ – Short Play

‘LP’ – Long Play To select which recording mode press buttons ‘VOL+’ to scroll up or ‘VOL-‘ to scroll down.

00 – Means VOX recording is off 01 – Means VOX recording is on

Before recording Initialising Recording

Voice activated recording (VOX):

When recording mode is selected, press the mode

button to confirm. While on main menu, press the REC button to start recording.

To finish recording, press the STOP button.

VII. Playback

VII.1 Selecting files

While on main menu, select recorded play back mode (DVR) or MP3 play mode by pressing the

MODE button (once pressed, it may take 2 seconds before changing modes). Then press the UP or DOWN button to change the stored files, the file number will change in numeric sequence.

VII.2 Play back files

When on main menu, press the PLAY/PAUSE

button to begin play back.

VII.3 Pause play back

Press the PLAY/PAUSE button during play back to pause file.

VII.4 Stop play back

Press the STOP button during play back during play back to stop fi le

VII.5 Fast forward

Hold the DOWN button to fast forward during play back. Let go of t he DOWN but ton to resum e play back.

VII.6 Rewind

Hold the UP button to rewind during play back. Let go of the UP button to resume play back.

VII.7 Volume Adjustment

During play back, press the VOL+ or VOL- button to increase or decrease the volume. The volume is adjustable in 32 levels, as

shown in the figure

VIII. Playback settings

Only during play back, the Loop mode setting, EQ setting or A-B repeat sett ing a re access ible. Press the mode button to scroll through each function:

- Loop settings

- EQ settings

- A-B settings VIII.1 Loop settings

During playback, press the MODE button to enter

loop settings. When rEP is displayed on the LCD, press the UP or DOWN key to select:

- ALL (

- 1 (

- No icon indicate no l oop mode is s elected

Press the MODE button to confirm the selected loop setting a nd to ent er the next settin g which is f or EQ. The voice recorder will exit this setting if left idle for 10 seconds.

VIII.2 EQ settings Press the MODE button while on LOOP settings to access the E Q settings.

) to loop all files

) to repeat one file

When EQ is displayed on the LCD, press the UP or DOWN key to select:

00 - Normal 01 - Rock 02 - Pop 03 - Classical 04 - Soft 05 - Jazz 06 - Bass Boost

Press the MODE button to confirm the selected EQ setting and to enter the next setting which is for A-B repeat. The voice recorder will exit this setting if left idle for 10 seconds.

Note: EQ mode is not applicable to recorded play back

VIII.3 A-B (Time frame) repeat settings

mode

Press the M ODE button while o n EQ settings to access the A-B repeat settings. A-B will appear on top of the track file number and position ‘A’ will be selected. Then press DOWN button to confirm ‘B’ position, the selected A (start) and B (end) time frame will start to repeat. To resume normal play back, press the MODE button to exit the function. A-B repeats a selected time frame within a file during playback. ‘A’ marks the start of the section for repeat and ‘B’ marks the end of the section for repeat.

IX. Delete files

Select a file in DVR or MP3 mode then hold the MODE button for 2 seconds.

When ‘deL’ is displayed on the LCD, press the PLAY/PAUSE button to delete the selected file. ‘Er aSE’ will appear on the LCD to confirm the file has been deleted To delete all files, hold the MODE button for 2 seconds again.

When ‘deLa’ is displayed on the LCD, press the PLAY/PAUSE button to delete all fi les.

‘Er aSE’ will appear on the LCD to confirm the all files have been deleted.

Press the M ODE button to exit.

X. Hold key lock

When the voice recorder is off, slide the HOLD switch to the LOCK symbol to turn on keylock. The voice recorder will still be able to turn on but it will lock all the buttons and its functions.

XI. Computer back up

While on, connect the Voice recorder to a computer’s USB socket using the provided USB cable. The voice recorder will confrim connection

when ‘USB’ appears on the LCD. The voice recorder will come up as a Removable

Disk or a Mass Storage Device on My Computer. Access the voice recorder then open the Record

folder t hen th e DVR fo lder. The DV R fol der contai ns recorded files which you can save on your computers hard drive.

XII. Upload MP3

To upload MP3 files on to your Voice Record, access the voice recorder and transfer MP3 in to this location. There is no folder to save MP3’s in.

Note: The LCD on the voice recorder will indicate “busy” during data transfers between the voice recorder and PC. Never disconnect during this time or a data loss may occur.