Mpman TPM500 User Manual

TPM500

DIGITAL VOICE RECORDER

OPERATION MANUAL

Note:

★ If the unit is left unused for a long period, please turn off the POWER switch.
★ Do not use the unit in places that are extremely hot, cold, dusty, or humid.
★ Avoid the unit being dropped
★ The battery service life may differ under different usage conditions and different

models

★ Please charge the unit when any of the following cases occur:

* The logo
* The keys become inactive
* The unit stops running under normal condition.

appears and displays: low battery

* Do not allow water or foreign objects to enter the unit.

Important information: please read and retain all the operating instructions before

operating the unit, we do not assume any liability arising out of
improper operation or incidental damages. Be note to operate
this unit with care and back up any files if necessary.

The content of this manual may be changed for better services.
Specifications are subject to change and improvement without notice.
If the actual setup and usage of the unit is different from this manual, please accessing
our company’s website for the latest product information

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Features

¤ LCD display, easy to operate.

¤ Built-in loud-speaker

¤ Built-in high-sensitive microphone

¤ Support twos types of recording: HQ and LQ

¤ Voice-controlling recording

¤ Indicate the remaining space

¤ Connect with PC, download and upload files

Battery indicator

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Instruction of cover

1-Earphone jack
2-Mic/Line-in cable
3-Lock
4-REC indicator light
5- LCD display
6-Play/Pause/Stop
7-REC/A-B
8-Built-in microphone
9- USB interface
10-M (MODE)
11-Vol+/Ne xt
12-Vol-/Previous
13-REP mode
14-EQ
15-Loud-speaker
16-Battery cover

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Introduction to display

1-Recording type indicator

2-Battery indicator

3-MP3/WMA/DVR icon

4-Turntable icon

5-Volume indicator

6-Volume switch

7-Repeat indicator

8- LQ indicator

HQ indicator

9-Recording icon

10-Repeat icon

11- EQ

12-Delete icon

13-EQ selection ordinal number

14-Sequence number of song

15-Time indicator

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Basic operation
1-Power supply

It is powered by AAA battery; please buy the rechargeable battery with large capacity.
When
the remaining capacity of battery indication shows

2-Power on/off

Power on: press
enter the DVR mode under stop status.
Power off: continuously press
Note: if the unit is locked by the LOCK key, it displays the locked icon and then power
off automatically while power on

3-Modes

There are 5 modes: DVR mode, MP3 mode, voice-controlling, REC Type, remaining
capacity mode.
Under the state of pause or stop, press M to shift MP3 mode from DVR, from MP3 to
Voice-controlling recording, from Voice-controlling recording to REC type, from REC
type
to remaining capacity mode. Five modes can be shifted round.

button to turn on the unit, the LCD display the logo and

button until the LCD displays OFF

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please change the battery in time.

DVR mode

2.1. Recording

Under any modes (except for powering off), press and hold REC/A-B button, the LCD
displays “●” and recording indicator “
recording. Release REC/A-B button, the unit start to record. During the recording, press

to pause and LCD display a flashing turntable. Press REC/A-B button to stop

recording, while other buttons not active

2.2. Playback the files recorded

Under stop or pause status, press
displays the volume, track number, time indicator, battery level, EQ indicator and rolling
turn plate indicator
NOTE: The unit only supports the files in IMA ADPCM and WAV format.

2.3. Pause/stop/power off

1) Pause: under playing status, shortly press
displays the flashing turn plate. Shortly press
Stop: under play or pause status, continuously press
turn plate stop flashing, then release the button to enter stop mode.

3) Power off: under playing or pause status, continuously press

”, will the light turns on and flash during the

button to play current recorded files. LCD

button to pause the playback. LCD

button again to continue play back 2)

button for about 2seconds, the

button until the

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LCD display OFF. Release the button to turn off the unit.
Note: under pause or stop status, the unit will automatically turn off if no operation were
conducted within 3minutes

2.4 -previous / next file, FF/RW

Under the state of stop, shortly press - button to skip to the previous file; shortly press +
button to skip to the next file.
Under the state of playback, press “-” to skip to the previous file; press “+” to skip to the
next file; press and hold “+” to FF, press and hold “-” to RW.

2.5 volume adjustment

Press and hold “Mode”, a shine line will appear below the turntable of LCD. Press and
hold “+” to increase the volume, while continuously press “–“to decrease the volume.
And the volume indicator on the LCD will change accordingly.

2.6 A-B repeat

Under the state of playback, press “REP/A-B” once to set up the starting point of A,
press “REP/A-B” again to set up the ending point of B, the LCD will display AB, the
unit will implement the repetition between A-B.
Cancel: 1) Press “REP/A-B” to cancel AB repeat preset, then starts to playback from the
cancelled point.

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2) Press “Play/Pause” to cancel AB repeat and pause playback.

3) Press “Play/Pause’ to cancel A-B repeat and stop playback.

2.7 Repeat mode

Press REP to select the repeat mode: non-repeat, single repeat, all repeat. While no
repeat icon display on LCD, it is in non-repeat state; single repeat and all repeat will
display as

2.8-delete files
A. Delete one

Under stop status, continuously press EQ button to enter delete mode. Then the LCD will
display DELETE and ONE and the indicator will flash to be confirmed. Press the button
again to delete current file. If you press other buttons except PLAY and EQ or no
operation was conducted within 5 seconds, the unit will give up delete and return to stop
status.

B. Delete all

Under stop status, continuously press EQ to enter delete mode. Then the LCD display
DELETE and ONE and the indicator will flash to be confirmed, shortly press EQ button
again, LCD will display and flash ALL to wait the confirmation. Press the button again
to delete current file. If you press other buttons except PLAY and EQ or no operation

respectively, these three modes can be shifted round.

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was conducted within 5 seconds, the unit will give up delete and return to stop status.
Note: this unit only supports WAV files in IMA ADPCM format

2.9 Time indication of files recorded
1）. Time indication under the stop state of DVR

Under the stop state of DVR, it will display the total time of current files recorded. If the
time length of the file recorded is less than 1 hour, the time length will display as (m; s)
at the right side of the sequence of song, if more than 1 hour, it will display as (h; m);
while “:” will flash, like “01:34” displays below the song sequence, it indicates that the
whole length of time is 1 hour 34minutes.

2）. Playback time indication of the DVR recording files

The file recorded in the unit, whose time length is less than 1 hour, it normally displays
the playback time as (m; s), when its time length is more than 1 hour, the playback time
exceeds 1 hour while playing, the time length of current file display as (h; m), “:” will
flash.

2.10. Telephone conversation recording

Connect the external telephone line and telephone cable to the telephone adaptor; link
the audio line to the adaptor and LINE IN jack. Continuously press
recording.

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button to start

LINE IN

Telephone line

LINE IN cable

Telephone line

Telephone adapter

2.11. Transfer recorded files to the external equipment

Link the audio cable to the PHONES (earphone) and external equipments’ in-put jack,
and then press

button of the recorder and the external equipment’s REC button at the
same time. (Please test the external equipment’s REC function before your recording in
order to avoid failed recording)
Note: during the recording, if the unit was shut off by knock or other actions, all
recording files will lose. So please operate carefully.

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2.12. Convert REC format files into WAV format

The REC format files can be converted into WAV format through the software in the
install CD accessorized with the unit.

1). Open and run “sound converter”, click “open”

2). Select the REC files you want to convert

3). Clock “convert” and start the converting
Besides, the software can also play WAV and Mp3 format files.
NOTE: The order number of files recorded is sequenced according to the type of the files;
files recorded via HP, SP are sequenced ahead of files recorded in LP. In the sequence of
the same type of files, if it lacks of file in the sequence, the files recorded afterwards will
fill up the space. Thus it will come out some differences between the name of files and

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