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1.1 Product features
• High-sensitivity microphone;
• Intelligent real-time translation;
• Real-time sharing;
• Voice-to-text;
• Role identification;
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• Record while charging;
• Mini-compact and portable.
Reminder
• In the state of standby, long press the volume and play button will pop
up the demo interface.
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2 Important Notice
2.1 Safety
• To avoid short circuits, DO NOT expose the product to humidity.
• DO NOT place the product near a location with heat source or direct
sunlight.
• Be careful not to pinch the cable, especially the plug.
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Warning
• Special Announcement: Before using the product, please read the
Manual carefully. Our Company shall not be held liable for any data
loss due to incorrect manual operation or force majeure. We specially
recommend that users make additional copies of the files in the device.
• Images are for reference only. Philips reserves the right to change the
color / appearance / design / parameters/product functions. Hardware,
software and APP are subject to update without prior notice.
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3 Your Smart Voice Recorder
What’s in the box:
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Overview:
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Indicator light
1
2 Display
3 Record key
Power / Play key
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5 Previous / Volume+
6 Next / Volume-
7 Volume
8 USB connector
9 Mic head
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3.1 Power on/off
(1)Power on: Long press "" for 2 seconds to switch the device on, and
"PHILIPS" will be displayed. (Share at power-on function is enabled automatically, and the Share icon begins to flash )
(2)Power o: In the state of power-on, long press "" for 2 seconds to
power o after "PHILIPS" is displayed.
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3.2 Download and install APP
Scan the QR code below to download and install the APP with an Android
phone or iPhone. Choose "always allow" if there is a prompt that the application requires the permission of the mobile phone, otherwise it cannot be
used.
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Note
1. If Bluetooth connection is unsuccessful, turn Bluetooth o, then turn it
on again;
2. Close the APP and reopen it to connect.
3.3 Connection
Connect with an Android phone:
Step 1: Press "" to power on, the device automatically enters into
Bluetooth search status, and the Share icon begins to flash.
Step 2: Turn on Bluetooth of the phone, and open the installed APP;
Step 3: Search with the APP, tap the device in the Device list to connect
manually; if failed to Connect/Search, check if the Share function of the
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device is turned on, or if Bluetooth of the phone is set up correctly, reopen
the APP and tap Connect/Search again.
Step 4: If connected successfully, the APP interface appears and show the
connection status, and ready for use.
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Connect with iPhone
Step 1: Download and install the APP, open it directly and connect as
prompted;
Step 2: If open the APP directly, you will be prompted with "Mobile phone's
Bluetooth not turned on", turn Bluetooth on in Settings, or via shortcut; if
Bluetooth is turned on, when you open the APP you will be prompted with
"Device not found, please tap Search";
Step 3: ID number pops up when you tap Search, e.g. “PHILIPS_VTR5102_
XXXX”, manually select Connect, if there is not ID number for the search,
please select “re-search device”. After connected successfully, the device is
ready for use once "Connected" appears on the interface.
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Note
• If the Device ID is unable to find during the connection, check
Bluetooth of the device is turned on and ensure to turn on Bluetooth
of the phone, and tap Search again; If the Device ID is found but
connection is unsuccessful, close the APP, then reopen it to search
again.
• When using 4G with iPhone, make sure to turn cellular data on,
otherwise Translation function unable to be used.
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3.4 Status indication
Bluetooth search and pairing: Share icon flashes;
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Standby after Bluetooth connected: Share icon doesn't flash;
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Recording: The indicator turns red and keeps on; when paused, the
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indicator flashes in red;
Playback: The indicator turns green and keeps on; when paused, the
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indicator flashes in green;
Charging: The indicator is on while charging and o when fully charged.
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3.5 Recording
Normal recording: Long press "" for 2 seconds to power on, in the
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state of power-on, press " " for 2 seconds to record. During recording,
press "" to pause, press once again to resume, long press " " to save
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the recording.
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1 Recording scene
3 Current recording time
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Recording status indicator
2 File name
4 Remaining time
8 Battery
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Recording with APP: After connected via the APP, in the Recording in-
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terface select "Start Recording", the device begins to record, the indicator
turns red and keeps on. During recording, tap Pause in the APP to pause
recording, the indicator flashes in red; tap again to resume recording, tap
Stop in the APP to save the recording.
3.6 Playback
Play via device: In the Voice interface, press "" to play the current
recording file, press "" to pause, and press again to resume playback.
Press the Previous and Next keys to switch between files.
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1 Loop mode
3 Current playback time
2 File name
4 Total time
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7 Playback status indicator
9 Share icon
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Battery
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Volume Control: In the playing or playback stop state, press the Volume
key, the Volume Control interface pops up, press the Previous and Next
keys to adjust the volume.
Tip:
1 Due to environmental factors and the differences between different
brands of mobile phones, to achieve better recording effect and fluency
of real-time translation, make sure the device is within 5 meters of the
mobile phone, and no obstacles between them;
2 During recording, do not turn off the device or close the APP. Save the
recording file first to avoid file corruption;
3 When recording with the APP, if the effective distance is exceeded, the
APP will be disconnected. Recording continues with device, you need to
press " " manually to save the recording.
4 When recording with the APP, if disconnection caused by a phone call, or
direct close of the APP, or by directly turning off Bluetooth, you need to
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press " " manually to save the recording; If the APP disconnects with the
device due to exceeding the effective distance, back to the connectable
distance to connect the APP manually.
5 With the device connected to the APP, when a call has been connected,
you need to manually switch to the receiver to answer the call;
6 With the device connected to the APP, if WeChat/QQ voice and video
is used, you will be prompted that the microphone is in use. You need to
turn off Bluetooth of the mobile phone, or disconnect for normal use.
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4 APP Operating Instruction
4.1 Recording with APP
Once the Voice Recorder connected to the APP, you can control the
recording with the APP. Specific operations refer to the Recording section
in "Recording with APP".
4.2 Real-time translation
After connecting to the APP, select "Real-time Translate" to enter translation interface. Tap "Real-time Translate" button (Set the target language as
needed before tapping the button). After prompted to be sent successfully,
current speech can be recognized and translated instantly, and the transla-
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tion can be edited, saved and shared.
Note
1. During real-time translation, focus the sound source on the micro-
phone, and do not cover the Mic head with your hand, so as to avoid to
aect the recognition eect;
2. During real-time translation, do not exceed the eective recognition
distance;
3. During real-time translation, the recognition eect will be aected if
obstacles exist.
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4.3 Settings
In the recording interface, tap "Settings" in the upper right, to set Recording scene, Indicator, Playback mode, Backlight, Time calibration, Capacity
(remaining/total), APP interface introduction, Check for updates, About,
Disconnect the device, etc.
Reminder
• If you need to disconnect with the APP, just select "Disconnect the
device" in the Settings to disconnect. To avoid exceptions, you cannot
close the APP directly.
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4.4 File
In the APP interface, select the option "File" to enter the list of recording
files and real-time translation files. You can select a file to delete, share,
play, etc.
4.5 Sync with device
(1)In the APP interface, select the option "Sync with device" to enter the
sync file list interface; Select a file and the file will automatically uploaded,
uploaded to 100% can click the file to transcribed.
(2) after the file is uploaded successfully, the list interface will show “not
transcribed”. Click the file to enter the file for transcribed.
The trash icon next to the file can be selected to delete the currently uploaded cache, and the share icon can be selected to share the current file.
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(3) Select the uploaded file to transcribed, after the transfer of the file can
be edited, Shared, saved, etc.
(4)In sync device interface, you can select the upper left corner of the
edit function to “delete files on the mobile phone” or delect files on the
recorder”. If you choose to delete files on the mobile phone and the Voice
Recorder files on the Voice Recorder will be deleted. Save important files
to avoid files being deleted by mistake. Once files on the Voice Recorder
have been deleted, the original files will be permanently removed.
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Reminder
• Synchronize file refers to the file recorded by the recorder separately,
which can be synchronized to the mobile phone to transfer text and
translate after connecting the APP.
• Files with the suffix named opus in the recorder cannot be deleted,
otherwise they cannot be synchronized.
• The time to upload files synchronously will depend on the Bluetooth
configuration of your phone. Different brands of mobile phones and
different Bluetooth versions will have different upload speeds.
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5 Specifications
Recording format: WAV
Recording scene: Interview mode, Diary mode, Teaching mode, Conference
mode
Microphone: Dual MIC array
Net weight: 36g
Dimensions: 70*22*11mm
Operating system: Android4.4 or above, iOS9.0 or above