Radio Shack Digital Recorder, 14-1197 Owner's Manual

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OWNER’S MANUAL —
Please read before using this equipment.

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Your RadioShack 130-Minute Digital Recorder with
Camera is ideal for quick note taking. Its light weight
and ultra-small size make it easy to slip into a pocket,
briefcase, or purse. You can use it at school, at
business conferences, or anywhere on the go. You
can start recording manually, set the recorder so
sound activates recording, or program delayed
recordings. With 8 MB of built-in memory, the recorder
provides up to 130 minutes of recording time in SP
(Standard Play) mode and 30 minutes in HQ (High
Quality) mode. The built-in digital camera lets you
take pictures and transfer them to your PC.

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Preparation ............ 7

Level 2 Heading

Installing

Batteries ............ 7

Setting the

Clock ................. 8

Connecting

Earphones ......... 8

Connecting an
External

Microphone ..... 11

Attaching the

Wrist Strap ...... 11

Locking the
Recorder’s

Controls ........... 12

Recorder

Operation ............. 12

Setting the

Recording

Options ............ 13

Recording

Messages ........ 15

Using

Voice-Operated

Recording System

(VOS) .............. 17

Locking Message

Files ................. 18

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PC Data Transfer Kit

—
included USB PC link lets you
upload or download recorded
voice and image files to and
from a PC.

Built-in Mic

— eliminates the
need to carry an additional
microphone.

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/3” CMOS Image Sensor

(326,688 pixels)

— saves VGA
(640 × 480) images using
Wavelet, the latest
compression algorithm.

VIP (Voice In Picture)
Recording

— records voice

into picture data.

Automatic Focus and
Exposure

— lets you easily

take pictures.

Flash Memory

— retains all

data even without power.

2

Repeat Play

— plays a
message or a part of a
message as often as desired.

Scan Play

— plays the
beginning of each message for
5 seconds successively.

Automatic Power Off

—
automatically turns off the
power if you do not press any
button.

Stereo Phone Jack

— lets you
use an optional earphone or
headphone to listen to
messages privately.

Built-In Speaker

— lets you

play back notes anywhere.

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This equipment has been
tested and found to comply with
the limits for a Class B digital
device, pursuant to Part 15 of
the

FCC Rules

. These limits

Displaying
Recording

Information ........ 19

Editing

Messages .......... 19

Dividing a Message

File .................... 20

Playing Back

Messages .......... 22

Camera

Operation ............... 26

Setting the Image

Compression

Mode ................. 26

Taking a

Picture ............... 27

Locking

Images .............. 28

Adding a Message

to an

Image File ......... 28

Erasing Files .......... 30

Erasing a

Single File ......... 30

Erasing All Files in a

Folder ................ 30

Erasing All

Files .#..............31

Using the Recorder

with a PC ............... 31

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3

System Require-

ments ................ 31

Installing PVR Man-

ager .................. 32

Connecting the
Recorder to Your

PC ..................... 34

PVR Manager

Structure ........... 39

Running PVR Man-

ager .................. 43

Using the Image

Window ............. 47

Using the Image

Viewer ............... 48

About V.I.P.

Files .................. 52

Using the Voice

Player ............... 52

Sending an

E-mail ............... 53

Trouble

shooting ................. 55

Care ....................... 56

Service and Repair 57

Specifications ........ 58

are designed to provide
reasonable protection against
harmful interference in a
residential installation. This
equipment generates, uses and
can radiate radio frequency
energy and, if not installed and
used in accordance with the
instructions, may cause harmful
interference to radio
communications.

However, there is no guarantee
that interference will not occur
in a particular installation. If this
equipment does cause harmful
interference to radio or
television reception, which can
be determined by turning the
equipment off and on, the user
is encouraged to try to correct
the interference by one or more
of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the
receiving antenna.

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• Increase the separation
between the equipment
and receiver.

• Consult your local
RadioShack store or an
experienced radio/TV
technician for help.

• If you cannot eliminate the
interference, the FCC
requires that you stop
using your recorder.

Changes or modifications not
expressly approved by
RadioShack may cause inter­ference and void the user’s au­thority to operate the equipment.

You must use shielded
interface cables with this
equipment.

Material you record is for your
personal use or pleasure only.
It is prohibited to record copy­righted material without per­mission of the copyright holders
according to copyright law.

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This device complies with Part
15 of the

FCC Rules

is subject to the following two
conditions: (1) this device may
not cause harmful interferen ce,
and (2) this device must accept
any interference received,
including interference that may
cause undesired operation.

. Operation

Product: Digital Recorder

Model: 14-1197

Respon-

Party:

Phone: [phone]

with Camera

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Fort Wor th, TX
76102

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Your recorder requires two AAA
batteries (not supplied) for
power. For the best
performance and longest life,
we recommend RadioShack
alkaline batteries.

1. Slide the battery cover in
the direction of the arrow.

2. Place the batteries in the
compartment as indicated
by the polarity symbols (

) marked inside the

and

–

compartment.

3. Replace the cover.

When the batteries are low,

appears and the recorder

automatically shuts off.
Replace the batteries.

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Dispose of old
batteries promptly
and properly. Do not
burn or bury them.

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• Use only fresh
batteries of the
required size
and
recommended
type.

• Do not mix old
and new
batteries,
different types
of batteries
(standard,
alkaline, or
rechargeable),
or rechargeable
batteries of
different
capacities.

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• If you do not
plan to use the
recorder for a
month or
longer, remove
the batteries.
Batteries can
leak chemicals
that can destroy
electronic parts.

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1. Press
the recorder.

When you turn on the
recorder for the first time,

flashes for about 20

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seconds. If it disappears
after the 20 seconds or if
you want to reset the clock,
hold down
(year digits and Y) flashes.

POWER

MENU

to turn on

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until

&&O

&&O

&&O&&O

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If you do not press
any button for 30
seconds in camera
mode or 3 minutes in
recorder mode, the
recorder automatically
shuts off to save
battery power. If this
occurs during time
setting, your setting is
not saved.

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2. While

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(or

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flashing, repeatedly press
(or hold down)

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to

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set the year, then press

to store the setting.

MENU

3. Repeat Step 2 to set the
month, day, and time.

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You can use an optional mono
earphone or headphones with a

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/8-inch (3.5-mm) mini-plug for

private listening. You can also
use an earphone to monitor a
recording in progress. Your
local RadioShack store carries
a wide selection of earphones.

Insert the earphone's plug into
the recorder's

jack. The built-

VVVV

in speaker automatically
disconnects.

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To protect your hearing, follow
these guidelines when you use
earphones.

• Set the volume to the
lowest setting before you
begin listening. After you
begin listening, adjust the
volume to a comfortable
level.

• Do not listen at extremely
high volume levels.
Extended high-volume
listening can lead to
permanent hearing loss.

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• Hours are shown
in 12-hour for­mat. For ex­ample, set 1 AM

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and 1PM

as

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as
can change to
the 24-hour
format by press­ing the clock icon
in the PVR Man­ager. (See “PVR
Manager Icons”
on Page 40.)

• The time ap­pears briefly
each time you
turn the recorder
on. To read the
time while the
recorder is on,
hold down

POWER

seconds.
Holding down

POWER

the time appears
turns the
recorder off.

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• Once you set the volume,
do not increase it. Over
time, your ears adapt to
the volume level, so a
volume level that does not
cause discomfort might still
damage your hearing.

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• Do not wear earphones
while operating a motor
vehicle or riding a bicycle.
This can create a traffic
hazard and could be illegal
in some areas.

• Even though some
earphones let you hear
some outside sounds
when listening at normal
volume levels, they still can
present a traffic hazard.

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You can use an optional
microphone with a
mm) plug to extend the
recording range. Your local
RadioShack store carries a
wide selection of microphones.

Insert the microphone’s plug
into the recorder’s
The built-in microphone
automatically disconnects.

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/8-inch (3.5-

jack.

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Thread the strap’s small loop
through the holes on the bottom
of the recorder. Slip the larger
end of the strap through the
smaller loop. Pull the larger
loop to tighten it.

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If you try to record
more than 100
message files or 250
image files in one

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You can lock the recorder’s
controls so you do not
accidentally change any
settings. To lock the recorder’s
controls, slide
direction of the arrow.
briefly appears and
appears at the bottom of the
display. To unlock the
recorder’s controls, slide
in the opposite direction of the
arrow.

HOLD

in the

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The recorder has one folder for
image files and two folders (A
and B) for message files. The
folder for images can store up to
250 standard image files and
the folders for messages can
store up to 100 messages each.
To select message folders, see

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“Setting the Recording Options”
on Page 13.

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To turn on the recorder, press

. If

POWER

appears, the

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recorder is in camera mode. To
select voice recorder mode,
press

POWER

again.

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disappears

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The recorder’s special features
and file organization tools are
accessed through the options
menu. These options include
Folders, Recording Mode,
Microphone Sensitivity, Voice­Operated Recording System,
Programmed Recording, File
Lock, and Continuous Play.

1. Repeatedly press
while the recorder is
stopped to cycle through
the options menu.

MENU

±

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• If you do not
press any button
for about 5
seconds, the
recorder
automatically
exits the options
mode.

• Image and
message files
share the same
memory. The
maximum
number of image
files changes
depending on
how many
message files
are in the
memory.

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2. While
appears, press
select Folder or Folder

.

B

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(Folders)

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A

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or

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to

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3. While
Mode) appears, press
or

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can record up to 130
minutes in SP mode and
30 minutes in HQ mode.

4. While
Sensitivity) appears, press

or

####

5. While
Recording System)
appears, press
select
“Using Voic e-O p era t ed
Recording System (VOS)”
on Page 17.)

6. While

Recording) appears,
repeatedly press
to select

(Recording

CE:

CE:

CE:CE:

to select

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C?9

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,,,,

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IF

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(Microphone

to select

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or

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or

or

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or

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or

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to

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or

. (See “Programmed

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Recordings” on Page 18.)

7. While

8. While

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select

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Play) appears, press

to select

,,,,

(File Lock)

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or

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(Continuous

or

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or

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to

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or

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1. Press

2. If the camera icon appears

POWER

the recorder. The current
date and time briefly
appear.

at the upper left corner of
the display, press
(

PAUSE/DISPLAY

the recorder mode. The
number at the top line
indicates the current
message file number and
the number at the bottom
line indicates the recording

to turn on

POWER

) to select

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time of the current
message.

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The recorder
automatically turns off
if it is set to pause for
more than 30
minutes.

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3. Press

REC/STOP

.
Recording begins. The
display shows the current
folder name ( or ), the

A

B

current message number,
the recording mode (

), and the elapsed

IF

IF

IFIF

>G

>G

>G>G

or

recording time.

4. To temporarily stop
recording, press

DISPLAY

.

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F7KI;

F7KI;F7KI;

PAUSE/

appears.
To resume recording,
press

PAUSE/DISPLAY

again.

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5. During recording, you can
press

so the recording

####

starts from the next file
number.

6. Press

REC/STOP

to stop

the recorder.

7. Hold

POWER

display disappears to turn
off the recorder .

until the

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1. Turn on the voice-operated
recording system. (See
“Setting the Recording
Options” on Page 13.)

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2. Set the mic sensitivity if
necessary. (See “Setting
the Recording Options” on
Page 13.)

3. Press

When the recorder detects a
voice input, it automatically
starts recording. When the
voice input stops, the recorder
automatically stops recording
within 1 second and enters
standby mode.

REC/STOP

.

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If you set the mic

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sensitivity to
ambient noise might
cause the recording to
continue.

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,

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1. Turn on programmed
recording. (See “Setting
the Recording Options” on
Page 13.)

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2. Hold down

FHE#H

FHE#H

FHE#HFHE#H

recorder starts recording
after the preset time.

3. T o cancel the programmed
recording, press
again.

REC/STOP

appears. The

until

REC/STOP

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To prevent messages from
being accidentally erased:

1. Select the message you
want to lock.

2. Repeatedly press
until

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E<<ýBE9A

E<<ýBE9AE<<ýBE9A

press
or

E<<

E<<

E<<E<<

or

####

.

MENU

appears,

to select

,,,,

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