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LFH0865
LFH0884
LFH0898
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Table of contents
1 Important 41.1 Safety 41.2 Disposalofyouroldproduct 4
2 YourDigitalVoiceTracer 52.1 Producthighlights 52.2 What’sinthebox 52.3 Overview 6
3 Getstarted 73.1 Insertthebatteries 73.2 Chargethebatteries 73.3 Poweron/off 83.4 Keypadlock(HOLDfunction) 83.5 Setdateandtime 83.6 Displayinformation 83.7 UsetheVoiceTracerwithacomputer 93.8 Connecttheremotecontrol(LFH0898only) 93.9 Connectandpositionthe360°meetingmicrophones
(LFH0898only) 9
4 Record 104.1 Recordwiththebuilt-inmicrophone 104.2 Recordwithanexternalmicrophone 104.3 Editapreviouslyrecordedfile 104.4 Addindexmarks 114.5 Usethezoomfunction 11
5 Playback 135.1 Playbackfunctions 135.2 Playfeatures 14
6 Delete 15
7 Radiomode(LFH0884,LFH0898only) 167.1 Autotuneradiostations 167.2 Manuallytunetoaradiostation 167.3 Playapresetradiostation 167.4 Deleteapresetradiostation 167.5 RecordfromFMradio 17
8 Customizesettings 18
9 Updatethefirmware 21
10 Troubleshooting 22
11 Technicaldata 23
4 Important Table of contents
replacement,werecommendthatyoucontactyourretailertoorderaPhilipsmodelidenticaltothatoftheoriginal.
1.2 Disposalofyouroldproduct
• Yourproductisdesignedandmanufacturedwithhighqualitymaterialsandcomponentsthatcanberecycledandre-used.
• Whenthiscrossed-outwheeledbinsymbolisattachedtoaproduct,itindicatesthattheproductiscoveredbytheEuropeanDirective2002/96/EC.
• Becomeinformedaboutyourlocalseparatecollectionsystemforelectricalandelectronicproducts.
• Actaccordingtoyourlocalrulesanddonotdisposeofoldproductswithnormalhouseholdwaste.Thecorrectdisposalofoldproductswillhelppreventpotentialnegativeconsequencesfortheenvironmentandhumanhealth.
• Batteries(includingbuilt-inrechargeablebatteries)containsubstancesthatmaypollutetheenvironment.Allbatteriesshouldbedisposedofatanofficialcollectionpoint.
1 Important
1.1 Safety
• Toavoidashortcircuit,donotexposetheproducttorainorwater.• Donotexposethedevicetoexcessiveheatcausedbyheating
equipmentordirectsunlight.• Protectthecablesfrombeingpinched,particularlyatplugsandthe
pointwheretheyexitfromtheunit.• Backupyourfiles.Philipsisnotresponsibleforanylossofdata.
1.1.1 Hearingsafety
Observethefollowingguidelineswhenusingyourheadphones:• Listenatreasonablevolumesforreasonableperiodsoftime.• Becarefulnottoadjustthevolumehigherasyourhearingadapts.• Donotturnupthevolumesohighthatyoucan’thearwhat’saround
you.• Youshouldusecautionortemporarilydiscontinueuseinpotentially
hazardoussituations.• Donotuseheadphoneswhileoperatingamotorizedvehicle,cycling,
orskateboarding,etc.Itmaycreateatraffichazardandisillegalinmanyareas.
Important(formodelssuppliedwithheadphones):Philipsguaranteescompliancewiththemaximumsoundpowerofitsaudioplayersasdeterminedbyrelevantregulatorybodies,butonlywiththeoriginalmodelofprovidedheadphones.Iftheseheadphonesneed
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2 Your Digital Voice Tracer
CongratulationsonyourpurchaseandwelcometoPhilips!TofullybenefitfromthesupportthatPhilipsoffers,visitourWebsiteforsupportinformationsuchasusermanuals,softwaredownloads,warrantyinformationandmore:www.philips.com/welcome.
2.1 Producthighlights
• Low-noisemicrophoneforutmostspeechclarity• StereorecordinginMP3forsuperioraudioquality• ZoomMicSystemforcapturingspecificandclearaudiofromfaraway
andeliminatebackgroundnoise• ClearVoiceforclearandvividvoiceplayback• USBpoweredrecordingandbatterychargingforunlimiteduse• Indexfunctionforsimplyfindingrelevantpassages• USBplug&playinWindows,MacOSandLinux• EnjoyMP3andWMAmusicplayback
Digitalrecorder
2360°meetingmicro-phones(LFH0898)
2rechargeablebatteries
Zoommicrophone(LFH0884)
Carrycase(LFH0898)
Stereoheadphones
Splittercable(LFH0898)
Tie-clipmicrophone(LFH0865,LFH0884)
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2.2 What’sinthebox
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2.3 Overview
1 Headphonesocket,remotecontrolsocket2 Microphonesocket,line-insocket3 Built-inmicrophone4 Volumeup,selectmenuoption(+)5 Record,pause,powerong6 Fastforward,fileselectionb7 Stop,display,deletej/DEL8 Volumedown,selectmenuoption(–)9 Speaker10 USBsocket11 Batterycompartment12 Poweron/off,play/pause,playspeed,setmenuoptionk13 Menu,FMradio,zoomfunctionl/MENU14 Fastrewind,fileselection,returntopreviousmenuitemh15 Index,folder,repeatINDEX/a16 Display17 Holdswitch18 Record/playindicator
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3 Get started
3.1 Insertthebatteries
TheVoiceTracercanbeoperatedwiththerechargeablePhilipsbatteriesLFH9154orAAAalkalinebatteries.
1 Slideopenthebatterycover.
2 Placethebatteriesinthecorrectpolarityasindicatedandclosethecover.
DNotes• Donotmixbatteriesofdifferenttypesand/orbrands.• RemovethebatteriesifyouwillnotbeusingtheVoiceTracerforan
extendedperiod.LeakingbatteriesmaydamagetheVoiceTracer.• IftheVoiceTracermalfunctions,removethebatteriesandre-insert
them.• Stoptherecorderbeforereplacingthebatteries.Removingthe
batterieswhiletherecorderisinusemaycorruptthefile.• Whenthebatteriesarenearlyempty,thebatteryindicatorblinks.• Ifittakeslongerthan2minutestoreplacethebattery,youmayhave
toresetthetime.
3.2 Chargethebatteries
TherechargeablePhilipsbatteriesLFH9154canbecharagedintheVoiceTracer.WhentheVoiceTracerisconnectedtoacomputer,therechargeablebatteriesareautomaticallycharged.Acompleterechargecycletakesabout2.5hours.
DNotes• BatteriesotherthanthesuppliedPhilipsbatteriesLFH9154cannotbe
charged.• Fullychargethebatteriesbeforefirstuse.• ThecomputermustbeONwhenchargingthebatteries.• IftheUSBportofthecomputerdoesnotsupplyenoughpower
capacity,useanexternalbatterycharger.
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1 CLOCKwillbeshownonthedisplay.Pressthekbutton.Theyearindicatorflashes.
2 Pressthe+or–buttontosettheyear.3 Pressthekbuttontoadvancetothesettingsforthemonth.4 Repeatsteps2and3tocontinuetosetthemonth,day,12/24-
hoursystemandthetimeinthesameway.
DNoteThedateandtimecanbechangedatanytimeusingthemenu(seechapter8,Customize settingsonpage18formoreinformation).
3.6 Displayinformation
• Pressthej/DELbuttonwhiletherecorderisstoppedtorotatetheinformationonthedisplay:elapsedplayback/recordingtimeofthecurrentfile>remainingtotalrecordingtime>recordingtimeofthecurrentfile>recordingdateofthecurrentfile.
• Pressandholdkduringrecordingtodisplaytheremainingrecordingtime.
3.3 Poweron/off
1 Topoweron,pressthekbuttonuntilthedisplayshowsashortanimation[].
2 Topoweroff,pressthekbuttonwhiletherecorderisstoppeduntilthedisplayshowsBYE.
3.4 Keypadlock(HOLDfunction)
1 SlidetheHOLDswitchupintotheHoldpositiontolockthekeypadoftherecorder.•The display briefly shows ‘On Hold’ and turns off.
2 SlidetheHOLDswitchdowntotheOffpositiontodisengagethekeypadlock.
3.5 Setdateandtime
Whenthebatteriesareinstalledforthefirsttime,youwillbepromptedtosetthedateandtime.
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3.7 UsetheVoiceTracerwithacomputerAsaUSBmassstoragedevice,theVoiceTraceroffersaconvenientwaytosave,backupandmovefiles.TheVoiceTracerconnectstoacomputerusingaUSBconnectionanddoesnotrequirespecialsoftwaretobeinstalled.TheVoiceTracerisautomaticallydisplayedasaremovabledrive,allowingyoutosimplydraganddropfilestoandfromtheunit.
DNotes• DonotdisconnecttheVoiceTracerwhilefilesaretransferredfrom
ortothedevice.Dataisstillbeingtransferredwhiletherecord/playindicatorlightisblinkinginorange.
• DonotformatthedriveoftheVoiceTraceronacomputer.FormattingontheVoiceTracerusesthecorrectfilesystemandautomaticallycreatestherequiredfolders.
3.8 Connecttheremotecontrol(LFH0898only)Theremotecontrolcanbeusedtostartandpauserecording,toaddanewfileandtoaddanindexmark.
1 ConnecttheremotecontroltotheEARjackoftheVoiceTracer.
3.9 Connectandpositionthe360°meetingmicrophones(LFH0898only)
1 Makesurethattherecorderisstopped.2 Connecttheplugofthesplittercabletothemicrophonesocketof
therecorder.Connecttheplugofeachmicrophonetoonesocketofthesplittercable.
3 Foroptimalrecordingquality,positionthemicrophonesonthetablesothatallparticipantsarenotmorethat2metersor6.5feetawayfromthemicrophone.
2 m/6.5 ft 2 m/6.5 ft
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• Donotremovethebatteriesduringrecording.Thismaycausetherecordertomalfunction.
• Ifrecordingforaprolongedperiodoftime,replacethebatteriesbeforebeginning.
• TheVoiceTracercanrecordwhilepoweredthroughaUSBcablewithoutdrainingthebattery.ConnecttherecordertoacomputerusingtheUSBcableandpressthegbuttonfor1secondorlongertostartrecording.
4.2 RecordwithanexternalmicrophoneTorecordwithanexternalmicrophone,connectthemicrophonetothemicrophonesocketandfollowthesameprocedureasforthebuilt-inmicrophone.Theinternalmicrophoneisswitchedoffwhenanexternalmicrophoneisconnected.
4.3 EditapreviouslyrecordedfileYoucaneditapreviouslyrecordedfilebyoverwritingpartoftherecordingorappendingarecordingattheendofthefile.
1 Setthedesirededitmode(overwriteorappend)beforestartingrecording(seechapter8,Customize settingsonpage18formoreinformation).
2 PresstheINDEX/abuttonwhiletherecorderisstoppedtoselectthedesiredfolder.
3 Presstheh orbbuttontoselectthefiletowhichtheaddition
4 Record
4.1 Recordwiththebuilt-inmicrophone
1 PresstheINDEX/abuttonwhiletherecorderisstoppedtoselectthedesiredfolder.
2 Pressthegbuttontostartrecording.• The record/play indicator lights red. Point the built-in microphone
toward the sound source. 3 Topauserecording,pressthegbutton.
• The record/play indicator will blink, and PAUSE will flash on the display.
4 Pressthegbuttonagaintoresumerecording.5 Tostoprecording,pressthej /DELbutton.
DNotes• Setthedesiredvoiceactivationfunctionandrecordingmodebefore
startingrecording(seechapter8,Customize settingsonpage18formoreinformation).
• MakeatestrecordingtomakesurethattheVoiceTracersettingsarecorrect.
• Pressandholdkduringrecordingtodisplaytheremainingrecordingtime.
• Pressbduringrecordingtocreateanewfile.• Themaximumnumberoffilesineachfolderis99,foratotalcapacity
of396files(99filesx4folders).• Iftherecordingtimeexceedstheavailablecapacityorthenumberof
filesreaches396,recordingstopsandFULLwillbedisplayed.Deleteafewrecordingsormovethemtoacomputer.
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DNotes• Thet iconindicatesthattherecordingcontainsindexmarks.• Upto32indexmarkscanbesetperfile.
4.5 UsethezoomfunctionWhenthezoomfunctionisactive,themicrophonesfocusonsounddirectlyinfrontoftheVoiceTracer,whilereducingthepickupofsideandrearsounds.Itisrecommendedforrecordinglectures,speeches,andothersituationswherethespeakerisdistantfromyourrecordingposition.
1 Pressthel/MENUbuttonduringrecordingtoactivatethezoommode.
shouldbemade(seechapter5.1.1,Select a file / locate an index markonpage13fordetailsaboutselectingafile).
4 Playorforwardtothepositionwheretheadditionshouldbemadeandpressthekbuttontopauseplayback.
5 Pressthegbutton.• The record/play indicator will blink, and OVER or APPENDwill be
shown on the display. 6 Pressthegbuttonagaintostartrecording.
• The existing recording will be edited.7 Pressthej/DELbuttontostoprecording.
DNotes• Therecordingmodeoftheoriginalfilebeforeisineffectwhenediting
arecording.• Editrecordingisnotavailableinthey(music)folder.
4.4 AddindexmarksIndexmarkscanbeusedtomarkcertainpointsinarecordingaspointsofreference.
1 PresstheINDEX/abuttonduringrecordingtoaddanindexmark.Theindexnumberisdisplayedforonesecond.
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DNotes• Thezoomfunctioncanalsobeactivatedinthemenu(seechapter8,
Customize settingsonpage18formoreinformation).• Thezoomfunctionisoptimizedfortheinternalmicrophoneandthe
externalzoommicrophone(suppliedwithLFH0884).
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INDEX/abuttontoreturntothefolderonelevelhigher.• Pressthegbuttonduringmusicplaybacktochangetheequalizer
mode(Normal>Classic>Jazz>Pop>Normal).
5.1 Playbackfunctions
5.1.1 Selectafile/locateanindexmark• Pressthebbuttononcewhiletherecorderisstoppedtoskipto
theendofafile.Pressthebbuttonagaintoskiptothebeginningofthenextfile.
• Pressthehbuttononcewhiletherecorderisstoppedtoskiptothebeginningofafile.Pressthehbuttonagaintoskiptotheendofthepreviousfile.
• Ifthefilecontainsindexmarks,therecorderwillskiptothepreviousornextindexmarkwhenthehorb buttonispressed.
5.1.2 Slow,fast,normalplaybackPressandholdthekbuttonfor1secondorlongertoswitchbetweennormal,slowandfastplayback.
5 Playback
1 PresstheINDEX/abuttonwhiletherecorderisstoppedtoselectthedesiredfolder.
2 Presstheh orbbuttontoselectthefiletoplayback(seechapter5.1.1,Select a file / locate an index mark onpage13fordetailsaboutselectingafile).
3 Pressthekbutton.• The playback time will be shown on the display, and the green LED will
light.4 Adjustthevolumeusingthe+and–buttons.5 Tostopplayback,pressthej /DELbutton.6 Pressthekbuttonagaintocontinueplaybackfromtheprevious
position.
DNotes• Theauto-backspacefeatureautomaticallyreplaysthelast3secondsof
therecordingeachtimeplaybackisresumed.• WhenheadphonesareconnectedtotheEARjack,therecorder
speakerwillbeswitchedoff.
DNotesonusingtheVoiceTracerasamusicplayer• Therecordersupportsmusicfilesin.wmaand.mp3formatsthat
canbetransferredfromthecomputertothemusicfolderoftherecorder.Fileswithcopyprotection(digitalrightsmanagement)arenotsupported.
• TheVoiceTracersupportsuptotwofolderlevelswithinthemusicfolder.Eachfoldercanholdupto99entries(filesandfolders).
• Pressthekbuttontoopenaselectedfolder/file.Pressthe
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shufflefolderornormalplayback).Icon Meaningr o Playonefilerepeatedly
s o Playallfileswithinfolderrepeatedlys n Playallmusicfileswithinfolderrandomly
DNoteShufflemodeisavailableonlyinthey(music)folder.
5.1.3 SearchPressandholdtheh orbbuttonduringplaybacktoscanbackwardorforwardinthecurrentfileatafastspeed.Releasethebuttontoresumeplaybackattheselectedspeed.
5.1.4 RewindingandforwardingPresstheh orbbuttonduringplaybacktorewindtothebeginningofthefilebeingplayedorforwardtothenextfile,respectively.Ifthefilecontainsindexmarks,playbackbeginsatthatpoint.
5.2 PlayfeaturesYoucansettheVoiceTracertoplayfilesrepeatedlyorrandomly.
5.2.1 Repeatasequence
1 Torepeatorloopasequenceinasong,presstheINDEX/abuttonatthechosenstartingpoint.• qflashes on the screen.
2 PresstheINDEX/abuttonagainatthechosenendpoint.• The repeat sequence begins.
3 Pressthej /DELbuttontostopplaybackorpresstheINDEX/abuttontoreturntonormalplayback.
5.2.2 Repeatafileorfolder/shufflemode
1 PressandholdtheINDEX/abuttonfor1secondorlongerduringplaybacktoswitchbetweenplaymodes(repeatfile,repeatfolder,
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6 Delete
1 PresstheINDEX/abuttonwhiletherecorderisstoppedtoselectthedesiredfolder.
2 Pressandholdthej /DELbuttonfor1secondorlonger.DELETEappearsonthescreen.
3 Presstheh orbbuttontoselectadeleteoption:Icon Meaningr Deleteasinglefile
s Deleteallfilesinafoldert Deleteallindexmarksinafile
4 Pressthekbutton.5 Presstheh orbbuttontoselectthefile,thefolderorthefile
containingtheindexmarkstobedeleted.6 Pressthekbuttonagain.
• No is displayed.7 Presstheh orbbuttontoselectYes.8 Pressthekbuttontoconfirm.
DNoteSequentialfilenumbersarereassignedautomatically.
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5 Toexittheradiomode,pressandholdthel/MENUbuttonfor1secondorlonger.
DNotePressthej/DELbuttonwhiletherecorderisinradiomodetoswitchbetweenstereoandmonoreception.
7.3 Playapresetradiostation
1 PresstheINDEX/abuttonwhiletherecorderisinradiomodetoswitchbetweenfrequencyandpresetmode.
2 Inpresetmode,presstheh orbbuttontochangetoanotherpresetradiostation.
3 Adjustthevolumeusingthe+and–buttons.4 Toexittheradiomode,pressandholdthel/MENUbuttonfor1
secondorlonger.
7.4 Deleteapresetradiostation
1 PresstheINDEX/abuttonwhiletherecorderisinradiomodetoswitchbetweenfrequencyandpresetmode.
2 Inpresetmode,presstheh orbbuttontoselectthepresetradiostationtobedeleted.
3 Pressandholdthej/DELbuttonfor1secondorlongertodeletethepresetradiostation.
7 Radio mode (LFH0884, LFH0898 only)
1 Connecttheheadphones.Thesuppliedheadphonesserveasaradioantenna.
2 Pressandholdthel/MENUbuttonfor1secondorlongertoentertheradiomode.
DNoteTheradiocanalsobeturnedonandoffinmenu(seechapter8,Customize settingsonpage18formoreinformation).
7.1 Autotuneradiostations
1 Pressthel/MENUbuttontoopenthemenu.2 Pressthe+or–buttontoselectR.3 Pressthekbuttontoenterthesub-menu4 Pressthe+or–buttontoselectAUTO.5 Pressthekbuttontoconfirm.Theradioautomaticallytunesradio
stationsandsavesthefrequenciestopresets.Theradiocanstoreupto20radiostationstopresets.
7.2 Manuallytunetoaradiostation
1 Tofine-tunefrequency,quicklypresstheh orbbutton.2 Tosearchforthenextstrongersignal,pressandholdh orb.3 Pressthekbuttontosavethefrequencyunderapreset.4 Adjustthevolumeusingthe+and–buttons.
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7.5 RecordfromFMradio
1 Manuallytunetoaradiostationorplayapresetradiostation.2 Pressthegbuttontostartrecording.3 Tostoprecording,pressthej/DELbutton.
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Menu Setting DescriptionRecordingmode
PCMSHQHQSPLPSLP
Chooseamongseveralrecordingmodes,fromuncompressedPCMstereorecordingforaudioCD-likequality(LFH0884/0898),twostereomodesincludingSHQandHQ,orthreemonauralmodesincludingSP,LPandSLPforextendedrecordingtimes.Seechapter11,Technical dataonpage23fordetailsaboutavailablerecordingmodesandrecordingtimes.
Recordingsensitivity
HILO
Adjusttherecordingsensitivitytoavoidrecordingbackgroundnoisesandtoadjusttotherecordingenvironment.
Voiceactivation
OnOff
Voice-activatedrecordingisaconveniencefeatureforhands-freerecording.Whenvoice-activatedrecordingisenabled,recordingwillstartwhenyoubeginspeaking.Whenyoustopspeaking,therecorderwillautomaticallypauserecordingafterthreesecondsofsilence,andresumeonlywhenyoubeginspeakingagain.
ClearVoice
OnOff
TheClearVoicefeatureadjustsquietpassagesdynamically,thusimprovingtheintelligibilityofquietervoices.
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Themenuisavailablewhiletherecorderisstoppedandduringradioreception.Theavailablemenuitemsdifferdependingonwhetheryouareinavoicefolder,amusicfolderorinradiomode.
1 Pressthel/MENUbuttonwhiletherecorderisstopped.2 Pressthe+or–buttontoselectamenuitem.
3 Pressthekbuttontoenterasub-menu.4 Pressthe+or–buttontochangeasetting.5 Pressthekbuttontoconfirmyourselection.6 Pressthel/MENUbuttontoexitthecurrentsettingsscreen
withoutsavingyourchanges.
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Menu Setting Description
Backlight
OnOff
Thedisplaywillremainlitforafewsecondswhenabuttonispressed.
Autooff
515
TheVoiceTracerautomaticallyturnsoffafter5or15minutesofinactivity.
Beep
OnOff
Therecordergivessoundfeedbackaboutbuttonoperationsorerrors.
Clock
DD:MM:YY12/24HHH:MM
Ifthedateandtimeisset,theinformationwhenthefileisrecordedisautomaticallystoredwitheachfile.
Equilizer
OffPopJazzClassic
Thissettingimprovesthelisteningexperiencewhenplayingbackmusicbycustomfrequencysettings.Selecttheappropriatesettingforyourmusic.
Format
YesNo
Deleteallfilesontherecorderincludingpro-grammedradiostations.Transferanyimpor-tantfilestoacomputerbeforeformattingtherecorder.
Info
Displaythefirmwareversionandthereleasedate.
Editmode
APPENDOVEROFF
Youcaneditapreviouslyrecordedfilebyoverwritingpartoftherecordingorappendingarecordingattheendofthefile.Setthedesirededitmode(overwrite[=OVER]orappend[=APPEND])beforeeditingarecording.Seechapter4.3,Edit a previously recorded fileonpage10formoreinformation.
Menu Setting Description
Timer
OffMICFM
Scheduleautomaticrecordingtobeginwiththemicrophone(selectMIC)orofaradiochannel(selectFM/LFH0884,LFH0898only).Specifythestarttime,thedurationoftherecording(30/60/120minutes/unlimited),afolderandtheradiochanneltoberecorded
Alarm
OffBEEPFILE
UsetheVoiceTracerasamobilealarmclock.Choosethealarmmode(beeporfileplayback)andspecifythestarttimeandthefiletobeplayed.
AutoDivide
Off30min.60min.
Theautodividefeatureautomaticallyrecordsintoanewfileevery30or60minutes.Thismakesitmucheasiertofind,editandarchivelongrecordingssuchasmeetingsorlectures.
Filesplit
YesNo
Splitalargefileintotwoseparatefilessothattheycanbeeasilyarchivedortransferredviae-mail,orsothatpartofafilecanbedeleted.Tosplitafile,playandstopatthepositionwherethesplittingshouldbemade,thenopentheSPLITmenu.
Line-in
OnOff
UseONsettingwhenrecordingfromexternalaudiosourcesviatheline-injackoftherecorder.
Zoomfunction
OnOff
Activatethezoomfunctiontocapturespecificandclearaudiofromfarawayandeliminatebackgroundnoise.
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Menu Setting Description
RadioFM On
OffTurntheradioonandoff.
Auto-tune YesNo
Auto-tunearadiostationandstoreupto20stationstopresets.
Output EPSP
Switchbetweenearphone(EP)andspeaker(SP)outputinradiomode.
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9 Update the firmware
YourVoiceTraceriscontrolledbyaninternalprogramcalledfirmware.Asapartofongoingproductmaintenance,thefirmwareisrevisedanderrorsarecorrected.
Itispossiblethatanewerversion(an“update”)ofthefirmwarehasbeenissuedsinceyoupurchasedtheVoiceTracer.Inthiscaseyoucaneasilyupdateyourrecordertothelatestversion.
1 ConnecttheVoiceTracertoacomputerusingthesuppliedUSBcable.
2 DownloadthefirmwareupdateforyourVoiceTracerfromwww.philips.comontoyourcomputer.
3 CopythenewfirmwarefiletotherootdirectoryoftheVoiceTracer.
4 DisconnectingtheVoiceTracerfromthecomputerautomaticallyupdatesthefirmware.
DNote• Pleasenotethatthefirmwarefilemustbelocatedintheroot
directorytoallowautomaticupdating.• Thefirmwarefilewillbedeletedautomaticallyaftertheupdatehas
beencarriedout.TheVoiceTracerwillthenswitchoff.
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Myrecordercannotpoweron• Thebatteriesmaybeoutofpowerornotinsertedcorrectly.Replace
thebatterieswithnewonesandverifythatthebatteriesareinsertedcorrectly.
Myrecorderdoesnotrecordanything• TherecordermaybeinHOLDmode.SlidetheHOLDswitchtothe
Offposition.• Themaximumnumberofrecordingsmaybereachedortherecording
capacityisfull.Deletesomerecordingsormoverecordingstoanexternaldevice.
Icannothearanythingfromthespeaker• Theheadphonesmaybepluggedin.Removetheheadphones.• Thevolumeisatthelowestsetting.Adjustthevolume.
Myrecordercannotplayrecordings• TherecordermaybeinHOLDmode.SlidetheHOLDswitchtothe
Offposition.• Thebatteriesmaybeoutofpowerornotinsertedcorrectly.Replace
thebatterieswithnewonesandverifythatthebatteriesareinsertedcorrectly.
• Nothinghasbeenrecordedyet.Checkthenumberofrecordings.
Myrecordercannotstop,pause,playorrecord• TherecordermaybeinHOLDmode.SlidetheHOLDswitchtothe
Offposition.
Icannothearanythingthroughtheheadphones• Theheadphonesmaynotbepluggedinproperly.Pluginthe
headphonesproperly.• Thevolumeisatthelowestsetting.Adjustthevolume.
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11 Technical data
• USB:High-speed2.0mini-USB• Microphone:3.5mm•impedance2.2kΩ• Headphone:3.5mm•impedance16Ωormore• Display:LCD/segment•diagonalscreensize:39mm/1.5in.• Microphone:Built-in:stereo•External:stereo• Built-inmemorycapacity:8GB• Built-inmemorytype:NANDFlash• Recordingformats:MPEG1layer3(MP3),PCM(LFH0884/
LFH0898)• Recordingmodes:PCM(WAV/stereo),SHQ(MP3/stereo),HQ
(MP3/stereo),SP(MP3/mono),LP(MP3/mono),SLP(MP3/mono)• Bitrate:1411kbps(PCMmode),192kbps(SHQmode),64kbps
(HQmode),48kbps(SPmode),32kbps(LPmode),8kbps(SLPmode)
• Recordingtime:2250hours(SLPmode),572hours(LPmode),381hours(SPmode),286hours(HQmode),95hours(SHQmode),13hours(PCMmode)
• SampleRate:44.1kHz(PCM/SHQmode),22kHz(HQmode),16kHz(SP/LP/SLPmode)
• Musicplayback:Compressionformat:.mp3,.wma•MP3bitrates:8–320kbps•WMAbitrates:8–320kbps•NoDRMsupport
• Tuner/reception(LFH0884/LFH0898):Tunerbands:FMstereo•Frequencyrange:87.5–108MHz•Numberofpresetchannels:20•Autodigitaltuning
• Speaker:Built-in30mmrounddynamicspeaker•Outputpower:110mW
• Operatingconditions:Temperature:5°–45°C/41°–113°F•
Humidity:10%–90%• Batterytype:2PhilipsAAAalkalinebatteries(LR03orR03)or
PhilipsrechargeablebatteriesLFH9154• Batterylife(SLPmode):50hours• Productdimensions(W×D×H):40×18.4×108mm/
1.6×0.7×4.3in.• Weight:80g/2.8oz.incl.batteries• Systemrequirements:Windows7/Vista/XP/2000,MacOSX,
Linux•FreeUSBport
Specificationsaresubjecttochangewithoutnotice.
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