Memorex MB2186AOM manual Voice Activated VAS Recording

MB2186A O/M.QXD 11/26/02 3:07 PM Page 8

OPERATION

VOICE ACTIVATED (VAS) RECORDING

Voice activated recording will allow dictation only when you speak. When the unit detects a pause of a few seconds, it will temporarily stop recording until it detects sound again.

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Press the Stop/Eject button and insert a microcassette tape with the side to be played facing you and the exposed tape facing the right. Close the Cassette Compartment.

For Voice Activated Recording, slide the VAC ON/OFF switch ❶ to the ON position and press the Record button ❷ (the PLAY button will automatically depress).

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Speak into the built-in micro- phone or insert a microphone into the MIC jack and speak into it in a normal tone of voice. Adjust the VOLUME/VAC Mic Sensitivity control until your voice activates the recorder (REC/BATT indicator will light).

NOTES:

•The first few sounds activate the recorder and may not be recorded.

•A variation in voice level during recording will not stop the unit, 2 seconds of silence is required to stop the recording.

•For constant recording, see previous page.

•When recording, the VOLUME/ VAC Mic Sensitivity control adjusts the microphone sensitivity. At 10, a soft sound will activate the recorder. At 0, a louder sound is required.

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