Philips user manual Recording DPM 9400/52, Finishing a dictation EOL and Priority

DPM 9400 - User Manual

6.When you are finished and do not want to make any further changes to the dictation, press the L/P button (End-of-Letter and Priority) to mark the current dictation as finished (EOL symbol: ). Finishing a dictation via the L/P button is also possible in Record Standby mode.

The file is closed and a new, empty file is automatically generated. The file number is increased by one.

Recording - DPM 9400/52

DPM 9400/52 enables you to create high-quality digital recordings. To make a recording with DPM 9400/52, do the following:

1.Move the 4-Position Switch to the REC (Record) position and start dictating.

Speak clearly and keep a distance of approximately 4 inches (ten centimeters) between your mouth and the DPM.

While DPM 9400/52 is in Recording mode, the Record LED shines permanently red (if Overwrite mode).

Note: Depending on the setting for the recording mode, the LED can be either red or green. In Overwrite mode the LED is red; Overwrite is the default setting for the recording mode. In Insert mode, the LED is green.

Note: In Recording mode, the following buttons are not available: L/P, INS/OVR, DEL, REC

2.Move the 4-Position Switch to the STOP (Stop) position to stop recording.

The Record LED goes out.

3.To continue recording, move the 4-Position Switch to the REC (Record) position again.

4.When you are finished and do not want to make any further changes to the dictation, press the L/P button to mark the current dictation as finished (EOL symbol: ).

The file is closed and a new, empty file is automatically generated. The file number is increased by one.

Finishing a dictation (EOL and Priority)

The L/P button on the DPM has two functions: marking a dictation as finished (EOL function, End-of-Letter) and assigning priority to a dictation (Priority function). The L/P button is only operational if the 4-Position Switch is in the Stop position and recording has been done in the file.

: The dictation is marked as finished (EOL, End-of-Letter). : The dictation has been assigned priority.

Note: Finishing a dictation via the L/P button is also possible in Record Standby mode.

The functions of the L/P button are as follows:

•If you press the L/P button once, the current file is marked as finished (EOL attribute). The file is closed and a new, empty file is created.

•If you press the L/P button twice within half a second, the current file is marked as finished (EOL attribute) and assigned the Priority status. This also closes the current file and creates a new, empty file.

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