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2 Important Reminders

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3 Your Digital Voice Recorder

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6.6 Delete
6.7 A-B Replay
6.8 Loop Mode
6.9 Variable Speed Play
6.10 Volume Adjustment
6.11 Speech Shadowing

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7 Music Mode

4 Start to Use

4.1 Power On/Off
4.2 Battery charging
4.4 Keypad Lock

5 Recording
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6.1 Recording type
6.2 Voice-activated mode
6.3 Monitoring Settings
6.4 Record Timer
6.4.1 Record Timer Setting
6.4.2 Recording Source
6.4.3 Recording Duration
6.5 Section Break

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7.1 A-B Replay
7.2 Loop Mode
7.3 Speech Shadowing
7.4 Delete Files
7.5 Equalizer Mode
7.6 Variable Speed Play7.7 Volume Adjustment

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8.1 Auto Search
8.2 Bookmark Radio
8.3 Volume
8.4 FM record
8.5 Delete Files
8.6 Exit

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9.1 Backlight Time
9.2 Contrast

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10 Frequently asked questions (FAQ)

10.1 Recording cannot be started
10.2 Device cannot record
10.3 Playback cannot be started
10.4 Unable to listen to recording via speaker
10.5 Cannot turn on the device

11 Technical Specification

11.1 Memory
11.2 Dimensions
11.3 System requirements
11.4 Operating conditions

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English9.3 Auto Power-off
9.4 Record Light
9.5 Language
9.6 Key Tone
9.7 Memory Choice
9.8 Disk Info
9.9 Card Info
9.10 Formatting
9.11 Firmware Version
9.12 System Time9.13 Default Setting

Welcome to the world of Philips! We are honored by yourchoice and purchase of Philips’ products. You can have Philips’
comprehensive technical supports from our website, e.g. user’s manuals, software downloading and warranty informationetc.
www.philips.com• Digital noise reduction: Background noise can beeffectively filtered out and voices be recorded clearly. It is
recommended to apply the PCM noise reduction recording
in noisy background.
• Speech shadowing: Suited for studying, the equipment can
do speech shadowing while playing recordings and music
files.
• Replay: Suited for study, the equipment can replay while
playing recordings or music files.
• Record in common MP3/WAV format.
• Quick access to recordings and data by using high speed
USB 2.0.
• Voice-activated recording.
• USB mass storage, ensuring maximum compatibility.
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Safety• Do not use the earphones when driving, cycling andskateboarding to avoid traffic accident and violating laws
and regulations.

3 Your Digital Voice Recorder

Overviewφ

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English2 Important Reminders• To avoid a short circuit, do not expose the product to rain
or moisture.
• Do not store the device near places with high temperature
or direct sunlight.
• Special Note: Before using the device please read this User
Manual carefully. Philips shall not be liable for any data
loss due to erroneous operation or force majeure events.
Special attention should be given to careful operations andplease backup your files.

Hearing Protection
Observe the following guidelines when using your headphones:• Adjust to suitable volume; do not use the earphones for along time.
• Please do not turn the volume up beyond your tolerance.
• Do not turn up the volume so high that you cannot hear
what’s around you.
• When in dangerous conditions, please carefully use theearphones or stop using.
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2 SD card Slot
4 Play/Pause key
6 Record key
8 Menu key

3 Display Screen
5 Speaker
7 Pause key
9 Previous Track/Volume Up/Fast Rewind
10 Next Track/Volume Down/Fast Forward
11 Volume
12 A-B Replay
13 A-B Replay key
14 HOLD
16 USB Jack
17 Mircrophone Net

4 Start to Use
4.1 Power On/Off
Note• Please recharge the device for three hours before using it
for the first time!
(1)When the machine is switched on, slid to ‘ ’ position for
3 seconds, the device will turn off automatically.
(2)When the machine is turned off, slid to ‘’ position for
3 seconds, the device will start automatically and then displays ‘PHILIPS’, as shown below.

Reminder• The device has a built-in lithium battery.
• If the device cannot work normally, please check if thedevice is out of power.
• When the device is recording, please do not cut off thepower, otherwise damaged file or malfunction may be
resulted.
• When the battery indicator displays ‘’, pleaserecharge the device promptly; when the battery is low,
the indicator displays as below:

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4.2 Battery charging
When it enters the audio mode, press MENU to enter voicemode settings and long press MENU to enter app selection
setting.

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(2) Use dedicated charger to recharge.
When using the above methods to recharge, the device
enters the charging status. The battery indicator showsa battery icon turning from empty to full repeatedly,
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4.3 Connection to Computer
The device can be used as a USB mass storage to conveniently store, back up and move files. Link the device to a computer with a USB cable, the voice recorder can automatically berecognized as VTR5101 without installing any software.

Reminder4.4 Keypad Lock
(1)Slide up the POWER button to the lock position to lockall the buttons except the ‘Record’ key. Then the ‘Lock
Icon’ will be displayed on the screen, as shown below.

• While moving files into or out of the device, please do
not disconnect the device from the computer.
• Connect the device to the computer via the USB slots atthe back to backup files.

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Before using the device, please read carefully the following
instructions.
(1)In the stop state of voice mode, short press VOL button( ) to select the folder to save your files. You can selectfolder A, B, C, D.
(2)Slide Record button ( ) to
position to start recording;
the red indicator light is on and the screen displays‘Record’; please point the top of the device towards thesource of sound when recording.
(3)Press PLAY button () to pause recording, the red indicator light flickers, and the screen displays ‘Pause’.
(4)Press PLAY button () again to resume recording.
(5)Slide Record button ( ) to
position to save recording;
red indicator light is turned off, and the device returns to
the Stop interface of current recorded file.
The recording interface is shown below:(2)Slide the POWER button down to the middle position forcanceling locking.

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Illustration of recording interface:

Englishindicating that the device is recharging, with the colorof the indicator light being orange. Under normal
circumstance, the device can be fully recharged in around3 hours. The orange charging indicator will turn off andthe battery icon displays full power, the device is fully recharged.

ķ Current Folderĸ Total number of recordings in the folder
Ĺ Current File Numberĺ Recording StateĻ Current Recording File Nameļ Recording Duration
Ľ Remaining Recording Time
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Ŀ Voice-activated modeŀ Record Type
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• When the screen displays empty battery icon, it meansthat the battery is nearly empty. When the low battery
icon occurs, the system will automatically shut down. If
the device is recording, the system will automatically savethe recorded file then shut down. If the device is runningout of battery, please recharge promptly. When thedevice is to shut down due to low battery, the screen will
display as following:

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Reminder• Before recording, please set your intended recording type(refer to ‘Recording Types’ under Voice Mode in Chapter
VI) and the folder to save your file (long press VOL toenter ‘Folder Selection’).
• Check if the memory has enough space for the next
recording. (Refer to ‘Disk Info’ or ‘Card Info’ under
System Setting in Chapter IX)• Test the recording first to ensure that the recorder is set
up correctly.
• A, B, C and D folder can store 99 files at most, totaling
396 files (99 x 4).
• When the recording duration exceeds the limit of theleft space of the device or the number of files reaches thelimit of 396, the recording will stop. Please delete part of
the recording or move it to a computer.
• Please charge to full capacity in advance if you need torecord for a long time.

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ķ Current Folderĸ Total number of recordings in the folder
Ĺ Current File Numberĺ Current play stateĻ Loop Mode
ļ Loop ModeĽ Current play time
ľ Duration of current file
Ŀ Battery Status(1)(1)When in the state of ‘Stop’, long press VOL to switch
to folder selection and select voice folders by A ė B ė Cė D ė MUSIC ė A...
(2)Press or button to select the file you want to play.

(3)When playing, press VOL ( ) to the interface to turn up
or down the volume.
(4)When playing, press ‘AB Replay' () to the mode of A-B
replay.
(5)When playing, press MENU to enter Loop Mode Setting,including Directory Play, Catalog Loop, Single Loop andRandom Play.
˅for 2~3 seconds to stop(6)Long press PLAY button˄
playing.
(7)When playing, press PLAY button()to pause playing,
and repress PLAY button to resume playing.
(8))When playing, press 'FW'(Playback Follwing button)enter
the playback following recording interface. For details,
please refer to the section '6.11 Playback Following'.

Reminder• When the earphone is inserted into the jack, the speakerof the device will stop working.
• Green indicator light is on during playing; It flashes when
pausing and it will be off when the playing stops.

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EnglishNoteWhen stopping, press ‘MENU’ to menu lists to select recording type. Screen displays as below:

in the course of recording. If no voice is detected, the device
will automatically pause recording; if voice is detected again,
the device resumes recording.
When stopping, press MENU to menu lists to select voice-activated mode which is shown below.

6.4 Record Timer

6.4.2 Recording Source

When stopping, press MENU to menu lists to select Record
Timer.
Record Timer setting: first pre-set a length of time, as systemtime turns to the pre-set time, the system automaticallystarts recording.

It is applied to set microphone recording or FM recording.
In the menu list of Record Timer, press or to select recording source and press MENU to set the recording source.

6.4.1 Record Timer Setting
Press or to select record type, press MENU to confirm.
PCM recording: WAV format, high quality, with bit rate of
1536kbps.
N.R. recording: WAV format, high quality, with bit rate of
384kbps.
Stereo recording: MP3 format, stereo, with bit rate of 128kbs.
Standard recording: MP3 format, standard, with bit rate of
32kbs.
L.P. recording: MP3 format, long time, with bit rate of 8kbps.

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6.3 Monitoring Settings

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to select ‘Disable’ or ‘Enable ’, press MENU to

Press or to ‘FM Recording’ ‘MIC Recording’ and confirm
it by pressing MENU.

6.4.3 Recording Duration

When stopping, press MENU to menu lists to select monitoring settings which is shown below.

6.2 Voice-activated mode
When the voice control recording function is activated, thedevice will start recording automatically when it detects voice

In the menu list of Record Timer, press or to selectrecord timer setting and press MENU to enter record timer
setting which is shown below.

In the current state, press ‘AB’ or ‘FW’ to switch between
year, month, day, hour and minute. In the setting process, thenumber indicator will flash and then press or
to change
the figure. Press MENU to save current time settings.

It is used to set duration of auto record. The device willautomatically save the recording when reaching the preset
duration. In the menu list of Record Timer, press or to
select the Recording Duration and press MENU to set the
duration of the recording, which is shown below:

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6.1 Recording type

6.9 Variable Speed Play or to select variable speed playand press MENU to confirm. At this time, the interface ofvariable speed play would appear as follows, where you needto press or to select the value of variable speed play
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Press or to set the duration of the recording, and press
MENU to confirm.

6.8 Loop Mode

6.5 Section BreakWhen the auto section break recording function is turned
on, in the course of recording, the auto section break recording enables recordings to be saved automatically into a new
file at preset auto break time and the next recording will bestarted.
When stopping, press MENU to select the sections which isshown below:

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6.7 A-B Replay
When playing, press ‘AB Replay’ () and confirm the starting point A. At this time, the interface would show A ė B
and B would flash, which is shown as Figure 1;
Press ‘ or ’ to confirm the ending point B. At the time, theinterface would show A ė B and replay mode begins, whichis shown as Figure 2. Re-press ) to cancel the replay mode,and then A ė B would disappear on the interface and thedevice returns to normal play (If VOL is not pressed tocancel the replay, it would exit from the replay mode after
five-time replay.)

The device provides four loop play modes, namely Directory Play, Repeat All, Repeat One and Shuffle Play. It is able
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6.9 Variable Speed Play or to select variable speed play
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MENUAdjustment
to confirm. At this time, the interface ofvariable speed play would appear as follows, where you need
When playing, press VOL to the interface of volume adjustto press or to select the value of variable speed play
ment shown as follows: and then press or to turn up or
and then press MENU to confirm.
down the volume and the value of volume on the interface
would change accordingly.

6.10 Volume Adjustment
When playing, press VOL to the interface of volume adjustment shown as follows: and then press or to turn up or
down the volume and the value of volume on the interface
would change accordingly.

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6.9 Variable Speed Play

When stopping, press MENU to select ‘Delete’ or ‘Delete
All’ which is shown below:

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6.6 Delete

When playing, press ‘FW’ to the interface of playback following which is shown as Figure 1: Record the playback to follow
on the same interface. After the recording press ‘Play’which
would automatically replay the recorded playback. The interface is shown as below. The playing stops when the recording
ends and returns to the play interface to resume playing thecurrent file, the interface of which is shown as Figure 2.

The length for the playback recording is 30 seconds, andsimply press ‘Play’ to exit in advance from the recording andenter playback following mode.

7 Music Mode

Voice Mode Interface Information:

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When the voice mode is stopped, long press MENU to enter
App List interface. Press or to music mode and press
MENU to confirm.

When the voice mode is stopped, long press ‘VOL’ to selectbetween the folders (A, B, C, D, music).
Reminder• Music files can only be played in the ‘MUSIC’ folder.

ķ Current file numberĸ Total number of recordings in the folder
Ĺ Current play stateĺ Loop ModeĻ Current file nameļ Current play timeĽ Total time of current fileľ Battery Status
Ŀ Equalizer Mode(1)Press or to select the file you need to play.
(2)When stopping, press MENU to delete one file or delete
all files.
(3)When playing, press ‘AB Replay’ () for A-B replay mode

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• When the earphone is inserted into the jack, the speakerof the device will stop working.
• Green indicator light is on during playing; it flashes when
the device pauses and it will be turned off when thedevice stops playing.

7.1 A-B Replay
The operation methods are the same as ‘A-B Replay’ of ‘Voice
Mode’.

7.2 Loop Mode
The operation methods are the same as ‘Loop Mode’ of ‘Voice
Mode’.

7.3 Speech Shadowing
Refer to ‘Speech Shadowing’ under ‘Voice Mode’.

7.4 Delete Files
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When stopping, press MENU to menu lists to select ‘Delete’or ‘Delete All’, which is shown below:

7.6 Variable Speed Play

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including Directory Play, Catalog Loop, Single Loop andRandom Play.
(5)When playing, press MENU to set sound modes, including
normal, rock, popular, classic, soft, jazz and DBB.
(6)Short press VOL button for 2~3 seconds to enter volume
adjustment interface, then pressorbutton to adjust
the volume.
(7)Press PLAY˄
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(8)When playing, press PLAY () to pause playing, andpress PLAY button again to resume playing.
(9)When playing, keep pressing or button to fast rewindor forward, and release the button to automaticallyresume normal playing.
(10)In the state of stop, long press MENU button to enter
the main menu. Press VOL ( ) button to return to Voice
Mode.

Refer to “Variable Speed Play’ under ‘Voice Mode’.

If you need to delete a single file or all the files in the folder,please refer to the deletion method instructed in ‘Voice Mode’.

7.7 Volume Adjustment
The operation methods are the same as ‘Volume Adjustment’of ‘Voice Mode’.

7.5 Equalizer Mode
The device supports seven sound effect modes, including
normal, rock, popular, classic, soft, and jazz and DBB. When
playing, press MENU to select sound effect mode. Switch
among the modes via Pre button and Next button and press
MENU to confirm.

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When music mode / voice mode is stopped, please long press
MENU to enter the main interface. Press or to switch
to Radio Mode, which is shown below.

In FM Modeˈ press or to select frequency point; press
MENU to the submenu list, including Auto Search, Bookmark
Radio, FM Recording, Delete Radio, Delete All and exit.

8.2 Bookmark Radio
When in FM Mode, press MENU and select from the list theitem to manually save the radio, which is shown below:

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8.5 Delete Files

Press MENU to confirm on the interface of FM Mode, whichis shown below:

8.1 Auto Search

Press orto confirm.

, select the radio to be saved, and press MENU

When in FM Mode, press MENU to auto search and when aradio is detected the system would automatically save in thelist. The completion of the auto search is shown below:

8.3 Volume

Select ‘Delete Radio’ in the menu list to delete any radio station that has been bookmarked, or select ‘Delete All Radios’
to delete all the radio stations that have been bookmarked,
which is shown below.

Press ‘ ’VOL button to enter volume adjustment interface ,and press or to adjust the volume.

8.4 FM record
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Select FM Recording in the menu list, and the system would
enable FM recording function. The default FM recording typeis stereo recording. The interface of FM recording is shown
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In the FM listening interface, short press MENU to pop up
the list selection, press the up and down button to switch
the menu, press the MENU to confirm. Select ‘Exit’ in thelist interface, return to the FM listening interface, long press
MENU on the FM listening interface to return to the maininterface.

9 Setting Mode
When Music Mode / Voice Mode is stopped, please long press
MENU to enter the main interface which is shown below.

Note• Note: as there are many items in the menu under thesystem setting, you can return to Voice Mode by pressing
VOL ( ) on any menu interface.

9.1 Backlight Time

Press MENU to the list of system setting which covers Backlight Time, Contrast, Auto Power-off, Record Light, Language
Selection, Key Tone, Memory Choice, Disk Info, Card Info,
Formatting, Firmware Version, System Time and Default
Setting.

Five types of backlight time are available: be always on, 15s,
30s, 45s and 60s. If there’s no operation on the device after
the set time, the backlight will turn off automatically. If you
select ‘Always’, the backlight would be always on.
Select backlight time and press MENU to confirm to enter
the interface of setting backlight time which is shown below:

9.2 Contrast
It is used for setting the contrast of the display screen,
ranging 1-5. The larger the contrast value is, the lighter the
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9.6 Key Tone

9.8 Disk Info

Select record light and press MENU to confirm to enter theinterface of Record Light which is shown below:

Select key tone and press MENU to confirm to enter theinterface of key tone which is shown below:

Select memory choice and press MENU to confirm to enter
the interface of memory choice which is shown below:

Press or to change the value of contrast and then press
MENU to confirm.

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to select ‘On’ or ‘Off’, press MENU to confirm.

9.3 Auto Power-off

9.5 Language

9.7 Memory Choice

The system will automatically turn off if no operation is
performed to the device in specified time. There are fiveauto power-off options: 5 min, 15 min, 30 min, 60 min oroff. Select auto off and press MENU to confirm to enter theinterface of auto off which is shown below:

Select language selection in the menu list and press MENU toconfirm, which is shown below:

Select memory choice and press MENU to confirm to enter
the interface of memory choice which is shown below:

Press or to select ‘Simplified Chinese’ (S-C), ‘Traditional
Chinese’ (T-C) or ‘English’ (EN), press MENU to confirm.
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Press orto choose the ‘Total Capacity’ or ‘Left Capacity’ of SD Card, select ‘Total Capacity’ and press MENU toconfirm.

9.9 Card Info
Select card info and press MENU to confirm to enter theinterface of card info which is shown below:

Press orto choose the ‘Total Capacity’ or ‘Left Capacity’ of SD Card, select “Total Capacity” and press MENU toconfirm.
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Select contrast and press MENU to confirm to enter theinterface of setting contrast which is shown below:

9.11 Firmware Version

9.13 Default Setting

The function is applied to format the device.

Select default setting, press MENU to confirm to enter theinterface of default setting which is shown below:• Prior to formatting, please backup important data or files
in advance.

It is used for checking the version of the firmware and thedate.
Select firmware version and press MENU to the interface of
firmware version.
Press VOL button to return to the previous menu.

Select formatting, and press MENU to enter the interface offormatting which is shown below:

9.12 System Time

ReminderSelect system time, press MENU to confirm, select time
format setting, and press MENU again to enter the interfaceof time format which is shown below:

Press or to select ‘Yes’ or ‘No’, press MENU to confirm
the formatting when you selecting ‘YES’; if press MENU with‘No’, it will cancel the formatting and return to the previous
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In the current state, press ‘AB’ or ‘FW’ to switch between
year, month, day, hour, minute and second. In the setting
process, the number indicator will flash and then press or
to change the figure. Press MENU to save the current time
settings.
Press or to select ‘Yes’ or ‘No’, press MENU to confirm
the default setting when you selecting ‘YES’; if press MENU
with ‘No’, it will cancel the default setting and return to theprevious menu.

Press or to select ‘12H’ or ‘24H’ format, press MENU
to confirm.
Select system time in the menu list. Press MENU to selecttime format, press MENU again to enter the interface of time
setting which is shown below:
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10 Frequently asked questions (FAQ)
Answers to the frequently asked questions are listed here tosolve simple problems that may occur. If the problem cannot
be solved, please contact the dealer or visit our official website: www.philips.com/support

10.4 Unable to listen to recording via speaker(1) Please unplug the headset.
(2) Adjust the volume of speaker as the volume may havebeen set at the minimum value.

11.1 Memory

The battery is empty, please recharge promptly.

Reference recording time (8GB): About 48 hours for Digital
Noise Reduction recording mode, 145 hours for high quality
recording mode, 12 hours for PCM recording mode, 583
hours for Standard recording mode and 2328 hours for longtime recording mode.
Type of internal memory: NAND Flash (flash memory)
Mobile storage device (PC): Yes

10.2 Device cannot record

11.2 Dimensions

The device exceeded the maximum file number or the device’s storage is full, Please delete some recordings or movethem to other storage devices.

Width × Height × Thickness: 23×104.5×9.4(mm)Weight (Inclusive of battery): 42g

10.5 Cannot turn on the device
10.1 Recording cannot be started

10.3 Playback cannot be started
Please recharge the battery as it has run out power.

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Long press AB button for 8 seconds to reset the device.

11.4 Operating conditions
Temperature: 5°C~45°C
Air humidity: 10% – 90%, non-condensing

11.3 System requirements
Operating System: Windows 7,8,10/Vista/XP/2000, Mac OS X,
Linux
Port: USB

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