1 Welcome

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1.1 Product Features
2.1 Safety
2.2 Hearing protection

3 Your recorder

3.1 What’s in the box?
3.2 Overview

4 Start to use

4.1 Power On/Off
4.2 Connect to Computer

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5 Recording
6.1 Delete
6.2 A-B Replay
6.3 Play Mode
6.4 Volume Adjustment

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7.1 Delete
7.2 A-B Replay
7.3 Play Mode
7.4 Equalizer Mode
7.5 Volume Adjustment

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8 Radio Mode

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9.1 Quality Settings
9.2 Record Light
9.3 Radio mode
9.4 Memory choice
9.5 Key tone
9.6 Voice-activated
9.7 Auto Divide Feature Recording
9.8 Date Time Setting
9.9 Record Timer
9.10 Duration
9.11 Language
9.12 Backlight
9.13 Contrast
9.14 Auto Power-off
9.15 Remaining Time9.16 Format Memory
9.17 Information

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11 Technical Parameters

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1 WelcomeEnglishWelcome to the world of Philips! We are honored by yourchoice and purchase of Philips’ products. You can havePhilips’ comprehensive technical supports from our website,
e.g. user’s manuals, software downloading and warranty
information etc.
www.philips.com

1.1 Product Features
Digital Noise Reduction: Effectively filter the ambient noise in
the recording environment and record clear sound, which isrecommended to use in noisy environment.
ЬHD Loudspeaker: The adoption of high quality speaker

allows you to experience natural sound during playback ofrecordings or music files as well.
ЬRecord in MP3 format.
ЬQuick access to recordings and data by using high speed
USB 2.0.
ЬVoice-activated recording.
ЬUSB mass storage, ensuring maximum compatibility.

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2.1 SafetyЬWhen in dangerous conditions, please carefully use theearphones or stop using.
ЬDo not use the earphones when driving, cycling andskateboarding to avoid traffic accident and violating laws
and regulations.

3 Your Voice Tracer

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3.1 What’s in the box?

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ЬTo avoid a short circuit, do not expose the product to rain

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or water.
ЬDo not expose the device to excessive heat caused byheating equipment or direct sunlight.
ЬProtect the cables from being pinched, particularly at plugs.
ЬAttention! Before using the device please read this User’s
Manual carefully. The company shall not be liable forany data loss due to erroneous operation or causes of aforce majeure nature. Special attention should be given to
careful operations and prepare backup of files.

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3.2 Overview:
2.2 Hearing Protection

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Headset Jack
Volume up, Fast reverse, File selection previous, Menu
item selection
Volume down, Fast forward, File selection next, Menu
item selection
HOLD
Power On/Off
USB Port
SD CardRecord/Play status LED
Display
Speaker
RecordRecord Stop
Play, Pause, Stop
VolumeMenu Key
Microphone jackObserve the following guidelines when using yourheadphones:ЬAdjust to suitable volume; do not use the earphone for along time.
ЬPlease do not turn the volume up beyond your tolerance.
Do not turn up the volume so high that you can’t hearЬwhat’s around you.
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4 Start to use

Note

Battery charging

4.2 Connect to Computer

4.1 Power On/OffNoteЬPlease recharge the device for three hours before using it

for the first time!
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When the machine is switched on, slid to “”
position for 3 seconds, the device is cut off from power.
When the machine is turned off, slid to “
” position
for 3 seconds, the device starts automatically and thendisplays “PHILIPS”, as shown below.

shall be idle for a long time, please slide the powerswitch to OFF position.
ЬIf the device cannot work normally, please make sure thedevice is not out of electricity.
ЬWhen the device is recording, please do not cut off thepower, otherwise damaged file or malfunction may be
resulted.
” is displayed, pleaseЬWhen the battery indicator “charge the device promptly.

Note

Prior to charging, please slide power switch to ON position.
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Connect the device to PC through USB cable.
Use special charger to recharge.

The device can be used as a USB mass storage toconveniently store, back up and move files. Link the device
to a computer with a USB cable, the voice recorder can
automatically be recognized as a portable device without theneed to install any software.
Note

When using the above methods to recharge, the device
enters the charging status. The battery indicator shows abattery icon turning from empty to full repeatedly, indicatingthat the device is recharging, with orange charging indicator
being lit. Under normal circumstance, the device can be fullyrecharged in around 3 hours. The orange charging indicator is
off when the battery icon is full which indicates that it is fullyrecharged.

When moving files into or out of the device, please do notdisconnect the device from the computer.
USB Connection and Charging Interface:

Note

During charging, the device cannot be used to record or
playback.

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EnglishЬThe device has a built-in lithium battery. If the device

Illustration of recording interface:

When the low battery icon occurs, it means the battery isnearly empty and the system will automatically shut down.
If the device is recording, the system will automatically savethe recorded file then shut down. If the device has low
battery, please recharge promptly. When the device is toshut down due to low battery, the following icon will display.

Before using the device, please read carefully the following
instructions.
1 In the stop state of voice mode, short press MENU button
to select the folder you prefer.You can select folder A,
B, C, D.
2 Slide Record button ( ) position in the
button tostart recording; the red indicator light is on and the display
shows “Record”; please point the top of the device towards
the source of sound.
3 Press PLAY button
to pause recording, the red
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4 Press PLAY button
again to resume recording.
5 Slide Record button ( ) position in the
button to saverecording; red indicator light is turned off, and the device
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Record type
Current folder
Left channel energy level
Right channel energy level
Total number of recordings in the folder
The current file's number
Record state
Battery charge level
Recording parameters
Current time

the next recording (See “Remaining Time” in The System
Setting, Chapter 8).
ЬPlease test recording to ensure that the Voice Tracer
setting is right.
ЬA、B、C and D folder can store 99 files at most, with
396 files in total (99 x 4).
ЬIf the recording time exceeds the usable capacity of thedevice or the number of files reaches the limit of 396,
the recording stops. Please delete part of recording or
move it to a computer.
ЬPlease charge battery in advance if you need to record
for a long time. A fully charged battery will allow you torecord for approx. 6.5 hours.

NoteЬPrior to recording, please preset the record type youneed (See “Quality settings” in The System Setting,
Chapter 8) and the folder where you want to saverecorded files (See “Voice Folder Selection” in the Voice
Mode, Chapter 6).
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Voice Mode Interface Information

Interface of playing files

Record type
Current folder
The current file's number
Total number of recordings in the folder
Current play state
Loop mode
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Current file nameCurrent play time
Total time of current file
Battery charge level
1 When in Stop state, press MENU button to select voice
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4 When in the state of Play, short press VOL button to enterA-B replay.
5 When in the state of Play, press MENU button to set playmode, including Sequence, Repeat one and Repeat all.
6 When in the state of Play ，long press VOL button toenter volume adjustment interface , and pressorto adjust volumes.
7 Press PLAY button for 2-3 seconds to stop playing.
8 When playing, press PLAY to pause playing, and repress
PLAY button to resume playing.
9 When playing, long pressorto fast forward or
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playing.

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6.2 A-B Replay

ЬWhen the earphone is inserted into the jack, the Voice

Tracer speaker is disabled.
ЬGreen indicator light is on during playing; it flashes whendevices pause and it will be turned off when stop playing.

6.1 Delete
In the state of stop, press VOL button for 2-3 seconds toenter the deletion interface, as shown in the following figures:

Delete current file
Press PLAY
pressor
to confirm.

Delete all files in the folder

to select “Delete one” or “Delete all”;
to select “YES” or “No” and press MENU

When playing, press VOL button
to enter A-B replay
mode, and set the start mark A, then the screen displays
A-B, and B flashes as shown in Figure 1; press theorbutton to set the finish mark B, screen displays A-B, and start
to replay as shown in Figure 2; repress the VOL button again
to cancel replay, display A-B disappears and return to normal
playing (if not press VOL button to cancel replay, device willautomatically exit replay mode after replay for five times).

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39English6 Voice & music mode

The device supports three play modes, including Sequence,
Repeat one and Repeat all. It is able to switch among those
three play modes by pressing MENU button when playing.
:Sequence, it means to play in the order that from thecurrent file to the last one, and then it automatically stops
playing.
:Repeat one, it means to repeatedly play the current file
only.
:Repeat all, it means to play all files in the current folder
repeatedly.

6.4 Volume Adjustment
When playing ,Long press VOL button to enter volume
adjustment, with screen displaying a speaker icon flashing, asshown in the following figure. Press buttonor to turnup or turn down the volume, then the volume bar on thescreen will correspondingly increase or reduce.

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7 Music Mode
When the voice mode is in the state of stop, press MENU
button to enter Music Mode.
NoteЬmusic files can only be played when they are in “MUSIC”

folder.
Voice Mode Interface Information

The current file's number
Total number of recordings in the folder
Current play state
Loop mode
Current file nameCurrent play time
Total time of current file
Battery charge level
EQ modeRepart mode

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6.3 Play mode

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3 When playing, press VOL button to enter A-B replay.
4 When playing, press MENU button to set play mode,
including Sequence, Repeat one and Repeat all.
5 When playing, press VOL button twice to set equalizermode.
6 Press VOL button to enter volume adjustment interface,then pressorbutton to adjust the volume.
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7.2 A-B Replay
The operation methods are the same as “A-B Replay” of“Voice Mode”.

English10 In the state of stop, press MENU button for 2-3 seconds
to enter system setting. Press VOL button
to return
voice mode.

ЬWhen the earphone plug is inserted into the jack, theVoice Tracer speaker is disabled.
ЬGreen indicator light is on during playing; it flashes whendevices pause and it will be turned off when stop playing.

7.1 Delete
In the state of stop, press VOL button for 2-3 seconds toenter the deletion interface, as shown in the following figure:

7.3 Play Mode
The operation methods are the same as “Play Mode” of “VoiceMode”.

7.4 Equalizer Mode
The device supports seven sound effect modes, including
normal, rock, popular, classic, soft, and jazz and DBB. During
playback, press twice VOL button to switch among themwhen playing.

7.5 Volume Adjustment
The operation methods are the same as “Volume
Adjustment” of “Voice Mode”.

Delete single file
Delete all files in a folder
The operation methods are the same as “Delete” of “VoiceMode”.
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8 Radio Mode

Notepress MENU button to enter. See the below picture of Radio
Mode:

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Sound can only be heard in the earphones.
In the Radio Mode, press
or button to chooseЬradio frequency, press MENU button to display thefollowing menu, including: search, Save Channel, FM
record, Delete, Delete All.

EnglishЬPlease plug in the earphones. They allow radio reception.

When the music mode/voice mode is in the state of stop,press MENU button for 2~3 seconds to enter system setting.
In the Radio Mode, pressorbutton to open radio.See
the below picture of opening Radio :You can choose Save Channel to save it. Choose Delete todelete a current saved channel or Delete all saved channels.
The device can store 40 radio channels at most. After morethan one radio channel is stored, short presstoswitch among saved radio channels in sequence. Short press
to switch among saved radio channels in decrease.
Long press
button to enter volume adjustment
interface , and pressorto adjust volumes.
If you choose FM record, the system starts recording theradio. see the interface picture below:

After Search is selected, the system automatically searches
radio channels. When a radio channel is found, the channel
will be saved automatically into radio channel list. Whenthe automatically channel search is completed, it shows theinterface as below:

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When the music mode/voice mode is in the state of stop,press MENU button for 2~3 seconds to enter system setting.

Four recording modes: HQ, PCM, NC and LP. Pressorto select the one you prefer,and press MENU to confirm
and enter the next menu.
HP: MP3 format, high quality, with bit rate of 128kbps.
PCM: WAV format, high quality, with bit rate of 1536kbps.
LP: MP3 format, long time, with bit rate of 8kbps.
N.R: WAV format, high quality, with bit rate of 384kbps.

9.3 Radio mode
On the System Settings interface, consecutively short press
on MENU button to enter radio mode setting interface, as
shown in the following figure:

NoteЬSince there are many menus under the system setting,it is possible to return to the voice mode interface bypressing VOL button from any system menu interface.

The default setting is FLASH memory medium, if the userneeds to switch to an external SD card can be selected for
the SD card.
Press or to select "FLASH" or "Off", press "Menu button" toconfirm and move to the next menu.

9.2 Record LightOn the System Settings interface, consecutively short press
on MENU button to enter record light setting interface, as
shown in the following figure:

9.1 Record Type

Press
or
confirm.

In the stop interface of music mode/ voice mode, press
MENU button for 2~3 seconds to enter the record typesetting Interface as shown in the following figure:

English9 System Setting

to select “On” or “Off”, press MENU to

9.4 Memory choice

9.5 Key Tone
On the System Settings interface, consecutively short press
on MENU button to enter device sounds setting interface, as
shown in the following figure:On the System Settings interface, consecutively short press
on MENU button to enter record light setting interface, as
shown in the following figure:Pressorto select “On” or “Off”,press MENU toconfirm and enter the next menu.

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9.6 Voice-activated
Practical voice control recording function, no button
operation is needed. When the function is activated, atthe moment you speak, the Voice Tracer will automaticallyrecord it. In the course of recording, if no voice is detected,
the device will automatically pause recording 3 seconds later;
if voice is detected again, the device resumes recording.
From the System Settings interface, consecutively short press
the MENU to enter the VA setting interface, as shown in thefollowing figure:

When the auto divide feature recording is started, in thecourse of recording, the auto divide feature recording enables
recordings to be saved automatically into a new file at preset
auto divide time and the next recording will be started. On
the System Settings interface, consecutively short press on
the MENU to enter the auto divide feature recording settinginterface, as shown in the following figure:

Press
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to select preset auto divide time : “Off”,“30min” and “60min”,press MENU to confirm and enter the
next menu.

9.8 Date / Time SettingPressorto select “On” or “Off”, press MENU toconfirm and enter the next menu.
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9.9 Record Timer

9.7 Auto Divide Feature Recording

On the System Settings interface, consecutively short press
on the MENU to enter the time format setting interface, as
shown in the following figure:

Record Timer setting: first pre-set a length of time, as systemtime turns to the pre-set time, the system automaticallystarts recording. On the System Settings interface,consecutively short press on the MENU to enter the s record
timer setting interface, as shown in the following figures:Pressorto select “12H” or “24H” format, press
MENU to confirm and enter the system time settinginterface, as shown in the following figures:

12h

24h

The setting method refers to “Date / Time Setting”.
In this state, press VOL to switch among the year, month,date, hour, minute and second. The number will flash in thestate of setting, pressorto adjust the numericalvalue. Press MENU to save the current time/date settings andenter the next menu.

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9.12 Backlight Time9.13 Contrast

It is used to set duration of auto record. Device willautomatically save recording when reach the preset time.
On the stop interface of music mode, consecutively shortpress on the MENU to enter the duration setting, as shownin the following figures:

It is used for setting the system language.
On the System Settings interface, consecutively short press
on the MENU to enter the language setting interface, as
shown in the following figures:

Five types of backlight time are available: 0, 15s, 30s, 45s and60s. If there’s no operation on the device after the set time,
the backlight is off automatically. The backlight will be alwaysonЬ
when “0” is selected.
On the stop interface of music mode, consecutively shortpress on the MENU to enter the backlight time setting, asshown in the following figures:

It is used for setting the contrast of the display screen,
ranging 1-9. The larger the contrast value is, the whiter the
background will be; the smaller the contrast value is, theblacker the background will be.
On the System Settings interface, consecutively short press
on the MENU to enter the contrast setting interface, as
shown in the following figures:

Press
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to select “0”, “15s”, “30s”, “45s” and “60s”,
press MENU to confirm and enter the next menu.

Press
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to adjust numerical value, press MENU toconfirm and enter the next menu.

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button to select “0m”(to disable auto save),“30m”(to auto save at a 30min interval), “60m”(to autosave at a 60min interval ), “120m”(to auto save at a 120mininterval), press MENU to confirm and enter the next menu.

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Press
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9.17 Information

The system will automatically power off if no operation is
performed to the device in specified time. There are two
auto power-off options: 5min , 15min 30min or 60min.
On the System Settings interface, consecutively short press
on the MENU to enter the auto power-off setting, as shownin the following figures:

It is be used for check remaining time for recording.
On the System Settings interface, consecutively short press
on the MENU to enter the remaining time checking interface,
as shown in the following figures:

It is used for formatting the internal storage of the device.
Note: Prior to formatting, please backup important data or
files in advance.
On the System Settings interface, consecutively short press
on the MENU to enter the clear memory interface, as shownin the following figures:

It is used for checking the version of firmware and the date.
On the System Settings interface, consecutively short press
on the MENU to enter the firmware version checking
interface, as shown in the following figures:Press VOL button to return to the voice mode.

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Press
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MENU with “No”, it will cancel the formatting and enter the
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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

Unable to listen to recording via speaker
1 Please unplug the headset.
2 Adjust the volume of speaker as the volume may have been
set at the minimum value.

11 Technical parameter
MemoryThe battery is empty, please recharge promptly.

Reference recording time (8GB): About 48 hours for Digital
Noise Reduction recording mode, 11 hours for PCM
recording mode，136 hours for high quality recording modeand 2228 hours for long time recording mode.
Type of internal memory: NAND Flash (flash memory)
Mobile storage device (PC): Yes
Recording time with fully charged battery: approx. 12 hours

Cannot record with the device

Dimensions

Exceed the maximum file number or the device’s storage isfull, Please delete some recordings or move them to otherstorage devices.

W × H × D: 20 ×110×12 (mm)Weight (Inclusive of battery): 28g

Cannot switch on the device

Recording

Recording Format: MP3 / WAV(High quality) HP: Bit rate 128kbps, MP3 format(PCM) PCM: Bit rate 1536kbps, WAV format(long time) LP: Bit rate 8kbps, MP3 format(Digital Noise Reduction) N.R: Bit rate 384kbps, WAV format

Operational condition

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

System requirements

Voice Tracer fails to play
Please recharge the battery as it has run out power.

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

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English10 Frequently asked questions (FAQ)