User manual NUANCE DRAGON NATURALLYMOBILE RECORDER 4

[. . . ] Recorder. bk Page i Wednesday, May 12, 1999 4:09 PM Dragon NaturallyMobile Recorder TM User's Guide Dragon Systems Recorder. bk Page ii Wednesday, May 12, 1999 4:09 PM May 1999. This publication may not include some last-minute technical changes and/or revisions to the program. Changes are periodically made to the information described here. Future editions of this manual will incorporate these changes. [. . . ] The black boxes appear as the memory fills. When nearly full, the boxes will begin flashing. This warns you that your remaining memory is down to about a minute or less. When the unit runs out of memory during a recording, the unit beeps and the recording stops. The display will read either CARD FULL or INT MEMORY FULL, depending on the memory you are currently using. INT MEMORY FULL CARD FULL 12 s Recorder. bk Page 13 Wednesday, May 12, 1999 4:09 PM Chapter 3: Settings and Basic Functions Checking the Exact Amount of Memory Remaining s Press and release the Menu button until you see SETUP. The time left on the memory you are using shows on the display. w SPEED: SP C 38:00 When a Folder Is Full Each folder can hold up to 99 recordings (60 recordings for 2MB cards). If you have many brief recordings, you could encounter a full folder. When a folder is full, the display will give you a FOLDER FULL message. This does not mean that you are out of memory. It means only that the particular folder you are using cannot hold any more recordings. To continue recording, simply move to another folder or create a new folder. FILE LIMIT C FOLDER 9 Working With Memory Cards About Memory Cards Use of memory cards expands the capacity of your Dragon NaturallyMobile Recorder. Your recorder uses industry-standard 2 MB, 4 MB, and 8 MB SmartMedia cards. When a card is inserted, it works just like the recorder's internal memory. As with the internal memory, the cards provide multiple folders to hold recordings. w w s 13 Recorder. bk Page 14 Wednesday, May 12, 1999 4:09 PM Recorder Back Recorder. bk Page 15 Wednesday, May 12, 1999 4:09 PM Chapter 3: Settings and Basic Functions s If the words UNKNOWN/CARD UNKNOWN CARD PRESS/DELETE DELETE and FOR 5 SEC/TO ERASE PRESS FOR 5 SEC TO ERASE ERASING CARD appear, the card needs to be formatted for use in the recorder. Press and hold Delete until you see the words ERASING CARD and ERASED CARD. ERASED CARD This will erase all contents and format the card. After this process, the card should be ready to use. Protecting Recordings on Cards Write-protection ensures that you will not erase or write over a recording you want to keep. You can still listen to recordings on a write-protected card. s 15 Recorder. bk Page 16 Wednesday, May 12, 1999 4:09 PM Dragon NaturallyMobile Recorder User's Guide To prevent recording on a card, place the card's special round sticker in the recessed area on the top of the card. The recorder will not let you record on such cards until the sticker is removed. Label Area Write-Protection Connectors ¯ Tip If the display shows the message WRONG TYPE OF CARD, the memory card cannot be used by your recorder. Your Dragon NaturallyMobile Recorder uses SmartMedia 3. 3V cards (SSFDC type) in 2 MB, 4 MB, and 8 MB sizes. If you have trouble locating cards, call Voice It Customer Service 1. 800. 47VOICE. Card Front Card Back Removing Write Protection If you see the message CARD/READ ONLY when you try to record on a card, write-protection is active. [. . . ] Follow the usual procedures for setting the clock and other menu items. s The Display Reads "CARD/READ ONLY" This indicates that write-protection is active on the card you have inserted. Write-protection prevents a user from deleting or changing recordings. s To use the card for new recordings, remove the round sticker from the recessed area on the card. This cancels write-protection. It is also possible that you may be using a card that has not been properly formatted. See the section "Using New Cards the First Time" on page 14 for more information. The Display Reads "WRONG TYPE/OF CARD" This indicates that the memory card you have inserted is not compatible with your recorder. s Try another card. The Unit Indicates Corrupted Memory on Startup If your unit indicates that memory is corrupted when you insert new batteries (display reads "INTMEMORY/ERROR F"), it is possible that an unusual circumstance has occurred. [. . . ]