Table of contents Welcome Product highlights Important Safety Hearing safety Disposal of your old product Your Voice Tracer digital recorder Whatʹs in the box? Overview Get started Insert the battery Charge the battery Power on/off Keypad lock (HOLD function) Using the Voice Tracer with a computer Record Record with the built-in microphone Record with an external microphone...
Welcome Congratulations on your purchase and welcome to Philips! To fully benefit from the support that Philips offers, visit our Website for support information such as user manuals, software downloads, warranty information and more: www.philips.com Product highlights • ClearVoice – for dynamic enhancement of quiet recording passages giving excellent speech intelligibility •...
• Do not expose the device to excessive heat caused by heating equipment or direct sunlight. • Protect the cables from being pinched, particularly at plugs. • Back up your files. Philips is not responsible for any loss of data. Hearing safety Observe the following guidelines when using your headphones: •...
Your Voice Tracer digital recorder Whatʹs in the box? 1 × AAA battery Digital recorder Quick start guide USB cable Hands-free headset Your Voice Tracer digital recorder Table of contents...
Overview Record/play indicator Display Hold switch Index, Folder, Repeat (INDEX/a) Fast rewind, File selection, Set menu option (h) Menu (MENU) Power on/off, Play/Pause, Play speed (f ) Speaker Strap hole Volume up, Menu item selection (+) Record, Pause, Power On ( Fast forward, File selection, Set menu option (b) Stop, Display, Delete (j/DEL)
Table of contents Charge the battery The rechargeable battery Philips LFH9154 can be charged in the Voice Tracer. When the Voice Tracer is connected to a computer, the rechargeable battery is automatically charged. A complete recharge cycle takes about 2.5 hours.
Power on/off To power on, press the f button until the display shows a short animation [ ]. To power off, press the f button while the recorder is stopped until the display shows BYE. Keypad lock (HOLD function) Slide the HOLD switch up into the Hold position to lock the keypad of the recorder.
Record Please note the instructions in this section when you make the first recording with your Voice Tracer! Record with the built-in microphone Press the INDEX/a button while the recorder is stopped to select the desired folder. Press the button to start recording. •...
Record with an external microphone To record with an external microphone, connect the microphone to the microphone jack and follow the same procedure as for the built-in microphone. The built-in microphone is switched off when an external microphone is connected. Add index marks Index marks can be used to mark certain points in a recording as points of reference (for example, to mark the start of a new subject of...
Playback Playback of a recording Press the INDEX/a button while the recorder is stopped to select the desired folder. Press the h or b button to select the file to play back. Press the f button. • The playback time will be shown on the display, and the record/play indicator will light green.
Rewinding and forwarding / searching for an index mark Press the h or b button during playback to rewind to the beginning of the file being played or forward to the next file. If the file contains index marks, playback starts at the next index mark. Repeated playback You can set the Voice Tracer to play files repeatedly.
Delete Deleting files and index marks Press the INDEX/a button while the recorder is stopped to select the desired folder. Press and hold the j/DEL button for one second or longer. • DELETE appears on the display. Press the h or b button to select a delete option: Icon Description Delete a single file.
Customize settings You can customize the settings of your Voice Tracer to suit the recording conditions and your personal preferences. Press the MENU button while the recorder is stopped. • The display shows MODE and the current setting for recording mode is flashing.
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Icon/ Option Description Display The Voice Tracer automatically turns off after 5 or 15 minutes of inactivity AUTOOFF Delete all files on the recorder. Transfer important files to a PC before formatting the FORMAT memory. Press f to confirm the selection. Display the firmware version and the release date.
Connect the Voice Tracer to your computer using the supplied USB cable. Download the firmware update for your Voice Tracer from www.philips.com onto your computer. Copy the new firmware file to the root directory of the Voice Tracer. Disconnecting the Voice Tracer from the computer automatically updates the firmware.
The answers to frequently asked questions listed here are intended to solve simple problems with the Voice Tracer. If you have no success please contact your dealer or visit our website: www.philips.com/support My Voice Tracer cannot power on. • The battery is flat or has been inserted incorrectly. Replace the battery with a new one and make sure that it is inserted correctly.
Technical data Connectivity Headphones jack 3.5 mm Impedance: 16 Ω or above Microphone jack 3.5 mm Impedance: 2.2 k High-speed USB 2.0, mini USB port Display Type LCD / segment Screen size 34.5 mm / 1.4 Backlight white Memory Built-in memory capacity 2 GB Built-in memory type NAND Flash...
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Battery Type AAA/LR03 Alkaline or Philips AAA NiMH rechargeable bat- tery LFH9154 Number of batteries Rechargeable yes, via USB with Philips NiMH rechargeable battery LFH9154 Lifetime up to 22 hours (in SLP recording mode) System requirements Operating system Windows 7/Vista/XP/2000,...