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2 Key Notices • Do not increase the volume to a level higher than that of the ambient environment. • Exercise caution or suspend the use of the earphone in case of danger. 2.1 Safety • Do not use earphone when driving a car, riding a bicycle or using a skateboard.
3 Your Digital Recorder 3.2 Overview 3.1 Supplied Components Recording Button Volume Increase/Decrease Button Recoding Gain Button Variable-Speed Play Button Power Button Earphone Hole...
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Indicator Light YOU Button ME Button Videotaping Button MODE Button Card Ejection Hole Memory Card/SM Card Camera Overview button Home button Return button...
• When you are using the device for the first time, you should charge the device for three hours to ensure sufficient power storage. Long press the ON/OFF button for 2-3 seconds and you will see the Philips logo as shown below:...
5 Recording Mode The recording interface is shown below: When you use the recorder for the first time, please read the instructions on recording in the User Manual! • Before recording, please set the recorded file type and the saving path. In the settings on the main menu, select “Folder Selection”...
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Illustration on recording interface: Current recorded hours Maximum recorded hours Left/Right energy bar Recorded file name Current recorded file number Recording status logo Current sampling rate and sampling digit Total number of recordings Listen logo Voice control logo Voice Cut logo Current folder Recording logo Current date and time...
5.1 Recording Settings (1)Saving path The recording settings include: saving path, recording type, Choose memory card or SD card for setting the saving path folder selection, voice control, and listen and software ver- as shown below: sion as shown below: 1 、...
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(2)Recording Type (3)Folder Selection The recording types to choose from include: PCM The folders to choose from include: A, B, C, and D, as shown (192K-24bit/wav), N.R. (48K-16bit/wav), HP (48K-16it/wav), below: SP (44.1k-16bit/mp3), and LP (16K-16bit /mp3). The recording interface is shown below: Note •...
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(4)The Voice Activation Setting Reminder • Turn on Voice Activation by pushing the recording Turn on or off the device through voice control as shown button to REC “When there is sound, the sound will be below: automatically recorded. When there is no sound, the recording will stop”.
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(5)Listening during Recording (6)Software Version You can turn on or off the listening function during recording Check the current software version as shown below: as shown below: Note • Turn on Listening function by pushing the recording button to REC “During recording you can listen the recording by wearing an earphone.”...
5.2 Recording Gain Setting During recording, press “ ” to select from “High”, “Medi- um”, and “Low”. The customer can choose different levels of gain according to your own needs.
6 Translation Mode languages, then long press YOU or I button for recording and translation. Unleash the button and listen to the translation. • Photo Translation: Aim at the text you want to translate Click “Translation” application to activate the translation and select the text you want to translate.
Reminder • When you press and hold the YOU or ME button to translate, please release your hand after translating the text to avoid the last text not playing. 6.2 Dialogue Translation Click “Dialogue Translation” to enter the following interface. 1 、...
Long press the ME or YOU button to record what you want touch the area you want to translate. The text will first be to translate before it is converted to text. Unleash the button recognized before being translated. to translate. 2 、...
Gain Setting: Set the gain for translation. Set the 4G network on or off. Version update: Off-line data package upgrade. (Please pay attention to the PHILIPS website for details.) Note • When the network is unstable or the signal is poor, the translation speed and accuracy will be affected.
7 Convert Audio to Text 7.1 Audio File to Text File Click “Audio File to Text File” to enter the conversion inter- Click “Audio to Text” application to enable audio-to-text face as shown below: conversion function as shown below: The audio-to-text function includes audio-to-text and memo- 1 、...
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Reminder 1 、 The Audio-to-Text function can only be enabled with internet connection; 2 、 After the Audio-to-Text conversion is completed, the progress at the bottom is white; 3 、 The audio file for conversion can only be WAV format, not MP3 format;...
5 、 Text files can be viewed by computer. If you need to 7.2 Memo to Text view this unit, please download a “QQ Browser” or “UC Browser” on this machine first, then open the “File Click the “Memo to Text” button to enter the conversion Management/Internal Storage/VTR8080/Transfer”...
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1 、 Long press the “Speaker” to talk and release it when talk is over. The audio is automatically converted to text. The audio-to-text conversion interface is shown below: 4 、 The viewing of the text file is in reference to that of the audio-to-file conversion.
8 Recording Playback Mode Illustration on playback interface: After the recording is completed, the device will enter the playback mode. Or you can click “Recording Playback” for playback. The recording playback interface is shown below: Current folder Current file name Play progress bar Previous Current play time...
8.1 Variable Speed Playback Reminder • When the earphone is inserted, the speaker of the During playback, short press to enter the variable recorder will stop working. speed mode. Press each time to increase the speed by 100% • Click Previous to play the previous file. Click Next to until the maximum speed is reached and reduced.
9 Videotaping Mode Illustration on videotaping interface: When the device is on, long press to enter the video- taping mode, as shown below: Videotaping Preview Videotaping Progress Current Videotaping Time Total Time of One Single Video Videotaping Status...
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Under videotaping mode, short press to save the cur- rent video file. Note • The device will automatically save the clip after 20 minutes and starts a new clip. • To ensure videotaping quality, it is advised that you keep the device level and avoid shaking.
10 Videotaping Mode Note • Enter the video list and you will see “change name” or “delete video”. The popped up dialog box is shown After the video is recorded, the device will automatically below: enter the video file list. You can also enter the Video Playback application and enter the video list.
10.1 Video Playback Reminder • When the earphone is inserted, the recorder speaker will 1 、 Use “+” or “-“button on the video file selection interface stop working. to choose the file for playback. • Touch the Play/Pause icon to stop or resume play. 2 、...
11 Charging Method Use USB cable to connect the device with a PC. Use the original charger for charging your device. 11.1 Connecting with Computer The recorder can be used as a storage device. You can use USB cable to connect your recorder with a computer for the purposes of storage, backup or file removal without the need of installing software.
12 Application Overview 12.1 Translation Translation includes: dialogue translation, text translation, The device has numerous built-in applications, including Off-Line Translation, photo translation and settings. For translation, audio file playback, video file playback, camera, details, please refer to section 6. videotaping, file, Application, recording settings. The applica- tion overview is shown below: 12.2 Audio to Text Audio to Text includes audio-to-text file, memo to text file.
12.5 Camera (2)Photo Viewing Interface This is used for taking and viewing photos. After taking photo, you can view the photo in the lower left corner. Click it and you will see it full screen. The post-photo taking interface is shown below: (1)Taking Photo Click “Camera”...
12.7 File You can check the recorded audios/videos, photos and trans- lated text of the device, as shown below: 1 . Click “Share” to share the current file. Sharing can be done via Bluetooth or through third-party software. When sharing with third-party software, please install third-party software first.
If the problem persists, please consult our dealers or visit our official website at www.philips.com/support. 13.1 Failure in Starting the Recorder The battery is out and you should charge your device.
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