User manual OMNICRON ELECTRONICS VLR RECORDER

[. . . ] A AUTOMATIC VOICE LOGGING RECORDER VLR-1 and VLR-1CT one quarter speed models VLR-4 and VLR-4CT one eighth speed models VLR-8 and VLR-8CT standard speed models OWNER'S REFERENCE MANUAL 5K07028099 K-2000 FEATURES The Omnicron VLR recorder is a versatile solid-state unit featuring voice-activated recording. This feature permits you to record conversations without having to turn the recorder on and off manually. You can make recordings directly from the built-in microphone, or you can use an optional interface coupler or cable to connect the recorder to telephone or radio circuits. Other important features include an end-of-tape alarm, review and cue capability, digital tape counter, and monitor while recording. [. . . ] Improper operation of both your recorder and the telephone circuit could result. An accessory patch cord is available (AUX-6S) for use if you will be connecting the recorder to your audio source without a coupler. It has a miniature phone plug on one end to match the auxiliary RECORDING WITH EXTERNAL MICROPHONE Plug a suitable microphone (such as the OMNICRON RMC-8 or PZ-2LA) into the MIC or MIC and REM jacks on the left side of the recorder. It is also used 2 TURN-OFF DELAY You can adjust the length of time between the end of a conversation and the moment when the recorder stops with the TURN-OFF-DELAY control. Adjust this control by inserting a small screwdriver in the hole indicated. If the recorder turns off too quickly during pauses, turn the control clockwise to increase the turn-off-delay. If the recorder runs too long after a conversation is over, adjust the control counter-clockwise to decrease the turn-off-delay. When you are recording room conversations, it is advisable to set this control for a long turn-off-delay. This will help to prevent the recorder from stopping during low level conversations. Feedback or an echo could pre-vent you from using this feature if your sound source is a microphone in the same room as the recorder. During playback, you use the VOLUME control to adjust for a comfortable listening level. You can also connect an external speaker to the recorder's speaker jack. When you use either headphone jack, the built-in speaker will be disconnected. The REVIEW (rewind) key is also a dual function key. If you depress the REVIEW key when the recorder is off, the key will lock down, and the tape will rewind until either you press the STOP/EJECT key or you reach the beginning of the tape. COUNTER The tape counter is helpful in finding certain portions of the tape or in determining how much tape you have left. You can set it to "000" at any time by depressing the small button to the right of the counter. END-OF-TAPE ALARM The end-of-tape alarm switch is also located behind a hole on the bottom of your recorder. When this switch is in the ON position, a beep tone will automatically start whenever all function keys are up. It will also beep if you do not place the unit back into the auto-record mode after reviewing a recording. To deactivate the alarm, use a small screwdriver to place the switch into the OFF position. DO NOT FORCE THE SWITCH. ALC SWITCH On recorders that do not have the CT option (Clock Track) there is a switch to turn off the Automatic Level Control. If you set it to the OFF position, the internal ALC circuit will be off and the recorder will not automatically adjust for sounds that are too loud. Use the record level adjustment on the bottom of the recorder to set the recording level. When the ALC switch is on, you must still turn the record level up if the sound is too weak and the record level light does not flash while recording. [. . . ] VLR recorders with the Clock (CT) Track option (VLR-1CT, VLR-4CT, and VLR-8CT) are designed for use with the OMNICRON TCC-14 Talking Clock/Calendar. They have a second track for recording the verbal time and date announcements provided by the clock. When playing back the recorded conversations, simply switch to the Time Track and you will know exactly when that moment of conversation was recorded. One Talking Clock can provide time and date announcements for over 50 recorders. [. . . ]