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							Call Recorder Manual ©-2001 Vidicode Datacommunicatie BV  41 The microphone can be set at four different values. You will need to 
experiment to determine which value is the right one for your microphone. 
The factory setting is correct for the microphone of the headset that comes 
with the recorder. In any case, the amplification factor only needs to be 
configured once when the microphone is first used; thereafter, the recording 
level will automatically be adjusted. As a rule it will therefore not be necessary 
to change the microphone amplification when the sound level goes up or 
down during a recording. 
4.5.10  Use of the Foot Switch 
Use Foot Switch: Yes
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By pressing ‘CHANGE’ you can enable or disable the foot switch option. The 
foot switch option should not be set to ‘Yes’ if a foot switch is not attached.   
						

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5  Operating a Hard Disk Call Recorder 
Chapter 4 covered the basic functions of the Call Recorder. This chapter 
gives additional instructions for a recorder with a hard disk. The owners of a 
different type of recorder need not concern themselves with this chapter. 
5.1 Introduction 
The Hard Disk Call Recorder is meant for continuous automatic recording. 
The hard disk will be written to until it is full, at which point the oldest 
recordings will be automatically overwritten. In practice, these overwritten 
recordings are likely to be very old and will have long served their purpose so 
they can safely be deleted. The user should be aware of this process, 
however, and know how to check the current contents of the disk in his 
recorder. 
5.2  The disk functions 
The disk function key 
 can be used to retrieve information about the 
contents of the hard disk in the recorder. 
Free space: 2430 Hours
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The first function is to display the number of hours recording time still 
available on the hard disk. W hen this becomes 0 after several years of 
recording, the next function will become important: 
Oldest record.: 06-23-00
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This shows you when the oldest recording still on the hard disk was made.  
						

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Total recordings: 14325
STOP
The third function informs the user of the total number of recordings on the 
hard disk. This is the total of recordings from all sources: telephone, 
answering machine and microphone. 
  
						

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6  Operating a Flash Call Recorder 
The previous chapter covered the basic functions of the Call Recorder. This 
chapter will discuss the additional instructions for a recorder with a flash disk. 
The owners of a different type of recorder need not concern themselves with 
this chapter. 
6.1 Introduction 
As with every Call Recorder, the Flash Call Recorder is meant for continuous 
automatic recording. Because its memory is small, recordings are overwritten 
after a relatively short period of time.  
The Flash Call Recorder is meant to solve the problem of only occasionally 
wanting to save a highly important recording, such as a threatening phone 
call, for instance. For that purpose the memory has been split into a 
continuous part that will be overwritten again after some time, and an archive 
that stores a recording until it is erased by the user.   
At delivery the space in the archive is about 2 hours. The continuous memory 
of model 1370 can store about 2 hours, and of model 1371 about 6 hours. 
The ratio between the archive and the continuous memory can be changed 
by your supplier, if required. (If this is done, the recordings present in the 
recorder will be lost.) 
6.2 Archiving 
If the red Record key is pressed during recording, or later when playing the 
recording, it will be stored in the archive. Note that it is still possible to archive 
a recording, even after recording has finished. Only after the total capacity of 
the continuous part has been reached (2 hours for model 1170 and 6 hours 
for model 1171), will archiving be impossible, because the recording will 
definitely have been overwritten. To summarize: 
•  To archive during recording press the Record key 
•  To archive after recording find the recording. If it is indicated on the 
display, or if it is playing, press the Record key to archive. The 
recorder will then ask for confirmation of your request.  
						

							Call Recorder Manual ©-2001 Vidicode Datacommunicatie BV  46 •  An alternative way of archiving is to press the softkey underneath the 
word ‘STORE’ on the display. It functions in the same way as the 
record key. 
•  If a recording has already been archived, the ‘STORE’ option will not 
be shown on the display. 
6.3  Search and Listen 
W hen recordings are being searched, the archived ones are shown first. 
These can be recognized because the  ‘STORE’ option does not appear on 
the screen. For the rest, ’SEARCH’ and ’LISTEN’ function just like they do in 
the other recorders. 
6.4  Management of the Archive 
W hen the 
 key is pressed while the Flash Recorder is at rest, the free 
space in the archive will be shown, expressed in minutes. W hen the archive 
is approaching full capacity, recordings should be erased. 
To erase recordings: 
•  Make a selection of recordings to be erased in the same way as  you 
do when  playing a recording 
•  Only select archived recordings,  with the ‘STORE’ option  not 
showing on the display 
•  Check if you really want to erase the recording in question 
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7  Operating an LS120 Call Recorder 
Chapter 4 covered the basic functions of the recorder. This chapter gives 
additional instructions for a recorder with an (exchangeable) LS120 disk. The 
owners of a different type of recorder need not concern themselves with this 
chapter. 
7.1 Introduction 
The LS120 Call Recorder has a 16Mb working memory. W ithout use of the 
LS120 disk a maximum of 4 hours of recordings can be stored in the working 
memory. This aspect of the operation is explained in more detail below. 
Basically, the LS120 recorder works as follows: 
•  After a maximum of 4 hours of recording, the recordings need to be 
stored on a disk. This normally happens automatically during the 
night, and takes a maximum of 10 minutes 
•  W hen the disk has been filled with about 30 hours of recordings it 
needs to be changed 
This has the following consequences: 
•  The recorder needs to be left switched on at night so that it can 
record onto the disk 
•  If for some reason the recorder cannot copy the recordings onto the 
disk in time (once every 4 hours of recording), a warning will appear 
on the display. In that case you should copy them manually. 
•  After about 30 hours of recording the display will state that the disk is 
full; replace it with an empty one.  
7.2  The LS120 disk 
The LS120 disk is a modern type of floppy disk with a very high capacity of 
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							Call Recorder Manual ©-2001 Vidicode Datacommunicatie BV  48  The disk drive can also take normal floppy disks, but their capacity is limited 
to a mere 1.44 megabytes, which is only enough for about 25 minutes of 
recordings. However, normal floppy disks are quite useful for storing a single 
recording. 
Before use, a new LS120 disk will be formatted so that it can take 2048 
recordings, rather than the 512 files which is the norm in the PC world. The 
recorder will format a new empty LS120 disk automatically so users need not 
concern fthemselves with this. The new formatting by the Call Recorder is 
compatible with use in a PC. 
Just like a floppy disk or a CD, an LS120 disk sometimes refuses to work 
when it is not quite in the right position in the drive. No information will be lost 
if this happens because the recorder stores it in the working memory as it is 
recording. Simply eject the disk and insert it again. 
If the recorder spots an error on an LS120 floppy, it will mention this on the 
display.  If this is the case, the Play key can be pressed again to complete the 
request. The recorder will then play the recording again (and also subsequent 
recordings) and neglect the errors on the floppy. The mention of an error 
does not mean that all information on the disk has been lost. If the error 
keeps on occurring, you could have the disk verified, to check if it is advisable 
to continue using the disk for further recording. 
7.3 Disk Functions 
Press 
 to start the disk functions. The disk functions are scrolled through 
by pressing the ‘NEXT’ softkey or the 
 and  keys. 
7.3.1  Copying the Memory 
The first disk function is  ‘copy memory’. The display will show: 
Copy Memory
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All recordings in the memory will automatically be copied onto the disk at 
night. There may be situations when this is not sufficient or when you want to 
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							Call Recorder Manual ©-2001 Vidicode Datacommunicatie BV  49 •  Two (or more) copies  of the recordings need to be made 
•  Several people using the same recorder each want to save their own 
recordings and do not want others to listen to them 
You will need two or more LS120 disks; possibly all users of the recorder can 
have their own disks, or you have several yourself. At the end of the working 
day press 
. Next, press the ‘START’ softkey and the display will say: 
Copy Memory
YES START NO
Press ‘YES’ and all recordings not yet on the disk will be copied onto the disk. 
The progress of the copying can be followed on the display. The display will 
say: 
Copy completed
AGAIN ERASE STOP
1.  Press ‘AGAIN’ and the disk will be ejected so that another copy can be 
made; Simply insert another disk  
2.  Press ‘ERASE’ and the disk will be ejected with the recorder asking 
permission to erase the memory. You can watch the progress of this on 
the display. The person working with the recorder next inserts his or her 
own disk; nobody but yourself will be able to listen to the previous 
recordings. 
3.  Press ‘STOP’ and the disk will be ejected so that you can insert another 
disk. The recordings in the memory not yet on this disk will be 
automatically copied onto it at night.  
The disk drive functions are found by pressing 
. 
7.3.2  Free Space on Disk 
Free Space on Disk
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							Call Recorder Manual ©-2001 Vidicode Datacommunicatie BV  50  Press  ‘START’ and the recorder will calculate the remaining time available 
on the disk. The display might say the following, for example: 
Free: 19.243.008 bytes
5,0 hours BACK
7.3.3  Verifying a Disk  
Verify Disk
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Press  ‘START’ and the disk will be checked for errors. This will take quite 
some time. The progress of this verification process will be shown on the 
display. Verifying is only necessary if an LS120 floppy repeatedly refuses to 
work. Verification checks to see if a disk can still be used. If errors are found, 
it is advisable not to use the disk for recording anymore, but the fact that an 
error has been found does not mean that all information on the disk is lost. 
Experience has shown that most of the information on the disk will remain 
available. 
7.3.4 Erasing Memory 
Erase Memory
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This function allows you to erase the recordings from the memory in the 
recorder. This should only be done after you have copied the memory onto 
the disk. 
7.3.5 Automatic Copying 
Automatic Copy: 03:00
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