Panasonic Ic Recorder RR-US490, RR-US470, RR-US450, RR-US430 Operating Instructions

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Playback using the password
1Press
[*FOLDER/
MENU].
2 Select “   ”.
1Select folder S2Select a file 
to be played
1Tu r n  [].
2Press [ q / g ] to confirm.
3Enter 
the password
1Enter the 
4-digit 
password.
2
Press [ q / g ].
When the password matches
The password is temporarily 
released and the selected file in 
folder S is played.
When the password is wrong
The unit beeps twice ( page 11) and 
the password entry display reappears.
 When the password matches, the security function using the password is suspended for 10 minutes. When the password is released and no operation is performed for 10 minutes, the password is  automatically set and files in folder S become unplayable.
 When wrong passwords are entered 5 times in succession, the unit stops accepting password entry for 15 minutes.
When you forget the password
Initialize the password by taking the steps below.
1Release all locks set on files in folder S ( page 19).
2Delete all files in folder S. (Deleted files cannot be recovered.)
3Enter the security menu and set the password as “
  ”.
* You can also keep the files in folder S and just delete the password. Connect this unit to a computer and  use the computer to delete the pass
 word. (See Voice Editing Ver.2.0 Operating Instructions (PDF file).)
Advanced use
ZOOM
HOLDERASE FOLDERSTOPREC/PA U S E


How folder S is displayed
 Password is not set
 Password is set
 
During password entry/ password release/playback Password release to end in 10 seconds
This security function is only to limit a playback function for files by password, not by encryption. We do 
not guarantee any kind of loss in case your password gets broken up. 
						

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MIC(PLUG IN POWER)
MIC(PLUG IN POWER)
Start playing Audio cable (not included)
Headphone  jack Monaural 
mini plug
Monaural  mini plug
Stereo 
mini plug Monaural 
mini plug
Monaural  mini plug
Monaural 
mini plug Record
Press [REC/PAUSE]
Audio cable (not included)
Audio cable (not included)
Recording to / from a cassette tape
g Recording to a cassette tape recorder etc.
g Recording from a cassette tape recorder etc.
Read the operating instructions for the connected equipment.
* The recorded sound may differ from the original recording.
* Adjust the recording volume on the source to the desired level. A
udio cable (not included)
Select the file to copy and play
Record
Stereo 
mini plug
Monaural  mini plug Stereo
MIC jack
Monaural  MIC jack 
						

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Using the unit with a computer
* Voice Editing Ver.2.0 Premium Edition (hereinafter ) is included for RR-US490, RR-US470 and RR-US450.* Voice Editing Ver.2.0 Standard Edition (hereinafter ) is included for RR-US430.RR-US490
* There are 2 CD-ROMs for .RR-US470 RR-US450 RR-US430* There are 2 CD-ROMs for  for Canada.  for the U.S.A. and  for both countries occupy 1 CD-ROM only.
1 Installing Voice  Editing
  1Start Windows.
  2Insert the included CD-ROM (or CD-ROM #1) into your computer’s CD-ROM drive.
The program installer starts automatically.
•  When the installer does not automatically start
(1) From the “Start” menu click “Run”.
(2)   Type “
Ú:\Launcher\VEdV1Launcher.exe” and click “OK”. 
Ú is the CD-ROM drive ID.
 
3Click “Voice  Editing Ver.2.0”.
Installation starts. Follow on-screen instructions for any subsequent operations.
 
For the U.S.A.  
For Canada
•  The voice recognition engine and text to speech/translation engine should start installing while  Voice Editing is being installed. (Alternatively, you can install them afterwards.)
 RR-US490 RR-US470/RR-US450 for Canada•  Change the CD-ROM #1 for #2 according to the message that will appear in the middle of installation. Installation continues automatically.
• 
Change the CD-ROM #2 for #1 according to the message that will appear when the installation of\
 #2 is complete.  4Click “Finish” from the InstallShield Wizard Complete screen.
Selecting “Yes, I want to restart my computer now” automatically re-starts the computer and completes installation.
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 Connect one IC Recorder only. This software does not support simultaneous use of multiple IC recorders.
USB cable 
(included)
Align the jack 
orientation.
Insert straight in 
with USB symbol 
facing downward. Slanted
Upside down
(USB symbol facing 
upward)
2  Connecting this unit to a computer with the USB cable  You cannot operate the unit while it is connected to a computer.
  • Do not use any other USB connection cables except the supplied one.
•  When connected to a computer, “  
 ” appears. When transferring data, “    ” flashes. Do not disconnect the USB cable while this is flashing.
Caution: Use only the included USB cable with a ferrite core when connecting to computer.
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3 Starting Voice Editing
  1
Double-click the “Voice 
Editing” icon on the desktop.
  After double clicking, a dialog box for entering 
the authentication key appears.
  2Enter the “authentication key”.
•  Enter an “authentication key” that has 1 to 
128 characters.
• 
We recommend that you use a phrase that is 
easy to remember for the “authentication key”.
 Example:  Good morning, this is Panasonic  Corporation. How can I help you?
• Write down the authentication key in the MEMO 
space ( page 20) to keep it in memory.  3Click “Settings” in the “IC Recorder 
Authentication Key Settings” dialog box
.
  4
Click “Yes” in the confirmation dialog box.
See Voice Editing Ver. 2.0 Operating Instructions (PDF file) for how to use Voice Editing and other 
information not provided in this manual.
g Using the Operating Instructions (PDF file)  In the Windows “Start” menu, click “All Programs”  “Panasonic”  “Voice Editing”  “Voice Editing Operating Instructions” or in the “Help (H)” menu in the Voice Editing main screen, 
click “Operating Instructions (H)”.
Reference 
						

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g System requirements (through page 29)You will need an IBM PC/AT computer with the following attributes or equivalent, and the following software and 
hardware in order to use this application.
OS:     Microsoft® Windows® 98 Second Edition
     Microsoft® Windows® Millennium Edition
     Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Professional Ú
     Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition/Professional ÚÚOnly available when the user is logged in as the system administrator. Cannot be used by multiple users. (Windows® 2000 / Windows® XP only)
•  
Not compatible with Microsoft Windows® 3.1, Windows® 95, Windows® 98 (except for Windows® 98 SE) 
and Windows NT®.
•  
Operation is not guaranteed on an upgraded OS.
•  
Not compatible with Mac OS. 
Hardware:
 CPU:    Windows
® 98 SE / Windows® Me: Intel® Pentium® II 333 MHz or higher 
     Windows® 2000 / Windows® XP: Intel® Pentium® III 500 MHz or higher
 RAM:    Windows® 98 SE / Windows® Me: 128 MB or more 
     Windows® 2000 / Windows® XP: 256 MB or more
  Free hard disk space: 
 70 MB or more (For the U.S.A.) or 150 MB or more (RR-US490 RR-US470/RR-US450 for Canada)
• Additional free hard disk space may be necessary depending on the Windows® version and voice file being used.• Additional free space is required to install Acrobat® Reader®, DirectX® 9.0c, and voice recognition/text-to-speech/translation 
engines (all included), as well as “Voice Editing Launcher”(Office Add-In and Internet Explorer Contextual Menu Add-In).
• Additional free space is temporarily required for sound waveform display, voice recognition, text-to-speech conversion, 
translation, sound recording, CD-R recording (Windows® XP only), and “Voice Editing Launcher”.• Installing all Voice Editing functions and engines for all languages requires approximately 650 MB ( For the U.S.A.) or 1.5 GB (RR-US490 RR-US470/RR-US450 for Canada) of free space.
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Reference
  60MB or more (For the U.S.A.) or 120MB or more (RR-US490 RR-US470/RR-US450 for Canada)• Additional free hard disk space may be necessary depending on the Windows® version and voice file 
being used.
•  Approximately 25MB of additional free hard disk space when installing Acrobat\
® Reader® (included).
•  Approximately 50MB of additional free hard disk space when installing DirectX\
® 9.0c (included).
  Drive:   CD-ROM drive (for installation)
      CD-R/RW drive (required to use the CD-R writing function in Windows
® XP)
  Sound:   Windows compatible sound device
  Display:  High Color (16 bit) or more. Desktop resolution of 800 ? 600 pixels or more. 
     (1024  ? 768 pixels or more recommended)
 
Interface: USB port (Operation cannot be guaranteed if you use a USB hub or extension cable.)
 Other requirements: 
      Mouse or equivalent pointing device
Note
The following hardware limitations should be noted.
•  
Not compatible with multiprocessor computers or multiboot environments.
•  
Operation not guaranteed on user-built computers.
•  
Operation not guaranteed on 64-bit computers.
•  
Even if the system requirements mentioned in these operating instructions are fulfilled, some personal 
computers cannot be used.
The following limitations should be noted.
•  
Voice recognition, text-to-speech, and translation engines are installed on the same drive as the 
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• The operating system must support the languages of the voice recognition, text-to-speech, and translation engines.• Before voice recognition, the speaker’s voice must be registered in a training process. Sound files of speakers whose voices have not been registered in training cannot be converted to text correctly.
About Windows Vista
•  Visit the following website for information about Voice Editing and using it on Windows Vista.
 http://panasonic.net/support/
Necessary software:  DirectX
® 8.1 or later / Internet Explorer 6.0
Microsoft Office 2000/XP/2003 (support for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint is required when using 
the Office Add-in) 
These features are not available in .
• 
Microsoft and its logo as well as Windows, Windows Vista, Windows NT and DirectX are either registered 
trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.
• IBM and PC/AT are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation of the U.S.• Intel, Pentium and Celeron are registered trademarks or trademarks of Intel Corporation in the  United States and other countries.
• Nuance, the Nuance logo, the Dragon logo, Dragon, NaturallySpeaking, and RealSpeak are  trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Nuance Communications Inc., or its affiliates in the 
United States and/or other countries.
•  Noise cancellation features of this software incorporate technology of ANIMO LIMITED.
•  Adobe and its logo, Acrobat, and Acrobat Reader are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated.
• FineSpeech(TM).
• Other system names and product names appearing in this document are in general the registered  trademarks or trademarks of the respective developer companies.
  Note that the “TM” mark and “®” mark do not appear in this document.
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• Translation (and interpretation) results are merely one example, and accuracy cannot be guaranteed. We cannot be liable for the translation results in any way. Additionally, please refrain 
from publishing, selling, or distributing unedited translation results, which may violate copyright law. 
•  Noise cancellation may not be effective in some cases, depending on the recording environment. 
  Choosing stronger noise cancellation in the available range (1–5) may lower the volume of the  recorded voice and may change its sound characteristics.
• Recording and operating problems may occur on some computer systems. Please note that  Panasonic and Panasonic dealers cannot be held liable for any lost audio data or other direct or 
indirect damage except in cases of intentional or gross negligence.
Reference
 Install and use Voice Editing Ver.2.0 Premium Edition with RR-US490, RR-US470 and RR-US450.
Uninstall the following before installing this software.
You cannot install two versions of Sound File Management Software on the same computer.
- Voice Editing Ver.1.0 Premium Edition  - Voice Editing Ver.1.0 Light Edition for D-snap Audio
- Voice Editing Ver.1.0 Professional Edition  - Voice Editor 3
- Voice Editing Ver.1.0 Standard Edition  - Voice Editor 2
- Previous versions of Voice Editing software (for Panasonic IC Recorder RR-US360/RR-US361)
- SD Voice Editor Ver. 1. x
 Install Voice Editing Ver.2.0 Standard Edition when you use RR-US430. Previous versions do not work 
with RR-US430. Standard Edition can be installed on the same computer on which a previous version is 
already installed.
If you install it on the same computer, note that the new desktop icon is as shown at right.To use only one edition, uninstall both editions and then reinstall the d\
esired edition.
Includes features for use in conjunction with Dragon, NaturallySpeaking dictation software (sold separately, from 
Nuance Communications, Inc.). For details on Dragon, NaturallySpeaking, visit the Nuance Communications website:
http://www.nuance.com/dragon/ 
						

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Before requesting service, make the following checks. If you are in doubt about some of the check points, or if the 
remedies indicated in the chart do not solve the problem, refer to “Customer Services Directory” ( page 41) 
if you reside in the U.S.A., or refer to “Product information” ( page 38) if you reside in Canada.
Troubleshooting guide
Symptom Checkpoints
“U01” appears on the display. •  The battery has run down.
No operation. •  Make sure the batteries are correctly inserted.
• You cannot operate when the unit is connected to a computer 
(
 page 23).
Operation is not possible when 
“hold” appears on the display. •  The Hold function is on (
 page 5).
“2008”  or “2007”, “12:00”  flashes. •  Set the time (
 page 11).
“EE:EE” is displayed.  •  This can occur after repeatedly recording and deleting files. 
  -Unlock all your files, then delete all folders to remedy this 
(
 page19).
Available recording time does not 
increase correspondingly after 
deleting files.
There is no sound from the earphone or 
it is difficult to hear or noisy.•  Ensure the plug is inserted firmly.
•  Wipe the plug clean.
Recording stops. •  VAS may be functioning (
 page 15).
“-- --” appears instead of the 
recording date. •  Set the time (
page 11).
Playback speed is too fast or slow.•  Set the play speed to normal ( page 17).
“FULL” appears. •  There are 99 files in the folder.
•  There is no remaining recording time. 
  -Delete unneeded files (
 page 19).