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Instruction manual Quick Ref erence Guide SIMPL Y W ORKING S MAR TER SIMPL Y W ORKING S MAR TER Digital P ocket Memo 9400 Digital P ocket Memo 9400 www .philips.com/dictation[...]
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Recording: LED r ed Inserting: LED green LC-displa y Built-in speaker Built-in microphone 4-position switch the positions from top to bottom: fast-forward, pla yback, stop, fast-reverse. With lock/shift lock button INS/O VR button (switching between insert mode and overwrite mode) DEL button (deleting) USB connection Battery compartment Memory card[...]
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Recording EOL (End-of-Letter) and Priority Inser ting T ext Recording for the first time with the DPM 9400: Check whether a memor y card has been inserted into the device and that the DPM has pow er , then unlock the 4-position switch = stop position. Record standby: Press the REC button = record standby mode. LED blinks red. Ending the dictation P[...]
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Play back Deleting • Current audio file: Move the 4-position switch fr om the stop position to the playback position. T o stop the playback, move it back again. • Saved audio file: Select the sound file using the jog shuttle and mov e the 4-position switch from the stop to the pla yback position. T o stop the pla yback, move it back again. Play[...]
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DPM-Menu Lo w Po wer Mode Switching the DPM On/Off This menu offers y ou options for inputting user -defined designations, assigning key w ords, setting the date and time, recor ding format and micr ophone sensitivity , (de)activation of the device signals and voice-activated r ecording, switching the illumination on/off, changing the contrast, dis[...]
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Standard Pla y / Long Play mode Recording Stop V oice-activated recording EOL (End-of-Letter) Write-protected SD car d Battery strength: 100% K eyword assignment DPM device beep V oice-activated recording Contrast Format memory card Pla yback File delete Fast Rewind / Fast Forwar d Record Standby Pla yback Barcode information Priority Insert mode B[...]