Notice RCA RP5036

« l microphone is connected, no recording can be made from built-in microphone. Starting up the unit Press and hold PLAYto turn on the unit. Shutting down the unit While unit is in stop mode, press STOPto turn off the unit. Key lock This feature avoids accidental key activation during recording or playback. 1.Slide the button upward , LOCKED will be flashing on the display. (LOCK icon will be shown) 2.Slide the button downward to unlock the keys. Tone You can activate this feature so that the beep sound can be heard whenever you press on any button except during playback and recording. 1. Press MENUbutton repeatedly until TONE shows on display. 2. Press REVERSEor FORWARDto set beep sound ON/ OFF. 3. Press MENUto confirm selection. Setting Recording Mode You can select between two recording modes - manual recording and AVR (automatic voice recording). 1. Manual Recording 1. In STOPmode, select folder (A, B, C or D). See "Select folder" for more detail. 2. Press RECORDto start recording. 3. To pause recording, you can press RECORDonce, press again to resume recording. 4. To stop recording, press STOP. 2. AVR (Automatic Voice Recording) This feature allows the unit to sense sound and to record only when you are speaking into the microphone. When dictation stops for about 3 seconds, recording will stop and then start again automatically when you resume dictation. 1. In stop mode, press MENUfour time. (See "Select folder" for more detail.) 2. Press REVERSEor FORWARDto toggle between AVR on and AVR off. 3. Press STOPto exit to STOP mode. 4. Press RECORDto enter AVR mode. 5. During AVR on recording, press VOL UPand VOL DOWN to select the sensitivity of the microphone among LOW, MIDor HIGH. (e.g. increase sensitivity value when recording source is far from the unit or the recording environment is quiet). 6. Start dictation. Recording starts automatically. 7. Press STOPto end AVR recording. 8.Repeat step 2 and select AVR OFF for de-selection. Year/Date/12/24/Time Setting With this function, you can always read on the display the recording date and time of your recorded messages. Follow the steps below for time setting. You can still use this unit for normal recording without setting the time. However, no correct recording date and time can be referred for your recorded messages. 1. Turn on the unit. 2. Press MENUrepeatedly to enter Time setting mode. 3. When “YEAR” is displayed, the digits of the year flashes (default is 2006). Press REVERSEor FORWARDto increase/decrease the number, press MENUto confirm. 4.Once the year is entered , the digits in the month field will flash (default is 1). Press REVERSEor FORWARDto increase/decrease the number, press MENUto confirm. 5. Once the month is entered, the digits in the day will flash. Press REVERSEor FORWARDto increase/decrease the number, press MENUto confirm. 6. Once the date is entered, you can choose between 12/24 hour clock display by pressing REVERSE /FORWARD, then press MENUto confirm. 7. Once the time format is entered, the digits in the hour field will flash [default setting is 12 General ControlsThe Display (12 hour mode) & 0 (24 hour mode)]. Press REVERSEor FORWARDto increase/decrease the number, press MENUto confirm. 8. Once the hour field is entered, the digits in the minute field will flash. Press REVERSEor FORWARDto increase/decrease the number,... »