Operating the RCA RP5013 Recorder

Operating the RCA RP5013 Recorder 

Overview of Controls:

Note: Auto power off - the unit will turn off automatically without key activation in 3 minutes.

Display:

Display Messages:

Power:

Installing Batteries (Not Included):

1. Slide the battery compartment door to the bottom and lift up the door to open.
2. Insert 2 AAA batteries with polarities matching indications.
3. Replace the battery compartment door. Refer to the battery level indicator on display for batteries level. Replace with new batteries when the indicator is empty.

Auto Power Shut Down:

• This unit will be automatically turned off if left idle for 3 minutes.

Other Functions:

Keys Lock:

This feature avoids accidental key activation during recording or playback.

1. Press and hold MENU button for 2 seconds, LOCKED will be shown on display. (LOCK icon will lit)
2. Press and hold MENU button for 2 seconds again to unlock keys.

Note: Keys lock function can be activated in any mode.

Tones:

You can activate this feature so that beep sound can be heard whenever you press on any button except during playback and recording.

1. Press MENU button repeatedly until BEEP shows on display.
2. Press REVERSE or FORWARD to set beep sound ON/ OFF.
3. Press MENU to confirm selection.

Using Headphones and External Microphone:

• When headphones are connected, sound output from speaker will be muted.
• When external microphone is connected, no record can be made from built-in microphone.

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 and the display will keep flashing when the unit is turned off.

1. Turn on the unit.
2. Press MENU repeatedly to enter Time setting mode.
3. When “2003” flashes, the digits of the year blinks. Press REVERSE or FORWARD to increase/decrease the number, press MENU to confirm.
4. Once the year is entered , the digits in the month field will blink. Press REVERSE or FORWARD to increase/decrease the number, press MENU to confirm.
5. Once the month is entered, the digits in the day will blink (while the digits in the month field stop blinking). Press REVERSE or FORWARD to increase/decrease the number, press MENU to confirm.
6. Once the date is entered, you can choose between 12/24 hour clock display by pressing REVERSE / FORWARD, then press MENU to confirm.
7. Once the time is entered, the digits in the hour field will blink. Press REVERSE or FORWARD to increase/decrease the number, press MENU to confirm.

Note: Press STOP to exit to Stop mode.

Basic Operation:

Normal Playback:

1. In Stop mode, select folder (A/B).
2. Select file by pressing REVERSE or FORWARD.
3. Press PLAY to start playback.
4. Press PLAY to pause playback, press again to resume.
5. You can press VOL UP (+) or VOL DOWN (-) to adjust listening volume.
6. Press and hold REVERSE or FORWARD to make quick search within a file.
7. Press REVERSE or FORWARD once to skip one file forward or backward.
8. Press STOP to stop playback.

IntroScan: This feature allows playback of the beginning 3 seconds of each file in a folder.

1. Select folder (A/B).
2. Press REVERSE or FORWARD until ALL shows on display.
3. Press PLAY to start introductory playback, SCAN shows on display.
4. Press PLAY to start playing desired file.
5. Press STOP to exit Intro Scan sooner.

Play One / Play All: You can choose to play a specific file or all files in a folder.

1. In STOP mode, press MENU button repeatedly until ONE appears on display.
2. Press REVERSE or FORWARD to toggle between ONE and ALL.

Searching folder: You can select a specific folder (A/B) for recording. Default is folder A.

1. Press MENU button in stop mode. The folder letter will blink on display.
2. Press REVERSE or FORWARD to select folder.
3. Press STOP to exit to stop mode in the desired folder.

Note: You can record up to 99 files in one folder, not exceeding 198 files in total.

Recording:

Setting Recording Mode:

You can select between two recording modes - manual recording and AVR (automatic voice recording).

Manual Recording:

1. In STOP mode, select folder (A/B).
2. Press RECORD to start recording. (recording time will be displayed once you press RECORD)
3. To pause recording, you can press RECORD once, press again to resume recording.
4. To stop recording, press STOP.

Note: To view the remaining time for recording, you may press PLAY during recording.

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. Select destination folder (A/B).
2. Press MENU until AVR shows on display.
3. Press REVERSE or FORWARD to toggle between AVR on and AVR off.
4. Press STOP to exit to STOP mode.
5. Press RECORD to enter AVR mode.
6. Start dictation. Recording starts automatically.
7. During recording, adjust the sensitivity of the microphone by pressing VOL UP and VOL DOWN, SEN with sensitivity value shows on display (e.g. increase sensitivity value when recording source is far from the unit or the recording environment is quiet.).
8. Press STOP to end AVR recording.
9. Repeat step 2 and select AVR OFF for de-selection.

Tip: The first syllable or two may be lost when you start recording because this ‘sound’ is used to turn on the AVR feature. It is a good practice to make some ‘sounds’ or say a short word to activate the AVR before you begin actual dictation.

Setting Recording Quality: You can select between three recording qualities. Default is SP.

Definition:

• SP (Standard Play) - allows about 320 min recording on RP5013.
• LP (Long Play) - allows about 440 min recording on RP5013.
• HQ (High Quality) - allows about 120 min recording on RP5013.

1. Press MENU button until SP / LP / HQ shows on the display.
2. Toggle between SP, LP and HQ by pressing REVERSE or FORWARD.
3. Confirm selection by pressing MENU or STOP button.

Setting Recording Condition: You can select between two recording conditions. Default is DICT.

Definition:

• CONF (Conference) - in a more open area and recording source is far from the unit.
• DICT (Dictation) - in a more enclosed area and recording source is close to the unit.

1. Press MENU twice until DICT or CONF show on display.
2. Select recording condition by pressing REVERSE or FORWARD.
3. Confirm selection by pressing MENU button. (You may press STOP to exit from further selection.)

Tip: For conferences, to obtain optimum recording quality, place the recorder with the microphone freely exposed to the sound source as close as convenient. A built-in automatic recording level control will set record level for optimum recordings during manual recording. Avoid recording near unwanted noise sources, such as air conditioners or fans.

Deleting Files:

Erasing selected file:

1. Select folder (A/B).
2. Select file.
3. Press ERASE once and DEL will blink on the screen.
4. Press and hold ERASE to confirm deleting or press STOP to cancel erasing the file. 

Erasing all files in a folder:

1. Turn on the unit.
2. Select folder (A/B).
3. In Stop mode, press FORWARD continuously until “ALL” appears on display.
4. Press ERASE and “del” will blink on display.
5. Press and hold ERASE for about 2 seconds, all files in the selected folder will be erased completely or press STOP to cancel erasing all files.

Tip: File numbers that come after erased one will be moved forward by one automatically.

For more information, please refer to your Owner's Manual.

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