Audacity Digital Voice Recorder Professional Edition Manual For Pocket PC Devices Including Pocket PC 2003, Windows Mobile 5, and Windows Mobile 6 Professional Edition Version 4.
TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction ................................................................................................................... 1 Key Features.................................................................................................................. 2 Minimum Requirements................................................................................................ 2 Audacity Software Installation ....................................................................................
TABLE OF CONTENTS Audio Info ............................................................................................................................................. 23 Rename File .......................................................................................................................................... 23 Delete File ............................................................................................................................................. 23 Delete All Files ..........
Audacity Introduction Audacity Audio introduces the Audacity Professional DVR for the Pocket PC, a digital voice recorder application for most Pocket PC's running Pocket PC 2003, Windows Mobile 5, Pocket PC Edition, and Windows Mobile 6 Professional. Turn your PDA or SmartPhone into a full-featured intelligent dictation device. Audacity features easy-to-use, one-handed operation. Audacity will be the easiest and most convenient recorder you have ever used.
Audacity Key Features • Easy One-Handed recording using the navigation pad, record, or other hardware buttons. • Programmable button functions. • Record directly to either Internal or SD memory. • Complete complement of record functions. • Record times are only limited by the size of your SD Card. • Create your own file-naming format and folder structure. • Dual file structure for separate processing of personal and business recordings.
Audacity Documentation -- The manual in pdf format. It will be installed on your PC under C:\Program Files\Audacity Personal DVR PPC. You can change the selection for an item by clicking on the associated checkbox. Those items that are checked will be installed during the next handheld connection. The Audacity conduit and the manual are installed on your PC. After installing you must reboot the PC.
Audacity If you have a function that you use over and over again and you want easy one-handed access to it, set one of the other hardware buttons to access that function. Use the Audacity button setup to set functions for any or all of the screen buttons. The four (or 6 on most modern hardware) lower buttons also change the function of the associated hardware button providing easy one-handed access.
Audacity Audio Types Audacity supports eight different audio types from a compressed mode to PCM 44kHz. In general, the better audio quality settings produce larger files. Our default setting is PCM 11 at 16 bits. It produces a file of about 1.3 MB per minute of audio. The compressed format (GSM 6.10) is less than 100 KB per minute of audio. The quality is acceptable, but not as good as the PCM 11, 16 bit. Experiment with different audio settings to find the best one for you.
Audacity If you use the side record button, it is a good idea to also set that button to also launch Audacity. Then, pressing that button twice will launch Audacity and start to record. Pressing it again will stop the recording. Audacity will launch faster if you do not close it when switching to another application. Just leave it running. Then touching the launch button will immediately bring it to the foreground.
Audacity The LAM controls the deleting of the files on the Handheld after a programmable time period. Subsequently, these files are deleted from the Incoming folder. The files in the Archive folder get deleted after a programmable timeframe (the default is 7 days). The files in the Recordings folder remain as a permanent backup. Periodically, they should be archived or deleted manually.
Audacity OK Open Popup List Record Record Plus (Append) Rewind Scroll Down Scroll Up Sound Skip to Beginning Start Windows Menu Status-Playback Status-Record Stop Recording or Playback System Information, Battery and Memory Information, Tips, Help Volume Down Volume Up ©2008 Audacity Audio Page 8 of 29
Audacity Screen by Screen Details The following is a description of the details of each screen. Home Screen Launching the Audacity application displays the Home screen showing a list of existing files in the Record folder on the SD Card. Scroll Up or Down to navigate to the desired file. Default Settings in Home Mode Go To Record The right navigation pad opens the Record screen and a new file. It does not start to record.
Audacity Other Icons on Home Screen Settings The wrench icon is used for access to the system settings (Options) and registration screen. It also displays file management choices (Files). File Structure The current memory and folder location is displayed. Tapping the display area allows for memory and folder location changes. See the screen capture. Delete File Select a file and then tap the box with the red X to delete it. You may also define a button with the delete function.
Audacity Record Screen The Record Screen is primarily used for recording, but can also be used for playback, and viewing / editing the file name, programmable fields, and text notes. The Filename can be configured from a Template under Options, Preferences, Record / Memo. The file may be renamed before or after recording by using the Rename feature in the menu. Tapping the Alarm Icon opens the Alarm Setup Screen. Before starting to record, be sure to define an Author Name on the Preferences screen.
Audacity Note: To Record consecutive files, press down to stop recording, down again to close the file, and then right to open a new file and right again to start recording. Default Settings in Record Mode These are typical settings, but the actual settings are always dependant on the specific hardware. Pause / Resume The right navigation pad is used as a Pause / Resume toggle during the Record Mode. Rewind The left navigation pad is a Rewind button.
Audacity Upper Left and Right Buttons Press and hold these buttons to scan back or forward through the file. Playback Screen The Playback Screen is accessed when selecting a file to play from the Home Screen. A progress bar is displayed. The record controls are the same as those used from the Record Screen.
Audacity Priority: – Change the priority. Alarm Icon -- Set an alarm to trigger the playing of this file. File Folder Icon (at top of screen) – Click here to add text comments. Done – Return to home screen. Alarm Set Screen Audacity can associate an alarm with a recording. You can record a file and then play it back at a set time. For instance, I can record a file "Bring home milk" and then set it to trigger at 5 PM as I am preparing to go home.
Audacity Menu from Home Screen Tapping the Settings icon (wrench) in the upper left corner of the Home screen brings up the Options menu and the Files menu. They can also be accessed with the menu button if one is programmed. Options Menu The Options menu offers the following system settings and their respective choices: Preferences The Preferences screen is divided into three tabs System tab Author: Put the Author name here.
Audacity Record tab The settings in this section apply to files created using the Record function (as opposed to the QuickMemo or Memo function). Audio Type: Use the pull-down menu to select the default audio format to be used in recording a file. The default audio type is PCM 11kHz, 16bit. This is a sample rate of 11,000 per second and 16 bits per sample. A 1-minute file is approximately 1.3 MB. The GSM 6.10 file type is a compressed format and a 1-minute file is under 100 KB.
Audacity change during the time between creating new recordings, the new file will be appended to the existing file. (Check the filename on the record screen to confirm the filename being used. Caution: Different filing systems (PC, Pocket PC internal, SD Card) will not allow certain filename characters. Memo Tab The Memo tab settings duplicate those found on the Record tab. These settings are associated with those files created using the Record QuickMemo function to create the file.
Audacity Delete File (Delete the selected file) File Information (Displays the details of the audio file--Same info as Edit file info) System (Display battery condition and both Internal and SD Memory status.
Audacity Record Mode Rewind (Jumps the file pointer back the Rewind Size {default 6 sec} and begins playing.) Pause / Resume (Alternates between the two states.) Add Bookmark (Adds a Bookmark to the current file position) Stop (Stops the record process, but the file remains open.) Play (Plays the open file from the beginning.) PPC Prefs-Phone/Grn (Go to the Pocket PC phone application-for Smartphones) PPC Preferences (Direct access to the application set in Start, Settings, Personal, Buttons.
Audacity Programmable Info The programmable Information fields are used to enhance and add intelligence to the dictation process. The information from these fields is included in the AWI (Audacity Wave Intelligence) file that is created with each audio recording. During a Sync, the AWI file is transferred to the PC and is used by the LAM to process the audio file. It is also used by other applications (RAM and Transcriber) in the Audacity product suite to provide intelligent processing of the files.
Audacity WiFi is a good option for in-office use. It is fast and quite efficient with the right hardware. It will not work once the Author leaves the office. On the WiFi tab, program the IP address of the PC running the LAM application. You can find this in the LAM application under Manage, Folder Settings, and Wireless Network Input. Look for the Local IP Address. The files are sent to the LAM desktop application and LAM processes them automatically just as if they were transferred via a cable.
Audacity System This displays a screen showing various details about the System. Use this screen to check battery condition, Internal Memory, and SD Card statistics. There is a System Screen picture on page 10. Help or Info This will display an on-screen help text file. Tap on an area of interest to jump to that section. There is a Help Screen reference on page 10. About This screen displays version and vendor information.
Audacity Registration The Audacity application will only work for 7 days without a valid registration code. The serial number or other unique number found on this screen is used to generate your code. Return this number to Support@AudacityAudio.com. The number must be identical to that shown. A registration code will be returned within one day. Enter your registration code here. File Menu The File Menu contains several items relating to file storage, transport, and general management.
Audacity Menu from Record and Playback Screens Rename File Provides a method to rename the open file. Set Alarm Access to the Audio Alarm Set screen to set an alarm for the open file. Tapping the alarm icon on the screen will also open this window. A hardware button may also be programmed to access the alarm. Audio Info Provides information about the open audio file and allows for editing. For example, the action could be change to put the file in hold status.
Audacity Appendices Address Lookup Template Definitions This template definition is used to define an Address Lookup in the Programmable Info Setup Screen.
Audacity Filename Template Macro Definitions %a Abbreviated weekday name (Sun, Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat) %A Full weekday name %b Abbreviated month name (Jan, Feb ...) %B Full month name %c date and time MMDDYYHHMMSS (i.e.
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