Voice Memo Handbook
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Contents About Voice Memo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Handheld System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Installing Voice Memo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Using Voice Memo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Opening Voice Memo . . . . . . . . . . .
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About Voice Memo Voice Memo provides a place for you to record your thoughts while you’re on the go. You can use Voice Memo to do things you might do with a voice recorder, and more: ■ Record and play back voice memos directly on your handheld. ■ Set an alarm to use your voice memos as reminder messages. ■ Assign your voice memos to categories so that you can organize and view them in logical groups.
Using Voice Memo To install Voice Memo (Mac computer): 1. Insert the Software Essentials CD-ROM into your computer’s CD-ROM drive. 2. Double-click the Software Essentials CD, open the Productivity folder and then open the Voice Memo folder. 3. Select all files except the handbook, and then double-click. 4. In the User drop-down list, verify that the user name corresponds to your handheld.
Recording a voice memo Recording a voice memo To record a voice memo, you can use the headset button or the onscreen controls. After you finish recording a voice memo, you cannot add to or change the content, but you can assign the voice memo to a category or change the voice memo title. To record a voice memo on your handheld using the headset button: 1. Connect the headset to your handheld. This will automatically open the Voice Memo application. Headset button 2.
Using Voice Memo 5. (Optional) Tap the category pick list in the upper-right corner and select the category where you want to store the voice memo. TIP To automatically store voice memos on an expansion card, see “Storing voice memos on an expansion card” later in this handbook. Enter title here Tap to create another voice memo 6. Tap Done. Pausing and resuming a voice memo recording To pause and resume while recording a voice memo, you must use the onscreen controls.
Storing voice memos on an expansion card 4. Begin speaking into the headset microphone. 5. Tap Pause to pause recording. A tone sounds to indicate that recording has paused. NOTE If you use other applications on your handheld while pausing the recording, press the headset button once to resume recording later. Recording status Stop 6. To restart recording, tap Record. A tone sounds to indicate that recording has restarted. 7. Tap Stop when you are finished recording your voice memo.
Using Voice Memo To automatically store voice memos on an expansion card: 1. From the Voice Memo list, tap the Menu icon . 2. Tap Options, and then tap Preferences. 3. Tap the check box Record automatically to expansion card, if present. 4. Tap OK. Listening to voice memos You can listen to voice memos with or without the headset. The Voice Memo list displays the title, creation date, and duration of each voice memo.
Listening to voice memos 3. Tap the arrows at the top of the screen to listen to the next or previous voice memo. You can also press Right or Left on the navigator to listen to the next or previous voice memo. TIP 4. Tap Done. To adjust the volume: 1. In the V Memo screen, tap the Speaker icon . 2. Drag the slider or press Up or Down on the navigator to adjust the volume. 3. Tap Done.
Using Voice Memo Setting an alarm for a voice memo You can set an alarm for a specific time and date to remind you to follow-up on a voice memo. To set an alarm for a voice memo: 1. Tap the voice memo to which you want to assign an alarm. 2. Tap the Menu icon 3. Tap Options, and then tap Alarm. 4. Tap the Date box. 5. Tap the year, month, and date you want the alarm to sound. .
Using Voice Memo menus 10. When the alarm goes off and the reminder message appears onscreen, do one of the following: – Tap OK to permanently dismiss the reminder and return to the current screen. – Tap Snooze to dismiss the reminder and return to the current screen. An attention indicator blinks in the upper-left corner of the screen to remind you of the pending alarm. In five minutes, the alarm sounds again and the reminder message reappears.
Using Voice Memo Options menus Voice Memo list 10 V Memo screen Preferences Displays the Voice Memo Preferences dialog box, where you define the sort order for voice memos, the alarm sound, deletion confirmation setting, and whether to automatically store voice memos on an expansion card, if one is present. Security Displays the Change Security dialog box, where you set a privacy option for all voice memos.
