IC Recorder

User Manual
Contents

APPEARANCE..........................................................
FEATURES...............................................................
PARTS LIST..............................................................
CHARGING.................................................8
POWER ON OR OFF....................................9
RECORDING.............................................10
Pausing...............................................10
SAVING RECORDED FILES.......................11
RECORDING SETTINGS............................12
Recording mode..................................13
Recording format................................13
Recording quality (set bitrate)............13
Recording source................................14
Recording from a phone.....................14
Recording monitoring.........................15
VOR/Line-in recording.........................15
MIC Sensitivity....................................16
Denoise level......................................16

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 Automatic Gain Control level..............16
AUTO RECORDING...................................17
Setting the Start Time........................17
Setting the End Time..........................18
Timed Recording.................................19
MUSIC PLAYING.......................................20
Upload music......................................20
RECORDED FILE PLAYING........................21
Volume Adjustment.............................22
Music Skip Forward, Fast Forward/
Backward............................................22
A-B Repeating Adjustment..................22
FILE DELETION.........................................23
Deleting Music....................................23
Deleting All Recorded Files.................23
Deleting a Single File..........................24
SYSTEM SETTINGS...................................24
Play settings.......................................24
Sound settings....................................25
Equalizer.............................................25
Volume limit........................................25
Timed power-of..................................26

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 Display settings..................................26
Brightness...........................................26
Backlight time.....................................27
Date and time.....................................26
Time setting........................................26
Date setting........................................26
Language............................................27
Information.........................................27
Formatting setting..............................27
Backup/download your files................28
Factory settings..................................28
WARNINGS...............................................29
WARRANTY/CONTACT US.........................29

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 APPEARANCE

1 Deco overlay
2 VOL/volume button
3 Power switch
4 Recording button
5 Speaker/Deco
overlay
6 Earphone jack
(green)
7 LINE-IN port (red)
8 Recording indicator
9 Menu button
10 Play
11 Lock
12 Previous
13 Next

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 FEATURES
 Zinc alloy die cast casing – for durability
 Recording time settings – for repeating
events
 Recording indicator on/of - to indicate
when the device is recording
 Recording low-voltage automatic saving
– auto save when the battery is low
 Built-in high-sensitivity dual microphone
– two onboard recording microphones for
stereo recording
 Stereo recording – stereo quality
recording
 A-B repeating – repeat or loop the audio
recording from two diferent points
 Recording gain settings - adjust
recording levels
 MP3 music playing – play music when
not recording
 Dual-core stereo noise reduction
recording – surround sound signal
processing with echo cancellation
 LINE-IN recording – record telephone
conversations

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 PARTS LIST
N Item
o
1 IC Recorder
1 Telephone jack wire
(1 foot/30 cm)

1 3.5mm audio line-in

wire with 2 male
ends (18
inches/45cm)
1 Telephone adapter
(2 telephone jacks
and 3.5mm audio
line jack)
1 USB 2.0 to mini USB
cable (4.33 feet/1.3
meters)
1 Earphones

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CHARGING
When you receive your device, you will need
to charge it. This will take 3-4 hours
1. Plug the USB end of your charging cord
into a USB port.
2. Plug the micro USB connector end into the
base of the IC recorder.
A battery shaped picture will appear indicating
its charging progress.

NOTE: Do not charge your device for longer

than 3-4 hours at a time, because this can
lead to a reduction in battery capacity.

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POWER ON OR OFF
Turn the Power switch to the
On position and the device
will turn on.

Press and hold ►❚❚ for soft

power of.
In soft power-of status, press
and hold
►❚❚for soft power-on.

When this device will be not

used for a long time, please:
1. Turn of this device in soft
power-of. (Press and hold
►❚❚ for soft power of.)
2. Turn the ON/OFF power
switch to the Of position.

CAUTION: To avoid file

damage when recording or
playing music, do not turn of
the device using the ON/OFF
switch.

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RECORDING
In power-on status, press
the Recording button and
the device will start to
record.

Pausing
While recording, press the
Recording button to pause
recording. The recording
indicator will flash a red
light.
Note: When the device is
playing music or a recorded
file, press Pause before
starting to record.

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SAVING RECORDED FILES
While recording, press the
M menu button to save the
recorded file. The recorder
will stop recording.

After saving the recorded

file, you can play the
current recording by
pressing
►❚❚.

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RECORDING SETTINGS
To enter the recording
interface,
1. Press ►❚❚. Music,
Recordings, Auto Record,
or Set appears.
2. Use the Up or Down to
find Recordings.
3. Press ►❚❚. Recording
Library appears.
4. Use the Down to select
Recording settings.
5. Press ►❚❚to select. These
are the options:
 Recording mode
 Recording format
 Recording quality
 Recording source
 Recording monitoring
 VOR/Line-in recording
 MIC sensitivity
 Denoise level
 AGC level

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Recording Recording
mode format
Options: Normal To change the
recording or Dual- recording file format:
core denoise 1. Press Up or Down to
recording to select the recording
reduce echo and format settings.
provide surround 2. Press ►❚❚ to enter.
sound. 3. Press Up or Down to
1. Press Up or select WAV or MP3
Down to format as desired.
select the 4. Press ►❚❚for
recording confirmation.
mode settings. Recording
2. Press ►❚❚ to quality (set
enter. bitrate)
3. Press Up or
To change the
Down to
recording quality:
select Normal
1. Press set rec bitrate
scene or Dual-
to select the
core denoise
recording quality
recording.
settings.
4. Press ►❚❚ for
2. Press ►❚❚ to enter.
confirmation. 3. Press Up or Down
The normal to select the bit rate
recording files will desired.
be saved with the 4. Press ►❚❚for
extension of REC confirmation.
and dual-core
denoise recording
files with RNC.

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Recording source
To change the recording
source:
1. Press Up or Down to
select Recording source.
2. Press ►❚❚ to enter.
3. Press Up or Down to
select Line-in or
Microphone.
4. Press ►❚❚for
confirmation.
Line-in recording files save
with the extension of LIN.
Recording from a
phone
To record telephone calls:
1. Unplug the telephone
handset and plug it into
the provided telephone
adapter.
2. Take the provided short
telephone line, plug one
end into the telephone
adapter and the other
end into the back of your
phone.
3. Plug the provided 3.5mm
audio line into the
telephone adapter and
plug the other end into

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 the Line-in on the
Dictopro.
4. Change the recording
source to Line-in (see
previous procedure).
5. When you want to record
a phone call, press
Record.

Recording VOR/Line-in
monitorin recording
g The VOR function, also
To change the called voice operated
recording recording, saves
monitoring: memory. There are two
1. Press Up or options:
Down to select  Normal (records
the recording continuously)
monitoring  VOR mode (only
settings. records when noise is
2. Press ►❚❚ to over 40 db).
enter. When you choose VOR
3. Press Up or mode, the device will
Down to record automatically
select On or after your press Record.
Of as 1. Press Up or
needed. Down to select VOR
4. Press ►❚❚for mode.
confirmation. 2. Press ►❚❚ to
enter.
3. Press Up or
Down to select

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 Normal or VOR mode
recording as needed.
4. Press ►❚❚ for
confirmation.
Note: When in VOR
mode, the VOR voice
control function is
available for MIC
recording and the
automatic separation
function is available for
Line-in recording.

MIC Sensitivity Automatic Gain

This means line-in Control level
sensitivity. Adjust the Automatic Gain
gain on the Control amplifies or
microphone to reduces the voice
reduce distortion. To level for better voice
adjust the quality. When the
microphone source of the noise is
sensitivity: loud, AGC reduces the
1. Press Up or Down “volume”. When the
to select Input gain source of the noise is
set. faint, AGC increases
2. Press ►❚❚ to the “volume”.
enter. 1. Press Up or Down
3. Press Up or Down to select AGC level.
to select the 2. Press ►❚❚ to enter.
setting needed 3. Press Up or Down

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 (Class 1-Class 7). to select the setting
4. Press ►❚❚ for needed (0-16).
confirmation. 4. Press ►❚❚ for
Denoise level confirmation.
To remove excessive
background noise,
you can adjust the
level:
1. Press Up or Down
to select Denoise
level.
2. Press ►❚❚ to
enter.
3. Press Up or Down
to select the
setting needed (1-
6).
4. Press ►❚❚ for
confirmation.

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AUTO RECORDING
To set a time to begin a
recording:
1. Press ►►❚. Music,
Recordings, Auto Record, or
Set appears.
2. Use the Up or Down to find
Auto record.
3. Select Auto record and press
►❚❚ to enter.
4. Use the Down to select
Auto Record.
5. Press ►❚❚ button to enter.
Auto Record on/of appears.
6. Press ►❚❚ button to enter.
7. Press Up or Down to select
On or Of.
8. Press ►❚❚ button for
confirmation.
Setting the Start Time
To set the start recording time:
1. Select Start time.
2. Press ►❚❚ to enter and
press Up or Down to set the
clock.
3. Press M menu button and
the minute icon will be
highlighted.
4. Press Up or Down to set the
minutes.
5. Press ►❚❚ for confirmation

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and return to the previous
menu.

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Setting the End Time
To set the end recording time:
1. Select End time.
2. Press ►❚❚ to enter and press Up or
Down to set the clock.
3. Press M menu button and the minute
icon will be highlighted.
4. Press Up or Down to set the minutes.
5. Press ►❚❚ for confirmation and return
to the previous menu.

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Timed Recording
Options include: Once,
Every day, Work days
Once setting:
1. Select Once and press
►❚❚ to enter. At this
time, the date shown on
the top of the screen is
red.
2. Press Up or Down to
select the date.
3. Press M button. The
month is shown in red.
4. Press Up or Down again
to set the month required.
5. Press M button and the
year is shown in red.
6. Press Up or Down to
select the year required.
7. Press ►❚❚ for
confirmation. The settings
are completed.
Timed recording files will
save with the extension of
TMREC.
Note: After setting the
timed recording or alarm,
please turn of the device or
return to the main interface.
Otherwise the settings will
not become efective.

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MUSIC PLAYING
To play music:
1. Turn on the device.
2. Press Up or Down to
select Music.
3. Press ►❚❚ for
confirmation.
4. After entering the menu,
select All music files.
5. Press ►❚❚ for
confirmation.
6. Press Up or Down to
select the music files you
want to play.
7. Press ►❚❚ to play.
 To pause, press ►❚❚.
 Press ►❚❚ again to
continue playing.
Upload music
To upload music to the
Dictopro:
1. Plug the USB/mini USB
cable into your computer
and the Dictopro. A
window will appear on
your computer with a
Record folder.
2. Copy any MP3s from
your computer to the
root of the Dictopro i.e.
copy them beside the

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 Record folder.

RECORDED FILE PLAYING

To play your recordings:
[Link] on the device.
[Link] Up or Down to select Recording.
[Link] ►❚❚ for confirmation.
[Link] entering the menu, select
Recording library.
[Link] ►❚❚ for confirmation.
[Link] Up or Down to select the
recorded files you want to play.
[Link] ►❚❚ to play.
 To pause, press ►❚❚.
 Press ►❚❚ again to continue playing.

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Volume Adjustment
To decrease or increase the
volume:
[Link] VOL button.
[Link] Up or Down to
increase or decrease the
volume.
Music Skip Forward,
Fast Forward/
Backward
To fast forward or backwards:
 Press and hold Up or
Down.
To skip forward or backwards:
 Press Up or Down.
A-B Repeating
Adjustment
To replay a section of a file in
a repeating loop:
1. Press Recording button
to select the starting point
of AB repeating. At this
time, A on the screen
starts to flash.
2. Press Recording button
again to select the ending
point of AB repeating. At
this time, B on the screen
starts to flash.
3. Press Recording button
again to start repeating

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 the corresponding part of
the file.
4. While the recording is
repeating, press
Recording button to exit
repeating mode.

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FILE DELETION
Note: Please backup important
files before deletion.
Deleting Music
To delete music files:
1. Play the song.
2. Press ►❚❚ to pause.
3. Press and hold VOL button
to enter the file options.
4. Press Up or Down to select
Delete.
5. Press ►❚❚ button again for
confirmation.
6. After entering the menu,
select YES/NO.
7. Press ►❚❚ button again to
confirm and delete the file.
Note: Only single music files
can be deleted on this device.
Deleting All Recorded
Files
To delete all recorded files:
1. In Recording interface, press
►❚❚to enter.
2. Press Up or Down to select
the Recording library.
3. Press ►❚❚ again to enter.
4. Press Up or Down to select
Delete all files.
5. Press ►❚❚ to enter.
6. Press Up or Down to select

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 whether to delete.
7. Press ►❚❚ for confirmation.
Deleting a Single File
To delete a single recorded file:
1. Select the file you want to delete in the
recording file library.
2. Press and hold VOL button to enter the file
list. Delete appears.
3. Press ►❚❚ button again for confirmation.
4. Press Up or Down button to select
YES/NO.

5. Press ►❚❚ button again to confirm and

delete.
You can also delete the current file by
pressing and holding VOL button in playing
pause status.

SYSTEM SETTINGS
Note: When
performing any setting
operation on this
device, you can press
the M menu button to
return to the previous
menu, or, press and
hold the menu button
to return to the main
interface directly.
Play settings
1. Enter Set menu.
2. Press Up or Down to

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 select Play mode.
3. Press ►❚❚ to enter
and set repeating
mode and shuffle
playing.

Sound Volume limit

settings To change the volume
Equalizer limits for a recording:
To adjust the sound 1. In Sound settings,
equalizer for select Volume limit.
various kinds of 2. Press ►❚❚ to enter
music: for adjustment.
3. Press Up or Down to
1. Enter Set menu
2. Press Up or select the maximum
Down to select volume for
Sound Settings. recording/music
3. Press ►❚❚ to output.
4. After making the
enter.
4. Press ►❚❚ to selection, press ►❚❚
select Equalizer. for confirmation.
5. Press Up or
Down to select
equalizer type:
(EQ options
include Rock,
Funk, Jazz,
Classic...).
6. Press ►❚❚ for
confirmation.

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Timed power- Date and time
of 1. Press Up or Down
1. In Set menu, to select Date and
press Up or time.
Down to select 2. Press ►❚❚ button
Sleep timer. to enter.
2. Press ►❚❚ to Time setting
enter. 1. Press Up or Down
3. Press Up or Down to select Time.
to select the time 2. Press Up or Down
required (the to select hours.
maximum value 3. Press M button to
can be 99 select minutes.
minutes). 4. Press Up or Down
4. After setting, to select minutes.
press ►❚❚ for 5. Press ►❚❚ button
confirmation. to enter.
Display Date setting
settings 1. Press Up or Down
1. In Set menu, to select Date.
press Up or Down 2. Press Up or Down
to select Display to select the date.
3. Press M button to
settings.
2. Press ►❚❚ to select Month.
4. Press Up or Down
enter.
to select the month.
Brightness 5. Press M button to
1. Press Up or Down select Year.
to select 6. Press Up or Down
Brightness to select the year.
adjustment. 7. Press ►❚❚ button
2. Press ►❚❚ to to enter.

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 enter.
3. Press Up or Down
Language
to select the 1. Press Up or Down
setting required. to select Language.
4. After setting,
2. Press ►❚❚ to enter.
press ►❚❚ for 3. Press Up or Down
confirmation. to select the
Backlight time language required.
1. Press Up or Down 4. Press ►❚❚ for
to select confirmation.
Backlight time.
2. Press ►❚❚ to
enter.
3. Press Up or Down
to select the time
setting required.
4. After setting,
press ►❚❚ for
confirmation.
Information
1. Press Up or Down to
select Information.
2. Press ►❚❚ to enter.
You can check the
player information,
disc space and
supported file types.
Formatting
setting
1. Press Up or Down
to select
Formatting setting
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 to perform
formatting
operation on the
device.
Note: Before
formatting, please
backup/download any
important files, to
avoid any loss.

Backup/downl
oad your Factory settings
files Press Up or Down to
To backup your files select Factory settings
for safekeeping or to restore the device to
prior to reformatting the conditions when
the Dictopro: shipped from the
1. Plug the USB/mini factory.
USB cable into
your computer
and the Dictopro.
A window will
appear on your
computer with
Record Folder.
2. Copy the folder or
select files to your
computer.
3. If desired, delete
any unwanted

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files from the
Dictopro using
your computer.

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WARNINGS
Never disassemble or modify your
recorder for any reason. Doing so may
cause the recorder to malfunction or
catch fire. Damage to your device voids
your manufacturer's warranty.
Do not allow your device to get wet;
liquids can cause serious damage.
Water damage to your device voids
your manufacturer's warranty. Avoid
exposing your device to very cold or
very hot temperatures (below 37F or
above 1 12F).
NOTE Do not use the device during a
thunderstorm. Thunderstorms can cause the
device to malfunction and increase the risk
of electric shock.

WARRANTY/CONTACT US
We really appreciate you choosing DICTOPRO
as your trusted brand of digital voice
recorders and we sincerely hope you enjoy
your purchase. We love making our
customers happy by providing true value
with our products.

If you have any questions or concerns,

please let us know immediately. We will do
everything to make sure you are happy.
support@[Link] or
[Link]

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Warranty
1 year parts and labor warranty. To register
your warranty, please visit [Link]

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