10.5
Record a Long Vocal Note
To record a long audio note, press the
Shift+Record
key combination. Alternatively, from the Application Notes submenu, choose Record New Note. A chime will sound at the beginning
of the recording session. This chime is not recorded. To end the recording session, press the
Record
button again. Alternatively, from the Application Notes submenu, choose Stop
Recording Note. A chime will signal the end of the recording. You may continue to use Maestro for other tasks during the recording, but unless you are using earphones, all sounds that
Maestro makes will be recorded. To record a note on a storage card, press
Tab
to get to the Store combo box and select the desired card from the list. Your note will be recorded and
stored on the selected memory card.
10.6
Append to a Vocal Note
To append to a currently selected Vocal Note, press the
Record
key combination to continue recording. This will continue the recording from the end of the note without erasing
anything. Press the
Record
button again to stop. Alternatively, from the Application Note submenu, choose Append to Note and Stop Recording Note.
10.7
Play a Vocal Note
To play a note, use the
Up Arrow
or
Down Arrow
keys to select it from the Notes List box, then press
Enter
to play it. Once a note starts playing you are in Audio Mode. While in Audio
Mode you may press the
Enter
key again to pause or resume the vocal note. Press and hold the
Left Arrow
or
Right Arrow
keys to rewind or fast forward. Use the
Home
or
End
buttons to move to the beginning or end of the note. Use the
Up Arrow
or
Down Arrow
keys to play the previous or next recording. To exit Audio Mode, press the
Escape
key.
10.8
Vocal Notes Application Menu Options
To open the Vocal Notes Application menu, press
F4
.
Notes
: For the currently selected Vocal Note, choose to Play a Note, Append to a Note, Record a New Note, show Note Properties, Rename/Move a Note, Duplicate a Note, or Delete a
Note.
Folders
: Create a New Folder, or Rename or Delete the currently selected folder.
Help
: Choose to hear General and Contextual Help, or information About the Vocal Notes application.
Exit
: Close the Vocal Notes application. Alternatively, use the
Escape
key to exit Vocal Notes.
10.9
Vocal Notes Main Window
Use the Vocal Notes application to Record, Playback and Store Audio Notes.
Store
: Select which physical memory space to use on your PDA. As a minimum you can select between Main Memory and Built-in Memory. If you have an additional flash memory card
installed in your PDA, this also will be mentioned in the Store list.
Folder
: Choose a folder on the selected physical memory space in which will be stored the Vocal Notes. All folders within My Documents are listed. The All option lists the contents of all
folders including those in the root of My Documents. From the contextual menu, you can also create a New Folder, Rename a Folder, or Delete a Folder.
Notes List Box
: Lists all the Vocal Notes in the currently selected folder. From the contextual menu, you can Play a Note, Append to a Note, list the Note Properties, Rename/Move a
Note, Duplicate a Note, or Delete a Note.
10.10
Vocal Note Properties
The Notes Properties page lists the properties of the current Vocal Note. To view the properties of a note, select the note from the list. From the Vocal Notes application menu, select
Notes, then Note Properties. Alternatively, from the contextual menu, select Note Properties.
Name
: The name of the file, without extension.
Folder
: The name of the folder containing the file.
Store
: Physical location containing the directory.
Modified Date
: The date the file was last updated.
Size
: The size of the file in kilobytes.
Duration
: The duration of the file in seconds.
Format
: The file format including: the type PCM or NOT PCM, sample rate in Hertz, size of sample in bits, and number of channels in mono or stereo.
OK
: Select this button or press
Enter
when done.
10.11
Rename or Move a Vocal Note
Use the Vocal Notes Rename/Move Dialog to rename a Vocal notes file, or to move it to another directory. To rename or move a note, select the note from the list. From the Vocal Notes
application menu, select Notes, then Rename/Move Note. Alternatively, from the contextual menu select Rename/Move Note.
Name
: Enter a new name for your Vocal Notes file.
Folder
: Select a folder name in which will be stored the vocal notes file from the list.
Store
: Select from the Main Memory, Built-in Memory or Flash Memory, if available.
OK
: Select this button or press
Enter
to accept your settings.
Cancel
: Select this button or press
Escape
to discard your settings and restore previous settings.
10.12
Create a New Folder
Use the New Folder Dialog to create a new folder in which will be stored the Vocal Notes. From the Vocal Notes Application menu, select Folders, then New Folder.
Name
: Enter a name for your new folder.
OK
: Select this button or press
Enter
to accept your settings.
Cancel
: Select this button or press
Escape
to discard your settings and restore previous settings.
10.13
Rename a Folder
Use the Rename Folder Dialog to rename an existing folder in which will be stored the Vocal Notes.
To rename a Folder, select it from the folder list. From the Vocal Notes Application menu, select Folders, then Rename Folder.
Name
: Enter a name for your new folder.
OK
: Select this button or press
Enter
to accept your settings.
Cancel
: Select this button or press
Escape
to discard your settings and restore previous settings.
11.
Media Player 1.0 (Maestro)
11.1
General Description
Use the Media Player application to Play WMA and MP3 Media Files. To start Media Player, from the System Menu, select Programs, Media Player and press
Enter
. Media Player can
play your Media files from your own folder organization or play your playlists as managed from your Windows Media Player application from the PC. It is possible to play files in Shuffle
mode and to keep the album continuously playing in Repeat mode. The application has been enhanced to provide a rich book reading experience. When launched, Maestro keeps in
mind the store/folder/playlist/file and cursor position as well as the Shuffle/Repeat mode. Maestro Media Player allows the user to set one bookmark per file and comes equipped with a
Sleep timer.
11.2
File formats and playback modes
The Maestro Media Player is based on Windows Media Player 10 on the Dell X50 and on Windows Media Player 9 on the iPAQ 4150. Both support MP3 and WMA formats. The Dell X50
also supports Playlists.
11.3
File Management and Synchronization
Media Files can be stored in various PDA memory locations, including the Main Memory, Built-in Memory, and Storage cards. We suggest using storage cards for media files to free up
system memory.
Media Files organized in Folder mode can be transferred from the PC by one of the following methods:
Copying the files directly from the PC to the memory card through a PC slot.
Synchronizing through ActiveSync using the PC File Explorer to copy the file to the memory card. The files should be placed directly on the root of the memory card. In the main memory,
the files should be placed under
/My Documents/ or at most one level of subfolder.
