5.2
Recording Audio Notes
You can use Trek for voice recordings which are called audio notes. These notes will be saved on
the SD memory card in the $VRNotes folder. Each recording is assigned an incremental numeric
filename. You can record using either the built-in microphone or an external headset plugged into
the audio connector located just above the record button. The built-in microphone is omni
directional which is useful for recording meetings or lectures. The maximum length of a single Audio
note is 8 hours or a file size of 2 GB. The number of Audio notes you can record is only limited by
the space left on your SD memory card.
There are 2 recording volume adjustment modes which can be selected in the recording
configuration menu: Fixed and Manual. See section 6.5.5 (Record Volume Adjustment) for more
information on how to select and use the different recording volume adjustment modes.
There are two ways of recording notes. You can either use the quick-record feature or use the
standard procedure.
To quick-record a note at any point, press and hold the
Record
button located on the right side of
the player. A message and beep will be heard. Talk into the player's integrated microphone (located
just above the Go To key) or into an external microphone. To end quick recording, release the
Record
button.
To record a long message, press the
Record
button located on the right side of the player to start
the recording. To pause and restart recording, press the
Play/Stop
button. Press the
Bookmark
key during the recording to insert a bookmark. To end the recording, press the
Record
button
again. While in recording mode, you may press the
Star
key to cancel the recording, and then press
the Star key again to confirm that you really want to cancel the recording.
To listen to your audio notes use the Bookshelf (key
1
) to find the Notes bookshelf. Press
Confirm
to enter the Notes bookshelf. Then, use the
4
and
6
keys to move from note to note. There is only
one level of notes so nested folder navigation is not possible. You may choose to record in MP3 or
WAV file types using the configuration Menu key 7. Press key 7 multiple times to reach the
Recording menu and use the 2/8 keys to find the recording file type. Then use keys 4/6 to choose
your desired file type.
Choosing the right recording file type, external source, and recording mode depends on the type of
recording you want to do. MP3 files allow you to record more audio than WAV files because of their
smaller size, but WAV files offer a higher recording quality. Microphone recording is generally used
for voice notes and memos.
Some SD cards are too slow to allow continuous recording in wav format since the volume of data
to write is much larger for this audio format. If, after a few seconds of recording in wav, you get a
recording error message, there is a good chance your SD card is too slow for wav recording. Try
using another SD card or change the recording format to MP3.
5.3 Bookmarks
Bookmarks allow you to return to a place quickly and easily. You can place a virtually unlimited
number of bookmarks in the same book. The
Bookmark
key lets you insert and return to
bookmarks, hear them listed or remove them.
5.3.1
Go to Bookmark
Press the
Bookmark
key (above key 3)
until you hear ‘
go to bookmark’
. Enter the number of the
bookmark you wish to go to. Press
Confirm
. Trek will go to the bookmark and announce its number.
Or, press the
Play/Stop
key. Trek will go to the requested bookmark and begin playback.
5.3.2
Insert Bookmark
Press the
Bookmark
key
twice or until you hear ‘insert bookmark’. You can also access this
function by holding the
Bookmark
key down instead of pressing it twice. Enter the number from 1
