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Note: At this stage, PLEXTALK does not know if you have connected a microphone or an
audio cable. The speech that you hear only indicates what the "Select external audio input
jack" setting is currently set to.
To change the external input source setting, do the following:
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Press the Menu key to access the Main Menu.
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Use the Left or Right key to go to the "Recording settings" option and select it by
pressing the Enter key.
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Use the Left or Right key to go to the "Select external audio input jack" option and
select it by pressing the Enter key.
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Use the Left or Right key to select either "Microphone mode" or "Line in mode" and
press the Enter key to confirm your selection.
CAUTION: When you connect from the line output of a CD player to PLEXTALK's Line
Input socket, the recorded sound may sometimes be distorted, even if you adjust the
recording level. If this happens, you should connect from the CD player's headphone
socket to PLEXTALK's Line Input socket and then adjust the CD player's headphone
output volume for recording.
12.9. Selecting a recording mode and sound quality setting
12.9.1. About recording modes and sound quality
When recording, PLEXTALK gives you the ability to select from 6 recording modes. The 6
modes are as follows:
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Default: for making general recordings and voice recordings where there is relatively
low background noise.
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Conference: for recording environments, such as conferences, lectures and
classrooms, where the background noise is expected to be high.
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Audio: for recording from audio devices such as CD players.
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Analog cassettes: for recording from analogue cassettes.
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Radio: for recording from radio broadcasts.
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Custom: if none of the above options gives you the kind of recording that you want,
this recording mode allows you to set all the parameters manually.
In addition PLEXTALK allows you to choose from a number of sound quality settings for
each recording mode. By choosing a high quality setting, you reduce the available
recording time. By choosing a low sound quality, you can maximize the available
