Instructions
The Wilson
Version 3
Your Personal Digital Voice Recorder
APH Catalog No. 1-03993-01
The Wilson(TM) Digital Voice Recorder, Version 3, offered by the
American Printing House for the Blind, is a small, simple digital
recorder you can use to capture spoken information quickly. Then, at
your leisure, transcribe your information into print, into braille, or
send it to a computer.
Battery Installation
The Wilson is powered by two AAA batteries, not included.
To install batteries, squeeze the belt clip at the top of the Wilson.
On the back of The Wilson, underneath the open end of the belt clip,
you will feel several horizontal ridges. The ridges serve as friction
grips in sliding the battery compartment cover away from the body of
the Wilson. Remove the cover by pulling it down. Place two AAA
batteries in the battery compartment. Place the flat (negative) end of
each battery against the spring in its section of the compartment.
Batteries lie side-by-side facing in opposite directions. Replace the
compartment cover and your Wilson recorder is ready to go! Note that
when it is time to replace the batteries, The Wilson will retain any
existing messages during the battery changing process.
Operating The Wilson
The face of The Wilson has three tactile areas. At the top there is a
slightly rough area. This grid of holes is the combination
loudspeaker/microphone. Below it are three buttons in left-to-right
order. Below the buttons is a smooth visual display that flashes when
The Wilson is recording.
The left button in the row of three is the RECORD button. Press and
release this button to begin recording. When you release the RECORD
button, you will hear a beep. This means that The Wilson is recording.
If you do nothing, it will record until its memory is full. If set to
Standard Play, maximum recording time is 6 hours. Long Play allows for
up to 12 hours of recording time.
To stop recording, press the middle STOP/PLAY button. You will hear two
quick beeps. This means that recording has stopped. Pressing STOP/PLAY
a second time will play back the recording that has just been made.
If you make a series of recordings, the first press of the STOP/PLAY
button will play the most recent recording. Thereafter, your recordings
will play in reverse order, backing up one-by-one until you are
returned to your oldest recording.
If you want to delete a recording you must use the STOP/PLAY button to
begin playing the recording. While the recording is playing, press the
right-most DELETE button twice rapidly until you hear two quick beeps.
This tells you that the recording you were playing has been removed.