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User Guide for SIP VP-T49G IP Phone
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Call and Conference Recording Using a USB Flash Drive
When you insert a USB flash drive into the USB port on your phone, you can record active calls
or conferences (audio-only or video calls) by tapping the
Record
soft key on your phone.
The recorded video calls are saved in *.mkv format and include a date & time stamp and the
other party’s number/IP address/name (or the first person’s number/IP address/name you
called), for example, 20150731-1630-Mishoel.mkv was created on July 31, 2015, at 16:30 and
you have a call with Mishoel. The recorded audio-only calls are saved in *.aac format. The
recorded calls are stored at the path
->
USB
, you can play it back on your phone.
The approximate time remaining for recording (the free space for the USB device) is shown at
the path
Menu
->
USB
->
Storage Space
.
Note
The Record soft key controls the recording function, and is available (you need to tap the
More soft key to see it):

When there are one or more calls connected to your phone

During an active call

When calls are on hold or muted

During a semi-attended or attended transfer

During a conference call
The Record soft key is not available:

When there are no connected calls on your phone

When you place a new call (to transfer or to conference)

When the phone prompts you to answer an incoming call
The recording is not be paused when the following occurs:

You place a call on hold.

You mute a call.

You set up a conference call

You perform the semi-attended or attended transfer

An incoming calls arrives on your phone
If you use a record key to record a call, the recorded file will be stored in servers. For more
information, refer to
Call Recording Using a Record Key on page 245 .
Before recording any call, especially those involving PSTN, it is necessary to know about the rules
and restrictions of any governing call-recording in the place you are in. It is also very important to
have the consent of the person you are calling before recording the conversation.