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INSTRUCTION MANUAL

Mi4 Professional Voice Recorder

SB-VR8000 (Black-July 2013 revision)

Revised: July 30, 2013

Summary of Contents for SB-VR8000

Page 1: ...e manual to help you enjoy your new product as quickly and easily as possible Be sure to check the TECH SUPPORT tab on your product page at SafetyBasement com for the latest available manual INSTRUCTION MANUAL Mi4 Professional Voice Recorder SB VR8000 Black July 2013 revision Revised July 30 2013 ...

Page 2: ...e What s Included with Your Mi4 Phone Recording Kit PLEASE NOTE The Mi4 was updated in July 2013 The new model is black and has been revised This manual is for the Black 2013 version The manual for the previous Silver model is available on our website Please visit SafetyBasement com and find the manual on the product page for the Mi4 Ear Buds Wall Charger ...

Page 3: ...B Page 3 www SafetyBasement com Phone 877 345 2336 Fax 888 236 2524 LCD Screen Microphone Play Pause PRODUCT REFERENCE External Microphone Jack Mode Button Volume Previous Next USB Port SD Card Slot Hold Switch On Off Record Switch Headphone Jack Speaker ...

Page 4: ... SafetyBasement com Phone 877 345 2336 Fax 888 236 2524 ACCESSORIES Pen Style High Sensitivity Microphone Product Code SB PENMC3 Buy at www SafetyBasement com Standard Clip On Microphone appearance may vary Available at Purchase of Mi4 Buy at www SafetyBasement com ...

Page 5: ...Fax 888 236 2524 Current Folder File Quality THE PLAYBACK SCREEN Current EQ Setting Always NORmal in voice mode File Name Current Mode showing Music Battery Level Current Repeat Setting Current Volume See Close Up Below Current Track of Tracks in Current Folder Current Time in File Length of Current File ...

Page 6: ... VOICE MUSIC MODE OPTIONS Press M to access these options OPTIONS REFERENCE DURING PLAYBACK PRESS M TO SEE Select EQ press M Select EQ setting press M to apply To REPLAY or LOOP highlight REPLAY Press M The AB icon will appear Press UP to set starting point then UP again to set end point Your loop will start immediately ...

Page 7: ...oose a folder from ON BOARD MEMORY then choose a file Choose a folder from SD CARD then choose a file VOLUME CONTROL Press V then use UP DOWN arrows to adjust volume level Use UP DOWN arrows to highlight choice the PLAY to confirm Your SD card folders may vary You can add your own folders via your PC While you can delete files from your Mi4 through the menus we recommend that you connect to a PC t...

Page 8: ...o bring over organized files from your PC such as your music collection or audio books set into different folders While recording when your Mi4 runs low on internal memory it will automatically start recording on your SD Card If you do run out of room you will see Overflow on screen but your recordings to that point will be saved You can install a Micro SD card up to 32 GB in size This SD card is ...

Page 9: ... that your Mi4 is OFF 2 Plug the USB cable into the side of the Mi4 3 If using the wall adapter plug the other end of the USB cable into the adapter Then plug into power 4 If using your PC plug the other end of the USB cable directly into a PC port on your PC Do not use a hub 5 With a PC your Mi4 will connect to your PC This is also how you will transfer data Your Mi4 is charging Your PC may insta...

Page 10: ...the MODES appears MUSIC SETTING or VOICE 4 Use the Arrow Keys to move to SETTING MODE 5 Press M Here are the main settings of the Mi4 that can be adjusted 6 Use the UP DOWN arrow buttons to highlight SYSTEM TIME 7 Press M 8 You now see the date and time Press the V button and the Year will start to blink 9 Use the UP DOWN buttons to set the correct year 10 Press V to move to the Month Use UP DOWN ...

Page 11: ...4 starts recording immediately 3 Prevent accidental button presses by using the Hold Switch Push the Hold Switch UP and the buttons will not work on your Mi4 until it is pushed down again 4 To stop recording push the Red RECORD switch DOWN to the Save position Your recording is saved and you are ready to record again Hold Switch On Off Record Switch You just recorded a file using the default setti...

Page 12: ...o make sure it is the right setting for your needs Suggestion If voice activation is NOT picking up all the sound you want to hear turn it OFF Then use an SD card or lower quality setting to record as much as possible Use a sound editor such as Audacity to review these larger files and edit them down to the parts you need The different settings are available in SETTING MODE If you are in Playback ...

Page 13: ...sement com Phone 877 345 2336 Fax 888 236 2524 CONTROL MONITOR 1 In the Settings choose CONTROL MONITOR 2 Press M 3 UP DOWN to choose MONITOR ON or MONITOR OFF 4 Press M to save your setting Use headphones to listen while you record You can leave this setting ON all the time ...

Page 14: ...emory and give you the LEAST amount of recording time space You can choose SHQ or 192 Kbps and won t notice a difference in quality for most recordings But you will DOUBLE the amount of time you can record and files will be much smaller For normal conversation you can also choose 128 Kbps We do not recommend setting your Mi4 lower than 128 Kbps unless necessary If you need additional recording spa...

Page 15: ...n the Settings choose BACKLIGHT 2 Press M 3 UP DOWN to choose the number of seconds you want the backlight to stay on when I button has not been pressed Choose from 0 to 60 seconds Choose 0 to keep the backlight on all the time 0 will use up more battery life 4 Press M to save your setting How long do you want the backlight to stay on ...

Page 16: ...B WR069B www SafetyBasement com Phone 877 345 2336 Fax 888 236 2524 LANGUAGE 1 In the Settings choose LANGUAGE 2 Press M 3 UP DOWN to choose the Language you want displayed 4 Press M to save your setting Choose a different language for your onscreen menus ...

Page 17: ...ER OFF TIMER 1 In the Settings choose POWER OFF 2 Press M 3 UP DOWN to choose OFF TIMER 4 Press M 5 UP DOWN to set the amount of time the Mi4 will stay on when NOT in use Choose 5 55 minutes 6 Press M to save your setting How long do you want the Mi4 to stay on when NOT in use before it turns off automatically to save power ...

Page 18: ... choose POWER OFF 2 Press M 3 UP DOWN to choose SLEEP TIME 4 Press M 5 UP DOWN to set the amount of time the Mi4 will stay on during playback Choose 10 120 minutes 6 Press M to save your setting PLAYBACK ONLY How long do you want the Mi4 to stay on when playing files such as your music voice recordings or audio books before it turns off automatically ...

Page 19: ...SB WR069B Page 19 www SafetyBasement com Phone 877 345 2336 Fax 888 236 2524 CONTRAST 1 In the Settings choose CONTRAST 2 Press M 3 UP DOWN to choose the right level for your needs 4 Press M to save your setting Set the contrast of the LCD screen ...

Page 20: ...In the Settings choose MEMORY INFO 2 Press M Please wait a moment while the Mi4 calculates the numbers 3 Use UP DOWN to switch between the info for the Internal Memory used and the SD card Note The shown is the amount USED not remaining See how much memory has been used both internal and SD card Internal Memory Used SD Card Memory Used ...

Page 21: ...ight End Time Press M 6 Press V and the Hour will blink Set the End Time of your recording Your recording will end when that time occurs again up to 24 hours away Press M to Save 7 Now that your Start Time and End Time is set Highlight the AUTO RECORD ON Press M 8 Your choices are RECORD OFF and RECORD ON Choose ON Press M to save 9 Highlight EXIT Press M 10 Exit the Settings Menu highlight EXIT P...

Page 22: ...s you MUST empty your trash BEFORE you Eject the watch from your Mac You can add files such as MP3 files to the ROOT of your device such as where they are in the above photo You can also add your own folders such as MUSICFOLDER to keep things organized To play files in different folders while paused or stopped PRESS M Then choose the folder your files are in NOTE When using BOTH internal and SD ca...

Page 23: ...ayer can play almost any video or audio file type There is a version for Windows and for Mac OS X VIDEO EDITING for WINDOWS MOVIE MAKER 2012 http windows microsoft com en US windows get movie maker download Movie Maker is a simple video editing program from Microsoft Please go to this link and choose the download for your version of Windows Please note Movie Maker is part of the Windows Essentials...

Page 24: ...B WR069B www SafetyBasement com Phone 877 345 2336 Fax 888 236 2524 Format Wave Bit Rate Mode Constant Bit Rate 32 Kbps 64 Kbps 128 Kbps 192 Kbps 384 Kbps Playback MP3 WAV playback of WAV creat ed on device DEVICE SPECIFICATIONS Audio Video Photo n a n a ...

Page 25: ...32GB micro SD card Battery Type Internal Rechargeable Charger Type via USB port wall adapter or PC DEVICE SPECIFICATIONS Device Info Please check our site for the latest available manual for this product Recordings split at the 2 hour 40 minute mark Notes File sizes shown are approximate Audio 10 minutes 28 MB 384 Kbps Audio 2 hrs 40 min 220 MB 192 Kbps File Sizes ...

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