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Recording
A. Recording from an Electret Microphone or Carbon Handset
Step 1.
Set DIP switch 1 to the
OFF
position and remove any background music source from the
AUX
AUDIO
input.
Step 2.
Connect the 1/8” Electret microphone plug to the Record Audio input and set DIP switch 7 to the
OFF position or connect a carbon handset to the modular jack of the
DVA-2WA
and set DIP switch
7 to the ON position. See page 9.
Step 3.
Slide the
PLAY/RECORD
switch to the right, the LED will light steady to indicate the
DVA-2WA
is in
the record mode.
Note:
To avoid feedback, turn the Master Volume control to “min” position.
Step 4.
Momentarily press the
START/STOP
button to begin recording. The LED will flash fast to indicate
you are recording.
Step 5.
Momentarily press the
START/STOP
button again to stop recording, the LED will light steady.
Step 6.
Repeat steps 4 and 5 for each message you wish to record.
Step 7.
Slide the
PLAY/RECORD
switch to the left to place the
DVA-2WA
back into the play mode.
Step 8.
Turn up the Master Volume control and review recording(s) by momentarily pressing the
START/STOP
button and listening to messages in handset, speakers or 600 ohm output.
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Carbon Handset
Set DIP switch 7 to ON
(Viking part # Q171030 or
equivalent, not included)
Electret Microphone with 1/8” jack
Set Dip switch 7 to OFF
(NRG Research Inc. Part # SA-125
(www.nrgresearch.com) or equivalent, not included)
DIP switch 7 ON
for CarbonHandset
DIP switch 7 OFF
for Electret Mic
12V DC
Adapter
(included)
120V AC
Important: If you experience hum during
the playback of user-recorded messages,
earth ground Speaker Output terminal 5
before recording messages.
DIP Switches
(see page 9)
DIP Switches
(see page 9)
Start/Stop Button
Notes:
If the total available record time is surpassed while recording, the status LED will pulse hi-low. To re-
record all user-recorded messages, move the switch to play then back to the record position. This will allow you
to record over all the previous messages in memory.
