G L87 Digital Voice Recorder User Guide

G L87 Digital Voice Recorder

L87 Open Box

Package List

• 1 x L87 16GB Voice Recorder
• 1 x 32GB TF Card
• 1 x Type-C USB Cable (for data transfer and charging)
• 1 x User Manual

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The Operation Guide Explain

Quick Start Guide

Learn how to operate the buttons in the product sketch.

• Built-in Mic: Captures the voice and records. Do not click on buttons when the device is recording.
• Earphone: You may plug in earphones to hear the playback.
• USB: For charging or downloading recordings to a computer.
• POWER Button: Switch on/off device power (we recommend you keep the power button at NO position unless storing the device).
• Short press it to Confirm / Playback /Pause playback, long press it to turn on/off the device (while the power button is at the NO position)
• REC: Button for recording.
• BACK/SAVE: Save the recording, back to the previous step.
• M: Menu options. Use UP / DOWN to select, and use PLAY Button to confirm. Press the BACK/SAVE Button to return to the main menu.
• Speaker: The device has a built-in speaker. You can hear the playback without earphones.
• UP/DOWN: Select Menu Options.
• VOL+ / VOL-: Short-click the” VOL” button, then press the “UP/DONW” button to adjust the volume.

Operational Explanations
The words “short press” and “long press” often appear in this paper,the meanings are as follows：

1. Short Press: short press of the button less than 2 seconds.
2. Long Press: Press and hold the button for more than 2 seconds until the screen displays the appropriate message.

Main Function Module

Turn On Voice Recorder
Simply push the power button at the “NO” position, and the recorder will boot up the screen light, and see WELCOME, indicating that the machine is turned on.

Turn Off the Voice Recorder

1. In the power-on state, switch it back to the “OFF” position to turn off the device. At this time, the screen displays the “Bye-Bye” icon, indicating that the machine is turned off.
2. In the power-on state, press and hold the “Play” button for 3 seconds to power off, and the screen will display the “Bye-Bye” interface and then power off.
3. After the machine is turned on, it will automatically shut down within 3 minutes without any operation, and it will also automatically shut down when the battery used when the machine is working is exhausted.

Please refer to the battery power display section to charge in time.

How to Record?

• Long press the “PLAY” button to power on the voice recorder (NOTE: keep the right side POWER switch at the “NO” position).
• Press the REC button to start a new recording.
• Press the BACK/SAVE button to save the recording after we finished recording.
• Press the “PLAY” button to play the recording file after saved successfully.

How to Play / Pause Your Recordings?

• In playing mode, short press the “Play” button to start playback. We could press the UP/DOWN button to select the recordings which need to be playback.
• During playback, short press the “Play” button to pause playing, and press PLAY again to resume recording.

How to Adjust the Volume?
In the playback state, short press the VOL button (don’t long press the VOL key), then short press the UP/DOWN button to adjust the volume, and the upper right of the screen will display the current volume value.

How to Unlock / Lock the Recorder?

1. Long press the “VOL” button to lock the recorder, effectively preventing accidental touch.
2. Please, Long, press the “VOL” button until the screen appearing an unlocking interface, the recorder will unlock.

How to fast forward / rewind when playback?
At playback mode, please long press the UP/DOWN button to fast forward or rewind.

How to set A-B repeat?
During playback, press and hold the MENU Button, and you will see A on the screen, and B blink, it selected the start point, then press and hold MENU again, select point B,Now it will playback between Point A to B.

Forget the password
If you forget the password, please enter the password “181818” , then long press the “Menu” button to unlock your recorder, so that you can re-enter the recorder and reset your new password.

Quick Menu Option Guide

Use Up/Down button To select, and press the” PLAY” button to confirm your selection

Play Setting
In the playing interface, simply press the ” menu” key to enter the settings menu in the playback state, ( Delete, Play mode, Repeat Settings, Sound Settings, Delete All), Short Press the “UP” or “DOWN” keys to select, press the “Play” button to confirm.

Delete Files

How to Delete a Single Recording on the Recorder

Press the “PLAY” Button to enter Recorder>>> Recording library>>>Use the up/ down button to choose a recording file, and press the “Play” button to playback >>> Press M(menu) button > choose “Delete ” >>> Use up/down button to Select ” Yes” >>> press “PLAY “Button to confirm your selection, it will delete a single file.

(NOTE: “Yes” highlight in YELLOW color means you choose “YES”)

How to Delete All Recordings on the Recorder
Press the “PLAY” Button to enter Recorder>>> Recording library>>> Choose a recording file, and press the “Play” button to playback >>> Press M(menu) button >>> choose “Delete ALL ” >>> Use up/down button to Select ” Yes” >>> press “PLAY “Button to confirm your selection, it will delete all recording files.

(NOTE: “Yes” highlight in YELLOW color means you choose “YES”)
Warning: The “Delete All” operation means delete all the recording files completely, the recording files will not be recovered, please back up the recordings before deleting all.

How to Delete Recording Files on the Computer
Firstly, make sure the recorder is Switch OFF, then use supplied type-C USB cable to connect it to your computer. Then you will see the recorder’s removable disk in your computer just like a U disk. Get into the recorder’s disk, you could see all your recording files, then you can delete /copy the files to your computer.

Play Mode

Repeat

• Repeat off, Repeat One, Repeat All
• Repeat off: select and confirm this, it will play normally, from the first recording to the last one
• Repeat One: select and confirm this, it will repeat on a single track again and again
• Repeat All: select and confirm this, it will repeat from A-Z again and again.

Shuffle
When the shuffle is on, it will playback all recordings or music at random, even if you press UP/DOWN, it will not select to next or previous track, it will be random.

Repeat Settings
Repeat Mode, Replay Times, Replay Interval

Short press the “MENU” button to enter the mode selection, then short Press “UP”or “DOWN” to choose（ Repeat Mode, Replay Times, Replay Interval, Short Press the “Play” key to confirm.

Sound Setting

Equalizer, Variable
Equalizer： Short press the “ MENU ” key to enter the sound setting, Short Press the “UP” or“DOWN” key to select（ Off, Rock, Soft, Pop, Jazz, Classical, Techno）Short press the “PLAY” button to confirm.

Variable Speed Playback：
Short press the “MENU” button to Enter, short press the “UP+”or “DOWN-” button to select（- 8 to 8 Adjustable), to the desired level, and then short press the “PLAY” key to confirm.

Record-Setting

In the main menu interface, simply press the ” Recorder” key to enter “Recorder Settings”, ( Record Source, Record Format, Input Gain Settings, Record Monitor, VOR Mode, Record Divide, Timer Recording, Rec indicator, Noise Reduction Mode, Set Noise Cancellation Levels), Short Press “UP” or “DOWN” key to select, press the “Play” button to confirm.

Record Source (Record from)
Recording Settings->Short press the“PLAY” button to enter Record Source->Short Press “ UP ” or “ DOWN ” to select（ Microphone, Line-in), Short press the“Play” button to confirm.

LINE-IN Recording setup
LINE-IN Recording setup (You need to set the “Record-Setting ->Record Source Sub ->menu to “Line-in” in the recording setting.

1. Through the LINE-IN interface， can Be connected (CD, MP3, DVD mobile) and other products output audio source direct audio input.
2. External microphone recording: After connecting the external microphone through the LINE-IN interface, the same way you record with a built-in microphone.
3. A recording of the call: After connecting the phone box through the LINE-IN interface, The same way you record with a built-in microphone.

Record Format
Recording Settings->Short press the“PLAY” button to enter Record Format, Short
Press“UP” or“DOWN” to select（MP3 format or WAV format, then short press the “Play” button to confirm.

Set Recording bit rate
Find “Recorder” and enter it>>> enter” “record setting”>>>Recorder Format>>> Enter “WAV”>>> Use the up /down button to choose the recording quality( 512kbps,768kpbs,1024kbps,1536kbps at WAV format) MP3:32kbps,64kbps,128kbps,192kbps

NOTE: When the recording file reaches 2GB, the device automatically saves the file.

Voice Activated Mode (VOR)
When Voice Activated Mode is on, the recorder will record any voice. If no voice is detected, it will not record to reduce blank time and save storage space. At Voice Activated Mode, we still need to press the REC button to start recording, and press the BACK/SAVE button to save recordings when we complete a recording.

Voice Activated Mode (VOR mode)
Find “Recorder” and enter it>>> enter” “record-setting”>>> UP/Down button to select “VOR mode”>>>VOR ON/OFF>>> select VOR ON>>>Press Play button to confirm your selection.

VOR Mode

• ON: turn on the voice-activated record function.
• OFF: turn off the voice-activated record function.

VOR Sensitivity Level
Find “Recorder” and enter it >>>enter “record-setting”>>>VOR Mode>>> enter VOR Sensitivity>>>Use the up/down button to choose the recording level (Level1~level 7, and Level 7 is the most sensitivity level)

It could select from level 1 to level 7
Level one, is the dumbest level, it means the mic will be less sensitive, and needs a louder voice to activate the recording, otherwise, the recording time is not counted, and it was paused recording. While level seven is the most sensitive level, it means the mic is very sensitive, just a soft speaking will be captured. It will be almost continuously recording, cannot see the pause status.

Record Monitor
Recording Settings->Short press the“PLAY” button to enter Record Monitor, and short press” UP” or” DOWN” to select ON or OFF, When you select “ON” to record again, plug in your headphones to hear the sound you are recording.

• ON: When ON, use earphones to hear what it is recording.
• OFF: turn off this function.

Record Divide
 Recording Settings->Short press the“PLAY” button to enter Record Divide, Short Press “UP” or “DOWN” to select（off, 30 minutes, 60Minutes,120Min-utes), then short press the“Play” button to confirm.

What is subsection recording?
The recorder will automatically save the recording file at a selected time length and start a new recording.

• 30 Minutes: record each file for 30 minutes.
• 60 minutes: record each file for 1 hour.
• 120Minutes: record each file for 2 hours.
• OFF: turn off the subsection record function.

Timed recording
Recording Settings->Short press the“PLAY” button to enter timed recording, short Press “UP” or “DOWN” to select（Record ON/OFF, Timed Record Cycle, Start Time， end time), then short press the“Play” button to confirm your selection.

Rec indicator
Recording Settings->Short press the“PLAY” button to enter Rec Indicator, short press “UP” or “DOWN” to select（OFF, ON), short press the“Play” button to confirm.

• ON: default. LED indicator light is ON.
• OFF: turn off the LED indicator light.

SETTINGS

(System setup)

In the main menu interface, simply press the
“UP” or“DOWN” keys to select “Settings”, short press the “ Play ” button to enter the settings menu (The options:-Timer Power Off, Black Timer light, Brightness, Date&Time Settings, Language, Password Settings, Information, Format Device, Restore Factory Settings, Exit Settings) , short press “UP” or“DOWN” key to confirm your selection.

1. Timer Power Off: When selecting sleeper time, it will force the device to be automatically switched off. The options:OFF, 10minutes, 30minutes, 60minutes,90min-utes, 120minutes)

2. Date & Time Settings： Settings->Short press the “ PLAY” button to enter Date & Time Settings（Option: Date setting, Time setting).
   UP/DOWN: to adjust the hour, minute, year, month, day. VOL button: move to next.
   Notice
   Once set the correct time, remember to press the Play button to confirm the changes.

3. Language : Change the device display language.

4. Password Settings
   Settings->Short press the “ PLAY” button to enter password settings(Password Switch, Pass-word Set), then short press the“PLAY” button to enter, press“VOL+” or“VOL-” to adjust the number,
   short press the “VOL” button to go to the next set of numbers, and short press the “Play” key to confirm your selection after finishing setting.
   UP/DOWN: to adjust numbers.
   VOL button: move to next.
   Notice: Once set the correct time, remember to press the Play button to confirm the changes.

5. Forget the Password
   If you forget the password, please enter the password “181818” , then long press the “Menu” button to unlock your recorder, so that you can re-enter the recorder and reset your new password.

6. Information
   Settings->Short press the “ PLAY” button to enter Information (option: Software Version, Disk Space), and use the “UP” or “Down” button to choose.

Disk Space
View total machine capacity and used space can be queried, short Press the “Back/Save” button to return to the settings menu.

Software Version
To view local hardware and software information, short press “Back/Save” to return to the settings menu.

NOTE
About the storage method: We have inserted the 32GB memory card into the machine, If there is an external card, default to save the recording files in the the 32GB TF card. If there is no TF card installed, the recorder will save the recording on the voice recorder’s built-in 16GB memory card.

Format Device
Format device, it will erase all data on the device, and cannot be restored forever.

Notice

• Do not format the device unless you have already backup the data on the device to a computer, and you are sure about this.
• Do not cut off its power during the format of the device, otherwise, it will meet a disk error.
• During the format device, waiting shows completed information, and the device will turn off, and then you could switch off the device.
• If unfortunately, cut off the device power, and see DISK ERROR, Here is the rescue:
• Please kindly make sure the device is turned off, connect to the WINDOWS computer, click the mouse right button, and format it, and all data will be erased thorough-ly. (for MAC computers need to contact the customer for tutorials).

Restore Factory Settings
Settings->Short press the ”PLAY” button to enter restore factory settings(option: Yes / No), When selecting Yes, press the Play Button to confirm the choice, so all settings will be restored to default. The screen will show “Restored!

Backlight Timer
Settings->short press the ”PLAY” button to enter Backlight Timer, and short Press “UP” or “DOWN” to choose(Always on, 10Seconds， 20 seconds，30Seconds）Short press the“Play” button to confirm.

Brightness
Settings->short press the ”PLAY” button to enter Brightness， and press“UP” or“DOWN” to select the contrast brightness（00-11 Optional, short press the” Play” button to confirm.

Connect to the computer

Use the supplied Type-C cable to connect the voice recorder and computer (Note: make sure the recorder is Switch OFF when connecting), the computer will recognize the L87 recorder’s disk ( just like a U disk), then you could upload/ download the files to your computer.

Charging
Connect the Type-C USB cable to the charger（ 5V-1000MA）Ready to Charge, battery icon shows the status of the running horse when charging, when the icon is full, it means the charge is full（The charging time depends on the power of the charger） It takes about 2 hours to fully charge. 500mAh rechargeable battery supports up to 13 hours of continuous recording (512kbps) and 24 hours of playback with earphones.

When the machine runs out of power or not enough, please charge in time, and keep the machine fully charged in all conditions, otherwise, it will affect the service life of the machine.

Here are some frequently asked questions about the L87 voice recorder

How to record and playback recording?
First, please turn on a voice recorder, simply push the power button (on the right side ) to the “NO” position, and long press the “Play” button, and the recorder will boot up. Press the REC button to start a new recording. Press the “Back/Save” button to save the recording after we finished recording. Press the ” PLAY ” button to play the recording file, and press the “Play ” again to pause playing.

How to fast forward / rewind when playback
At playback mode, please long press the UP/DOWN button to fast forward or rewind.

How to Adjust VOL+ / VOL-?
In the playback state, short press the VOL button (don’t long press the VOL key), then shot press the UP/DOWN button to adjust the volume, and the upper right of the screen will display the current volume value.

Forget the password
If you forget the password, please enter the password “181818” , then long press the “Menu” button to unlock your recorder, so that you can re-enter the recorder and reset your new password.

How to set a password?
Please turn on the voice recorder, enter into recorder: enter into Settings>>> user the up/down button to find “password settings”>>>password switch>>>password on >>>set password>>> input your password.

The recorder was accidentally locked
Please, Long, press the “VOL” button until the screen appearing an unlocking interface, the recorder will unlock.

How to Turn ON Voice Activated Function
Go to Menu Options, find record-setting, enter it -> Voice Activated Setting -> AVR mode -> VOR ON-> Press” Play” Confirm, it means you have successfully turned on voice activated recording function, then press the “REC” button to start recording, press the save button to save a recording. When AVR mode is ON, the recorder will enter voice-activated recording mode, recorder can set voice decibels at 7 different levels , level 7 is the most sensitive.

About the storage method
We have inserted the 32GB SD card into the machine, once inserted the TF card to the recorder, the default storage method is a 32GB TF card. If you want to store the file in the recorder, please set the storage path manually ( Please follow the steps to the setting method: Enter “Recorder” >>> Recording Location >>>>Choose Micro SD Card>>> Press the “Play” button to confirm the location, now the recording will be saved on the recorder’s built-in 16GB Memory card)  The recorder can support 128GB memory expansion card, you can replace the TF card according to your own needs

The voice recorder can connect to a computer but only charges not read the disk
I supposed that failed to connect may be caused by the following:

• The Type-C USB cable is broken or the USB socket is loose.If so,please change another USB cable to try(like your Android phone cable) or connect by another USB socket, or simply reboot your computer
• Please check if the recorder switches OFF when connecting with the computer.
• Maybe something is wrong with the device, if it is a quality problem, we can provide a replacement.

How to set the date and time?
Enter “Settings” >>> press the UP/DOWM button to find”Date&Time Settings”>>>Time Setting / Date Setting, you can set the date and time;

The recorder can’t play the recordings on the computer
It seems that there is something wrong with the media player. Please use another media player to have a try,

1. For Mac users, please download the free VLC Media Player to playback the recordings.
   (Website: http://www.videolan.org/ )

2. For Windows users, please download the free VLC Media Player, or just choose”Windows Media Player” to playback.

Cannot find my recordings in the recorder
This is mainly caused by the device reading the MUSIC folder, you could press and hold the Back/ Save switch back to the RECORD folder, and you can find the recording files. Or connecting the computer, and checking whether there are recordings in the device or not.

Memory is full
The voice recorder has limited storage at 48GB, when space is full, you can connect it to your computer and back up all the files, then delete all the recordings.

Can’t turn off my voice recorder?
The power switch was at the OFF position or long-press the “PLAY” button to turn it off, the recorder still can’t shut off, please try to reset the recorder, there is a Reset hole on the back side of the recorder, you can use a sharp thing like a needle to put into and push it, It will reset the recorder.

FAQS

Can i use this to record the neighbors banging on the ceiling?

Yes, This recorder can capture the sound of more than 70 decibels.

Do you have to use earphones?

You don't have to, but listening through earphones provides a much better sound quality.

What is the process like for rewinding during playback?

The recording itself is crystal clear however, I still haven’t figured out how to rewind. Every time I try it goes back to zero and I have to fast-forward.

Can the external memory card be taken out as smoothly? Is putting a new card easy?

Yes, it is very easy to install or take out the external memory card, the recorder can support 128GB extended memory cards . According to your own needs, replace the TF card with a different capacity.

How do i lower the volume?

Is there laser radiation in the light?

The status lights are LEDs, not lasers.

How many hours of recording will it store?

I have set it for voice // sound activation. The battery lasts only 13 hours, even tho only taped 2-3 minutes of sound.

Is this waterproof?

I do not believe so- it’s electronic and has no casing that would make it waterproof.

Yes, you can turn off the voice activation.

Would this be compatible at all with an ipad air (4th gen)?

This is a stand-alone recorder. If you'd like you can take out the micro mem memory card and insert it in a USB port and play or listen to the audio. Apple products do not come with a USB port.

Can this record directly to mp3 format?

There is a setting for “ line in”, for connecting to other devices.

Can this recorder be set to loop playback?

Yes , of course , this voice recorder support loop function and A-B segment repeat playback.

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