jaycar XC0389 Digital Voice Recorder Instruction Manual

: June 4, 2024
: Jaycar

Table of Contents

jaycar XC0389 Digital Voice Recorder
FAQ
BEFORE FIRST USE
BOX CONTENTS
PRODUCT DIAGRAM
LCD DISPLAY
FUNCTIONS
- Setting
SPECIFICATIONS
WARRANTY INFORMATION
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jaycar XC0389 Digital Voice Recorder

FAQ

Q: How many files can be stored on the device?
- A: Up to 200 recorded files can be stored. If the limit is reached, recordings will stop. It is recommended to delete or transfer files to a computer.

BEFORE FIRST USE

Prior to using your product, please read all the safety and operating instructions thoroughly. Please ensure you follow the steps below before using the product. We recommend you keep the original packaging for storing the product when not in use.

Find a safe and convenient place to keep this instruction manual for future reference.
Unpack the product but keep all packaging materials until you have made sure your new product is undamaged and in good working order. Ensure you have all accessories listed in this manual.

BOX CONTENTS

1 x Digital Voice Recorder
1 x Earphones
1 x Tie Clasp External
1 x Micro B USB Cable

PRODUCT DIAGRAM

LCD DISPLAY

FUNCTIONS

Power On/Off:

Power On: In power off mode; slide the “Power“ button to the “ON/OFF” position and hold for 2 seconds until the screen displays the Digitech Audio symbol.
Power Off: In standby mode; slide the “Power” button to the “ON/OFF” position and hold for 2 seconds until the screen displays “Power Off”
Lock Button: In standby mode; slide the “Power” button to the top “Lock” position, now all buttons are locked. Slide the “Power” button to the below position, this will cancel the lock function.

One-Key Recording:

In any state including being powered off, slide the Red “REC” recording switch from “STOP” to “REC”; the device will start recording.

Modes:

Voice Mode: In any state including being powered off, slide the Red “REC” recording switch from “STOP” to “REC”; the device will start recording.
- Press the Play/Pause button to pause recording, press the “ ” button again to resume recording. Slide the record switch to Stop to end the recording and the device will return to the stopped playing interface of the current recorded file.

NOTE

Up to 200 recorded files can be stored on this device, if the number reaches 200 then the recordings will stop. Please delete the recordings or save them on your computer.

Delete File:

In voice mode; press the “M” Menu button, then press the left “>” or “<” right arrow buttons to select “Delete file” or “Delete All”. Press the ”M” Menu button again to confirm., Press the right “>” and “<” Left arrow buttons to choose “YES” for confirmation of deleting the file.
Press the “M” Menu button again to select,“NO” for cancelling the file deletion. Press the “M” Menu or Stop button to return to standby mode.

Record Type:

In the Voice standby mode; press the “M” Menu button, right“>” and “<” Left arrow buttons to select “PCM” (Pulse Code Modulation) and “HP” (High Quality) recording. Press the “M” button again to select your required recording type and then the Stop button to exit.

NOTE

For the highest quality recording, please choose the PCM recording type.

Recording Format & File Save Locations:

REC Format| File Format| REC Quality| Save Location| Default Name
---|---|---|---|---
Stereo Record| MP3| HP| /DVR/ST| REC. MP3
Phone Record| MP3| HP| /DVR/ST| LIN. MP3
FM Record| MP3| HP| /DVR/ST| RFM. MP3
Noise C REC| WAV| HP| /DVR/PCM| RNC. WAV
PCM REC| WAV| HP| /DVR/PCM| PCM***. WAV

Segmented Recording:

This function is used for long duration recording. You can save one long file in to certain sections. In Voice standby mode, press the “M” Menu button, then press the right “>” or “<” left arrow buttons to select segmented recording.
Press the “M” Menu button again to confirm and the right “>” or “<” left arrow buttons to select between “30mins”,” 60mins”, and “Close”,
Press the “M” Menu button to confirm and press the Stop button to exit.

Set Light, Voice Activated Recording (VOR/VA) & Listen In:

In the standby music mode, press the “M” Menu button and the right ”>” or “<” left buttons to select between these options.

Repeat Mode:

When you are playing a recording file; press the “M” Menu button to enter the submenus, press the right “>” and “<” left arrows to select repeat mode.
Press the “M” Menu button again and you can select “Repeat All, Repeat One, or Random” with the right”>” or “<” left arrow buttons. Press the “M” Menu button to confirm and then press the Stop button to exit.

Equalizer:

When you are playing a recorded file”; press the “M” Menu button to enter the submenus, press the right “>” or “<” left arrows to select “Equalizer”,
Press the “M” Menu button again to select between: Normal/Rock/Pop/Classic/Soft/Jazz/DBB” with the right “>” and “<” left arrow buttons. Press “M” Menu button again to confirm and press the Stop button to exit.

Repeat Play:

A-B Replay: When you are playing a recorded file; press the “M” Menu button and the right “> or <” left arrow buttons to select “A-B replay”.
Press the “M” Menu button return to the playing interface, “A” will flash, Press the right “>” arrow to set the repeat starting point, ”B” will now flash,
Press the right “>” arrow button again to set the end point. Now the LCD screen will display “ ”.T file will be played repeating between A and B.

Cancel A-B Repeat:

Press the Play/Pause button to cancel the repeat and playing will pause.
Press the “M” Menu button to cancel the A-B repeat and back to playing normally. Press the Stop button to cancel the A-B repeat and playing will stop.

Replay Times/Replay gap:

While you are playing a recorded file; press the “M” Menu button and the right “> or <” left arrow buttons to select Replay times, press “M” Menu button to enter into and adjust from “0” to “10” with right “>” or “<” left arrow buttons, “+”,“- ”to adjust.
Now press the “M” Menu button to execute the selection and press the ” ” Stop button to exit.

Music Mode:

In standby mode; press and hold the “M” Menu button, the LCD will display “Voice M” Music mode, FM mode and System Setting. Select the “Music” setting with “>” and “<” left and right arrow buttons, press the “M” Menu button to confirm.
Press the “ “ Play/Pause button to playback, press again pause and Stop button to stop.

Previous/Next:

When the file is playing, Press the “< “Left Arrow button to select the previous track, press the “> “ Right Arrow button to select the next track.
Press and hold the “<”Left Arrow button to rewind, press the “>” Right Arrow button to Fast Forward.

VOL+/ VOL-:

When the file is playing or has stopped, press the “V “ Volume Button first, and the +” and “-” buttons to adjust the volume of the track.

FM Radio Mode (Only Played Through Earphones):

Manual Search:

In music mode; press and hold the “M” Menu button to enter the “Music Mode”, ”Radio Mode” and “Setting”. Press the “>, <” left and right arrow buttons to select “Radio Mode”. Press the “M” Menu button to enter after you are ready to listen once you have plugged in the earphones.

NOTE: The FM radio mode can only be heard through the earphones, the earphones act as an antenna and will not allow you to play through the voice recorder’s speaker. Any earphones are suitable to use.

Press the “>”or“<” left and right arrow buttons to choose the radio station that you require; Press and hold the “<”or“>” left and right arrow buttons to adjust the radio station frequency in a single direction and press the Play/Pause button to stop at your required radio station.

Auto Search:

In the FM state; press the “M” Menu Button,”<” left and “>” right arrow buttons to select “Auto Search”, Press the “M” Menu button to confirm and press the “>” “<” left and right arrow buttons to select “YES” or “NO”.,

Please Note

The channel will become saved automatically and the radio station will be saved in the channel list according to the order of frequencies.

Save Radio Station:

Press the “M” Menu button to select “Save Channel”, make the selection with the “>” and “<” left and right arrow buttons to select “Save channel”
Press the “M” Menu button to confirm.

Please Note: The voice record can store up to 40 radio stations at one time. Saved radio stations can be seen from the channel list. Press the “<” or “>” left and right arrows to switch among the list of saved radio stations in sequence from 1 to 40. Press the “M” Menu button to confirm and the Stop button to return..

FM Recording:

In the radio mode; press the “M” Menu button, Left “<” and “>” right buttons to select the FM recording.
Press the “M” Menu button to start recording the radio station.

Save Recordings:

In FM recording mode; press the Stop button to save the radio station ,the screen will display “Radio” and “Voice”. Press the Left “<” and “>” Right arrow buttons to select “Radio” which will go back to the FM mode
The “Voice” mode will go back to the stopped music state.

Delete / Delete All:

In FM mode; press the “M” Menu buttons and “>” , “<” to confirm deleting one radio station or all.
You can choose Delete Channel to delete a current saved radio station or Delete all the saved radio stations.
Press and hold the “M” Menu button to exit from FM mode.

Setting

Press and hold the “M” Menu button to enter into menu mode including Voice, Music, FM and Setting. Press the left “<” and “>” right arrow buttons to choose the setting, press the “M” Menu button to enter in to the settings below:

Contrast
Backlight
Auto Off
Language
Key Tone
System Time
Record Time
Memory Info
Firmware Version
Clear Memory
Reset Default Setting

Press the “M” Menu button, Left”<” and ”>” right arrow to select your required setting.

Time & Date:

System Time: Press the “M” Menu button, Left “>” and “<” right arrows to select set date or time.
Record Time: Set this time and date to show a stamp on the recordings when they are displayed on the computer.
Press the “V” Volume button and the left “<” and “>” right arrows to change the settings.

NOTE

Please set the time & date again if the battery has run completely flat as the default date may be reset.

PC Connection:

Please connect the voice recorder to your pc using the included Micro B cable.
The name XC0389 will automatically pop up as a removable storage device.
If it does not open automatically then go to my computer, it should show up as a removable storage device.

SPECIFICATIONS

Memory	8GB Internal
Recording Modes	PCM, HQ
Recording Format	WAV (PCM), MP3 (HQ)
Recording Time	24hrs PCM / 138hrs HQ
Battery	3.7V Li-ion, 350mA
Battery Life	Up to 17hrs PCM, 15hrs HQ
Dimensions	100(H) x 36(W) x 9(D)mm

WARRANTY INFORMATION

Our product is guaranteed to be free from manufacturing defects for a period of 12 Months.
If your product becomes defective during this period, Electus Distribution will repair, replace, or refund where a product is faulty; or not fit for intended purpose.
This warranty will not cover modified product; misuse or abuse of the product contrary to user instructions or packaging label; change of mind and normal wear and tear.
Our goods come with guarantees that cannot be excluded under the Australian Consumer Law. You are entitled to a replacement or refund for a major failure and for compensation for any other reasonably foreseeable loss or damage.
You are also entitled to have the goods repaired or replaced if the goods fail to be of acceptable quality and failure does not amount to a major failure.
To claim warranty, please contact the place of purchase. You will need to show receipt or other proof of purchase. Additional information may be required to process your claim.
Any expenses relating to the return of your product to the store will normally have to be paid by you.
The benefits to the customer given by this warranty are in addition to other rights and remedies of the Australian Consumer Law in relation to the goods or services to which this warranty relates.