Talking Products TPA-DX2-20BK Deluxe Talking Photo Album User Guide
- June 5, 2024
- Talking Products
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DELUXE TALKING PHOTO ALBUM
TPA-DX2-20BK Deluxe Talking Photo Album
Talking Photo Albums can be used for many different applications. They make a perfect gift for family and friends, they can be used as a learning resource in a school classroom and also to create talking memory books for independent living. You can record and playback a single voice message on each of the 20 pages and/or download your own sound files from a Computer.
Product Code:
TPA-DX2-20BK
Safety Information
Do not mix old and new batteries.
Do not mix different types of batteries.
Batteries must be fitted with the correct polarity.
The power supply terminals must not be short-circuited.
Exhausted batteries must be removed from the battery compartment.
Non-rechargeable batteries must not be charged.
Rechargeable batteries must only be charged under adult supervision.
Rechargeable batteries must be removed from the battery compartment before
being charged.
This product is not suitable for children under 36 months. Choking Hazard.
How to record and playback a message
You can record a single voice message on each of the 20 pages.
Any combination of message lengths can be recorded across the 20 pages with a
total recording time of over 2 hours, (actual 130 minutes).
- Slide the Power Switch to the ON position. The Green light will illuminate to confirm.
- Press the RECORD button once and the Red light will begin to flash to indicate that the recording is ready to start.
- Press the PLAY button on one of the pages once to start the recording on that page. The Red light will change from flashing to constant to indicate that the recording is in progress. Speak clearly approximately 4 to 6 inches, (10 to 15cm), from the Microphone.
- If you wish to pause the recording at any time press the play button once. The red light will flash to indicate the recording is paused. To continue recording press the play button once. You can pause and restart the recording as many times as you wish.
- When you wish to finish recording, press the PLAY button once to pause and then press the RECORD button once to save your recording to the memory.
- Each time the PLAY button is pressed, your message will begin to play back. You can pause the playback at any time by pressing the PLAY button and then pressing it again to continue.
NOTES: The message on each page can be re-recorded as many times as you wish. A newly recorded message on the same page will replace the old one. If you press the RECORD button by mistake at any time then simply press the RECORD button again to cancel.
Message Protection
It is possible to protect your recorded messages from accidental erasure.
Locate the small LOCK switch hidden inside the battery compartment and slide
it to the left position. This will disable the recording function. You will
still be able to play messages, but not record them.
Earphone Socket
A 3.5mm Phone Socket is included. This will allow you to connect Earphones for personal listening or you could connect the Album to an external Loud Speaker to increase the playback volume.
Power Save Mode
To save battery power, the Album will go into ‘Auto-Sleep’ mode if it is left unused for 15 minutes. To restart, switch the power OFF and then ON.
How to transfer sound files to and from a Computer
Your voice recordings for each page are stored on the internal memory.
(Memory Size 128MB). This feature allows you to save and transfer your
recordings to a Computer using the Micro USB Socket. Please read and follow
the steps carefully, and keep it for future reference.
- Ensure the Power Switch is in the OFF position.
- Locate the USB socket and use the USB cable supplied to connect the Album to a spare USB port on your Computer. The first time the Album is connected to a Computer, it may install the drivers and may also require the Computer to be rebooted depending on your operating system.
- The Computer will recognize the Album as a USB storage device and will appear named as a ‘Removable USB Drive’ within the file explorer window.
- Your voice recordings are saved as MP3 format files, (128kbps Mono). Each page recording is located inside a separate sub-folder. The recording for Page 1 will be saved as a file named REC00001.MP3 and located in a folder named Page01. The recording for Page 2 will also be saved as REC00001.MP3 and located in a folder named Page02 and so on up to Page20.
- You can drag and drop the folders or individual MP3 sound files from the Album onto the hard disc of your Computer.
- If you wish to pre-record the pages of your Album with sound files taken from your computer, simply download your sound files onto the internal memory by drag and drop method. For a file to play on a particular page you must locate the file inside the correct folder for each page. For a file to play on Page 1 you must save the file inside the folder named Page01. For a file to play on Page 2 you must save the file inside the folder named Page02 and so on. Each page will then play back your sound files correctly.
Important Notes
Before you transfer an MP3 file onto your album, you must rename the file to
REC00001.MP3. The file name must be the same for each file that is transferred
into each page folder. The album will not play files that have not been
renamed.
The Album will only play sound files that are saved in the MP3 file format.
WMA, WAV, MOV, and MP4 formats are not supported. You are limited to a maximum
of 130 minutes of recording, or a total of 128MB, spread across the 20 pages
in the Album. For example, the equivalent of 6.5 minutes of recording on each
page, or any combination for each page adds up to a total of 130 minutes.
We recommend AUDACITY software for editing and converting sound files.
Please visit www.audacityteam.org for more
information.
Talking Products Ltd
Unit C8 The Premier Centre
Abbey Park Industrial Estate, Ramsey
Hampshire, SOS! 9DG, ENGLAND
Tel: +44 (0) 1794 278327
Email: info@TalkingProducts.com 
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