Resco Audio Recorder

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What is Resco Audio Recorder?

Turn your PAC Mate into a handy recorder with the Resco Audio Recorder. Use it to record notes, meetings, interviews or classroom lectures. With its digital Voice Activation System (VAS), Resco Audio Recorder records only when sound is detected. This increases recording time and is useful during lectures and meetings. When used with CompactFlash® storage cards you can extend available recording time for hours. To learn more about the many features of this program, go to www.resco-net.com. Resco Audio Recorder supports the following file formats:

Installing and Registering Resco Audio Recorder

  1. Ensure that your PAC Mate is connected to your PC with a standard or guest partnership using ActiveSync.
  2. Install the version of Resco Audio Recorder found in the 3rd_Party_Programs folder on the PAC Mate Documentation CD. The file is named Audio_Rec_p03.exe and will function for fourteen days without registration. Note that when the installation process finishes, a message is displayed on the PAC Mate informing you that Resco Audio Recorder installation is complete. Press F1 to clear this message.
  3. When you are ready to purchase and register Audio Recorder, go to http://www.resco-net.com/audiorec.asp to purchase the current 3.xx version of audio recorder. Note that this version is not currently supported on the PAC Mate.
  4. During the purchase process, be sure to enter the owner information exactly as it was entered into the PAC Mate because the registration code for Audio Recorder is keyed to this information. This means that you must set a name in the Owner Information dialog in Settings and use that name exactly, including upper and lower case, when registering.
  5. The first registration code you receive via e-mail will be for Version 3.xx. Please save it so that you can use this version with your PAC Mate when it is supported.
  6. In order to use Resco Audio Recorder Version 2.52 from the Documentation CD, send an email to Products@Resco-Net.com informing them that you are a PAC Mate owner and that you have just purchased Resco Audio Recorder. Include the owner name exactly as it has been entered into the PAC Mate, the order reference number you received when the purchase was made, and the e-mail address used when you purchased Resco Audio Recorder 3.xx.
  7. You will be sent a special registration code that will fully activate the version of Audio Recorder provided on the PAC Mate Documentation CD.

Setting Up Audio Recorder

The first time you open Audio Recorder, you will be asked if you want to make it the default player for three formats of audio file.

  1. Use the SPACEBAR to check the formats you want to have Audio Recorder recognize by default.
  2. Press DOTS 4-5 CHORD to move to the Associate button and press DOT 8.
  3. A message indicating the file formats that have been selected appears. Press F1 to dismiss it.
  4. Press F1 again to exit the Settings dialog.

Creating a Recording

To create a recording:

  1. Press the F4 to open the Start Menu, press P to open the Programs submenu, select Audio Recorder, and press DOT 8.
  2. Press DOTS 1-2-3-5-7to begin recording.
  3. Press DOTS 2-3-4-7 to stop recording.
  4. Press P CHORD to begin playing.

Note: For recording meetings, lectures, etc., a directional external microphone with amplification is recommended.

Scheduling a Recording

You can schedule a recording to begin at a specific time and even on a specific date. To do this:

  1. Open Audio Recorder. Press F2 to open the menus and select Tools. Select Scheduler from the Tools submenu.
  2. Press DOTS 4-5 CHORD to move to the date field. The date field is editable and is formatted as 9/3/04.
  3. When you move to this field, the day is active, type the day. Then LEFT ARROW to the month and type in the month.
  4. Press the RIGHT ARROW twice and this time, type in the year.
  5. Next, press DOTS 4-5 CHORD to move to the time field. The time field is a spinable field and is formatted as 12:04:17 PM.
  6. When you move to this field, the hour is active. You can either use the UP and DOWN ARROWS to select the hour or type it in. Then press the RIGHT ARROW to move to the minutes. Follow the same steps listed to change the minutes and seconds.

Note: In order to ensure that you can properly adjust the time and date settings, you must have highlighting turned on in the Braille Options if you are using an attached Braille display and have muted speech output.

Using the Voice Activation System

The Voice Activation System (VAS) allows Audio Recorder to turn itself on when a predetermined sound level is detected. To set the external volume level, do the following:

  1. Press F2 to open the menu. Select Voice Activation System and press DOT 8.
  2. Use the LEFT ARROW and RIGHT ARROW keys to adjust the VAS level setting. The higher the value of this setting, the more sensitive VAS becomes and the lower the external volume level that is needed to cause recording to begin.
  3. Press F2 to open the menu, move to File List, and press DOT 8 to return to the main Audio Recorder window.

Note: To turn off the VAS feature, open the VAS setting and set the value to zero.

Tagging a Recording

Tags are parts of a recording, that can be processed separately. They can be exported to one or several files. You can listen to them, excluding the untagged parts from listening. To create tags, do the following while a recording is playing:

  1. Press F2 to open the Tools menu and select Tags.
  2. When the Tags dialog opens, you are positioned on the Start Tag button. At the point in the recording where you want the tag to begin, press DOT 8 to select this button.
  3. This button will be changed to the Stop Tag button. When the recording has reached the point where you want the tag to end, press DOT 8 again.
  4. To return to the list of files, press F2 and open the Tools menu. Select File List and press DOT 8.

To export tags:

For more information on tags and their use, please see the online help for Audio Recorder that is installed when you install the program. This help is found in the main PAC Mate help system that is accessed from the Start Menu.

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