Transcend Information TS8GMP840 - Manual (Page 21)

RECORD Mode
RECORD Functions RECORD Functions
Record Sound
The MP840 has advanced recording features and is capable of recording audio from 2 different sources:
FM Radio
or Built-In Microphone. Both are capable of making very high quality Audio Recordings.
The FM Radio recording feature has been covered in the previous section “
Record a Radio Station
.”
Record using the Built-In Microphone
1. Pressing and Holding the “A-B Repeat / Rec” button for more than 2 seconds in any mode
except the RADIO Mode will begin an audio recording using the MP840’s Built-in Microphone.
2.
A Recording file is generated and will appear on the screen; this file is saved in the RECORD Mode in
the [/MICIN.DIR/] folder.
3. Files Recorded using the Built-in Microphone are named in the order [Month/DayM001.WAV], then
[Month/DayM002.WAV]
and so forth.
4.
Pressing the “PLAY / PAUSE / POWER ON-OFF” button during a recording will Pause the
recording, pressing the “PLAY / PAUSE / POWER ON-OFF” button again will resume the
recording.
5. Press the “A-B Repeat / Rec” button for more than 2 seconds during a recording to stop the
recording and the screen will return to the RECORD Mode.
6. Recorded audio files can be accessed in the RECORD Mode, or by using the File Navigator.
Sample rate Channels 2GB 4GB
Low (8KHz) 1 (mono) 128 hrs 256 hrs
Med (16KHz) 1 (mono) 64 hrs 128 hrs
Record Sound
High (32KHz) 1 (mono) 32 hrs 64 hrs
If not enough memory space is available, or the battery power is too low, the MP840 cannot support
the maximum recording capacity as outlined in the above table.
The closer you move the MP840’s Microphone to the source of the sound the higher the quality of the