Author: Clive Whitear
Date: February 18th 1999
Version: ER5 release
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Voice Note: Quick start
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Use the EPOC machine to make sound recordings without opening it by using the external buttons to record "voice notes".
Slide back the cover on the bottom of the EPOC machine to reveal the buttons (the cover prevents against accidental recordings).
•	Press the ARCHIVE=DICT NAME=RECORD(record) button (marked with a red circle) and wait for the red "recording light" to go on before recording (if the program was not running, it will start and you'll hear a beep; press the record button again to start recording). Release the button to stop recording. Press again to add to the recording.
•	Press the ARCHIVE=DICT NAME=PLAY(play) button (marked with a triangle) to listen to the most recent recording, and press it again to stop (if the recording has been rewound, play starts from the current position).
•	Press the ARCHIVE=DICT NAME=STOP(stop/rewind) button (marked with a square) to stop, or to rewind if already stopped.
You can also play back the recording using the Record program. Use the volume control in the EPOC Record program to adjust the playback volume.
Important: Any alarms set to sound while you are recording or playing a voice note, will not sound until you have finished.
Recording a voice note (Record)
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Voice notes can be recorded at any time, even if the EPOC machine is closed and switched off. Voice notes are automatically saved to disk as you record them.
1.	Press and hold down the external ARCHIVE=DICT NAME=RECORD button (if the program was not running, it will start and you'll hear a beep; press the ARCHIVE=DICT NAME=RECORD button again to start recording). The recording light remains on while the recording is made.
•	If this is the first voice note recorded, a voice note file called 'Voice note' will be created in the Standard folder.
•	If a file named 'Voice note' already exists, the new recording will be added on to the end.
2.	Release the ARCHIVE=DICT NAME=RECORD button when the recording is finished.
3.	Press and hold down the ARCHIVE=DICT NAME=RECORD button again to add to the voice note.
•	The EPOC machine will remain on in between recordings, and after the recording is finished, for as long as is specified in the System screen 'Auto switch-off' option.
•	To record from the current position, press and hold ARCHIVE=DICT NAME=PLAY then, within ½ second, press and hold ARCHIVE=DICT NAME=RECORD, then release ARCHIVE=DICT NAME=PLAY.
To keep the current voice note and start a new one, rename the 'Voice notes' file from the System screen. The next time a voice note recording is made, a new file named 'Voice notes' will be created. Alternatively, use Save as on the File menu in Record, type in a new filename, leave the Use new file box unticked and press OK. Then select Erase all on the Record menu.
Playing a voice note (Record)
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To play back a voice note:
1.	Press the external ARCHIVE=DICT NAME=PLAY button to start from the beginning of the recording. The EPOC machine will turn on, if necessary.
2.	To pause playback, press the ARCHIVE=DICT NAME=PLAY button again.
To play back a voice note using the Record program:
1.	Open the file named 'Voice notes'.
2.	Tap the PLAY button or press the Spacebar to begin playing the file.
3.	Tap the STOP button or press the Esc key to stop playing the file.
Deleting & erasing voice notes (Record)
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To erase the entire contents of a voice note, open the file in EPOC Record and select Erase all on the Record menu.
To erase the most recent portion of a voice note:
1.	Open the voice note file (unless the file has been renamed, it is called 'Voice notes').
2.	Play through the file and press the STOP button at the end of the section to be kept.
3.	Select Crop on the Record menu.
•	To delete a voice note, delete the file from the System screen.
Moving through voice notes (Record)
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If a sound is not being recorded or played:
•	To rewind through the file in 2-second jumps, press and release the ARCHIVE=DICT NAME=STOP button once; you'll hear a click for each jump. To stop rewinding before the beginning press ARCHIVE=DICT NAME=STOP again.
•	To rewind to the beginning, press and hold the ARCHIVE=DICT NAME=STOP button.
When the start of the file is reached a beep sounds.
During playback:
•	To replay the current message, press and release the ARCHIVE=DICT NAME=PLAY button.
•	To play the next message, press and hold the ARCHIVE=DICT NAME=PLAY button.
Press ARCHIVE=DICT NAME=PLAY again within ¾ second to jump to the previous or next message.
•	If the file contains only a single message, the above actions jump backwards or forwards 5 seconds.