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The Philips Voice Tracer 884 is the perfect companion for capturing lectures, distant voices and conversations in outstanding sound quality. The included 40-foot (12 m) zoom mic suppresses surrounding background noise and makes every recording a success. The two-channel Voice Tracer voice recorder is always ready to record your meeting or dictation. Handy, powerful and efficient, you can easily control the latest recording technology with push buttons. With 8 GB built-in memory, you have virtually unlimited recording capacity. Recordings can be taken in stereo in the popular MP3 or the high-quality PCM WAV format. It plays back MP3 and WMA music files. Completed files can be quickly transferred to a PC via a USB cable for storage or transcription. Convenient features include a voice volume indicator, instant one-touch recording, voice-activated recording, a keypad lock and variable playback speeds. To record over longer periods, the Voice Tracer can be powered through USB.

Digital Voice Tracer LFH0884 Key Features

Voice Tracer Digital Recorder LFH0884 Package Contents

• Digital Voice Tracer Voice Recorder
• Stereo click-on zoom microphone
• Stereo clip-on lapel microphone
• Stereo headphones
• Neck strap
• USB cable
• Two AAA rechargeable batteries
• Quick start guide

8 GB Built-in Memory

Enjoy virtually unlimited recording capacity with 8 GB built-in memory. The included memory will provide about 90 days (2250 hours) of recording time in SLP recording mode (MP3 / mono).

Zoom Mic System

The innovative unidirectional zoom microphone is capable of capturing voices from far away and suppresses surrounding noise at the same time. It allows you to switch between three different recording modes, by adjusting to different recording ranges. When the zoom function is active, the microphones focus on sound directly in front of the Voice Tracer, while reducing the pickup of side and rear sounds. It is recommended for recording lectures, speeches, and other situations where the speaker is distant from your recording position. The zoom function is optimized for both the LFH0884's internal microphone and the supplied external click-on zoom microphone.

40-Foot Zoom Microphone

Focused sound pickup from up to 40 feet (12 meters) to capture specific and clear audio from far away and eliminate background noises.

Stereo PCM and MP3 File Formats

High-quality recordings can be taken in stereo in the popular MP3 or the ulta-high-quality PCM format. The PCM format offers outstanding audio CD-like recording quality and makes listening to your audio files a pleasure.

Stereo Headphones and Two Stereo Microphones Included

The cushy headphones, a stereo clip-on lapel mic and the innovative stereo zoom microphone are included in the box.

Large Backlit LCD Display

Backlit LCD display makes reading the display in poor light conditions easier. The Voice Tracer Digital Recorder LFH0884's large 1.5-inch display lets you view all file information, and other vital information at a glance. Info includes elapsed playback/recording time of the current file, remaining total recording time, recording time of the current file, recording date of the current file, remaining recording time.

Rapidly Transfer Recordings Via USB 2.0 Connection

Thanks to the fast data transfer of a hi-speed 2.0 USB connection, transfering recordings to your PC is up to 40 times faster compared with the original USB standard.

ClearVoice

Recording with good audio quality at lectures or presentations can be a challenge. Especially if you do not sit in the front row, the voice of the speaker may be to quiet too record in acceptable quality. The ClearVoice feature adjusts quiet passages dynamically, thus improving the intelligibility of quieter voices.

USB Powered Recording And Battery Charging

To record over longer periods, the Voice Tracer can be powered through USB. Simply connect your Voice Tracer to a USB port and record lectures or conversations without draining the battery. The included rechargeable batteries will automatically be charged within the Voice Tracer when there is a USB connection to your PC. This gives you the assurance that your recorder will always be ready to work when you are.

Easy File Organization

The Voice Tracer digital recorder supports up to 99 recordings in each of four available folders to organize your files in a fast and easy way.

Up To 32 Indices Per File

Index marks can be used to mark certain points in a recording as points of reference. Press the INDEX button during recording to add an index mark. The index number is displayed for one second. The INDEX icon on your LCD indicates that the recording contains index marks. Up to 32 index marks can be set per file.

Voice-Activated Recording

Voice-activated recording is a convenience feature for hands-free recording. When voice-activated recording is enabled, recording will start when you begin speaking. When you stop speaking, the recorder will automatically pause recording after three seconds of silence, and resume only when you begin speaking again.

Append and Overwrite Editing Functions

You can edit a previously recorded file by overwriting part of the recording or appending a recording at the end of the file.

Voice Volume Indicator

Voice volume indicator provides clear volume feedback. The innovative voice volume indicator directly shows you the sound input volume on the display.

Instant One-Touch Recording

Press the dedicated RECORD button to start recording.

Keypad Lock (Hold Function)

Slide the HOLD switch up into the Hold position to lock the keypad of the recorder.

Firmware Upgradeable

Your Voice Tracer is controlled by an internal program called firmware. As a part of ongoing product maintenance, the firmware is revised and errors are corrected. It is possible that a newer version (an update) of the firmware has been issued since you purchased the Voice Tracer. In this case you can easily update your recorder to the latest version. Connect the Voice Tracer to a computer using the supplied USB cable. Download the firmware update for your Voice Tracer from www.philips.com onto your computer. Copy the new firmware file to the root directory of the Voice Tracer. Disconnecting the Voice Tracer from the computer automatically updates the firmware.

Variable Playback Speed

Press and hold the PLAY button for one second or longer to switch between normal, slow and fast playback.

FM Stereo Digital Tuner With 20 Station Presets and FM Recording

Enjoy your favorite FM radio programs whenever you like, as often as you like. Simply activate the record function when you hear your favorite radio programs, the VoiceTracer records the radio signal in MP3 format.

Digital Voice Tracer LFH0884 Specifications

Audio Recording Formats:

MP3 (MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3)
PCM (Pulse-Code Modulation) WAV

Memory Type:

Built-in memory: 8 GB NAND Flash, mass storage class compliant

Recording Modes / Recording time (with 8 GB built-in memory):

PCM (WAV/stereo) / 13 hours
SHQ (MP3/stereo) / 95 hours
HQ (MP3/stereo) / 286 hours
SP (MP3/mono) / 381 hours
LP (MP3/mono) / 572 hours
SLP (MP3/mono / 2250 hours

Sampling Frequency:

PCM: 44.1 kHz
SHQ (MP3): 44.1 kHz
HQ (MP3): 22 kHz
SP/LP/SL (MP3): 16 kHz

Bit Rate:

PCM mode: 1411 kbps
SHQ mode: 192 kbps
HQ mode: 64 kbps
SP mode: 48 kbps
LP mode: 32 kbps
SLP mode: 8 kbps

Built-in Microphone:

High-sensitivity, low-noise microphone, stereo

Click-on Zoom Microphone:

Directivity: unidirectional
Type: Electret condenser microphone
Impedance: 680 Ohm ± 20%
Net weight: 0.6 oz. (16 g)
Phantom supply voltage: 1,5 - 9 V
Sensitivity: -76 ± dB @ 1 kHz

Inputs / Outputs:

Microphone in: 3.5mm stereo mini plug
Line-in
Headphones out: 3.5 mm stereo mini plug
USB: High-speed USB 2.0

Built-in Speaker:

30mm round dynamic speaker

Speaker Output Power:

110 mW

Frequency Response:

50 - 20,000 Hz

Signal To Noise Ratio:

> 60 dB

LCD Display:

Diagonal screen size: 39 mm / 1.5 inches
Backlight color: white

Music Playback:

Compression format: MP3, WMA
MP3 bit rates: 8-320 kbps
WMA bit rates: 48-320 kbps (44 kHz), 64-192 (48 kHz), stereo
Digital rights management: not supported
Equalizer settings: Classical, Jazz, Pop, Rock

Tuner:

Auto digital tuning
Frequency range: 87.5 - 108 MHz
Station presets: 20
Tuner bands: FM stereo

Battery Type:

Two Philips AAA Ni-MH rechargeable batteries LFH 9154 (included) or two AAA batteries (LR03 or R03, not included)

Battery Life (SLP Recording Mode):

up to 50 hours

Operation Conditions:

Temperature: 5° - 45° Celsius / 41° - 113° Fahrenheit
Humidity: 10% - 90%

System Requirements:

Windows 7 / Vista / XP / 2000, Mac OS X or Linux
Free USB port

Dimensions (H x W x D):

4.3 x 1.6 x 0.7 inches (108 x 40 x 18.4 mm)

Weight:

2.8 oz. (80 g), including two Philips AAA Ni-MH rechargeable batteries (LFH 9154)

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