User's Manual

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To record a message, get out the microphone (no, it’s not an earphone) shipped
with the RF Terminal and plug it into the AUX jack located next to the POWER
jack on the bottom of the RF Terminal. Answer the prompt by pressing the R
key to record a message. The bottom line of the display now reads:
MESSAGE #: _
Enter the message number you are going to record. For this example, enter
message #03 (by default this is a blank message) by pressing 03, then the
ENTER key. The RF Terminal screen now shows:
HIT ANY KEY TO
START RECORDING
To record a message, press any key and hold it down. When you release the key,
immediately start speaking into the microphone. To practice, let’s record
something in message #03. Get ready to say ITEM (in English or your language)
into the microphone of the RF Terminal. When ready, press the ENTER key
and the instant you release it, speak ITEM into the microphone. Remember to
speak clearly – you have plenty of time to say ITEM in ½ second. When the
message time is over, you will hear two beeps. The display is back to the
RECORD/PLAYBACK prompt:
RECORD/PLAYBACK?
KEY [R/P]?
Now you’re ready to listen to your first recording. Press the P key and key in 03
for the message number. Do not be discouraged if you didn’t record the entire
message. Our first attempt produced “EM” in a very frantic tone of voice.
Practice speaking clearly and calmly (think of the poor guy who has to hear it
10,000 times next week) as soon as the key is released. You will get the hang of
it with just a little practice.
That is the way all messages – prompts and errors - are recorded. If you are not
sure which message numbers are blank, you can listen to messages until you
find a blank for recording.
The host computer relies on the fact that the voice messages are stored in the RF
Terminal itself and not generated by the host. The host computer will trigger the
broadcast of a voice message by sending a prompt to the RF Terminal that tells
it which message number to play. If the host thinks that message #05 is STOP
when it’s really GO, it can cause confusion for the operator. That is why it is
important to keep track of what messages are recorded where.