Activeforever Plextalk PTR2 Digital DAISY Player and Recorder - Manual (Page 110)

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NOTE: Some of the information may not be spoken depending on the
status of your CD or CF card. For example, if you have inserted a finalised
disc, because there is no available space on the disc, this information will
not be given.
16.5. General recording tips.
The quality of your recording will be affected by many factors. This
section gives you some general tips about how to get the best recordings
with your PLEXTALK. You should observe the following points where
possible:
• When making a voice recording, try to choose a location where
there is minimal background noise.
• When reading from printed materials, pause the recording when
you turn pages.
• Try to avoid extraneous noises like doors shutting, sipping drinks,
trains and planes passing and so on.
• Try to choose a recording environment where there are not too
many hard surfaces as these can create echoes in your recording.
Draping material on table tops and walls can help. Closing curtains
is also useful.
• Avoid vibrations and shocks during recording, CD finalisation and
backup. Setting PLEXTALK on a level surface, on a towel or other
soft material can help.
• If using the built in microphone, do not handle PLEXTALK because
your hand movements may be detected in the recording.
• If using an external microphone, try not to handle the microphone
more than necessary, because your hand movements will be
detected. Use a microphone stand or try resting the microphone
on a soft surface such as a cloth or cushion.
• When using an external microphone, try to keep the microphone
away from PLEXTALK to avoid feedback from the speaker.
• Don't speak too close to the microphone as this can cause
distortion.
• Always try to use clean CDs as finger prints and dust on the
recording surface can cause poor quality recordings.
• Where possible, make a test recording and check that the results
are as you want them.