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PHILIPS DIGITAL POCKET MEMO 9600 VC
Oh my oh my, this is a nice little piece of work. Clear as a bell, lots of security, sturdy, easy to
use, with bells and whistles for those who want them that won't get in the way of those who
don't. Let's see... where to begin...
First, the audio is outstanding. Not only do you have the usual choices of long play and short
play, but now you also have a totally new recording format available (DSS-Pro, instead of just
DSS) that allows a third choice: QP (quality play), especially geared toward using speech
recognition software for transcription.
Second, you can protect your dictation (think HIPAA here) in at three different levels: you can
password-protect the recorder itself, you can encrypt your dictation in real-time (that means as
you're doing it, not later on), and you can set an unlock key that prevents someone from
guessing at (and finding) the password and PIN that cover your other two layers of protection.
Third, you can upload files for transcription without a PC. It comes with a PC docking station,
but you can also get a LAN docking station that allows network users to upload from, say, a
conference room. Get those meeting minutes right out. And you can easily configure the
network options via Web browser.
Fourth, it has rechargeable batteries, and of course you can always recharge them in the
docking station, but now you also have the option of recharging anytime the recorder is plugged
into a USB port. So if you're traveling, you don't have to carry the docking station with you.
Fifth, you can put away your reading glasses. The 9600 has the largest LCD display in the biz,
and everything you need to know is on it. More importantly, stuff you don't need to know isn't, so
it's easy to read.
Sixth, it's all metal. If you drop it, it will still work.
Seventh, it has "smart buttons." You know those two buttons on your cell phone whose
functionality changes depending on where you are? Like that. And they work great. You're only
offered options that are actually available in the mode you're currently in, so it's almost
impossible to get lost in the display.
Eighth, you can use voice commands, as you could with earlier DPMs. And you can make them
mandatory, so that a doctor HAS to put in the medical record number before s/he can start
dictating. Or..
Ninth, you can attach a bar-code scanner for medical record and legal case numbers.
(Wonder what would happen if you scanned in a bag of chips...)
Tenth, longer battery life. With the included 128 MB SD/MMC card, in SP mode you get about 20
hours of dictation, 32 in LP mode, and about 10 in QP mode.
Here are some other benefits you might be interested in:
Package contents
use, with bells and whistles for those who want them that won't get in the way of those who
don't. Let's see... where to begin...
First, the audio is outstanding. Not only do you have the usual choices of long play and short
play, but now you also have a totally new recording format available (DSS-Pro, instead of just
DSS) that allows a third choice: QP (quality play), especially geared toward using speech
recognition software for transcription.
Second, you can protect your dictation (think HIPAA here) in at three different levels: you can
password-protect the recorder itself, you can encrypt your dictation in real-time (that means as
you're doing it, not later on), and you can set an unlock key that prevents someone from
guessing at (and finding) the password and PIN that cover your other two layers of protection.
Third, you can upload files for transcription without a PC. It comes with a PC docking station,
but you can also get a LAN docking station that allows network users to upload from, say, a
conference room. Get those meeting minutes right out. And you can easily configure the
network options via Web browser.
Fourth, it has rechargeable batteries, and of course you can always recharge them in the
docking station, but now you also have the option of recharging anytime the recorder is plugged
into a USB port. So if you're traveling, you don't have to carry the docking station with you.
Fifth, you can put away your reading glasses. The 9600 has the largest LCD display in the biz,
and everything you need to know is on it. More importantly, stuff you don't need to know isn't, so
it's easy to read.
Sixth, it's all metal. If you drop it, it will still work.
Seventh, it has "smart buttons." You know those two buttons on your cell phone whose
functionality changes depending on where you are? Like that. And they work great. You're only
offered options that are actually available in the mode you're currently in, so it's almost
impossible to get lost in the display.
Eighth, you can use voice commands, as you could with earlier DPMs. And you can make them
mandatory, so that a doctor HAS to put in the medical record number before s/he can start
dictating. Or..
Ninth, you can attach a bar-code scanner for medical record and legal case numbers.
(Wonder what would happen if you scanned in a bag of chips...)
Tenth, longer battery life. With the included 128 MB SD/MMC card, in SP mode you get about 20
hours of dictation, 32 in LP mode, and about 10 in QP mode.
Here are some other benefits you might be interested in:
- You can set work type codes or patient/client ID numbers spoken by the author, which
the 9600 transforms into file headers. E.g. "H & P," "654321."
- The position currently occupied by the 4-position switch is shown on the LCD display. In
addition, a little wheel spins around while you're recording and the volume meter goes
up and down, so you can definitely tell when you're recording. No more talking for an
hour and then finding out you never turned the thing on.
- You can jack up the size of the SD/MMC card to 2G if you want, for extended "on the go"
recording (like, if you're fleeing an FBI investigation and are not sure when it'll be safe to
return).
- Voice-activated recording possible. You can set the level yourself. Good for if you spend
a lot of time Thinking Deep Thoughts between utterances.
- A very nice function button that you can set to do various idiosyncratic things. By default
it's set for insert/overwrite, but you needn't leave it that way.
- You can switch the FF button and the EOL (end of letter) button if you're built backwards.
- You can set the included software to automatically download firmware and software
updates as they become available. (Nothing stays the same forever.)
- Priority index marks a dictation file as urgent. There are also "pay no attention to this, I
was just fooling around" marks available.
- The power supply comes with multiple heads so that you can use it in the US, the UK,
the EU, and Australia. Now, that is a nice touch that you road/ocean warriors will
appreciate.
Package contents
- Digital Pocket Memo 9600 VC
- Leather pouch
- Docking station
- USB download cable
- Licensing dongle
- 2 AAA rechargeable batteries (in a pinch, you can use regular ones)
- 128 MB SD/MMC card
- Power supply
- SpeechExec Pro dictation software
- The spirits of the many technical people who slaved over this.
List price $499.00
