If you purchased optional items such as
cables and/or adapters for installation to audio sources that do not
terminate in standard RJ11 phone jacks, see the instructions that were
provided with the optional accessories for additional installation and
operation procedures.
2. Cable Connections and Testing
2.1 Identify the Front Panel LEDs and Rear Panel Connections
Unpack and check the contents of the TeleCorder package. Locate the master
password page and keep it in a secure place.
TeleCorder front view, showing speaker, LCD display, and keypad.
TeleCorder rear view,
showing USB jack for connecting to a
computer, two modular phone jacks for
connecting to the source
of the conversations to be recorded, 5vDC jack to
power
accessories, and DIN connector for connecting to output of the
supplied AC power adapter.
2.2
Connecting to Phone Lines and Other Audio Sources
TeleCorder inputs require 2-wire
analog audio such as from direct connection to analog phone lines, two-way
radios, amplified microphones, telephone handset or headset audio (analog or
digital phones, using direct connection to earpiece audio or with the
optional TSA-3LM or TSA-SLM adapters), etc.
2.2.1 Connecting Audio to
the 2 Channel
TeleCorder Model TC-02F
The TeleCorder connects in parallel
to your audio sources. There are two modular phone jacks on the back of the
TeleCorder Model TC-02F. Each jack is wired for connection to one of the two
channels using the center pair of contacts (as with standard RJ-11 phone
jacks). When looking at the back panel, the jack on the left is for channel
one (also called “Port 1”), and the jack on the right is for channel two
(also called “Port 2”). The left jack is also wired for both channels as
with standard RJ-14 phone jacks (see image at right — Ch-1 on inside pins
3+4, Ch-2 on adjacent pins 2+5).
Note:
If using the left jack only for connection to channel one, there must not be
any connection to pins 2 & 5 as these pins also connect to pins 3 & 4 on the
right jack.
Two T-18 cables (18' phone line cable
with T-adapter, photo at left) are supplied with the recorder. You can use
these or other suitable cables to connect to your phone lines or other audio
sources.
If you wish to record from multiple
line analog phones or digital telephone
sets, instead of individual phone
lines, the most popular way to connect is with a handset splitter. The
handset splitters (such as the Omnicron TSA-3LM or TSA-SLM) are available
from your TeleCorder representative. Your sales representative can also
assist you in selecting other cables or adapters to simplify installation
for your application.
2.2.2 Connecting Audio to the 4 Channel TeleCorder Model TC-04F
Each modular phone
jack on the back of the TeleCorder
TC-04F has connections for two phone lines or other audio sources.
When looking at the back panel, the jack on the left is for Ports 1 and 2,
the jack on the right is for Ports 3 and 4.
The modular jacks use pins 3 & 4 for the first input (center pair),
and pins 2 & 5 for the second input (see the drawing above left). Each
individual input can be referred to as either a Channel or Port.
Connect audio sources for channels one and two using the left jack
as with instructions for the two channel TeleCorder
(see
above section 2.2.1), and
channels three and four to the right jack in a similar manner. The TC-04F is
supplied with two of the MTJ-S2 splitters (see image on page 5) to provide
individual jacks for each input and four T-18 cable sets for connecting to
phone lines.
If connecting to telephone sets where a channel will be recording
all
conversations on a particular phone regardless of what line they are using,
instead of recording from a phone line where all conversations on the line
will be recorded regardless of which phone is using the line, you should
make connections to the phone using adapters such as the Omnicron TSA-3LM or
TSA-SLM or by directly connecting to the earpiece audio connections inside
of the phone (both sides of a conversation are present on the earpiece of
most telephones – if not, use TSA-2A1 to mix earpiece audio with mouthpiece
audio).
If it is not convenient or possible to install using standard
modular jacks, identify the pair of wires for each line or audio source and
connect in parallel to each individual input on the TeleCorder.
With bundled phone wiring, you must first identify the line pairs
among the wiring cables and then connect
the
wires
from
the
TeleCorder
inputs
to
these pairs.
Equipment
and
wiring
diagrams
may
be
required to expedite proper
installation. Check with your phone or wiring provider for assistance as
needed.
2.3 Power Connection
Power Connection should be made after
connecting telephone cables to the audio sources that you will be recording.
Using the provided power adapter (photo at right), plug the permanently
attached cable into the round connector on the back of the TeleCorder and
use the provided 110V AC cable to connect the power adapter to a standard
110V AC outlet. Since the TeleCorder is designed to be in service 100% of
the time, there is no power on/off switch. To turn it off, unplug the power.
To turn it on, plug it in.
l
To view information on the
LCD display,
turn
the
backlight
ON
by
pressing the
button.
Press
again to turn the display backlight OFF.
l
You will not be able to
view text displayed on the LCD
when
the backlight is OFF.
2.4 Preliminary Testing
Normal Operation: After the above connections are completed, check
the displayed status on the LCD.
●
Text will be displayed on the LCD display a few seconds after
external
power is applied. The LCD backlight must be ON to view the text. Depress the
"1" buton to torn the backlight ON and OFF..
●
With no activity on any of the TeleCorder inputs, the display
will show
TeleCorder, date and time.
When inputs are active, the top line of the display will show: Recording and
which inputs are active. By default, channels are set to Voice Activated
Recording (VAR). If any TeleCorder inputs are connected to standard phone
lines, these channels could be triggered by noise on the phone lines between
calls. When recording directly from standard phone lines, use either the supplied PC software, or front panel buttons, to set
phone line channels for voltage sensing start/stop.
2.5 Installing Software on a PC (Win98//XP/Vista32)
Install TeleCorder software from the CD
included with your recorder prior to connecting the supplied USB cable from
the recorder to the USB port on your computer.
a)
If the recorder software is being installed on a multiple user PC, the
installation directory should be a shared location or the “All Users”
directory if you wish to allow access by all users.
Insert the CD into the drive on your PC. If it does not auto run to
show install procedure for Win-XP/Vista-32, or if you are using Win-98, look
at files on the CD using file manager and
open
“SetupTeleCorder.exe”
file
for
Win-XP
and
Vista-32 or
.exe file Win-98_XP. Follow on screen
instructions.
If your PC is running Windows XP or Vista-32, you may be asked for
Microsoft signature (screen shot at right).
*Be sure to select
CONTINUE ANYWAY at the security prompt. The TeleCorder
program will now be installed in your computer, be listed under Programs, in
Control Panel add/remove programs, and there should be an icon on the
desktop for the
TeleCorder
(image at left). If you try to run the TeleCorder
program without a TeleCorder
connected to
your PC via the USB connection cable, or if the TeleCorder
power is off, the software will not run. You will see “ERROR: No
TeleCorder
device
connected!”.
b)
If your TeleCorder
is not already powered On, connect it to AC power
using the supplied AC adapter and wait for it to display time and date.
Since the
TeleCorder
is normally left On at all times, there is no power On/Off switch. To turn
it Off, unplug the power cord. Connect the supplied USB cable (photo at
right) from the USB port on the back of the TeleCorder
to a USB port on your computer. The first time you connect the
TeleCorder
to your computer, your PC should display “New Hardware Found” message,
search for and install the required driver software (FTD2XX.dll),
if
the
software was
previously
installed,
see
above.
If connecting a
TeleCorder
to your PC that was previously used with a different TeleCorder,
you may receive a pop-up message telling you that it has “Found New
Hardware, FTD2XX device, installing — Files Needed”, type the path to the
folder where the driver was previously installed (such as: C:\Program Files\TeleCorder\TeleCorder\TeleCorder.exe),
or the path to the driver folder on the CD supplied with your TeleCorder
(such as: E:\Driver, where E is the CD
drive on your PC containing the
TeleCorder
CD).
c)
Run the TeleCorder
program by clicking on the icon on your PC desktop that was created when the
program was installed or from the programs list.
Refer to manual section 3 (next
section) for detailed information.
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