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Digital Audio Books and Music - Anytime, Anywhere!
The PlexTalk PTR-2, with extensive Daisy playback features and stand-alone recording capability, delivers exceptionally high performance in a battery powered, portable stylish design. It meets any of your personal recording needs such as recording class lectures, meetings, even recording an entire conference proceeding. A built-in microphone and optional external stereo microphone provide recording versatility to handle a variety of situations.
You can record up to 90 hours on a single recordable CD and during the recording create heading and page navigation points for quick and easy navigation later. The PTR-2 also works as a standard external CD-RW drive when attached to a PC with a USB interface. When connected via USB, you can transfer recordings into your PC and then using the included PlexTalk Recording Software edit or reorganize the recordings for easier use later. The PTR-2 is a great tool for both personal and volunteer recording applications at home and school
Here are just a few PlexTalk applications:
General Recorder:
Conferences, lectures, business meetings, church sermons, conference phone calls, concerts and special events
Portable Music Recorder:
MP3 in DAISY format, CD (CD-DA format)
Media conversion:
Analog to digital audio, audio-tape to digital audio and text document to digital audio conversion using the included PRS software
Student or Professional radio broadcast archiving in an accessible DAISY 2.02 format.
Multi-Media Presentations
Volunteer Reading Services
A tool to assist in composing music with digital editing.
Media composition to assist University Disabled Student Services
Portable DAISY 2.0 and 2.02 talking book playback and navigation.
Plays commercial CD's Plays MP3 CDs.
General Features:
Stylish and durable magnesium case.
Tactile markings on buttons
Durable Slot-load CD mechanism
Key describer mode for all buttons and switches
Voice Guided operation
Adjustable playback speed without pitch distortion
Up to 10,000 bookmarks and recorded voice notes
Recorded voice notes / note pad Print manual and recorded instructions in DAISY format
Plays commercial CDs
Daisy 2.02/Daisy 2.0 playback support
Programming will be available to play RFB&D AudioPlusTM books for RFB&D members only – call IRTI to verify availability.
Records on recordable / re-writeable CDs - great for recording lectures!
Voice announce, Clock, calendar and calculator
Includes custom travel case A/C adapter and user replaceable lithium ion rechargeable battery
Includes PlexTalk PRS PC based recording software
Doubles as a portable external 4X CDRW for your PC or laptop Input / Output: Stereo Microphone, Stereo headphone, Stereo Line-input
Built-in speaker and mono-microphone
Compact Flash memory card slot for use with solid-state storage media.
Recording Settings: </B>PCM 44.1 kHz stereo, MP3 128K stereo, MP3 64kpbs, mp3 32kbps, MP3 16kbps
Includes a stereo Line-in patch cord
1 year limited factory warranty
Toll-free line tech support from IRTI.
Attention PC Users. PRS Bonus Software! The PlexTalk PTR-2 includes PC-based audio recording and editing studio software compatible with DAISY talking books.
Software features:
Fully accessible to blind operators
Self-voicing speech, SAPI 4.0 Supports external Microphone and line-input record modes
Import from Digital audio file
Export digital audio file
Dup from audiotape at double tape speed
Create DAISY navigatable text (NCC) in variable font size
Import a text file and convert to MP3 audio with auto phrase detection
Punch edit
Insert edit
Accessible Audio VU meter
Split phrase
Split section
Delete phrase
Join phrase or section
Organize audio media in DAISY format: Heading, phage, phrase and group navigation
Creates DAISY digital Talking books compatible with eClipseReader PC-based talking book reader Compatible MS Windows/98SE, 2000 and XP *CD Recording/Mastering software such as Nero or CD Creator is not included
For more detailed specifications and information about the PTR-2 please visit the PlexTalk America web site at: http://www.plextalk.com/in/ptr2_top.html