** ChatLITE ** VOICE MEMO UTILITY VERSION 1 _______________________________________________________________________ INDEX 1) Introduction 2) Installation 3) Registration 4) Using ChatLITE - Getting Started - Main Screen - Selecting a "CHAT" - Recording - Playing - Changing the setup (Configuration) - Setting an Alarm - How to register - File management Utilities - Trouble-shooting 5) Disclaimer _______________________________________________________________________ 1) Introduction Thank you for evaluating ChatLITE v1. ChatLITE is basically a "kid" brother of my FlagShip program CHATTER. I wrote ChatLITE as a direct result of many CHATTER users requests to have a program that simply records voice memos, and then plays them all back in sequence - rather like a traditional Dictofone. HENCE CHATLITE WAS BORN !!! ChatLITE is an UNRESTRICTED shareware voice memo program which utilises the Psion 3a/c's sound capabilities much better than the Psion's built in "SOUND" or "RECORD" applications. You will find the act of recording and playing a voice memo is so much easier using ChatLITE, as it requires only One-touch recording and playback. ChatLITE will prove useful for those people who have to take quick notes here and there, but do not have the time to tap a written note away on the keyboard. Instead they simply speak the note directly into the Psion, where it is stored for later retrieval. 2) Installation The files needed for ChatLITE to work are: Chatlite.opa - Main application file Chatlite.pic Icon.pic Install all three of these files into the following directories on the internal drive: Chatlite.opa - to the \APP directory Chatlite.pic - to the \Chatlite directory Icon.pic - to the \Chatlite directory To install the program to the System screen, press Psion-I or go to the APP Menu and select INSTALL Once you are in the program, you can record all CHATs to either the Internal drive, or the A or B drives, by selecting the relevant drive letter in the "Record to Disk" option in the Setup configuration. 3) Registration To register ChatLITE press Psion-K and then type in your name and Registration code, followed by pressing the ENTER key. Please note that ChatLITE is SHAREWARE, but is NOT Crippled in any way. Support the Shareware idea - REGISTER !!! 4) Using ChatLITE - Getting Started Select the ChatLITE Icon on the System screen, and then press ENTER. An initial configuration dialog will pop up asking you to select your default record time, and to which disk you want to record to. Make your choices, and then press ENTER. - Main Screen Your are now presented with the Main ChatLITE screen. On the right-hand side is a "Duration Meter" which shows the seconds elapsed for record and playback operations. To the left of this there are two "Info Buttons". The top one shows the number of seconds left for record purposes. The Info Button below this one shows the number of CHATs in memory at the current time. Then below all of this, are three BUTTONS. Press the relevant one for the relevant operation. - Recording To record a CHAT is very simple. Just hold the Psion with the microphone relatively close to your mouth and press the TAB key. The Psion will then beep, signalling the start of the recording. Wait for the beep to end, and then start talking. The Duration Meter will show how many seconds have elapsed. Once the default record time has been reached, you will hear a slightly longer beep, signalling the end of the recording. Immediatly after this, the two info buttons will update themselves with the "Seconds of Recording left" and the "Number of CHATs in memory". Alternatively if you want to save space, just press the ESC key whilst recording, and ChatLITE will stop the recording at that point. - Playing To play a CHAT(s), simply press ENTER. ChatLITE will play all of the available CHATs held in memory in CYCLE (ie: One after the other). It will start by playing the most recent CHAT, and the play the remainder from the "First" to the "Last". Again if you want to stop the Play back process at any stage, press the ESC key. - Changing the Setup (Configuration) The Change Configuration dialog give you choices on the length of record time, as well as which disk you want to record to. You must pick a record Time that suits your requirements. I find that 3 Seconds is a nice time to start off with. Alternativeley you could set the record time to 0 seconds, and ChatLITE will determine the record time left on your disk, and then use this as the record time. Just remember to press the ESC key to stop recording. The record to disk: option means that you can choose from the Internal, A or B drives as your main CHAT Disk. Please note that it is impossible to record to a FLASH SSD, and if there are any problems regarding the recording of CHATS to either the A or B Disks, ChatLITE will automatically reset the default record disk to Internal. - Setting an Alarm To set an alarm press Psion-A or select the "Set Alarm" option from the special menu. You will be given the option to set the time/date/advance time of the alarm, as well as adding a caption. To view or delete alarms you must go to the TIME application from the system screen and do it from there. Please note that if you set an alarm, and then subsequently delete the CHAT, the alarm will not be deleted as well. - How to Register To register ChatLITE, please contact the Author at the following addresses, stating what version of ChatLITE you have. This can be found by pressing the G key. email: belcher@samara.co.zw Address: Gary Belcher 11 Derwent Road Marlborough Harare Zimbabwe Registration Fees: GBP 10 USD 17 - File Management Utilities ChatLITE comes with its own File management utility - Delete. To delete all CHAT files, press Psion-D or just D To exit ChatLITE, select the option from the Special Menu, or press Psion-X - Trouble-shooting Recording Failed: -Replace batteries - They may be too low for digital recording. -Flash SSD - You may be trying to record to a flash SSD. This is impossible. Use the Special menu (Change Setup) to change to the internal disk or a RAM SSD. On playback, sections of the memo are silent: -Replace batteries. Main Batteries are low. Start of memo clipped: -Wait a fraction of a second after the beep before you begin speaking. Watching the Duration Meter will also indicate when recording has started. 5) Disclaimer ChatLITE is a shareware application. The author cannot be held responsible for any damage which might result from its use. You may not in any way reverse translate the program. You may distribute the program provided that you keep all supplied files together and do not charge for the program. _______________________________________________________________________ ** Copyright ** ChatLITE is copyright 1998 of Gary S Belcher, 11 Derwent Road, Marlborough, Harare, Zimbabwe. _______________________________________________________________________