Support List
Q. What is the difference between the PTR1 and PTR2?
A.
- PTR2 has a separate menu key, Separate volume up and down keys and a relocated eject key.
- PTR2 has a modified body shape in durable plastic.
- he recording level, speed and tone control switches have been moved to the right side of the unit The power switch has been moved to the right side of the unit and can now be locked with the use of the key lock/key describer switch.
- The card slot has been moved to the front of the unit under the CD drive and is now a CF card slot rather than a PCMCIA slot. A CF card is provided with the unit.
- The microphone socket is now stereo rather than mono.
- PTR2 accepts the plug-in power type of external microphone.
- Automatic gain control (AGC) is now available, if selected, for use with the external microphone and the Line in options as well as the built in microphone.
- The USB interface with a computer can now be used to directly access not only the CD drive but also the CF card.
- PTR2 has 2 modes of operation. These are Normal mode and Book Creator mode. Normal mode provides a simplified method of producing a DAISY recording. Book Creator mode gives the user access to more advanced editing functions.
- Heading and page markers can now be positioned using 0.1 second adjustments rather than 'attaching' them to specific phrases.
About other differences, see the following table.
| Item | PTR2 | PTR1 |
| External Microphone Jack | 3.5mm in diameter stereo mini-jack | 3.5mm in diameter monaural mini-jack |
| USB Card drive (reader) function | Available | Not available |
| USB CD drive function | Available | Available |
| Externally connected terminal | USB1.1 | USB1.1 |
| CF Card | 64MB media is attached. | - |
| Card slot | CF card Type I / Type II | PCMCIA |
| Playable audio file format for Audio file CD/Card | MP3, Wave(PCM), Ogg Vorbis | MP3 |
| Operating time with battery | DAISYCD: 6 hours
Music CD: 2.5 hours CF card: 8 hours |
DAISYCD: 4 hours
Music CD: 2.5 hours CF card: 6 hours |
| Dimensions (Width x Length x Height) |
167mm x 205mm x 50mm | 150mm x 180mm x 38mm |
| Weight | 940g | 860g |
[ Playback | Bookmark | Battery | Recording | PC Card | Other ]
Playback
Playback
| Q. | Can Plextalk PTR1 play MP3 music? |
| A. | PTR1 plays MP3 files and supports variable bit rate.
MPEG1 Layer3 32kbps~320kbps VBR MPEG2 Layer3 8kbps~160kbps VBR |
| Q. | Does Plextalk PTR1 support a standard .m3u playlist? |
| A. | Yes, it does. However, PTR1 can not support multiple playlists in same folder or the root directory. When you have several playlists, please put a playlist in each folder. |
| Q. | Will I lose my place if I turn off my Plextalk player? |
| A. | The Plextalk PTR1 will automatically bookmark and remember your place where you turn off or remove CDs. |
Bookmark
| Q. | How many bookmarks can be stored? |
| A. | You can store up to 10,000 bookmarks or 30 minutes voice-bookmarks. |
| Q. | What is maximum number of bookmarks to input? |
| A. | The maximum number is 65000. If you input 65001 or above, the bookmark will not be placed. |
Battery
| Q. | What is the battery life? |
| A. | Playing Daisy CD - Approx. 4 hours, Recording Daisy on CD - Approx 2 hours
Playback CD-DA disc - Approx. 2 hours, Recording CD-DA on CD - Approx 2.5 hours. |
| Q. | What is the battery life for flash memory? |
| A. | Recording/Playback card - Approx. 6 hours. |
| Q. | What is the battery life for 1GB Micro Drive? |
| A. | Playing - Approx. 5 hours, Recording - Approx 4 hours |
| Q. | How long to be full charged? |
| A. | It takes max 4 hours (Normal 3.5 hours). You cannot overcharge the battery. |
| Q. | What is type of battery? |
| A. | Lithium-ion. |
| Q. | What is battery charge life with machine off? |
| A. | Approximately 1 month |
Recording
| Q. | How long can be recorded on the single CD? |
| A. | You can record up to 80 hours on the single CD. |
PC card
| Q. | How long does it take backup? |
| A. | Daisy backup (600MB)
CD to PC card: 10 min
PC Card to CD: 20 min MP3 Music backup (70 min)
CD to PC card: 45 min
PC Card to CD: 30 min Music backup (70 min)
CD to PC card: 20 min
PC Card to CD: 20 min * Measured by IBM's 1GB Microdrive |
Other
| Q. | How long can I record each notepad? |
| A. | You can record up to 1 minute and automatically stop. |
| Q. | What is "Clear All Setting" in the control panel? |
| A. | When you execute "Clear All Setting", the setting will be the factory default setting.
- Default to the recording and volume setting - Delete all bookmarks - Delete all notepads - Delete ON timer |
