Wednesday, January 6, 2010

What should I look for in a Pro Dictation Recorder?

A pro dictation recorder is a tool for professionals to reduce their admin workload by passing on the typing duties to an assistant.

Important features:




1. Slide-control: I think this is key – the Digital Pocket Memo 9500 (below) has the intuitive and venerable slide control for record/stop/play/rewind. It also has a fast-forward button on the opposite side. This means all important functions are controlled by the thumb and forefinger.


2. Cradle/docking station: this is a handy way of pairing the device with the PC. Each time the device is docked the new dictation files can be automatically downloaded to the typist.









3. Automatic emailing: depending on how you configure the software new dictations can be automatically sent to the typist just by putting the recorder in the docking station. This suits many doctors and lawyers who are so practised at dictation they don’t even review their recordings before firing them off to the secretary.




4. Automatic file back-up: many authors have their software configured so that dictations are automatically deleted from the recorder once it is put back in the cradle. This is not as scary as it sounds as all dictations are automatically backed-up in an archive folder either on the PC or the server


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