The system is compatible with Microsoft Windows 98 to XP as well as with the Dragon Naturally Speaking preferred voice-to-print software for converting your voice files into text (version 6.0, sold separately). Digital pitch/playback speed control lets you play recordings at slower or faster than normal speeds to facilitate transcribing or editing, and the recorder's LPEC Codec uses a 16 kHz sampling rate for extended frequency response (with audio up to 8 kHz) to deliver excellent recorded sound.

Incremental rewind (easy search) is the equivalent of tape fast rewind but without returning all the way to the beginning of each recording, to help you locate specific passages within files. Advanced digital VOR (voice-operated recording) stops the recording during silent pauses--saving recording time--then begins recording again without missing a single syllable.

Other features include a full-function LCD, one-button play from record, a built-in directional microphone (which rejects noise from off-axis points and offers high/low mic sensitivity), a built-in playback speaker, an add-recording function, a battery-strength LED, a battery-saving hold switch, and jacks for an external earphone and an external microphone.

What's in the Box
Voice recorder, PC download software, two AAA batteries, a carrying case, an earphone (MDR-ED228LP), a USB cable (RK-G136), and a user's manual.