Question 1

does this unit carries a USB port?

Accepted Answer

it does but t doent do anything it wont inter faze with a computer it  wont down load anything or update anything hooked up to a computer its useless, the usb port .

Question 2

what is a CD card?

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This [excellent] machine does not use CD cards - it uses SD memory cards - see

I have a 16gb sdhc card in mine and find it can hold many months of chatter... I really like this unit and have used it daily without trouble for almost a year... here's the wiki info....
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Secure Digital (SD) is a nonvolatile memory card used extensively in portable devices, such as mobile phones, digital cameras, GPS navigation devices, handheld consoles, and tablet computers. It is a family of solid-state storage media.

The Secure Digital standard was introduced in August 1999 as an improvement over MultiMediaCards (MMC). The Secure Digital standard is maintained by the SD Association (SDA). SD technologies have been implemented in more than 400 brands across dozens of product categories and more than 8,000 models.[1]

The Secure Digital format includes four card families available in three different form factors. The four families are the original Standard-Capacity (SDSC), the High-Capacity (SDHC), the eXtended-Capacity (SDXC), and the SDIO, which combines input/output functions with data storage.[2][3][4] The three form factors are the original size, the mini size, and the micro size. Electrically passive adapters allow a smaller card to fit and function in a device built for a larger card.

Question 3

Is the line/microphone input stereo or mono?

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I can't tell the difference ... maybe you could teach me how to tell ... but the recorder maybe the worlds smallest, but without the battery backup attatched, it will not record very long.  I didn't time it, but it was minutes.

Question 4

Has anyone successfully made recordings with this unit using a SDHC card formatted in fat 32?

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Formatting aside, have you MADE RECORDINGS onto a SDHC (NOT an ordinary SD card) that you've successfully played back to confirm that this unit is compatible with SDHC and fat 32?

Question 5

need for meetings of around 50?

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It should work although you may want an external omni-directional microphone to use with it.

Question 6

I need to record phone calls and then send them to my office.  Will this work with a land line phone?

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It should work fine.  I believe it comes with the accessory for recording off a phone.  I do not use it for phones so I do not remember what came with it other than the AC power supply.

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