b-Registration
The freeware version don't need registration. Only the full purchased
software needs to be registered. You can do it online or ask for
your authorization code by email.
First enter your license number.
Automatic internet registration : If you wish to register online,
check your Internet connection and click the first "register
button".
Manual registration : If you wish to register offline, you'll
first have to request an authorization code by email. Then you'll
have to enter it and click the second "register button".
Configuration
a - System configuration
b - Audio configuration
c - Email notification configuration
d - Caller Id configuration
e - Canceling and saving
The first time the software is run, it asks for configuration.
Configuration has to be made and saved for the program to be used.
The configuration window automatically shows at first time.
During the configuration process, be sure that no other software
uses your sound card.
a-System configuration
Recording device
You may have more than one recording device listed (sound cards).
Choose the recording device (sound card) to which RecOnBox is
connected. You may install a second dedicated sound card for the
RecOnBox only.
Playing device
Same as above. Choose the playing device (sound card) to which
your listening speakers are connected.
Recording PCM format
This list contains all standard PCM formats compatible with your
sound card. Choose: PCM – 8000 Hz; 16 bits; Mono.
8000 Hz is the sampling frequency, a higher frequency will not
improve sound quality and data size will be larger.
16 bits is the sampling resolution, 8 bits is too low.
Mono stands for monophonic.
Audio compression codec
An audio compression codec is an algorithm used for decreasing
the size of audio data. The more it compresses the less the file
size will be. MP3 is a famous codec. Too high compression may
distort sound. Some codec may not allow easy forward and backward
navigation during playback. The more the codec appears low in
the list, the more it compresses. Choose either the first MP3
codec or IMA ADPCM or no compression at all. Bad ot too strong
compression will distort the sound and may disturb DTMF decoding.
Average rate
Displays the codec compression performance in Megabyte per hour
of audio data.
Running mode
Automatic run at startup : Allow RecOnPhone
to be automatically launched at computer startup.
Default running mode : Choose the default
visualization mode and whether RecOnPhone will be in record
mode or not when launched.
Password : A password will secure
the access to RecOnPhone. The password must have less than five
alphabetic characters. By exception, the software will not check
the password when automatically started "hidden - record"
mode.
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The software can't be run until the correct
password is entered. Enter the password when you see this
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Storage folder
You can choose the storage folder where will be stored the records.
At first time, it's the RecOnPhone install folder. A child folder
named « archive » is created for archive purpose.
Audio file protection
Changing the file extension of your recordings will prevent unaware
users to read them directly from your disk drive.
Dialed digits (DTMF) decoding
This will enable the software to decode the dialed digits while
playing the records.
Automatic recording
(Not available in the freeware version). This option allows automatic
recording. If set, just click once the record button and the software
will automatically start and stop the recording. If you choosed
a "record" "default running mode" the software
will either be in manual or automatic recording mode, depending
on this setting.
To fine tune the the automatic detection process, you should click
"assisted audio configuration". You may also adjust
the RecOnBox recording settings.
Windows recording Hot-key
Many RecOnPhone keyboard shortcuts exist. This one toggles recording.
It will ever works, even if the RecOnPhone window is hidden, minimized
or in the background.
b-Audio configuration
Assisted audio configuration (RecOnBox only)
You should first click this button and follow instructions. This will make
all the needed configuration for automatic recording. Extra audio settings
are for fine tuning only.
Thresholds (RecOnBox only)
These settings are used to control the automatic recording.
The software will start recording when the audio level goes over the
"record level threshold" for more than "record time threshold" milliseconds.
Once it's recording, it won't stop until the audio level goes below the
"stop level threshold" for more than "stop time threshold" milliseconds.
If you get unwanted cuts in your recordings, you may decrease the "stop level threshold".
You may also increase the "stop time threshold" to 10000.
Automatic audio mixer configuration (RecOnBox only)
With this box checked, the software
will activate the mixer microphone input for recording and deactivate
it for playing. Also, it will activate the microphone sensitivity
setting.
If you don't wish this automatism, uncheck it. Then you'll have
to use your own sound card software to adjust sensitivity, to enable
microphone recording and to disable microphone playing to avoid echo
effects with loudspeakers.
Microphone sensitivity (RecOnBox only)
This slider adjusts the sensitivity
of the sound card microphone input. If the recording level is
too low or too high, use this setting. It will be deactivated
if "Automatic audio mixer configuration" is unchecked.
Recording test
By clicking on the "Recording test" button you can
test your configuration. It will work with a modem or the freeware
version. Here's how it works in automatic recording mode :
Click on the button, the button text should turn to "waiting" and
the frame should turn to green.
Pick up the phone, a blue bar within the view-meter shows the audio level.
The view-meter frame color change from green to red when the recording
level is too high. In this case lower the microphone sensitivity.
When the audio level goes over the "record level threshold" for more
than "record time threshold" milliseconds, the button says : "recording".
It stays here until the audio level goes below the "stop level threshold", the
button says : "recording low level".
If the audio level stays below the "stop level threshold" for more
than "stop time threshold" milliseconds, the recording test stops.
c-Email notification configuration
Email notification will immediately send an email for each new recording
and attach the recording itself within the email.
Configuration
The receiver's email adress should be valid, this is where the
email will be sent. You may use many email adresses as long as
you separate each one by a semi-colon ;
The sender's email adress is not of much importance.
The email subject is not of much importance.
The maximum email size will prevent the software from sending
huge recordings through Internet. If the recording size is greater
than that, the remaining part of the audio recording won't be
sent.
Automatic SMTP configuration is the easy way to send emails.
RecOnPhone will simulate a real SMTP server. However the mail
recipient's admin may believe you're spamming and reject your
email, in that case use your own SMTP server.
If you want to rely on your own SMTP server, uncheck "Automatic
SMTP configuration" and enter your SMTP server adress.
If needed, try to connect to Internet ... : This option allows
RecOnPhone to dial an Internet connection if no Internet connection
is available. Beware that this dial-up connection will not be
recorded as a new phone call for it will endlessly notify new
recordings.
Test email sending
This test will try to send an email with an attached audio file
to the receiver's email adress.
d-Caller Id configuration
The Caller ID is a service from your telecom provider, you may request
to receive the name and the phone number of the caller. You need a
special device to decode it. RecOnPhone uses your modem for this decoding.
This means that RecOnPhone won't get the caller Id without a modem
regularly connected to the phone line. You may also receive additional
messages, RecOnPhone doest not specifically handle them but they will
appear in "raw caller id mode" informations.
Caller Id device
Choose the modem used for Caller ID decoding. It should be regularly
connected to the phone line.
On new Caller Id informations
On a new phone call, RecOnPhone can either pop up itself or pop
up a balloon over the windows task bar.
Use Tapi Caller Id Mode
This mode will rely on the Windows OS to fetch the caller id
name and number. Sometimes Windows is not able to get them. Furthermore
Windows don't get extra messages.
Use Raw Caller Id Mode
This mode will fetch all caller id informations, including extra
messages. You may filter the messages you don't want to see.
Filter these infos : Add there all specific informations you don't
want to see, each one separated by a semi-colon ;
Test Caller ID
Click on this button and call yourself with another phone. All
available caller id informations and messages should appear in
the window below.
e-Canceling and saving
Cancel button quits configuration without saving changes.
Save button quits configuration after saving changes.
Software use
a - Introduction
b - Recording
c - Playing
d - "Select" Menu
e - "Action" Menu
f - "Editing" Menu
g - "System" Menu
h - Exporting records with drag and drop
a - Introduction
The main window displays the existing records in a text
format: First date ( Year-Month-Day ) then Hour and time length
of the record.
The records may be checked. To check one, click on the box before
the name of the record. The program can automatically check them
through the "select" function. For example it can check
all the non-already listened records which is useful when you only
want to listen new records.
The record is highlighted in blue when you click on its name. The
available caller id informations for this highlighted record is
then shown in red characters in the box below.
b - Recording
The record button starts automatic recording. Just click
it once. Once clicked, the program always seeks for audio activity.
It records each new audio session and display it. During recording
the red circle blinks and it's not possible to listen or navigate
through the records. (Hot key: R)
c - Playing
There are three playing modes: You can play the checked
records, the highlighted record or an external audio file. To highlight
click the record name or navigate with arrow keys. You can check
the records either manually or through the "Select" menu.
Use the Action menu to choose the playing mode and click the play
button. When playing, the buttons allow you to switch to next or
previous record, to go 5 or 30 seconds forward or backward. (Hot
keys: Return; Ctrl+Return; Shift+Return). The stop button stops
all actions. (Hot key: Escape).
DTMF dialed digits are decoded live at play. They will appear in
blue characters as you hear them.
d - "Select" Menu
Program can automatically check unlistened records, listened
records, all records or deselect all. By clicking the icon below
this menu you can also change the selection mode. (Hot keys: Space;
Ctrl+Space; Shift+Space)
e - "Action" Menu
Listen - The first part of this menu defines the playing
mode. (Hot keys: Return; Ctrl+Return; Shift+Return)
Delete - Deletes from the hard drive. (Hot keys: Del; Ctrl+Del)
Rename - Renames a record. (Hot key: F2)
Archive - Moves selected records to the archive folder. (Hot
keys: A; Ctrl+A)
See the archived records - Either new or archived records may
be displayed. This menu choice allows switching between. Clicking
the record window frame can also do switching. (Hot key: Z)
f - "Editing" Menu
This menu provides powerful audio editing capabilities.
You can decompress (Hot key: D) or recompress your recordings.
You can cut them or join them. Cutting a record requires that you
play it and pause it at the exact place you want to cut it. Each
operation will leave the orginal record intact and create explicitly
named new recordings that you can rename later (Hot key: F2).
g - "System" Menu
Minimize - minimize application in the Windows icon bar. Double-clicking
the RecOnPhone icon will toggle recording. Right-clicking will
restore the main window.
Hidden mode - Hide the application from the screen. Program is
still running normally but not visible. To make it visible just
launch the program again.
Configure - Shows the configuration window.
h - Exporting records with drag and drop
To export records to another software, use the drag and drop
feature. Left-click the record, hold the button down and move
the mouse over your drop-enable software. The mouse cursor shape
should change to a drop-cursor shape. Use shift key or control
key to select the move mode or the copy mode. Release the mouse
button to drop. If the clicked record is checked, all the checked
records are dragged and dropped along, otherwise only this record
is dropped.
