Hello listers, I have not done this yet but plan to. :) I have a victor stream and love it. However being a mac user I've not been able to completely use the recording notes feature as I've not found a way to play those files on my mac because they're recorded in a format I've not been able to play on my mac. However there is an upgrade now available from Humanware. There is the standard free upgrade but you will now be given the option for a paid version which will allow you to record notes in mp3 or wav which should be easily played on the mac.
Here are some notes from e-mails that I copied and pasted. There are also other features on the paid upgrade version called Soft Pack. Finally, version 3.2 has hidden treasures that you should know about. In addition to new languages and general maintenance, we now have the underlying framework to support our long anticipated SoftPak. The Stream SoftPak is optional software that provides five features for which we have had many requests: support of the EPUB book format, ability to play Audible's Enhanced Audio books, playback of MP4 audio including iTunes, Support for MS Word DOCX and ability to record in MP3 or Wav file formats. We are offering the version 3.2 Stream and Companion upgrades at no charge. For more information and to download visit www.humanware.com/stream_software. After installing 3.2 you may take advantage of the optional software features by purchasing the SoftPak for a nominal charge of $49. For more information about the Stream SoftPak visit www.humanware.com/softpak. You may also purchase SoftPak online from that page or by calling our customer service team toll free at 1-800-722-3393. Abo MP3 and Wav Recording In addition to the standard high quality AMR-WB+ 3GP recording file type, the Stream SoftPak allows you to choose either mono MP3 96kbps or mono wav 16 bit PCM recording file types. Select the recording file type using the Menu key 7. Press key 7 multiple times to find the Recording menu. Then use the left or right arrows to choose either 3GP, MP3, or Wav. Press the pound key to confirm your choice and the star or Cancel key to exit the menu. As you arrow across the choice of file types the Stream will announce how many hours of recording remain for each file type. Once you have confirmed your choice, all future voice notes and audio bookmarks will be recorded in the chosen file type. Your choice of file type will affect the size of the recording files. Stream will produce similar quality with 3GP and MP3 recordings but the MP3 files will be considerably larger. Wav recordings provide the highest quality but take the most space on your SD card. For example, one hour of recording produces a 9 megabyte 3GP file, 41 megabyte MP3 file, or 303 megabyte wav file. Support of Unprotected MP4 Audio Files The Stream SoftPak supports the Advanced Audio coding found in audio files of type mp4, m4a, m4b and m4v. The most popular source of these files is the Apple iTunes store which offers millions of MP4 music and podcast files that you will be able to play on your Stream. Note that Stream SoftPak only plays unprotected MP4 files. Files protected with DRM are not supported. To acquire iTunes content you will require the iTunes program which comes with every Apple MAC computer or a free iTunes version for Windows computers which can be downloaded from: http://www.apple.com/itunes Use the program to purchase content from the iTunes online music store and download..... I hope this info is helpful, Christina -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
