My Lanier P145 microcassette dictaphone will not pick up when dialing in

SOURCE: Lanier VW-260 recording speed

Should be a tape speed switch on that unit under the door.

SOURCE: Lanier vw-210 dictaphone

It is not a problem at all! The VW-210 & 260 was designed to utilize a two-step erase procedure to prevent accidential erasing of tapes.
1.) Press & HOLD down the TEL button
2.) Immediately press & HOLD down Rewind button UNTIL erase function starts then quickly release both buttons.

SOURCE: 20 year old Dictaphone Voice Processor Microcassette not working

Not sure if you're still having problems with this portable, but the first thing I would check is to make sure that you've put the batteries UNDER the battery clip in the battery compartment. Does the machine just make a 'beeping' noise when it tries to play, rew, or FF?

SOURCE: How do you erase dictation

While holding the 'Erase' button down, press the 'Rewind' or "Fast Forward' button. It will erase the tape while it rewinds or fast forwards.

Javier Gonzalez

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• Posted on Apr 03, 2010

SOURCE: where can I find a user's manual for a Lanier VW

Hello http://www.tvps.com/Products/Lanier-VW-260-Manual---Micro-Cassette-Transcriber__ECS-MANLAVW260.aspx