Lanier P165 recorder instruction manual

Hi,
I used to work for Lanier repairing all the tape machines. The sound you are referring to is feedback coming from a dirty record/playback switch.
You would need to either disassemble and clean the switch, which would take some dexterity, or replace the switch entirely, which would require good de-soldering skills and of course the replacement switch.
Unless there is some sentimental attachment to the device, I would recommend you use a digital recorder, as the cost of repairing the unit if you took it to someone would far outweigh its value.
Cheers,
Dave

If you want to record somebody 3-4 feet from you then use the dictate mode. If you want to pick up voices in a large room then use the conference mode, it increases the microphone sensitivity to the maximum level.

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It needs an internal switch replaced, called the mute switch.

Pull up Job List, find the dictation and assign it to a specific person. Then you can listen to it. It will beep unless your feet are on the pedals.

I havent found one,but it appears simple enough to operate.Martel doesnt sell this unit anymore and i havent seen any I Manuals on the web.Looks like a quality unit though

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There is a fast play switch on the side of the unit. That switch may be failing. Try moving it back and forth repeatadly to clean up the contacts.

I need a manual, too; however, I may be able to take an educated guess at some of your problems.

To get it to work (after trouble-shooting for battery issues, etc.), you simply slide the long "button" up and down. There are four settings -- all the way up is "record," then under that is "stop," then "play," and finally at the bottom is "rewind," which it does audibly. The two buttons beneath that are FF and eject (just below FF).

On the other side, there are four switches -- The top one adjusts microphone sensitivity from dictate to conference, the next one is tape speed (higher number means better quality but shorter time on tape), then the VOR on/off switch (voice-operated recording) which would start and stop the recording as you speak into it. Then below those three is simply the "on/off" switch for the whole recorder, so it doesn't accidentally get turned on in your pocket and you unintentionally record something.

On the top appear to be a few input jacks, one for a mic I guess and maybe other is for a speaker or headphones? Then there's the mystery button, that is labeled something like "# | / AFF." I have no idea what it does, but it may be to assign your counter number (counter and reset button on the front face of the machine) to a specific tape, so you can change tapes and return later to your first tape again without losing your place. Just a guess.

Here's some info I found on a seller's website - it served as the basis for some of my guesses above: http://www.martelelectronics.com/p165lp.html.

Good luck!

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