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Title: Tascam DR-05 unattended / scheduled recording
Post by: gltape on April 24, 2014, 05:04:05 AM

Hello,

can someone please tell if Tascam DR-05 supports unattended / scheduled  recording, eg:

Set the device to start recording at midnight and stop at 06:00 A.M automatically, without human intervention.

Thanks

Title: Re: Tascam DR-05 unattended / scheduled recording
Post by: Jonmac on April 24, 2014, 06:07:58 AM

No, sorry, there's no timer facility.

Title: Re: Tascam DR-05 unattended / scheduled recording
Post by: gltape on April 24, 2014, 01:31:02 PM

Quote from: Jonmac on April 24, 2014, 06:07:58 AM

No, sorry, there's no timer facility.

I don't understand why some manufacturers do not include so basic and useful features...

Title: Re: Tascam DR-05 unattended / scheduled recording
Post by: flintstone on April 25, 2014, 09:27:55 AM

In a different thread, you mention the Olympus WS-832 has the timer/unattended recorder feature.  Anyone know of other recorders (current or past models) that have this feature?

Title: Re: Tascam DR-05 unattended / scheduled recording
Post by: gltape on April 25, 2014, 10:07:57 AM

Quote from: flintstone on April 25, 2014, 09:27:55 AM

In a different thread, you mention the Olympus WS-832 has the timer/unattended recorder feature. 

Correction: it seems that Olympus has removed this feature from newer models, as there is no mention of this function on WS-832 manual.
I'm awaiting confirmation from Olympus support.

Quote from: flintstone on April 25, 2014, 09:27:55 AM

Anyone know of other recorders (current or past models) that have this feature?

I know for sure that the older Olympus VN-2100PC has the timer feature, because it's the model that I want to replace.

Title: Re: Tascam DR-05 unattended / scheduled recording
Post by: gltape on April 25, 2014, 10:27:14 AM

... and even VN-4100 VN-4100PC VN-3100 VN-3100PC VN-2100 have the timer feature as stated by the manual that all these model have in common.

Title: Re: Tascam DR-05 unattended / scheduled recording
Post by: 2manyrocks on April 25, 2014, 02:15:39 PM

There seems to be a differentiation in features between products aimed at dictation use versus basic music recording.  I suspect the general expectation is that there could be such variations in levels in recording music that no one really expects to use the DR-05 unattended. 

I have one of the older Olympus dictation recorders.  It runs forever on a set of batteries.  Very compact.  Very good at recording whatever spoken words are present.  I wouldn't use it to record music, but if I want to record what someone says, I'd lean towards the Olympus.

Title: Re: Tascam DR-05 unattended / scheduled recording
Post by: gltape on April 28, 2014, 07:15:43 AM

Quote from: flintstone on April 25, 2014, 09:27:55 AM

Anyone know of other recorders (current or past models) that have this feature?

... and, after official Olympus support responded to my question, I add some other recorders with Timer Recording support:

DM-7
DM-5
DM-3
DM-901
DM-670
DM-650
VN-7700