Panasonic RR-830 Desktop Cassette Transcriber / Recorder

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Product Manual [634kb PDF]

• Product Dimensions: 2 x 7.1 x 8.7 inches ; 4.2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 8 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00004YK2X
• Item model number: RR830
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
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• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 14, 2006

Product Description

Product Description
Transcribe audiotapes with this Panasonic transcriber. The Panasonic RR series is designed for the small office/home office market. The RR-830 uses standard cassette tapes and has V.S.C. pitch (0-+100%) and speed (-15-+100%) controls. It features 4 LED indicators for power, tape run, quick erase and REC 3-digit tape counter.Variable tape speed allows for playback control, with in/out switch and level control. Lightweight headset ensures comfort. 3-position backspace allows you to adjust how far it rewinds when you take your foot off of play: 0, 1 or 3 seconds. Foot controller is included for play, backspace, and rewind functions.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

150 of 151 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Straightforward and workmanlike machine, December 30, 2000

By	Eileen Galen (USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

If you need to transcribe tapes for any reason at all you will save yourself hours of time and frustration by using a tape recorder/player intended for transcription - rather than your tape player alone. Panasonic has been making this good machine for more than a few years. To my knowledge it's the best value around.

The foot pedal is essential and easy to use, and allows you to stop, start, and back up your tape without taking your hands off your keyboard. The speaker is good, there is a tone adjustment, and in addition a headset (and this one is comfortable to wear) enables quiet transcribing - and improved intelligibility, because the sound of your keys going a mile a minute won't interfere with your hearing your taped material. Importantly, there is a control lever for tape speed - for "variable speech control," so that you can play your tape a bit slower, or faster (which you sometimes need, too).

There is a mic and a remote jack, and fast forward and fast reverse. A tape counter - your odometer - is helpful. Different little lights glow when you're taping, recording, when the machine is on. This is a straightforward, simple, and gimmickless machine that is very nicely put together. It measures a neat and tidy 8 by 10 inches, and packs up simply and with no fanfare. Indispensible - if you need to transcribe tapes.

40 of 46 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Limited by single speed, March 11, 2001

By A Customer

It is a fine transcriber if you only use single speed tapes, but for those who want to tape at half speed to utilize tape space better (i.e. recording 180 minutes on a 90 minute tape), it's not the machine for you. You'll be stuck with a lot of tapes you can't transcribe.

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars good price, but not very durable, May 26, 2006

By	Lori L. Baur "truelori" (Northeastern U.S.) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I am a professional transcriber. I do not recommend this for anyone who transcribes on more than an occasional basis. Yes, the price is very good, and when I first bought one I was happy with it. But it broke down very quickly. I had to keep unscrewing and opening the bottom of the (very cheap) foot pedal because the pieces inside that were supposed to connect to cause the tape to move would come loose. Also you have to press play and THEN use the foot pedal in order for it to work.

It's a very basic machine. For the casual transcriber who may only use it on an occasional basis, it's a good deal. But anyone who uses it more than that, invest the money in a better machine.