sandyf Wrote:
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> Flash, how does your lapel pin work...perhaps it
> is time to get a new dvr if I can pin something on
> my clothing...where do you put the recorder itself
> and do you run a wire up to the button? I
> generally keep my dvr in a small sling purse and
> put it on the table. I tried my bra for a while
> but i found if I was not careful I would turn it
> off accidentally if i bent over the wrong way. I
> lost one too many shops that way and had to rely
> on my memory but if i can have a discreet button
> somewhere up nearer my neck that sounds fantastic,
> esp if i can buy it for a heck of a lot less than
> $50. I will hold off on buying rechargeable
> batteries until i decide if this is good for me
> and what size batteries it takes. Thanks for the
> info.
First you take the lapel clip that comes with the microphone off because you will not use it. The cord on my exteral microphone is about 42" long so works great going to a pants pocket. I pull the microphone under the center section of my bra and flip it over the front. The tops I wear are loose enough fitting that a microphone bulge will not show. Having the microphone flipped to the outside keeps it from getting sweat dampened in summer time. I wear my shirt tails out and most of my tops are long enough they cover the tops of my pants pockets. The cord plugs into the DVR, the DVR is in my pocket because I know where the controls are by touch to turn it on, pause and continue. Any excess cord loop just tucks into my pants waistband.
Any DVR that accepts an external microphone should work equally well as long as you can manage the controls without looking at the DVR, so you probably don't need to replace your DVR. On mine, the external microphone, once plugged in, overrides any signal from the built in microphone (which is an okay microphone, just inconvenient). And the microphone uses no separate batteries.
Once you wire up for the first time, practice a little with blind handling the controls and for the best volume settings to pick up your voice or a conversation if you are in a state where that is legal.