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Out of thousands of reviews for 108 products, over 100 people recommended Voice Recorders and Transcribers specifically for Manual. These 10 are the most highly recommended products we found.

No 1 Edirol R-09 Handheld Digital
Edirol R-09 Handheld Digital Voice Recorder $270 - $400 Compare Prices
  • Recording Media: Digital
  • Design: Handheld
  • Type: Voice Recorder
  • Released over 2 years ago
9 People Recommend
"the interface is so intuitive that i made my first recording and played it back without ever having to look at the manual.…"

- Amazon.com User

"it's also easy to use; i figured it out without the manual and even got everything set up in about 5 minutes of button-pushing.…"

- Amazon.com User

"where the mt used a very simple operator's interface, the r-09 instead uses something more like a conventional cd player/mp3 player/tape player interface that requires no user's manual to instantly…"

- Amazon.com User


No 2 Olympus RECORDER
Olympus RECORDER, WS-311M DIGITAL VOICE, 138 ( 141947 ) $70 - $106 Compare Prices
  • Recording Media: Digital
  • Design: Handheld
  • Type: Voice Recorder
  • Released 1 year ago
6 People Recommend
"there are a few things i want to do with that i cannot figure out from reading the manual, and i am looking to the olympus support staff to assist me.…"

- Robert from Phoenix, Arizona at Buy.com

"most of the features are intuitive, and it comes with an easy-to-read manual that is 6 times bigger than the unit itself.…"

- John Dollison at Newegg.com

"to the buyer: i would suggest taking some time to explore the different recording and playback options along with reading through the manual as even the smallest alterations in recording settings can…"

- Newegg.com User


No 3 KB Gear Jam It Handheld Digital
KB Gear Jam It Handheld Digital Voice Recorder $9 Compare Prices
  • Recording Media: Digital
  • Design: Handheld
  • Type: Voice Recorder
  • Released over 2 years ago
6 People Recommend
"it's also easy to use; i figured it out without the manual and even got everything set up in about 5 minutes of button-pushing.…"

- Amazon.com User

"the interface is so intuitive that i made my first recording and played it back without ever having to look at the manual.…"

- Amazon.com User

"it is necessary to go two levels deep in the menus to set recording levels manually.…"

- Amazon.com User


No 4 Olympus DS-30 Handheld Digital
Olympus DS-30 Handheld Digital Voice Recorder $90 - $150 Compare Prices
  • Recording Media: Digital
  • Design: Handheld
  • Type: Voice Recorder
  • Released 1 year ago
5 People Recommend
"the owners manual is a little overwhelming at first but with some time and trial and error recording it gets easier.the plus side: nice memory size, multiple folders for storing diffrent subjects,…"

- Bestbuy.com User

"very easy to use, i figured out how to use it without the manual, the box comes with everything you need to get you started.…"

- Amazon.com User

"(this setup shown in the manual.)] at first i thought this was very marginal, but once i changed the capture setting to dict and reduced the sound output from the pc to get nice bouncing sound…"

- Amazon.com User


No 5 Olympus VN-2100PC
Olympus VN-2100PC $27 - $60 Compare Prices
  • Recording Media: Digital
  • Design: Handheld
  • Type: Voice Recorder
  • Released over 2 years ago
4 People Recommend
"i do a manual copy/paste to move them to another folder where i'm archiving them.…"

- Circuitcity.com User

"finally, i found a small pocket sized recorder that i can use without reading a lot of the manual.…"

- Amazon.com User

"in my opinion, i think it's very easy to get around the functioning without ever using the manual.…"

- Amazon.com User


No 6 Olympus VN4100PC Digital
Olympus VN4100PC Digital Voice Recorder $30 - $90 Compare Prices
  • Recording Media: Digital
  • Design: Handheld
  • Type: Voice Recorder
  • Released 1 year ago
3 People Recommend
"i had some trouble installing everything the first time i tried and making it work at first, but the second time i troubleshot using the manual, and all functional aspects of this device began to…"

- Amazon.com User

"however, the directions manual is not as user-friendly as one would like, and the routines required to input data such as date and time or to erase previously recorded messages are not so easily…"

- Amazon.com User

"check troubleshooting pointers in manual for help. …"

- Amazon.com User


No 7 Olympus VN 4100PC
Olympus VN 4100PC - digital voice recorder Compare Prices
  • Released 1 year ago
3 People Recommend
"other thoughts: i actually had to read the manual to figure out how to do a few things, but the basics were easy enough to figure out quickly.…"

- raumkrieger at Newegg.com

"the operation is simple and the manual is easy to use and understand. …"

- Datavis.com User

"cons: it has 4 folders in it, each that holds about 100 minutes but you have to manually move it to the next folder when you've filled up the first one, which can make you miss a few seconds of…"

- N/A at Newegg.com


No 8 Sony ICD-B500 Digital 256MB Flash Based DVR and
Sony Sony ICD-B500 Digital Voice Recorder 256MB Flash Based DVR Voice Recorders and Transcribers $38 - $45 Compare Prices
  • Recording Media: Digital
  • Design: Handheld
  • Type: Voice Recorder
  • Released 1 year ago
2 People Recommend
"although at first i thought i was made a mistake buying it because i was always taking off the batteries to turn it off since the manual doesn't say where to "turn off" but thanks to the comments of…"

- Amazon.com User

"the instruction manual is a mess and needs to be totally re-written and re-organized. …"

- Amazon.com User


No 9 Olympus VN-120 Handheld Digital
Olympus VN-120 Handheld Digital Voice Recorder $35 - $40 Compare Prices
  • Recording Media: Digital
  • Design: Handheld
  • Type: Voice Recorder
  • Released over 2 years ago
2 People Recommend
"cons: you have to erase things you don't want manually. …"

- pencilfreak at Shopping.com

"turn it on and it works as expected, (no 90-page cd manual needed).…"

- veryatlantic at Shopping.com

"cons: you have to erase things you don't want manually.…"

- pencilfreak at Shopping.com


No 10 Sony ICD-P320 Handheld Digital
Sony ICD-P320 Handheld Digital Voice Recorder $85 Compare Prices
  • Recording Media: Digital
  • Design: Handheld
  • Type: Voice Recorder
  • Released over 2 years ago
2 People Recommend
"the manual like most sony manuals could be better, but it works.…"

- Circuitcity.com User

"i combed through instruction manuals for dozens of players to finally find it.…"

- Amazon.com User

"this device comes with a cd that includes the usual stuff: drivers and manuals, along with a couple of nice software applications.…"

- Amazon.com User


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