TOOLS & UTILITIES

Below are some tools you might need at some point for troubleshooting or simply to replace files that you might have lost due to reformatting your voice recorder. Please note that you need to refer to your PDF guide to use these. If you are not sure, please contact us to get further instructions.

Tools and Utilities:

  1. Time Stamping Utility: SetTime (can only be used on Windows computers) for USB voice recorder models like VR1.0, VR2.0, D-VRMP1. Please download it here. It needs to be copied onto the root of your drive. For example, if your voice recorder is Drive E: on your computer, the SetTime folder should be: E:\SetTime.
  2. Firmware flash tool: This is the tool you need for flashing the memory on various voice recorder models. This is used for models like: VR1.0, VR2.0, D-VRMP1, dBR-D1. Please download it here.

Firmware for voice recorders by model

VR1.0USA/CANADAUK/EU
VR2.0USA/CANADAUK/EU
D-VRMP1Voice ActivatedNon-Voice Activated
dBR-D1USA/CANADAUK/EU

dB9PRO Model Comparison Chart

MODEL NUMBER CAPACITY RECORDING BITRATE AUDIO STORAGE EXPANDABLE BATTERY LASTS BATTERY INDICATOR DISPLAY SCREEN SPEAKER EAR
PHONES
MP3 PLAYER
VR1.0 8GB 384kbps 48 hours No 7-10 hours 1 LED (does not indicate full charge) No No No No
VR2.0 8GB 512kbps 36 hours No 10-14 hours 4 LEDS (each LED represents upto 25% charge) No No No No
D-VRMP1 8GB 192kbps 96 hours No 20- 24 hours No No No Yes Yes
dBR-D1 8GB 384kbps down to 32kbps (adjustable) 48-580hours (without additional TF card) – depending on chosen bitrate Yes, upto 32GB microSD/TF card 180 hours Yes, icon on screen Yes Yes Yes Yes