The Courier has been designed with total ease of use in mind with careful thought going into the layout of the controls. For sheer flexibility and adaptability the Courier is hard to beat and it’s easy to see why :

• At only 1.5kg including media and battery it won't weigh you down.
• Records in most broadcast formats, including linear .wav and mpeg layer 2, providing instant compatibility with most studio editing and broadcast systems.
• Uses PCMCIA hard disks or flashcards.
• No need for audio dubbing - plug the PCMCIA card into your PC and play out directly.
• Built-in, sophisticated, easy to use editing functions.
• No need to race back to the studio if you’re in a remote location. To file reports, connect Courier to a modem or directly to your GSM mobile phone.
• Carry out live reports with the optional ISDN version or with the CO-TBU telephone balance unit.
• Anti-shock, robust packaging using strong shatterproof ABS plastic, with protection buffers to prevent damage.
• Uses widely available rechargeable camcorder batteries, or optional AA cells, which can even be changed whilst recording.

The days when you had to worry about your recorder failing in the middle of interview are over ! Courier's audible bleep reminds you when to change the widely available rechargeable camcorder battery, or the optional caddy with AA cells. The internal rechargeable battery will give over 1 minute of hot-swap time during which you can change the main battery.

An optional cigar lighter adaptor an provides power in the car and will recharge the Courier's batteries whilst on your way to the next crucial assignment. The integral international mains travel adaptor pack will also ensure that you can operate and charge your Courier from anywhere in the world. teries, or optional AA cells, which can even be changed whilst recording.

An optional cigar lighter adaptor an provides power in the car and will recharge the Courier's batteries whilst on your way to the next crucial assignment. The integral international mains travel adaptor pack will also ensure that you can operate and charge your Courier from anywhere in the world. teries, or optional AA cells, which can even be changed whilst recording.

Take advantage of Courier's superior versatility by defining 'Record Styles' to make your report perfectly compatible with the majority of editing and broadcast playout systems. Simply define parameters such as sample rate, file format, compression used and whether mono or stereo, then give your recording style a name such as 'Radio' or 'CD'.

Up to 20 personalised Record Styles can be configured into the Courier. Once you've selected your chosen Record Style and finished recording, plug the PCMCIA disk or flashcard straight into your editing or playout system for instant editing or playback. No need for audio dubbing - what could be simpler ?

The Courier has been enhanced with a USB connection so that fast downloads to the PC can be made. The USB port works in addition to the RS232 serial port and the optional ISDN connection.

The new version of Courier has a USB B connector supporting USB 1.1 which has a theoretical data rate of 12Mbps. In practise, due to a Windows overhead, Courier USB data transfers have been carried out at 4Mbps which enables downloads to the PC of up to 60 times real-time speed (for ISDN based recordings at 64kbps). Supplied with the new Courier is software to enable connection to Windows Explorer in MS-Windows 98TM and MS-Windows 2000TM. Once the Courier is connected via USB, the Courier hard-disk (or flashcard) looks like another hard-disk on the connected PC system, from which audio files can be transferred, copied and deleted.

The USB connection allows the flashcard or hard-disk used for recording to be permanently stored in the Courier without the need for removal. Files can be quickly downloaded to a PC by USB, the disk wiped and recording started again in a fraction of the time normally needed.