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Thereareseveraltypesofvoicerecorderandplaybacksystemsavailableinthemarketbutmostofthemareexpensiveandtheircircuitsare
also very complex to assemble. Here is a simple circuit for recording and playback of voice messages. You can leave a voice message for
yourfamilyorfriendswheneveryougoout,whichtheycanhearbypressingtheplaybutton.

Thecircuitisbuiltaroundarecordingandplaybackchipthatsupportsvoicerecordingfor16to30secondsandreproducesitclearly.Itcanbe
usedindifferenttypesofapplicationssuchasdoorbells,railwayannouncementsystemsandautomatictelephoneansweringdevices.

Fig.1:Circuitofvoicerecorderandplaybacksystem

Circuitandworking
Fig.1showsthecircuitofvoicerecorderandplaybacksystem.ThecircuitisbuiltaroundvoicerecordingandplaybackICAPR9301V2(IC1)
voltage regulator 7806 (IC2), npn transistor BC547 (T1), 8ohm, 0.5W speaker (LS1), electret microphone (MIC1) and a few other
components.

ICAPR9301V2isahighqualityvoicerecordingandplaybackIC.Thelengthofmessagerecordingdependsonthevalueofexternalresistor
R1connectedtoitspin7.Theoperationmodesaredescribedbelow.

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Recordingmode.WhenswitchS1ispressed,LED1glowstoindicatethatrecordinghasstarted.NowyoucanspeakclosetomicrophoneMIC1
in order to record your message. You may have to vary VR1 to adjust for different microphones. IC1 remains in recording mode as long as
switchS1ispressedandpin27ofIC1isgrounded.Recordingstopsafter20seconds(selectedby52kiloohmresistanceinthiscase),pin25
ofIC1becomeshighandLED1stopsglowing.
TherecordingtimedurationcanbeincreasedordecreaseddependingonthevalueofresistorR1asfollows:
1.38kiloohmsfor16seconds
2.52kiloohmsfor20seconds
3.67kiloohmsfor24seconds
4.75kiloohmsfor30seconds

Playbackmode.WhenswitchS2ispressedmomentarily,therecordedmessageplaysfromthestartandcanbeheardfromspeakerLS1.
Standbymode.Pin6ofIC1iskeptlowsothatitreturnstostandbymodeafterthecompletionofrecordingandplayback.Ifpin6ishigh,i
willbeinpowerdownmodeandnorecordingorplaybackisallowedandcurrentconsumptionistypicallylessthan1A.

Working of the circuit is simple. You can record your message for the duration defined by resistor R1 by keeping switch S1 pressed. Once
recorded,themessagecanbeplayedsimplybypressingswitchS2momentarily.

Fig.2:Anactualsize,singlesidePCBforthevoicerecorderandplayback
system

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Fig.3:ComponentlayoutforthePCB

Download:http://www.electronicsforu.com/electronicsforu/circuitarchives/my_documents/my_files/252_VoiceRecorderAndPlaybackSystem.zip

Constructionandtesting
An actualsize, singleside PCB for the voice recorder and playback system is shown in Fig. 2 and its component layout in Fig. 3. Suitable
connectors are provided on the PCB for connecting the microphone and speaker. Assemble the circuit on the provided PCB to minimise
assemblyerrors.Carefullyassemblethecomponentsanddoublecheckforanyoverlookederror.

Thecircuitissimpleanddoesntneedmanytestpointstoverify.CheckthecorrectpowersupplyatTP1withrespecttoTP0.PressswitchS1
IfLED1glows,itimpliesIC1isworkingwell.
TheauthorisaB.TechinelectronicsandtelecommunicationfromSRCEM,Gwalior

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PostComment|9Comments

Rohit 312daysago

HellosirgreatprojectIjustwantedtoknowwhatisthePCBdesignsoftwarethatyouhaveusedforthiscircuit.Thankyouverymuch
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EfyAdmin 311daysago

WeusedgEDAsoftwareforPCBdesign
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Ajinkya 312daysago

IsthisRecordOncechip...???Canweerasethevoiceoroverwritenew???
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EfyAdmin 311daysago

Youcanoverwritethepreviousrecordedmessage.
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Mohan 310daysago

Howtoplaytherecordedmessagecontinuouslyinloop?
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swaroop 271daysago

sirididthisprojectusingapr33a3andigotoutputalsobutwhiledoingthisoneinotgettingtheICumentionhere...............Andcanusayhowto

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increasetherecordingsecondsusingthisICcozthelastrecordingsecondis60seconly
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Akash 242daysago

Siriwantsomemoreinformationregardingthisprojectthanitwouldbenicetogetmoreinfoaboutthisandclearalldoubtsaboutthisproject
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jayantilal 204daysago

sirthanksforcircuit.c1ic9381.price&soldaddress.pls.send.thanks.
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vinuvarghese 20daysago

sirpleasesendmeblockdiagramofthiscircuittomygivenmailid
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