Olympus TP 7 Telephone Recording Device
Ever need to record an important telephone conversation? The TP-7, telephone pickup, makes phone recording two sides of the conversation. Just plug the TP-7 jack into the “MIC” jack of your recorder, and put the earphone side into your ear. When speaking on the telephone, the TP-7 will capture both sides of the conversation for recording by your voice recorder.Includes adapter to convert from monaural 3.5mm mini-plug to stereo 3.5mm mini-plug. Also includes monaural 3.5mm mini-plug to monaural 2.5mm mini-plug adapter.
User Ratings and Reviews
5 Stars Works Great
I bought this item to record interviews for SElifestyle.com. The first time I used it I called Geoff Bodine at the Daytona 500. I was working on a story about his sister and needed a few quotes. The device worked great, very clear sound, easy setup and nice & small. I highly recommend this item.
5 Stars I’d be lost without it!
I love this little gadget! As a freelance writer, it’s important that I get exactly what people are saying. I’ve had no issues with this product, and it picks up my voice just as well as it picks up the person on the other end. Worth twice the money!
5 Stars Highly recommend this device!
I needed something to record my conference calls for GoTo meetings and this item fits the bill. I highly recomment this item. It picks up sounds and conversations very well. I just plug it in my computer microphone jack, use Audacity for just sound recording or use Jive to record my computer screen and teleconferencing conversations when holding online meetings. Perfect to use to recall information and keep track of meetings.
Before purchasing, I compared the in-line recording device that one just plugs into the phone and a recording device. I didn’t want something that was bulky and recorded on one channel. I went with this device hoping it would work for me. It did. This is portable, comes with plug adapters and different earphone sized cushions for a custom fit. It is very sensitive. I am so glad I picked this one.
5 Stars Olympus TP-7 Recording Device
The product does its job great. It works without a hitch with my Olympus DS 40.
1 Star Alternate choice (for landlines)
This Olympus mic is nice for portable applications, but is not the ideal product for desktop landlines. If you are looking for a way to connect your voice recorder to a landline then look at Radio Shacks adapter. Its part number is 430-2208. This product will connect directly to the phone jack at the wall and then to the voice recorder. It has a 3.5mm male plug (mono) that fits into the recording devices input. The 430-2208 is actually made for tape recording. However it does work on digital voice recorders. I use mine with an Olympus digital voice recorder and it is fantastic! Set your recorder to “dictation” mode. You can use “conference” mode, but the sound is too loud. One last comment relating to Radio Shacks adapter. There is a “play/record” selector switch. When recording, set the switch to record and have the 3.5mm connector plugged into the recorder’s input. When playing back voice through the phone, put the switch to play and connect the 3.5mm male connector to the output of the recorder.
There is another adapter out there made for this application. It’s part number TR-70. You’ll find it by searching Amazon. The bad thing about this is that it plugs between the handset and base of a landline and then to the recorder. A lot of the phones out today are cordless making the TR-70 unusable. Theres no way to connect it to the cordless handset. Also, the handset phone plugs are SMALLER in size than the wall connectors. The TR-70 wont correctly fit into the wall socket either, due to its size. I highly recommend Radio Shacks recorder control.
