Recording Fetal Heart Tones to Lap Top
Quick Reference Card for Recording a Fetal Heartbeat
1) Using a double ended male mini jack audio cable, insert one plug into the audio input (usually microphone input)socket of the PC, the other plug into the earphone socket of the Doppler.
2) Turn on the PC, startup the sound recorder (Click “Start”→ “Programs” → “Accessories” →
“Entertainment” → “Sound Recorder”).
3) Click Start to start recording. You can record 60 seconds every time, when time is up,
click Start again to keep on recording.
4) Click Stop to stop recording.
5) Click “File” → “Save”, input the file name and click Save. The recorded sounds are saved as a waveform (.wav) file in your computer.
6) To start a new recording, click “File” → “New”. To play the recording, click Play in
Sound Recorder, or play it in any other program that supports waveform (.wav) files.
7) The waveform files saved in your PC are normal audio data files. You can save them to CDs, or e-mail to whomever you want.