Sony 4-127-580-13(1) manual

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-13(1)[...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-13(1) 2 GB For customers in Europe Disposal of Old Electrical & Electronic Equipment (Applicable in the European Union and other European countries with separate collection sy stems)   This symbol on the product or on its  packaging indicates that this product  shall not be treated?[...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 3 GB The recorded music is limited to private use  only. Use of the music beyond this limit r equires  permission of the copyright holders. Sony is not responsible for incomplete  recording/downloading or damaged data due  to problems of the I[...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 4 GB T ab le of C on ten ts Checking the Contents of   the P ack age  .......................................................... 7 Index to Parts and Controls  ........................ 8 Getting Started Step 1: Pr eparing a Power Sour ce  ........14 Inser ting the batteries.[...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 5 GB Recording from Other Equipment.......50 T o record using the synchronized  recording function  .................................... 51 T o record without using the  synchronized r ecording function  .... 52 Playback Playing Back Messages  .............................[...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 6 GB Copying F iles from  Y our Computer to  the IC Recorder and Playing  Them    Back  .........................................................................97 Construction of folders and files  ...... 99 Using the Supplied Digital  Voice Edit or  Software  .[...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 7 GB Ch eck ing th e C on te nt s o f t he P ack age IC Recorder (1) Remove the film on the display window  before you use the IC r ecorder . NH-AAA (size AAA) r echargeable batteries (2) Stereo headphones* (1) USB connecting cable (1) Wind Screen (1) Application Software, Digital V oice Ed[...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 8 GB In de x t o Pa rts a nd C on tr ol s Refer to the pages indicated in  parentheses for details . Fr ont    Built-in microphone ( directional) (28,  36)    Built-in microphones (st ereo) (28, 36)    Operation indicator (15, 18, 27, 54, 91)    Displ[...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 9 GB *  Connect the supplied or commercially  available stereo headphones to the    (headphone) jack. I f unwanted noise is  heard, wipe the headphones plug clean.     Rear    Speaker    HOLD switch (21, 26, 78)    NOISE CUT switch ([...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 10 GB    Elapsed time/Remaining time/ Recorded date and time indication    F older name/Message title/Ar tist  name/F ile name indication    Battery indicator When rechargeable batteries or dry- cell batteries are used, the indicator  shows the remaini[...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-13(1) 11 GB    Repeat playback indicator  : Appears when one message is  played back repeat edly.  : Appears when messages  in one folder are pla yed back  repeatedly .  : Appears when all the  messages are played back  repeatedly .    Sound e?[...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 12 GB    Remaining recording time indication Displays the remaining recor ding  time in hours, minutes, and seconds . If there is more than 10 hours time  remaining, the time is displa yed in  hours. If there is more than 10 minutes and  less[...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-12(1) 13 GB If you press    (record/pause) t o  pause recording when  “ VOR ”  is set to  “ON”  in the menu, only  “ ”  ashes.    : Synchronized r ecording     : Flashes while  synchronized r ecording is set to  pause.    Recordin[...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 14 GB Getting Started St ep 1: P rep ar ing a P o w er Sour c e Remove the lm on the display window  before y ou use the IC recorder . Inser ting the batteries 1 Slide and lift the battery compartment lid. 2 Insert two NH-AAA rechargeable batteries with corr ec t polarity , and close the[...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 15 GB Getting Started When you use the IC recorder f or the  rst time, or after you have not used the  IC recorder f or a cer tain period of time,  it is recommended that you charge  the batteries continuously until  “ ”  is  displaye[...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 16 GB Tips Y ou can charge the rechargeable batt eries  by connecting the IC recorder to an AC  outlet using a USB AC adaptor (not supplied)  (page  125). When replacing the batteries, messages  recorded or alarm settings are not erased  even [...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 17 GB Getting Started Battery life *1 When using Sony NH-AAA rechargeable  batteries Recording Playback *2 through speaker Playback using the headphones LPCM 44/16 *3 Appro x. 19 hr . Appr ox. 16 hr . Appro x. 20 hr . LPCM 22/16 *4 Appro x. 17 hr . Approx. 15 hr . Appro x. 18 hr . MP3 192k *5 Appro x. 17[...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 18 GB *1   The battery life may shorten depending on  how you operate the IC recor der. *2   When playing back music through the  internal speaker with the volume level set to  20 *3   LPCM 44/16: LPCM file recorded using the  IC recorder [...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 19 GB Getting Started Con tinued directly from “Step 1: P reparing a Po wer Source ” 1 Pr ess  or  to set the year , month, day , hour , and minute in sequence, then pr ess  . “EXECUTING…. ”  appears and the clock  is set. 2 Pr ess  (stop) to return to the display of the stop m[...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 20 GB Setting the clock using the menu While the IC recorder is in the stop mode ,  you can set the clock using the menu. 1 Select “DA TE & TIME” in the menu.    Press and hold  /MENU to enter the  menu mode.  The menu mode window will be  [...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 21 GB Getting Started 5 Pr ess  (stop) to return to the display of the stop mode . Tips Press  /MENU t o return to the previous  operation. Y ou can set the time display for the clock to  “12-HOUR”  or  “24-HOUR ”  in the menu.  When  “12-HOUR”  is?[...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 22 GB 1 Pr ess and hold /MENU to enter the menu mode. The menu mode window will be  displayed. 2 Pr ess  or  to select “DET AIL MENU, ” then press  . 3 Pr ess  or  to select “MENU LANGUA GE, ” then press  . 4 Pr ess  or  to select the language that you w ant to use[...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 23 GB Getting Started St ep 4: P rep ar a tio ns Re qui re d be fo re Re co rd ing Recording at a meeting Set  “REC LEVEL ”  to  “HIGH  ”  or  “S-HIGH  ”  in the menu (page 33). Slide the DIREC TNL switch to  “ON”  to  record a voice coming fr om a?[...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 24 GB Sound source T ripod (not supplied) Recording dic tation (using the voice recognition software) Set  “REC LEVEL ”  to  “LOW  ”  in the menu  (page  33). Slide the DIREC TNL switch to  “ON”  to  record a voice coming fr om a specic  direction (p[...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 25 GB Getting Started T o obtain maximum recognition accuracy ,  hold the IC recorder so that the microphone  is about 2 - 3cm from the corner of your  mouth. T o minimize the sound of your br eath in the  recordings, do not hold the micr op[...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 26 GB T urning the power o Slide the HOLD switch in the direction  of the arrow in the stop mode.  “HOLD”   with the key mark and the cur rent time is  displayed, then  “POWER OFF”  is displayed.  The IC recorder turns o within a[...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 27 GB Recording Recording Re co rd ing Me ssa ges                1 Select a folder .    Press  /MENU to display the f older  selection window.    Press    or    to select the  folder in which you want to r ecord  messages, then?[...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 28 GB The new message will be  automatically recorded after the last  recorded message .    Speak into the built-in microphones. 3 Pr ess  (stop) to stop recor ding. The IC recorder st ops at the beginning  of the current recording . Tips Before you sta[...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 29 GB Recording T o Do this pause  recording* Pr ess    (record/pause). During recording pause , the  operation indicator ashes  in red and  “ “ ashes in  the display window . release pause  and resume  recording Pr ess    (record/pause)  again. Rec[...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 30 GB When the DIRECTNL switch is set to “OFF” When the DIRECTNL switch is set to “ON” Sel ectin g t he Re co rd ing Mo de  ,  /MENU   The IC recorder is compatible with 3  kinds of codec, LPCM (Linear PCM), MP3,  and LPEC.  The features o ered by e[...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 31 GB Recording or LPEC.  We recommend this codec f or  recording only when the sound quality  is important, such as when recording a  musical per formance. MP3: A standard method of sound  compression, which can be played back  using many di[...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 32 GB MP3 192k : Stereo (44.1 kHz/192 kbps,  MPEG1 Layer3)   Y ou can record with high-quality  stereo sound. MP3 128k : Stereo (44.1 kHz/128 kbps,  MPEG1 Layer3)   Y ou can record with st ereo sound. MP3 48k : Monaural (44.1 kHz/48 k bps,  MP[...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 33 GB Recording ICD-SX800 LPCM 44/16 mode LPCM 22/16 mode MP3 192k mode 3 hr . 10 min. 6 hr . 25 min. 23 hr . 35 min. MP3 128k mode MP3 48k mode LPEC STHQ mode 35 hr . 25 min. 94 hr . 40 min. 34 hr . 55 min. LPEC ST mode LPEC STLP mode LPEC SP mode 92 hr . 15 min. 177 hr . 40 min. 281 hr . 20 min. LPEC LP mode 750[...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 34 GB 1 Pr ess and hold /MENU to enter the menu mode. The menu mode window will be  displayed. 2 Pr ess  or  to select “REC LEVEL, ” then press  . 3 Pr ess  or  to select recording le vel you want, then press  . L OW   : T o record dictation with a  microphon[...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 35 GB Recording Ma nua l R ec or din g Mod e           /MENU     When you set  “REC LEVEL ”  to  “MANU AL, ”   you can adjust the recording lev el  manually . 1 Set “REC LEVEL ” to “MANUAL ” in the menu. F or details, see  “Setting?[...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 36 GB OVER indicator Adjust the maximum level of the sound to about –12 dB. Pr ess and hold    or    to change  the sound level continuously .  The  sound level is also displayed as a  number below the level meter . 5 Make other settings for r ecording such a[...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 37 GB Recording Set tin g t he Inp ut Le v el A ut oma ti cal ly to P re v en t So und Dis to r ti on – t he Li mit er F un ction  ,  /MENU   During the stop or recording mode set  “LIMITER”  to  “ON, ”  and the input level is set  automatically within t[...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 38 GB Re co rd ing a F ew Sec onds in A dv an ce , bef or e St artin g t o Re co rd – the P re- Re co rd ing F unctio n  ,  /MENU    The pre-recording function allows you  to record sound sour ces for a maximum  of 5 seconds prior to the point when  the?[...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 39 GB Recording 3 Pr ess  or  to select “PRE REC, ” then press  . 4 Pr ess  or  to select “ ON, ” then press  . 5 Pr ess  (stop) to exit the menu mode. 6 Select a folder .    Press  /MENU to display the f older  selection window.    Press    or  ?[...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 40 GB 7 Pr ess and hold  (record/pause) to enter the recor ding standby mode. Sounds for the last 0 to 5 seconds are  buered in the memory . Displays that the sound for 0 to 5 seconds ar e buered in the memory . 8 Pr ess  (record/pause) to start recording . The standby for?[...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 41 GB Recording C ut tin g o ut Lo w F re que ncy – t he L CF F un ctio n  ,  /MENU   When you set the L CF (Low Cut F ilter)  function to  “ON”  in the stop or recor ding  mode, you cut out a frequency of lower  than 200 Hz to reduce t[...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 42 GB St artin g t o Rec or d A ut oma ti call y i n Re spon se to Sou nd – the VOR F uncti on    ,  /MENU  Y ou can set the  VOR ( Voice Operated  Recording) function to  “ON, ”  to make the  IC recorder start recording when the IC  recorder dete[...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 43 GB Recording The  reco rdin g st arts whe n the  IC r eco rder  det ects s ound .  The  re cord ing p auses  whe n no  sound  is d etect ed a nd  “ ”  and  “ ”  ash .  When  the I C r ecor der d etect s  sou nd ag ain,  the r ecor ding  st[...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 44 GB Press DIVIDE/ during recording . An animation appears on the display  and the new message number is added  at the point you pressed the button.  The message will be recorded as two  messages, however r ecording continues  without stopping. Messa[...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 45 GB Recording A ddi ng a R ec or di ng to a Pr ev iou sly Re c ord ed Me ssa ge        ,  /MENU  When  “ ADD/O VER WRITE”  in the menu  is set to  “ ADD, ”  you can add a recording  to the message being played back.  The  added recording?[...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 46 GB 4 Pr ess  (stop) to exit the menu mode. 5 When the message to be added is played back, press  (r ecord/ pause). “ ADD REC? [REC ] T O EXECUTE”  appears. F or details on playback, see page  54. 6 While “ ADD REC? [REC] T O EXECUTE” is displayed, press  (record/pause). Th[...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 47 GB Recording A ddi ng an Ov erwr it e Re co rd ing du ri ng Pl ay bac k        ,  /MENU  When  “ ADD/O VER WRITE”  in the menu  is set to  “OVER WRITE, ”  you can add an  overwrite recording after a selected  point in a recorded message .[...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 48 GB 3 Pr ess  or  to select “O VERWRITE, ” then press  . 4 Pr ess  (stop) to exit the menu mode. 5 When the message to be overwritten is played back, press  (record/pause). “OVER WRITE REC? [REC] T O EXECUTE”   appears. F or details on playback, see page  54. 6 Whi[...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 49 GB Recording Re co rd ing wi th an Ext ern al Mic ro pho ne Stereo microphone T o the (microphone) jack    ,   Tip Before you start recording , we recommend  you make a trial recording first. 1 C onnec t an external microphone to the  (microphone) jack when the IC reco[...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 50 GB Recording sound fr om a telephone or a cell phone Y ou can use the supplied microphone or  the ECM- TL1 headphone -type electret  condenser microphone (not supplied) to  record sound fr om a telephone or a cell  phone. Inser t the earphone of the micr[...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 51 GB Recording Tip Before you start recording , we recommend  you make a trial recording first. T o record using the synchronized r ecording function 1 Pr ess and hold /MENU to enter the menu mode. The menu mode window will be  displayed. 2 Pr ess  or  to select “DET AIL [...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 52 GB 8 Pr ess  (record/pause) to start recording . “   ”  ashes and the IC recor der  enters the recording pause mode . 9 Start playback on the component connected to the IC recor der . “   ”  appears on the display and  synchronized r ecording star ts. The [...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 53 GB Recording 5 Pr ess  (stop) to exit the menu mode. 6 C onnec t other equipment to the IC recorder when the IC r ecorder is in the stop mode. Connect the audio output connector  (stereo mini-plug) of other equipment  to the    (microphone) jack of the IC  recorder us[...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 54 GB Playback Pl ay ing Ba ck Me ssa ges               1 Select a folder .    Press  /MENU .    Press    or    to select the folder ,  then press   . 2 Pr ess  or  to select the message you want t o play . 3 Pr ess  to star t playback[...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 55 GB Playback Tip During playback you can lock all the functions  of all the buttons so that you can prevent  inadvertent operations by sliding the HOLD  switch in the direction of the arrow . Listening with bett er sound quality T o listen with the headph[...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 56 GB When messages are play ed back to the end of the last message When you play back or fast play back to the  end of the last message,  “MESSAGE END”   lights up for 5 seconds and the operation  indicator lights up in green. (You cannot  hear?[...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 57 GB Playback Playing back a message repeatedly During playback, press and hold     until  “ 1”  appears.  The selected message  will be played back repeat edly. T o resume normal playback , press     again. Sel ectin g t he Pl ay bac k M ode   , ?[...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 58 GB 2 Pr ess  or  to select “PLA Y MODE, ” then press  . 3 Pr ess  or  to select “1, ” “ , ” “ ALL, ” “ 1, ” “ , ” or “ ALL, ” then press  . 1 A message is played back. Messages in one folder are  played back continuously . ALL All the?[...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 59 GB Playback T o resume normal playback Pr ess   . T o stop A -B Repeat pla yback Pr ess    (stop). T o change the segment specied for A -B Repeat playback During A-B Repeat playback, press   (repeat) A-B/  again to specify a new  starting point A. Then specify[...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 60 GB 1 Slide the DPC switch to “ ON. ” 2 Pr ess and hold /MENU to enter the menu mode. The menu mode window will be  displayed. 3 Pr ess  or  to select “DPC, ” then press  . 4 Pr ess  or  to adjust the speed of the playback, then press  . Y ou can set the speed?[...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 61 GB Playback 2 Pr ess  or  to select “EFFECT , ” then press  . 3 Pr ess  or  to select the bass sound you want f or the playback, then press  . BASS 1 The bass sound is reinfor ced. BASS 2 The bass sound is further  reinfor ced. OFF The bass sound cannot [...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 62 GB When you are using the built-in speaker ,  the Noise Cut function does not work. During playback set the NOISE CUT switch to “ ON. ” High frequency sound High frequency noise such as an electronic device Frequency Y ou can hear the human voice more clearly . Low frequency sound [...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 63 GB Playback A dju sti ng the Pl ay bac k S oun d b y A mpl ify ing In aud ibl e Sou nd – t he Dig ita l V oi ce Up F uncti on  ,  /MENU   When you set  “ V-UP”  to  “MEDIUM”  or  “MAXIMUM, ”  the low-level part of a  recorded message is amplied ,?[...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 64 GB T o cancel the Digital V oice Up function Set  “ V-UP”  to  “OFF”  in step 3. A ddi ng a B ookm ark  ,  /MENU  DIVIDE/  Y ou can add a bookmark at a point in  a message and use it during playback.  Y ou can add only one bookmark i[...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 65 GB Playback During playback or stop , press and hold DIVIDE/ (bookmark) at the position you want t o add a book mark. A bookmark is added and  “ ”  (book mark)  ashes three times. If you add a bookmar k to a message that  already has a bookmark , the previous[...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 66 GB Re co rd ing wi th Othe r Eq uip men t   T o record the sound of the IC recorder  with other equipment, connect the    (headphone) jack of the IC recorder  to the audio input connector (minijack,  stereo) of other equipment using an [...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 67 GB Playback * O ptional audio connecting cables (not supplied) T o the IC recorder T o the other equipment RK-G139 Stereo   mini-plug Mini-plug   (monaural) RK-G136 Stereo   mini-plug Stereo   mini-plug Tip Before you start recording , we recommend  you to make trial recordin[...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 68 GB 1 Select the message you want to play back with an alarm. 2 Enter the alarm setting mode.    Press and hold  /MENU to enter the  menu mode. The menu mode window will be  displayed.    Press    or    to select  “ ALARM, ”   then press   .[...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 69 GB Playback When the set date and time comes At the set time, the alarm will sound  for about 10 seconds while  “ ALARM”  is  displayed in the display window and the  selected message will be played back. When the playback ends, the IC recor [...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 70 GB T o cancel the alarm setting F ollow steps 1 and 2 of  “ T o change the  alarm setting. ”  In step 3, selec t  “CANCEL ”   and press   .  “CANCEL ALARM?”  is  displayed. P ress    or    to select  “YES, ”  then press [...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 71 GB Editing Messages Editing Messages Er as ing Me ssa ges Y ou can erase the recorded messages  one by one or all messages in a folder at  a time. Note Once a recording has been erased, y ou cannot  retrieve it. Er asi ng m essa ges one by one  ERASE  Y [...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 72 GB T o erase another message Pr oceed with the same steps again from  the beginning. T o erase a part of one message Divide the message into two messages  rst, then proceed with the same steps  from the beginning . Erasing all messages in a folder  ,  /MENU[...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 73 GB Editing Messages 3 Pr ess  or  to select “ERASE ALL, ” then press  . “ERASE ALL?”  appears. 4 Pr ess  or  to select “YES, ” then press  . “ERASING … ”  with animation appears  and all messages in the selected folder  will be erased. 5 [...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 74 GB 1 Select the message you want to move . 2 Pr ess and hold /MENU to enter the menu mode. The menu mode window will be  displayed. 3 Pr ess  or  to select “MOVE, ” then press  . The message to be moved will be  played back. 4 Pr ess  or  to select the folder th[...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 75 GB Editing Messages Div idi ng a M ess ag e in to T w o DIVIDE  ,  Y ou can divide a message during  playback, so that the message is divided  into two parts and a new message  number is added to the newer part  of the divided message. By div[...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 76 GB Notes Y ou need a certain amount of free space in  the memory to divide a message. For more  information, see  “System Limitations”  on  page  123. When you divide a message with a title and  artist name, the newer par t has the?[...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 77 GB Editing Messages A ddi ng Pr ior it y Ma rk( s) – t he Pr ior it y Ma rk F un ction A-B/ Y ou can add priority marks ( ) to  important messages. T here are four  levels,  “ ”  (the most impor tant),   “ , ”   “ , ”  and no priority mar k. Y ou c[...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 78 GB Pr e v ent ing A c ci den tal Ope ra ti on – the HO LD fun ction T o prevent accidental operation, slide the  HOLD switch in the direction of arrow in  the recording or playback mode . “HOLD”  with the key mark and the  current time will appear [...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 79 GB Utilizing the Menu Function Utilizing the Menu Function Ma king Se tti ngs fo r th e M enu 1 Press and hold /MENU to enter the menu mode. The menu mode window will be  displayed. 2 Pr ess  or  to select the menu item for which y ou want to make setting, then pr ess  . 3 Pr ess  or [...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 80 GB Menu settings Menu items Settings Operation mode (  : the setting can be made/  : the setting cannot be made) Stop mode Playback mode Recording mode REC MODE MP3  , MP3  , MP3  , LPCM  ,  LPCM  , LPEC  , LPEC  , LPEC  ,  LPEC  , LPEC     REC LEVEL L OW[...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 81 GB Utilizing the Menu Function Menu items Settings Operation mode (  : the setting can be made/  : the setting cannot be made) Stop mode Playback mode Recording mode ALARM NEW , LIST    DET AIL MENU    LIMITER ON, OFF    PRE REC ON, OFF    SYNC REC ON, OFF[...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 82 GB Menu items Settings (*: Initial setting) See page REC MODE Sets the recording mode. MP3  :  Monaural standard recording mode . MP3  : Stereo standard r ecording mode. MP3  *: Stereo high-quality recording mode. LPCM  : Stereo long play high-quality recording mode. LPCM?[...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 83 GB Utilizing the Menu Function Menu items Settings (*: Initial setting) See page REC LEVEL Sets the microphone sensitivity . L OW   : T o record dictation with a microphone in front of your  mouth, a sound near the IC recorder , or a loud sound. HIGH   *: T o re[...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 84 GB Menu items Settings (*: Initial setting) See page VOR Sets the VOR (Voice Operat ed Recording) function. ON: Recording starts when the IC recorder detects sound and  pauses when no sound is heard, eliminating r ecording  during soundless periods.  The VOR function?[...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 85 GB Utilizing the Menu Function Menu items Settings (*: Initial setting) See page V-UP A low-level portion of a recorded message can be amplified, allowing you t o hear even low/small voices more easily . MEDIUM: Adjusts the  V-UP function less finely. MAXIMUM: Adjusts the  V-UP function more?[...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 86 GB Menu items Settings (*: Initial setting) See page PLA Y MODE S ets the playback mode. 1:  A message is played back and the IC recor der stops after  playback.  *:  Messages in one folder are played back continuously and  the IC recorder stops after play[...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 87 GB Utilizing the Menu Function Menu items Settings (*: Initial setting) See page ERASE BOOKMARK The bookmark of the selected message will be cancelled. Pr ess  /MENU to return to the folder window bef ore erasing  the bookmark and selec t a folder from which the bookmark [...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 88 GB Menu items Settings (*: Initial setting) See page DET AIL MENU LIMITER Sets the input level automatically to prev ent the sound distortion that occurs when a sound that is too loud is input. ON*: The LIMITER function is activated. OFF: The LIMITER function is cancelled. Note When  “REC [...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 89 GB Utilizing the Menu Function Menu items Settings (*: Initial setting) See page SELE CT INPUT Selects the external input to be recorded that is connected to the  (microphone) jack. MIC IN*: Select when you record messages using an external  microphone. AUDIO IN: Select when you rec[...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 90 GB Menu items Settings (*: Initial setting) See page FORMA T Sets the formatting of the drive after “ERASE ALL DA T A?” has been displayed. YES: The drive will be formatted. NO*: The drive will not be formatted. Notes Use the IC recorder f ormatting func tion to format the?[...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 91 GB Utilizing the Menu Function Menu items Settings (*: Initial setting) See page LED T urns the operation indicator on or off during operation. ON*: During recording or playback, the operation indicator lights  or flashes. OFF: The operation indicator does not light or flash, e[...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 92 GB Menu items Settings (*: Initial setting) See page USB CHARGE Sets whether batteries will be charged using a USB connection or not. ON*: The batteries will be charged. OFF: The batteries will not be charged. Note If you use a USB AC adaptor (not supplied) to connect the[...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 93 GB Utilizing Y our Computer Utilizing Y our Computer W ha t Y ou C an D o U sin g t he C om put er Y ou can do the following when y ou  connect the IC recorder to your  computer using the supplied USB  connecting cable. Cop ying les from the IC recorder to y our computer[...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-13(1) 94 GB Sy stem requirements f or your c omputer T o use y our computer with the Digital V oice Edit or software T o use your computer with the Digital  Voice E ditor soft ware, see  “System  requirements ”  on page 103. T o use y our computer without the Digital V oice Editor softw[...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 95 GB Utilizing Y our Computer Connecting the IC recor der to your c omputer Y ou can transfer the IC r ecorder data  onto your  computer by connecting the  IC recorder to the comput er .  Use the USB connecting cable supplied  with the IC recorder to conne[...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 96 GB Disconnecting the IC recor der from your computer F ollow the procedures below; other wise,  data may be damaged. 1 Make sure tha t the operation indicator is not ashing. 2 Disconnect the USB connecting cable connected to the IC recor der from the USB connector of the computer . On the?[...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 97 GB Utilizing Y our Computer T o copy a folder (Drag and dr op)  Click and hold,  drag,  and then drop .  C op yi ng F ile s f ro m Y our C om put er to th e I C R ec or der an d Pl ay ing Th em Bac k Y ou can copy music or the other audio  les ( W AV/MP3/WM A) from your  c[...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 98 GB 1 C onnec t the IC recorder t o your computer (page 95). On the  Windows screen; open  “M y  Computer”  and make sure that  “IC  RECORDER”  has been recognized. On  the Macintosh screen; make sure that  an  “IC RECORDER”  dr ive is displayed[...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 99 GB Utilizing Y our Computer Construction of folders and les The folders and les ar e displayed on the  computer screen as shown. The folder indicators in the displa y  window of the IC recorder ar e as follows:   : F older for messages recorded usi[...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 100 GB *1  The name of a folder in which music files are  stored will be displayed on the IC r ecorder as  it is, so it is convenient if y ou put an easy-to- remember name on the folder in advance .   F olders shown in the illustrati[...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 101 GB Utilizing Y our Computer U sin g t he Sup pl ied Dig ita l V oi ce E dit or Softw ar e What Y ou Can Do Using the Digital V oice Editor Software The Digital  Voice Edit or soft ware allows  you to transfer messages that y ou  have recor ded using the IC recorder to  you[...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 102 GB the IC recorder using the computer .  Y ou  can also save messages saved on y our  computer by converting the voice format  to a more appropriate one . Other con venient uses Y ou can send voice e-mail messages  using MAPI e-mail soft ware. Y[...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-13(1) 103 GB Utilizing Y our Computer Sy stem requirements T o use the supplied sof tware, your  computer must meet the operating  system requirements and har dware  environment described below . Operating Sy stems: Windows  Vista® Ultimate Windows  Vista® Business Windows  [...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-13(1) 104 GB Installing the soft ware Install the Digital  Voice Editor software on  your computer’ s hard disk. Notes 64 bit versions of  Windows® XP are not  supported. While installing the software do not connect  or disconnect the USB connecting cable.?[...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 105 GB Utilizing Y our Computer After installing, the Microsoft DirectX module  is also installed depending on the operation  system of your computer .  This module is not  deleted after uninstalling the software. Be sure to close all running programs?[...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-13(1) 106 GB 4 Select [Digital Voice E ditor], then click [Install]. F ollow the instructions on the screen  to make the settings required f or  installation. If you have already installed a previous version of the Digital Voice Editor or any v ersion of the “Memor y Stick Voice E ditor ” The[...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 107 GB Utilizing Y our Computer 6 When the [InstallShield Wizar d Complete] windo w appears, select [ Y es, I want to r estar t my comput er now], then click [F inish]. The computer will be restarted. When the computer has been  restarted, installation is completed. Uninstalling the softwar[...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 108 GB Referring to the help les F or details on each operation, refer to the  help les. Help T ransferring the les using the Digital V oice Editor software 1 C onnec t the IC recorder t o your computer using the supplied USB connecting cable (page 95). 2 Start the Digital Voic e Editor [...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 109 GB Utilizing Y our Computer U sin g t he IC Re co rd er as a USB Ma ss St or ag e De vi ce When the IC recorder is connected to  your computer image data or text data  on the computer , as well as messages or  les recorded using the IC r ecorder can [...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 110 GB T roubleshooting T ro ubl esh ooti ng Before taking the IC recorder f or repair , check the following sections. Should any  problem persist after you have made these checks , consult your nearest Sony dealer . IC recor der Symptom Remedy The IC recorder?[...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 111 GB T roubleshooting Symptom Remedy The operation indicator  does not light. “LED”  is set to  “OFF”  (page  91). Display the menu and set  “LED”   to  “ON. ”  “MEMORY FULL ”  is  displayed and you cannot  start recording. The memory[...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 112 GB Symptom Remedy Noise is heard. An object, such as your nger , etc., accidentally rubbed or  scratched the IC recorder during r ecording so that noise was  recorded . The IC recorder was placed near an A C power source, a  uorescent la[...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 113 GB T roubleshooting Symptom Remedy “--:--”  is displayed. Y ou have not set the clock (page  19).  “--y--m--d”  or ”  --:--”  is  displayed. The date of recor ding will not be displayed if you recorded the  message when the clock was [...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 114 GB Symptom Remedy While you are charg ing  the batteries, no  animation of the battery  indicator is displayed. Y ou are not using rechar geable batteries. Rechargeable batteries have been inserted with incorrect  polarity. The USB connecting cable is?[...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 115 GB T roubleshooting Symptom Remedy The  “UPDA TING  DA T ABASE... ”  display does  not disappear . If the IC recorder is required t o process excessive amount  of data,  “UPDA TING DA T ABASE... ”  may be displayed f or an  extended period of time[...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 116 GB Symptom Remedy A le name is not  displayed. If an LPEC, MP3, or WM A le has no title, a le name is  displayed instead. If you want to displa y a title, enter it using  computer . The title/artist name of an LPCM le canno[...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 117 GB T roubleshooting Digital V oice Edit or Refer to the Help les of the Digital  V oice Editor software, too. Symptom Remedy The Digital  Voice Edit or  software cannot be  installed. The free disk or memory space on the computer is too small.  Che[...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 118 GB Symptom Remedy Messages cannot be  played back./Playback  sound volume is too low . No sound board is installed. No speaker is built-in or connected to the computer . The volume of the sound is turned down. T urn up the volume on the comput[...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 119 GB T roubleshooting Symptom Remedy The software  ‘hangs’  when  the Digital  Voice Editor  software star ts up. Do not disconnect the connector of the IC recorder while the  computer is communicating with the IC recorder . O ther wise  the compute[...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 120 GB Error messages Error message Cause/Remedy BA T TERY L OWER-LEVEL Y ou cannot format the memor y or erase all the les in a folder  because of insucient battery power . Prepare new batteries to  replace the current ones.  L OW BA T TERY Batteries?[...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 121 GB T roubleshooting Error message Cause/Remedy SET DA TE&TIME Set the clock; other wise, you cannot set the alarm.  SET ADD/OVER WRITE “ ADD/OVER WRITE”  in the menu is set to  “OFF . ”    Y ou cannot add  a recording or an ov er write record[...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 122 GB Error message Cause/Remedy CANNOT OPERA TE If the selected le is an LPCM le or an MP3 le, you cannot  add priority mar ks or bookmarks. I f the selected le is a  WMA  le, you cannot add priority marks or book marks, divide?[...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 123 GB T roubleshooting Sy stem limitations There are some syst em limitations of the IC recorder .  T roubles as mentioned below are  not malfunctions of the IC recorder . Symptom Cause/Remedy Y ou cannot record  messages up to the  maximum recording time . [...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 124 GB Symptom Cause/Remedy Y ou cannot divide a  message while you are  recording . If there is insucient memor y available, you may not divide a  message.  When you divide  a message during  recording , the recording  is interrupted at the  be[...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 125 GB Additional Information Additional Information U sin g a US B A C A dap to r (n ot sup pli ed) Y ou can charge the rechar geable  batteries by connecting the IC recorder  to an AC outlet using a USB AC adapt or  AC-U50A (not supplied). Y ou can charge the b[...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 126 GB When you use the IC recorder f or the  rst time, or after you have not used  the IC recorder f or a cer tain time, it  is recommended that you charge  the batteries repeatedly until  “ ”  is  displayed. If the batter y indica[...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 127 GB Additional Information During recording (the operation indicator  lights or flashes in red) or accessing data (the  operation indicator flashes in orange),  the IC recorder should not be connected  to or disconnected from the USB AC  adaptor?[...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 128 GB On noise Noise may be heard when the unit  is placed near an AC power sour ce, a  uorescent lamp or a mobile phone  during recording or playback. Noise may be recorded when an  object, such as your nger , etc., rubs or  scratc[...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 129 GB Additional Information Spe ci ca tio ns IC rec order section Capacity (User available capacity) ICD-SX700: 1 GB (approx. 970 MB =1,017,610,240 Byte) ICD-SX800: 2 GB (approx. 1.9 GB =2,047,737,856 Byte) A part of the memor y capacity is used as a  management a[...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 130 GB Input/Output Microphone jack (minijack, stereo) input for plug in power , minimum input  level 0.9 mV , 3 kilohms or lower impedance  microphone Headphone jack (minijack, stereo) output for 8 - 300 ohms headphones USB connector High-Speed USB compa[...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 131 GB Ind ex In de x A A-B Repeat  ..................................................................... 58 Adding an Overwr ite Recording  .............. 47, 86 Adding a Recording  ......................................... 45, 86 Adjusting the volume  .................................[...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 132 GB I Index to Parts and Controls Display window  .................................................... 10 Fr ont  ...............................................................................8 Rear  .................................................................................9 L L CF fun[...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 133 GB Ind ex Message number  ....................................................... 10 Monitoring the recording  .................................... 29 Moving a Message  ............................................ 73, 87 MP3 128k  ................................................ 17, 30,[...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 134 GB U USB AC adaptor  ....................................................... 125 USB charging  ................................................................ 92 USB mass storage device  ................................... 109 V Voice up  .................................................[...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1) 135 GB Ind ex T rademarks Microsoft, Windows , Windows  Vista,  Windows  Media, Outlook, DirectX and logos are trademarks  or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in  the United States and/or other countries. Apple and Macintosh are trademarks of?[...]

ICD-SX700/SX800  4-127-580-11(1)[...]