Sanyo ICR-FP600D manual

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    IN STR UC TION MA NU AL ICR- F P Digital V oice Recorder 600 D ICR- F P 7 0 0 D GB English D Deutsch F Français E Español KETAGPKPFF [...]

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    GB-1 Please read this manual before use. Keep the manual in a safe place for future reference. FOR EU USERS The symbol mark and recycling systems described below apply to EU countries and do not apply to countries in other areas of th e world. Your SANYO product is designed and manufactured with high quality materials and components which can be re[...]

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    GB- 2 CAUTION - It is forbidden to copy this manual, whole or in part, without prior written permission. - All images and illustrations given in this manual are for explanation purposes and may differ slightly from that of the actual product . Also, actual specifications are subject to change without prior notice and therefore may differ from th[...]

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    GB- 3 Precautions - The apparatus shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing. - Do not remove the battery during operating the unit. - Do not insert pins, etc., inside the unit. - Do not drop the unit or subject it to strong shocks. - Do not throw into a fire or apply heat. - Do not immerse in water or use in humid areas such as a bathroom. - D[...]

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    GB- 4 Co nt e n t s Introduc tion ....................................... 5 Access or ie s ......................................................... 5 Cont ro ls ............................................................... 6 Ma in u nit .................................................................. 6 LCD dis pl ay ...........................[...]

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    GB- 5 Introduc tion A c ces sories USB conne c t io n ca bl e 1 AAA/L R 0 3 /H P 1 6 alk al ine b at te r y 1 Instruc tion Manual ( This book) 1 [ICR- FP700 D] [ICR- FP6 00 D] Instruc tion Manual ( This book) 1 gap]vkjcb]cl,glbb3 .6,//,0618018/2N K[...]

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    GB- 6 Co nt r o ls Mai n uni t [Fron t] [Ba ck] Battery compartment lid USB te r m in a l (ICR - FP70 0 D o nl y) USB te r mi na l cove r (IC R- FP70 0 D o n ly) Microphone/Line input switch Sto p b ut t o n Fol der/ (re p ea t) bu t t o n Spea ker LCD d is p l ay Built-in microphones (IC R- FP70 0 D : s te re o) Ex ternal input ( microphone/ line [...]

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    GB- 7 LCD displ ay 2) 1) 6) 1 ) Fol d er n a me (s t or a ge l o c at io n o f re c or d ed vo i ce) (Se e Pa ge 8) : Stor ag e lo c at io n of microphone recorded voi ce fil es : Stora g e lo c ati o n of vo ice fil es r e co rd e d us in g other equipment : Stor ag e lo c at io n of fi l es tr an s fe r re d f ro m P C 2) Bat te r y i n d ic a[...]

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    GB- 8 F ile and f older A "File" is an individual voice recording and a "Folder" is a location to classify and store multiple files. - This unit includes three folders: MIC, LINE, and MUSIC. Files can be stored in each folder. Note A "DA TA" folder for storing PC data is included, though it is not shown on this unit. [...]

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    GB- 9 Re cor din g file na mes Files recorded with this unit, are automatically given a name w ith the following configuration. - On this unit, only the file number in the file name above is displayed. The file name can be seen when this unit is connected to a PC. - If the name of a file recorded with this unit is changed on a PC, the file c[...]

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    GB-1 0 So r t f unc tio n in the "MUSIC " fol de r In the "MUSIC" folder, files in each folder are automatically sorted in ascending order of the first number of the file name and then played. In th e case of numbers starting in "001...", "01...", and "1...", "001..." takes precedence a[...]

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    GB-1 1 Prepara tion In ser ting a ba t t er y 1 While gently pressing the portion of the battery compartment lid shown in the figure, slide the lid in the direction indicated by the arrow . Always make sure the battery is inserted in conformity with the +/- polarity markings. Note 2 In se r t a n A A A / LR 03 / HP1 6 b at te r y . Fir s t i ns e [...]

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    GB-1 2 T urni ng t he po w er on a nd off T urn ing th e powe r on Set the Power/Hold switch on the side of the unit to the "ON" position. When the power is turned on, the screen initializes in the following order. V ersion displa y Starting Operation screen * The screens above are examples. The operation screen that was last displayed w[...]

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    GB-1 3 Batter y i ndicator Remaining battery power is displayed. > > > Ba t t er y f ul l y c ha r ge d Lo w ba t te r y If the battery is exhausted, " " is displayed and then the power turns off automatically. Note The battery indicator display varies according to surrounding temperature and status of use. Use this indicator as[...]

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    GB-1 4 P re v en tin g mi sh and lin g ( Hold fun c tion ) When this unit is placed in a pocket and used, this function can prevent unintentional battery consumption and operation of the device due to inadvertent pushing of buttons. Set the Power/Hold switch to (OFF) in the figure below during playback or recording. The following screen is display[...]

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    GB-1 5 Cover In ser ting a nd remo vi ng th e S D car d All recorded files are stored on the SD card. Before using this unit, ensure that the SD card is correctly inserted. 1 Check that the Power/Hold switch is set to "OFF ."(See Page 12) 2 O p en th e SD c ar d sl ot cove r . Open the cover fully. <When removing the SD card> Push [...]

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    GB-1 6 Note s on han dli ng the SD c ar d - Do not directly touch the terminals, allow them to make contact with metal or hard objects, or short-circuit them. Data may be damaged or lost by static electricity or the like. - Insert the SD card with the correct orientation all the way into the unit. If it is inserted with an incorrect orientation or [...]

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    GB-1 7 Set ti ng th e da t e and t im e If the date and time are set, information regarding "Recording date and time" is automatically logged in the file being recorded ( Time stamp function). Also the recording date and time information is included in each file name therefore it is recommended to set the date and time correctly. 1 Turn [...]

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    GB-1 8 Rec ording Two recording methods are provided: recording with a microphone and recording from external sources. Note During recording, you can monitor the recorded voice through headphones. Press the [ ] or [ ] button to adjust the volume. Recording w ith microphone 1 Turn the power on.(See Page 12) 2 Set the microphone sensitivit y acc ordi[...]

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    GB-1 9 U sing a n ex t ern al microphone To use an external microphone for recording, connect the microphone to the external input socket and set the [Microphone/Line input] switch to the [Microphone] position in advance. Exte rn al microphone V AS ( V oi c e activa t ed syst em ) VAS is a function that automatically starts recording when the unit [...]

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    GB- 20 Rec ord ing fro m ex t erna l sour c es This unit can record music, etc played on external equipment such as CD or MD players, radio-cassette recorders, and component stereos. 1 Turn the power on. (See Page 12) 2 Set the [Microphone/Line input ] switch to the "LINE" position. 3 Use a commercially available audio cable to connect th[...]

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    GB- 2 1 Recording is now complete. 4 Change the recording qualit y of this unit as require d. (See Pa ge 32 ) 5 Sta r t p lay ba ck on t he e x ter nal s ou rce. 6 Press the [ ] bu t to n of t his unit to start r ecor ding. 7 T o finis h re cor di ng , pr es s the [ ] but ton . Note - Conduct test recording to adjust the playback volume of the ext[...]

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    GB- 22 Pl a y b a c k Play a recorded file or a file transferred from a PC. 1 Press the [ (repeat)] button to select the folder in which the desired file for playback is stored. 2 Press the [ ( fas t -reverse ) ] or [ (fa s t- f o r w a r d ) ] b u t t o n t o s e l e ct t h e d e s i r e d fi l e num b er f or p lay ba ck . 3 Pr ess t he [ (pla[...]

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    GB- 23 F as t for war d Pressing and holding down the [ (fast-forward)] button during playback for one second or more starts fast forward. After fast forward star ts, it continues even if the button is released. To return to normal playback speed, press the [ (play)] button. F as t reve rs e Pressing and holding down the [ (fast-reverse)] button du[...]

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    GB- 24 Repeat pla yback One file can be played repeatedly or all files in a folder can be played repeatedly. Press and hold down the [ (repeat)] button for two seconds or more during stop or playback to toggle between repeat modes. Rep eat b e t we en t wo p oi nt s in cur re nt pl ayba ck fil e (A- B re pe at) 1 Press the [ (repeat)] button at [...]

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    GB- 25 1 Press the [ ] button during playback. Playback stops and the current position (time) is displayed. 2 S et th e de sig nate d ti me. 1 ) Press the [ (fast-reverse)] and [ (fast-forward) buttons to select "Hour," "Minute," and "Second." 2) Press the [ ] or [ ] button to adjust the value. 3 Pr ess t he [ (pla y )[...]

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    GB- 26 Fol de r sk ip (only i f " " fo ld er is s e le c te d) 01 02 A D B 03 01 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 03 04 01 02 C 005 006 C C C C C 00 05 05 00 00 00 06 06 00 00 E E E E 02 If the " " folder is selected, pressing the [ ] or [ ] button in the stop state skips folders in the " " folder sequentially and selects the ?[...]

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    GB- 27 - The erased file is not recoverable. Carefully confirm whether o r not the file is needed before erasing. - Before this operation, check that the remaining quantity of battery power is sufficient. - With file erasing, only files playable on this unit can be erased. If you try to erase a file with the read only attribute, " "[...]

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    GB- 28 4 Pr ess t he [ (fas t-r eve rs e) ] or [ (f as t- fo r w ard)] b ut ton t o se le c t the me th od o f er asi ng a nd p re ss th e [ (play ) ] button. Select one of " ", " ", and " ". In this operation, select erasing of one file. 5 Press the [ (fast-rev ers e ) ] or [ (f a s t- fo r w ard)] b ut ton to sel e [...]

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    GB- 29 Rec ording a t Designat ed Time ( Timer ) Recording can be started automatically at a designated time. Before setting, check that the remaining quantity of battery power is sufficient. 1 In the stop state, press the [ ] button. 2 Press the [ ( fast-reverse ) ] or [ (f as t- fo r w ard)] bu t to n t o s el e c t " " a nd pr es s th [...]

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    GB- 30 Dividing R ecorded F ile A file can be divided. This function is useful for dividing a file into necessary parts and unnecessary parts. For dividing a file, available space is required. Only files in the MIC folder and the LINE folder can be divided.(Files in the MUSIC folder cannot be divided.) 1 Play the desired file to divide.(See Pa[...]

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    GB- 3 1 - When a file is divided, the division point may be displaced a little in either direction from the designated position. - A file cannot be divided in the following cases. - Insufficient available space in the SD card. - The number of files has reached the upper limit. - Division at the beginning of the file is attempted. - File in the [...]

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    GB- 32 Menu Method o f operat ion ( exa mple of so und qu ality set ti ng ) 4 Pr ess t he [ (play ) ] button. On the menu screen, the settings of this unit can be changed and various functions of the unit can be used. 2 Press the [ ( fas t -reverse ) ] or [ (f a s t- f o r w a r d ) ] b u t t o n t o s e l e c t t h e d e s i r e d me nu ite m . 3 [...]

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    GB- 33 Li st of m enu s Mai n me nu Press the [ ] button in the stop state. *Settings indicated with boldface characters are factory default settings. Me n u it em Se t t i ng Pa ge f o r re f er e nc e : S el e c te d fil e is di vi de d . Pag e 30 : Hi g h qu a li t y m o de (1 92 k b ps , s te r e o) Pag e 32 : St an da rd qu ali t y mo de (64 [...]

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    GB- 34 Sub me nu Press and hold down the [ ] button for two seconds or more in the stop state. *Settings indicated with boldface characters are factory default settings. Me n u it em Se t t i ng Pa ge f o r re f er e nc e Auto d iv i de at sil ent p aus e ( ) Pag e 36 : O ff : O n Equalizer ( ) Pag e 3 7 : T he e q ua l i ze r i s no t us e d . : [...]

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    GB- 35 Other fu nction s Be ep s ou nd Whether or not a beep is emitted during operation of the unit can be set. 1 T urn on this unit and press the [ ] button in the stop state. 2 P r e s s t h e [ (f a s t- r ev e r s e) ] o r [ (f as t- f o r w a r d )] b u t to n to select " ". 3 Press the [ ] o r [ ] bu t to n to se l ec t " &quo[...]

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    GB- 36 Automati cal ly d iv idi ng a fil e at a sile nt pau se (li ne in pu t onl y ) When a recording is made with external equipment connected, if there is a silent pause for two seconds or more in playback sound at the source, recording stops automatically. When any sound is produced, recording restarts as another file. 1 Turn on this unit and[...]

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    GB- 37 Set ting the equalizer Adjust the volume of high tone/ intermediate tone/ low tone to a preferred level according to the type of music. 1 Turn on the unit and press and hold down the [ ] button for two seconds or more in the stop state. 2 W he n " " is di sp laye d, p re ss t he [ ] o r[ ] bu t to n to s el e c t th e des ir ed c a[...]

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    GB- 38 C o nnec ting t o a PC ( I C R -F P 7 0 0D only ) Wha t y ou ca n do b y us in g a PC By connecting this unit to a PC, you can transfer files between this unit and the PC. - Files in this unit can be copied to a PC. Recorded files on this unit can be copied to a PC and played on the PC. (See Page 46) - Voice files can then be copied to a [...]

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    GB- 39 C om put er sy st em req uir emen ts This unit can be connected to a PC that satisfies the following requirements. Supported PCs Windows preinstalled PC Supported OS Windows Vista Windows XP Windows 2000 Professional (After SP3) USB port One required for connection Other Speakers or headphones required Sound playback function required * The[...]

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    GB- 40 Notes - Operation is not guaranteed for Macintosh PCs. - Operation is not guaranteed for the following environments. Upgraded Windows environments Windows 95, Windows NT, Windows 98, Windows 98 SE, Windows Me Dual-boot Windows environments - Standby , suspend, and other modes may not work properly with your particular environment. If this is[...]

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    GB- 4 1 Ho w t o c on nec t t o / di sc on nec t from y o ur PC Notes on c onnec tion - If a recorded file from this unit is copied to a PC and the file name is changed, the file cannot be played after it is restored to the original folder (storage location) of this unit. Assign a name according to the following "File name rules" or mov[...]

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    GB- 42 Conne c ti ng this u nit to yo ur PC 1 Open the USB terminal cover of this unit. 2 Use the supplied dedicat ed U S B ca b l e t o c o n n e ct t h i s u n i t to you r PC . When this unit is connected to your PC, " " is displayed on the screen of this unit. 3 W he n th e fo ll owin g sc re e n is di sp layed , cli ck "O p en f[...]

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    GB- 43 1 Connect this unit to your PC. (See Page 42, "Connecting this unit to your PC") 2 C l i c k [ S t a r t ] a n d t h e n [ M y Com p ute r]. Alternatively double-click the [My Computer] icon on the Desktop. Dis pl ayin g fol de r s in this u nit 2) Cli c k . 1 ) Cli c k . gap]vkjcb]cl,glbb21 .6,//,061801807N K[...]

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    GB- 44 3 D ou bl e - cli ck t he [Re mov ab l e Dis k] icon . The folders in this unit are displayed. Note If the "Removable Disk" icon is not displayed, refer to page 49, "If this unit is not recognized by a PC." Fol de r nam es in thi s uni t For folder names, the display on this unit is different from the display on a PC. Di[...]

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    GB- 45 Before disconnecting, make sure no data is being transferred. Note 1 Click displayed in the task tray (normally at the lower right) of PC screen. Dis conn ec tin g this u nit f ro m your P C 2 Wh en m ess a ge " S afe l y re move USB Ma ss Stor ag e D evice" i s di sp laye d, cl ick i t . 3 W he n th e f ol low in g me ss ag e is d[...]

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    GB- 46 C op ying a file from this unit t o your PC 1 Connect the unit to your PC and open the removable disk. (See Pages 42, 43, 44) 2 D o ub le - c lic k th e fo l de r in wh ich the de si re d fil e to copy is stored. An example of copying a file from the [MIC] folder is used here for explanation. 3 Ri ght- cl ick t he d es ir ed f il e to copy[...]

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    GB- 47 C op yi ng fi les t o C D - R /RW Copy files that have been copied from this unit to a PC and then on to CD-R/RW using Windows Media Player. Note While copying files to CD-R/RW, do not conduct other operations on the PC. Doing so may cause extraneous noise. 1 Copy the desired files to your PC. (See Page 46) 2 Cl ick [Sta r t], [ Al l Pro[...]

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    GB- 48 6 Op en the f ol de r i n wh ich the f i le s you w is h to copy are stored. An example of files stored in the [My Documents] folder of PC is used here. 7 D r a g a n d d r o p t h e d e s i r e d fi l e s t o c o p y i n t o t h e [ B u r n l i s t ] o f Wi nd ows M ed ia Pl ayer . 8 Cl ick t he [Sta r t B urn] but ton . When "Comple[...]

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    GB- 49 T roubleshooting Guide If th is u ni t is n ot r ec ogn iz ed b y a PC: ( IC R-F P 7 00D only ) Follow the procedure below to check for problems. - Check whether or not the supplied USB connection cable is used for connection. - Close all applications. - Remove all USB devices leaving only the regular mouse and keyboard. In this state, conne[...]

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    GB- 50 A file i n the " " or " " fo ld er c ann ot be p laye d. Possible cause The file name is wrong. Corrective action If the name of a recorded file from this unit is changed on a PC , the file cannot be played after it is restored to the MIC or LINE folder, but can be played if it is transferred into the MUSIC folder. (Se[...]

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    GB- 5 1 F requen tly a s k ed que stio ns ( Q & A ) Q: Can a m anga nes e bat ter y or a r echar ge ab le b at ter y b e use d? A : Manganese battery and nickel-cadmium battery cannot be used. It is recommended to use an alkaline battery. Although our rechargeable battery "eneloop" can be used, its duration is approximately 70% in com[...]

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    GB- 52 C lean in g the ca binet Clean the outside of the unit with a clean soft cloth. If the dirt is heavy, wipe it off with a dry cloth. T emperature rise If this unit is used for a long time, the temperature of the main unit may rise but this is not a failure. Do not use benzene, thinner or alcohol because they will deteriorate or discolour the[...]

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    GB- 53 Dat a Specifications Note The following specifications (recording time, battery duration, etc.) show values obtained with an SD memory card manufactured by Toshiba. T h e recording time, playback time, and battery duration depend on t he type and manufacturer of battery and SD memory card. The time values below are for reference and are no[...]