Sony ICD-BP manual

3-241-786- 14 (1) IC Recor der ©2002 Sony Corporation ICD-MS515 Operating Instructions[...]

2 GB For the customers in the United States Owner’s Record The model number is located at the rear panel and the serial number is located inside the battery compartment. Record the serial number in the space provided below. Refer to these numbers whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product. Model No. ICD-MS515 Serial No. INFORM[...]

3 GB Notice for users Program © 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 Sony Corporation Documentation ©2002 Sony Corporation All rights reserved. This manual or the software described herein, in whole or in part, may not be reproduced, translated or reduced to any machine readable form without prior written approval from Sony Corporation. IN NO EVENT SHALL SONY [...]

4 GB Table of Contents Before Y ou Begin What is the Memory Stick IC recorder? ............................................................. 6 What is “Memory Stick“ ? .................................................................................... 7 Features ..................................................................................[...]

5 GB Labeling Folders or Messages — Folder/Message/User Name .................. 42 Labeling Folders .......................................................................................... 42 Labeling Messages ...................................................................................... 44 Setting the User Name ........................[...]

6 GB B Before You Begin What is the Memory Stick IC recorder? The Memory Stick IC recorder enables you to record and play back oral messages recorded on a “ Memory Stick ” . z Recording When a new message is recorded, it is automatically added after the last recorded messages. Unlike with tape recorders, you do not need to worry about recording[...]

7 GB What is “Memory Stick“ ? z What is “Memory Stick“? “Memory Stick“ is a new compact, portable and versatile IC recording medium with a data capacity that exceeds a floppy disk. “Memory Stick“ is specially designed for exchanging and sharing digital data among “Memory Stick“ compatible products. Because it is removable, “Me[...]

8 GB z On file format This unit compresses voice data in “ Memory Stick “ voice format (MSV LPEC format: extension .msv). Voice data is saved in a VOICE folder in the “ Memory Stick “ together with message list (MSF) files that control voice data information (for example, the order of voice messages). You can play back and edit voice messag[...]

9 GB Before You Begin Features • Long recording time capability (page 7) • Additional folders can be created to organize messages (page 37) • Labeling folders and messages (page 42) • Various record, playback, and edit functions Cue/Review function (page 23) You can quickly search for the desired parts during playback using the cue or revie[...]

10 GB B Getting Started Step 1: Installing the Batteries 1 Slide and lift the battery compartment lid. 2 Insert two LR03 (size AAA) alkaline batteries with correct polarity, and close the lid. If the battery compartment lid is accidentally detached, attach it as illustrated. Clock setting display appears when you insert batteries for the first time[...]

11 GB Replacing the batteries The battery indicator on the display window shows the battery condition. When “ LOW BATTERY ” is displayed, replace the batteries with new ones. Battery life* With continuous use, approx. 10 hours (SP)/12 hours (LP) of recording or approx. 12 hours (SP/LP) of playback is possible. * Using Sony alkaline batteries LR[...]

12 GB Jog lever Press the center Press up Press down Step 2: Setting the Clock You need to set the clock to use the alarm function or record the date and time. Clock setting display appears when you insert battery for the first time, or when you insert battery after the unit has been without battery for a certain period of time. In this case, proce[...]

13 GB Getting Started 4 Set the date and time. 1 Press the jog lever up or down ( >/ . )to select the digits of the year. 2 Press the jog lever ( x • B ). The month digits will flash. 3 Set the month, day, and the time in sequence, then press the jog lever ( x • B ). The menu mode will be displayed again. 5 Turn the jog lever toward MENU. Th[...]

14 GB Step 3: Inserting a “ Memory Stick “ into the IC Recorder Insert a “ Memory Stick “ into the Memory Stick slot with the terminal side facing up as shown below. Notes • Make sure to insert the “ Memory Stick “ firmly. • Do not insert a “ Memory Stick “ in a different direction. It may cause malfunction of the unit. After in[...]

15 GB About write-protect of a “ Memory Stick “ You cannot record or erase data when the write-protect switch on the “ Memory Stick ” is set to “ LOCK “ . Removing the “ Memory Stick “ Slide the EJECT lever in the direction of the arrow and remove the “ Memory Stick “ from the slot as shown below. Write-protect switch EJECT leve[...]

16 GB e.g. Message 1 Message 2 Blank space Newly recorded message Folder name (page 42) 1 Turn the jog lever toward FOLDER. The folder is selected. 2 Press the jog lever up or down ( >/ . ) to display the folder in which you wish to record messages. 1 2 2 3 B Basic Operations Recording Messages Since a newly recorded message is automatically add[...]

Basic Operations 17 GB Start r ecording . 2 1 Press z REC/REC PAUSE button. You do not need to keep pressing z z z z z REC/REC PAUSE while recording. 2 Speak into the built-in microphone. Note on recording Noise may be recorded if an object, such as your finger, etc., accidentally rubs or scratches the unit during recording. OPR indicator (lights i[...]

18 GB Recording Messages (continued) Other Operations To pause recording To Do this pause recording* Press z REC/REC PAUSE. During recording pause, the OPR indicator flashes in red and “PAUSE”flashes in the display window. release pause and Press z REC/REC PAUSE again. resume recording Recording resumes from that point. (To stop recording after[...]

Basic Operations 19 GB Starting Recording Automatically in Response to the Sound — Advanced VOR function When the VOR (voice operated recording) function is set to on in the menu, recording starts when the recorder detects sound and stops when no sound is heard. When you record messages with VOR set to ON, the recording pauses when no sound is de[...]

20 GB Recording Messages (continued) Recording with an external microphone or from other equipment Connect a plug-in-power type microphone or other equipment to the MIC (PLUG IN POWER) jack. When you connect an external microphone, the built-in microphone is automatically cut off. When a plug-in-power type microphone is connected, power is automati[...]

Basic Operations 21 GB Playing Back Messages When playing back a previously recorded message, start from Step 1. When playing back a message you have just finished recording, start from Step 3. Select the folder . 1 1 2 2 3 1 Turn the jog lever toward FOLDER. The folder is selected. 2 Press the jog lever up or down ( >/ . ) to display the folder[...]

22 GB Playing Back Messages (continued) Start playback. 3 OPR indicator (lights in green during playback) EAR jack 1 Press the jog lever ( x • B ). 2 Adjust the volume with VOL +/– . After playing back one message, the unit stops at the beginning of the next message. When the last message in a folder has been played back, the unit stops at the [...]

Basic Operations 23 GB Other operations To Do this go back to the beginning Press the jog lever down ( . ) of the current message** once.*** go back to previous Press the jog lever down ( . ) messages repeatedly.*** (During stop mode, keep the button pressed to go back the messages continuously.) skip to the next message** Press the jog lever up ( [...]

24 GB Playing Back Messages (continued) 1 Tip When fast playback is done to the end of the last message, “MSG. END” flashes for 3 seconds and the OPR indicator lights up in green. (You cannot hear the playback sound.) If you keep pressing the jog lever down ( . ) while “MSG.END” is flashing, the messages are played back rapidly, and normal [...]

Basic Operations 25 GB Erasing Messages You can erase the recorded messages one by one or all messages in a folder at a time. Note that once a recording has been erased, you cannot retrieve it. Erasing Messages one by one When a message is erased, the remaining messages will advance and renumbered so that there will be no space between messages. Er[...]

26 GB Erasing Messages (continued) To cancel erasing Press x STOP before step 2 . To erase other messages Repeat steps 1 and 2 . To erase a message partially First divide the message by adding an index (see page 33) and then follow the steps on page 25 to erase the message. Note An error message will be displayed in the display window when you cann[...]

Basic Operations 27 GB Erasing All Messages in a Folder Yo u can erase all recorded messages in a folder, but the folder itself will not be deleted. If you want to delete a folder, see page 38. ERASE x STOP 1 Select the folder containing the messages you want to erase. For more information see Step 1 of “Recording Messages“ (page 16). 2 While p[...]

28 GB B Various Ways of Playback Adjusting the Playback Speed — DPC (Digital Pitch Control) You can adjust the speed of the playback between twice the normal speed (+100%) and half the normal speed (–50%). The message is played back in natural tone thanks to the digital processing function. You can change the playback speed during playback. Jog[...]

Various Ways of Playback 29 GB Adding a Bookmark You can add a bookmark at a point in a message, so that you can access the point quickly by pressing the jog lever up or down ( >/. ) and start playback. During playback or stop, press INDEX/BOOKMARK for more than 1 second. A bookmark is added and the bookmark indicator ( ) flashes 3 times. To sta[...]

30 GB Playing Back the Specified Section Repeatedly — A-B Repeat While playing back a message, you can set the start (A) and end (B) points for a section you wish to play repeatedly. 1 During playback, press A-B REPEAT/ PRIORITY briefly. The starting point (A) of the section you wish to play repeatedly is set. “A-B B?” flashes. 2 During playb[...]

Editing Messages 31 GB B Editing Messages Adding a Recording Adding a Recording to a Previously Recorded Message You can add a recording to the message being played back. The added recording will be placed after the current message and counted as a part of the message. 1 During playback, press z REC/REC PAUSE for more than 1 second. The “ ADD REC[...]

32 GB Adding a Recording (continued) Adding an Overwrite Recording during Playback You can add an overwrite recording after the selected point in a recorded message. The part of the message after the selected point is deleted. 1 During playback, press z REC/REC PAUSE briefly. “ OVERWRITE? ” flashes on the display window and the OPR indicator fl[...]

Editing Messages 33 GB Dividing a Message into Two/ Combining Messages — Index Function You can divide a message by adding an index, or combine messages by erasing the index. While recording/playing back messages, you can add an index (see below). In stop mode, you can erase the index (see page 35). Dividing a Message by Adding an Index You can a[...]

34 GB Message 1 Message 3 Message 2 An index is added. Recording continues. Dividing a Message into Two/Combining Messages — Index Function (continued) To mark an index during recording While recording a message, press INDEX/ BOOKMARK at the point you want to divide. The new message number is added at the point you pressed INDEX/BOOKMARK button, [...]

Editing Messages 35 GB Notes • You need a certain amount of space in the “ Memory Stick “ to add an index. For more information, see “ System Limitations “ on page 88. • You cannot add an index when “ INDEX FULL “ appears in the display window. Erase some messages before adding an index. For more information, see “ System Limitati[...]

36 GB Dividing a Message into Two/Combining Messages — Index Function (continued) 2 While pressing INDEX/BOOKMARK, press ERASE for more than 1 second. “ ERASE INDEX? ” will flash for 10 seconds. 3 Press ERASE while the display is flashing. The two messages are combined into one and the messages will be renumbered as in the illustration above.[...]

Editing Messages 37 GB Adding / Deleting Folders By default setting, there are three folders: “ FOLDER 01 “ , “ FOLDER 02 “ , and “ FOLDER 03 “ . You can add folders as you like. You can also delete unnecessary folders. Note The maximum number of folders you can add varies depending on the capacity of a “ Memory Stick “ or using con[...]

38 GB Adding / Deleting Folders (continued) About added folder names The new folder is labeled automatically with double figures or letter like “ FOLDER 04 “ or “ FOLDER AB “ . If there is a missing number or letter among the folder names, the new one is labeled using the missing number or letters automatically. You can change the folder na[...]

Editing Messages 39 GB Moving Messages to a Different Folder You can move the recorded messages to another folder. Example: Moving Message 3 in Folder A to Folder C 1 Play back the message you want to move. 2 Turn the jog lever toward FOLDER. The first and last 5 seconds of the message will be played back 10 times, while “ MOVE MSG. ” is displa[...]

40 GB Adding Priority Mark(s) — Priority Mark Function Usually the recorded messages are lined up in the order of recording. By adding priority marks ( v ) to important messages, you can renumber the messages in the order of their priority. There are four levels, “ vvv ” (the most important), “ vv ” , “ v ” , and no priority mark. You[...]

Editing Messages 41 GB Adding Priority Mark(s) during Playback 1 Press A-B REPEAT/PRIORITY button for more than 1 second during playback of the message you want to mark. “ v ” and “ PRIORITY ” will flash on the display window while the first and last 5 seconds of the message is played back 10 times. 2 Press A-B REPEAT/PRIORITY repeatedly or[...]

42 GB Labeling Folders or Messages — Folder/Message/User Name You can label folders, messages, or the user name of the messages yourself. 1 Tip You can also label folder or messages using the supplied “ Memory Stick Voice Editor “ software. For more information, see online help. Labeling Folders Folders have been labeled automatically like &q[...]

Editing Messages 43 GB 4 Set the folder name. To select a folder name from templates: Press the jog lever up or down ( >/. ) to select a template name and press the jog lever ( x • B ) to set the name. Registered template names ACTION, SCHEDULE, MEETING, OFFICE, HOME, MEMO, REPORT, SPEECH, INTERVIEW, TRAVEL, PERSONAL, PLACE, SHOP LIST, CLASS, [...]

44 GB Labeling Folders or Messages — Folder/Message/ User Name (continued) Labeling Messages Messages are not labeled automatically, but you can label messages yourself. 1 Turn the jog lever toward MENU. The menu mode window will be displayed. 2 Press the jog lever up or down ( >/ . ) to select “ MSG. NAME “ , and then press the jog lever [...]

Editing Messages 45 GB Setting the User Name By setting the IC recorder user name, you can automatically add the user name to a recorded message. When the message is displayed in the “ Memory Stick Voice Editor ” software, the user name specified here is displayed as “ User Name ” . Note The user name is not displayed on the IC recorder. 1 [...]

46 GB Labeling Folders or Messages — Folder/Message/ User Name (continued) Entering Characters Follow the steps below when the display prompts to enter characters (when the cursor is flashing in step 4 for labeling a folder on pages 43, or in step 3 for labeling a message and changing the user name on pages 44 and 45 ). To enter characters 1 Pres[...]

Editing Messages 47 GB Using the jog lever and buttons when labeling a folder / message Do this To do Press the jog lever ( x • B ) briefly Set a character (The cursor moves the next). Press the jog lever ( x • B ) Set the name for more than 1 second (Finishing entering the name). Press the jog lever up ( > ) briefly Select characters (move [...]

48 GB B Other Functions Playing Back a Message at a Desired Time with an Alarm You can sound an alarm and start playback of a selected message at a desired time. You can use this function to remind you of the date and time of a meeting, etc. You can have the message played back at a specified date, once every week, or the same time everyday. You ca[...]

Other Functions 49 GB 5 Press the jog lever ( x • B ). “DATE” will be displayed in the display window. 3 Set the alarm date and time. To play back on a desired date 1 Press the jog lever ( x • B ) while “DATE” is displayed. The year digits will flash. 2 Press the jog lever up or down ( >/ . ) to select the year digits and press the j[...]

50 GB Playing Back a Message at a Desired Time with an Alarm (continued) To play back at the same time every day 1 Press the jog lever up or down ( >/ . ) to select “DAILY”. 2 Press the jog lever ( x • B ). The hour digits will flash. 3 Press the jog lever up or down ( >/ . ) to select the hour digits, and press the jog lever ( x • B [...]

Other Functions 51 GB To cancel the alarm setting before the playback starts Press x STOP while the alarm sound is heard. You can stop even when the HOLD function is activated. Notes • If the alarm time comes while another message is being played back with an alarm, the playback stops and the new message will be played back. • If the alarm time[...]

52 GB Preventing Accidental Operation — HOLD function Slide the HOLD switch in the direction of the arrow. “HOLD” will flash three times, indicating that all the functions of the buttons are locked. When the HOLD function is activated during stop, all the display will be turned off after “HOLD” flashes three times. To cancel the HOLD func[...]

Other Functions 53 GB Selecting the Display Mode You can select the display mode for stop, recording and playback modes. 1 Turn the jog lever toward MENU. The menu mode will be displayed. 2 Press the jog lever up or down ( >/ . ) to select “DISPLAY”, and then press the jog lever ( x • B ). The display setting window will be displayed. 3 Pr[...]

54 GB Selecting the Display Mode (continued) REC DATE (recorded date) The date the current message was recorded. (If the clock has not been set, “----Y--M--D” will be displayed.) REC TIME (recorded date and time) The date and time the current message was recorded. (If the clock has not been set, “-- M--D--:--” will be displayed.) Only the s[...]

Other Functions 55 GB On Sleep display mode If the unit is left unused for more than 3 seconds in the stop mode, the display will turn to sleep display mode as shown to the right, regardless of the display mode setting. To display the current time Press x STOP button during the sleep display mode. The current time will be displayed for 3 seconds in[...]

56 GB Formatting a “Memory Stick“ You can format a “Memory Stick“ using the Memory Stick IC Recorder. Formatting will delete all data recorded in the “Memory Stick“ including images and other data. Before formatting, check the data in the “Memory Stick“. Because a commercially available “Memory Stick“ has already been formatted [...]

Other Functions 57 GB 5 Press the jog lever ( x • B ). “OK?” will be displayed in the display window. 6 Press the jog lever ( x • B ) again. Formatting starts. “FORMATTING” will be displayed on the display. After formatting, the display in step 2 will appear in the display window. 7 Press the jog lever toward MENU to exit the menu mode.[...]

58 GB Changing the Settings — MENU Operating the Menu During stop, playback or recording, you can use the menu to change the operation modes in playback and recording, display mode, or other settings. Display the menu and change the settings as follows: 1 Turn the jog lever toward MENU. The menu mode will be displayed. 2 Press the jog lever up or[...]

Other Functions 59 GB Menu Items Menu items Settings (*: Initial setting) MIC SENS H *(high): To record at meetings or in a quiet and/or spacious place. L (low): To record dictation or in a noisy place. VOR ON: The VOR (Voice Operated Recording) function is activated. Recording starts when the unit detects sound and stops when no sound is heard, el[...]

60 GB Changing the Settings — MENU (continued) Menu items Settings (*: Initial setting) BEEP ON*: A beep will sound to indicate that operation has been accepted. OFF: No beep sound will be heard except for the alarm. ALARM Displays the window to set the alarm (ON/OFF*). See page 48. FORMAT Displays the window to format a ”Memory Stick” (YES/N[...]

”Memory Stick Voice Editor“ Software Operations 61 GB Record messages on the IC recorder Transfer messages Record messages on the IC Recorder Remove the “ Memory Stick “ Play back or edit transferred messages Play back or edit transferred messages Continued B ” Memory Stick Voice Editor “ Software Operations Overview of the Software Wha[...]

62 GB Overview of the Software (continued) Saving the messages on your computer ’ s hard disk You can save the messages in the “ Memory Stick “ on your computer's hard disk. You can save them as the following file formats. • MSV (Memory Stick Voice LPEC) file • MSV (Memory Stick Voice ADPCM) file • DVF (Digital Voice) file • WAV [...]

”Memory Stick Voice Editor“ Software Operations 63 GB Continued About the File Formats The “ Memory Stick Voice Editor 2 ” can handle the following file formats. You can save them on your computer ’ s hard disk, play them back, edit them, or attach them to an e-mail. The file formats can also be converted into each other (some file conver[...]

64 GB Overview of the Software (continued) WAV file (8/11/16kHz, 8/16 bit, monaural/44.1kHz, 16 bit, stereo wav file/file extension: *.wav) The WAV file is a PCM 8/11/16kHz, 8/16 bit monaural, or 44.1kHz 16 bit stereo sound file used in recorded sound in standard Windows application software. You can play back a WAV file on the “ Memory Stick Voi[...]

”Memory Stick Voice Editor“ Software Operations 65 GB About the “Memory Stick” Folder Structures The “ Memory Stick “ contains the following folder structures with the VOICE folder as the root folder. VOICE folder The VOICE folder is to control messages properly both in the “ Memory Stick Voice Editor ” and the Memory Stick IC recor[...]

66 GB Overview of the software (continued) Note on formatting a “ Memory Stick ” To initialize a “ Memory Stick ” , make sure to use “ FORMAT ” menu of this unit. For details, see page 56. System Requirements Your computer and system software must meet the following minimum requirements. • IBM PC/AT or compatible – CPU: 266MHz Penti[...]

”Memory Stick Voice Editor“ Software Operations 67 GB Note on transcribing a message When you use Dragon NaturallySpeaking ® speech-recognition software to transcribe a message, your computer must also meet the system requirements that the Dragon NaturallySpeaking requires. For details, see “ Guide for Voice Recognition ” . Note on sending[...]

68 GB Installing the software Install “ Memory Stick Voice Editor “ software in your computer ’ s hard disk. Notes • When installing or uninstalling the software in Windows ® 2000 Professional, make sure to log on Windows as the user name of “ Administrator. ” • When installing or uninstalling the software in Windows ® XP Profession[...]

”Memory Stick Voice Editor“ Software Operations 69 GB 3 Follow the displayed instructions. When the [Restart] dialog box appears, click [OK] to restart the computer. Now the installation is completed. Uninstalling the software When you wish to uninstall the software, follow the steps below. 1 Click [Start] and select [Programs], [Sony Memory St[...]

70 GB To IC recorder USB connector Connecting cable (supplied) To USB connector of your computer Transferring the “ Memory Stick ” data onto your computer You can transfer the Memory Stick data onto your computer either by connecting the IC recorder to the computer or inserting the Memory Stick into the computer. Connecting the IC Recorder to y[...]

”Memory Stick Voice Editor“ Software Operations 71 GB Continued Inserting a “Memory Stick“ to your Computer Remove the “ Memory Stick “ from the IC recorder and insert it to your computer by using either of the following methods: If your computer has a “ Memory Stick ” slot Insert the “ Memory Stick “ directly into the slot. If [...]

72 GB Transferring the “ Memory Stick ” data onto your computer (continued) • Using the USB-compatible Sony Memory Stick Reader/Writer MSAC- US1 or MSAC-US5 Connect the Memory Stick Reader/Writer to the USB port of your computer with the supplied cable. Insert the “ Memory Stick ” into the Memory Stick Reader/Writer.[...]

”Memory Stick Voice Editor“ Software Operations 73 GB Starting the software Starting/Exiting the Software 1 Turn on your computer and start Windows. 2 Connect the IC recorder to your computer or remove the “ Memory Stick “ from your IC recorder and insert it to your computer (pages 70 and 71). 3 Click [Start], and select [Programs], [Sony M[...]

74 GB Starting the software (continued) The first time you start the software or when a “ Memory Stick “ drive is not found After the splash window, the following dialog box for specifying the “ Memory Stick “ drive is displayed. Select the “ Memory Stick “ drive from the drop-down list and click [OK]. The message folders of the selecte[...]

”Memory Stick Voice Editor“ Software Operations 75 GB Using Online Help Files of the Software For details on how to use the “ Memory Stick Voice Editor ” software, refer to the online Help files. 1 Tip For the latest information, refer to the “ readme.txt ” file. To open the file, click [Start], [Programs], [Sony Memory Stick Voice Edit[...]

76 GB Names and Functions of the Main Window 1 4 5 2 3 1 Menu bar/Toolbar You can access and execute the menu commands from the menu bar. The toolbar contains the buttons for common menu command tasks, providing quick way to do tasks. For the details, see the online help. 2 Drive box Select the desired drive from the drop-down list. Message folders[...]

”Memory Stick Voice Editor“ Software Operations 77 GB 3 “ Memory Stick ” message pane In the folder list beneath the drive box, message folders in the VOICE folder of the drive you selected in the drive box 2 are displayed. Click the desired folder from the list, so that the messages in the selected folder are displayed in the message list [...]

78 GB Volume adjustment buttons Counter, message status and information, recording time indication Divide/combine buttons Repeat play buttons Bookmark buttons Playback operation buttons (Cue/ Review/Skip/Backward/Stop/Play/ Easy Search) Playback Slider Mail and voice recognition buttons Names and Functions of the Main Window (continued) 5 Player pa[...]

Additional Information 79 GB Continued B Additional Information Precautions On power Operate the unit only on 3 V DC. Use two size AAA (LR03) alkaline batteries. On safety Do not operate the unit while driving, cycling or operating any motorized vehicle. On handling • Do not leave the unit in a location near heat sources, or in a place subject to[...]

80 GB Precautions (continued) On using a “Memory Stick“ • Do not touch or allow metallic objects to come into contact with the metal parts of the connecting section. • Stick the label supplied for the “Memory Stick” only on the labeling position. Do not use any other labels. • Do not bend, drop or apply strong shock to the "Memor[...]

Additional Information 81 GB Troubleshooting Before taking the unit for repair, check the following sections. Should any problem persist after you have made these checks, consult your nearest Sony dealer. IC Recorder Symptom The unit does not operate. No sound comes from the speaker. You cannot start recording. You cannot erase a message. Remedy ?[...]

82 GB Troubleshooting (continued) Symptom You cannot erase all messages in a folder. You cannot overwrite. Noise is heard. Recording level is low. Recording is interrupted. Recording level is unstable (when recording music, etc.) Remedy •The write-protect switch on the inserted “Memory Stick“ is set to “LOCK” (page 15). •The folder or t[...]

Additional Information 83 GB Symptom Playback speed is too fast or too slow. “--:--” is displayed. “--Y--M--D” or ” --:--” is displayed on the REC DATE display. There are fewer menu items in the menu mode. A character in a folder or message name is displayed as “ s “. Messages are not sorted in order of the number of priority marks [...]

84 GB Troubleshooting (continued) “Memory Stick Voice Editor” Software Symptom “Memory Stick Voice Editor“ software cannot be installed. Messages recorded using the IC recorder cannot be transferred to the computer./The software does not operate correctly. Messages cannot be played back. Playback sound is interrupted. Saved message files ca[...]

Additional Information 85 GB Symptom Playback sound volume is too low. Counter or slider moves incorrectly. There is noise. Operation is slow when there are many messages. Display does not work during saving, adding, or deleting of messages. It takes too long to convert a file format. The Software ‘hangs’ when “Memory Stick Voice Editor“ So[...]

86 GB Troubleshooting (continued) Error messages of the IC Recorder Error message “MEMORY STICK ERROR“ “NO MEMORY STICK“ “UNKNOWN DATA“ “ACCESS ERROR“ “FORMAT ERROR” MEMORY STICK LOCKED“ “FILE PROTECTED“ Cause/Remedy •Insert the “Memory Stick“ again. After inserting, if this message is displayed again, the inserted ?[...]

Additional Information 87 GB Error message “FOLDER PROTECTED“ “LOW BATTERY“ “INDEX FULL“ “FOLDER FULL“ “INVALID FUNCTION IN ADPCM” For the error messages of the “Memory Stick Voice Editor”, please refer to the online Help files. Cause/Remedy •Folders have been set to “Read-only“ in the computer. You cannot edit, erase,[...]

88 GB Troubleshooting (continued) System Limitations There are some system limitations of the unit. Troubles as mentioned below are not malfunctions of the unit. Symptom You cannot record messages up to the maximum recording time. You cannot add an index while recording/playing a message. You cannot erase the index. You cannot add a folder. Cause/R[...]

Additional Information 89 GB About the minimum recording unit For recording a message or adding an index or a folder, the time of the minimum recording unit is needed. Although the actual recording time of a message may be less than that of the minimum recording unit, the time of the message is counted as a minimum recording unit. If the remaining [...]

90 GB Specifications Recording media “Memory Stick“, Monaural recording Recording time See page 7. Frequency range SP: 120 Hz - 7,000 Hz LP: 120 Hz - 3,500 Hz Speaker approx. 23 mm ( 29 / 32 in.) dia. Power output 200 mW Input/Output • Earphone jack (minijack) for 8 - 300 ohms ear receiver/headphones • Microphone jack (minijack, monaural) P[...]

Additional Information 91 GB 1 ERASE button (25) 2 EAR (earphone) jack (19, 22) 3 OPR (operation) indicator (17, 22) 4 Built-in microphone (17, 31) 5 Display window (93) 6 z REC (record) /REC PAUSE button (17, 31) 7 x STOP button (17, 22, 27) Index to Parts and Controls 8 Jog lever FOLDER/MENU/ . (review/fast backward)/ > (cue/fast forward)/ x ?[...]

92 GB Index to Parts and Controls (continued) Rear qd HOLD switch (52) qf Speaker qg VOL (volume) +/– buttons (22) qh Slit for the supplied handstrap qj MIC (PLUG IN POWER) jack (20) qk USB connector (70) ql Battery compartment (10)[...]

Additional Information 93 GB Display window 1 VOR (voice operated recording) indicator (19, 59) 2 “Memory Stick” indicator 3 Bookmark indicator (29) 4 Folder indication ( Menu indication /Messages, etc.) (16, 21) 5 Priority marks (40) 6 Selected message number (17, 21)/Mode indication of the menu (ON, OFF, etc.) (59, 60) 7 Remaining memory indi[...]

94 GB Index A A-B repeat ...................................... 30 Accidental operation .................... 52 Add, bookmark ............................. 29 Add, index ..................................... 33 Add, recording .............................. 31 Advanced VOR ....................... 19, 59 ADPCM ........................................[...]

Additional Information 95 GB M, N Main window ................................ 76 Memory Stick, inserting .............. 14 Memory Stick, folder structure ... 65 Memory Stick, formatting ........... 56 Memory Stick Voice Editor ......... 61 Memory Stick message pane ....... 77 Menu ............................................... 58 Message, erasing[...]

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