Sony ICD-PX820M manual

4-166-312- 11 (1) © 2010 Sony Co rporation IC Recorder Operati ng Instruc tions Printed in China ICD-PX820/PX820M/PX820D Getting St arted Basic Operation s Other Recor ding Operations Other Playback Operat ions Editing Messages About the Menu Functi on Utilizing Y our Computer Additional Inf ormation T roubleshoot ing[...]

2 GB Owner's R ecord The model number is located at the rear panel and the serial number is located inside the battery compartment. Record these numbers in the space provided below. Refer to these numbers whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product. Model No. ICD-PX820 Serial No. __________________________________ FOR UNITED[...]

3 GB Notice f or the cu stomers in Canada This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. Avertisse ment pour le s utilisateurs au Cana da Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada. Trademarks • Microsoft, Windows, Windows Vista, Windows Media, Outlook, DirectX and logos are trademarks or re[...]

4 GB Notice for users Program © 1999, 2000, 200 1, 2002, 2003, 2004, 200 5, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 Sony Corpora tion Docume ntation ©20 10 Sony Corpora tion All rights reser ved. Th is manual or the software de scribed here in, in whole or i n part, may not be reprod uced, transl ated or reduced to any ma chine read able f orm witho ut p ri[...]

5 GB Table of Contents Getting S tarted Step 1: Ch ecking the C onten ts of the Package . ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ........ ...... .. 7 Index to parts an d contro ls ........ ...... ..... 8 Step 2: Pr eparing a Power Source .... ...... .. 9 When to repla ce the batter ies .... ...... ... 10 Step 3: T urning t he IC Recorder On ....[...]

6 GB Playi ng Back a M essag e at a Desire d Time with an Alar m ......... ...... ...... ..... ...... 41 Playback via Other Devices ......... ..... ...... 44 Recordi ng with othe r equipmen t ........ 44 Editing M essages Erasing All Messages in a Folder ........... 45 Moving a Message to a Different Folder .. ..... ...... ...... ...... ......... .[...]

7 GB Gettin g Started Getting Started Step 1: Checking the Contents of the Package IC Reco rder ( 1) Remo ve the film on the displa y window before you use the IC recorder. LR03 (size AAA) alkaline batteries (2) USB connect ing cable (1) Application Software, Digital Voice Editor (CD-ROM) Application Software, Dragon NaturallySpeaking ® (DVD-ROM) [...]

8 GB Index t o parts an d control s Front A Built- in mic rophon e B Oper atio n indi cato r C Display window D DIVIDE button E z REC/ PAUS E b utto n F – . (review /fast back ward) butto n G x (stop) button H Speake r I (micro phone) jack* J i (headpho ne) jack K ERA SE button L VOL ( volum e)+* /– b utt on M FOLDER/MENU bu tton N (repeat) A-B[...]

9 GB Gettin g Started Step 2: Preparing a Power Source Remove the film on the di splay windo w before you use the IC recorder. Slide and li ft the ba tter y comp artmen t lid, insert L R03 (size AAA) alkal ine batt eries with corr ect p olari ty, and close the lid . If the batt ery c ompart ment li d is accide ntal ly det ache d, att ach i t as ill[...]

10 GB When t o repl ace t he batteries The battery i ndicator in the display window shows the ba tter y con diti on. Battery remain indicat ion : Repla ce the old batt eries with n ew ones. m : “LO B ATT” f lashe s and the I C recorde r will stop operation.[...]

11 GB Gettin g Started Step 3: Turning the IC Recorder On Turning the power on Slide t he HO LD swit ch in the o pposi te direct ion from that of the arrow. The IC recorde r is turned on, and “ACCESS” flashes. Turning the power of f When you ar e not us ing the IC reco rder, you can pre vent the batteri es from getting weak quickly by turning t[...]

12 GB Step 4: Setting the Clock You need t o set the cloc k to use the al arm functio n or record th e date and time . Cloc k sett in g disp lay ap pear s when you insert batt eries for the first time , or when you inse rt batteries after the IC recorde r has been w ithout batteri es for a cert ain period of time, the ye ar section fla shes in the [...]

13 GB Gettin g Started The me nu mode window will be displayed. 2 Press – . or > + to select “SET DATE,” an d then press N PLAY/ STOP•ENTER. 3 Press – . or > + to select “AUTO” or “MANUAL,” a nd then press N PLAY/STOP• ENTER. When y ou sel ect “AUTO ,” th e cl ock is auto matic ally adjus ted u sing th e cl ock i n the[...]

14 GB Preventing Accidental Operation ( HOLD) Lockin g the butt ons Slid e the H OLD s witch in t he di rect ion of the arrow in the recor ding or play back mode. “HOLD” will fla sh indica ting that al l the functio ns of the bu ttons ar e lock ed. Unlocki ng t he but tons Slide the H OLD sw itch i n the opp osit e dire ctio n from th at of th [...]

15 GB Basic Oper ations Basic Operations Recording P Note Before makin g a recording, exit HO LD mode and turn on the power. Selecting a folder Starting to record 1 Press FOLDER/MENU to select th e folder in which you want to r ecord messages ( , , , , or ). There ar e 5 folder s already available w hen you purc hase th e IC reco rde r. If you do n[...]

16 GB To stop recording Other operations z Tips • Messages record ed usi ng this IC record er will be reco rded as MP3 fil es. • You can record up t o 99 me ssages in e ach fol der. 2 Turn the bu ilt-in microp hone in the direction of the source t o be r ecorded . 1 Press x (stop). The IC rec order stops at the beginning of th e current recordi[...]

17 GB Basic Oper ations • Before you st art recording, we re commend you ma ke a trial recordi ng first, or monitor the recording ( page 26). • While rec ording you can loc k all the functi ons of all the butt ons so that you can pre vent inadve rtent operat ions by slid ing the HOLD switch in the dir ection o f the arrow. P Notes • While the[...]

18 GB Listening P Note Before playba ck starts, exit HOLD mode and tur n on the power. To start playback 1 Press FOLDER/MENU to sele ct the f olde r ( , , , , or ). 2 Press – . or > + to select the me ssage y ou wan t to play. 3 Press N PLAY/STOP•ENTER. Playback w ill start soon, an d the operation i ndicator will li ght in green . (When “[...]

19 GB Basic Oper ations To stop playback Other operations z Tip During playba ck you can lock al l the functions of al l the buttons so tha t you can prevent ina dvertent operatio ns by sliding the HOL D switch in the di rection of the arrow. 4 Press VOL +/– to adjust th e volume. 1 Press x (stop). stop at the curr ent positio n (Playback Pause f[...]

20 GB Erasing P Notes • Once a recordi ng has been erased , you cannot retrie ve it. • Befor e erasin g a me ssage, e xit HOL D mode an d turn on the power. • If the mess age you want to erase is locke d in the menu, t he messag e is not eras ed. Selecti ng a message and eras ing it 1 Selec t the messa ge yo u wan t to er ase w hen t he IC re[...]

21 GB Basic Oper ations To cancel erasing Erasing anoth er message Procee d with the same step s again from the beg innin g. Erasing a part of one message Divide th e mes sage i nto t wo message s first (page 47), an d then p rocee d with t he same steps from the be ginni ng. 3 Press ERAS E again. “ERA SE” appears in the display win dow and the[...]

22 GB Other Recording Operations Changing the Recording Settings Select ing t he rec ord ing mode You can sele ct t he rec ordin g mod e in the menu when the IC recorde r is in the stop mode. 1 Press an d hold FOLDER/MENU to enter the m enu mo de. The me nu mode window will be displayed. 2 Press – . or > + to se lect “ MODE,” and then pres[...]

23 GB Other R ecording O perations To recor d with better sou nd quality, select the SHQ or HQ mo de. The reco rdin g mode is set to “SHQ” w hen you purcha se the IC recorder. P Note You cannot set the recording mode while recording . Sett ing th e micr opho ne sensi tivity You ca n set the microphone sensitivity in the me nu when the IC record[...]

24 GB 2 Press – . or > + to select “SENS ,” and th en press N PLAY/ STOP•ENTER. 3 Press – . or > + to select “ ” or “ , ” and th en press N PLAY/ STOP•ENTER. 4 Press x (stop ) to exit the men u mod e. The micropho ne sensitivity is set to “ ” when y ou pu rchase the IC recor der. Starti ng to reco rd automa tical ly in[...]

25 GB Other R ecording O perations 1 Press an d hold FOLDER/MENU to enter the m enu mo de. The me nu mode window will be displayed. 2 Press – . or > + to select “VOR ,” and th en press N PLAY/ STOP•ENTER. 3 Press – . or > + to select “ON,” and then pres s N PLAY/STOP•ENTER. The VOR func tion is s et to “OF F” when you purc[...]

26 GB Operating during Recording Monitoring the recording If you co nnect comm erciall y availabl e headpho nes to the i (h eadphon e) jack before you star t, you c an mon itor the record ing. You can ad just th e moni toring volume by pre ssing VOL +/–, bu t the recordi ng level is fixed. Divid ing a m essag e duri ng recording You can di vide a[...]

27 GB Other R ecording O perations be recorded a s two messages, howev er recordi ng continues wi thout stopping . z Tip You can divide the curr ently recorde d message during recor ding pause. P Notes • When you divid e a messa ge into tw o, at the point of division, the end of the first mess age and the begin ning of the sec ond message may b e[...]

28 GB Adding a Recording Addi ng a re cordi ng to a previ ously re corde d messa ge When “RE C-OP” in the men u is set to “ADD,” you can ad d a recording t o the message bei ng played back. The ad ded recordi ng wi ll be placed after the c urrent message, a nd will be count ed as a part of the me ssage. During playbac k of Message 3 1 Press[...]

29 GB Other R ecording O perations 3 Press – . or > + to select “ ON,” and then pres s N PLAY/STOP•ENTER. 4 Press – . or > + to select “ADD,” and th en press N PLAY/ STOP•ENTER. 5 Press x (stop ) to exit the men u mod e. 6 When the m essage to be adde d is played back, press z R EC/PAUSE. and “ADD” will flash and th e IC r[...]

30 GB Adding an ov erwri te recording d uring playb ack When “RE C-OP” in the men u is set to “OVER ,” you ca n add an ov erwrit e reco rding afte r a select ed poin t in a recorde d message. T he remainder of t he message afte r the selec ted poin t is delete d. The starting point of an overwrite recording 1 Press and ho ld FOLDER /MENU to[...]

31 GB Other R ecording O perations 3 Press – . or > + to select “ ON,” and then pres s N PLAY/STOP•ENTER. 4 Press– . or > + to s elect “OVER,” and th en press N PLAY/ STOP•ENTER. 5 Press x (stop ) to exit the men u mod e. 6 When the m essage to be over written is played ba ck, pres s z REC/PAUS E. and “OV ER” will flash an[...]

32 GB Recording via Other Devi ces Recor ding with an exte rnal microp hone 1 Connect an extern al microph one to the (microphone ) jack when the IC recorde r is in the stop mode . When t he re cordi ng mod e is s et to “SH Q” or “HQ, ” and a ste reo microp hone is used, you c an record sound in stereo. 2 Pre ss FOL DER /MEN U to sele ct th[...]

33 GB Other R ecording O perations Recording so und fro m a telephone or a cell phone You can use the ECM- TL1 headp hone-typ e electre t condenser mi crophone (not supplied ) to record sound fro m a telephone or a cell ph one. For details on ho w to make the c onnection, refer to the op erating inst ructions supplied with t he ECM -TL1 micropho ne[...]

34 GB (microphone ) jack of the IC recorder and adjust th e volume level on the piece of equipme nt connec ted to th e IC recorde r. 1 Connect other equipm ent to the IC recorde r when the IC recorde r is in the stop mode. Connect the audio output con nector (stereo mini-p lug) of other equipment to the (mic ropho ne) jac k of th e IC recorde r usi[...]

35 GB Other P layback Oper ations Other Playback O perations Changing the Playback Method Conve nien t play back method s Listening w ith bett er sound quality • T o listen with the headphone s: Conn ect th e sup plied o r comm ercia lly available headp hones to the i (headp hone) jac k. The built-i n speaker will be a utomatica lly disconnect ed[...]

36 GB rapid ly, and normal playback will sta rt at the point yo u relea se the b utton. • If the last mess age is long and y ou wish to start play back at a later part of th e message, press and hold > + to go to the end of the message , and then press – . while “END” is flas hing to g o back to the de sired point. • For messa ges othe[...]

37 GB Other P layback Oper ations 2 Press – . or > + to select “DPC ,” and th en press N PLAY/ STOP•ENTER. 3 Press – . or > + to select “ ON,” and then pres s N PLAY/STOP•ENTER. 4 Press – . or > + to ad just the s peed of the pla yback, and th en press N PLAY/STOP• ENTER. Every t ime > + is pressed, you can increa se[...]

38 GB Changing the Playback Settings Playi ng ba ck all m essag es in a f older conti nuousl y – the co ntinu ous play You can se lect the cont inuous pla y mode with “C ONT” in the menu. When you se t “CONT” to “O N,” yo u can play b ack al l messages in a fo lder continuousl y. 1 Press and ho ld FOLDER /MENU to ent er the me nu mode[...]

39 GB Other P layback Oper ations Playing bac k a sp ecified section repeatedly – A-B Repeat 1 During playbac k, press (repea t) A-B to sp ecify the st artin g poin t A. “A-B B” fla shes. 2 Press (re peat) A-B aga in to specify the finishin g point B. “ ” and “A-B” is disp la yed an d the specified se ction is played ba ck repeat edly[...]

40 GB The me nu mode window will be displayed. 2 Press – . or > + to sele ct “ N-CU T,” and th en press N PLAY/ STOP•ENTER. 3 Press – . or > + to select “ON,” and then pres s N PLAY/STOP•ENTER. 4 Press x (stop ) to exit the men u mod e. P Notes • The effect of the nois e cut functi on may be differe nt depending on the condi[...]

41 GB Other P layback Oper ations Playing Back a Mess age at a Desired Time with an Alarm You can s ound an alar m and sta rt pl ayback of a select ed me ssage at a desi red time. You ca n have th e mess age p layed b ack on a specifi ed date, once e very week, or at the sam e ti me e ve ry day. 1 Select t he message you want to play b ack with a n[...]

42 GB 3 Set th e alarm da te and ti me. 1 Press – . or > + to sele ct “DATE ,” a day of the w eek, or “DAILY ,” and the n press N PLAY/ STOP•ENTER. 2 When you select “DA TE”: Set the y ear, mo nth, day, hour, a nd minute i n sequence , as d escribed in “St ep 4: Sett in g the Cl ock” on page 12, and th en press N PLAY/ STOP?[...]

43 GB Other P layback Oper ations automa tica lly at the beg innin g of that messag e when th e play back end s. To list en to the sa me mes sage again Press N PLAY/STOP•ENTER, and t he same m ess age wil l be play ed back from the beginning . To stop the alar m playb ack Press any button ot her than VOL +/ – while the al arm soun d is he ard. [...]

44 GB Playback via Other Devi ces Recor din g with other equip ment You ca n record the sound of the IC r ecorder with othe r equipm ent. Before yo u start reco rding, we reco mmend you to ma ke trial recordi ng first. 1 Connect the i (hea dphone) jac k of the IC recorde r to the aud io input conne ctor (stereo min ijack) of other eq uipmen t using[...]

45 GB Editing Messages Editing Messages Erasing All Messages in a Folder P Note If the select ed fold er contai ns a pr otected message , you cannot erase the message. 1 Pres s FOLD ER/M ENU to sele ct the folder co ntaining t he messages yo u want to er ase wh en the IC r ecord er is in th e stop mode ( , , , , or ) . 2 Press an d hold FOLDER/MENU[...]

46 GB Moving a Message to a Different Folder You can mov e the reco rde d messag es to anothe r folder . 1 Select th e message you wan t to move. 2 Press an d hold FOLDER/MENU to enter the menu mode when the IC rec order is in the st op or p layback mo de. The me nu mode window will be displayed. 3 Press – . or > + to se lect “ MOVE,” and [...]

47 GB Editing Messages Dividing a Message into Two You can divi de a me ssag e d uri ng p lay back , so that th e message is divi ded into t wo part s and a new m essage numbe r is added to the newer par t of the divided me ssage. By dividing a m essage, you ca n easily find the point from w hich you want t o play back when yo u make a long re cord[...]

48 GB P Notes • You ne ed a cer ta in amou nt of free sp ace in the me mory to d ivid e a me ssage. • If 99 messages have been reco rded in a folder, you c annot divide a mess age. In that case, reduc e the number of messages to 98 or less b y erasing u nwanted messages or by moving som e of the messages to another folder befor e dividing a mes[...]

49 GB Editing Messages Selecting t he Display When t he IC rec order i s i n the reco rdin g/ recordi ng pause, stop, or playb ack modes, you can sel ect ela psed ti me, r emai ning ti me (REMAIN), recorded d ate (REC DATE ), or recorde d time (REC T IME) to be displayed in the display win dow. 1 Press an d hold FOLDER/MENU to enter the m enu mo de[...]

50 GB The d isplay w ill chan ge as sh own belo w. * If the clock has not be en set, “--Y--M --D” will be displayed. ** If the clock has not been set, “- - :- -” will be displaye d. While the I C reco rder is in the recording/reco rding pause mode While t he IC r ecorder is in the playback/ stop mode P Notes • If th e remai ning recor din[...]

51 GB About the Menu F unction About the Menu Function Making Settings for the Menu 1 Press an d hold FOLDER/MENU to enter the m enu mo de. The me nu mode window will be displayed. 2 Press – . or > + to select the men u item for which yo u want to ma ke setti ng, and then press N PLAY/ STOP•ENTER. 3 Press – . or > + to select the sett i[...]

52 GB Menu Settings Menu ite ms Settings Operati on mode ( a : the sett ing can be made/ — : th e settin g cannot be made) Stop mode Playback mode Recording mod e MODE SHQ, HQ, SP, LP a —— SENS , a — a VOR ON, OFF a — a REC-OP ON (ADD, OVER), OFF a —— DPC ON (–50% to + 100%), OFF aa — N-CUT ON, OFF aa — EASY-S ON, OFF aa — CON[...]

53 GB About the Menu F unction Menu items Settings (*: Initial setti ng) See page MODE Sets the reco rding mode. SHQ*: Super high-qua lity monaural recording mode. HQ: High-qualit y monaural recor ding mode. SP: Standard p lay mon aural recordi ng mode. LP: Long pla y monaural recording mod e. 22 SENS Sets the mic rophone sen sitivity. *: To record[...]

54 GB REC- OP Adds a recordin g to a previously recorded messa ge or adds an overwrit e recordi ng during pl ayback. ON: You can add a recording or overwrite a recordi ng. ADD*: You can add a recording. OVER: You can overw rite a recording. OFF*: You cannot add a reco rding or overwrite a recording. 28, 30 DPC Sets the D PC (Digital Pitch Contr ol)[...]

55 GB About the Menu F unction EASY-S Sets the easy se arch function. ON: You can go forward f or about 10 second s by pressing > + and go back for about 3 se conds by pressing – . . This functio n is useful when a ttemptin g to locate desir ed point in a long re cording . OFF*: The easy search function does not work. Whe n you press > + or[...]

56 GB DISP LAY Changes the disp lay mode. ELAPSE*: During recordin g, the r ecordi ng time of the c urrent messag e During playi ng back, the el apsed playbac k time of one messag e REMAIN: During re cording or being st opped, the available recordin g time During playing back, t he rema ining ti me of t he mes sage REC DATE: Date recorde d REC TIME[...]

57 GB About the Menu F unction BEEP Sets whether a beep will be heard or not. ON*: A beep will sound to indi cate that an operation has been accept ed or an error h as occ urred. OFF: No beep sound will be hear d. P Note The alarm sound s even if you set “BEE P” to “OFF” in the menu. – LED Turns t he operatio n indicato r on or off during[...]

58 GB LOCK Locks th e messag e so that you ca nnot mov e it, er ase it, add a new messag e to it, add an overwri tten message to it, or divide it. ON: The lock functio n is acti vated. OFF*: The lock functio n is cance lled. – MOVE The selecte d messa ge will be mo ved to the s elected fold er (, , , , or ) . Before attem pting to mo ve a me ssag[...]

59 GB Utiliz ing Your Comput er Utilizing Your Computer Using the IC Recorder with Your Computer You can do th e followin g when you conne ct t he IC recor der t o you r comp uter using the sup plied USB co nnecti ng cable. Copying messa ges from the IC recorder to your computer to save them (page 63) You ca n copy the me ssages recorde d on the IC[...]

60 GB Conn ecting th e IC rec order to your comp ute r You can tr ansf er the IC r ecord er dat a on to your co mputer by con necting the IC record er t o the comput er. Use the USB con nectin g cable supp lied with th e IC recor der to c onnec t the (USB) connec tor of the IC recorder and the USB por t of yo ur comp uter . The IC reco rder is reco[...]

61 GB Utiliz ing Your Comput er Struct ure of folde rs and files If you co nnect the IC reco rder to your comput er, you can see the struct ure of folder s and file s on the comput er sc reen. P Notes • You can reco rd message s in up to 5 folder s ( , , , , or ) using the IC reco rd er. • The IC recorder d oes no t reco gnize th e folders tran[...]

62 GB 3 Make sure that the display of the IC recorde r turns o ff. 4 Discon nect the USB connect ing cabl e connect ed t o the IC re corde r from the USB p ort o f the comput er.[...]

63 GB Utiliz ing Your Comput er Copying Messages from the IC Recorder to Your Computer to Save Them You can save messages or folders by copying them fr om the IC recor der to your comput er. 1 Connect the IC recorde r to your comput er (p age 60) . 2 Copy message s or folders you want to save to you r comp uter . Drag and drop the messages or folde[...]

64 GB Copying MP3 Files from Your Computer to the IC Recorder You can cop y MP3 files from your comput er to the IC recorder by dragg ing and droppi ng them, an d you can then pl ay them ba ck on the IC re corder . 1 Connect the IC recorde r to your comput er (p age 60) . 2 Copy the MP3 files to the IC record er. On the Win dows screen using E xplo[...]

65 GB Utiliz ing Your Comput er Using t he Supp lied Dig ital Vo ice Ed itor Software What you can do using the Digital V oice Editor softw are The Digit al Voice Ed itor software allows you to tran sfer messages that you have recorde d using the IC rec order to your comput er. You can save them on your comput er, pla y them back , and edit them. Y[...]

66 GB messages, etc., on yo ur comput er, dependi ng on the forma t of the file. You can ch ange the or der of t he messa ges in the IC r ecord er usin g t he comp uter. You can also save m essages saved on your compu ter by conver ting the vo ice form at to a more approp riate one. Creating your own origina l audio or data CDs Using the CD Burni n[...]

67 GB Utiliz ing Your Comput er Syste m requi rement s To use the supplie d software, your computer must meet th e operatin g system requir ements and hardware en vironment descr ibed below. Operat ing systems: – Windo ws ® 7 Ul timat e – Windo ws ® 7 Professional – Windo ws ® 7 Home Premium – Windo ws ® 7 Home Basic – Windo ws ® 7 S[...]

68 GB processor or higher (for W indows ® XP or Windo ws ® 2000) – RAM: 1 GB or more (f or Windows ® 7 (32 bit versio n)), 2 GB or more (for Windo ws ® 7 (64 bit ve rsion)), 512 MB or more (fo r Windows V ista ® ), 128 MB or more (for Wi ndows ® XP or Windows ® 2000) – Hard disk space: 300 MB or more – CD-ROM drive (W hen creati ng an [...]

69 GB Utiliz ing Your Comput er from the “Co ntrol Pa nel” and refer to the section bene ath the user name being dis pla yed. ) • When insta lling or uninsta lling the soft ware in Windows ® 2000 P rofessional, ma ke sure to log on Windows a s the user name of “Admini strator.” • After ins talling, the Micro soft DirectX module is also[...]

70 GB uninsta ll the so ftware. The messa ge file s are not rem oved. P Note If any illega l data modificati on is attem pted, o r a fil e is u sed for other than privat e purposes, th e file may be come unplaya ble or the Dig ital Voice Editor may become i noperab le. When the dialog box used to select how to save files is displayed When you s ave[...]

71 GB Utiliz ing Your Comput er 3 Click [Cont inue] in the [U ser Account control ] window . 4 Follow th e instru ction s on the screen. P Note If you w ish to m ove the s oftware to another drive or directo ry after it is inst alled, yo u must uninstall the so ftware fi rst, the n re-ins tall it . The software does not work properly if you jus t m[...]

72 GB Using the IC Recorder as USB Memory – Data Storage Function When t he IC r ecord er is c onnect ed t o your comput er using a USB connec ting cable , image data or text data on the comput er, as well as message s or files recorded usi ng the IC re cor der can be te mp orari ly stor ed in th e IC rec order. Your compu ter must meet the spe c[...]

73 GB Additiona l Information Additional Information Using a USB AC Adap tor (not supplied) You can co nnec t the IC rec ord er to an AC outlet using a n AC-U 50AD ( U.S.A. a nd Canada only), an AC-U50A (La tin Ameri ca and Korea only) or an AC-NW UM50 (China on ly) USB AC adaptor (not supplied). It is useful whe n you want to record fo r a long ti[...]

74 GB P Notes • During recordi ng (the operation ind icator lights or f lashes in red) or ac cessing data (th e operation indicator f lashes in o range), – the IC recorde r should not be connected to or discon nected fro m the USB AC adap tor connec ted to the AC out le t. – t he US B A C ad aptor con necte d to the I C record er should not b[...]

75 GB Additiona l Information Precautions On power Operate the unit o nly on 3. 0 V or 2.4 V DC. Use two LR03 (size AAA) alkal ine batteries or two NH-AAA rechargeable batt eries . On safety Do not op erate the unit whi le driving, cycli ng or operating any motori zed vehi cle. On handli ng • Do not leave th e unit in a locatio n nea r heat sour [...]

76 GB On main tenance To clea n the exte rior, use a soft clot h slightly moiste ned in wa ter. Do not u se alco hol, benz ine or thin ner . If you have a ny questions or prob lems concer ning your unit, p lease consult you r nearest Sony de aler. Backup recomme ndations To avoid potential risk of data loss caus ed by accid ent al ope rati on or ma[...]

77 GB Additiona l Information Specificatio ns Syste m requi rement s for your com puter To use yo ur compute r with th e Digital Voice Editor softw are To use your c omputer with the Digita l Voice E ditor sof tware, se e “Sy stem requirem ents” on page 67. To use yo ur compute r withou t the Digit al Voice Editor software To use your c omputer[...]

78 GB P Notes • Operatio n is not guarante ed if any operati ng syst em oth er tha n thos e indi cate d on the le ft (Windows ® 98 or Linux, etc.) is used. • 64 bit version s of Windows ® XP are not supported. • For the late st version infor mation and compa tibility with your operating syste m, please acc ess the support hom e page for the[...]

79 GB Additiona l Information Input/Output • Microphon e jack (min ijack, ste reo) – input for plug in power, min imum input level 0.5 mV , 3 kilohms or lower impedanc e microphon e • Headpho ne jack ( minijack, s tereo) – output for 8 ohms - 300 ohms headp hones • USB c onnector – High-Speed US B compatible Playback speed control (DP C[...]

80 GB Maximum recording time * 3 * 4 The maxi mum record ing time of al l the folders is a s follows. * 3 When you are go ing to record contin uously for a long ti me, you may hav e to repla ce the batter ies with new on es in the mids t of recor ding. For deta ils on the batte ry life, see page 80. * 4 The maximum recording time varies if you rec [...]

81 GB Additiona l Information When using Son y NH-AAA rechargeabl e batteri es (with cont inuou s use) * 1 The battery lif e is measured in testi ng using meth ods proprietary to Sony. The battery life may shorten depend ing on how you operate the IC recorder. * 2 When pl aying back mus ic th rough th e int ernal sp eaker wit h th e volume l evel s[...]

82 GB Troubleshooting Troubleshootin g Before ta king the IC record er for rep air, check the foll owing sectio ns. Should any prob lem persist aft er you have made these chec ks, consult you r nearest Son y dealer. Please no te that recorded me ssages may be erase d during service or re pair work. IC recorder Symptom Reme dy The IC recorder cannot[...]

83 GB Troubl eshooting The operat ion indic ator does not ligh t. • “LED” is set to “OFF .” Displa y the men u and se t “LED” to “ON” (page 57) . “FULL” is displayed a nd you cannot start re cording. • The mem ory is full . Erase so me of th e messa ges (page 20) or erase al l the messages aft er you s tore t hem o n your co[...]

84 GB You cannot divid e a message. • You need a c ertain amount of free space in the me mory t o div ide a message. • If 99 mess ages have bee n recorde d in a fold er, you cannot divide a message in that fol der. 99 me ssages ha ve been reco rded in the select ed fol der. Er ase some of the mes sages (page 20) or eras e all the m essages afte[...]

85 GB Troubl eshooting The battery life is short. • T he battery life on pa ge 80 is based on playba ck with the volume level set to 27. The battery life ma y shorten dependi ng on the operation of the IC recorder. There is no batt ery power remaini ng after you have lef t the batteries inserted fo r long time with out using the I C recorder. •[...]

86 GB The compu ter cannot start. • If you rebo ot the compute r with the unit connect ed to the computer , the computer may freeze or may not st art properly . Disconnec t the unit from t he computer and reboo t the com puter again. Symptom Reme dy[...]

87 GB Troubl eshooting Digital Voice Editor Refe r to the Help fil es of th e Digi tal Voi ce Ed itor sof twar e, too. Symptom Reme dy The Digi tal Voice Ed itor software canno t be installed. • The free dis k or me mory sp ace on the c omputer is to o sma ll. Check the ha rd disk and memo ry space. • You are trying to insta ll the software int[...]

88 GB Counter or slid er moves incorr ectly. There is noi se. • This happens when you pl ay back messages that you divided, combined, overwrote, or added a recordi ng. Save a messa ge in the hard disk f irst, and then a dd it to the IC recorder. Sele ct the sav ing file format tha t suits the IC recorder you use. Opera tion is sl ow when there ar[...]

89 GB Troubl eshooting Error Messages Error me ssage Cause/Remedy LO BATT ( f lashes at the same time) • Batteries are e xhaust ed. Rep lace the old batt eries wi th new o nes. ERR FORMAT • The IC recorder cannot be tur ned on usi ng the comput er becau se there is no copy of the control file required for oper ation. Format the IC reco rder usi[...]

90 GB PRE SET • You set the alarm to play back a message at a date and time previo usly set o n anothe r message . Change the alar m setting . BACK -D • You set th e ala rm when the time has alre ady pas sed . Check it an d set the appropr iate date and tim e. LOCK ( flashes at the same ti me) • You selecte d a mes sage t hat h as been l ocke[...]

91 GB Troubl eshooting System Limitations There ar e some system limitat ions o f the IC reco rder. T roubles as men tioned below a re not malfun ctions of the IC re corder. Symptom Caus e/Remedy You cannot recor d messages up to the ma xi mum recording time. • If you record messag es in a mixture of SHQ, HQ, SP an d LP modes , the record abl e t[...]

92 GB Display Window Guide A Fold er in dicato r Displays the f older ( , , , , or ) you have selec ted. B Microph one sensitivity Displays the microphon e sensitiv ity. (high): To record at a meeting or in a quie t/spacious place . (low): To record for dict ation or in a noisy plac e. C Alarm indic ator Appear s when t he al arm is set for a messa[...]

93 GB Troubl eshooting HQ: High-q uality monaur al reco rding mode SP: Standard pl ay monaural reco rding mode LP: Lon g play monaur al recording mode K (recor din g) indi cato r Appe ars while the IC reco rder is recor ding. L N-CUT (noise cut) indic ator Appears when “N-CUT” i s set to “ ON” in the menu. M LOCK indicator Appears when “L[...]

94 GB Index A A-B Repeat .......... ...... ...... ...... ........ ...... ... 39 Adding a rec ording . ...... ...... ...... .. 28, 52, 54 Addin g an overw rite recordi ng ... 30, 52, 54 Adjusting t he vo lume .......... ...... ........ 19, 26 Alarm ....... ...... ...... ...... ......... ...... .. 41, 52, 5 7 Alkaline battery ... ...... ...... ......[...]

95 GB M Maintenance ...... ...... ...... ......... ...... ..... ...... 76 Menu ALARM ..... ...... ...... ...... ......... ..... ... 52, 57 ALL ERASE ....... ...... ...... ...... ........ 52, 58 BEEP ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ......... ..... 52, 57 CONT ..... ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ........ 52, 55 DISPLAY ..... ...... ...... ...[...]

SHQ ............ ...... ...... ...... .. 23, 52, 53 , 80, 81 SP ........ ........ ...... ...... ...... .. 23, 52, 5 3, 80, 81 Specific ations .... ...... ...... ...... ...... ..... ...... ... 77 System limi tati ons ........ ...... ...... ..... ...... ... 91 T Troublesh ooting ... ...... ...... ...... ...... ..... ...... 82 U USB AC adaptor ..... .[...]