Sony ICD-UX512F manual

4-264-961- 51 (1) ICD-UX512/UX512F IC Recorder Operating Instructions Getting Started Basic Operat ions Other Recording O perations Other Playbac k Operati ons Editing Files Listening to the FM Radio About the Menu Function Utilizing Your Computer Additional Informatio n Troubleshooting[...]

2 GB Notice fo r users 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 CORPORATION BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, WHETHER BASE[...]

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4 GB Table of Contents Getting S tarted Step 1: Ch ecking the C onten ts of the Package . ...... ...... ......... ...... ...... ...... ..... ........ 7 Index to parts an d contr ols ........ ...... ..... 8 Preventing unintent ional opera tions (HOLD) ..... ...... ...... ...... ...... ........ ...... ..... 9 Step 2: R echargi ng the B attery .... ..[...]

5 GB Other P layback Operation s Changing t he Play back Sett ings .......... ... 44 Convenie nt play back meth ods ......... ... 44 Reduci ng noise in the play back sound and ma king the hum an voice clear er – the noise cu t funct ion ........ ... 45 Adju sti ng the pl ayba ck spe ed – the DPC (Digital Pitch Co ntrol) functi on ......... ....[...]

6 GB Utilizing Your Computer Using the IC Recorder wit h Your Computer . ......... ...... ...... ...... ...... ........ ...... 89 Connect ing the IC re corder to your computer . ...... ...... ......... ...... ...... ..... ...... 8 9 Structu re of fo lders and f iles ........... ... 9 1 Disconne cting the IC re corder from your compute r ..... .....[...]

7 GB Getting Start ed 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 . Stereo headp hones ( 1) USB connect ion support cable ( 1) If the IC recor der cannot be connec ted to a comput er directly , use the supplie d USB conne ction support cab le. [...]

8 GB Index t o parts and con trols Front A Oper atio n indi cato r B Built- in micr ophones ( stereo ) C Display window D x STOP button E z REC ( record )/PA USE bu tton F Control button ( v , V / . (review/fast backward), > (cue/ fast for ward)) G N (play)/ENT (enter) bu tton* H (fold er) butto n I MENU/NOISE CUT button J m (microphone ) jack* [...]

9 GB Getting Start ed Preven ting unin tentio nal operati ons (HOLD) You can di sable all the bu ttons (HOLD) in order t o preve nt uninte ntional operations when yo u carry the IC record er, etc. To put the I C reco rder in the HOLD st atus Slide t he HO LD/POWER swit ch in the direct ion of “HOL D.” “HOLD” will app ear for appro ximat ely[...]

10 GB Step 2: Recharging the Battery Rech arging the batt ery using a com puter Remove the film on th e display windo w before you use the IC recorder. Connect the IC r ecord er t o a ru nnin g comput er, and ch arge t he battery unt il the battery in dicator indica tes “ .” It takes about 3 hou rs and 30 minutes to fully c harg e an ex haus te[...]

11 GB Getting Start ed When t he bat ter y is f ully charg ed, the batt ery ind icat or wi ll ind icat e “ .” 3 Disconne ct the IC rec order from y our comput er. Follow the proc edures be low; otherwise , when t he IC record er con tains d ata files, the fi les may be dam aged o r becom e unplaya ble. 1 Make s ure th at th e op erat ion ind ic[...]

12 GB P Note If the battery in dicator is not displayed in an animatio n, charging ha s not been done pro per ly. See “Tr oub les hoo ti ng” on pa ge 1 16. When u sing a fully charged battery or an LR03 (si ze AAA) alkali ne battery Follow the s tep 1. P Note You cannot charge an LR03 (size AAA) alkaline battery ( not suppl ied). z Tips • Do [...]

13 GB Getting Start ed Step 3: Turning the IC Recorder On Turning the power o n Slide t he HO LD/POWER swit ch in the directio n of “POWER” for more than 1 seco nd. Th e IC r ecord er i s tu rned o n, an d the “Acc essing...” animati on is displayed. Turning the power o ff Slide t he HO LD/POWER swit ch in the direct ion of th e “POWE R?[...]

14 GB Step 4: Setting the Clock You need t o set the cloc k to u se th e al arm functio n or record th e date and time. When you insert a batter y for the fi rst t ime, or when yo u insert a batt ery after the IC recorde r has been wit hout a batte ry for more t han 1 minut e, the “Set Date& Time” animat ion ap pears, and the n the year sec[...]

15 GB Getting Start ed The men u mode window wil l be displayed. 2 Press . on the co ntrol butto n, press v or V on the control but ton to select the (IC record er se ttin g) ta b, and then press N /ENT . 3 Press v or V o n the co ntrol button to sele ct “Date &Time,” a nd then pr ess N /ENT . 2 Press v or V on the control button to sele ct[...]

16 GB P Note If you d o not press N /ENT w ithin 1 minu te of entering the clock setti ng data, the cloc k setting mode is canceled and the window wi ll return to the dis play of the stop m ode. To display the current date and time While the IC record er is in th e stop mode, press x ST OP to displ ay the cur rent da te and time for abo ut 3 second[...]

17 GB Getting Start ed Step 5: Setting the Language to Be U sed in the Display Window You can se lect the lang uage to be used for messages, menus, folder names, file names, etc. from 3 langua ges. 1 Sele ct t he (I C r ecor der s ettin g) tab t “Langu age” in the menu, and then press N /ENT. 2 Press v or V on the cont rol button to select the [...]

18 GB Basic Operations Recording P Notes • Before ma king a recordi ng, be sure to check th e battery ind icator (page 12). • Noise may be record ed if an objec t, such as your finge r, etc., acc identally rubs o r scratc hes the IC record er during recor ding. z Tip Before you sta rt recordi ng, we recommend you make a trial r ecording fir st,[...]

19 GB Basic Operatio ns 3 Press . on the control button, press v or V on the contro l b utto n to select the (Voic e) tab, and th en press > on the co ntrol b utton. P Note Only the (Voice) tab will b e displayed when you purchas e the IC recorde r. The (Music) tab a nd the (Podca st) tab will be displayed when you transfe r files f rom your com[...]

20 GB Starting to reco rd (Auto (AGC) recording) 5 Press N /ENT. 1 Place the IC reco rder so t hat th e built- in microph o nes face th e dire ction of the sour ce to be recorded . 2 Press z REC/P AUSE in the stop mode. The op eration indic ator ligh ts in red. You do not nee d to press and hol d z REC/PAUSE while r ecording. The n ew file will be [...]

21 GB Basic Operatio ns To stop recording Note while accessing The IC recorder is recording d ata and storing it on the memory m e dia when the “Accessing...” animation appears on the display. While the IC recorder is accessi ng data, do not remove the battery or connect or disc onnect the USB AC adaptor ( not supplied). Doing so may damage the[...]

22 GB Listening Starting p layback 1 Slid e the HO LD/POWER swit ch towards the center to release the IC re corder from the HOLD status (page 9). 2 Press . 3 Press . on the control button, press v or V on the contro l button to se lect the (Voice) t ab, the (Music) tab, or the (Podcast ) tab, and then press > on the control button. 4 Press v or [...]

23 GB Basic Operatio ns 5 Press > on the contro l button. 6 Press v or V on th e control b utto n to se lect th e file you want to play. 7 Press N /ENT. Playback w ill start soon, an d the opera tion indica tor will li ght in green. (When “L ED” is set to “O FF” in t he menu (pa ge 84), the ope ration indic ator doe s not light.) 8 Press[...]

24 GB To stop playback Other operations 1 Press x STOP. stop at the cur rent posi tion (Playback Pause function) Press N /E NT. To re sume playb ack fr om that po int, press N /ENT agai n. go back to the beginning of the curr ent file Press . o n the c ontro l button once .* 1 * 2 go back to previous files Press . on the con trol button repe atedly[...]

25 GB Basic Operatio ns About the tab view The r ecordable ar ea and th e playback -only area of folder s stored on the IC recor der a r e manag ed separately , and are displ ayed wit h tabs. Whe n you choose a folder, you can move to one of those the areas by switching a tab . (Voice) : Reco rdable area. This is the area use d to mana ge files rec[...]

26 GB A File info rma tion Press v or V on the control bu tton to check the file infor mation duri ng playba ck. A file record ed us ing the I C rec order i s displa yed as follow s. B Coun ter infor mati on You can select the di splay mode in the menu (page 83). Elapse d time: Th e elapsed playbac k time of one file Remaini ng time: The remai ning[...]

27 GB Basic Operatio ns Erasing P Note Once a recordin g has been erased, you c annot retrie ve it. Selecti ng a file an d erasing it 1 Slid e the HO LD/POWER swit ch towards the center to release the IC re corder from the HOLD status (page 9). 2 Selec t the file you want to erase when th e IC record er is in the st op or p layback mode. 3 Press ER[...]

28 GB To cancel erasing To erase a nother file Proc eed wit h steps 2 throug h 5 in “Selectin g a file and erasi ng it.” To erase a part of a file Divide the fi le into two files first (page 61), and then proce ed with steps 2 throug h 5 in “Sel ecting a file a nd erasi ng it.” 5 Press N /ENT. The “E rasing... ” animati on app ears in t[...]

29 GB Other Recor ding Operations Other Recording Operations Changing the Recording Settings Select ing a reco rding sce ne for eac h situat ion Acco rding to v arious re cording scene, you can ch ange the ite ms for rec o rdin g, suc h as REC Mo de (pag e 77), Mi c Sensi tivity (page 78), etc., to the reco mmend ed settings in bulk. You can change[...]

30 GB P Notes • You ca nnot set a scene during recording. • When 60 seconds have passed without any operatio n after th e Scene Select display appeared in ste ps 1 thr ough 3, the st op mode display will be displaye d. Tips for bette r recording There are ways of maki ng b etter reco rdings other than using sc ene selection . Recordi ng at a me[...]

31 GB Other Recor ding Operations Recording an intervie w Plac e the IC record er so that the bui lt-in micro phones f ace the in tervie wee. Recordin g a music p erf ormance By at taching a tripod (not su pplied) or placing th e recor der on a stand or table , you can ad just the an gle o f the IC recorde r and the b uilt- in micr ophones more p r[...]

32 GB To change the s ettings when you set the sc ene 1 Selec t the scene you want t o edit in step 2 of “Sele cting a recor ding scene for each si tuatio n,” pr ess v or V on the contro l button to sele ct “Edit from Current Se tting” or “E dit,” and th en press N /ENT. 2 Press v or V on the control button to select t he menu item yo u[...]

33 GB Other Recor ding Operations “Def ault V alue ?” w ill be displa yed . 2 Press v or V on the control button to sele ct “Execute,” an d then pres s N / ENT. The m enu it em set ting s will be se t to the default setti ngs. 3 Press x STOP to ex it the menu mode . Default s ettings For deta ils on the men u items and se ttings, see pages [...]

34 GB Starting to re cord autom atically in response to sound – the VOR function You can s et the VOR (Voic e Opera ted Record ing) function to “ON,” to make the IC recor der start reco rding when the IC recorde r detect s sound, and pa use when no sound is hear d, elimin ating record ing during soundle ss periods. 1 Selec t the (Recordin g )[...]

35 GB Other Recor ding Operations Recording on a Memory Card In addition to the built -in memory , you can record fi les on a memor y card. About co mpatible memory cards Memory card s that you can use with the IC recorde r are as fol lows: • Memory Stick Mi cro™ (M2™) med ia: Up to 16 GB is suppo rted. • microSD car d: A microSD (FAT1 6) c[...]

36 GB For the latest information about t he me mory cards that hav e been test ed, plea se access the support hom e page for the IC re corder: http://www.sony-latin.com/index.crp In this manual, M2™ and microSD cards are generally refe rred to as a “memory car d.” The M2™/micr o SD card s l ot is referred t o as the “memory card sl ot.”[...]

37 GB Other Recor ding Operations memory card into the slot. Doi ng so may cause fire, electric shock, or malfuncti ons. To switch the IC recorder destination to the memory card (from the fold er selection window) 1 Press . The folde r select ion window will be displayed. 2 Press . on the cont rol button, p ress v or V on the cont rol bu tto n to s[...]

38 GB 2 Press v or V on the control button to sele ct “Memory Card ,” and then press N /ENT . “Sele ct Memory ” is set to “B uilt-In Memory” w hen you purchase the IC recorde r. If the memo ry card ha s already been formatte d, proc eed to step 5 . 3 When th e memory ca rd is not formatt ed, select the (IC rec order settin g) tab t “F[...]

39 GB Other Recor ding Operations Recording via Other Devi ces Recor ding w ith an external microp hone 1 Connect an extern al micr ophone to th e m (micr ophone) jack when the IC recorde r is in the stop mode . “Sel ect Input ” appe ars in the displa y window . If “Sel ect Input” is no t displayed, set it in the men u (page 79). 2 Press v [...]

40 GB z Recommend ed micr ophones You can u se the S ony ECM-C S10, ECM-CZ10 e lectret condense r microphone (not su pplied). To record sound from a telephone or a cell phone You can use the ECM- TL1 headp hone-t ype electre t condense r microph one (not supplied ) to record sound fro m a telephon e or a cell ph one. For details on ho w to make the[...]

41 GB Other Recor ding Operations z Tips • B efore you start recording, we recomm end you make a trial recordi ng first. • I f the i nput lev el is not strong enough, connect th e headphon e jack (minija ck, stereo) of other equipmen t to the m (microphone ) jack of the IC r ecorder an d adjust th e volume leve l on the piece of equipme nt conn[...]

42 GB 6 Press z REC/P AUSE to st art rec ordin g. “ ” flashe s and the IC re corder enters the rec ordin g pause mod e. 7 Start play back on the p iece of eq uipmen t connect ed to the IC recorder . “ ” appears on the display and synchroni zed recording sta rts. The sync hronize d recording pa uses when no sound is d etected for mor e than [...]

43 GB Other Recor ding Operations Operation during Recording Monitoring the recording If you conne ct the suppli ed stereo headpho nes to the i ( headp hone) jack, you can mon itor the reco rding. You c an adjust the moni toring volu me by pr essing VOL –/+, but the reco rding level is fixe d. P Note When the co rd of the headphone s touches the [...]

44 GB Other Playback O perations Changing the Playback Settings Conve nient play back method s Listening w ith better sound quality • To listen with the headphones: Connec t the suppli ed stereo headphone s to the i (h ead phon e) ja ck. T he bu ilt- in speaker will be automa tically disconn ected. • To lis ten from an external spea ker: Connec[...]

45 GB Other Playba ck Operatio ns • If the last file is long an d you wish to star t playback at a l ater par t of the file, press and hold > on the contr ol button to go to the end of the file , and then press . on t he contro l butto n while “F ILE END ” is li t to go back to the de sired point. • For file s other than the last one, go[...]

46 GB “Noise Cut” is set to “ OFF” when you purc h ase th e IC recorde r . 3 Press x STOP to ex it the menu mode . To cancel the noise cut fu nction Select “OFF” in step 2. To set the noise cut funct ion in the menu Sele ct a nd s et “ Noi se Cu t” fr om the (Pla yback) ta b of the menu. Adju sting the pl ayback speed – the DPC (D[...]

47 GB Other Playba ck Operatio ns The pla yback spee d is set to “×0.70 ” when you purc hase the IC recorder. To resume norma l playb ack speed Slide the DPC(SPEED CTRL) swi tch to “OFF.” P Note You can o nly ad just the play back speed in a range from 0.50 times to 1. 00 time when files are re corded as LPCM/WMA/AAC-LC f iles. If you a tt[...]

48 GB “Effect” is set to “OFF” wh en yo u purchase the IC rec order. To set your fav orite sound level 1 Set “ Effect ” to “ C ustom” in step 2, and then pres s N /E NT . The c usto m sett ing wind ow wi ll be displayed. 2 When y ou ad just the s ound level for the 100 Hz, 300 Hz, 1 kH z, 3 kHz, an d 10 kHz bands, press . or > on[...]

49 GB Other Playba ck Operatio ns Select ing t he playback mode You can sele ct the p laybac k mode in the menu. 1 Selec t the (Playback) tab t “Play Mode ” in th e menu when the IC re corde r is in the stop or playback mo de, and the n press N /ENT. 2 Press v or V on the control button to sele ct “1,” “ ,” “ALL ,” “ 1,” “ ,?[...]

50 GB To play ba ck a specified section repeate dly – A-B r epeat 1 During playbac k, press (rep eat) A -B to sp ecify the st arti ng po in t A. “A-B B?” is dis playe d. 2 Press (repe at) A-B aga in to specify the finishin g point B. “ A-B” is disp layed and th e specifie d sect ion is played bac k repeatedl y . To resum e normal pla ybac[...]

51 GB Other Playba ck Operatio ns Playing Back a File at a Desired Time with an Alarm You can s ound an alar m and start play back of a selected fi le at a d esired ti me. Yo u can have a file pl ayed b ack on a sp ecified date, once every we ek, or a t the sam e time every day. You ca n set an alarm for a file. 1 Sele ct the file you want to pla y[...]

52 GB “Ex ecut ing. .., ” is disp layed. 5 Press x STOP to ex it the menu mode . The setting process is finishe d and “ , ” (alarm ind icator) appea rs in the display window . To change the alarm setting Selec t the file you want t o chan ge its al arm setting, and th en follow steps 2 th orough 5 on page 51 throu gh this page . To cancel t[...]

53 GB Other Playba ck Operatio ns Playback via Other Devi ces Rec ordin g w ith other equip ment You ca n record the sound of the IC record er with othe r equipm ent. Before yo u start reco rding, we re commen d you ma ke a tr ial r ecor ding first. 1 Connect the i (hea dphone ) jack of the IC record er to th e extern al input terminal of other eq [...]

54 GB Editing Files Arranging F iles in a Folder Moving a file to a different folder 1 Selec t the f ile y o u want to mo ve. 2 Selec t the (Edit ) tab t “Move File” in th e menu when the IC recorder is in the stop mode , and then press N /E NT . 3 Press . on the cont rol button , press v or V on the co ntrol butt on to select t he (Voi ce) tab[...]

55 GB Editing Files To cancel moving the file Press x STOP bef ore step 4. P Notes • Y ou cannot move podcast fil es. • Y ou cannot move protected fi les (page 64). • You cannot move files to th e other memo ry media. Copying a file to th e other memory You ca n copy file s betwee n the buil t-in memory a n d a me mory card, which is useful i[...]

56 GB 4 Press v or V on the control button to select t he fold er tha t you wa nt to copy the file in to, and then press N /ENT. The “Cop ying.. .” animatio n appea rs and the fil e is copied as the last file i n the destination fol der. A file will be cop ied with th e ide ntical file nam e. 5 Press x STOP to ex it the menu mode . To cancel th[...]

57 GB Editing Files 2 Selec t the (Edit ) tab t “Era se Al l” in the menu, an d then pr ess N /ENT . “Erase All Files in t he Folder?” wi ll be displayed. 3 Press v or V on the control button to sele ct “Execute,” an d then pres s N / ENT. The “Er asing...” an imation app ears in t he display windo w and all files in the selec ted f[...]

58 GB Using a Track Mark Addi ng a trac k mark You can ad d a track m ark at a p o int at whic h you w ould li ke to divide a file later or locate du ring playb ack. You ca n add a maximu m of 98 track marks t o each file. During rec ording, playi ng back, or pausing, press T-MA RK at the po sition you want t o add a trac k mark. The (Track mark) i[...]

59 GB Editing Files Erasin g a track mark 1 Stop at a positi on after the tr ack mark you w ould like to er ase. 2 Sele ct the (Edit) t ab t “Erase Track Mark” in the menu , and then press N / ENT. “Erase Tra ck Mark?” will be displayed. 3 Press v or V on the control button to sele ct “Execute,” an d then pres s N / ENT. The “Er asing[...]

60 GB Erasin g all the tr ack marks in th e select ed file at one time 1 Select a fil e from which you want to eras e the trac k marks. 2 Selec t the (Edit ) tab t “Era se Al l Track Mar ks” in the me nu, and then press N /ENT. “Erase All Track Marks?” will be displayed. 3 Press v or V on the cont rol button to selec t “Execute,” an d t[...]

61 GB Editing Files Dividing a File Divi ding a fil e at the cur rent positio n You can div ide a file in the st op mode, so that the file i s divided into t wo parts and a new file number is ad ded to t h e newe r part of the divide d file. By dividi ng a file, you can easi ly find t he point from wh ich you want to pl ay back whe n you make a lon[...]

62 GB P Notes • You need a cer tain amount of free space in the me mory media to divi de a file . • W hen you divid e a file with a title an d artist name, the ne wer part has the sam e title, and artis t name. • Y ou cannot divide f iles othe r than those reco rd ed us ing the IC r eco rder (e. g., a file transferre d from a computer). Moreo[...]

63 GB Editing Files 3 Press v or V on the control button to sele ct “Execute,” an d then pres s N / ENT. The “Div iding...” animati on appears, and the f ile is d ivided at a ll the trac k mark posit ions. All th e exist ing track m arks in the fi les wi ll be eras ed. A suffi x made up of a seq uential number i s added ea ch of th e divide[...]

64 GB Protecting a File To preve nt a file from bein g accide ntally erased or e dited, you ca n protect an importa n t fi le. A protec ted f ile is marked with the (protec t) indicato r and is regarde d as a read-on ly file you can not erase o r edit. 1 Display the fi le which yo u want to prot ect from t h e (Voice ) tab or the (Music) tab. 2 Sel[...]

65 GB Lis teni n g to the FM R adi o Listening to the FM Radio Tuning in an FM R adio Station Tuning in a radio statio n by scan ning f requencie s The headph one cor d of the suppli ed stereo headpho nes is a n FM an tenna, t herefore , connec t the stereo he adphon es to the i (head p hone) jack when l istening to the FM radio. P Note During FM r[...]

66 GB To scan radio frequencies auto ma tic ally In step 2, press and hold . or > on the contro l b utto n u ntil th e f requen cy digits begin to cha nge on the di splay. The I C reco rder automa tically scans th e radio freque ncies and stops when it finds a clea r sta tion. If you ca nnot tune in a station, press . or > on the con trol but[...]

67 GB Lis teni n g to the FM R adi o The IC rec order enters th e FM radio mode. 2 Press v or V on the control button repeat edly unti l the preset (P) num ber you want is displa yed. 3 Press x STOP to turn the FM radio off. Recor ding F M broadc asts 1 Tune in the st ation you w ant to recor d. 2 Press z REC /PA USE to star t reco rdin g. 3 Press [...]

68 GB Presetting FM Radio Stations Prese ttin g FM radio stati ons automa tically You ca n autom aticall y tune i n radio stations and th en regi ster them with pr eset num bers. You ca n preset up to 30 FM radio sta tions automa tically usin g the preset men u. 1 Select the (FM ra dio) tab t “Aut o Pre set” in the me nu wh ile li steni ng to F[...]

69 GB Lis teni n g to the FM R adi o You c an store an u nregiste red FM radio station on a pre set numbe r. You can pr eset up to 30 FM radio stations in the IC recorde r’s memory. 1 Follow step s 1 a nd 2 of “Tuning in a preset radio statio n” and tune in the station y ou wa nt to pre set and store o n a preset num ber. When t he statio n y[...]

70 GB Changing the FM R adio Reception Settings Switc hing the rece iver sens itivi ty of the FM radio You can set the r eceiver sensit ivity when listen ing to the FM r adio. 1 Select the (FM ra dio) tab t “DX/ LOCAL” in the menu while liste ning to FM radio, and then press N /EN T. 2 Press v or V on the cont rol button to sele ct “DX” or [...]

71 GB Lis teni n g to the FM R adi o Switch ing th e scan ning sensi tivity You can set the sca n ning sensi tivity when presetting FM radio stations. 1 Select the (FM ra dio) tab t “Scan Sens itiv ity” in the m enu w hile listen ing to FM ra dio, and then press N /ENT. 2 Press v or V on the cont rol button to select “High(SCAN H)” or “Lo[...]

72 GB Switch ing th e FM rad io outpu t betwee n speak er and headph ones During FM re ception or FM re cording , you can s witch betw een the sou nd from t he speaker and t he sound from the headpho nes using the me nu. 1 Sele ct the (FM radio) tab t “ Audio Output” in the menu duri ng FM recept ion or FM recordin g, and then press N /ENT. 2 P[...]

73 GB Abou t the Men u Func tion About the Menu Function Making Settings for the Menu 1 Press MENU/NOISE CUT to e nter the menu mode . The m enu mode windo w will be displ ayed. 2 Press . on the cont rol button, p ress v or V on the cont rol bu tto n to se lec t the (Record ing) tab, the (Pla yback) tab, th e (Edit) tab, th e (Display) tab, the ( I[...]

74 GB Menu Settings Tabs Menu items Operati on mode ( a : the setti ng can be m ade / —: th e sett ing cannot be made) Stop mode Playback mode Recording mode FM radio reception mode* FM radio recor ding mode* (Recor di ng) Sce ne Select a ———— REC Mode a ———— Mic Sensitivity a — a —— LCF( Lo w Cut ) a — a —— VOR a — [...]

75 GB Abou t the Men u Func tion (Edi t) Erase All T rac k Marks a ———— Divide All Track Marks a ———— Erase Al l a ———— (Displa y) Display aaa — a LED a ———— Back l ight a ———— (IC record er setting ) Sel ect Mem ory a ———— Lang uage a ———— Date&Time a ———— Tim e Di sp la y a —[...]

76 GB Tabs Menu items Settings (*: Ini tial setti ng) See page (Recording) Scene Select Allows y ou to choose a re cording scene item for each situation as fol lows: (Me eting), (Voic e Notes) , (Interview), (Lec t ure), (Audio IN), (My Scene). You can also e d it t he settin gs of the var ious recordin g menu items which are pre-s et in the “ Sc[...]

77 GB Abou t the Men u Func tion (Recording) REC Mo de Sets the rec ording mode. LPCM 44.1kHz/16 bit: LPCM (not co mpressed) in st ereo high-q uality recording m ode MP3 192kbps *: MP3 (compre ssed) in stere o standard- quality recording m ode MP3 128kbps : MP3 (compre ssed) in lo ng play stereo rec ording mode MP3 48kbps(MONO): MP3 (compre ssed) i[...]

78 GB (Recording) Mic Sensiti vity Sets the mic rophone sen sitivity. High : To record a s ound far away from the IC recorder or a low sound, suc h as recording in a spacious room. Medium *: To record the soun d of a normal conversati on or meeting , such as re cording in a meeting space or during i nterview . Low : To record dict ation with a micr[...]

79 GB Abou t the Men u Func tion (Recording) VOR Sets t he VOR (Voice Ope rated Recording ) function. ON: Recordin g starts when the IC recorder det ects sound and pauses when no sound is heard, elimi nating recording during soundless pe riods. The VOR function is a ctivated when z REC/PAU SE is pressed. OFF*: The VOR function does not wor k. P Not[...]

80 GB (Playback) Noise Cut Sets the noise cut f unction and t he noise cut level to u se when the IC recorder play a fi le back which is recorded with noise cut f unction. Maximu m: The nois e cut levels wi ll be more intense. Medium : The noi s e cut level will b e weakened . Select wh en you ca nnot catch t he sound easil y by se tting “No ise [...]

81 GB Abou t the Men u Func tion (Playback) Easy Search Sets the easy se arch functi on. ON: You can go forward fo r about 10 seconds by pre ssing > on the control but ton and go back for about 3 seconds by pressing . on the cont rol button . This functio n is useful when a ttemptin g to locate des ired point in a long recordi ng. OFF*: The easy[...]

82 GB (Playback) Alarm Sets the al arm. ON: The ala rm function is effect ive. Set the dat e, time or day of the week or choose da ily for playbac k, and set the follo wing alar m patter n. Beep&P lay: The sele cted file i s played back after the alarm sounds. Beep: Onl y the ala rm so unds. Play: On ly the select ed file is p layed back. OFF*:[...]

83 GB Abou t the Men u Func tion (Edit) Eras e Track Mark Erase s the track mar k just befo re the curre nt positi on. Execute: The tr ack m ark w ill be eras ed. Cancel : The track mark wil l not be erased. 59 Erase All Track Marks Erase s all the tr ack mark s of the sele cted fil e. Execute: All th e track marks will be erased. Cancel : All th e[...]

84 GB (Display) LED Turns the op eration indicator on or off during op e ration. ON*: During record ing or playba ck, the oper ation indicator lights or flas hes. OFF: The operation in dicator does not li ght or flash, even during o peration. P Note When th e IC r ecorder is connec ted to a c omputer, the operatio n indicat or lights or fla shes ev[...]

85 GB Abou t the Men u Func tion (IC recorder setting) Language Sets the la nguage to be use d for messages , menus, folder name s, fi le nam es, etc . English*, Español (Span ish), Français (Fre nch) 17 Date&Ti me Auto*: When th e IC recorder is connecte d to a computer th at is running the S ound Organizer , the clock will be automat ically[...]

86 GB (IC recorder setting) USB Char ge Sets whether batter y will be charged using a USB connectio n or not. ON*: The battery will be charged. OFF: The battery will not be charged. P Note If you use a USB AC adaptor (not supplied ) to connect the IC recorde r to the AC outlet ( page 105), you can charge ba ttery reg ardless thi s setting. – Auto[...]

87 GB Abou t the Men u Func tion (IC recorder setting) Form at Formats the memory m edia currently selected (the built-i n memo ry or the mem ory card) , erasing al l the data in the me mory and resetting the folder str ucture to its defaul t status. Execute: The “Fo rmatting. ..” ani mation appears and the memory medi a will be formatted. Canc[...]

88 GB (FM radio) ** DX/LOC AL ** Sets t he receiver sensitivity when liste ning t o the FM radio. DX*: Normal ly, sel ect th is sett ing. LOCAL: When th ere is interference o r collapsing caused by a inte n se el ectric field a round the t ransmittin g antenna of th e broadc asting sta tion, etc ., sele ct this se tti ng. P Note Select “DX” whe[...]

89 GB Utilizing Your Computer Utilizing Your Computer Using the IC Recorder with Your Computer When t h e IC record er is connect ed to your comput er, you ca n transfer data between them. Copying files from the IC recorder to your computer to store the m (page 96) Copying mus ic files from you r compu ter to the IC recorder to play them back (page[...]

90 GB 1 Slid e the USB sl ide leve r on the b ack of the IC reco rder, and ins ert the USB DIR ECT c onnec tor into th e USB port of a running c ompute r. 2 Make sure the IC r ecorder has be en recogni zed prope rly. On t h e Wi ndows scre en; open “ My Comput er” or “Com puter, ” and make sure that “ IC RECORD ER” or “MEMORY CARD” [...]

91 GB Utilizing Your Computer Struct ure of folders and files The fol ders and file s are di splayed on the computer screen as sh own. On a Windo ws screen using Exp lorer, and on a Ma cintosh scree n using Finder, fol ders and files can be di splayed by ope ning “IC RECO RDER” or “ MEM ORY CAR D.” Built-in memo ry “IC RECORDER” Folder [...]

92 GB * 1 Even if a f ile is tran sferred di rectly under the VOICE fold er, it will not be displa yed on the (Vo ice) t ab of the IC recorder. When you transf er a fi le from your computer to the IC recorder, put the fil e in the folders unde r the VOICE f older. * 2 The name of a folder in which musi c files are stored wil l be displayed on the I[...]

93 GB Utilizing Your Computer Memory Stick Micro™ (M2™) m icroSD card “MEMORY CARD” Folder for files recorde d using the IC recor der Folder t ransfer red from your comput er VOICE FOLDER01 FOLDER05 Conver sat ion MUSIC POP J-POP LPCM AAC-LC MP3 AAC-LC LPCM MP3 MP3 WMA PODCA STS NEW S MSSO NY “MEMORY CARD” Folder for f iles recorde d us[...]

94 GB Structure o f folders displ ayed in the display window of the IC recorder The di splay of the str u ctu re of the fold ers seen in the displa y window of the IC recorde r is differ ent from th at seen on th e display of a com puter. The folder i ndicators in the disp lay window of the IC recorde r are as fol lows: P Note If folders have no fi[...]

95 GB Utilizing Your Computer • Folders tra nsferred to pla ces other than under the MUSIC folder or the PODCASTS folder • A fold er called “ No Folder ” (If you transf er music fil es separ ately, tho se file s will be displ ayed unde r this folder .) Folders display ed on the (Podcast) t ab of the IC record er Folders for podca st files t[...]

96 GB Copying Fil es from the IC Recorder to Your Computer You ca n copy th e files and fo lders from the IC recor der to your comp uter to store th em. 1 Connect the IC reco rder to your comput er (p age 89) . 2 Copy files o r folders you want to transfer to you r comput er. Drag and drop the files or folders you want to cop y from “I C RECORD E[...]

97 GB Utilizing Your Computer Copying Music Files from Your Computer to the IC Recorder and Playing Them Back You can copy m usic or the other audi o files (LPC M(.wa v)/ MP3(.m p3)/WMA( .wma)/ AAC-L C(.m4a)*) fro m your com puter to the IC rec order by dragging an d dropping them, and y ou ca n play the m back using the IC rec order. * For the fil[...]

98 GB 3 Press v or V on the control button to select th e f older ( ) in which music files are stor ed, and then press > on the cont rol button . 4 Press v or V on the control button to select th e music file you want to play. 5 Press N /ENT to star t playbac k. 6 Press x STOP to stop playba ck. The max imum playback time ( f iles *), when playi[...]

99 GB Utilizing Your Computer Using the IC Recorder as USB Memory When t h e IC record er is connect ed to your comput er, image data or tex t data on the comput er, as well as fil es recorde d using the IC rec order can be te mporarily stored on the IC record er. Your comput er must meet the specified system requireme nts to use the I C rec order [...]

100 GB Using the Suppli ed Sound Organi zer Software What you can do using Sound O rganiz er Sound Org anizer all ows you to ex chang e files with an IC recorder or me mory card . The songs imported from music CDs and other medi a, MP3 and other aud io files import ed from a co mputer, and podca sts can also be pl ayed and transf erred to an IC rec[...]

101 GB Utilizing Your Computer Combining fil es You can com b ine multiple files into one file. Deleting files from an IC recorder You can delete a file saved to an IC recorder. Use this o perat ion to d elet e file s in th e IC recorde r whe n you want to incre ase th e amoun t of free s pace in th e IC recorder o r ther e are unn ecessa ry files [...]

102 GB P Notes • Operatio n is not guaran teed if any opera ting syst em other tha n those indi cate d listed above is used. • 6 4 bit versions of Win dows XP a re not supported. IBM PC/AT or co mpatible •C P U Windo ws XP: Pentium III processo r of 500 MH z or faste r Windo ws Vista: Pe ntium III processor of 800 MH z or faste r Windo ws 7: [...]

103 GB Utilizing Your Computer • T o use the soft ware update function in Windows XP, you m ust log on t o an accou nt with com p uter administrator p rivileges. • T he Windows Me dia Format Runti me module is added by the install er of Sou nd Organizer. Thi s module is not removed when Sound Organi zer is uni nstalled. Howev er, it may not be [...]

104 GB The Sou nd Organizer window A Help Display s the help of Sound O rganizer. For deta ils on each oper ation, refe r to these hel p file s. B The file list of So und Or ganizer ( My Library) Displays a list o f files incl uded in My Library of Sou nd Organiz er in accor dance with th e opera tion. Reco rding File s : Disp lays a list of record[...]

105 GB Additional In formatio n Additional Information Using a USB AC Adap tor You ca n char ge the recha rgea ble batter y by connec ting th e IC record er to an A C outl et using a USB AC a daptor AC-U50AG/ AC-U501 AD (not supp lied). You can charg e the batt ery while you ar e using the IC reco rder, so that it is useful when you want to reco rd[...]

106 GB Disco nnecting t he IC recorde r from the AC outlet Follow the proc edures bel ow; otherw ise, when t he IC recor der contain s data fil es, the files may be dam aged or beco me unplayabl e. 1 If you are rec ording or pl aying bac k a file, press x STOP to p ut the IC recorder into the st op mode . 2 Make sure tha t the opera tion indicat or[...]

107 GB Additional In formatio n Precautions On power Operate the uni t only on 1.2 V or 1. 5 V DC. Use one NH-AAA rechargeable ba ttery or one LR03 (size AAA) alkaline ba ttery. On safety Do not opera te the unit whi le driving, cycli ng or operati ng any mot orized ve hicle. On handli ng • Do not leave the unit in a location nea r heat sources, [...]

108 GB If you have a ny question s or problems concer ning your uni t, please consul t your nearest Sony de aler. On using a memory c ard P Notes • When form atting (initiali zing) a mem ory card, mak e sure to u se the IC rec order to fo rmat it. Opera tions of th e mem ory card s formatted with Window s or other devic es are not guaranteed . ?[...]

109 GB Additional In formatio n • D o not use a memor y card u nder the following co nditions: – Locations beyond the requ ired operati ng cond itions, i nclud ing locatio ns, such as the hot inter ior of a car parked in th e sun and/ or in the summe r, the outdo ors expose d to direct sun light, or a place near a heater. – Humi d locations o[...]

110 GB Specificati ons Syste m requirement s To use yo ur computer with th e Sound Organ izer software To use your c omputer with the Sound Organizer softwa re, see “System requirem ents for your co mputer” on page 101. To use yo ur computer withou t the Sound O rganizer software To use your c omputer with the IC re corder without the Sound Org[...]

111 GB Additional In formatio n Hardware environment: – Sound board: Sound c ards compatibl e with an y of the support ed Microso ft Windows opera ting systems – Port: US B port P Note • The foll owing system s are not supporte d: – Operati ng systems other than the ones indicate d on page 110 – Persona lly constru cted computer s or oper[...]

112 GB FM radio s ection Frequency range 87.50 MHz - 108.00 MHz IF 128 kHz Antenna Stereo he adphones c ord ante nna General Speaker Approx. 16 mm dia. Input/Output • Micr ophone jack (m inijack , stereo) – input for plug in power, min imum in put level – 0.9 m V • H eadpho ne jack (minijack, stereo) – output for 8 ohm s - 300 ohms impeda[...]

113 GB Additional In formatio n Maximum recording time * 5 * 6 The maxi mum recor ding time of all the folde rs is as follow s. * 5 When you are goin g to record conti nuously for a lon g time, you may have to repl ace the battery with new one in the mid st of record ing. For detai ls on the batt ery life, see th e next table. * 6 The maximum recor[...]

114 GB Battery life When using a Sony NH-AAA rechargeab le battery * 1 REC Mo de Recor din g Pla yback thro ugh spea ker* 2 Playback using the headphones FM recording * 3 LPC M 44.1 kHz/16bit 21 hr. 0 min. 16 hr. 0 min. 34 hr. 0 min. – MP3 1 92kbps 23 hr. 0 m in. 17 hr. 0 m in. 41 hr. 0 min. 7 hr. 30 min. MP3 1 28kbps 23 hr. 0 m in. 17 hr. 0 m in[...]

115 GB Additional In formatio n When using a Sony LR03 (SG) (size AAA) alkaline battery * 1 The battery lif e is measure d in testing using me thods propri etary to Sony. The battery life ma y shorten depend ing on how you operate the IC recorder. * 2 When pl aying back mus ic thro u gh th e internal sp eaker with th e volume l evel set to 14 * 3 f[...]

116 GB Troubleshooting Troubleshootin g Before ta king the IC rec order for rep air, check the followi ng sections. Sh ould any prob lem persist after you have ma de these c hecks, consul t your neare st Sony deal er. Please no te that recorde d files may be delet ed during serv ice or repair work. Symptom Reme dy Noise is heard. • An ob ject, su[...]

117 GB Troubl eshoot ing The chargin g indica tor is not displayed or disappears in the middl e of charging. • A recha rgeable battery has not be en inserted, or a batt ery other than a recharg eable b attery (alk aline battery, manganese battery , etc.) h as been insert ed. • A rechargea b le ba ttery has been inserted with i ncorrect polar it[...]

118 GB It takes a long time for the IC recorder t o start. • If the IC recorder is requi red to process a large amou n t of data, it may ta k e l onger fo r the IC record er to star t. This is not a malfunc tion of the IC record er. Wait until t he sta rt-up dis play disappea rs. The IC re corder does not operate . • You may h ave fo rmatted t [...]

119 GB Troubl eshoot ing The “File Fu ll” animat ion is displayed a nd you cannot operate the IC record er. • 19 9 files have been rec orded in the se lected folde r ( ) or 4,074 files (when there are 21 folder s) in total have been record ed. Therefor e you ca nnot record another f ile, or m ove a f ile. Erase some of the files (page 27) or [...]

120 GB You cannot divide a file. • You need a certain am o unt of free s pace in the memory to divide a file. • 199 files have been reco rded in the s elected folder ( ). Eras e some of the files (page 27) or erase all the files af ter you store them on the othe r memory media or on your com puter. • Be cause of th e system l imitati ons, you[...]

121 GB Troubl eshoot ing The battery life is short . • The battery life on page 114 is based on playba ck with the volu me level set to 14. The battery life may shorten depe nding on the operation of the I C record er. There is no batt ery power remaini ng after you hav e left the batt ery inserted for long time with out using the IC recorder. ?[...]

122 GB Menu does not reflect the change i n setti ngs. • If th e batter y is remove d just a fter the me nu sett ing is change d, or the men u setting is chan ged using “IC Recorder Se tting” of the Sound Orga nizer softw are with t he exhaust ed battery i nserted, the menu se tting may not functi on. A charact er in a folder or file name is [...]

123 GB Troubl eshoot ing The compu ter cannot start. • If you rebo ot the compu ter with the IC recorde r connected to the computer , the compute r may freeze or may not start prope rly. Disconnec t the IC recorder from the computer and reboot the computer again. The audio is weak or has poor quality whe n listeni ng to the rad io (for ICD-UX512F[...]

124 GB Sound Or ganizer Refer to the hel p files of the Sound Organiz er software, too. Symptom Caus e/Remedy The Sound Organiz er software canno t be installe d. • The free d isk o r memory spac e on the comput er is too small. Check the ha rd disk and memory space. • You are trying to insta ll the software int o the operating sys tem tha t th[...]

125 GB Troubl eshoot ing Playback s ound from the compute r is low./No so und is emitted from the comput er. • No so und board is insta lled. • No sp eaker is built-in or co nnected to the comput er. • Th e volume of the s ound is turned d own. • Turn up the volume on the computer. (R efer to the instru ction manual o f the comp uter.) • [...]

126 GB Message List Message Cause/ Remedy HOLD • All the butto n operat ions are di s abled b ecause the IC re corder is in the HOLD status to pre vent unintent ional operatio ns. Slide the HOLD/POWER swit ch towards the ce nter to releas e the IC recorder fr o m the HOL D status ( page 9). Low Battery • The batt ery is exhausted. R eplace the [...]

127 GB Troubl eshoot ing File Damage d • You cannot play back or edi t files, beca use the data of the se lected file is dama ged. Format E rror • The IC reco rder cann o t be t u rned on using the computer be cause there is no copy of the control file require d for operation. F ormat the IC reco rder using the fo rmatting func tion in the me n[...]

128 GB Already Set • You set the alarm t o play bac k a file at a d ate and time pr eviously set on anothe r file. Change the alarm setti ng. Past D ate/Tim e • You set the al arm wh en the tim e has alr eady passed. Che ck it an d set the appropr iate date an d time (page 51) . Settings a re Full • When 30 F M stations have already been stor[...]

129 GB Troubl eshoot ing Invalid w hen No ise Cut i s ON • Whe n the noise cut func tion is effec tive, the effe ct function does not work. Can cel the noise cut setting (page 45). Change Folder • If ther e are no files in the or folder, no fo lders are displayed in the display window. Only a folde r with a file will be display ed. Cannot Div i[...]

130 GB System Limitations There ar e some system li mitations o f the IC reco rder. T r oubles as mentioned be low are not malfun ctions of th e IC recorde r. Sympto m Cause/R emedy You cannot record fil es up to the ma ximum recording t ime. • If you recor d files in a mixture of th e recording mo des, the recor dable time varie s from the maxim[...]

131 GB Troubl eshoot ing The r emaining recordin g time become s shorter when you divi de a file. • You need a cert ain amount of free space fo r a file management a rea to divide a fi le, therefore the remainin g recordin g time will be shortene d. Sympto m Cause/R emedy[...]

132 GB Display Window Guide Display w hen stoppe d A Newl y arrivi ng podc ast ind ication B Scene select in dication Displa ys the curren tly selected scene used fo r recording. Appea rs when a scen e is se t. : Meetin g : Voice No tes : Inte rview : Lect ure : Audio IN : My Scene C File informa tion type ind icator : A folder where yo u can recor[...]

133 GB Troubl eshoot ing : recor ding standby/r ecording pause (fl ashing) : recordi ng with the VOR function : recording pa use with the VOR func tion (flashing) If you press z REC/PA USE to pause recording when “VO R” is set to “ON” in the menu, only “ ” fl ashes. : synchroni zed reco rding : synchroni zed reco rding pause (fl ashing)[...]

134 GB O LCF (Low C ut Filter) indicat or Appear s when “LCF(Lo w Cut)” is s et to “ON” i n the menu . P Batte ry indicato r Q Rem ain ing r ecor ding tim e Displays the remaining r ecording time in hours, min utes, and s econds. If there is more than 10 hours time remaining, the time is displayed in hours. If there is more than 10 minutes [...]

135 GB Troubl eshoot ing Display dur ing playb ack S Play back mod e in dicato r 1: Appe ars when a file is pl ayed back. : Appe ars when files in one fo lde r are playe d back contin uously. ALL: Ap pears when a ll the fi les are played ba ck continuou sly. 1:Ap pears when one file is playe d back r epeatedly . : App ears whe n files in one fold e[...]

136 GB Display w hen liste ning to the FM radio (for ICD-U X512F only) U FM indi cator V Preset numb er W Radi o freq uency X Receiv er sensitiv ity : LOCAL : DX Displa y when rec ording an FM radio broadcas t (for ICD-UX512 F only)[...]

137 GB Troubl eshoot ing Displa y in the HOLD status Y HOLD indica tor Appe ars whe n the IC record er is in the HOLD sta tus to prevent uni ntentiona l operat ions. To rele ase the HOL D status , slid e the HOLD/POWER switch toward s the cent er (p age 9) .[...]

138 GB Index A AAC-LC file s ....... ............... ........... ....... 111 A-B repeat ......... ............ ............ ........ ...... 50 Adjusting t he volume .......... ......... ..... 23, 43 Alarm ....... ............ ............... ........ 51 , 74, 82 Alkaline battery ... ......... ............ ........... . 115 Auto (AGC) re cording ...[...]

139 GB F FM radio Listen ing to the FM radio ........... ............ ......... .. 65, 66, 75 , 87 Pres etting t he FM st ation s automati cally ...... ............ ........ 6 8, 75, 87 Presetting the FM stations manually .... 68 Recordin g FM broadcast s .. ........ ......... 67 Swi tchin g the F M radio output ............ ............ ..... 72, [...]

140 GB LED ..... ............ ............... ........... ... 75, 84 Making se ttings .. ............ ........... ......... 73 Menu setti ngs ............ ............... ........... 74 Mic Sensi tivity . ............... ........... ... 74, 78 Move File ... ............... ............ ........ 7 4, 82 Noise Cut ............ ............ ......... [...]

141 GB System limi tations ........ ............ ........ .... 130 System requ irements ........... .......... 101, 110 T Tab view ..... ............ ............ ......... ........... 25 Track ma r k ........... ............ .............. ......... 58 Troublesh ooting ......... ............ .............. . 116 U USB AC adaptor ........... ......[...]

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