Sony ICD-P530F manual

ICD-P530F GB 3-097-349-12 (1) IC R ecorder Operating Instructions © 2007 Sony Corporation ICD-P530F 3-097-349- 12 (1) Own er ’ s Record The model number is located at the rear panel and the serial number is located inside the battery compar tment. Record the serial number in the space provided below . Refer to these numbers whenever you call upo[...]

ICD-P530F GB 3-097-349-12 (1) 2 GB For the customers in the United States The following FC C statement applies only to the version of this model manufactured for sale in the USA. Other versions may not comply with FCC technical regulations. INFORMA TION This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device,[...]

ICD-P530F GB 3-097-349-12 (1) 3 GB Disposal of Old Electrical & Electronic Equipment (Applicable in the European Union and other European countries with separa te collection sy stems) This symbol on the product or on its packaging indicates that this product shall not be treated as household waste. Instead it shall be handed over to the applica[...]

ICD-P530F GB 3-097-349-12 (1) 4 GB T ab le of C on ten ts Index to Parts and Controls ..................... 6 Getting Started Step 1: Installing the Batteries ............... 9 Replacing the batteries ..................... 10 Step 2: Setting the Clock ........................... 11 Basic Operations Recording Messages................................[...]

ICD-P530F GB 3-097-349-12 (1) 5 GB Editing Messages Dividing a Message ...................................... 32 Moving Messages to a Different F older — Move F unction ......................................... 33 Listening to the Radio Listening to an F M R adio Station ......... 35 Switching the F M radio output between speaker and headphone ..[...]

ICD-P530F GB 3-097-349-12 (1) 6 GB In de x t o Pa rts a nd C on tr ols Main unit MIC (built-in microphone) (microphone) jack Display window MENU/DISPLA Y FM• i (headphone)/ 5 (speaker) selector x STOP zX REC (record) /P AUSE – . (review/fast backward) / > + (cue/fast forward) (SELEC T ) Speaker i (headphone) jack OPR (operation) indicator DI[...]

ICD-P530F GB 3-097-349-12 (1) 7 GB Prev enting Accidental Oper ation — HOLD function Slide the HOLD switch to “ON” . “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. HOLD T o cancel the [...]

ICD-P530F GB 3-097-349-12 (1) 8 GB Display windo w F older indication Microphone sensitivity Alarm indicator Selected message number REC DA TE (recorded date) indication REMAIN indicator FM radio sensitivity Remaining memor y indicator Remaining battery indicator Recording mode indication REC (recording) indicator FM indicator Repeat play indicator[...]

ICD-P530F GB 3-097-349-12 (1) 9 GB Getting Started Getting Started St ep 1: In sta lli ng the Ba tt eri es 1 Slide and lift the battery compartment lid. 2 Insert t wo LR03 (size AAA) alkaline batteries with corr ec t polarity , and close the lid. Make sure to insert both of the batteries from their – ends. If the batter y compar tment lid is acci[...]

ICD-P530F GB 3-097-349-12 (1) 10 GB Replacing the batteries The battery indicator in the display window shows the battery condition. When ashes, replace the batteries with new ones. When ashes , the batteries are exhausted and the unit will stop operation. Battery life* ( With continuous use) In the HQ mode Recording: Approx. 11 hr . Playback[...]

ICD-P530F GB 3-097-349-12 (1) 11 GB Getting Started St ep 2: Set tin g t he Cl ock MENU/DISPLA Y  PLA Y/STOP  STOP –  /  + Clock setting display appears when you insert batteries for the rst time, or when you replace the batteries with new ones. In this case, proceed from step 2. 1 Display the clock setting display .  Pr e[...]

ICD-P530F GB 3-097-349-12 (1) 12 GB 3 Set the time.  Pr ess –  or  + to select the digits of the hour .  Pr ess  PLA Y/STOP . The minute digits will ash.  Set the minute.  Pr ess  PLA Y/STOP at the time signal. The display will return to “SE T DA TE” .  Pr ess  STOP to exit from the menu m[...]

ICD-P530F GB 3-097-349-12 (1) 13 GB Basic Operations Basic Operations Re co rd ing Me ssa ges Display window Recording mode Current message number Counter display* Remaining memory indicator * The display selected with the MENU/DISPLA Y button appears. Built-in microphone OPR indicator (lights in red during recording .)  REC/P AUSE  STOP Y[...]

ICD-P530F GB 3-097-349-12 (1) 14 GB 3 Start recording. 1  Pr ess zX REC/P AUSE. Y ou do not need to keep pressing  REC/P AUSE while r ecording. 2  Speak to the built-in microphone . 4 Stop recor ding. Pr ess  STOP . The unit stops at the beginning of the current recording . If you do not change the folder after you stop recording , t[...]

ICD-P530F GB 3-097-349-12 (1) 15 GB Basic Operations Note on recor ding Noise may be recorded if an object, such as your finger , etc., accidentally rubs or scratches the unit during recording. Maximum recor ding time The maximum recording time of all the folders is as f ollows. Y ou can record messages for the maximum recor ding time in a single f[...]

ICD-P530F GB 3-097-349-12 (1) 16 GB Remaining memory indication During recording, the r emaining memor y indicator decreases one by one . The memory is nearly full. Flashing When the remaining time of recor ding reaches 5 minutes, the last one of the indication ashes. If the remaining recording time display mode is selected, the remaining record[...]

ICD-P530F GB 3-097-349-12 (1) 17 GB Basic Operations Sel ectin g t he F ol der 1 Press MENU/DISPLA Y for more than 1 second until “MODE” appears in the display window . 2 Press –  or  + to select “FOLDER” and press  PLA Y/ STOP . 3 Press –  or  + to select the folder you w ant and press  PLA Y/STOP . Current f ol[...]

ICD-P530F GB 3-097-349-12 (1) 18 GB Sel ectin g t he Mic ro pho ne Sen sit ivi ty 1 Press MENU/DISPLA Y for more than 1 second until “MODE” appears in the display window . 2 Press –  or  + to select “SENS” and press  PLA Y/ST OP . 3 Press –  or  + to select “H (high sensitivity)” or “L (low sensitivity)” and pr[...]

ICD-P530F GB 3-097-349-12 (1) 19 GB V arious Recording Modes Various Recor ding Modes A ddi ng a R ec or di ng Using an adding rec ording At a factor y setting, you cannot add a recording not to erase the message b y accidental operation. If you want to add a recording to a pr eviously recorded message or add an overwrite recording, change the REC-[...]

ICD-P530F GB 3-097-349-12 (1) 20 GB Adding a rec ording to a previously rec orded message Y ou can add a recording t o the message being played back. When “ ADD ” is selec ted in the menu The added recording will be placed after the current message and counted as a part of the message. During playback of Message 3 Message 3 Message 4 After addi[...]

ICD-P530F GB 3-097-349-12 (1) 21 GB V arious Recording Modes 2 While the “ ADD ” or “OVER” ashes, press  REC/P AUSE again. The OPR indicator will light in red . An add or overwrite recording starts. 3 Press  STOP t o stop the recording . Notes Y ou cannot add or overwrite a recording if the remaining memory is not long enough. T[...]

ICD-P530F GB 3-097-349-12 (1) 22 GB When you connect an external microphone, the built-in micr ophone is automatically cut o . When a plug in power type microphone is connected, power is automatically supplied to the microphone from the IC r ecorder . 2 Follo w the steps in “Recording Messages” on page 13 to record messages. Notes Make sure [...]

ICD-P530F GB 3-097-349-12 (1) 23 GB Playback/Erasing Playback/Erasing Pl ay ing Ba ck Me ssa ges  PLA Y/STOP  STOP – . / > + i (headphone) jack OPR indicator (lights in green during playback) VOL When playing back a previously recor ded message, start from Step 1. When playing back a message you have just nished recording , star t [...]

ICD-P530F GB 3-097-349-12 (1) 24 GB 3 Start playback.  Pr ess  PLA Y/STOP .  Adjust the volume with the VOL control. After playing back one message, the unit stops at the beginning of the next message. When the continuous play function is set to “CONT ON” (see page 43), the unit stops after playing all messages in a folder . W[...]

ICD-P530F GB 3-097-349-12 (1) 25 GB Playback/Erasing Playing back a message repeatedly — Repea t Play During playback, press  PLA Y/ST OP for more than one second . “ “ will be displayed and the selected message will be played back repeat edly. T o resume normal playback , press  PLA Y/STOP again. T o stop playback , press  ST [...]

ICD-P530F GB 3-097-349-12 (1) 26 GB Tip When fast playback is done to the end of the last message, “END” flashes 5 times. ( Y ou cannot hear the playback sound.) If you keep –  pressed while “END” is flashing, the messages are played back rapidly , and normal playback will start at the point you release the button. When “END” stops[...]

ICD-P530F GB 3-097-349-12 (1) 27 GB Playback/Erasing Note “ ALARM OFF (or ON)” will not appear and the alarm cannot be set if the clock has not been set or no message has been recorded in the selected folder . 3  Pr ess  PLA Y/STOP . “OFF” starts to ash. 4  Pr ess –  or  + to select “ON” . “ON” star ts to a[...]

ICD-P530F GB 3-097-349-12 (1) 28 GB 6 Set the alarm sound. 1  Pr ess –  or  + to select the alarm sound either from “B-PLA Y ” (playing back the message after the alarm) or “B-ONL Y” (alarm only). 2  Pr ess  PLA Y/STOP . “ ALARM ON” will be displayed. 7 Press  STOP t o exit the menu mode. “  ” is displayed [...]

ICD-P530F GB 3-097-349-12 (1) 29 GB Playback/Erasing If more than one alarm time comes during recording , only the first message will be played back. When the alarm time comes when the unit is in the menu mode, alarm will sound and the menu mode will be canceled. If you erase the message you set the alarm to play back, the alarm setting will be can[...]

ICD-P530F GB 3-097-349-12 (1) 30 GB Er as ing Me ssa ges MENU/DISPLA Y  PLA Y/STOP  STOP – . / > + Y ou 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 [...]

ICD-P530F GB 3-097-349-12 (1) 31 GB Playback/Erasing 4 Press  PLA Y/STOP . The setting is completed. The message is erased and the remaining messages will be renumbered . (For example, if y ou erase Message 3, Message 4 will be renumbered as Message 3. When erasing is completed, the unit will stop at the beginning of the follo wing message.) [...]

ICD-P530F GB 3-097-349-12 (1) 32 GB Editing Messages Div idi ng a M ess age Y ou can divide a message during recording or playback, so that the message is divided into two and the new message number is added to the divided message. By dividing a message, you can easily nd the point you want to play back when you make a long recording such as a m[...]

ICD-P530F GB 3-097-349-12 (1) 33 GB Editing Messages T o play the divided message Pr ess –  or  + to display the message number as the divided messages each have message numbers. T o play the divided messages continuously Select “ON” for CONT in the menu as described in “Playing Back All Messages in a F older Continuously ” . Notes [...]

ICD-P530F GB 3-097-349-12 (1) 34 GB 4 Press –  or  + to select the folder to which y ou want to move the message. 5 Press  PLA Y/STOP . The message is moved in the destination folder . 6 Press  ST OP to exit the menu mode. T o cancel moving the message(s) Pr ess  STOP befor e step 5. Note The move function does not duplicate a m[...]

ICD-P530F GB 3-097-349-12 (1) 35 GB Listening to the Radio Listening to the Radio Li ste nin g t o an FM Rad io St ati on FM  REC/P AUSE  STOP –  /  + The display in the display window may be dierent fr om the actual one in some regions . 1 Press F M to enter FM r adio mode. 2 T une in a station. Pr ess –  or  + repeated[...]

ICD-P530F GB 3-097-349-12 (1) 36 GB Switching the F M radio output between speaker and headphone When a headphone is connected during FM r eception or FM recording , you can switch between the sound from the speaker and from the headphone by pressing F M for more than 1 second. The sound will be switched between speaker and headphone. Recording F M[...]

ICD-P530F GB 3-097-349-12 (1) 37 GB Listening to the Radio 1 Press F M to enter FM r adio mode. 2 T une in the station you wan t to preset and store on the pr eset number . Pr ess and hold  PLA Y/STOP until a preset number ashes on the display . The station will be stored in memory after 3 seconds. Pr es ett ing F M Rad io St ati ons A ut [...]

ICD-P530F GB 3-097-349-12 (1) 38 GB 1 Press F M to enter FM r adio mode. 2 Preset stations aut omatically in the menu.  Pr ess MENU/DISPLA Y for more than 1 second until “ AUT O- P ” appears in the display window .  Pr ess  PLA Y/STOP .  Pr ess –  or  + to select “YES” and press  PLA Y/STOP . The IC rec[...]

ICD-P530F GB 3-097-349-12 (1) 39 GB Listening to the Radio 1 Press F M repeatedly until “[P]” appears. Tip If you press FM r epeatedly, the radio switches between tuning manually (“P” appears) and tuning by preset number (“[P]” appears). 2 T une in the station.  Pr ess –  or  + repeatedly until the preset number you want i[...]

ICD-P530F GB 3-097-349-12 (1) 40 GB 1 Press F M repeatedly until “[P]” appears. 2 Press –  or  + r epeatedly until the preset number you w ant to erase is display ed. 3 Erase the preset number .  Pr ess  PLA Y/STOP f or more than 1 second. The preset number and “ERASE” ash in the display window .  Pr ess  [...]

ICD-P530F GB 3-097-349-12 (1) 41 GB Utilizing the Menu Function Utilizing the Menu Function Sel ectin g t he Dis pla y Mod e Y ou can select the display mode for the stop, r ecording and playback modes. Each time you press MENU/DISPLA Y , the display mode will change as shown below : On the current time display If the unit is left unoperated for mo[...]

ICD-P530F GB 3-097-349-12 (1) 42 GB T urn ing o th e Be ep Sou nd BEEP ON: A beep will sound to indicate that operation has been accepted. BEEP OFF: No beep sound will be hear d except for the alarm and timer . 1 Press MENU/DISPLA Y for more than 1 second until “MODE” appears in the display window . 2 Press –  or  + to displa y “BE[...]

ICD-P530F GB 3-097-349-12 (1) 43 GB Utilizing the Menu Function Pl ay ing Ba ck Al l Me ssa ges in a F old er C on ti nuo usl y CONT ON: Y ou can play back all messages in a folder continuously . CONT OFF: Playback st ops at the end of each message. 1 Press MENU/DISPLA Y for more than 1 second until “MODE” appears in the display window . 2 Pres[...]

ICD-P530F GB 3-097-349-12 (1) 44 GB Using the IC Recorder with Y our Computer U sin g t he Sup pli ed Dig ita l V oi ce E dit or Softw ar e What y ou can do using the Digital V oice Editor software The Digital Voice Edit or soft ware allows you to transfer the messages t o your display monitor , to save them on y our computer ’ s hard disk, and t[...]

ICD-P530F GB 3-097-349-12 (1) 45 GB Using the IC Recorder with Y our Computer Sy stem requirements Y our computer and system software must meet the following minimum requirements . IBM PC/A T or compatible – CPU: 266 MHz Pentium® II processor or higher – RAM: 128 MB or more – Hard disk space: 70 MB or more depending on the size and number of[...]

ICD-P530F GB 3-097-349-12 (1) 46 GB Installing the soft ware Install the Digital V oice Editor software in your computer’ s hard disk. Notes When you install the Digital Voice Editor , you can create all the compatible file types except for the DVF ( TRC ) files. ( Y ou can play back the DVF ( TRC) files.) When installing both types of the Digita[...]

ICD-P530F GB 3-097-349-12 (1) 47 GB Using the IC Recorder with Y our Computer 1 Make sure that the IC rec order is not connected and then turn on your computer and start up Windo ws. 2 Insert the supplied CD -ROM into the CD-ROM drive. The installer starts up automatically and the welcome window appears. If the installer does not star t up, double [...]

ICD-P530F GB 3-097-349-12 (1) 48 GB Notes Y ou cannot change the owner name once it is entered. P lease write down and keep it for future ref erence. A file recorded from a CD cannot be handled except for the PC wher e the file is recorded. Handling of a file is limited among the PCs bearing the same owner name input during the Digital Voice Editor[...]

ICD-P530F GB 3-097-349-12 (1) 49 GB Using the IC Recorder with Y our Computer Connecting the IC recor der to your c omputer Y ou can transfer the IC r ecorder data onto your computer by connecting the IC recorder to the comput er . Use the USB connecting cable supplied with the IC recorder to connect the USB connectors of the IC recorder and your c[...]

ICD-P530F GB 3-097-349-12 (1) 50 GB Referring to the help les F or details on each operation, refer to the help les. Help[...]

ICD-P530F GB 3-097-349-12 (1) 51 GB T roub les hoo tin g T roubleshooting T ro ubl esh ooti ng Before taking the unit for repair , check the following sections. Should any problem persist after you have made these checks, consult y our nearest Sony dealer . IC rec order Symptom Remedy The unit does not operate. The batteries have been inserted with[...]

ICD-P530F GB 3-097-349-12 (1) 52 GB Symptom Remedy Recording level is unstable (when recording music , etc.). This unit is designed to automatically adjust the r ecording level when recording meetings , etc., and is not suitable for music recording .  “-- Y --M--D ” or “--:--” is displayed. Y ou have not set the clock (page 11).  “-[...]

ICD-P530F GB 3-097-349-12 (1) 53 GB T roub les hoo tin g Symptom Remedy The remaining time displayed in the display window is shorter than that displayed in the supplied Digital Voice Editor software. The unit requires a certain amount of memory for system operation. That amount is subtracted from the remaining time, which is the reason for the di?[...]

ICD-P530F GB 3-097-349-12 (1) 54 GB Digital V oice Edit or Refer to the Help les of the Digital V oice Editor software, too. Symptom Remedy The Digital Voice Editor software cannot be installed. The free disk or memory space on the computer is too small. Check the hard disk and memory space. Y ou are trying to install the software into the opera[...]

ICD-P530F GB 3-097-349-12 (1) 55 GB T roub les hoo tin g Symptom Remedy Messages cannot be played back./Playback sound volume is too low . No sound board is installed. No speaker is built-in or connected to the computer . The volume of the sound is turned down. T urn up the volume on the computer . (Refer to the instruction manual of the computer .[...]

ICD-P530F GB 3-097-349-12 (1) 56 GB Symptom Remedy The software ‘hangs’ when the Digital Voice Editor software star ts up. Do not disconnect the connector of the IC recorder while the computer is communicating with the IC recorder . O ther wise the computer operations become unstable or the data inside the IC recorder may be damaged . There may[...]

ICD-P530F GB 3-097-349-12 (1) 57 GB Additional Information Additional Information Pr ec aut ion s On pow er Operate the unit only on 3 V DC. Use two LR03 (size AAA) 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[...]

ICD-P530F GB 3-097-349-12 (1) 58 GB Spe ci ca tio ns IC recorder section Recording media Built-in ash memory 256 MB, Monaural recording Actual usable capacity may be smaller . Recording time HQ: 29 hours 45 minutes SP: 79 hours 20 minutes LP: 130 hours 25 minutes Fr eqenc y range HQ: 260 Hz - 6,800 Hz SP/LP: 220 Hz - 3,400 Hz FM radio section[...]

ICD-P530F GB 3-097-349-12 (1) 59 GB Additional Information T rademarks Microsoft, Windows , Outlook , DirectX are register ed trademarks or trademarks of the Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Apple and Macintosh are trademarks of Apple Computer Inc., register ed in the USA and other countries. Pentium is a reg ister[...]

ICD-P530F GB 3-097-349-12 (1) Printed in China Printed on 70% or more r ec ycled paper using VOC ( V olatile Organic Compound)-free vegetable oil based ink.[...]