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BVarious Ways of Recording
Adding a Recording to a
Previously Recorded
Message
You can add a recording to the message being
played back.
The added recording will be placed after the
current message and counted as a part of the
message.
1 During playback, press
zXREC/PAUSE for more
than 1 second.
The “REC” indication appears
and “ADD” will flash for 3
seconds in the display window.
The OPR indicator will turn
red.
The new recording will be
added at the end of the
current message.
2 Press xSTOP to stop the recording.
Notes
• You cannot add a recording if the remaining
memory is not long enough.
• The added portion of a message will be recorded
in the same recording mode (HQ, SP, or LP).
Recording with an External
Microphone or from Other
Equipment
1 Connect a plug-in-power type
microphone or other equipment to
the (microphone) jack.
When recording with an external
microphone
When you connect an external microphone, the
built-in microphone is automatically cut off.
When a plug in power type microphone is
connected, power is automatically supplied to
the microphone from the IC recorder.
When recording from other
equipment
2 Follow the steps in “Recording
Messages” on the front side to record
messages.
Notes
• Make sure that the plugs are connected securely.
• We recommend you make a trial recording to
check the connections and volume control.
• When connecting equipment other than Sony’s,
refer to the instruction manual of the equipment.
Starting Recording
Automatically in Response
to the Sound — Advanced
VOR function
VOR ON: The VOR (Voice Operated
Recording) function is activated.
Recording starts when the unit
detects sound and stops when no
sound is heard, eliminating
recording from soundless period.
VOR OFF: The VOR function is disabled.
Normal recording operation is
selected.
1 Press DISPLAY/MENU for
more than 1 second until
“MODE” appears in the
display window.
2 Press – . or >+ to
display “VOR” and press
NxPLAY/STOP.
“OFF (or ON)” will flash.
3 Press – . or >+ to
select “ON” or “OFF” and
press NxPLAY/STOP.
Now the setting is completed.
4 Press xSTOP to exit the
menu mode.
BOther Functions
Dividing a Message
You 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 find the point you want to play
back when you make a long recording such as a
meeting.
You can divide messages until the total number
of messages in the folder becomes 99.
While recording or playing back a
message, press DIVIDE at the point you
want to divide.
•
When you press DIVIDE during
recording:
The new message number is
added at the point you pressed
the button, and the new
message number and
“DIVIDE“ flash for 3 seconds.
The message will be divided
into two; however, the
messages will be recorded
without a break.
1 Tip
You can divide a message during recording pause.
•
When you press DIVIDE during
playback:
The message is divided into
two at the point you pressed
the button, and the new
message number and
“DIVIDE“ flash for 3 seconds.
The message numbers of the
following messages will
increase by one.
To play the divided message
Press –. or >+ to display the message
number as the divided messages each have
message numbers.
1 To play the divided messages
continuously
Select “ON“ for “CONT“ in the menu as described
in “Playing Back All Messages in a Folder
Continuously”.
Notes
• If 99 messages have been recorded in a folder,
you cannot divide a message. In that case,
reduce the number of messages to 98 or less by
erasing unnecessary messages or by moving
some of the messages to another folder before
dividing a message.
• If you divide a message with an alarm setting, the
alarm setting remains only with the former
message divided.
• You cannot divide a message in the first or the
last 1 second.
• If you divide a message frequently, the unit may
become unable to divide a message.
• Once a message is divided, you cannot combine
the divided messages with the IC recorder.
• If you divide messages too frequently while the
unit is recording them, the following
phenomenon may occur: The OPR indicator
keeps flashing, and you cannot operate the unit
for a certain period. This is not a malfunction.
Wait until the OPR indicator goes off.
Moving Messages to a
Different Folder — Move
Function
You can move the recorded messages to
another folder.
Example: Moving Message 3 in Folder A to
Folder C
1 While the unit is stopped,
select the message you
want to move.
2 Press DISPLAY/MENU for
more than 1 second until
“MODE” appears in the
display window.
3 Press – . or >+ to
select “MOVE” and press
NxPLAY/STOP.
The destination folder
indication flashes.
4 Press – . or >+ to
select the folder to which
you want to move the
message (C in this case).
5 Press NxPLAY/STOP.
The message is moved in the
destination folder.
6 Press xSTOP to exit the
menu mode.
To cancel moving the message(s)
Press xSTOP before step 5.
Note
The move function does not duplicate a message in
another folder. When you move a message to
another folder, the one in the previous folder will
be deleted.
You can erase the recorded messages one by one or all messages in a folder at a time.
Note that once a recording has been erased, you cannot retrieve it.
Erasing messages one by one
When a message is erased, the remaining messages will advance and renumbered so that
there will be no space between messages.
1 Press ERASE while playing back the message you want to erase
or press ERASE for more than 1 second during stop mode.
A beep will sound and the message number and “ERASE” will
flash while the whole message is played back 10 times.
2 Press ERASE while the message is being played back.
The message is erased and the remaining messages will be
renumbered. (For example, if you erase Message 3, Message 4 will
be renumbered as Message 3. When erasing is completed, the unit
will stop at the beginning of the following message.)
Erasing Messages
To cancel erasing
Press xSTOP before step 2.
To erase other messages
Repeat steps 1 and 2.
To erase a message partially
First divide the message and then follow the steps to erase the message.
Erasing all messages in a folder
To cancel erasing
Press xSTOP before step 3.
Index to Parts and Controls
Main unit
Rear
Display window
Erase Message 3
Before erasing
After erasing
Remaining messages are renumbered.
Message 1 Message 2 Message 3 Message 4 Message 5
e.g.
Folder A
Message 3Message 1 Message 2 Message 3
Blank space
Message 1 Message 2
Folder B
Blank space
Message 1 Message 2 Message 3
* There is a tactile dot beside the
control to show the direction to
turn up the volume.
**The button has a tactile dot.
Battery compartment
Hook for handstrap
(not supplied)
Folder indication
Remaining battery
indicator
Microphone sensitivity
Alarm indicator
Selected message number
REC DATE (recorded date)
indication
REMAIN indicator
Remaining memory
indicator
Recording mode indication
REC (recording) indicator
Repeat play indicator
Number of messages in a
folder/Menu indication/
Counter /Remaining time
indication /Recording date
indication /Current time
indication /Messages
3While the display is flashing,
press ERASE.
1Select the folder you
want to erase using
DISPLAY/MENU.
(See “Selecting the Folder”
on the front side.)
2While pressing xSTOP, press
ERASE for more than 1 second.
“ALL ERASE” will flash for 10
seconds.
Message 1 Message 2 Message 3
Message 4
OPR (operation) indicator
ERASE
VOL (volume) control*
HOLD
NxPLAY/STOP (ENTER)**
i (headphone) jack
MIC (built-in microphone)
(microphone) jack
Display window
DISPLAY/MENU
DIVIDE
xSTOP
zXREC (record)/PAUSE
– .
(review/fast backward)
/
>+
(cue/fast forward) (SELECT)
Speaker
To cancel the alarm setting before
the playback starts
Press xSTOP while the alarm sound is heard.
You can stop even when the HOLD function is
activated.
Notes
• You cannot set the alarm if you have not set the
clock or there is no message in the selected folder
(the unit will not enter the alarm setting mode
when you press DISPLAY/MENU in Step 2).
• If you try to set the alarm to play back a message
at a previously set time on another message,
“PRE SET” will be displayed, preventing new
settings.
• If you try to set the alarm to the time before the
current time, “BACK-D” appears in the display
window and you cannot set the alarm.
• If the alarm time comes while another message is
being played back with an alarm, the playback
stops and the new message will be played back.
• If the alarm time comes during recording, alarm
will sound for 10 seconds after the recording is
finished and playback begins. “,” will flash
when the alarm time comes.
• 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 cancelled.
• If you erase the message you set the alarm to play
back, the alarm setting will be cancelled.
• If you divide a message with the playback alarm,
playback will stop at the point you divided a
message.
• You can adjust the playback volume with the
VOL control.
• If the alarm time comes during erasing, alarm
will sound for 10 seconds after the erasing is
finished and playback begins.
• Alarm setting will not be cancelled when the
alarm playback finishes. To cancel alarm setting,
see below.
To cancel or change the alarm
setting
1 Select the message you set the alarm to play
back, and press DISPLAY/MENU for more
than 1 second to enter the menu mode.
2 Press – . or > + to select “ALARM
ON.”
3 Press NxPLAY/STOP to flash “ON.”
4 To cancel the alarm setting: Press – . or
> + to flash “OFF” and press NxPLAY/
STOP.
To change the alarm setting: Press
NxPLAY/STOP. When the alarm date is
displayed, follow the Steps 3 to 6 of “Playing
Back a Message at a Desired Time with an
Alarm” to change the alarm setting.
5 Press xSTOP to exit the menu mode.
Preventing Accidental
Operation — HOLD
function
Slide the HOLD switch to “ON.” “HOLD” will
appear for 3 seconds, 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” is displayed.
To cancel the HOLD function
Slide the HOLD switch to “OFF.”
Note
When the HOLD function is activated during
recording, cancel the HOLD function first to stop
recording.
1 Tip
Even if the HOLD function is activated, you can
stop the alarm playback. To stop the alarm or
playback, press xSTOP.
Selecting the Display
Mode
You can select the display mode for the stop,
recording and playback modes.
Each time you press DISPLAY/MENU, the
display mode will change as shown below:
1 On the current time display
If the unit is left unoperated for
more than 3 seconds in the stop
mode, the display will show the
current time, regardless of the
display mode setting.
Counter:
B Elapsed playback/
recording time in one
message
m
Remaining time
(REMAIN):
In the playback mode:
The remaining time of
one message indication.
In the stop and
recording mode: The
remaining recording
time indication.
m
Recorded date (REC
DATE)*:
The date the current
message was recorded.
m
Recorded time (REC
DATE)**:
The time the current
message was recorded.
* If the clock has not been set, “--Y--M--D” will be
displayed.
**If the clock has not been set, “--:--” will be
displayed.
Playing Back a Message at
a Desired Time with an
Alarm
You can sound an alarm and start playback of a
selected message at a desired time. If you select
“B-ONLY” in Step 6, an alarm sounds only and
playback will not start.
1 Select the folder (See
“Selecting the Folder” on
the front side) and display
the message you want to
play back with an alarm.
2 Enter the alarm setting
mode.
1 Press DISPLAY/MENU for
more than 1 second until
“MODE” appears in the
display window.
2 Press – . or >+ to
select “ALARM OFF”
(If the alarm has already
set to the selected
message, “ALARM ON” is
displayed. If you do not
wish to change the setting,
press xSTOP and exit the
menu mode.)
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 Press NxPLAY/STOP.
“OFF” starts to flash.
4 Press – . or >+ to
select “ON”.
“ON” starts to flash.
5 Press NxPLAY/STOP.
“DATE” will flash in the
display window.
3 Set the alarm date.
To play back on a desired date
(the message will be played back at the
same time on the same date every year
until you erase the message)
1 Press NxPLAY/STOP
while “DATE” is flashing.
The year digits will flash.
2 Press – . or > + to
select the year digits and
press NxPLAY/STOP.
The month digits will
flash.
3 Press – . or >+ to
select the month digits
and press NxPLAY/
STOP.
The day digits will flash.
4 Press – . or >+ to
select the day digits.
To play back once a week
Press – . or >+ to
select the day of the
week.
To play back at the same
time every day
Press – . or >+ to
select “DAILY.”
4 Press NxPLAY/STOP.
The hour digits will flash.
5 Set the alarm time.
1 Press – . or >+ to
select the hour digits and
press NxPLAY/STOP.
The minute digits will
flash.
2 Press – . or >+ to
select the minute digits
and press NxPLAY/
STOP.
“B-PLAY” will be
displayed.
6 Set the alarm sound.
1 Press – . or >+ to
select the alarm sound
either from “B-PLAY”
(playing back the
message after the alarm)
or “B-ONLY” (alarm only)
2 Press NxPLAY/STOP.
“ALARM ON” will be
displayed.
7 Press xSTOP to exit the
menu mode.
“,” is displayed when the number of the
message with alarm setting is selected.
At the set time, the alarm will sound for about
10 seconds and the selected message will be
played back.
During playback, “ALARM” will flash in the
display window.
When the playback ends, the unit will stop
automatically at the beginning of that message.
To listen to the same message
again
Press NxPLAY/STOP. The same message
will be played back from the beginning.
Turning off the Beep
Sound
BEEP ON: A beep will sound to indicate that
operation has been accepted.
BEEP OFF: No beep sound will be heard
except for the alarm and timer.
1 Press DISPLAY/MENU for
more than 1 second until
“MODE” appears in the
display window.
2 Press – . or >+ to
display “BEEP ON (or OFF)”
and press NxPLAY/STOP.
“ON (or OFF)” will flash.
3 Press – . or >+ to
select “ON” or “OFF” and
press NxPLAY/STOP.
The setting is completed.
4 Press xSTOP to exit the
menu mode.
Changing the Recording
Mode
HQ: You can record with the high quality
sound (monaural sound).
SP: You can record with better sound
(monaural sound).
LP: You can record for longer time (monaural
sound).
1 Press DISPLAY/MENU for
more than 1 second until
“MODE” appears in the
display window.
2 Make sure that “MODE” is
displayed and press
NxPLAY/STOP.
“HQ (or SP, LP)” will flash.
3 Press – . or >+ to
select “HQ”, “SP” or “LP”
and press NxPLAY/STOP.
Now the setting is completed.
4 Press xSTOP to exit the
menu mode.
The setting becomes effective
and the normal screen will be
displayed.
If the unit is left unoperated
for more than 3 seconds, the
display will show the current
time and the selected
recording mode will be
displayed.
Playing Back All Messages
in a Folder Continuously
CONT ON: You can play back all messages in
a folder continuously.
CONT OFF: Playback stops at the end of each
message.
1 Press DISPLAY/MENU for
more than 1 second until
“MODE” appears in the
display window.
2 Press – . or >+ to
display “CONT” and press
NxPLAY/STOP.
“OFF (or ON)” will flash.
3 Press – . or >+ to
select “ON” or “OFF” and
press NxPLAY/STOP.
Now the setting is completed.
4 Press xSTOP to exit the
menu mode.
Precautions
On power
• 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 a place subject to direct
sunlight, excessive dust or mechanical shock.
• Should any solid object or liquid fall into the
unit, remove the batteries and have the unit
checked by qualified personnel before
operating it any further.
On noise
• Noise may be heard when the unit is placed
near an AC power source, a fluorescent lamp
or a mobile phone during recording or
playback.
• Noise may be recorded when an object, such
as your finger, etc., rubs or scratches the unit
during recording.
On maintenance
• To clean the exterior, use a soft cloth slightly
moistened in water. Do not use alcohol,
benzine or thinner.
If you have any questions or problems
concerning your unit, please consult your
nearest Sony dealer.
Backup recommendations
To avoid potential risk of data loss caused
by accidental operation or malfunction of
the IC recorder, we recommend that you
save a backup copy of your recorded
messages on a tape recorder, etc.
Specifications
Recording media
Built-in flash memory 256 MB,
Monaural recording
Actual usable capacity may be smaller.
Recording time
HQ: 30 hours 25 minutes
SP: 81 hours 15 minutes
LP: 150 hours 15 minutes
Frequency range
HQ: 260 Hz - 6,800 Hz
SP: 220 Hz - 3,400 Hz
LP: 220 Hz - 3,100 Hz
Speaker
approx. 2.8 cm (1
1
/
8
in.) dia.
Power output
250 mW
Input/Output
•Headphone jack (minijack) for 8 - 300
ohms ear receiver/headphones
•Microphone jack (minijack, monaural)
Plug in power
Minimum input level 0.6 mV
Power requirements
Two LR03 (size AAA) alkaline
batteries: 3 V DC
Dimensions (w/h/d) (not incl. projecting parts
and controls)
34.6 × 109.5 × 18.0 mm
(1
3
/
8
× 4
3
/
8
×
23
/
32
in.)
Mass (incl. batteries)
65 g (2.3 oz)
Supplied accessories
Operating instructions (1)
LR03 (size AAA) alkaline batteries (2)
Headphone (1) (excluding the U.S.A.,
Canada, Europe and Tourist model)
Carrying pouch (1) (excluding the
U.S.A., Canada, Europe and Tourist
model)
Optional accessories
Electret Condenser Microphone ECM-
DM5P, ECM-CZ10, ECM-TL1 (for
telephone recording)
Audio connecting cable RK-G64HG /
RK-G69HG (excluding Europe)
Active speaker SRS-T88, SRS-T80
Your dealer may not handle some of the above
listed optional accessories. Please ask the dealer
for detailed information.
Design and specifications are subject to change
without notice.
Message 1 Message 2
Message 3
A message is divided.
Recording continues
The message numbers increase.
Tape recorder, TV,
radio, etc.
Audio connecting cable with
attenuator (not supplied)
mini-plug
(monaural)
(microphone)
EAR, EARPHONE,
v or REC OUT
mini-plug (stereo
or monaural)
mini-plug
(monaural)
External
microphone
(not supplied)
(microphone)
During playback of Message 3
at Conference room A
Added recording
Meeting at 2 o’clock
on December 1.
Message 3 Message 4
Message 3 Message 4
After adding a recording
HOLD
Message 1
Message 2
Message 3
Message 1
Message 2 Message 3
Message 4
A message is divided.