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IC Recorder

Operating Instructions

Owners Record

The model number is located at the rear and the serial number is located inside the battery compartment. Record the serial number in the space provided below. Refer to these numbers whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product. Model No. ICD-BM1/BM1PRO Serial No.

ICD-BM1/BM1PRO

2003 Sony Corporation
For the customers in the United States

INFORMATION

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. You are cautioned that any changes or modifications not expressly approved in this manual could void your authority to operate this equipment.

For Memory Stick

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. If you have any questions about this product, you may call: Sony Customer Information Services Center (800)-222-7669 or write to: Sony Customer Information Services Center 12451 Gateway Blvd. Fort Myers, FL 33913
Declaration of Conformity
Trade Name: Model No.: Responsible Party: Address: Telephone No.: SONY ICD-BM1 Sony Electronics Inc. 680 Kinderkamack Road, Oradell, NJ. 07649 USA 201-930-6972
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

Notice for users

Program 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 Sony Corporation Documentation 2003 Sony Corporation All rights reserved. This manual or the software described herein, in whole or in part, may not be reproduced, translated or reduced to any machine readable form without prior written approval from Sony Corporation. IN NO EVENT SHALL SONY CORPORATION BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, WHETHER BASED ON TORT, CONTRACT, OR OTHERWISE, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS MANUAL, THE SOFTWARE OR OTHER INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN OR THE USE THEREOF. Sony Corporation reserves the right to make any modification to this manual or the information contained herein at any time without notice. The software described herein may also be governed by the terms of a separate user license agreement. This software is for Windows and cannot be used for Macintosh. The supplied connecting cable is for the IC recorder ICD-BM1/BM1PRO only. You cannot connect other IC recorders.

Information

IN NO EVENT SHALL SELLER BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY NATURE, OR LOSSES OR EXPENSES RESULTING FROM ANY DEFECTIVE PRODUCT OR THE USE OF ANY PRODUCT.

Trademarks

Memory Stick and are trademarks of Sony Corporation. LPEC is the trademark of Sony Corporation. IBM and PC/AT are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation. Microsoft, Windows and Outlook are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation, registered in the U.S.A. and other countries. Copyright 1995 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Portion Copyright 1995 Microsoft Corporation Apple and Macintosh are trademarks of Apple Computer Inc., registered in the U.S.A. and other countries. Pentium is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation. NaturallySpeaking, Dragon Systems are trademarks owned by ScanSoft, Inc. and are registered in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. Furthermore, and are not mentioned in each case in this manual. The Digital Voice Editor uses software modules as shown below: Microsoft DirectX Media Runtime 2001 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Number 456 of Messages

High quality recording mode (hr: hours /min.: minutes) (stereo sound with an external stereo microphone not supplied) **SP: Standard play recording mode (monaural sound) ***LP: Long play recording mode (monaural sound)
For switching the recording mode, see page 50. Before making a long recording, be sure to check the battery indicator (page 7). The maximum recording time and the number of messages you can make vary depending on the conditions of use. To avoid replacing batteries during long recordings, use the AC power adaptor (not supplied).

Turn on the power.

Select the folder.
Jog lever 1 Press FOLDER. 2 Press the jog lever up or down (>/.) to display the folder in which you wish to record messages.

FOLDER ENTER

Selected folder 3 Press ENTER to select the folder. To cancel the selection, press CANCEL. To add a new folder, see page 33.

Continued

Recording Messages (continued)

Start recording.

1 Slide the control key to REC. Remaining memory Microphone sensitivity Recording mode Current message number Counter display*
Built-in microphone OPR indicator (lights in red during recording)
2 Speak into the built-in microphone.
* The display selected with the DISPLAY button (page 26) appears.
While the OPR indicator flashes or when it turns orange, do not remove the Memory Stick, the batteries or the AC adaptor (not supplied). Doing so may damage the data. Noise may be recorded if an object, such as your finger, etc., accidentally rubs or scratches the unit during recording.

Stop recording.

Slide the control key to STOP. The unit stops at the end of the current recording. If you do not change the folder after you stop recording, the next time you record you will record from the end of the current recording. The added recording will be counted as part of the current message.
Recording as a New Message
You can add a recording as a new message after the last message in the folder.
Message 1 Message 2 Message 3 Blank space
Starts recording at any point by pressing NEW FILE. Message 1 Message 2 Message 3 Message 4
Recorded after the last message as a new message
Before you start recording in step 3 on the previous page, press NEW FILE. NEW FILE will be displayed. Then slide the control key to REC to start a new recording as the last message in the folder.
Adding an Overwrite Recording
When you start recording at a point in the middle of a recorded message, you add an overwrite recording after the selected point.
Start recording at a point in the middle of a recorded message Message 2 Message 3 Message 4

Playing back a message repeatedly Repeat Play
When REPEAT is set to ON in the menu (page 50), you can play back a message repeatedly. Slide the control key to PLAY. MSG.REPEAT will be displayed and the selected message will be played back repeatedly. To stop playback, slide the control key to STOP. To resume normal playback, set REPEAT to OFF in the menu.

Using the Display Window

Parts in the display window
1 VOR (voice operated recording) indicator (16) 2 Memory Stick indicator 3 Folder indication (13, 20) Displays the current folder. 4 Priority marks (36) 5 Selected message number / Total message number in the folder (14, 20) 6 Remaining memory indicator (17) 7 Remaining battery indicator (7) When the AC power adaptor (not supplied) is connected, the indicator does not appear. 8 Alarm indicator (45) Appears when the alarm is set for a message. 9 Recording mode indication (50) ST: High quality recording mode (stereo sound with an external stereo microphone not supplied) SP: Standard play recording mode (monaural sound) LP: Long play recording mode (monaural sound) GB
0 Microphone sensitivity indication (17) Displays the current microphone sensitivity setting with the MIC SENS (microphone sensitivity) switch: H (high): CONF(H) position is selected to record at a meeting or in a quiet/spacious place. L (low): DICT(L) position is selected to record for dictation. qa Counter /Remaining time indication /Recording date and time indication / Message name indication/ Current time indication (26, 27) The display selected with the DISPLAY button appears.
The effect of the back light of the display window may be reduced in a bright location.
xDisplay during recording and playback In an ordinary recording or playback mode, the message number, recording mode and microphone sensitivity of the message being recorded or played back, and playback counter are displayed in the window.

Display examples

xDisplay during setting the menu In menu setting mode, the item with the cursor (B) is selected. The current setting is displayed.
In the mode menu, LP recording mode is being selected.
In alarm or clock setting, you can change the item while it is flashing.
A message is being recorded as the 3rd message of all 25 messages in SP mode with L (Low) microphone sensitivity.
xRemain indications When the battery or memory runs out, the remain indications flash in the display.
In a special playback mode such as DPC play, the mode flashes in the display.
xError messages The error messages will be displayed.
When the DPC switch is set to ON to start playback rapidly.
When the remaining memory space runs out.
Selecting the Display Mode
You can select the display mode for stop, recording and playback modes.

Press DISPLAY repeatedly to display the desired display mode.
The display mode changes according to the following order:
ELAPSE TIME (counter) Elapsed playback/recording time of one message.
REMAIN TIME (remaining time) In the playback mode: The remaining time indication of the message. In the stop and recording mode: The remaining recording time indication.

During playback

During recording or stop
REC DATE (recorded date) The date the current message was recorded. (If the clock has not been set, ----Y--M--D will be displayed.)
REC TIME (recorded date and time) The date and time the current message was recorded. (If the clock has not been set, --M--D--:-- will be displayed. During recording, the current time is displayed.)
MSG.NAME (message name) The message name will be displayed in the display window. If the message has no name, only the message icon ( ) will be displayed.

1 On Sleep display mode

If the unit is left unused for more than 3 seconds in the stop mode, the display will turn to sleep display mode as shown to the right, regardless of the display mode setting.
1 To display the current time
Press ENTER while the unit is in the stop mode.
The current time will be displayed with the clock icon ( ) for three seconds.
1 To turn off the display
Make sure to set the control key to STOP and then slide POWER to OFF. Every thing on the display will disappear. If you press a button while the power is off, POWER IS OFF flashes. If you slide the control key to any position other than STOP, MOVE CONTROL KEY TO STOP POSITION also flashes.

BEditing Messages

Erasing Messages
You can erase the recorded messages one by one or all messages in a folder at a time. Note
Once a recording has been erased, you cannot retrieve it.
ERASE FOLDER ENTER CANCEL Jog lever (>/.)
Erasing Messages one by one
Be sure to erase unnecessary messages only. When a message is erased, the remaining messages will advance and be renumbered so that there will be no space between messages.
Erase Message 3 Before erasing Message 1 Message 2 Message 3 Message 4 Message 5

After erasing

Message 1 Message 2 Message 3 Message 4 Remaining messages are renumbered.
Press ERASE while playing back the message you want to erase or press ERASE for more than 1 second during stop mode.
ERASE? will flash while the first and last 5 seconds of the message are played back 10 times.
Press ENTER while the message is being played back and ERASE is flashing.
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 current position.)

To cancel erasing

Press CANCEL before step 2.

To erase other messages

Repeat steps 1 and 2.
To erase a message partially
First divide the message (see page 31) and then follow the steps on this page to erase the message.
Erasing Messages (Continued)
Erasing All Messages in a Folder
You can erase all recorded messages in a folder.
Select the folder containing the messages you want to erase.
For information on selecting a folder, see step 2 of "Recording Messages" on page 13.
While pressing FOLDER, press ERASE for more than 1 second.
ERASE ALL? will flash for 10 seconds. If no messages are recorded in a folder
ERASE FOLDER? will flash and you can erase the folder itself (see page 34).
While ERASE ALL? is flashing, press ENTER.
All the recorded messages contained in the folder are erased. The folder itself will not be deleted. For how to erase a folder, see page 34.
Press CANCEL before step 3.
Dividing a Message into Two
You can divide a message into two during playback. 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 a message until the total number of messages in a folder becomes 999 or the total number of messages in a Memory Stick becomes 963 with the supplied 16 MB Memory Stick.

The setting is finished and the messages will be renumbered.
To cancel setting priority mark(s)
Messages with priority mark(s)
Messages are sorted in order of the number of priority mark(s) (v) in a folder. Messages without a priority mark are moved behind the messages with priority mark(s). 1 Tip
If there are over 2 messages with the same number of priority marks in a folder, these messages are sorted by the recorded date and time (The oldest one comes first).
e.g. When there are 3 messages in a folder
You can also add priority mark(s) using the supplied Digital Voice Editor software. But messages are not sorted in order of the number of the priority marks unless you sorted by the number of priority marks using the software.

Labeling Folders

Folders are labeled automatically with names modeled on FOLDER01, but you can use the template names to label folders. 1 Tip
You can also label folder or messages using the supplied Digital Voice Editor software. For more information, see online help.
Press the jog lever up or down (>/.) to select FOLDER NAME, and then press ENTER.
The folder name input window will be displayed. You can select the folder name from the following templates: ACTION, APPOINTMNT (appointment), DICTATION, E-MAIL, FOLLOW-UP, LECTURES, LETTERS, MEETINGS, MEMOS, NOTES, PERSONAL, REPORTS, SCHEDULE, TO DO, TRAVEL, OTHERS
Press the jog lever up or down (>/.) to select a template name and press ENTER to set the name. Press MENU to exit the menu mode.

To cancel labeling

BOther Functions
Adjusting the Playback Speed DPC

(Digital Pitch Control)

You can adjust the speed of the playback between twice the normal speed (+100%) and half the normal speed (50%). The message is played back in natural tone thanks to the digital processing function.

MENU ENTER CANCEL

Jog lever (>/.) DPC
Playing back a message rapidly or slowly
Slide DPC to ON. FAST PLAY or SLOW PLAY flashes for 3 seconds and the message is played back at the speed you specified with the menu. To resume normal playback Slide the DPC switch to OFF.
Setting the playback speed

You can set the playback speed when the DPC switch is set to ON. The setting for the playback speed holds effective until you change the setting.
Adjusting the Playback Speed DPC (Digital Pitch

Control) (continued)

Press the jog lever up or down (>/.) to select DPC.
The current playback speed setting is displayed in percentage with the standard speed as 0%.
The playback speed setting mode will be displayed. To return to the previous step, press CANCEL.
Press the jog lever up or down (>/.) to set the playback speed.
Fast play (up to +100% in increments of 10%): Press up (>). Slow play (down to 50% in decrements of 5%): Press down (.).
The specified playback speed is confirmed.
The normal display appears.
Setting the Overwrite Mode
You can select the overwrite mode when you add an overwrite recording to a previously recorded message.
Press the jog lever up or down (>/.) to select OVER WT (overwrite), then press ENTER.
The overwrite mode selection window is displayed.
OVER: The portion left after the overwrite recording will remain in the message.
Starting point of the overwrite recording Message 1 Stopping point for the overwrite recording The remaining portion in Message 2 Message 3
Setting the Overwrite Mode (continued)
CUT: The portion left after the overwrite recording will be deleted.
Starting point of the overwrite Stopping point for the overwrite recording The remaining portion in Message 2 recording Message 1 Message 2 Message 3
Press the jog lever up or down (>/.) to select OVER or CUT, then press ENTER. Press MENU to exit the menu mode.
The normal display appears. When you add an overwrite recording (page 15), the recording will be added in the selected overwrite mode.

To cancel setting

Press CANCEL. The window returns to that of the previous step.
Playing Back a Message at a Desired Time with an Alarm
You can sound an alarm and start playback of a selected message at a desired time. You can have the message played back at a specified date, once every week, or the same time everyday. You can also sound the alarm without playing back a message. Note
When the clock is not set or no messages are recorded, you cannot set the alarm.

Select the message you want to play back.
For more information about selecting the desired message, see step 1 and 2 of Playing Back Messages on page 20.
Enter the alarm setting mode.
1 Press MENU. The menu mode will be displayed in the display window. 2 Press the jog lever up or down (>/.) to select ALARM OFF. If the alarm has been already set to ON, ALARM ON will be displayed. 3 Press ENTER. The alarm setting mode will be displayed in the display window.
Playing Back a Message at a Desired Time with an Alarm (continued)
4 Press the jog lever up or down (>/.) to select ON. If ON has already been selected, follow the next steps.
5 Press ENTER. DATE will be displayed in the display window.
Set the alarm date and time. To play back on a desired date
1 Press ENTER while DATE is displayed. The year digits will flash. 2 Press the jog lever up or down (>/.) to select the year digits and press ENTER. The month digits will flash. 3 Set the month, day, and the time in sequence, then press ENTER.

To play back once a week

Press the jog lever up or down (>/.) to select the day of the week (SUN for Sunday to SAT for Saturday). Then press ENTER.
To play back at the same time every day
Press the jog lever up or down (>/.) to select DAILY. Then press ENTER.

Select the alarm time.

1 Press the jog lever up or down (>/.) to select the hour digits, and press ENTER. The minute digit will flash. 2 Press the jog lever up or down (>/.) to select the minute digits, and press ENTER.
Press the jog lever up or down (>/.) to select the alarm sound either from BEEP & PLAY (for starting playback after the alarm) or BEEP ONLY (for only the alarm). Press ENTER.

The setting is finished.

The display returns to the normal display. , is displayed when the message having an alarm setting is selected.
To go back to the previous step
In steps 2 through 5, press CANCEL to go back to the previous step.

Changing the Settings MENU
You can use the menu to change the IC recorder settings. You cannot use the menu during recording. During playback or during stop mode without a Memory Stick inserted, the menu items to be displayed are limited. Follow the procedures below to display the menu and change the settings: 1 Press MENU. The menu mode will be displayed. 2 Press the jog lever up or down (>/.) to select the menu item for which you want to change setting. 3 Press ENTER. The setting mode of the selected menu item will be displayed. 4 Press the jog lever up or down (>/.) to select the setting that you want to set, and then press ENTER. The setting will be changed. 5 Press MENU to exit the menu mode. The window will return to the normal display.

Press CANCEL. Note

If you do not press any keys for one minute, the menu mode is automatically cancelled and the window will return to the normal display.
Changing the Settings MENU (continued)
Menu items Settings (*: Initial setting) DATE&TIME Displays the window to set the clock (03Y1M1D*). See page 8. MODE Displays the window to set the recording mode: ST: You can record with stereo sound with an external stereo microphone (not supplied). (When recording with the built-in microphone, you can record with high quality monaural sound). SP*: You can record with better sound (monaural sound). LP: You can record for longer time (monaural sound). Displays the window to set the repeat playback mode. ON: You can play back a message repeatedly until you stop playback. OFF*: When a message is played back, the next message will be played back (normal playback mode). Displays the window to set the overwrite recording mode (OVER*/ CUT). See page 41. NO-MS/Stop/Play** OK/OK/

OK/OK/

REPEAT

OK/OK/OK

OVER WT
**Displays whether you can change the setting in each operation mode: NO-MS: stop mode with no Memory Stick inserted. Stop: stop mode with the Memory Stick inserted. Play: playback mode OK shows the setting can be changed and shows the setting cannot be changed.
Menu items Settings (*: Initial setting) NEW FOLDER FOLDER NAME EASY-S Displays the window to add a new folder (YES/NO*). See page 33.
NO-MS/Stop/Play** /OK/ /OK/
Displays the window to change a folder name. See page 38. Displays the window to set the easy search function. ON: You can go back for approx. 3 seconds by pressing the jog lever down (.), or advance for approx. 10 seconds by pressing the jog lever up (>). OFF*: You can go back or forward the messages by pressing the jog lever down or up (./>). Displays the window to set the playback speed (ON/OFF*). See page 39. ON*: A beep will sound to indicate that operation has been accepted. OFF: No beep sound will be heard except for the alarm. Displays the window to set the alarm (ON/OFF*). See page 43. Displays the window to format a Memory Stick (YES/NO*). See page 47.

You cannot erase a message.
Symptom You cannot overwrite.
Remedy The remaining memory is too short. The overwritten part will be deleted after the overwriting part finishes recording. Therefore, you can only overwrite within the remaining recording time.
Recording is interrupted. Noise is heard.
The advanced VOR function (page 16) is activated. Set the VOR switch to OFF. An object, such as your finger, etc., accidentally rubbed or scratched the unit during recording so that noise was recorded. The unit was placed near an AC power source, a fluorescent lamp or a mobile phone during recording or playback. Plug of the connected microphone was dirty when recording. Clean the plug. Ear receiver/headphones plug is dirty. Clean the plug. Recording level is The MIC SENS switch is set to DICT(L). Set low. it to CONF(H) (page 17). Recording level is This unit is designed to automatically adjust unstable (when the recording level when recording meetings, recording music, etc.) etc., and is not suitable for music recording. Recording is If you use an audio connecting cable without interrupted (when register to connect the sound source to the IC recording from an recorder, sound may be recorded interrupted. external device). Make sure to use a registered audio connecting cable. Playback speed is The playback speed is adjusted in DPC. Slide too fast or too slow. the DPC switch to OFF or display the menu and adjust the speed in DPC again (page 39).
Troubleshooting (continued)

Symptom Remedy

--:-- is displayed. You have not set the clock (page 8). --Y--M--D or --:-- The date of recording will not be displayed if is displayed on the you recorded the message when the clock was REC DATE display. not set. There are fewer There are some menu items which are not menu items in the displayed because a Memory Stick is not menu mode. inserted (page 50). A character in a The unit cannot support and display some folder or message characters which are entered using the name is displayed as supplied Digital Voice Editor software. s. Messages are not Unless you sort messages using the supplied sorted in order of the Digital Voice Editor software, messages are number of priority sorted in the unit the same as the setting in the marks in a folder. computer. Sort again in the order of the number of priority marks in the computer using the supplied Digital Voice Editor software. The remaining time The unit requires a certain amount of memory displayed in the for system operation. That amount is display window is subtracted from the remaining time, which is shorter than that the reason for the difference. displayed in the supplied Digital Voice Editor software. Take out the batteries and insert them again The unit does not (page 6). operate correctly.

Please note that recorded messages may be erased during service or repair work.
Error messages of the IC Recorder
Error message ACCESS ERROR Cause/Remedy Remove and insert the Memory Stick again. If this is displayed again, the inserted Memory Stick needs to be formatted (page 47). Back up the data in the computer after checking the contents. You set the alarm to play back a message at a date and time previously set on another message. Change the alarm setting. You set the alarm when the time is already past. Check it and set the appropriate date and time. The Memory Stick slot cover is open. During operation, make sure to close it. Messages have been set to Read-only in the computer. You cannot edit or erase messages and folders including these Read-only messages. Remove the check for Read-only under Properties of files that are opened by Windows Explorer. You cannot delete a folder when there is only one folder in the Memory Stick.
ALREADY SET BACK DATE CLOSE MS SLOT COVER FILE PROTECTED
FOLDER ERASE PROHIBITED FOLDER FULL FOLDER PROTECTED
You cannot add a folder when there are the maximum number of folders. Erase some folders before adding. Folders have been set to Read-only in the computer. You cannot edit, erase, add messages, or move messages in these Read-only folders. Remove the check for Read-only under Properties of folders that are opened by Windows Explorer. You cannot use the Memory Stick formatted with other devices. Use the FORMAT in the menu to format the Memory Stick. Continued

FORMAT ERROR

Error message LOW BATTERY LOW DC-IN/ HIGH DC-IN MEMORY STICK ERROR MEMORY STICK LOCKED Cause/Remedy Batteries are weak. Replace batteries with new ones. An AC power adaptor that is not compatible with the IC recorder is connected. Make sure to use the AC power adaptor for the IC recorder. Insert the Memory Stick again. After inserting, if this message is displayed again, the inserted Memory Stick may be out of order. The write-protect switch on the inserted Memory Stick is set to LOCK (page 55). You cannot record, edit or format in this condition. Release the switch and insert the Memory Stick again. The control key is at a position other than STOP although the unit stops. To proceed with the operations, make sure to slide the control key to STOP. Because there are already 999 messages in a folder or the remaining memory of the Memory Stick is short, you cannot record a message. Erase some messages before recording. The remaining memory of the Memory Stick is too small. Erase some messages before recording (page 28). Insert the Memory Stick again if already inserted. The selected folder does not have any messages. You cannot set the alarm, etc. because of this. If you do not set date and time, you cannot make alarm setting. To set date and time, see page 8. The unit cannot play or erase the selected message because the file type is different.

Recording media Recording time Frequency range Memory Stick, Monaural recording See page 12. ST: 60 Hz - 13,500 Hz SP: 60 Hz - 7,000 Hz LP: 80 Hz - 3,500 Hz approx. 28 mm (29/32 in.) dia. 350 mW Earphone jack (minijack) for 8 - 300 ohms ear receiver/headphones Microphone jack (minijack, stereo) Plug in power Minimum input level: 0.7 mV 3 kilohms or lower impedance microphone USB connector DC IN 3V jack +100% to -50% (DPC) Two size AAA (LR03) alkaline batteries: 3 V DC 36.6x 112.3 x 21mm (1 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 27/32 in.) (w/h/d) (not incl. projecting parts and controls) 98 g (3.5 oz) (incl. batteries and a Memory Stick) Memory Stick(ICD-BM1: 16MB x 1/ICD-BM1PRO: 16MB x 3) Digital Voice Editor (CD-ROM) x 1 Ear receiver x 1 USB connecting cable x 1 Carrying case x 1 Stereo ear receiver MDR-EX71/Active speaker SRS-T77/Electret condenser microphone ECM-DS70P, ECM-CS10/Audio connecting cable RK-134, RK-136/Memory Stick MSA-16AN (16 MB), MSA-32AN (32 MB), MSA-64AN (64 MB), MSA-128AN (128 MB)/PC Card Adaptor for Memory Stick MSAC-PC3/USB-compatible Memory Stick Reader/Writer MSAC-US70/ AC power adaptor AC-E30HG
Speaker Power output Input/Output
Playback speed control Power requirements Dimensions Mass Supplied accessories

Optional accessories

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.
Index to Parts and Controls
Refer to the pages indicated in parentheses for details.
1 MIC (microphone) (PLUG IN POWER) jack (18) 2 i (headphones) jack (16, 19, 21) 3 ERASE button (29, 34) 4 Display window (24) 5 MENU button (49) 6 DISPLAY button (26) 7 FOLDER button (13, 20) 8 ENTER button 9 DIVIDE button (31) 0 CANCEL button qz PRIORITY button (36)
qs Built-in microphone (14) qd NEW FILE button (15) qf OPR (operation) indicator (14, 21) qg Jog lever.(review/fast backward)/> (cue/fast forward) qh Control key REC (record) / STOP/PLAY/B.SPACE qj DPC switch (22, 39) qk POWER ON/OFF switch (8, 13) ql VOL (volume) +/ buttons (21) w; Speaker
wz Memory Stick slot cover (10) ws MIC SENS (microphone sensitivity) switch (17) CONF(H) (conference, high)/DICT(L) (dictation, low) wd VOR (voice operated recording) ON/OFF switch (16) wf DC IN 3V jack (6) wg USB connector (52) wh Battery compartment (6)

Press MENU.

The menu mode will be displayed in the display window.
Press the jog lever up or down (>/.) to select DATE&TIME.

Press ENTER.

The date and time setting window is displayed. The year digits will flash.

Set the date and time.

1 Press the jog lever up or down (>/.) to select the digits of the year. 2 Press ENTER. The month digit will flash. 3 Set the month, day, and the time in sequence, then press ENTER. The menu mode will be displayed again.
The window will return to the normal display.

To cancel the operation

Press CANCEL to return to the previous step of the operations.
To display the current time
Press ENTER while the unit is in the stop mode (page 27). The current time will be displayed for three seconds. Note
When no Memory Stick is inserted or the power is turned off, the current time will not be displayed.
Step 3: Inserting a Memory Stick into the IC Recorder
Make sure to insert or remove the Memory Stick while the unit is turned off. Never remove the Memory Stick while the unit is accessing the Memory Stick. (The OPR indicator flashes in orange.)
Slide and open the Memory Stick slot cover.
Insert a Memory Stick into the Memory Stick slot with the terminal side facing inside the recorder. Insert it firmly until it clicks into place.
Do not insert a Memory Stick in a different direction. It may cause malfunction of the unit. To insert a Memory Stick Duo, use the supplied adaptor.
Close the Memory Stick slot cover.
Note on the ACCESS message The unit is accessing data while MEMORY STICK ACCESS appears in the display window or the OPR indicator flashes in orange. While accessing, do not remove the Memory Stick, batteries, or the AC adaptor (not supplied). Doing so may damage the data. Notes
The unit starts accessing the data after it is turned on. If the unit is required to process excessive amount of data, MEMORY STICK ACCESS may be displayed for an extended period of time. This is not a malfunction of the unit. Wait until the message disappears.
Removing the Memory Stick
Make sure that MEMORY STICK ACCESS disappears, and turn off the unit. Then open the Memory Stick slot cover and push the Memory Stick into the slot, so that the Memory Stick pops out. Remove the Memory Stick from the slot as shown below.

FOLDER ENTER

Selected folder 3 Press ENTER to select the folder. To cancel the selection, press CANCEL. To add a new folder, see page 33.

Continued

Recording Messages (continued)

Start recording.

1 Slide the control key to REC. Remaining memory Microphone sensitivity Recording mode Current message number Counter display*
Built-in microphone OPR indicator (lights in red during recording)
2 Speak into the built-in microphone.
* The display selected with the DISPLAY button (page 26) appears.
While the OPR indicator flashes or when it turns orange, do not remove the Memory Stick, the batteries or the AC adaptor (not supplied). Doing so may damage the data. Noise may be recorded if an object, such as your finger, etc., accidentally rubs or scratches the unit during recording.

Stop recording.

Slide the control key to STOP. The unit stops at the end of the current recording. If you do not change the folder after you stop recording, the next time you record you will record from the end of the current recording. The added recording will be counted as part of the current message.
Recording as a New Message
You can add a recording as a new message after the last message in the folder.
Message 1 Message 2 Message 3 Blank space
Starts recording at any point by pressing NEW FILE. Message 1 Message 2 Message 3 Message 4
Recorded after the last message as a new message
Before you start recording in step 3 on the previous page, press NEW FILE. NEW FILE will be displayed. Then slide the control key to REC to start a new recording as the last message in the folder.
Adding an Overwrite Recording
When you start recording at a point in the middle of a recorded message, you add an overwrite recording after the selected point.
Start recording at a point in the middle of a recorded message Message 2 Message 3 Message 4
The deleted part of Message 2 Message 2 Message 3 Message 4
Added overwrite recording in Message 2
Locate the point where you want to start recording (page 14) and then slide the control key to REC. ADD REC will be displayed and you can add an overwrite recording to the current message. Tips
You can select the overwrite recording mode using the menu (page 41). The overwrite recording will be added in the same recording mode as the original message, regardless of the current recording mode setting.
Playback after the overwrite recording starts from the beginning of the message. Playback after a stop starts from the point where you stopped playback.

Using Convenient Functions while Recording

Reviewing the recording

Slide the control key to B.SPACE. You can search backwards while listening to fast playback sound. After you slide the control key to PLAY, playback starts from that point. You can add an overwrite recording from that point.

Monitoring the recording

When recording, you can connect an ear receiver supplied or not supplied to the i (headphones) jack and monitor the recording from the connected ear receiver. You can adjust the volume with VOL +/, but the recording level is fixed. Note
If you turn up the volume excessively or place the ear receiver near the microphone while monitoring recording, the microphone may pick up the sound from the ear receiver, causing acoustic feedback (howling sound).
Starting recording automatically in response to the sound Advanced VOR function
Slide the VOR (voice operated recording) switch to ON during stop or recording mode. Set the control key to REC. Recording starts when the unit detects sound, and VOR appears in the display window. The recording pauses when no sound is detected, and VOR PAUSE appears. Notes
Recording will not be started unless the control key is set to REC. VOR function is affected by the sound around you. Set the MIC SENS (microphone sensitivity) switch according to the recording conditions. If recording is not satisfactory after you have changed the microphone sensitivity, or for important recording, set the VOR switch to OFF.
Selecting the microphone sensitivity
Slide the MIC SENS (microphone sensitivity) switch during stop or recording mode according to the recording conditions: CONF(H) (high): To record a small sound at a conference or in a quiet and/ or spacious place. DICT(L) (low): To record for dictation.
Using the memory remain indication
During recording, the remaining memory indicator decreases one by one. When the remaining recording time reaches 5 minutes, the remaining memory indication flashes.
When the remaining time reaches 1 minute, the remaining time indication will flash in the display window regardless of the display mode (page 26).
Memory indicator flashes.
Remain time indication flashes.
When the memory is full, recording automatically stops and NO MEMORY SPACE will be displayed with an alarm sound. Please slide the control key to STOP. To continue recording, erase some of the messages (page 28) or replace the Memory Stick. Note

Press the jog lever up or down (>/.) to display the desired message number. Press up (>): for next message number. Press down (.): for previous message number. Selected message number The number of message in a folder Counter display*

Start playback.

1 Slide the control key to PLAY.
OPR indicator (lights in green during playback) i jack

Counter display*

2 Adjust the volume with VOL +/. * The display selected with the DISPLAY button (page 26) appears. The unit plays back all the messages in a folder continuously. At the end of each message, a beep will sound. When the unit reaches to the end of the last message in a folder, MSG END will flash 3 times with a beep and playback stops. Move the control key to STOP.
1 To listen from an ear receiver
Connect the supplied ear receiver to the i (headphones) jack. The built-in speaker will be automatically disconnected.
1 To listen from an external speaker
Connect an active or passive speaker (not supplied) to the i (headphones) jack.

Stop playback.

Slide the control key to STOP. The unit stops at the current position. (When the unit reaches to the end of the last message in step 3, it stops at the end of the last message.) You can start an overwrite recording from the point (page 15).
Playing Back Messages (continued)

Other operations To

go back to the beginning of the current message* go back to previous messages*

Do this

Press the jog lever down (.) once.** Press the jog lever down (.) repeatedly. (During stop mode, keep the button pressed to go back the messages continuously.)** skip to the next message* Press the jog lever up (>) once.*** skip to the succeeding messages* Press the jog lever up (>) repeatedly.***
* These operations are for when EASY-S is set to OFF. For operations when EASY-S is set to ON, see page 51. ** If you do these operations at the beginning of the first message in a folder during stop mode, the unit locates the end of the last message. *** If you do these operations at the end of the last message in a folder during stop mode, the unit locates the beginning of the first message.
Playing back a message rapidly or slowly in natural tone DPC (Digital Pitch Control)
When you adjust the playback speed with the DPC in the menu (pages 39 and 40), you can play back a message rapidly or slowing by sliding the DPC switch to ON. When you set the playback speed faster or slower of the normal speed, FAST PLAY or SLOW PLAY appears. You can change the setting during playback.

Erasing Messages one by one
Be sure to erase unnecessary messages only. When a message is erased, the remaining messages will advance and be renumbered so that there will be no space between messages.
Erase Message 3 Before erasing Message 1 Message 2 Message 3 Message 4 Message 5

After erasing

Message 1 Message 2 Message 3 Message 4 Remaining messages are renumbered.
Press ERASE while playing back the message you want to erase or press ERASE for more than 1 second during stop mode.
ERASE? will flash while the first and last 5 seconds of the message are played back 10 times.
Press ENTER while the message is being played back and ERASE is flashing.
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 current position.)

To cancel erasing

Press CANCEL before step 2.

To erase other messages

Repeat steps 1 and 2.
To erase a message partially
First divide the message (see page 31) and then follow the steps on this page to erase the message.
Erasing Messages (Continued)
Erasing All Messages in a Folder
You can erase all recorded messages in a folder.
Select the folder containing the messages you want to erase.
For information on selecting a folder, see step 2 of "Recording Messages" on page 13.
While pressing FOLDER, press ERASE for more than 1 second.
ERASE ALL? will flash for 10 seconds. If no messages are recorded in a folder
ERASE FOLDER will flash and you can erase the folder itself (see page 34).
While ERASE ALL? is flashing, press ENTER.
All the recorded messages contained in the folder are erased. The folder itself will not be deleted. For how to erase a folder, see page 34.
Press CANCEL before step 3.
Dividing a Message into Two
You can divide a message into two during playback. 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 a message until the total number of messages in a folder becomes 999.
Control key (PLAY/STOP) DIVIDE
While playing back a message, press DIVIDE at the point you want to divide.
DIVIDE flashes for 3 times. The message is divided into two at the point you pressed the button and the new message number is added to the divided message. The message numbers of the following messages will increase by one.

Message 1

Message 2 A message is divided.

Message 3

Message 2

Message 4

The message numbers increase.
Dividing a Message into Two (continued)
To play the divided message
Press the jog lever up or down (>/.) to display the message number as the divided messages have message numbers. Notes
You need a certain amount of space in the memory to divide a message. For more information, see System Limitations on page 69. If you divide a message with priority mark(s), priority mark(s) will be added to both parts of the divided message. If you divide a message with alarm setting, the alarm setting will remain with the first part of the divided message. If you divide a labeled message, the other part of the divided message will have the same message name.

Adding / Erasing Folders

By default setting, there are three folders: FOLDER01, FOLDER02, and FOLDER03. You can add the maximum of 340 folders. You can also delete unnecessary folders. Note
The maximum number of folders you can add varies depending on the using conditions. FOLDER FULL is displayed in the display window when you cannot add any folder because of the system limitations of the IC recorder (page 69).
ERASE MENU FOLDER ENTER CANCEL Jog lever (>/.)

Adding Folders

The menu mode will be displayed.
Press the jog lever up or down (>/.) to select NEW FOLDER, and then press ENTER.
The new folder creation window will be displayed.
Press the jog lever up or down (>/.) to select YES, and then press ENTER.
NEW FOLDER will flash and a folder will be added.
Adding / Erasing Folders (continued)
Press MENU to exit the menu mode.

About added folder names

The new folder is labeled automatically with double figures or letter like FOLDER04. If there is a missing number or letter among the folder names, the new one is labeled using the missing number or letters automatically. You can change the folder name (page 38).

Erasing Folders

You can only erase a folder that has no recorded messages.
Select the folder you want to erase.
For information on selecting a folder, see step 2 of "Recording Messages" on page 13. Note
You cannot erase a folder that has some recorded messages. First, erase all messages in the folder (see page 30) or move them (see the next page).
The message number and ERASE FOLDER will flash for 10 seconds.
While ERASE FOLDER is flashing, pressing ENTER.
The folder will be erased.
Press CANCEL before step 3. Notes
You cannot delete the last folder left in a Memory Stick. After deleting a folder, the name of other folders are not changed. If FOLDER03 is erased, the name of FOLDER04 will remain the same.

Moving Messages to a Different Folder
You can move the recorded messages to another folder during playback.
MENU FOLDER ENTER CANCEL Jog lever (>/.)
Example: Moving Message 3 in FOLDER02 to FOLDER03
Play back the message you want to move. Press FOLDER.
The first and last 5 seconds of the message will be played back 10 times, while MOVE MSG.? is displayed and flashes and the destination folder with a black background.
The folder with the message you want to move The destination folder
Press the jog lever up or down (>/.) to select the folder you want to move the message into, and then press ENTER.
The message is moved in the destination folder. Messages are sorted in order of the recorded date and time or the number of the priority marks in the folder.
To cancel moving the message(s)
Press CANCEL before step 3. 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.
Adding Priority Mark(s) Priority Mark Function
Usually the recorded messages are lined up in the order of recording. By adding priority marks (v) to important messages, you can renumber the messages in the order of their priority. There are four levels, vvv (the most important), vv, v, and no priority mark. You can add priority marks both in the stop mode and in playback mode.

PRIORITY ENTER CANCEL

Jog lever (>/.)
Select or play back the message you want to mark. Press PRIORITY.
PRIORITY will flash on the display window.
Press the jog lever up or down (>/.) to select the number of priority mark(s) (v) while PRIORITY is flashing. Press ENTER.
The setting is finished and the messages will be renumbered.
To cancel setting priority mark(s)
Messages with priority mark(s)
Messages are sorted in order of the number of priority mark(s) (v) in a folder. Messages without a priority mark are moved behind the messages with priority mark(s). 1 Tip
If there are over 2 messages with the same number of priority marks in a folder, these messages are sorted by the recorded date and time (The oldest one comes first).

The playback speed setting mode will be displayed. To return to the previous step, press CANCEL.
Press the jog lever up or down (>/.) to set the playback speed.
Fast play (up to +100% in increments of 10%): Press up (>). Slow play (down to 50% in decrements of 5%): Press down (.).
The specified playback speed is confirmed.
The normal display appears.
Setting the Overwrite Mode
You can select the overwrite mode when you add an overwrite recording to a previously recorded message.
Press the jog lever up or down (>/.) to select OVER WT (overwrite), then press ENTER.
The overwrite mode selection window is displayed.
OVER: The portion left after the overwrite recording will remain in the message.
Starting point of the overwrite recording Message 1 Stopping point for the overwrite recording The remaining portion in Message 2 Message 3
Setting the Overwrite Mode (continued)
CUT: The portion left after the overwrite recording will be deleted.
Starting point of the overwrite Stopping point for the overwrite recording The remaining portion in Message 2 recording Message 1 Message 2 Message 3
Press the jog lever up or down (>/.) to select OVER or CUT, then press ENTER. Press MENU to exit the menu mode.
The normal display appears. When you add an overwrite recording (page 15), the recording will be added in the selected overwrite mode.

To cancel setting

Press CANCEL. The window returns to that of the previous step.
Playing Back a Message at a Desired Time with an Alarm
You can sound an alarm and start playback of a selected message at a desired time. You can have the message played back at a specified date, once every week, or the same time everyday. You can also sound the alarm without playing back a message. Note
When the clock is not set or no messages are recorded, you cannot set the alarm.
Select the message you want to play back.
For more information about selecting the desired message, see step 1 and 2 of Playing Back Messages on page 20.
Enter the alarm setting mode.
1 Press MENU. The menu mode will be displayed in the display window. 2 Press the jog lever up or down (>/.) to select ALARM OFF. If the alarm has been already set to ON, ALARM ON will be displayed. 3 Press ENTER. The alarm setting mode will be displayed in the display window.
Playing Back a Message at a Desired Time with an Alarm (continued)
4 Press the jog lever up or down (>/.) to select ON. If ON has already been selected, follow the next steps.
5 Press ENTER. DATE will be displayed in the display window.
Set the alarm date and time. To play back on a desired date
1 Press ENTER while DATE is displayed. The year digits will flash. 2 Press the jog lever up or down (>/.) to select the year digits and press ENTER. The month digits will flash. 3 Set the month, day, and the time in sequence, then press ENTER.

To play back once a week

Press the jog lever up or down (>/.) to select the day of the week (SUN for Sunday to SAT for Saturday). Then press ENTER.
To play back at the same time every day
Press the jog lever up or down (>/.) to select DAILY. Then press ENTER.

Select the alarm time.

1 Press the jog lever up or down (>/.) to select the hour digits, and press ENTER. The minute digit will flash. 2 Press the jog lever up or down (>/.) to select the minute digits, and press ENTER.
Press the jog lever up or down (>/.) to select the alarm sound either from BEEP & PLAY (for starting playback after the alarm) or BEEP ONLY (for only the alarm). Press ENTER.

The setting is finished.

The display returns to the normal display. , is displayed when the message having an alarm setting is selected.
To go back to the previous step
In steps 2 through 5, press CANCEL to go back to the previous step.
When the set date and time comes
At the set time, the alarm will sound for about 10 seconds and the selected message will be played back (If you have selected BEEP ONLY in step 5, only the alarm will sound). During alarm playback, ALARM will flash in the display window. 1To listen to the same message again
Slide the control key to PLAY. The same message will be played back from the beginning.
1To cancel the alarm setting before the playback starts
Press CANCEL while the alarm sound is heard.
To cancel the alarm setting
In step 2 on page 43, select OFF and then press ENTER.
To check the alarm setting
Follow steps 1 through 2 on page 43 to display the current alarm date and time. Then follow steps 3 to 7 on pages 44 and 45 to change the alarm date and time.
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, the alarm will sound after the recording is finished. ,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 divide a message you set the alarm for, alarm setting remains on only the first part of the divided message. Alarm setting will not be cancelled when the alarm playback finishes.

Formatting a Memory Stick
You can format a Memory Stick using the Memory Stick IC Recorder. Formatting will delete all data recorded in the Memory Stick including images and other data. Before formatting, check the data in the Memory Stick. Because a commercially available Memory Stick has already been formatted at the factory, you do not need to format a Memory Stick before the first use. The supplied Memory Stick Duo has also already been formatted.
Press the jog lever up or down (>/.) to select FORMAT.
The formatting window will be displayed.
Press the jog lever up or down (>/.) to select "YES".
Formatting a Memory Stick (continued)
OK? will be displayed in the display window.

Press ENTER again.

Formatting starts. FORMATTING will be displayed on the display. After formatting, the display in step 2 will appear in the display window.
The window will return to the normal display. After formatting, three folders are automatically made in the Memory Stick (This is the same after inserting a Memory Stick for the first time.)

To cancel formatting

Select NO in the step 4 or press CANCEL while OK ? is displayed in step 5. Notes
You cannot format when the write-protect switch on the Memory Stick is set to LOCK. (There is no write-protect switch on the supplied Memory Stick Duo.) Do not format a Memory Stick on your computer. When formatting a Memory Stick, use the formatting function of the IC recorder.
Changing the Settings MENU
You can use the menu to change the IC recorder settings. You cannot use the menu during recording. During playback or during stop mode without a Memory Stick inserted, the menu items to be displayed are limited. Follow the procedures below to display the menu and change the settings: 1 Press MENU. The menu mode will be displayed. 2 Press the jog lever up or down (>/.) to select the menu item for which you want to change setting. 3 Press ENTER. The setting mode of the selected menu item will be displayed. 4 Press the jog lever up or down (>/.) to select the setting that you want to set, and then press ENTER. The setting will be changed. 5 Press MENU to exit the menu mode. The window will return to the normal display.

Press CANCEL. Note

If you do not press any keys for one minute, the menu mode is automatically cancelled and the window will return to the normal display.
Changing the Settings MENU (continued)
Menu items Settings (*: Initial setting) DATE&TIME Displays the window to set the clock (03Y1M1D*). See page 8. MODE Displays the window to set the recording mode: ST: You can record with stereo sound with an external stereo microphone (not supplied). (When recording with the built-in microphone, you can record with high quality monaural sound). SP*: You can record with better sound (monaural sound). LP: You can record for longer time (monaural sound). Displays the window to set the repeat playback mode. ON: You can play back a message repeatedly until you stop playback. OFF*: When a message is played back, the next message will be played back (normal playback mode). Displays the window to set the overwrite recording mode (OVER*/ CUT). See page 41. NO-MS/Stop/Play** OK/OK/

Make sure that the IC recorder is not connected and then turn on your computer and start up Windows. 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 start up, double click [DVE Setup.exe] in the [English] folder. If you have already installed a previous version of the Digital Voice Editor or any version of the Memory Stick Voice Editor The dialog box to uninstall the previous version may be displayed. (Messages are not removed.) Follow the instructions on the screen to uninstall the software and then the installation of the current version starts.
Follow the displayed instructions.
When the [Restart] dialog box appears, click [OK] to restart the computer. Now the installation is completed. When the dialog box to select the help language is displayed Click the desired language you want to use for the help. When the dialog box used to input the owner name is displayed Input the owner name for privilages and limitations in the Digital Voice Editor usage.
You cannot change the owner name once it is entered. Please write down and keep it for future reference. A file recorded from a CD cannot be handled except for the PC where the file is recorded. Handling of a file is limited among the PCs bearing the same owner name input during the Digital Voice Editor installation. If any illegal data modification is attempted, or a file is used beyond the private purposes, the file may become unplayable or the Digital Voice Editor may become inoperable.
Uninstalling the software
When you wish to uninstall the software, follow the steps below.
Click [Start] and select [Programs], [Sony Digital Voice Editor 3] and then [Uninstall].
The uninstaller starts up.
If you wish to move the software to another drive or directory after it is installed, you need to uninstall the software and then reinstall it. The software does not work properly if you just move the files.
You can also start up the uninstaller by clicking [Start] and then selecting [Settings], [Control Panel], and [Add/Remove Programs]. Uninstallation does not remove the message files.
Connecting the IC Recorder to your Computer
You can transfer the IC recorder data onto your computer by connecting the IC recorder to the computer. Use the USB connecting cable supplied with the IC recorder to connect the USB connectors of the IC recorder and your computer. The IC recorder is recognized by the computer as soon as the cable is connected. You can connect or disconnect the cable when the IC recorder and the computer are turned on or off.

Speaker Power output Input/Output
Playback speed control Power requirements Dimensions Mass Supplied accessories

Optional accessories

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.
Index to Parts and Controls
Refer to the pages indicated in parentheses for details.
1 MIC (microphone) (PLUG IN POWER) jack (18) 2 i (headphones) jack (16, 19, 21) 3 ERASE button (29, 34) 4 Display window (24) 5 MENU button (49) 6 DISPLAY button (26) 7 FOLDER button (13, 20) 8 ENTER button 9 DIVIDE button (31) 0 CANCEL button qz PRIORITY button (36)
qs Built-in microphone (14) qd NEW FILE button (15) qf OPR (operation) indicator (14, 21) qg Jog lever.(review/fast backward)/> (cue/fast forward) qh Control key REC (record) / STOP/PLAY/B.SPACE qj DPC switch (22, 39) qk POWER ON/OFF switch (8, 13) ql VOL (volume) +/ buttons (21) w; Speaker
wz Memory Stick slot cover (10) ws MIC SENS (microphone sensitivity) switch (17) CONF(H) (conference, high)/DICT(L) (dictation, low) wd VOR (voice operated recording) ON/OFF switch (16) wf DC IN 3V jack (6) wg USB connector (56) wh Battery compartment (6)
Index to Parts and Controls (continued)
Using the optional AC power adaptor
When using the optional AC adaptor, make sure to attach the supplied clamp filter to the cable following the procedures below. (You must affix the ferrite cores to comply with the applicable standards.)

Open the clamp filter.

Wind the cable into the clamp filter as show below.
Attach the clamp filter on one end of the cable.
As close to the plug as possible that is connected to DC IN jack. Wind the cable one and a half times.

Close the clamp filter.

Make sure the clasps are fully engaged.
ACCESS message. Add, folders.. Add, priority.. Advanced VOR. Alarm.. 43
Folder, adding/erasing. Folder, labeling. Folder, selecting. 13, Folder name.. Format... 47

Battery life.. 7 Beep.. 51 Built-in microphone. 14
Labeling folders.. 38 LP mode. 7, 12, 50
Connecting, computer. Connecting, external microphone.. Connecting, other equipment. Counter display.. Cue.. Current time display.. Maximum number of messages.. 12, Maximum recording time. 12, Memory Stick, format. Memory Stick, inserting. Memory Stick, notes on use. Memory Stick, types. Memory Stick, write-protect switch.. Menu.. Message, dividing.. Message, erasing. Message, moving.. Message, playback. Message, recording.. Message name display. Message number.. 14, Microphone, built-in.. 14, Microphone, connecting. Microphone, external. Microphone sensitivity. 17, Minimum recording unit.. Monitoring recording. Moving a message. 16 35
Display mode.. Display window. Dividing a message. DPC (Digital Pitch Control). 22, 31 39
Easy search. 23, Erase, folders.. Erase, messages. Error messages.. External microphone.. 18

Index (continued)

NEW FILE.. 15
Searching forward/backward. 22 Setting the clock.. 8 SP mode. 7, 12, 50 Specifications.. 71 ST mode. 7, 12, 50 System limitations. 69 System requirements.. 53
OPR indicator.. 14, 21 Overwrite recording. 15, 41
Playback.. Playback speed.. Plug in power.. POWER.. 8, Priority mark.. 36
Troubleshooting.. 61 Turning on power.. 8, 13
USB cable. 56 Using the house current. 6
Recorded date and time display... 26 Recording. 12 Recording as a new message. 15 Recording mode. 7, 12, 50 Recording with other equipment.. 19 Remaining battery.. 7 Remaining memory. 17 Remaining time display. 26 Repeat playback. 23, 50 Review.. 16, 22

VOR.. 16

Trademarks
Memory Stick and are trademarks of Sony Corporation. LPEC and are the registered trademarks of Sony Corporation. Microsoft, Windows, Outlook, DirectX are registered trademarks or trademarks of the Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Apple and Macintosh are trademarks of Apple Computer Inc., registered in the U.S.A. and other countries. Pentium is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation. Intel Core is a trademark or a registered trademark of Intel Corporation. MPEG Layer-3 audio coding technology and patents licensed from Fraunhofer IIS and Thomson. Memory Stick Duo and are trademarks of Sony Corporation. Memory Stick PRO Duo and are trademarks of Sony Corporation. MagicGate Memory Stick is the trademark of Sony Corporation. US and foreign patents licensed from Dolby Laboratories.