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Getting Started

IC Recorder

Operating Instructions

Owners Record

The model number is located at the rear panel 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-SX57 Serial No.
Basic Operations Various Recording Modes Playback/Erasing Editing Messages Utilizing the Menu Function Using the IC Recorder with Your Computer Toubleshooting Additional Information Index

ICD-SX57

2007 Sony Corporation
For the customers in the United States
The following FCC statement applies only to the version of this model manufactured for sale in the USA. Other versions may not comply with FCC technical regulations.
Declaration of Conformity
Trade Name Model Responsible Party Address SONY ICD-SX57 Sony Electronics Inc. 16530 Via Esprillo, San Diego, CA 92127 USA Telephone Number : 858-942-2230 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. : : : :

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. If you have any questions about this product, you may call: Sony Customer Information Services Center 1-800-222-7669 or http://www.sony.com/
For the State of California, USA only
Perchlorate Material special handling may apply, See www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorate Perchlorate Material : Lithium battery contains perchlorate

Notice for users

Program 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 Sony Corporation Documentation 2007 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-SX57. You cannot connect other IC recorders.

Memory Stick Duo and

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.
are trademarks of Sony Corporation. Memory Stick PRO Duo and are trademarks of Sony Corporation. MagicGate Memory Stick is the trademark of Sony Corporation. LPEC and are registered trademarks of Sony Corporation. US and foreign patents licensed from Dolby Laboratories.

Trademarks

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 USA and other countries. Pentium is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation. Intel Core is a trademark or a registered trademark of Intel Corporation. Dragon Speech, Dragon NaturallySpeaking are trademarks owned by Nuance Communications, Inc. and are registered in the United States and/or other countries. MPEG Layer-3 audio coding technology and patents licensed from Fraunhofer IIS and Thomson. Memory Stick and are trademarks of Sony Corporation.
Music Identification Technology and associated data will be supplied from the Gracenote. Gracenote MusicID is the industry standard for digital music identification for both CDs and individual music files. For details, see the following web site:: www. gracenote.com Gracenote is a registered trademark of the Gracenote, Inc. The Gracenote logo and logotype, and Powered by Gracenote logo are trademarks of the Gracenote. For use of the Gracenote services, see the following web page: www.gracenote.com/corporate 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 2001 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Table of Contents

Checking the contents of the package...7 Index to Parts and Controls..8
Step 1: Preparing a Power Source.13 Installing the batteries..13. When replacing/charging the batteries..15 Step 2: Setting the Clock..17 Step 3: Preparations Required before Recording..19
Adding a Recording to a Previously Recorded Message..26 Adding an Overwrite Recording during Playback..28 Dividing a Message into Two during Recording..29 Recording with an External Microphone..30 Recording from Other Equipment.31 Recording sound from a telephone or a cell phone..32

Playback/Erasing

Playing Back Messages..33 Adjusting the playback sound by amplifying inaudible sound the Digital Voice Up function.36. Adjusting the playback speed DPC (the Digital Pitch Control function)..37 Playing Back a Specified Section Repeatedly A-B Repeat..37 Adding a Bookmark..38

Step 1: Preparing a Power Source

Installing the batteries

Clock setting display appears when you insert batteries for the first time, or when you insert batteries after the IC recorder has been without batteries for a certain period of time. Please refer to step 4 in Step 2: Setting the Clock on page 17 to set the date and time.
1 Slide and lift the battery

compartment lid.

Using rechargeable batteries
You can install rechargeable batteries (not supplied) instead of the supplied batteries. Follow steps 1 and 2, and then charge the batteries by connecting the USB connector of the IC recorder to your computer.
2 Insert two LR03 (size AAA) alkaline
batteries with correct polarity, and close the lid.

USB cable (supplied)

While the batteries are charging, CONNECTING and the battery indicator are displayed in an animation. When the battery indicator indicates , charging is completed. (Charging time: approx. 4 hours*) When you use the IC recorder for the first time, or after you have not used the IC recorder for a certain time, it is recommended that you charge the batteries repeatedly until is displayed. If the battery indicator is not displayed, charging has not been done properly. Proceed from step 1 again.
* This is an approximation for the time it takes to charge from no remaining battery power to full battery power at room temperature. It varies depending on the remaining power and the condition of the batteries. It also takes more time if the temperature of the batteries is low, or if the batteries are changed while you are transferring data to the IC recorder. Tip You can charge the rechargeable batteries by connecting the IC recorder to an AC outlet using a USB AC adaptor (not supplied) (page 78).

Notes

While or is being displayed instead of the remaining battery/charging indicator, you cannot charge the batteries. Charge the batteries in an environment with a temperature of 5 C 35 C. If USB CHARGE in the menu DETAIL MENU is set to OFF, you cannot charge the batteries using your computer. Set USB CHARGE to ON (page 56). Do not use manganese batteries for this IC recorder.
When replacing/charging the batteries
The battery indicator on the display window shows the battery condition. Notes

Battery life*1

When using a Sony LR03 (SG) (size AAA) alkaline battery
Do not use manganese batteries for this IC recorder. When you replace the batteries, insert the new ones within 3 minutes after you remove the exhausted ones. Otherwise, the display may show the clock setting display or incorrect date and time when you re-insert the batteries. In this case, set the date and time again. The recorded messages and alarm setting, however, will remain. Do not charge dry batteries. When you are not going to use the IC recorder for a long time, remove the batteries to prevent damage from battery leakage and corrosion.

Message 1 Message 2 Message 3 Recording continues.

A message is divided.

1 Press DIVIDE/

recording.

(bookmark) during
An animation which shows dividing appears below the level meter. The new message number is added at the point you pressed the button. The message will be divided into two, while recording continues.
Recording with an External Microphone

Stereo microphone

1 Connect an external microphone to
the (microphone) jack when the IC recorder is in the stop mode. SELECT INPUT appears in the display window.
2 Press or to select MIC IN
and then press. and start recording.
3 Speak into the external microphone
The built-in microphone is automatically cut off. If the input level is not strong enough, adjust the microphone sensitivity and/ or recording level on the IC recorder. When a plug in power type microphone is connected, power is automatically supplied to the microphone from the IC recorder.
Recording from Other Equipment
When the IC recorder is not in the stop mode
Select MIC IN using the menu by selecting DETAIL MENU - SELECT INPUT - MIC IN (page 54).
Recommended microphones You can use the Sony ECM-CS10 or ECM-CZ10 electret condenser microphone (not supplied).

Audio equipment, etc.

1 Connect other equipment to the IC
recorder when the IC recorder is in the stop mode. Connect the audio output connector (stereo mini-plug) of other equipment to the (microphone) jack of the IC recorder using an audio connecting cable*. SELECT INPUT appears in the display window.
2 Press or to select AUDIO

IN and then press.

Select AUDIO IN using the menu by selecting DETAIL MENU - SELECT INPUT - AUDIO IN (page 54).

3 Start recording.

The built-in microphone is automatically cut off and the sound from the connected equipment is recorded. If the input level is not strong enough, adjust the microphone sensitivity and/ or recording level on the IC recorder.
* Optional audio connecting cables (not supplied)
Recording sound from a telephone or a cell phone
You can use the ECM-TL1 headphonetype electret condenser microphone (not supplied) to record sound from a telephone or a cell phone. For details on how to make the connection, see the operating instructions supplied with the ECM-TL1 microphone.

You can divide a message during playback, so that the message is divided into two parts and a new message number is added to the newer part of 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 at a meeting. You can divide a message until the total number of messages in the folder reaches 999 or until the total number of messages in the all folders reaches 1012. Notes
You cannot divide a message at the very beginning or at the very end of the message, or around bookmarks. You cannot divide an MP3 file.

Message 1

Message 2 A Message is divided.

Message 3 Message 4

The message numbers are incremeted.
1 During playback, press DIVIDE/
(bookmark). The message title, message number, and DIVIDE? [DIVIDE] TO EXECUTE are displayed.

2 Press DIVIDE/

(bookmark) again.
You need a certain amount of space in the memory to divide a message. For more information, see System Limitations on page 76. If you divide a message with priority mark(s), the priority mark(s) will be added to both parts of the divided message. When you divide a message with a title, the newer part of the message will have the same title.
The message numbers of the following messages will be incremeted by one.
Moving Message to a Different Folder
When is displayed for the folder indicator, you cannot move a message (page 64).
Adding Priority Mark(s) the Priority Mark Function
You can add priority marks ( ) to important messages. There are four levels, (the most important), , , and no priority mark. You can add priority marks both in the stop mode, and in the playback mode. You cannot add priority marks to an MP3 file.
2 Select MOVE in the menu and

press.

3 Press or to select the
folder that you want to move the message into, and then press. EXECUTING is displayed and the message is moved to the destination folder. When you move a message to another folder, the original message in the previous folder will be deleted.
2 Press and hold 3 Press and hold

A-B/ (priority).

The indicator will flash. A-B/ (priority) again to add the priority mark. Each you press and hold A-B/ , the priority mark(s) will change as follows: No mark
To cancel moving the message
Press (stop) before step 3.

ERASE ALL

ERASE BKMRK

Menu items ALARM

Settings (*: Initial setting) Sets the alarm. NEW*: Set DATE for playback, SUN (Sunday), MON (Monday), TUE (Tuesday), WED (Wednesday), THU (Thursday), FRI (Friday), SAT (Saturday), or DAILY. LIST : A list of the message numbers, date, or the days of the week on which the alarm has already been set will be displayed. EDIT : You can change the selected date or day of the week. CANCEL: You can cancel the alarm on the selected date or on a day of the week. Sets the input level automatically to prevent the sound distortion that occurs when a sound that is too loud is input. ON*: The LIMITER function is activated. OFF: The LIMITER function is cancelled.

DETAIL MENU LIMITER

When REC LEVEL is set to MANUAL, this setting is effective.
SELECT INPUT Selects the external input to be recorded that is connected to the (microphone) jack. MIC IN*: Select when you record messages using an external microphone. AUDIO IN: Select when you record using other equipment.
Settings (*: Initial setting)
DATE & TIME Sets the clock. AUTO*: When the IC recorder is connected to a computer that is running the Digital Voice Editor, the clock will be automatically adjusted according to that computer. MANUAL: You can set the clock by setting year, month, day, hour, and minute in sequence. FORMAT Sets the formatting of the drive after ERASE ALL DATA? has been displayed. NO*: The drive will not be formatted. YES: The drive will be formatted.
Use the IC recorder formatting function to format the memory. If you format the IC recorder using your computer, the sound may be interrupted unexpectedly and the recording time may be shortened.
USB CHARGE Sets whether batteries will be charged using a USB connection or not. ON*: The batteries will be charged. OFF: The batteries will not be charged.

V-UP LEVEL

If you use a USB AC adaptor (not supplied) to connect the IC recorder to the AC outlet, you can charge batteries regardless this setting.
When the VOICE UP switch is set to ON, set the sound level to be amplified so that the inaudible low-level part will become more audible. MAX*: You can adjust the VOICE UP level more effectively. MID: You can adjust the VOICE UP level less finely.
Using the Supplied Digital Voice Editor Software
What You Can Do Using the Digital Voice Editor Software
The Digital Voice Editor software allows you to transfer the messages to your display monitor, to save them on your computers hard disk, and to play back and edit them. Transferring the messages recorded on the IC recorder to your computer Saving the messages on your computers hard disk. Viewing, playing, or editing the messages on your computer. Transferring messages back to the IC recorder. You can add an MP3 file as it is. Sending a voice e-mail message using MAPI e-mail software.
Using the transcribing keys to play back a message and transcribe it using a word-processor or an editors window. Transcribing your IC recorder message using Dragon NaturallySpeaking speech-recognition software (Only when Dragon NaturallySpeaking version 5.0 (or higher) Preferred or Professional Edition is installed on your computer). Using the CD Recording Tool for DVE, you can play tracks of a CD inserted into the computers CD drive and save CD tracks onto the PC hard disk as a file format that the Digital Voice Editor supports. Saved files can then be added to an IC recorder using the Digital Voice Editor. Use of the CD Recording Tool for DVE is limited to the personal purposes.

Using the IC Recorder with Your Computer

System Requirements

Your computer and system software must meet the following minimum requirements. IBM PC/AT 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 sound files you store. CD-ROM drive Port: USB port (Hi-Speed USB is supported) Sound board: Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005, Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional, Windows XP Home Edition, Windows 2000 Professional compatible Display: High color (16 bit) or more and dots or more
OS: Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 Service Pack 2 or higher/Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004 Service Pack 2 or higher/ Windows XP Media Center Edition Service Pack 2 or higher/Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 or higher/Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2 or higher/Windows 2000 Professional Service Pack 4 or higher installation (You cannot use this software with Windows 95/ Windows 98/Windows 98 Second Edition/ Windows Millennium Edition/ Windows NT.)
You cannot use the software with a Macintosh machine. A handmade computer, a computer whose operating system is installed or upgraded by the user, or a computer with multi-boot operating environment are not supported.
Note on transcribing a message
When you use Dragon NaturallySpeaking speech-recognition software to transcribe a message, your computer must also meet the system requirements that the Dragon NaturallySpeaking requires.
Note on sending a voice e-mail
When you use Microsoft Outlook Express 5.0/5.5/6.0 to send a voice e-mail of a message, your computer must also meet the system requirements that the Outlook Express requires.

Installing the Software

Install the Digital Voice Editor software in your computers hard disk. Notes
When you install the Digital Voice Editor, you can create all the compatible file types except for the DVF (TRC) files. (You can play back the DVF (TRC) files.) When installing both types of the Digital Voice Editor, make sure to select overwrite installation to handle all the compatible file formats. Do not connect the IC recorder to the computer before installing the Software. Or do not remove or connect the IC recorder during installing the Software; The IC recorder may not be recognized or the Software may not be installed successfully. Be sure to close all running programs before installing the Digital Voice Editor software. When installing or uninstalling the software in Windows 2000 Professional, make sure to log on Windows as the user name of Administrator.

When you connect the IC recorder to the computer, make sure that the IC recorder is in the stop mode. It is recommend that you disconnect the cable from the computer when you do not use the Digital Voice Editor.
Playing Back MP3 Files Using the IC Recorder
You can play back MP3 files on your computer using the IC recorder. There are two ways how to copy the MP3 files to the IC recorder; using the Digital Voice Editor software and dragging and dropping from Windows Explorer. The maximum playback time (tracks*), when playing MP3 files using the IC recorder, is as follows.
48 kbps 11 hr. 20 min. (170 tracks) 128 kbps 4 hr. 15 min. (63 tracks)
Referring to the Help Files
For details on each operation, refer to the help files.
* In the case where tracks of 4 minutes each are transferred to the IC recorder.
Using the Digital Voice Editor Software

Using Windows Explorer

When you copy MP3 files using Windows Explorer, rather than the Digital Voice Editor software, you can play back the MP3 files as usually but you cannot add/overwrite the recording, divide files (messages), add bookmarks or add priority marks.
1 Connect the IC recorder to your 2 Start the Digital Voice Editor
computer using the supplied USB cable (page 61). supplied and copy MP files from your computer to the IC recorder. The IC recorder can recognize up to 511 folders. When there is one file in each folder, you can create up to 340 folders, and when there are 5 folders, you can copy up to 1012 files in total, up to 999 files in one folder.
1 Connect the IC recorder to your
computer using the supplied USB cable (page 61). Open My Computer and make sure that a removable disk is recognized newly on the Windows screen.
3 Remove the IC recorder from your
2 Drag and drop the folder in
computer, and then press /MENU to select the folder you want. want to play, and then press.
which MP3 files are stored to the removable disk. The IC recorder can recognize up to 500 folders. You can copy up to 999 files in one folder and up 5000 files in total.

The IC recorder does not operate.
No sound comes from the speaker. Sound comes from the speaker even when the headphones are plugged in. The operation indicator does not light. MEMORY FULL is displayed and you cannot start recording. 66
Symptom FILE FULL is displayed and you cannot operate the IC recorder.

Remedy

999 messages have been recorded in the selected folder or 1012 messages (when there are 5 folders) in total have been recorded. Therefore you cannot record another message, or move or divide a message. Erase some of the messages (page 42) or erase all lthe messages after you store them on your computer. As a factory setting, ADD/OVER in the menu is set to OFF. Display the menu and change ADD/OVER to ADD or OVER (page 52). The remaining memory capacity is insufficient. The overwritten part will be deleted after the overwriting part finishes recording. Therefore, you can only overwrite within the remaining recording time. You cannot add a recording or an overwrite recording to MP3 files. The advanced VOR function (page 25) is activated. Set VOR to OFF in the menu (page 50). An object, such as your finger, etc., accidentally rubbed or scratched the IC recorder during recording so that noise was recorded. The IC recorder 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. The (headphones) plug is dirty. Clean the plug. MIC SENS (microphone sensitivity) is set to . Display the menu and set MIC SENS to (page 49). If it is difficult to hear small sound of a recorded message, slide VOICE UP to ON (page 36). Playback sound may become more audible. 67
You cannot add a recording or an overwrite recording.
Recording is interrupted. Noise is heard.

Recording level is low.

Symptom Playback speed is too fast or too slow. --:-- is displayed. --Y--M--D or --:-- is displayed on the REC DATE display. There are fewer menu items displayed in the menu mode. The remaining time displayed in the display window is shorter than that displayed in the supplied Digital Voice Editor software. The battery life is short.

Your computer may be in the system standby/hibernate mode. Do not let your computer enter into the system standby/ hibernate mode while being connected to the IC recorder. You may format the memory of the IC recorder. Use the IC recorder formatting function to format the memory. No sound board is installed. No speaker is built-in or connected to the computer. The volume of the sound is turned down. Turn up the volume on the computer. (Refer to the instruction manual of the computer.) The volume of WAV files can be changed and saved using the Increase Volume feature of the Microsoft Sound Recorder. You cannot play back a message whose file format the Digital Voice Editor software does not support. Depending on the file format, you cannot use part of editorial features of the software. This happens when you play back messages that you divided, combined, overwrote, or added a recording. Save a message in the hard disk first, and then add it to the IC recorder. Select the saving file format that suits the IC recorder you use. When the total number of messages increases, the operation becomes slower, regardless of the length of the recording time.
The IC recorder does not operate. Messages cannot be played back./Playback sound volume is too low.
Saved message files cannot be played back or edited. Counter or slider moves incorrectly. There is noise. Operation is slow when there are many messages.
Symptom Display does not work during saving, adding, or deleting of messages. It takes too long to convert a file format. The software hangs when the Digital Voice Editor software starts up.
It takes a longer time to copy or delete long messages. After completing operations, the display works normally. The time required for file conversion becomes longer as the file size is bigger. Do not disconnect the connector of the IC recorder while the computer is communicating with the IC recorder. Otherwise the computer operations become unstable or the data inside the IC recorder may be damaged. There may be conflict between the software and other driver or application. Do not install the Memory Stick Voice Editor software and the Digital Voice Editor Ver. 2x software after you installed the Digital Voice Editor software. The Digital Voice Editor software may not operate properly.
Error Messages (IC recorder)
Error message BATTERY LOW Cause/Remedy
You cannot format the memory or erase all the files in a folder because of insufficient battery power. Prepare new batteries to replace the current ones. Batteries are exhausted. Replace the old batteries with new ones. The remaining memory capacity of the IC recorder is insufficient. Erase some messages before recording. When there are already 999 messages in the selected folder or the total number of the file stored in the IC recorder becomes maximum, you cannot divide the message. Erase some messages before dividing a message. You cannot play or edit messages, because the data of the selected file is damaged. The IC recorder cannot be turned on using the computer because there is no copy of the control file required for operation. Format the IC recorder using the formatting function in the menu. The IC recorder failed in memory access. Remove and then reinsert the batteries. Save a backup copy of your data and format the IC recorder using the menu.

LOW BATTERY MEMORY FULL FILE FULL
FILE DAMAGED FORMAT ERROR

PROCESS ERROR

Error message SET DATE&TIME SET ADD/OVERWRITE NO FILE

Cause/Remedy

Set the clock; otherwise, you cannot set the alarm. ADD/OVER in the menu is set to OFF. You cannot add a recording or an overwrite recording. The selected folder does not have any messages. You cannot add priority marks, bookmarks, set the alarm, etc., because of this. 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 has already passed. Check it and set the appropriate date and time. If you have not set the alarm, the alarm list will not be displayed. Make the alarm setting for NEW. If you have not set any bookmark on a message, you cannot cancel it. The selected message is protected and is now a Reading only file. You cannot add priority marks or bookmarks, divide a message, add a recording, or an overwrite recording. Cancel Reading only on your computer to edit the message using the IC recorder. The data does not have a file format which the IC recorder supports.
ALREADY SET PAST DATE/TIME NO SETTING

FILE PROTECTED

UNKNOWN DATA
Error message CANNOT OPERATE
If the selected file is an MP3 file, you cannot add priority marks or bookmarks, divide a message, add a recording, or an overwrite recording. You cannot move a message, because there is more than one folder that has files with same name. Change the file names. REC LEVEL in the menu is set to MANUAL. The VOR function does not work and you cannot set the microphone sensitivity. REC LEVEL in the menu is set to AUTO_AGC. The LIMITER function does not work. If there are no MP3 files in the folder, no folders are displayed in the display window, therefore, the folder setting will be changed. You can set up to 30 alarms. Cancel unwanted alarms. A system error other than the above has occurred. Remove the batteries and re-insert them.
AUTO_AGC SETTING ONLY MANUAL SETTING ONLY CHANGE FOLDER
FULL SETTING SYSTEM ERROR

System Limitations

There are some system limitations of the IC recorder. Troubles as mentioned below are not malfunctions of the IC recorder.
Symptom You cannot record messages up to the maximum recording time. Cause/Remedy
If you record messages in a mixture of STHQ, ST, STLP, SP and LP modes, the recordable time varies from the maximum STHQ mode recording time to the maximum LP mode recording time. The sum of the number on the counter (elapsed recording time) and the remaining recording time may be less than the IC recorders maximum recording time. You cannot divide a message in a folder which has 999 messages. You cannot divide MP3 files. You cannot divide at the beginning of a message or at the end of a message, or around bookmarks. If you have transferred MP3 files using Windows Explorer, those files may not be copied in order of transfer because of the limitations of Windows. When you want to display the files you transferred in order, it is recommended that you use the supplied Digital Voice Editor software. If messages on which bookmarks have been added using other IC recorders are copied to this IC recorder, the A-B repeat setting may not be made. Cancel the bookmarks first, and then make the A-B repeat setting. Depending on the combination of the characters used for the folder name that was made on Windows Explorer, those characters may change to all capitals.

(repeat) A-B/ (priority)..8
A-B Repeat...37 Adding an Overwrite Recording..28 Adding a Recording..26 ADD/OVER...52 ALARM...54 Alarm...10, 12, 39
Digital Voice Up...36 DIRECTNL..9, 20. DIRECTNL switch..19, 23 DISPLAY...50. Dividing a Message..29, 44 DPC...9, 50
EASY SEARCH...51 EFFECT...51 ERASE ALL...53 ERASE BKMRK...53 Erasing Messages..42 Error Messages...73
BACKLIGHT...53 Batteries...7, 13 Battery life...15 BEEP...52 Bookmark...10, 38 Built-in microphones...8

FORMAT...55

HOLD...9
Index to Parts and Controls..8 Display during playback and stop.10 Display during recording..11 Display window...10 Front...8 Rear....9
Connecting the IC Recorder to your Computer..61
DATE & TIME..55 DCP...37 DETAIL MENU...54 Digital Voice Editor..7, 57. Installing...59 82
LCF (LOW CUT)...19, 49 LCF (Low Cut Filter)...12.
LED...52. LIM (limiter)...12 LIMITER...19, 54 LP....11, 23
Recording with Other Equipment.77 Record standby mode..24
SELECT INPUT...54 Setting the Clock...17 SP....11, 23 Specifications...80 ST....11, 23 STHQ...11, 23 STLP....11, 23 System Limitations..76
Manual Recording Mode..24 Menu....46 Microphone sensitivity..11, 12. MIC SENS..19, 20, 49. Monitoring the recording..23 MOVE...53. Moving Message...45. MP3...11
Troubleshooting...66 Digital Voice Editor...70 IC Recorder...66
Playing Back Message...33 Playing Back MP3...62 PLAY MODE...51 Precautions...79 Priority Mark(s)..45 Priority marks...10.
USB AC Adaptor...78. USB CHARGE...56. USB Mass Storage Device..65
REC LEVEL...19, 50 REC MODE...49 Recording Messages..21 Recording mode..23 Recording time..23 Recording with an External Microphone.30
V-UP....9 V-UP LEVEL...56 VOR...25, 50
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