Sony BM-850D Operating Instructions

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  • Sony BM-850D | Operating Instructions - Page 1
    3-757-398-32(1) Microcassette Dictator/Transcriber Operating Instructions BM-850D BM-850T © 1996 by Sony Corporation
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    servicing instruction manual Manual 3 Features 3 Operation Flow Chart 4 Setting Up Power Connection 6 Setting Up the Unit 6 Operations Dictation 8 Transcription 12 Erasing 16 Telephone Recording 17 Example of Dictation and Transcription ..... 18 Additional Information Troubleshooting Guide
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    About This Manual The instructions in this manual are for the BM-850D and BM-850T. Before you to move the tape without using your hands. • Auto-stop function quickly accesses instructions and documents. • Auto backspace function with the REVERSE TIME control makes transcribing easy by enabling
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    to zero. . Set the function selector of the hand control unit to DICT. Speak into the microphone. Record the SEC signal before giving instructions to the secretary (10). Quick review playback and correct the dictated material. Keep the function selector of the hand control unit pressed down toward
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    Transcription (BM-850T) . Disconnect the hand control unit. . Connect the foot control unit (6). . Set POWER to ON. . Insert the cassette (7). . Set SPEAKER to BUILT-IN or connect earphones. . Press AUTO STOP to make the AUTO STOP indication disappear (13). . Set TAPE SPEED. . Press REW. When the
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    Power Connection Note on the AC power adaptor Use only the AC power adaptor supplied. Do not use any other AC power adaptor. Rear Porarity of the plug to a wall outlet to DC IN 9 V AC power adaptor (supplied) Setting Up the Unit Connecting the Hand Control Unit (supplied with the BM-850D only)
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    Cassette Insertion 1 3 4 5 Microcassette ] 2 1 Take up any slack in the tape. 2 Set POWER to ON. 3 Press the eject button to open the cassette holder. 4 Insert a cassette into the cassette holder with the side to be recorded on or played back facing upward. Push the cassette into the holder
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    16.) When you dictate • Identify yourself. (Name, department, phone number) • Indicate the type of dictation. (Memo, letter, etc.) • Give transcribing instructions. (Type of stationery, number of copies and who they are for, envelopes, etc.) • Specify distribution. (Names, addresses, etc.) During
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    page 13) is activated (AUTO STOP: ON), the tape automatically stops at each index signal when it is rewound or rapidly advanced. Documents and instructions can be located without the user's having to listen to the entire tape. • Before dictating, press RESET to reset the counters to zero. Continued
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    time the button is pressed, the number pressed. • If either the LTR or SEC button is pressed while turning on the on the SEC (special instruction) counter increases by one and "SEC" flashes for about SPEED CONTROL selector, the three seconds. tape will run at normal tape speed. Up to nine
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    Quick reviewing (playback)/correcting the dictated material You can easily listen to the dictated material and correct it if required. 1 Keep the function selector of the hand control unit pressed down toward B. SPACE to rewind the tape. to B. SPACE 2 Release the selector. Playback of the
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    Transcription You need the BM-850T or, if your model is BM-850D the foot control unit. To use the unit as a transcribing machine, connect the foot control unit. For connection, see page 6. Fast forward 74 2 Rewind 8 Start/Stop (Listen) Foot control unit 61 5 3 9 Tips on Transcription • Before
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    , and a beep tone is heard. The tape stops automatically. When the AUTO STOP function is off, the numbers on the LTR (document) and SEC (special instruction) counters increase or decrease and "LTR" or "SEC" blinks when an LTR or SEC signal is detected, but the tape does not stop. Controlling the
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    Transcription (continued) Note If the LTR or SEC signal is detected while the tape is being rewound with this function, the length of the reverse time may be longer than the setting you have selected. Auto backspace function This control operates only when the foot control unit is connected. With
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    Private listening Connect a Sony DE-45 or MDR-U10M earphones (not supplied) to the EARPHONE jack. The sound will be heard through the earphones and speaker sound will be disconnected. Selecting the speaker You can listen to the dictated material through the built-in speaker or the speaker on the
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    Erasing The recording can be erased rapidly. REC/ERASE 1 p STOP 2 1 Insert the cassette with the side to be erased up. (See page 7.) Be sure not to rewind the tape after transcribing. The end portion of the dictated material to be erased should be positioned at the recording head. 2 Keep ERASE
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    To record telephone conversation, connect the optional TL-4 telephone recording adaptor* to the TELEPHONE PICKUP jack. For further details, refer to the instruction manual of the telephone recording adaptor. * The TL-4 cannot be used on some telephones. 1 REC/ERASE 3 Telephone BM-850 TL-4 (not
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    Example of Dictation and Transcription Example of Dictation Set the function selector of the hand control unit to DICT. . Press SEC. "This is a letter. Type it up and send it by express." "Today's date is July 4, 1996. This letter is for Mr. Alan R. Jefferson Pyrene House, Sunbury on Thames,
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    . Mr. Alan R. Jefferson Pyrene House, Sunbury on Thames, Middlesex, TW 16 7AT, U.K. Blinks for approx. 3 seconds and stops blinking. July 4, 1996 Blinks for about 3 seconds and then stops blinking. Dear Sir, We received your order for POI-L-5049-D3581, quantity 270,000 today. Shipment can be made
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    Troubleshooting Guide Should any problem occur, conduct the following simple tests to determine whether or not servicing is required. If the problem persists after you have conducted these tests, consult the nearest Sony Dictation Systems dealer. The unit does not operate. • The AC power adaptor is
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    Alarm System An alarm sounds and an indication appears on the display window in the following situations. Alarm system When you press a button. m A beep is heard and † blinks. The unit shuts off. m A long beep is heard and † blinks. m "E" appears. The unit shuts off. m A short beep is heard and "
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    Specifications Tape y (normal position type) Recording system 4-track 2-channel monaural (L channel for electronic index signals, R channel for sound signals) Tape speed 2.4 cm/s (15⁄16 in./s), 1.2 cm/s (15⁄32 in./s) Fast winding time Approx. 1 min. 50 sec. (2.4 cm/s) with Sony microcassette MC-60BM
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    Location and Function of Controls For details, refer to the pages indicated in ( ). 1 2 3 4 5 !¢ !∞ !§ !¶ 6 1 Eject button Press to eject the cassette. 2 Display window (Back cover) 3 Built-in speaker 4 REC (record)/ERASE lamp (8, 16) 7 5 POWER switch 6 Cassette holder 7 SPEED control (13
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    letter counter Displays the number of end-of-letter signals (i.e. the number of documents) recorded. 6 SEC (secretary) counter Special instructions for secretary counter Displays the number of special-instructionsfor-secretary signals recorded. 7 Tape counter 8 † (cassette) indicator Normally this
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BM-850D/T 3-757-398-32 U E
3-757-398-
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Operating Instructions
BM-850D
BM-850T
Microcassette
Dictator/Transcriber
1996 by Sony Corporation