Sony ICD-BP120 Primary User Manual

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  • Sony ICD-BP120 | Primary User Manual - Page 1
    Instructions Owner's 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-BP120
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    in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. This device complies with Part 15 of the not expressly approved in this manual could void your authority Trade Name: SONY Model No.: ICD-BP120 Responsible Party: Sony Electronics Inc.
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    To receive the customer services, complete and return the registration card included in your package. • This software is for Windows and cannot be used for Macintosh. • The supplied connecting cable is for the IC recorder ICD-BP120 only. You cannot connect other IC recorders. Trademarks • IBM and PC
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    Table of Contents Before You Begin What is the ICD-BP120 IC recorder 6 Features ...7 Getting Started Step 1: Installing the Batteries 8 Step 2: Setting the Clock 10 Basic Operations Recording Messages 12 Playing Back Messages 16 Erasing Messages 20 Various Ways of Playback Adding a Bookmark
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    Voice Editor" Software 46 Connecting the IC Recorder to Your Computer 48 Starting Up the Digital Voice Editor Software 49 Names and Functions of the Main Window 50 Saving Messages to the Computer 51 Adding Messages to the IC Recorder 54 Additional Information Precautions 56 Troubleshooting
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    You Begin What is the ICD-BP120 IC recorder? The ICD-BP120 IC recorder enables you to record and play back oral messages in the built-in IC memory. z Recording When a new message is recorded, it is automatically added after the last recorded messages. Unlike with tape recorders, you do not need to
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    a new recording to a previously recorded message. • External microphone jack (page 15) • Connecting to a personal computer (page 42) You can transfer the messages recorded in the ICD-BP120 IC recorder to the computer and edit them on the computer using the supplied Digital Voice Editor Software. 7
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    BGetting Started Step 1: Installing the Batteries 1 Slide and lift the battery compartment lid. 2 1 2 Insert two LR03 (size AAA) alkaline batteries with correct polarity, and close the lid. 2 1 If the battery compartment lid is accidentally detached, attach it as illustrated. Clock setting display
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    (SP)/17 hours (LP) of recording or approx. 7 hours (SP)/9 hours (LP) of playback is possible. * Using Sony alkaline batteries LR03 (SG) * When batteries or disconnected the USB cable, "ACCESS" may appear on the display window. Do not remove the batteries while this message is displayed. If the
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    Step 2: Setting the Clock You need to set the clock to use the alarm or timer setting function. Clock setting display appears when you insert batteries for the first time, or when you insert batteries after the unit has been without batteries for a certain period of time. In this case, proceed from
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    Getting Started 4 Set the time. 1 Press . or > to select the digits of the hour. 2 Press NxPLAY/ STOP. The minute digits will flash. 3 Set the minute. 5 Press NxPLAY/STOP at the time signal. The display will return to "SET DATE". 6 Press MENU to exit the menu mode. 1 Tip This unit does not have
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    page 9). 1 Select the folder. Press FOLDER repeatedly to display the folder (A, B, C, D or E) in which you wish to record messages. Current folder 2 Start recording. 1 Press zREC/STOP. Remaining memory indicator Current message number 2 Speak to the built-in microphone. OPR indicator (lights in
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    indicator flashes in red and "PAUSE" flashes in the display window. Press XPAUSE or zREC/STOP. Recording resumes from that point. (To stop recording after pausing recording, press xSTOP.) * 15 minutes after you pause recording, recording pause is automatically released and the unit goes into the
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    minute, the selected display mode (page 39) and "REMAIN" will flash one after the other in the display window. When the memory is full, recording automatically stops and "FULL" will flash in the display window with an alarm sound. To continue recording, first erase some of the messages (page 20). 14
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    Advanced VOR function When VOR (voice operated recording) selector on the rear is set to ON, recording starts when the recorder detects sound and stops when from the IC recorder. Adding a recording To add a recording to a previously recorded message or to add an overwrite recording during playback,
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    message, start from Step 1. When playing back a message you have just finished recording, start from Step 3. 1 Select the folder. Press FOLDER repeatedly to display the folder (A, B, C, D or E) you wish to play back. Current folder 2 Select the message number.
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    3 Start playback. 1 Press NxPLAY/STOP. EAR jack OPR indicator (lights in green during playback.) Basic Operations Counter display (or the selected display mode) 2 Turn VOL to adjust the volume. After playing back one message, the unit stops at the beginning of the next message. When the last
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    the beginning of each message - Scanning Play During stop mode, press NxPLAY/STOP for more than one second. "SCAN" will be displayed in the display window and the first 5 seconds of each message in the selected folder will be played back. When you find the desired message, press NxPLAY/STOP. The
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    go back approx. 3 seconds by pressing . once, or advance approx 10 seconds by pressing > once. This function is useful when locating a desired point in a long recording. 19
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    messages one by one or all messages in a folder at a time. Note that once a recording has been erased, you cannot retrieve it. Erasing messages one by one When a message is erased, the remaining messages will advance and renumbered so that
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    To erase other messages Repeat steps 1 and 2. To erase a message partially First divide the message by adding an index (see page 26) and then follow the steps on page 20 to erase the message. Erasing all messages in a folder e.g. Folder A Message 1 Message 2 Message 3 Blank space Folder B Message
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    BVarious Ways of Playback Adding a Bookmark You can add a bookmark at a point in a message, so that you can access the point quickly by pressing the . or > button and start playback. INDEX/BOOKMARK ./> ERASE xSTOP During playback or stop, press INDEX/BOOKMARK for more than 1 second. A bookmark
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    Various Ways of Playback Playing Back the Specified Section Repeatedly - A-B Repeat While playing back a message, you can set the start (A) and end (B) points for a section you wish to play repeatedly. A-B REPEAT/PRIORITY 1 During playback, press A-B REPEAT/PRIORITY briefly. The starting point (A)
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    at Conference room A 1 During playback, press zREC/STOP for more than 1 second. The REC indicator appears and "ADD" flashes three times on the display window. The OPR indicator will turn red. The new recording will be added at the end of the current message. 2 Press zREC/STOP or xSTOP to stop the
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    • The added message will be recorded in the same recording mode (SP or LP; see page 41) as the original message, regardless of the current recording mode setting. • You cannot overwrite if the remaining memory of the IC recorder is not enough. For details, see "Troubleshooting" on page 57. Editing
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    Dividing a Message into Two/ Combining Messages - Index Function You can divide a message by adding an index, or combine messages by erasing the index. While recording/playing back messages, you can add an index (see below). In stop mode, you can erase the index (see page 28). INDEX/BOOKMARK ERASE
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    . The message will be divided in two messages; however, the messages will be recorded without a break. Message 1 Message 2 Message 3 An index is added. Recording continues. 1 Tip You can add an index during recording pause (page 13). To add an index during playback While playing back a message
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    has been added to the message, the above steps first delete the bookmark (page 22). Repeat the steps to erase the index. •Due to the recording system of an IC recorder, you may not be able to add or delete an index in some cases (page 61). 28
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    Moving Messages to a Different Folder - Move Function You can move the recorded messages to another folder. Editing Messages FOLDER NxPLAY/STOP xSTOP Example: Moving Message 3 in Folder A to Folder C 1 Play back the message you want to move. 2
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    Adding Priority Mark(s) - Priority Mark Function Usually the recorded messages are lined up in the order of recording. By adding priority marks ( ) to important messages, you can setting is finished when the priority mark(s) light(s) steadily in the display window and the messages are renumbered. 30
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    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 Editing Messages Message 1 Message 2 Message 3 Note While the
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    BOther Functions Starting Recording at a Desired Time - Timer Recording You can start recording at a desired time. NxPLAY/STOP MENU ./> 1 Display the timer setting display. 1 Press MENU. The NxPLAY/STOP. "START" is displayed for one second, and then "DATE" will flash in the display window. 32
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    and press NxPLAY/STOP. "END" is displayed for one second, and then the hour digits of the recording end will flash in the display window. 4 Repeat Step 3 to set the recording end time. 5 Select the recording mode. Press . or > to select "SP" or "LP" and press NxPLAY/STOP. 6 Press MENU to exit the
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    or everyday, you can set the timer if the remaining recording time is longer than the first recording and for the second or later recording, timer recording stops when there is no more remaining time on the IC recorder. • If 99 messages have been recorded in the selected folder or the memory is full
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    " is displayed, the alarm has been set. ) Note The alarm cannot be set if the clock has not been set or no message has been recorded in the selected folder. 3 Set the alarm setting to ON. 1 Press Nx. 2 Press . or > to flash "ON". 3 Press Nx. Other Functions Continued 35
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    Playing Back a Message at a Desired Time with an Alarm (continued) 4 Set the alarm date. • to play back on a desired date 1 Press Nx while 2 Press . or > "DATE" is flashing. to select the year digits and press Nx. 3 Select the month and day digits in the same way. • to play back once a week Press
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    and the new message will be played back. • If the timer recording start time comes during alarm playback, the playback stops and the timer recording will start. • If the alarm time comes during recording, alarm will sound after the recording is finished and "," will flash. • If more than one alarm
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    cancel the HOLD function, simply slide the HOLD switch in the opposite direction. Note When the HOLD function is activated during recording, cancel the HOLD function first to stop recording. 1 Tip Even if the HOLD function is activated, you can stop the alarm playback. To stop the alarm or playback
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    Each time you press DISPLAY, the display mode will change as shown below: Other Functions DISPLAY Counter: Elapsed playback/ recording time in one message M Recorded time: The date and time the current message was recorded. (If the clock has not been set, "- -:- -" will be displayed.) Remaining
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    Menu map Press MENU to enter the menu mode. ALARM MODE TIMER BEEP CONT EASY-S OFF ON SP LP OFF ON ON OFF OFF ON OFF ON DATE SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT DAILY DATE SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT DAILY Set date Set time B-PLAY B-ONLY Set date Set start time Set end time SP LP SET DATE Year Month
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    press Nx PLAY/STOP to fix the setting. z Alarm setting (ALARM) See page 35. z Timer recording (TIMER) See page 32. z Recording mode (MODE) SP: You can record for up to 127 minutes with better sound. LP: You can record for up to 339 minutes. z Beep sound (BEEP) BEEP ON: A beep will sound to indicate
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    Operations What you can do with the "Digital Voice Editor" Software The Digital Voice Editor Software enables you to do the following: • Transferring the messages recorded on the IC recorder to your computer (page 51) You can transfer the messages to your computer and save them onto your computer
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    "Digital Voice Editor" Software Operations The messages transferred from the computer can be played back on the IC recorder. Your computer Play back on the IC recorder Transfer sound files* • Messages transferred from the IC recorder • Sound files you received via e-mail, etc. *The sound files
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    files. There are three ways to open online Help file: • Click [Start], [Programs], [Sony Digital Voice Editor], and then [Help]. • After starting up the software, select [Help Topics] in the [Help] menu. • After starting up the software, click (Help topics) in the Toolbar. To search from the table
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    Voice Editor" Software Operations System Requirements Your computer and system software must meet the following minimum requirements. • IBM PC/AT or compatible (You cannot use this software : Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 98 or Windows 98 Second Edition 45
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    Installing the "Digital Voice Editor" Software Installing the software Install the "Digital Voice Editor" Software in your computer's hard disk, etc. Note Do not connect the IC recorder to the computer before installing the Software (page 48). 1 Turn on your computer and start up Windows. Note Be
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    setup exe.] in that folder. Uninstalling the software When you wish to uninstall the software, follow the steps below. 1 Click [Start] and select [Programs], [Sony Digital Voice Editor] and then [Uninstall]. The uninstaller starts up. 2 Follow the displayed instructions. Note If you wish to move the
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    using the supplied USB cable. Note Be sure to install the "Digital Voice Editor" Software before connecting the IC recorder to your computer. To the USB connector of your computer To IC recorder IC recorder USB connector Connecting cable (supplied) Your computer USB connecting cable can be
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    Starting Up the Digital Voice Editor Software 1 Start up Windows. 2 Click [Start], and select [Programs], [Sony Digital Voice Editor] and then [Digital Voice Editor]. The Digital Voice Editor Software starts up and the main window (page 50) appears. The data in the IC recorder is loaded to the
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    stored in your computer's hard disk is displayed. 4 "IC RECORDER" message window The list of messages in the IC recorder is displayed. 5 [Connect] , [Mail], [Voice Recognition] buttons See the online Help files for details. 6 Player window Contains the buttons or sliders to control the playback
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    to the computer, its alarm setting will be cancelled. Saving messages one by one 1 Click to select the message you wish to save from the "IC RECORDER" message window. To select multiple messages, press and hold down the Shift key as you click the first and last messages in a consecutive group or the
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    Saving all message folders at one time 1 Click the "IC RECORDER" message window. 2 Click (Save All) on the toolbar. The dialog automatically named as "IC recorder model name_current year_month_day", e.g. ICD-BP120_2001_07_04. To add the messages as they are onto the IC recorder later on, save
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    data is compressed so that the size of the data is relatively small. The ICS files can be played back on the "Sony ICDPCLINK" software. By restoring the ICS files back to the IC recorder, you can also play back the files on the IC recorder ICD-R100. WAV file (WAV FILE [8kHz/11kHz/16kHz, 8 bit/16 bit
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    end of the specified folder, refer to the online Help files. Note When a message is added to the IC recorder, its alarm setting will be cancelled. Adding messages one by one 1 Click to select the message you wish to add in the "PC" message window. To select multiple messages, press and hold down the
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    Voice Editor" Software Operations Adding all messages in a folder at one time You can add all the messages in a message folder (A, B, C, D or E) at one time. 1 Click to select the message folder you wish to add in the "PC" message window. 2 Drag the message folder and drop it in the "IC RECORDER
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    used in the speaker. If you have any questions or problems concerning your unit, please consult your nearest Sony dealer. Backup recommendations To avoid potential risk of data loss caused by accidental operation or malfunction of the IC recorder, we recommend that you save a backup copy of your
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    Troubleshooting Before taking the unit for repair, check the following sections. Should any problem persist after you have made these checks, consult your nearest Sony dealer. Additional Information IC Recorder Symptom Remedy The unit does not •The batteries have been inserted with incorrect
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    Troubleshooting (continued) Symptom Remedy Recording level is •The MIC SENS selector is set to "L". Set it to low. "H" (see page 14). Recording is interrupted. •The advanced VOR function (page 15) is activated. Set the VOR selector to OFF. Recording display display window does window may be
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    . See the online Help files for details.) •The software does not support playback of WAV files. Install the software which supports playback of WAV files (e.g. Microsoft Sound Recorder). Playback sound •Turn up the volume on the computer. (Refer to volume is too low. the instruction manual of the
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    memory of the IC recorder is too short. Erase some messages before recording. •You inserted the batteries or disconnected the USB cable. Wait until the message disappears before starting operation. For the error messages of the "Digital Voice Editor", please refer to the online Help files. 60
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    of the IC recorder. Troubles as mentioned below are not malfunctions of the unit. Symptom Cause/Remedy You cannot record •If you record messages in a mixture of SP and messages up to the LP modes, the recordable time varies from the maximum recording maximum SP mode recording time to
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    6 qk 7 ql 8 w; 9 q; 1 MIC (built-in microphone) (12) 2 Display window (64) 3 FOLDER button (12, 16) 4 INDEX/BOOKMARK button (22, 26) 5 DISPLAY earphone) jack (14, 17) qd OPR (operation) indicator (12, 17) 62 qf zREC (record) /STOP button (13, 24) qg X PAUSE button (13, 17) qh .REVIEW/>CUE
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    Rear Additional Information wa wf ws wd wg wa PLAY SPEED selector (18) ws MIC SENS (microphone sensitivity) selector (14) wd VOR selector (15) wf Clip* wg Battery compartment (8) wh Hook for handstrap (not supplied) wh *Using the clip Press here to lift the clip. Notes • To prevent the clip
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    window 8 1 9 2 q; 3 qa 4 qs 5 6 qd 7 qf 1 Bookmark indicator (22) 2 Alarm indicator (36) 3 Repeat play indicator (18, 23) 4 Recording mode indication (41) 5 Priority marks (30) 6 REC DATE (recorded indicator (9) qa VOR (voice operated recording) indicator (15) qs REC (recording) indicator (12)
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    media Built-in flash memory, Monaural recording Recording time SP: 127 minutes, LP: 339 minutes Frequency response SP: 250 Hz size AAA) alkaline battery × 2 (U.S.A. model only) Connecting cable × 1 "Digital Voice Editor" (CD-ROM) × 1 Registration card × 1 (U.S.A. and European models only)
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    42 Digital Voice Player 47 Display window 64 Display mode 39 Drag/drop 51, 54 Drive 46 DVF file 53 E Easy search 19 Erase, index 28 Erase, messages 20 Error messages 60 External microphone 15 F, G Folder 12, 16 H Hold 38 I, J, K IC memory 6 "IC RECORDER" message window 50 ICS file
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    , 26 Microphone, built-in 12 Microphone, external 15 Microphone, connecting 15 Microphone sensitivity 14 Move 29 MSV file 53 O Overwrite recording 25 P, Q "PC" message window 50 Personal computer 7 Play back continuously 41 Playback 16 Playback Pause function 17 Playback speed 18 Player
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IC Recorder
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ICD-BP120
Operating Instructions
Owner’s 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-BP120
Serial No.