Sony ICD-UX70PINK Operating Instructions
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your Sony dealer regarding this product. Model No. Serial No. ICD-UX70/UX80 © 2007 Sony Corporation 3-274-295-13(1) Getting Started Basic Operations Various Recording Modes Playback/Erasing Editing Messages Utilizing the Menu Function Utilizing Your Computer Troubleshooting Additional Information - Sony ICD-UX70PINK | Operating Instructions - Page 2
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/ Declaration of Conformity Trade Name : SONY Model : ICD-UX70/UX80 Responsible Party : Sony - Sony ICD-UX70PINK | Operating Instructions - Page 3
to Sound - the VOR Function 19 Recording with an External Microphone 20 Recording from Other Equipment......21 Recording sound from a telephone or a cell phone 22 Playback/Erasing Playing Back Messages 23 Adjusting the playback speed - DPC (the Digital Pitch Control function 26 Playing back - Sony ICD-UX70PINK | Operating Instructions - Page 4
42 Disconnecting the IC recorder from your computer 43 Using Voice Recognition Software......43 Introducing the voice recognition software 43 Creating a user file adapted to your recorded speech (Training 44 Playing Back Transferred MP3 Files Using the IC Recorder 45 Construction of folders - Sony ICD-UX70PINK | Operating Instructions - Page 5
package IC Recorder (1) You are cautioned that any changes or modifications not expressly approved in this manual could void your authority to operate this equipment. LR03 (size AAA) alkaline battery (1) Stereo headphones (1) USB connection support cable (1) Operating Instructions GB - Sony ICD-UX70PINK | Operating Instructions - Page 6
Refer to the pages indicated in parentheses for details. Front Operation indicator (14, 16, 17, 23, 38, 57) Built-in microphones (stereo) (16) Display window (8) Control key (, /VOL (volume) +, VOL -)/ENT (enter) button*1 (folder)/MENU button (16, 23, 30, 31, 32, 46) (headphone - Sony ICD-UX70PINK | Operating Instructions - Page 7
(record/pause) button (16, 17, 19, 35) (stop) button (17, 24, 25, 28, 31, 32) (cue/fast forward) button (23, 24, 25 play/stop) button (17, 23, 25) (review/fast backward) button supplied or commercially available stereo headphones to the (headphone) jack. If unwanted noise is heard - Sony ICD-UX70PINK | Operating Instructions - Page 8
the following, depending on the current operation mode : stop : playback : recording : recording standby/recording pause : recording with the VOR function : recording pause with the VOR function (flashing) If you press (record/pause) to pause recording when "VOR" is set to "ON" in the menu - Sony ICD-UX70PINK | Operating Instructions - Page 9
mode, and displays the current recording mode when the IC recorder is in the playback or recording mode. : Standard play stereo recording mode with high quality sound : Standard play stereo recording mode : Long play stereo recording mode : Standard play monaural recording mode : Long play monaural - Sony ICD-UX70PINK | Operating Instructions - Page 10
indication Displays the remaining recording time in hours, minutes, and seconds. If there is more than 10 hours time remaining, the time is displayed in hours. If there is more - Sony ICD-UX70PINK | Operating Instructions - Page 11
compartment lid. Note Do not use manganese battery for this IC recorder. Clock setting display appears and the year section flashes when you insert battery for the first time, or when you insert battery after the IC recorder has been without battery for a certain period of time. Please refer to - Sony ICD-UX70PINK | Operating Instructions - Page 12
will stop operation. Battery life*1 When using Sony LR03 (SG) (size AAA) alkaline battery Recording ST*3 mode STSP*4 Recording Approx. 9 hr. Approx. 9 hr. 30 min. 30 min. Playback*2 through speaker Approx. 14 hr. Approx. 14 hr. Playback Approx. 30 hr. Approx. 30 hr. using the headphones - Sony ICD-UX70PINK | Operating Instructions - Page 13
Started When using Sony NH-AAA rechargeable battery Recording ST*3 mode STSP*4 Recording Approx. 9 hr. Approx. 9 hr. Playback*2 through speaker Approx. 13 hr. Approx. 13 hr. Playback Approx. 28 hr. Approx. 28 hr. using the headphones Recording STLP*5 SP*6 mode Recording Approx. 10 hr - Sony ICD-UX70PINK | Operating Instructions - Page 14
operation indicator flashes in orange or is lit in red. While the IC recorder is accessing data, do not remove the battery or connect or disconnect the (not supplied). Doing so may damage the data. Note If the IC recorder is required to process a large amount of data, an updating animation may be - Sony ICD-UX70PINK | Operating Instructions - Page 15
Getting Started 1 Select "DATE & TIME" in the menu. Press and hold /MENU for more than one second. The menu mode will be displayed in the display window. 3 Press the control key toward or to set the year, month, day, hour, and minute in sequence, and then press ENT. Press the control key - Sony ICD-UX70PINK | Operating Instructions - Page 16
/MENU to display the folder selection window. � Press the control key toward or to select the folder in which you want to record messages, and then press ENT. 2 Start recording. Press (record/pause) in the stop mode. The operation indicator lights in red. You do not need to press and hold - Sony ICD-UX70PINK | Operating Instructions - Page 17
) (page 56). The maximum recording time varies if you record messages in mixed recording mode. To pause recording* release pause and resume recording review the current recording instantly review during recording Do this Press (record/pause). During recording pause, the operation indicator - Sony ICD-UX70PINK | Operating Instructions - Page 18
mode in the "REC MODE" menu. ST : High-quality stereo recording mode (44.1 kHz/192 kbps) You can record with stereo highquality sound. STSP : Standard play stereo recording mode (44.1 kHz/128 kbps) You can record with stereo sound. STLP : Long play stereo recording mode (22.05 kHz/48 kbps) You can - Sony ICD-UX70PINK | Operating Instructions - Page 19
is not satisfactory after you have changed the microphone sensitivity, or for an important recording, set "VOR" to "OFF" in the menu. If you press (record/pause) to pause recording when "VOR" is set to "ON" in the menu, only " " flashes. 1 Press the control key toward or to set "VOR - Sony ICD-UX70PINK | Operating Instructions - Page 20
Microphone Stereo microphone 1 Connect an external microphone to the (microphone) jack when the IC recorder is in recorder. When a plug in power type microphone is connected, power is automatically supplied to the microphone from the IC recorder. Recommended microphones You can use the Sony - Sony ICD-UX70PINK | Operating Instructions - Page 21
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 - Sony ICD-UX70PINK | Operating Instructions - Page 22
recorder equipment RK-G139 HG Stereo mini-plug (without resistor) Mini-plug (monaural) (without resistor) RK-G136 HG Stereo mini-plug (without resistor) Stereo to record sound from a telephone or a cell phone. For details on how to make the connection, see the operating instructions supplied - Sony ICD-UX70PINK | Operating Instructions - Page 23
control key toward or to select the folder, and then press ENT. 2 Press or to select the message you want to play. 3 Press to start playback. The operation indicator lights in green. (When "LED" is set to "OFF" in the menu (page 38), the operation indicator does not light.) 4 Press the - Sony ICD-UX70PINK | Operating Instructions - Page 24
and release it at the point you wish to resume playback. To search backward (Review): Press and hold during playback and release it at the point you wish to resume playback. The IC recorder searches at slow speed with playback sound. This is useful to check one word forward or back. Then - Sony ICD-UX70PINK | Operating Instructions - Page 25
, "MESSAGE END" lights up for 5 seconds and the operation indicator lights up in green. (You cannot hear the playback sound.) When "MESSAGE END" and the operation indicator go off, the IC recorder will stop at the beginning of the last message. If you press and hold while "MESSAGE END" is - Sony ICD-UX70PINK | Operating Instructions - Page 26
playback (all the recorded messages/files are played back continuously) in the "PLAY MODE" menu (page 38). Playing back a message repeatedly During playback the playback speed - DPC (the Digital Pitch Control function) When you slide the DPC switch to "ON," you can adjust the playback speed - Sony ICD-UX70PINK | Operating Instructions - Page 27
point B before the starting point A that has been set. 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 on a specified date, once every week, or at the same time every - Sony ICD-UX70PINK | Operating Instructions - Page 28
will sound for about 10 seconds while "ALARM" is displayed in the display window and the selected message will be played back. When the playback ends, the IC recorder will stop automatically at the beginning of that message. To listen to the same message again Press , and the same message will be - Sony ICD-UX70PINK | Operating Instructions - Page 29
cancelled. The alarm set for "DATE" will be cancelled when the alarm playback finishes. If you delete a message on which you have set an alarm, that alarm will be also cancelled. Erasing Messages 3, 4 2 You can erase the recorded messages one by one or all messages in a folder at a time. Note - Sony ICD-UX70PINK | Operating Instructions - Page 30
Erasing messages one by one You can erase unwanted messages, retaining all other messages when the IC recorder is in the stop or playback mode. When a message is erased, the remaining messages will advance and be renumbered so that there will be no space between messages. 1 Select the message - Sony ICD-UX70PINK | Operating Instructions - Page 31
Editing Messages Editing Messages Moving Message to a Different Folder Note When " " is displayed for the folder indicator, you cannot move a message (page 47). 1 Select the message you want to move. 2 Press and hold /MENU for more than one second to enter the menu mode. The menu mode window will - Sony ICD-UX70PINK | Operating Instructions - Page 32
Utilizing the Menu Function Making Settings for the Menu 4 2, 3 2, 3 1 3 Press t�h��e�c�o��n�t�r�o�l�k�e��y�t�o�w��a�r�d� or to select the setting that you want to set, and then press E��N�T�.� 4 Press (�s�t�o�p��)�t��o����e��x���i�t��th��e�m���e�n�u� mode. Note If you do not press any - Sony ICD-UX70PINK | Operating Instructions - Page 33
mode t�h�e��s�e��t�t�in��g� c��a�n� b�e��m��a�d�e�/ : the setting cannot be made) Stop Playback Recording mode mode mode Utilizing the Menu Function 33GB - Sony ICD-UX70PINK | Operating Instructions - Page 34
items Settings DETAIL MENU SELECT INPUT DATE&TIME FORMAT MIC IN, AUDIO IN _ _ y _ _ m _ _ d _ _ : _ _ EXECUTE, CANCEL Operation mode t�h�e��s�e��t�t�in��g� c��a�n� b�e��m��a�d�e�/ : the setting cannot be made) Stop Playback Recording mode mode mode 34GB - Sony ICD-UX70PINK | Operating Instructions - Page 35
STLP: Stereo long play recording mode. SP: Monaural standard play recording mode. LP: Monaural long play recording mode. Sets the microphone sensitivity. HIGH (H)*: To record at meeting or in a quiet and/or spacious place. LOW (L): To record dictation, or record in a noisy place. Sets the VOR (Voice - Sony ICD-UX70PINK | Operating Instructions - Page 36
time of the message When stopped and during recording, the available recording time REC DATE: Date recorded REC TIME: Time recorded Sets the DPC (Digital Pitch Control) function. When you set the DPC switch to "ON," you can adjust the speed of the playback in a range from +100% to -50%. Set the - Sony ICD-UX70PINK | Operating Instructions - Page 37
10 seconds by pressing and go back for about 3 seconds by pressing . This function is useful when attempting to locate desired point in a long recording. OFF*: The easy search function does not work. When you press or , a message will be moved forward or backward. Utilizing the Menu Function - Sony ICD-UX70PINK | Operating Instructions - Page 38
Note The alarm sounds even if you set "BEEP" to "OFF" in the menu. Turns the operation indicator on or off during operation. ON*: During recording or playback, the operation indicator lights or flashes. OFF: The operation indicator does not light or flash, even during operation. Note When the IC - Sony ICD-UX70PINK | Operating Instructions - Page 39
the alarm (page 27). ON: To set the alarm, select "ON" and set the date, time or day of the week or choose daily for playback. OFF*: The alarm is cancelled. All messages in the selected folder will be erased (page 30). Press /MENU to return to the folder window before - Sony ICD-UX70PINK | Operating Instructions - Page 40
the formatting of the drive. EXECUTE: "FORMATTING ..." appears and the drive will be formatted. CANCEL*: The drive will not be formatted. Notes Use the IC recorder formatting function to format the memory. When the memory is formatted, all the data stored in the IC - Sony ICD-UX70PINK | Operating Instructions - Page 41
Pack 2 or higher Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005 Service Pack 2 or higher Windows® 2000 Professional Service Pack 4 or higher Mac OS X (v10.2.8-v10.5) Pre-Installed Note 64 bit OS is not supported. Hardware environment: - Port: USB port - Sound board: Sound cards compatible with any of - Sony ICD-UX70PINK | Operating Instructions - Page 42
, "CONNECTING" is displayed in the display window of the IC recorder. Tip If the IC recorder cannot be connected to the USB connector of your computer directly, use the supplied USB connection support cable. USB connection support cable (supplied) IC recorder Computer To USB connector 42GB - Sony ICD-UX70PINK | Operating Instructions - Page 43
operation will not be guaranteed. Use of this IC recorder with a USB hub or a USB connection support cable other than the supplied cable is not guaranteed. recorded voice in a message and convert it into a text file. For details on Dragon NaturallySpeaking, refer to the operating instructions - Sony ICD-UX70PINK | Operating Instructions - Page 44
recording mode messages (MP3 files) 44.1/16/11 kHz 16-bit WAV files saved on your computer You cannot transcribe a message recording the voices of more than one person. Creating a user file adapted to your recorded about your recorded speech. Refer to the operating instructions or the - Sony ICD-UX70PINK | Operating Instructions - Page 45
maximum recognition accuracy. Playing Back Transferred MP3 Files Using the IC Recorder You can play back MP3 files on your computer using the IC recorder. The maximum playback time (tracks*), when playing MP3 files using the IC recorder, is as follows. ICD-UX70 ICD-UX80 48 kbps 128 kbps 48 hr - Sony ICD-UX70PINK | Operating Instructions - Page 46
that a "IC RECORDER" drive is displayed on the desk top. 2 Copy the folder in which the MP3 files are stored to the IC recorder. On the Windows want to play. 5 Press to start playback. 46GB 6 Press (stop) to stop playback. To copy MP3 files (Drag and drop) Click and hold, drag, and - Sony ICD-UX70PINK | Operating Instructions - Page 47
you purchase the IC recorder.) : Playback only folders (They are displayed when MP3 files have been transferred to them using a computer.) Note You can record messages in up to 5 folders using the IC recorder. "IC RECORDER" Recordable folder VOICE FOLDER01 FOLDER05 Playback only folder Folder - Sony ICD-UX70PINK | Operating Instructions - Page 48
to make the MP3 files on your computer. You can display the ID3 tag information in sequence by pressing the control key toward or . Notes You cannot copy 511 or more folders (except VOICE folders) or files to the root directory that is located immediately below "IC RECORDER" on the computer - Sony ICD-UX70PINK | Operating Instructions - Page 49
Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Before taking the IC recorder for repair, check the following sections. Should any problem persist after you have made these checks, consult your nearest Sony dealer. Symptom Remedy The IC recorder the headphones not securely during playback, the sound may come - Sony ICD-UX70PINK | Operating Instructions - Page 50
enough. Connect the headphone jack of other equipment to the (microphone) jack of the IC recorder and adjust the volume level on the equipment connected to the IC recorder. Playback speed is too fast The playback speed is adjusted in DPC. Slide the DPC switch to or too slow. "OFF" or - Sony ICD-UX70PINK | Operating Instructions - Page 51
correctly. The IC recorder does not operate. You may have formatted the memory of the IC recorder using the computer. Use the IC recorder formatting function to format the memory (page 40). Please note that recorded messages may be erased during service or repair work. Troubleshooting 51GB - Sony ICD-UX70PINK | Operating Instructions - Page 52
charge the rechargeable battery or replace the old rechargeable battery with a new one. The remaining memory capacity of the IC recorder is insufficient. Erase some messages before recording. When there are already 99 messages in the selected folder or the total number of the file stored in the - Sony ICD-UX70PINK | Operating Instructions - Page 53
data does not have a file format which the IC recorder supports. You cannot move a message, because there is more than one folder that has files with same name. Change the file names. A message in the folder cannot be moved. If there are no MP3 files in the folder, no folders are displayed in - Sony ICD-UX70PINK | Operating Instructions - Page 54
System limitations There are some system limitations of the IC recorder. Troubles as mentioned below are not malfunctions of the IC recorder. Symptom Cause/Remedy You cannot record messages up to the maximum recording time. If you record messages in a mixture of ST, STSP, STLP, SP and LP modes - Sony ICD-UX70PINK | Operating Instructions - Page 55
audio connecting cables (not supplied) To the IC To the other recorder equipment RK-G139 HG Stereo mini-plug (without resistor) Mini-plug (monaural) (without resistor) RK-G136 HG Stereo mini-plug (without resistor) Stereo mini-plug (without resistor) Note Your dealer may not handle some - Sony ICD-UX70PINK | Operating Instructions - Page 56
a USB AC adaptor (not supplied) . 2 Connect the USB AC adaptor to an AC outlet. USB connector of the IC recorder USB AC adaptor (not supplied) You can connect the IC recorder to an AC outlet using a USB AC adaptor AC-U50A/ AC-U50AD (not supplied). Note Your dealer may not handle some - Sony ICD-UX70PINK | Operating Instructions - Page 57
a large amount of data, the start-up window may be displayed for an extended period of time. This is not a malfunction of the IC recorder. Wait until the start-up display disappears from the display window. While a USB AC adaptor (not supplied) is being used, the remaining battery indicator - Sony ICD-UX70PINK | Operating Instructions - Page 58
/48 kHz *1 When you are going to record continuously for a long time, you may have to replace the battery with a new one in the midst of recording. For details on the battery life, refer to page 12. *2 The playback of MP3 files recorded using the IC recorder is also supported. *3Not all encoders are - Sony ICD-UX70PINK | Operating Instructions - Page 59
plug in power, minimum input level 0.6 mV, 3 kilohms or lower impedance microphone Headphone jack (minijack, stereo) output for 8 - 300 ohms headphones USB connector High-Speed USB compatible Playback speed control +100% to -50% (DPC) Power requirements One LR03 (size AAA) alkaline battery - Sony ICD-UX70PINK | Operating Instructions - Page 60
the volume 18, 23 Alarm 27, 33, 39 B Battery 11 Battery life 12 Built-in microphones 6, 16 C Connecting the IC Recorder to your Computer 42 Cue/Review 24 D DPC (the Digital Pitch Control function 26, 33, 36, 59 E Easy Search 24 Editing Messages 31 Erasing Messages 29 Error Messages 52 - Sony ICD-UX70PINK | Operating Instructions - Page 61
, 33, 39 N Noise 58 P Pause recording 17, 19 Playback modes 26 Playing Back Message 23 Playing Back MP3 45 Precautions 57 Preparing a Power Source 11 R Rechargeable battery 11, 13 Recording Messages 16 Recording mode 18, 33, 35 Recording time 18 Recording with an External Microphone....20 - Sony ICD-UX70PINK | Operating Instructions - Page 62
STLP 9, 13, 18, 33, 35, 54, 58 STSP 9, 13, 18, 33, 35, 54, 58 System Limitations 54 T Troubleshooting 49 U USB AC Adaptor 56 USB Mass Storage Device 48 V VOR Function 19, 33, 35 Trademarks Microsoft, Windows and Windows , " ™ " and " ® " are not mentioned in each case in this manual. 62GB - Sony ICD-UX70PINK | Operating Instructions - Page 63
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IC Recorder
Operating Instructions
© 2007
Sony Corporation
ICD-UX70/UX80
3-274-295-
13
(1)
Getting Started
Basic Operations
Various Recording Modes
Playback/Erasing
Editing Messages
Utilizing the Menu Function
Utilizing Your Computer
Troubleshooting
Additional Information
Index
Owner’s Record
The model number is located at the rear panel and the
serial number is located inside the battery compartment.
Record these numbers in the spaces provided below.
Refer to these numbers whenever you call upon your Sony
dealer regarding this product.
Model No.
Serial No.