Sony ICD-B7 Operating Instructions - Page 2

Erasing Messages You can erase the recorded 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 there will be no space between messages. Before erasing Message 1 Message 2 Message 3 Message 4 Message 5 Erase Message 3 After erasing Message 1 Message 2 Message 3 Message 4 Remaining messages are renumbered. 1 Press ERASE while playing back the message you want to erase or press ERASE for more than 1 second during stop mode. A beep will sound and the message number and "ERASE" will flash while the first and last 5 seconds of the message is played back 10 times. 2 Press ERASE while the message is being played back. 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 beginning of the following message.) Erasing all messages in a folder e.g. Folder A Folder B Message 1 Message 2 Message 3 Blank space Message 1 Message 2 Message 3 Blank space Message 1 Message 2 Message 3 1 Press FOLDER to select the folder you want to erase. 2 While pressing STOP, press ERASE for more than 1 second. "ALL ERASE" will flash for 10 seconds. To cancel erasing Press STOP before step 2. To erase other messages Repeat steps 1 and 2. To erase a message partially First divide the message by adding an index and then follow the steps to erase the message. To cancel erasing Press STOP before step 3. 3 While the display is flashing, press ERASE. Index to Parts and Controls Main unit MIC (built-in microphone) Display window FOLDER INDEX DISPLAY MIC SENS (microphone sensitivity) MENU ERASE Speaker STOP MIC jack (PLUG IN POWER) EAR (earphone) jack OPR (operation) indicator zREC (record) /STOP X PAUSE - .REVIEW/ >+CUE NxPLAY/STOP• EXECUTE HOLD VOL (volume) Rear Display window Folder indication Alarm indicator Repeat play indicator Selected message number/Mode indication of the menu (ON, OFF, etc.) Battery compartment Microphone sensitivity indication REC DATE (recorded date) indication REMAIN indicator REC (recording) indicator Remaining battery indicator Remaining memory indicator Hook for handstrap (not supplied) Counter /Remaining time indication /Recording date indication /Current time indication (15:30, etc.) /Menu indication (ALARM, BEEP, etc.) /Messages (ERASE, HOLD, etc.) BVarious Ways of Recording Adding a Recording to a Previously Recorded Message You can add a recording to the message being played back. The added recording will be placed after the current message and counted as a part of the message. During playback of Message 3 After adding a recording Message 3 Message 3 Message 4 Message 4 Added recording Meeting at 2 o'clock on December 1. at Conference room A 1 During playback, press zREC/ STOP for more than 1 second. The REC indicator appears and "PLUS" 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 STOP to stop the recording. Recording with an External Microphone or from Other Equipment 1 Connect a plug-in-power type microphone or other equipment to the MIC (PLUG IN POWER) jack. When recording with an external microphone MIC ECM-T115, etc. (not supplied) External microphone When you connect an external microphone, the built-in microphone is automatically cut off. When a plug in power type microphone is connected, power is automatically supplied to the microphone from the IC recorder. When recording from other equipment MIC Connecting cord RK-G64HG (not supplied) EAR, EARPHONE, v or REC OUT Tape recorder, TV, radio, etc. 2 Follow the steps in "Recording messages" to record messages. Notes • Make sure that the plugs are connected securely. • We recommend you make a trial recording to check the connections and volume control. • When connecting equipment other than Sony's, refer to the instruction manual of the equipment. Starting recording automatically in response to the sound - Advanced VOR function (ICD-B17 only) VOR ON: VOR OFF: The VOR (Voice Operated Recording) function is activated. Recording starts when the unit detects sound and stops when no sound is heard, eliminating recording from soundless period. The VOR function is disabled. Normal recording operation is selected. 1 Press MENU to enter the menu mode. 2 Press - . or >+ to display "VOR" and press NxPLAY/ STOP. "OFF (or ON)" will flash. 3 Press - . or >+ to select "ON" or "OFF" and press NxPLAY/STOP. Now the setting is completed. 4 Press MENU to exit the menu mode. BOther Functions 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. Dividing a Message by Adding an Index You can add an index to a message during recording or 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. When you add an index, the message numbers will increase as follows. Before adding an index After adding an index Message 1 Message 2 Message 3 An index is added. Message 1 Message 2 Message 3 Message 4 The message numbers increase. The first item on the agenda is... We will now proceed to the next subject. To mark an index during recording While recording a message, press INDEX at the point you want to divide. The new message number flashes three times at the point you pressed INDEX. 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. To add an index during playback While playing back a message, press INDEX at the point you want to divide. The message is divided in two and the new message number flashes three times. An index mark is added and the following index numbers will increase by one. 1 Tip You can add an index after you have paused playback with XPAUSE. To play the message you marked with an index Press -. or >+ to display the message number as the divided messages each have message numbers. To play the divided messages continuously Select "ON" for "CONT" as described in "Playing Back All Messages in a Folder Continuously." Notes • If 99 messages have been recorded in a folder, you cannot add an index. In that case, reduce the number of messages to 98 or less by erasing unnecessary messages or by moving some of the messages to another folder before adding an index. • If you add an index to a message with an alarm setting, the alarm setting remains only with the former message divided. Combining Messages by Erasing the Index You can combine two messages into one by erasing the index. Message 1 Message 2 Message 3 Message 4 Message 1 An index is erased. Message 2 Message 3 The message numbers decrease. In stop mode, follow the steps below: 1 Press - . or >+ to display the number of the second of the two messages you want to combine. 2 While pressing ERASE, press INDEX for more than 1 second. "ID ERASE" will flash for 10 seconds. 3 Press ERASE while the display is flashing. The two messages are combined into one and the messages will be renumbered as in the illustration above. To cancel erasing Press STOP before step 3. Notes on adding/erasing index When recording with an IC recorder, the following symptoms may occur because of the limitation of the system, however, they are not malfunction. • If you add/erase indexes frequently, the unit may become unable to add/erase indexes. • You cannot add an index in the first or the last 1 second. • After combining messages by erasing an index, the latter message's alarm setting will be erased. Moving Messages to a Different Folder - Move Function You can move the recorded messages to another folder. Example: Moving Message 3 in Folder A to Folder B 1 Play back the message you want to move. 2 While playing back the message, press FOLDER to flash the indication of the folder to which you want to move the message (B in this case). The first and last 5 seconds of the message will be played back 10 times, while the folder indication and "MOVE" flash. 3 Press NxPLAY/STOP. The message is moved in the destination folder. Messages are sorted in order of the recorded date and time. To cancel moving the message(s) Press STOP 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. 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. 1 Use FOLDER and - ./ >+ to select the folder and the message you want to play back. 2 Enter the alarm setting mode. 1 Press MENU. The unit enters the menu mode and "ALARM OFF" will be displayed. (If "ALARM ON" is displayed, the alarm has been set. If you do not wish to change the setting, press MENU and exit the menu mode.) Note "ALARM OFF (or ON)" will not appear and the alarm cannot be set if the clock has not been set or no message has been recorded in the selected folder. 2 Press NxPLAY/STOP. "OFF" starts to flash. 3 Press - . or >+ to flash "ON". 4 Press NxPLAY/STOP. "DATE" will flash in the display window. 3 Set the alarm date. To play back on a desired date (the message will be played back at the same time on the same date every year until you erase the message) 1 Press NxPLAY/STOP while "DATE" is flashing. The month digits will flash. 2 Press - . or >+ to select the month digits and press NxPLAY/STOP. The day digits will flash. 3 Press - . or >+ to select the day digits. To play back once a week Press - . or >+ to select the day of the week. To play back at the same time every day Press - . or >+ to select "DAILY". 4 Press NxPLAY/STOP. The hour digits will flash. 5 Set the alarm time. 1 Press - . or >+ to select the hour digits and press NxPLAY/STOP. The minute digits will flash. 2 Press - . or >+ to select the minute digits and press NxPLAY/STOP. "ALARM ON" and "," will be displayed to indicate that the setting has been completed. 6 Press MENU to exit the menu mode. "," is displayed when the number of the message with alarm setting is selected. At the set time, the alarm will sound for about 10 seconds and the selected message will be played back. During playback, "ALARM" will flash in the display window. When the playback ends, the unit will stop automatically at the beginning of that message. To listen to the same message again Press NxPLAY/STOP. The same message will be played back from the beginning. To cancel the alarm setting before the playback starts Press STOP while the alarm sound is heard. You can stop even when the HOLD function is activated. Notes • You cannot set the alarm if you have not set the clock or there is no message in the selected folder (the unit will not enter the alarm setting mode when you press MENU in Step 2). • If you try to set the alarm to play back a message at a previously set time on another message, "PRE SET" will be displayed, preventing new settings. • 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, alarm will sound for 10 seconds after the recording is finished and playback begins. "," 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 erase the message you set the alarm to play back, the alarm setting will be cancelled. • If you add an index to the message you set the alarm to play back, playback will stop at the index. • If you erase the index on the message you set the alarm to play back, the alarm setting will be cancelled. • You can adjust the playback volume with the VOL control. • If the alarm time comes during erasing, alarm will sound for 10 seconds after the erasing is finished and playback begins. • Alarm setting will not be cancelled when the alarm playback finishes. To cancel alarm setting, see below. To cancel the alarm setting or change the alarm time 1 Select the message you set the alarm to play back, and press MENU. "ALARM ON" will be displayed. 2 Press NxPLAY/STOP to flash "ON". 3 To cancel the alarm setting: Press - . or >+ to flash "OFF" and press NxPLAY/STOP. To change the alarm date and time: Press NxPLAY/STOP. When the alarm date is displayed, follow the steps 3 to 5 above to change the alarm date and time. 4 Press MENU to exit the menu mode. Preventing Accidental Operation - HOLD function Selecting the Display Mode You can select the display mode for the stop, recording and playback modes. (If the unit is left unoperated for more than 3 seconds in the stop mode, the display will show the current time, regardless of the display mode setting.) Each time you press DISPLAY, the display mode will change as shown below: Counter: , Elapsed playback/recording time in one message m Remaining recording time: m Recorded date*: The date and time the current message was recorded. * If the clock has not been set, "-M--D ---:--" will be displayed. Turning off the Beep Sound BEEP ON: A beep will sound to indicate that operation has been accepted. BEEP OFF: No beep sound will be heard except for the alarm and timer. 1 Press MENU to enter the menu mode. 2 Press - . or >+ to display "BEEP ON (or OFF)" and press NxPLAY/STOP. "ON (or OFF)" will flash. 3 Press - . or >+ to select "ON" or "OFF" and press NxPLAY/STOP. The setting is completed. 4 Press MENU to exit the menu mode. What beep sound means Beep patterns - (single tone) Meaning Usual mode -- (double tone) Enter/exit special mode --- (triple tone) Notice* ---- (forth tone) Lack of battery power. ---- ---- (continuous beep) Alarm set time has come. * This pattern lets you know the procedure is wrong or informs you of some messages, such as: - you are trying to record a message when you have already recorded up to the maximum recordable time or the maximum number of messages. - you reaches at the top of the first message or end of the last message in a folder. HOLD Slide the HOLD switch in the direction of the arrow. "HOLD" will flash three times, indicating that all the functions of the buttons are locked. To 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, press STOP. Playing Back All Messages in a Folder Continuously CONT ON: You can play back all messages in a folder continuously. CONT OFF: Playback stops at the end of each message. 1 Press MENU to enter the menu mode. 2 Press - . or >+ to display "CONT" and press NxPLAY/ STOP. "OFF (or ON)" will flash. 3 Press - . or >+ to select "ON" or "OFF" and press NxPLAY/STOP. Now the setting is completed. 4 Press MENU to exit the menu mode. Specifications Recording media Built-in flash memory, Monaural recording Recording time ICD-B7: 150 minutes ICD-B17: 300 minutes Frequency response 150 Hz - 3,500 Hz Speaker approx. 3.2 cm (1 5/16 in.) dia. Power output 150 mW Input/Output •Earphone jack (minijack) for 8 - 300 ohms earphone/headphones •Microphone jack (minijack, monaural) Plug in power Minimum input level 0.6 mV 3 kilohms or lower impedance microphone Power requirements Two LR03 (size AAA) alkaline batteries: 3 V DC Dimensions (w/h/d) (not incl. projecting parts and controls) 44.5 × 105.3 × 14.0 mm (1 13/16 × 4 1/4 × 9/16 in.) Mass (incl. batteries) 68 g (2.4 oz) Optional accessories Electret Condenser Microphone ECM-T115, ECM-T6, ECM-Z60 Connecting cord RK-G64HG 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.