User manual SONY ICD-MX20

[. . . ] BGetting started IC Recorder 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. ICD-MX20 Serial No. Step 1: Installing the Batteries 1 2 Slide and open the battery compartment lid. [. . . ] If you do not change the folder after you stop recording, the next time you record you will record in the same folder. During recording pause, the OPR indicator flashes in red and "REC Pause" flashes in the display window. Press xSTOP to stop recording, then press Nx. Keep pressing v (. ) during recording or recording pause. Recording stops and you can search backwards while listening to fast playback sound. After you release the key, playback starts from that point. You can add an overwrite recording from that point. OK/­/­ Beep 6 Press xSTOP to return to the normal display. OK/OK/OK "ACCESS" display does not disappear. · If the unit is required to process excessive amount of data, "ACCESS" may be displayed for an extended period of time. Wait until the message disappears. pause recording* The unit does not operate correctly. · Take out the batteries and insert them again with correct polarity. You cannot connect the unit to the PC. · Refer to the "Digital Voice Editor 2" operating instructions. Please note that recorded messages may be erased during service or repair work. release pause and resume recording listen to the current recording review the current recording instantly review during recording Starting recording automatically in response to the sound -- Advanced VOR function Set "VOR" in the menu to "ON". Notes on recording · While the OPR indicator flashes or lights in red or orange, do not remove the batteries or the AC adaptor (not supplied). · Noise may be recorded if an object, such as your finger, etc. , accidentally rubs or scratches the unit during recording. LED OK/­/OK Backlight OK/OK/OK 0 Recording mode indication Displays the current recording mode specified with the "REC Mode" in the menu: · ST: Standard play stereo recording mode · STLP: Long play stereo recording mode · SP: Standard play monaural recording mode · LP: Long play monaural recording mode List View OK/OK/­ **Displays whether you can change the setting in each operation mode (Stop: stop mode/Play: playback mode/Rec: recording mode): "OK" shows the setting can be changed and "­" shows the setting cannot be changed. qa VOR (Voice Operated Recording) indicator Appears when the "VOR" in the menu is set to "ON" and the voice operated recording is activated. * About one hour after you pause recording, recording pause is automatically released and the unit goes into the stop mode. BVarious Ways of Recording 6 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 at a specified date, once every week, or the same time everyday. You can also sound the alarm without playing back a message. Note When the clock is not set or no messages are recorded, you cannot set the alarm. Press xSTOP to return to the normal display. 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. ) 4 Adding Priority Mark(s) -- Priority Mark Function Usually the recorded messages are lined up in the order of recording. By adding priority mark(s) (v) to important messages, you can renumber the messages in the order of their priority. There are four levels, "vvv" (the most important), "vv", "v", and "None" (no priority mark). You can add priority marks both in the stop mode and in the playback mode. Press v/V to select "Icon" and press Nx. The window for selecting a folder icon is displayed. Adding a Recording to a Previously Recorded Message You can add a recording to the message being played back. Notes · At a factory setting, you cannot add a recording not to erase the message by accidental operation. To add or overwrite a recording, set the "Add/Over" in the menu to "Add REC" or "Overwrite". · The added or overwritten portion of a message will be recorded in the same recording mode (ST, STLP, SP or LP) as the original message, regardless of the current recording mode setting. [. . . ] You can use the "Memory Stick" to exchange data among "Memory Stick" compatible devices. In addition, you can use the "Memory Stick" as a removable external storage device to save your data. In a "Memory Stick", you can save image data from other device in addition to the sound files of the IC recorder. Only one folder remains. · You cannot erase the last folder remained in the drive. Connection Use the USB connecting cable supplied to connect the USB connectors of the IC recorder and your computer. To USB connector To USB connector USB connecting cable (supplied) Past date and time. · You set the alarm at the past date and time. [. . . ]