User manual SONY ICD-B120

[. . . ] BGetting started BBasic Operations Selecting the Microphone Sensitivity 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. _____________________________________ Step 1: Installing the Batteries Recording Messages You can record up to 99 messages in each of the four folders (A, B, C, and D). [. . . ] 5 Press MENU/DISPLAY to exit from the menu mode. If the unit is left unused for more than 3 seconds in the stop mode, the display will show the current time. 3 Press ­ . or >+ to select the folder you want and press NxPLAY/STOP. Recording stops when no sound is heard. ("VOR PAUSE" flashes in the display window. ) Note VOR function is affected by the sound around you. Set the microphone sensitivity to "H (high)" or "L (low)" using the menu. If recording is not satisfactory after you have changed the microphone sensitivity, or for important recording, set VOR to OFF. 4 Press MENU/DISPLAY to exit the menu mode. Current folder Tip This unit does not have a power on/off switch. The display is shown at all times. The unit does not operate correctly. · Take out the batteries and insert them again. Please note that recorded messages may be erased during service or repair work. 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. BVarious Ways of Recording BOther Functions 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 4 Dividing a Message You can divide a message during recording or playback, so that the message is divided into two and the new message number is added to the divided message. 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. You can divide messages until the total number of messages in the folder becomes 99. 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. If you select "B-ONLY" in Step 6, an alarm sounds only and playback will not start. To cancel the alarm setting before the playback starts Press xSTOP 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/DISPLAY 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 you try to set the alarm to the time before the current time, "BACK-D" appears in the display window and you cannot set the alarm. · 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. [. . . ] · When connecting equipment other than Sony's, refer to the instruction manual of the equipment. 1 While the unit is stopped, select the message you want to move. To play back at the same time every day Press ­ . or >+ to select "DAILY". Selecting the Display Mode You can select the display mode for the stop, recording and playback modes. Each time you press MENU/DISPLAY, the display mode will change as shown below: 1 On the current time display 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. 1 2 4 Press MENU/DISPLAY for more than 1 second until "MODE" appears in the display window. Press NxPLAY/STOP. The hour digits will flash. Press MENU/DISPLAY for more than 1 second until "MODE" appears in the display window. VOL (volume) control* HOLD NxPLAY/STOP (ENTER)** Starting Recording Automatically in Response to the Sound -- Advanced VOR function VOR ON: 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. [. . . ]