[. . . ] 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. 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). Since a newly recorded message is automatically added behind the last recorded message, you can start recording quickly without searching for the end of the last recording. e. g. [. . . ] If the unit is left unused for more than 3 seconds in the stop mode, the display will show the current time. 4 Press xSTOP to exit the menu mode. Current folder 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. " Microphone sensitivity USB connector Alarm indicator Selected message number REC DATE (recorded date) indication REMAIN indicator FM radio sensitivity Hook for handstrap (not supplied) Remaining memory indicator No sound comes from the speaker. · The ear receiver or headphones are plugged in. · The volume is turned down completely. Battery compartment 1 Tip This unit does not have a power on/off switch. The display is shown at all times. Listening to an FM radio station The display in the display window may be different from the actual one in some regions. Note The headphone cord is an FM antenna, therefore, connect the headphone when listening to the radio. Listening to a preset radio station The display in the display window may be different from the actual one in some regions. BVarious Ways of Recording BOther Functions To listen to the same message again Adding a Recording Using an Adding Recording At a factory setting, you cannot add a recording not to erase the message by accidental operation. If you want to add a recording to a previously recorded message or add an overwrite recording, change the REC-OP setting in the procedures below. 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. Press NxPLAY/STOP. The same message will be played back from the beginning. 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. Using the "Digital Voice Editor" Software By connecting the IC recorder to your computer with the supplied USB cable, you can use the "Digital Voice Editor" software to do the following: · Saving the IC recorder messages on your computer's hard disk. For the details, see the supplied "Digital Voice Editor 2" software operating instructions. To cancel the alarm setting before the playback starts Press xSTOP while the alarm sound is heard. 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 DISPLAY/ 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. · 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 canceled. · If you erase the message you set the alarm to play back, the alarm setting will be canceled. · If you divide a message with the playback alarm, playback will stop at the point you divided a message. [. . . ] · The added or overwritten portion of a message will be recorded in the same recording mode (HQ, SP, or LP). To play back at the same time every day Press ­ . or >+ to select "DAILY". 3 Preset stations automatically in the menu. 3 Press ­ . The IC recorder automatically scans the radio frequencies and the stations will be stored in memory from the lower frequencies to the higher ones. If the unit is left unused for more than 3 seconds in the stop mode, the display will show the current time. Switching the receiver sensitivity of the FM radio 1 Press DISPLAY/MENU for more than 1 second until "AUTO- P" appears in the display window. 1 Press FM to enter the FM mode. Recording with an External Microphone or from Other Equipment 4 Press ­ . [. . . ]