Notes

•In the Electronic “Index OFF” mode

—the LTR or the SEC signal is not recorded even if you press the LTR or SEC button.

—the AUTO STOP function does not work even if the AUTO STOP button is pressed.

•If you play back in the Electronic “Index ON” mode and the cassette was not recorded using a Sony Professional Dictating Machine (BM-531, 560, 570, 577, 820, 880, 890 etc.), neither the operation buttons, the LTR and SEC counters nor the auto backspace function will work correctly.

Private listening

Connect a Sony DE-45 or MDR-U10M earphones (not supplied) to the EARPHONE jack.

The sound will be heard through the earphones and speaker sound will be disconnected.

Selecting the speaker

You can listen to the dictated material through the built-in speaker or the speaker on the hand control unit by switching the SPEAKER selector to BUILT-IN or HAND.

Transcribing a Cassette Recorded with a Dictator Other Than Sony’s

If you transcribe a cassette which was not recorded using a Sony Professional Dictating Machine, set the unit to the Electronic “Index OFF” mode.

RESET

pSTOP

In the tape stop mode, keep both RESET and STOP pressed for more than 2 seconds.

Only the tape counter is displayed and the number is reset to “000”. The unit is in the Electronic “Index OFF” mode.

To return the unit to the Electronic “Index ON” mode

Change the mode by following the procedure above.

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Sony BM-850T, BM-850D manual Private listening, Selecting the speaker, To return the unit to the Electronic Index on mode
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