Erasing Messages

BVarious Ways of Recording
Adding a Recording

Starting recording automatically in response to the sound — Advanced VOR function

Playing Back a Message at a Desired Time with an Alarm

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

Selecting the Display Mode

You can select the display mode for the stop, recording and playback modes.

Playing Back All Messages in a Folder Continuously

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.)

To cancel erasing

Press xSTOP before step 2.

To erase other messages

Repeat steps 1 and 2.

To erase a message partially

First divide the message and then follow the steps to erase the message.

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.

1 Press MENU to enter the menu mode.2 Press – .or >+ to display “REC-OP” and press NxPLAY/ STOP.

The adding recording window will be displayed.

3 Press – .or >+ to select “ON” and press NxPLAY/STOP.

The setting is changed.

4 Press – .or >+ to select “ADD” or “OVER” and press NxPLAY/STOP.

•ADD: adds a recording to a previously recorded message

•OVER: adds an overwrite recording.

5 Press MENU to exit the menu mode.
To prohibit to add a recording

In step 3 , select “OFF” and press NxPLAY/STOP.

Adding a Recording to a Previously Recorded Message

You can add a recording to the message being played back.

When “ADD” is selected in the menu

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.

VOR OFF: 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

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

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.1Press 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.

2Press NxPLAY/STOP.

“OFF” starts to flash.

3Press – .or >+ to flash “ON”.

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 divide a message with the playback alarm, playback

will stop at the point you divided a message.

• You can adjust the playback volume with VOL +/–.

• 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

1Select the message you set the alarm to play back, and press MENU.

“ALARM ON” will be displayed.

2Press NxPLAY/STOP to flash “ON”.

3To 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 6 above to change the alarm date and time.

4Press MENU to exit the menu mode.

Each time you press 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.

,Counter:

Elapsed playback/recording time in one message

m

Remainingrecording time (REMAIN):

In the playback mode: The remaining time of one message indication. In the stop and recording mode: The remaining recording time indication.

m

Recorded date (REC DATE)*:

The date the current message was recorded.

m

Recorded time (REC DATE)**:

The time the current message was recorded.

* If the clock has not been set, “--Y--M--D” will be displayed.

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.

Turning off the OPR Indicator (LED)

During recording and playback, the OPR (operation) indicator lights or flashes. You can set the OPR indicator to turn off even in operation.

1 Press MENU to enter the menu mode.

2 Press – .or >+ to display “LED ” and press NxPLAY/ STOP.

“ON (or OFF)” will flash.

Erasing all messages in a folder

e.g.

 

Folder B

 

Folder A

 

 

Message 1 Message 2 Message 3

Blank space

Message 1 Message 2

Message 3

Blank space

 

Message 1 Message 2

Message 3

1Press FOLDER2While pressing xSTOP, press
to select the

 

ERASE for more than 1 second.

folder you

 

“ALL ERASE” will flash for 10

want to erase.

 

seconds.

 

3While the display is flashing, pressERASE.

To cancel erasing

Press xSTOP before step 3.

The added recording will be placed after the current message and counted as a part of the message.

Duringplayback of Message 3 Message 4 Message 3
After

 

 

 

 

Message 3

 

 

Message 4

adding a

 

Added recording
recording

 

When “OVER” is selected in the menu

You can add an overwrite recording after the selected point in a recorded message. The part of the message after the selected point is deleted.

The starting point of an overwrite recording

 

Message 3

Message 4

The deleted part of

Message 3

 

Message 3

 

Message 4

 

Added overwrite recording in Message 31 During playback, press zXREC/ PAUSE briefly.

The “REC” indication appears. “ADD” or “OVER” will flash and the unit stops in the recording pause mode.

2 While the “ADD” or “OVER” flashes, press zXREC/PAUSE again.

meeting.

You can divide messages until the total number of messages in the folder becomes 99.

While recording or playing back a message, press DIVIDE at the point you want to divide.

•When you press DIVIDE during recording:

The new message number is added at the point you pressed the button, and the new message number and “DIVIDE“ flashes for 3 seconds. The message will be divided into two; however, the messages will be recorded without a break.

Message 1 Message 2 Message 3A message is divided.Recording continues1Tip

You can divide a message during recording pause.

•When you press DIVIDE during playback:

The message is divided into two at the point you pressed the button, and the new message number and “DIVIDE“ flashes for 3 seconds. The message numbers of the following messages will increase by one.

Message 1

Message 2

Message 3

A message is divided.

4Press NxPLAY/STOP.

“DATE” will flash in the display window.

3 Set the alarm date.To play back on a desired date1Press NxPLAY/STOP while “DATE” is flashing.

The year digits will flash.

2 Press – .or >+ to select the year digits and press NxPLAY/STOP.

The month digits will flash.

3 Set the month and day in sequences.To play back once a weekPress – .or >+ to select the day of the week.To play back at the same time every dayPress – or + to select
Preventing Accidental Operation
— HOLD function

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.

HOLD

When the HOLD function is activated during stop, all the display will be turned off after “HOLD” flashes three times.

To cancel the HOLD function

Slide the HOLD switch in the opposite direction of the arrow.

Note

When the HOLD function is activated during recording, cancel the HOLD function first to stop recording.

1Tip

Even if the HOLD function is activated, you can stop the alarm playback. To stop the alarm or playback, press xSTOP.

**If the clock has not been set, “--:--” will be displayed.

To turn off the display

This unit does not have a power on/off switch. The display is shown at all times, which will not almost influence the battery life. To turn off the display, slide the HOLD switch in the direction of the arrow in the stop mode.

“HOLD” will flash for three times and then the display turns off in the window. To turn on the display, slide the HOLD switch in the opposite direction.

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.
3 Press – .or >+ to select “OFF” and press NxPLAY/STOP.

Now the setting is completed.

4 Press MENU to exit the menu mode.

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.

•Transferring the PC messages back to the IC recorder.

•Playing or editing the messages on your computer.

•Sending a voice e-mail message using MAPI e-mail software.

For the details, see the supplied “Digital Voice Editor 2” software operating instructions.

Connection
To USB connector of IC recorder

Index to Parts and Controls

The OPR indicator will turn red. An add or overwrite recording starts.

3 Press xSTOP to stop the recording.

Notes

• You cannot add or overwrite a recording if the remaining

memory is not long enough.

Message 1 Message 2 Message 3 Message 4

The message numbers increase.
To play the divided message

Press –.or >+ to display the message number as the divided messages each have message numbers.

. > “DAILY”.4 Press NxPLAY/STOP.

The hour digits will flash.

Locating quickly the point you wish to start playback (Easy Search)

EASY-S ON: You can quickly locate the point you wish to start playback by pressing – .or >+ during playback or playback pause.

“ON (or OFF)” will flash.

3 Press – .or >+ to select “ON” or “OFF” and press NxPLAY/STOP.

 

 

 

 

 

Connecting

 

cableTo USB

 

(supplied)connector of

your computer

 

 

 

 

Specifications
Main unit

MIC (built-in microphone)

Display window

MENU

DISPLAY

zXREC (record) /PAUSE

NxPLAY/STOP (ENTER)

–.(review/fast backward)/ >+ (cue/fast forward) (SELECT)

Speaker

MIC jack (PLUG IN POWER) EAR (earphone) jack

OPR (operation) indicator

ERASE

FOLDER

VOL (volume) +/–

DIVIDE

HOLD

xSTOP

• The added or overwritten portion of a message will be

recorded in the same recording mode (HQ, SP, or LP).

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
MICmini-plug (monaural)External microphone (not supplied)
1To play the divided messages continuously

Select ON for CONT in the menu as described in “Playing Back All Messages in a Folder Continuously”.

Notes

•If 99 messages have been recorded in a folder, you cannot divide a message. 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 dividing a message.

•If you divide a message with an alarm setting, the alarm setting remains only with the former message divided.

•You cannot divide a message in the first or the last 1 second.

•If you divide a message frequently, the unit may become unable to divide a message.

•Once a message is divided, you cannot combine the divided messages with the IC recorder. To combine messages, use the supplied application software.

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

5 Set the alarm time.1Press – .or >+ to select the hour digits and press NxPLAY/STOP.

The minute digits will flash.

2Press – .or >+ to select the minute digits and press NxPLAY/STOP.

6 Press – .or >+ to select the alarm sound either from “B- PLAY” (playing back the message after the alarm) or “B- ONLY” (alarm only) and press NxPLAY/STOP.

“ALARM ON” will be displayed.

7 Press MENU to exit the menu mode.

EASY-S OFF: You can locate the previous or next message

by pressing – .or >+ during playback or playback pause.

1 Press MENU to enter the menu mode.

2 Press – .or >+ to display “EASY-S” 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

The setting is completed.

4 Press MENU to exit the menu mode.

Changing the Recording Mode

HQ: You can record with the high quality sound (monaural sound).

SP: You can record with better sound (monaural sound).

LP: You can record for longer time (monaural sound).

1 Press MENU to enter the menu mode.

Recording media

Built-in flash memory 16MB (ICD-P110)/32MB (ICD-P210), Monaural recording

Recording time ICD-P110:

HQ:

1 hour 40 minutes

SP:

4 hours 35 minutes

LP:

7 hours 35 minutes

ICD-P210:

HQ:

3 hours 35 minutes

SP:

9 hours 40 minutes

LP:

15 hours 45 minutes

Frequency range

 

HQ:

250 Hz - 6,800 Hz

SP/LP:

220 Hz - 3,400 Hz

Speaker approx. 2.0 cm (13/16 in.) dia.

Power output

250 mW

Input/Output

•Earphone jack (minijack) for 8 - 300 ohms ear

receiver/headphones

•Microphone jack (minijack, monaural)

Plug in power

Minimum input level 0.6 mV

3 kilohms or lower impedance microphone

Rear
Display window

 

 

Hook for handstrap

Folder indication

 

Remaining battery

(not supplied)

 

 

 

indicator

 

Alarm indicator

 

MIC SENS

 

 

Repeat play indicator

 

Recording mode

(microphone

 

indication

sensitivity)

 

 

Selected message

 

 

USB connector

 

REC (recording)

number

 

 

indication

 

REC DATE (recorded

 

 

 

EASY-S (easy search)

 

date) indication

 

 

 

indictaion

 

 

 

Battery

REMAIN indicator

 

Number of messages

 

in a folder/Menu

 

Remaining memory

compartment

 

 

indication/Counter

indicator

/Remaining time

 

 

indication /

 

Recording date

 

indication /Current

 

time indication /

 

Messages

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

mini-plug (monaural)

MIC

Audio connecting

 

cable with

EAR,EARPHONE,

attenuatorv or REC OUT
(not supplied)

mini-plug (stereo

 

 

or monaural)
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.

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 xSTOP 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.

“,” 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. (If you have selected “B-ONLY“, only the alarm will sound.) 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 xSTOP while the alarm sound is heard. You can stop even when the HOLD function is activated.

mode.

The “EASY-S” indication is displayed.

2 Make sure that “MODE” is displayed and press NxPLAY/ STOP.

“SP (or HQ, LP)” will flash.

3 Press – .or >+ to select “HQ”, “SP” or “LP” and press NxPLAY/STOP.

Now the setting is completed.

4 Press MENU to exit the menu mode.

The setting becomes effective and the normal screen will be displayed.

If the unit is left unoperated for more than 3 seconds, the display will show the current time and the selected recording mode will be displayed.

•USB connector

Power requirements

Two LR03 (size AAA) alkaline batteries: 3 V DC

Dimensions (w/h/d) (not incl. projecting parts and

controls)

30.0⋅ 103.5 ⋅ 16.0 mm (1 3/16 ⋅ 4 1/8 ⋅ 21/32 in.) Mass (incl. batteries)

60 g (2.1 oz)

Supplied accessories

Operating instructions (For the IC recorder (1)/ For the application software (1))/LR03 (size

AAA)alkaline batteries (2) (For the U.S.A. and U.K. only)/USB connecting cable (1) Application software (CD-ROM) (1)

Optional accessories

Electret Condenser Microphone ECM-C10, ECM-DM5P, ECM-Z60, ECM-TL1 (for telephone recording)

Audio connecting cable RK-G64HG /RK- G69HG (excluding Europe)

Active speaker SRS-T88, SRS-T80

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.