Sony ICD-B200, ICDB100 Erasing Messages, Index to Parts and Controls, BVarious Ways of Recording, BOther Functions, Main unit, To cancel the alarm setting or change the alarm time

Erasing Messages

BVarious Ways of Recording

BOther Functions

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

Turning off the Beep Sound

Specifications

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.

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.

Duringplayback of Message 3 Message 4 Message 3

After	Message 3	Message 4
adding a
		Added recording
recording
	Meeting at 2 o’clock	at Conference room A
	on December 1.

1 During playback, press zXREC/ PAUSE for more than 1 second.

The “REC” indication appears and “ADD” will flash three times on the display window.

The OPR indicator will turn red. The new recording will be added at the end of the current message.

2 Press xSTOP to stop the recording.

Notes

•You cannot add a recording if the remaining memory is not long enough.

•The added 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

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.

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.

Message 1 Message 2 Message 3 Message 4

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”.

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

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 5 above to change the alarm date and time.

4Press MENU to exit the menu mode.

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.

“ON (or OFF)” will flash.

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

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

Recording media

Built-in flash memory 16MB (ICD-B100)/32MB (ICD-B200), Monaural recording

Recording time ICD-B100:

HQ:	1 hour 45 minutes
SP:	4 hours 50 minutes
LP:	8 hours
ICD-B200:
HQ:	3 hours 40 minutes
SP:	9 hours 50 minutes
LP:	16 hours 10 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

250mW

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 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)

58 g (2.1 oz)

Supplied accessories

Operating instructions (1)

LR03 (size AAA) alkaline batteries (2) (For the U.S.A. and U.K. only)

Optional accessories

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

Audio connecting cable RK-G64HG /RK-

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 FOLDER	2While 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.

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)

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,
attenuator	v or REC OUT

(not supplied)	mini-plug (stereo
	or monaural)

The message numbers increase.

To play the divided message

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

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.

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

“DATE” will flash in the display window.

3 Set the alarm date.To play back on a desired date

(the message will be played back at the same time on the same date every year until you erase the message)

1 Press NxPLAY/STOP while “DATE” is flashing.

The month digits will flash.

Note

You cannot set an alarm for a specific year. ”--Y 1M 1D” will be displayed.

2Press – .or >+ to selectthe month digits and press NxPLAY/STOP.

The day digits will flash.

3Press – .or >+ to select the day digits.To play back once a weekPress – .or >+ to select the day of the week.

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

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.

Selecting the Display Mode

(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.

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.

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.

Index to Parts and Controls

Tape recorder, TV, radio, etc.

2 Follow the steps in “Recording messages” to record messages.

Notes

1 Play back the message you want to move.2 While playing back the message,

To play back at the same time every dayPress – .or >+ to select “DAILY”.

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

Each time you press DISPLAY, the display mode will change as shown below:

1On the current time display

If the unit is left unoperated for more than 3

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.

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

•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.

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.

VOR OFF: The VOR function is disabled. Normal recording operation is selected.

1 Press MENU to enter the menu mode.

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.

4 Press NxPLAY/STOP.

The hour digits will flash.

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.

“ALARM ON” will be displayed.

6 Press MENU to exit the menu mode.

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

Remaining

recording 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

Playing Back All Messages in a Folder Continuously

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.

Rear	Display window
Hook for handstrap	Folder indication	Remaining battery
(not supplied)
		indicator
	Alarm indicator	Recording mode
	Repeat play indicator	indication
MIC SENS		REC (recording)
	Selected message
(microphone		indicator
sensitivity)	number
	REC DATE (recorded	Number of messages
	date) indication	in a folder/Menu
Battery		indication/Counter
		/Remaining time
compartment	REMAIN indicator
		indication /
	Remaining memory	Recording date
	indicator	indication /Current
		time indication /
		Messages

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.

“,” 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.

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.

Recorded time (REC DATE)**:

The time the current message was recorded.

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

4 Press MENU to exit the menu mode.