Sony PX312F manuel d'utilisation

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  • Page 1

    4-267-070- 51 (1) ICD-PX312/PX312F IC Recorder Operating Instructions Getting Started Basic Operat ions Other Recording O perations Other Playbac k Operati ons Editing Files Listening to the FM Radio About the Menu Function Utilizing Your Computer Additional Informatio n Troubleshooting[...]

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    2 GB Notice for u sers All rights reserved. This manual or the software described herein, in whole or in part, may not be reproduced, translated or reduced to any machine readable form without prior writt en approval from Sony Corporation. IN NO EVENT SHALL SONY CORPORATION BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, WHETHER BAS[...]

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    3 GB Trademarks • Microsoft, Windows, Windows Vista and Windows Media are registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. • Macintosh and Mac OS are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the USA and other countries. • Pentium is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation. • MPEG L[...]

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    4 GB Table of Contents Getting S tarted Step 1: Ch ecking the C onten ts of the Package . ...... ...... ......... ...... ...... ...... ..... ........ 7 Index to parts an d contr ols ........ ...... ..... 8 Preventing unintent ional opera tions (HOLD) ..... ...... ...... ...... ...... ........ ...... ... 10 Step 2: Pr eparing a Power Source .... ...[...]

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    5 GB Editing Files Arranging File s in a Folder .... ...... ..... ...... 59 Moving a fil e to a differe nt folder ...... 59 Copyin g a file to the ot her memory .... 60 Erasin g all files i n a fold er .... ..... ...... ... 62 Using a Tr ack Mark ............ ...... ..... ...... ... 63 Adding a t rack m ark .......... ...... ..... ...... 63 Erasin [...]

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    6 GB Using the IC Recorder as USB Memory . ...... ...... ......... ...... ...... ...... ..... .... 106 Using th e Supplied Soun d Organi zer Software ... ......... ...... ...... ...... ...... ........ .... 1 07 What you ca n do using Sound Organizer ......... ...... ...... ...... ...... ........ . 107 System requi rements for you r computer . .....[...]

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    7 GB Getting Start ed Getting Started Step 1: Checking the Contents of the Package IC Reco rder ( 1) Remo ve the film on the displa y window before you use the IC recorder . Stereo headp hones ( 1) (for ICD-PX 312F only) USB connect ing cable (1) To connect th e IC recorde r to a compute r, make sure to us e the sup plied US B connecti ng ca ble. L[...]

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    8 GB Index t o parts and con trols Front A Built- in mic rophon e B m (microphone ) jack* 1 C Display window D DISP/MENU button E SCEN E butt on F (fold er) butto n G N PLAY/STOP•ENTER* 1 button H x (stop) button I – . (review /fast back ward), > + (cue/fast forwa rd) buttons J Speake r K i (headpho ne) jack * 2 L Oper atio n ind icato r M E[...]

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    9 GB Getting Start ed Rear S (USB) co nnector T M2™/microS D memory c ard slot U HOLD•POWER ON/OFF switch V Batt ery co mpart ment W Strap hole (A strap is not supplied. )[...]

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    10 GB Preven ting unin tentio nal operati ons (HOLD) You can di sable all the bu ttons (HOLD) in order t o preve nt uninte ntional operations when yo u carry the IC record er, etc. To put the I C reco rder in the HOLD st atus Slide the HOLD• POWER ON/OFF switch in the directi on of “HOLD .” “HOLD” will app ear for appro ximat ely 3 second[...]

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    11 GB Getting Start ed Step 2: Preparing a Power Source Remove the film on th e display windo w before you use the IC recorder. Slide and lift th e batt ery co mpar tmen t lid, insert L R03 (size AAA) alkal ine batt eries with corr ect po lari ty, and close the lid . If the batt ery c ompartmen t li d is accide ntal ly det ache d, att ach i t as il[...]

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    12 GB When t o repl ace t he batterie s The battery i ndicat or in the display win dow shows the ba tter y condi ti on. Battery remain indicator : “Low Ba ttery Le vel” appears . Replace the old batteries w ith new ones. m : “Low Battery ” appe ars and th e IC recorde r will stop operation.[...]

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    13 GB Getting Start ed Step 3: Turning the IC Recorder On Turning the power o n Slide the HOLD• POWER ON/OFF switch in the direction of “POWE R ON/OFF” for more than 1 sec ond. The IC recorde r is turned on, an d the “Acces sin g...” an imat ion is disp layed. Turning the power o ff Slide the HOLD• POWER ON/OFF switch in the direction o[...]

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    14 GB Step 4: Setting the Clock You need t o set the cloc k to u se th e al arm functio n or record th e date and time. When you insert batteries for the fi rst time, or when yo u insert batteri es after the IC recorde r has been wit hout batter ies for more t han 1 minut e, “Set Date& Time” appear s, and then t he clock se tting wind ow ap[...]

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    15 GB Getting Start ed When you use the IC re corder for t he first time or when no fi le is recor ded, the followin g window may be displayed. P Notes • If you do not press N PLAY/ STOP• ENTER with in 1 minute of entering the cloc k setti ng data , the cl ock setting mode is canc eled and t he stop mode wi ndow will be displa yed. • When any[...]

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    16 GB Step 5: Setting the Language to Be U sed in the Display Window You can se lect the lang uage to be used for messages, men us, etc. from 3 langua ges. 1 Pre ss a nd ho ld DIS P/ME NU to e nter th e menu mode . The me nu mode win dow will be displayed. 2 Press – . or > + to select “De tail Menu, ” and then pr ess N PLAY/ STOP•ENTER. [...]

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    17 GB Getting Start ed You can sele ct th e follo win g lang uag es. Engli sh , Es pañol (S pani sh), Fr ança is (French) 5 Press x (stop ) to exit the men u mod e.[...]

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    18 GB Basic Operations Recording P Notes • Before ma king a recordi ng, be sure to check th e battery ind icator (page 12). • Noise may be recorded if an objec t, such as y our finger, et c., acc identa lly rubs or scratch es the IC record er during recor ding. z Tip Before you sta rt recordi ng, we recommend you make a trial r ecording fir st,[...]

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    19 GB Basic Operatio ns 3 Place the I C reco rder so t hat th e buil t-i n micr ophone face th e dire ction of the sour ce to be rec orded . 4 Press z REC/P AUSE in the stop mode. The op eration indic ator flas hes in orange, and th en ligh ts up in red . (Whe n “LE D” i s set to “OFF ” in th e menu (page 9 3), the indicat or does not light[...]

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    20 GB To stop recording Note while acces sing The I C reco rder is r ecord ing da ta an d st ori ng it on t he memo ry med ia wh en t he “Accessi ng...” an imation ap pears in the disp lay window or the operat ion indica tor flashes in orange. W hile the IC r ecorder is accessing dat a, do not remo ve the batte ries or connect or disconne ct th[...]

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    21 GB Basic Operatio ns Other operations z Tips • Files recorded using thi s IC rec order wil l be re corded as MP3 f iles. • You can record up to 199 files in each folder. • You can make new folders or erase unwanted fold ers using the supplie d Sound Organi zer software (pag e 107). Rema inin g me mory i ndic ato r Duri ng re cordi ng, the [...]

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    22 GB To reco rd accordi ng to ea ch recor ding si tuation (scen e sele ction) Accordi ng to v arious re cording scene, you c an cha nge the recor ding item s, such as R EC Mode (page 91), Mic Sensitiv ity (page 91), et c., to the recomm ended set tings in bulk. For details on scene selection, see page 30. Flashi ng The re main ing time[...]

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    23 GB Basic Operatio ns Listening Starting p layback 1 Slide the HOLD• POWER ON/OFF switch to wards the center to releas e the IC re corde r from the HOLD status (page 10). The stop mode window a ppears. 2 Select the file you wan t to play (page 2 4). 3 Press N PLAY/STOP•ENTER. Playback w ill start soon, an d the opera tion indica tor will li g[...]

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    24 GB To stop playback To select a folder and file 1 Press x (stop). 1 Press (folder) to disp lay the folder selec tion window . 2 Press – . or > + to select a fol der. When you pu rchas e the IC rec order, th ere are 5 f older s alread y avai lable ( FOLDER 01-05). x Curr ent fold er Curr ent file n umber/th e total number of files in the fo [...]

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    25 GB Basic Operatio ns 3 Press N PLAY/STOP•ENTER. 4 Press – . or > + to select a file . Press > + to sele ct a fi le with a lar ger n umb er. Press – . to selec t a file with a smal ler nu mbe r. N PLAY/ STOP•ENTER – . , > +[...]

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    26 GB Other operations stop at the cur rent posi tion (Playback Pause function) Press N PLAY/STOP•ENTER . To resu me playb ack from that poin t, press N PLAY/STO P•ENTER again. go back to the beginning of the curr ent file Press – . once.* 1 * 2 go back to previous files Press – . repeated ly. (Durin g the stop mode, kee p the button presse[...]

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    27 GB Basic Operatio ns About the dis play Press DISP/MENU bri efly to switch and check the file informa tion. A file recorded usi ng the IC record er is displayed as follows. Elapse d time: The el apsed pl ayback time of one file Remain ing time: The maximum r ecording t ime during r ecor d ing The rem aining pla yback tim e of one file (in t he s[...]

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    28 GB Erasing P Note Once a recordin g has been erased, you c annot retrie ve it. Selecti ng a file an d erasing it 1 Slide the HOLD• POWER ON/OFF switch to wa rds the center to releas e the IC re corde r from the HOLD status (page 10). The stop mode window a ppears. 2 Selec t the file you want to erase when the IC r ecorder i s in the st op or p[...]

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    29 GB Basic Operatio ns To cancel erasing To erase a nother file Proc eed wit h steps 2 through 5 in “Sel ecting a file and erasi ng it.” To erase a part of a file Divide the fi le into two files first (page 67), and then proce ed with steps 3 throug h 5 in “Sele cting a fi le and era sing it” af ter selec ting the fi le you want to erase .[...]

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    30 GB Other Recording Operations Changing the Recording Settings Select ing a reco rding sce ne for eac h situat ion Acco rding to v arious re cording scene, you can ch ange the ite ms for rec o rdin g, suc h as REC Mo de (pag e 91), Mi c Sensi tivity (page 91), etc., to the reco mmend ed settings i n bulk. 1 Press SCENE in the stop mode. The Sc en[...]

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    31 GB Other Recor ding Operations P Notes • You ca nnot set a scene during recording. • When 60 seconds have passed without any operatio n after the S cene Select w indow appeared , the stop mode wind ow will be dis pla yed. Tips for bette r recording There are ways of making better re cordin gs other than using sc ene selection . Recordi ng at[...]

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    32 GB Recordin g a music p erf ormance By at taching a tripod (not su pplied) or placi ng the IC reco rder on a stand or ta ble, you can ad just the an gle of the IC recorder and the b uilt-in micropho ne more p recisel y. When r ecordi ng a chor us or pi ano perform ance , for exampl e, place the IC record er on a tabl e approxima tely 2 to 3 mete[...]

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    33 GB Other Recor ding Operations P Note You cannot modi fy the Scene Select se ttings. If you want to cha nge the setti ng items, suc h as REC Mode (page 91), Mic Sensitivity (page 91), etc., for reco rding sit uation s, use the menu to chang e each item of recording settings . Addi ng a re cording t o a prev iously recorded file When “ A dd/Ove[...]

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    34 GB 1 Press and ho ld DIS P/MENU in t he stop mode to ente r the men u mode. The me nu mode win dow will be displayed. 2 Press – . or > + to select “Ad d/ Overw rite, ” and th en press N PLAY/ STOP•ENTER. 3 Press – . or > + to select “Ad d,” and th en press N PLAY/ STOP•ENTER. “Add/Ov erwrite” is set to “OFF” whe n y[...]

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    35 GB Other Recor ding Operations • You ca nnot add a rec ording t o an M P3 file that was not reco rded using the IC recorder . Moreov er, when you edit fil es using the supplied S ound Organiz er software, addi ng a record ing to t he fil es may n ot be p ossible . • The REC Mo de of an additio nal recording is the s ame as t he added fi le. [...]

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    36 GB 3 Press – . or > + to select “Ove rwrite,” an d then press N PLAY/ STOP•ENTER. “Add/Ov erwrite” is set to “OFF” whe n you purcha se the IC rec order. 4 Press x (stop ) to exit the menu mod e. 5 When th e file to be adde d is played ba ck, press z REC /PAUSE a t the posit ion where you wa nt to overwri te the file. “Over w[...]

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    37 GB Other Recor ding Operations Starting to re cord autom atically in response to sound – the VOR function You can s et the VOR (Voic e Opera ted Record ing) function to “ON,” to make the IC recor der start reco rding when the IC recorde r detect s sound, and pa use when no sound is hear d, elimin ating record ing during soundle ss periods.[...]

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    38 GB The recording pauses when no soun d is detect ed and “PA USE” flashes . When th e IC recorde r detects sound again, the recor ding star ts again. To cancel the VOR function Set “V OR” to “OF F” in step 3. P Notes • The VOR function is affected by the sound around you. S et “Mic Sensi tivity ” in th e menu (pag e 91) accordin[...]

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    39 GB Other Recor ding Operations Recording on a Memory Card In addition to the built -in memory , you can record fi les on a memor y card. About com patible memory cards Memory cards that you can use w ith the IC recorde r are as fol lows: • Memory Stick Micr o™ (M2™) m edia: Up to 16 GB is suppo rted. • microSD car d: A microSD (FAT1 6) c[...]

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    40 GB For ICD -PX312/P X312F, the operation al tests performed were usi ng memory cards available as of January 2011. For the latest information about t he me mory cards that hav e been test ed, plea se access the support hom e page for the IC re corder: http://www.sony-latin.com/index.crp In this manual, M2™ and microSD cards are generally refe [...]

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    41 GB Other Recor ding Operations memory card into the slot. Doi ng so may cause fire, electric shock, or malfuncti ons. To switch the IC recorder destination to the memory card 1 Press and ho ld DIS P/MENU in t he stop mode to ente r the men u mode. The me nu mode win dow will be displayed. 2 Press – . or > + to select “Se lect Memory,” a[...]

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    42 GB 7 Press x (stop ) to exit the menu mod e. To use th e built -in memory Selec t “Built-I n Memory” in step 3. To star t recordin g Selec t the fold er and then press z REC / PAUSE. Fo r deta ils on rec ording, see page 18. Memory card indicato r is displayed.[...]

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    43 GB Other Recor ding Operations Recording via Other Devi ces Recor ding w ith an external microp hone When you co nnect a stereo mic rophone (not suppli ed) to the IC recorder a nd the recordi ng mode is set to “ SHQ” or “HQ ” mode, you c an record soun d in stereo. You can p lay back the sound in ste reo using the stere o headpho nes. 1 [...]

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    44 GB 4 Press z REC/P AUSE to st art rec ordin g. The b u ilt- in micropho n e is automatica lly cut o ff, and t h e IC recorder s tarts recordi ng sounds from th e externa l microp hone. If the input le vel is not strong e nough, adjust the “M ic Sensitivi ty” setting on the IC rec order (page 91). When a pl ug in powe r type micro phone is co[...]

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    45 GB Other Recor ding Operations Recordi ng from other equip ment You ca n make musi c files wit hout us ing t he computer by record ing sound from other equip ment co nnected t o the IC re corder. When y ou sel ect “Audio IN” in th e “Scene Select” menu, the s ettings suitab le for recordi ng from oth er equipme nt are alrea dy selected .[...]

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    46 GB 2 Press – . or > + to select “Au dio IN,” and then press N PLAY/ STOP•ENTER. “Sel ect Inp ut ” is set to “MI C IN” w hen you purcha se the IC rec order. 3 Press x (stop ) to exit the menu mod e. 4 Press z REC/P AUSE to st art rec ordin g. The b u ilt- in micropho n e is automatica lly cut of f and the IC recor der star ts r[...]

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    47 GB Other Recor ding Operations Operation during Recording Monitoring the recording If you co nnect the hea dphon es to the i (headp hone) jack, you c an mon itor th e record ing. You can adjust th e monitoring volume by pre ssing VOL –/+ , but the recordi ng leve l is fixe d. P Note When the co rd of the headphone s touches the IC record er wh[...]

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    48 GB Other Playback O perations Changing the Playback Settings Conve nient play back method s Listening w ith better sound quality • To listen with hea dphones: Conn ect the hea dphones to th e i (headp hone) j ack. The bui lt-in speake r will be a utomatica lly disconnec ted. • To lis ten from an external speaker: Connec t an active o r passi[...]

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    49 GB Other Playba ck Operatio ns • If the last file is long an d you wish to star t playback at a l ater par t of the file, press and hold > + t o go t o the e nd of the f ile, and then pres s – . while “FI LE END” is lit to go back to th e desired point. • For file s other than the last one, go to the beginning of the next fil e and [...]

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    50 GB 3 Press – . or > + to sel ect “Noise Cut Level, ” and then press N PLAY/ STOP•ENTER. 4 Press – . or > + to select “Max imum ” or “Me dium ,” an d th en press N PLAY/STOP•ENTER. “Noise Cut Lev el” is set to “Maximum” when you purc hase the IC recorder. 5 Press x (stop) to ex it the menu mo de. To cancel the no[...]

  • Page 51

    51 GB Other Playba ck Operatio ns 2 Press – . or > + to select “DPC( Speed Cont rol),” an d then pr ess N PLAY/STOP• ENTER. 3 Press – . or > + to select “ON,” and then pres s N PLAY/STOP•ENTER. 4 Press – . or > + to adju st the playbac k speed. – . : Decreases the speed by 0.05 times eac h time th is bu tto n is pre sse[...]

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    52 GB Select ing t he playback mode You ca n use t he menu or oper ate b uttons to selec t the playback mode acc ording to the playba ck situa tions. To play back all files in a folder continu ously – the continuous play 1 Press and ho ld DIS P/MENU in t he stop or play back mode to ent er the menu mode. The me nu mode win dow will be displayed. [...]

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    53 GB Other Playba ck Operatio ns “Conti nuous Play” is set to “OFF” when you purcha se the IC rec order. 5 Press x (stop ) to exit the menu mod e. To resume norma l playb ack mode – the single file pla y Select “OFF” in step 4. To play ba ck a file repea tedly During pl ayback, press and hold N PLAY/ STOP•EN TER unti l “ 1” a p[...]

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    54 GB star ting po int A. The n specif y a new finishing poi nt B, as in step 2. P Note You cannot set the points A and B near the beginnin g or the end of a file, and around track mark s.[...]

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    55 GB Other Playba ck Operatio ns Playing Back a File at a Desired Time with an Alarm You can s ound an alar m and start play back of a selected fi le at a d esired ti me. Yo u can have a file pl ayed b ack on a sp ecified date, once every we ek, or a t the sam e time every day. You ca n set an alarm for a file. 1 Sele ct the file you want to pla y[...]

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    56 GB 2 When you select “D ate”: Set the yea r, mont h, da y, hour , and minute in sequence, as descri bed in “Step 4: Setting the Clock” on page 14. When you select a day of the week or “Daily” : Press – . or > + to set the hour, and then press N PLAY/ STOP•ENTER, pr ess – . or > + to set the minute, and then press N PLAY/S[...]

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    57 GB Other Playba ck Operatio ns When the se t date and time comes At the set time, “ALARM” is disp layed in the dis play window and the al arm and th e select ed file wil l be played ba ck us ing the sele cted alarm patt ern. When t h e pla y back ends, the IC recorder will stop automa tically. (When the alarm patter n is set to “Beep&P[...]

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    58 GB Playback via Other Devi ces Rec ordin g w ith other equip ment You ca n record the sound of the IC record er with othe r equipm ent. Before yo u start reco rding, we re commen d you ma ke a tr ial r ecor ding first. 1 Connect the i (h eadp hone) jac k of the IC reco rder to th e external input termi nal of other eq uipment using an audio conn[...]

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    59 GB Editing Files Editing Files Arranging F iles in a Folder Moving a file to a different folder 1 Selec t the f ile y o u want to move. 2 Press and ho ld DIS P/MENU in t he stop mode to ente r the men u mode. The me nu mode win dow will be displayed. 3 Press – . or > + to select “Mo ve & Copy, ” and then pr ess N PLAY/ STOP•ENTER.[...]

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    60 GB 5 Press – . or > + to select the f olde r that you wa nt to move the file into, and then pres s N PLAY/STOP•ENTER. The “Movin g File...” an imation is displayed a nd the file is mo ved to the last posit ion in the dest ination fo lder. When yo u move a f ile t o anot her fo lder, the o riginal file in t he previous folder will be e[...]

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    61 GB Editing Files 3 Press – . or > + to select “Mo ve & Copy,” a nd then pre ss N PLAY/ STOP•ENTER. 4 Press – . or > + to select “Fi le Copy,” a nd then pre ss N PLAY/ STOP•ENTER. “Copy to Me mory Card ” or “Copy to Built -In Memory ” appears and th e fold er selection window is displaye d. 5 Press – . or > [...]

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    62 GB • Do no t remove or in sert a memor y card, or turn off t he IC recorder whil e copying. Files may b e damaged. Erasi ng all files in a fold er P Note If the selected fold er contains a p rotect ed fil e (page 71), you c annot erase the protected f ile in tha t folder. 1 Select t he fold er c ontaining the fil es you want t o erase whe n th[...]

  • Page 63

    63 GB Editing Files Using a Track Mark Addi ng a trac k mark You can ad d a track m ark at a p oint at whic h you w ould li ke to divide a file later or locate du ring playb ack. You ca n add a maximu m of 98 track marks t o each file. During recording , playing ba ck, or recordi ng pausing, pre ss T-MARK at the position you want to ad d a track m [...]

  • Page 64

    64 GB Erasin g a track mark 1 Stop at a positi on after the tr ack mark you wa nt to erase. 2 Press and ho ld DIS P/MENU in t he stop mode to ente r the men u mode. The me nu mode win dow will be displayed. 3 Press – . or > + to select “Delete , ” and then press N PLAY/STOP•E N TER. 4 Press – . or > + to select “Era se Track Mark,[...]

  • Page 65

    65 GB Editing Files 6 Press x (stop ) to exit the menu mod e. To can cel erasi ng Sele ct “N O” in s tep 5, and th en pre ss N PLAY/STOP •ENTER. Erasin g all the tr ack marks in th e select ed file at one time 1 Select a fil e from which you want to eras e the trac k marks. 2 Press and ho ld DISP/MENU in the stop mode to ent er the me nu mode[...]

  • Page 66

    66 GB 5 Press – . or > + to select “YE S,” and th en press N PLAY/ STOP•ENTER. The “Er asing...” an imation app ears in t he disp lay w indow and all the t rack mark s will be eras ed at one time. 6 Press x (stop ) to exit the menu mod e. To can cel erasi ng Sele ct “N O” in s tep 5, and th en pre ss N PLAY/STOP •ENTER.[...]

  • Page 67

    67 GB Editing Files Dividing a File Divi ding a fil e at the cur rent positio n You can div ide a file in the st op mode, so that the file i s divided into t wo parts and a new file number is ad ded to t h e newe r part of the divide d file. By dividi ng a file, you can easi ly find t he point from wh ich you want to pl ay back whe n you make a lon[...]

  • Page 68

    68 GB 5 Press – . or > + to select “YE S,” and th en press N PLAY/ STOP•ENTER. The “Div iding...” animati on appears, and the divide d files will be suffixe d with a sequentia l number (“ _1” for the or iginal file, and “_ 2” for the ne w file). A su ffix made up of a sequen tia l number i s added to each of the divid ed file[...]

  • Page 69

    69 GB Editing Files 3 Press – . or > + to select “Divide,” and then press N PLAY/STOP•E N TER. 4 Press – . or > + to select “Di vide All Tr ack Ma rks,” an d then pres s N PLAY/STOP• ENTER. “Div ide All Trac k M arks? ” w ill be displayed. 5 Press – . or > + to select “YE S,” and th en press N PLAY/ STOP•ENTER. [...]

  • Page 70

    70 GB Organizer sof tware, dividin g files may not be possible. • O nce a file is divided, you canno t return it to the o riginal status aga in.[...]

  • Page 71

    71 GB Editing Files Protecting a File To preve nt a file from bein g accide ntally erased or e dited, you ca n protect an importa n t fi le. A protec ted file is marke d with the (protec t) indicato r and is regarde d as a read-on ly file you can not erase o r edit. 1 Display the fi le which yo u want to protect. 2 Press and ho ld DIS P/MENU in t h[...]

  • Page 72

    72 GB To release protection Selec t the pro tected file, an d then follow steps 2 through 5. In this case, selec t “OFF” in step 4, and then pres s N PLAY/STOP•ENTER. P Note You ca nnot set pr otection to the podcast f iles.[...]

  • Page 73

    73 GB Lis teni n g to the FM Radi o Listening to the FM Radio (for ICD-PX312F only) Tuning in an FM R adio Station Tuning in a radio statio n by scan ning f requencie s The hea dphone cor d of the head phone s is an FM antenna, th erefore, connect t he headpho nes to the i (headp hone) jac k when list ening to the FM r adio. P Note Durin g FM recep[...]

  • Page 74

    74 GB 4 Press – . or > + repe atedly t o tune in a stat ion. 5 Press x (stop) to turn the FM rad io off. To scan ra dio frequencies automatica lly In step 4, press and hold – . or > + until th e frequen cy dig its begin to change in the display window. The IC recor der automa ticall y scans the radio freque ncies and stop s when it f inds[...]

  • Page 75

    75 GB Lis teni n g to the FM Radi o 2 Press – . or > + to select “FM Radio,” a nd then pr ess N PLAY/ STOP•ENTER. The IC rec order enters th e FM radio mode. 3 Press DISP/MENU brief ly to move the cursors ( b , B ) to b oth side s of the preset number displ ay on the lower line in the window . The IC rec order is now rea dy for tunin g i[...]

  • Page 76

    76 GB Presetting FM Radio Stations Prese ttin g FM radio stati ons automa tically You ca n autom aticall y tune i n radio stations and th en regi ster them with pr eset num bers. You ca n preset up to 30 FM radio sta tions automa tically usin g the preset men u. 1 Press and hold DISP/ME NU during FM rece ption to en ter th e men u mode . The me nu [...]

  • Page 77

    77 GB Lis teni n g to the FM Radi o Prese ttin g FM radio stati ons manual ly You c an store an u nregiste red FM radio station on a pre set numbe r. You can pr eset up to 30 FM radio stations. 1 Follow steps 1 t hrough 4 of “ Tuning in a radio stati on by scanning f reque ncies” on page 7 3 and t une in the st ation you want to pr eset. When t[...]

  • Page 78

    78 GB 2 Press N PLAY/STOP•ENTER. The p r eset number and “E rase Preset ?” will b e displayed. 3 Press – . or > + to sel ect “YES,” and th en press N PLAY/ STOP•ENTER. The prese t number w ill be cha nged to “-- / P . ”[...]

  • Page 79

    79 GB Lis teni n g to the FM Radi o Changing the FM R adio Reception Settings Switc hing the rece iver sens itivi ty of the FM radio You can set the r eceiver sensit ivity when listen ing to the FM r adio. 1 Press and hold DISP/ME NU during FM rece ption to en ter th e men u mode . The me nu mode win dow will be displayed. 2 Press – . or > + t[...]

  • Page 80

    80 GB “DX/LOCAL” is se t to “DX” when you purchase the IC reco rder. P Note Select “DX” whe n the IC recor der receptio n status is no t good due to a weak sign al. Switch ing th e scan ning sensi tivity You can set the sca n ning sensi tivity when presetting FM radio stations. 1 Press and hold DISP/ME NU during FM rece ption to en ter [...]

  • Page 81

    81 GB Lis teni n g to the FM Radi o Switch ing th e FM rad io outpu t betwee n speak er and headph ones During FM re ception or FM re cording , you can s witch betw een the sou nd from t he speaker and t he sound from the headpho nes using the me nu. 1 Press and hold DISP/ME NU during FM rece ption to en ter th e men u mode . The me nu mode win dow[...]

  • Page 82

    82 GB About the Menu Function Making Settings for the Menu 1 Pre ss a nd ho ld DIS P/ME NU to e nter th e menu mode . The me nu mode win dow will be displayed. 2 Press – . or > + to select the me nu ite m for wh ich you w ant to make setti ng, and th en press N PLAY/ STOP•ENTER. When you sel ect “Divide, ” “Move & Copy,” “Delet[...]

  • Page 83

    83 GB Abou t the Men u Func tion P Note If you d o not press a ny button for 60 seconds, the m enu mod e is automat ically cance led and the window will r eturn to t he no rmal dis play. To return t o the previous window During me nu operat ions, press DISP/ MENU. When the selecti on screen of the sub men u screen is displ ayed after you selec t ?[...]

  • Page 84

    84 GB Menu Settings Menu ite ms Operation mode ( a : the setting can be ma de /—: the setting cannot be made) Stop mode Playback mode Recording mode FM radio receptio n mode* FM radio recording mod e* Add/Overwr ite a ———— VOR a — a —— DPC(Speed Cont rol) aa ——— Easy Search aa ——— Alarm a ———— Protect a ———[...]

  • Page 85

    85 GB Abou t the Men u Func tion Select Memory a ———— FM Ra dio* a ———— Auto Pr eset * ——— a — DX/LOCAL* ——— aa Scan Sensitivit y* ——— a — Audi o Out pu t* ——— aa De tail M enu aaaa — REC Mode a —— a — Mic Sensitivity a — a —— LCF(Low Cut) a — a —— Select In put a ———— Cont in [...]

  • Page 86

    86 GB Menu items Settings (*: Initial s e tting) See page Add/Overw rite Allows you to add a rec ording to a prev iously recorde d file or an overwrite recor ding during pla yback. Add: You can add a recording. Overwrite: You can o v erwrite a recording. OFF*: You cannot add or overwr ite a recordin g. 33, 35 VOR Sets t he VOR (Voice Ope rated Reco[...]

  • Page 87

    87 GB Abou t the Men u Func tion Easy Search Sets t he easy searc h function. ON: You can go forwar d for a bout 10 sec onds by pressing > + and go back fo r about 3 second s by press ing – . . This fu nction is use ful when at temp ting to loca te desired poin t in a long recordi ng. OFF*: The easy search func tion does not work . When you pr[...]

  • Page 88

    88 GB Divide Divide Current Pos ition Divi des a fi le into two . YES: A file wi ll be divided i nto two. NO: Divisi o n is n ot executed. 67 Divid e All Track Marks Divides a fil e at all the track m ark positions. YES: The track mark div ision is exe cuted. NO: The track mark div ision is not exe cuted. 68 Move & Copy Move File Moves the sele[...]

  • Page 89

    89 GB Abou t the Men u Func tion Dele te Era se Al l Erases all files i n the selec t ed fo lder. Press (folder) to dis p lay the fo lder selection window before e rasing the f iles and sele ct a folde r from wh ich all files are to be era sed, and then go to the menu window. YES: All fi les in the se lecte d fol der will be erase d. NO: All file s[...]

  • Page 90

    90 GB DX/ LOCAL (for ICD-PX312F only) Sets t he receiv er se nsit ivity when liste ning to th e FM radi o. DX*: Normall y, select th is setting. LOCAL: When th ere is interf erence or coll apsing cause d by a intense elec tric field arou nd the transmi tting antenna of the broadc asting station, e tc., sele ct this setting. P Note Select “DX” w[...]

  • Page 91

    91 GB Abou t the Men u Func tion Deta il Menu REC Mo de Sets the recor ding mode inclu ding sound quality. 192kbps(MONO)*: Super hi gh-quality monaur al recor ding mode (displ ayed as “SHQ” in t he window) 128kbps(MONO): High-qua lity monaural r ecording mo de (displayed a s “H Q” in the win dow) 48kbps(MONO): Standard pla y monaural recor [...]

  • Page 92

    92 GB Deta il Menu LCF( Low Cut ) Sets the L CF (Low Cut Filter) func tion to cut a lo w freque ncy to reduce the ro aring nois e from wind; ther efore you can record a file more cle arly. ON: The LCF func tion is activat ed. OFF*: The LCF func tion is canceled. P Note During FM reco rding (page 75) , the LCF function doe s not work (for ICD-PX312F[...]

  • Page 93

    93 GB Abou t the Men u Func tion Deta il Menu LED Turns the opera tion indicato r on or off during operation . ON*: During acc essing to the me mory, recording or play b ack, the indicat or lights or flashes . OFF: The indicato r does not light or flash , even during operation. P Note When th e IC r ecorder is conne cted to a c omputer, t he operat[...]

  • Page 94

    94 GB Deta il Menu Time D isplay Sets the clock di spla y. 12- Hour*: 12:00AM = midnight, 12:00PM = noon 24-Hour: 0:00 = midnight , 12:00 = noon – Beep Sets whether a beep wi ll be heard or not. ON*: A beep will sound to indicat e that an operation has been accept ed or an error has occur red. OFF: No beep sound will be hear d. P Note The alarm s[...]

  • Page 95

    95 GB Abou t the Men u Func tion Deta il Menu Form at Formats the memory m edia currentl y select ed (the bui lt-in memory or the memory card) , erasi ng all th e data in the memor y and rese tting the f older stru cture to it s default status. YES: The “Form atting... ” animatio n appears and the me mory media will be formatted. NO: The me mor[...]

  • Page 96

    96 GB Utilizing Your Computer Using the IC Recorder with Your Computer When t h e IC record er is connect ed to your comput er, you ca n transfer data between them. Copying files from the IC recorder to your computer to store the m (page 103) Copying MP3 file s from your compu ter to the IC recorder to play them back (page 104) Using th e IC record[...]

  • Page 97

    97 GB Utilizing Your Computer To ex change fi les bet ween th e IC record er and yo ur co mputer , connect the I C recorder to your comp uter. 1 Connect the (USB) connect or of the IC recorde r with the USB port of your runn ing comput er wit h the suppl ied USB connec ting cabl e inserte d into the connec tors securely un til each plug stop s to t[...]

  • Page 98

    98 GB Bui lt-in memor y * 1 When a file is transferred dir ectly under the VOICE folder , the IC recorder rec ognizes and handl es it as a file tran s ferre d from the compute r. When you tr ansfer a file from your co mputer to the IC r ecorder, p ut the file in th e folders und er the V OICE folde r. * 2 The name o f a folder in wh ich MP3 f iles [...]

  • Page 99

    99 GB Utilizing Your Computer medi a has be en set t o “Memor y Card” (page 41), th e structure of fol ders is different fro m that when th e destination memory media is set to “Built-In Memory .” Memory Stic k Micro™ (M2™) “MEMORY CARD” Folder for files recorde d using the IC recor der Folder t ransfer red from your comput er VOICE[...]

  • Page 100

    100 GB microSD c ard Structure o f folders displ ayed in the d ispl ay win dow of the IC recorder The di splay of t he struc ture of the folders seen in the disp lay window of the IC recorde r is differen t from that seen on the display of a comput er. The f older i ndicators in the displa y windo w of the IC re corder are as fol lows: P Note If or[...]

  • Page 101

    101 GB Utilizing Your Computer Display of a f ile recor ded wit h the IC recorder Folders for files recorde d using the IC recorde r (folders under th e VOICE fold er) will be displayed. Displa y of an MP3 file t ransfer red from the co mputer The followi ng folders will be displaye d among the fo lders forw arded from a comput er. • Folders u nd[...]

  • Page 102

    102 GB 1 Make sure tha t the opera tion indicat or of the IC recorde r does not light . 2 Perform th e follow ing operat ion on your comput er. On a Wi ndows scr een, left- clic k the icon at th e bott om of the des ktop of the comput er. t Left -click “ Eject I C RECORDER.” The icon and men u displ aye d can be differen t on d ifferent o perat[...]

  • Page 103

    103 GB Utilizing Your Computer Copying Fil es from the IC Recorder to Your Computer You ca n copy th e files and fo lders from the IC recor der to your comp uter to store th em. 1 Connect the IC reco rder to your comput er (p age 96) . 2 Copy files o r folders you want to transfer to you r comput er. Drag and drop the files or folders you want to c[...]

  • Page 104

    104 GB Copying MP3 Files from Your Computer to the IC Recorder and Playing Them Back You can cop y MP3 files from you r comput er to the IC recorder by dr aggin g and droppi ng them, an d you can p lay them back u sing t he IC reco rder. Copying an MP3 file from your com puter to the IC recorder (dra g and drop) 1 Connect the IC reco rder to your c[...]

  • Page 105

    105 GB Utilizing Your Computer 5 Press x (stop) to st op pla yback. P Notes • A n MP3 file copied from your computer can be played back with the IC reco rder. Dividing a file and setting a track ma rk, however, may not be performed. • I f you have copi ed MP3 f iles using your comput er, those files ma y not be copied in order of tr ansfer beca[...]

  • Page 106

    106 GB Using the IC Recorder as USB Memory When t h e IC record er is connect ed to your comput er, image data or tex t data on the comput er, as well as fil es recorde d using the IC rec order can be te mporarily stored on the IC record er. Your comput er must meet the specified system requireme nts to use the I C rec order as USB memory. For deta[...]

  • Page 107

    107 GB Utilizing Your Computer Using the Suppli ed Sound Organi zer Software What you can do using Sound O rganiz er Sound Org anizer all ows you to ex chang e files with an IC recorder or me mory card . The songs imported from music CDs and other medi a, MP3 and other aud io files import ed from a co mputer, and podca sts can also be pl ayed and t[...]

  • Page 108

    108 GB Combining fil es You can com bine mult iple files into one file. Deleting files from an IC recorder You can d elete a fi le saved to a n IC recorde r. Use this o perat ion to d elet e file s in th e IC recorde r whe n you want to incre ase th e amoun t of free s pace in th e IC recorder o r ther e are unn ecessa ry files . Transferr ing fil [...]

  • Page 109

    109 GB Utilizing Your Computer • Windo ws XP Professiona l Service Pack 3 or hi gher • Wi ndo ws XP H ome Edit ion S ervic e Pac k 3 or high er Pre-in stalled. P Notes • Operatio n is not guaran teed if any opera ting syst em other tha n those indi cate d listed is used (pa ge 108). • 6 4 bit versions of Win dows XP a re not supported. IBM [...]

  • Page 110

    110 GB click [Yes] ([Con tinue] in the case of Windows Vi sta). • S ound O rganizer cann ot be s tarted b y a user with li mited p rivileg es in Wi ndows XP. • T o use the soft ware update function in Windows XP, you m ust log on t o an accou nt with com p uter administrator p rivileges. • T he Windows Me dia Format Runti me module is added b[...]

  • Page 111

    111 GB Utilizing Your Computer The Sou nd Organizer window A Help Display s the help of Sound O rganizer. For deta ils on each oper ation, refe r to these hel p file s. B The file list of So und Or ganizer ( My Library) Displays a list o f files incl uded in My Library of Sou nd Organiz er in accor dance with th e opera tion. Recording Files: Displ[...]

  • Page 112

    112 GB Additional Information Using a USB AC Adap tor You can use the IC re corder wh ile it is connec ted to an AC ou tlet us ing an AC-U50AG or an AC-U501AD USB AC adapto r (not supplied). T his is useful when you want to record for a long tim e. 1 Connect a USB AC adaptor (no t supplied ) to an AC outlet . 2 Connec t the USB AC ad aptor to th e [...]

  • Page 113

    113 GB Additional In formatio n – t he U SB A C adap tor conn ecte d to the IC record er should not be connected to or disconn ect ed from th e AC outle t. Doing so may damage the data. If the IC record er is required to pr ocess a large amount of data, the start-up window may be display ed for an extend ed period of ti me. This is no t a malfun [...]

  • Page 114

    114 GB Precautions On power Operate the uni t only on 3.0 V or 2. 4 V DC. Use two LR03 (siz e AAA) alkal i ne batteries or two NH-AAA-B2KN recharg eabl e batte ries. On safety Do not opera te the unit whi le driving, cycli ng or operati ng any mot orized ve hicle. On handli ng • Do not leave the un it in a location near heat sour ces, or in a p l[...]

  • Page 115

    115 GB Additional In formatio n On main tenance To clea n the e xterior, use a soft cl oth slightly moistened i n water. Th en use a soft dry cloth to wipe the e xterior. Do not use alco hol, benzine or thin ner. If you have a ny question s or problems concer ning your uni t, please consul t your nearest Sony de aler. On using a memory c ard P Note[...]

  • Page 116

    116 GB • W e recomm end that you s ave a backup copy of the impor tant data. • Do no t touch the termina l of a memo ry ca rd with your hand or a metal object. • Do not st rike, bend or drop a memory ca rd. • Do not disa ssemble or mod ify a memo ry card. • Do no t expose a me mory card to wa ter. • D o not use a memor y card u nder the[...]

  • Page 117

    117 GB Additional In formatio n Specificati ons Syste m requirement s To use yo ur computer with th e Sound Organ izer software To use your c omputer with the Sound Organizer softwa re, see “System requirem ents for your co mputer” on page 108. To use yo ur computer withou t the Sound O rganizer software To use your c omputer with the IC re cor[...]

  • Page 118

    118 GB Hardware environment: – Sound board: Sound c ards compatibl e with an y of the support ed Microso ft Windows opera ting systems – Port: US B port P Note • The foll owing system s are not supporte d: – Operati ng systems other than the ones indicate d on page 117 – Persona lly constru cted computer s or operatin g systems – U pgra[...]

  • Page 119

    119 GB Additional In formatio n • M emory Stic k Micro™ (M 2™)/microSD memory ca rd slot Playback speed control (DP C) 2.00 times - 0.50 times Power o utput 300 mW Power requirement s Two LR03 (size AAA) alkali ne batteries (supplied) : 3.0 V DC Two NH-AAA-B2KN rechargeable batteries (not supplie d): 2.4 V DC Operating temper ature 5°C - 35?[...]

  • Page 120

    120 GB Maximum recording time * 3 * 4 The maxi mum recor ding time of all the folde rs is as follow s. * 3 When you are go ing to record continuously for a long ti me, you may have to repla ce the batteries with new on es in the midst of rec ording . For detail s on the batter y life, see the next ta ble. * 4 The maximum recording time varies if y [...]

  • Page 121

    121 GB Additional In formatio n Battery life When using Sony LR03 (SG) (siz e AAA) alkaline batteries * 1 When using Sony NH-AAA-B2KN rechargeable batteries * 1 * 1 The battery lif e is measure d in testing using me thods propri etary to Sony. The battery life ma y shorten depend ing on how you operate the IC recorder. * 2 When pl aying b ack mus i[...]

  • Page 122

    122 GB Troubleshooting Troubleshootin g Before ta king the IC rec order for rep air, check the followi ng sections. Sh ould any prob lem persist after you have ma de these c hecks, consul t your neare st Sony deal er. Please no te that recorde d files may be delet ed during serv ice or repair work. Symptom Reme dy Noise is heard. • An ob ject, su[...]

  • Page 123

    123 GB Troubl eshoot ing It takes a long time for the IC recorder t o start. • If the IC recorder is requi red to process a larg e amount of data, it may ta k e l onger fo r the IC reco rder t o star t. This is not a malfunc tion of the IC record er. Wait until t he sta rt-up dis play disappea rs. The IC re corder does not operate . • You may h[...]

  • Page 124

    124 GB The operat ion indic ator does not ligh t. • “LED” is set to “OFF.” D ispla y the menu and set “LE D ” to “ON” (page 93) . “Memor y Full” i s displa yed and you cannot st art recording. • Th e mem ory is full . Eras e some of the file s (page 2 8) or eras e all the files after you store the m on the other mem ory medi[...]

  • Page 125

    125 GB Troubl eshoot ing You cannot add a rec ording or an over writ e reco rdi ng. • “Add/Ov erwrite” is se t to “OFF” in the men u. Set “A dd/ Overwrite” t o “Add” or “Overwrite” (page 33, 35). • The re maining me mory capacity i s ins uffici ent. The ov erwritte n part will be dele ted after th e overwriting par t finishe[...]

  • Page 126

    126 GB The me mory ca rd is not recognized . • Sinc e the memo ry card may conta in image data or other files, the memor y requir ed for crea ting ini tial fold ers is insuf ficient . Use Windows Exp lorer, Macint osh desktop, or othe r tools to erase unwan ted file s or initia lize the memory c ard on th e IC reco rder. • Switch th e memory me[...]

  • Page 127

    127 GB Troubl eshoot ing The batte ry life of the rechargeab le batteries is short. • You are us ing the rechar g eable batterie s in an en vironment with a temper ature of unde r 5 °C . Charge the batterie s in an envir onment with a temperat ure of 5 °C - 35 °C. • The IC reco rder has n ot bee n used for a ce rt ain ti m e. Cha rge and dis[...]

  • Page 128

    128 GB The IC re corder is not recognize d by your computer. A folder /file c annot be transfe rred from you r computer. • Disconnect the IC record er from your computer and reconnect it. • Do no t use a USB hub or USB extensio n cable other tha n the supplie d USB con necting cab le. • Oper ation i s not gu arantee d if y ou use any syste m [...]

  • Page 129

    129 GB Troubl eshoot ing Sound Or ganizer Refer to the hel p files of the Sound Organiz er software, too. Symptom Caus e/Remedy The Sound Organiz er software canno t be installe d. • The free d isk o r memory spac e on the comput er is too small. Check the ha rd disk and memory space. • You are trying to insta ll the software int o the operatin[...]

  • Page 130

    130 GB Playback s ound from the compute r is low./No so und is emitted from the comput er. • No so und board is insta lled. • No sp eaker is built-in or co nnected to the comput er. • Th e volume of the s ound is turned d own. • Turn up the volume on the computer. (R efer to the inst ruction manual o f the comp uter.) • Th e volume of WAV[...]

  • Page 131

    131 GB Troubl eshoot ing Message List Message Cause/ Remedy HOLD • All the butto n operat ions are di s abled b ecause the IC re corder is in the HOLD status to pre vent unintent ional operatio ns. Slide the HOLD •POW ER ON/ OFF switch tow ards the cente r to releas e the IC recor d er from t he HOLD status (page 1 0). Low Battery • The batte[...]

  • Page 132

    132 GB File Full • When there are alrea dy the maximum num ber of file s in the selected folder or the total number of file s stored on th e IC recorder ha s exceeded the maxim um, you cannot record a new file. Erase some files befo re recording. File Damage d • You cannot play bac k or edit files, because the da ta of the selecte d file is dam[...]

  • Page 133

    133 GB Troubl eshoot ing Already S et • The select ed file has already been s et for alarm playback. Sele ct the other file . • You set the al arm to play back a file at a dat e and time pr eviously set on anothe r file. Change the alarm setti ng. Past D ate/Tim e • You set the al arm when the tim e has alre ady pass ed. Chec k it and set the[...]

  • Page 134

    134 GB Invalid O peration • You cannot d ivide or set a track m ark in f iles in a (music ) or (podcast ) folder in th e playback -only area. • When a mem ory card has a ba d block on it, the card cannot be written t o. Prepar e a new memory card to rep lace the current one. • Th e file name has reached the m aximum num ber of charac ters; yo[...]

  • Page 135

    135 GB Troubl eshoot ing Change Folder • If ther e are no files in a (musi c) or (podcast) folder in the playback -only a rea, no f olders a re displa yed in the di splay window. Only a folder with a fil e will be displayed. System E rror • A syst em erro r other t han the a bove has occurred . Remove the batteries and re -inert the m. Message [...]

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    136 GB System Limitations There ar e some system li mitations o f the IC reco rder. T r oubles as mentioned below are not malfun ctions of th e IC recorde r. Symptom C ause/Rem edy You cannot record f iles up to the ma ximum recording t ime. • If you reco rd files i n a mi xture of the r ecording modes, t he reco rdable time varie s from th e max[...]

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    137 GB Troubl eshoot ing Display Window Guide Display w hen stoppe d A Tra ck m ark indi cato r Displays the tr ack mark number just before t he current position. Appears wh en a tra ck ma rk is s et for a file. B Newl y arrivi ng podc ast ind icator C Folder informatio n indic ator : A folder where yo u can record a file : A folder fo r playback o[...]

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    138 GB J Memory card indi cator When “M emory Card” is se lected as “Selec t Memory,” t he indicat o r is disp layed. When “ Built-I n Memory” is selected , no i ndicato r is displaye d . K Batte ry indicato r Displa y when rec ording L Record ing progress a nimation display Display s the progress of a re cording i n animati on. M Rec o[...]

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    139 GB Troubl eshoot ing O Scene selec t indica tor Displa ys the curren tly selected scene used fo r recording. Appea rs when a scen e is se t. : Meetin g : Voice No tes : Inte rview : Lect ure : Audio IN P LCF (Low C ut Filter) indicat or Appear s when “LCF(Lo w Cut)” is s et to “ON” i n the menu . Q Microph one sensitivi ty indicator : H[...]

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    140 GB Display dur ing playb ack S Play back mod e in dicato r 1: Appears wh en one file is played back r epeatedly . A-B: Appears when a sp ecified A-B period is p layed back re peated ly. ×0.50 t o ×2.00: DPC playback ALARM: Alarm pla y back T EASY-S (Easy Se arch) indi cator Appear s when “Easy S earch” is set to “ON” in t h e menu . D[...]

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    141 GB Troubl eshoot ing Display w hen recor ding an FM radio broadcas t (for ICD-PX312F only) Displa y in the HO LD stat us Y HOLD indica tor Appe ars when t he IC rec order is i n the HOLD sta tus to prevent unintentio nal operat ions. To rel ease t h e HOLD status, s lide th e HOLD•POWER ON/OFF switch toward s the cent er (page 10).[...]

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    142 GB Index A A-B repeat ......... ............ ............ ........ ...... 53 Adding a r ecording . ............ .............. ...... 33 Adding an o v erwrite recording ......... ...... 35 Adjusting t he volume .......... ......... ..... 23, 47 Alarm .......... ............ ............... ..... 55, 84, 87 Alkaline batteries ....... ...........[...]

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    143 GB Pres etting t he FM st ation s manually ....... ............ ............ ........ ...... 77 Recordin g FM broadcast s ..... ........ ...... 75 Swi tchin g the F M rad io output ............ ......... ............ ..... 81, 85, 9 0 Swi tchin g the re ceiv er sensitiv ity ......... ......... ............ .. 79, 85, 90 Switching th e scanning [...]

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    144 GB Making se ttings .. ............ ........... ......... 82 Menu setti ngs ............ ............... ........... 84 Mic Sensi tivity . ............... ........... ... 85, 91 Move & Copy ..... ............... ........... 84, 88 Move File ... ............... ............ ........ 84, 8 8 Noise Cut Level ........... ............ ..... 85, [...]

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    145 GB T Track ma r k ........... ............ ............ ........ ... 63 Troublesh ooting ......... ............ ........... .... 122 U USB AC adaptor ........ ............ .............. . 112 USB memory ....... ............ ............ ........ . 106 Using th e IC recorder w ith your compute r ........ ............ ......... ........... .....[...]

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