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    User guide Stereo Microphone STM10[...]

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    Contents Basics .............................................................................................3 Function overview ..............................................................................3 Hardware overview ............................................................................3 Assembly ....................................[...]

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    Basics Function overview Your STM10 is a portable stereo microphone designed to be used with Xperia™ devices from Sony that support 5-pole audio and a 3.5 mm audio jack, such as the Xperia™ Z2 or Xperia™ Z3 . Use the STM10 to record high-quality stereo sound for music tracks, interviews or videos. Hardware overview 1 Wind sock 2 Right side 3 [...]

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    Assembly To assemble your microphone • Cover the top of the microphone with the wind sock. 4 This is an Internet version of this publication. © Print only for private use.[...]

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    Using your microphone Recording sound To use the microphone and make recordings, you must first install the Audio Recorder application, which is available on Google Play™. Once this application is installed, your recordings get saved as WAV or MP4 files depending on the sound quality option you select. The files are saved in the Recordings folder[...]

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    1 View all controls for making a recording 2 View a list of all saved recordings 3 Settings menu 4 Microphone test 5 Use stereo sound quality for a recording 6 Time counter 7 Stop recording or playback of a recording 8 Play back a recording 9 Start recording 10 Recording details 11 Sound quality options Positioning the microphone To get good stereo[...]

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    To record stereo sound 1 Make sure that the Audio Recorder application is successfully installed on your Xperia™ device. 2 Connect the microphone to your Xperia™ device and position it in the correct orientation. 3 Make sure that your microphone is activated or that a microphone sensitivity level is selected. 4 From the Home screen of your Xper[...]

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    To change the file type of a recording 1 In the Audio Recorder application, tap the RECORDINGS tab, then select the file that you want to change. 2 To change the file type from music to speech, tap Music > Speech . To change the file type from speech to music, tap Speech > Music . To crop a recording 1 In the Audio Recorder application, tap t[...]

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    Legal information Sony STM10 Prior to use, please read the Important information leaflet separately provided. This User guide is published by Sony Mobile Communications AB or its local affiliated company, without any warranty. Improvements and changes to this User guide necessitated by typographical errors, inaccuracies of current information, or i[...]