Sony ICD-55 Operating Instructions

English

Please refer to the illustrations in

the Japanese instruction manual as

indicated in each section.

Table of Contents

Index to Parts and Controls ..........3

Getting Started

Step 1: Installing the Battery .........4

Step 2: Setting the Clock ................5

Basic Operations

Recording Messages ....................... 6

Playing Back Messages ..................7

Erasing Messages............................ 9

Organizing the Files

Renumbering the Messages

according to their Priority —

Priority Marks ...............................10

Moving Messages to a Different

File — Move Function.................. 11

Dividing a Message into Two —

Index Function ..............................12

Other Functions

Adjusting the Playback Speed .... 14

Adding a Recording to a

Previously Recorded Message.... 14

Playing Back a Message at a

Desired Time with an Alarm.......15

Preventing Accidental Operation

— HOLD function ........................ 17

Selecting the Recording Mode .... 17

Turning off the Beep Sound ........ 18

Selecting the Microphone

Sensitivity ......................................18

Playing Back All Messages in a File

Continuously ................................. 19

Selecting the Illumination Mode of

LCD Back Light .............................19

Additional Information

Precautions .................................... 20

Specifications .................................21

Troubleshooting ............................ 22

Menu map......................................62

English

Index to Parts and

Controls

The numbers are keyed to the

illustrations on pages 42 and 43 in

the Japanese instruction manual.

Main unit

1 VOL (volume) control

2 PRIORITY button

3 FILE button

4 (pPLAY/STOP (Play/

stop•enter) button

5 INDEX button

6 –=/++ (fast forward/

fast backward•Selection of

menu mode) button

7 STOP button

8 HOLD switch

9 PLAY SPEED selector

!º MENU button

!¡ MIC (built-in microphone)

!™ Display window

!£ OPR (operation) indicator

!¢ ERASE button

!∞ REC (record) START/STOP

button

!§ Speaker

!¶ EAR (earphone) jack

!• Hand strap

Display window

1 Total number of messages in

a file

Mode indication of the menu

(On, OFF, etc.)

2 File indication

3 Current message number

4 Priority marks

5 Remaining recording time

indication

Recording date indication

Current time/day indication

(15:30 TUE, etc.)

Menu indication (ALARM,

etc.)

Messages (ERASE, SCAN,

etc.)

6 Alarm indicator

7 Recording mode indication

8 Battery exhausted indicator

9 Repeat play indicator

0 REMAIN indication

!¡ REC DATE indication

zGetting Started

Step 1: Installing

the Battery

See the illustrations on page 8 in

the Japanese instruction manual.

1 Slide and lift the battery

compartment lid.

2 Insert a size AAA (LR03)

alkaline battery with correct

polarity, and close the lid.

To take out the battery

Take out the battery by pushing the

’ side of it as illustrated on page 8 in

the Japanese instruction manual.

If the battery compartment lid is

accidentally detached, attach it as

illustrated on page 8 in the

Japanese instruction manual.

Clock setting display appears

when you insert battery for the

first time, or when you insert

battery after the unit has been

without battery for a certain period

of time. Please refer to Steps 2 to 4

in “Step 2: Setting the Clock” on

page 5 to set the date and time.

Replacing the battery

“i“ appears on the display when

the battery becomes weak and it

flashes when the battery is

exhausted. Replace the battery

with a new one.

Battery life*

With continuous use, approx. 10

hours recording/5 hours playback

* Using Sony alkaline battery LR03

(SG)

* Using in LIGHT OP mode, playing

back through the internal speaker

with VOL control at around 3

The battery life may shorten

depending on the operation of the

unit.

Notes

•Do not use manganese batteries for

this unit.

•When you replace the battery,

insert the new one within 3 minutes

after you removed the exhausted

one. Otherwise, the display may

show the clock setting display or

incorrect date and time when you

reinsert the battery. In this case, set

the date and time again.

The recorded messages, however,

will remain.

•Do not charge a dry battery.

•When you are not going to use the

unit for a long time, remove the

battery to prevent damage from

battery leakage and corrosion.

English

Step 2: Setting the

Clock

Clock setting display appears

when you insert battery for the

first time, or when you insert

battery after the unit has been

without battery for a certain period

of time. In this case, proceed from

step 2.

See the illustrations on pages 10

and 11 in the Japanese instruction

manual.

1 Display the clock setting

display.

1 Press MENU to enter the

menu mode.

2 Press –=once to display

“SET DATE”.

3 Press (pPLAY/STOP.

The year digits will flash.

2 Set the date.

1 Press –= or ++ to select

the digits of the year.

2 Press (pPLAY/STOP.

The month digits will flash.

3 Set the month and day in

sequence, then press

(pPLAY/STOP.

The hour digits will flash.

3 Set the time.

1 Press –= or ++ to select

the digits of the hour.

2 Press (pPLAY/STOP.

The minute digits will flash.

3 Set the minute.

4 Press (pPLAY/STOP at

the time signal.

The display will return to

“SET DATE”.

4 Press MENU to exit from the

menu mode.

zBasic Operations

Recording Messages

You can record up to 99 messages

in each file (A, B and C).

Since a newly recorded message is

automatically added behind the

last recorded message, you can

start recording quickly without

searching for the end of the last

recording.

See the illustrations on pages 12

and 13 in the Japanese instruction

manual.

1 Press FILE repeatedly until

the the desired file is

displayed.

2 Start recording.

1 Press REC START/STOP.

2 Speak to the built-in

microphone.

During recording, the OPR

indicator lights up in red.

You do not need to keep pressing

REC START/STOP while

recording.

Current file

3 Press REC START/STOP

again to stop recording.

The unit stops at the beginning

of the current recording.

If you do not change the file after you

stop recording, the next time you

record you will record in the same

file.

To listen to the current

recording

Press REC START/STOP to stop

recording, then press (pPLAY/

STOP.

To review the current

recording instantly

Press (pPLAY/STOP during

recording.

To stop recording

You can also stop recording by

pressing STOP instead of REC

START/STOP.

To display the remaining

recording time

During recording, the remaining

recording time is displayed under

REMAIN.

To display it during stop, press

STOP for more than one second.

English

¡ Tips

• You can record for up to 32

minutes in SP (standard play)

mode and 64 minutes in LP

(long play) mode. If you

record messages in a mixture

of SP and LP modes, the

recordable time varies from 32

to 64 minutes. To change the

recording mode, see page 17.

• You can select the microphone

sensitivity. See page 18.

Notes

•When the remaining time of

recording reaches 1 minute, the

remaining time and “END” will

flash one after the other in the

display window. When the

memory is full, recording

automatically stops and “FULL”

will flash in the display window

with an alarm sound. To continue

recording, first erase some of the

messages. (Page 9)

•If you press REC START/STOP

when the memory is full, “FULL”

will flash with an alarm sound.

Erase some of the messages before

you start recording again. (Page 9)

•If you press REC START/STOP

after you have recorded 99

messages, “FULL” will flash with

an alarm sound. Select another file

or erase some of the messages.

(Page 9)

Note on recording

Noise may be recorded if an object,

such as your finger, etc., accidentally

rubs or scratches the unit during

recording.

Playing Back

Messages

When playing back a previously

recorded message, start from Step

When playing back a message you

have just finished recording, start

from Step 3.

See the illustrations on pages 15

and 16 in the Japanese instruction

manual.

1 Press FILE repeatedly until

the desired file is displayed.

2 Press –= or ++ to

display the desired message

number.

Press ++ for larger

message number and press

–= for smaller message

number.

Current file

Selected message number

Continued

Total number of messages

in the current file

3 Press (pPLAY/STOP to

start playback.

During playback, the OPR

indicator lights up in green.

After playing back one message,

the unit stops at the beginning of

the next message.

When the last message on a file has

been played back, the unit stops at

the beginning of the last message.

4 Turn VOL to adjust the

volume.

To stop playback

To Do this

stop at the Press STOP.

beginning of

the current

message

stop at the Press current

position (pPLAY/

STOP.

To resume

playback from

that point, press

(pPLAY/STOP

again.

Other operations

To Do this

skip to the Press ++.

next message

skip to the Press –=.

message

search forward Keep ++

during pressed.

playback

search Keep –=

backward pressed.

during

playback

Playing back a

message repeatedly —

Repeat Play

During playback, press

(pPLAY/STOP for more than

one second.

“ “ will be displayed and the

selected message will be played

back repeatedly until you stop

playback by pressing STOP.

Playing the beginning

of each message —

Scanning Play

During stop mode, press

(pPLAY/STOP for more than

one second.

“SCAN” will be displayed in the

display window and the first 5

seconds of each message in the

selected file will be played back.

When you find the desired

message, press (pPLAY/STOP.

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