Sony ICD-55 User Manual

IC Recorder

3-865-520-22 (1)

Operating Instructions Mode d’emploi

ICD-55

1999 by Sony Corporation

Table of Contents

What is the ICD-55 IC recorder? ................................................................. 4

Features .......................................................................................................... 5

Getting Started

Step 1: Installing the Battery........................................................................ 6

Step 2: Setting the Clock............................................................................... 8

Basic Operations

Recording Messages ................................................................................... 10

Playing Back Messages...............................................................................13

Erasing Messages ........................................................................................ 16

Organizing the Files

Renumbering the Messages according to their Priority — Priority

Marks..................................................................................................... 18

Moving Messages to a Different File — Move Function ....................... 20

Dividing a Message into Two — Index Function ................................... 22

Other Functions

Adjusting the Playback Speed .................................................................. 24

Adding a Recording to a Previously Recorded Message ...................... 25

Playing Back a Message at a Desired Time with an Alarm................... 26

Preventing Accidental Operation — HOLD function ........................... 30

Selecting the Recording Mode .................................................................. 31

Turning off the Beep Sound ....................................................................... 32

Selecting the Microphone Sensitivity....................................................... 34

Playing Back All Messages in a File Continuously ................................ 35

Selecting the Illumination Mode of LCD Back Light............................. 36

Additional Information

Precautions................................................................................................... 37

Troubleshooting........................................................................................... 38

Specifications ............................................................................................... 39

Index to Parts and Controls ....................................................................... 40

Menu map .................................................................................................... 42

Index ............................................................................................................. 44

What is the ICD-55 IC recorder?

The ICD-55 IC recorder enables you to record and play back oral messages in the built-in IC memory.

r Recording

When a new message is recorded, it is automatically added after the last recorded messages. Unlike with tape recorders, you do not need to worry about recording over previously recorded messages by mistake. Since you do not need to search for the end of the last recording, you can start recording quickly whenever you wish.

11:30, November 1

Meet Mr. Brown at 2 p.m. tomorrow.

12:00, November 1

Don’t forget to call Mary

Message 1 Message 2 Message 3

Message 1 Message 2 Message 3 Message 4

r Playback

With this IC recorder, you can quickly locate the message you want to play back. Reviewing the current recording is also very easy.

r Erasing

You can quickly erase unwanted messages with an easy operation. When a message is erased, the next message automatically advances, leaving no blank space.

10:00, November 2

Make remittance at ABC bank

9:00, November 4

Send a card to Miss Smith

Before

Message 1 Message 2 Message 5

Message 3

Message 4

Erase Message 3

After

Message 4Message 1 Message 2 Message 3

Remaining messages are renumbered.

Features

•32 minutes (SP)/64 minutes (LP) recording time

As you can record for 64 minutes maximum (in LP mode), this unit is useful for recording messages, appointments or meetings.

•Organizing message files

You can choose among 3 different files to record and store your messages. You can easily move messages from one file to another (see page 20). Up to 99 messages can be recorded in each file.

•Priority marks

You can attach priority marks ( ) to important messages (see page 18). Messages are rearranged in the order of their priority, i.e., messages with more priority marks are placed before those with fewer priority marks.

•Alarm function

You can start playing back a desired message with an alarm on a desired date and time (see page 26). You can use this function to remind you of the time of the meeting, etc.

•Index function

You can add an index at the desired point during recording or playback to divide a message into two (see page 22). You can access easily the point where you added an index during playback of a long recording such as of a meeting.

•Playback speed control

You can play back messages rapidly (+30%) or slowly (–15%) (see page

24). This is useful when playing back a long recording such as a meeting.

•Adding a recording to previously recorded message

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

Getting Started

Step 1: Installing the Battery

Slide and lift the battery compartment lid.

Insert a LR03 (size AAA)

alkaline battery with correct polarity, and close the lid.

If the battery compartment lid is accidentally detached, attach it as illustrated.

To take out the battery

Take out the battery by pushing the ’ side of it as illustrated.

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 pages 8 and 9 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 batteriy to prevent damage from battery leakage and corrosion.

Getting Started

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.

1 Press MENU to enter

1 Press –= or ++ to select the digits of the year.

2 Press (pPLAY/STOP.

Display the clock setting display.

the menu mode.*

* The “ALARM” display may

appear instead of the “MODE” display (see page 44).

2 Press –=once to display

“SET DATE”.

3 Press (pPLAY/STOP.

The year digits will flash.

Set the date.

3 Set the month and day in

sequence, then press

The month digits will flash.

(pPLAY/ STOP.

The hour digits will flash.

Set the time.

1 Press –= or ++ to select the digits of the hour.

3 Set the minute.

2 Press (pPLAY/STOP.

The minute digits will flash.

4 Press (pPLAY/STOP at the

time signal.

The display will return to “SET DATE”.

Exit from the menu mode.

Press MENU.

Getting Started

Basic 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.

e.g.

Message 1 Message 2

Select the file.

Press FILE repeatedly until the the desired file is displayed.

Start recording.

1 Press REC START/STOP.

Current message number

Remaining recording time

During recording, the OPR indicator lights up in red. You do not need to keep pressing REC START/STOP while recording.

Newly recorded message

Blank space

Current file

2 Speak to the built-in

microphone.

OPR indicator

Stop recording.

Press REC START/STOP again.

The unit stops at the beginning of the current recording.

STOP

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.

Basic Operations

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Recording Messages (continued)

¡ 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 31.

• You can select the microphone sensitivity. See page 34.

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 16)

• 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 16)

• 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 16)

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 1. When playing back a message you have just finished recording, start from Step 3.

Select the file.

Press FILE repeatedly until the desired file is displayed.

Select the message number.

Press –= or ++ to display the desired message number.

for larger message number

for smaller message number

Current file

Selected message number

Total number of messages in the current file

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Basic Operations

Playing Back Messages (continued)

Start playback.

Press (pPLAY/STOP.

OPR indicator

Date of recording

Time of recording

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.

Adjust the volume.

Turn VOL.

To stop playback

To Do this

stop at the beginning of Press STOP. the current message

stop at the current position Press (pPLAY/STOP. (Playback Pause function) To resume playback from that point,

press (pPLAY/STOP again.

Other operations

To Do this

skip to the next message Press ++. skip to the previous message Press –=. search forward during playback Keep ++ pressed. search backward during playback Keep –= pressed.

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. The message will be played back until the end.

Basic Operations

For private listening

Connect an earphone (not supplied) to the EAR jack. The built-in speaker will be automatically disconnected.

Erasing Messages

You can erase the recorded messages one by one or all messages in a file 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

After erasing

Message 1

Erase Message 3

Message 1

Message 2 Message 3 Message 4

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.

To cancel erasing

Press STOP before step 2.

To erase other messages

Repeat steps 1 and 2.

Message 3 Message 4 Message 5Message 2

Remaining messages are renumbered.

Erasing all messages in a file

e.g. File A

Message 1 Message 2 Message 3

Blank space

File B

Message 1 Message 2 Message 3

Basic Operations

Blank space

1 Press FILE to select

the file you want to erase.

3 Press ERASE.

To cancel erasing

Press STOP before step 3.

Message 1 Message 2 Message 3

2 Press ERASE and STOP

at the same time for more than 1 second.

The file, the message number and “ALL ERASE” will flash.

”Organizing the Files

Renumbering the Messages according to their Priority — Priority Marks

Usually the recorded messages are lined up in the order of recording. By adding priority marks ( ) to important messages, you can renumber the messages in the order of their priority. You can add up to three priority marks with “ ” being the most important.

PRIORITY

(pPLAY/STOP

–= or ++

During stop mode

1 Press –= or ++ select the desired

message.

2 Press PRIORITY to display .

Every time you press PRIORITY, the display changes in the following order: n n

n no mark.

During playback

1 Press PRIORITY so that and PRIORITY

flash.

The first and last 5 seconds of the message will be played back.

Display window

2 Press PRIORITY repeatedly to select the

number of the priority marks.

3 Press (pPLAY/STOP.

How the messages are arranged

The messages with priority marks are rearranged according to the number of the marks. Messages with no priority marks are placed after those with priority marks. During stop mode, messages are rearranged every time a priority mark is added. During playback, messages are rearranged after you press (pPLAY/STOP.

The messages with the same number of priority marks are arranged in the order of recording.

e.g. When there are 3 messages in a file, they are arranged as follows:

Message 1 Message 2 Message 3

Notes

• While messages are being rearranged, “--” is displayed in the message number display.

• If you do not press (pPLAY/STOP while the first and last 5 seconds of the message are played back, the display will return to the REMAIN display. In this case, start the procedure from the beginning.

Organizing the Files

Moving Messages to a Different File — Move Function

You can move recorded messages to a different file.

FILE (pPLAY/STOP

e.g. To move the seventh message in the file A to the file C

1 Play back the message you want to

move.

2 Press FILE during playback to select the

file you want to move the message to.

The file and “MOVE” will flash and the first and last 5 seconds of the message will be played back 10 times.

3 Press (pPLAY/STOP.

To cancel moving the message(s)

Press STOP before step 3.

Notes

• The move function does not duplicate a message in another file. When you move a message to another file, the one in the previous file will be deleted.

Organizing the Files

Dividing a Message into Two — Index Function

You can divide a message by adding an index during recording or playback. By dividing a message, you can easily find the point you want to play back when you make a long recording such as of a meeting. When you add an index, the message numbers will increase as follows.

Before adding an index

After adding an index

Message 1

The first item on the agenda is...

INDEX

STOP

Message 2

An index is added.

Message 2 Message 3 Message 4

Message 3 Message 4

We will now proceed to the next subject.

To mark an index during recording

While recording a message, press INDEX at the point you want to mark.

The new message number flashes three times at the point you pressed INDEX. The message will be divided in two messages; however, the messages will be recorded without a break.

Message 1 Message 3Message 2

An index is added.

Recording continues.

Message 5

The message numbers increase.

To mark an index during playback

While playing back a message, press INDEX at the point you want to mark.

The message is divided in two and the new message number flashes three times. An index mark is added and the following index numbers will increase by one.

To play the message you marked with an index

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

To play the divided message continuously

Select “On” for “CONT” as described in “Playing Back All Messages in a File Continuously” on page 35.

Note

When recording with an IC recorder, the following symptoms may occur because of the limitation of the system, however, they are not malfunction.

•You cannot add an index in the first or the last 4 seconds (8 seconds in LP mode) of a message.

•If you add indexes frequently, the unit may become unable to add more indexes.

Organizing the Files

”Other Functions

Adjusting the Playback Speed

You can adjust the speed of the playback with the use of the PLAY SPEED selector on the bottom.

PLAY SPEED selector

PLAY SPEED

NORMAL FASTSLOW

To play back rapidly

Set PLAY SPEED to FAST.

“FAST” will flash three times in the display window and the playback speed will increase about 30%.

To play back slowly

Set PLAY SPEED to SLOW.

“SLOW” will flash three times in the display window and the playback speed will decrease about 15%.

To play messages with normal speed

Set PLAY SPEED to NORMAL.

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.

During playback of Message 3

Message 3 Message 4

After adding a recording

Built-in microphone

STOP

Message 3 Message 4

Meeting at 2 o’clock on December 1.

Added recording

at Conference room A

REC START/STOP

1 During playback, press REC

START/STOP for more than 1 second.

The OPR indicator lights in red and “R-PLUS” flashes three times. Speak into the built-in microphone. The display will then change to the remaining recording time.

2 Press REC START/STOP again to stop

the recording.

To stop recording

You can also stop recording by pressing STOP instead of REC START/ STOP.

Other Functions

Playing Back a Message at a Desired Time with an Alarm

You can sound an alarm and start playback of a selected message at a desired time.

FILE (pPLAY/STOP

–= or ++

1 Use FILE and –= or ++ to select

the file and the message you want to play back.

2 Enter the alarm setting mode.

1 Press 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 file.

2 Press (pPLAY/STOP.

“OFF” starts to flash.

Display window

3 Press –= or ++ to flash “On”.

4 Press (pPLAY/STOP.

“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 (pPLAY/STOP when “DATE”

flashes.

The month digits will flash.

2 Press –= or ++ to select the month

digits and press (pPLAY/STOP.

The day digits will flash.

3 Press –= or ++ to select the day digits.

• to play back once a week

Press –= or ++ to select the day of the week.

Other Functions

• to play back at the same time every day

Press –= or ++ to select “DAILY”.

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