Sony ICD-AX412 User Manual

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ICD-AX412

IC Recorder

Operating Instructions

Getting Started

Basic Operations

Other Recording Operations

Other Playback Operations

Editing Files

About the Menu Function

Utilizing Your Computer

Additional Information

Troubleshooting

Index

Owner’s Record

The model number is located at the rear panel and the serial number is located inside the battery compartment. Record these numbers in the space provided below. Refer to these numbers whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product. Model No. __________________________________ Serial No. __________________________________

The following FCC statement applies only to the version of this model manufactured for sale in the USA. Other versions may not comply with FCC technical regulations.

INFORMATION

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

You are cautioned that any changes or modifications not expressly approved in this manual could void your authority to operate this equipment.

If you have any questions about this product, you may call: Sony Customer Information Service Center 1-800-222-7669 or http://www.sony.com/

Declaration of Conformity

Trade Name : SONY Model : ICD-AX412 Responsible Party : Sony Electronics Inc. Address : 16530 Via Esprillo,

Telephone Number : 858-942-2230

This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

San Diego, CA 92127 USA

• The recorded music is limited to private use only. Use of the music beyond this limit requires permission of the copyright holders.

• Sony is not responsible for incomplete recording/ downloading or damaged data due to problems of the IC recorder or computer.

• Depending on the types of the text and characters, the text shown on the IC recorder may not be displayed properly on device. This is due to: – The capacity of the connected IC recorder. – The IC recorder is not functioning normally. – Content information is written in the language

or the character that is not supported by the IC recorder.

Notice for users

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 written approval from Sony Corporation.

IN NO EVENT SHALL SONY CORPORATION BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, WHETHER BASED ON TORT, CONTRACT, OR OTHERWISE, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS MANUAL, THE SOFTWARE OR OTHER INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN OR THE USE THEREOF.

Sony Corporation reserves the right to make any modification to this manual or the information contained herein at any time without notice. The software described herein may also be governed by the terms of a separate user license agreement.

• This software is for Windows and cannot be used for Macintosh.

• The supplied connecting cable is for the IC recorder ICD-AX412. You cannot connect other IC recorders.

What you record is for personal enjoyment and use only. Copyright laws prohibit other forms of use without the permission of the copyright holders. The use of Memory Stick™ media for recording copyright-protected graphics or other data is limited to the restrictions specified under applicable copyright laws. Any use beyond those restriction is prohibited.

This product supports “Memory Stick Micro™ (M2™) ” media. “M2™” is an abbreviated form of “Memory Stick Micro™.” Hereinafter, “M2™” is used in this document.

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 Layer-3 audio coding technology and patents licensed from Fraunhofer IIS and Thomson.

• microSD and microSDHC logos are trademarks of SD-3C, LLC.

• “Memory Stick Micro,” “M2” and are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sony Corporation.

• “MagicGate” is a trademark of Sony Corporation.

• Nuance, the Nuance logo, Dragon, Dragon NaturallySpeaking, and RealSpeak are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Nuance Communications Inc., and/or its affiliates in the United States and/or other countries.

All other trademarks and registered trademarks are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. Furthermore, “ ™ ” and “ not mentioned in each case in this manual.

The “Sound Organizer” uses software modules as shown below: Windows Media Format Runtime

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Table of Contents

Getting Started

Step 1: Checking the Contents of the

Package .....................................................8

Index to parts and controls ...................9

Preventing unintentional operations

(HOLD) ..............................................11

Step 2: Preparing a Power Source ..........12

When to replace/charge the

batteries ...............................................13

Step 3: Turning the IC Recorder On .......14

Turning the power on .........................14

Turning the power off .........................14

Step 4: Setting the Clock ........................15

Step 5: Setting the Language to Be

Used in the Display Window .................. 17

Basic Operations

Recording .......................................18

Listening .........................................24

Erasing ............................................29

Other Recording Operations

Changing the Recording Settings ............32

Selecting a recording scene for each

situation ...............................................32

Adding a recording to a previously

recorded file ........................................35

Adding an overwrite recording

during playback ..................................37

Starting to record automatically in response to sound

– the VOR function .............................38

Recording on a Memory Card .................40

Recording via Other Devices ..................43

Recording with an external

microphone .........................................43

Recording from other equipment ........44

Operation during Recording ....................46

Monitoring the recording ....................46

Other Playback Operations

Changing the Playback Settings .............47

Convenient playback methods ............47

Reducing noise in the playback sound and making the human voice

clearer – the noise cut function ...........48

Adjusting the playback speed – the DPC (Digital Pitch Control)

function ...............................................49

Selecting the playback mode ..............50

Playing Back a File at a Desired Time

with an Alarm .........................................53

Playback via Other Devices ....................56

Recording with other equipment ........56

Editing Files

Arranging Files in a Folder .....................57

Moving a file to a different folder ........57

Copying a file to the other memory .... 58

Erasing all files in a folder ..................59

Using a Track Mark ................................61

Adding a track mark ...........................61

Erasing a track mark ...........................62

Erasing all the track marks in the

selected file at one time ......................63

Dividing a File ........................................64

Dividing a file at the current

position ...............................................64

Dividing a file at all the track mark

positions ..............................................65

Protecting a File ......................................67

About the Menu Function

Making Settings for the Menu ................68

Menu Settings .........................................70

Utilizing Your Computer

Using the IC Recorder with Your

Computer .................................................81

Connecting the IC recorder to your

computer .............................................81

Structure of folders and files ...............82

Disconnecting the IC recorder

from your computer ............................86

Copying Files from the IC Recorder to

Your Computer .......................................87

Copying MP3 Files from Your Computer to the IC Recorder and

Playing Them Back .................................88

Copying an MP3 file from your

computer to the IC recorder

(drag and drop) ...................................88

Playing back MP3 files copied from

your computer using the IC

recorder ...............................................88

Using the IC Recorder as USB

Memory ...................................................90

Using the Supplied Sound Organizer

Software ..................................................91

What you can do using Sound

Organizer ............................................91

System requirements for your

computer .............................................92

Installing Sound Organizer .................93

The Sound Organizer window ............95

Additional Information

Recharging the Batteries Using a

Computer ................................................96

Using a USB AC Adaptor .......................99

Disconnecting the IC recorder

from the AC outlet ............................100

Precautions ............................................101

Specifications ........................................104

System requirements ........................104

Design and specifications .................105

Battery life ........................................108

Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting ....................................109

Message List .........................................119

System Limitations ............................... 123

Display Window Guide ........................124

Index .....................................................128

Getting Started

Step 1: Checking the Contents of the Package

IC Recorder (1)

Remove the film on the display window window before you use the IC recorder.

USB connecting cable (1)

To connect the IC recorder to a computer, make sure to use the supplied USB connecting cable.

LR03 (size AAA) alkaline batteries (2)

P Note

When you charge batteries, purchase NH-AAA-B2KN rechargeable batteries (not supplied).

Carrying pouch (1)

Application software, Sound Organizer (CD-ROM) (1)

Operating Instructions

You are cautioned that any changes or modifications not expressly approved in this manual could void your authority to operate this equipment.

Index to parts and controls

Front

A Built-in microphones (stereo) B Access indicator C Display window

–

D •DISP E FOLDER button F

G SPEED+/– button H –

I Speaker

MENU button

N PLAY/STOP•ENTER*

button

(playback indicator)

. (review/fast backward), >+

(cue/fast forward) buttons

J m (microphone) jack* K i (headphone) jack*

L ERASE button

M VOL (volume) –/+*

button

N DPC(SPEED CTRL) switch

z REC/PAUSE button

(recording indicator)

P (repeat) A-B button Q NOISE CUT switch

x (stop) button

R S T-MARK (track mark) button

These buttons and the jack have a tactile

dot. Use it as a reference point for operations, or to identify each terminal.

Connect a pair of headphones (not supplied) to the i (headphone) jack. When noise is heard, clean the plug of the headphones.

i (headphone) jack

Getting Started

Rear

T Stand

You can open the stand and set the IC recorder at a more upright angle when recording on a table.

U Battery compartment V (USB) connector W M2™/microSD memory card slot X HOLD•POWER ON/OFF switch Y Strap hole (A strap is not supplied.)

Preventing unintentional operations (HOLD)

You can disable all the buttons (HOLD) in order to prevent unintentional operations when you carry the IC recorder, etc.

To put the IC recorder in the HOLD status

Slide the HOLD•POWER ON/OFF switch in the direction of “HOLD.” “HOLD” will appear for approximately 3 seconds, indicating that all the button operations are disabled.

“HOLD” appears if you press any button when the HOLD function is activated.

To release the IC recorder from the HOLD status

Slide the HOLD•POWER ON/OFF switch towards the center.

P Note

When the HOLD function is activated during recording, all the button operations are disabled. To stop recording, cancel the HOLD function first.

Tip

Even if the HOLD function is activated, you can stop the alarm playback by pressing any button. (You cannot stop normal playback.)

Getting Started

Step 2: Preparing a Power Source

Remove the film on the display window before you use the IC recorder.

Slide and lift the battery compartment lid, insert LR03 (size AAA) alkaline batteries with correct polarity, and close the lid.

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

z Tips

• When replacing the batteries, files recorded or alarm settings are not erased even when you remove the batteries.

• When replacing the batteries, the clock continues moving for about 1 minute after you remove the batteries.

P Notes

• Do not use manganese batteries for this IC recorder.

• When replacing the batteries, be sure to replace both batteries with new ones.

• Do not charge dry batteries. You cannot charge the supplied LR03 (size AAA) alkaline batteries.

• When you are not going to use the IC recorder for a long time, remove the batteries to prevent damage from battery leakage and corrosion.

The clock setting window appears and the year section lights when you insert batteries for the first time, or when you insert batteries after the IC recorder has been without batteries for a certain period of time. See “Step 4: Setting the Clock” on page 15 to set the date and time.

When using rechargeable batteries

You can use NH-AAA-B2KN rechargeable batteries (not supplied). You can recharge the batteries by connecting the IC recorder to your computer or using an AC-U501AD USB AC adaptor (not supplied). For recharging the rechargeable batteries, see the following:

• “Recharging the Batteries Using a Computer” on page 96

• “Using a USB AC Adaptor” on page 99

When to replace/charge the batteries

The battery indicator in the display window shows the battery condition.

Battery remain indicator

: “Low Battery Level” appears.

Replace the old batteries with new ones. Or charge rechargeable batteries.

: “Low Battery” appears and the IC

recorder will stop operation.

Getting Started

Step 3: Turning the IC Recorder On

Turning the power on

Slide the HOLD•POWER ON/OFF switch in the direction of “POWER ON/OFF” for more than 1 second. The IC recorder is turned on, and the “Accessing...” animation is displayed.

Turning the power off

Slide the HOLD•POWER ON/OFF switch in the direction of “POWER ON/OFF” for more than 2 seconds, and “Power Off” is displayed.

The IC recorder turns off within a few seconds.

z Tips

• When you are not going to use the IC recorder for a long time, we recommend to turn off the IC recorder.

• When the IC recorder is in the stop mode, and you leave the IC recorder without attempting an operation for a certain length of time, the auto power off function will take effect. (The length of time before auto power off is set to “10min” when you purchase the IC recorder.) You can select the length of time before auto power off takes effect in the menu (page 80).

Step 4: Setting the Clock

PLAY/

STOP•ENTER

•DISP–MENU

–., >+

You need to set the clock to use the alarm function or record the date and time. When you insert batteries for the first time, or when you insert batteries after the IC recorder has been without batteries for more than 1 minute, the “Set Date&Time” message appears, and the year section is selected with the cursor in the clock setting window. Set the clock as follows:

1 Set the year.

. or >+ to select the year,

Press – and then press STOP•ENTER.

Select the last two digits of the year.

N PLAY/

When you press STOP•ENTER, the cursor moves to the month section.

N PLAY/

2 Set the month, day, hour, and minute in

sequence in the same way.

. or >+ to select the

Press – desired figures, and then press

N PLAY/STOP•ENTER.

When you set the minute, the “Executing...” animation is displayed, and then the stop mode window appears.

Getting Started

When you use the IC recorder for the first time or when no file is recorded, the following window may be displayed.

Current folder Elapsed time

Current file number/ the total number of files in the folder

To display the current date and time

While the IC recorder is in the stop mode,

x (stop) to display the current date

press and time for about 3 seconds.

P Notes

• If you do not press N PLAY/

STOP•ENTER within 1 minute of entering the clock setting data, the clock setting mode is canceled and the stop mode window will be displayed.

• When any button not intended for use in setting the clock is pressed during the clock setting mode, the clock setting is canceled. To set the clock, use the menu.

To set the clock using the menu

While the IC recorder is in the stop mode, you can set the clock using the menu. Press and hold •DISP menu mode. Then select “Detail Menu,” then “Date&Time” to set the clock (page 78).

–

MENU to enter the

Step 5: Setting the Language to Be Used in the Display Window

PLAY/

STOP•ENTER

•DISP–MENU

–. , >+

You can select the language to be used for messages, menus, etc. from 3 languages.

3 Press –. or >+ to select

“Language,” and then press STOP•ENTER.

N PLAY/

Getting Started

1 Press and hold •DISP

the menu mode.

The menu mode window will be displayed.

–

MENU to enter

2 Press –. or >+ to select “Detail

Menu,” and then press STOP•ENTER.

N PLAY/

4 Press –. or >+ to select the

language that you want to use, and then press

N PLAY/STOP•ENTER.

You can select the following languages.

English, Español (Spanish), Français (French)

5 Press x (stop) to exit the menu mode.

Basic Operations

Recording

P Notes

• Before making a recording, be sure to check the battery indicator (page 13).

• Noise may be recorded if an object, such as your finger, etc., accidentally rubs or scratches the IC recorder during recording.

Tip

Before you start recording, we recommend you make a trial recording first, or monitor the recording (page 46).

Starting to record

1 Slide the HOLD•POWER ON/OFF switch towards the

center to release the IC recorder from the HOLD status (page 11).

The stop mode window appears.

2 Select the folder in which you want to record files

(page 25).

3 Place the IC recorder so that the built-in microphones

face the direction of the source to be recorded.

zTip

You can open the stand on the rear and set the IC recorder at a more upright angle when recording on a table.

When the stand is accidently detached, attach it as illustrated.

Basic Operations

4 Press z REC/PAUSE in the stop mode.

The recording indicator lights in red. (When “LED” is set to “OFF” in the menu (page 77), the indicator does not light.)

You do not need to press and hold while recording.

The new file will be automatically recorded after the last recorded file.

Elapsed time of the current recordin

File number of the file being recorded/the total number of recorded files in the folder

zTip

You can switch the elapsed time display to remaining time, or another display by pressing •DISP

z REC/PAUSE

–

MENU(page 27).

z REC/

PAUSE (recording indicator)

To stop recording

1 Press x (stop).

The “Accessing...” animation appears and the IC recorder stops at the beginning of the current recording file.

You can locate the recorded file using its folder name and file number for playback later.

The folder containing the recorded file

The number of the recorded file representing how ear ly the file was recorded in a folder.

Note while accessing

The IC recorder is recording data and storing it on the memory media when the “Accessing...” animation appears in the display window or the access indicator flashes in orange. While the IC recorder is accessing data, do not remove the batteries or connect or disconnect the USB AC adaptor (not supplied). Doing so may damage the data.

Basic Operations

Other operations

pause recording* Press z REC/PAUSE. During recording pause, the recording indicator

release pause and resume recording

review the current recording instantly

review during recording

* One hour after you pause recording, recording pause is automatically released and the IC recorder

enters the stop mode.

z Tips

• Files recorded using this IC recorder will be recorded as MP3 files.

• You can record up to 199 files in each folder.

• You can make new folders or erase unwanted folders using the supplied Sound Organizer software (page 91).

flashes in red and “PAUSE” begins to flash in the display window.

Press

z REC/PAUSE again. Recording resumes from that point. (To stop

recording after pausing recording, press

N PLAY/STOP•ENTER. Recording stops and playback starts from

Press the beginning of the file just recorded.

Press and hold and you can search backwards while listening to fast playback sound. After you release

–. during recording or recording pause. Recording stops

–., playback starts from that point.

x (stop).)

Remaining memory indicator

During recording, the remaining memory indicator decreases one by one. When the remaining time of recording reaches 10 minutes, the last one of the indicator flashes. When the remaining time reaches 1 minute, the display will be changed automatically to the remaining time display, and the remaining recording time display will also flash. To continue recording, first erase some of the files.

Flashing

The remaining time

To record according to each recording situation (scene selection)

According to various recording scene, you can change the recording items, such as REC Mode (page 75), Mic Sensitivity (page 76), etc., to the recommended settings in bulk. For details on scene selection, see page 32.

Basic Operations

Listening

Starting playback

1 Slide the HOLD•POWER ON/OFF switch towards the

center to release the IC recorder from the HOLD status (page 11).

The stop mode window appears.

2 Select the file you want to play (page 25).

3 Press N PLAY/STOP•ENTER.

Playback will start soon, and the playback indicator will light in green. (When “LED” is set to “OFF” in the menu (page 77), the indicator does not light.)

PLAY/ STOP•ENTE (playback indicator)

4 Press VOL –/+ to adjust the volume.

To stop playback

1 Press x (stop).

VOL –/+

To select a folder and a file

1 Press FOLDER to display the folder selection window.

Current folder

Current file number/the total number of files in the folder

FOLDER

Basic Operations

2 Press –. or >+ to select a folder.

When you purchase the IC recorder, there are 5 folders already available ( FOLDER01-05).

–., >+

3 Press N PLAY/STOP•ENTER.

4 Press –. or >+ to select a file.

Press

>+ to select a file with a larger number.

. to select a file with a smaller number.

Press –

PLAY/ STOP•ENTER

–., >+

Other operations

stop at the current position (Playback Pause function)

go back to the beginning of the current file

go back to previous files Press –. repeatedly. (During the stop mode, keep the button

skip to the next file Press

skip to the succeeding files Press >+ repeatedly. (During the stop mode, keep the button

*1When a track mark is set, the IC recorder goes backward or forward to the track mark before or after

the current point (page 61).

These operations are for when “Easy Search” is set to “OFF” (page 47).

In the continuous searching mode, the IC recorder does not locate track marks.

Press N PLAY/STOP•ENTER. To resume playback from that point, press

N PLAY/STOP•ENTER again.

Press

–. once.*

pressed to go back the files continuously.*

>+ once.*

pressed to skip the files continuously.*

1*2

)

About the display

A Folder information

The recordable area and the playback-only area of folders stored on the IC recorder are managed separately, and can be distinguished by its folder indicator.

(voice): Recordable folder. This is the area used to manage files recorded with the IC

recorder (FOLDER01-FOLDER05).

(music): Playback-only folder. This is the area used to manage MP3 files transferred

from your computer.

Basic Operations

(podcast): Playback-only folder. This is the area used to manage podcast files transferred from your computer. Only the (voice) folders will be displayed when you purchase the IC recorder. The (music) folders and the (podcast) folders will be displayed when you transfer files from your computer (page 88, 92).

B File information

–

Press •DISP

MENU briefly to switch and check the file information.

A file recorded using the IC recorder is displayed as follows.

The elapsed playback time of one file

Displays the remaining recording time during recording and the remaining playback time of one file during playback and stop modes.

• 10 hours or more time remaining: in hours and minutes

• Less than 10 hours time remaining: in hours, minutes and seconds

Date and time recorded

File name (in the stop or playback mode): Date_file number

(e.g. 100101_001)

Title (in the stop or playback mode): Date_file number

(e.g. 100101_001)

Artist name (in the playback mode): (e.g. My Recording)

C (External memory) display

The (External memory) is displayed when you insert a memory card into the IC recorder. You can switch between the built-in memory and external memory (memory card) of the IC recorder (page 42).

Erasing

P Note

Once a recording has been erased, you cannot retrieve it.

Selecting a file and erasing it

1 Slide the HOLD•POWER ON/OFF switch towards the

center to release the IC recorder from the HOLD status (page 11).

The stop mode window appears.

2 Select the file you want to erase when the IC recorder is

in the stop or playback mode (page 25).

3 Press ERASE.

“Erase?” is displayed and the specified file is played back for confirmation.

Basic Operations

ERASE

4 Press –. or >+ to select “YES.”

5 Press N PLAY/STOP•ENTER.

The “Erasing...” animation appears in the display window and the selected file will be erased.

When a file is erased, the remaining files will advance so that there will be no space between files.

The 11th file has been erased and the following files have had their numbers reduced by 1. The total number of files in the folder is reduced from 20 to 19.

To cancel erasing

–., >+

PLAY/

STOP•ENTER

1 Select “NO” in step 4 of “Selecting a file and erasing

it,” and then press

N PLAY/STOP•ENTER.

PLAY/

STOP•ENTER

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