SONY ICD-R100PC User Manual [fr]

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ICD-PCLINK Software

Operating Instructions Mode d’emploi

1999 by Sony Corporation

Notice for users

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The software described herein may also be governed by the terms of a separate user license agreement.

User registration

To receive the customer services, complete and return the registration card included in your package.

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

•The supplied connecting cable is for the IC recorder ICD-R100 only. You cannot connect other IC recorders.

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Table of Contents

This manual explains how to install and use the ICD-PCLINK Software. Please also refer to the instruction manual of the IC recorder.

Before You Begin

System Requirements........................................................................................... 5

What You Can Do With the ICD-PCLINK Software....................................... 6

Operation Flow ..................................................................................................... 8

Setting Up

Installing the ICD-PCLINK Software ................................................................ 9

Installing the software .................................................................................. 9

Uninstalling the software........................................................................... 11

Connecting the Supplied Cable to Your Computer ...................................... 12

Basic Operation: Transferring Messages between IC Recorder and Computer

Starting Up the ICD-PCLINK Software .......................................................... 13

Names and Functions of the Main Window................................................... 16

Saving the Messages to the Computer ............................................................ 19

Saving messages one by one ..................................................................... 20

Saving all the messages in a Message File at one time .......................... 23

Saving all Message Files at one time ........................................................ 25

On file types ................................................................................................. 27

Destination, file and folder names............................................................ 28

Transferring Sound Files from the Computer to the IC Recorder............... 30

Transferring sound files one by one......................................................... 31

Transferring all sound files in a folder at one time ................................ 33

Editing the Messages in the IC Recorder on the Computer Screen ............ 36

Moving the messages ................................................................................. 36

Deleting the Messages ................................................................................ 38

Saving a Backup of the IC Recorder (“Back Up”) .......................................... 42

Saving a backup (ICB) file to the computer ............................................ 42

Restoring the backup file to the IC recorder ........................................... 45

Continued

Table of Contents (continued)

Advanced Operation: Utilizing the Saved Messages

Playing Back the Saved Sound Files on the Computer ................................. 47

Playing back the WAV files........................................................................ 47

Playing back the ICS files (ICS Player) .................................................... 48

Converting ICS files to WAV files (ICS Player)....................................... 50

Tips on Utilizing the Saved Sound Files ......................................................... 51

Additional Information

Troubleshooting.................................................................................................. 52

When problems occur................................................................................. 52

Error messages ............................................................................................ 53

Changing the printer mode setting on the computer ............................ 55

Index ..................................................................................................................... 57

Notes

• The illustrations in this manual may differ from the actual software.

• Explanations in this manual assume that you are familiar with basic operations of Windows 98 or Windows 95. For how to use your computer and operating system, please refer to the respective manuals.

For the latest information

For the latest information on this product, refer to the “readme.txt” file on the supplied floppy disk, using the Windows “Notepad” program. You can also open the file by clicking [Start], [Programs], [ICD-PCLINK], and then [ReadMe].

BBefore You Begin

System Requirements

Your computer and system software must meet the following minimum requirements.

•IBM PC/AT or compatible —CPU: 200MHz PentiumR processor or higher —RAM: 16MB or more —Hard disk space: 10MB or more depending on the size and number of

sound files you store. —Floppy disk drive —Parallel or printer port* —Sound board

•OS: Microsoft Windows 98 or Windows 95

* Depending on the computer, the communication speed may vary.

Note

The ICD-PCLINK Software may not be used on some computers due to differences in hardware specifications.

Before You Begin

What You Can Do With the ICD-PCLINK Software

The ICD-PCLINK Software enables you to do the following.

• Transfer messages recorded on the ICD-R100 IC recorder to your computer.

You can save the transferred messages as sound files on your computer’s hard disk (page 20).

The messages saved to your computer can be played back on the computer (page 47), or attached to your e-mail (page 51). (E-mail software is not supplied.)

When saving the messages on your computer, you can select from three file types: ‘ICS file’, ‘8-bit WAV file’, or ‘16-bit WAV file’ (page 27).

Your computer

Record messages on the IC recorder

Save the messages to the computer as sound files

Transfer messages

ICS file WAV file

• Transfer sound files from the computer to your IC recorder

The messages saved on your computer’s hard disk can be transferred back to the IC recorder (page 30).

The messages transferred from the computer can be played back on the IC recorder.

Your computer

• Messages transferred from the IC recorder

• Sound files you received via e-mail, etc.

Play back on the IC recorder

Transfer sound files

You can transfer back to the IC recorder messages recorded with your IC recorder and saved to your computer, or sound files (ICS or WAV files*) you have received via e-mail, etc.

*The sound files you can transfer back to the IC recorder are ICS files recorded

with Sony IC Recorder ICD-R100, and PCM 11kHz sampling, 8/16 bit monaural WAV files only.

• Utilize the saved sound files in various ways

– You can edit the messages in the IC recorder on your computer (page 36)

You can delete or change the order of the messages in the IC recorder on your computer screen.

– You can save a backup of the messages (“Saving a Backup of the IC

Recorder ” on page 42)

You can save a backup of all messages in the IC recorder to your computer (see “Saving a Backup of the IC Recorder” on page 42) and later restore the messages to the IC recorder.

Before You Begin

Operation Flow

Preparation: Install the ICD-PCLINK Software in your

computer (Page 9)

Transfer the messages in the IC recorder to your

computer.

You can view the list of the messages and play back the messages on the computer.

1“Connecting the Supplied Cable to Your Computer”(Page 12) 1“Starting up the ICD-PCLINK Software ”(Page 13)

Use the features of the ICD-PCLINK Software to

transfer or edit messages.

1“Saving the Messages to the Computer”(Page 19) 1“Transferring Sound Files from the Computer to the IC Recorder ”

(Page 30)

1“Editing the Messages in the IC recorder on the Computer Screen”

(Page 36)

1“Saving a Backup of the IC Recorder”(Page 42)

Utilize the saved sound files (ICS files and WAV files)

1“Playing Back the Saved Sound Files on the Computer”(Page 47) 1“Tips on Utilizing the Saved Sound Files ” (Page 51)

BSetting Up

Installing the ICD-PCLINK Software

Installing the software

Install the ICD-PCLINK Software in your computer’s hard disk, etc.

1 Turn on your computer and start up Windows.

Note

Be sure to close all running programs before installing the ICD-PCLINK Software.

Setting Up

2 Insert the supplied floppy disk

1 into the floppy disk drive.

3 Open [My Computer] and choose [A:3.5inch FD]. 4 Double-click [Setup.exe].

The [ICD-PCLINK installation] dialog box appears.

1 Click [Next].

Be sure to read the displayed information before proceeding to the next step.

2 Click [Next].

The [Select Destination Directory] dialog box appears.

3 Select the directory where the ICD-PCLINK Software is to be

installed and click [Next].

The [Select Components] dialog box appears.

4 When installing the ICD-PCLINK Software:

Select [ICD-PCLINK and ics-Player]. (Both the ICD-PCLINK Software and the ICS Player will be installed).

When installing only the ICS Player:

Select [ics-Player].

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Installing the ICD-PCLINK Software (continued)

5 Click [Next].

The message “Ready to Install!” appears.

6 Click [Next].

The installation of the software starts.

6 When the message “Place installation disk #2 into the floppy

drive and press the OK button” appears, insert the supplied floppy disk

2 and click [OK].

7 Following the instructions on the screen, insert the supplied

floppy disk

When the installation is finished, the message “Installation Completed!” appears.

3, and then click [OK].

8 Click [Finish].

Now the installation is completed.

If the message on the screen instructs you to restart the computer, eject the floppydisk, click [OK] and restart the computer.

Uninstalling the software

When you wish to uninstall the software, follow the steps below.

1 Click [Start] and select [Programs], [ICD-PCLINK] and then

[Uninstall].

The uninstaller starts up.

2 Follow the displayed instructions.

If you installed the ICD-PCLINK Software, both the ICD-PCLINK Software and the ICS Player will be uninstalled. If you installed the ICS Player only, the ICS Player will be uninstalled.

Note

If you wish to move the software to another drive or directory after it is installed, you need to uninstall the software and then reinstall it. The software does not work properly if you just move the files.

Tip

You can also start up the uninstaller by clicking [Start] and then selecting [Settings], [Control Panel], and [Add/Remove Programs].

Setting Up

Connecting the Supplied Cable to Your Computer

Connect the supplied connecting cable to the parallel (printer) port of your computer.

To parallel (printer) port

Connecting cable (supplied)

Your computer

Note

For some computers, you may have to change the parallel (printer) port setting to the ‘bidirectional’ mode. For details, see page 55.

To IC recorder (see page 14.)

Start up the ICDPCLINK Software before connecting to the IC recorder.

BBasic Operation: Transferring Messages between IC Recorder and Computer

Starting Up the ICD-PCLINK Software

Note

Before starting up the software, make sure that the supplied connecting cable is connected to your computer (page 12).

1 Start up Windows. 2 Click [Start], and select [Programs], [ICD-PCLINK] and then

[ICD-PCLINK].

The ICD-PCLINK Software starts up.

Then, the following dialog box appears.

Basic Operation

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Starting Up the ICD-PCLINK Software (continued)

3 Connect the IC recorder to your computer.

Make sure that the IC recorder is in the stop mode and connect the cable to the DIGITAL I/O connector of the IC recorder.

Note

Be sure not to connect the cable while operating the IC recorder (recording , playback, etc.). Doing so may damage the data in the IC recorder.

To DIGITAL I/O connector

Connecting cable (supplied)

Notes

• If you leave the IC recorder connected to the computer for an extended period of time, the batteries in the IC recorder may be exhausted. Be sure to disconnect the cable from the IC recorder after use.

• Do not remove the batteries from the IC recorder while it is connected to the computer.

• While the IC recorder is connected to the computer, you cannot operate the IC recorder. The alarm playback, if set, will not be activated either.

Your computer

(For connection with the computer, see page 12.)

4 Click [OK].

Data transmission between the IC recorder and the computer starts.

When the data transmission is completed, the ICD-PCLINK main window (Page 16) appears.

If the message “Could not communicate with IC Recorder. Make sure that the cable is connected properly.” appears

Communication between the IC recorder and the computer was not successful (Connection Error). Check the following items and start the procedure from the beginning.

•Is the cable connected properly? t Check the connection between the cable and the computer (page 12) ,

and between the IC recorder and the cable (page 14).

•Maybe you were using the printer port before starting up the ICDPCLINK software, e.g. printing on a printer connected to the printer port. t Restart the computer. If the message still appears, see

“Troubleshooting” on page 52.

Note

If the “Battery Low Error”message appears, the remaining battery power of the IC recorder is not sufficient. Disconnect the cable from the IC recorder, replace both batteries with new ones and connect the cable again. (Even if the remaining battery indicator on the IC recorder indicates that the batteries are not exhausted, battery power may not be sufficient for operation with the computer.)

To detach the cable from the IC recorder

Basic Operation

Names and Functions of the Main Window

[ICD –>PC] button for saving the message

to the computer (pages 22, 24, 26)

[ICD <–PC] button for transferring the

sound files to the IC recorder (pages 32, 35, 45)

[Back Up] button for saving a backup (ICB

“IC RECORDER” Area: Messages in the IC recorder (page 17).

Operation buttons for message playback (page 18)

[Delete] button (pages 38 - 41)

file) (page 43).

“PC” Area: Folders and files in the computer (page 17)

[Reconnect] button

Click to re-transfer the data from the IC recorder.

[Exit] button

Click to quit the ICD-PCLINK Software.

To quit the ICD-PCLINK Software

Click the [Exit] button. The message “Disconnect the connecting cable from the IC Recorder” appears. Be sure to disconnect the cable.

•“IC RECORDER” Area: Messages in the IC recorder

Messages in File A

Message File A

If you double-click

A or click , the list of the messages in Message File A will be displayed.

Message File B

List of messages

01_1999/07/04 09:28

Message

Date and time

number

of recording (not displayed when the clock has not been set on the IC recorder)

Remaining recording time on the IC recorder in SP and LP modes

If you click the right mouse button (‘rightclick’), the date and time of recording, length, recording mode (SP or LP) and the alarm setting of that message are displayed.

•“PC” Area: Folders and sound files in the computer

Basic Operation

Drive

Directory

If you right-click an ICS file, the date and time of recording, length, recording mode (SP or LP) and the alarm setting (always “None”) are displayed.

Folders and sound files

•

ICS file (extension: .ics)

WAV file (extension: .wav)

•

ICB file (extension: .icb)

Continued

Names and Functions of the Main Window (continued)

•Operation buttons for message playback

N button: click to start playback x button: click to stop playback

M button: click to search forward

m button: click to search backward

Slide bar

Slides from left to right during playback. You can start playback at a desired point by moving the slide bar.

Counter display

Left: length of the message being played back Right: Elapsed playback time

You can play back the messages in the IC recorder and sound files saved to the computer. Playback sound will be heard from the computer’s speaker. To start playback, select a message in the “IC RECORDER”Area or an ICS file or a WAV file on the “PC”Area and click the N button. (You can also start playback by double-clicking the message or the ICS or WAV file.)

during playback

Note

The WAV files you can play back on the ICD-PCLINK Software are 11kHz sampling 8/16 bit monaural or 8kHz sampling 8/16 bit monaural WAV files only. WAV files of other format cannot be played back on the main window.

Saving the Messages to the Computer

You can save the messages as sound files on your computer’s hard disk, etc. You can choose from three file types: ‘ICS file’ (Sony’s original format), ‘8-bit WAV file’ or ‘16-bit WAV file’. (See page 27 for details.)

There are three ways of saving messages: ‘one by one’(page 20), ‘all the messages in a Message File at one time’(page 23) or ‘all Message Files at one time’(page 25).

Tip

If you wish to save a backup of all the messages currently recorded in the IC recorder, see page 42.

Continued

Basic Operation

Saving the Messages to the Computer (continued)

Saving messages one by one

You can transfer messages from the IC recorder to the computer in either of the following two ways: by ‘drag-and-drop’ operation from the “IC RECORDER” Area to the “PC” Area using the mouse, or by clicking the [ICD –>PC] button. The following procedure explains the former: ‘drag-and-drop’ operation.

1 Drag the message you wish to save from the ”IC RECORDER“

Area and drop it in the ”PC“ Area.

1 Select and drag the message you wish to save.

When you start dragging, the pointer changes to

2 Drop the message in the ”PC“ Area.

You can drop it anywhere in the shadowed area in the above illustration.

1 You can also drop the message in a folder in the ”PC“ Area to save it in

that folder.

The following dialog box appears.

Destination to which the message is to be saved

File name to be saved (page 28)

File type

Change the destination and/or the file name, if you wish, before proceeding to the next step. You can also save the message in a newly created folder by clicking [New Folder] .

Note

The following characters cannot be used in a file name: \ / : * ? ” < > |

3 Select the file type (page 27).

Basic Operation

Select among ICS file, 8 bit WAV file and 16 bit WAV file.

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Saving the Messages to the Computer (continued)

2 Click [Save].

The saved file will be displayed in the “PC” Area.

When a message with the same file name exists

The following dialog box appears. If you wish to overwrite the file, click [Yes]. If you wish to change the file name, click [No].

To save the message using the [ICD –>PC] button

Select the message in the “IC RECORDER” Area and click the [ICD –>PC] button.

Saving all the messages in a Message File at one time

You can save all the messages in a Message File (A or B) at one time as one folder.

1 Drag the Message File (A or B) you wish to save from the ”IC

RECORDER” Area and drop it in the ”PC“ Area in the same way explained in ”Saving messages one by one“ on page 20.

The following dialog box appears.

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Basic Operation

Saving the Messages to the Computer (continued)

Destination to which the file is to be saved

Folder name to be saved (page 28)

Select file type (page 27). (All messages in the folder are saved in the selected file type.)

Change the destination and/or the folder name, if you wish, before proceeding to the next step. You can also save the folder in a newly created folder by clicking [New Folder] .

Note

The following characters cannot be used in a folder name: \ / : * ? ” < > |

2 Click [Save].

The saved folder will be displayed in the “PC” Area.

When a folder with the same name already exists

The message “This folder already exists. Please rename.” appears. Click [OK], change the folder name and then click [Save] again.

To save the Message File using the [ICD –>PC] button

Select the Message File (A or B) in the “IC RECORDER” Area and click the [ICD –>PC] button.

Saving all Message Files at one time

You can save all the messages in both Message Files A and B at one time as one big folder that consists of two sub-folders.

1 Drag ”ICD-R100“ from the ”IC RECORDER“ Area and drop it in

the ”PC“ Area in the same way explained in ”Saving messages one by one“ on page 20.

The following dialog box appears.

Destination to which the folder is to be saved

Folder name to be saved (page 28)

Basic Operation

Select file type (page 27). (All messages in the folder are saved in the selected file type.)

Continued

Saving the Messages to the Computer (continued)

Change the destination and/or the folder name, if you wish, before proceeding to the next step. You can also save the folder in a newly created folder by clicking [New Folder] .

Note

The following characters cannot be used in a folder name: \ / : * ? ” < > |

2 Click [Save].

The saved folder will be displayed in the “PC”Area.

When a folder with the same name exists

The message “This folder already exists. Please rename.” appears. Click [OK], change the folder name and then click [Save] again.

To save all Message Files using the [ICD –>PC] button

Select “ICD-R100” in the “IC RECORDER” Area and click the [ICD –>PC] button.

On file types

All the saved sound files can be played back on the ICD-PCLINK Software in the same way, but the differences are the following:

• ICS file (SONY IC RECORDER (*. ics))

The ICS file is Sony’s original format. You can play back ICS files using the supplied “ICS Player” Software. (Page 48) When messages are saved as ICS files, the sound data is compressed so that the size of the data is relatively small. You can convert the ICS files into WAV files. (Page 50).

• 8-bit WAV file (WAV FILE [8 bit] (*. wav))

The 8-bit WAV files can be played back using software such as Microsoft Sound Recorder supplied with Windows 98 or Windows 95.

• 16-bit WAV file (WAV FILE [16 bit] (*. wav))

The 16-bit WAV files can be played back using software such as Microsoft Sound Recorder supplied with Windows 98 or Windows 95. Save in 16-bit when the software to be used requires 16-bit WAV files.

Approximate file size of a one-minute message recorded in SP mode

ICS file : approx. 248 KB 8 bit WAV file: approx. 660 KB 16 bit WAV file: approx. 1,320 KB (KB:kilobytes)

Approximate file size of a 64-minute message recorded in SP mode

ICS file : approx. 15.6 MB 8 bit WAV file: approx. 43 MB 16 bit WAV file: approx. 86 MB (MB:megabytes)

Approximate file size of a 150-minute message recorded in LP mode

ICS file : approx. 15.6 MB 8 bit WAV file: approx. 72 MB 16 bit WAV file: approx. 144 MB (MB:megabytes)

Basic Operation

Continued

Saving the Messages to the Computer (continued)

Destination, file and folder names

When you save the messages, the file and folder names are automatically created. See the following examples.

• When saving a message one by one (Page 20)

A_01_1999_07_04.ics

Message number

Massage File A or B on the IC recorder

(If the date of recording is not recorded the file name will be shorter, such as A_01.ics)

File type (ICS or WAV)

Date of recording (Year/Month/Day)

• When saving all the messages in a Message File as a folder (Page 23)

A_1999_10_10

Message File A or B on the IC recorder

Date of saving the folder

Each sound file in the folder will be named in the same way as indicated in “When saving a message one by one”.

• When saving all Message Files as a folder (Page 25)

ICD-R100_1999_10_10

Date of saving the folder

Each sound file and folder in this folder will be named in the same way as indicated above.

1 For the file name of a backup file, see page 42.

•

Example of destinations where sound files and folders are saved

(C:) drive

Program Files

Sony

ICD-PCLINK

A_1999_10_10

A_01_1999_07_01. ics A_02_1999_07_02. ics

A_03_1999_07_03. ics B_1999_10_10 ICD-R100_1999_10_10

A_1999_10_10

B_1999_10_10

A_01_1999_07_04. wav A_02_1999_07_05. wav

A_03_1999_07_06. wav A_01_1999_07_04. ics A_02_1999_07_04. ics

A_03_1999_07_04. wav A_04_1999_07_04. wav

Backup_ICD-R100_1999_07_04. icb

Basic Operation

•“Sony” folder and “ICD-PCLINK” folder are automatically created when the ICD-PCLINK Software is installed.

•When you save messages one by one, they will be saved in the “ICDPCLINK” folder.

•When you save a Message File (A or B) or all Message Files at one time, folders are automatically created.

Transferring Sound Files from the Computer to the IC Recorder

You can transfer sound files from the computer’s hard disk, etc. to the IC recorder. You can transfer the sound files one by one (page 31) or transfer all sound files in a folder at one time (page 33).

•Sound files transferred to the IC recorder can be played back as messages in the IC recorder.

•Date and time of recording (for ICS files only) and recording mode are transferred together with the messages. This is possible even for sound files whose names have been changed.

•When a sound file is transferred to the IC recorder, its alarm setting will be cancelled.

Note

If the memory of the IC recorder is already full, or the number of messages will exceed 99 if a sound file or folder is transferred to the IC recorder, you cannot transfer sound files to the IC recorder. First delete some of the messages from the IC recorder (page 38).

File types that can be transferred to the IC recorder

The sound files that can be transferred from the computer to the IC recorder are as follows: – ICS files originally recorded on the Sony ICD-R100 IC Recorder

Can be transferred one by one or all the files in a folder at one time.

– WAV files (PCM 11kHz sampling, 8/16 bit monaural files only*)

Can be transferred one by one only.

*Messages such as those recorded in SP mode and saved as 8-bit or 16-bit WAV

files using the ICD-PCLINK Software. Messages recorded in LP mode are saved as 8kHz sampling files and cannot be transferred to the IC recorder. You must change the format following the procedure on page 32.

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