Sony ICD-SX700D User Manual

FOR UNITED STATES CUSTOMERS. NOT APPLICABLE IN CANADA, INCLUDING IN THE PROVINCE OF QUEBEC. POUR LES CONSOMMATEURS AUX ÉTATS-UNIS. NON APPLICABLE AU CANADA, Y COMPRIS LA PROVINCE DE QUÉBEC.

For the customers in the United States

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 o 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 dierent 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 modications 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 1-800222-7669 or

http://www.sony.com/

Declaration of Conformity

Trade Name : SONY Model : ICD-SX700 Responsible Party : Sony Electronics Inc. Address : 16530 Via Esprillo, San Diego,

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.

CA 92127 USA

Notice for the customers in Candada

This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.

Avertissement pour les utilisateurs au Canada

Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada.

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For the customers in the USA and Canada

RECYCLING NICKEL METAL HYDRIDE BATTERIES

Nickel metal hydride batteries are recyclable. You can help preserve our environment by returning your used rechargeable batteries to the collection and recycling location nearest you.

For more information regarding recycling of rechargeable batteries, call toll free 1-800-822-8837, or

http://www.rbrc.org/.

visit

Caution: Do not handle damaged or leaking nickel metal hydride batteries.

The recorded music is limited to private use

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only. Use of the music beyond this limit requires permission of the copyright holders.

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

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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:

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The capacity of the connected IC recorder.

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The IC recorder is not functioning normally.

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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 modication 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.

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

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The supplied connecting cable is for the IC recorder ICD-SX700. You cannot connect other IC recorders.

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Checking the Contents of the Package

Wind Screen (1)

IC Recorder (1)

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

LR03 (size AAA) alkaline batteries (2) or NH-AAA (size AAA) rechargeable batteries (2)

Stereo headphones (1)

USB connecting cable (1)

Application Software, Digital Voice Editor (CD-ROM)

Cradle* (1)

Carrying pouch (1)

Battery case* (1)

Operating Instructions

* The cradle and battery case are supplied

with some models in some regions only.

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

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Index to Parts and Controls

Refer to the pages indicated in parentheses for details.

Front

 Built-in microphone (directional) (27,

34)

 Built-in microphones (stereo) (27, 34)  Operation indicator (16, 18, 26, 53, 90)  Display window (10)  DIVIDE/ (bookmark) button (42, 64,

74)

 (folder)/MENU button (26, 53, 78)   (headphone) jack* (28, 54, 65)   (record/pause) button (26, 28, 38)   (stop) button (27, 53, 68, 78)   (cue/fast forward) button (26, 53,

54, 64, 78)

  (play/stop/enter) button (28,

53, 55, 78)

  (review/fast backward) button

(26, 53, 54, 64, 78)

 VOL (volume) +/– button (28, 53)  (repeat) A-B/ (priority) button

(57, 76)

 ERASE button (70)  Opening for a handstrap

(A handstrap is not supplied.)

* Connect the supplied or commercially

available stereo headphones to the

 (headphone) jack. If unwanted noise is

heard, wipe the headphones plug clean.

To the

 (headphone) jack

Rear

 Speaker  HOLD switch (21, 25, 77)  NOISE CUT switch (60)  DPC switch (58)  DIRECTNL (directional) switch (28)   (microphone) jack (47, 50)  (USB) connector (14, 94, 124)  Battery compartment (14)

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Display window

Display during playback and stop

 Operating mode indicator

Displays the following, depending on the current operation mode

: stop : playback

: review (fast backward)/

cue (fast forward)

: backward/forward

continuously

 Folder indicator

: Folder for messages recorded using the IC recorder. : Folder for messages/music copyed from a computer, which can only be played back.

 Elapsed time/Remaining time/

Recorded date and time indication

 Folder name/Message title/Artist

name/File name indication

 Battery indicator

When rechargeable batteries or drycell batteries are used, the indicator shows the remaining battery power. While the rechargeable batteries are charging, an animation appears.

 Message number

The selected message number is displayed in the numerator and the total number of messages in the folder is displayed in the denominator.

 Priority marks

Appear(s) when a message is set with priority mark(s).

 Bookmark indicator

Appears when a bookmark is set for a message.

 Alarm indicator

Appears when the alarm is set for a message.

 Repeat playback indicator

: Appears when one message is

played back repeatedly.

: Appears when messages in one folder are played back repeatedly.

: Appears when all the messages are played back repeatedly.

 Sound eect indicator

Displays the “EFFECT” setting in the menu.

: “BASS1” has been selected. The

bass sound is reinforced.

: “BASS2” has been selected. The

bass sound is further reinforced.

 Recording mode indicator

Displays the recording mode set using the menu when the IC recorder is in the stop mode, and displays the current recording mode when the IC recorder is in the playback mode.

, , : MP3 les recorded

using the IC recorder

, : LPCM les recorded using

the IC recorder

, , , , : LPEC

les recorded using the IC recorder.

For details, see “Selecting the Recording Mode” (page 29

). Displays one of the following when a le is transferred from the computer.

: MP3 les transferred : LPCM les transferred

: WMA les transferred Displays the following icon if the IC recorder cannot recognize the le.

 Recording level indicator

Displays the microphone sensitivity with which the IC recorder recorded the selected message.

: Recorded with the low

recording level.

: Recorded with the high

recording level.

: Recorded with the further high

recording level.

: Recorded with proper balance

for music.

: Recorded with the manual

recording mode.

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 Remaining recording time indication

Displays the remaining recording time in hours, minutes, and seconds. If there is more than 10 hours time remaining, the time is displayed in hours. If there is more than 10 minutes and less than 10 hours time remaining, the time is displayed in hours and minutes. If there is less than 10 minutes time remaining, the time is displayed in minutes and seconds.

Display during recording

 Operating mode indicator

Displays the following, depending on the current operation of the IC recorder.

: recording

: Flashes while recording

standby/recording pause

: recording with the VOR

function

: recording pause with the

VOR function (ashing)

If you press  (record/pause) to pause recording when “VOR” is set to “ON” in the menu, only “

” ashes. : Synchronized recording : Flashes while

synchronized recording is set to pause.

 Recording level meter  Recording level indicator

Displays the current microphone sensitivity when recording.

: To record for dictation or in a

noisy place.

: To record at a meeting or in a

quiet/spacious place.

: To record with further high

sensitivity.

: To record music. Displays the recording level during manual recording.

 Remaining recording time/Pre-

recording standby time indication If there is more than 100 hours time

remaining, the time is displayed in hours and minutes. If there is less than 100 hours time remaining, the time is displayed in hours, minutes and seconds.

When “PRE REC” is set to “ON” in the menu, the pre-recording standby time is displayed in seconds between 0 and 5.

 Alarm indicator  Recoding mode indicator

Displays the recording mode set in the menu.

 Limiter indicator

: When “LIMITER” is set to “ON”

in the menu.

: When you are recording in other than the manual recording mode.

 Remaining recording time indication  Battery indicator  LCF (Low Cut Filter) indicator

: When “LCF (LOW CUT )” is set to “ON” in the menu.

: When “LCF (LOW CUT )” is set to “OFF” in the menu.

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Getting Started

Step 1: Preparing a Power Source

Remove the lm on the display window before you use the IC recorder.

Inserting the alkaline batteries

1 Slide and lift the battery

compartment lid.

2 Insert two LR03 (size AAA) alkaline

batteries with correct polarity, and close the lid.

Clock setting display appears and the year section ashes when you insert batteries for the rst time, or when you insert batteries after the IC recorder has been without batteries for a certain period of time. Please refer to “Continued directly from “Step 1: Preparing a Power Source”” on page 20 to set the date and time.

Inserting the rechargeable batteries

You can install NH-AAA (size AAA) rechargeable batteries instead of LR03 (size AAA) batteries.

1 Slide and lift the battery

compartment lid.

2 Insert two NH-AAA (size AAA)

rechargeable batteries with correct polarity, and close the lid.

3 Charge the batteries by connecting

the (USB) connector of the IC recorder to your computer.

Computer

To USB connector of your computer

To (USB)

connector

USB connecting cable

IC recorder

While the batteries are charging, “CONNECTING” and the battery indicator are displayed in an animation.

When the battery indicator indicates “ charging is completed. (Charging time: approx. 4 hours*)

When you use the IC recorder for the rst time, or after you have not used the IC recorder for a certain period of time, it is recommended that you charge the batteries continuously until “

” is

displayed.

If the battery indicator is not displayed, charging has not been done properly. Proceed from step 1 again.

* This is an approximation for the time it takes

to charge from no remaining battery power to full battery power at room temperature. It varies depending on the remaining power and the condition of the batteries. It also takes more time if the temperature of the batteries are low, or if the batteries are charged while you are transferring data to the IC recorder.

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Disconnecting the IC recorder from your computer

Follow the procedures below; otherwise, data may be damaged.

1 Make sure that the operation

indicator is not ashing.

2 Disconnect the USB connecting

cable connected to the IC recorder from the USB connector of the computer.

On the Windows screen, left-click “Safely Remove Hardware” on the taskbar, and click “Safely remove USB Mass Storage Device.”

On the Macintosh screen, drag the “IC RECORDER” on the desktop to “Trash” and drop it there.

For details on disconnecting the IC recorder, refer to the operating instructions supplied with your computer.

Tips



You can charge the rechargeable batteries

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by connecting the IC recorder to an AC outlet using a USB AC adaptor (not supplied) (page

124).

When replacing the batteries, messages

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recorded or alarm settings are not erased even when you remove the batteries.

When replacing the batteries, the clock



continues moving for a certain period of time after you remove the batteries.

Notes

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While “ ” or “ ” is flashing instead



of the battery indicator, you cannot charge the batteries. Charge the batteries in an environment with a temperature of 5 °C

- 35 °C (41 °F - 95 °F). If “USB CHARGE” in the “DETAIL MENU”



menu is set to “OFF,” you cannot charge the batteries using your computer. Set “USB CHARGE” to “ON” (page

During playback using the internal speaker,



you cannot charge the batteries. When you use the IC recorder with

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rechargeable batteries, the battery indicator may not light fully.

91).

When replacing/charging the batteries

The battery indicator on the display shows the battery condition.

Battery remain indication

: Replace the old batteries with new

ones or charge the rechargeable batteries.



: “LOW BATTERY“ appears and the IC

recorder will stop operation.

You cannot use manganese batteries.

Battery life

*1

When using Sony LR03 (SG) (size AAA) alkaline batteries

Recording Playback*2

LPCM 44/16*3Approx. 25 hr. Approx. 21 hr. Approx. 26 hr.

LPCM 22/16*4Approx. 23 hr. Approx. 19 hr. Approx. 23 hr.

MP3 192k*5Approx. 22 hr. Approx. 21 hr. Approx. 26 hr.

MP3 128k*6Approx. 22 hr. Approx. 21 hr. Approx. 26 hr.

MP3 48k*7Approx. 25 hr. Approx. 21 hr. Approx. 26 hr.

LPEC STHQ*8Approx. 18 hr. Approx. 20 hr. Approx. 24 hr.

*9

LPEC ST

LPEC STLP

LPEC SP

LPEC LP

Music le (WMA 128 kbps/

44.1 kHz)

Approx. 20 hr. Approx. 21 hr. Approx. 25 hr.

*10

Approx. 22 hr. Approx. 21 hr. Approx. 27 hr.

*11

Approx. 22 hr. Approx. 22 hr. Approx. 28 hr.

*12

Approx. 26 hr. Approx. 24 hr. Approx. 30 hr.

— Approx. 20 hr. Approx. 25 hr.

through speaker

Playback using the headphones

(hr. : hours)

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When using Sony NH-AAA rechargeable batteries

Recording Playback*2

through speaker

LPCM 44/16*3Approx. 19 hr. Approx. 16 hr. Approx. 20 hr.

LPCM 22/16*4Approx. 17 hr. Approx. 15 hr. Approx. 18 hr.

MP3 192k*5Approx. 17 hr. Approx. 16 hr. Approx. 20 hr.

MP3 128k*6Approx. 17 hr. Approx. 16 hr. Approx. 20 hr.

MP3 48k*7Approx. 19 hr. Approx. 16 hr. Approx. 20 hr.

LPEC STHQ*8Approx. 14 hr. Approx. 15 hr. Approx. 18 hr.

*9

LPEC ST

LPEC STLP

LPEC SP

LPEC LP

Music le (WMA 128 kbps/

44.1 kHz)

*1

The battery life may shorten depending on

*2

When playing back music through the

Approx. 15 hr. Approx. 16 hr. Approx. 19 hr.

*10

Approx. 17 hr. Approx. 16 hr. Approx. 20 hr.

*11

Approx. 17 hr. Approx. 17 hr. Approx. 21 hr.

*12

Approx. 19 hr. Approx. 18 hr. Approx. 22 hr.

— Approx. 16 hr. Approx. 19 hr.

how you operate the IC recorder.

internal speaker with the volume level set to 20

*3

LPCM 44/16: LPCM file recorded using the

IC recorder in stereo high-quality recording mode

*4

LPCM 22/16: LPCM file recorded using the IC

recorder in stereo long play recording mode

Playback using the headphones

(hr. : hours)

*5

MP3 192k: MP3 file recorded using the IC

recorder in stereo high-quality recording mode

*6

MP3 128k: MP3 file recorded using the IC

recorder in stereo standard recording mode

*7

MP3 48k: MP3 file recorded using the IC

recorder in monaural standard recording mode

*8

LPEC STHQ: LPEC stereo high quality

recording mode

*9

LPEC ST: LPEC stereo standard recording

mode

*10

LPEC STLP: LPEC stereo long play recording

mode

*11

LPEC SP: LPEC monaural standard play

recording mode

*12

LPEC LP: LPEC monaural long play recording

mode

Note while accessing

The IC recorder is accessing data when an updating animation and “UPDATING DATABASE...” appear in the display window or the operation indicator ashes 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.

Note

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If the IC recorder is required to process a large amount of data, an updating animation and “UPDATING DATABASE...” may be displayed for an extended period of time. This is not a malfunction of the IC recorder. Wait until the animation and message disappear before starting operation.

Step 2: Setting the Clock



, 



/MENU

You need to set the clock to use the alarm function or record the date and time. Clock setting display appears when you insert batteries for the rst time, or when you insert batteries after the IC recorder has been without batteries for a certain period of time, “SET DATE & TIME” appears, and then the year section ashes in the display window.

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Continued directly from “Step 1: Preparing a Power Source”

1 Press  or  to set the year,

month, day, hour, and minute in sequence, then press .

“EXECUTING….” appears and the clock is set.

2 Press  (stop) to return to the

display of the stop mode.

Setting the clock using the menu

While the IC recorder is in the stop mode, you can set the clock using the menu.

1 Select “DATE & TIME” in the menu.



Press and hold /MENU to enter the

menu mode. The menu mode window will be displayed.



Press  or  to select “DETAIL

MENU,” then press .



Press  or  to select “DATE & TIME,” then press .

2 Press  or  to select “AUTO”

or “MANUAL” and press

When you selected “AUTO,” the clock is automatically adjusted using the clock in the computer connected to the IC recorder and on which the supplied Digital Voice Editor software is started.

When you select “MANUAL,” proceed to the next steps.

.

3 Press the  or  to select

“09y1m1d,” then press

.

4 Press  or  to set the year,

month, day, hour, and minute in sequence, then press

“EXECUTING….” appears and the clock is set.

.

5 Press  (stop) to return to the

display of the stop mode.

Tips



Press /MENU to return to the previous



operation. You can set the time display for the clock to



“12-HOUR” or “24-HOUR” in the menu. When “12-HOUR” is set, “AM” or “PM” appears in the display window.

Note

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If you do not press  within one minute of entering the clock setting data, the clock setting mode is cancelled and the window will return to the display of the stop mode.

To display the current time

Slide the HOLD switch in the direction of the arrow to display the current time.

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Step 3: Preparations Required before Recording

Recording at a meeting

Set “REC LEVEL” to “HIGH ” or “S-HIGH

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” in the menu (page 32).

Slide the DIRECTNL switch to “ON” to



record a voice coming from a specic direction (page

Set “LCF (LOW CUT)” to “ON” in the



menu to prevent noise caused by a projector, etc. (page

By placing the IC recorder on the stand,

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you can record with clear and lownoise sound, without vibration noise from the desk.

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Recording a musical performance

Set “REC LEVEL” to “MUSIC ” (page 32)

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in the menu to record more natural acoustic sound, with preventing sound distortion. For more realistic sound recording, you can adjust the recording level manually by setting “REC LEVEL” to “MANUAL” (page

Set “LIMITER” to “ON” in the menu



(page

35), to prevent distortion when a

loud sound is suddenly input. By attaching a tripod (not supplied)



using the stand, you can adjust the angles of the IC recorder and the builtin microphones more precisely.

33).

Approx. 2 to 3 m

Tripod (not supplied)

Sound source

Place the IC recorder with its display window facing upward and the built-in microphones pointing at the sound source.

Recording dictation (using the voice recognition software)

Set “REC LEVEL” to “LOW ” in the menu

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(page

32).

Slide the DIRECTNL switch to “ON” to



record a voice coming from a specic direction (page

To transcribe a message recorded on

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the IC recorder using voice recognition software (not supplied), set “REC MODE” to the LPCM, MP3 or LPEC (except LP) mode (page

Microphone

Before you can transcribe recorded



messages, you have to create a user file specifically adapted to the sound of your recorded speech. This procedure is called “training.” For details on “training,” refer to the help files supplied with the voice recognition software you are using.

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To obtain maximum recognition accuracy,

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hold the IC recorder so that the microphone is about 1 inch (2 - 3cm) from the corner of your mouth.

To minimize the sound of your breath in the



recordings, do not hold the microphone directly in front of your mouth.

To obtain maximum recognition accuracy,

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avoid recording in a noisy place. You cannot transcribe a message recording

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the voices of more than one person.

Turning the IC Recorder On or O

When you are not using the IC recorder, you can prevent the batteries from getting weak quickly by turning the power o.

Turning the power o

Slide the HOLD switch in the direction of the arrow in the stop mode. “HOLD” with the key mark and the current time is displayed, then “POWER OFF” is displayed. The IC recorder turns o within a few seconds.

Turning the power on

Slide the HOLD switch in the opposite direction from that of the arrow. The IC recorder turnes on, and an accessing animation is displayed.

Tips



When you are not going to use the IC



recorder for a long time, we recommend to turn off the IC recorder.

When about 10 minutes have passed after

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you have turned on the IC recorder and left it without doing anything, the display goes off automatically. (Press any button to show the display.)

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Recording

Recording Messages

Built-in directional

microphone

Built-in stereo

microphones

Operation indicator

1 Select a folder.



Press /MENU to display the folder

selection window.



Press  or  to select the

folder in which you want to record messages, then press .

 (headphone)

jack







, 

/MENU

2 Start recording.



Press  (record/pause) in the stop

mode. The operation indicator lights in red. (When “LED” is set to “OFF” in the menu (page 90), the operation indicator does not light.) You do not need to press and hold

 (record/pause) while recording.

DIRECTNL

HOLD

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



Speak into the built-in microphones.

3 Press  (stop) to stop recording.

The IC recorder stops at the beginning of the current recording.

Tips



Before you start recording, we recommend



you make a trial recording first. When you purchase the IC recorder, there



are 5 folders already available, and you can record up to 999 messages in each folder.

You can make new folders or delete



unwanted folders using the supplied Digital Voice Editor software (page

While recording, you can lock all the



functions of all the buttons so that you can prevent inadvertent operations, by sliding the HOLD switch in the direction of the arrow.

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Notes

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You cannot record a message in a folder



transferred from a computer. If you press

 (record/pause) when you have selected

a

folder, the folder will be automatically

switched to a

folder in which a message can be recorded, and the message will be recorded as the last one in the folder.

While the operation indicator is flashing or



is lit in red or orange, do not remove the batteries or connect or disconnect the USB AC adaptor. Doing so may damage the data.

Noise may be recorded if an object, such



as your finger, etc., accidentally rubs or scratches the IC recorder during recording.

Before making a recording, be sure to



check the remaining power of the batteries (page

17).

When “REC LEVEL” is set to “LOW



“S-HIGH

,” or “MUSIC ,” the limiter function

,” “HIGH ,”

does not work. To avoid replacing batteries during a long



recording session, use a USB AC adaptor (not supplied) (page

The maximum recording time varies if you



124).

record messages in different recording modes.

Recording

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To Do this

pause recording*

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.

** You cannot select this function in the

manual recording mode.

Press  (record/pause). During recording pause, the operation indicator ashes in red and “ “ ashes in the display window.

Press  (record/pause) again. Recording resumes from that point. (To stop recording after pausing recording, press  (stop).)

Press . Recording stops and playback starts from the beginning of the message just recorded.

Press and hold  during recording or recording pause. Recording stops and you can search backwards while listening to fast playback sound. After you release , playback starts from that point.

Monitoring the recording

Connect the supplied stereo headphones to the

 (headphone)

jack and monitor the recording. You can adjust the monitoring volume by pressing VOL + or –, but the recording level is xed.

Recording a sound centering on a specic direction

To record a sound centering on a specic direction, slide the DIRECTNL switch to the “ON” position. This is convenient when you want to record a particular sound at a conference/meeting, etc. When the DIRECTNL switch is set to “ON,” the directional microphone is used, therefore the sound is recorded in the monaural mode even when you select the stereo recording mode (LPCM 44/16, LPCM 22/16, MP3 192k, MP3 128k, LPEC STHQ, LPEC ST or LPEC STLP mode). When you are using an external microphone, the DIRECTNL switch does not function.

When the DIRECTNL switch is set to “OFF”

Selecting the Recording Mode

When the DIRECTNL switch is set to “ON”

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, 

/MENU

The IC recorder is compatible with 3 kinds of codec, LPCM (Linear PCM), MP3, and LPEC. The features oered by each are as follows.

LPCM (Linear PCM): This is a WAV le and you can record the sound without compression, providing higher quality than MP3 or LPEC. On the other hand, the le size is very large, it takes time to transfer to a computer, and the available recording time is shorter than either MP3

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or LPEC. We recommend this codec for recording only when the sound quality is important, such as when recording a musical performance.

MP3: A standard method of sound compression, which can be played back using many dierent kinds of computers. We recommend this codec when you want to send recorded messages by mail or share them with other people.

LPEC: A sound compression method provided solely by Sony. You can play back, edit, and convert les to an MP3 or WAV format using the supplied application software, “Digital Voice Editor” We recommend you use this software when you want to edit messages/music recorded using the IC recorder on a computer. When you record messages using the LPEC format, you can add bookmarks and/or priority marks to the messages.

You can select the recording mode in the menu when the IC recorder is stopped. “REC MODE” is set to “MP3 you purchase the IC recorder.

” when

1 Press and hold /MENU to enter

the menu mode.

The menu mode window will be displayed.

2 Press  or  to select “REC

MODE,” then press .

3 Press  or  to select the

recording mode you want, then press .

LPCM 44/16 : Stereo (44.1 kHz/16

bit/WAV) You can record with stereo highquality sound equivalent to a CD.

LPCM 22/16 : Stereo (22.05 kHz/16

bit/WAV) You can record for a longer time with high-quality stereo sound.

Sony ICD-SX700D User Manual

Table of Contents

Checking the Contents of the Package

Index to Parts and Controls

Getting Started

Step 1: Preparing a Power Source

Inserting the alkaline batteries

Inserting the rechargeable batteries

Disconnecting the IC recorder from your computer

When replacing/charging the batteries

Step 2: Setting the Clock

Continued directly from “Step 1: Preparing a Power Source”

Setting the clock using the menu

Step 3: Preparations Required before Recording

Turning the power on

Recording

Recording Messages

Selecting the Recording Mode