Sony ICD-SX712 Operating Instructions

4-196-715-11(1)

IC Recorder

Operating Instructions

ICD-SX712

Getting Started

Basic Operations

Other Recording Operations

Other Playback Operations

Editing Files

About the Menu Function

Utilizing Your Computer

Additional Information

Troubleshooting

Index

To prevent possible hearing damage, do not listen at high volume levels for long periods.

WARNING

Do not expose the batteries (battery pack or batteries installed) to excessive heat such as sunshine, fire or the like for a long time. RATED CURRENT CONSUMPTION: 800 mA

Disposal of Old Electrical & Electronic Equipment (Applicable in the European Union and other European countries with separate collection systems)

This symbol on the product or on its packaging indicates that this product shall not be treated as household waste. Instead it shall be handed over to the applicable collection point for the recycling of electrical and electronic equipment. By ensuring this product is disposed of correctly,

negative consequences for the environment and human health, which could otherwise be caused by inappropriate waste handling of this product. The recycling of materials will help to conserve natural resources. For more detailed information about recycling of this product, please contact your local Civic Office, your household waste disposal service or the shop where you purchased the product.

Applicable accessory: USB connecting cable

you will help prevent potential

Disposal of waste batteries (applicable in the European Union and other European countries with separate collection systems)

This symbol on the battery or on the packaging indicates that the battery provided with this product shall not be treated as household waste. On certain batteries this symbol

chemical symbol. The chemical symbols for mercury (Hg) or lead (Pb) are added if the battery contains more than 0.0005% mercury or 0.004% lead. By ensuring these batteries are disposed of correctly, you will help prevent potentially negative consequences for the environment and human health which could otherwise be caused by inappropriate waste handling of the battery. The recycling of the materials will help to conserve natural resources. In case of products that for safety, performance or data integrity reasons require a permanent connection with an incorporated battery, this battery should be replaced by qualified service staff only. To ensure that the battery will be treated properly, hand over the product at end-of-life to the applicable collection point for the recycling of electrical and electronic equipment. For all other batteries, please view the section on how to remove the battery from the product safely. Hand the battery over to the applicable collection point for the recycling of waste batteries. For more detailed information about recycling of this product or battery, please contact your local Civic Office, your household waste disposal service or the shop where you purchased the product.

might be used in combination with a

Notice for the customers: the following information is only applicable to equipment sold in the countries applying EU directives

The manufacturer of this product is Sony Corporation, 1-7-1 Konan Minato-ku Tokyo, 108-0075 Japan. The Authorized Representative for EMC and product safety is Sony Deutschland GmbH, Hedelfinger Strasse 61, 70327 Stuttgart, Germany. For any service or guarantee matters please refer to the addresses given in separate service or guarantee documents.

• 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-SX712. 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.

• US and foreign patents licensed from Dolby Laboratories.

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

” are

This product contains technology subject to certain intellectual property rights of Microsoft. Use or distribution of this technology outside of this product is prohibited without the appropriate license(s) from Microsoft.

Getting Started

Step 1: Checking the Contents of the

Package .....................................................9

Index to parts and controls .................10

Preventing unintentional operations

(HOLD) ..............................................12

Maintaining the moderate volume

level (AVLS) ......................................13

Step 2: Recharging the Batteries .............14

Recharging the batteries using a

computer .............................................14

Recharging the batteries using a USB

AC adaptor ..........................................16

When to charge/replace the

batteries ...............................................16

Step 3: Turning the IC Recorder On .......17

Turning the power on .........................17

Turning the power off .........................17

Step 4: Setting the Clock ........................18

Setting the clock after recharging the

batteries ...............................................18

Setting the clock using the menu ........ 18

Step 5: Setting the Language to Be Used

in the Display Window ...........................21

Basic Operations

Recording ....................................... 22

Listening ........................................ 27

Erasing ........................................... 33

Other Recording Operations

Changing the Recording Settings ............35

Switching the directionality of the

built-in microphones ...........................35

Selecting a recording scene for each

situation ...............................................36

Manual recording ................................41

Adding a recording to a previously

recorded file ........................................42

Adding an overwrite recording during

playback ..............................................44

Recording a few seconds in advance

– the pre-recording function ...............45

Starting to record automatically in response to sound

– the VOR function .............................47

Recording on a Memory Card .................49

Recording across memory media

– cross-memory recording ..................52

Recording via Other Devices ..................54

Recording with an external

microphone .........................................54

Recording from other equipment ........ 55

Operating during Recording ...................59

Monitoring the recording ....................59

Other Playback Operations

Changing the Playback Settings .............60

Convenient playback methods ............60

Selecting a recording date from the

calendar and playing back ..................61

Reducing noise in the playback sound and making the human voice

clearer – the noise cut function ...........62

Adjusting the playback sound by amplifying inaudible sound

– the digital voice up function ............ 63

Adjusting the playback speed and tones – the DPC (Digital Pitch

Control) function, key control ............65

Selecting the sound effect ................... 66

Selecting the playback mode ..............68

Playing Back a File at a Desired Time

with an Alarm .........................................70

Playback via Other Devices ....................73

Recording with other equipment ........73

Editing Files

Arranging Files in a Folder .....................74

Moving a file to a different folder ......74

Copying a file to the other memory

media ..................................................75

Erasing all files in a folder ..................76

Using a Track Mark ................................78

Adding a track mark ...........................78

Erasing a track mark ...........................79

Erasing all the track marks in the

selected file at one time ......................79

Dividing a File ........................................81

Dividing a file at the current

position ...............................................81

Dividing a file at all the track mark

positions ..............................................82

Changing a Folder Name ........................84

Protecting a File ......................................86

About the Menu Function

Making Settings for the Menu ................87

Menu Settings .........................................88

Utilizing Your Computer

Using the IC Recorder with Your

Computer ...............................................106

Connecting the IC recorder to your

computer ...........................................106

Structure of folders and files .............107

Disconnecting the IC recorder from

your computer ...................................111

Copying Files from the IC Recorder to

Your Computer .....................................113

Copying Music Files from Your Computer to the IC Recorder and

Playing Them Back ...............................114

Copying a music file from your computer to the IC recorder

(drag and drop) .................................114

Playing back music files copied from your computer using the

IC recorder ........................................114

Using the IC Recorder as USB

Memory ................................................. 116

Using the Supplied Sound Organizer

Software ................................................117

What you can do using Sound

Organizer ..........................................117

System requirements for your

computer ...........................................118

Installing Sound Organizer ...............120

The Sound Organizer window ..........121

Additional Information

Using a USB AC Adaptor .....................123

Disconnecting the IC recorder from

the AC outlet .....................................124

Precautions ............................................125

Specifications ........................................128

System requirements ........................128

Design and specifications .................129

Battery life ........................................132

Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting ....................................134

Message List ......................................... 144

System Limitations ...............................149

Display Window Guide .........................151

Index ......................................................156

Getting Started

Step 1: Checking the Contents of the Package

IC Recorder (1)

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

USB connecting cable (1)

Wind screen* (1)

Use this to cover the built-in microphones.

Cradle* (1)

Stand (1)

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

Application software, Dragon NaturallySpeaking (DVD-ROM)* (1)

Carrying pouch (1)

NH-AAA (size AAA) rechargeable batteries (2)

Battery case (1)

Operating Instructions

The operating instructions are stored as PDF files in the built-in memory of the IC recorder.

* The wind screen, cradle and application

software, Dragon NaturallySpeaking (DVD-ROM) 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.

Getting Started

Index to parts and controls

Front

A Built-in microphones (stereo) B Operation indicator C Display window D SCENE button E (folder) button F

x STOP button

z REC (record)/PAUSE button

H Control button (

backward),

N (play)/ENT (enter) button*

J T-MARK (Track mark) button

v, V / . (review/fast

> (cue/fast forward))

K POWER/HOLD switch L MENU button M VOLUME –/+* button N (repeat) A-B button O ERASE button P Strap hole (A strap is not supplied.)

Rear

Q Speaker R NOISE CUT switch S DPC(SPEED)/KEY CTRL switch T Battery compartment U m (microphone) jack* V i (headphone) jack

W M2™/microSD memory card slot X (USB) connector

* These buttons and the jack have a tactile dot.

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

Getting Started

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

To release the IC recorder from the HOLD status

Slide the POWER/HOLD 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.)

Maintaining the moderate volume level (AVLS)

The AVLS (Automatic Volume Limiter System) function allows you to listen to the sound at a moderate volume level when using a pair of headphones (not supplied). The AVLS function limits the maximum volume to prevent auditory issues or distraction and also to maintain a moderate volume level.

When “AVLS” is set to “ON” in the menu (page 98), and you try to adjust the volume to a level that exceeds the AVLS-specified level, the “AVLS” indicator lights. You cannot adjust the volume to a level that exceeds the limit.

When “AVLS” is set to “OFF” in the menu, the “Advise to not listen at high VOL for long periods” animation is displayed with a beeping sound. Press the menu mode display.

x STOP to return to

If you play back files at a volume that exceeds the AVLS-specified level for specified period of time, the following animation will be displayed and “AVLS” menu is automatically set to “ON.”

Getting Started

P Note

“AVLS” is set to “ON” when you purchase the IC recorder. If you want to turn off the function and play back files at the original volume, use the menu to set “AVLS” to “OFF” (page 98).

Step 2: Recharging the Batteries

Recharging the batteries using a computer

Remove the film on the display window before you use the IC recorder. Connect the IC recorder to a running computer, and charge the batteries until the battery indicator indicates “ .” It takes about 4 hours to fully charge exhausted batteries.*

1 Insert rechargeable batteries.

Slide and lift the battery compartment

lid, insert two NH-AAA rechargeable

batteries with correct polarity, and close

the lid.

2 Connect the IC recorder to your

computer.

Use the USB connecting cable supplied

with the IC recorder to connect the

(USB) connector of the IC recorder

and the USB port of your computer.

Computer

To USB port of your computer

To (USB)

connector

USB connecting cable

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

Battery indicator

IC recorder

When the batteries are fully charged, the

battery indicator will indicate “ .”

3 Disconnect the IC recorder from your

computer.

Follow the procedures below; otherwise,

when the IC recorder contains data files,

the files may be damaged or become

unplayable.

1 Make sure that the operation indicator

of the IC recorder does not light.

2 Perform the following operation on

your computer. On a Windows screen, left-click the icon at the bottom of the desktop of the computer.

t Left-click “Eject IC RECORDER.”

The icon and menu displayed can be different on different operating systems.

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

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

3 Disconnect the IC recorder from the

USB port of the computer.

* 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.

P Note

If the battery indicator is not displayed in an animation, charging has not been done properly. See “Troubleshooting” on page 134.

When using fully charged batteries or LR03 (size AAA) alkaline batteries

Follow the step 1.

P Note

You cannot charge LR03 (size AAA) alkaline batteries (not supplied).

Tips

• Do not use manganese batteries for this IC recorder.

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

Getting Started

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

Recharging the batteries using a USB AC adaptor

You can also charge the batteries by using an AC-U50AG USB AC adaptor, etc. (not supplied) (page 123).

When to charge/replace the batteries

The battery indicator on the display shows the battery condition in an animation.

Battery remain indication

: “Low Battery Level” appears.

Charge the rechargeable batteries or replace the old batteries with new ones.

: “Low Battery” appears and the IC

recorder will stop operation.

Step 3: Turning the IC Recorder On

Turning the power on

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

Turning the power off

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

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 104).

Getting Started

Step 4: Setting the Clock

x STOP

N/ENT

v, V

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 day, the “Set Date&Time” animation appears, and then the year section begins to flash in the clock setting display window.

Setting the clock after recharging the batteries

1 Press v or V on the control button to set

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

N/ENT.

Select the last two digits of the year when you set the year.

2 Press x STOP to return to the stop mode

display.

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.

1 Press MENU to enter the menu mode.

The menu mode window will be displayed.

2 Press . on the control button, press

v or V on the control button to select

the (IC recorder setting) tab, and then press

3 Press v or V on the control button to

select “Date&Time,” and then press

N/ENT.

2 Press v or V on the control button to

select “Auto” or “Manual,” and then

N/ENT.

press

3 Press v or V on the control button to

select “10y1m1d,” and then press ENT.

4 Press v or V on the control button to set

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

Select the last two digits of the year when you set the year.

N/ENT.

Getting Started

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 Sound Organizer software is started.

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

5 Press x STOP to exit the menu mode.

P Note

If you do not press N/ENT within 1 minute of entering the clock setting data, the clock setting mode is canceled and the window will return to the display of the stop mode.

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.

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

x STOP

N/ENT

v, V

You can select the language to be used for messages, menus, folder names, file names, etc. from 6 languages.

1 Select the (IC recorder setting) tab

t “Language” in the menu, and then

N/ENT.

press

2 Press v or V on the control button to

select the language that you want to use, and then press

You can select the following languages.

Deutsch (German), English, Español (Spanish), Français (French), Italiano (Italian), Русский (Russian)

N/ENT.

3 Press x STOP to exit the menu mode.

Getting Started

Basic Operations

Recording

P Notes

• Before making a recording, be sure to check the battery indicator (page 16).

• 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 59).

Switching the directionality of the built-in microphones

1 Change the angle of the built-in microphones manually

according to the direction you want to record (page 35).

Selecting a folder

1 Slide the POWER/HOLD switch towards the center to

release the IC recorder from the HOLD status (page 12).

Built-in microphones

2 Press to display the folder selection window.

3 Press . on the control button, press v or V on the

control button to select the (Voice) tab, and then

> on the control button.

press

P Note

Only the (Voice) tab will be displayed when you purchase the IC recorder. The (Music) tab and the

(Podcast) tab will be displayed when you transfer files

from your computer (page 114, 118). The (Built-in memory) tab will be displayed when you

insert a memory card into the IC recorder (page 50).

, V

., >

Basic Operations

4 Press v or V on the control button to select the folder in

which you want to record files.

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

5 Press N/ENT.

Starting to record (Auto (AGC) recording)

1 Turn the built-in microphones in the direction of the

source to be recorded.

N/ENT

2 Press z REC/PAUSE in the stop mode.

The operation indicator lights in red.

You do not need to press and hold while recording.

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

To stop recording

z REC/PAUSE

Operation indicator

z REC/

PAUSE

Basic Operations

1 Press x STOP.

The operation indicator flashes in orange and the IC

x STOP

recorder stops at the beginning of the current recording file.

Note while accessing

The IC recorder is recording data and storing it on the memory media when the operation 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.

Other operations

pause recording* Press

release pause and resume recording

review the current recording instantly**

review during recording** Press and hold

* 1 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.

z Tips

• 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 117).

• When a memory card has been inserted, you can continue recording a file by changing the location of the folder used to store the file from the built-in memory to the memory card automatically after the built-in memory is full (Cross-memory recording) (page 52).

z REC/PAUSE. During recording pause, the operation

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

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

Press stop recording after pausing recording, press

N/ENT. Recording stops and playback starts from the

Press

x STOP.)

beginning of the file just recorded.

. on the control button during recording or

recording pause. Recording stops and you can search backwards while listening to fast playback sound. After you release

. on the

control button, playback starts from that point.

Listening

Starting playback

1 Slide the POWER/HOLD switch towards the center to

release the IC recorder from the HOLD status (page 12).

2 Press .

3 Press . on the control button, press v or V on the

control button to select the (Voice) tab, the

(Music) tab, or the (Podcast) tab, and then press

> on the control button.

4 Press v or V on the control button to select the folder.

, V

., >

Basic Operations

5 Press > on the control button.

6 Press v or V on the control button to select the file you

want to play.

7 Press N/ENT.

Playback will start soon, and the operation indicator will light in green. (When “LED” is set to “OFF” in the menu (page 101), the operation indicator does not light.)

8 Press VOLUME –/+ to adjust the volume.

P Note

When “AVLS” is set to “ON” in the menu (page 98) and the “AVLS” indicator is displayed, you cannot adjust the volume to a level that exceeds the AVLS-specified level. If you want to turn off the function and play back files at the original volume, use the menu to set “AVLS” to “OFF.”

Operation indicator

N/ENT

VOLUME –/+

To stop playback

1 Press x STOP.

x STOP

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 . on the control button repeatedly. (During the stop mode,

skip to the next file Press

skip to the succeeding files Press > on the control button repeatedly. (During the stop mode,

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

the current point (page 78).

These operations are for when “Easy Search” is set to “OFF” (page 60).

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

Press N/ENT. To resume playback from that point, press N/ENT again.

. on the control button once.*

Press

keep the button pressed to go back the files continuously.*

> on the control button once.*

keep the button pressed to skip the files continuously.*

1*2

)

Basic Operations

About the tab view

The recordable area and the playback-only area of folders stored on the IC recorder are managed separately, and are displayed with tabs. When you choose a folder, you can move to one of those areas by switching a tab.

Tabs

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

recorder.

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

your computer.

(Podcast): Playback-only area. This is the area used to manage podcast files transferred

from your computer.

(Built-in memory) or (External memory): You can switch between the built-in

memory and external memory (memory card) of the IC recorder (page 51).

Only the (Voice) tab will be displayed when you purchase the IC recorder. The

(Music) tab and the (Podcast) tab will be displayed when you transfer files from your computer (page 114, 118). The (Built-in memory) tab will be displayed when you insert a memory card into the IC recorder (page 50).

+ 130 hidden pages

Sony ICD-SX712 Operating Instructions

Table of Contents

Getting Started

Step 1: Checking the Contents of the Package

Index to parts and controls

Preventing unintentional operations (HOLD)

Maintaining the moderate volume level (AVLS)

Step 2: Recharging the Batteries

Recharging the batteries using a computer

Recharging the batteries using a USB AC adaptor

When to charge/replace the batteries

Step 3: Turning the IC Recorder On

Turning the power on

Turning the power off

Step 4: Setting the Clock

Setting the clock after recharging the batteries

Setting the clock using the menu

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

Basic Operations

Recording

Listening