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Operating Instructions

ICD-V21

«>1996 by Sony Corporelion PVMod én Jopon

For the customers in the U.S^

Owner's Record

Thr imMifl number is kKalcd ■( Ihc bottom and the serial number is

located inside the battery compartment. Record the serial number in
the space pnn-ided beknv. Refer to them whenever you call upon
your Sony dealer regarding this product.

Model NalCD-V2l

Serial No.

INFORMAnON

nils equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits

for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part IS of the PCC Rules.
These limits are designed (o provide reasonable protection against
harmful Interference in a residential installation. This equipment

generates, uses, aivd can radiate radio fitequeiKy energy aird, if not
insralled and used in accordance with the Instructions, may cause
harmful InterferetKe to radio communications.

However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a
particular irtstallation. If this equipment rfoes cause harmful
inlerfetence to radio or television reception, whidi can be

determinedby turniitg the equipment off attd on, the user is
encouraged to try to correct the interference by otve or mote of the
following measures;

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- Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

- Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

- Conitcct 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.

This device complies with Part 15 of the PCC Rules. Operation is
subject to the foltowing two conditions: (1) This device may not
cause harmful interfernioe, and (2) this de^* must accept any
inlerferctKe received, indudittg interference lliat may cause

undesired operation.

You are cautioned that any changes or modifkrations not expressly
approved in this manual could void j-our authority to operate this
equipment.

Welcome!

Thank ytw for ptirchasing Ihe Sony IC Recorder.

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Installing the Batteries

1 Push the PUSH biithm <iit ^nd siklo tipcn the baticn'

2 Install two CR2032 lithium batteries (supplied) with the positive

(+) side facing out.

3 Close the lid of the bat partment.

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If the battery ccMnpartinent Ud is aoriderttally detached, attach it as illustrated.

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To take out the lithi tteries

If the batteries do not come out, push the side of the battery with a

sharp ob^.

Replacing the battery

"ВАТТ* appeen on the display when the batteries become «s*eak and
it flashes when Ihe batteries are exhausted.
Replace the batteries tvith new ones.
When repladng, be sure to telce out both old batteries first, and then

insert the new ones.

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• Du not break up the baltcry or throw it ink» a fire, which might cause it to
cxpktdc.

Carefully dispose <tf (he used batter)'.

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CAUnON

Ofmgor of cxpicKiion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only
with the same or equivalent type recommended by the equipnK*n(
manufacture. Discard used batteries according to manufacturer's
instructions.

Note

When the unh is mtl be used htr a long period of time tvmovc the balterk*s to
avoid damage fnun battery leakage ai^ corrosion.

Releasing HOLD

Slide НОШ-^ to (he opposite direction of the arrow.

HOLD—k-

>■ Basic Operations

Recording Messages

You can record up to 99 messages. You can record up to 10 minutes

including Special Message and messages in the Shuffle Message Box.
Since a newly recorded message is automatically added behind the
last recorded message, you can start recording quiddy without
searching for the end of the last recording.
Each recorded message has an index number, and a пем>1у recorded

message will have the last index number.

e.g. [Message 1 Message 2 Newly recorded message j Blank space

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tVi*ss KUC Agaio to stop ree<»rding.
T?H* disj>irty shows the current nwssage питЫт ami I<iIaI
numKTirf messages.

Current message number

Total number of messages

When you have rea>rdcd up lo 99 messages or the maximum
recording time, “FULL" appears in the display- If you want to record
more messages, first erase some old messages- (Refer to "Erasing

Mi'ssagcs" for details.)

To listen to the current recording

Press REC to stop recording and then press the jog lever.

To review the current recording instantly

Press the jog lever during recording.

Remaining memory Indication

As the capacity of the remaining memory decreases, the segments of

the indication will go off one by one.

When you record for about two minutes, one segment will go off.

When the remaining memory goes down to about 30 seconds, the
indication will flash, and when the memory is fulL all segments go
off.

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3 Adjust the v«>lunu* with the VOl. control.

After playing hack «wo message, the unit stops at tlw heginniiv
the next mt's.sagc.

When llw last message has K*en playid hack, the unit stops at *
heginning (»f Hw last nn.'ssage.

other operations
To

Skip lo the next message

Skip to the previou.s
message

Search forward during
playback

Search backward during
playback

To stop playbaefc partway through a message (Playback Pause function)

Press the jog lever.
When you press the jog lever next time, the message will continu'

from tlw point where you stopped previously.

Do this

Move the jog lever upward once,
skip continuously, move the jog li
upward snd hold it there (during

mode only). "

Move the jog le\*er downward on<

skip message continuously, move
jog Imer upward and hold it there
(during stop mode only).

Move the jog lever upward and h<
there, and playback release it at (Iv

message number you want to play

Move the jog lever downward and
hold it there, and release it at the
message number you want to play

Playing back a message repeatedly (Repeat Pis

During playback, press and hold the jog lever lor more than one
second. “REP“ will be displayed and the selected message will be
played back repeatedly until you stop playback by pressing the jo
lever.

Playing Back Messages

Jog lever

Move the jog lever to display the desired message number. (To
change the number rapidly, keep holding the lever.)

Selected message number

Total number of message

Playing all the messages continuously (Continuous Play)

During stop mode, press and hold the jog lev'er for more than one
second. Playback starts from the message on the display and
continues playing until the end of the last message. You do not ha\
to press the jog lever for each message. (EHiring normal mode only,
not available during Shuffle mode)

When the last message has been played back, the unit stops at the
beginning of the last message.

To stop playback
Press the jog lever.
When you press the jog lever next |in\e, normal playback starts fron
the point you stopped.

Erasing Messages

You can erase the recorded messages one by one or all messages
(excluding Special Message and Shuffle Message Box) at a time.
Note that (mce a recording has been erased, you cannot retrieve it.
To erase the Special Message and the messages for the Shuffle
Measage Box, refer to the corresponding sectioos.

Jog lever

Erasing messages one by one

When a message is erased, the remaining messages will advance and

renumbered so that there will be no space between messages.

erasing 1 [Message 2¡Message 3¡Message4\

Remaining messages are renumbered.

1 Press ERASE while playing back the mcs.sage you wani io erase,

or press and hold ERASE for more than one seamd during stop
nv^e.

A beep will sound and the message number and '’ERS" will
appear one after the other while the first 5 seconds of the
message is played back 10 times.

Message number
to be erased

2 Press ERASE while dw message is being played back.

The message is erased and the remaining messages wilt be
renumbered.

To cancel erasing

Press any button except ERASE before step 2.

To erase other messages

Repeat steps 1 and 2.

Erasing all messages

1 Press ERASE during playback or press and hold ERASE for

more than one second during stop mode.
A beep will sound and the message number and "ERS" will
appear one after the other while the first 5 seconds of the
message is played back 10 times.

2 Move the jog lever downward once while the message is being

played back.
"ALL" and "ERS" will appear one after the other.

3 Press ERASE while “ALL" and "ERS" arc displayed.

All messages are erased.

To cancel «rasing

Press any button except ERASE before step 3.

Notes

• If you do fwXprai ERASE for more than 10 seconds after step 2. the erase
mode will be cancefied.

« If you move the |og lever upward, the unit returns to sl^ I of "Easing

messages one by one". To erase all message, anove the iog lever downward

again to display "ALL" and "ERS".

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Recording a Special Message

WtK*n you itvord a nu'ssago in the Special Message Box. you can
fiiul it easily by press just one button.

Y«Hi can i4v»*rd one nu*ssage in the Special Message 8t>x.

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Th« Special Message Is
recorded.

The Special Message is
not recorded.

Recording a message

1 Press SPECIAL.

"REC" appears and "S" flashes.

2 Speak into the built-in microphone.

You do not need to keep pressing SPECIAL while ceccHding.

3 Press SPECIAL again to stop recording

Note

If a mcttage is ab«sdy recorded in the Special Mearage Box. "PLAY" appears
and that message will be pla\*ed back when you press SPECIAL To rcc^ a
new message, erase the old one first as described in "Erasing the Special
Message" (on the back side).

Playing back the message

1 Press SPECIAL.

"PLAY" appears and "S" flashes.

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2 Adjust the volume with the VOL control.

To stop playing back partway through the Special Mes

sage

Press SPECIAL.
When you press SPECIAL again, the message will be played back

from the beginning.

Playing back the Special Message repeatedly

Press and hold SPECIAL until "REP" appears (more than one
second) during playback of the Special Message.

Other operations

To
Return to the beginning

of the message
Search for%vard during

playback

Search backward during
playback

Do this
During playback, move the jog le\'er

upward once.

Move the jog lever upward and hold it
there, and release It at the point you
want to pby.

Move the jog lever downward and
hold it th^ and release it at d«e point

you want to play.

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Erasing the Special Message

1 Tivss ERASE while playing back the special Message.

A beep will sound, “ERS" and “S" will flash, and the first 5
seconds of the message is played back 10 times.

2 Press ERASE while the message is being played back.

To c«nc*l «rasing

Press any button except ERASE before step 2.

Playing back a message

1 Press the |og kn-er.

"CJ" turns in the display window and the messages are
selected at random. When “CJ" stops, the .selected message

number is displayed and the message will be pUyed back.

Selected messege number

Using the Shuffle Message Box

When you record messages in dw Shu^ Message Box, those
messages will be played back at random so that you can enjoy
games.
You can record up to 20 messages in the Shuffle Message Box.

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Entering Shuffle mode

Press BEEP/SHUFFLE on the rear for more than one seomd.

During Shuffle mode, you cannot record or play back normal messages. (You
can still use the Special Message Box.)

Recording a message

1 Press REC.

"REC" appears.

2 Speak into the built-in microphorie.

You do not need to keep pressing REC while recording.

3 Press REC again to stop recording.

"t j "und the number of recorded messages appear.

Number of the recorded messages

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ERASE

Microphone

REC

2 Adjust the volume with the VOL control.

To stop playing back partway through a message

Press the jog lever.
When you press the jog lever again, the message will be played bac

from tiw point you stopped.

When all messages are played back

"End" will appear in the display window.
Other operations
To

Return to the previous

message

Check the number of the

messages which are not

played back yet
Search kxward during

playback
Search backward during

playback

Note

U one message b erased or a new message b recorded before all messages in

the Shuffle Message Box are played back, all the messages including played
ones will be shuffled when you press the jog lever the next time.

Total number of message

Do this
Move the jog lever downward.

The number of the messages already
played back will be displayed in order.
To start Shuffle playback again, first
move the jog lever upward to display

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Move the jog lever upward durirtg stop
mode.

Move the jog lever upward and hold it
there.

Move the jog lever downward and hold

it there. (11w unit will stop at the
beginning of die messagn diat was
played find.)

Playing back the selected message repeatedly

During playback, press and hold the jog lever for more than one
second. "REP" appears in the display window and the message will
be played back repeatedly. To stop playback, press the jog lever.

Erasing the messages in the Shuffle Message Box

You can erase the recorded messages in the Shuffle Message Box one

by one or all messages at a time.
When you erase the messages one by one. the remaining messages
numbers will be renumber^.

1 Press ERASE while playing back the message you want to erase.

Or press and hold ERASE for more than one second.
A cemfirmation beep will sound, the message number and “ERS"
will appear one after the other and first 5 seconds of the message
will be played back 10 times.

2 • To erase the message only: press ERASE wlhiJe the message is

being played back..

* To erase all messages in the Shuffle Message Box:

0 Move the jog lever downward ot»ce. "ALL" and

"ERS" %vill appear one after the other.

(S> Press ERA9E while "ALL" and "ERS" are displayed.

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Exiting from the Shuffle mode

IVe»!» and hittJ BEEP/SI-fUFFLE <m the rear for more than oni'
second.
A beep will sound and "SHUF" will disappear from the display

wind^. The unit returns to the normal mode.

Slide HOLD—^ in tlK direction of the arnnv. "Hold“ will
three linu's and all the display will go off. Y.hi canmtt otv’t

buttons. ^
To fcleast* hidd, slide HOLD-a- in the opposite direction

>■ other Functions

Preventing Accidental Operatic

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Cutting off the Beep Sound

You can cut off the beep sound during operation.
Press BEEP/SHUFFLE briefly. (Note that you will not hear a

coniirmatiotr beep here.)

What baap sound maam
Baap Pattams

(single tone) Nonnal mode
(double tone) Enter spedaJ mode

(triple tone) Notice*

(continuous tone)

* This pattern lets )‘ou know (he prixvdure is wrong or informs you of some

messages, such as:

— you arc trying In record a outc when you have already recorded up to the

maximum rcci>fdable lime.

— the unit has slopped functioning due to lack of battery power.

To ratriava tha baap sound

Pres« BEEP/SHUFFLE briefly again.
You will hear a confirmation beep.

Maans

• durir^ playback or slop« cnier erase
mode

• enter/exit shuffle mode

• enter repeat mode

• enter continuous play mode

The messages are shuffled in the shuffle
mode.

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• If you slide HOLD ■ * in the direction of the arrow during piavbac'

display will go off after the message is played back.

* if you usi* the HOLD function during rvciHding, you will need to rd

HOLD first to stop rviwding. If you continue rcoHding until the nw
giis full, ~FL'LL' appears in the display and then (he display goes u<

a Additional Information

Index to Parts and Controls

Front panel

[H Jog lever (Pley/stop, fast,

forward/badeward, select
message number)

[D OPR (operation) lamp

(Lights up «vhile

recording and playback.)
Display window

(D REC START/STOP but
@ SPEQAL button

(6] VOL (volume) contri

HOLD switch
Ruilt-in microphone

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ERASE button
Handstrap

I Speaker

I KEP/SHUFFLE button

tattery compartment

SI PUSH (open battery

compwtment) button

Display window

Message number/Number of messages/Selected mode

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Remaining memory indicator (Each portion wiil

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disappear when the remaining memory becomes
smaller.)
Special Message indicator

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ВАТТ indicator (Shows when to replace the batteries.)
SHUT (Shuffle) indicator

Precautions

On power

• Operate the unit only on 3 V DC. Use two lithium batteries.

On safety

• Do not operate the unit while driving, cycling or operation any
motorized vehicle.

On handling

• Do not leave the unit in a location near heat sources, or in a place
subject to direct sunlight, excessive dust or mechanical shock.

• Should any solid object or liquid fall into the unit, remove the

batteries and have the unit checked by qualified personnel before
operating it any further.

On noise

• Noise may be heard when the unit is placed near an AC power
source, a fluorescent lamp or a mobile phone during recording or
playback.

On maintenance

• To clean the exterior, use a soft cloth slightly moistened in water.
Do not use alciSiol, behzine or thinner.

Keep personal credit cards using magnetic coding or spring-wound
watches, etc., away form the uiutlo prevent possible damage form

the magnet used in the speaker.

"FULL" appears even before the unit records 99 messac

and you cannot record.

■t When you have recorded for the maximum recording tim<
minutes in total including normal messages. Special Mess.'

and messages for the Shuffle Message Box), "FULL" appe;
regardless of the total number of recorded messages. To

continue recording, erase unnecessary messages.

The unit does not operate correctly.

-» Press the RESET button (inside the battery compartment) v
a pen point.
The unit will be reset to the initial setting. The recorded
messages, however, will not be erased.

RESET buttor

"ВАТТ" appears even after the batteries are replaced wit

new ones.

-» Take out both batteries and reinsert them.

•> Press the RESET button with a pen point (see above).

Specifications

Recording media

Built-in flash memory

Recording time

10 minutes

Frequency response

200 Hz - 2.5 kHz

Speaker

Approx. 2.8 cm (1 !/ in.) dia.

Power output

40 mW

Power requirements

Two lithium batteries; 3 V DC

Dimensions (w/h/d)(incl. projecting parts and controls)

Approx. 62 X 67.5 X 23.5 mm

(2’/,x2y,x 'y,,in.)

Mass (incl. batteries)

Approx. 50 g (1.8 oz.)

Supplied accessories

CR2032 lithium batteries (2)

If you have any questions or problems concerning your unit, please

consult your nearest Sony deader.

Troubleshooting

9iould any problem persist after you have made these checks,

consult your nearest Sony deader.

The unit does not operate.

■f The batteries have been installed with incorrect polarity.

•* The batteries are weak.

■f The buttons are locked with the HOLD switch. (When any
button is pressed, "Hold" appears in the display.)

No sound comes from the speaker.

■f The voliune is turned down completely.

"FULL* appears even before the unit has reached the

maximum recording time and you cannot record.

When you have recorded 99 messages (or 20 messages for
Shuffle Message Box) in total "FULL" appears regardless of
the total recorded time. To continue recoiding, erase
unnecessary messages.

Design and specifications are subject to change without notice.

Mote

The CE mark on the unit is valid only for products marketed in the European
Union.

This warranty is valid only In the United State.

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