Sony PCM-D50 Operating Instruction

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Linear PCM Recorder

Operating Instructions

3-277-770-13(1)

PCM-D50

Owner’s Record

The mo del nu mbe r i s l oca ted at th e rear pan el and th e s eri al num ber is lo cat ed ins ide the ba tte ry com par tme nt. Re cord the serial num ber in th e s pac e p rovided below. Re fer to the se num ber s w hen eve r y ou cal l u pon you r S ony de ale r regardin g t his product.

Model No. PCM-D50

Serial No.

WARNING

To reduce the risk of fire o r e lec tri c s hoc k, do not ex pos e t his ap par atu s t o r ain or moi stu re.

Do not in sta ll the ap pli anc e i n a co nfi ned spa ce, su ch as a b ook cas e o r b uil t-i n cab ine t.

To reduce the risk of fire, do not co ver th e ven til ati on of the ap par atu s w ith ne wsp ape rs, tab lec lot hs, cu rta ins , e tc. An d d o n ot pla ce lig hte d c and les on th e a ppa rat us.

To reduce the risk of fire o r e lec tri c s hoc k, do not pl ace ob jec ts fil led wi th liq uid s, suc h as vas es, on th e a ppa rat us.

Con nec t A C p owe r a dap ter to an ea sil y acc ess ibl e A C o utl et. Sh oul d y ou not ice an abn orm ali ty in AC pow er ada pte r, disconnect it from the AC outlet immediately.

Cer tai n c oun tri es may regulate disposal of the ba tte ry use d t o p owe r t his product. Ple ase co nsu lt wit h y our lo cal au tho rit y.

You are c aut ion ed tha t a ny cha nge s o r mod ifi cat ion s n ot exp ressly approv ed in thi s man ual co uld vo id you r a uth ori ty to ope rat e thi s e qui pme nt.

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

The ma nuf act urer of this pro duc t i s S ony Cor por ati on, 1- 7-1 , K ona n M ina to- ku Tokyo, 10 8-0 075 Ja pan . T he Aut hor ize d Rep resentative for EMC and prod uct sa fet y is Son y D eut sch lan d G mbH , H ede lfi nge r Str ass e 6 1, 703 27 Stu ttg art , G erm any. For any se rvi ce or gua ran tee ma tte rs, pl eas e refer to the addres ses gi ven in se par ate ser vic e o r g uar ant ee doc ume nts .

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

Thi s s ymb ol on the product or on its pa cka gin g i ndi cat es tha t t his product shall not be trea ted as hou seh old wa ste . I nst ead it sh all be han ded ov er to the ap pli cab le

col lec tio n p oin t f or the recycling of ele ctr ica l a nd ele ctronic equipment. By ens uri ng thi s p roduct is disposed of cor rectly, y ou wil l h elp prevent potential neg ati ve con seq uen ces fo r t he env ironment and hu man he alt h, whi ch cou ld oth erw ise be cau sed by in app ropriate waste handling of thi s p roduct. The recy cli ng of mat eri als wi ll hel p t o c ons erv e n atu ral resources . F or more det ail ed inf orm ati on abo ut recycling of this product, please contact your local Civic Office, your household waste disposal ser vic e o r t he sho p w here you purc has ed the product.

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

Thi s s ymb ol on the ba tte ry or on

the pa cka gin g i ndi cat es tha t t he

bat ter y p rovided with this prod uct

sha ll not be treated as household

was te. On cer tai n b att eri es thi s s ymb ol mig ht be use d i n c omb ina tio n w ith a che mic al sym bol . The ch emi cal sy mbo ls for me rcury (Hg) or lea d ( Pb) are added if the battery contains more than 0.0005% merc ury or 0. 004 % lea d. By ens uri ng the se bat ter ies are disposed of cor rectly, y ou wil l h elp prevent potentially neg ati ve con seq uen ces fo r t he env ironment and hu man he alt h w hic h c oul d o the rwi se be cau sed by in app ropriate waste handling of the ba tte ry. The recy cli ng of the ma ter ial s w ill hel p t o c ons erv e n atu ral resources . In cas e o f p roducts that for safety, per for man ce or dat a i nte gri ty reasons require a per man ent co nne cti on wit h a n inc orp ora ted ba tte ry, this battery should be replaced by qualified service staff o nly.

To ens ure that the battery will be treat ed properly, ha nd ove r t he product at endof- lif e t o t he app lic abl e c oll ect ion po int fo r the recycling of electrical and electron ic equ ipm ent . For al l o the r b att eri es, pl eas e v iew th e sec tio n o n h ow to remove the battery fro m the product safely. H and th e b att ery ov er to the ap pli cab le col lec tio n p oin t f or the recycling of waste batteries. For mo re detailed information about recycling of this prod uct or ba tte ry, please con tac t y our lo cal Ci vic Office, your hou seh old wa ste di spo sal se rvi ce or the sho p w here you purc has ed the product.

For the customers in the United States

The fo llo win g F CC sta tem ent ap pli es onl y to the ve rsi on of thi s m ode l m anu fac tured for sa le in the US A. Oth er ver sio ns may no t com ply wi th FCC te chn ica l regulations.

INFORMATION

Thi s e qui pme nt has be en tes ted an d f oun d to com ply wi th the li mit s f or a C las s B di git al dev ice , p urs uan t t o P art 15 of th e F CC Rul es. Th ese li mit s a re designed to prov ide reasonable prote cti on aga ins t h arm ful int erf erence in a resi den tia l i nst all ati on. Thi s e qui pme nt gen era tes , u ses an d c an rad iat e r adi o f requency energy and, if not ins tal led an d u sed in ac cordance with the ins tru cti ons , m ay cau se har mfu l i nte rfe rence to rad io com mun ica tio ns. How eve r, there is no gua ran tee th at int erf erence will not occur in a particular ins tal lat ion . I f t his eq uip men t d oes ca use har mfu l i nte rfe rence to radio or television reception, which can be determined by tur ning the equipment off a nd on, th e u ser is enc our age d t o t ry to cor rect the interferen ce by one or mo re of the following measures : Reo rie nt or relocate the rec eiv ing an ten na. Inc rease the separation between the equ ipm ent an d receiver. Con nec t t he equ ipm ent in to an out let on a c ircuit different fro m t hat to wh ich th e receiver is connected. Con sul t t he dea ler or an ex per ien ced ra dio / TV tec hni cia n f or hel p.

You are c aut ion ed tha t a ny cha nge s o r mod ifi cat ion s n ot exp ressly approv ed in thi s man ual co uld vo id you r a uth ori ty to ope rat e thi s e qui pme nt.

If you ha ve any qu est ion s a bou t t his product, you ma y c all : S ony Cu sto mer In for mat ion Ser vic e C ent er 1-8 00- 222 -76 69 or htt p:/ /ww w.sony.com /

Declaration of Conformity

Trade Name: SONY Mod el: PC M-D 50 Res pon sib le Par ty: So ny Ele ctronics Inc. Add ress: 165 30 Via Es pri llo , San Diego, CA 92127 USA Teleph one Nu mbe r: 858 -94 2-2 230 Thi s d evi ce com pli es wit h p art 15 of th e FCC Ru les . O per ati on is sub jec t t o t he fol low ing tw o c ond iti ons : ( 1) Thi s d evi ce may no t c aus e h arm ful in ter ference, and (2 ) t his de vic e m ust ac cep t any in ter ference re cei ved , i ncl udi ng int erf erence that may cause undesired ope rat ion .

IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS

For yo ur protection, please rea d t hes e s afe ty ins tru cti ons co mpl ete ly bef ore operating the app lia nce , a nd kee p t his ma nua l f or fut ure referen ce. Carefully observe all warni ngs , p recautions and in str uct ion s o n t he app lia nce an d i n t he ope rat ing in str uct ion s, and ad here to them.

INSTALLATION

Water and Moisture – Do not use powerline ope rat ed app lia nce s n ear wa ter – for exa mpl e, nea r a ba tht ub, wa shb owl , k itc hen sin k, or lau ndr y t ub, in a wet ba sem ent , o r nea r a sw imm ing po ol, et c.

Heat – Do no t p lac e t he app lia nce ne ar or ove r a ra dia tor or he at register, or wh ere it is exp ose d t o d irect sunlight.

Ventilation – The slots and openings in the ca bin et are pro vid ed for ne ces sar y ven til ati on. To en sure re lia ble op era tio n of the ap pli anc e, and to protect it from ove rhe ati ng, th ese sl ots an d o pen ing s m ust nev er be blo cke d o r c ove red.

Nev er cov er the sl ots an d o pen ing s w ith a

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clo th or oth er mat eri als .

Nev er blo ck the sl ots an d o pen ing s b y

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pla cin g t he app lia nce on a bed , s ofa , r ug or oth er sim ila r s urf ace .

Nev er pla ce the ap pli anc e i n a co nfi ned

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spa ce, su ch as a b ook cas e, or bui ltin cab ine t, unl ess proper ventilation is provided.

Accessories – D o n ot pla ce the ap pli anc e on an uns tab le car t, sta nd, tr ipo d, bra cke t, or tab le. Th e a ppl ian ce may fa ll, ca usi ng ser iou s i nju ry to a c hil d o r a n a dul t, and ser iou s d ama ge to the ap pli anc e. Use onl y a ca rt, st and , t rip od, br ack et, or ta ble recommended by Sony.

USE

Power Source – This appliance should be ope rat ed onl y f rom the type of power source ind ica ted on th e m ark ing la bel . I f y ou are not sure of the type of electrical power supplied to you r h ome , c ons ult yo ur dea ler or lo cal pow er com pan y. For those appliances des ign ed to ope rat e f rom battery power, or oth er sou rces, refe r t o t he ope rat ing ins tru cti ons .

Grounding or Polarization – This appliance is equ ipp ed wit h a po lar ize d A C p owe r c ord plu g ( a p lug ha vin g o ne bla de wid er tha n t he oth er) , o r w ith a three-wire grounding type plu g ( a p lug ha vin g a th ird pin for grou ndi ng) .

Fol low th e i nst ruc tio ns bel ow:

For the appliance with a polarized AC

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power cord plug: Thi s p lug wi ll fit in to the po wer ou tle t onl y o ne way. This is a safety feature. If you are unable to insert the plug fully int o t he out let , t ry reversing the plug. If the pl ug sho uld st ill fa il to fit , c ont act you r e lec tri cia n t o h ave a sui tab le out let ins tal led . D o n ot def eat th e s afe ty pur pos e of the po lar ize d p lug by fo rcing it in.

For the appliance with a three-wire

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grounding type AC plug: Thi s p lug wi ll onl y f it int o a grounding-type pow er out let . T his is a saf ety fe atu re. If you are unable to insert the plug into the outlet, con tac t y our el ect ric ian to ha ve a s uit abl e out let in sta lle d. Do not de fea t t he saf ety pur pos e, of the grounding plug.

Overloading – D o n ot ove rlo ad wal l o utl ets , ext ens ion co rds or convenience rec ept acl es bey ond th eir ca pac ity, since this can resu lt in fire or electric shock.

When not in use – Unp lug th e p owe r c ord of the ap pli anc e f rom the outlet when left unu sed fo r a lo ng per iod of ti me. To dis con nec t t he cord, pull it out by gra spi ng the pl ug. Ne ver pu ll the pl ug out by the co rd.

Power-Cord Protection – Route the power cord so that it is not likely to be walked on or pin che d b y i tem s p lac ed upo n o r a gai nst the m, pay ing pa rti cul ar att ent ion to th e plu gs, receptacles, and the point where the cord exits from the ap pli anc e.

Lightning – For ad ded protection for this app lia nce du rin g a li ght nin g s tor m, or whe n it is lef t u nat ten ded an d u nus ed for lo ng per iod s o f t ime , u npl ug it from the wall outlet and di sco nne ct the an ten na or cab le sys tem . Thi s w ill prevent damage to the appliance due to li ght nin g a nd pow erl ine su rge s.

Attachments – D o n ot use at tac hme nts no t recommended by Sony, as the y m ay cau se haz ards.

Cleaning – U npl ug the ap pli anc e f rom the wal l o utl et bef ore cleaning or polishing it. Do not us e l iqu id cle ane rs or aerosol cleaners. Use a clo th lig htl y d amp ene d w ith wa ter for cl ean ing th e e xte rio r o f t he app lia nce . Cle an the ap pli anc e o nly as recommended by Son y.

Object and Liquid Entry – N eve r p ush obj ect s o f a ny kin d i nto th e a ppl ian ce through openings as they may touch dan gerous voltage points or short out par ts tha t c oul d result in a fire or ele ctr ic sho ck. Ne ver sp ill li qui d o f a ny kin d o n t he app lia nce .

SERVICE

Damage Requiring Service – Unp lug th e app lia nce from the wall outlet and re fer ser vic ing to qu ali fie d s erv ice pe rso nne l u nde r the fo llo win g c ond iti ons :

Whe n t he pow er cord or plug is damaged

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or fra yed .

If liq uid ha s b een sp ill ed or obj ect s h ave

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fal len in to the ap pli anc e.

If the ap pli anc e h as bee n e xpo sed to ra in

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or wat er.

The ap pli anc e d oes no t a ppe ar to ope rat e

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nor mal ly or exh ibi ts a m ark ed cha nge in per for man ce. – Thi s i ndi cat es a n eed fo r ser vic e.

If the ap pli anc e d oes no t o per ate no rma lly

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whe n f oll owi ng the op era tin g i nst ruc tio ns, adj ust on ly tho se con trols that are spe cif ied in th e o per ati ng ins tru cti ons . Imp roper adjustment of other controls ma y result in damage and will often re qui re ext ens ive wo rk by a q ual ifi ed tec hni cia n t o restore th e a ppl ian ce to nor mal op era tio n.

If the ap pli anc e h as bee n s ubj ect to

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exc ess ive sh ock by be ing dropped, or the cab ine t h as bee n d ama ged .

Servicing – Do not at tem pt to ser vic e t he app lia nce yo urs elf as op eni ng or removing cov ers ma y e xpo se you to da nge rous vol tag e o r o the r h aza rds. Refer all servicing to qua lif ied se rvi ce per son nel .

Replacement parts – W hen replacement par ts are req uired, be sure t he ser vic e tec hni cia n h as use d replacement parts spe cif ied by So ny tha t h ave th e s ame cha rac ter ist ics as th e o rig ina l p art s. Una uth ori zed su bst itu tio ns may result in fire, ele ctr ic sho ck, or ot her ha zards.

Safety Check – Upo n c omp let ion of an y ser vic e o r repairs to the appliance, ask the ser vic e t ech nic ian to pe rfo rm routine safety che cks (a s s pec ifi ed by Son y) to det erm ine tha t t he app lia nce is in sa fe ope rat ing con dit ion .

Table of Contents

Overview

What you can do with the PCM-D50 .. ... .... ....... .... ....... .... ....... .... ....... .... ... .... ......9

Identifying parts and controls .... ....... .... ... .... .... ... .... ....... .... ....... .... ....... .... ... .... .... . 12

Getting Started

Checking the supplied accessories .. ... .... ....... .... ....... .... ....... .... ... .... .... ... .... ...... 17

Step 1: Preparing a power source . .... ....... .... ....... .... ....... .... ... .... .... ... .... ....... .... .. 17

Step 2: Setting the clock .. ... .... ....... .... ....... .... ....... .... ... .... .... ... .... ....... .... ....... .... ...... 19

Recording

Preparation before recording ..... .... ... .... ....... .... ....... .... ....... .... ... .... .... ... .... ....... .... . 21

Recording analog sound ......... .... ....... .... ....... .... ... .... .... ... .... ....... .... ....... .... ....... .... ... 23

Monitoring the recording .... ....... .... ....... .... ....... .... ... .... ....... .... ....... .... ....... .... ....... .... 26

Recording a few seconds in advance, before starting to record

(Pre-recording) ........ .... ... .... ....... .... ....... .... ....... .... ....... .... ... .... ....... .... ....... .... ....... ... 26

Recording with an external microphone .... .... ....... .... ... .... .... ... .... ....... .... ....... . 27

Recording from external equipment (Line Input) ..... .... ... .... .... ... .... ....... .... . 28

Digital recording ........ .... ... .... ....... .... ....... .... ....... .... ....... .... ... .... ....... .... ....... .... ....... .... ... 28

Recording digital signals from external equipment

(Optical Input) ...... ....... .... ....... .... ....... .... ... .... ....... .... ....... .... ....... .... ....... .... ... .... ....... 29

Synchronizing recording with playback (Digital Synchronized

Recording) .... ....... .... ....... .... ... .... .... ... .... ....... .... ....... .... ....... .... ... .... .... ... .... ....... .... ..... 30

Using the remote commander for recording ......... .... ....... .... ... .... ....... .... ...... 30

Operations after Recording

Playing back recorded audio data (tracks) ..... .... ... .... .... ... .... ....... .... ....... .... .. 31

Quickly locating the point you wish to start playback

(Easy Search) .... .... ....... .... ... .... .... ... .... ....... .... ....... .... ....... .... ... .... .... ... .... ....... .... ...... 33

Adjusting the playback speed (DPC (the Digital Pitch Control

function)) ..... ....... .... ....... .... ....... .... ... .... .... ... .... ....... .... ....... .... ....... .... ... .... .... ... .... ....... 33

Connecting external equipment for playback ..... ....... .... ... .... ....... .... ....... .... 34

Playing back repeatedly ....... .... ....... .... ....... .... ... .... ....... .... ....... .... ....... .... ....... .... ... .. 34

Dividing a track ...... ....... .... ... .... .... ... .... ....... .... ....... .... ....... .... ... .... .... ... .... ....... .... ....... .... 35

Deleting tracks ..... .... ....... .... ... .... .... ... .... ....... .... ....... .... ....... .... ... .... .... ... .... ....... .... ....... .. 35

Storing tracks on a computer .... ....... .... ... .... .... ... .... ....... .... ....... .... ....... .... ... .... .... . 36

Getting StartedOverview Recording

On folder and track file structure ...... ... .... .... ... .... ....... .... ....... .... ....... .... ... .... .... ... 37

Playing back MP3 files copied from a computer .. ... .... .... ... .... ....... .... ....... 38

Menu Operations

Using the menu display ..... .... ... .... ....... .... ....... .... ....... .... ... .... .... ... .... ....... .... ....... .... .. 40

Menu items .... .... ....... .... ....... .... ....... .... ... .... .... ... .... ....... .... ....... .... ....... .... ... .... .... ... .... ...... 41

LED (Indicator lighting)

CLOCK (Date/time settings)

MEMORY (Recording/playback memory)

FORMAT )(Initializing memory)

DELETE ALL )(Deleting all tracks in a folder)

Continued on the next page

Recording Menu Operations Additional Information

Operations after

Table of Contents (continued)

DELETE TRK (Deleting a track)

DPC (Digital Pitch Control function)

EASY SEARCH (Easy search function)

REC MODE (Sampling frequency/quantifying bit number)

LIMITER (Preventing distortion)

LCF (Low Cut Filter function)

SBM (Super Bit Mapping function)

PRE REC (Pre-recording function)

SYNC REC (Synchronized recording function)

PLUG IN PWR(Plug in power function)

Additional Information

Using a “Memory Stick” (not supplied) ..... .... ....... .... ....... .... ... .... .... ... .... ....... .. 45

Inserting a “Memory Stick” ..... .... ....... .... ....... .... ... .... .... ... .... ....... .... ....... .... ..... 45

Using the “Memory Stick” for recording/playback . .... ... .... ....... .... ..... 46

Maintenance ........ .... ....... .... ....... .... ... .... .... ... .... ....... .... ....... .... ....... .... ... .... .... ... .... ....... .... 47

Troubleshooting . ....... .... ... .... .... ... .... ....... .... ....... .... ....... .... ... .... .... ... .... ....... .... ....... .... .... 48

Error messages ..... ....... .... ... .... .... ... .... ....... .... ....... .... ....... .... ... .... .... ... .... ....... .... ..... 51

Specifications ....... .... ... .... .... ... .... ....... .... ....... .... ....... .... ... .... .... ... .... ....... .... ....... .... ....... .. 54

File Specifications ..... ... .... ....... .... ....... .... ....... .... ... .... .... ... .... ....... .... ....... .... ....... .... ... ... 56

Index . .... .... ... .... ....... .... ....... .... ....... .... ... .... .... ... .... ....... .... ....... .... ....... .... ... .... .... ... .... ....... .... . 58

Overview

What you can do with the PCM-D50

For recording practice sessions

The bu ilt -in mi crophones of the PCM-D50 all ow you to record mu sic al per for man ces eas ily wi tho ut com pli cat ed mic rophone set up.

The DP C ( Dig ita l P itc h C ont rol) feature provides quick or slow playback of a mus ica l p erf orm anc e, whi ch is bes t s uit ed for mo del ing yo ur pla yin g o n t he pla yba ck on the record er. (Page 33)

The op tio nal remote commander (RMPCM 1) all ows yo u t o c ont rol the PCM-D50 ope rat ion s remotely: starting and stopping recordi ng, di vid ing a tra ck, an d o the r b asi c ope rat ion s.

You can attach the optional tripod (VCTPCM 1) to the record er.

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Continued on the next page

What you can do with the PCM-D50 (continued)

For outdoor recording

The hi ghl y-s ens iti vit y b uil t-i n m icrophones

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ena ble ea sy and hi gh- qua lit y o utd oor recordi ng.

You can also connect an exter nal

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mic rophone to the stereo min i-p lug of th e PCM -D5 0.

You can use an optional wind scre en (AD -

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PCM 1) to reduce the noise caused by wind or breath.

By con nec tin g t he opt ion al XLR

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mic rophone adapter (XLR-1) to the recorde r, you can use an exter nal mic rophone via the XLR balance con nec tio n. The XL R-1 is ca pab le of pha nto m p owe r sup ply op era tio n.

The pre-re cording feature all ows yo u t o

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buffer sound source s f or a m axi mum of fi ve sec ond s p rio r t o t he poi nt whe n t he but ton for record ing is ac tua lly pressed. (Page 26)

Lon g b att ery li fe affordi ng you to record fo r

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app roximately 12 hours with four LR6 (size AA) al kal ine ba tte rie s.

The op tio nal ca rry ing ca se (CK L-P CMD 50)

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is bes t s uit ed for ca rry ing PC M-D 50 out sid e. With the supplied belt strap, the recorde r c an be att ach ed to the be lt.

Overview

As a high-quality music player

The bu ilt -in hi gh- sen sit ivi ty hea dph one amp lif ier ac hie ves we ll- bal anc ed and pow erf ul out put th at cov ers bo th low an d hig h f requency ranges.

The PC M-D 50 sup por ts dig ita l recordin g from an externa l d evi ce, al low ing yo u t o preserve your music library of DAT or MD med ia jus t a s t hey are in the original digital recordi ng. (P age 29 )

Lin e c onn ect ion ma kes it po ssi ble to dig iti ze ana log so und so urces such as an ana log record di sc or cas set te tap e. (Pa ge

28) You can also transfer that digitized sound dat a t o a co mpu ter to st ore them. (Page

36)

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MP3 pl ayb ack is su ppo rte d.

The op tio nal ca rry ing ca se (CK L-P CMD 50) is bes t s uit ed for ca rry ing th e P CM- D50 out sid e. With the supplied belt strap, the recorde r c an be att ach ed to you r b elt .

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Identifying parts and controls

Front Right side

Overview

Continued on the next page

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Built-in microphones (page 21)

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Peak level lamps (L/R) (page 24)

Dis pla ys lef t a nd rig ht pea k l eve ls of an aud io sig nal in put wi th -12 dB (green) and OVE R ( red) lamps.

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Display (page 15)

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Volume dial (page 26)

Adj ust s t he pla yba ck vol ume by tu rning the dia l t o s et the de sired level (0 to 10) to the “•” po sit ion .

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A-B (repeat A-B) button (page 34)

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FF (fast-forward) / (up) button

(pages 19, 32)

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(folder)/MENU button (pages 20, 23,

31, 40)

Whe n p ressed briefly, sw itc hes fo lde rs. Whe n p ressed and held, displays the menu.

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LIGHT button

Turns th e b ack lig ht of the di spl ay on or off.

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FR (fast-rewind) / (down) button

(pages 19, 32)

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REC LEVEL (recording level) dial (page 24)

Adj ust s t he recordi ng vol ume by tu rning the dia l t o s et the de sired level (0 to 10) to the “•” po sit ion .

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DISPLAY button (page 15)

Swi tch es tim e i nfo rma tio n o n t he dis pla y.

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PAUSE button/indicator (pages 24, 25,

32)

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ACCESS indicator (pages 18, 45)

Fla she s w hen th e recorder is ac ces sin g mem ory (e xce pt dur ing record ing ).

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REC (recording) button/indicator

(page 24)

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DIVIDE button (page 35)

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PLAY/ENTER button/indicator

(pages 31)

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STOP button (pages 25, 32)

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

(microphone) jack (page 27)

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LINE IN (OPT) (line input (optical)) jack (pages 28 - 30)

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Memory Stick slot (page 45)

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POWER switch (page 18)

Turns th e p owe r “ ON” or “O FF.”

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Battery compartment lid (page 17)

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Slot for a wrist strap

(A str ap is not su ppl ied .)

Identifying parts and controls (continued)

Left side

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LIMITER switch (pages 22, 43)

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LOW CUT FILTER switch (pages 22, 43)

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Hole for attaching the tripod (not supplied)

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INPUT switch (pages 23, 28, 29, 30)

Whe n s et to “” (m icrophone), reco rds an aud io sig nal in put from the built-in mic rophones or an extern al mic rophone that is con nec ted to th e  ja ck. Whe n s et to “LI NE, ” records an aud io sig nal out put from extern al equ ipm ent th at is con nec ted to th e L INE IN (O PT) ja ck.

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LINE OUT (OPT) (line output (optical)) jack

(page 34)

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 (headphone) jack (pages 26, 31)

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MIC ATT (microphone attenuator) switch

(page 22)

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USB connector (page 36)

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DC IN 6V jack (page 19)

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HOLD switch

Whe n s et to “ON ,” the bu tto ns on the recorde r a re locked to pre ven t a cci den tal ope rat ion . I t i s recommended that you set thi s s wit ch to “ON ” d uri ng recordi ng and pla yba ck. To un loc k t he con trols, set it to “OF F.”

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DPC (Digital Pitch Control) switch (pages

33, 42)

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REMOTE jack (page 30)

Overview

Display

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Time information

Eac h t ime th e D ISP LAY b utt on is pressed, the ti me inf orm ati on cha nge s a s f oll ows (Fl ash es whe n t he recorde r i s p aus ed) :

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Ela pse d recordin g/p lay bac k t ime

Rem ain ing record abl e t ime of th e cur rent memory (During playback: Rem ain ing ti me of the cu rrent track)

Rec orded date (Du rin g recordin g: Rec ording start date)

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Recording/playing status

Dis pla ys as fol low s a cco rding to the curren t ope rat ion :

Recording

(Flashing)

Recording pause, standby for recording

Playback

(Flashing)

Playback pause

Stop

Fast reverse/forward

Go to previous/succeeding tracks

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Level meter/peak values (page 24)

Dis pla ys the le vel me ter an d t he max imu m val ue of the pe ak lev el. Wh en the le vel exc eed s t he set va lue , ap pea rs. Whi le an MP3 fi le is bei ng pla yed , d isp lay s the ar tis t n ame an d t itl e i nfo rma tio n.

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Identifying parts and controls (continued)

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Memory Stick indicator

Dis pla yed wh en the cu rrent memory is a “Me mor y S tic k.”



Folder number, track numbers

Fol der s a re classified into ( a f old er for recordi ng and pl ayb ack ) a nd (a fol der fo r pla yba ck onl y) (pa ge 38) . Track numbers are dis pla yed as “c urrent track number/total num ber of tr ack s.”

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Recording mode

Dis pla ys the record ing mo de cur rently spe cif ied in th e m enu in th e s top mo de. Dur ing pl ayb ack or record ing , d isp lay s t he recordi ng mod e o f t he cur rent track.

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Limiter setting

Dis pla yed wh en the LI MIT ER swi tch is se t t o “ON .”

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LCF setting

Dis pla yed wh en the LO W C UT FILTER switch is set to “O N.”

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SYNC REC setting

Dis pla yed wh en the “S YNC RE C” is set to “ON .”

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Remaining memory amount

Dis pla ys the remaining amount of current mem ory (p age 25 ).



File information

Dis pla ys the fi le nam e o f t he tra ck.

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Remaining battery power (page 18)

Getting Started

Checking the supplied accessories

USB ca ble (p age 36 )

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AC pow er ada pte r ( 6V)1) (p age 19 )

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Fou r L R6 (si ze AA) al kal ine ba tte rie s

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CD- ROM (“ Sou nd For ge Aud io Stu dio LE ”)

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Ope rat ing In str uct ion s ( thi s b ook )

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Only fo r th e US an d Ca nad ian models

1) Only fo r th e US, C anad ian , an d Europe an mode ls

Step 1: Preparing a power source

Use th e s upp lie d L R6 (si ze AA) al kal ine bat ter ies .

Ope n t he bat ter y c omp art men t l id on the

rear of the reco rder.

First slide t he lid downward a nd then open it.

Pul l o ut the ba tte ry cas e f rom the

recorde r.

Push the butt ons on both sides to pull it out.

Ins ert fo ur LR6 (s ize AA ) a lka lin e b att eri es

Battery case

int o t he bat ter y c ase . Be sure to insert the batteries with the  and  en ds in the ri ght po sit ion .

Getting Started

Ins ert th e b att ery ca se bac k i nto th e

recorde r, and close the battery com par tme nt lid .

Note

Turn off the reco rder pow er befo re t akin g out t he

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bat tery cas e.

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Getting Started (continued)

When you turn on the recorder for the first time after purchasing

Whe n t he POW ER swi tch is se t t o t he “ON ” pos iti on, “A CCE SSI NG MEM ORY... ” a ppe ars on the di spl ay, and the ACCESS indicator fla she s. Inf orm ati on require d f or ope rat ion is read into the re corder’s built-in memory. The n, the di spl ay cha nge s t o t he clo ck set men u s inc e t he clo ck is not se t w hen yo u purchase the rec order.

When to replace the batteries

Whe n u sin g b att eri es, th e remaining battery pow er is ind ica ted on th e d isp lay.

The re is suff ici ent ba tte ry pow er.

Rep lac e a ll fou r b att eri es.

“CH ANG E B ATTER Y” app ear s o n t he dis pla y; the re is no power left. The record er wil l n ot ope rat e.

Notes on using rechargeable batteries

You ca n u se r echa rgea ble bat teri es with the

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reco rder.

Eve n if ful ly- char ged rech arg eabl e ba tte ries are

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ins erte d, t he batt ery ind icat or may not sho w th e fu ll sta tus.

Use a recha rger to recharg e ba tte ries at room

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tem pera ture s.

Use the fol low ing char ger and rec harg eab le

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bat teri es f or the reco rder :

Nic kel meta l h ydri de r echa rge able bat ter y:

–

NH- AA-B 4F

Qui ck b atte ry char ger for nic kel met al h ydr ide

–

rech argeabl e ba tte ries : BC G-3 4HE

Battery life

Whe n u sin g S ony LR 6 ( siz e A A) alk ali ne bat ter ies (s upp lie d)* :

Linear PCM MP3

96 kHz 24 bit

Playback Approx.

20 hours

Recording while

Approx. 12 hours

44 kHz 16 bit

Approx. 20 hours

Approx. 14 hours

128 kbps

44.1 kHz

Approx. 26 hours

monitoring

Recording without

Approx. 20 hours

Approx. 24 hours

monitoring

Whe n u sin g S ony ni cke l m eta l h ydr ide rechargeable batteries NH-AA-B4F (not sup pli ed) *:

Linear PCM MP3

96 kHz 24 bit

Playback Approx.

25 hours

Recording while

Approx. 13 hours

44 kHz 16 bit

Approx. 25 hours

Approx. 15 hours

128 kbps

44.1 kHz

Approx. 27 hours

monitoring

Recording without

Approx. 20 hours

Approx. 25 hours

monitoring

App roximate val ues for con tin uous rec ordi ng/

pla ybac k us ing the bui lt- in m emory a t an am bien t room temper atur e wi th the LIMI TER swi tch set to “OF F,” and “LED ” o f th e menu set to “OFF.” The bat tery lif e m ay b ecom e s hort er depe ndin g o n th e ope rati onal co ndit ions .

Getting Started

To operate with the AC power adapter (Only for the USA and Canada models)

Con nec t t he sup pli ed AC pow er ada pte r t o the DC IN 6V ja ck.

to a wall outlet

AC power adapter (supplied)

to the DC IN 6V jack

Notes on the AC power adapter

Use on ly the su ppl ied AC pow er ada pte r. Using any oth er AC pow er ada pte r may ca use a mal fun cti on.

Polarit y of the pl ug

Note

The recorder is acc essing memo ry whil e “AC CESS ING MEM ORY...” ap pear s on th e di spla y or the ACCE SS indi cato r f lash es. Dur ing thi s ti me, do not remo ve o r i nser t ba tte ries and do not dis conn ect or conn ect the AC power a dapt er, or th e USB cab le. Doi ng s o ma y d amag e the d ata.

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Step 2: Setting the clock

Rec orded audio files (tracks) are nam ed usi ng the da te and ti me of the cl ock . B y set tin g t he clo ck bef ore rec ording, the recordi ng’s d ate an d t ime wi ll be cor rectly sav ed.

Whe n t he recorde r i s t urned on before the cl ock ha s b een se t, “SE T C LOC K” app ear s o n t he dis pla y. After about 3 sec ond s, the me ssa ge dis app ear s aut oma tic all y, and the “CLOCK” display of the me nu app ear s.

Press the  FF/ an d  FR/ bu tto ns to set th e y ear (y ), and th en press the



PLAY/ ENT ER but ton to fi x t he val ues .

Rep eat st ep 2 t o s et the mo nth (m ), day (d) , h our, and minute. Then press th e



PLAY/ ENT ER but ton af ter se tti ng the min ute to st art th e c loc k.

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Getting Started (continued)

To reset the clock

1 Whi le the record er is sto ppe d, press and

hol d t he /MEN U b utt on unt il the me nu is dis pla yed .

2 Press the

to sel ect “C LOC K,” an d t hen press the

PL AY/EN TER bu tto n.

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The “C LOC K” dis pla y a ppe ars .

3 Press the

to sel ect “y,” “m,” and “d,” or the time dis pla y, and then pre ss the  PL AY/ ENT ER but ton to fi x t he val ue.

4 Fol low st eps 2 and 3 of “St ep 2: Set tin g

the cl ock ” t o reset the clock.

Note

If you leav e t he r ecorder for app roximate ly s eve ral

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wee ks w ith no batt erie s i nser ted, th e da te and time cha nge to t he defa ult set ting s. In t his cas e, reset the clo ck.

FF/ an d  FR/ bu tto ns



FF/ an d  FR/ bu tto ns



Recording

Preparation before recording

Whe n y ou pos iti on the record er, place it so tha t t he mic rophones point to the sound sou rce. For accurate reco rding of left and rig ht sou rces, place the rec order with its front side facing upward (se e t he ill ust rat ion bel ow) . The pl ace men t o f t he recorde r a nd the direction of the micro pho ne dep end on th e sou nd sou rce, the microph one , t he set tin gs of the record er, etc. It is recommended that you tr y recordin g w ith th e recorder in va rio us pos iti ons an d s ett ing s a fte r referring to the ill ust rat ion be low an d t he cha rac ter ist ics of the mi crophone.

Example: Placement when recording a musical performance using the built-in microphones

For be st results, place the rec order about 2 to 3 m (6 .56 to 9. 84 ft) from the sound sou rce. Referring to the characteristics of the bu ilt -in mi crophones, adjust dire cti on of the record er and th e a ngl e o f t he mic rophones.

Sound source

Approx. 2 to 3 m (6.56 to 9.84 ft )

Place t he r ecor der with it s fron t side faci ng upwa rd a nd the bui lt-i n microphon es pointin g at the so und sou rce.

Tripod (not sup plied)

On the characteristics of the built-in microphones

The bu ilt -in mi crophones are un idi rectional. You can change the direc tio ns of the mic rophones.

When rotating both capsules of the microphones to 90˚ to face inside (X-Y position)

The mi crophone on the right gathers sound from the left; the microp hon e o n t he lef t records so und from the right. You can obtain natural and pro fou nd ste reo sou nd recordi ng. Th is pos iti on is recommended for rec ording close-by sound sou rces such as a solo performance or a ses sio n o f t wo or three people. How eve r, if you place the microph one s t oo clo se to the so und so urce, please note that the mi crophones may catch the sounds reversely.

Records sound f rom the rig ht.

Records sound f rom the lef t.

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Recording (continued)

When rotating both capsules of the microphones to 120˚ to face outside (Wide stereo position)

The mi crophone on the right rec ords sound from the right; the micro pho ne on the le ft records so und from the left. You can obtain dynamic stereo sou nd recordi ng. Th is pos iti on is recommended for recordi ng a remote sound source suc h a s a cho rus , a n o rchestra, or other performance of a l arg e n umb er of peo ple .

Records sound f rom the lef t.

Records sound f rom the rig ht.

To switch the microphone input sensitivity

Use th e M IC ATT s wit ch. Usu all y s et it to the “0 ” p osi tio n. Whe n recordi ng lou d s oun ds, se t i t t o t he “20 ” pos iti on.

To record according to sound sources

You can change the LOW CUT FILTER swi tch an d L IMI TER sw itc h s ett ing s acc ording to the sound sourc es.

LIMITER switc h

LOW CUT FILTER

To reduce the noise caused by wind or

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switch

breath, set the “LCF” fro m t he men u a nd set th e L OW CUT FI LTER switch to “ON.”

To reduce the distortion that may be

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cau sed by a sud den in put of lo ud sou nd, set th e “ LIM ITE R” from the menu and set the LI MIT ER swi tch to “O N.”

To position the recorder using the tripod (not supplied)

By att ach ing an op tio nal tr ipo d ( VCT-PCM1) to the ho le on the ba ck of the record er, you can ad jus t t he ang les of th e recorder an d t he mic rophones more precisely. This also prevents noise caused when holding the recorde r i n y our ha nd.

To use the wind screen (not supplied)

By fit tin g t he opt ion al win d s creen (ADPCM 1) to the bu ilt -in mi crophones, you can reduce noise caused by wind or bre ath th at hit s t he mic rophones dire ctl y.

Recording

Recording analog sound

Thi s s ect ion ex pla ins ho w t o record a nal og sou nd sig nal s f rom the line output of an ext ernal device or by using the built-in or ext ernal microp hon es.

Recording using the built-in microphones

Thi s s ub- sec tio n e xpl ain s h ow to record sou nd sou rces in the built-in memory with the bu ilt -in mi crophones. To cha nge sa mpl ing frequency, quantifying bit nu mbe r, or the memory drive for a recordi ng, go to th e m enu di spl ay (pa ge 40) . The de fau lt sam pli ng frequency and qua nti fyi ng bit nu mbe r a re “44.10 kHz 16 bit .”

Pos iti on the record er and th e b uil t-i n mic rophones refe rri ng to “Preparation bef ore rec ording” (page 21).

Set th e I NPU T s wit ch to the “” (mi crophones) position.

Press the /MEN U b utt on. The sc reen used to select a folder is dis pla yed .

Current ly selected fold er

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PAUS E button/

indicator

REC LEVEL dia l

Volume d ial

INPUT switch

/MENU button



REC button/

indicator



PLAY/ENTER

button



STOP button



FR/ button



FF/ button



jack

LINE IN (OPT) jack

Recording (continued)

Press the  FF/ an d  FR/ bu tto ns

to sel ect th e d esi red folder, and press the

PL AY/EN TER bu tto n.



Fol der s 0 1 t o 1 0 a re for saving re corded tra cks . You can reco rd a maximum of 99 tra cks in ea ch fol der

Press the  RE C b utt on.

The record er sta nds by fo r recordin g, and

fl ash es on the di spl ay.

Turn the RE C L EVE L d ial to ad jus t t he

recordi ng lev el whi le referring to the dis pla y. You can check the rec ording level on bot h t he pea k m ete r o f t he dis pla y a nd the pe ak lev el lam ps. Ad jus t t he lev el clo ser to –1 2dB , i nto an ap propriate ran ge tha t i s s uit abl e f or you r s oun d sou rce.

When checking the level on the peak meter of the display

Whe n recordin g s oun d t hat ha s “ sha rp att ack ” p art s s uch as pe rcussive sound, use th e p eak me ter to ch eck th e l eve l. If a ppe ars wh en the ma xim um pea k v alu e i s o utp ut, di sto rti on may occ ur.

Peak indicato r ( crest v alu e of input sign al)

When checking the level on the peak level lamps

The pe ak lev el lam ps for le ft and ri ght cha nne ls lig ht acc ording to the input sig nal le vel s. If the “O VER ” l amp li ght s u p i n red (when the record ing le vel ex cee ds –1d B), dis tor tio n m ay occ ur.

Peak level la mps

-12 dB (green): Dis tortion will not oc cur. (Record ing level is –12 to –1dB.)

OVER (red) : Recordin g level is mo re

than –1dB. Lo wer the level.

Note

Dur ing digi tal rec ording, the pea k le vel lam ps do not ligh t.

Press  PL AY/EN TER (o r  PAUS E)

but ton . The st and by for record ing is ma de released, and re cording starts. The lig hts on th e d isp lay wh ile record ing is in progres s.

When recording level adjustment is unnecessary

In ste p 5, p ress the  PL AY/EN TER bu tto n whi le pressing and holding the  RE C but ton . R eco rding starts immediately.

Maximum peak val ue

Recording

To pause recording

Press the PAUSE bu tto n. The fl ash es on the di spl ay. Press th e b utt on aga in to restart re cording. The record er doe s n ot sta rt recordi ng aga in aut oma tic all y. Be sure t o p ress the  PAUS E but ton ag ain to restart reco rding.

To stop recording

Press the STO P b utt on.

Dividing a track during recording

Dur ing record ing , p ress the DIVIDE button at the po int wh ere you want to divide a track. Rec ording continues as a new track, suc cee din g t he cur rent track. In the same way as a new record ing , t he new tr ack wi ll hav e a ne w n ame .

Note

Dep endi ng o n t he “ REC MOD E” s etting, you ma y no t be able to div ide a tr ack eve n if rem ain ing reco rdin g

tim e is sev era l te ns o f s econ ds.

On the display of remaining recordable time

Whe n t he remaining rec ordable time bec ome s l ess th an 10 min ute s, the remaining rec ordable time flashes on the dis pla y.

Re maining re cordabl e t ime*

Whe n t he remaining time runs out, “ME MORY FULL” appears and re cording sto ps.

Whe n th e re main ing recordab le time is more th an 1 0 min utes , th e i con that rep rese nts remaini ng m emo ry amo unt appe ars . Wh en m emo ry i s unuse d, “ 100 %” app ears .

Notes

Whi le i s li t o n th e di spl ay, do not rem ove the bat teri es o r t he A C po wer ada pter. Doing s o ma y dam age the dat a.

If the reco rder rem ains in sto p mo de for abou t 1 0 min utes or lon ger, t he r ecor der will en ter low- pow er con sump tion mo de a utom ati call y. Pow er, ho wev er, is cons umed du ring the lo w-po wer mod e. W hen you are not goi ng t o u se t he r ecor der, p leas e turn off the pow er.

Noi se m ay b e re cord ed if a n ob jec t, s uch as your fin ger, e tc., acc ide ntal ly rubs or scratch es t he reco rder dur ing rec ordi ng.

Do not conn ect the USB ca ble to the reco rder dur ing reco rdin g. D oing so sto ps recording aut omat ical ly (bec ause co nnec tion wi th a co mput er has pri orit y).

For recordin g w ith a sampl ing freq uency o f 96 kH z, we recommen d th at you will fo rmat the me mory bef orehand in o rder to wri te d ata more eff ici entl y.

If the size of a t rack ex ceed s 2 GB duri ng recording , a n ew t rack is cre ated aut oma tica lly and the excess por tion wil l b e re corded a s a new tra ck.

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Recording (continued)

Monitoring the recording

Con nec t o pti ona l h ead pho nes or ea rph one s to the  (h ead pho ne) ja ck of the record er to mon ito r t he recordi ng sou nd. Th e v olu me of mon ito red sound can be adjusted by turn ing the vo lum e d ial . The vo lum e o f m oni tored sound does not affect the re cording volume.

Headphones (not supplied )

to the  (headphone) jack

Stereo mini plug

Notes

If you tur n up the vo lume ex cess ivel y o r pl ace the

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hea dpho nes nea r th e mi crop hon e wh ile mon itor ing reco rdin g, t he micr opho ne m ay pick up the sou nd from the he adph one s, c ausi ng acou stic fe edba ck (ho wlin g so und ).

For bes t re sult s, use enca psu late d-ty pe

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hea dpho nes, wh ich have le ss s ound le akag e.

Recording a few seconds in advance, before starting to record (Pre-recording)

The pre-re cording feature all ows yo u t o record sou nd sou rces for a maximum of five sec ond s p rio r t o t he poi nt whe n t he recordi ng is sta rte d.

Sounds for 5 seconds are buffe red in the memory

Press REC to enter on the rec ording standby mode.

Whi le the record er is sto ppe d, press and

hol d t he /MEN U b utt on unt il the me nu is dis pla yed .

Press the  FF/ an d  FR/ bu tto ns

to sel ect “P RE REC ” ( pre-rec ording), and press the  PLAY/ENTER button. The “P RE REC ” d isp lay ap pea rs.

Press the  FF/ an d  FR/ bu tto ns

to sel ect “O N,” a nd press the  PLAY/ ENT ER but ton to fi x t he set tin g.

Fol low st eps 2 and 5 of “Re cording using

the bu ilt -in mi crophones” (pages 23 and

24) to ma ke the record er ready to reco rd.

Press PLAY (or PAUS E).

Recordi ng starts.

Recording

The record er sta nds by fo r recordin g, and

ap pea rs on the di spl ay. Sounds for the la st 5 s eco nds are buffe red in the mem ory.

Number of sec ond s to be buffered in the m emo ry

Press the  PL AY/EN TER (o r  PAUS E) but ton The st and by for record ing mo de is released, and re cording starts. Sounds are saved for the 5 seconds prior to the poi nt the bu tto n i s p ressed.

Notes

Whe n th e re main ing recordab le time is les s th an 10 sec onds , th e p re-re cord ing fun ctio n is di sabl ed.

Dur ing digi tal rec ording, the pre- reco rdin g fu nct ion is disa bled .

If it d oes not tak e 5 sec onds betwee n st eps 4 a nd 5, prere cord ing is done onl y f or t hese se cond s.

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Recording with an external microphone

You can connect an optional externa l mic rophone to the reco rder.

Con nec t a n e xte rnal microph one to th e



(m icrophone) jack of the re corder, and ad jus t t he pos iti on of the mic rophone. For the characteristics of the mic rophone, refe r t o t he ope rat ing ins tru cti ons su ppl ied wi th it.

E xte rna l m icropho ne ( not supplied)

to the



jack

Whe n y ou con nec t a n e xte rnal mic rophone to the  (m icrophone) jack of the record er in sto p m ode , t he PLU G IN PWR me nu is dis pla yed . To u se a p lug in pow er mic rophone, select “ON.” If you sel ect “O FF,” the plug in power function is dis abl ed.

Fol low st eps 1 and 7 of “Re cording using the bu ilt -in mi crophones” (pages 23 and

24) to st art record ing .

Notes

Whe n an ext ern al micro pho ne i s conne cted to the



(m icrophon e) j ack of the reco rder, the built-i n

mic rophones can not be used fo r re cording.

Whe n “P LUG IN PWR” is set to “ON, ” the reco rder sup plie s po wer to a co nne cted plug-i n po wer mic rophone.

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Recording (continued)

Recording from external equipment (Line Input)

You can connect an externa l d evi ce suc h a s a C D p lay er, MD player, or DAT player to the recorde r a nd record its pl ayb ack so und .

Con nec t t he aud io out put ja cks of th e

ext ernal equipment to the LINE IN (OPT) jac k o f t he recorde r b y u sin g a n o pti ona l aud io cab le.

CD/MD/DAT pl aye r

to the LINE IN (OPT) jack

Audio cable ( not supplied)

Set th e I NPU T s wit ch to the “L INE ”

pos iti on.

Fol low st eps 3 and 7 of “Re cording using

the bu ilt -in mi crophones” (pages 23 and

24) .

Sta rt pla yba ck on the ex ter nal equipment.

Press the  PL AY/EN TER (o r  PAUS E)

but ton wh ere you want to start rec ording. The st and by for record ing mo de is released, and re cording starts.

Digital recording

Thi s s ect ion ex pla ins di git al recordi ng: recordi ng dig ita l s oun d s ign als from an ext ernal digital device such as a CD or DAT pla yer.

When digital sig nals are i nput

Digital recording signals the recorder supports

The record er sup por ts the fo llo win g d igi tal sig nal s w hen a dig ita l d evi ce suc h a s a CD , MD or DAT p lay er is con nec ted to th e L INE IN (OP T) jac k. Whe n i nco mpa tib le sig nal s a re input, “UN KNO WN DATA” is displayed and you can not record th e s ign als .

Lin ear PC M 4 4.1 /48 .0/ 96 kHz di git al

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sig nal s a re supported.

You cannot reco rd the copyrighted digital

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sig nal s ( SCM S: Ser ial Co py Man age men t Sys tem ). If suc h s ign als are input, “NO DIG ITAL COP Y” is dis pla yed . S ome di git al dev ice s o utp ut cop yri ght ed dig ita l s ign als . For ex amp le, an MD or DAT med ia con tai nin g c opy rig hte d recorded ma ter ial out put s c opy rig hte d d igi tal si gna ls, wh ich can not be record ed wit h t he recorde r.

Whe n t he sam pli ng qua nti fyi ng bit nu mbe r

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is 16 bit s o r l ess , o r u nst abl e, it is recorde d a t t he 16 bit ra te. Ot her wis e, it is recorde d a t 2 4 b its .

Recording

Notes

Dur ing digi tal rec ording, the fol lowi ng f eat ures can not be u sed : Set ting the rec ordi ng leve l/MI C ATT swi tch /LIM ITER swi tch/ Sett ing the rec ordi ng m ode /LCF set tin g/SB M set ting /pre -rec ordi ng

Whe n th e re main ing recordab le time is les s th an 10

sec onds , di git al r ecording may be dis able d.

Recording digital signals from external equipment (Optical Input)

Con nec t t he aud io out put ja cks of ext ernal digital equipment to the LINE IN (OP T) jac k o f t he recorde r b y u sin g a n opt ion al opt ica l d igi tal ca ble .

Optical digit al cable (not supplied )

Digital audio pl ayer

to the LINE IN (OPT) jack

Set th e I NPU T s wit ch to the “L INE ” pos iti on.

Whi le the record er is sto ppe d, press and hol d t he /MEN U b utt on unt il the me nu is dis pla yed .

Press the  FF/ an d  FR/ bu tto ns to sel ect “S YNC RE C” (sy nch ronized recordi ng) , a nd press the  PLAY/ ENT ER but ton . The “S YNC RE C” dis pla y a ppe ars .

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Press the  FF/ an d  FR/ bu tto ns to sel ect “O FF,” and pre ss the  PLAY/ ENT ER but ton to fi x t he set tin g.

Fol low st eps 3 and 6 of “Re cording using the bu ilt -in mi crophones” (pages 23 and

24) .

Sta rt pla yba ck on the ex ter nal equipment.

Press the  PL AY/EN TER (o r  PAUS E) but ton wh ere you want to start rec ording. The st and by for record ing mo de is released, and re cording starts.

Tips

Dur ing reco rdin g, y ou can paus e re cord ing or divi de a t rack .

To sta rt r ecor ding aut oma tica lly wit h tr ack inf orma tion fro m a n ex ter nal device, see “Sy nchroniz ing reco rdin g wi th play back (D igit al Syn chronize d Re cord ing)” ( page 30 ).

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Recording (continued)

Synchronizing recording with playback (Digital Synchronized Recording)

Som e p ort abl e d igi tal de vic es suc h a s por tab le CD/ MD/ DAT p lay ers do no t o utp ut dig ita l s ign als wh ile pl ayb ack is st opp ed. With the signals from th ose de vic es, yo u c an sta rt recordi ng aut oma tic all y ( Dig ita l Syn chronized Record ing ).

Con nec t t he aud io out put ja cks of th e

ext ernal digital equipment to the LINE IN (OP T) jac k o f t he recorde r u sin g a n opt ion al opt ica l d igi tal ca ble .

Set th e I NPU T s wit ch to the “L INE ”

pos iti on.

Whi le the record er is sto ppe d, press and

hol d t he /MEN U b utt on unt il the me nu is dis pla yed .

Press the  FF/ an d  FR/ bu tto ns

to sel ect “S YNC RE C” (sy nch ronized recordi ng) , a nd press the  PLAY/ ENT ER but ton . The “S YNC RE C” dis pla y a ppe ars .

Notes

Whe n a diff eren t di gital s igna l i s in put, it is reco rded

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as a ne w tr ack sin ce d iffe rent si gnal s ca nno t be sav ed i n a tra ck.

Dur ing digi tal rec ording, the cou nter dis pla y mi ght

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sho w ap prox imat ely one sec ond lat er t han the act ual reco rdin g.

Dur ing digi tal rec ording f rom a CD /MD/DAT p layer,

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the recorder ma y fa il in s ynch roni zed reco rdin g mod e de pend ing on the typ e of source dat a or ope rati ons att empt ed.

We c annot g uara nte e th e op era tion of all typ es of

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CD/ MD/D AT pl ayer s. S ome ext ern al d evi ces you use may not op erat e pr oper ly.

Whe n th e re main ing recordab le time is les s th an 10

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sec onds , yo u m ay n ot b e a ble to use sync hron ized reco rdin g fu nct ion.

Whe n yo u ar e re cord ing soun d a s th e 99th trac k i n

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a f olde r, the dig ita l sy nchroniz ed reco rding do es n ot wor k an d re cord ing continu es a s t he 9 9th tra ck i n the fol der.

Press the  FF/ an d  FR/ bu tto ns

to sel ect “O N,” a nd press the  PLAY/ ENT ER but ton to fi x t he set tin g.

Fol low st eps 3 and 5 of “Re cording using

the bu ilt -in mi crophones” (pages 23 and

24) to ma ke the record er sta ndb y, ready for record ing .

Sta rt pla yba ck on the ex ter nal equipment.

With track information from th e con nec ted ex ter nal device, rec ording sta rts au tom ati cal ly. When tracks of the pla yba ck sig nal s s wit ch, record ing con tin ues as a new tr ack .

Using the remote commander for recording

You can use the optional re mot e c omm and er (RM -PC M1) to co ntrol reco rding operations.

Con nec t t he opt ion al remote commander

to the RE MOT E j ack of th e recorder.

To the REMOTE jack

Press the approp ria te but ton s o n t he

remote commander to control recorde r ope rat ion s s uch as record ing , p aus ing and st opp ing record ing , a nd div idi ng a tra ck.

Operations after

Recording



PAUS E button/

indicator



FR/ button

DIVIDE button



STOP button



PLAY/ENTER

button/indica tor



FF/ button

DPC switch

A-B button

Operations after Recording

Playing back recorded audio data (tracks)

To cha nge th e m emo ry and fo lde r u sed to pla y b ack , g o t o t he men u d isp lay (p age 40 ).

Con nec t o pti ona l h ead pho nes or ear pho nes to th e (he adp hon e) jac k o f the record er.

Headphones (not supplied )

to the



(headphone) jack

Stereo mini plug

Press the  PL AY/EN TER bu tto n. Pla yba ck sta rts from the first track of the sel ect ed fol der or th e l ast po int at wh ich you st opp ed pla yba ck. The is li t o n t he dis pla y. All the tra cks in th e f old er are played in track num ber order.

To change a folder

1 Press the /MEN U b utt on.

The sc reen used to select a folder is dis pla yed .

2 Press the



FF/ an d  FR/ bu tto ns

to sel ect th e d esi red folder, and press the



PL AY/EN TER bu tto n.

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Operations after Recording (continued)

To change the memory drive

The record er sup por ts the us e o f “ Mem ory Sti ck” in ad dit ion to th e b uil t-i n m emo ry. You can switch the memory as follows. Whe n y ou ins ert a “Me mor y S tic k,” ma ke sure that the re corder is not re cording or pla yin g a tr ack . Mak e s ure that it is sto ppe d.

1 Whi le the record er is sto ppe d, press and

hol d t he /ME NU but ton un til th e m enu is dis pla yed .

Press the  FF/ an d  FR/ bu tto ns

to sel ect “M EMO RY,” and pres s t he  PLAY/ ENT ER but ton . The sc reen used to select the memory is dis pla yed .

Press the  FF/ an d  FR/ bu tto ns

to sel ect th e d esi red memory, and press the  PLAY/ ENT ER but ton to fi x t he set tin g.

Operations during playback

Stop playback

Pause playback

Fast forward (Cue)

Fast reverse (Review)

Go back to the beginning of the current track

Operation

Press the  STOP button.

Press the  PAUSE button.

flashes on the display. To resume play after pausing, press the  PAUSE button again.

Press and hold the  FF/ button.*

Press and hold the  FR/ button.*

Press the  FR/ button once.

Go back to previous tracks

Go to the beginning of the next track

Go to the beginning of succeeding

Operation

Press the  FR/ button repeatedly.**

Press the  FF/ button once.**

Press the  FF/ button repeatedly.

tracks

If you pres s an d h old the but ton, the rec orde r g oes

for ward or back ward slowly at fir st, and the n at gra dual ly h igh er s peed .

** These ope rat ions are for wh en “ EASY SE ARCH ” is

set to “OFF.”

When tracks are played back to the end of the last track

Whe n yo u pl ay back or fas t pl ay back to the end of

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the las t tr ack , “T RACK EN D” l ights u p fo r 5 sec onds . Wh en “TRA CK E ND” goe s off, t he reco rder wil l s top at the begi nni ng o f th e l ast trac k.

If you pres s an d h old the  FR/ bu tton whi le

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“TR ACK END” is lit , th e t rack s are pl aye d ba ck rap idly, and norm al play back wi ll s tart at the po int you release the bu tton .

If the last tr ack is l ong and you wi sh t o s tart

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pla ybac k at a late r pa rt of t he trac k, p ress and ho ld the  F F/ bu tton to go to t he e nd of t he trac k and the n pr ess the  F R/ bu tton whi le “TRA CK END ” is lit to go back to the desired po int.

For tra cks oth er t han the las t one, go t o t he

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beg inni ng o f t he n ext tra ck a nd then fas t-re wind to the des ired poi nt duri ng p lay back .

Note

Dur ing play bac k, d o no t re mov e th e ba tte ries or AC

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pow er a dapt er. Do ing so may cau se n oise in aud io out put from the LI NE O UT ( OPT ) ja ck a nd  (he adph one) ja ck.

Operations after

Recording

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

You can adjust the playback speed between +10 0% and –7 5% of nor mal sp eed in th e men u. The tr ack is pl aye d b ack in na tur al ton es tha nks to th e d igi tal processing fun cti on.

Whi le the record er is sto ppe d, press and hol d t he /ME NU but ton un til th e m enu is dis pla yed .

Press the  FF/ an d  FR/ bu tto ns to sel ect “D PC, ” a nd press the  PLAY/ ENT ER but ton . The “D PC” di spl ay app ear s.

Press the  FF/ an d  FR/ bu tto ns to set th e d esi red playback speed bet wee n + 100 % a nd –75 % o f n orm al spe ed, an d p ress the  PLAY/ENTER but ton to fi x t he set tin g. Press the / MEN U b utt on to exi t t he men u m ode .

Sli de the DP C s wit ch to “ON .” The tr ack is pl aye d b ack at th e s pec ifi ed spe ed. To resume normal playback, slide the DP C s wit ch to “OF F.”

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Playing back an MP3 file

You can play an MP3 file on the reco rder by cop yin g i t f rom your PC or other device onto the record er. For details, see page 38.

Quickly locating the point you wish to start playback (Easy Search)

Whe n “ EAS Y S EAR CH” is se t t o “ ON” in th e men u, you ca n q uic kly lo cat e t he poi nt at whi ch you wi sh to sta rt pla yba ck by pressing the  FF/ or  FR/ bu tto n repeatedly dur ing pl ayb ack or pl ayb ack pa use . You can go back appro xim ate ly 3 s eco nds by pressing the  FR/ bu tto n o nce , o r adv anc e a pproximately 10 seconds by pressing the  FF/ bu tto n o nce . T his fun cti on is use ful fo r l oca tin g a de sired point in a l ong record ing .

Operations after Recording (continued)

Connecting external equipment for playback

To out put record ed tra cks from speakers of ext ernal equipment, connect the audio input jac k o r d igi tal in put ja ck of the ex ter nal equ ipm ent to th e L INE OU T ( OPT ) j ack of th e recorde r u sin g a n o pti ona l S ony au dio ca ble or opt ica l d igi tal ca ble .

Connecting an analog device

AV amplifie r/p lay er (analog ty pe)

to the LINE OUT (OPT) jack

Audio cable ( not supplied)

Connecting a digital device

AV amplifie r/p lay er (digital t ype )

to the LINE OUT (OPT) jack

)

Playing back repeatedly

Playing back a track repeatedly

Dur ing pl ayb ack , p ress and hold the 

PLAY/ ENT ER but ton . The repeat play mark ( 1) app ear s. The sel ect ed tra ck wil l b e p lay ed bac k repeatedly.

To exit the repeat play mode

To resume normal playback, pres s t he  PLAY/ ENT ER but ton ag ain . To stop at the cur rent position, pres s t he S TOP bu tto n.

Playing back a specified section repeatedly – A-B Repeat

Dur ing pl ayb ack , p ress the A- B b utt on

bri efl y t o s pec ify th e s tar tin g p oin t A . “A- B B ?” is dis pla yed .

Press the A-B but ton br ief ly aga in to

spe cif y t he end ing po int B. “ A-B” is displayed and the specified sec tio n i s p lay ed bac k repeatedly.

Optical di git al cable (not supplied )

To exit the A-B repeat play mode

To resume normal playback, pres s t he  PLAY/ ENT ER but ton ag ain . To stop at the cur rent position, pres s t he S TOP bu tto n.

Operations after

Recording

Dividing a track

You can divide a reco rded track. Note that tra cks ca nno t b e c omb ine d o n t he recorde r aft er the y h ave be en div ide d.

Dur ing pl ayb ack , p ress the DIVIDE but ton . “DI VID E?” is di spl aye d.

Press the DIVIDE button again. The tr ack is di vid ed int o t wo at the po int you pressed the button, and “DI VID ING ... ” a ppe ars on th e d isp lay.

Track0 1 Track0 2 Track03

A track is di vid ed.

Notes

Div ided tra cks are nam ed a s f ollo ws:

“_0 ” is add ed to t he n ame of the ori gina l t rack , and “_1 ” is ad ded to t he name of the new tr ack. How ever, if t he o rig inal track name is les s th an 8 byt es, unde r b ars “_” are add ed t o ma ke a 10 byt e na me. For exa mple , w hen dividin g a fil e nam ed “ 123. WAV”, the tr acks are nam ed “12 3___ ___0 .WAV” and “1 23__ ____ 1.WAV ”.

Tracks ca nnot be div ided if:

you press t he b utt on a t a poi nt w ithi n l ess than

0.5 sec ond from th e be ginn ing or the end of a tra ck.

the tot al n umb er o f re cord ed t rac ks reach es a max imum num ber of reco rdab le t rac ks ( page 51 ). (“T RACK FUL L” appe ars on the display.)

the new tra ck name exc eed s a maximum num ber of char acte rs.

You ca nno t di vide an MP3 file.

You ca nno t di vide a trac k if it s na me afte r di vis ion is the sam e as an exi stin g f ile in the fold er.

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Deleting tracks

Deleting tracks one by one

1 Whi le the record er is pla yin g t he tra ck

tha t y ou wan t t o d ele te or is sto ppe d, press and hold the /ME NU but ton un til the me nu is dis pla yed .

2 Press the



FF/ an d  FR/ bu tto ns

to sel ect “D ELE TE TRK ,” and press the  P LAY/E NTE R b utt on. The “D ELE TE TRK ” d isp lay ap pea rs.

3 Press the



FF/ an d  FR/ bu tto ns

to sel ect “Y ES, ” a nd press the  PLAY/ ENT ER but ton . The tr ack is de let ed and tr ack nu mbe rs of the fo llo win g t rac ks wil l b e d ecreased by one .

Deleting all the tracks in a folder

1 Sel ect th e f old er con tai nin g t he tra cks

you wa nt to del ete , a nd press and hold the /MENU button until the menu is dis pla yed .

2 Press the



FF/ an d  FR/ bu tto ns

to sel ect “D ELE TE ALL ,” and press the  P LAY/E NTE R b utt on. The “D ELE TE ALL ” d isp lay ap pea rs.

3 Press the



FF/ an d  FR/ bu tto ns

to sel ect “Y ES, ” a nd press the  PLAY/ ENT ER but ton . All th e t rac ks in the fo lde r a re deleted.

Note

Onc e a trac k h as b een era sed, you ca nnot ret rieve it.

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Operations after Recording (continued)

Storing tracks on a computer

Con nec t t he recorde r t o a co mpu ter to sa ve recorde d t rac ks on the ha rd disk drive of the com put er.

Turn on the po wer of th e recorder.

Con nec t t he USB co nne cto rs of a

com put er and th e recorder us ing th e sup pli ed USB co nne cti ng cab le. “CO NNE CTI NG” ap pea rs on the di spl ay of the record er, and it is recognized as a USB Ma ss Sto rag e C las s d evi ce on the com put er. You cannot operate the reco rder while it is con nec ted to th e c omp ute r. Dur ing a USB co nne cti on, “D O N OT POW ER OFF ” i s a lwa ys dis pla yed . D o n ot dis con nec t t he pow er sou rce or turn the POW ER swi tch to “O FF; ” i f y ou do so, th e USB co nne cti on is forcibly terminated and da ta may be da mag ed.

Computer (not supplied )

to a US B connect or

to the USB connect or

USB connectin g cable (suppli ed)

The record er is recognized on W ind ows

Exp lorer or Macintosh Desktop as a removable storage device. Drag and drop the tr ack fi le you wa nt to sto re on the hard disk drive of the computer.

System requirements for the computer to be connected to the recorder

Ope rat ing Sy ste ms* :

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Windows Vista® Ho me Bas ic Windows Vista® Hom e P remium Windows Vista® Bu sin ess Windows Vista® Ul tim ate Windows® XP Ho me Edi tio n S erv ice Pa ck 2 o r h igh er Windows® XP Professional Service Pack 2 or hig her Windows® XP Me dia Ce nte r E dit ion Se rvi ce Pac k 2 or hi ghe r Windows® XP Me dia Ce nte r E dit ion 20 04 Ser vic e P ack 2 or hig her Windows® XP Me dia Ce nte r E dit ion 20 05 Ser vic e P ack 2 or hig her Windows® 20 00 Professional Service Pack 4 o r h igh er Mac OS X (v1 0.2 .8- v10 .5) Pre-Installed

The ope rati ng syst ems oth er t han tho se l ist ed

abo ve a re n ot s upp orte d.

The 64b it O S i s no t su ppo rted .

The sle ep m ode of the Mac OS is not supp ort ed.

Hardware E nvi ronment:

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Por t: USB po rt

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Req uired wh en y ou save a r ecor ded WAV f ile on a

PC via a US B c onne ctio n.

Notes

You ca nno t pl ay t he 24 b it trac ks r ecor ded usin g

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thi s recorde r w ith the Window s Me dia Pla yer.

Do not use a c ompu ter to form at the buil t-i n

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mem ory of t he reco rder or a “M emo ry S tick ” y ou use wit h th e re cord er.

Operations after

Recording

Notes

We d o not e nsur e tr oubl e-fr ee o per atio n of th e sys tem susp end , sl eep, or hib ern atio n f unct ion on all com pute rs. The fol low ing systems are not sup port ed:

Ope rati ng s yst ems othe r t han those i ndic ate d on “Op erat ing Sys tems .”

Per sona lly con stru cted co mput ers or oper ati ng sys tems

Upg rade d OS

Mul ti-b oot env iron ment

Mul ti-m onit or envi ronm ent

Mic rosoft, Win dows , W indows Vist a, and Win dows Med ia a re t rade mar ks o r re gist ered tradem arks of Mic rosoft C orpo rat ion in t he Unit ed S tat es a nd/or oth er c ount rie s.

Mac into sh a nd Mac OS a re t rad emar ks o f A pple Inc . regist ered in the Uni ted Sta tes and/ or othe r

cou ntri es.

To use Windows 2000

Ins tal lat ion of th e s upp lie d d riv er is require d. Ins tal l t he dri ver us ing “S ony Rec order_Driver. exe ” i n t he recorde r.

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On folder and track file structure

The fo lde rs and fi les are displayed on the com put er screen as shown below. The fo lde r i ndi cat ors on th e d isp lay of th e recorde r a re as follows:

: F old er in whi ch you ca n record a nd pla y bac k t rac ks usi ng the record er (Th ey hav e already been made when you purc has e t he recorde r.)

: F old ers fo r p lay bac k o nly (T hey ap pea r whe n M P3 or WAV f ile s h ave be en tra nsf erred from a com put er.)

Folder A

Folder B

Folder C

Folder D

Removab le d isk

Folders in which you can record tracks

Folders for playback only

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Operations after Recording (continued)

Fil es c onta ini ng i nfor mat ion such as the ord er of

1) fol ders , pl ayb ack orde r of au dio file s, reco rdin g da te and tim e, e tc. Do not del ete or chan ge t hes e fi les.

The nam e of a fold er i n w hich files are stor ed w ill be

2) dis play ed o n t he r ecorder as t he same fol der nam e it had when it was cop ied on the com pute r. It is con veni ent if you put an easy -to-con trol nam e on the fol der in adva nce.

The recorder ca n re cogn ize a f ile saved i n a fol der

3) wit hin thre e le vel s on the rem ova ble disk , t hat is, Fol der D sh own in the fig ure.

If you copy fi les sepa rat ely, t hey are clas sif ied as

4) bei ng i n “N O F OLDE R.”

On folders and files that the recorder can recognize

: Folder in which you can record t rac ks

using the record er

The record er can recognize a maximum of 99 tra cks in a fol der, 10 folders and 990 tra cks on a dri ve.

: Folders for playback only

The record er can recognize a maximum of 99 tra cks in a fol der, 500 folders and 5,000 tra cks on a dri ve. A fol der wi tho ut a t rac k sav ed, ca nno t b e recognized.

Note on folder name

Do not dele te or r enam e fold ers (“F OLDE R01” to “FO LDER 10”) . I f yo u do so , th e folde rs w ill not be

reco gnized by t he recorder.

On title and artist names of an MP3 file

You can enter title name or artist name, etc., int o M P3 fil es as ID3 ta g i nfo rma tio n. The recorde r c an dis pla y t he ID3 ta g i nfo rma tio n. It is use ful if yo u i npu t t he ID3 ta g inf orm ati on usi ng the so ftw are you use to mak e t he MP3 fi les on yo ur com put er.

Note

If no t itle na me o r ar tis t na me has been en tered in to the ID3 tag in form atio n, “Unk nown” w ill be disp laye d.

Playing back MP3 files copied from a computer

You can copy MP3 files from yo ur com put er to the record er and pl ay the m b ack on th e recorde r. The ma xim um pla yba ck tim e ( tra cks *), wh en pla yin g M P3 fil es usi ng the record er, is as fol low s ( whe n u sin g t he bui lt- in mem ory ):

128 kbps 256 kbps

71 hr. 20 m. (1,070 tracks)

In the case wh ere trac ks o f 4 min utes ea ch a re tra nsfe rred to the recorder.

35 hr. 40 m. (535 tracks)

Con nec t t he recorde r t o y our co mpu ter. With Windows: O pen “M y Computer” and mak e s ure that a re mov abl e d isk ha s bee n n ewl y recognized. On a Macintosh: Ma ke sure that a drive nam ed “PC MRE COR DER ” o r “ME MORYSTICK” is displayed on the des k t op.

Note

The “ME MORY STIC K” disp lay app ears only w hen a “ Memo ry S tic k” i s in ser ted in the reco rder.

Cop y t he fol der co nta ini ng MP3 fi les from the co mpu ter on to the record er. With Windows: U se the Ex plo rer to drag and drop the folder containing MP3 files ont o t he recorde r. On a Macintosh: On th e d esk top , d rag and drop the folder containing MP3 files ont o t he recorde r. The record er can recognize up to 500 fol der s. You can copy up to 99 tracks to one fo lde r a nd up to 500 0 t rac ks in tot al.

Operations after

Recording

Dis con nec t t he recorde r f rom the com put er, and then press th e /MENU but ton br ief ly, press th e  FF/ an d



FR/ bu tto ns to sel ect th e d esi red

fol der, and then pres s t he PL AY/ ENT ER but ton .

Press the  FF/ an d  FR/ bu tto ns to sel ect th e f ile th at you wa nt to pla y.

Press the PLAY/ENTER button to start pla yba ck.

Press the  STOP button to stop pla yba ck.

Artist name a nd title informatio n (up to 254 ch ara cters)

Fil e n ame

Menu Operations





button/indica tor

/MENU button

FF/ button

PLAY/ENTER

STOP button



Using the menu display

You can make various adjustments and set tin gs usi ng the me nu dis pla y.

Press the /ME NU but ton fo r m ore than

one se con d. The me nu dis pla y a ppe ars . T he cur rently sel ect ed ite m a nd opt ion are highlighted and di spl aye d i n t he cen ter.

Select ed item and opti on

When you sele ct the item with in step

2, the confirmat ion display will ap pear.

FR/ button



Press the  FF/ an d  FR/

but ton s t o s ele ct an ite m, and press the

PL AY/EN TER bu tto n.



The cu rrent setting of the selected item app ear s.

Example: When “R EC MODE” is sele cte d

Press the  FF/ an d  FR/

but ton s t o s ele ct an opt ion or op era tio n, and press the  PL AY/EN TER bu tto n. The op tio n o r o per ati on is exe cut ed, an d the me nu dis pla y a ppe ars ag ain .

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Availab le options



To return to the normal display

Press the  ST OP but ton .

To return to the previous menu display

Press the /ME NU bu tto n.

Menu Operations

Menu items

Whi le the record er is sto ppe d, all th e i tem s i n t he fol low ing ch art ap pea r. During recording, recordi ng sta ndb y, or recording pause, only “LIMITER,” and “LCF” appear. During playback or pla yba ck pau se, on ly “DE LET E T RK, ” “ DPC ” a nd “EA SY SEA RCH ” a ppe ar. During digital recordi ng, yo u c ann ot ope rat e t he men u.

Item Options (Default settings are underlined.)

LED

(Indicator lighting)

The ACCESS indicator, peak level lam ps,  REC indicator,  PLAY/ENTER indicator, and  PAUSE indicator light up or flash to represent the operational status of the recorder.

ON The indicators light up o r flash. OFF The indicators do not lig ht up or flash.

CLOCK

(Date/time settings)

You can set the clock. For details, refer to page 19.

MEMORY

(Recording/playback memory)

You can select the memory location w here the recorded tracks will be saved and where the tracks to be played back are sav ed.

BUILT-IN The built-in memory of th e recorder is used. MEMORY STICK An optional “Memory Stick” is used.

Note

“BU ILT-IN” is sel ected a utom ati call y on ce the “Mem ory Sti ck” is remo ved.

FORMAT

2)5)

(Initializing memory)

You can delete all data in current memory selected in “M EMORY” and change the folder structu re (page 37) to the default setting. Be sure to confirm whether the current memory is the built-in memory or “Memory Stick” before selecting “YES.” Do not format the built-i n memory or “Memory Stick” with your computer.

DELETE ALL

2)4)5)

(Deleting all tracks in a folder)

You can delete all the tracks in a s elected folder. Be sure to confirm the folder name of the tra cks to be deleted before selecting “YES.” For details about folder and track file structure, refer to page 37.

DELETE TRK

3)4)5)

(Deleting a track)

You can delete one selected track. Be sure to confirm the track name to be delet ed before selecting “YES.” For details about folder and track file structure, refer to page 37.

The set ting ca nnot be exe cute d when no o pti onal “Me mor y St ick” is ins erte d.

The fun ctio n d oes not wor k wh en the rema inin g batte ry p ower is low.

The fun ctio n d oes not wor k wh en a tr ack fil e is set to read-on ly.

The fun ctio n d oes not wor k wh en no t rack is sav ed i n a fol der.

Ple ase note th at t he d ata del eted ca nnot be recovere d.

Continued on the next page

Menu Operations (continued)

Item Options (Default settings are underlined.)

DPC

(Digital Pitch Control function)

EASY SEARCH

(Easy search function)

REC MODE

6)7)

(Sampling frequency/ quantifying bit number)

Sets the DPC (Digital Pit ch Control) function . The function becomes enab led when you set the DPC switch to “ON.” Set the speed of the play back in a range from +100% to –75% by 10% for the + setting and by 5% f or the – setting. –30%

Sets the easy search function. OFF The easy search function does not work. Whe n you press the

FF/ or  FR/ button, the recorder will move to the next

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or previous track. ON You can go forward in the track for about 10 seconds by pressing the  FF/ button, and go back for about 3 seconds by pressing the  FR/ button.

You can select the sampling frequency and quantifying bi t number for recording.

22.05 kHz 16 bit You can record for a longer time.

44.10 kHz 16 bit The default setting

44.10 kHz 24 bit

48.00 kHz 16 bit

48.00 kHz 24 bit You can record with higher sound qualit y.

96.00 kHz 16 bit

96.00 kHz 24 bit

Notes

Sam plin g fr eque ncy is a va lue tha t re pres ents ho w ma ny t ime s an ana log sig nal is

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con vert ed i nto a d igit al sign al (A/D con ver sion ) pe r s econ d. T he larg er t he valu e of sam plin g fr eque ncy, t he bett er t he soun d qu ali ty, bu t al so the larg er the amou nt of dat a. S ound qu alit y of 44 .1 k Hz is e quiv ale nt t o th at of a CD, 48 kHz is equ ival ent to that of a D AT, and 9 6 kH z i s eq uiva len t to DVD Au dio.

Qua ntif ying bi t nu mber is a v alue th at r epre sent s th e a moun t of da ta i t takes for

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one sec ond of audi o. T he larg er the valu e o f th e bi t n umbe r, the lar ger amo unt of dat a it tak es and the bet ter the sou nd q ual ity.

Your c omp uter mus t h ave software th at s uppo rts 24- bit aud io d ata to play ba ck, edit , e tc., sou nd with a

6) qua ntif ying bi t nu mber of 24 bits.

In digi tal reco rdin g, this fun cti on d oes not wor k.

Menu Operations

Item Options (Default settings are underlined.)

LIMITER

(Preventing distortion)

The recorder always reserves audio for the digital limiter, which is 12dB lower than audio processed in the normal circu it. This compensates for clipping that happens dur ing digital processi ng if audio is over-input. When the LIMITER switch i s set to “ON,” the digital limiter circuit operates. The following are the times required for recovery:

150ms The recorder re covers from the affects of the digital l imiter circuit

within approximately 150ms.

1 sec The recorder recovers f rom the affects of the digital limiter c ircuit

within approximately one second.

1 min The recorder recovers from the a ffects of the digital limiter circuit

within approximately one minute.

Notes

The lim iter ci rcui t fu ncti ons to keep th e si gnal le vel below t he m axi mum inpu t lev el. When a loud sou nd is i nput su dden ly, th e e xces s pa rt of t he s oun d is aut omat ical ly set with in the range o f th e m axim um i npu t le vel in orde r to pre vent dis tort ion.

The lim iter ci rcui t of the rec orde r does not com pens ate for cli ppin g w hen audi o ove r 12 dB i s i nput . In th is c ase, so und may be dist ort ed.

Whe n th e se tti ng i s “O N,” the peak v alue wi th t he l imi ter circ uit in oper atio n app ears if the max imum pe ak v alue ex ceed s 0 dB.

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LCF

(Low Cut Filter function)

When the LOW CUT FILTER switch is se t to “ON,” the low cut filter is activated so that audio u nder the following frequencies is filtered and is not recorded. This function reduces noise caused by the flow of air-conditioning equipment, outdoor air, etc.

75 Hz Audio under 75 Hz frequency is not recorded. 150 Hz Audio under 150 Hz frequency is not recorded.

SBM

7)8)

(Super Bit Mapping function)

Super Bit Mapping reduces noise when the quan tifying bit number is set to 16 bit in “REC MODE.”

ON The super Bit Mapping functions to reduce noise. OFF The super Bit Mapping doe s not function.

Note

Sup er B it M app ing sign ifi cant ly incre ase s th e dynam ic r ange ac oust ica lly by redu cing no ise tha t is par tic ular ly e asy to hear wi thin the hu man aud ible ban d. In orde r to im prov e th e audio qua lit y wh en c onv erti ng 2 0-b it d ata int o 16 bit, t he t op 4-b it a moun t o f in form ati on w ithin t he l owe r da ta, whi ch i s us ual ly t hrow n aw ay, is int egra ted int o th e 16 -bi t da ta.

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In digi tal reco rdin g, this fun cti on d oes not wor k.

The set ting ca nnot be exe cute d when the qua ntif ying bi t nu mber is set to 24 bit in “REC MOD E.”

Continued on the next page

Menu Operations (continued)

Item Options (Default settings are underlined.)

PRE REC

(Pre-recording function)

SYNC REC

(Synchronized recording function)

PLUG IN PWR (Plug in power function)

In digi tal reco rdin g, this fun cti on d oes not wor k.

Whe n recordi ng anal og inpu t si gna ls, this fu ncti on d oes not wor k.

You can buffer sound for approximately 5 seconds in the memory when you press the  REC button and the recorder is in standby for recording mode. When you press the  PLAY/ENTER butt on or the  PAUSE button to start recording, recording actually starts 5 seconds prior to the point the button is pressed (pre-recording fu nction).

ON The pre-recording function is activated. When you start recording, the re corder starts recording sound 5 seconds prior to the point where the button is pressed. OFF The pre-reco rding function does not work. When you start recording, recording starts at the po int where the button is pressed.

You can start recording s imultaneously with the input playback signals from the external device connected to the LINE IN (OPT) jack during digital recording.

ON Synchronized recording is enabled. OFF Synchronized recording is disabl ed. You can start recording by pressing the the



REC button and the  PLAY/ENTER butt on or



PAUSE button.

When a plug in power type microphone is conne cted to the  jack of the recorder, the recorder can supply power to the microphone. You can tur n the plug in power function on and off:

ON The recorder supplies power to the connected plug in power type microphone. OFF The recorder does not supply power to the connected plug in power type jack.

Additional Information

ACCESS indicator

“Memory Sti ck”

Memory Stic k slot

Cover o f Me mory Stick s lot

Using a “Memory Stick” (not supplied)

You can reco rd audio using a “Memory Sti ck” in ste ad of the bu ilt -in me mor y o f t he recorde r. “Me mor y S tic k P RO- HG Duo ” a nd “Me mor y Sti ck PRO Du o ( Hig h S pee d)” are the only “Me mor y S tic k” mod els th at can be us ed for the record er. Note that other kinds of “Me mor y S tic k” are not guaranteed.

Inserting a “Memory Stick”

Bef ore rec ording, be sure to cop y a ll the dat a s ave d i n t he “Me mor y S tic k” to a com put er and fo rma t t he “Me mor y S tic k” on the record er so it con tai ns no dat a.

Ope n t he cov er of the Me mor y S tic k s lot .

Ins ert th e “ Mem ory St ick ” i nto th e Mem ory St ick sl ot fir mly un til it cl ick s, in the di rection shown in the illustration on the le ft, an d c los e t he cov er.

To use the “Memory Stick”

Sel ect “M EMO RY STICK” fro m t he “ME MORY” item of the menu.

When you insert the “Memory Stick” into the recorder

“AC CES SIN G M EMO RY...” ap pea rs on the dis pla y, and the ACCESS indicator flashes. Inf orm ati on require d f or ope rat ion is read from the “Memory Stick.”

To remove the “Memory Stick”

Be sure that the ACCESS indicator light is off, and then push the “Memory Stick” into the record er. When it pops out, remove it from the Memory Stick slot.

Continued on the next page

Using a “Memory Stick” (not supplied) (continued)

Using the “Memory Stick” for recording/playback

Go to the me nu dis pla y, and set the

“ME MORY” setting to “MEMORY STICK” (pa ge 41) .

Fol low th e s tep s o f “ Rec ording analog

sou nd” (p age 23 ), “Di git al recordi ng” (pa ge 28) or “P lay ing ba ck recorde d aud io dat a ( tra cks )” (pa ge 31) .

To store tracks on a computer

Con nec t t he recorde r w ith th e “ Mem ory Sti ck” in ser ted to a com put er (pa ge 36) .

On folder and track file structure

Ten fo lde rs are cre ate d i n t he “Me mor y Sti ck, ” s epa rat ely from the folders of the bui lt- in mem ory. The structure of fo lde rs and tra ck fil es are the same as those of the builtin mem ory (p age 37 ).

Removab le d isk

Folders in the bui lt-i n memory

Removab le d isk

Folders in the “Memory Stick”

For de tai ls abo ut the sp eci fic ati ons of fo lde r and tr ack fi les , s ee pag e 3 7.

Notes

Do not inse rt or r emov e th e “ Memo ry S tic k” d uring

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reco rdin g/pl ayb ack. Doing so m ay caus e a mal func tion of the rec orde r.

If you use a “ Memo ry S tic k” f ormatte d wi th othe r

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dev ice than th e re corder, yo u ca nnot rec ord trac ks prop erly. Mak e su re t o us e a “Me mory St ick” for matt ed w ith the rec orde r.

The recorder is acc essing memo ry whil e

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“AC CESS ING MEM ORY...” ap pear s on th e di spla y or the ACCE SS indi cato r f lash es. Dur ing thi s ti me, do not remo ve t he “Mem ory Sti ck.” Doi ng so m ay dam age the dat a.

Ope rati ons of a “M emor y S tick PRO-HG Duo ” a nd

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“Me mory Sti ck PRO Duo (Hi gh S peed)” of u p t o 4 GB are chec ked on the reco rder, but this does n ot gua rant ee o per atio ns o f a ll s eries o r mo del s of “Me mory Sti ck. ” Be caus e t he S ony “Me mory St ick” is the only “M emor y St ick ” th at has been ope rati onal ly test ed o n t he r ecor der, “ Memo ry S tic k” mod els of o the r ma kers ma y ca use a m alfu nct ion.

For the “Me mor y St ick” co mpat ibiliti es l ist , ac cess

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the fol lowi ng web page : htt p:// www.s ony.ne t/Pr oduc ts/ mssu ppor t

“Me mory Sti ck” , “M emor y S tick PRO-HG Duo ”,

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“Me mory Sti ck PRO Duo (Hi gh S peed)” and are tradema rks of Sony Cor por atio n.

“Ma gicG ate” is the gen era l na me of a cop yri ght

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prot ection tech nol ogy deve lop ed b y So ny.

The recorder do es n ot supp ort par alle l da ta tran sfer.

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Dat a ma y be da mage d on th e fo llowing occ asi ons:

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The “Me mory St ick” is remo ved or the reco rder is

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tur ned off dur ing a re ad o r w rite ope rat ion.

The “Me mory St ick” is use d in a loca tion su bjec t

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to stat ic e lec tric ity or elec trical nois es.

We r ecom mend th at y ou save a b ack up o f an y

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imp orta nt d ata .

Whe n yo u us e a “Me mory St ick” withou t a wri te-

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prot ect swi tch, ma ke s ure not to edit or del ete data by acci dent .

Additional Information

Maintenance

On noise

Noi se may be he ard when the rec order is pla ced ne ar an AC pow er sou rce, a flu orescent lamp, or a mobile phone during recordi ng or pla yba ck.

Noi se may be record ed whe n a n o bje ct, suc h a s y our fi nge r, etc., rubs or scratches the record er dur ing record ing .

On safety

Do not op era te the record er whi le dri vin g, cyc lin g, or ope rat ing an y m oto riz ed veh icl e.

On handling

Do not su bje ct the record er to strong sho ck or vib rat ion . D oin g s o m ay cau se a mal fun cti on of the record er.

Do not pl ace th e recorder in th e f oll owi ng loc ati ons :

Any whe re extreme ly hot . N eve r e xpo se it to tem per atu res above 60ºC.

Und er direct sunlight or close to heaters

In a s un- hea ted ca r w ith th e w ind ows clo sed (e spe cia lly in su mme r)

In a h umi d p lac e, suc h a s i n a ba throom

Any whe re dusty

On the built-in microphones

The bu ilt -in mi crophones are hig h-p erf orm anc e e lec tret condenser mic rophones. Do not expose them to stron g win d o r w ate r.

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On maintenance

Whe n t he ext eri or is dir ty, clean the surface gen tly wi th a s oft cl oth sl igh tly mo ist ene d i n wat er, and then wipe it again with a dry clo th. Do no t u se alc oho l, ben zen e, or thi nne r, etc., to avoid damaging the finish.

Backup recommendations

To avo id pot ent ial ri sk of dat a l oss ca use d b y acc ide nta l o per ati on or mal fun cti on of the recorde r, we recommend that you save a bac kup co py of you r recorded tr ack s o n a com put er.

Troubleshooting

If you ex per ien ce trouble with your reco rder, try the following solutions.

Turn off the re corder completely by removing the batteries and the AC power adapter, an d

the n t urn it on again. Or use the re corder to initialize the built-in memory or the “Memory Sti ck. ” ( Not e t hat in iti ali zin g w ill de let e a ll dat a i n t he mem ory or in th e “ Mem ory St ick .”)

Rea d t hrough the symptoms and solutions on pages 48 to 51 and messages on pages 51

to 53 to che ck you r recorder.

If the problem persists, consult with qualified Sony personnel (see the warranty for contact

inf orm ati on) .

Symptom Cause/Solution

The recorder does not operate.

You cannot start recording.

Digital Synchronized Recording cannot be performed.

The ACCESS indicator, peak level lamps, or

REC /  PLAY/



ENTER /  PAUSE indicators do not light/flash.

The batteries have been i nserted with incorre ct +/– directions. Reinsert

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them correctly (page 17). The batteries are exhausted. Replace them wit h new ones (page 17).

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The buttons are locked with the HOLD switch. Set the HOLD switch to the

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“OFF” position (page 14). The POWER switch is set t o the “OFF” position. Set it to the “ON” position.

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The INPUT switch is in th e wrong position. Se t it to the “” (microphones)

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position when using the b uilt-in microphones or an external microphone to input audio for recording. Set it to the “LINE ” position when external equipment is connected fo r recording (pages 23 , 28 - 30).

The memory is full, or a maximum number of tracks (page 38) have already

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been recorded. Delete some of the tracks (page 35) or store the tr acks on the hard disk of your computer (page 36), and then delete them from the recorder. You can also use a “Memory Stick” with s ufficient capacity ( page

46). 99 tra cks have already been recorded in the selected folder and you canno t

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record any more tracks. Select another folder (page 23) or delete some of the tracks (page 35).

The write-protect switch on the inserted “Mem ory Stick” is set to “LOCK.”

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Release the lock. Check the “PLUG IN PWR” s etting of the menu when you use an external

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microphone.

Digital Synchronized Recording cannot be perfo rmed when the connected

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device outputs digital si gnals even when playback is stopped (page 30).

The “LED” item in the men u is set to “OFF.” Display the m enu and set it to

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“ON” (page 41).

Additional Information

Symptom Cause/Solution

You cannot erase a track.

The write-protect switch on the inserted “Mem ory Stick” is set to “LOCK.” Release the lock.

When you use a Windows computer, the track or the folder containing the track is set to “Read-onl y” on the computer. Display the track or the folder using Windows Explorer and remov e the check for “Read-only” under “Properties.”

When you use a Macintosh computer, the track or the folder containing the track is set to “Locked” on the computer. Display the track or the folder on Macintosh Desktop and remove the check for “L ocked” under “GetInfo” of “File.”

The remaining battery power is insufficient. C onnect the AC power adapter to the recorder (page 19), or replace the batteries with new ones (page 17).

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Noise is heard. An object, such as your f inger, etc. , accidentally rubbed or scratched the

recorder during recording so that n oise was recorded. Noise may occur if many s mall-sized files are recorded in the current

memory. Save the tracks on the hard disk of your computer (page 36), a nd then format the memory (p age 41).

The recorder was placed near an AC power source, a fluorescent lamp, or a mobile phone during recording or playback.

Noise may occur if the pl ug of the connected exter nal mi crophone was dirty when recording. Clean the plug.

Noise may occur if the pl ug of the connected headphones is dirty during playback or monitoring th e recording sound. Cl ean the plug.

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The sound picked up is distorted.

The INPUT switch is in th e wrong position. Se t it to the position that corresponds to the sound source and connection s (pages 23, 28 - 30).

Adjust the recording level to an appropriate range (page 24). The sound source is too loud when recording with an external micro phone.

Set the MIC ATT switch to the “20” position (page 22), or move the microphone away from the sound source.

The sound source has parts that are too loud. Adjust the value in “LIMITER” in the menu dis play (page 43), and set the LIMITER switch to “ON.”

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Noise occurs during recording.

When monitoring the recording sound with headp hones, they are too close to the microphone. Decrease the sound level from the headphones or keep the microphone away from them.

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“--y--m--d --:--” is displayed as the recorded date.

Set the clock (page 19). The date and time of recording are displa yed after the clock is set.

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Continued on the next page

Troubleshooting (continued)

Symptom Cause/Solution

There are fewer menu items in the menu display.

Some menu items are not displayed during play back or recording (pa ge

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41).

A character in a folder or track name is displayed in unreadable characters.

The “ACCESSING MEMORY...” display does not disappear.

You cannot record tracks up to the maximum recording time noted on page 57.

The “Memory Stick” is not recognized.

The recorder cannot support or display some sp ecial characters and

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symbols that are entered on a computer using W indows Explorer or the Macintosh Desktop.

If the recorder is required to process a large amount o f data, the message

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may be displayed for an e xtended period of time. This is not a malfunction of the recorder. Wait until the message disapp ears. In this case, do not remove the batteries or AC power adapter.

If there are other formatted data (for example , images) saved in the

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memory, you cannot record tracks up to the maximum. A “Memory Stick” requires a minimum amount of memory, even when

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recording very short tracks. As a result, the actual total recording time of the “Memory Stick” may be shorter than the maximum recording time of the recorder.

The maximum recording time indicated on page 5 7 is estimated. It varies

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depending on the number o f tracks. Due to the limitations of the recording system , the sum of the total

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recorded time in the counter (elapsed time) an d the remaining time may be shorter than the maximum recording time of the recorder.

Even when “MEMORY FULL” is displ ayed and the recorder stops

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recording, the recorder has an extr a memory space for editing. This is not a malfunction of the recorder.

If the recording data volume of one track requires over 2 GB, the

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subsequent recording starts as a new track due to the specifications of the recorder.

Since the “Memory Stick” may contain image data or other files, the

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memory required for creating initial folders is insufficient. Use Window s Explorer or other tools to delete unnecessary files or initialize the “Memory Stick” on the recorder.

Select “MEMORY STICK” for the “ MEMORY” item of the menu.

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Additional Information

Symptom Cause/Solution

“.WAV” files cannot be played back on the recorder.

A file recorded in a frequency that the recorder does n ot support cannot be played back.

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The remaining memory amount does not reach 100%.

Data may be damaged becau se the power source was removed during recording. Initialize the memory using the recorder.

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A file cannot be played back.

Files other than those th e recorder supports m ay not be played back. For details, see the specific ations (page 54).

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Some character information does not appear.

You can scroll the title name for an MP3 file. File and artist names cannot be displayed by scrolling.

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Error messages

Message Meaning/Solution

SET CLOCK The clock is not set. Set it before operating the recorder (page 1 9).

16 bit ONLY The “SBM” item can be set to “ON” only when the quantifying bit number is

set to 16 bit. Change the quantifying bit number to 16 bit on “REC MODE” in the menu display, and then set “SBM” again (page 43).

TRACK FULL The number of tracks save d in the current fol der has reached the maximum

(99 tracks), and you cann ot record or divide t racks. To reduce the number of tracks, record new tracks in another folder, delete unnecessary tracks (page

35), or store some of the tracks on your comp uter (page 36).

MEMORY FULL There is no remain ing data space in the built-in memory or the “Memor y

Stick.” Delete unnecessar y tracks (page 35) or store some of the tracks on your computer (page 36), and then erase the contents of the memory.

M.S. LOCKED The write -protect switch on t he inserted “Memory Stick” is set to “LOCK.”

Release the lock.

READ ONLY M.S. A read-only “Memory Stick” is inserted. Use t he “Memory Stick” that the

recorder supports.

Continued on the next page

Troubleshooting (continued)

Message Meaning/Solution

ACCESS DENIED A “Memory Stic k” with an access control function is inserted. Func tions

M.S. TYPE ERROR An incompatible “Memory S tick” is inserted. Use a “Memory Stick” that the

UNKNOWN MEDIA The “Memory Stick” not suppo rted is inserted. Use a “Memory Stick” that

NO MEMORY STICK A “Memory Stick” is not inserted into the recorder. Insert a “Memory Stick”

FILE PROTECTED For W indows computers

UNKNOWN DATA The file you are trying to play back or record is an unsupported t ype of data

FILE DAMAGED The track you are trying to play back or edit is damaged. It cannot be

NO TRACK There is no track in the selected folder.

NEW TRACK The file size of the track being recorded exceeds 2 GB. A new track is

CHANGE FOLDER

BATTERY LO W The remaining battery power is insufficient. You cannot delete a track or

NO INPUT SIGNAL Duri ng digital recording, there are no digital signals input from the optical

including recording and playback are limited, and you cannot use i t with the recorder. Use a “Memory S tick” that the record er supports.

recorder supports.

the recorder supports. We cannot guarantee operations with unknown media.

that the recorder supports (page 45).

You cannot delete the track that is set to “Read-only” on the computer. Display the track using W indows Explorer and remove the check for “Readonly” under “Properties.” For Macintosh computers You cannot delete the track that is set to “Locked” on the computer. Display the track on the Macintos h Desktop and remove the check for “Locked” under “GetInfo” of “File. ”

or a file of a different format. It cannot be played or recorded on the recorder.

played or edited on the recorder.

created and recording continues as a new file. (The maximum file s ize is 2 GB.)

Since all the tracks in a folder have been erased and there are no tracks in the folder, you cannot use the fo lder. A folder without tracks will not be displayed.

format the memory. Replace the batte ries with new ones (page 17), or connect the AC power adap ter to the recorder ( page 19).

cable connected to the LI NE IN (OPT) jack of the recorder. Check the connection.

Additional Information

Message Meaning/Solution

NO DIGITAL COPY During digital recording, there is a copy-prohibit sound source being input

from the optical cable connected to the LINE IN (OPT) jack of the recorder. Recording cannot be performed.

M.S. ERROR Insert the “Memory Stick” again. If this message appears again, the “Memory

Stick” may have a problem.

FORMAT ERROR Memory that has been init ialized on other equipment cannot be used in the

recorder. Initialize the memory using “FORMAT” in the menu display (page

41). Do not format the me mory using your computer or other equipment.

CANNOT OPERATE The track name has reached the maximum number of ch aracters. Shorten

the file name using a com puter. The track cannot be divid ed. Check to see if the number of tracks in the

folder has not reached the maximum, or if the re is not a track bearing the same file name in a folde r.

An MP3 file or a WAV f ile in a folder for playback only ( ) cannot be divided. You can divide only a WAV file contained in a folder for saving recorded tracks ( ).

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CHANGE BATTERY The batteries are exhausted. Replace the batteries with new ones (page 17).

SYSTEM ERROR A system error has occurred. Remove the batter ies or the AC power adapter

to turn off the recorder completely, and then turn on th e recorder again. If this message appears agai n, consult with qualified Sony personnel (see the warranty for contact info rmation).

PROCESS ERROR A process error has occurred. Remove the batteries or t he AC power

adapter to turn off the recorder completely, and then turn on the recorder again. If this message ap pears again, consult with qualified Sony personnel (see the warranty for con tact information).

POWER PROBLEM An incompa tible AC power adapter is being used, which could c ause a

malfunction. Use only com patible batteries and AC power adapters.

HOLD You cannot operate the recorder since the HOLD switch is set to “ON.”

(However, you can control the recorder with the optional remote commander.) To operate the recorder, set the HOLD switch to “OFF.”

Specifications

Rec ording media

Bui lt- in fla sh mem ory 4 GB, “M emo ry Sti ck” (n ot sup pli ed) , L ine ar PCM

Ste reo rec ording Cap aci ty Part of the memory capacity is

all oca ted to da ta man age men t. Actual usable capacity: Appro x. 3.8 3

GB (4, 116 ,61 1,0 72 byt es) Max imu m recordin g t ime

Ref er to “Ma xim um recorda ble ti me”

on pag e 5 7. Lin ear PC M Quantization: 16-bit linear, 24-bit

lin ear Frequ enc y r ang e ( Inp ut from the LINE

IN (OPT) jack when reco rding/ playing back) (0 to –2 dB): Fs 22.05 kHz: 20 to 10,000 Hz Fs 44.10 kHz: 20 to 20,000 Hz Fs 48.00 kHz: 20 to 22,000 Hz Fs 96.00 kHz: 20 to 40,000 Hz

MP3 co mpa tib le bit ra tes , s amp lin g frequencies

MPEG Ver. 1 La yer 3: 32, 44.1, 48 kHz 32 to 320 kbps, VBR MPEG Ver. 2 La yer 3: 16, 22.05, 24 kHz 32 to 160 kbps, VBR Sig nal -to -no ise ra tio (S /N) (I npu t f rom the

LIN E I N ( OPT ) j ack wh en recordi ng/ pla yin g bac k) 93 dB or above (1 kHz IHF-A) (for 24 bit)

Total har mon ic dis tor tio n ( Inp ut from the LIN E I N ( OPT ) j ack )

22. 05 kHz 16 bi t, 44. 10 kHz 16 /24 bi t:

0.01% or below (1 kHz, 22 kHz LPF)

48.00 kHz 16/24 bit, 96.00 kHz 16/24 bit: 0.01% or below (1 kHz, 22 kHz LPF)

Wow and flutter

Bel ow mea sur abl e l imi t ( les s t han ±0. 001 % W.P EAK )

Input/output

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(m icrophone) jack (stere o m ini ja ck)

Inp ut imp eda nce : 2 2k Rat ed inp ut lev el: 2. 5mV Min imu m i npu t l eve l: 0.7 mV

(h ead pho ne) ja ck (st ereo mini jack)

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Rat ed out put le vel : 4 00m V Max imu m o utp ut lev el: 25m W + 25 mW or more Loa d i mpe dan ce: 16 

LIN E I N ( OPT ) j ack

Inp ut imp eda nce : 4 0k Rat ed inp ut lev el: 2. 0V Min imu m i npu t l eve l: 450 mV

Input level: –24.5 to –14.5 dBm

(fo r o pti cal di git al inp ut) Abs orp tio n w ave len gth : 630 to 69 0 n m (fo r o pti cal di git al inp ut)

LIN E O UT (OP T) jac k

Out put im ped anc e: 1 k  for Euro pea n m ode l/

220

DC IN 6V jac k USB co nne cto r ( Hi- spe ed USB , M ass

Mem ory St ick sl ot

 for other models

Rat ed out put le vel : 1 .7V Loa d i mpe dan ce: 22 k Out put le vel : – 21 to –15 dB m (fo r o pti cal di git al out put ) Emi ssi on wav ele ngt h: 630 to 69 0 n m (fo r o pti cal di git al out put )

Sto rag e C las s)

Additional Information

General

Pow er require men ts

DC IN 6V Fou r L R6 (si ze AA) al kal ine ba tte rie s (su ppl ied )

Fou r n ick el met al hyd rid e rechargeable batteries NH-AA (not sup pli ed)

Pow er con sum pti on

0.7 5 W

Dim ens ion s

App rox. 72.0 × 154.5 × 32.7 mm (27/8 × 61/8 × 15/

in che s) (w/ h/d ) (no t i ncl udi ng projecting parts and con trols)

Mas s 365 g (12.88 oz) (including batteries) Sup pli ed acc ess ori es

Ref er to “Ch eck ing th e s upp lie d acc ess ori es” on pa ge 17.

Optional accessories*

“Me mor y S tic k P RO- HG Duo ”**

MS- EX4 G ( 4GB ) MS- EX2 G ( 2GB ) MS- EX1 G ( 1GB )

“Me mor y S tic k P RO Duo (H igh Sp eed )”

MSX -M2 GNU (2 GB) MSX -M1 GNU (1 GB)

** For t he “Mem ory Sti ck” comp ati bili ties li st,

acc ess the fol lowi ng w eb page : htt p:// www.s ony.ne t/Pr oduc ts/ mssu ppor t

Ste reo headphones

MDR -V9 00H D MDR -V7 00D J

Aud io con nec tin g c abl e

RK- G12 9/G 129 CS

Opt ica l d igi tal ca ble

POC -10 B ( opt ica l m ini pl ug  opt ica l m ini pl ug) POC -10 AB (op tic al min i p lug 

rectangular-sh ape d o pti cal pl ug) Ext ernal microp hon e E CM- MS9 57 AC pow er ada pto r ( for Eu ropean countries)

AC- E60 HG Bat ter y c har ger fo r n ick el met al hyd rid e

rechargeable batteries BCG-34HE4 Rem ote co mma nde r RM-PCM1 Tripod VCT-PCM1 Car ryi ng cas e C KL- PCM D50 Wind scre en AD- PCM 1 Mic rophone adapter XLR-1 Ext ens ion ca ble fo r h ead pho nes

RK- G11 1S

Your d eal er m ay n ot hand le some of the abo ve lis ted opti ona l ac cess ori es. Please ask the dea ler for det aile d i nfor mati on.

Des ign an d s pec ifi cat ion s a re subject to cha nge wi tho ut not ice .

File Specifications

Onc e y ou record aud io in the bu ilt -in mem ory or a “Me mor y S tic k,” th e 1 0 f old ers use d f or sav ing tr ack s a re crea ted aut oma tic all y i n e ach me mor y l oca tio n. One “.WAV” f ile is created for each recordi ng. For de tai ls abo ut the fo lde rs and tr ack fi le str uct ure, re fer to pa ge 37.

Notes about folders and tracks

Bec aus e t he fol der na mes “F OLD ER 01” to

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“FO LDE R 1 0” are fixed, do not change the nam es on a c omp ute r. If they are cha nge d, the record er can not recognize the folders.

The nu mbe r o f f old ers is fi xed at 10 fo r

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eac h m emo ry typ e. If a f old er is del ete d o n a c omp ute r, a new folder is creat ed in the bui lt- in mem ory or “M emo ry Sti ck. ”

The ma xim um num ber of tr ack s t hat ca n

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be sav ed in one fo lde r i s 9 9 t rac ks.

The ma xim um dat a c apa cit y t hat on e WAV

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for mat tr ack ca n d eal wi th is 2 G B. If the dat a a mou nt of one tr ack ex cee ds 2 G B dur ing record ing , recordin g a s a ne w t rac k sta rts au tom ati cal ly. In this case, the ela pse d recordin g t ime di spl ay cha nge s t o 0 s eco nd, bu t t he con ten ts tha t h ave be en recorde d u p t o t he 2 G B l imi t a re stored nor mal ly.

Whi le recordi ng ana log au dio si gna ls, on e

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tra ck is created even if rec ording is sto ppe d r igh t a fte r recordin g i s s tar ted .

You can change a file name on your

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com put er. If you use a character that the recorde r d oes no t s upp ort , p lay bac k o r oth er ope rat ion ma y b e d isa ble d. If thi s occ urs , c han ge the fi le nam e a gai n. Whe n you ch ang e a fi le nam e, the pl ayb ack order may ch ang e.

If you us e 8 or fe wer al pha num eri c

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cha rac ter s i n l owe r c ase fo r a fi le nam e, the ch ara cte rs are displayed in upper case on the record er. If you use 9 letters or more, they are d isp lay ed in low er cas e.

Additional Information

Maximum recordable time (Approximate)

The to tal ma xim um recorda ble ti me (ap proximate) of all the folders is as follows.

Built-in flash memory (4 GB)

Sampling frequency/ quantifying bit number

Maximum recordable time *

22.05 kHz 16 bit 12 hrs 55 min.

44.10 kHz 16 bit 6 hrs 25 min.

44.10 kHz 24 bit 4 hrs 15 min.

48.00 kHz 16 bit 5 hrs 55 min.

48.00 kHz 24 bit 3 hrs 55 min.

96.00 kHz 16 bit 2 hrs 55 min.

96.00 kHz 24 bit 1 hr 55 min.

“Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo”

Sampling frequency/ quantifying bit number

Maximum recordable time *

1 GB 2 GB 4 GB

22.05 kHz 16 bit 3 hrs 5 min. 6 hrs 25 min. 12 hrs 50 m in.

44.10 kHz 16 bit 1 hr 30 min. 3 hrs 10 min. 6 hrs 25 min.

44.10 kHz 24 bit 1 hr 0 min. 2 hrs 5 min. 4 hrs 15 min.

48.00 kHz 16 bit 1 hr 25 min. 2 hrs 55 min. 5 hrs 55 min.

48.00 kHz 24 bit 55 min. 1 hr 55 min. 3 hrs 55 min.

96.00 kHz 16 bit 40 min. 1 hr 25 min. 2 hrs 55 min.

96.00 kHz 24 bit 25 min. 55 min. 1 hr 55 min.

* T he max imu m recordab le tim e v ari es dep end ing on record ing co ndi tio ns.

Index

Symbols

(h eadp hone ) j ack ..... .... 2 6, 31



(m icrophon e) j ack ......... .. 2 7



/M ENU ... ... .... .... ... .... .... ... ...

20, 23, 29, 30 , 31 , 32 , 3 5, 4 0

A- B bu tton ..... ....... .... ... .. 34

FF / bu tton ...... ....... 1 9, 3 2

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FR / bu tton but ton .. 1 9, 3 2



PAUS E bu tton/



ind icat or ....... .... ... .... .... ... 2 5, 3 2

PL AY/ENT ER butt on/



ind icat or ... ....... .... ... .... .... ... 31

RE C bu tton /in dica tor ...... ... 24



ST OP b utto n ..... .... ... ... 25 , 32



ACC ESS indi cat or .... ... .... 1 8, 45

AC powe r ad apt er ..... .... ... .... . 19

Alk alin e ba tte ries .... ....... .... .... 17

Ana log reco rdin g . .... .... ... .... ... 23

Bat tery cas e ..... .... ... .... .... ... .. 17

Bat tery com par tmen t li d ..... ... 17

Bat tery lif e .... ... .... .... ... .... ...... 18

Bui lt-i n mi crop hon es ... .... .... .. 2 1

Car ryin g ca se .. .... ... .... .... ... ... 10

Cha ngin g a fol der . ... .... ... 23, 3 1

Cha ngin g th e m emor y dr ive ... 32

CLO CK .. .... ... .... ....... .... .. 19 , 41

Com pute r .... ... .... .... ... .... .... ... 36

DC IN 6 V ja ck ..... ....... .... ... .... 19

DEL ETE ALL ..... .... ... .... .... ... .. 41

DEL ETE TRK . .... .... ... .... ....... . 41

Del etin g a tra ck .. ... .... .... ... .... 35

Dig ital lim ite r . ... .... .... ... .... .... .. 43

Dig ital rec ordi ng ..... .... .... ... .... 28

DIS PLAY b utton ...... .... ... .... ... 15

DIV IDE butt on ...... .... ... .... .... .. 3 5

DPC

(Di gita l Pi tch Con trol ) ... . 33, 42

Eas y Se arch ........ .... ....... .... .. 3 3

Ela psed rec ordi ng/

pla ybac k ti me ..... ... .... .... ... .. 15

Erro r messa ges ........ .... ... .... .. 5 1

Ext erna l m icro phon e ... .... .... .. 2 7

Fas t fo rwar ds.. .... ... .... .... ... .... 32

Fas t revers e . .... ... .... ....... .... ... 32

Fol der .. ... .... .... ... . 3 1, 37, 46, 56

FOR MAT... ... .... .... ... .... .... ... ... 41

Go to t he b egi nnin g of tr ack .. 32

HOL D sw itch ..... ....... .... ... .... . 14

INP UT s witc h ..... .. 23, 28, 29, 30

LED .... ... .... .... ... .... .... ... .... .... 41

LIG HT b utto n ..... .... ... .... .... ... . 13

LIM ITER ..... .... ... .... .... ... .. 22, 43

LIN E IN (OP T) jack .... 28, 29, 30

LIN E OU T (O PT) jac k .... .... ..... 34

LOW CUT FILTE R (L CF) ... 22, 43

Mai nten ance ..... .... ....... .... ..... 47

Max imum rec orda ble time... ... 57

MEM ORY .. ... .... .... ... .... ....... .. 4 1

Mem ory Stic k ...... .... ... .... 4 5, 4 6

Mem ory Stic k s lot ... .... .... ... ... 45

Men u di spla y .... .... .... ... .... .... . 40

MIC ATT s wit ch . ... .... ....... .... .. 2 2

Mon itor ing the rec ording...... .. 2 6

MP3 fil es ........ .... ... .... .... ... .... 38

Pea k le vel lam ps ...... ....... .... .. 2 4

Pea k me ter ...... ... .... .... ... .... ... 24

Pla cing the bu ilt- in m icro pho nes

to face the so und sour ce ... . 21

Pla ying bac k .... ....... .... ... .... ... 31

Adj usti ng t he play back

spe ed ( DPC) ...... ... .... ... 33

Eas y Se arch ........ .... ... .... 33

MP3 fil es .... .... .... ... .... .... . 38

Pau se ..... ... .... ....... .... ... .. 32

Pre- reco rdin g ..... .... ... .... . 26

Rep eat play . ... .... .... ... .... . 34

Sto p ..... ... .... .... ... .... .... ... 32

PLU G IN PWR

(pl ug i n po wer ) .... .... .... ... .... 44

Pow er s ourc e ....... .... ... .... .... . 17

POW ER s witc h ... ... .... .... . 13, 18

Pre- reco rdin g... .... ... .... .... ... ... 26

Prep aration bef ore

reco rdin g ..... ... .... .... ... .... .... 21

PRE REC . .... .... ... .... .... ... . 26, 44

Qua ntif ying bi t nu mber ..... .... . 42

REC LEV EL d ial ..... .... ... .... .... 24

REC MOD E... ....... .... ... .... .... .. 4 2

Rec ording . ....... .... ... .... .... ... ... 21

Dig ital rec ordi ng ... .... ...... 28

Dig ital Syn chro niz ed

Rec ording ..... .... .... ... .... 30

Pau se ..... ... .... ....... .... ... .. 25

Rec ording a nalo g

sou nd . ... .... .... ... .... ....... 23

Rec ording d igit al sign als from

ext erna l e quip ment

(Op tica l In put ) ...... .... ... . 29

Rec ording u sing th e bu ilt- in

mic rophones .. ... .... ....... 23

Sto p ..... ... .... .... ... .... .... ... 25

Rem aini ng b att ery powe r ..... .. 18

Rem aini ng m emo ry a moun t ... 25

Rem aini ng r ecor dabl e

tim e ......... .... ....... .... ... .. 15, 25

Rem aini ng t ime of the cur rent

tra ck ......... .... ... .... .... ... .... ... 15

Rem ote comm and ar ..... .... .... . 30

REM OTE jack .... .... ... .... ....... . 30

Rep eat play ...... .... ... .... .... ... .. 34

Sam plin g fr eque ncy ....... .... ... 42

SBM .... ... .... .... ... .... ....... .... ... 43

Slo t fo r a wri st s trap . .... ....... .. 1 3

Sup er B it M app ing .... ... .... .... . 43

Sup plie d ac ces sori es ... ....... .. 1 7

Syn chronizi ng d igi tal reco rdin g

wit h pl ayba ck ...... .... ... .... .... 30

SYN C RE C ..... ... .... .... ... .. 30, 44

Sys tem requ irem ents for a

com pute r ....... .... ... .... .... ... .. 36

Tim e i nfor mati on ..... ....... .... ... 15

TRA CK E ND ... .... ....... .... ... .... 32

Track fil e... .... ....... .... ... .... 3 7, 5 6

Tripod ....... .... ... .... .... ... .... .... . 22

Troubl esho oti ng .... .... ... .... .... . 48

USB con nect or .... ... .... .... ... ... 36

Usi ng t he m enu dis play ..... .... 40

Volum e d ial .... ... .... ....... .... ..... 26

Win d s creen ........ .... ... .... .... .. 2 2

Additional Information

Printed in China

Sony PCM-D50 Operating Instruction

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Overview

What you can do with the PCM-D50

Identifying parts and controls

Getting Started

Checking the supplied accessories

Step 1: Preparing a power source

Step 2: Setting the clock

Recording

Preparation before recording

Recording analog sound

Monitoring the recording

Recording a few seconds in advance, before starting to record (Pre-recording)

Recording with an external microphone

Recording from external equipment (Line Input)

Digital recording

Recording digital signals from external equipment (Optical Input)

Synchronizing recording with playback (Digital Synchronized Recording)

Using the remote commander for recording

Operations after Recording

Playing back recorded audio data (tracks)

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

Quickly locating the point you wish to start playback (Easy Search)

Connecting external equipment for playback

Playing back repeatedly

Dividing a track

Deleting tracks

Storing tracks on a computer

On folder and track file structure

Playing back MP3 files copied from a computer

Menu Operations

Using the menu display

Menu items

(Indicator lighting)

CLOCK

(Date/time settings)

EASY SEARCH

(Easy search function)

(Sampling frequency/ quantifying bit number)

(Pre-recording function)

(Synchronized recording function)

PLUG IN PWR (Plug in power function)

Additional Information

Using a “Memory Stick” (not supplied)

Inserting a “Memory Stick”

Using the “Memory Stick” for recording/playback

Maintenance

Troubleshooting

Error messages

Specifications

File Specifications

Index