Power Sources; When To Replace The Batteries; Battery Life - Sony MZ-B10 Operating Instructions (primary manual) Operating Instructions Manual

Power sources

You can power the recorder not only with
alkaline dry battery but also with house
current. You cannot, however, use
manganese dry battery.
When to replace the
batteries
You can check the battery condition with
the battery indication which is displayed
while using the recorder. The battery
indicator changes due to the battery
condition.
The battery level indicator is approximate.
Battery indicator
Batteries power decreasing
m
Weak batteries
m
The batteries has gone out.
"LOW BATT" flashes in the
display on the recorder, and the
power goes off.

Battery life

The battery life may be shorter due to operating
conditions and the temperature of the location.
When recording
(Unit: approx.hours)(JEITA
Recording mode
SP
LP2
LP4
MONO
1)
When using a Sony LR6 (SG) "STAMINA"
alkaline dry batteries (produced in Japan) and
"PowerMode" is set to "NORMAL"
(page 40). Setting "PowerMode" to "QUICK"
result in a shorter battery life (page 40).
2)
When recorded with the built-in microphone.
42
1)2)
Approx. hours
24
34
48
34
3)
Measured in accordance with the JEITA
(Japan Electronics and Information
Technology Industries Association) standard.
When playing
Recording
mode
SP
LP2
LP4
MONO
1) When using a Sony LR6 (SG) "STAMINA"
alkaline dry batteries (produced in Japan) and
"PowerMode" is set to "NORMAL" (page 40).
2)
Measured in accordance with the JEITA
(Japan Electronics and Information
Technology Industries Association) standard.
3)
When played using the built-in speaker.
4)
When played using headphones/earphones.
Notes
• Stop the recorder before replacing batteries.
• An optional AC power adaptor is
recommended for long recording.
3)
)
1)
(Unit: approx.hours)(JEITA
3)
Speaker Headphones/
earphones
45 90
50 100
55 110
50 100
2)
)
4)