Sony ICD-BP100 Primary Operating Instructions Manual page 14

Recording Messages (continued)
To select the microphone sensitivity
You can select the microphone sensitivity by switching the MIC SENS
selector on the rear of the unit.
H (high): To record at a meeting or in a quiet and/or spacious place.
L (low): To record for dictation or in a noisy place.
To monitor the recording
Connect the supplied earphone to the EAR jack. You can adjust the volume
with the VOL control, but the recording level is fixed.
Note
If you turn up the volume excessively or place the earphone near the
microphone while monitoring recording, the microphone may pick up the
sound from the earphone, causing acoustic feedback (howling sound).
Maximum recording time
You can record for up to 63 minutes in SP (standard play) mode and 168
minutes in LP (long play) mode. If you record messages in a mixture of SP
and LP modes, the recordable time varies from 63 to 168 minutes.
The unit is factory-set to SP mode. To change the recording mode, see page 41.
You can check the remaining amount of recording time by selecting the
remaining recording time display mode. See page 39.
Remaining memory indication
During recording, the remaining memory indicator decreases one by one.
flashing
When the remaining time of recording reaches 5 minutes, the last one of
the indication flashes. When the remaining time of recording reaches 1
minute, the selected display mode (page 39) and "REMAIN" will flash one
after the other in the display window. When the memory is full, recording
automatically stops and "FULL" will flash in the display window with an
alarm sound. To continue recording, first erase some of the messages (page
20).
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