Sony ICD-CX50 Visual & Voice Editor v1.0 Operating Instructions

Visual and Voice Editor
Operating Instructions
2005 Sony Corporation Printed in China
Notice for Users Before You Begin
Program © 2005 Sony Corporation The "Visual and Voice Editor" software allows you to
Documentation ©2005 Sony Corporation transfer the messages of the ICD-CX series Visual IC
recorder to your display monitor, to save them on
All rights reserved. This manual or the software your PC hard disk, and to play back and edit them.
described herein, in whole or in part, may not be
• Transferring the messages recorded on the IC
reproduced, translated or reduced to any machine
recorder to a PC and saving them on PC hard
readable form without prior written approval from
disk
Sony Corporation.
You can save selected messages, all the messages in
a folder, or all the messages at one time. The
IN NO EVENT SHALL SONY CORPORATION BE
messages are saved in the same file format as the IC
LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL,
recorder (VOISCAPE). You can also save a
CONSEQUENTIAL OR SPECIAL DAMAGES,
message as a WAV file.
WHETHER BASED ON TORT, CONTRACT, OR
• Viewing and playing the messages on your PC
OTHERWISE, ARISING OUT OF OR IN
You can play back a message and display picture
CONNECTION WITH THIS MANUAL, THE
bookmarks on your PC. In addition to the normal
SOFTWARE OR OTHER INFORMATION
playback, you can enjoy A-B repeat play, easy
CONTAINED HEREIN OR THE USE THEREOF.
search play, or playback using bookmarks. You can
also adjust the playback speed.
Sony Corporation reserves the right to make any
modification to this manual or the information
• Transferring messages back to the IC recorder
contained herein at any time without notice.
You can add messages saved on your PC or sound
files (VOISCAPE, MSV, DVF or WAV files*)
The software described herein may also be governed
received with e-mail one by one or by an entire
by the terms of a separate user license agreement.
folder at one time to the IC recorder. The messages
can be played back on the IC recorder.
Trademarks
* MSV, DVF and WAV files will be converted to the
• "Memory Stick" and are trademarks of Sony
VOISCAPE file and added to the IC recorder.
Corporation.
• Editing messages in the IC recorder or PC hard
• "LPEC" and are the trademarks of Sony
disk.
Corporation.
On your PC screen, you can rename messages or
• IBM and PC/AT are registered trademarks of
folders, move or delete them, divide a message into
International Business Machines Corporation.
two, combine up to 5 messages into one, edit
• Microsoft, Windows and Outlook are trademarks of
bookmarks, or perform other editions for the
Microsoft Corporation, registered in the USA and
messages both in the IC recorder and PC.
other countries.
For the PC messages, you can convert its file
Copyright ©1995 Microsoft Corporation.
format.
All rights reserved.
• Other features:
Portion Copyright ©1995 Microsoft Corporation
– Sending a voice e-mail message using MAPI e-
• Apple and Macintosh are trademarks of Apple
mail software.
Computer Inc., registered in the USA and other
– Exporting a VOISCAPE file into a Visual and
countries.
Voice File that can be played back with the
• Pentium is a registered trademark of Intel
Visual and Voice Player, or importing a Visual
Corporation.
and Voice File into a VOISCAPE file. You can
• NaturallySpeaking, Dragon Systems are trademarks
also attach a VOISCAPE file to an e-mail message
owned by ScanSoft, Inc. and are registered in the
so that the file is converted into a Visual and
United States and/or other countries.
Voice File and transmitted. The Visual and Voice
• All other trademarks and registered trademarks are
Player can be downloaded from the Sony Web
trademarks or registered trademarks of their
® site.
respective holders. Furthermore, "™" and " " are
– Using the transcribing keys to play back a
not mentioned in each case in this manual.
message and transcribe it using a word-processor
The "Visual and Voice Editor" uses software modules
or an editor's window.
as shown below:
– Transcribing your IC recorder message using
Microsoft ® DirectX ® Media Runtime
Dragon NaturallySpeaking
©2001 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
software (Only when Dragon NaturallySpeaking
version 5.0 (or higher) Preferred or Professional
Edition is installed on your PC).
Information
– On your PC screen, you can change the IC
IN NO EVENT SHALL SELLER BE LIABLE FOR
recorder's user name and other preferences, and
ANY DIRECT, INCIDENTAL OR
playback/recording modes.
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY
For details on each operation , refer to the help files.
NATURE, OR LOSSES OR EXPENSES
RESULTING FROM ANY DEFECTIVE
Note
PRODUCT OR THE USE OF ANY PRODUCT.
Depending on the IC recorder you use, some functions of the
Visual and Voice Editor may be limited.
Notes
• The illustrations in this manual may differ from the actual
software.
• Explanations in this manual assume that you are familiar
with basic operations of Windows. For how to use your PC
and operating system, please refer to the respective manuals.
BGetting Started
System Requirements
Your PC and system software must meet the
following minimum requirements.
• IBM PC/AT or compatible
– CPU: 450MHz Pentium ® III processor or higher
– RAM: 128 MB or more (256MB or more is
recommended.)
– Hard disk space: 70MB or more depending on
the size and number of sound files you store.
– CD-ROM drive
– USB connector (The unit supports Hi-Speed
USB.)
– Sound board: Sound Blaster 16 compatible
– Display: High color (16 bit) or more and 800 x
480 dots or more
® ®
• OS: Microsoft Windows XP Media Center
Edition 2005/Windows ® XP Media Center Edition
®
2004/Windows XP Professional/Windows
®
Home Edition/Windows 2000 Professional/
Step 2: Setting the Clock
®
Windows Millennium Edition/Windows
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Second Edition standard installation (You cannot
paper using VOC (Volatile
use this software with Windows ® 98, Windows
Organic Compound)-free
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or Windows NT.)
vegetable oil based ink.
Notes
• You cannot use the software with a Macintosh machine.
• A handmade PC, a PC whose operating system is installed
or upgraded by the user, or a PC with multi-boot operating
environment are not supported.
Note on transcribing a message
When you use Dragon NaturallySpeaking ® speech-recognition
software to transcribe a message, your PC must also meet the
system requirements that the Dragon NaturallySpeaking
requires. For details, see "Guide for Voice Recognition".
Note on sending a voice e-mail
®
When you use Microsoft Outlook Express 5.0/5.5/6.0 to send
a voice e-mail of a message, your PC must also meet the
system requirements that the Outlook Express requires.
Installing the Visual
and Voice Editor
Software
Install the "Visual and Voice Editor" software in your
PC hard disk.
Procedures before you start
installation
P Do not connect the IC recorder to your PC
before the installation is completed.
If you connect the IC recorder to your PC before
the installation is completed, the Visual and Voice
Editor may not be installed properly.
1
When using the Windows ® 2000
Professional:
Log on Windows as a user name belonging to the
"Administrator " user account.
When using the Windows ® XP Media Center
Edition 2005/Windows ® XP Media Center
Edition 2004/Windows ® XP Professional/
Windows ® XP Home Edition:
Log on Windows as the user name belonging to
the group with the "Computer administrator "*
user account.
(*To find if the user name belongs to the group with
the "Computer administrator" user account, open
the [User Accounts] window from the [Control
Panel] and refer to the section beneath the user
name being displayed.)
2
Close all the Windows software programs.
Especially, make sure to close the anti-virus
software program. If you are using the Digital
Voice Editor or Memory Stick Voice Editor, please
close them.
3
Follow the procedures described in
"Installing the software" to install the
Visual and Voice Editor software.
®
speech-recognition
Notes
• Do not connect or remove the IC recorder during installing
the software; The IC recorder may not be recognized or the
Software may not be installed successfully.
• After installing, the Microsoft DirectX module is also
installed depending on the operation system of your PC.
This module is not deleted after uninstalling the software.
• Do not install the "Visual and Voice Editor" and the
"Memory Stick Voice Editor Ver.2.x" on the identical PC.
The software does not work properly.
To use the functions of the "Memory Stick Voice Editor", we
suggest you download the upgrade program of the latest
version of the "Digital Voice Editor" software from our web
site, and install it since the "Digital Voice Editor" can handle
the messages in the "Memory Stick".
• If you install the "Digital Voice Editor Ver.2.0x/2.1x/2.2x"
into the PC where the "Visual and Voice Editor" has been
installed, the "Digital Voice Editor Ver.2.0x/2.1x/2.2x" will
not work properly. Please download and update the latest
version of the "Digital Voice Editor" software.
Installing the software
1
Make sure that the IC recorder is not
connected and then turn on your PC and
start up Windows.
2
Insert the supplied CD-ROM into the CD-
ROM drive.
The installer starts up automatically and the
welcome window appears.
If the installer does not start up, double click
[VVESetup.exe] in the [English] folder.
3
Follow the displayed instructions.
When the [Restart] dialog box appears, click [OK]
to restart the PC.
Now the installation is completed.
When the dialog box used to select the
help language is displayed
Click the desired language you want to use for the
®
XP help.
When the dialog box used to input the
®
98
owner name is displayed
Input the owner name for your identification with
® 95
the Visual and Voice Editor.
When the dialog box used to select
whether you install the sample data
Click [Yes] to install the sample data or [No] to
install no sample data.
Uninstalling the software
When you wish to uninstall the software, follow the
steps below.
1
Click [Start] and select [Settings], [Control
Panel], and then [Add/Remove Programs].
The [Add/Remove Programs] dialog box is
displayed.
2
In the [Currently Installed Programs] list
box, select [Sony Visual and Voice Editor]
and click [Remove].
The uninstaller starts up.
3
Follow the displayed instructions to
uninstall the software.
Note
If you wish to move the software to another drive or directory
after it is installed, you need to uninstall the software and then
reinstall it. The software does not work properly if you just
move the files.
1 Tip
Uninstallation does not remove the message files.
Connecting the IC
Recorder to your PC
Connect the USB connectors of the IC recorder and
your PC with the supplied USB connecting cable.
The IC recorder is recognized by the PC as soon as the
cable is connected. You can connect or disconnect the
cable when the IC recorder and the PC are turned on
or off.
IC recorder
To USB connector
of PC
PC
To USB connector
of IC recorder
USB connecting cable
(supplied)
Notes
• Be sure to install the "Visual and Voice Editor" software
before connecting the IC recorder to your PC. Otherwise, a
message like [Found New Hardware Wizard] may appear
when you connect the IC recorder to your PC. In this case,
click [Cancel].
• Do not connect more than two USB devices to your PC.
Normal operation will not be guaranteed.
• Use of this IC recorder with a USB hub or a USB extension
cable is not guaranteed.
• A malfunction may occur depending on the USB devices
connected at any one time.
• Before connecting the IC recorder to the PC, check the
remaining battery power of the IC recorder (more than one
segment of the battery indicator " " should be on) . If the
batteries are exhausted, communication between the IC
recorder and the PC may not succeed.
• When you connect the IC recorder to the PC, make sure that
the IC recorder is in the stop mode.
• We recommend you disconnect the cable from the PC when
you do not use the "Visual and Voice Editor".
Notes while the IC recorder is being
connected
• While the PC is communicating with the IC
recorder, avoid disconnecting the cable. Your PC
may not work properly or the data inside the IC
recorder may be damaged.
• Depending on the type of the PC, you may not be
able to start your PC when it is being connected to
the IC recorder. If this occurs, change the boot
sequence setting in the BIOS of your PC to start
from the hard disk. Or disconnect the IC recorder
and then restart your PC. For how to change the
BIOS settings, see the manual of your PC.
Note on system standby/hibernate mode • WAV file (WAV FILE [8/11/16kHz, 8/16 bit,
stereo/monaural] [44.1kHz, 16 bit, stereo/
While the PC is communicating with the IC recorder,
do not let your PC enter into the system standby/ monaural] file/file extension: *.wav)
hibernate mode. Prevent settings that automatically PCM 8/11/16/22/44.1kHz, 8/16 bit monaural, or
make such changes. If your PC enters into system stereo sound file used in recorded sound in
standby/hibernate mode while being connected to the standard Windows application software.
IC recorder, the PC may fail to communicate with the
• MP3 file (MP3 file/file extension: *.mp3 )
IC recorder immediately after system recovery.
The MP3 file stores digital audio such as sound or
In this case, disconnect and then connect the IC
songs and is commonly used to distribute it over
recorder. If the PC is unable to communicate with the
Internet.
IC recorder after these measures, restart the Windows.
Note: Visual and Voice Editor cannot save a file
Using the IC recorder as a removable in the MP3 file format.
disk –
Data storage function On the recording modes (ST/STLP/SP/LP)
When connecting the IC recorder and your PC
To enjoy better sound quality, select ST or STLP
through the USB connectors, you can temporarily save
modes. As the sound quality becomes higher, the file
an image or text file of your PC onto the IC recorder as
size becomes larger.
follows:
• ST: Stereo recording mode.
1
• STLP: Stereo long time recording mode.
Connect the IC recorder and your PC
• SP: Standard play monaural recording mode in
through the USB connectors.
better sound quality.
2
• LP: Long play monaural recording mode.
Open "My Computer" in the Windows and
check to see that the IC recorder is correctly
Notes
recognized as a new removable disk.
The "Visual and Voice Editor" does not support the ICS file
3 format (Sony IC recorder Sound file/file extension: *.ics ) used
Use the Explorer or another to copy files of
in recording messages on the IC recorder ICD-R100. To use an
your PC onto the removable disk.
ICS file with the "Visual and Voice Editor", use the software
compatible with the ICS file format such as "ICS converter",
Notes "Sony ICD-PCLINK software" or "Visual and Voice Editor
Ver. 1.x" to convert an ICS file into a WAV file. (The ICS
• A file saved without using the "Visual and Voice Editor"
Converter is available on the Sony web site as free software. )
cannot be played or displayed on the IC recorder even if it is
of a compatible file format.
• When you view the contents of the removable disk with the
Explorer, the MSSONY-VOISCAPE folder will be displayed.
Do not rename files in the MSSONY folder. Make sure to
use the "Visual and Voice Editor" software to move, copy,
add, or delete a file in the VOISCAPE folder.
• According to the size of the files copied, the maximum
recordable time of the IC recorder may reduce.
• Do not format the removable disk on your PC.
About the File
Formats
The "Visual and Voice Editor" can handle the
following file formats.
• VOISCAPE file [LPEC: For ICD-CX Series]
(VOISCAPE File/file extension: *.dvf/.jpg/.pin )
The VOISCAPE file is a sound file format used in
recording messages on the Sony Visual IC recorder
ICD-CX series equipped with a USB port. The
VOISCAPE is not a single file, but a mixture of
sound (DVF), image (JPEG), and picture index
(PIN) files contained in a folder of the file name.
The names of the sound and picture index files are
the same as the folder name.
Note
If the folder name, sound file name, and picture index file
name are not identical, they are not regarded and handled
as a VOISCAPE file.
In addition to the VOISCAPE file, the Visual and
Voice Editor can handle the following messages
recorded with Sony IC recorders. Depending on the
file format, some editorial or saving functions may be
limited on the "Visual and Voice Editor".
• DVF file [LPEC: For ICD-SXx5 Series] (Digital Voice
File/file extension: *.dvf)
Sound file format used in recording messages on
the Sony IC recorder ICD-SXx5 series equipped
with a USB port. You can select ST (stereo), STLP
(stereo long play), SP and LP recording modes.
• DVF file [LPEC: for ICD-ST/SXx0 series] (Digital
Voice File/file extension: *.dvf)
Sound file format used in recording messages on
the Sony IC recorder ICD-ST/SXx0 series equipped
with a USB connector. You can select ST (stereo),
SP and LP recording modes.
• DVF file [LPEC: for ICD-BPx50 series] (Digital
Voice File/file extension: *.dvf)
Monaural sound file format used in recording
messages on the Sony IC recorder ICD-BPx50 series
equipped with a USB connector. You can select SP
and LP recording modes.
• DVF file [LPEC: for ICD-BP100/BPx20 series]
(Digital Voice File/file extension: *.dvf)
Monaural sound file format used in recording
messages on the Sony IC recorder ICD-BP100/
BPx20 series equipped with a USB connector. You
can select SP and LP recording modes.
• MSV file [LPEC: for ICD-MS5xx/S series] (Memory
Stick Voice file/file extension: *.msv )
Monaural sound file format used in recording
messages on the Memory Stick IC recorder ICD-
MS5xx and ICD-S series. You can select SP and LP
recording modes.
• MSV file [LPEC: for ICD-BM series] (Memory Stick
Voice file/file extension: *.msv)
Sound file format used in recording messages on
the Sony Memory Stick IC recorder ICD-BM series.
You can select ST (stereo), SP and LP recording
modes.
• MSV file [ADPCM] (Memory Stick Voice file/file
extension: *.msv)
Monaural sound file format used in recording
messages on the Memory Stick IC recorder ICD-
MS1. You can select SP and LP recording modes.
• MSV file [LPEC: for ICD-MX series] (Memory Stick
Voice file/file extension: *.msv)
Sound file format used in recording messages on
the Sony Memory Stick IC recorder ICD-MX series.
You can select ST (stereo), STLP (stereo long play),
SP and LP recording modes.