Sony ICD-P520 Operating Instructions Manual page 49

Symptom
Messages cannot be
played back./Playback
sound volume is too low.
Saved message files
cannot be played back or
edited.
Counter or slider moves
incorrectly.
There is noise.
Operation is slow when
there are many messages.
Display does not work
during saving, adding, or
deleting of messages.
It takes too long to
convert a file format.
Remedy
No sound board is installed.
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No speaker is built-in or connected to the computer.
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The volume of the sound is turned down.
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Turn up the volume on the computer. (Refer to the instruction
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manual of the computer.)
The volume of WAV files can be changed and saved using the
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"Increase Volume" feature of the Microsoft Sound Recorder.
You cannot play back a message whose file format the Digital
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Voice Editor software does not support. Depending on the
file format, you cannot use part of editorial features of the
software.
This happens when you play back messages that you divided,
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combined, overwrote, or added a recording. Save a message in
the hard disk first, and then add it to the IC recorder. Select the
saving file format that suits the IC recorder you use.
When the total number of messages increases, the operation
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becomes slower, regardless of the length of the recording time.
It takes a longer time to copy or delete long messages. After
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completing operations, the display works normally.
The time required for file conversion becomes longer as the file
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size is bigger.

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