Sony ICD-CX50 Operating Instructions

Visual IC Recorder
Operating Instructions
Owner's Record
The model number is located at the rear and the serial number is located on the side panel of
the unit. Record the serial number in the space provided below. Refer to these numbers
whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product.
Model No. ICD-CX50 Serial No.
Printed on 100% recycled
ICD-CX50 paper using VOC (Volatile
Organic Compound)-free
vegetable oil based ink.
2005 Sony Corporation Printed in China
Trademarks
For the customers in the USA • IBM and PC/AT are registered trademarks of
International Business Machines Corporation.
• Microsoft, Windows and Outlook are trademarks of
INFORMATION
Microsoft Corporation, registered in the USA and other
This equipment has been tested and found to comply
countries.
with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to
Copyright ©1995 Microsoft Corporation.
Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to
All rights reserved.
provide reasonable protection against harmful
Portion Copyright ©1995 Microsoft Corporation
interference in a residential installation. This equipment
• Apple and Macintosh are trademarks of Apple
generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy
Computer Inc., registered in the USA and other
and, if not installed and used in accordance with the
countries.
instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio
• Pentium is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation.
communications.
• US and foreign patents licensed from Dolby Laboratories.
However, there is no guarantee that interference will not
• NaturallySpeaking, Dragon Systems are trademarks
occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does
owned by ScanSoft, Inc. and are registered in the
cause harmful interference to radio or television
United States and/or other countries.
reception, which can be determined by turning the
• All other trademarks and registered trademarks are
equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to
trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective
correct the interference by one or more of the following
®
holders. Furthermore, "™" and " " are not mentioned
measures:
in each case in this manual.
– Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
– Increase the separation between the equipment and The "Visual and Voice Editor" uses software modules as
receiver. shown below:
Microsoft ® DirectX ®
– Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit
©2001 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
different from that to which the receiver is connected.
– Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV
technician for help.
You are cautioned that any changes or modifications not Troubleshooting
expressly approved in this manual could void your
authority to operate this equipment.
Before taking the unit for repair, check the following
If you have any questions about this product, you may
sections. Should any problem persists after you have
call: Sony Customer Information Services Center 1-800- made these checks, consult your nearest Sony dealer.
222-7669 or http://www.sony.com/
The unit does not operate.
• The battery has run out. Charge the battery.
Declaration of Conformity
• The buttons are locked while the lens mount is in the
Trade Name: SONY
HOLD position. (If you press any button, "HOLD"
Model: ICD-CX50
will appear for 3 seconds.)
Responsible Party: Sony Electronics Inc.
No sound comes from the speaker.
Address: 16530 Via Esprillo, San Diego,
• The headphones are plugged in.
CA 92127 U.S.A.
• The volume is turned down completely.
Telephone Number: 858-942-2230
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Sound comes from the speaker even when the
Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
headphones are plugged in.
(1) This device may not cause harmful interference,
• If you plug in the headphones not securely during
and (2) this device must accept any interference
playback, the sound may come from the speaker.
received, including interference that may cause
Unplug the headphones and then insert them securely.
undesired operation.
You cannot start recording.
• The memory is full. Erase some of the messages. Or use
For the customers in the USA and
the Visual and Voice Editor to save the IC recorder
Canada messages to the hard disk of your PC.
• 99 messages have already been recorded in the selected
RECYCLING LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES
folder. Select another folder or erase some of the
Lithium-Ion batteries are recyclable.
messages.
You can help preserve our
You cannot shoot an image.
environment by returning
• You cannot shot an image when the lens mount is not
your used rechargeable batteries to
set to "Camera on (Open)" or "Camera on (Self)"
the collection and
position.
recycling location nearest you.
You cannot add a post-recording to an message.
• The remaining memory is too short.
For more information regarding recycling of rechargeable
• The message already has recorded sound. You can
batteries, call toll free 1-800-822-8837, or visit
add a post-recording to a message without recorded
http://www.rbrc.org/
sound.
Caution: Do not handle damaged or leaking Lithium-Ion
Recording is interrupted (when recording from an
batteries.
external device).
• If you use an audio connecting cable without a resistor
Disposal of Old Electrical & Electronic
to connect the sound source to the IC recorder, sound
Equipment (Applicable in the European
may be recorded interrupted. Make sure to use a
Union and other European countries with
resistance audio connecting cable.
separate collection systems)
Noise is heard.
This symbol on the product • If you open or close the display cover during
or on its packaging indicates recording, noise of opening or closing may be
that this product shall not be recorded.
treated as household waste. • An object, such as your finger, etc., accidentally rubbed
Instead it shall be handed or scratched the unit during recording so that noise
over to the applicable was recorded.
collection point for the • The unit was placed near an AC power source, a
recycling of electrical and fluorescent lamp or a mobile phone during recording
electronic equipment. By or playback.
ensuring this product is
• Plug of the connected microphone was dirty when
disposed of correctly, you
recording. Clean the plug.
will help prevent potential • Headphones plug is dirty. Clean the plug.
negative consequences for • When an image is shot, sound may be interrupted
the environment and human because of rubbed or operation sound. Use of the
health, which could electret condenser microphone ECM-CS10 (not
otherwise be caused by inappropriate waste handling of supplied) may improve the condition.
this product. The recycling of materials will help to
Recording level is low.
conserve natural resources. For more detailed
• If it is difficult to hear small sound of a recorded
information about recycling of this product, please
message, slide the V-UP (Digital Voice Up) switch to
contact your local city office, your household waste
"ON". Playback sound may become more audible.
disposal service or the shop where you purchased the
Playback speed is too fast or too slow.
product.
• The playback speed is adjusted in the "DPC" in the
Applicable Accessories: Stereo headphones
menu. Display the "DPC" in the menu and select it to
"OFF".
The validity of the CE marking is restricted to only those
countries where it is legally enforced, mainly in the "y--m--d" or "--:--" is displayed.
countries EEA (European Economic Area). • You have not set the clock. Display the "Date&Time"
in the menu and set the clock.
• The date and time of recording will not be displayed if
you recorded the message when the clock was not set.
Notice for users
Display the "Date&Time" in the menu and set the clock.
There are fewer menu items in the menu mode.
Program © 2005 Sony Corporation
• There are some menu items which are not displayed
Documentation ©2005 Sony Corporation
while the unit is in recording or playback mode.
All rights reserved. This manual or the software
A character in a folder or message name is
described herein, in whole or in part, may not be
displayed in blank.
reproduced, translated or reduced to any machine
• The unit cannot support and display some characters
readable form without prior written approval from Sony
Corporation. which are entered using the supplied "Visual and
Voice Editor" software.
IN NO EVENT SHALL SONY CORPORATION BE
The remaining time displayed in the display
LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL
window is shorter than that displayed in the
OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, WHETHER BASED ON TORT,
supplied "Visual and Voice Editor" software.
CONTRACT, OR OTHERWISE, ARISING OUT OF OR
• The unit requires a certain amount of memory for
IN CONNECTION WITH THIS MANUAL, THE
system operation. That amount is subtracted from the
SOFTWARE OR OTHER INFORMATION CONTAINED
remaining time, which is the reason for the difference.
HEREIN OR THE USE THEREOF.
You cannot record messages up to the maximum
Sony Corporation reserves the right to make any
recording time.
modification to this manual or the information contained
• If you record messages in a mixture of ST, STLP, SP
herein at any time without notice.
and LP modes, the recordable time varies from the
The software described herein may also be governed by
maximum ST mode recording time to the maximum
the terms of a separate user license agreement.
LP mode recording time.
• This software is for Windows and cannot be used for • There may be other formatted data in the memory.
Macintosh. • Since you need the minimum recording unit to record
• The supplied connecting cable is for the IC recorders a message even shorter than the minimum recording
ICD-CX50. You cannot connect other IC recorders.
unit, the actual total recording time may become
shorter than the maximum recording time of the IC
Information
recorder.
IN NO EVENT SHALL SELLER BE LIABLE FOR ANY • If the length of each message cannot be divided by the
DIRECT, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL
minimum recording unit, the remaining recording time
DAMAGES OF ANY NATURE, OR LOSSES OR may decrease by more than the total length of the
EXPENSES RESULTING FROM ANY DEFECTIVE messages.
PRODUCT OR THE USE OF ANY PRODUCT. • No more recording can be made when 99 messages
each have been recorded in a folder.
• Due to the limitation of the IC recording system
• Before you record one-time events, you may want to
mentioned above, the sum of the total recorded time in
make a trial recording to make sure that the IC
the counter (elapsed time) and the remaining time
recorder is working correctly.
becomes shorter than the maximum recording time of
• Contents of the recording cannot be compensated for
the IC recorder.
if recording or playback is not possible due to a
The battery life is short.
malfunction of your IC recorder.
• Duplication, edition, or transmission of a CD, TV
• The battery life mentioned in "Step 1: Charging the Built-
programs, copyrighted materials such as pictures or
in Battery" is based on playback through internal
publications, or any other materials except for your speaker with the medium volume level. The battery
own recording or creation is limited to private or
life may shorten depending on the operation of the
domestic use only. Unless you hold copyright or
unit.
have permission of copyright holders for the
CHG (charge) lamp flashes in red and you cannot
materials to be duplicated, use of those materials
charge the battery.
beyond this limit may infringe the provisions of the
• You are trying to charge the battery in a temperature
copyright law and be subject to the copyright
exceeding the range suitable for charging the battery.
holder's claim for damages.
Charge the battery within the temperature range of 5°C
When using photo images with this IC recorder, pay
to 35°C (41°F to 95°F).
special attention not to infringe the provisions of the
copyright law. Any unauthorized use or "ACCESS" display does not disappear.
modification of others' portrait may also infringe • If the unit is required to process excessive amount of
their rights. For some demonstrations, performances, data, "ACCESS" may be displayed for an extended
or exhibits, photography may be forbidden. period of time. This is not a malfunction of the unit.
Wait until the message disappears.
Backup recommendations
The unit does not operate correctly.
To avoid potential risk of data loss caused by
• Push in the RESET button to reset the system.
accidental operation or malfunction of the IC recorder,
You cannot connect the unit to the PC.
make sure to save a backup copy of your recorded
• Refer to the "Visual and Voice Editor " operating
messages including sound and images on your PC
instructions.
using the supplied Visual and Voice Editor software.
Please note that recorded messages may be erased during
service or repair work.
BBefore you begin
What is the Visual IC recorder?
What you can do with the Visual IC Recorder and its What is "Live View"? –
Loading the camera
camera function?
function
While recording sound as a message, you can shoot an image at the desired
To use the camera function, you
point. The shot image is recorded and added as a bookmark to the message.
need to activate the camera lens
For example, when you record an important meeting, you can shoot an image
ready for shooting and display live
as a reminder of the important topic as follows:
pictures from the lens on the
display window. This mode is
Bookmark Bookmark
The default
called "Live View".
bookmark
To load the live view in the display
window, do the following:
1
Rotate the lens mount to the
"Camera on (Open/Self)
position.
A message with bookmarks 2 Open the display cover.
3 Do either of the following:
Start recording
Shoot an image of the
Shoot an image of the •Press (camera).
sound of a
speaker presenting an sample of a new
•Press CAPTURE.
meeting.
important topic. product.
The Live View mode is activated
Later, you can search between the bookmarks to locate the specific point in the and you can shoot an image by
message. A bookmark can also be used as the title image of the message which pressing CAPTURE.
is displayed in the message list or a reminder of the contents of the message.
Three types of messages that you can record with the IC recorder:
• Shooting images while recording sound – Message with bookmarks
You can shoot images while recording sound as a message. The recorded
message contains both sound and image(s) (bookmarks). Those messages are
called a "message with bookmarks". (See "Recording a Message with
Images".)
• Recording sound only – Message without bookmark
You can also record sound only, which is called "message without
bookmark". You can add images later as bookmarks. (See the reverse side.)
• Shooting an image only – Picture message
You can also shoot an image without recording sound. The recorded
message contains an image only, which is called "picture message". You can
add sound later. (See the reverse side.)
A variety of editing and playback features:
• Recording sound to a picture message– Post-recording
You can add sound to a previously shot image (picture message), which is
called "Post-recording".
• Shooting images while playing back sound – Adding bookmarks to a
message
While playing back sound of a message, you can shoot an image and add it
as a bookmark. You can also erase a bookmark from an message.
• Playing back sound of a message
• Displaying bookmarks while playing back sound
The bookmarks are displayed while the message sound is played back. You
can select a specific bookmark and display in full-screen size.
You can also repeat or erase the section between the two bookmarks, search
for a specific point by locating bookmarks. (See "Playing Back and
Displaying a Message".)
• Connecting the IC recorder to the PC
You can connect your IC recorder to the PC and use the Visual and Voice
Editor supplied to display, play, save, and edit messages.
BGetting started
Step 1: Charging the Built-in Battery
Connect the supplied AC power
Notes
adaptor to the DC IN 6V jack of
• Use the AC power adaptor supplied
the unit and to the wall outlet. AC power with the unit only. If you use any
adaptor other AC power adaptor, the unit
(supplied)
The CHG (charge) lamp lights in may be damaged.
• If you try to charge the unit when
red and the unit starts charging the
the unit is fully charged, the CHG
battery. When the lamp turns off,
(charge) lamp will turn off soon.
the charging is completed. To DC IN 6V
• When you do not use the unit for an
(Usually it takes about 2 hours and jack
extended period of time, charge the
Polarity of
30 minutes o fully charge the built-
battery. The clock may be reset to
the plug
in battery.)
its default settings.
When you use the unit for the first time after
Notes while "ACCESS" appears
purchase, or when the unit has been out of battery
• While "ACCESS" appears or the
for a certain period of time, "Set Date&Time"
REC/PLAY lamp lights or flashes,
appears. Please refer "Step 2: Setting the Clock" to do not remove the AC power
set the date and time.
adaptor or USB connecting cable.
• The unit is accessing data while
Battery remain indicator "ACCESS" appears in the display
The battery indicator on the display window shows the battery condition: window. While accessing, you
cannot operate the unit.
: "Battery Low" appears. Charge battery.
• If the unit is required to process
: "Charge Battery" appears and the unit will stop operation.
excessive amount of data,
"ACCESS" may be displayed for an
Battery life*
extended period of time. This is not
Recording mode: ST STLP SP LP a malfunction of the unit. Wait until
the message disappears.
In continuous sound recording: 10h.30m. 13h. 11h.30m. 14hr.
In continuous sound playback**: 9h.30m. 10 h. 11 h. 12 hr.
On the standby mode
(hr.: hours/min.: minutes)
If you do not operate any keys or
* In approximate hours and minutes.
buttons for 15 seconds, the display
* The battery life may shorten depending on the operation of the unit.
automatically turns off and the unit
** When playing back through the internal speaker with the medium volume level
enters into the standby mode. To
wake up the unit, press any key or
button to start operation.
Step 2: Setting the Clock
You need to set the clock to record the date and time with recording and Note on setting the clock
shooting. When you use the unit for the first time after purchase, or when the
Set the clock while the unit is in the
unit has been out of battery for a certain period of time, "Set Date&Time" stop mode.
appears. Release the HOLD function and set the date and time as follows:
To display the clock setting
window and current time
Press the control key upward, downward, leftward, or You can display the clock setting
window to set the date and time or
rightward (v/V/b/B) to select an item, and then press
check the current time:
down the center (u) to decide on the item.
In this manual, these operations are described as follows: 1
Press MENU for more than one
Press v (.). second to display the menu.
Press B .
Press b.
Press u.
2 Press v/V to select "Date&Time".
Press V (>). The current time is displayed in the
right bottom of the display
window.
1
Press v/V to select the digits for the year.
v: to decrease the number
V: to increase the number
2
Press u.
3 To set the clock, press u to
The month digits will flash.
display the "Date&Time" window.
3
Repeat steps 1 and 2 to set the month, day,
hour, and then minutes in sequence.
To select a previous or next item
Press b for the previous item or B for the next
item.
Note
4
If you do not press u for more than one minute, the Press v/V to select "Manual" and
clock setting mode is cancelled and the window will then press u and follow the steps
return to normal display. 1 through 4 of the "Step 2: Setting
4 the Clock".
Press x (stop) to return to the normal
display.
When you select "Auto" for
"Date&Time"
When you connect the unit to the
PC after the Visual and Voice
Editor is started, the clock of the
unit is automatically set according
to the internal clock of your PC.
BBasic Operations
Recording a Message with Images
You can shoot an image as a bookmark while recording sound as a new Maximum recording time *
The maximum recording time of all
message– Message with bookmarks. You can add the maximum of 99
bookmarks to a message. the folders is as follows. You can
You can record the maximum of 99 messages in each folder of the initially 5 record messages for the maximum
recording time in a single folder. (In
folders (FOLDER01 to FOLDER05). When you add new message folders by
recording sound only.)
using the supplied Visual and Voice Editor software, you can record the
maximum of 1,000 messages in all folders. Recording modes**
Since a newly recorded message is automatically added behind the last ST Approx. 11 hr. 30 min.
recorded message, you can start recording quickly without searching for the
STLP Approx. 22 hr. 5 min.
end of the last recording.
SP Approx. 35 hr
LP Approx. 93 hr. 30 min.
e.g. Message 1 Message 2 Blank space
(hr.: hours/min.: minutes)
* In continuous recording
Newly recorded message
** Recording modes:
ST: Standard play stereo recording
1
mode/STLP: Long play stereo
Release the HOLD function recording mode /SP: Standard play
monaural recording mode/LP:
and open the display cover. Long play monaural recording
mode
To select the recording mode
1 Rotate the lens mount to "z" (HOLD off/
For how to select the recording mode,
Camera off) position until it clicks into
see "Operating the Menu".
place.
2 Slide open the cover to display the whole Notes before recording
LCD display window. • To record in better sound quality,
select the ST or STLP mode.
• Before making a long recording, be
sure to check the battery indicator.
• The maximum recording time
varies if you use multiple recording
modes for recording multiple
messages.
• You cannot record through the
built-in microphone if you connect
When you do not press any key or button for
an external microphone to the m
approximately 15 seconds, the display will (microphone) connector.
be turned off. To turn it on, press any key.
Selecting a folder
2 Without selecting a folder, a new
message will be recorded in the
Start recording sound.
current folder. You can also select the
folder where you record a message.
1 Press REC/PAUSE during the stop
For the details, see "Searching for a
mode.
Bookmark, Message or Folder" on the
You do not need to keep pressing REC/
reverse side.
PAUSE while recording.
Monitoring the recording
Remaining memory indication
When recording from the built-in
Recording mode
microphone, you connect headphones
Remaining time
indication supplied or not supplied to the i
(headphones) jack and monitor the
recording from the connected
Current message
headphones. You can adjust the
number/Number of
volume with VOL +/–, but the
messages in the
recording level is fixed.
folder
Note
Counter display*
If you turn up the volume excessively
Message icon
or place the headphones near the
microphone while monitoring
Remaining battery indication
recording, the microphone may pick
REC/PLAY indicator
up the sound from the headphones,
(lights in red during recording.)
causing acoustic feedback (howling
2 Speak to the built-in microphone.
sound).
* The display selected with the "Display" in the Using the digital zoom
menu appears. feature
You can press >/.during live
view and zoom in on an image using
3 the digital zoom process . For the
Load the Live View in the details, see "Using the Digital Zoom
Feature" on the reverse side.
display window.
Shooting close-ups – Macro
For close-ups of small subjects , you
Rotate the lens mount further than "zHOLD off/
can slide the Macro switch to " "
Camera off" position until it clicks into place at
(macro) position and shoot a close-up.
the next position ("Camera on (Open)" position).
For the details, see "Shooting Close-
The camera is activated and the display shows the ups – Macro" on the reverse side.
live view from the lens.
Shooting yourself– Self
position
Rotate the lens mount to show
yourself in the live view display
window. For the details, see
"Shooting For Your Own View–Self
Position" on the reverse side.
When you do not operate the unit for
Recording sound only
approximately 30 seconds after the live view is
without bookmark
activated, the live view mode will quit.
Release the HOLD function by
rotating the lens mount to "zHOLD
off/Camera off" position.
4
Shoot an image (bookmark).
(camera) button
(If live view is not displayed, press this button to
resume the live view .)
Picture size indicator
Zoom scaling indicator
Then press REC/PAUSE to start
recording a message.
You can record a message without
opening the display cover or rotating
the lens mount further to the
"Camera on" position.
1 Adjust zoom scaling.
Note
>: Zoom in (up to x4).
If the memory becomes full, use the
.: Zoom out (down to x1). USB cable to connect the unit with the
PC , and use the supplied Visual and
Voice Editor software to save a
2 Press CAPTURE.
backup copy of the IC recorder
The image shown on the display window will be
messages onto the PC hard disk. You
recorded as a bookmark. You can add the
can erase unnecessary messages and
maximum of 99 images as bookmarks to a
spare empty memory space.
message.
5
Stop recording a message.
Press x (stop).
Recording stops at the beginning of the
message just recorded.
The first bookmark shot is displayed in the
message list.
To Do this
pause recording* Press REC/PAUSE.
During recording pause, the REC/PLAY indicator
and the counter indication flashes. You can shoot an
image during recording pause.
release pause and Press REC/PAUSE.
resume recording Recording resumes from that point.
listen to the current Press x (stop) to stop recording, then press u.
recording
* About 10 minutes after you pause recording, recording pause is automatically
released and the unit goes into the stop mode.
Playing Back and displaying Messages
You can play back a message you have just finished recording as follows: Selecting a message to be
played back
You can select the folder and the
1
message to be played back:
Start playback. 1
In the folder list, select the folder
where the desired message is saved.
For how to select the folder in the
REC/PLAY indicator folder list, see "Searching for a
Bookmark, Message or Folder" on
(lights in green during playback.)
the reverse side.
1 Press u.
2 In the message list, press v or V to
The unit plays back all the messages in the
select the desired message.
current folder continuously. Then it stops at
the beginning of the last message in the
Switching the message list
folder.
and bookmark list
Selected message Press B or b.
number/Number of In the message list, title images
(bookmarks) of the messages in the
messages in the
selected folder current folder is displayed.
In the bookmark list, bookmarks in
the current message is displayed.
Counter display*
You can search for a message or
bookmark by pressing V or v.
2 Adjust the volume with VOLUME +/– .
Searching forward/backward
during playback (Cue/Review)
• To search forward (cue): Keep V
i (headphones) jack
pressed during playback and
release the key at the point you
wish to resume playback.
• To search backward (review):
Keep v pressed during playback
* The display selected with the "Counter" in the menu appears.
and release the key at the point you
wish to resume playback.
If you keep V or v pressed, the unit
starts to search at higher speed.
During cue/review, the elapse time
will be displayed, regardless of the
display "Counter" setting in the
menu.
Adjusting the playback sound
2
by amplifying inaudible
Display a full-screen image.
sound–Digital Voice Up
function
Slide the V-UP (Digital Voice Up)
During playback of a message, you can display a full-screen image from
switch to "ON", so that low-level part
the message list or bookmark list.
of a recorded message is amplified,
Press DISPLAY briefly. allowing you to hear even small
• When you press DISPLAY in the message voices more easily. By adjusting the
list, the title image (bookmark) of the overall recording to its optimum
level, you can make playback sound
current message is displayed in full-
well-balanced and more audible.
screen.
• When you press DISPLAY in the
Note
bookmark list, the current bookmark is Depending on the area you purchased
displayed in full-screen. the unit, the Digital Voice Up switch
name shown on the unit may differ.
Listening in better sound
quality
You can enjoy better sound quality as
follows:
• To listen from headphones: Connect
the stereo headphones (supplied or
To return to the message or bookmark list,
not supplied) to the i (headphones)
press DISPLAY again.
jack. The built-in speaker will be
automatically disconnected.
•To listen from an external speaker:
3
Connect an active or passive
Stop playing a message. speaker (not supplied) to the i
(headphones) jack.
Press x (stop).
Playback stops. To resume playback from
that point, press u.
To Do this
pause playback* Press u .
During playback pause, the REC/PLAY
indicator and the counter indication
flashes. To resume playback from that
point, press u again.
go back to the beginning Press v (.) once.*
of the current message
skip to the next message Press V (>) once.*
go back to previous Press v (.) or V (>) repeatedly.
messages/skip to succeeding (During stop mode, keep the key
messages pressed to skip the messages
continuously.)
* About 10 minutes after you pause playback, playback pause is automatically
released and the unit goes into the stop mode.
Operating the Menu
How the display changes in
During stop, playback or recording, you can use the menu to change the
menu operation
operation modes in playback and recording, display mode, or other settings.
Display the menu and change the settings as follows:
Entering the
menu mode (1)
To Do this
1 enter the menu mode. Press MENU for more than one
v
second.
2 select the desired menu item.
Press v/V and press u. Selecting the
go back to the previous step. Press v/V to select "Return" and desired menu
press u. ( If "Return" does not item (2)
appear, press b. )
3 select the setting item. Press v/V and press u. v
4 exit the menu mode. Press x (stop) or press v/V to
Selecting the
select "Menu End" and press u.
setting item
If you do not press the key or button for one minute, the menu mode is automatically
(3)
cancelled and the window will return to normal display.
Menu items Settings (*: Initial setting) Stop/Play/Rec/Live**
REC Mode You can set the recording mode (bit rate):
ST*: You can record with high-quality stereo sound. (48 kbps)
STLP: You can record with stereo sound for longer time. (24 kbps)
OK/–/–/–
SP: You can record with better sound (monaural sound). (16 kbps)
LP: You can record for longer time (monaural sound). (6 kbps)
Post-recording Displays the window to start post-recording of voice to a picture message. OK/–/–/–
Erase Displays the menu to erase messages:
Message: You can erase a message by selecting it in the message list. OK/OK/–/–
All in Folder: You can erase all the messages in the current folder. OK/–/–/–
Bookmark: You can display the bookmarks of the currently selected message and select
OK/OK/–/–
and erase a bookmark.
Section: You can select a bookmark and erase the section between the selected
OK/OK/–/–
bookmark and the next bookmark. You can also select which bookmark
among the two will remain.
Display Set You can change the display settings (Counter/Title Image/Backlight) on the display
window:
Counter: You can select the display mode on the display window. (See "Changing
the Counter Display" on the reverse side.) OK/OK/OK/OK
(Elapse Time*/Remaining Time/REC Date/REC Time)
Title Image: You can change a bookmark for the title image to be displayed in
OK/–/–/–
the message list.
Backlight: You can turn on or off the backlight on the display window during
operation.
OK/OK/OK/OK
ON*: The backlight on the display window lights during operation.
OFF: The backlight on the display window turns off during operation.
Picture Size You can select the picture size in which an image is recorded:
1280 x 960*: Images will be recorded in 1280 x 960 pixels. You can record an image in
OK/OK/OK/OK
better picture quality.
640 x 480: Images will be recorded in 640 x 480 pixels. You can record a larger number
of images.
Playback Set You can enable DPC (Digital Pitch Control) playback and Bookmark Repeat playback.
DPC: You can set the playback speed:
OFF*: Messages will be played back at normal speed.
OK/OK/–/–
ON: Messages will be played back at the specified speed. You can adjust
the speed of the playback between twice the normal speed (+100%)
and half the normal speed (–50%)
Bookmark You can turn on or off the bookmark repeat playback:
Repeat: ON: When you start playback, the section between the two bookmarks
will be played back repeatedly.
OK/OK/–/–
OFF*: When you start playback, normal playback of the selected message
starts. The unit plays back from the selected message to the last
message in the current folder continuously.
Date&Time You can set the clock manually or automatically:
Auto*: If the unit is connected to a PC while the supplied Visual and Voice Editor is
operating, the clock is automatically set according to the PC internal clock. OK/–/–/–
Manual: Displays the window to set the clock manually (05/1/1/0:00*).
(See "Step 2: Setting the Clock".)
USB Batt Charge You can set the unit to be charged from the connected PC via the USB connection.
ON*: When the unit is connected to the PC, the internal battery will be charged
via the USB connector.
OK/–/–/–
OFF: The battery will be charged only when the AC power adaptor is connected to
the DC IN jack.
Folder Settings You can change the icon and name of the currently selected folder.
Folder Icon: You can change the folder icon from the templates.
OK/–/–/–
Folder Name: You can change the folder name from the templates.
(See the reverse side.)
Beep You can turn on or off the beep.
ON*: A beep will sound to indicate that operation has been accepted. OK/OK/–/–
OFF: No beep sound will be heard except for the alarm for illegal operations.
Format You can erase all the data in the memory and resets it to the initial status. OK/–/–/–
**Displays whether you can change the setting in each operation mode (Stop: stop mode/Play: playback mode/Rec: recording mode/
Live: live view): "OK" shows the setting can be changed and "–" shows the setting cannot be changed.
Index to Parts and Controls
Identifying the front and rear panels of the unit
Opening the display
cover.
1 Lens mount (HOLD on/off, Camera on/off, 8 REC (record) /PAUSE button
camera self mode) Press here to start and pause recording.
You can set the unit to the following modes as you
9 (camera) button
rotate the lens mount to the following position:
Turns on or off the live view mode for shooting an
HOLD on: When you rotate the lens mount to
image.
"HOLD", "HOLD" will appear for 3 seconds and
then the display will be turned off.
0 Built-in stereo microphone
• During recording and playback: recording or
qa DISPLAY/MENU button
playback continues but the functions of the
By pressing briefly, it works as DISPLAY button to
buttons are locked. The live view mode, if
change the display as follows:
activated, will be turned off.
In the live view mode: Turns off and on the display
• During stop: The unit enters into the standby
of image information.
mode.
To cancel the HOLD function When the live view is off: Switches the thumbnail
Rotate the lens mount to select other position. view of the messages or bookmarks and full-
screen preview of an image.
z HOLD off/Camera off: When you rotate the lens
By pressing for more than one second, it works as
mount to the "z" position, you can record a
MENU button to display the menu on the LCD
message but cannot shoot an image. If the lens
display.
mount is turned from the HOLD position, HOLD
will be canceled.
qs Control key
Camera on (Open): Rotate the lens mount further
b /B ( : Folder/ : Message/ : Bookmark)/
than "zHOLD off/Camera off" position and to
v(.: fast backward•zoom out)/V(>: fast
the next position it clicks into place. This position
forward•zoom in)/u (play/pause•enter)
is called "Camera on (Open)" position in this
manual where the camera is activated. You can
qd x (stop) button
turn on the live view mode.
Press here to stop operation.
Camera on (Self): Rotate the lens mount further
than "Camera on (Open)" position until it clicks
qf VOL (volume) +/– button
into place. The lens faces towards you. This
Adjust the playback sound volume with the button.
position is called "Camera on (Self)" position You
can turn on the live view and can shoot your self qg V-UP (Digital Voice Up) ON/OFF switch
view. You can make the playback sound well-balanced and
more audible by enabling the Digital Voice Up
2 Macro switch (off/ on)
function as follows:
You can turn on or off the macro feature when you
ON: Digital Voice Up function is activated. Inaudible
shoot an image in the live-view mode. low-level part of a recorded message is amplified
on: Turns on the macro feature for shooting close- so that the overall recording is adjusted to its
ups. optimum level.
off: Turns off the macro feature. OFF: A message is played back without Digital Voice
Up function.
3 Display cover
Note
When the LCD cover is open: You can view the LCD
Depending on the area you purchased the unit, the
display in full-screen. You can also activate the
Digital Voice Up switch name shown on the unit may
live view mode to shoot an image.
differ.
When the LCD cover is close: You cannot activate
qh RESET button
the live view mode or display the menu.
In case the unit cannot be operated, press here with a
4 Display window (with built-in speaker)
pointed object for more than 0.5 second.
For the details, see "Using the display window"
qj Slit for a handstrap
below. The built-in speaker outputs sound when no
You can attach a handstrap (not supplied) here.
headphones or active speaker are connected.
Note
qk Camera lens
When the display window is contaminated, use the
inner cloth of the carrying pouch supplied or a soft ql i (headphones) jack
cloth such as glasses cleaning cloth to wipe the To monitor the recording from the built-in
screen surface softly. microphone, connect headphones supplied or not
supplied here. You can adjust the volume with VOL
5 CHG (Charge) lamp
+/– qf, but the recording level is fixed.
Lights in red when the built-in battery is being
charged.
w; m (microphone) jack (PLUG IN POWER)
6 REC (record)/PLAY indicator You can connect an external microphone here. When
an external microphone is connected, the built-in
The indicator lights in red during recording or in
microphone is automatically cut off.
green during playback. It flashes in red during
recording pause. During accessing the data, it flashes
wa DC IN 6V jack
in red or orange.
Connect the supplied AC power adaptor for
7 CAPTURE button charging.
Press to shoot an image. If the live view is not
ws USB connector
activated, pressing this button activates the live view
Use the supplied USB cable to connect the unit to a
mode.
PC.
Using the display window
Folder list Message list Bookmark list
When the display cover is closed
Press B.
Press B. .
.
>
>
Press b.
Press b.
When the display cover is open
Press DISPLAY in the Message
Press (camera) or CAPTURE in the
or Bookmark list.
Folder, Message, or Bookmark list.
Live view
Full-screen preview of a message title or
bookmark image
Notes
1 Folder list
• If data other than message is saved, the remaining
Displays the icons and names of the folders.
memory time is displayed excluding the data. You can
2 Screen tabs ( : Folder/ : Message/ : check the remaining memory by selecting "Remaining
Time" in the "Counter" menu.
Bookmark)
• When you set the "Beep" in the menu to "OFF", an
Screen tabs for the Folder list, Message list, and
alarm sound (beep) does not sound.
Bookmark list are displayed.
3 Scroll bar
0 Messages list
Displays the current location of the displayed Displays the thumbnails of the title images of the
messages in the folder.
messages saved in the folder. The first bookmark or
bookmark specified is displayed as title image. If
4 Selected message number in the selected
there is no image (bookmark) recorded, the following
folder /Total number of the messages
icon is displayed: VOICE
5 Counter indication
qa Bookmark list
The display mode selected with the "Counter" of the
Displays the thumbnails of the bookmarks recorded
"Display Set" in the menu appears (Elapse Time/
in a message.
Remaining Time/REC Date/REC Time). For how to
set the counter display mode, see "Changing the
qs Playback slider
Counter Display" on the reverse side.
Displays the current position in a message during
playback or stop mode. The position where a
6 Recording mode indication
bookmark is located is marked with "|", and the
Displays the current recording mode specified with
bookmark position before the playback or stop
the "REC Mode" in the menu:
position is marked with V.
• ST: Standard play stereo recording mode
• STLP: Long play stereo recording mode qd Picture size indicator
• SP: Standard play monaural recording mode Displays the picture size specified with the menu.
• LP: Long play monaural recording mode
qf Zoom scaling indicator
7 Repeat play indicator
Displays the current zoom scaling. You can zoom in
Appears when "Bookmark Repeat" is selected
an image by pressing > (T: telephotograph) and
with the "Playback Set" in the menu. zoom out by pressing .(W: wide-angle).
8 Remaining battery indicator
Displays the remaining battery volume. When the
AC power adaptor (supplied) is connected, the
indicator does not appear.
9 Remaining memory indicator
Displays the remaining memory:
• During recording, the indicator decreases one by
one.
• When the remaining recording time reaches 10
minutes, the indicator flashes. The remaining
time will also appear.
Remaining memory time
• When the memory is full, recording automatically
stops and "Memory is Full" will be displayed
with an alarm sound. To continue recording, first
erase some of the messages.