Sony ICD-MS515 Resource Manual page 2

INTRODUCTION
The Digital Voice Recorder is a relatively new device having matured from a simple 15
second low quality recording to a sophisticated PC connectable business tool with hours
of recording capability. This exciting device brought many new features and functions
which are not available with analog (cassette based) products.
Long Recording Time: the largest recommended length of a standard business
Individual Files: each dictation is a separate recording with its own date and time.
Overwrite Function:
High Quality Audio:
Small Compact Lightweight Design: much smaller and lighter than a tape
Insert and Delete:
PC Connectivity:
cassette is 45 minutes per side. Now with digital
technology, more than 5 hours of high quality recording is
available.
The advantage is that each recording can be accessed,
listened to, new information can be added, and the
recording can be deleted without affecting other
recordings.
although the analog user could rewind and dictate over the
previous recording, if the new dictation was shorter
on length than the dictation being talked over, there
would remain parts of the old dictation which would
confuse the transcriptionist. With digital voice recorders,
when the user listens through the last correct word and
then overwrites, the old dictation in that document from
that point onward is automatically erased resulting in a
perfectly corrected document.
digital technology provides a very high quality recording
without any motor noise
recorder. There's no excuse not to slip one in your
pocket so it's ready when you need it.
additional material can be inserted in the middle of a
previously recorded dictation without losing any
of the original material. Also, material can be
deleted leaving the good dictation in place.
dictation can be downloaded to the PC and various
actions can take place including transcription, file
storage and e-mailing.
dictation can be e-mailed back to the office or to an
outside transcription service for processing. The
traditional cassette based transcribing machine
has been replaced by the PC as the transcriber.
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