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IC Recorder
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Operating Instructions
FR
Mode d’emploi
ICD-R100/R100PC
1999 by Sony Corporation
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Table of Contents What is the ICD-R100 IC recorder? ............................................................ 4 Features .......................................................................................................... 5 Getting Started Step 1: Installing the Batteries ..................................................................... 6 Step 2: Setting the Clock ............................................................................... 8 Basic Operations Recording Messages ..
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Getting Started Additional Information Precautions ................................................................................................... 39 Troubleshooting .......................................................................................... 40 Index to Parts and Controls ....................................................................... 42 Menu map .................................................................................................... 44 Index ..............
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What is the ICD-R100 IC recorder? The ICD-R100 IC recorder enables you to record and play back oral messages in the built-in IC memory. z Recording When a new message is recorded, it is automatically added after the last recorded messages. Unlike with tape recorders, you do not need to worry about recording over previously recorded messages by mistake. Since you do not need to search for the end of the last recording, you can start recording quickly whenever you wish. 11:30, November 1 12:00,
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Getting Started Features • 64 minutes (SP)/150 minutes (LP) recording time This unit is suitable for recording long meetings or lectures. • Possible of recording up to 99 messages in each of two files • Alarm function (page 28) You can start playing back a desired message with an alarm on a desired date and time. You can use this function to remind you of the time of the meeting, etc. • Index function (page 24) You can add an index at the desired point during recording or playback to divide a me
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Getting Started Step 1: Installing the Batteries Slide and lift the battery 1 compartment lid. 2 1 Insert two LR03 (size AAA) 2 alkaline batteries with correct polarity, and close the lid. 2 If the battery compartment lid is accidentally detached, 1 attach it as illustrated. GB 6
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Getting Started Clock setting display appears when you insert batteries for the first time, or when you insert batteries after the unit has been without batteries for a certain period of time. Please refer to Steps 2 to 4 in “Step 2: Setting the Clock” on pages 8 and 9 to set the date and time. Replacing the batteries The battery indicator on the display window shows the battery condition as follows: New Weak Batteries are exhausted. batteries batteries The unit will stop operation. When is dis
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Step 2: Setting the Clock Clock setting display appears when you insert batteries for the first time, or when you insert batteries after the unit has been without batteries for a certain period of time. In this case, proceed from step 2. Display the clock setting display. 1 1 Press MENU to 2 Press .once enter the menu to display “SET mode.* DATE”. 3 Press NPLAY/ STOP. * The “ALARM” display The year digits may appear instead of will flash. the “MODE” display (see page 44). Set the date. 2 1 Press
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Getting Started Set the time. 3 1 Press . or > 3 Set the minute. to select the digits of the hour. 4 Press NPLAY/STOP at the time signal. The display will return to 2 Press NPLAY/STOP. “SET DATE”. The minute digits will flash. Exit from the menu mode. 4 Press MENU. GB 9
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Basic Operations Recording Messages You can record up to 99 messages in each file (A and B). Since a newly recorded message is automatically added behind the last recorded message, you can start recording quickly without searching for the end of the last recording. e.g. Message 1 Message 2 Newly recorded message Blank space Note Before making a long recording, be sure to insert new batteries and check the battery indicator (page 7). Select the file. 1 Press FILE to display Current file “A” or “B
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Basic Operations Stop recording. 3 Press zREC/STOP again. The unit stops at the beginning of the current recording. xSTOP If you do not change the file after you stop recording, the next time you record you will record in the same file. To stop recording You can also stop recording by pressing xSTOP instead of zREC/STOP. To pause recording To Do this pause recording* Press XPAUSE. During recording pause, the OPR indicator flashes in red and “PAUSE” flashes in the display window. release pause an
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Recording Messages (continued) Note on recording Noise may be recorded if an object, such as your finger, etc., accidentally rubs or scratches the unit during recording. To listen to the current recording Press zREC/STOP or xSTOP to stop recording, then press NPLAY/ STOP. To review the current recording instantly Press NPLAY/STOP during recording. 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): T
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Basic Operations Notes Due to the limitation of the IC recording system, this unit records in the minimum recording unit of approx. 4 seconds in SP mode (approx. 10 seconds in LP mode), therefore the following symptoms may occur. • When a message is shorter than the minimum recording unit, it is still counted as approx. 4 seconds (or approx. 10 seconds) so the remaining recording time will decrease by more than the actual length of the message. • When the message is longer than the minimum recor
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Playing Back Messages When playing back a previously recorded message, start from Step 1. When playing back a message you have just finished recording, start from Step 3. Select the file. 1 Current file Press FILE to display “A” or “B”. Select the message number. 2 Selected message number Press . or > to display the desired message number. .: for smaller Counter message number display* >: for larger message number * The display selected with the DISPLAY button (page 34) appears. GB 14
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Basic Operations Start playback. 3 OPR indicator Press NPLAY/STOP. (lights in green during playback.) Counter display (or the selected display mode) After playing back one message, the unit stops at the beginning of the next message. When the last message on a file has been played back, the unit stops at the beginning of the last message. Adjust the volume. 4 EAR jack Turn VOL. For private listening Connect an earphone or headphones (not supplied) to the EAR jack. The built- in speaker will be a
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Playing Back Messages (continued) To stop playback To Do this stop at the beginning of Press xSTOP. the current message stop at the current position Press NPLAY/STOP. (Playback Pause function)* To resume playback from that point, press NPLAY/STOP again. * You can also pause playback by pressing XPAUSE instead of NPLAY/STOP. The OPR indicator will flash in green. After 15 minutes, the unit goes in to the stop mode at the current position Other operations To Do this go back to the beginning Press
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Basic Operations For the first 10 seconds of cue/review, fast playback sound can be heard. When searching at a higher speed, playback sound will not be heard. During cue/review, the counter will be displayed, regardless of the display mode setting (page 34). 1 Tip When fast playback is done to the end of the last message, “END” flashes for 3 seconds and the OPR indicator lights up in green. (You cannot hear the playback sound.) If you keep . pressed while “END” is flashing, the messages are p
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Erasing Messages You can erase the recorded messages one by one or all messages in a file at a time. Note that once a recording has been erased, you cannot retrieve it. Erasing messages one by one When a message is erased, the remaining messages will advance and renumbered so that there will be no space between messages. Message 1 Before erasing Message 2 Message 3 Message 4 Message 5 Erase Message 3 After erasing Message 1 Message 2 Message 3 Message 4 Remaining messages are renumbered. 1 Press
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Basic Operations To erase other messages Repeat steps 1 and 2. To erase a message partially First divide the message by adding an index (see page 24) and then follow the steps on page 18 to erase the message. Erasing all messages in a file e.g. File B File A Message 1 Message 2 Message 3 Blank space Message 1 Message 2 Message 3 Blank space Message 1 Message 2 Message 3 1 Press FILE to select 2 While pressing xSTOP, the file you want to press ERASE for more erase. than 1 second. “ALL ERASE” will
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BVarious Ways of Recording Starting Recording Automatically in Response to the Sound — Advanced VOR function When VOR (voice operated recording) function is set to on, recording starts when the recorder detects sound and stops when no sound is heard. Set the VOR selector to ON. VOR OFF ON MIC SENS When you record messages with VOR set to ON, the recording pauses when no sound is detected, and “VOR PAUSE” appears on the display window. To cancel VOR Set the VOR selector to OFF. Note VO
