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The unit  is accessing data while  “MEMORY  STICK
ACCESS“ appears in the display window or the
OPR indicator  flashes in  orange.  While  accessing,
do not remove the “Memory  Stick”, batteries, or
the AC  adaptor (not supplied).  Doing  so may
damage the data.

• The unit starts accessing the data after it is turned on.
• If the unit is required to process excessive amount of data, “MEMORY  STICK

ACCESS“ may  be displayed  for  an extended period  of  time.  This is not  a
malfunction  of the unit.  Wait  until  the message disappears.

Make sure that “MEMORY STICK ACCESS“ disappears, and turn off the
unit.  Then open the “Memory Stick” slot cover and push the “Memory
Stick” into the slot, so that the “Memory Stick” pops out.
Remove the “Memory  Stick”  from  the slot as shown  below.

You  can also use the following  “Memory  Stick”  of  a 4 MB  to  128 MB
capacity instead of the supplied  “Memory  Stick”.   The maximum
recording  time  varies depending  on the capacity of the “Memory  Stick”.
• “Memory Stick”
• “Memory Stick (with memory select 

function)” (incorporating two

128MB memory  units)

• “MagicGate Memory Stick”
• “Memory Stick Duo” (when inserted into the “Memory Stick Duo”

adaptor)

• The unit  does not  support  the “Memory  Stick PRO”.
• “MagicGate“ is a copyright protection technology that uses 

an encryption

technology. This unit does not support the MagicGate standard, and therefore,
recorded data using this unit is not subject to the protection of copyrights by
MagicGate.

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You can record messages in each (initially named FOLDER01, FOLDER02,
and FOLDER03) folder.  The maximum  number of recordable messages
differs depending on the “Memory  Stick” capacity.
You can record messages 

using the following  three functions:

• Add  a recording  to  a previously  recorded message (next page)
• Add a recording as a new message 

(page 15)

•  Add an overwrite recording (page 15)

This section explains how  to add a recording to a previously  recorded message.

The maximum  recording  time  for  all  the folders  and the maximum  number
of messages are as follows.  You  can record  messages for the maximum
recording time in a single folder.

ST*

10min.

20min.

40min.

1hr 25min. 2hr 50min.

5hr 50min.

SP**

30min.

1hr

2hr 10min. 4hr 20min. 8hr 50min.

17hr 45min.

LP***

1hr 20min. 2hr 50min. 5hr 45min. 11hr 45min. 23hr 35min. 47hr 25min.

Number

456

950

963

1,016

1,016

1,016

of Messages

*ST:

High quality recording mode 

                                                  (hr: hours /min.: minutes)

(stereo sound with an external stereo microphone not supplied)

**SP: Standard play  recording  mode (monaural  sound)
***LP: Long play recording mode (monaural sound)

• For switching the recording mode, see page 50.
• Before making  a long  recording,  be sure to  check the battery  indicator  (page 7).
• The maximum  recording  time  and the number  of  messages you can make vary

depending on the conditions of use.

• To avoid replacing batteries during  long recordings, use the AC power

adaptor (not supplied).

Added recording (counted as a part of Message 1)

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Press the jog lever up or down (>/
.

3

To cancel the  selection, press CANCEL.
To add a new folder,  see page 33.

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The unit  stops at the end of the current
recording.
If you do not change the folder after you stop
recording, the next time you record you will
record from  the end of the current recording.
The added recording  will  be counted as part
of the current message.

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2

(lights in red during
recording)

* The display  selected with  the DISPLAY  button  (page 26) appears.

• While the OPR indicator flashes or when it turns orange, do not remove the

“Memory  Stick”,  the batteries or the AC  adaptor (not supplied).  Doing  so may
damage the data.

• Noise may be recorded if  an object, such as your  finger,  etc., accidentally rubs

or scratches the unit  during  recording.

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You can add a recording as a new message 

after the last message in the folder.

Before you  start recording  in  step 3 on the
previous page, press NEW FILE.
“NEW FILE” will be displayed.
Then slide the control key to REC to start a new
recording as the last message in the folder.

When you start recording  at a point  in the middle  of a recorded message,
you add an overwrite recording after the selected point.

Locate the  point  where  you  want  to  start recording
(page 21) and  then  slide  the control  key  to  REC.
“ADD REC” will be displayed and you can 

add an

overwrite recording to the current message.
Tips

• You  can select the overwrite  recording  mode using the menu (page 41).
• The overwrite recording will be added in the same recording mode as the

original message, regardless of the current recording mode setting.

Playback after the overwrite  recording  starts from  the beginning  of the message.
Playback after a stop starts from  the point  where you  stopped playback.

Recorded after  the  last message as a new  message

The deleted part  of  Message 2

Added overwrite recording in Message 2

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Slide the control  key  to B.SPACE.  You  can search backwards  while
listening to fast playback sound.  After you slide the control key to PLAY,
playback starts from that point.  You can add an overwrite  recording from
that point.

When recording, you can connect an ear receiver supplied  or not supplied
to the 

i

 (headphones) jack and monitor the recording from the connected

ear receiver. You can adjust the volume with VOL +/–, but the recording
level is fixed.

If  you  turn  up  the volume  excessively or place the ear receiver near the
microphone while monitoring  recording, the microphone may pick up the
sound from the ear receiver, causing acoustic feedback (howling sound).

Slide the VOR  (voice operated
recording) switch to ON during  stop or
recording mode.
Set the  control  key  to  REC.    Recording
starts when  the unit  detects sound,  and
“VOR” appears 

in the display window.

The recording  pauses when  no sound is
detected, and  “VOR  PAUSE”  appears.

• Recording will  not be started unless the control  key is set to REC.
• VOR function is affected by the sound around you.  Set the MIC SENS

(microphone sensitivity)  switch according to the recording conditions. If
recording is not satisfactory after you have changed the microphone
sensitivity, or for important recording, set the VOR switch to OFF.

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Slide the MIC  SENS (microphone
sensitivity) switch during stop or
recording mode according to the
recording conditions:
• CONF(H) (high): To record a small

sound at a conference or in a quiet and/
or spacious place.

• DICT(L) (low): To record for dictation.

During recording, the remaining memory indicator decreases 

one by  one.

When the remaining  recording  time reaches 5 minutes,  the remaining
memory indication  flashes.

When the remaining  time reaches 1 minute,  the remaining  time  indication
will flash in the display window regardless of the display mode (page 26).

When the memory is full,  recording  automatically  stops and “NO
MEMORY SPACE” will  be displayed with an alarm sound.  Please slide
the control  key to STOP.
To continue recording, erase some of the messages 

(page 28) or  replace the

“Memory Stick”.

When you set the BEEP (page 51) to  OFF,  an alarm  sound  (beep) does not
sound.

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You can record sound of an external microphone or other equipment (tape
recorder, MiniDisc  player,  or etc.) with  the IC recorder.  Depending on the
device you  use, connect the IC recorder as follows.   For available
accessories, 

consult with  your  nearest Sony dealer.

Connect an external stereo microphone  to  the MIC  (microphone)  jack.  You
can enjoy  the stereo recording  by  using  a stereo microphone.

When you connect an external microphone, the built-in  microphone  is
automatically cut off.  When a plug in power type microphone is
connected, power  is  automatically  supplied  to  the  microphone  from  the  IC
recorder.

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You can use the ECM-DS70P Sony electret condenser microphone (not
supplied).

Before you start the stereo recording with an external stereo microphone, set
MODE to ST in the menu (page 50).

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To record sound of other equipment with the IC recorder, connect the MIC
(microphone) jack of the IC recorder to the earphone jack of other
equipment (tape recorder etc.) by using an audio connecting cable.

Notes
• When the audio recording level is large, sound may be recorded

interrupted if you use an audio connecting cable without register.  Use a
registered audio connecting cable.

• When the audio recording level is small, do not use a registered audio

connecting cable.

To record the sound of the IC recorder with other equipment, connect the

i 

(headphones) jack of the IC recorder to the audio input connector

(minijack, stereo) of other equipment.

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>/

.

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To cancel the selection, press CANCEL.

>/.

the desired message number.
Press up (

>

): for next message number.

Press down (

.

): for previous message number.

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.

* The display selected with the DISPLAY button (page 26)

appears.

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Slide the control key to STOP.
The unit stops at the current position. (When
the unit reaches to the end of the last
message in step 3, it stops at the end of the
last message.)
You can start an overwrite recording from
the point (page 15).

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* The display selected with the DISPLAY button

(page 26) appears.

The unit plays back all the messages in a folder
continuously. At the end of each message, a beep
will sound.

When the unit reaches to the end of the last message in a folder, “MSG END” will
flash 3 times with a beep and playback stops.  Move the control key to STOP.

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Connect the supplied ear receiver to the 

i

 (headphones) jack. The built-in

speaker will be automatically disconnected.

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Connect an active or passive speaker (not supplied) to the 

i 

(headphones) jack.

Playback after the overwrite recording starts from the beginning of the message.
Playback after a stop starts from the point where you stopped playback.

i 

OPR indicator
(lights in green during
playback)

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go back to the beginning

Press the jog lever down (

.

)

of the current message*

once.**

go back to previous

Press the jog lever down (

.

)

messages*

repeatedly. (During stop mode,
keep the button pressed to go back
the messages continuously.)**

skip to the next message*

Press the jog lever up (

>

) once.***

skip to the succeeding messages* Press the jog lever up (

>

)

repeatedly.***

*

These operations are for when EASY-S is set to OFF. For operations when
EASY-S is set to ON, see page 51.

** If you do these operations at the beginning of the first message in a folder

during stop mode, the unit locates the end of the last message.

*** If you do these operations at the end of the last message in a folder during

stop mode, the unit locates the beginning of the first message.

When you adjust the playback speed with the DPC in the menu (pages 39
and 40), you can play back a message rapidly or slowing by sliding the
DPC switch to ON. When you set the playback speed faster or slower of
the normal speed, “FAST PLAY” or “SLOW PLAY” appears. You can
change the setting during playback.

•

Keep pressing the jog lever up (

>

) during

playback and release it at the point you wish to resume playback.

•

Slide the control key to B.SPACE or keep pressing

the jog lever down (

.

) during playback and release it at the point you

wish to resume playback.

The unit searches at slow speed (unit of 4 seconds) with playback sound. It
is useful to check one word forward or behind. Then, if you keep pressing
the jog lever up or down, the unit starts to search at higher speed.
Release it at the point you want to resume playback.

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When the unit locates the end of the last message, “MSG. END” flashes 3 times
with a beep and the OPR indicator lights in green.
• When “MOVE CONTROL KEY TO STOP POSITION” appears, slide the

control key to STOP. The unit will stop at the end of the last message.

• To go back to the beginning of the first message in a folder during stop mode,

press the jog lever up (

>

).

• If you slide the control key to B.SPACE or keep pressing the jog lever down

(

.

), the messages are played back rapidly, and normal playback will start

at the point you release the button.

• If the last message is long and you wish to start playback at a later part of the

message, keep pressing the jog lever up (

>

) to go to the end of the message

and then press the jog lever down (

.

) to go back to the desired point.

When EASY-S is set to ON (page 51) in the menu, you can quickly locate
the point you wish to start playback by pressing the jog lever up or down
(

>/.

) repeatedly during playback.

You can go back approximately 3 seconds by pressing the jog lever down
(

.

) once, or advance approximately 10 seconds by pressing the jog lever

up (

>

) once. This function is useful when locating a desired point in a

long recording.

When REPEAT is set to ON in the menu (page 50),
you can play back a message repeatedly.
Slide the control key to PLAY. “MSG.REPEAT“
will be displayed and the selected message will be
played back repeatedly.
To stop playback, slide the control key to STOP.
To resume normal playback, set REPEAT to OFF in
the menu.

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You can erase the recorded messages one by one or all messages in a folder
at a time.

Once a recording has been erased, you cannot retrieve it.

Be sure to erase unnecessary messages only.
When a message is erased, the remaining messages will advance and be
renumbered so that there will be no space between messages.

Jog lever (>/.)

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“ERASE?” will flash while the first and last 5
seconds of the message are played back 10
times.

The message is erased and the remaining
messages will be renumbered. (For example, if
you erase Message 3, Message 4 will be
renumbered as Message 3. When erasing is
completed, the unit will stop at the current
position.)

Press CANCEL before step 2.

Repeat steps 1 and 2.

First divide the message (see page 31) and then follow the steps on this

page to erase the message.

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You can erase all recorded messages in a folder.

For information on selecting a folder, see  step 2 of "Recording
Messages" on page 13.

“ERASE ALL?” will flash for 10 seconds.

“ERASE FOLDER?” will flash and you can erase
the folder itself (see page 34).

All the recorded messages contained in the
folder are erased. The folder itself will not be
deleted. For how to erase a folder, see page 34.

Press CANCEL before step 3.