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This Quick Start Guide describes only basic operations,

such as how to record, play back, or erase messages.

The operating instructions explaining all the features

and functions are supplied with the IC recorder as

PDF les in 15 European languages stored on the

supplied CD-ROM.

You can copy the PDF les of the operating

instructions to your computer. Insert the supplied CD-

ROM into the CD-ROM drive of your computer, and

just follow the instructions shown on the screen.

If the instructions are not shown on the screen, right-

click the CD-ROM on Windows Explorer to open, and

double-click [SetupLauncher.exe].

The English edition of the operating instructions is

supplied as a booklet as well.

For customers in Europe

Disposal of Old Electrical &

Electronic Equipment (Applicable

in the European Union and other

European countries with separate

collection systems)

This symbol on the product or on its

packaging indicates that this product

shall not be treated as household

waste. Instead it shall be handed over

to the applicable collection point

for the recycling of electrical and

electronic equipment. By ensuring this

product is disposed of correctly, you

will help prevent potential negative consequences

for the environment and human health, which could

otherwise be caused by inappropriate waste handling

of this product. The recycling of materials will help

to conserve natural resources. For more detailed

information about recycling of this product, please

contact your local Civic Oce, your household waste

disposal service or the shop where you purchased

the product.

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Disposal of waste batteries

(applicable in the European Union

and other European countries with

separate collection systems)

This symbol on the battery or on the

packaging indicates that the battery

provided with this product shall not

be treated as household waste.

By ensuring these batteries are

disposed of correctly, you will help prevent potentially

negative consequences for the environment and

human health which could otherwise be caused

by inappropriate waste handling of the battery. The

recycling of the materials will help to conserve natural

resources.

In case of products that for safety, performance

or data integrity reasons require a permanent

connection with an incorporated battery, this battery

should be replaced by qualied service sta only.

To ensure that the battery will be treated properly,

hand over the product at end-of-life to the applicable

collection point for the recycling of electrical and

electronic equipment.

For all other batteries, please view the section on how

to remove the battery from the product safely. Hand

the battery over to the applicable collection point for

the recycling of waste batteries.

For more detailed information about recycling of this

product or battery, please contact your local Civic

Oce, your household waste disposal service or the

shop where you purchased the product.

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Table of Contents

Getting Started

Step 1: Installing the Batteries ...............5

Step 2: Setting the Clock ...........................5

Basic Operations

Recording Messages....................................7

Selecting the Folder .....................................8

Changing the Recording Mode ............8

Playback/Erasing

Playing Back Messages ...............................9

Erasing Messages...........................................10

Using the IC Recorder with

Your Computer

Using the Supplied Digital Voice Editor

Software ..............................................................12

Precautions ........................................................20

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Getting Started

Step 1: Installing the

Batteries

1 Slide and lift the battery

compartment lid.

2 Insert two LR03 (size AAA) alkaline

batteries with correct polarity, and

close the lid.

Make sure to insert both of the

batteries from their – ends.

Step 2: Setting the

Clock

MENU/DISPLAY

PLAY/STOP

STOP

– /+

Clock setting display appears when you

insert batteries for the rst time, or when

you replace the batteries with new ones.

In this case, proceed from step 2.

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1 Display the clock setting display.



Press MENU/DISPLAY for more than

1 second until “MODE” appears in the

display window.

The unit enters the menu mode.



Press –  or + to display “SET

DATE”.



Press PLAY/STOP.

The year digits will ash.

2 Set the date.



Press –  or + to select the

digits of the year.



Press PLAY/STOP.

The month digits will ash.



Set the month and day in sequence,

then press PLAY/STOP.

The hour digits will ash.

Tip

To set the date to Year 2007, display “07Y”.

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3 Set the time.



Press –  or + to select the

digits of the hour.



Press PLAY/STOP.

The minute digits will ash.



Set the minute.



Press PLAY/STOP at the time

signal.

The display will return to “SET DATE”.



Press STOP to exit from the menu

mode.

If the unit is left unused for more

than 3 seconds in the stop mode, the

display will show the current time.

Tip

This unit does not have a power on/off switch.

The display is shown at all times.

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Basic Operations

Recording Messages

Display window

Recording mode

Current message

number

Counter display*

Remaining memory

indicator

* The display selected with the

MENU/DISPLAY button appears.

Built-in microphone

REC/PAUSE

STOP

1 Select the recording mode.

See “Changing the Recording Mode”

on page 8.

2 Select the folder.

See “Selecting the Folder” on page 8.

3 Start recording.



Press REC/PAUSE.

You do not need to keep pressing

REC/PAUSE while recording.



Speak to the built-in microphone.

4 Stop recording.

Press STOP.

The unit stops at the beginning of the

current recording.

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Selecting the Folder

1 Press MENU/DISPLAY for more than

1 second until “MODE” appears in

the display window.

2 Press –  or + to select

“FOLDER” and press PLAY/

STOP.

3 Press –  or + to select

the folder you want and press

PLAY/STOP.

Current folder

4 Press STOP to exit the menu

mode.

Changing the

Recording Mode

HQ: You can record with the high quality

sound (monaural sound).

SP: You can record with better sound

(monaural sound).

LP: You can record for longer time

(monaural sound).

1 Press MENU/DISPLAY for more than

1 second until “MODE” appears in

the display window.

2 Make sure that “MODE” is displayed

and press PLAY/STOP.

“HQ (or SP, LP)” will ash.

3 Press –  or + to select “HQ”,

“SP” or “LP” and press PLAY/

STOP.

Now the setting is completed.

4 Press STOP to exit the menu

mode.

The setting becomes eective and the

normal screen will be displayed.

If the unit is left unoperated for more

than 3 seconds, the display will show

the current time and the selected

recording mode will be displayed.

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Playback/Erasing

Playing Back

Messages

PLAY/STOP

STOP

– /+

VOL

1 Select the folder.

See “Selecting the Folder” on page 8.

2 Select the message number.

Press –  or + to display the

desired message number.

– : for smaller message number

+: for larger message number

3 Start playback.



Press PLAY/STOP.



Adjust the volume with the VOL

control.

4 Stop playback.

Press STOP.

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Erasing Messages

ERASE

MENU/DISPLAY

STOP

You can erase the recorded messages

one by one or all messages in a folder 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.

1 Press ERASE while playing back

the message you want to erase or

press ERASE for more than 1 second

during stop mode.

A beep will sound and the message

number and “ERASE” will ash while

the whole message is played back 10

times.

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2 Press ERASE while the message is

being played back.

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 beginning of the following

message.)

To cancel erasing

Press STOP before step 2.

To erase other messages

Repeat steps 1 and 2.

To erase a message partially

First divide the message and then follow

the steps to erase the message.

Erasing all messages in a

folder

1 Select the folder you want to

erase using MENU/DISPLAY. (See

“Selecting the Folder” on page 8.)

2 While pressing STOP, press ERASE

for more than 1 second.

“ALL ERASE” will ash for 10 seconds.

3 While the display is ashing, press

ERASE.

To cancel erasing

Press STOP before step 3.

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Using the IC Recorder with Your

Computer

Using the Supplied

Digital Voice Editor

Software

What you can do using the

Digital Voice Editor software

The Digital Voice Editor software allows

you to transfer the messages to your

display monitor, to save them on your

computer’s hard disk, and to play back

and edit them.

Transferring the messages recorded on

the IC recorder to your computer

Saving the messages on your

computer’s hard disk.

Viewing, playing, or editing the

messages on your computer.

Transferring messages back to the IC

recorder. You can add an MP3 le as

it is.

Sending a voice e-mail message using

MAPI e-mail software.

Using the transcribing keys to play back

a message and transcribe it using a

word-processor or an editor’s window.

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Transcribing your IC recorder message

using Dragon NaturallySpeaking®

speech-recognition software (Only

when Dragon NaturallySpeaking

version 5.0 (or higher) Preferred or

Professional Edition is installed on your

computer).

Using the CD Recording Tool for DVE,

you can play tracks of a CD inserted

into the computer’s CD drive and

save CD tracks onto the PC hard disk

as a le format that the Digital Voice

Editor supports. Saved les can then

be added to an IC recorder using the

Digital Voice Editor.

Use of the CD Recording Tool for DVE is

limited to the personal purposes.

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System requirements

Operating Systems:

Windows Vista® Home Basic

Windows Vista® Home Premium

Windows Vista® Business

Windows Vista® Ultimate

Windows® XP Home Edition Service Pack

2 or higher

Windows® XP Professional Service Pack 2

or higher

Windows® XP Media Center Edition

Service Pack 2 or higher

Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2004

Service Pack 2 or higher

Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005

Service Pack 2 or higher

Windows® 2000 Professional Service Pack

4 or higher

Pre-Installed

Note

64bit OS is not supported.

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Hardware Environment:

Computer: IBM PC/AT or compatible

CPU : 266 MHz Pentium® II processor

or higher (For Windows Vista®,

800MHz Pentium® III processor or

higher)

RAM: 128MB or more (For Windows

Vista®, 512MB or more)

Hard disk space: 70MB or more

CD-ROM drive (When creating an

audio CD or data CD, a CD-R/RW drive

is needed)

Port: USB port

Sound board: Sound cards

compatible with any of the supported

Microsoft® Windows® operating

systems

Display: High color (16bit) or more

and 800x480 dots or more

Internet access for Voice Mail function

and CD database service

Note

The following systems are not supported:

OS other than the ones indicated above

Personally constructed PCs or operating

systems

Upgraded OS

Multi-boot environment

Multi-monitor environment

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Note on transcribing a message

When you use Dragon NaturallySpeaking®

speech-recognition software to transcribe

a message, your computer must also

meet the system requirements that the

Dragon NaturallySpeaking requires.

For latest version and availability of

Dragon NaturallySpeaking in each

region, please refer to the following

page: http://www.nuance.com/

Note on sending a voice e-mail

When you use Microsoft® Outlook

Express 5.0/5.5/6.0 to send a voice e-mail

of a message, your computer must also

meet the system requirements that the

Outlook Express requires.

Installing the software

Install the Digital Voice Editor software on

your computer’s hard disk.

Notes

When you install the Digital Voice Editor,

you can create all the compatible file types

except for the DVF (TRC) files. (You can play

back the DVF (TRC) files.)

When installing both types of the Digital

Voice Editor, make sure to select overwrite

installation to handle all the compatible

file formats.

Do not connect the IC recorder to the

computer before installing the Software. Or

do not remove or connect the IC recorder

during installing the Software; The IC

recorder may not be recognized or the

Software may not be installed successfully.

Be sure to close all running programs before

installing the Digital Voice Editor software.

When installing or uninstalling the software

in Windows® 2000 Professional, make sure

to log on Windows as the user name of

“Administrator.”

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When installing or uninstalling the software

in Windows Vista® Home Basic/Windows

Vista® Home Premium/Windows Vista®

Business/Windows Vista® Ultimate/Windows®

XP Home Edition Service Pack 2 or higher/

Windows® XP Professional Service Pack 2 or

higher/Windows® XP Media Center Edition

Service Pack 2 or higher/Windows® XP Media

Center Edition 2004 Service Pack 2 or higher/

Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005

Service Pack 2 or higher, log on as a user

name with the “Computer administrator”

user account. (To find if the user name has

a “Computer administrator” user account,

open the “User Accounts” from the “Control

Panel” and refer to the section beneath the

user name being displayed.)

When the “Memory Stick Voice Editor

1.0/1.1/1.2/2.0” software has already been

installed, installing the supplied software

will automatically remove the “Memory Stick

Voice Editor” software. (Messages are not

removed.)

After installing, the Microsoft DirectX module

is also installed depending on the operation

system of your computer. This module is not

deleted after uninstalling the software.

After installing the Digital Voice Editor

software, do not install the “Memory Stick

Voice Editor 1.0/1.1/1.2/2.0” software. The

Digital Voice Editor will not work properly.

With the supplied software, you can save or

edit the messages in the “Memory Stick.”

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1 Make sure that the IC recorder

is not connected and then turn

on your computer and start up

Windows.

2 Insert the supplied CD-ROM into

the CD-ROM drive.

The [IC Recorder Software Setup]

menu starts up automatically and the

[Welcome to IC Recorder Software

Setup] window appears. If the [IC

Recorder Software Setup] menu does

not start up, right-click the CD-ROM

on Windows Explorer to open, and

double-click [SetupLauncher.exe].

3 Make sure that you accept the

terms of the license agreement,

select [I accept the terms of the

license agreement], and then click

[Next].

The [Software Install] window appears.

4 Select [Digital Voice Editor], and

then click [Install].

Follow the instructions on the screen

to make the settings required for

installation.

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If you have already installed a

previous version of the Digital Voice

Editor or any version of the “Memory

Stick Voice Editor”

The dialog box used to uninstall a

previous version of the Digital Voice

Editor or any version of the “Memory

Stick Voice Editor” will be displayed.

Follow the instructions on the screen

to uninstall the software. The message

les are not removed.

When the dialog box used to input

the owner name is displayed

Input the owner name.

The owner name is the setting for

privileges and limitations in the Digital

Voice Editor usage.

Notes

You cannot change the owner name

once it is entered. Please write down and

keep it for future reference.

A file recorded from a CD cannot be

handled except on the computer where

the file is recorded. Handling of a file

is limited to the computer bearing the

same owner name input during the

Digital Voice Editor installation. If any

illegal data modification is attempted,

or a file is used for other than the

private purposes, the file may become

unplayable or the Digital Voice Editor may

become inoperable.

When the dialog box used to select

how to save les is displayed

When you save les recorded using

the IC recorder onto the computer

named above, you can select whether

you wish to convert them into the

MP3 format. Select the desired setting.

When the dialog box used to select

the language to be used for the help

is displayed

Click the language you want to use for

the help.

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5 When the [Ready to Install the

Program] window appears, click

[Install].

The installation starts.

6 When the [InstallShield Wizard

Complete] window appears, select

[Yes, I want to restart my computer

now], and then click [Finish].

The computer will be restarted.

When the computer has been

restarted, installation is completed.

Uninstalling the software

When you wish to uninstall the software,

follow the steps below.

For Windows 2000 or Windows XP

1 Click [Start] and select [Settings],

[Control Panel] and then [Add or

Remove Programs] or [Add/Remove

Applications].

2 Select [Digital Voice Editor 3] from the

list and click [Remove] or [Change/

Remove].

3 Follow the instructions on the screen.

For Windows Vista

1 Click [Start] – [Control Panel]

– [Programs], and then select and

click [Uninstall a Program] from the

category.

2 Select [Digital Voice Editor 3] from the

list and click [Uninstall].

3 Click [Continue] in the [User Account

control] window.

4 Follow the instructions on the screen.

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Note

If you wish to move the software to another

drive or directory after it is installed, you must

uninstall the software first, and then re-install

it. The software does not work properly if you

just move the software files.

Tip

Uninstallation does not remove the message

files.

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Connecting the IC recorder

to your computer

You can transfer the IC recorder data

onto your computer by connecting the

IC recorder to the computer.

Use the USB connecting cable supplied

with the IC recorder to connect the USB

connectors of the IC recorder and your

computer.

The IC recorder is recognized by

the computer as soon as the cable

is connected. You can connect or

disconnect the cable when the IC

recorder and the computer are turned

on or o.

To USB

connector of

IC recorder

To USB

connector

of your

computer

Connecting cable

(supplied)

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Notes

Be sure to install the Digital Voice Editor

software before connecting the IC recorder

to your computer. Otherwise, a message like

[Found New Hardware Wizard] may appear

when you connect the IC recorder to your

computer. In this case, click [Cancel].

Do not connect more than two USB devices

to your computer. Normal operation will not

be guaranteed.

Use of this IC recorder with a USB hub or a

USB extension cable is not guaranteed.

A malfunction may occur depending on the

USB devices connected at any one time.

Before connecting the IC recorder to the

computer, check that batteries are inserted

in the IC recorder.

When you connect the IC recorder to the

computer, make sure that the IC recorder is

in the stop mode.

It is recommended that you disconnect the

cable from the computer when you do not

use the Digital Voice Editor.

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Referring to the help les

For details on each operation, refer to the

help les.

Help

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Precautions

On power

Operate the unit only on 3 V DC. Use

two LR03 (size AAA) alkaline batteries.

On safety

Do not operate the unit while driving,

cycling or operating any motorized

vehicle.

On handling

Do not leave the unit in a location

near heat sources, or in a place subject

to direct sunlight, excessive dust or

mechanical shock.

Should any solid object or liquid fall

into the unit, remove the batteries and

have the unit checked by qualied

personnel before operating it any

further.

On noise

Noise may be heard when the unit

is placed near an AC power source, a

uorescent lamp or a mobile phone

during recording or playback.

Noise may be recorded when an

object, such as your nger, etc., rubs or

scratches the unit during recording.

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On maintenance

To clean the exterior, use a soft cloth

slightly moistened in water. Do not use

alcohol, benzine or thinner.

If you have any questions or problems

concerning your unit, please consult your

nearest Sony dealer.

Backup recommendations

To avoid potential risk of data loss

caused by accidental operation or

malfunction of the IC recorder, we

recommend that you save a backup

copy of your recorded messages on a

tape recorder or to a computer, etc.

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Trademarks

Microsoft, Windows, Windows Vista, Outlook,

DirectX are registered trademarks or trademarks of

Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or

other countries.

Apple and Macintosh are trademarks of Apple Inc.,

registered in the USA and other countries.

Pentium is a registered trademark of Intel

Corporation.

Nuance, the Nuance logo, Dragon

NaturallySpeaking, and RealSpeak are trademarks

and/or registered trademarks of Nuance

Communications, Inc., and/or its aliates in the

United States and/or other countries.

MPEG Layer-3 audio coding technology and

patents licensed from Fraunhofer IIS and Thomson.

“Memory Stick” and are trademarks of Sony

Corporation.

“Memory Stick Duo” and

are trademarks of Sony

Corporation.

“Memory Stick PRO Duo” and

are trademarks of Sony

Corporation.

“MagicGate Memory Stick” is the trademark of Sony

Corporation.

“LPEC” and are registered trademarks of Sony

Corporation.

US and foreign patents licensed from Dolby

Laboratories.

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Music Identication Technology and associated data

will be supplied from the Gracenote®. Gracenote

MusicID is the industry standard for digital music

identication for both CDs and individual music

les. For details, see the following web site:: www.

gracenote.com

Gracenote® is a registered trademark of the

Gracenote, Inc. The Gracenote logo and logotype, and

“Powered by Gracenote” logo are trademarks of the

Gracenote. For use of the Gracenote services, see the

following web page: www.gracenote.com/corporate

All other trademarks and registered trademarks

are trademarks or registered trademarks of their

respective holders. Furthermore, “ ™ ” and“ ® ”are not™ ”and “ ® ” are not ” and “ ® ”are not® ”are not ” are not

mentioned in each case in this manual.

The “Digital Voice Editor” uses software modules as

shown below:

Microsoft® DirectX®

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