Sony ICD SX68 Owner's manual

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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.
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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Notice for the customers in the
countries applying EU Directives
The manufacturer of this product is Sony Corporation,
1-7-1 Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan. The Authorized
Representative for EMC and product safety is Sony
Deutschland GmbH, Hedelnger Strasse 61, 70327
Stuttgart, Germany. For any service or guarantee
matters please refer to the addresses given in separate
service or guarantee documents.
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Table of Contents
Checking the contents of the
package ...............................................................4
Getting Started
Step 1: Preparing a Power Source .......5
Step 2: Setting the Clock ...........................6
Basic Operations
Recording Messages....................................8
Manual Recording Mode ..........................9
Playback/Erasing
Playing Back Messages ...............................11
Erasing Messages...........................................12
Using the IC Recorder with
Your Computer
Using the Supplied Digital Voice
Editor Software................................................14
Precautions ........................................................22
Checking the contents
of the package
IC Recorder (1)
Rechargeable batteries (2)
USB connecting cable (1)
Application Software, Digital Voice
Editor (CD-ROM)
Stereo headphones* (1)
Cradle* (1)
Stand* (1)
Carrying pouch (1)
Operating Instructions
* The stereo headphones, the cradle and
the stand are supplied with some models
in some regions only.
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Getting Started
Step 1: Preparing a
Power Source
Charging the batteries
To use the supplied Digital Voice Editor
software, it is recommended that you
install the software before step 3.
1 Slide and lift the battery
compartment lid.
2 Insert two rechargeable batteries
with correct polarity, and close the
lid.
3 Charge the batteries by connecting
the USB connector of the IC
recorder to your computer.
USB connecting
cable (supplied)
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Step 2: Setting the
Clock
/

/MENU
You need to set the clock to use the
alarm function or record the date and
time.
Clock setting display appears when you
insert batteries for the rst time, or when
you insert batteries after the IC recorder
has been without batteries for a certain
period of time. In this case, proceed from
step 4.
1 Select “DATE & TIME” in the menu.

Press and hold /MENU.
The menu mode will be displayed in
the display window.

Press or to select “DETAIL
MENU” and press .

Press or to select “DATE &
TIME” and press .
2 Press or to select AUTO”
or “MANUAL and press .
When you selected AUTO, the clock is
automatically adjusted using the clock
in the computer connected to the IC
recorder and on which the supplied
Digital Voice Editor software is started.
When you select “MANUAL, proceed
to the next steps.
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3 Press or to select
“08y1m1d” and press .
4 Press or to set the year,
month, day, hour, and minute in
sequence, and then press .
“EXECUTING…. appears and the clock
is set.
5 Press to return to the normal
display.
Note
If you do not press  within one minute
of entering the clock setting data, the clock
setting mode is cancelled and the window
will return to the normal display.
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Basic Operations
Recording Messages
2
3
1
1
1
Operation
indicator
This section explains how to record using
the AUTO_AGC* setting, to which the IC
recorder is preset at the factory.
* Auto Gain Control
1 Select a folder.

Press /MENU to display the folder
selection window.

Press or to select the
folder in which you want to record
messages, and then press .
2 Start recording.

Press (record).
The operation indicator lights in red
and the window changes to the
recording display.
You do not need to press and hold
(record) while recording. The
new message will be automatically
recorded after the last recorded
message.

Speak into the built-in microphone.
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3 Press (stop) to stop recording.
The IC recorder stops at the beginning
of the current recording.
Manual Recording
Mode
3, 6
7
1, 2
6
Operation
indicator
1, 2, 4
1, 2
1 Select the manual recording mode
in the menu.
Select “MANUAL by pressing or
in the “REC LEVEL menu, and then
press .
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2 Select a folder.

Press /MENU to display the folder
selection window.

Press or to select the
folder in which you want to record
messages and then press .
3 Press and hold (record).
The IC recorder enters the record
standby mode. When you speak into
the microphone, the level meter in the
display window moves.
4 Adjust the recording level.
Adjust the maximum level of the
sound source to about –12 dB on the
recording level meter.
If “OVER” is displayed, press or
and adjust the recording level
down so that “OVER” is not displayed,
to prevent sound distortion.
OVER indicator
Level meter
Press and hold or to change
the sound level continuously. The
sound level is also displayed as a
number below the level meter.
5 Make other settings for recording
such as “LCF (LOW CUT), “LIMITER,
etc., in the menu.
6 Start recording.

Press (record).
The operation indicator lights in red
and “REC” is displayed.
You do not need to press and hold
while recording.

Speak into the built-in microphone.
7 Press (stop) to stop recording.
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Playback/Erasing
Playing Back
Messages
1, 2
5
1, 3
1
4
1 Select a folder.

Press /MENU.

Press or to select the folder
and then press .
2 Press or to select the
message number.
3 Press  to start playback.
4 Adjust the volume with VOL +/–.
5 Press to stop playback.
After playing back one message, the IC
recorder stops at the beginning of the
next message.
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Erasing Messages
ERASE
You can erase the recorded messages
one by one or all messages in a folder at
a time.
Note
Once a recording has been erased, you cannot
retrieve it.
Erasing Messages one by
one
You can erase unwanted messages,
retaining all other messages.
When a message is erased, the
remaining messages will advance and
be 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 one second
while the IC recorder is in the stop
mode.
The message title, message number,
and “ERASE? [ERASE] TO EXECUTE” will
be displayed and the message will be
played back.
2 Press ERASE again while “ERASE?
[ERASE] TO EXECUTE” is displayed.
The message is erased and the
remaining messages will be
renumbered.
To cancel erasing
Press (stop).
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Erasing All Messages in a
Folder
Select “ERASE ALL in the menu.
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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
computers 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
computers 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 editors window.
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.
Note
For information on using Dragon
NaturallySpeaking, please refer to the
documentation supplied with the software.
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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.
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.
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 an ICD-P series IC recorder is
displayed
Select [Yes] to edit messages recorded
using an ICD-P series IC recorder.
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.
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.
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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.
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.
USB connecting cable
(supplied)
To (USB)
connector
To USB connector
of your computer
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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