Sanyo ICR-B50 - 8 MB Digital Voice Recorder User manual

ICR-B50
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
Digital Voice Recorder
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ICR-B50, Issue Number 2, Printed in China

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Important Information:
Notes on clock setting
Be sure to set the date and time of the unit’s clock before you start using
it.(See“Adjustingthe date and time”in“BEFOREOPERATION”section.)
Backup recommendation
To avoid potential risk of data loss caused by accidental operation or
malfunction of the unit, we recommend that you save a backup copy of
your recorded massages on the PC, etc.
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CONTENTS
ACCESSORIES .....................................................................................2
PRECAUTIONS .....................................................................................2
CONTROLS ...........................................................................................3
POWER SUPPLY ................................................................................... 4
BEFORE OPERATION ..........................................................................5
SELECTING THE MENU MODE ...........................................................7
RECORDING .........................................................................................9
PLAYBACK...........................................................................................12
ERASING .............................................................................................15
VOICE ALARM TIMER.........................................................................17
PC (Personal Computer) CONNECTION............................................. 18
CLEANING THE CABINET ..................................................................23
TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE............................................................. 24
USER LICENSE AGREEMENT ...........................................................25
FCC INFORMATION ............................................................................30
SPECIFICATIONS ............................................................................... 30
WARRANTY (For USA)........................................................................ 31
WARRANTY (For Canada) ..................................................................34

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WHAT TO DO IF...
If the operation of the unit or display is not nor-
mal,
1. Open the battery compartment lid.
2. Remove the batteries. Wait 2 minutes, then
reinstall the batteries.
3. Press the reset switch (back of the unit) using a small ball-point pen,
etc. (Fig. 1)
4. Resume operation.
PRECAUTIONS
•If the line of rectangles in the battery indicator ( ) disappear during
recording, stop the recording immediately and replace the batteries.
•DonotdisconnecttheACadaptororremovethebatterieswhileoperating
the unit.
•Before erasing, make sure that the battery indicator is full.
•The apparatus should not be exposed to dripping or splashing.
•Do not insert pins, etc., inside the unit.
•Do not drop the unit or subject it to strong shocks.
•Do not use where there are extremes of temperature (below 5°C (40°F)
or exceeding 35°C (95°F)).
Fig. 1
ACCESSORIES
Audio cable x 1
CD-ROM x 1 Parallel port adaptor x 1
Case x 1
Important Information:
Because its products are subject to continuous improvement, SANYO re-
serves the rights to modify product designs and specifications without
notice and without incurring any obligation.

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CONTROLS
1. Earphone jack (EAR)
2. External microphone jack
(MIC)
3. Built-in microphone (MIC)
4. Record button (m)/Pause
5. Repeat button (REPEAT)
6. Stop button (n) - ON/OFF
button
7. Play button (a)/Pause
8. Cue index button
(CUE INDEX)
9. Fastforward/Fastrewind
buttons (d, c)
10. Volume buttons (VOLUME)
11. Speaker
12. Erase button (ERASE)
13. Time/Set button (TIME/SET)
14. Menu button (MENU)
15. Display
16. Play speed switch
(PLAY SPEED)
17. Record mode switch
(REC MODE)
18. Hold switch (HOLD)
19. Battery compartment
20. External DC jack (EXT DC 3V,
bottom of the unit)
21. Digital I/O jack (DIGITAL I/O,
bottom of the unit)
Fig. 2

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POWER SUPPLY
Batteries
1. Open the battery compartment lid.
2. Install two “AAA”batteries. Observe proper polarity.
Battery indicator ( )
Thelineofrectanglesisthebatterygauge.Blackrectanglesshowthebattery
condition.
: Full, good condition
or (“LOW BATT”appears.): Weak or exhausted batteries, must
be replaced.
CAUTION:
Remove the batteries if the unit will not be used for a month or longer.
IMPORTANT NOTE:
SPENT OR DISCHARGED BATTERIES MUST BE RECYCLED OR DIS-
POSED OF PROPERLY IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE
LAWS.
FOR DETAILED INFORMATION, CONTACT YOUR LOCAL COUNTY
SOLID WASTE AUTHORITY.
AC adaptor
Connect the AC adaptor (SANYO Model No. 3CV-120US, not supplied) to
the EXT DC 3V jack. (The batteries are automatically disconnected.)
•The center pin of the EXT DC 3V jack is positive (+).
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Fig. 3

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BEFORE OPERATION
Earphone
Connect an earphone (8 ohms, cord length less than 2 meters (6 feet, 6
inches), not supplied) to the EAR jack. (The speaker is automatically dis-
connected.)
Note: Be sure to reduce the volume before connecting or disconnecting
the earphone.
External microphone
Connectan external microphone(notsupplied) totheMIC jack.(Thebuilt-
in microphone is automatically disconnected.)
Turning the power on and off
Press the nbutton to turn on the power.
The display appears as shown right. The
unit is now in standby mode.
To turn off the power, press the nbutton
for at least 1 second in the stop mode.
Auto power off function
Thepower turnsoffautomatically when 5minutes have elapsedafter enter-
ing the stop, playback pause or recording pause mode.
Hold function
The HOLD switch (back of the unit) disables the buttons (m, n, a, cor
d) from operating, to prevent playback or recording due to accidental
operation.
Set the HOLD switch to ON. “HOLD ON”appears briefly on the display.
For normal use, set the switch to OFF. “HOLD OFF”appears briefly on the
display.
Fig. 4

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Adjusting the date and time
1. Press the MENU button repeatedly until the date and time display ap-
pears.
2. Press the TIME/SET button. The year display blinks.
3. Press the cor dbutton repeatedly to select the year.
4. Press the TIME/SET button. The month display blinks.
5. Set the month, day, hour and minute by following steps 3 - 4 above.
•The time can be set accurately by pressing the TIME/SET button
when a time signal is heard.
6. Press the nbutton to return the original display.
Changing the clock to the 12-hour (or 24-hour) display
1. Press the MENU button repeatedly until “12/24”appears.
2. Press the TIME/SET button. “24HOUR”(or “12HOUR”) blinks.
3. Press the cor dbutton once. “12HOUR”(or “24HOUR”) blinks.
4. Press the TIME/SET button.
Fig. 5
Fig. 6

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SELECTING THE MENU MODE
1. Press the MENU button repeatedly to select the
desired menu mode. Each time the button is
pressed, the display changes as follows:
FOLDER v EDIT v AUTO PAUSE v Date and time v VAS v REC
v BEEP v ERASE GUARD v 12/24 v Original display returns
2. To change the setting of a sub-menu in the selected menu mode, press
the TIME/SET button so that the display blinks.
3. Press the cor dbutton to select a new sub-
menu. (See “Various menu modes”below.)
4. Press the TIME/SET button to set it.
5. Repeat steps above to change other settings.
6. Press the nbutton to return to the original display.
Various menu modes
FOLDER: Selecting folder mode
PERS wv BUSI wv LECT wv OTHER wv ALARM
PERS: Personal BUSI: Business
LECT: Lecture OTHER: Others
ALARM: Voice alarm
EDIT: Selecting edit mode
OVER WRITE wv INSERT
OVER WRITE: Overwrite recording
INSERT: Insertion recording (“INSERT”appears on the display.)
AUTO PAUSE: Selecting auto pause time mode
PAUSE 03SEC wv PAUSE 04SEC w ... v PAUSE 10SEC wv
PAUSE OFF wv PAUSE 01SEC wv PAUSE 02SEC wv ...
Note: The initial setting of the auto pause function is ON (3
seconds).
Fig. 7
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Date and time (See “Adjusting the date and time”.)
VAS (Voice activated system): Selecting VAS mode
VAS OFF wv VAS ON
VAS OFF: To start and stop recording manually
VAS ON: Recording begins when the unit picks up sound, and stops
afterthe sound stops.Pressthe + or–VOLUMEbutton to setthemicro-
phone’s sensitivity when recording begins. The VAS sensing level
appears on the display (“VAS 01”~ “VAS 10”). “VAS”appears.
REC: Selecting recording time mode
REC STAND (Standard) wv REC LONG
REC STAND: For better sound quality (The unit can record for up to
approx. 80 minutes.)
REC LONG: For longer recording (The unit can record for up to approx.
110 minutes.)
BEEP: Selecting beep mode
BEEP ON wv BEEP OFF
BEEPON:Every timethe operationbuttons arepressed, a beep sound
will be heard.
BEEP OFF: No beep sound
ERASE GUARD: Selecting erasing guard mode (See “Erasing guard”.)
GUARD OFF wv GUARD ON
GUARD OFF: You may erase the data.
GUARD ON:You cannot erase the data. “”appears on the display.
12/24: (See “Changing the clock to the 12-hour (or 24-hour) display”.)
Original display returns

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RECORDING
1. Press the n button to turn the power on.
2. Set the REC MODE switch (back of the unit) to select the desired
recordingmode.
DIC (Dictating): “”appears.
CONF (Conference): “”appears.
LECT (Lecture): “”appears.
Note:
If an external microphone (not supplied) is connected, the recording
mode cannot be changed. “”appears.
3. Select the desired folder name, VAS and recording time modes. (See
“SELECTING THE MENU MODE”.)
4. Press the mbutton (red). Recording starts with
new file number.
Example: The display appears as shown below.
Folder name
Current file number Total file number
Elapsed recording time
5. Press the nbutton to stop the recording at any time.
Note:
•The unit can record up to file number 99 for each folder (exceptALARM
folder).
•Whentherecording time isfull,“MEMORYFULL”appearsbriefly.In this
case, erase the unnecessary file.
Fig. 9
(Red)
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•If the CUE INDEX button is pressed during re-
cording, an index mark is made (INDEX number
appears briefly) and recording continues. (Up to
16 index marks, for each file, can be made. Index
marks cannot be deleted individually.)
File number
Each time a recording is made, a file number is automatically placed in the
memory at the beginning of the recording.
Temporarily stopping recording (Recording pause)
Press the mbutton. The elapsed recording time blinks on the display. To
resume recording, press the button again.
EDITING THE RECORDED DATA
Overwrite recording
To overwrite recorded material (Previous recorded material will be erased.)
1. Select the “OVER WRITE”edit mode. (See “SELECTING THE MENU
MODE”.)
2. Locate the desired point during playback, then press the abutton to
pause.
•Elapsed playing time blinks.
3. Press the mbutton. Over writing recording starts from the paused
position. (The CUE INDEX button will not function during over writing
recording.)
4. Press the nbutton to stop the recording.
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Insertion recording
To insert into a file (Previous recorded material will remain.)
1. Select the “INSERT”edit mode. “INSERT”appears on the display.
(See “SELECTING THE MENU MODE”.)
2. Locate the desired point during playback, then press the abutton to
pause.
3. Press the mbutton. Insertion recording starts from the paused position.
(The CUE INDEX button will not function during insertion recording.)
4. Press the nbutton to stop the recording.
Notes:
•The edit mode (OVER WRITE wv INSERT) can be changed by
pressing the CUE INDEX button during play back paused.
•In case of paused recording, the mode can be changed to play back.
Press the abutton.

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PLAYBACK
1. Set the PLAYSPEED switch (back of the unit) to SLOW, STD, or FAST.
SLOW: Slow-speed playback
STD: Standard-speed playback
FAST: Fast-speed playback
2. Selectthedesiredfoldername.(See“SELECTINGTHEMENUMODE”.)
3. Press the abutton.
•To start playback from the desired file, select the file number by
pressing the cor dbutton, then press the abutton.
•If no data was recorded in the selected folder, “NO DATA”appears.
4. Press the + or –VOLUME button as desired.
5. Press the nbutton to stop playback at any time.
Temporarily stopping playback (Playback pause)
Pressthe abutton. Elapsedplaying time blinks.Toresume playback, press
the button again.
Folder name
Current file number Total file number
Elapsed playing time
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Auto pause
When the end of the file is reached during playback, “AUTO”and “PAUSE”
appear in turn. The unit pauses automatically for the preset auto pause
time. After the set time elapses, the next file playback begins.
Press the abutton during auto pause to return to the normal pause mode.
File skip
Press the cor dbutton to skip to the desired file.
In case the auto pause is set, if the cbutton is pressed during playback,
the unit enters the auto pause mode at the end of the file. Press the c
button again to play back the next file.
File search
If the cor dbutton is pressed during playback, the unit will search at
high speed in the forward or reverse direction while the button is being
pressed. When the button is released, normal playback will continue.
Index search
If an index mark was made in the file, press the CUE INDEX button during
playback. The unit will search for the next index point and playback starts
from this point.
Repeat
1. Press the REPEAT button during playback.
“ ”appears.
Theunit plays backrepeatedly the last5seconds
of recorded content in the selected file. (If the re-
corded times are shorter than 5 seconds, repeat
playback starts from the beginning of the current
file.)
2. Press the REPEAT button again to return to normal playback. Fig. 14

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Time display
PresstheTIME/SETbuttonrepeatedly during recording,playback andstop
mode. The display changes as follows.
In recording mode
Recording time mode, Current file number/Total file number, Remain-
ing recording time v Current time v Original display returns.
Example of remaining recording time:
In playback mode
Recorded date/time v Current time v Recording time mode, Current
file number/Total file number, Remaining playing time v Original dis-
play returns
In stop mode
Recording time mode, Remaining recording time v Current time v
Original display returns
To secure the unit
In case the unit is used by unauthorised persons, you can set the security
mode.
To switch security mode on/off during power off, press the TIME/SET and
MENU buttons simultaneously. The buttons must be pressed for 4 seconds
long. The display shows “SECURI ON”/“SECURI OFF”.
Recording time
mode Remaining recording
time Fig. 15

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ERASING
Important Note:
Before erasing, make sure that the battery indicator is full.
Preparations
1. Press the MENU button to select “FOLDER”.
2. Press the TIME/SET button. The folder name blinks.
3. Press the cor dbuttonto select thefolder to beerased, thenpress
the TIME/SET button.
4. Press the nbutton to return to the original display.
Erasing one file in memory
1. Press the cor dbutton to select the file number to be erased.
2. Press the ERASE button once. The file number and “ERASE”blink.
3. While the display is blinking, press the TIME/SET button. “ERASE”ap-
pearsbriefly. The filememory in theselected folderiserased.Allthefile
numbers after the file that was erased are reduced by one.
Erasing one folder memory
1. Press the ERASE button twice. The folder name, file numbers and
“ERASE”blink.
2. While the display is blinking, press the TIME/SET button. “ERASE”ap-
pears briefly. All memories in the selected folder are erased.
Erasing all memories
1. Press the ERASE button three times. “MEMORYALL ERASE”blinks.
2. While “MEMORYALL ERASE”is blinking, press the TIME/SET button.
“ERASE”appears briefly. All memories in all folders are erased.
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Partial erasing (A-B erasing)
1. Press the cor dbutton to select the file number.
2. Press the abutton to start playback.
3. Press the abutton again to pause at the starting point you want to
erase (point A).
4. Press the ERASE button. “ERASE START”blinks.
5. While“ERASESTART”isblinking,presstheTIME/SETbutton.“ERASE”
remains. Playback starts.
6. Press the ERASE button at the ending point you want to erase (point
B). “ERASE END”blinks.
7. While “ERASE END”is blinking, press the TIME/SET button. “ERASE”
appears briefly. The section between pointsAand B in the selected file
is erased. Playback pause is issued.
Notes:
•The ERASE button will not function during recording and playback.
•Erase all function can only be operated if in the actual selected folder
there is at least one file.
Erasing guard
Erasing guard functions to prevent accidental erasure.
1. Press the MENU button repeatedly to select “ERASE GUARD”.
2. Press the TIME/SET button.
3. Press the cor dbutton to select “GUARD ON”. “”appears.
4. Press the TIME/SET button.
In the erasing guard mode, the ERASE button will not function.

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VOICEALARM TIMER
1. Press the nbutton to turn the power on.
2. Select the sub-menu “ALARM”of “FOLDER”. (See “SELECTING THE
MENU MODE”.) “FOLDER ALARM”appears.
3. Press the nbutton to return to the original display mode.
4. Press the cor dbutton to select the file number (01/02 or 02/02).
5. Press the mbutton to record your alarm message.
6. Press the nbutton to stop.
7. Press the TIME/SET button. “OFF”or “ON”blinks.
8. Press the cor dbutton to select “ON”. “”or “”appears.
9. Press the TIME/SET button. The year display blinks.
10. Set thetimer ONtime byusing theTIME/SET, cordbutton. (Refer
to “Adjusting the date and time”.)
11. Press the MENU button to select the other folder as desired. (See
“SELECTING THE MENU MODE”.)
Whenthe alarm ON time arrives, the voice alarm will be activated as shown
below:
At stop mode:
•Beep 1 time & Voice message (If voice message is recorded.)
•Beep 10 times (If no voice message is recorded.)
During playback mode:
The operation is the same as “At stop mode”as above.And, it goes back to
the previous point and pauses.
During recording mode:
Beep 1 time (Recording will not be interrupted.)
At power off mode:
•Beep 1 time & Voice message (If voice message is recorded.)
•Beep 10 times (If no voice message is recorded.)

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PC (Personal Computer) CONNECTION
Important Note:
Your PC must run the Windows98 operating system with parallel port.
Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
Playing back/Editing a data file recorded with your PC
Digitalvoice recordings canbe transferred tothe PC forplayback or editing.
Before you start, install the “PC Memo Scriber”program on the PC as
follows.
1. Load the PC Memo Scriber CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive of the
PC.
The set-up program starts automatically.
Note:
If the set-up program doesn’t start…
1) Choose [Run] on the Start menu.
2) Type the following line:
D:\PCMEMO\setup.exe
“D”(is the drive letter) should be replaced by the CD-ROM
drive letter on your PC.
3) Click [OK].
2. Follow the instructions on the screen.
Installing the Acrobat Reader
1. Double-clickon[ar405eng.exe]intheManualfolderontheCD-ROM.
The [ar405eng.exe] name may differ between the countries.
2. Follow the instructions on the screen.
AcrobatReaderisaregisteredtrademarkofAdobeSystemsIncorporated.

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Operation
1. Connect the unit to the PC using the Parallel port Adapter as shown in
Fig. 17.
2. Press the nbutton to turn on the power.
3. Operate your PC. (Follow the instructions on the CD-ROM.)
When the “PC Memo Scriber”program is properly started on the PC,
“PC CONNECT”appears on the display and the control buttons on the
unit will not function.
Enrolling/Transcribing a data file (using ViaVoice)
ViaVoice is not supplied and please purchase the ViaVoice.
Enrolling
1. Disconnect the DIGITAL I/O cable.
2. Connect one end of the audio cable to the EAR jack and the other end
to the LINE-IN jack on the PC.
3. Press the nbutton to turn on the power.
DIGITAL I/O jack DIGITAL I/O cable
Parallel port
Fig. 17
or port