Sanyo ICR-S240RM User manual

ICR-S240RM
ICR-S250RM
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Digital Voice Recorder
INSTRUCTION MANUAL

GB-1 [ENGLISH]
Precautions
- The apparatus shall not be exposed to dripping or splashing.
- Do not remove the battery while operating the unit.
- 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 or
exceeding 35°C).
- IBM and PC/AT are registered trademarks of International Business
Machines Corporation.
- Microsoft, Windows MediaTM, and the Windows®Logo
are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft
Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.
- Windows MediaTM Player is trademark or registered
trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
- Other system and product names generally are the registered trademarks
or trademarks of the respective development manufacturers. The symbols
TM and ®are not shown in this manual.
- SANYO takes no responsibility for recording failure due to power cuts or
damage to the unit.
- 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 messages on a PC, etc..
- Recording copyright material without permission of the copyright owners is
usually an infringement. If you wish to re-record copyright material,
permission from the copyright owner is necessary. SANYO does not
approve of, and cannot be held responsible for, any unlawful use of this
machine.
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Contents
Precautions .................................. 1
Controls ....................................... 3
Before use ................................... 5
Recording .................................... 9
Playback ..................................... 12
Selecting display ......................... 14
Erasing ....................................... 15
Using timer ................................. 17
Menu setting ............................... 19
Connecting to PC ........................ 22
Troubleshooting guide ................ 38
Cleaning the cabinet ................... 40

GB-2[ENGLISH]
Note:
This handling description is printed prior to product development.
Whenapartoftheproductspecificationmustbechangedtoimproveoperability
or other functions, priority is given to the product specification itself. In such
instances, the instruction manual may not entirely match all the functions of the
actual product.
Therefore, the actual product and packaging, as well as the name and
illustration, may differ from the manual.
The screen/LCD display shown as an example in this manual may be different
from the actual screen/LCD display.
Accessories
Original USB connection cable x 1
USB driver CD-ROM x 1
Headphones x 1
Battery x 1
USB cover stand x 1

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1. Recording indicator
2. External stereo microphone
socket ( )
3. Jog switch
(faPOWER e)
(Power/Play/Speed/Skip/Search)
4. Volume buttons (VOLUME)
5. Hold switch (bHOLD)
6. Speaker
7. Battery compartment lid
8. USB terminal protector
9. USB terminal
10. Record button (mREC)
11. Stop/Menu button
(nSTOP/MENU)
12. LCD display
13. Index button (INDEX)
14. Erase button (ERASE)
15. Folder/Repeat button
(FOLDER/RPT)
16. Built-in stereo microphones
(L, R)
17. Headphones socket ( )
Controls
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LCD display
1. Battery
2. Record
3. Recording mode
4. Timer
5. Alarm
6. VAS (Voice activated system)
7. Microphone sensitivity
8. Repeat/Random/A-B Repeat
9. AM/PM
10. Time/Message/Mode display
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Before use
Inserting battery
Battery indicator
Check the battery indicator on the LCD display for remaining battery power.
: Good condition
: Weak battery
: Exhausted battery, must be replaced with new alkaline battery. If
not, after displaying “LO bAT”, the LCD display goes out.
Note:
Dispose of all used batteries safely in accordance with all applicable laws.
Note:
The date and time initialized on the LCD display will begin to blink when you
perform the following: (Set the date and time. See page 8).
- Turning on the power for the first time since purchasing this product.
- Inserting a battery and turning on the power after removing a battery
and leaving this product for an extended period of time.
- When the date and time settings are erased after leaving this product
for an extended period of time with the battery inserted.
Install AAA/LR03/HP16
alkaline battery (supplied)

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Using the headphones
Connect the headphones to the socket. The speaker is automatically
disconnected.
Using an external stereo microphone
Connect an external stereo microphone (not supplied) to the socket. The
built-in microphones are automatically disconnected.
Using the USB cover terminal
Be sure to install the USB cover stand when using it under the condition that
this opportunity is made.
Note:
- Be sure to install the USB cover stand when using it under the condition that
this opportunity is made. It becomes unstable, and fall, and sometimes
causes a trouble when it is made the condition that this opportunity is made
without installing the USB cover stand.
- Keep the removed USB protection cover carefully not to lose it. And, keep
it in the place where a child doesn't reach it. Consult a doctor at once when
swallowing it.

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Turning the power on and off
Press the Jog switch. “HELLO”appears briefly on the
display and the power turns on.
Thenthe last selected file number and total playing
time appear (Resume function).
Press the Jog switch for at least 2 seconds. “-byE-”appears and the power
turns off.
Auto power off function
- Leaving the unit on for 15 minutes without using it automatically turns off the
power.
- Leaving the unit on with recording pause for more than 15 minutes turns off
the power after creating the recorded file.
Hold function
This prevents operation from stopping by accidentally pressing a button.
Set the bHOLD switch to the left. The hold function is engaged.
- If an operation button is pressed while the hold function is engaged, “HOLd
ON”will appear and nothing else happens.
Set the bHOLD switch to the right. “HOLd OFF”appears and the hold function
is disengaged.
To adjust the volume
Press the VOLUME + or –button. The volume level
appears (VOL 0 to VOL 20).
Selecting the beep sound (See page 21)
Selecting the menu mode (See page 21)
Selecting the backlight (See page 21)

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Date and time setting
Make absolutely sure that the date and time are correctly set before starting a
recording.
1. In the stop mode, press the nSTOP/MENU button for at
least 2 seconds. The first stage menu appears.
2. Move the Jog switch up or down to select
“COMMON”.
3. Press the Jog switch. The second stage menu
appears.
4. Move the Jog switch up or down to select
“CALENdAR”. The unit enters the date and
time setting mode.
5. Press the Jog switch. The year display blinks.
6. Move the Jog switch up or down to select the
year. Then press the Jog switch. The month
display blinks.
7. Set the month, day, hour display (24H or AM/PM), hour and minute by
following step 6 above.
When the minute setting is completed, “CALENdAR”returns.
8. Press the nSTOP/MENU button twice.

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Recording
Recording time
The recording time differs as shown below.
ICR-S240RM
Recording mode Recording time (approx.)
SHQ: Super high-quality 1 hr. (stereo)
HQ: High-quality 2 hr. 5 min. (stereo)
SP: Standard 4 hr. 15 min. (stereo)
LP: Long 8 hr. 35 min. (monaural)
ICR-S250RM
Recording mode Recording time (approx.)
SHQ: Super high-quality 2 hr. 10 min. (stereo)
HQ: High-quality 4 hr. 20 min. (stereo)
SP: Standard 8 hr. 40 min. (stereo)
LP: Long 17 hr. 25 min. (monaural)
Selecting a recording mode
1. In the stop mode, press the nSTOP/MENU
button for at least 2 seconds. Move the Jog
switch up or down to select “VOICE”, then
press the Jog switch.
2. Move the Jog switch up or down to select “REC
MOdE”.
3. Press the Jog switch. The selected recording mode blinks.
4. Move the Jog switch up or down to select a recording mode.
Then press the Jog switch. “REC MOdE”returns.
5. Press the nSTOP/MENU button twice.
Super high-quality High-quality
Standard Long

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Starting recording
1. Press the FOLDER/RPT button to select a folder (A, b, C
or d).
2. Press the mREC button. Recording starts.
To stop recording
Press the nSTOP/MENU button.
To pause recording
Press the mREC button. Press it again to resume
recording.
Note:
- Since the M folder is the music folder, ordinary voice data cannot be
recorded to it, and is instead recorded automatically to the A folder.
No recording is possible if the A folder is full.
- The unit can record up to 99 files in one folder. “FILE FULL”appears when
attempting to record the 100th file.
To set index mark
If the INDEX button is pressed during recording, an index mark
is made (“INdEX 1”appears briefly) and recording continues.
- Up to 32 index marks for each file can be made. If you try to enter more index
marks, “INdEX FULL”appears. Index marks cannot be deleted individually.
File number Remaining recording time

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VAS recording
VAS: Voice activated system
1. In the stop mode, press the nSTOP/MENU button for at least 2 seconds.
Move the Jog switch up or down to select “VOICE”, then press the Jog
switch.
2. Move the Jog switch up or down to select
“VAS”.
3. Press the Jog switch. The selected VAS mode
appears.
4. Move the Jog switch up or down to select “ON”. Then press the Jog switch.
5. Press the nSTOP/MENU button twice.
6. Press the mREC button.
Recording begins when you are speaking into
the microphone. When dictation stops,
recording stops.
Move the Jog switch up or down to set the microphone’s sensing level when
recording begins. The VAS sensing level appears (VAS:1: Low - VAS:5:
High).
Selecting the microphone sensitivity (See page 20)
Selecting the recording LED (See page 21)

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Playback
1. Press the FOLDER/RPT button to select a folder (A, b, C, d or M).
2. Move the Jog switch up or down to select a file.
3. Press the Jog switch. Playback begins.
To stop playback
Press the nSTOP/MENU button.
Press the Jog switch to resume playback.
Note:
- A few seconds may be required to start playback for large files or an
extremely large number of files.
- Depending on the MP3/WMA file, the displayed playing time may be at
variance with the actual playing time.
- Some MP3/WMA files may not be able to be played on this unit.
Changing playback speed
Press the Jog switch during playback. The playback speed changes as follows:
SLOW (Slow speed playback) vFAST (Fast speed playback) v
Normal speed playback
Note:
This function may not work on some files.
Fast forward play
Move the Jog switch up (e) during playback and hold it.
This fast forwards the file currently being played. Once the end of the file has
been reached, the unit will begin fast forwarding through the next file.
File number Elapsed playing time

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Fast reverse play
Move the Jog switch down (f) during playback and hold it.
This fast reverses the file currently being played. Once the beginning of the file
is reached, reverse continues from the end of the previous file.
- Release the Jog switch to resume normal playback.
To skip to the next or previous file
Move the Jog switch up (e) or down (f) during playback or stop.
Index search
If an index mark was made in the file, press the INDEX button during playback.
The unit will search for the next index point and playback starts from that point.
Repeat/Random playback
Only for files in the MUSIC (M) folder:
1. In the stop mode, press the nSTOP/MENU
button for at least 2 seconds. Move the Jog
switch up or down to select “MUSIC”, then
press the Jog switch.
2. Move the Jog switch up or down to select
“REPEAT”.
3. Press the Jog switch. The selected mode
blinks.
4. Move the Jog switch up or down to select the desired mode (ALL, ONE or
RANd). Then press the Jog switch. “REPEAT”returns.
ALL: Repeats all files in the MUSIC (M) folder.
ONE: Repeats the current file only.
RANd: Plays all files in the MUSIC (M) folder randomly.
5. Press the nSTOP/MENU button twice.
6. Press the Jog switch to start playback.

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A-B repeat playback
1. During playback, press the FOLDER/RPT
button at the beginning of the section you want
to repeat (Point A).
2. Press the FOLDER/RPT button again at the
end of the section you want to repeat (Point B).
The specified section (between points A and
B) is played back repeatedly.
Press the FOLDER/RPT button again to cancel.
Dividing a file (See page 20)
Selecting the stereo wide (See page 20)
Selecting the sound equalizer (See page 20)
Selecting the bass sound (See page 20)
Selecting display
In the stop mode, press the nSTOP/MENU button repeatedly. The display
changes as follows:
In the VOICE (A, b, C, d) folder:
Total playing time v Current date/time v Remaining recording time v
Recorded date/time (“R”blinks on the display.) (if there is file)
In the MUSIC (M) folder:
Total playing time v Current date/time v Elapsed playing time (if there is
file)

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Erasing
Erasing the selected file
1. Press the FOLDER/RPT button to select the folder.
2. Move the Jog switch up or down to select the file to be erased.
3. Press the ERASE button.
4. While the display is blinking, press the ERASE button for at least 2 seconds.
The selected file is erased.
Erasing all files in the selected folder
1. Select the folder to be erased.
2. PresstheERASEbuttonforatleast2seconds.
3. While the display is blinking, press the ERASE button again for at least 2
seconds. All the files in the selected folder are erased.
Note:
If you do not want to erase, press the nSTOP/MENU button.
Note:
Only MP3/WMA files playable on this unit can be erased. Erasing files in other
formats is not possible. Nothing is erased if there are no MP3/WMA files in the
playable folders.

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Formatting (Erasing all files in all folders)
If you select the format function from the menu, the memory will be initialized
and all files will be erased. Use only when you need it. Save a backup copy of
your recorded messages on a PC, etc. if required.
1. In the stop mode, press the nSTOP/MENU button for at least 2 seconds.
Move the Jog switch up or down to select “COMMON”, then press the Jog
switch.
2. Move the Jog switch up or down to select
“FORMAT”. Then press the Jog switch.
3. Move the Jog switch up or down to select “ON”. Then press the Jog switch.
“FORMATINg”, then “COMPLETE”appears and all files are erased.
“FORMAT”returns.
4. Press the nSTOP/MENU button twice.

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Using timer
Alarm timer
A file can be played (or the alarm sounded) at a designated time. In the case
of file playback, place the file to be played in the ALARM folder ahead of time
(See page 31). The alarm will sound for 10 seconds if there are no files in the
ALARM folder.
1. In the stop mode, press the nSTOP/MENU button for at least 2 seconds.
Move the Jog switch up or down to select “COMMON”, then press the Jog
switch.
2. Move the Jog switch up or down to select “TIMER”. Then press the Jog
switch.
3. Move the Jog switch up or down to select “ALM ON”. Then press the Jog
switch. The hour display of alarm on time blinks.
4. Move the Jog switch up or down to select the hour. Then press the Jog
switch. The minute display blinks.
Set the minute in the same way.
5. Move the Jog switch up or down to select the alarm sound.
bEEP: Beep sound
wv MUSIC: File
Then press the Jog switch. “TIMER”returns.
6. Press the nSTOP/MENU button twice.
- If you want to cancel the alarm timer, select “TIM OFF”in the step 3
above.
When the alarm on time arrives, the alarm timer will be activated.

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Timer recording
Recording can be started at a designated time. The recorded file will be created
in the designated folder.
1. Follow steps 1 - 2 of “Alarm timer”.
2. Move the Jog switch up or down to select “TIM ON”. Then press the Jog
switch. The hour display of timer on time blinks.
3. Move the Jog switch up or down to select the hour. Then press the Jog
switch. The minute display blinks.
Set the minute in the same way.
4. Move the Jog switch up or down to select the timer recording time (30MIN,
60MIN, 120MIN or ALL). Then press the Jog switch.
ALL: Recording will continue until the nSTOP/MENU button is pressed
or the end of remaining recording time.
5. Move the Jog switch up or down to select the recording folder. Then press
the Jog switch. “TIMER”returns.
6. Press the nSTOP/MENU button twice.
7. Turn the power off if required.
- If you want to cancel the timer recording, select “TIM OFF”in the step
2 above.
When the timer on time arrives, recording will start.
Note:
- Make sure there is sufficient battery power when using timer recording.
- Both Alarm timer and Timer recording cannot be set at the same time.

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Menu setting
Common procedures of menu setting
1. In the stop mode, press the nSTOP/MENU button for at least 2 seconds.
The first stage menu appears.
2. Move the Jog switch up or down to select the first stage menu.
Each time the Jog switch is moved, the display changes as follows:
“VOICE”
wv “MUSIC” wv “COMMON” wv “VOICE” wv ...
Then press the Jog switch. The second stage menu appears.
3. Move the Jog switch up or down to select the second stage menu.
Each time the Jog switch is moved, the display changes as follows:
VOICE menu
“dIVIdE”
wv “REC MOdE” wv “MIC MOdE” wv “VAS” wv “STEREO”
wv “dIVIdE” wv ...
-“dIVIdE”cannot be selected when the MUSIC folder is selected.
MUSIC menu
“SOUNd EQ” wv “bASS” wv “REPEAT” wv “SOUNd EQ” wv ...
COMMON menu
“bEEP” wv “CALENdAR” wv “TIMER” wv “FORMAT” wv “REC LEd”
wv “bACk LEd” wv “SOFT VER” wv “MENU MOdE” wv “bEEP” wv
...
Then press the Jog switch.
4. To change the setting of the selected menu, move the Jog switch up or
down. Then press the Jog switch. The second stage menu returns.
- Press the nSTOP/MENU button once during the menu setting. The
setting is cancelled and the previous menu returns.
5. Press the nSTOP/MENU button twice to quit the menu setting mode.