
PCM-D100
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System requirements
When you use the linear PCM recorder
connected to a computer or as a USB mass
storage device,your computer must meet
the operating system requirements and port
environment described below.
To use your computer with the Sound Forge
Audio Studio LE software,see “Using the
Sound Forge Audio Studio LE”supplied.
Notes
One of the above operating systems should be by
default pre-installed.Any operating system other
than those indicated above,upgraded operating
systems or multi-boot environment are not
supported.
64 bit versions of Windows XP are not supported.
For the latest version information and compatibility
with your operating system,please access the
customer support home page for the linear PCM
recorder.
Hardware environment
Sound board:Sound boards compatible with
any of the supported operating systems
Port: USB port
Disk drive: To create a music CD, you need a
CD-R/RW drive.
Note
The following systems are not supported:
Operating systems other than the ones indicated in
this topic
Personally constructed computers or operating
systems
Upgraded operating systems
Multi-boot environment
Multi-monitor environment
Maximum recordable time*1*2
he total maximum recordable time (approximate) of all the folders is as f ollows.
Built-in memor y (32 GB)
REC Mode Maximum recordable time
DSD 2.8MHz/ 1bit (STEREO) Approx. 10 hrs. 50 min.
LPCM 192kHz/24bit (STEREO) Approx. 6 hrs. 35 min.
LPCM 176.4kHz/24bit (STERE O) Approx. 7 hrs. 10 min.
LPCM 96kHz/24bit (STERE O) Approx. 13 hrs.15 min.
LPCM 96kHz/ 16bit (STEREO) Approx. 19 hrs.50 min.
LPCM 88.2kHz/24bit (STERE O) Approx. 14 hrs. 25 min.
LPCM 88.2kHz/ 16bit (STEREO) Approx. 21 hrs.35 min.
LPCM 48kHz/24bit (STERE O) Approx. 26 hrs. 30 min.
LPCM 48kHz/ 16bit (STEREO) Approx. 39 hrs. 45 min.
LPCM 44.1kHz/24bit (STEREO) Approx. 28 hrs. 50 min.
LPCM 44.1kHz/16bit (STEREO) Approx. 43 hrs. 15 min.
MP3 320kbps (STERE O) Approx. 190 hrs.
MP3 128kbps (STEREO) Approx. 477 hrs.
Memory card
REC Mode Memory card
2 GB 4 GB 8 GB 16 GB 32 GB 64 GB 128 GB
DSD 2.8MHz/ 1bit
(STEREO)
Approx.
45 min.
Approx.
1hr.
30 min.
Approx.
3hrs.
0 min.
Approx.
6hrs.
5 min.
Approx.
12hrs.
15 min.
Approx.
24hrs.
30 min.
Approx.
49hrs.
5 min.
LPCM 192kHz/24bit
(STEREO)
Approx.
25 min.
Approx.
55 min.
Approx.
1hr.
50 min.
Approx.
3hrs.
40 min.
Approx.
7hrs.
25 min.
Approx.
14hrs.
50 min.
Approx.
29hrs.
45 min.
LPCM 176.4kHz/24bit
(STEREO)
Approx.
30 min.
Approx.
1hr.
0 min.
Approx.
2hrs.
0 min.
Approx.
4hrs.
0 min.
Approx.
8hrs.
5 min.
Approx.
16hrs.
15 min.
Approx.
32hrs.
30 min.
LPCM 96kHz/24bit
(STEREO)
Approx.
55 min.
Approx.
1hr.
50 min.
Approx.
3hrs.
40 min.
Approx.
7hrs.
25 min.
Approx.
14hrs.
50 min.
Approx.
29hrs.
45 min.
Approx.
59hrs.
35 min.
LPCM 96kHz/ 16bit
(STEREO)
Approx.
1hr.
20 min.
Approx.
2hrs.
45 min.
Approx.
5hrs.
35 min.
Approx.
11hrs.
10 min.
Approx.
22hrs.
20 min.
Approx.
44hrs.
40 min.
Approx.
89hrs.
25 min.
LPCM 88.2kHz/24bit
(STEREO)
Approx.
1hr.
0 min.
Approx.
2hrs.
0 min.
Approx.
4hrs.
0 min.
Approx.
8hrs.
5 min.
Approx.
16hrs.
10 min.
Approx.
32hrs.
25 min.
Approx.
64hrs.
55 min.
LPCM 88.2kHz/ 16bit
(STEREO)
Approx.
1hr.
30 min.
Approx.
3hrs.
0 min.
Approx.
6hrs.
5 min.
Approx.
12hrs.
10 min.
Approx.
24hrs.
20 min.
Approx.
48hrs.
40 min.
Approx.
97hrs.
20 min.
LPCM 48kHz/24bit
(STEREO)
Approx.
1hr.
50 min.
Approx.
3hrs.
40 min.
Approx.
7hrs.
25 min.
Approx.
14hrs.
50 min.
Approx.
29hrs.
45 min.
Approx.
59hrs.
35 min.
Approx.
119hrs.
LPCM 48kHz/ 16bit
(STEREO)
Approx.
2hrs.
45 min.
Approx.
5hrs.
35 min.
Approx.
11hrs.
10 min.
Approx.
22hrs.
20 min.
Approx.
44hrs.
40 min.
Approx.
89hrs.
25 min.
Approx.
178 hrs.
LPCM 44.1kHz/24bit
(STEREO)
Approx.
2hrs.
0 min.
Approx.
4hrs.
0 min.
Approx.
8hrs.
5 min.
Approx.
16hrs.
10 min.
Approx.
32hrs.
25 min.
Approx.
64hrs.
55 min.
Approx.
129hrs.
LPCM 44.1kHz/16bit
(STEREO)
Approx.
3hrs.
0 min.
Approx.
6hrs.
5 min.
Approx.
12hrs.
10 min.
Approx.
24hrs.
20 min.
Approx.
48hrs.
40 min.
Approx.
97hrs.
20 min.
Approx.
194hrs.
MP3 320kbps
(STEREO)
Approx.
13hrs.
25 min.
Approx.
26hrs.
50 min.
Approx.
53hrs.
40 min.
Approx.
107hrs.
Approx.
214hrs.
Approx.
429hrs.
Approx.
858hrs.
MP3 128kbps
(STEREO)
Approx.
33hrs.
30 min.
Approx.
67hrs.
5 min.
Approx.
134hrs.
Approx.
268hrs.
Approx.
536hrs.
Approx.
1,073 hrs.
Approx.
2,147 hrs.
*1When you ar e going to record continuously for a long time, you may need an AC adaptor (not supplied). For
details on the battery life, see “Battery life.”
*2The maximum recording time in this topic for your reference only, and may di er depending on the card
specications.
The maximum playback time of a music le/number of les *3
Bit rate Playback time Number of les
256 kbps Approx. 238 hrs. Approx. 3,570 les
*3In the case wher e MP3 les of 4 minutes each ar e transferred to the linear PCM recorder.
Battery life*4
When using alkaline batteries (Continuous using of Sony alkaline battery LR6(SG)) (supplied)
REC Mode Recording Playback
With monitor without monitor through speak ers*5with headphones
DSD 2.8MHz/ 1bit
(STEREO)
Approx. 8 hrs. Approx. 12 hrs. Approx. 17 hrs. Approx. 17 hrs.
LPCM 192kHz/24bit
(STEREO)
Approx. 10 hrs. Approx. 18 hrs. Approx. 15 hrs. Approx. 15 hrs.
LPCM 96kHz/24bit
(STEREO)
Approx. 11 hrs. Approx. 22 hrs. Approx. 18 hrs. Approx. 18 hrs.
LPCM 44.1kHz/16bit
(STEREO)
Approx. 12 hrs. Approx. 25 hrs. Approx. 21 hrs. Approx. 21 hrs.
MP3 320kbps
(STEREO)
Approx. 12 hrs. Approx. 25 hrs. Approx. 21 hrs. Approx. 21 hrs.
When using nickel metal hydride rechargeable batteries (Continuous using of Sony nickel
metal hydride rechargeable battery NH-AA) (not supplied)
REC Mode Recording Playback
With monitor without monitor through speak ers*5with headphones
DSD 2.8MHz/ 1bit
(STEREO)
Approx. 9 hrs. Approx. 11 hrs. Approx. 15 hrs. Approx. 15 hrs.
LPCM 192kHz/24bit
(STEREO)
Approx. 10 hrs. Approx. 16 hrs. Approx. 14 hrs. Approx. 14 hrs.
LPCM 96kHz/24bit
(STEREO)
Approx. 12 hrs. Approx. 19 hrs. Approx. 16 hrs. Approx. 16 hrs.
LPCM 44.1kHz/16bit
(STEREO)
Approx. 13 hrs. Approx. 22 hrs. Approx. 18 hrs. Approx. 18 hrs.
MP3 320kbps
(STEREO)
Approx. 13 hrs. Approx. 22 hrs. Approx. 18 hrs. Approx. 18 hrs.
*4Measured value by the standar d of JEITA (Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries As sociation).
The battery life may shorten depending on how you oper ate the linear PCM recorder.
*5When playing back music thr ough the built-in speak er with the volume level set to 3
Operating systems
Windows 8.1 (US, Canadian and AEP models only)
Windows 8.1Pro (US, Canadian and AEP models only)
Windows 8
Windows 8 Pro
Windows 7 Ultimate Service Pack 1 or higher
Windows 7 Professional Ser vice Pack 1 or
higher
Windows 7 Home Premium Ser vice Pack 1
or higher
Windows 7 Home Basic Ser vice Pack 1 or
higher
Windows 7 Starter Ser vice Pack 1 or higher
Windows Vista Ultimate Ser vice Pack 2 or
higher
Windows Vista Busines s Ser vice Pack 2 or
higher
Windows Vista Home Premium Service Pack
2 or higher
Windows Vista Home Basic Ser vice Pack 2
or higher
Windows XP Media C enter Edition 2005
Service Pack 3 or higher
Windows XP Media C enter Edition 2004
Service Pack 3 or higher (Except Chinese models only)
Windows XP Media Center Edition Service
Pack 3 or higher
Windows XP Professional Service Pack 3 or
higher
Windows XP Home Edition Ser vice Pack 3
or higher
Mac OS X (v10
Mac OS X (v10.5 - v10.8) (E and Chinese models)
.5 - v10.9) (US, Canadian and AEP models)
Pre-installed
Microsoft,Windows, Windows Vista and
Windows Media are registered trademarks
or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in
the United States and/or other countries.
Mac OS is a trademark of Apple Inc.,
registered in the USA and other countries.
Pentium is a registered trademark of Intel
Corporation.
MPEG Layer-3 audio coding technology and
patents licensed from Fraunhofer IIS and
Thomson.
SDXC, SDHC, SD, microSDXC, microSDHC and
micrSD logos are trademarks of SD-3C, LLC.
Memory Stick , Memory Stick PRO Duo ,
Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo , Memory
Stick Micro , M2 are
trademarks or registered trademarks of Sony
Corporation.
MagicGate is a trademark of Sony
Corporation.
rademarks “DSD” is a trademark.
Sound Forge is a trademark or registered
trademark of Sony Creative Software,Inc. in
the United States and other countries.
All other trademarks and registered
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Furthermore,“ ” and“ ” are not mentioned
in each case in this manual.
This product is protected by certain intellectual
property rights of Microsoft Corporation. Use
or distribution of such technology outside of
this product is prohibited without a license
from Microsoft or an authorized Microsoft
subsidiary.
Notes on the License
This linear PCM recorder comes with software
that are used based on licensing agreements
with the owners of that software.
Based on requests by the owners of copyright
of these software applications,we have an
obligation to inform you of the following.
Please read the following sections.
Licenses (in English) are recorded in the
internal memory of your linear PCM recorder.
Establish a Mass Storage connection between
the linear PCM recorder and a computer to
read licenses in the“LICENSE”folder.
On GNU GPL/LGPL applied
software
The software that is eligible for the following
GNU General Public License (hereinafter
referred to as“GPL”) or GNU Lesser General
Public License (hereinafter referred to as
“LGPL”) are included in the linear PCM
recorder.
This informs you that you have a right to have
access to, modify,and redistribute source
code for these software programs under the
conditions of the supplied GPL/LGPL.
Source code is provided on the web. Use the
following URL to download it.
http://www.sony.net/Products/Linux/
We would prefer you do not contact us about
the contents of source code.
Licenses (in English) are recorded in the
internal memory of your linear PCM recorder.
Establish a Mass Storage connection between
the linear PCM recorder and a computer to
read licenses in the“LICENSE”folder.
Package List
alsa-lib
alsa-utils
e2fsprogs
gcc-lib
glibc
procps
busybox
dosfstools
mdadm
udev
u-boot
linux-kernel
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