Sony ICD-70 Primary User manual

Sony Corporation Printed in Japan

3-861-841-12 (1)
IC Recorder
Operating Instructions Page 2
Page 22
1997 by Sony Corporation
ICD-70

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English
Please refer to the illustrations in
the Japanese instruction manual as
indicated in each section.
Table of Contents
Index to parts and controls .......... 3
Getting Started
1 Installing the Batteries ............... 4
2 Setting the clock .......................... 5
Basic Operations
Recording messages ...................... 6
Playing back messages.................. 7
Erasing messages ........................... 9
Various Ways of Recording
Starting recording automatically in
response to the sound (Advanced
VOR function) .............................. 10
Adding a recording to a previously
recorded message ........................ 10
Recording with an external
microphone or other equipment 11
Organizing the Files
Renumbering the messages
according to their priority
— Priority marks ......................... 12
Moving messages to a different file
— Move function ......................... 13
Preventing confidential messages
from being played back by others
—Secret function.......................... 13
Other Functions
Playing back a message at a
desired time with an alarm
— Alarm function ........................ 14
Sounding a beep sound after a
desired duration
— Timer function ........................ 16
Preventing accidental operation
— HOLD function ....................... 16
Selecting the recording mode .... 16
Turning off the beep sound........ 17
Selecting the microphone
sensitivity ...................................... 17
Playing back all messages in a file
continuously ................................. 18
Selecting the illumination mode of
LCD back light ............................. 18
Additional Information
Precautions ................................... 19
Specifications................................ 20
Troubleshooting........................... 21
Menu map..................................... 42

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English
Index to Parts and
Controls
The numbers are keyed to the
illustrations on pages 46 and 47 in
the Japanese instruction manual.
Main unit
1VOL (volume) control
2MIC (built-in microphone)
3OPR (operation) indicator
4Jog dial
PLAY/STOP
=/+(fast forward/fast
backward)
/(menu selection)
5FILE button
6PRIORITY button
7HOLD switch
8MENU button
9STOP button
!… DIGITAL 1/¤connector (for
connecting to a computer*)
!` @ (earphone) jack
!“ Display window
!£ MIC (PLUG IN POWER)
jack
!¢ ERASE button
!REC (record) button
!⁄ Speaker
!ƒ Hand strap
Display window
1File icons
2Current message number
3Priority marks
4Total number of messages in
a file
5REMAIN (Remaining
recording time) indication
REC DATE (Recording date)
indication
6Current time/day indication
(15:30 TUE, etc.)
Recording time indication
(10:10:10, etc.)
Menu indication
(ALARM OFF, etc.)
File name
(ACTION, SCHEDULE, etc.)
Messages
(RECORD, ERASE?, etc.)
7Battery exhausted indicator
8HOLD indicator
9Alarm indicator
!… Repeat play indicator
!` Digital VOR indicator
!“ Recording mode indication
* You need to use the WAV LINK
software (available in spring ‘98). See
“Optional accessories” on page 20
for more details.

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zGetting Started
Step1: Installing the
Batteries
See the illustrations on page 8 in
the Japanese instruction manual.
1Slide and lift the battery
compartment lid.
2Insert two size AAA (LR03)
alkaline batteries with correct
polarity, and close the lid.
Note
• If the battery compartment lid is
accidentally detached, attach it as
illustrated on page 8 in the Japanese
instruction manual.
Clock setting display appears
when you insert batteries for the
first time, or when you insert
batteries after the unit has been
without batteries for a certain
period of time. Please refer to Step
2 – 4 in “Step 2: Setting the Clock”
on the next page to set the date and
time.
Note
• Make sure to close the lid
completely. Otherwise the unit will
not operate.
Charging the clock battery
Before using the IC recorder for the
first time, or if you have not used
the unit for a long time, you first
need to charge the built-in clock
battery. Install the batteries in the
battery compartment and leave
them for more than one day. The
clock battery will be automatically
charged. (You can use the unit
while charging.) If you remove the
batteries while charging the clock
battery, the unit will be reset to the
initial setting. Once you have
charged the clock battery, you do
not have to recharge it, as long as
batteries are installed. When the
clock battery is recharged, settings
such as clock setting are
maintained for about 3 minutes.
Replacing the battery
“i“ appears on the display when
the batteries become weak and it
flashes when the batteries are
exhausted. Replace the batteries
with new ones.
Battery life
Approx. 1.5 months with Sony
alkaline batteries LR03 (SG)
when recording in LIGHT OPR
mode for 2 minutes and playing
back for 3 minutes every day
Notes
• When you replace the batteries,
insert new batteries within 3
minutes after you removed the
exhausted ones, otherwise all the
settings you have made will be
reset to the initial settings.
The recorded messages, however,
will remain.
• When replacing the batteries, be
sure to replace both batteries with
new ones.
• Do not charge dry batteries.
• When you are not going to use the
unit for a long time, remove the
batteries to prevent damage from
battery leakage and corrosion.

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English
Step 2: Setting the
Clock
You need to set the clock to display
the date and time of recording, and
to use the alarm function.
See the illustrations on pages 9 and
10 in the Japanese instruction
manual.
1Display the clock setting
display.
1Press MENU to enter the
menu mode.
2Turn the jog dial upward
to display “DATE &
TIME” once.
3Press the jog dial.
The year digits will flash.
2Set the date.
1Turn the jog dial to select
the digits of the year.
2Press the jog dial.
The month digits will
flash.
3Set the month and day in
sequence, then press the
jog dial.
The hour digits will flash.
3Set the time.
1Turn the jog dial to select
the digits of the hour.
2Press the jog dial.
The minute digits will
flash.
3Set the minute.
4Press the jog dial at the
time signal.
The display will return to
“DATE & TIME”.
4Press MENU to exit from the
menu mode.

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Current file
zBasic Operations
Recording Messages
You can record up to 99 messages
in each file.
Since a newly recorded message is
automatically added after the last
recorded message, you can start
recording quickly without
searching for the end of the last
recording.
See illustrations on pages 12 and 13
in the Japanese instruction manual.
1Press FILE repeatedly until the
icon of the desired file is
displayed.
2Start recording.
1Press REC.
2Speake into the built-in
microphone.
During recording, the OPR indicator
lights up in red.
You do not need to keep pressing
REC while recording.
3Press STOP to stop recording.
If you do not change the file icon
after you stop recording, the next
time you record you will record in
the same file.
To listen to the current
recording
Press STOP to stop recording, then
press the jog dial.
To review the current
recording instantly
Press the jog dial during recording.
5 different files
Select among 5 files:
ACTION
for recording action plans
SCHEDULE
for recording appointments,
etc.
MEMO-1 free
MEMO-2 free
SECRET
for recording personal or
confidential messages*
* To prevent confidential messages
from being played back by others,
see page 13.
Notes
• When the remaining time of
recording reaches 1 minute,
“NEAR END” will flash in the
display window. When the
memory is full, recording
automatically stops and
“MemoryFull” will flash in the
display window with an alarm
sound. To continue recording, first
erase some of the messages. (Page
9)
• If you press REC when the memory
is full, “MemoryFull” will flash
with an alarm sound. Erase some of
ACTION

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Total number of messages
in the current file
Selected message
number
Current file
Continued
the messages before you start
recording again. (Page 9)
• If you press REC after you have
recorded 99 messages, “INDEX
FULL” will flash with an alarm
sound. Select another file or erase
some of the messages. (Page 9)
`Tips
• You can record for up to 16
minutes in SP (standard play)
mode and 24 minutes in LP
(long play) mode. If you record
messages in a mixture of SP and
LP modes, the recordable time
varies from 16 to 24 minutes.
To change the recording mode,
see page 16.
• You can select the microphone
sensitivity. See page 17.
• You can select the external
microphone. See page 11.
Playing Back Messages
When playing back a previously
recorded message, start from Step
1. When playing back the message
you have just finished recording,
start from Step 3.
See illustrations on pages 15 and 16
in the Japanese instruction manual.
1Press FILE repeatedly until the
icon of the desired file is
displayed.
2Select the message number.
Turn the jog dial to display the
desired message number,
upward for a smaller message
number and downward for
larger message number.
3Press the jog dial to start
playback.
During playback, the OPR indicator
lights up in green.
After playing back one message, the
unit stops at the beginning of the next
message.
ACTION
6:37:4

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When the last message on the file has
been played back, the unit stops at
the beginning of the last message.
4Turn VOL to adjust the
volume.
To stop playback
To Do this
stop at the Press STOP.
beginning of
the current
message
stop at the Press the jog
current position dial.
Other operations
To Do this
skip to the Turn the jog
next message dial downward
until you find
the message
number you
want to play.
skip to the Turn the jog
previous dial upward until
message you find the
message number
you want to play.
search forward Turn the jog
during dial downward
playback while pressing it
and keep it
pressed.
search Turn the jog
backward dial upward
during while pressing
playback it and keep it
pressed.
Playing back a message
repeatedly — Repeat Play
During playback, press the jog dial
for more than 2 seconds.
“f“ will be displayed and the
selected message will be played
back repeatedly until you stop
playback by pressing STOP or the
jog dial.
Playing the beginning of
each message — Scanning
Play
During stop mode, press the jog
dial for more than 2 seconds.
“SCAN” will be displayed in the
display window and the first 5
seconds of each message in the
selected file will be played back.
When you find the desired
message, press the jog dial. The
message will be played back until
the end.
For private listening
Connect an earphone (not
supplied) to the @jack.
The built-in speaker will be
automatically disconnected.

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Erasing all messages in a
file
1Press FILE to select the file you
want to erase.
2Press ERASE and STOP at the
same time for more than 1
second.
The icon of the file, the message
number and “ALL ERASE?”
will flash.
3Press ERASE.
To cancel erasing
Press STOP before step 3.
Erasing Messages
You can erase the recorded
messages one by one or all
messages in a file at a time. Note
that once a recording has been
erased, you cannot retrieve it.
See the illustrations on pages 18
and 19 in the Japanese instruction
manual.
Erasing messages one by
one
When a message is erased, the
remaining messages will advance
and renumbered so that there will
be no blank space between
messages.
1Press 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 flash while the first and last
5 seconds of the message is
played back 10 times.
2Press ERASE while the
message is being played back.
The note is erased and the
remaining messages will be
renumbered.
To cancel erasing
Press STOP before step 2.
To erase other messages
Repeat steps 1 and 2.