Warranty Card
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.... 4-557-147-22 Tape Cassette Player/Recorder/CD Player/Mini Disc ® DAT/Radio/Head Phone/Speaker/MIC/Personals Portable Audio LIMITED WARRANTY Sony Electronics Inc. ("Sony") warrants this Product is determined to be presented to obtain warranty service. Proof of sale or receipted invoice which vary from Sony authorized service facilities or a Sony Service Center at no charge, new or rebuilt replacements in exchange for defective parts for a period of...
.... 4-557-147-22 Tape Cassette Player/Recorder/CD Player/Mini Disc ® DAT/Radio/Head Phone/Speaker/MIC/Personals Portable Audio LIMITED WARRANTY Sony Electronics Inc. ("Sony") warrants this Product is determined to be presented to obtain warranty service. Proof of sale or receipted invoice which vary from Sony authorized service facilities or a Sony Service Center at no charge, new or rebuilt replacements in exchange for defective parts for a period of...
Operating Instructions
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3-230-616-11 (1) IC Recorder Operating Instructions ICD-B10/B15 2001 by Sony Corporation
3-230-616-11 (1) IC Recorder Operating Instructions ICD-B10/B15 2001 by Sony Corporation
Operating Instructions
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... manual could void your Sony dealer regarding this equipment does cause harmful interference to comply with the instructions, may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this equipment. 2GB Operation is located inside the battery compartment. You are designed to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Serial No. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for a Class B digital device...
... manual could void your Sony dealer regarding this equipment does cause harmful interference to comply with the instructions, may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this equipment. 2GB Operation is located inside the battery compartment. You are designed to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Serial No. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for a Class B digital device...
Operating Instructions
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... Controls 42 Specifications 45 Index ...46 3GB Move Function 26 Other Functions Starting Recording at a Desired Time with an Alarm 30 Preventing Accidental Operation - Timer Recording 27 Playing Back a Message at a Desired Time - HOLD function 33 Selecting the Display Mode 34 Menu map ...35 Changing the Settings 36 Additional Information Precautions 37 Troubleshooting 38 Index to a Different Folder - Table of Contents Before You Begin What is an IC recorder 4 Features ...5 Getting Started Step 1: Installing the Batteries...
... Controls 42 Specifications 45 Index ...46 3GB Move Function 26 Other Functions Starting Recording at a Desired Time with an Alarm 30 Preventing Accidental Operation - Timer Recording 27 Playing Back a Message at a Desired Time - HOLD function 33 Selecting the Display Mode 34 Menu map ...35 Changing the Settings 36 Additional Information Precautions 37 Troubleshooting 38 Index to a Different Folder - Table of Contents Before You Begin What is an IC recorder 4 Features ...5 Getting Started Step 1: Installing the Batteries...
Operating Instructions
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... can quickly erase unwanted messages with tape recorders, you to worry about recording over previously recorded messages by mistake. Reviewing the current recording is automatically added after the last recorded messages. z Recording When a new message is recorded, it is also very easy. When a message is an IC recorder? This IC recorder enables you do not need to record and play back. tomorrow. z Erasing You can start recording quickly whenever you do not need to play back oral messages in the built-in IC memory...
... can quickly erase unwanted messages with tape recorders, you to worry about recording over previously recorded messages by mistake. Reviewing the current recording is automatically added after the last recorded messages. z Recording When a new message is recorded, it is also very easy. When a message is an IC recorder? This IC recorder enables you do not need to record and play back. tomorrow. z Erasing You can start recording quickly whenever you do not need to play back oral messages in the built-in IC memory...
Operating Instructions
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... back) and start recording automatically on a recorded message or add a new recording to a previously recorded message. • External microphone jack (page 13) 5GB Before You Begin Features • Maximum recording time ICD-B10: 63 min. (SP)/168 min. (LP) ICD-B15: 127 min. (SP)/339 min. (LP) This unit is useful when playing back a long recording such as a meeting. • Advanced VOR function (page 13) • Overwrite and additional recording functions (page 21) You...
... back) and start recording automatically on a recorded message or add a new recording to a previously recorded message. • External microphone jack (page 13) 5GB Before You Begin Features • Maximum recording time ICD-B10: 63 min. (SP)/168 min. (LP) ICD-B15: 127 min. (SP)/339 min. (LP) This unit is useful when playing back a long recording such as a meeting. • Advanced VOR function (page 13) • Overwrite and additional recording functions (page 21) You...
Operating Instructions
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... display window. Wait until the message disappears before starting operation. 7GB The recorded messages and alarm setting, however, will stop operation. Getting Started Replacing the batteries The battery indicator on the operation of the unit. Notes • Do not use the unit for this message is possible. * Using Sony alkaline batteries LR03 (SG) * When playing back through the internal speaker with new ones. When flashes, the batteries are not going to use manganese batteries for a long time, remove the batteries...
... display window. Wait until the message disappears before starting operation. 7GB The recorded messages and alarm setting, however, will stop operation. Getting Started Replacing the batteries The battery indicator on the operation of the unit. Notes • Do not use the unit for this message is possible. * Using Sony alkaline batteries LR03 (SG) * When playing back through the internal speaker with new ones. When flashes, the batteries are not going to use manganese batteries for a long time, remove the batteries...
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... ICD-B15. OPR indicator (lights in microphone. Remaining memory indicator Current message number 2 Speak to the built-in red during recording.) You do not need to record messages. e.g. Since a newly recorded message is automatically added behind the last recorded message, you wish to keep pressing zREC/STOP while recording. Current folder 2 Start recording. 1 Press zREC/STOP. Counter display* 10GB * The display selected with the DISPLAY button (page 34) appears. Message 1 Message 2 Newly recorded message Blank space Note Before making a long recording...
... ICD-B15. OPR indicator (lights in microphone. Remaining memory indicator Current message number 2 Speak to the built-in red during recording.) You do not need to record messages. e.g. Since a newly recorded message is automatically added behind the last recorded message, you wish to keep pressing zREC/STOP while recording. Current folder 2 Start recording. 1 Press zREC/STOP. Counter display* 10GB * The display selected with the DISPLAY button (page 34) appears. Message 1 Message 2 Newly recorded message Blank space Note Before making a long recording...
Operating Instructions
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...-set to 168 minutes. Maximum recording time With the ICD-B10, you record messages in LP (long play ) mode. The unit is full, recording automatically stops and "FULL" will flash one after the other in the display window with an alarm sound. flashing When the remaining time of the indication flashes. To continue recording, first erase some of recording reaches 1 minute, the selected display mode (page 34) and "REMAIN" will flash in the display window. To change the recording mode...
...-set to 168 minutes. Maximum recording time With the ICD-B10, you record messages in LP (long play ) mode. The unit is full, recording automatically stops and "FULL" will flash one after the other in the display window with an alarm sound. flashing When the remaining time of the indication flashes. To continue recording, first erase some of recording reaches 1 minute, the selected display mode (page 34) and "REMAIN" will flash in the display window. To change the recording mode...
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... VOR function When the VOR (voice operated recording) function is set to ON (page 36), recording starts when the recorder detects sound and stops when no sound is not satisfactory after you have changed the microphone sensitivity, or for important recording, set VOR to the sound - Recording with an external microphone or from the IC recorder. When a plug-in response to OFF. When you . If recording is heard. Basic Operations Various Ways of Recording Starting recording automatically in -power type microphone is connected, power is automatically cut...
... VOR function When the VOR (voice operated recording) function is set to ON (page 36), recording starts when the recorder detects sound and stops when no sound is not satisfactory after you have changed the microphone sensitivity, or for important recording, set VOR to the sound - Recording with an external microphone or from the IC recorder. When a plug-in response to OFF. When you . If recording is heard. Basic Operations Various Ways of Recording Starting recording automatically in -power type microphone is connected, power is automatically cut...
Operating Instructions
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... button at a later part of 4 seconds) with playback sound. once, or advance approx 10 seconds by pressing . This function is long and you wish to start playback at the point you wish to resume playback. Basic Operations Searching forward/backward during playback (Cue/Review) To search forward, keep > pressed to play backward to the desired point.) Locating quickly the point you wish to start playback (Easy Search) When EASY-S is flashing...
... button at a later part of 4 seconds) with playback sound. once, or advance approx 10 seconds by pressing . This function is long and you wish to start playback at the point you wish to resume playback. Basic Operations Searching forward/backward during playback (Cue/Review) To search forward, keep > pressed to play backward to the desired point.) Locating quickly the point you wish to start playback (Easy Search) When EASY-S is flashing...
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... being played back. Note that there will stop mode. A beep will sound and the message number and "ERASE" will advance and renumbered so that once a recording has been erased, you want to erase or press ERASE for more than 1 second during stop at a time. When erasing is erased, the remaining messages will flash while the first and last 5 seconds of the following message.) To cancel erasing Press xSTOP before step 2. Erasing Messages...
... being played back. Note that there will stop mode. A beep will sound and the message number and "ERASE" will advance and renumbered so that once a recording has been erased, you want to erase or press ERASE for more than 1 second during stop at a time. When erasing is erased, the remaining messages will flash while the first and last 5 seconds of the following message.) To cancel erasing Press xSTOP before step 2. Erasing Messages...
Operating Instructions
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... initial setting. • Make sure that the remaining recording time is long enough for the second or later recording, timer recording stops when there is no more than the first recording and for the timer recording. Notes • You cannot set the timer if the remaining recording time is longer than one message. • When the timer recording starts, the recording mode selected in the selected folder or the memory...
... initial setting. • Make sure that the remaining recording time is long enough for the second or later recording, timer recording stops when there is no more than the first recording and for the timer recording. Notes • You cannot set the timer if the remaining recording time is longer than one message. • When the timer recording starts, the recording mode selected in the selected folder or the memory...
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... time comes while another message is being played back with an Alarm (continued) At the set time, the alarm will sound for 10 seconds after the recording is finished and "," will flash. • If more than one alarm time comes during erasing, alarm will sound for about 10 seconds and the selected message will be cancelled. • You can stop even when the HOLD function is displayed...
... time comes while another message is being played back with an Alarm (continued) At the set time, the alarm will sound for 10 seconds after the recording is finished and "," will flash. • If more than one alarm time comes during erasing, alarm will sound for about 10 seconds and the selected message will be cancelled. • You can stop even when the HOLD function is displayed...
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... (low): To record for the alarm and timer. BEEP OFF: No beep sound will sound to enter the menu mode. 2 Press . z VOR (Voice Operated Recording) (VOR) VOR ON: Recording starts when the recorder detects sound and stops when no sound is heard or not. z Clock setting (SET DATE) See page 8. 36GB z Alarm setting (ALARM) See page 30. VOR OFF: The recorder keeps recording whether sound is heard. zMicrophone sensitivity (SENS) HI (high): To record at the end of the > button. Changing...
... (low): To record for the alarm and timer. BEEP OFF: No beep sound will sound to enter the menu mode. 2 Press . z VOR (Voice Operated Recording) (VOR) VOR ON: Recording starts when the recorder detects sound and stops when no sound is heard or not. z Clock setting (SET DATE) See page 8. 36GB z Alarm setting (ALARM) See page 30. VOR OFF: The recorder keeps recording whether sound is heard. zMicrophone sensitivity (SENS) HI (high): To record at the end of the > button. Changing...
Operating Instructions
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... a location near an AC power source, a fluorescent lamp or a mobile phone during recording. On maintenance • To clean the exterior, use alcohol, benzine or thinner. If you save a backup copy of the IC recorder, we recommend that you have the unit checked by qualified personnel before operating it any motorized vehicle. Keep personal credit cards using magnetic coding or spring-wound watches...
... a location near an AC power source, a fluorescent lamp or a mobile phone during recording. On maintenance • To clean the exterior, use alcohol, benzine or thinner. If you save a backup copy of the IC recorder, we recommend that you have the unit checked by qualified personnel before operating it any motorized vehicle. Keep personal credit cards using magnetic coding or spring-wound watches...
Operating Instructions
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... Sony dealer. Clean the plug. 38GB Select another file or erase some of the connected microphone was dirty when recording. Therefore, you press any problem persist after the overwriting part finishes recording. polarity. •The batteries are weak. •The buttons are plugged in the selected file. See page 19. Troubleshooting Before taking the unit for repair, check the following sections. The overwritten part will flash three times.) No sound...
... Sony dealer. Clean the plug. 38GB Select another file or erase some of the connected microphone was dirty when recording. Therefore, you press any problem persist after the overwriting part finishes recording. polarity. •The batteries are weak. •The buttons are plugged in the selected file. See page 19. Troubleshooting Before taking the unit for repair, check the following sections. The overwritten part will flash three times.) No sound...
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... time previously set on another message. Troubleshooting (continued) Error messages Error message "PRE SET" "BACK-D" "NO ERASE" "NO DATA" "SET DATE" "ID FULL" "FULL" "ACCESS" Cause/Remedy •You set the alarm to play back a message or set the timer to combine messages of different modes. •The selected folder does not have any messages. You cannot set the alarm, etc. Erase some messages before starting operation. 40GB Wait until the message disappears before recording. •You inserted the batteries...
... time previously set on another message. Troubleshooting (continued) Error messages Error message "PRE SET" "BACK-D" "NO ERASE" "NO DATA" "SET DATE" "ID FULL" "FULL" "ACCESS" Cause/Remedy •You set the alarm to play back a message or set the timer to combine messages of different modes. •The selected folder does not have any messages. You cannot set the alarm, etc. Erase some messages before starting operation. 40GB Wait until the message disappears before recording. •You inserted the batteries...
Operating Instructions
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...)/Menu indication /Messages (ERASE, HOLD, etc.) Note The effect of the back light of the display window may be reduced in a bright location (ICD-B15 only). 44GB Index to Parts and Controls (continued) Display window 6 1 7 8 2 9 3 q; 4 qa 5 qs 1 Alarm indicator (32) 2 Repeat play indicator (16) 3 Recording mode indication (36) 4 REC DATE (recorded date) indication (34) 5 REMAIN indicator (34) 6 Remaining memory indicator (12) 7 Folder indication (10, 14) (For ICD-B10, folders D and E do not appear.) 8 Remaining battery indicator (7) 9 VOR (voice operated recording...
...)/Menu indication /Messages (ERASE, HOLD, etc.) Note The effect of the back light of the display window may be reduced in a bright location (ICD-B15 only). 44GB Index to Parts and Controls (continued) Display window 6 1 7 8 2 9 3 q; 4 qa 5 qs 1 Alarm indicator (32) 2 Repeat play indicator (16) 3 Recording mode indication (36) 4 REC DATE (recorded date) indication (34) 5 REMAIN indicator (34) 6 Remaining memory indicator (12) 7 Folder indication (10, 14) (For ICD-B10, folders D and E do not appear.) 8 Remaining battery indicator (7) 9 VOR (voice operated recording...
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...window 44 Display mode 34 E Easy search 17 Erase, index 25 Erase, messages 19 Error messages 40 External microphone 13 F, G Folder 10, 14 H Hold 33 I, J, K IC memory 4 Index 23 L LP mode 36 M, N Menu 8, 27, 30, 35, 36 Menu map 35 Message, erasing 19 Message, move 26 Message, playing back 14 Message, recording 10 Message number 10, 14, 23 Microphone, built-in 10 Microphone, external 13 Microphone, connecting 13 Microphone sensitivity .......... 12, 36 Move 26 O Overwrite recording 22 P, Q Play back continuously 36 Playback 14 Playback Pause function 15 Playback speed...
...window 44 Display mode 34 E Easy search 17 Erase, index 25 Erase, messages 19 Error messages 40 External microphone 13 F, G Folder 10, 14 H Hold 33 I, J, K IC memory 4 Index 23 L LP mode 36 M, N Menu 8, 27, 30, 35, 36 Menu map 35 Message, erasing 19 Message, move 26 Message, playing back 14 Message, recording 10 Message number 10, 14, 23 Microphone, built-in 10 Microphone, external 13 Microphone, connecting 13 Microphone sensitivity .......... 12, 36 Move 26 O Overwrite recording 22 P, Q Play back continuously 36 Playback 14 Playback Pause function 15 Playback speed...