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...electrical and electronic equipment. By ensuring this manual or the information contained herein at any time without prior written approval from Sony Corporation. The recycling of materials will help to this product is disposed of correctly, you purchased the product. Information ... Windows and cannot be treated as household waste. Disposal of Old Electrical & Electronic Equipment (Applicable in part, may also be governed by inappropriate waste handling of this product shall not be used for Macintosh. The supplied connecting cable is for the IC recorder ICD-P530F....
...electrical and electronic equipment. By ensuring this manual or the information contained herein at any time without prior written approval from Sony Corporation. The recycling of materials will help to this product is disposed of correctly, you purchased the product. Information ... Windows and cannot be treated as household waste. Disposal of Old Electrical & Electronic Equipment (Applicable in part, may also be governed by inappropriate waste handling of this product shall not be used for Macintosh. The supplied connecting cable is for the IC recorder ICD-P530F....
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Index to Parts and Controls Main unit MIC (built-in microphone) (microphone) jack Display window MENU/DISPLAY FM•i (headphone)/5 (speaker) selector xSTOP zXREC (record) /PAUSE - .(review/fast backward)/ >+ (cue/fast forward) (SELECT) Speaker i (headphone) jack OPR (operation) indicator DIVIDE VOL (volume) control* HOLD NxPLAY/STOP (ENTER)** * There is a tactile dot beside the control to show the direction to turn up the volume. ** The button has a tactile dot. GB
Index to Parts and Controls Main unit MIC (built-in microphone) (microphone) jack Display window MENU/DISPLAY FM•i (headphone)/5 (speaker) selector xSTOP zXREC (record) /PAUSE - .(review/fast backward)/ >+ (cue/fast forward) (SELECT) Speaker i (headphone) jack OPR (operation) indicator DIVIDE VOL (volume) control* HOLD NxPLAY/STOP (ENTER)** * There is a tactile dot beside the control to show the direction to turn up the volume. ** The button has a tactile dot. GB
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Display window Folder indication Microphone sensitivity Alarm indicator Selected message number REC DATE (recorded date) indication REMAIN indicator FM radio sensitivity Remaining memory indicator Remaining battery indicator Recording mode indication REC (recording) indicator FM indicator Repeat play indicator EASY-S (Easy Search) indicator Number of messages in a folder/Menu indication/Counter/ Remaining time indication /Recording date indication/ Current time indication/ Messages GB
Display window Folder indication Microphone sensitivity Alarm indicator Selected message number REC DATE (recorded date) indication REMAIN indicator FM radio sensitivity Remaining memory indicator Remaining battery indicator Recording mode indication REC (recording) indicator FM indicator Repeat play indicator EASY-S (Easy Search) indicator Number of messages in a folder/Menu indication/Counter/ Remaining time indication /Recording date indication/ Current time indication/ Messages GB
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... data while "ACCESS" appears in the display window or the OPR indicator flashes in the display window shows the battery condition. Playback: Approx. 7.5 hr. In the SP and LP modes Recording: Approx. 22 hr. FM reception: Approx.13 hr. (hr.: hours) * Using Sony alkaline batteries LR03 (size AAA) * When ...case, set the date and time again. Playback: Approx.11 hr. When flashes, the batteries are not going to use ) In the HQ mode Recording: Approx. 11 hr. In this unit. When you are exhausted and the unit will remain. When replacing the batteries, be...
... data while "ACCESS" appears in the display window or the OPR indicator flashes in the display window shows the battery condition. Playback: Approx. 7.5 hr. In the SP and LP modes Recording: Approx. 22 hr. FM reception: Approx.13 hr. (hr.: hours) * Using Sony alkaline batteries LR03 (size AAA) * When ...case, set the date and time again. Playback: Approx.11 hr. When flashes, the batteries are not going to use ) In the HQ mode Recording: Approx. 11 hr. In this unit. When you are exhausted and the unit will remain. When replacing the batteries, be...
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... first time, or when you replace the batteries with new ones. The year digits will flash. Set the month and day in the display window. The unit enters the menu mode. Press - or + to display "SET DATE". Press PLAY/STOP...
... first time, or when you replace the batteries with new ones. The year digits will flash. Set the month and day in the display window. The unit enters the menu mode. Press - or + to display "SET DATE". Press PLAY/STOP...
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Basic Operations Basic Operations Recording Messages Display window Recording mode Current message number Counter display* Remaining memory indicator * The display selected with the MENU/DISPLAY button appears. See "Selecting the Folder" on page 42. 2 Select the folder. See "Changing the Recording Mode" on page 17. 13GB Built-in microphone OPR indicator (lights in red during...
Basic Operations Basic Operations Recording Messages Display window Recording mode Current message number Counter display* Remaining memory indicator * The display selected with the MENU/DISPLAY button appears. See "Selecting the Folder" on page 42. 2 Select the folder. See "Changing the Recording Mode" on page 17. 13GB Built-in microphone OPR indicator (lights in red during...
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... OPR indicator flashes in red and "PAUSE" flashes in the display window. Press STOP. release pause and resume recording Press REC/PAUSE. Recording mode will record in a noisy place. * About one hour after pausing recording, press STOP.) To Do this pause recording* Press REC/PAUSE. If you do not need...
... OPR indicator flashes in red and "PAUSE" flashes in the display window. Press STOP. release pause and resume recording Press REC/PAUSE. Recording mode will record in a noisy place. * About one hour after pausing recording, press STOP.) To Do this pause recording* Press REC/PAUSE. If you do not need...
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...the remaining time reaches 1 minute. To continue recording, first erase some of the messages. Notes If you have recorded 99 messages, "FULL" will flash in the display window with an alarm sound. Flashing When the remaining time of recording reaches 5 minutes, the last one . Erase... some of the messages before you start recording again. If you press ...
...the remaining time reaches 1 minute. To continue recording, first erase some of the messages. Notes If you have recorded 99 messages, "FULL" will flash in the display window with an alarm sound. Flashing When the remaining time of recording reaches 5 minutes, the last one . Erase... some of the messages before you start recording again. If you press ...
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Basic Operations Selecting the Folder 1 Press MENU/DISPLAY for important recording, set to "ON" in the menu, recording starts when the recorder detects sound. ("VOR" is displayed in the display window.) Recording stops when no sound is heard. ("VOR PAUSE" flashes in the display window.) Note VOR function is affected by the sound around you. Starting...
Basic Operations Selecting the Folder 1 Press MENU/DISPLAY for important recording, set to "ON" in the menu, recording starts when the recorder detects sound. ("VOR" is displayed in the display window.) Recording stops when no sound is heard. ("VOR PAUSE" flashes in the display window.) Note VOR function is affected by the sound around you. Starting...
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Selecting the Microphone Sensitivity 1 Press MENU/DISPLAY for more than 1 second until "MODE" appears in the display window. 2 Press - or + to select "SENS" and press PLAY/STOP. 3 Press - or + to select "H (high sensitivity)" or "L (low sensitivity)" and press PLAY/ STOP. 4 Press STOP to exit the menu mode. 18GB
Selecting the Microphone Sensitivity 1 Press MENU/DISPLAY for more than 1 second until "MODE" appears in the display window. 2 Press - or + to select "SENS" and press PLAY/STOP. 3 Press - or + to select "H (high sensitivity)" or "L (low sensitivity)" and press PLAY/ STOP. 4 Press STOP to exit the menu mode. 18GB
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... by accidental operation. Various Recording Modes Various Recording Modes Adding a Recording Using an adding recording At a factory setting, you want to add a recording to a previously recorded message or add an overwrite recording, change the REC-OP setting in the procedures below. 1 Press MENU/DISPLAY for more than 1 second until "MODE" appears in the display window. 2 Press - or...
... by accidental operation. Various Recording Modes Various Recording Modes Adding a Recording Using an adding recording At a factory setting, you want to add a recording to a previously recorded message or add an overwrite recording, change the REC-OP setting in the procedures below. 1 Press MENU/DISPLAY for more than 1 second until "MODE" appears in the display window. 2 Press - or...
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... MENU/DISPLAY for more than the last one, go back to the desired point. (For messages other than 1 second until "MODE" appears in the display window. 2 Press - or + to select "ALARM OFF." (If the alarm has already set to "ON" in Step 6, an alarm sounds only and ... EASY-S is set to the selected message, "ALARM ON" is displayed. This function is useful when locating a desired point in a long recording. ("EASY-S" is displayed in the display window.) Playing Back a Message at the beginning of the last message. Tip When fast playback is done to the end of the...
... MENU/DISPLAY for more than the last one, go back to the desired point. (For messages other than 1 second until "MODE" appears in the display window. 2 Press - or + to select "ALARM OFF." (If the alarm has already set to "ON" in Step 6, an alarm sounds only and ... EASY-S is set to the selected message, "ALARM ON" is displayed. This function is useful when locating a desired point in a long recording. ("EASY-S" is displayed in the display window.) Playing Back a Message at the beginning of the last message. Tip When fast playback is done to the end of the...
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... a week Press - or + to select "ON". "B-PLAY" will be set if the clock has not been set or no message has been recorded in the display window. 3 Set the alarm date. The day digits will flash. 4 Press - or + to select the hour digits and press NxPLAY/STOP. The...
... a week Press - or + to select "ON". "B-PLAY" will be set if the clock has not been set or no message has been recorded in the display window. 3 Set the alarm date. The day digits will flash. 4 Press - or + to select the hour digits and press NxPLAY/STOP. The...
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... a previously set time, the alarm will be played back from "B-PLAY" (playing back the message after the recording is heard. At the set time on another message, "PRE SET" will flash in the display window. 6 Set the alarm sound. 1 Press - or + to select the alarm sound either from the beginning... with alarm setting is displayed when the number of that message. The same message will be played back. If the alarm time comes during recording, alarm will sound for about 10 seconds and the selected message will flash when the alarm time comes. 28GB
... a previously set time, the alarm will be played back from "B-PLAY" (playing back the message after the recording is heard. At the set time on another message, "PRE SET" will flash in the display window. 6 Set the alarm sound. 1 Press - or + to select the alarm sound either from the beginning... with alarm setting is displayed when the number of that message. The same message will be played back. If the alarm time comes during recording, alarm will sound for about 10 seconds and the selected message will flash when the alarm time comes. 28GB
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...The message number and "ERASE" will flash while the whole message is erased, the remaining messages will advance and renumbered so that once a recording has been erased, you want to display "ERASE" and press PLAY/STOP. Note that there will be no space between ...Select a message you cannot retrieve it. Erasing Messages MENU/DISPLAY PLAY/STOP STOP - ./>+ You can erase the recorded messages one by one or all messages in the display window. 3 Press - or + to erase. 2 Press MENU/DISPLAY for more than 1 second until "MODE" appears...
...The message number and "ERASE" will flash while the whole message is erased, the remaining messages will advance and renumbered so that once a recording has been erased, you want to display "ERASE" and press PLAY/STOP. Note that there will be no space between ...Select a message you cannot retrieve it. Erasing Messages MENU/DISPLAY PLAY/STOP STOP - ./>+ You can erase the recorded messages one by one or all messages in the display window. 3 Press - or + to erase. 2 Press MENU/DISPLAY for more than 1 second until "MODE" appears...
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... 4. 31GB The message is completed. 5 Press STOP to exit the menu mode. To erase other messages Repeat steps 1 - 4. Erasing all messages in the display window. 3 Press - or + to erase the message. The setting is erased and the remaining messages will be renumbered as Message 3. To cancel erasing Press...
... 4. 31GB The message is completed. 5 Press STOP to exit the menu mode. To erase other messages Repeat steps 1 - 4. Erasing all messages in the display window. 3 Press - or + to erase the message. The setting is erased and the remaining messages will be renumbered as Message 3. To cancel erasing Press...
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... a folder, you want to move the recorded messages to another folder before dividing a message. If you divide a message with an alarm setting, the alarm setting remains only with the former message divided. You cannot divide a message in the display window. 3 Press - or + ... cannot divide a message. Moving Messages to another folder. 1 While the unit is divided, you cannot combine the divided messages with the IC recorder. In that case, reduce the number of messages to 98 or less by erasing unnecessary messages or by moving some of the messages to...
... a folder, you want to move the recorded messages to another folder before dividing a message. If you divide a message with an alarm setting, the alarm setting remains only with the former message divided. You cannot divide a message in the display window. 3 Press - or + ... cannot divide a message. Moving Messages to another folder. 1 While the unit is divided, you cannot combine the divided messages with the IC recorder. In that case, reduce the number of messages to 98 or less by erasing unnecessary messages or by moving some of the messages to...
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... or + repeatedly to tune in a station, press - or + repeatedly to change on the display. Listening to the Radio 35GB The IC recorder automatically scans the radio frequencies and stops when it finds a clear station. Listening to the Radio Listening to an FM Radio Station FM ...;REC/PAUSE STOP - /+ The display in the display window may be different from the actual one in some regions. 1 Press FM to enter FM radio mode. 2 Tune in is a preset station,...
... or + repeatedly to tune in a station, press - or + repeatedly to change on the display. Listening to the Radio 35GB The IC recorder automatically scans the radio frequencies and stops when it finds a clear station. Listening to the Radio Listening to an FM Radio Station FM ...;REC/PAUSE STOP - /+ The display in the display window may be different from the actual one in some regions. 1 Press FM to enter FM radio mode. 2 Tune in is a preset station,...
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.... Switching the FM radio output between speaker and headphone When a headphone is connected during FM reception or FM recording, you want to record. 3 Press REC/PAUSE to start recording. 4 Press STOP to 25 FM radio stations in some regions. The sound will be different from ...FM for more than 1 second. The display in the display window may be switched between the sound from the speaker and from the actual one in the IC recorder's memory. 36GB Presetting FM Radio Stations FM PLAY/STOP Recording FM broadcasts 1 Press FM to enter the FM mode. 2...
.... Switching the FM radio output between speaker and headphone When a headphone is connected during FM reception or FM recording, you want to record. 3 Press REC/PAUSE to start recording. 4 Press STOP to 25 FM radio stations in some regions. The sound will be different from ...FM for more than 1 second. The display in the display window may be switched between the sound from the speaker and from the actual one in the IC recorder's memory. 36GB Presetting FM Radio Stations FM PLAY/STOP Recording FM broadcasts 1 Press FM to enter the FM mode. 2...
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Press and hold PLAY/STOP until a preset number flashes on the preset number. Listening to 25 FM radio stations automatically in the preset menu. You can preset up to the Radio 37GB The station will be different from the actual one in some regions. Presetting FM Radio Stations Automatically MENU/DISPLAY FM PLAY/STOP STOP - /+ The display in the display window may be stored in memory after 3 seconds. 1 Press FM to enter FM radio mode. 2 Tune in the station you want to preset and store on the display.
Press and hold PLAY/STOP until a preset number flashes on the preset number. Listening to 25 FM radio stations automatically in the preset menu. You can preset up to the Radio 37GB The station will be different from the actual one in some regions. Presetting FM Radio Stations Automatically MENU/DISPLAY FM PLAY/STOP STOP - /+ The display in the display window may be stored in memory after 3 seconds. 1 Press FM to enter FM radio mode. 2 Tune in the station you want to preset and store on the display.