Sanyo ICR-FP600D - Digital MP3 Voice Recorder, Instruction Manual

Page 1: ...INSTRUCTION MANUAL ICR FP Digital Voice Recorder 600D ICR FP700D GB English D Deutsch F Français E Español KETAGP KPFF ...

Page 2: ... a chemical symbol is printed beneath the symbol mark this chemical symbol means that the battery or accumulator contains a heavy metal at a certain concentration This will be indicated as follows Hg mercury Cd cadmium Pb lead In the European Union there are separate collection systems for used electrical and electronic equipment batteries and accumulators Please dispose of them correctly at your ...

Page 3: ...nation purposes and may differ slightly from that of the actual product Also actual specifications are subject to change without prior notice and therefore may differ from the contents of this manual Sanyo cannot be held responsible for damage caused by improper use or modifications to the device or data that is lost or destroyed gap vkjcb cl glbb 0 6 06 18018 1 NK ...

Page 4: ...d SDHC logo are registered trademarks In this document SDTM Memory Card and SDHCTM Memory Card are collectively called SD Card Other system and product names generally are the registered trademarks or trademarks of the respective development manufacturers The symbolsTM and are not shown in this manual SANYO takes no responsibility for recording failure due to power cuts or damage to the unit To av...

Page 5: ...en two points in current playback file A B repeat 24 Playback from designated position Time search 25 Folder skip only if MUSIC folder is selected 26 Erasing 27 Recording at Designated Time Timer 29 Dividing Recorded File 30 File division and file naming after division 31 Menu 32 Method of operation example of sound quality setting 32 List of menus 33 Main menu 33 Sub menu 34 Other functions 35 Beep...

Page 6: ... 5 Introduction Accessories USB connection cable 1 AAA LR03 HP16 alkaline battery 1 Instruction Manual This book 1 ICR FP700D ICR FP600D Instruction Manual This book 1 gap vkjcb cl glbb 3 6 06 18018 2 NK ...

Page 7: ...R FP700D stereo External input microphone line socket Stereo headphones socket Recording LED See Page 35 SD card slot Power Hold switch Scene select microphone sensitivity switch Menu button Erase button Playback speed buttons Record button Volume button fast reverse button play button Volume button fast forward button Built in microphones ICR FP700D only Built in microphone ICR FP600D mono gap vk...

Page 8: ...lay See Page 32 High quality mode 192 kbps stereo Standard quality mode 64 kbps stereo Long play mode 32 kbps mono 5 Playback display See Page 22 6 Repeat playback display See Page 24 Lit Repeats the song currently playing Blink Repeats playback of all files in a folder Repeats playback between two preset points in a file 7 Recording display See Page 18 8 Level meter Displays recording state remaini...

Page 9: ...ders are used for recording on this unit The MIC folder stores voice files recorded with a microphone and the LINE folder stores voice files recorded through a line in from external source 199 001 001 DATA 002 002 199 indicates a folder and indicates a file SD card MIC LINE MUSIC In the LINE folder voice files recorded through a line in from an external source are stored Up to 199 files can be stored I...

Page 10: ... L LINE File number 001 199 Folder for music The MUSIC folder is a folder used for transferring MP3 files from a PC and playing them By transferring your music to your PC such as songs imported from CDʼs and transferring these files to the MUSIC folder you can use this unit as a music player 001 002 003 004 199 DATA Artist01 Artist02 Artist03 Album01 Album02 Album03 indicates a folder and indicates...

Page 11: ...C folder files in each folder are automatically sorted in ascending order of the first number of the file name and then played In the case of numbers starting in 001 01 and 1 001 takes precedence and 01 and 1 follow after gap vkjcb cl glbb 6 06 18018 3 NK ...

Page 12: ...th the polarity markings Note 2Insert an AAA LR03 HP16 battery First insert the minus side and then insert the plus side 3Close the battery compartment lid Press here and slide the lid Be sure to turn the power off when you replace the battery Inserting or removing the battery with the power on may cause a failure or damage to data Note Back Illustrations of ICR FP700D are used below for explanati...

Page 13: ...ed when the power was turned off will be displayed Resume function Note If you turn the power on with the folder selected CREATE may be displayed on start up depending on the number of files If no SD card is inserted in this unit is displayed when the power is turned on and this unit cannot be operated Be sure to insert an SD card Turning the power off Set the Power Hold switch on the side of this un...

Page 14: ... Even if the remaining quantity of battery power is very low turning the power off and on may cause a larger quantity to be indicated than is actually available Note that if you record or use timer recording in this state recording may stop in the middle due to lack of battery power Note Resume function This function remembers the state of folder file and playback position selected before the power ...

Page 15: ...or recording The following screen is displayed and button operation is disabled If the Power Hold switch is set to ON in the figure below the following screen is displayed and button operation is enabled Note For the Scene select microphone sensitivity switch and the Microphone Line input switch the hold function does not operate even if it is set When recording or playback is complete and the hol...

Page 16: ...the SD card Push the SD card in the direction indicated by the arrow When the SD card comes out pull it gently to remove SD card 3 When inserting an SD card Insert the SD card straight in the direction shown in the illustration until it clicks Pay attention to orientation If the SD card is incorrectly oriented upon insertion this unit and the SD card may be damaged Note Do not pull the cover too h...

Page 17: ...atures subject to direct sunlight in a completely closed vehicle near air conditioners or heaters or in humid or dusty locations Avoid using or storing the cards in locations where strong static electrical charges or electrical noise can be easily generated When using an SD card in this unit be sure to format it in this unit initialization See ALL ERASE in Erasing on page 27 An SD card that was fo...

Page 18: ...se or fast forward button to select and press the play button 3Press the or button to set the year and press the fast forward button Setting time and date to 5 03 P M on Feburary 25 2009 is shown here 4Set the month and the day using the same operation as step 3 Note To return to the previous setting item press fast reverse 5Press the or button to select the time display method and press the fast ...

Page 19: ... sensitivity Use this setting when recording in an open location such as a conference room or a lecture hall 3Press the button to start recording a Recording file number b Input level meter c Remaining recordable time Note If the button is pressed again during recording the indication blinks and recording pauses If the button is pressed again recording resumes If the unit is left for approximately ...

Page 20: ...cording to pause automatically putting the unit in the recording standby state when the voice becomes lower than a certain level 1Turn the power on and press and hold down the button for two seconds or more in the stop state 2Press the fast reverse or fast forward button to select Press the or button to select and press the play button Setting is now complete 3Recording starts See Page 18 When no ...

Page 21: ... is detected or not If the voice level is lower than a certain level for approximately two seconds recording pauses Since low voices may not be recorded during the use of the VAS function to ensure recording in such situations turn off the VAS function Note Setting the voice sensing level VAS value You can adjust the voice sensing level in five steps 1 5 to accomodate the source volume level A larg...

Page 22: ...est recording to adjust the playback volume of the external source If the volume is too high sound distortion may occur By pressing the fast forward button during recording you can toggle the display between the input level meter and the remaining recordable time By pressing the fast reverse button you can toggle the display between remaining recordable time and elapsed recording time Input level ...

Page 23: ...utton Playing a file Note If the same file is played successively playback resumes from the stop position Operations available during playback Volume adjustment Adjust the volume by pressing the or button with the power on The volume can be adjusted in a range from 0 to 20 Adequate volume depends on recording conditions and the sound source Raise the volume gradually in order to avoid raising it to...

Page 24: ...Skipping to next file Pressing the fast forward button makes playback skip to the next file File return Pressing the fast reverse button makes playback return to the top of current file Pressing the fast reverse button successively makes playback skip to the previous file Changing the playback speed Pressing the button during playback to increase the value increases the speed Pressing the button durin...

Page 25: ...ayback is repeated between the two set points Note To cancel the setting press the repeat button again to clear If the button is pressed to stop playback or if fast forward or fast reverse is used the setting is cancelled If the interval between the two points is too short A B repeat cannot be set If point A is set but point B is not set the end of file is set as point B An A B repeat setting over ...

Page 26: ...o select Hour Minute and Second 2 Press the or button to adjust the value 3Press the play button Playback starts from the designated position Playback from designated position Time search The start position start time of playback can be designated Note This setting can be applied only to the currently played file The setting is not stored gap vkjcb cl glbb 03 6 06 180180 NK ...

Page 27: ...te Folders that contain no file such as folder E in the figure and folders that have three or more levels in the folder such as folder C in the figure are not selected by folder skip A B D In the example of the figure above each time folder skip is conducted the screen display changes as shown below Note Up to 500 folders in which playable files are stored can be recognized If a music file is copied ju...

Page 28: ...erasing only folders in which files playable on this unit are stored can be erased If is displayed release the SD card lock See Page 18 Note 1Press the repeat button to select the desired folder to erase or the folder that contains the desired file to erase 3Press the button Erasing Erase unnecessary files Three methods of erasing are provided Erases one selected file Erases all files in a selected fo...

Page 29: ...d press the play button If is displayed and then is displayed erasing is complete Folder erasing erases files in a folder but cannot erase any folder Since empty folders in the MUSIC folder cannot be seen on this unit erase unnecessary folders when this unit is connected with a PC Note Take care not to select or by mistake when erasing only one file Note FOLDER Folder erasing ALL ERASE Formatting ga...

Page 30: ...yed at the lower right of the screen setting is complete One minute before the designated time the power turns on automatically and the unit enters the standby mode for timer recording When recording starts and the preset time elapses recording stops automatically Note If the designated time approaches during playback playback stops automatically one minute before the designated time and this unit...

Page 31: ...nly files in the MIC folder and the LINE folder can be divided Files in the MUSIC folder cannot be divided 1Play the desired file to divide See Page 22 2Press the button at the desired division position to stop playback 3Press the button blinks 4Press the or button to select and press the play button When is displayed division of the file is complete gap vkjcb cl glbb 1 6 06 1801802 NK ...

Page 32: ...631 MP3 is divided file 002M 090101 1631 MP3 is created If a file of the same file number exists already in the folder the file created at the division takes precedence and the name of the former file is changed For example if file 001M 090101 1631 MP3 is divided 001M 090101 1631 MP3 and 002M 090101 1631 MP3 are created and 002M 090225 1210 MP3 that has existed in the folder is changed to 003M 090225 12...

Page 33: ...s unit can be changed and various functions of the unit can be used 2Press the fast reverse or fast forward button to select the desired menu item 3Press the or button to select the desired setting item 1Turn on the unit and press the button in the stop state Setting is now complete gap vkjcb cl glbb 10 6 06 1801802 NK ...

Page 34: ...ted file is divided Page 30 High quality mode 192 kbps stereo Page 32 Standard quality mode 64 kbps stereo Long play mode 32 kbps mono Page 35 Beep off Beep on Page 35 Not lit Lit Date and time setting Page 17 Timer recording setting Page 29 Division of file is cancelled Note DIV Division can be operated only in the MIC folder or the LINE folder gap vkjcb cl glbb 11 6 06 1801803 NK ...

Page 35: ...ivide at silent pause Page 36 Off On Equalizer Page 37 The equalizer is not used The low tone range is emphasised The low tone range and thehigh tone range are emphasised slightly The low tone range and the high tone range are emphasised The intermediate tone range is emphasised Note The equalizer can be set even during playback Voice activated recording Page 19 Off On gap vkjcb cl glbb 12 6 06 1801...

Page 36: ... emitted during operation Setting is now complete Setting is now complete Lighting of recording LED indicator light Whether or not to light the recording LED indicator light during recording can be set 1Turn on this unit and press the button in the stop state 2Press the fast reverse or fast forward button to select 3Press the or button to select or and press the play button The recording LED indic...

Page 37: ...in the stop state 2When is displayed press the or button to select and press the play button is displayed at the lower left of screen 3Start recording from an external source See Page 20 During temporary stop due to a silent pause blinks Note When the folder has been selected is displayed In this case press the fast reverse or fast forward button and then conduct the operation above Note If a sile...

Page 38: ...hasised slightly The low tone range and the high tone range are emphasised The intermediate tone range is emphasised 3Play a file See Page 22 Setting is now complete Note If the folder or the folder has been selected is displayed In this case press the fast reverse or fast forward button and then conduct the operation above Note This setting remains even if the power is turned off Checking the file i...

Page 39: ...be copied to a CD R RW If your PC is equipped with a CD R RW drive recorded files from this unit can be copied to a CD R RW disk CD in which data can be recorded See Page 48 This unit can be used as a music player By copying MP3 files created on your PC from CD or the like you can listen to music on this unit Data in your PC can be copied to this unit This unit can be used as a relay point namely as...

Page 40: ...quired The system environment as of January 2009 is listed above Use any of the following Windows Media Player versions compatible with your OS Windows Media Player11 Windows Vista Windows XP Windows Media Player10 Windows XP Windows Media Player9 Windows 2000 Professional SP3 or later For Windows Media Player versions other than those listed above operation is not guaranteed Obtain the latest Win...

Page 41: ...icular environment If this is the case do not use those modes This is not guaranteed to operate with all PCs in the recommended setup When using Windows Vista Windows XP or Windows 2000 log in as an administrator Dynamic Disc introduced in Windows 2000 is not supported Depending on the versions of your PC and its OS the PC screens may be different from the screens shown in this document The screens...

Page 42: ...E folder Three digit number L Date Time hour minute Extension Example 001L 090101 0935 mp3 The first three digit number is automatically changed so that serial numbers are given to files in a folder Format SD cards in this unit If a card is formatted in a PC recording may not be function correctly For formatting a card in this unit refer to page 28 Erasing and execute If a bus power type USB hub or ...

Page 43: ...our PC When this unit is connected to your PC is displayed on the screen of this unit 3When the following screen is displayed click Open folder to view file to select and click the OK button The folders in this unit are displayed USB terminal of PC USB terminal cover USB connection cable supplied ICR FP700D gap vkjcb cl glbb 20 6 06 1801807 NK ...

Page 44: ... PC See Page 42 Connecting this unit to your PC 2Click St ar t an d the n My Computer Alternatively double click the My Computer icon on the Desktop Displaying folders in this unit 2 Click 1 Click gap vkjcb cl glbb 21 6 06 1801807 NK ...

Page 45: ... unit is not recognized by a PC Folder names in this unit For folder names the display on this unit is different from the display on a PC Displayed folder name Display on this unit Display on PC MIC LINE MUSIC DATA Although data from a PC can be put in the DATA folder this folder cannot be seen on this unit Double click gap vkjcb cl glbb 22 6 06 1801807 NK ...

Page 46: ...ormally at the lower right of PC screen Disconnecting this unit from your PC 2When message Safely remove USB Mass Storage Device is displayed click it 3When the following message is displayed remove the USB connection cable supplied from the PC and this unit Click Click gap vkjcb cl glbb 23 6 06 1801807 NK ...

Page 47: ...sired file to copy and click Copy in the displayed menu 4Open the folder in which you wish to store the file An example of copying a file into the My Documents folder in the PC is used here for explanation 5In the folder window click Edit and then Paste 6Disconnect this unit from the PC See Page 45 While copying a file never remove the USB connection cable from this unit or the PC Note Double click 1...

Page 48: ... on the PC Doing so may cause extraneous noise 1Copy the desired files to your PC See Page 46 2Click Start All Programs and then Windows Media Player Windows Media Player starts 3Click Burn 4Right click Burn and click the type of CD to create 5Insert CD RW or unused CD R into the CD R RW drive of the PC Click 1 Right click 2 Click one of them Information of CD in PC gap vkjcb cl glbb 25 6 06 180181...

Page 49: ...ments folder of PC is used here 7Drag and drop the desired files to copy into the Burn list of Windows Media Player 8Click the Start Burn button When Complete is displayed copying to CD R RW is complete Drag and drop the files Burn list 1 Click 2 Click Click Display of Complete gap vkjcb cl glbb 26 6 06 180181 NK ...

Page 50: ...ng USB terminals remove the USB hub from the PC and connect this unit directly to a USB terminal of the PC Buttons do not respond Possible cause The hold function is set Corrective action Turn off the hold function See Page 14 Possible cause The unit is still coonnected to the PC ICR FP700D only Corrective action Disconnect the unit from the PC See Page 45 Troubleshooting is displayed Possible caus...

Page 51: ...rective action Use an MP3 format file that is not copy protected A file cannot be divided Possible cause Available memory space is insufficient or the unit has reached a maximum number of files Corrective action Erase unnecessary files See Page 27 Possible cause You tried to divide a file at the beginning Corrective action Play the file until the desired position for division is reached is displayed Possi...

Page 52: ...Do not move the unit if at all possible during recording For recording with this unit placed in a breast pocket it is recommended to use a tie pin type stereo microphone sold separately Q How can a recording be stored on tape MD or the like A By using a commercially available audio cable mini plug 3 5 you can easily dub a recorded file from this unit to external equipment such as a tape recorder or...

Page 53: ...rt is heavy wipe it off with a dry cloth Temperature rise If this unit is used for a long time the temperature of the main unit may rise but this is not a failure Do not use benzene thinner or alcohol because they will deteriorate or discolour the unit Note gap vkjcb cl glbb 30 6 06 180181 NK ...

Page 54: ... memory card Depending on the manufacturer and the type the SD memory card may not function correctly in this unit Recording mode and recordable time Capacity of SD SDHC memory card Recording mode 512MB 1GB 2GB 4GB 8GB HQ stereo mode Approx 5h 30m Approx 11h Approx 22h 30m Approx 45h Approx 90h HQLP stereo mode Approx 17h Approx 33h Approx 68h Approx 136h Approx 272h LP monaural mode Approx 34h Ap...

Page 55: ...back time playback to headphones HQ stereo mode Approximately 18 hours alkaline battery HQLP stereo mode Approximately 27 hours alkaline battery LP monaural mode Approximately 29 hours alkaline battery Continuous playback time playback to speakers HQ stereo mode Approximately 12 hours alkaline battery HQLP stereo mode Approximately 16 hours alkaline battery LP monaural mode Approximately 17 hours ...