Sony IC Recorder ICD-ST25, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...wner s Record The model number is located at the rear and the serial number is located inside the battery compartment Record the serial number in the space provided below Refer to these numbers whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product Model No ICD ST25 Serial No ...

Page 2: ... energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to cor...

Page 3: ... other IC recorders Information IN NO EVENT SHALL SELLER BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OF ANY NATURE OR LOSSES OR EXPENSES RESULTING FROM ANY DEFECTIVE PRODUCT OR THE USE OF ANY PRODUCT Trademarks LPEC and are the trademarks of Sony Corporation IBM and PC AT are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation Microsoft Windows and Outlook are tra...

Page 4: ...ays of Playback 30 Adjusting the playback sound by amplifying inaudible sound Digital Voice Up function 30 Adjusting the Playback Speed DPC Digital Pitch Control 31 Adding a Bookmark 33 Playing Back the Specified Section Repeatedly A B Repeat 34 Editing Messages 35 Adding a Recording 35 Adding a Recording to a Previously Recorded Message 35 Adding an Overwrite Recording during Playback 36 Erasing ...

Page 5: ...enting Accidental Operation HOLD Function 51 Using an Adding Recording 52 Changing the Settings MENU 53 Using the Digital Voice Editor Software 56 Additional Information 58 Precautions 58 Troubleshooting 59 Error Messages of the IC Recorder 62 System Limitations 64 Specifications 65 Index to Parts and Controls 66 Index 68 ...

Page 6: ...ars 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 steps 3 to 6 in Step 2 Setting the Clock on pages 9 and 10 to set the date and time Using on house current excluding the Korean and the People s Republic of China models Connect the AC power adaptor AC E30HG not supplied to the DC IN 3...

Page 7: ...event damage from battery leakage and corrosion You can also use AAA size rechargeable batteries page 8 When you connect the AC power adaptor AC E30HG not supplied to the unit excluding the Korean and the People s Republic of China models the battery remain indication does not appear Battery remain indication Replace both of the two batteries with new ones m The unit will stop operation Battery li...

Page 8: ...it until the message disappears before starting operation Notes on using rechargeable batteries You can also use AAA size rechargeable batteries The battery remain indication may not display the battery full status even when you insert the fully recharged batteries The battery life of rechargeable batteries is shorter than alkaline batteries one When you replace the batteries you have to insert th...

Page 9: ...teries for a certain period of time In this case proceed from step 4 1 Turn the jog lever toward MENU The menu mode will be displayed in the display window 2 Press the jog lever up or down to select SET DATE 3 Press the jog lever x B The date and time setting window is displayed The year digits will flash 4 Set the date 1 Press the jog lever up or down to select the digits of the year Jog lever Pr...

Page 10: ...lever x B The minute digits will flash 3 Set the minute 4 Press the jog lever x B The menu mode will be displayed again Note If you do not press the jog lever x B for more than one minute the clock setting mode is cancelled and the window will return to normal display 6 Turn the jog lever toward MENU The window will return to normal display 1 If the unit is left unused for more than 3 seconds in t...

Page 11: ... Maximum recording time The maximum recording time of all the folders is as follows You can record messages for the maximum recording time in a single folder Recording mode ST SP LP 1 hr 25 min 4 hr 20 min 11 hr 35 min min minutes ST Stereo recording mode SP Standard play recording mode monaural sound LP Long play recording mode monaural sound Notes To record in better sound quality select the ST ...

Page 12: ...ing recording Remaining memory Recording mode Counter display Current message number Built in microphone Microphone sensitivity The display selected with the DISP in the menu page 27 appears When the LED in the menu is set to OFF the OPR indicator turns off page 50 Notes While the OPR indicator flashes or turns in orange do not remove the batteries or the AC adaptor excluding the Korean and the Pe...

Page 13: ...ing of the message just recorded review during recording Press the jog lever down during recording or recording pause Recording stops and you can search backwards while listening to fast playback sound After you release the jog lever playback starts from that point You can add an overwrite recording from that point 1 hour after you pause recording recording pause is automatically released and the ...

Page 14: ...switch functions only in the SP or LP recording mode For details of recording modes see page 54 To record a sound not centering on a specific direction all directional recording Slide the DIRECTNL switch to OFF position To select the sensitivity of the built in microphone You can select the microphone sensitivity by setting the SENS page 54 in the menu according to the recording conditions H high ...

Page 15: ... feedback howling sound Starting recording automatically in response to the sound Advanced VOR function You can set the VOR voice operated recording function in the menu With VOR set to ON recording starts when the recorder detects sound and VOR appears in the display window The recording pauses when no sound is detected and VOR PAUSE appears You can change the VOR setting with the menu during rec...

Page 16: ...indication flashes When the remaining time reaches 1 minute the remaining time indication will flash in the display window regardless of the display mode page 27 When the memory is full recording automatically stops and FULL will be displayed with an alarm sound To continue recording first erase some of the messages page 37 Note When you set the BEEP page 55 to OFF an alarm sound beep does not sou...

Page 17: ... type microphone is connected power is automatically supplied to the microphone from the IC recorder 1 Recommended types of microphones You can use the ECM CS10 Sony electret condenser microphone not supplied Recording from Other Equipment To record sound of other equipment with the IC recorder connect the m microphone jack of the IC recorder to the earphone jack of other equipment tape recorder e...

Page 18: ...ontinued Recording with Other Equipment To record the sound of the IC recorder with other equipment connect the i headphones jack of the IC recorder to the audio input connector minijack stereo of other equipment Tape recorder etc mini plug stereo mini plug stereo ...

Page 19: ...lever toward FOLDER repeatedly to display the folder A B C D or E in which you wish to play messages Select the message number Selected message number The number of messages in a folder 2 Selected folder Press the jog lever up or down to display the desired message number Press up for next message number Press down for previous message number The display selected with the DISP in the menu page 27 ...

Page 20: ...beginning of the next message When the last message in a folder has been played back the unit stops at the beginning of the last message Listening in better sound quality You can enjoy better sound quality as follows To listen from an ear receiver Connect the supplied stereo ear receiver or a stereo ear receiver not supplied mentioned in the Specifications page 65 as optional accessories to the i ...

Page 21: ...rk on the message the unit stops at the bookmark These operations are for when EASY S is set to OFF For operations when EASY S is set to ON see page 55 Adjusting the playback sound by amplifying inaudible sound Digital Voice Up function When you slide the VOICE UP switch to ON low level part of a recorded message is amplified allowing you to hear even small voices more easily page 30 By adjusting ...

Page 22: ...us Play When the CONT page 55 is set to ON in the menu you can play back all the messages in a folder continuously You can change the setting during playback Searching forward backward during playback Cue Review To search forward Cue Keep pressing the jog lever up during playback and release it at the point you wish to resume playback To search backward Review Keep pressing the jog lever down duri...

Page 23: ...nd you wish to start playback at a later part of the message keep pressing the jog lever up to go to the end of the message and then press the jog lever down while END is flashing to go back to the desired point For messages other than the last one go to the beginning of the next message and play backward to the desired point Playing back a message repeatedly Repeat Play During playback press the ...

Page 24: ... Counter Remaining time indication Recording date and time indication Current time indication 27 The display selected with the DISPLAY in the menu appears 8 Repeat play indicator 23 34 Appears while a message or a specific portion A B of the message is played back repeatedly 9 Remaining battery indicator 7 When the AC power adaptor not supplied is connected the indicator does not appear excluding ...

Page 25: ...k or DPC play the mode flashes in the display xDisplay during setting the menu In menu setting mode the menu items and current setting are displayed You can change the setting while it is flashing In alarm or clock setting the date and time setting display appears A message is being recorded as the 21st message of all 21 messages in the folder A in ST mode with H high microphone sensitivity Displa...

Page 26: ...dications flash in the display xError messages The error messages or error numbers will be displayed page 62 63 When an access error occurs When an error number is displayed Display examples When the remain time becomes shorter than 1 minute Using the Display Window continued ...

Page 27: ... will be displayed 4 Press the jog lever up or down to select the display mode The display modes changes in the order shown to the right 5 Press the jog lever x B 6 Turn the jog lever toward MENU The menu mode exits and the normal mode is displayed 1 On current time display If the unit is left unused for more than 3 seconds in the stop mode the display will turn to the current time display mode as...

Page 28: ...op and recording mode The remaining recording time indication xREC DATE recorded date In the playback and playback pause modes the date the current message was recorded In the recording mode the current date If the clock has not been set Y M D will be displayed x REC TIME recorded time In the playback and playback pause modes the time the current message was recorded In the recording mode the curr...

Page 29: ...pears on the window which almost will not influence the battery life To turn off the display slide the HOLD switch in the direction of the arrow in the stop mode HOLD will flash for three seconds and then the display turns off in the window To turn on the display slide the HOLD switch in the opposite direction HOLD ...

Page 30: ...ng only the inaudible low level part of a recorded message and adjusting the overall recording to its optimum level Digital Voice Up function Thisfunction is useful to hear a meeting with each speaker s voice more audible During playback or stop slide the VOICE UP switch to ON The message is played back with adjusted sound To resume normal playback Slide the VOICE UP switch to OFF VOICE UP ...

Page 31: ...half the normal speed 50 The message is played back in natural tone thanks to the digital processing function Playing back a message rapidly or slowly Jog lever x B MENU Slide the DPC switch to ON FAST or SLOW flashes for 3 seconds and the message is played back at the speed specified with the menu To resume normal playback Slide the DPC switch to OFF DPC Continued ...

Page 32: ...2 Press the jog lever up or down to select DPC then press the jog lever x B The playback speed setting mode will be displayed The flashing number represents the playback speed in percentage with the standard speed as 0 3 Press the jog lever up or down to set the playback speed Fast play up to 100 by 10 Press up Slow play down to 50 by 5 Press down 4 Press the job lever x B The specified playback s...

Page 33: ...ark is added to the newly specified point To start playback at the bookmark Press the jog lever up or down during stop so that the bookmark indicator flashes Then press the jog lever x B To delete the bookmark 1 In stop mode press the jog lever up or down to display the number of the message with the bookmark you wish to delete 2 While pressing DIVIDE bookmark press ERASE for more than 1 second 3 ...

Page 34: ...hes 2 During playback press A B repeat PRIORITY briefly The finishing point B of the section is set A B and are displayed and the specified section is played back repeatedly To resume normal playback Press the jog lever x B To stop A B Repeat playback Press xSTOP Notes You cannot set A B Repeat for a section that overlaps two or more messages If you do not set the finishing point B the finishing p...

Page 35: ...g You cannot add or overwrite a recording if the remaining memory is not long enough For more information see Troubleshooting page 59 During playback of Message 3 After adding a recording Added recording xSTOP zREC REC PAUSE Built in microphone OPR indicator Adding a Recording to a Previously Recorded Message When REC OP in the menu is set to ADD you can add a recording to the message being played...

Page 36: ...ile the REC and ADD are flashing press zREC REC PAUSE The REC is displayed and ADD flashes for 3 seconds on the display window The OPR indicator will turn red Then the new recording will be added at the end of the current message 3 Press xSTOP to stop the recording Adding an Overwrite Recording during Playback When REC OP in the menu is set to OVER you can add an overwrite recording after the sele...

Page 37: ...nce a recording has been erased you cannot retrieve it Erasing Messages one by one You can erase unnecessary messages only When a message is erased the remaining messages will advance and be renumbered so that there will be no space between messages xSTOP ERASE Jog lever FOLDER Continued Erase Message 3 Message 1 Message 2 Message 3 Message 4 Message 5 Message 1 Message 2 Message 3 Message 4 ...

Page 38: ...sage is being played back and ERASE is flashing The message is erased and the remaining messages will be renumbered For example if you erase Message 3 Message 4 will be renumbered as Message 3 When erasing is completed the unit will stop at the beginning of the following message To cancel erasing Press xSTOP before step 2 To erase other messages Repeat steps 1 and 2 To erase a message partially Fi...

Page 39: ...or E containing the messages you want to erase 2 While pressing xSTOP press ERASE for more than 1 second The message number and ALL ERASE will flash for 10 seconds 3 While ALL ERASE is flashing pressing ERASE All the recorded messages contained in the folder are deleted The folder itself will not be deleted To cancel erasing Press xSTOP before step 3 xSTOP ERASE Jog lever FOLDER ...

Page 40: ...ording or playback so that the message is divided into two and the new message number is added to the divided message By dividing a message you can easily find the point you want to play back when you make a long recording such as a meeting You can divide a message until the total number of messages in the folder becomes 99 Notes You need a certain amount of space in the memory to divide a message...

Page 41: ... during playback The message is divided into two at the point you pressed the button and the new message number and DIVIDE flashes for 3 seconds The message numbers of the following messages will increase by one To play the divided message Press the jog lever up or down to display the message number as the divided messages have message numbers 1 To play the divided messages continuously Select ON ...

Page 42: ... different recording modes 1 Press xSTOP to stop the IC recorder 2 Press the jog lever up or down to display the number of the second of the two messages you want to combine 3 While pressing DIVIDE bookmark press ERASE for more than 1 second CMB will flash for 10 seconds 4 Press ERASE while the display is flashing The two messages are combined into one and the messages will be renumbered as in the...

Page 43: ...nt to move 2 Turn the jog lever toward FOLDER repeatedly to select the folder that you want to move the message into The destination folder and MOVE flash The first and last 5 seconds of the message will be played back 3 Press the jog lever x B The message is moved to the destination folder Messages are sorted in order of the recorded date and time or the number of the priority marks in the folder...

Page 44: ...ks both in the stop mode and in the playback mode Adding Priority Mark s in the Stop Mode 1 Select the message you want to mark 2 Press A B repeat PRIORITY for more than 1 second and the message number indication will flash on the display window 3 Press A B repeat PRIORITY repeatedly to select the number of priority mark s while indications are flashing The setting is finished when the priority ma...

Page 45: ... be renumbered Messages with priority mark s Messages are sorted in order of the number of priority mark s in a folder Messages without a priority mark are moved behind the messages with priority mark s 1 Tip If there are over 2 messages with the same number of priority marks in a folder these messages are sorted by the recorded date and time The oldest one comes first Note You can also add priori...

Page 46: ...ack a message Note When the clock is not set or no messages are recorded you cannot set the alarm 1 Select the message you want to play back For more information about selecting the desired message see step 1 and 2 of Playing Back Messages on page 19 2 Enter the alarm setting mode 1Press the jog lever toward MENU The menu mode will be displayed in the display window 2Press the jog lever up or down...

Page 47: ...te 1Press the jog lever x B while DATE is displayed The year digits will flash 2Press the jog lever up or down to select the year digits and press the jog lever x B The month digits will flash 3Set the month and the day in sequence then press the jog lever x B To play back once a week Press the jog lever up or down to select the day of the week SUN for Sunday to SAT for Saturday Then press the jog...

Page 48: ...rting playback after the alarm or B ONLY for only the alarm 6 Press the jog lever x B The setting is finished 7 Press the jog lever toward MENU to exit the menu mode The normal display appears is displayed when the message having an alarm setting is selected When the set date and time comes At the set time the alarm will sound for about 10 seconds and the selected message will be played back If yo...

Page 49: ...and time Notes If the alarm time comes while another message is being played back with an alarm the playback stops and the new message will be played back If the alarm time comes during recording the alarm will sound after the recording is finished will flash when the alarm time comes If more than one alarm time comes during recording only the first message will be played back When the alarm time ...

Page 50: ...The menu mode will be displayed 2 Press the jog lever up or down to select LED ON 3 Press the jog lever x B The LED setting mode will be displayed 4 Press the jog lever up or down to select OFF and then press the jog lever x B The setting is changed 5 Press the jog lever toward MENU to exit the menu mode The normal display appears To turn on the OPR indicator In step 4 select ON and then press the...

Page 51: ...functions of the buttons are locked When the HOLD function is activated during stop all the display will be turned off after HOLD flashes To cancel the HOLD function Slide the HOLD switch in the opposite direction 1 Tip Even if the HOLD function is activated you can stop the alarm playback To stop the alarm or playback press xSTOP You cannot stop usual playback HOLD switch ...

Page 52: ...w 2 Press the jog lever up or down to select REC OP then press the jog lever x B The adding recording window will be displayed 3 Press the jog lever up or down to select ON then press the jog lever x B The setting is changed 4 Press the jog lever up or down to select ADD or OVER then press the jog lever x B ADD adds a recording to a previously recorded message OVER adds an overwrite recording 5 Pr...

Page 53: ... up or down to select the menu item for which you want to change setting 3 Press the jog lever x B The setting mode of the selected menu item will be displayed 4 Press the jog lever up or down to select the setting that you want to set and then press the jog lever x B The setting will be changed 5 Turn the jog lever toward MENU to exit the menu mode The window will return to normal display Note If...

Page 54: ...L low To record dictation or in a noisy place DISP Displays the window to change the display mode COUNT See page 27 VOR Displays the window to set the VOR Voice Operated Recording function ON The VOR function is activated Recording starts when the unit detects sound and stops when no sound is heard eliminating recording from soundless period OFF The VOR function is disabled Normal recording operat...

Page 55: ... CONT Displays the window to set the continuous play ON You can play back all messages in a folder continuously OFF Playback stops at the end of each message REC OP Displays the window to set the adding recording mode ON OFF See page 52 SET DATE Displays the window to set the clock 04Y1M1D See page 9 BEEP ON A beep will sound to indicate that operation has been accepted OFF No beep sound will be h...

Page 56: ... back to the IC recorder Playing or editing the messages on your computer Sending a voice e mail message using MAPI e mail software Transcribing your IC recorder message using Dragon NaturallySpeaking speech recognition software not supplied For the details see the supplied Digital Voice Editor 2 software operating instructions Note If you have already used the older version of the Digital Voice E...

Page 57: ...Sound board Sound Blaster 16 compatible Display High color 16 bits or more and 800 x 480 dots or more OS Microsoft Windows XP Professional XP Home Edition 2000 Professional Millennium Edition 98 Second Edition 98 standard installation You cannot use this software with Windows 95 or Windows NT Notes You cannot use the software with a Macintosh machine A handmade computer a computer whose operating ...

Page 58: ...further On noise Noise may be heard when the unit is placed near an AC power source a fluorescent lamp or a mobile phone during recording or playback Noise may be recorded when an object such as your finger etc rubs or scratches the unit during recording On maintenance To clean the exterior use a soft cloth slightly moistened in water Do not use alcohol benzine or thinner If you have any questions...

Page 59: ... page 6 The batteries are weak The buttons are locked with the HOLD switch page 51 If you press any button HOLD will flash for 3 seconds The volume is turned down completely An ear receiver is plugged in If you plug in the ear receiver not securely during playback the sound may come from the speaker Unplug the ear receiver and then insert it securely LED is set to OFF Display the menu and set the ...

Page 60: ...ed or scratched the unit during recording so that noise was recorded The unit was placed near an AC power source a fluorescent lamp or a mobile phone during recording or playback Plug of the connected microphone was dirty when recording Clean the plug The i headphones plug is dirty Clean the plug SENS microphone sensitivity is set to L Display the menu and set SENS to H page 54 If it is difficult ...

Page 61: ... page 9 The date of recording will not be displayed if you recorded the message when the clock was not set The bookmark is set for the message Delete the bookmark and then combine messages Unless you sort messages using the supplied Digital Voice Editor software messages are sorted in the unit the same as the setting in the computer Sort again in the order of the number of priority marks in the co...

Page 62: ...7 When there are already 99 messages in the selected folder or the remaining memory of the IC recorder is short you cannot divide a message Erase some messages before dividing a message page 37 Batteries are weak Replace batteries with new ones The selected folder does not have any messages You cannot set the alarm etc because of this You cannot combine messages of different modes You set the alar...

Page 63: ...nearest Sony dealer Error number Cause ERR 01 The IC recorder cannot access the memory or cannot format the memory ERR 02 The IC recorder cannot write record or erase the data in the memory ERR 03 The IC recorder cannot read the memory ERR 04 The IC recorder cannot load or write the settings ERR 05 An error other than the above occurs ...

Page 64: ...ording time and the remaining recording time may be less than the unit s maximum recording time You cannot divide a message in a folder which has 99 messages If you divide or combine messages frequently the unit may become unable to divide a message You cannot combine different recording mode ST SP LP messages If you divide or combine messages frequently the unit may become unable to combine messa...

Page 65: ...kaline batteries 3 V DC Dimensions w h d not incl projecting parts and controls 41 5 103 6 13 3 mm 1 11 16 4 1 8 17 32 in Mass incl batteries 75 g 2 65 oz Supplied accessories Stereo Ear Receiver 1 USB Connecting cable 1 Application Software CD ROM 1 Carring Case x 1 LR03 size AAA alkaline batteries 2 For the United States model only Optional accessories Stereo ear receiver MDR EX71SL Stereo Headp...

Page 66: ...7 DIVIDE bookmark button 33 40 8 Display window 24 9 DPC ON OFF switch 31 Index to Parts and Controls Refer to the pages indicated in parentheses for details Front 0 Speaker qa zREC record REC PAUSE button 12 35 qs xSTOP button 13 21 qd Jog lever FOLDER MENU review fast backward cue fast forward x B play stop enter qf VOICE UP Digital Voice Up switch 30 qg VOL volume buttons 20 ...

Page 67: ...ear qj qk ql w wa qh USB connector 56 qj m microphone jack 17 qk i headphones jack 18 20 ql HOLD switch 29 51 w DC IN 3V jack 6 For Korean and the People s Republic of China Models this jack does not exist wa Battery compartment 6 ...

Page 68: ... Digital Voice Up function 30 Editor 56 Display mode 27 Display window 24 Divide 40 DPC Digital Pitch Control 21 31 55 E Easy search 22 55 Erase bookmark 33 Erase messages 37 Error messages 62 Error numbers 63 External microphone 17 F Folder 12 19 H Hold 29 51 L LED 50 LP mode 7 11 54 M Maximum recording time 11 Menu 53 Message adding 35 Message erasing 37 Message move 43 Message playing back 19 M...

Page 69: ...ate time display 28 Recording mode 7 11 54 Recording pause function 13 Remaining battery 7 Remaining display 28 Remaining memory 16 Repeat play 23 34 Review 13 22 S Search forward backward 22 SP mode 7 11 54 ST mode 7 11 54 System limitations 64 System requirements 57 T Turning off the display 29 Turning off the indicator 50 U USB cable 56 V Volume control 20 VOR 15 54 ...

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Page 72: ...Printed in Japan Printed on 100 recycled paper using VOC Volatile Organic Compound free vegetable oil based ink ...