Sony ICD-B26 Manual

You can erase the recorded messages one by one or all messages in a folder at a
time.
Note that once a recording has been erased, you cannot retrieve it.

When a message is erased, the remaining messages will advance and
renumbered so that there will be no space between messages.

1

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.

2

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 STOP before step 2.

To erase other messages
Repeat steps 1 and 2.

To erase a message
partially
First divide the message and then
follow the steps to erase the
message.

To cancel erasing
Press STOP before step 3.

B

You can add a recording to the message being played
back.
The added recording will be placed after the current
message and counted as a part of the message.

EAR,
EARPHONE,
v

3

You can move the recorded messages to another folder.

Example: Moving Message 3 in Folder A to Folder B

While playing back the message,
press FOLDER to flash the
indication of the folder to which
you want to move the message
(B in this case).
The first and last 5 seconds of the
message will be played back 10
times, while the folder indication
and “MOVE” flash.

Press NxPLAY/STOP.
The message is moved in the
destination folder.  Messages are
sorted in order of the recorded
date and time.

To cancel moving the message(s)
Press STOP before step 3.

The move function does not duplicate a message in another
folder. When you move a message to another folder, the one
in the previous folder will be deleted.

You can sound an alarm and start playback of a selected
message at a desired time.

Use FOLDER and – ./
>

Enter the alarm setting mode.
1

Press MENU.
The unit enters the menu mode
and “ALARM OFF” will be
displayed.
(If “ALARM ON” is displayed,
the alarm has been set. If you do
not wish to change the setting,
press MENU and exit the menu
mode.)

“ALARM OFF (or ON)” will not appear and the
alarm cannot be set if the clock has not been set or no
message has been recorded in the selected folder.

2

Press NxPLAY/STOP.
“OFF” starts to flash.

3

Press – . or >+ to flash
“ON”.

4

Press NxPLAY/STOP.
“DATE” will flash in the display
window.

(the message will be played back at the same time on
the same date every year until you erase the
message)
1

Press NxPLAY/STOP while
“DATE” is flashing.
The month digits will flash.

You cannot set an alarm for a
specific year. ”--Y 1M 1D” will be
displayed.

2

Press – . or >+ to select
the month digits and press
Nx

The day digits will flash.

3

Press – . or >+ to select
the day digits.

To play back once a week
Press – . or >+ to select
the day of the week.

To play back at the same time
every day
Press – . or >+ to select
“DAILY”.

at Conference room A

During playback, press zREC/
STOP for more than 1 second.
The REC  indicator appears and
“ADD” flashes three times on the
display window.
The OPR indicator will turn red.
The new recording will be added at
the end of the current message.

Press zREC/STOP or STOP to stop the
recording.

When you connect an external microphone,  the built-in
microphone is automatically cut off. When a plug in
power type microphone is connected, power is
automatically supplied to the microphone from the IC
recorder.

• Make sure that the plugs are connected securely.
• We recommend you make a trial recording to check the

connections and volume control.

• When connecting equipment other than Sony’s,  refer to the

instruction manual of the equipment.

VOR ON:

The VOR (Voice Operated Recording)
function is activated.  Recording starts when
the unit detects sound and stops when no
sound is heard, eliminating recording from
soundless period.

VOR OFF:

The VOR function is disabled.  Normal
recording operation is selected.

Press – . or >+ to display
“VOR” and press NxPLAY/
STOP.
“OFF (or ON)” will flash.

Press – . or >+ to select
“ON” or “OFF” and press
Nx

Now the setting is completed.

Press NxPLAY/STOP.
The hour digits will flash.

Set the alarm time.
1

Press – . or >+ to select
the hour digits and press
Nx

The minute digits will flash.

2

Press – . or >+ to select
the minute digits and press
Nx

“,” is displayed when the number of the message with
alarm setting is selected.
At the set time, the alarm will sound for about 10 seconds
and the selected message will be played back.
During playback, “ALARM” will flash in the display
window.
When the playback ends, the unit will stop automatically
at the beginning of that message.

To listen to the same message again
Press NxPLAY/STOP. The same message will be played
back from the beginning.

To cancel the alarm setting before the
playback starts
Press STOP while the alarm sound is heard. You can stop
even when the HOLD function is activated.

• You cannot set the alarm if you have not set the clock or there

is no message in the selected folder (the unit will not enter
the alarm setting mode when you press MENU in Step 2).

• If you try to set the alarm to play back a message at a

previously set time on another message, “PRE SET” will be
displayed, preventing new settings.

• 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, alarm will sound

for 10 seconds after the recording is finished and playback
begins. “,” 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 comes when the unit is in the menu

mode, alarm will sound and the menu mode will be
cancelled.

• If you erase the message you set the alarm to play back, the

alarm setting will be cancelled.

• If you divide a message with the playback alarm, playback

will stop at the point you divided a message.

• If you combine messages  with the playback alarm, the alarm

setting will be cancelled.

• You can adjust the playback volume with the VOL control.
• If the alarm time comes during erasing,  alarm will sound for

10 seconds after the erasing is finished and playback begins.

• Alarm setting will not be cancelled when the alarm playback

finishes. To cancel alarm setting, see below.

1 Select the message you set the alarm to play back, and

press MENU.
“ALARM ON” will be displayed.

2 Press NxPLAY/STOP to flash “ON”.
3 To cancel the alarm setting: Press – . or >+ to

flash “OFF” and press NxPLAY/STOP.
To change the alarm date and time: Press
Nx

PLAY/STOP. When the alarm date is displayed,

follow the steps 3 to 5 above to change the alarm date
and time.

4 Press MENU to exit the menu mode.

Slide the HOLD switch in the direction of
the arrow. “HOLD” will flash three times,
indicating that all the functions of the
buttons are locked.
To cancel the HOLD function, simply
slide the HOLD switch in the opposite
direction.

When the HOLD function is activated during recording, cancel
the HOLD function first to stop recording.

1 Tip

Even if the HOLD function is activated, you can stop the alarm
playback. To stop the alarm or playback, press STOP.

You can select the display mode for the stop, recording
and playback modes. (If the unit is left unoperated for
more than 3 seconds in the stop mode, the display will
show the current time, regardless of the display mode
setting.)
Each time you press DISPLAY, the display mode will
change as shown below:

Counter:
Elapsed playback/recording
time in one message

m

m

Recorded date*:
The date the current message
was recorded.

m

Recorded time**:
The time the current message
was recorded.

* If the clock has not been set, “--Y--M--D” will be displayed.
**If the clock has not been set, “--:--” will be displayed.

To turn off the display
This unit does not have a power on/off switch.  The
display is shown at all times, which will not almost
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 times and then the display
turns off in the window.  To turn on the display, slide the
HOLD switch in the opposite direction.

BEEP ON:

A beep will sound to indicate that operation
has been accepted.

BEEP OFF: No beep sound will be heard except for the

alarm and timer.

Press – . or >+ to display
“BEEP ON (or OFF)” and press
Nx

“ON (or OFF)” will flash.

Press – . or >+ to select
“ON” or “OFF” and press
Nx

The setting is completed.

SP: You can record with better sound  (monaural sound).
LP: You can record for longer time  (monaural sound).

Press – . or >+ to display
“MODE” and press NxPLAY/
STOP.
“SP (or LP)” will flash.

Press – . or >+ to select
“SP” or “LP” and press
Nx

Now the setting is completed.

Press MENU to exit the menu
mode.
The selected recording mode is
displayed.

MIC jack
(PLUG IN POWER)
EAR (earphone) jack

OPR (operation) indicator

z

REC (record) /STOP

X

 PAUSE

– .REVIEW/
>

+CUE

Nx

PLAY/STOP•

EXECUTE

HOLD

VOL (volume)

MIC

(built-in microphone)

Display window

FOLDER

DIVIDE

DISPLAY

MIC SENS

(microphone sensitivity)

MENU

ERASE

Speaker

STOP

Battery
compartment

Hook for handstrap
(not supplied)

CONT ON: You can play back all messages in a folder
continuously.
CONT OFF: Playback stops at the end of each message.

Press – . or >+ to display
“CONT” and press NxPLAY/
STOP.
“OFF (or ON)” will flash.

Press – . or >+ to select
“ON” or “OFF” and press
Nx

Now the setting is completed.

Recording media

Built-in flash memory, Monaural recording

Recording time

ICD-B16:

SP: 5 hours
LP: 8 hours 15 minutes

ICD-B26:

SP: 10 hours
LP: 16 hours 25 minutes

Frequency range

160 Hz - 3 300 Hz

Speaker

approx. 3.2 cm (1 

5

/

16

 in.) dia.

Power output

250 mW

Input/Output

•Earphone jack (minijack) for 8 - 300 ohms ear

receiver/headphones

•Microphone jack (minijack, monaural)

Plug in power
Minimum input level 0.6 mV
3 kilohms or lower impedance microphone

Power requirements

Two LR03 (size AAA) alkaline batteries: 3 V DC

Dimensions (w/h/d) (not incl. projecting parts and

controls)
44.5 

× 105.3 × 14.0 mm (1 

13

/

16

 

× 4 

1

/

4

 

×  

9

/

16  

in.)

Mass (incl. batteries)

69 g (2.5 oz)

Supplied accessories

LR03 (size AAA) alkaline batteries (2) (For the
U.S.A. only)

Optional accessories

Electret Condenser Microphone ECM-C10,
ECM-DM5P, ECM-Z60
Audio connecting cable RK-G64HG (excluding
Europe)

Your dealer may not handle some of the above listed
optional accessories. Please ask the dealer for detailed
information.

Design and specifications are subject to change without
notice.

Remaining battery
indicator

Repeat play indicator

Recording mode
indication

REC (recording)
indicator
Selected message
number/Mode
indication of the
menu (ON, OFF, etc.)

Counter /Remaining time indication /Recording date
indication /Current time indication (15:30, etc.) /Menu
indication (ALARM, BEEP, etc.) /Messages (ERASE, HOLD,
etc.)

Remaining memory indicator

Folder indication

Alarm indicator

Microphone sensitivity

indication

1

2

While pressing STOP,  press
ERASE for more than 1 second.
“ALL ERASE” will flash for 10
seconds.

Meeting at 2 o’clock

on December 1.

B

You can divide a message, or combine messages. 
• You can divide a message into two while recording/

playing back messages.

• You can combine messages in stop mode.
Note

Due to the recording system of an IC recorder, you may not be
able to divide or combine messages in some cases  (see
“Troubleshooting”).

You can divide a message during recording 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 messages until the total number of
messages in the folder becomes 99.

• When you press DIVIDE during recording:

The new message number is added at the
point you pressed the button, and the
new message number flashes for 3
seconds. The message will be divided
into two; however, the messages will be
recorded without a break.

1 Tip

You can divide a message during recording pause.

• When you press DIVIDE during playback:

The message is divided into two at the
point you pressed the button, and the
new message number flashes for 3
seconds. The message numbers of the
following messages will increase by
one.

1 Tip

You can divide a message after you have paused playback with
X

PAUSE.

To play the divided message
Press –. or >+ to display the message number as the
divided messages each have message numbers.

1 To play the divided messages continuously

Select ON for CONT in the menu as described in “Playing Back
All Messages in a Folder Continuously”.

• If 99 messages have been recorded in a folder, you cannot

divide a message.  In that case, reduce the number of
messages to 98 or less by erasing unnecessary messages or by
moving some of the 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 can combine two messages into one.

In stop mode, follow the steps below:

Press – . or >+ to display
the number of the second of the
two messages you want to
combine.

While pressing ERASE, press
DIVIDE for more than 1 second.
“CMB” (combine) will flash for 10
seconds.

Press ERASE while the display is flashing.
The two messages are combined into one and the
messages will be renumbered as in the illustration
above.

To cancel erasing
Press STOP before step 3.

When recording with an IC recorder, the following symptoms
may occur because of the limitation of the system, however,
they are not malfunction.
• If you divide or combine messages frequently, the unit may

become unable to divide or combine messages.

• You cannot divide a message in the first or the last 1 second.
• After combining messages, the latter message’s alarm setting

will be erased.

• You cannot combine messages of different recording modes.

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