Sony ICD-30 User Manual

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Operating Instructions
©1997 by Sony Corporation  Printed in Japan
IC Recorder
Owner’s Record
The model number is located at the bottom and the serial number is
located inside the battery compartment. Record the serial number
in the space provided below. Refer to them whenever you call upon
your Sony dealer regarding this product.
Model No. ICD-30                Serial No.___________________________
For the customers in the U.S.A.
INFORMATION
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the
limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC
Rules.  These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection
against harmful interference in a residential installation.  This
equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency 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 correct the interference by one or more of the
following measures:
– Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
– Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
– Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from
that to which the receiver is connected.
– Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for
help.
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules.  Operation is
subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not
cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any
interference received, including interference that may cause
undesired operation.
You are cautioned that any changes or modifications not expressly
approved in this manual could void your authority to operate this
equipment.
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 Getting Started
Installing the Battery
1
Slide open the battery compartment lid.
2
Insert a size AAA (LR03) alkaline battery with correct polarity,
and close the lid.
Clock setting display appears when you insert a battery for the first
time, and when you insert a battery after the unit has been without
a battery for a certain period of time. For more details, please refer
to Setting the Clock, from step 2.
Note
Make sure to close the lid completely. Otherwise the unit will not
operate.
Replacing the battery
"
i" appears on the display when the battery becomes weak and it
flashes when the battery is exhausted.
Replace the battery with a new one.
Battery life
Sony alkaline battery LR03 (SG)
approx. 2 months*
* When recording for 2 minutes and playing back for 3 minutes every day
Notes
• When you replace the battery, insert a new battery within 3 minutes after
you removed the exhausted one, otherwise all the settings you have made
will be reset to the initial settings. The recorded notes, however, will
remain.
• Do not charge a dry battery.
• When you will not use the unit for a long time, remove the battery to avoid
any damage caused by battery leakage and subsequent corrosion.
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 Basic Operations
Recording Notes
This IC recorder automatically records notes after the last recorded
note so that you can start recording quickly without searching for
the end of the last recording.
You can record up to 99 notes in each file, A and B. When you
record all notes in SP (standard play) mode, you can record for 8
minutes and in LP (long play) mode for 16 minutes . If you record
notes in a mixture of SP and LP modes, the recordable time varies
from 8 to 16 minutes.
Each recorded note has an index number, and a newly recorded
note will have the last index number.
1
Press SP/LP to select SP or LP mode.
"SP" or "LP" is displayed.
2
Press FILE to select file A or B.
"A" or "B" is displayed.
3
Press REC and speak into the microphone.
The OPR indicator lights in red and recording starts.
4
Press 
p STOP to stop recording.
For the next time you record, if the displays of SP/LP mode and the
file are what you want, just follow steps 3 and 4.
When you have recorded up to 99 notes or the maximum recording
time, "FULL" appears in the display. If you want to record more
notes in the same file, first erase some old notes.
To listen to the last recording
Press  
( right after recording.
To review the current recording instantly
Press 
= during recording.
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microphone
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FILE
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p
p
pSTOP
SP/LP
OPR
indicator
REC
Current index
number
Current file
Recording mode
Total number of indexes in the
current file
VOL
Current index
number
Current file
Recording mode of the note
Total number of indexes in the
current file
Playing Back Notes
1
Press FILE to select a file,  A or B.
2
Press 
+  or  =to select an index number you want to play.
3
Press 
(.
The OPR indicator lights in green and playback starts.
4
Adjust the volume with the VOL control.
To
Press
Skip to the next index
Press 
+  repeatedly until you find the
number
index number you want to
play.
Skip to the previous index
Press 
=  repeatedly until
you find the
number
index
number you want to
play.
Search forward for an index
Keep pressing 
+  and release it at the
number
index number you want
during stop
mode.
Search backward for an index
Keep pressing 
= and release it at the
number
index number you want
during stop
mode.
Search forward during playback
Keep pressing 
+  and release it at the
point you want during
playback.
Search backward during
Keep pressing 
= and
release it at the
playback
point
you want during playback.
Playback Pause function
If you press 
pSTOP part way through your playback of a note,
when you press 
(, the note will continue from where you
stopped.
For private listening
Connect an earphone (not supplied) to the 
@jack.
The built-in speaker will be automatically disconnected.
ICD-30
Welcome!
Thank you for purchasing the Sony IC Recorder.
Some features are:
•8 minutes (SP) /16 minutes (LP) recording time
•Up to 99 notes in each file
•Two note files  –– The ratio of the recording time for these files is
adjustable within the maximum recordable time of this unit.
•Note date stamp
•Alarm with message
• Informative LCD with backlight
•Flash memory to keep notes recorded even without a battery