Sony ICD-BX022 Manual

ICD-BX022

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.

The following FCC statement applies only to the 

version of this model manufactured for sale in the 

USA. Other versions may not comply with FCC 

technical regulations.

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 class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian 

ICES-003.

Before taking the IC recorder for repair, 

check the following sections. Should any 

problem persist after you have made these 

checks, consult your nearest Sony dealer.

Please note that recorded messages may be 

erased during service or repair work.
Display does not disappear. 

Remove the protective film on the display 

window before you use the IC recorder.

The batteries have been inserted with 

incorrect polarity.

The batteries are weak.

The volume is turned down completely.

Headphones are plugged in.

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The selected folder does not have any 

messages. You cannot move a message, etc., 

because of this.

You selected a message that has been locked. 

You cannot move it, erase it. Set “LOCK” 

to “OFF” in the menu before editing the 

message.

A system error other than the above has 

occurred. Remove the batteries and re-insert 

them.

The HOLD function is activated. Slide the 

HOLD switch in the direction opposite 

that of the arrow. For details on the HOLD 

function, see “Preventing Accidental 

Operation (HOLD).”

There are some system limitations of the IC 

recorder. Items as mentioned below are not 

malfunctions of the IC recorder.
You cannot record messages up to the 

If you record messages in a mixture of HQ, 

SP and LP modes, the recordable time varies 

from the maximum HQ mode recording 

time to the maximum LP mode recording 

time.

The sum of the number on the counter 

(elapsed recording time) and the remaining 

recording time may be less than the IC 

recorder’s maximum recording time.

 Built-in microphone
  (microphone) jack*
 Display window
 FOLDER button
 MENU button
  (stop) button
  PLAY/STOP•ENTER button*
 – (review/fast backward), 

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+ (cue/fast forward) button

 Speaker
  (headphone) jack
 Operation indicator
 ERASE button
 VOL (volume) –/+* button
  REC/PAUSE button

These buttons and the jack have a tactile dot. 

Use it as a reference point for operations, or 

to identify each terminal.

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 HOLD switch
 Battery compartment
 Strap hole (A strap is not supplied.)
 Display window

 Folder indicator

Displays the folder ( ,  , or   ) you 

have selected.

 Microphone sensitivity

Displays the microphone sensitivity.

For details about the settings, see 

“Menu settings” on the reverse side of 

this paper.

 Repeat play indicator

Appears when a message is played back 

repeatedly.

 Selected message number
 REC DATE (recorded date) indicator

The recorded date or time is displayed 

with the REC DATE indicator.

 REMAIN indicator

When the IC recorder is in the 

recording or stop mode, the remaining 

recording time is displayed with the 

REMAIN indicator, or when the IC 

recorder is in the playback mode, 

the remaining time of the current 

message is displayed with the REMAIN 

indicator.

 Remaining memory indicator

Displays the remaining memory and 

decreases one by one during recording.

 Battery indicator

Displays the remaining battery power.

 Recording mode indicator

Displays the recording mode set using 

the menu when the IC recorder is in 

the stop mode, and displays the current 

recording mode when the IC recorder 

is in the playback mode.

For details about the settings, see 

“Menu settings” on the reverse side of 

this paper.

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 (recording) indicator

Appears while the IC recorder is 

recording.

 N-CUT (noise cut) indicator

Appears when “N-CUT” is set to “ON” 

in the menu.

 Lock indicator

Appears when “LOCK” is set to “ON” 

in the menu.

 EASY-S (easy search) indicator

Appears when the “EASY-S” is set to 

“ON” in the menu.

 DPC (Digital Pitch Control) indicator

Appears when the “DPC” is set to “ON” 

in the menu.

 Total number of messages in the folder/

DPC setting

 Elapsed time/Remaining 

time/Recorded date or time 

indication/Message

Slide the HOLD switch in the direction

HOLD switch in the direction 

of the arrow in the recording or 

playback mode. When the HOLD 

function is activated, the yellow 

marking appears beside the switch.

“HOLD” will flash, indicating that all 

the functions of the buttons are locked.

Slide the HOLD switch in the opposite 

direction from that of the arrow so that 

all buttons will be unlocked.

When the HOLD function is activated 

during recording, all the functions of the 

buttons are locked to prevent accidental 

operation. To stop recording, cancel the 

HOLD function first.

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Slide and lift the battery compartment lid, 

insert LR03 (size AAA) alkaline batteries 

with correct polarity, and close the lid.

If the battery compartment lid is 

accidentally detached, attach it as 

illustrated.

Messages recorded are not erased even when 

you replace the batteries.

Even if you do not use the IC recorder, 

the batteries are consumed slightly. The 

battery life in this case varies depending 

on humidity or other environmental 

conditions. Usually, the batteries last about 

2 months. If you do not intend to use the IC 

recorder for an extended period of time, it is 

recommended that you turn the power off or 

remove the batteries.

Do not use manganese batteries for this IC 

recorder.

When replacing the batteries, be sure to 

replace both batteries with new ones.

The battery indicator in the display window 

shows the battery condition.

: Replace the current batteries with 

new ones.

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: “LO BATT” flashes and the IC 

recorder will stop operation.

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Slide the HOLD switch down in the 

direction of an arrow.

When you are not using the IC recorder, 

you can prevent the batteries from getting 

weak quickly by turning the power off.

Slide the HOLD switch in the direction of

HOLD switch in the direction of 

the arrow in the stop mode. “OFF” flashes. 

The IC recorder turns off within a few 

seconds.

When you are not going to use the IC 

recorder for a long time, we recommend to 

turn off the IC recorder.

When 10 minutes have passed after you 

have turned on the IC recorder and leave it 

without doing anything, the display goes off 

automatically. (Press any button to show the 

display.)

Remove the protective film on the display 

window before you use the IC recorder.

The clock setting display appears every time 

you replace batteries, and the approximate 

time when you last operated the unit before 

replacing the batteries is displayed. You 

must set the clock to the current time again.

  Set the year. 

Press [–] or [+] to set the year. 

Select the last two digits of the year.
When you press [ PLAY/

STOP•ENTER], the cursor moves to the 

month section.

  Set the month, day, hour, and 

minutes in sequence in the same way. 

Press [–] or [+] to select 

the desired figures, and then press 

[ PLAY/STOP•ENTER].
When [ (stop)] is unintentionally 

pressed during clock setting mode, the 

clock setting is canceled. Use the menu 

to set the clock.

While the IC recorder is in the stop mode, 

you can set the clock using the menu.

  Press [MENU] to enter the menu mode.

The menu mode will be displayed.

  Press [–] or [+] to select 

“SET DATE,” and then press 

[ PLAY/STOP•ENTER].

  Press [–] or [+] to set 

the year, month, day, hour, and 

minute in sequence, and then press 

[ PLAY/STOP•ENTER].

  Press [ (stop)] to exit the menu mode.

Press [MENU] to return to the previous 

operation.

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You can set the time display for the clock to 

“12H” (12-hour display) or “24H” (24-hour 

display) in the “HOUR” menu. When “12H” 

(12-hour display) is set, “AM” or “PM” 

appears in the display window.

If you do not press [ PLAY/

STOP•ENTER] within 1 minute of entering 

the clock setting data, the clock setting mode 

is canceled and the window will return to the 

stop mode display.

Operation indicator

 REC/PAUSE

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  Press [FOLDER] to select the folder in 

which you want to record messages ( , 

, or  ).

There are 3 folders already available 

when you purchase the IC recorder.
If you do not change the folder after you 

stop recording, the next time you record 

you will record in the same folder.

  Turn the built-in microphone in the 

direction of the source to be recorded.

  Press [ REC/PAUSE] in the stop mode.

The operation indicator lights in red and 

 (recording) indicator appears in the 

display window.
The new message will be automatically 

recorded after the last recorded message.

  Press [ (stop)].

The IC recorder stops at the beginning of 

the current recording.

To pause recording*

Press [ REC/PAUSE]. During recording 

pause, the operation indicator flashes in 

red and “PAUSE” flashes in the display 

window.

To release pause and resume recording

Press [ REC/PAUSE] again. Recording 

resumes from that point. (To stop 

recording after pausing recording, press 

[ (stop)].)

To review the current recording instantly

Press [ PLAY/STOP•ENTER]. 

Recording stops and playback starts 

from the beginning of the message just 

recorded.

To review during recording

Press and hold [–] during recording 

or recording pause. Recording stops and 

you can search backwards while listening 

to fast playback sound. After you release 

[–], playback starts from that point.

1 hour after you pause recording, recording 

pause is automatically released and the IC 

recorder enters the stop mode.

Messages recorded using this IC recorder 

will be recorded as MP3 files.

You can record up to 99 messages in each 

folder. 

Before you start recording, we recommend 

you make a trial recording first, or monitor 

the recording.

If the recorded sound is too loud and 

distorted, set the microphone sensitivity 

to 

 (Low). On the other hand, if 

the recorded sound is too little, set the 

microphone sensitivity to 

 (High).

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While the operation indicator is flashing in 

red, do not remove the batteries. Doing so 

may damage the data.

Before making a recording, be sure to check 

the battery indicator.

If the IC recorder is accidentally rubbed or 

scratched with an object, such as your finger, 

etc., during recording, noise is recorded. Try 

to avoid touching the IC recorder until the 

recording ends.

During recording, the remaining memory 

indicator decreases one by one.

The memory is 

nearly full.

Flashing

When the remaining time of recording 

reaches 10 minutes, the last one of the 

indication flashes. 

If the remaining recording time display 

mode is selected, the remaining recording 

time display will also flash when the 

remaining time reaches 1 minute. The 

display will be changed automatically to the 

remaining time display.

When the memory is full, recording 

automatically stops and 

 and “FULL” 

will flash in the display window for about 3 

seconds. To continue recording, erase some 

of the messages first.

  Press [FOLDER] to select the folder ( , 

, or  ).

  Press [–] or [+] to select the 

message you want to play.

  Press [ PLAY/STOP•ENTER].

Playback will start soon.

  Press [VOL –/+] to adjust the volume.

  Press [ (stop)].

The following operations are for when 

“EASY-S” (Easy Search function) is set to 

“OFF.”

To stop at the current position (Playback

stop at the current position (Playback 

Pause function)

Press [ PLAY/STOP•ENTER] or 

[ (stop)]. To resume playback from that 

point, press [ PLAY/STOP•ENTER] 

again.

To go back to the beginning of the current 

message

Press [–] once*.

To go back to previous messages

Press [–] repeatedly. (During stop 

mode, keep the button pressed to go back 

the messages continuously.)

To skip to the next message

Press [+] once*.

To skip to the succeeding messages

Press [+] repeatedly. (During stop 

mode, keep the button pressed to skip the 

messages continuously.)

Press and hold [+] during playback and 

release it at the point you wish to resume 

playback.
To search backward (Review):

Press and hold [–] during playback and 

release it at the point you wish to resume 

playback.

The IC recorder searches at slow speed with 

playback sound first. This is useful to check 

one word forward or back. Then, if you 

press and hold the button, the IC recorder 

starts to search at higher speed.

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IC Recorder

Operating Instructions

© 2011  Sony Corporation

Printed in China

If you plug in the headphones not securely 

during playback, the sound may come from 

the speaker. Unplug the headphones, and 

then insert them securely.

The VOR function is activated. Set “VOR” to 

“OFF” in the menu. For details, see “Menu 

settings” on the reverse side of this paper.

Plug of the connected microphone was dirty 

when recording. Clean the plug.

The plug of the connected headphones is 

dirty. Clean the plug.

The playback speed is adjusted in DPC. 

Adjust the speed in DPC again in the menu. 

For details, see “Menu settings” on the 

reverse side of this paper.

You have not set the clock.

The date of recording will not be displayed 

if you recorded the message when the clock 

was not set. For details, see “Menu settings” 

on the reverse side of this paper.

You must set the clock every time you 

replace batteries.

The menu items displayed are different 

depending on the operation modes (stop 

mode, playback mode and recording mode).

Take out the batteries and insert them again.

You selected a message that has been locked. 

Set “LOCK” to “OFF” in the menu before 

erasing the message.

Batteries are exhausted. Replace the old 

batteries with new ones.

The remaining memory capacity of the IC 

recorder is insufficient. Erase some messages 

before recording.

As there are already 99 messages in the 

current folder, you cannot record a new 

message. Erase some messages or move 

some messages to other folder before 

recording.

As there are already 99 messages in the 

folder to which you want to move a message, 

you cannot move the message. Erase some 

messages before moving.

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