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Sony ICD-BP120 Primary Operating Instructions Manual

Sony ICD-BP120 Primary Operating Instructions Manual

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Operating Instructions

Owner'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-BP120 Serial No.
ICD-BP120
©2001 by Sony Corporation

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  • Page 1: Operating Instructions

    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-BP120 Serial No. ICD-BP120 ©2001 by Sony Corporation...

  • Page 2: Declaration Of Conformity

    If you have any questions about this product, you may call: Sony Direct Response Center 1-(800)-222-7669 or write to: Sony Direct Response Center 12451 Gateway Blvd. Fort Myers, FL 33913 Declaration of Conformity Trade Name: SONY Model No.:...

  • Page 3: Notice For Users

    IN CONNECTION WITH THIS MANUAL, THE SOFTWARE OR OTHER INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN OR THE USE THEREOF. Sony Corporation reserves the right to make any modification to this manual or the information contained herein at any time without notice. The software described herein may also be governed by the terms of a separate user license agreement.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Before You Begin What is the ICD-BP120 IC recorder? ... 6 Features ... 7 Getting Started Step 1: Installing the Batteries ... 8 Step 2: Setting the Clock ... 10 Basic Operations Recording Messages ... 12 Playing Back Messages ... 16 Erasing Messages ...
  • Page 5 ”Digital Voice Editor“ Software Operations What you can do with the “Digital Voice Editor” Software ... 42 Using Online Help Files of the Software ... 44 System Requirements ... 45 Installing the “Digital Voice Editor” Software ... 46 Connecting the IC Recorder to Your Computer ... 48 Starting Up the Digital Voice Editor Software ...

  • Page 6: What Is The Icd-Bp120 Ic Recorder

    BBefore You Begin What is the ICD-BP120 IC recorder? The ICD-BP120 IC recorder enables you to record and play back oral messages in the built-in IC memory. z Recording When a new message is recorded, it is automatically added after the last recorded messages.

  • Page 7: Features

    Features • Maximum recording time: 127 min. (SP)/339 min. (LP) This unit is suitable for recording long meetings or lectures. • Possible of recording up to 99 messages in each of 5 folders • Alarm function (page 35) You can start playing back a desired message with an alarm on a desired date and time.

  • Page 8: Getting Started

    BGetting Started Step 1: Installing the Batteries Slide and lift the battery compartment lid. Insert two LR03 (size AAA) alkaline batteries with correct polarity, and close the lid. Clock setting display appears 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.
  • Page 9 With continuous use, approx. 10 hours (SP)/17 hours (LP) of recording or approx. 7 hours (SP)/9 hours (LP) of playback is possible. * Using Sony alkaline batteries LR03 (SG) * When playing back through the internal speaker with VOL control at around 4 The battery life may shorten depending on the operation of the unit.

  • Page 10: Step 2: Setting The Clock

    Step 2: Setting the Clock You need to set the clock to use the alarm or timer setting function. Clock setting display appears 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.
  • Page 11 Set the time. 1 Press . or > to select the digits of the hour. Press NxPLAY/STOP at the time signal. The display will return to “SET DATE”. Press MENU to exit the menu mode. 1 Tip This unit does not have a power on/off switch. The display is shown at all times.

  • Page 12: Basic Operations

    BBasic Operations Recording Messages You can record up to 99 messages in each of five folders (A, B, C, D or E). Since a newly recorded message is automatically added behind the last recorded message, you can start recording quickly without searching for the end of the last recording.

  • Page 13: Stop Recording

    Stop recording. If you do not change the folder after you stop recording, the next time you record you will record in the same folder. To stop recording You can also stop recording by pressing xSTOP instead of zREC/STOP. To pause recording pause recording* release pause and resume recording...
  • Page 14 Recording Messages (continued) To select the microphone sensitivity You can select the microphone sensitivity by switching the MIC SENS selector on the rear of the unit. H (high): To record at a meeting or in a quiet and/or spacious place. L (low): To record for dictation or in a noisy place.

  • Page 15: Various Ways Of Recording

    Various Ways of Recording Starting recording automatically in response to the sound — Advanced VOR function When VOR (voice operated recording) selector on the rear is set to ON, recording starts when the recorder detects sound and stops when no sound is heard.

  • Page 16: Playing Back Messages

    Playing Back Messages When playing back a previously recorded message, start from Step 1. When playing back a message you have just finished recording, start from Step 3. Select the folder. Press FOLDER repeatedly to display the folder (A, B, C, D or E) you wish to play back.
  • Page 17 Start playback. 1 Press NxPLAY/STOP. Counter display (or the selected display mode) After playing back one message, the unit stops at the beginning of the next message. When the last message on a folder has been played back, the unit stops at the beginning of the last message.
  • Page 18 Playing Back Messages (continued) Other operations go back to the beginning of the current message** skip to the next message** go back to previous messages/skip to succeeding messages play back rapidly or slowly play messages with normal speed ** If you have set a bookmark on the message, the unit stops at the bookmark. *** These operations are for when EASY-S is set to OFF.
  • Page 19 Searching forward/backward during playback (Cue/Review) To search forward, keep > pressed during playback and release the button at the point you wish to resume playback. To search backward, keep . pressed during playback and release the button at the point you wish to resume playback. The unit searches at slow speed (unit of 4 seconds) with playback sound.

  • Page 20: Erasing Messages

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

  • Page 21: Erasing All Messages In A Folder

    To erase other messages Repeat steps 1 and 2. To erase a message partially First divide the message by adding an index (see page 26) and then follow the steps on page 20 to erase the message. Erasing all messages in a folder e.g.

  • Page 22: Various Ways Of Playback

    BVarious Ways of Playback Adding a Bookmark You can add a bookmark at a point in a message, so that you can access the point quickly by pressing the . or > button and start playback. INDEX/BOOKMARK ERASE During playback or stop, press INDEX/BOOKMARK for more than 1 second.

  • Page 23: Playing Back The Specified Section Repeatedly - A-B Repeat

    Playing Back the Specified Section Repeatedly — A-B Repeat While playing back a message, you can set the start (A) and end (B) points for a section you wish to play repeatedly. A-B REPEAT/PRIORITY During playback, press A-B REPEAT/PRIORITY briefly. The starting point (A) of the section you wish to play repeatedly is set.

  • Page 24: Editing Messages

    BEditing Messages Adding a Recording Adding a Recording to a Previously Recorded Message 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. Built-in microphone During playback of Message 3...

  • Page 25: Adding An Overwrite Recording During Playback

    Adding an Overwrite Recording during Playback You can add an overwrite recording after the selected point in a recorded message. The part of the message after the selected point is deleted. The starting point of an overwrite recording Message 2 Added overwrite recording in Message 2 During playback, press zREC/STOP briefly.

  • Page 26: Dividing A Message Into Two/Combining Messages - Index Function

    Dividing a Message into Two/ Combining Messages — Index Function You can divide a message by adding an index, or combine messages by erasing the index. While recording/playing back messages, you can add an index (see below). In stop mode, you can erase the index (see page 28). INDEX/BOOKMARK ERASE Dividing a Message by Adding an Index...
  • Page 27 To mark an index during recording While recording a message, press INDEX/BOOKMARK at the point you want to divide. The new message number flashes three times at the point you pressed INDEX/BOOKMARK. The message will be divided in two messages; however, the messages will be recorded without a break.
  • Page 28 Dividing a Message into Two/Combining Messages — Index Function (continued) Combining messages by erasing the index You can combine two messages into one by erasing the index. Message 1 Message 2 Message 3 Message 4 Message 5 Message 1 In stop mode, follow the steps below: Press .

  • Page 29: Moving Messages To A Different Folder - Move Function

    Moving Messages to a Different Folder — Move Function You can move the recorded messages to another folder. FOLDER Example: Moving Message 3 in Folder A to Folder C Play back the message you want to move. While playing back the message, press FOLDER to flash the indication of the folder to which you want to move the message (C in this case).

  • Page 30: Adding Priority Mark(S) - Priority Mark Function

    Adding Priority Mark(s) — Priority Mark Function Usually the recorded messages are lined up in the order of recording. By adding priority marks ( ) to important messages, you can renumber the messages in the order of their priority. You can add up to three priority marks with “...
  • Page 31 To add priority mark(s) during playback Play back the message you want to mark. Press A-B REPEAT/PRIORITY repeatedly to select the number of priority mark(s). Press NxPLAY/STOP to fix the setting. The messages are renumbered. Messages with priority mark(s) Messages are sorted in order of the number of priority marks in a folder. Messages without a priority mark are moved behind the messages with priority mark(s).

  • Page 32: Other Functions

    BOther Functions Starting Recording at a Desired Time — Timer Recording You can start recording at a desired time. NxPLAY/STOP MENU Display the timer setting display. 1 Press MENU. The unit enters the menu mode and “ALARM” will be displayed. 2 Press .
  • Page 33 Set the recording start date. • to start recording on a desired date 1 Press NxPLAY/STOP while “DATE” is flashing. 2 Press . or > to select the year digits and press NxPLAY/STOP. 3 Select the month and day digits in the same way. •...
  • Page 34 Starting Recording at a Desired Time — Timer Recording (continued) To stop the timer recording Press xSTOP. To change the timer setting Press . or > in Step 2, 3 or 4 on page 33 to change the year, month, day or time and press NxPLAY/STOP.

  • Page 35: Playing Back A Message At A Desired Time With An Alarm

    Playing Back a Message at a Desired Time with an Alarm You can sound an alarm and start playback of a selected message at a desired time. You can have the message played back at a desired date, once every week, or the same time everyday. You can also sound the alarm without playing back a message.
  • Page 36 Playing Back a Message at a Desired Time with an Alarm (continued) Set the alarm date. • to play back on a desired date 1 Press Nx while “DATE” is flashing. • to play back once a week Press . or > to select the day of the week and press Nx.
  • Page 37 At the set time, the alarm will sound for about 10 seconds and the selected message will be played back. ( If “B-ONLY” was selected in Step 6, only the alarm will sound.) When the playback ends, the unit will stop automatically at the beginning of that message.

  • Page 38: Preventing Accidental Operation - Hold Function

    Preventing Accidental Operation — HOLD function HOLD switch 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.

  • Page 39: Selecting The Display Mode

    Selecting the Display Mode 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:...

  • Page 40: Menu Map

    Menu map Press MENU to enter the menu mode. ALARM MODE TIMER BEEP CONT EASY-S SET DATE Year : Initial setting Press NxPLAY/STOP to go to the next step. Press . or > to select. DATE DAILY DATE DAILY Month Hour Minute Set date...

  • Page 41: Changing The Settings

    Changing the Settings Follow the menu map on page 40. 1 Press MENU to enter the menu mode. 2 Press . or > to select the item and press Nx PLAY/STOP. 3 Press . or > to select the mode and press Nx PLAY/STOP to fix the setting.

  • Page 42: Digital Voice Editor" Software Operations

    B”Digital Voice Editor“ Software Operations What you can do with the “Digital Voice Editor” Software The Digital Voice Editor Software enables you to do the following: • Transferring the messages recorded on the IC recorder to your computer (page 51) You can transfer the messages to your computer and save them onto your computer’s hard disk (page 51).
  • Page 43 IC recorder *The sound files you can add to the IC recorder are DVF/ICS files recorded with a Sony IC Recorder, PCM 16/11/8kHz sampling, 8/16 bit monaural WAV files, and MSV files only. •Editing the messages recorded in the IC recorder or saved to the computer on the computer screen You can enjoy various editing functions;...

  • Page 44: Using Online Help Files Of The Software

    Help files. There are three ways to open online Help file: • Click [Start], [Programs], [Sony Digital Voice Editor], and then [Help]. • After starting up the software, select [Help Topics] in the [Help] menu. • After starting up the software, click To search from the table of contents in the Help files •...

  • Page 45: System Requirements

    System Requirements Your computer and system software must meet the following minimum requirements. • IBM PC/AT or compatible (You cannot use this software with Macintosh.) — CPU: 200MHz Pentium — RAM: 64MB or more — Hard disk space: 20MB or more depending on the size and number of sound files you store.

  • Page 46: Installing The "Digital Voice Editor" Software

    Installing the “Digital Voice Editor” Software Installing the software Install the “Digital Voice Editor” Software in your computer’s hard disk, etc. Note Do not connect the IC recorder to the computer before installing the Software (page 48). Turn on your computer and start up Windows. Note Be sure to close all running programs before installing the software.

  • Page 47: Uninstalling The Software

    [DVP setup exe.] in that folder. Uninstalling the software When you wish to uninstall the software, follow the steps below. Click [Start] and select [Programs], [Sony Digital Voice Editor] and then [Uninstall]. The uninstaller starts up. Follow the displayed instructions.

  • Page 48: Connecting The Ic Recorder To Your Computer

    Connecting the IC Recorder to Your Computer Connect the IC recorder to the USB connector of your computer using the supplied USB cable. Note Be sure to install the “Digital Voice Editor” Software before connecting the IC recorder to your computer. To IC recorder USB connector Connecting cable IC recorder...

  • Page 49: Starting Up The Digital Voice Editor Software

    Starting Up the Digital Voice Editor Software Start up Windows. Click [Start], and select [Programs], [Sony Digital Voice Editor] and then [Digital Voice Editor]. The Digital Voice Editor Software starts up and the main window (page 50) appears. The data in the IC recorder is loaded to the computer and the message folders and message files are displayed in the IC RECORDER message window.

  • Page 50: Names And Functions Of The Main Window

    Names and Functions of the Main Window 1 Toolbar The toolbar contains the buttons for frequently used menu command tasks, providing a quick way to accomplish the tasks. See the online Help files. 2 Menu commands Enable you to execute various commands. See the online Help files. 3 “PC”...

  • Page 51: Saving Messages To The Computer

    Saving Messages to the Computer You can save the messages as sound files on your computer’s hard disk. There are two ways of saving messages: • Saving by specifying the file type and file name • Saving as DVF files by a drag-and-drop operation This manual explains the latter.
  • Page 52 Saving Messages to the Computer (continued) Saving all message folders at one time Click the “IC RECORDER” message window. Click (Save All) on the toolbar. The dialog box appears to request you to specify the destination to which the folders are to be saved. Specify the destination to which the folders are to be saved in the [Save in ] box and the file type to save the contained message files in the [Save as type] box.
  • Page 53 You can handle the following file types on the “Digital Voice Editor“. DVF file (Digital Voice File/file extension: *.dvf/icon: The DVF file is a sound file format used in recording messages on the Sony IC recorder equipped with an USB port. The sound data is compressed so that the size of the data is relatively small.

  • Page 54: Adding Messages To The Ic Recorder

    Adding Messages to the IC Recorder You can add the selected message(s) in your computer’s hard disk to the IC recorder. You can add the message(s) one by one or all messages in a folder at one time. The added messages can be played back on the IC recorder. There are two ways of adding messages: •...
  • Page 55 Adding all messages in a folder at one time You can add all the messages in a message folder (A, B, C, D or E) at one time. Click to select the message folder you wish to add in the “PC” message window.

  • Page 56: Additional Information

    If you have any questions or problems concerning your unit, please consult your nearest Sony dealer. Backup recommendations To avoid potential risk of data loss caused by accidental operation or...

  • Page 57: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting Before taking the unit for repair, check the following sections. Should any problem persist after you have made these checks, consult your nearest Sony dealer. IC Recorder Symptom Remedy The unit does not •The batteries have been inserted with incorrect operate.
  • Page 58 Troubleshooting (continued) Symptom Recording level is low. Recording is interrupted. Recording level is unstable (when recording music, etc.) Playback speed is too fast or too slow. “--:--” is displayed. “--Y--M--D” or ” --:--” is displayed on the REC DATE display. “PRE SET”...
  • Page 59 “Digital Voice Editor” Software Symptom Remedy “Digital Voice Editor” •The memory space on the computer is too software cannot be installed. Messages recorded •Check that the installation of the software or using the IC recorder cannot be transferred •Refer to the “Error messages” in the online to the computer.

  • Page 60: Error Messages

    Troubleshooting (continued) Error messages IC Recorder Error message “PRE SET” “BACK-D” “NO ERASE” “NO DATA” “SET DATE” “ID FULL” “FULL” “ACCESS” For the error messages of the “Digital Voice Editor”, please refer to the online Help files. Cause/Remedy •You set the alarm to play back a message or set the timer to start recording at a date and time previously set on another message.

  • Page 61: System Limitations

    System limitations There are some system limitations of the IC recorder. Troubles as mentioned below are not malfunctions of the unit. Symptom Cause/Remedy You cannot record •If you record messages in a mixture of SP and messages up to the maximum recording time.

  • Page 62: Index To Parts And Controls

    Index to Parts and Controls Refer to the pages indicated in parentheses for details. Main unit 1 MIC (built-in microphone) (12) 2 Display window (64) 3 FOLDER button (12, 16) 4 INDEX/BOOKMARK button (22, 26) 5 DISPLAY button (39) 6 A-B REPEAT/PRIORITY button (23, 30) 7 MENU button (10, 32, 35, 40, 8 ERASE button (20)
  • Page 63 Rear wa PLAY SPEED selector (18) ws MIC SENS (microphone sensitivity) selector (14) wd VOR selector (15) wf Clip* wg Battery compartment (8) wh Hook for handstrap (not supplied) *Using the clip Press here to lift the clip. Notes • To prevent the clip from breaking, avoid hooking it on thick fabric, such as a pocket of a heavy coat.

  • Page 64: Display Window

    Index to Parts and Controls (continued) Display window 1 Bookmark indicator (22) 2 Alarm indicator (36) 3 Repeat play indicator (18, 23) 4 Recording mode indication (41) 5 Priority marks (30) 6 REC DATE (recorded date) indication (39) 7 REMAIN indicator (39) 8 Remaining memory indicator (12) 9 Folder indication (12, 16)

  • Page 65: Specifications

    Specifications Recording media Recording time Frequency response Speaker Power output Input/Output Playback speed control Power requirements Dimensions (w/h/d) (not incl. projecting parts and controls) Mass (incl. batteries) Supplied accessories Optional accessories Your dealer may not handle some of the above listed optional accessories. Please ask the dealer for detailed information.

  • Page 66: Index

    Index A-B repeat ... 23 Accidental operation ... 38 Add, bookmark ... 22 Add, index ... 26 Add, message ... 54 Add, recording ... 24 [Add/Remove Programs] ... 47 Advanced VOR ... 15 Alarm ... 35 Battery ... 8 Beep ... 41 Bookmark ...
  • Page 67 M, N Main window ... 50 Menu ... 10, 32, 35, 40, 41 Menu map ... 40 Message, adding ... 54 Message, erasing ... 20 Message, move ... 29 Message, playing back ... 16 Message, recording ... 12 Message number ... 12, 16, 26 Microphone, built-in ...
  • Page 68 Sony Corporation Printed in Japan...

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