User manual SONY ICD-R100PC SOFTWARE

[. . . ] 3-866-581-13 (1) ICD-PCLINK Software Operating Instructions ©1999 by Sony Corporation Notice for users Program ©1999 Sony Corporation Documentation ©1999 Sony Corporation All rights reserved. This manual or the software described herein, in whole or in part, may not be reproduced, translated or reduced to any machine readable form without prior written approval from Sony Corporation. IN NO EVENT SHALL SONY CORPORATION BE LIABLE FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR SPECIAL DAMAGES, WHETHER BASED ON TORT, CONTRACT, OR OTHERWISE, ARISING OUT OF OR 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. [. . . ] Save in 16-bit when the software to be used requires 16-bit WAV files. Approximate file size of a one-minute message recorded in SP mode ICS file : approx. 1, 320 KB (KB:kilobytes) Approximate file size of a 64-minute message recorded in SP mode ICS file : approx. 86 MB (MB:megabytes) Approximate file size of a 150-minute message recorded in LP mode ICS file : approx. 144 MB (MB:megabytes) Basic Operation Continued 27 Saving the Messages to the Computer (continued) Destination, file and folder names When you save the messages, the file and folder names are automatically created. · When saving a message one by one (Page 20) A_01_1999_07_04. ics File type (ICS or WAV) Date of recording (Year/Month/Day) Message number Massage File A or B on the IC recorder (If the date of recording is not recorded the file name will be shorter, such as A_01. ics) · When saving all the messages in a Message File as a folder (Page 23) A_1999_10_10 Date of saving the folder Message File A or B on the IC recorder Each sound file in the folder will be named in the same way as indicated in "When saving a message one by one". · When saving all Message Files as a folder (Page 25) ICD-R100_1999_10_10 Date of saving the folder Each sound file and folder in this folder will be named in the same way as indicated above. 1 For the file name of a backup file, see page 42. 28 · Example of destinations where sound files and folders are saved (C:) drive Program Files Sony ICD-PCLINK A_1999_10_10 A_01_1999_07_01. ics B_1999_10_10 ICD-R100_1999_10_10 Basic Operation A_1999_10_10 B_1999_10_10 A_01_1999_07_04. icb · "Sony" folder and "ICD-PCLINK" folder are automatically created when the ICD-PCLINK Software is installed. · When you save messages one by one, they will be saved in the "ICDPCLINK" folder. · When you save a Message File (A or B) or all Message Files at one time, folders are automatically created. 29 Transferring Sound Files from the Computer to the IC Recorder You can transfer sound files from the computer's hard disk, etc. You can transfer the sound files one by one (page 31) or transfer all sound files in a folder at one time (page 33). · Sound files transferred to the IC recorder can be played back as messages in the IC recorder. · Date and time of recording (for ICS files only) and recording mode are transferred together with the messages. · When a sound file is transferred to the IC recorder, its alarm setting will be cancelled. Note If the memory of the IC recorder is already full, or the number of messages will exceed 99 if a sound file or folder is transferred to the IC recorder, you cannot transfer sound files to the IC recorder. First delete some of the messages from the IC recorder (page 38). File types that can be transferred to the IC recorder The sound files that can be transferred from the computer to the IC recorder are as follows: ­ ICS files originally recorded on the Sony ICD-R100 IC Recorder Can be transferred one by one or all the files in a folder at one time. ­ WAV files (PCM 11kHz sampling, 8/16 bit monaural files only*) Can be transferred one by one only. *Messages such as those recorded in SP mode and saved as 8-bit or 16-bit WAV files using the ICD-PCLINK Software. Messages recorded in LP mode are saved as 8kHz sampling files and cannot be transferred to the IC recorder. You must change the format following the procedure on page 32. 30 Transferring sound files one by one You can transfer the messages from the computer to the IC recorder one by one. 1 Drag the sound file (ICS or WAV file) you wish to transfer from the "PC" Area and drop it in the "IC RECORDER" Area . Drop the sound file at the desired position in the IC Recorder. Example: Transferring the file "A_01_1999_07_04. ics" to the top of Message File B in the IC recorder Basic Operation The following dialog box appears. 2 Select the position to insert the transferring sound file; either before or after the selected message in the IC recorder. Click [Before] in this example. The transferred message will be displayed in the "IC RECORDER" Area. Continued 31 Transferring Sound Files from the Computer to the IC Recorder (continued) If "File Format Error" appears The file you tried to transfer is of a file format that cannot be transferred to the IC recorder. [. . . ] Save the WAV file after changing the format, and try again (see page 32). · The ICS files that can be transferred to the IC Recorder are ICS files of messages recorded with the Sony IC Recorder ICD-R100 only. ICS files created by a different model. · File Format Error "This WAV file cannot be transferred to IC Recorder. Please convert to PCM, 11, 025Hz, 8/16 Bit, Mono. " "Could not transfer due to an incompatible file format. [. . . ]