Sony ICD-R100PC Operating Instructions (primary... User manual

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ICD-PCLINK Software

1999 by Sony Corporation

Operating Instructions

Mode d’emploi

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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.

User registration

To receive the customer services, complete and return the registration

card included in your package.

•This software is for Windows and cannot be used for Macintosh.

•The supplied connecting cable is for the IC recorder ICD-R100 only. You

cannot connect other IC recorders.

Trademarks

•IBM and PC/AT are registered trademarks of International Business

Machines Corporation.

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registered in the U.S.A. and other countries.

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Table of Contents

This manual explains how to install and use the ICD-PCLINK Software.

Please also refer to the instruction manual of the IC recorder.

Before You Begin

System Requirements........................................................................................... 5

What You Can Do With the ICD-PCLINK Software....................................... 6

Operation Flow ..................................................................................................... 8

Setting Up

Installing the ICD-PCLINK Software ................................................................ 9

Installing the software .................................................................................. 9

Uninstalling the software........................................................................... 11

Connecting the Supplied Cable to Your Computer ...................................... 12

Basic Operation: Transferring Messages between IC

Recorder and Computer

Starting Up the ICD-PCLINK Software .......................................................... 13

Names and Functions of the Main Window................................................... 16

Saving the Messages to the Computer ............................................................ 19

Saving messages one by one ..................................................................... 20

Saving all the messages in a Message File at one time .......................... 23

Saving all Message Files at one time ........................................................ 25

On file types ................................................................................................. 27

Destination, file and folder names............................................................ 28

Transferring Sound Files from the Computer to the IC Recorder............... 30

Transferring sound files one by one ......................................................... 31

Transferring all sound files in a folder at one time ................................ 33

Editing the Messages in the IC Recorder on the Computer Screen ............ 36

Moving the messages ................................................................................. 36

Deleting the Messages ................................................................................ 38

Saving a Backup of the IC Recorder (“Back Up”) .......................................... 42

Saving a backup (ICB) file to the computer ............................................ 42

Restoring the backup file to the IC recorder ........................................... 45

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Notes

• The illustrations in this manual may differ from the actual software.

• Explanations in this manual assume that you are familiar with basic

operations of Windows 98 or Windows 95. For how to use your computer and

operating system, please refer to the respective manuals.

For the latest information

For the latest information on this product, refer to the “readme.txt” file

on the supplied floppy disk, using the Windows “Notepad” program.

You can also open the file by clicking [Start], [Programs], [ICD-PCLINK],

and then [ReadMe].

Advanced Operation: Utilizing the Saved Messages

Playing Back the Saved Sound Files on the Computer ................................. 47

Playing back the WAV files ........................................................................ 47

Playing back the ICS files (ICS Player) .................................................... 48

Converting ICS files to WAV files (ICS Player)....................................... 50

Tips on Utilizing the Saved Sound Files ......................................................... 51

Additional Information

Troubleshooting.................................................................................................. 52

When problems occur................................................................................. 52

Error messages ............................................................................................ 53

Changing the printer mode setting on the computer ............................ 55

Index ..................................................................................................................... 57

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Before You Begin

BBefore You Begin

System Requirements

Your computer and system software must meet the following minimum

requirements.

•IBM PC/AT or compatible

—CPU: 200MHz PentiumRprocessor or higher

—RAM: 16MB or more

—Hard disk space: 10MB or more depending on the size and number of

sound files you store.

—Floppy disk drive

—Parallel or printer port*

—Sound board

•OS: Microsoft Windows 98 or Windows 95

* Depending on the computer, the communication speed may vary.

Note

The ICD-PCLINK Software may not be used on some computers due to

differences in hardware specifications.

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What You Can Do With the ICD-PCLINK

Software

The ICD-PCLINK Software enables you to do the following.

• Transfer messages recorded on the ICD-R100 IC recorder to your

computer.

You can save the transferred messages as sound files on your computer’s

hard disk (page 20).

The messages saved to your computer can be played back on the

computer (page 47), or attached to your e-mail (page 51). (E-mail

software is not supplied.)

When saving the messages on your computer, you can select from three

file types: ‘ICS file’, ‘8-bit WAV file’, or ‘16-bit WAV file’ (page 27).

Record

messages on the

IC recorder

Transfer

messages

Your computer

Save the

messages to the

computer as

sound files

ICS file

WAV file

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• Transfer sound files from the computer to your IC recorder

The messages saved on your computer’s hard disk can be transferred

back to the IC recorder (page 30).

The messages transferred from the computer can be played back on the

IC recorder.

You can transfer back to the IC recorder messages recorded with your IC

recorder and saved to your computer, or sound files (ICS or WAV files*)

you have received via e-mail, etc.

*The sound files you can transfer back to the IC recorder are ICS files recorded

with Sony IC Recorder ICD-R100, and PCM 11kHz sampling, 8/16 bit

monaural WAV files only.

• Utilize the saved sound files in various ways

– You can edit the messages in the IC recorder on your computer (page 36)

You can delete or change the order of the messages in the IC recorder

on your computer screen.

– You can save a backup of the messages (“Saving a Backup of the IC

Recorder ” on page 42)

You can save a backup of all messages in the IC recorder to your

computer (see “Saving a Backup of the IC Recorder” on page 42) and

later restore the messages to the IC recorder.

Play back on

the IC recorder

Transfer

sound files

Your computer

• Messages

transferred

from the IC

recorder

• Sound files

you received

via e-mail,

etc.

Before You Begin

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You can view the list of the messages and play back the messages on the

computer.

1“Connecting the Supplied Cable to Your Computer”(Page 12)

1“Starting up the ICD-PCLINK Software ”(Page 13)

1“Saving the Messages to the Computer”(Page 19)

1“Transferring Sound Files from the Computer to the IC Recorder ”

(Page 30)

1“Editing the Messages in the IC recorder on the Computer Screen”

(Page 36)

1“Saving a Backup of the IC Recorder”(Page 42)

1“Playing Back the Saved Sound Files on the Computer”(Page 47)

1“Tips on Utilizing the Saved Sound Files ” (Page 51)

4Utilize the saved sound files (ICS files and WAV files)

Operation Flow

1Preparation: Install the ICD-PCLINK Software in your

computer (Page 9)

2Transfer the messages in the IC recorder to your

computer.

3Use the features of the ICD-PCLINK Software to

transfer or edit messages.

Setting Up

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BSetting Up

Installing the ICD-PCLINK Software

Installing the software

Install the ICD-PCLINK Software in your computer’s hard disk, etc.

1Turn on your computer and start up Windows.

Note

Be sure to close all running programs before installing the ICD-PCLINK

Software.

2Insert the supplied floppy disk 11

1into the floppy disk drive.

3Open [My Computer] and choose [A:3.5inch FD].

4Double-click [Setup.exe].

The [ICD-PCLINK installation] dialog box appears.

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1Click [Next].

Be sure to read the displayed information before proceeding to the

next step.

2Click [Next].

The [Select Destination Directory] dialog box appears.

3Select the directory where the ICD-PCLINK Software is to be

installed and click [Next].

The [Select Components] dialog box appears.

4When installing the ICD-PCLINK Software:

Select [ICD-PCLINK and ics-Player]. (Both the ICD-PCLINK

Software and the ICS Player will be installed).

When installing only the ICS Player:

Select [ics-Player].

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5Click [Next].

The message “Ready to Install!” appears.

6Click [Next].

The installation of the software starts.

6When the message “Place installation disk #2 into the floppy

drive and press the OK button” appears, insert the supplied

floppy disk 22

2and click [OK].

7Following the instructions on the screen, insert the supplied

floppy disk 33

3, and then click [OK].

When the installation is finished, the message “Installation

Completed!” appears.

8Click [Finish].

Now the installation is completed.

If the message on the screen instructs you to restart the computer, eject

the floppydisk, click [OK] and restart the computer.

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