ICD-CX50 - Sony Audio Service Manual (repair manual). Page 3

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This section is extracted
from instruction manual.

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You can set the unit to the following modes as you
rotate the lens mount to the following position:
HOLD on: When you rotate the lens mount to

“HOLD”, “HOLD” will appear for 3 seconds and
then the display will be turned off.
• During recording and playback: recording or

playback continues but the functions of the
buttons are locked. The live view mode, if
activated, will be turned off.

• During stop: The unit enters into the standby

mode.

To cancel the HOLD function
Rotate the lens mount to select other position.

z

HOLD off/Camera off: When you rotate the lens
mount to the “

z

” position, you can record a

message but cannot shoot an image. If the lens
mount is turned from the HOLD position, HOLD
will be canceled.

Camera on (Open): Rotate the lens mount further

than “

z

HOLD off/Camera off” position and to

the next position it clicks into place. This position
is called “Camera on (Open)” position in this
manual where the camera is activated. You can
turn on the live view mode.

Camera on (Self): Rotate the lens mount further

than “Camera on (Open)” position until it clicks
into place. The lens faces towards you. This
position is called “Camera on (Self)” position You
can turn on the live view and can shoot your self
view.

2

You can turn on or off the macro feature when you
shoot an image in the live-view mode.
on: Turns on the macro feature for shooting close-
ups.
off: Turns off the macro feature.

3

When the LCD cover is open: You can view the LCD

display in full-screen.  You can also activate the
live view mode to shoot an image.

When the LCD cover is close:  You cannot activate

the live view mode or display the menu.

4

For the details, see “Using the display window”
below. The built-in speaker outputs sound when no
headphones or active speaker are connected.

When the display window is contaminated, use the
inner cloth of the carrying pouch supplied or a soft
cloth such as glasses cleaning cloth to wipe the
screen surface softly.

5

Lights in red when the built-in battery is being
charged.

6

The indicator lights in red during recording or in
green during playback. It flashes in red during
recording pause. During accessing the data, it flashes
in red or orange.

7

Press to shoot an image. If the live view is not
activated, pressing this button activates the live view
mode.

8

Press here to start and pause recording.

9

Turns on or off the live view mode for shooting an
image.

0

qa

By pressing briefly, it works as DISPLAY button to
change the display as follows:
In the live view mode: Turns off and on the display

of image information.

When the live view is off: Switches the thumbnail

view of the messages or bookmarks and full-
screen preview of an image.

By pressing for more than one second, it works as
MENU button to display the menu on the LCD
display.

qs

b

 / 

B

 (

: Folder/

: Message/

: Bookmark)

/

v

(

.

: fast backward•zoom out)/

V

(

>

: fast

forward•zoom in)/

u 

(play/pause•enter)

qd

x

Press here to stop operation.

qf

Adjust the playback sound volume with the button.

qg

You can make the playback sound well-balanced and
more audible by enabling the Digital Voice Up
function as follows:
ON: Digital Voice Up function is activated. Inaudible

low-level part of a recorded message is amplified
so that the overall recording is adjusted to its
optimum level.

OFF: A message is played back without Digital Voice

Up function.

Depending on the area you purchased the unit, the
Digital Voice Up switch name shown on the unit may
differ.

qh

In case the unit cannot be operated, press here with a
pointed object for more than 0.5 second.

qj

You can attach a handstrap (not supplied) here.

qk

ql i

To monitor the recording from the built-in
microphone, connect headphones supplied or not
supplied here. You can adjust the volume with VOL
+/– 

qf

, but the recording level is fixed.

w; m

You can connect an external microphone here. When
an external microphone is connected, the built-in
microphone is automatically cut off.

wa

Connect the supplied AC power adaptor for
charging.

ws

Use the supplied USB cable to connect the unit to a
PC.