ICD-MX20DR9 - 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 directivity with the DIRECTNL
switch 2, and sensitivity with the “Mic Sense” in
the menu.

2

Slide the switch to set the directivity of the built-in
microphone 1 as follows:
ON (MONO): To record a sound centering on a

specific direction in monaural. Use this position
when you record a sound at a conference/
meeting or in a spacious place etc.

OFF: To record a sound not centering on a specific

direction (all-directional recording).

• The DIRECTNL switch is set to “ON”, sound is

recorded in monaural even if you select ST or STLP
mode.

• In the ST and STLP mode, sound is recorded in higher

quality sound thanks to their higher bit rates even in
the monaural recording.

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For the details, see “Using the display window”
below.

4

The indicator lights in red during recording or in
green during playback. It flashes in red during
recording pause. During accessing the data, it lights
or flashes in red or orange. You can turn off the
indicator with the “LED” in the menu.

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b (MENU)/B (

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forward)/Nx (play/stop•enter)

6

zXREC (record) /PAUSE button

Press here to start and pause recording.

7

xSTOP button

Press here to stop operation.

8

Sound is heard when no headphones or active
speaker are connected.

9

Insert the “Memory Stick Duo” or “Memory Stick
PRO Duo” here.

0

Use the USB cable to connect a PC here.

qa

Adjust the playback sound with the button.

qs

Press to divide a message during playback.

qd

Press to specify the beginning and ending points of
the portion to be played back repeatedly.

qf

To prevent accidental operation, slide this switch to
“ON”. “HOLD” will appear for 3 seconds, indicating
that all the functions of the buttons are locked.
When the HOLD function is activated during stop,
all the display will be turned off after “HOLD” is
displayed.
To cancel the HOLD function
Slide the HOLD switch to “OFF”.

1 Tip

Even if the HOLD function is activated, you can stop the
alarm playback. To stop the alarm or playback, press
xSTOP. (You cannot stop usual playback.)

qg i

To monitor the recording from the built-in
microphone, connect headphones supplied or not
supplied here. You can adjust the volume with
VOLUME +/– qa, but the recording level is fixed.

If you turn up the volume excessively or place the
headphones near the microphone while monitoring
recording, the microphone may pick up the sound from
the headphones, causing acoustic feedback (howling
sound).

qh m

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

qj

You can play back a message at a higher or lower
speed as follows:
ON: “Fast Play” or “Slow

Play” will be displayed
and a message is played
back at the speed specified
with the “DPC” in the
menu (between twice the
normal speed (+100%) and
half the normal speed (–
50%)).

OFF: A message is played back at the normal speed.

qk

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.

ql

You can attach a handstrap (not supplied) here.

w;

Open the compartment lid and insert two LR03 (size
AAA) alkaline batteries.