Sony ICD-ST20 - Manual (Page 10)

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B Basic Operations
Recording Messages
You can record the maximum of 99 messages in each of the five (A, B, C, D
and E) folders. You can record messages in the following three ways:
• Add a recording behind the last recorded message
• Add a recording to a previously recorded message (page 33)
• Add an overwrite recording (page 34)
This section explains how to add a recording behind the last recorded
message.
Meet Mr. Brown at
2 p.m. tomorrow.
11:30, November 1 12:00, November 1 10:00, November 2
Don’t forget
to call Mary Make remittance
at ABC bank
9:00, November 4
Send a card to
Miss Smith
Message 3 Message 4
Recorded after the last
recorded message
Maximum recording time
The maximum recording time of all the folders is as follows. You can
record messages for the maximum recording time in a single folder.
Recording mode: ST* SP** LP*** ST, SP and LP in a mixture
ICD-ST20 85 min. 261 min. 696 min. 85 min. to 696 min.
ICD-ST10 41 min. 125 min. 334 min. 41 min. to 334 min.
(min.: minutes)
* ST: Stereo recording mode
** SP: Standard play recording mode (monaural sound)
***LP: Long play recording mode (monaural sound)
Notes
• To record in better sound quality, select the ST mode. For switching the
recording mode, see page 53.
• Before making a long recording, be sure to check the battery indicator (page 7).
• The maximum recording time and the number of messages you can make
varies depending on the conditions of use.
• To avoid replacing batteries during long time recording, use the AC power
adaptor (not supplied).
Message 1 Message 2 Message 3 Blank space
Message 1 Message 2