Sony ICDB600 Digital Voice Recorder
Sony ICDB600 Digital Voice Recorder
- Digital recorder with 512 MB built-in flash memory
- Supports up to 300 hours of recording time
- Four message folders (up to 396 messages)
- Large LCD; day and time stamp
- Powered by two AAA batteries (included)
Sony ICDB600 Digital Voice Recorder
Don’t miss a word. With up to 300 hours of recording time on the built-in 512MB digital voice recorder, the ICD-B600 makes it easy to capture class lectures, business meetings or even your own memos.
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List Price: $ 39.95
Price: $ 24.95
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Review by Maggie Mae for Sony ICDB600 Digital Voice Recorder
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Works great. Currently using it for lecture classes. It picks up every word the instructor says when set on high frequency.
For all those clicking through the 1, 2, and 3 star reviews. There seems to be a few misunderstandings about this product. Let me try to clarify them for those who can’t afford the pricier models.
1) Slide the hold button and it will turn off in a few seconds (battery won’t die if you turn it off)
2) The notes DO NOT REPEAT 10 TIMES TO ERASE. Click play, hit erase button twice in sequence and it will… ERASE.
3) No where in product description does it state you can transfer to your computer. In fact let me type out what it says directly on the box as well as whats not on the box so to clear up any further confusion:
301 Hrs Long Recording Time Digital Voice Recorder
Selectable Recording Modes:
LP 301hrs
SP 163hrs
HQ 61 hrs
Microphone Jack, Built in Microphone, Headphone Jack,
LCD Display, Menu, Divide, Rec/Rec Pause, Play, Enter,
Stop, Rewind, FFWD, Hold, Volume, Erase.
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Review by Charles Shaver for Sony ICDB600 Digital Voice Recorder
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The unit has a phones out. You run 1/8″ stereo out into you line in jack on your PC or laptop. Most computers that are less than 5 yrs old have a 1/8″ stereo input for a microphone. Most, also have a pop up that gives you a choice for that input as a mic or a line in. Choose the line in. Use the sound recorder software in Windows or Mac, or download a free music editing program like Audacity.
This is all pretty straight forward. After a few minutes you should have a .wav or and .mp3 that you can email to all your friends.
Review by J. Mischel for Sony ICDB600 Digital Voice Recorder
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This is in response to the previous review. Like other versions of Sony voice recorders, this device is turned off by using the “hold” switch. If you turn it off when not in use, the batteries will last much longer. Also, the erase function isn’t that problematic. Just press the erase button a couple of times and it should delete the current recording. I found this item to be really useful given the hundreds of hours recording time available.
Review by Tony Polito for Sony ICDB600 Digital Voice Recorder
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Documentation states there is no on/off. But there is. The switch on the side labeled “hold” does the trick.
Also the instructions for erasing a message, if followed, will result in message being played 10 times before it is erased. (Why anyone would have a need for THAT to occur is beyond me.) But simply pressing the “Erase” button twice in succession while playing the message will erase the message instantly. That approach is undocumented in the instructions.
Thanks to the other posters who provided this information.
This model has no computer software, no USB, etc. to support sound transfer. The only option for transferring these sound files electronically is to use the speaker/audio out jack. (and something such as Windows Sound Recorder and your microphone in jack on the back of your PC). You have to cough up another $20 or so to get the model that does provide true support.
It does also have a jack for an for external mike. I found the quality of the recording as well as the volume on playback to be satisfactory.
The product is a wee bit “over-engineered.” The basic operation/buttons and the display screens are not as simple as they could be. This is a $30 unit, so I expected and wanted something very basic. It took a bit of reading/plowing through the manual (and reading reviews here on Amazon) to get oriented.
And there is other functional overkill. I didn’t need four storage folders (or a way to transfer files between them), an alarm clock (and a way to select a message for the alarm), the ability to go back and splice previous messages, the ability to append recordings to existing messages and other such what not. All that stuff just complicates the device/screens/menus needlessly, imho.
The device ought to auto-power-off when not in use (and is not set to voice-activated-recording, that is) but it doesn’t. You have to flip that “Hold” switch.
But it appears that it will do the basic job satisfactorily (subject to the above stated issues) and so I can recommended it.
Review by C. Hazan for Sony ICDB600 Digital Voice Recorder
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I used this recorder for recording class discussions. It picks up people’s voices from around the room pretty well. The sound quality isn’t perfect, but it’s better than an RCA recorder I tried, and for the money, I think it does what it needs to do.
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