Well, I pressed the correct button and indeed erased the files! Thanks to Don Ball for the instructions! I was pressing the wrong button to select "Yes", so, of course, it was not erasing!
Nance Nancy Shackelford Walk On Faith & Trust In Love - Michael Reed ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Thomas" <wheelt...@centurylink.net> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Sent: Friday, February 28, 2014 8:39 AM Subject: Re: Sony voice recorder : the first two models I purchased were more accessible as functions were : performed with buttons rather than being so screen dependent they were. : WSony ICDB100 and : ICDB200. Later models of the ICDB were more screen dependent, but still : quite usable. The only thing that wasn't easy to do was change from folder : to folder of which there are 4. : : Mike : : ----- Original Message ----- : From: "Petro T. Giannakopoulos" <petro...@clear.net> : To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> : Sent: Friday, February 28, 2014 7:02 AM : Subject: Re: Sony voice recorder : : : > To All users : > Please post your Sony recorder model numbers whether new or old that can : > be : > used by a blind person here. I've been using a hand held micro cassette : > tape : > recorder here. Hope some of you can help. Thank you. : > : > : > ----- Original Message ----- : > From: "Don Ball" <donbal...@earthlink.net> : > To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> : > Sent: Friday, February 28, 2014 4:18 AM : > Subject: Re: Sony voice recorder : > : > : > ` with the new recorder I have you press the erase button and the : > recorder starts playing the file. sense the recorder is defaulted to no : > you : > have to press the rewind or fast forward button to change the message to : > yes : > then press THE play/enter to erase the file. : > ----- Original Message ----- : > From: "Mike Thomas" <wheelt...@centurylink.net> : > To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> : > Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2014 10:57 PM : > Subject: Re: Sony voice recorder : > : > : >> Hi Pat, I'll tell you like I told Nancy, On my units, the uppermost : >> button on the right side of the recorder erases. You press it once and : >> the message to be erased begins playing. While its playing, press the : >> same button a second time and you get a beep and the message is erased. : >> Now, Nancy says that doesn't work like that with her model. Granted all : >> the recorders I have are 3 or more years in age, but they all work like : >> that. I guess perhaps some new changes have happened. : >> : >> Mike : >> ----- Original Message ----- : >> From: "Pat Seed" <patat...@tbaytel.net> : >> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> : >> Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2014 4:24 PM : >> Subject: Re: Sony voice recorder : >> : >> : >>> Hi, : >>> I also would really like to know how to ereace messages, and we have : >>> misplaced our book. I would appreciate any instructions anyone can give. : >>> Thanks. : >>> Blessings and All the Very Best, : >>> Pat : >>> : >>> : >>> ----- Original Message ----- : >>> From: "Nancy Shackelford" <ladym74...@netcommander.com> : >>> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> : >>> Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2014 8:55 AM : >>> Subject: Re: Sony voice recorder : >>> : >>> : >>>> Tried pressing this twice and does nothing; only keeps playing the : >>>> message. : >>>> Waited till file stopped playing and pressed it with exact same : >>>> results. : >>>> I : >>>> guess I'll have to get my sighted friend to read the book. : >>>> : >>>> Thanks for the suggestion, : >>>> : >>>> Nance : >>>> : >>>> Nancy Shackelford : >>>> Walk On Faith & Trust In Love - Michael Reed : >>>> ----- Original Message ----- : >>>> From: "Mike Thomas" <wheelt...@centurylink.net> : >>>> To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> : >>>> Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2014 9:39 PM : >>>> Subject: Re: Sony voice recorder : >>>> : >>>> : >>>> : Hi, I use some older Sony voice recorders, and almost all the time : >>>> the : >>>> : erase button is on the upper right of the unit. You press on it once : >>>> and : >>>> it : >>>> : plays a part of the message if long, or perhaps the whole message if : >>>> short. : >>>> : Press that button a second time and wham, its deleted. Those Sony : >>>> DCB : >>>> : recorders are relatively inexpensive and great. They use to have : >>>> buttons : >>>> to : >>>> : change to 4 different folders, but since the screen menus, I just : >>>> stick to : >>>> : one folder. : >>>> : The best thing about them is if you have the menus set correctly they : >>>> will : >>>> : append a message, so if you're making a grocery list, you can do it : >>>> all in : >>>> : one file as you think about additional items you want to add to an : >>>> already : >>>> : saved list. : >>>> : : >>>> : Mike : >>>> : ----- Original Message ----- : >>>> : From: "Nancy Shackelford" <ladym74...@netcommander.com> : >>>> : To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> : >>>> : Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2014 9:32 PM : >>>> : Subject: Re: Sony voice recorder : >>>> : : >>>> : : >>>> : > It's a : >>>> : > Sony ICD-AX412 Digital Flash Voice Recorder : >>>> : > . I can do the good old record, stop and play, but I can't for the : >>>> life : >>>> of : >>>> : > me figure out how to delete a file I have recorded. Hubby read a : >>>> button : >>>> : > that : >>>> : > he thought was labeled "Erase," but when you press it, it makes : >>>> your : >>>> : > message : >>>> : > repeat. : >>>> : > : >>>> : > Nance : >>>> : > : >>>> : > Nancy Shackelford : >>>> : > Walk On Faith & Trust In Love - Michael Reed : >>>> : > ----- Original Message ----- : >>>> : > From: "Dane Trethowan" <grtd...@internode.on.net> : >>>> : > To: "PC Audio Discussion List" <pc-audio@pc-audio.org> : >>>> : > Sent: Monday, February 24, 2014 2:24 AM : >>>> : > Subject: Re: Sony voice recorder : >>>> : > : >>>> : > : >>>> : > that's a challenge <smile>. : >>>> : > : >>>> : > I could tell you about a review of the Sony PCMD50 I think it is, : >>>> but : >>>> that : >>>> : > may not be the recorder you're talking about. : >>>> : > : >>>> : > On 24 Feb 2014, at 6:31 pm, Nancy Shackelford : >>>> : > <ladym74...@netcommander.com> : >>>> : > wrote: : >>>> : > : >>>> : >> Hubby got one of these, forgot which model. Anybody got one? If : >>>> so, : >>>> need : >>>> : >> a : >>>> : >> bit of instructions on how to make more accessible to totally : >>>> blind. : >>>> : >> : >>>> : >> Thanks, : >>>> : >> : >>>> : >> Nance : >>>> : >> : >>>> : >> Nancy Shackelford : >>>> : >> Walk On Faith & Trust In Love - Michael Reed : >>>> : > : >>>> : > : >>>> : > ********** : >>>> : > : >>>> : > Dane Trethowan : >>>> : > Skype: grtdane12 : >>>> : > Phone US (213) 438-9741 : >>>> : > Phone U.K. 01245 79 0598 : >>>> : > Phone Australia (03) 9005 8589 : >>>> : > Mobile: +61400494862 : >>>> : > faceTime +61400494862 : >>>> : > Fax +61397437954 : >>>> : > Twitter: @grtdane : >>>> : > : >>>> : > : >>>> : > : >>>> : > : >>>> : > : >>>> : > : >>>> : : >>>> : : >>>> : >>>> : >>>> : >>> : >>> : >> : >> : > : > : > : :