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File formats
These modes appear in the “Mode” column of the “File list”.
Use the (IC recorder) icon folder on the SD Memory Card when using Voice Editing with an IC recorder that
has an SD Memory Card slot.
VM1 files are compressed sound data so they take up less space than WAVE data.
You cannot save, play, or edit files marked with the icon. ( “Editing”, page 43)
There can be up to 999 folders and 999 files on hard disks and removable disks.
You can convert WAVE to VM1 and vice versa.
( “Converting files” page 37)
The file name allocated to VM1 files converted to WAVE is:
[Number]+[Title in “Side A”]+[Date and Time] . wav
File name Extension
When converting WAVE → VM1, the default title is the title of the WAVE file.
VM1 files cannot be converted to WAVE files without sufficient free space on the hard disk. In this case, either
specify a hard disk with more free space ( “Temporary Area Settings”, page 94) or reduce the size by dividing
the file ( “Dividing files”, page 45).
When using a FAT16 file system, you cannot work with WAVE files larger than 2.1 GB because of file system
limitations. Before converting a VM1 file recorded in a long recording session to a WAVE file, divide the file to
ensure resulting files will be smaller than 2.1 GB by following the instructions in “Dividing files” ( page 45).
WAVE files