System requirements
When you use the IC recorder connected to a computer or as a USB mass storage device, your computer must meet the operating system requirements and port environment described below.
To use your computer with the Sound Organizer software, see “System requirements for using Sound Organizer.”
Operating systems
- Windows 8
- Windows 8 Pro
- Windows 7 Ultimate Service Pack 1 or higher
- Windows 7 Professional Service Pack 1 or higher
- Windows 7 Home Premium Service Pack 1 or higher
- Windows 7 Home Basic Service Pack 1 or higher
- Windows 7 Starter Service Pack 1 or higher
- Windows Vista Ultimate Service Pack 2 or higher
- Windows Vista Business Service Pack 2 or higher
- Windows Vista Home Premium Service Pack 2 or higher
- Windows Vista Home Basic Service Pack 2 or higher
- Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 Service Pack 3 or higher
- Windows XP Media Center Edition 2004 Service Pack 3 or higher (*)
- Windows XP Professional Service Pack 3 or higher
- Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 3 or higher
- Mac OS X (v10.5-v10.8)
Pre-installed
* Excluding China
Note
- One of the above operating systems should be by default pre-installed. Any operating system other than those indicated above (Windows 98, Windows 2000 or Linux, etc.), upgraded operating systems or multi-boot environment are not supported.
- 64 bit versions of Windows XP are not supported.
- For the latest version information and compatibility with your operating system, please access the support home page for the IC recorder (see “Customer support websites”).
Hardware environment
- Sound board: Sound boards compatible with any of the supported operating systems
- Port: USB port
- Disk drive: To create a music CD, you need a CD-R/RW drive.
Note
The following systems are not supported:
- Operating systems other than the ones indicated in this topic
- Personally constructed computers or operating systems
- Upgraded operating systems
- Multi-boot environment
- Multi-monitor environment