A voice recording/reproducing apparatus incorporates a storage portion, a
communication portion and a control unit. The storage portion incorporates
a voice-data region and an index-information region. The communication
portion establishes communication with an external communication
apparatus. The control unit controls writing of voice data converted into
digital signals and index information concerning voice data on the
voice-data region and the index-information region of the storage portion
and reading of voice data stored in the voice-data region in accordance
with index information concerning voice data stored in the
index-information region of the storage portion and interrupting a
communication mode under a predetermined condition of a communication
operation concerning a process for transmitting voice data stored in the
voice-data region of the storage portion to the external communication
apparatus during the communication mode in which the communication portion
is caused to establish communication with the external communication
apparatus so that a power source of the voice recording/reproducing
apparatus is limited to small power consumption to put the voice
recording/reproducing apparatus into a standby mode.