Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product DS-150 Olympus
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DIGIT AL VOICE RECORDER DS - 1 5 0 Operation Manual E1-2594-01 To avoid problems during recording, always do a test recording first. OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO.,LTD. San-Ei Building, 22-2, Nishi Shinjuku 1-chome, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan. Tel. 03-3340-2211 OLYMPUS AMERICA INC.
2 3 FOR SAFE AND CORRECT USAGE Thank you for purchasing the Olympus Digital Voice Recorder DS-150. Before using your new recorder, read this manual carefully to ensure that you know how to operate it safely and correctly. Keep this manual in an easily accessible location for future reference.
5 4 Warning Do not use the AC adapter in the vicinity of flammable gas (including gasoline, benzine and lacquer thinner). Doing so could result in an explosion, fire or electric shock.
7 6 CONTENTS PRODUCT OVERVIEW MAIN FEATURES ccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccc 8 GENERAL PRECAUTIONS ccccccccccccccccccccccccccccc 9 BEFORE RECORDING NAMES OF PARTS cccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccc 10 .
9 8 PRODUCT OVER VIEW MAIN FEA TURES This recorder has the following features. X This digital voice recorder converts voice to digital data, applies high-efficiency compression, and records the compressed data in flash memory.
11 10 BEFORE RECORDING NAMES OF P ARTS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 J K L M N O P Q R S T 1 REC (Record) button 2 INDEX/FOLDER button 3 LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) panel 4 ERASE button 5 Indicator LED 6 Microph.
13 12 REPLACING THE BA TTERIES When starts blinking on the LCD panel, replace the batteries as soon as possible. If [BATT] and light on the LCD panel, operation will stop. Replace the batteries immediately. If the recorder does not function normally after the batteries have been replaced, see “RESET” on page 32.
15 14 Follow the procedure below to set the user ID number: MENU ERASE SP DICT ERASE SP DICT INDEX/ FOLDER MENU ERASE SP DICT INDEX/ FOLDER MENU 1 2 3 4 1 In the Stop mode, press and hold the MENU switch J for at least 2 seconds. The menu will be dis- played on the LCD panel 3 .
17 16 RECORD P AUSE 1 2 3 1 To pause recording, press the REC button once. 2 Recording is temporarily interrupted. The LCD panel and LED blink for as long as the unit is in the Record-Pause mode.
19 18 F AST PLA YBACK 1 Press and hold the Play button K during playback for more than a second to activate fast playback at 1.5 times normal playback. 2 Press and hold the Play button during playback for more than a second to return to normal play- back speed.
21 20 Non-recorded section REVERSE SKIP 1 Press the Fast Reverse button during fast reversing to skip to the beginning of the current mes- sage. 2 If the Fast Reverse button is pressed again within 2 seconds of a reverse skip, the recorder will skip to the beginning of the previous message and stop.
23 22 ERASE SP DICT INDEX/ MENU ERASE SP DICT INDEX/ MENU 234 2. ERASE ALL (ERASURE OF ALL MESSAGES IN A FOLDER) 1 In the Stop mode, select the folder to be erased by pressing the INDEX/FOLDER button.
25 24 RECORDING INDEX SIGNALS You can record index signals at important points during recording for instant access to those points during playback. 1 Press the Index button during recording or Record-Pause. [INDX] is displayed on the LCD panel for 2 seconds together with the total number of index signals recorded.
27 26 ERASE SP DICT REC STOP INDEX/ FOLDER MENU ERASE SP DICT REC STOP INDEX/ FOLDER MENU ERASE SP DICT REC STOP INDEX/ FOLDER MENU 345 3. PARTIAL ERASURE 1 Stop playback at the start of the section you want to erase.
29 28 MENU OPERA TION When the MENU switch is pressed (for less than 2 seconds), the LCD panel displays the first menu. (In the first menu the LCD panel initially displays [R-TIME] and [SP] or [LP] as described in "1.
31 30 u Second menu 1.Alarm setting (ON/OFF) : See page 28. 2. Time/date setting : See page 13. 3. ID number setting : See page 14. 4. Formatting Under normal use, it is not usually necessary to format the built-in flash memory since it is format- ted before shipment from the factory.
33 32 DICT A TION MODE BUTTON For optimum results in voice recognition and voice-text conver- sion, press the DICTATION MODE button 9 . All settings are automatically adjusted to ensure best results.
35 34 ACCESSORIES (OPTIONAL) • AC adapter (A321: US and Canada, A322: Europe (except U.K.)) • PC data transfer kit • USB-compatible PC transfer adapter (RA5) • Noise canceling external microph.
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