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INSTRUCTIONS DIGIT AL VOICE RECORDER Thank you for purchasing an Olympus Digital V oice Recorder . Please read these instructions for information about using the product correctly and safely . Keep the instructions handy for future reference. T o ensure successful recordings, we recommend that you test the record function and volume before use.
Introd uc tion • Th e conten ts of th is do cume nt may b e chan ged i n the f utur e with out a dva nced n otice . Conta ct o ur Custo mer Su ppo r t Cente r for th e lates t info rmat ion r elat ing to pr odu ct na mes a nd mo del n umb ers .
EN 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 Table o f co nte nts P .4 Sa fe an d pr ope r us age P .5 Get t ing s ta rt ed P .8 Basic operations P .22 Advanced oper ations P .36 Ma nag in g fi les o n you r PC P .53 Ot he r pra ct ic al u se me th ods P .59 Ot he r inf or mat ion P .
T able of contents Introduction Table o f con ten ts ................................................4 Sa fe an d pr ope r us age ........................................ 5 Ge tt ing st ar ted Mai n fe atu res .........................................
B ef ore u si ng you r new r ec ord er, rea d th is ma nua l ca ref ull y to e nsu re t hat yo u kn ow how t o ope rat e it s afe ly a nd co rre ct ly. Ke ep t his m anu al in a n easily accessible location for future reference. • Th e warn ing s ymb ols i ndi cate im por t ant saf et y rel ated in for matio n.
Safe a nd pr oper us age Han dli ng the re cord er f War ni n g: • Kee p the re cord er out o f the re ach of c hild ren and i nfa nts to p revent t he fo llow ing da nge rous sit uatio n that co uld c ause s eri ous i njur y : 1 Acc ide ntal ly sw allo wing t he bat te ry, ca rds or oth er sma ll pa rt s.
• Ke ep b att eri es o ut of t he r eac h of c hi ldr en . • I f y o u n o t i c e a n y t h i n g u n u s u a l w h e n u s i n g t h i s pr odu ct , su ch a s abn orm al no ise , he at , smo ke,.
M a i n f e a t u r e s s Sup por t t yp e of me mor y: S D ca rd ( ☞ P. 9 ) . s Thr ee pr ogr amm abl e sma rt b ut tons F1, F2 and F3. s Rec ord ing a nd st orin g voic e in Di git al Sp ee ch St and ard P ro (DS2 fo rmat). s T wo r eco rdi ng mod es , QP (Qu ali ty Pl aybac k) mo de or S P (Stan dard Pl ayba ck) m ode ( ☞ P.
Memor y car d Se tt in gs a nd o per at ing e nv ir onm en t re lat in g to t he card Thi s reco rde r uses m emo r y in the f orm o f SD car d memory. Comp atibl e car ds Th e recor der s upp or ts c ards w ith me mor y cap aci ty b et wee n 51 2 MB to 32 GB .
Identification of par ts 1 SD card slot 2 Built-in microphone 3 NEW button 4 REC button 5 REW button 6 FF button 7 STOP button 8 POWER/HOLD switch 9 ERASE button 0 EAR (Ear pho ne) jac k ! MIC (Mi cro.
Di splay st atus i ndic ator s (LCD panel) 1 Re cor d mod e ind icat or 2 Current folder 3 Memory remaining indicator ( E/F bar ) 4 Record indicator 5 Remaining recording time 6 Le vel met er ind ica .
Powe r su p p l y f War ni n g: • Usi ng ba tte rie s for w hic h par t or al l of t he ex te rna l coa tin g (ins ula tin g she ath) is p ee li ng of f or b att eri es wh ic h have rup tur ed m ay caus e fl uid l eak s , overh eat ing , an d exp los ion s.
Power su pp ly Notes • Man gan ese b att eri es may no t be us ed in t his recorder. • Whe n cha ngin g bat ter ies , AA A al kal ine b att erie s or O lym pus Ni - MH re char geab le b att eri es are recommended. • Be s ur e to tu rn OF F th e rec or der b ef ore re pla ci ng th e bat te rie s.
Power su pp ly Cha rgi ng by co nnec ti ng to a co mpute r via USB Y ou ca n char ge the b at teri es by con nec ti ng to a PC’s USB por t . Whe n char ging , be su re to corr ec tly pla ce the r echa rgea ble b at teri es (sup pli ed) i nto the recorder ( ☞ P.
Power su pp ly Conn ec ting t he USB-t ype AC ada pter (o p t i o n a l ) t o c h a r g e It ca n be ch arge d by con nec tin g to the USB conn ec ting AC ad apter (A 51 4) (optio nal). 1 Plug t he re cor de r ’ s USB c abl e into t he AC a da p te r.
Notes • Ins er t the su pp lie d rech arge abl e bat ter y a nd set [ Battery ] to [ Ni-MH ]. If [ Battery ] is set to [ Alkaline ], you ca nnot r ech arge ( ☞ P.1 3 ) . • Y ou ca nno t charg e whe n [ ø ] *1 or [ √ ] *2 bli nk s. Cha rge th e bat ter ies at a te mpe ratu re in the r ange o f 5°C to 35°C (4 1°F to 95° F).
T urn ing o n/of f the powe r Whe n the r ecor der is n ot be ing u sed , turn t he po wer of f to re duce ba tte r y consu mpti on to a min imum . Even if t he po wer is tu rne d of f, ex isti ng dat a, m ode set ti ngs , and cl ock s et tin gs wil l be ma inta ine d.
If yo u bri ng the POWER /HOLD switc h to the HOLD pos itio n, th e curre nt con diti ons wi ll be p rese r ved, and a ll bu tto ns and s wit ches w ill b e dis abl ed. Thi s feat ure is us efu l whe n the re cord er has to b e car rie d in a b ag or p ocke t.
Inser ting and ejec ting a SD card In ser t in g a SD ca rd In ser t t he SD c ar d ful ly in to t he ca rd sl ot w it h the ca rd fa cin g th e dir ec ti on s hown i n th e ill us tra tio n be low, un ti l it cl ic ks i nto p la ce.
• Y ou ca n se lec t be t wee n 1 2 an d 24 hour d isp lay by pre ssin g the F2 ([ 24 H ] or [ 12 H ])* button whi le se tti ng the h our a nd min ute.
Cha ngi ng the t ime a nd date When the recorder’ s PO WER/HO LD sw itch is t urne d ON the [ Ti me & D ate ] wi ll be d ispl ayed f or t wo se conds . If th e tim e and da te is not co rre ct , set it usin g the p roce dur e bel ow. 2 Pre ss th e PLAY/OK or 9 button.
Basic operations Th e recor der h as f ive fol der s, [ A ], [ B ], [ C ], [ D ], [ E ] and yo u can s ele c t a fol der by p ress ing th e F1 ( FOLD ER ) b ut ton.
Recording New recording Create a n ew f ile to re cord i n. 1 Pre ss th e NEW bu tto n to cr eat e a new file . a Selected Au thor ID b New file number c Remaining recording time 2 Press t he REC but ton t o sta rt r ec ord ing . • Th e recor d ind icato r ligh t glow s oran ge an d [ ] (Re cord i ndic ator) ap pea rs on t he dis play.
Overwrite recording Y ou ca n over wr ite a pre vio usly r ecor ded f il e fro m any po int wi thin t he f ile. Note that the ov erw ritten recordings will be erased . Recording 1 Se lec t an d play t he f ile yo u want t o over wr ite . • Stop th e play bac k at the p oint y ou wan t to start overwriting.
Recording Insert recording Addi tion al reco rdin g can b e inse r ted into p revi ousl y reco rde d fi le. 1 Se lec t an d play t he f ile yo u want t o insert an additional recording into. 2 Whi le pl ayin g th e fil e, p res s the F1 ( INSERT ) button to insert an additional recording.
Recording modes [R ec Mode ] Th e reco rdin g mod e can ch oos e be twe en [ QP ] (Qua lit y Playb ack ) and [ SP ] (Stand ard Pl ayba ck). 1 Select [ Rec Mode ] at th e [ Recor d Menu ] sc ree n, t hen p re ss th e PLAY/OK or 9 button. • Re fer to P .
Micr ophone sensitivit y [ Mic Sense ] Y ou ca n swi tch be t wee n two m icro pho ne sen siti viti es to me et re cordi ng ne eds: [ Dictation ] for ora l dic ta tio n and [ Conference ] whic h is sui ted fo r situ atio ns like m eet ings a nd conf ere nces wi th a sma ll num ber o f pe opl e.
Using the V ariable Control Voice A c tuator [VCVA ] Th e Variab le Con trol Voi ce Actu ator ( VC VA) is a fun ct ion th at sta r ts re cordi ng auto mati call y whe n the m icro pho ne se nses t hat so unds h ave reac hed a pre set th resho ld vol ume l evel, a nd auto matic all y pau ses wh en th e volum e dro ps be low th e thres hol d.
+ , − (V olum e) button Recording monitor It is p ossib le to mo nito r your r ecord ing by l iste ning to the re cord ing w hile r ecor ding i s in pro gres s. In ser t the e arp hon e plug i nto the e arp hon e jack a nd us e the + or – but ton to co ntro l the vol ume le vel.
Play bac k Y ou ca n st ar t play ing a f il e at any p oint . 1 Se lec t t he fi le , the n pre ss t he PLAY /OK bu tto n to st ar t pl aybac k. • Th e [ ] (Play ind ica tor) app ear s on th e display . a Play indi cator 2 Press t he + or – bu tto n to adj ust t he vol ume .
Playba ck Pla yback f unctions Operation How to canc el Fas t Fo r war d (FF) Press the 9 or FF button once while stopped. Press the PLA Y /OK or STOP button. Rewind (REW ) Press the 0 or REW button onc e while stopped. Press the PLA Y /O K or STOP button.
Erasing Era sing a f il e 1 Se lec t t he fi le you w ant to e rase . 2 Press t he ERASE button. 3 Press t he + bu tto n to se le ct [ Fil e Er as e ], then p ress the PLAY/OK button. [ Erase Done ] is displ ayed w hen t he f ile is e ras ed . File nu mbe rs wi ll be re assig ned au tomat ical ly.
Erasing Era sing a ll f ile s in a fol der 1 Se lec t t he fi le you w ant to e rase . 2 Press t he ERASE button. 3 P res s the + b ut ton t o sel ec t [ Era se i n Fol de r ], th en pr ess the PLAY/OK button. [ Erase Done ] is displ ayed w hen t he f ile s are er ase d.
Erasing Par ti all y eras ing a f il e 1 Playb ack t he f ile you wo uld l ike to partially erase. 2 Press t he ERASE bu tto n at th e poi nt to start erasing. • Whi le pl ayba ck cont inue s, [ E ras e sta r t ] will app ear o n the d ispl ay. • If yo u pres s the F2 ( ) button, playback will sk ip (F .
Erasing 4 Press t he ERASE bu tto n to co nf irm e rase . • Th e disp lay cha nges to [ Par t ial e ras ing ! ] and era sing w ill s tar t . When [ Par tia l er ase c omp le ted .
Adva nced o perat ion s Selec ting folders and f iles Changing folders 1 W hil e the r ec ord er is s top pe d, pr ess t he F1 ( FOLDER ) bu tto n. • Th e fol der li st sc ree n will b e dis play ed. Changing file 1 Whi le t he fi le is b ei ng di spl ayed, p re ss the 9 or 0 button.
Displaying file infor mation [ Information ] Th e reco rder c an dis play a v ari et y of in for matio n rel ated to th e curr ent f ile . 1 S el ec t the f il e con tai nin g the information to displa y. • Re fer to P . 36 re gard ing f il e sel ec tio n.
Index mark s Ind ex ma rk s can b e pl aced i n a fi le du rin g reco rdin g or p layb ack . Ind ex ma rk s are us ed to pr ovid e a quic k and e asy w ay to ide ntif y i mpo rt ant o r sign if ica nt par t s wit hin th e fi le.
Menu list Menu l ist Main menu Second la yer Setting Ref.page Lock Rec Mode VCVA Backlig ht Contrast LED Languages Fil e Men u Record Menu Display Menu [ Off ], [On ] [ QP ], [SP ] [ Off ], [On ] [ On ], [ Off ] Pro gra m cont ras t leve l [01 ]~[1 2] (De fau lt is [ 06 ]).
Menu l ist Notes • Th e sel ec tab le l angu age v ari es dep en ding o n the co untr ies w here t he pr oduc t w as purchased. • Ite ms app ear i n bo ld le tte rs in t he “ Set ting ” col umn to in dic ate that th ey are t he ini tial settings.
Learning to use the menu T o navi gate th roug h the di f fer ent op tion s in the men u, us e the me nu lis t f low ch ar t ( ☞ P . 39, P .4 0) and the f oll owin g step s to mod if y or c hang e any se tt ings . 1 Pre ss th e F3 ( MENU ) bu tto n.
Lock ing f iles [Lock ] Whe n a f ile is s et to [ Lock ], [ ] wil l app ear o n the disp lay, all owin g you to pr event i mpo rt ant f il es fr om acci dent al er ase. M ore over, the f ile w ill no t be er ase d even w hen a ll f ile s with in a fo lde r are er ase d.
Backlight [Backlight] Whe n the d ispl ay bac kli ght is s et to [ On ], t he bac kli ght wi ll li ght up fo r ab out 10 seco nds w hen a button is pr essed. Thi s is use ful i n that i t allo ws you to c heck t he dis play even in dark location s. 1 Select [ Backl ight ] at th e [ Display Menu ] sc ree n, t hen p re ss th e PLAY/OK or 9 button.
LC D cont rast adjustme nt [ Contrast] Dis play co ntras t can b e adj uste d fro m leve l [ 01 ] to [ 12 ]. 1 Select [ Contras t ] at th e [ Display Menu ] sc ree n, t hen p re ss th e PLAY/OK or 9 button. • Re fer to P .41 rega rdin g each m enu i tem settings.
L ED [ LED ] Y ou ca n set i t so the R eco rd ind icato r lig ht doe s not turn on. 1 Select [ LED ] at th e [ Display Menu ] screen, th en pr ess t he PLAY/OK or 9 button. • Re fer to P .41 rega rdin g each m enu i tem settings. 2 Press t he + or – bu tto n to se le ct [ On ] or [ Off ].
Language 3 EN 46 Language [Language ] Y ou ca n sel ec t the d isp lay lan gua ge fo r this re cord er. Th e sel ec tab le l angu age v ari es de pen din g on the coun trie s whe re the p rod uc t was pu rchas ed . 1 Select [ Language ] at th e [ Display Menu ] sc ree n, t hen p re ss th e PLAY/OK or 9 button.
Sy s te m s o u n d s [Be e p] Whe n this i s set to [ On ], the rec order beeps to alert you to b ut ton op er atio ns or wa rn you o f err ors . 1 Select [ Beep ] at th e [ Device Menu ] sc ree n, t hen p re ss th e PLAY/OK or 9 button. • Re fer to P .
Changing the US B c lass [U SB Settings ] Bes ides s et tin g to [ PC ] (Con nec t to PC to t rans fer f iles) or [ AC A da pt er ] (Con nec t to AC adap ter to rec harg e the b at ter y), you c an sw itch t he USB cla ss accor ding to y our us age.
7 Pre ss th e PLAY/OK button to complete the setting . 8 Pre ss th e F3 ( EXIT ) or 0 button to cl ose t he me nu sc re en. Whe n [USB C la ss] i s sel ec te d: 6 Pr ess t he + o r − but to n to ch ang e the setting. [ Comp osit e ]: Set ting w hen co nnec te d to the PC and u sed as a n ex ter nal me mor y de vice, USB speaker or microphone .
F ormat ting the car d [ F ormat] Car ds that ha ve bee n use d in no n- O lym pus de vices , or ca rds th at are no t reco gni zed by th e reco rde r, mus t be fo rmat te d bef ore th ey can b e use d wit h the recorder. T o fam ilia riz e your se lf wit h the fo rma tt ing p roces s, rea d the s teps b elo w.
For mat ti ng t he c ar d T o retu rn th e recor der ’s menu s et tin gs to the ir original statu s from the time of purch ase (in itial set ti ngs), pe r for m the se t ting f rom [ Reset Settings ] in the [ Device Menu ], or pe r for m the sam e op erat ion by u sing DSS Pl ayer.
Check s ystem information [S ystem info . ] Syste m info rmat ion a bou t the re cord er li ke its [ Model Name ], [ V ersion ] and [ Serial ] can b e displayed. In thi s reco rde r , you c an che ck th e card I nfo rmat ion ( ☞ P .9) and f il e Inf orm atio n ( ☞ P.
Managing f iles on your PC 4 EN 53 The D SS Playe r is a f ull y fea tu red s of t war e too l th at pr ovid es a s imp le to u se b ut so phi st ica ted me tho d of m ana gin g you r rec or din gs . Som e of th e fea tur es o f the D SS Playe r ar e: • Autom atic s tar tu p of the a ppl icat ion by co nne ct ing the device.
Be s ure t o con fi rm t he fo llo win g be for e ins ta lla tio n: • Ex it al l runn ing a ppl icat ion s. • Eje ct th e f lop py dis k if you a re usi ng on e. • If yo u are ru nnin g Win dows X P / V is ta/ 7 or Ma c OS X on th e net wo rk , you ne ed to l og on a s an Admi nist rator.
Window 1 E xi t DSS Player p rog ram. 2 C lic k the [ start ] bu tto n on t he ta sk bar. 3 Select [ Add/ Remove programs ] fro m th e [ Con tr ol Pa nel ]. • A lis t of ins ta lle d app lic atio ns is dis play ed. 4 Select [ Oly mp us DSS P laye r St and ar d ], th en cl ic k the [ Change/Remov e ] but to n.
Connec ting recorder to PC Conn ec tin g to your PC us ing t he USB ca ble 1 Bo ot t he PC . 2 Co nne c t the U SB ca ble t o the U SB po rt o f th e PC . 3 Conn ec t th e USB c abl e to th e con nec ti ng te rmi nal o n th e bot to m of t he re cor der.
Conne ct ing r ecor der to PC Notes • NE VER re move th e card o r dis conn ec t the USB cab le wh ile th e reco rd ind ica tor lig ht is fl ash ing . I f you d o, the da ta on t he ca rd wil l get d est royed . • Som e PC’s may not s upp ly su ffi ci ent pow er a nd the re cord er fa ils to con nec t .
By de fau lt, co nne cti ng th e recor der to yo ur PC , wil l st ar t the ap pli cati on auto mati call y. Windows Di sab li ng au tom ati c st ar t: 1 R ig ht- cli ck t he Dev ice De te cto r in t he Syste m T ray i n the l ower ri ght- hand corner of the screen, then select [ Settings startup application ].
Other prac tic al use methods Using as external memor y of the computer Whe n the re cord er is con nec te d to your PC , it wi ll be reco gni zed o n your P C as a rem ovab le dr ive.
Other information Alarm message list M e s s a g e E x p l a n a t i o n A c t i o n [Bat ter y L ow] Batte ry p ow er is g ett ing low . C harg e the b at ter ies o r rep lac e wit h new batteries ( ☞ P.1 2 , P. 14 , P. 15 ) . [File Protected] At te mpt to d ele te a lo cke d fi le.
Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g S y m p t o m P r o b a b l e c a u s e A c t i o n No thi ng a ppe ar s on th e dis pl ay T he b at teri es ar e not l oad ed p rop erl y. Ve rif y p ola rit y is c orr ec t ( ☞ P. 12 ) . T he b at teri es ar e dea d. C harg e the b at ter ies o r rep lac e wit h new batteries ( ☞ P.
S y m p t o m P r o b a b l e c a u s e A c t i o n Una bl e to se t in dex ma rk s T he ma xi mum n umb er of i nde x ma rk s (32) has been r eached. E ras e unn eces sar y i nde x mar k s ( ☞ P. 3 8 ) . T he f il e is lo cke d. U nlo ck th e fi le f rom th e f ile m enu ( ☞ P.
Accessories ( optional) s Headset: E6 2, E 1 02 Stere o hea dset f or yo ur PC . A hel pfu l tool f or PC based tran scription. s Monaural binaur al earphone: E20 s Noise- cancellation microphone: ME1 2 (Dictation microphone) Use d to get cr isp re cordi ngs of y our ow n voice by red ucin g the e f fec t s of amb ien t nois e.
Specif ications G e n e r a l p o i n t s 4 R eco rdi ng form at: DS2 (Di git al Sp ee ch Sta ndar d Pro) 4 R eco rdi ng med ia: SD - card : 5 1 2 MB to 32 GB 4 Input level: - 70 dB v 4 Sampling frequ.
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