Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product WS-811 Olympus
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DET AILED 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.
2 EN Introd uc t ion • Th e conte nts o f this d ocu me nt are s ubj ec t to cha nge w ith out n oti ce. Con tac t o ur Custo me r Supp or t Ce nter f or th e late st in for mat ion r ela ting to p ro duc t na mes a nd mo de l numbers.
3 1 2 3 4 5 6 Introduction Sa fe t y pr ec au ti on s ............................................ 4 1 Ge tt ing st ar ted Ma in f eat ur es .................................................... 8 Ide nt if i ca ti on o f pa r ts ......................
4 EN Be fo re u si ng yo ur ne w re co rd er, rea d t his man ua l ca re fu ll y to e nsu re t ha t you k no w how t o op era te i t sa fe ly a nd co rr ec t ly. Kee p th is m an ual i n an e as il y acc es si bl e location for future reference. • Th e war nin g sy mbo ls i ndi cate i mpo r ta nt safety related inform ation.
5 EN Safety pre cautions Pr ec au ti ons r e lat in g to r ec ep ti on : • Rad io re cep tio n wil l var y s ubs tan tial ly dep en din g on w her e you a re us ing t he rad io.
6 EN Safety pre cautions • In pl aces s ubj ec t to ex t rem el y col d temp er ature s, th e temp er atur e of the r eco rde r may b e lowe r tha n the amb ient te mp era ture . If p ossi ble , wear gloves when handling t he recorder in cold te mp erat ures .
7 EN Safety pre cautions f Caut ion: • Please recycle batteries to help save our planet’ s resources. When disposing of dead batteries, be sure to cov er their terminals and alway s observe local laws and regulations. • Alway s charge a rechargeable battery before using it for the first time, or if it has not been used for a long period.
8 1 EN Main features Main features s The B uil t- in St ere o FM tu ne r mea ns you c an u se t he re co rd er as a ra dio ( WS - 81 3 o nl y) ( ☞ P. 4 7 ) . s It s upp or t s th e li nea r PCM f orm at , whi ch i s cap ab le o f re cor di ng sou nd q ual it y e qu iva le nt to th at of C Ds ( WS - 81 3, WS - 81 2 onl y) ( ☞ P.
9 1 EN Main features Main features s A N ois e Ca nce l fu nc ti on ( ☞ P . 61 ) and a Voi ce Fil te r fu nc ti on* ( ☞ P . 61 ) cut n oi se an d en ab le cl ear a ud io pl ayb ack . * WS- 81 1 onl y . s It f eat ur es va rio us r ep eat functions ( ☞ P.
10 1 * 7 8 6 4 ( w 1 2 ) - q = 5 3 $ ^ & % 9 0 ! @ # EN Identification of parts Identification of par ts 1 Bui lt- in s ter eo m ic rop ho ne (L) 2 Bui lt- in st er eo mi cr op hon e (R) 3 LED i n.
11 1 12 3 4 7 5 6 8 9 0 ! EN Identification of parts 4 12 3 4 12 3 Identification of parts Dis pl ay (LCD pan el) 4 [ Recor der ] m od e di sp l ay: Folder list display 1 Recording media indicator [ l.
12 1 4 12 3 12 3 5 4 6 9 0 7 8 EN Identification of parts 12 3 4 Identification of parts 1 Recording media indicator [ l ]: In ternal memory [ m ]: micr oSD ca rd 2 C urrent folder name 3 Batter y ind.
13 1 EN Identification of parts Identification of parts 4 3 5 6 1 2 Ico n di sp lay (For a ll mo de s) [ Ø ]: Spe aker mu tin g [ ]: Voice Play bac k *1 [ ]: Voice De tec t *1 [ ? ]: Rec L evel [ û ]: VCVA [ Æ ]: Voice s ync [ ù ]: Equal ize r *1 W S- 813, WS- 81 2 onl y.
14 1 EN Power s up pl y 2 I ns er t t he b at ter y, ob se rv in g th e = and - p ol ari ti es . 3 Clos e th e bat te r y cove r co mpl et el y by pre ss ing d own a t A , t he n sl idi ng t he c over to war ds B .
15 1 EN Power s up pl y Power su pp l y Battery indicator • Whe n [ ] appears on the display , char ge o r rep la ce the b at ter y a s so on as po ssi ble . Wh en th e bat te r y has insu f f ici ent p owe r to op er ate the recorder , [ ] and [ Battery low ] app ea r on th e disp lay a nd th e reco rd er sh uts d own .
16 1 EN Power su pp l y Power s up pl y Ch ar gi ng by con nec t in g to a com pute r vi a USB Y ou ca n cha rge t he ba tt er y by co nne c tin g to a PC’s USB por t . Wh en ch arg ing , be s ure to pla ce the r ech arg eab le b at ter y (su pp lie d) corr ec tl y into th e re cord er ( ☞ P.
17 1 EN Power s up pl y Power su pp l y Con nec t ing t he USB-t yp e AC ada pter (optio nal) to c ha rge Y ou ca n cha rge th e re cord er by co nne c tin g it to the US B- t yp e AC adap ter (A 51 4) (op t io n al ). For WS - 81 3, WS - 81 2 : 2 Pl ug t he AC ad apt er in to t he AC outlet.
18 1 EN Power su pp l y Power s up pl y Cautions concerning the rec hargeable battery Rea d the f oll owi ng d esc rip tio ns ca ref ul ly before using the Ni-MH rechargeable battery. Discharging: The rechargeable bat tery sel f-discharges whi le no t in us e.
19 1 EN Power s up pl y Power su pp l y Turni ng on /of f the p ower Whe n the r eco rde r is no t be ing u se d, tur n the p owe r of f to re du ce bat te r y consu mpt ion . E xis tin g dat a, m ode s et ti ngs , and c lo ck se tt ing s are n ot lo st w hen t he pow er is t urn ed o f f.
20 1 EN HOLD If yo u set t he re cor der to H OL D mod e, th e cur rent s et ti ngs w ill b e pr ese r ved a nd al l but to ns wil l be di sa ble d. T his f eat ure is u se ful w he n the re cor de r has to b e car ri ed in a b ag o r po cket . Thi s mo de ca n als o pre vent yo u fr om acc ide nt all y sto ppi ng r ecor din g.
21 1 EN Se tt in g th e ti me a nd d ate If yo u set t he ti me an d date b ef ore u sin g the r ecor de r, record ing t ime a nd date inf orm atio n is au tomat ica lly s tor ed f or ea ch f ile . Set t ing th e tim e and d ate b efo re han d ena bl es eas ie r fi le m anag em ent .
22 1 EN Se tt in g th e ti me a nd d ate Set ti ng t he ti me and d ate [T ime & Da te] Ch ang in g the t ime a nd date 5 P re ss t he ` OK b ut ton . • [ Ti me & Da te ] a pp ear s on th e dis play. • “ Hour ” f las hes o n th e disp lay, ind ic atin g the s ta r t of th e Ti me an d Date setup process.
23 1 EN Ins e rt i ng an d ej ec t in g a mi c roS D ca rd Th e “micr oSD” in dic ate d in the i nst ru ct ion manu al re fe rs to b oth mi croSD a nd micr oSDH C . This r eco rde r ena bl es you to sto re dat a not o nl y to the in tern al me mor y but a lso to a co mme rci all y avai lab le mi croSD card.
24 1 EN Ins e rt i ng an d ej ec t in g a mi c roS D ca rd Inse r tin g and e jec t ing a m ic roSD c ar d Notes • It is p ossi bl e to swi tch th e reco rd ing med ia over to t he inte rna l mem or y ( ☞ P.
25 1 EN [Home ] display operations [ Home ] displa y operations 1 P re ss t he LIST b ut ton r ep ea ted ly to se t th e [ Home ] d isp lay. • [ Home ] ap pe ar s on th e disp lay. When [ Recor der ] is selected: Y ou ca n use t he re cor der n ot on ly as a vo ice reco rd er an d a mus ic pl ayer b ut al so as a radio * .
26 1 Home Folder A Folder B Folder C Folder D 00 1 002 003 004 200 Fold er Fil e Recorder Radio Folder Folder E EN Note s on t he f ol de r s Not es on the folders Th e inter nal m em or y o r a micr oSD ca rd ca n be us ed a s the r ecor din g me dia .
27 1 Art ist 01 Art ist 02 Art ist 03 00 1 002 003 004 200 Folder File Album 0 1 Home Music Album 02 Album 03 EN Note s on t he f ol de r s Notes on t he fo lde rs Ab out t he fo lde rs f or mu sic p .
28 1 EN Se le c ti ng f ol de rs a nd f i le s Chan ge fo ld er s whi le th e re cord er is s top pe d or d uri ng pl ay. For info rm atio n on th e laye re d str uc tu re of t he fo ld er s, s ee th e se c tio n ent itl ed “ No te s on t he f ol de rs ” ( ☞ P.
2 29 d b a c a e f EN Recording About recor ding Notes • T o ensu re th at you d o not l os e the be gin nin g of the r eco rdi ng, ve rif y that the LE D ind ica tor li ght o r the m ode ind ica tor is li t on th e dis play.
2 30 EN Recording Recording • [ Folder full ] w ill a pp ear w hen r eco rdi ng can not b e cont inu ed . Sel ec t an oth er fol de r or de le te unne cess ar y f i les b ef ore recording ( ☞ P. 4 5 ) . • [ Memory full ] w ill ap p ear wh en t he mem or y is f ul l.
2 31 EN Recording Recording • [ • ] wil l app ea r on th e disp lay. • Re cord ing w ill s top, a nd th e f il e that w as jus t reco rd ed w ill b e play ed b ack .
2 32 EN Recording Recording Ch ang in g the r eco rd ing s cen e [ Rec Sc ene ] Y ou ca n eas ily c hang e the r eco rdi ng s et tin gs by se le ct ing t he sc ene w hic h bes t matc hes you r usa ge ( ☞ P. 5 9 ) . 1 W hi le t he re co rd er i s in st op mod e, p re ss an d ho ld t he SCENE / INDEX b ut ton .
2 33 EN Recording Recording Rec omm end ed set t ing s acco rd ing to t he rec or din g con dit ion s Th e reco rde r is in itia lly s et to [ WM A 1 28 kb ps ] m od e so tha t you c an ma ke hig h qual it y s tere o reco rdi ngs i mme dia tel y af ter p urc has e.
2 34 EN Recording Recording Rec or din g fr om an e xte rn al microphone or other device An ex te rna l mic rop hon e or ot her d evi ce can be co nne c ted an d aud io ca n be r ecor de d. Conn ec t as f oll ows a ccord ing to t he dev ice to be us ed .
2 35 EN Recording Recording Note For WS - 813: • If yo u are u nab le to p rod uce a cl ear reco rdi ng wi th thi s reco rde r even a f ter adju sti ng th e reco rdi ng l evel( ☞ P .5 6), this coul d pote ntia lly b e b eca use t he ou tpu t leve l for t he con nec te d dev ices is to o hig h or too l ow.
36 3 d e c a b EN Playback Play bac k a Recording media indicator , File name Folder indicat or b Elaps ed p lay bac k tim e c Playb ack p osit ion b ar in dic ator d File length e Reco rdi ng date a nd ti me About playback 1 S el ec t t he f il e to b e pl ayed ba ck fro m th e fo ld er t hat c ont ai ns it ( ☞ P.
37 3 EN Playback Playba ck Settings relating t o pla yback [ V o i c e P l a y b a c k ] *1 *3 ( ☞ P . 61 ) O nl y the v oi ce po r tio ns fr om a re co rde d au di o fi le are p lay ed b ack .
38 3 EN Playba ck Playback Wh il e th e re cor de r is i n sto p mo de in th e fi le d isp lay, pre ss a nd ho ld t he 9 butt on . • [ ß ] app ea rs o n the di sp lay. • Whe n you r el eas e the 9 but ton, for w ard ing s top s. Pre ss the ` OK button to st ar t pl ayb ack f rom w her e fo r ward ing stopped.
39 3 EN Playback Playba ck Ab ou t mu s ic f il es In ca ses w her e the r eco rde r is un abl e to play bac k musi c f il es tha t have be en t rans fe rr ed to it, c hec k to make su re th at the s amp lin g rate an d bi t rate a re in th e ran ge w her e playback is possible.
40 3 EN Playba ck Playback c a b 1 P re ss t he LIST b ut ton r ep ea ted ly to se t th e [ Home ] d isp lay. 2 P re ss t he + or − button to select [ Calendar Search ]. S ear ch in g for a f il e • Dates w ith r ecor de d f ile s are s hown with underbars.
41 3 a EN Playback Playba ck Ch ang in g the p layb ac k sou nd Y ou ca n cha nge t he p layb ack s pe ed a nd tone * . C han gin g the p lay bac k spe ed i s use ful w he n you wa nt to sp ee d- li ste n to the co ntent s of a l ec t ure o r slow d own t he spe e d of a fo rei gn - lan gua ge p hras e tha t you coul dn’t c atch .
42 3 EN Playba ck Playback 1 W hi le t he re co rd er i s in re co rdi ng mode or pla yback mode, press th e SCENE / INDEX b ut ton . • A num be r app ear s on t he di spl ay and an in dex m ark o r temp m ark is p la ced into th e f ile .
43 3 EN Playback Playba ck 1 S el ec t a f il e th at ha s a se gm ent you wou ld l ike to p lay bac k re pea te dl y, and st ar t pl ayba ck . 2 P re ss t he REC ( s ) bu tt on at t he pos it io n whe re yo u want t o st ar t se gme nt r ep eat p layb ac k.
44 3 EN Playba ck Playback Ca nc e li ng t he s eg me nt r ep ea t pl ay ba ck function Pr ess in g any of t he f oll owi ng bu tt ons r el ea ses s eg me nt re pe at playback. a Pres s th e STOP ( 4 ) butt on Press ing th e STOP ( 4 ) button releases se gme nt re pea t play ba ck an d sto ps playbac k.
45 3 EN Erasing Erasing Era sin g f il es A se lec te d f il e ca n be e ras ed f rom a f ol der. Als o, all f i les i n a fo lde r ca n be e ras ed simultaneously. 1 S el ec t t he f il e you wa nt to e ras e ( ☞ P. 2 8 ) . 2 W hi le t he re co rd er i s in st op mod e in t he f il e di sp lay, pre ss t he ERASE b ut ton .
46 3 EN Erasing Erasing Notes • Y ou ca nno t recove r a f ile o nce i t has b ee n era se d. Ple ase c hec k car ef ull y be for e erasing. • Whe n a mic roSD c ard is i nse r ted i nto the reco rd er, be sur e to conf i rm th e reco rdi ng me dia as e ith er [ Internal memory ] or [ m ic ro SD ca rd ] so th at th ere i s no mistake ( ☞ P.
47 4 EN Using the F M radio About the F M radio (WS-8 1 3 only ) Using the F M radio Co nn ec t in g th e ea rp ho ne s Th e sup pli ed e arp ho nes f un ct ion a s an FM antenn a. You cann ot re ceive FM ra dio sig nals i f the e arp ho nes ar e not co nne c ted .
48 4 EN Settings relating t o F M radio [ Au t o - p re s e t ] ( ☞ P . 49) Auto mat ic all y adds re cei vab le s ta tio ns to t he preset statio ns. [ Sca n Level ] ( ☞ P . 67) A ll ows yo u to se t th e sc an se nsi tiv it y fo r au to pr es et .
49 4 EN FM radio mode opera tions FM radio mod e oper atio ns Presetting radio stations automatically [ Auto-preset] Pres et tin g rad io st ati ons ma kes it ea sy to f ind yo ur d esi red s ta tio n. 3 P re ss t he ` OK b ut to n to move th e cur so r to t he it em yo u want to set.
50 4 EN b a FM radio mod e oper atio ns FM radio mode opera tions Ch ang in g the r ece pti on mo de It is possible to fine tune the channels manu all y if t he st ati on yo u are l oo k ing f or has a we ak sig nal a nd cou ldn' t b e dete c ted usin g the Au to Pres et fu nc ti on.
51 4 EN FM radio mode opera tions FM radio mod e oper atio ns Add ing a r adi o stat ion Y ou ca n ad d rad io s tati ons f ro m Auto/ Man ual re cep tio n to the p res et s tati ons . 1 Tune to t he ra di o st ati on yo u want to preset. 2 P re ss t he SCENE / INDEX b ut ton .
52 4 EN d e c a b Recording from the FM radio • Whe n you r eco rd FM rad io, t he recording is stored aut omatically in the [ FM Ra dio ] f old er i n the [ Recorder ] fol der. Notes • Whe n re cord ing f ro m the FM ra di o, be sure to co nn ec t the e arp ho nes to t he EAR jack.
53 5 EN Menu setting method Menu setting method 1 W hi le t he re co rd er i s in st op mod e, p re ss t he MENU b ut ton . • Th e men u app ea rs o n the d isp lay.
54 5 EN Menu setting method Menu setting method • Press ing th e 0 button without pre ssi ng th e ` OK button cancels the set t ing p ro cess an d re tur ns you to t he pre vio us s cre en . 8 P re ss t he STOP ( 4 ) bu tt on to cl ose t he m en u scr ee n.
55 5 EN Menu setting method Menu setting method + F i l e M e n u V o i c e D e t e c t P r o p e r t y File a nd fo ld er inf or mati on c an be confirmed from the menu sc reen.
56 5 EN Menu setting method Menu setting method , Rec Menu Rec Level Re cord ing s ensi tiv it y is a djus ta bl e to me et recording needs. [ High ]: Highest recording sensitivity suitable for r eco rdi ng at a di st ance o r a low volu me so urce, s uch as co nfe ren ces wi th a lar ge nu mbe r of p eo pl e.
57 5 EN Menu setting method Menu setting method Zo om M ic Low Cut Fi lt er Th e reco rde r has a L ow Cut Filt er fu nc ti on to mini miz e low -f re que nc y s oun ds an d reco rd voice s mor e cle arl y. This fu nc ti on ca n red uce noi se fr om ai r cond iti one rs a nd pr oje cto rs and o the r sim ilar n ois es .
58 5 EN Menu setting method a b Menu setting method 2 P re ss t he 9 or 0 bu tt on to adjust the start/ stop actuation level. • Th e VCVA leve l can b e se t to any of 28 different values. • Th e hig her t he va lue , the m ore sen siti ve th e reco rd er is to s oun ds .
59 5 EN Menu setting method Menu setting method a Rec Sce ne Th e reco rdi ng s et tin g ca n be s ele c ted f ro m the [ Lec ture ], [ Conference ], [ Meeting ], [ Dictation ] or [ DNS ] tem plate s to suit th e reco rdi ng co ndi tio ns. You can a lso s ave a recording setting of your choice.
60 5 EN Menu setting method Menu setting method 3 S pe ci f y a s ave des t ina ti on. • Y ou ca n se le ct t he s ave des tin atio n from [ User Setting 1 ], [ User Setting 2 ] an d [ User Setting 3 ]. 4 Whe n [ Select ] i s se le c te d: 4 S el ec t a r ec ord in g sce ne .
61 5 EN Menu setting method Menu setting method For WS - 81 3, WS - 81 2 : Y ou ca n pl ay bac k jus t the vo ice p or ti ons fro m a re cord ed a udi o f ile . Be for e usi ng thi s fun c tio n, e x tra ct t he voi ce po r ti ons f rom t he fil e ( ☞ P.
62 5 EN Menu setting method Menu setting method • In [ Folder ] mo de, w hen t he re cor der come s to the e nd o f the la st f il e in th e folder , [ End ] f la she s for t wo s eco nds o n the d isp lay an d the r eco rde r sto ps at th e st ar t of t he f ir st f i le in t he fo ld er.
63 5 EN Menu setting method Menu setting method [ Select ]: Se lec t a p lay bac k scen e cus tom ize d to suit your preferenc es. [ Register ]: Y ou ca n save u p to 5 set s of m enu set t ings r el atin g to a cur rent playbac k. • If yo u se le c t [ Select ], pro cee d to Step 4 .
64 5 EN Menu setting method Menu setting method . LCD /Sound Menu Bac k li g ht Th e disp lay w ill r ema in li t for a bo ut 10 (Init ial set t ing) s eco nds w he n a but to n on th e reco rd er is pr ess ed . [ Off ]: Dis ab les t he Ba ck lig ht fu nc ti on .
65 5 a EN Menu setting method Menu setting method La ng uag e(L an g) Y ou ca n se le c t the d isp lay lan gu age f or th is recorder . [ English ] [ Deutsch ] [ Fra nç ai s ] [ Español ] [ Italiano ] [ Pol sk i ] [ Русски й ] • Th e sel ec t ab le la ngu age s dif fer dep en din g on t he re gi on.
66 5 EN Menu setting method Menu setting method [ Play M ode ] *5 [ Playback range ] [ Fol der ] [ Repeat ] [ Off ] [ Random ] [ Off ] [ Equalizer ] *5 [ Off ] [ Skip Space ] [ For w ar d S ki p ] [ Fi le Skip ] [ Reve r se Ski p ] [ Fil e S ki p ] [ Play S cene ] [ Off ] .
67 5 EN Menu setting method Menu setting method F M M e n u R e c M o d e Y ou ca n cha nge t he re cor din g mod e wh en reco rd ing f ro m the FM ra dio. S el ec t a reco rdi ng m ode to s uit yo ur pu rp ose . [ PCM ]: The r eco rdi ng rate i s auto mati cal ly se t to [ 44.
68 5 EN Menu setting method Menu setting method • Ex t rac t ion o f voic e po r tio ns st ar t s. Dur in g the p roc ess , the p rog res s st atus i s sho wn as a p erc ent age o n the display . • The p ro cess is co mp lete d wh en [ Voic e De te ct io n co mp le te d ] i s displayed.
69 5 EN Menu setting method Menu setting method 5 P re ss t he + or − button to select th e loc at io n to wh ich yo u wan t to move t he f il e. 6 P re ss t he ` OK b ut ton t o complete the setting. • If yo u want to m ove mo re f il es, r ep eat Steps 3 t hro ugh 6 .
70 5 EN Menu setting method Menu setting method [ Move to memory ]: Move a f il e fr om th e inter nal m emo r y or mi croSD c ard to a noth er f old er wit hin th e inter nal m em or y. [ Copy to memory ]: Copy a f il e fr om th e inter nal m emo r y or mi croSD c ard to a noth er f old er wit hin th e inter nal m em or y.
71 5 EN Menu setting method Menu setting method When you select [ One file ]: 1 Press th e + or − b ut ton to s el ec t th e f ile you wa nt to move o r copy. 2 Press th e ` OK bu t ton to s ele c t the f i le. When you selec t [ Selected files ]: 1 Press th e + or − b ut ton to s el ec t th e f ile (s) you wa nt to move o r copy.
72 5 EN Menu setting method Menu setting method D ivi di ng f il es [ File D iv ide ] File s wit h larg e cap aci tie s and l on g reco rd ing ti me s can b e di vid ed s o that t hey are e asie r to man age a nd e dit . Onl y MP3 f il es an d PC M * f il es reco rd ed on t his re cor der c an b e divided.
73 5 EN Menu setting method Menu setting method Ch ang in g the USB c la ss [ USB Set ti ng s ] Bes ide s se le c tin g [ PC ] (Co nne ct to P C to tra nsf er f i les) or [ AC Ad ap t er ] (Co nne c t to AC adap ter to re cha rge t he b at ter y), yo u can swi tch th e USB cla ss to sui t you r usa ge.
74 5 EN Menu setting method Menu setting method Form at tin g the r ecor der [ Format ] 1 Se lect [ For ma t ] fr om t he m enu o n the [ Device Menu ]. • For de ta ils on h ow to ente r the m en u settings, see “ Me nu s et t ing m et h od ” ( ☞ P.
75 5 EN Menu setting method Menu setting method 6 P re ss t he + b ut ton a ga in to s el ec t [ Star t ]. 4 P re ss t he + bu t ton t o se le ct [ Star t ]. 5 P re ss t he ` OK b ut ton . • Af ter th e [ All d at a wi ll b e era se d ] mes sag e dis play s for t w o seco nd s, [ Star t ] an d [ Cancel ] appear.
76 5 EN Menu setting method Menu setting method • Whe n a mic roSD c ard is i nse r ted i nto the reco rd er, be sur e to conf i rm th e reco rdi ng me dia as e ith er [ Internal memory ] or [ m ic ro SD ca rd ] so th at th ere i s no mistake ( ☞ P.
77 6 EN Operating en vironment Using the recorder on y our PC Operating environment Whe n co nn ec te d to a P C , th e re co rd er e na bl es yo u to d o th e fo ll owi ng: Windows Operating Syst em:.
78 6 EN Operating en vironment Operating en vironment Pr ec a uti on s o n us in g th e re co r de r co nn ec te d to a P C • Whe n you a re do wnl oa din g a f ile f ro m the re cor de r or up lo adi ng a f il e to the r eco rde r, do no t rem ove th e USB cab le e ven if t he s cre en is i ndi cat ing yo u ca n.
79 6 EN Connecting to y our PC Connecting to your PC 1 B oo t th e PC . 2 S li de t he US B co nne c tor s li de lever in the direction indicated by th e arr ow so t hat t he U SB con ne ct or p rot ru de s fro m t he recorder . 3 M ake s ur e th at th e re cor de r is i n sto p mo de, a nd co nn ec t to t he PC ’ s USB p or t .
80 6 EN Connecting to y our PC Connecting to your PC D isc onn ec ti ng fr om yo ur PC • Th e dri ve le tt er wi ll di f fe r de pen di ng on th e PC b ein g use d. • Whe n th e win dow i ndi cat ing t hat it is sa fe to re move ha rdw are ap pe ars , clo se th e win dow.
81 6 Folde r A Folde r B Folde r C Folde r D Folde r E MUSIC WS813 *1 RECORDER FLD_FM * 2 Folde r A Folde r B Folde r C Folde r D Folde r E MUSIC RECORDER FLD_FM * 2 Windows Removable Disk Macintosh U.
82 6 EN Usa ge a s ex te rn al m em or y o f th e PC Usage as ex ternal memor y of the PC In ad dit ion to i ts u ses a s a voice r eco rde r and a m usi c playe r, this re cord er c an al so b e use d as ex te rna l mem or y f or a com pute r by s tori ng da ta f rom a co mpu ter an d rea din g it b ack o ut.
83 7 EN Alarm message list Other information Alarm message li st Me ssa ge Me an ing E xp lan at ion Act io n [ Ba tt er y low ] Low b at ter y p ow er. B at ter y p owe r is g et ti ng low . C har ge th e ba tt er y (W S -813, WS- 81 2 onl y) or re pl ace w it h a new battery ( ☞ P.
84 7 EN Alarm message list Ala rm mes sage l is t Me ssa ge Me an ing E xp lan at ion Act io n [ Me mo r y f ul l ] Z ero remaining memory. No remaining memory. E ras e un ne cess ar y f i les ( ☞ P. 4 5 ) . [ No fi le ] N o fil e. N o f il es we re f oun d in th e folder.
85 7 EN Troubleshooting Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g Symptom Probable cause Action No th in g a pp ea rs on the d ispla y T he b at te r y is no t lo ad ed p rop er ly. Ve rif y that th e ba tt er y p ol ari tie s = a nd - ar e cor re c t ( ☞ P.1 4 ) .
86 7 EN Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g Troubleshooting Symptom Probable cause Action Re co rd ing l eve l to o high WS- 81 3 on ly: T he r eco rd ing l eve l ha s not b ee n adjusted. A dju st th e re cor di ng le vel a nd t hen t r y recording once more ( ☞ P.
87 7 EN Troubleshooting Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g Symptom Probable cause Action Noise is audible through the recor ding monitor Acous tic feedback is occurring. I f th e bui lt- in s pea ker a mp s are u se d to mo nit or r eco rdi ng , the re i s a ris k tha t aud io f ee db ack w ill o ccu r wh ile recording.
88 7 EN Accessories (optional) Accessories ( optional) s Stereo microphone: ME5 1S Th e bui lt-i n lar ge - di ame ter m icr op hon e ena ble s se nsit ive s tere o re cor din g. s 2 channel microphone ( omni - directional): ME30W T wo ME30 monaural microphones come i n a se t wit h a mini atur e tri po d and a co nne c tio n ada pter.
89 7 EN Specifications Specif ic ations General 4 Re cor di ng f or mat : Linear PCM * (Pu ls e Code M od ulat ion) MP3 (MPEG -1 Audi o Laye r3) WMA ( Wi ndow s Me dia Aud io) * WS - 81 3, WS - 81 2 o nly. 4 Sampling frequenc y: Lin ea r PCM f or ma t 4 4 .
90 7 EN Specific ations Specifications Fre qu en c y res po ns e 4 D uri ng re co rd ing m od e (Mi cr oph on e jac k): Lin ea r PCM f or ma t 4 4 .1 kHz /16 bit *1 4 0 Hz t o 21 kHz MP3 form at 256 k.
91 7 EN Specifications Specific ations Gu i de to b at te r y li fe Th e fol low ing v alu es ar e st ric t ly fo r ref er ence o nl y. 4 In recording mode ( Internal memory): Recording mode Bu il t-i n st er e o mic r op hon es Alkaline batter y Ni -MH Rechargeable battery L in ear P CM fo rm at 4 4.
92 7 EN Specific ations Specifications Gu i de to r ec or d in g ti me s Th e fol low ing v alu es ar e st ric t ly fo r ref er ence o nl y. 4 Li nea r PCM f or mat : Recording media Recording mode 4 4 .1 kHz /16 bit Internal memory WS - 81 3 (8 GB) 12 h.
93 7 EN Specifications Specific ations Spe ci f ica tio ns and d esi gn ar e subj ec t to chan ge wi tho ut no tice. Ma x im um r ec or d in g ti me p er f i le • Th e max imu m ca pac it y fo r a sin gle f i le is ap prox . 4 GB f or WM A and M P3, and app rox .
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