Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product DM-550 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 Introduc tion • Th e conte nt s of th is do cum en t may be c han ge d in th e fu tur e wit ho ut ad va nce d not ice. Cont ac t ou r Cus tom er Su pp or t Ce nter f or t he la tes t inf or mati on r ela tin g to pr odu c t nam es and m od el n umb er s.
3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Table o f Co nte nt s P .4 Sa fe a nd Pr o pe r Usa ge P .6 Get t in g St ar te d P .8 Ab out R ec or di ng P .28 Ab out P lay b ac k P .33 Men u S et ti ng P .44 Usi ng t he R ec or de r on You r PC P .73 Ma nag i ng Fi le s on You r PC P .
4 EN T able of cont ents Int ro duc t ion INDE X ....................................................... 3 Sa fe a nd p ro pe r us ag e .............................. 6 Gen era l Pre c aut ion s ....................................... 6 Bat t eri es .
5 EN T abl e of co nten ts 6 Manag ing Fi les o n Y ou r PC Dow nl oa d Voic e Fil es f ro m th e Rec or de r ... 85 Play a Vo ice Fi le ...................................... 87 Usi ng t he Wave fo rm Ed it in g Fun c ti on ..... 88 Usi ng t he O ne -to uc h ef fe c t Func tio n .
6 EN Be fo re u si ng yo ur n ew r ec or de r, read t h is man ua l ca re fu ll y to e ns ur e th at yo u k now how t o op er ate i t sa fe l y and c or re c tl y. Kee p th is m an ua l in a n ea si ly ac ce ss ib le lo cat i on f or f ut ur e re fe re nc e.
7 EN • Whe n ca rr y ing o r st ori ng t he bat te ri es , be s ur e to pu t it i n th e prov id ed c as e to pr ot ec t i ts ter mi nal s. D o no t ca rr y or s to re th e bat te ri es w it h any me t al obj ec t s (suc h as key ri ng s). If t hi s wa rni ng is n ot f ol lowe d, fi re , overh ea ti ng or e le c t ric s ho ck may oc cur.
8 1 EN Main features s S up po r ts t he l ine ar P CM fo rma t , whi ch i s ca pab le o f re co rd ing sou nd q ua lit y e qu iv ale nt t o or sur pa ssi ng C D - leve l (For DM - 550). Cap ab le of r eal is tic all y re cor din g va rio us dif fer ent s ou nd so ur ces .
9 1 EN Ma in f eat ur e s s T he p layb ac k sp ee d ca n be con tr ol le d as pr ef er re d ( P . 51 ). s T he g uid an ce fe at ur e (in E ngl is h and o th er l an gua ge s) give s aud io n ot if ic at io n of o pe rat in g con di ti ons . Vari ou s fun c ti ons c an be op e rate d e asi ly ( P .
1 0 1 EN 1 & $ # 9 0 @ % 2 3 4 5 6 ! 8 ^ q ( - ) w = e * 7 7 Identific ation of par ts 1 MIC (Mic r oph on e) jac k 2 Re co rd i nd ica tor l ig ht 3 REC s (Re cor d) bu t ton 4 STOP 4 but t on 5 .
1 1 1 EN 4 1 2 3 5 1 4 2 3 5 4 5 6 @ 9 0 ! 7 8 1 2 3 Ide nt if i c ati on o f pa r t s Dis play (LCD pane l) [Recorde r] Mode Dis play Sc re en Fol de r li s t di sp l ay 1 Re co rd ing m ed ia i nd i.
1 2 1 EN 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 5 4 8 6 7 ! 9 @ 0 1 2 3 Dis play (LCD pane l) [Music] [Podcas t] [ Aud ible] M ode Dis play Sc re en Lis t d is pl ay 1 When there ar e files a nd folders in the folde r W.
1 3 1 EN Ide nt if i c ati on o f pa r t s 9 Cur re nt f ile n um be r/ T o ta l nu mbe r of r ec or de d fi le s in th e fo lde r 0 Pl ayba ck p os it io n bar i nd ic ato r ! Fil e le ng th @ I con .
1 4 1 EN P ow er supply 2 Ins er t b at te r y, obse r vi ng t he cor re c t = and - p ol ari t ie s. Inse r ti ng bat te rie s Thi s re cord er c an b e use d wi th e ith er Ni - MH Re char ge abl e Ba t teri es o r A AA A lk ali ne Bat te ri es .
1 5 1 EN Power s u pp ly Not es • Man gan es e bat te ri es may n ot b e use d in this r eco rd er. • Whe n cha ng ing b at te rie s, A A A al ka lin e bat te ri es or O ly mp us Ni - MH r ec har gea bl e bat te ri es ar e re comm en de d. • Be su re to s top t he re cor de r be fo re rep la cin g the b at ter ie s.
1 6 1 EN Connec t t o the USB co nne c tin g AC ada pte r (opti ona l) to c harg e It ca n be c har ge d by con ne c tin g to the US B conn ec t ing AC a dap ter (A 51 4) (opt io nal ). Be for e con ne c tin g the AC ad apt er, swi tch the USB Co nn ec ti on s et ti ng to [ AC Ada pt er ] ( P .
1 7 1 EN Power s u pp ly Ca ut io ns c on ce rn in g th e r ec ha rg ea b le b at te ri es Rea d the f ol low ing d es cri pti ons c are f ull y whe n you u se th e Ni - MH re ch arg eab le bat te ri es . Di sc ha rg in g: Th e rec har gea bl e bat t eri es s el f- dis cha rge whi le th is is n ot in us e.
1 8 1 EN Turn in g of f t he p ow er Sli de t he POWER /HO LD swi tc h in t he dir ec t io n in dic at ed by t he a rro w for 0. 5 se co nd s or lo ng er.
1 9 1 EN A HOLD HOL D Se t th e re co rd er t o HO LD mo de Sli de t he POWER /HO LD swi tc h to t he HO LD po si ti on . If yo u br ing t he P OWE R /H OL D sw itch to t he HO LD p osi tio n, th e cur re nt con di tio ns wi ll be p res er ve d, a nd a ll bu t tons a nd s wit che s wil l be d isa bl ed .
20 1 EN F1 bu tt on +− bu tt on 9 0 bu tt on OK bu tt on I f y o u s e t t h e t i m e a n d d a t e b e f o r e h a n d , the in fo rma tio n whe n the f i le is re cor de d is auto mat ic all y stor ed fo r each f ile . Set ti ng the tim e an d da te b efo re han d e nab le s eas ie r f il e man age me nt.
2 1 1 EN STO P bu tt on +− bu tt on 9 0 bu tt on OK bu tt on F2 bu tt on Se tt i ng t im e an d dat e 1 Se le c t [ Ti me & Da te ] fro m t he me nu in [ Dev ic e Me nu ]. • [ Ti me & Da te ] wi ll ap p ear o n the disp lay. • For d et ails o n me nu s et ti ngs , pl eas e ref er to P .
22 1 EN Inserti ng and Ejecting a mic roS D card 2 Face th e mi cr oSD c ar d th e cor re c t way and i ns er t i t int o th e ca rd sl ot as s how n in t he d ia gra m. Th e "mic roSD " ind ic ate d in th e ins tru c tio n man ual r efe rs t o bot h mic roSD a nd mic roSD HC .
23 1 EN Ins e r ti ng a nd E jec ti ng a m ic r oSD c ar d Eje ct ing a m ic roSD car d 1 Whi le t he r ec ord er i s du ri ng st op mod e, o pe n th e ca rd c over. 2 Pus h th e mic r oSD c ar d inwa rd t o unl oc k it , a nd le t it e je c t par t ia ll y.
24 1 Re cor de r Fol de r A Fol de r B Fol de r C Fol de r D Fol de r E 001 002 003 00 4 999 Ho me Fol de r File DM55 0001 .WMA 1 2 3 EN Not es on the folders Th e bui lt-i n me mo r y or t he mi croS D car d ca n be us ed f or t he re cor din g me di a.
25 1 EN Ar ti st 01 Ar ti st 02 Ar ti st 03 001 002 003 00 4 999 Fol de r File Fir st l ayer Alb um 01 Alb um 02 Alb um 03 Se co nd l ayer Mu sic Ho me Note s on t he f ol de r s Abou t the fo lde r f.
2 6 1 Pro gr am 01 Pro gr am 02 Pro gr am 03 001 002 003 00 4 999 Fir st l ayer Pod ca st Ho me Ar ti st 01 Ar ti st 02 Ar ti st 0 3 001 002 003 00 4 999 Fir st l ayer Alb u m 01 Alb u m 02 Alb u m 03.
2 7 1 Ho me f ol de r li st d is pl ay Fol de r l is t di sp lay (Se co nd l aye r) Fil e li st d is pl ay Fil e di sp lay Ho me f ol de r li st d is pl ay Fol de r l is t di sp lay Fil e li st d is p.
28 2 f a b c d e REC bu tt on STO P bu tt on EN About Recording Be for e st ar t ing r eco rdi ng , se le ct a v oic e rec ord ing f ol de r be t wee n [ ] to [ ] i n the [ Re co rd er ] fo ld er.
29 2 To EAR ja ck REC bu tt on PLAY bu tt on EN Rec or di n g • [ ` ] wil l ap pe ar on t he di spl ay. • Stop re co rdi ng an d the f ile t hat w as jus t rec ord ed w ill b e p laye d bac k . Pau se While the re corder is du ring recordi ng mod e, p re ss t he REC s but t on .
3 0 2 EN Reco mme nde d se tt ing s by rec ordi ng co ndi tio n Th e rec ord er is i ni tial ly s et to th e [ ST XQ ] mo de s o that yo u ca n mak e hig h qua lit y s te reo rec ord ing s imm ed iate ly a f ter p ur chas ing i t.
3 1 2 To MIC ja ck EN Rec or di n g Reco rdi ng fro m e x te rnal m ic roph one or ot her d evic es Th e ex te rn al mi cro ph on e and o the r dev ice s can b e co nne c ted a nd th e so un d can b e rec ord ed . Con ne c t as fo ll ows by th e de vic e to be u se d.
3 2 2 To MIC jac k To audio o ut pu t ter mi nal o f oth er dev ice s To EAR jac k To audio i np ut ter mi nal o f oth er d evi ces EN No te • Th e det ai le d inp ut l evel s can not b e adj ust ed w ith th is re cor de r ( P .
3 3 3 b c d e a STO P bu tt on +− bu tt on 9 0 bu tt on OK bu tt on PLAY bu tt on LIST bu tt on EN Pla yback Th e rec ord er c an p layb ac k WA V, MP3 and WM A fo rma t f il es. To play bac k a f il e rec ord ed w ith o the r mac hin es , you n ee d to tra nsf er (cop y) it fr om a co mp ute r.
34 3 EN • [ ] wil l app ea r on th e dis pl ay. • If yo u re lea se th e 9 bu t ton , it wi ll s top. Pres s the PL AY ` or OK b ut to n to st ar t play ba ck f rom w he re it w as s top pe d. Whi le t he r ec ord er i s du rin g pl ayba ck m ode , pr es s and h ol d th e 9 but t on .
3 5 3 To EAR jac k EN Play b ac k Whi le t he r ec ord er i s du rin g pl ayba ck m ode , pr es s th e 0 but t on t wi ce. • Th e rec ord er s ki ps to th e be gi nni ng of t he pre vi ous f i le.
36 3 STO P bu tt on 9 0 bu tt on OK bu tt on PLAY bu tt on EN Ab ou t mu si c f il e In ca ses w he re th e re cor der i s una bl e to pl ayb ack mu sic f i le s that h ave be en tra nsf er re d to it , che ck to m ake su re th at the sam pl ing r ate an d bi t rat e are i n the r ang e whe re p lay bac k is po ssi bl e.
3 7 3 EN Play b ac k 3 Pre ss t he STOP 4 or OK but t on at any po int y ou wa nt to s top t he pl ayba ck . • Th e rec ord er s top s wh en it r eac hes t he end o f th e le . Conti nu e pre ssi ng th e 9 but to n to p roc ee d wit h the c ue f rom t he be gin nin g of th e ne x t l e.
38 3 F2 bu tt on 9 0 bu tt on OK bu tt on PLAY bu tt on ER AS E bu tt on EN 1 Pre ss t he F2 but t on du ri ng f il e re cor di ng , re cor di ng p aus e, pl ayin g, o r pl ayba ck p aus e.
3 9 3 EN Play b ac k Cle ar in g an i n de x ma rk o r a te mp ma rk : 1 Loc at e th e ind ex o r te mp m ark you wa nt to c le ar. 2 Pre ss t he 9 o r 0 but t on to se le c t th e ind ex o r te mp m ark t o era se .
40 3 +− bu tt on 9 0 bu tt on OK bu tt on F1 bu tt on PLAY bu tt on EN 1 Se le c t a fi le t ha t has a s eg me nt you wou ld l ike t o pl ayba ck re pe ate dl y ( P . 24 to P . 27). 2 In t he Fi le li st d is pl ay, pres s th e + or − but t on to s el e ct t he f i le.
4 1 3 d e a b c EN Play b ac k a Pr ess t he STOP 4 but t on Pres sin g the STO P 4 but to n wi ll re le ase se gme nt re pe at pl ayb ack a nd s top play ba ck . b Pr ess t he F1 but t on Pres sin g the F1 b ut ton w il l rel eas e se gme nt re pe at pl ayb ack , a nd it w il l ret urn t o nor ma l play ba ck mo de .
42 3 +− bu tt on 9 0 bu tt on OK bu tt on ER AS E bu tt on EN Erasing A se le ct ed f i le ca n be e ra se d fr om a fo ld er. Als o, all f i le s in a fo ld er c an be e ra se d simu lt ane o usl y. 1 Se le c t th e fol de r or f i le you w ant to er as e ( P .
43 3 EN Era s in g 1 Play t he f il e you wa nt to p ar t ia l era se . • For w ard a f i le to t he p osi tio n that sha ll be e ra se d. I f the f i le is l on g, use t he 9 bu t ton to m ove to t he pos iti on yo u wa nt to de le te. 2 At th e st ar t ing p os it io n of t he par t ia l er ase , pr es s th e ER ASE but t on .
44 4 +− bu tt on 9 0 bu tt on OK / MEN U bu tt on STO P bu tt on F2 bu tt on EN Menu setting method 1 Wh i l e t h e re co r d e r i s r e c o r d i n g , playing or stopped, press t he MENU but t on fo r 1 se co nd o r lon ge r. Menu Set ting • Th e men u wil l ap pe ar on t he di spl ay.
45 4 EN Men u s et ti ng m et ho d • Y ou wi ll b e inf or me d tha t the s et ti ngs have b ee n est ab lis he d vi a the s cre en . • Pres sin g the F1 o r 0 but to n wit hou t pr ess ing t he O K but t on wi ll can cel t he se t tin gs an d re tur n you t o the p rev io us sc re en.
46 4 EN Rep l ace Ref er to “ R ea rra ng in g fi le s [R ep la ce] ” ( P .5 6). File Men u Era s e Loc k Loc ki ng a f il e ke eps i mp or t ant d ata f ro m be ing a ccid en tal ly e ras ed . Lo cke d f ile s are not e ras ed w he n you s el ec t to e ras e al l f ile s fro m a fo ld er ( P .
4 7 4 EN Men u s et ti ng m et ho d Rec M od e Th e rec ord er c an re co rd in th e li nea r PCM for mat ( For DM -550). Hi gh r eso lu tio n rec ord ing a t a hig h sa mp lin g rate a nd hi gh bit r ate e qui va le nt or su pe ri or to t hat of a musi c CD is p oss ibl e.
48 4 EN Men u set ti ng me tho d • [ OVE R ] may b e disp laye d eve n wh en the i ndi cat or of t he re co rdi ng l evel met er do es n ot re ach o r is ove r to the r igh t.
49 4 a b c EN Men u s et ti ng m et ho d 2 Pre ss t he 9 o r 0 but t on adj ust t he s ta r t/st op ac t ua ti on leve l. • Th e VCVA leve l ca n be s et to a ny of 15 dif fer ent v alu es . • Th e hig he r the v alu e, th e mo re sen sit ive th e re cor der t o so und s.
50 4 EN Men u set ti ng me tho d Play Me nu Noi s e Ca nc el If re co r de d a u di o i s d if f i cu lt to un de r s ta n d b e c a us e o f n o i s y su r r o u n di n g s , a d ju s t t h e Noi se C ance l se t tin g lev el. [ Hi gh ] [ L ow ]: Enables the Noise Ca ncel func tion .
5 1 4 EN Men u s et ti ng m et ho d Men u set ti ng me tho d Se le c t t he d es ir e d pl ayb ac k mo de : 1 Se le c t [ Rep ea t ] or [ Ran do m ]. [ Re pe at ]: Set s to r ep eat p layb ac k mo de. [ Ra nd om ]: Set s to r and om p lay bac k mo de.
5 2 4 EN Men u set ti ng me tho d Re st ri ct i on s on do ub le s p ee d pl ayb ac k : No rma l op er ati on may n ot b e avai lab le dep en di ng on t he s amp li ng f req ue nc y an d the b it r ate of t he f il e to b e play ed b ack . In such a c as e, re du ce the s pe ed o f the f as t play ba ck .
5 3 4 EN Men u s et ti ng m et ho d Men u set ti ng me tho d LCD /Soun d Men u Bac k li g ht Th e disp lay w ill r ema in li t fo r ab out 10 (Ini tia l set t ing) s eco nd s whe n a bu t ton o n the rec ord er is p re sse d. 1 Se le c t [ Lig ht in g Ti me ] or [ Bri g htn es s ].
54 4 EN Devic e Me nu Mem or y Se le c t Whe n an m icr oSD ca rd is i nse r ted y ou can s el ec t to r eco rd to e ith er t he bu ilt- in mem or y or to th e mi croSD c ar d ( P . 22). [ Bu il t- in M em or y ]: Bui lt-i n me mo r y. [ mic ro SD C ar d ]: mic roSD c ard .
5 5 4 EN Men u s et ti ng m et ho d Men u set ti ng me tho d LCD/S ou nd M en u: [ Ba ck li gh t] [ Li gh ti ng T im e] [ 10se co nd s ] [ Br ig ht ne ss] [ Lo w ] [ Con tr as t ] [ Leve l 0 6 ] [.
56 4 +− bu tt on 9 0 bu tt on OK bu tt on STO P bu tt on F2 bu tt on EN Rea rrang ing f ile s [Repla ce] Y ou c an move a f ile i n a fo lde r to ch ang e the ord er o f pl ayb ack . Fir s t se le ct t he f old er (f i le) for w hi ch you w ant to c han ge th e pl ayb ack ord er.
5 7 4 +− bu tt on 9 0 bu tt on OK bu tt on STO P bu tt on F2 bu tt on EN Men u s et ti ng m et ho d Movin g/Copying File s [F i le Move /Copy ] (F or DM -5 50) File s save d in t he b uil t-in m em or y o r the mic roSD c ard c an b e move d or co pi ed wit hin t he me mo r y.
58 4 EN Whe n yo u se le c t [ 1fi le ]: 1 Press t he + or − b ut to n to se le c t th e f ile y ou wa nt to mo ve or co py. 2 Press t he O K but t on to s el ec t th e f il e. Pro cee d to Step 8 . Whe n yo u se le c t [ Se le c te d f il es ]: 1 Press t he + or − b ut to n to se le c t th e f ile y ou wa nt to mo ve or co py.
5 9 4 +− bu tt on OK bu tt on EN Men u s et ti ng m et ho d Spli t ting Fil es [File Divi de] (F or DM -5 50) PCM f i les r eco rd ed i n this r eco rd er c an be spl it . File s wi th lar ge c ap aci tie s and l on g rec ord ing t im es ca n be s pli t so t hat th ey ar e easi er to m ana ge a nd e dit .
60 4 +− bu tt on 9 0 bu tt on OK bu tt on STO P bu tt on F2 bu tt on EN Time r Rec ord ing [Ti me r Rec] Ti me r r eco rdi ng is th e f un c tio n to exe cu te a reco rdin g at a set time.
6 1 4 a EN Men u s et ti ng m et ho d [T im e] set t in g: 1 Press t he 9 or 0 b ut to n to se le ct " H our "and " Mi nute" i n th e [ Sta r t Ti me ] an d "H ou r" an d "M inu te" in th e [ Sto p Ti me ]. 2 Press t he + or – b ut to n to se t.
62 4 +− bu tt on 9 0 bu tt on OK bu tt on STO P bu tt on F2 bu tt on EN Set ti ng th e Reco rdi ng Sce ne [Rec Scene] Th e rec ord ing s et t ing c an b e se le c ted f ro m the [ Di c ta ti on ], [ Co nf er en ce ] , [ Le c tu re ] temp la tes to su it th e re cor din g sce ne o r sit uati on .
63 4 EN Men u s et ti ng m et ho d T em pl ate f or S et t in g a Re co rd in g sc en e In [ Sc en e Se le c t ], yo u c an s el ec t a re cor din g sce ne th at is mo st su it abl e fo r the r eco rdi ng sce ne or situat io n f ro m thr ee templa tes .
64 4 +− bu tt on 9 0 bu tt on OK bu tt on STO P bu tt on F2 bu tt on EN Ala rm Playba ck Func ti on [Alarm] The alar m pl aybac k fu nc tion can be set to p lay a se le ct ed f i le at a p re - set t im e.
65 4 a EN Men u s et ti ng m et ho d • Se le ct t he m emo r y wi th an a lar m play ba ck f il e usi ng th e + or – b ut to n and p res s the O K o r 9 but to n. Th e rec ord er w ill m ove to th e fo lde r set t ing s wit h the f i le w ith a lar m play ba ck .
66 4 +− bu tt on 9 0 bu tt on OK bu tt on STO P bu tt on F2 bu tt on EN Set ti ng th e Playbac k sce ne [P lay Sce ne] Voice f il es r eco rde d in t he re cor de r and musi c f il es do wnl oa de d.
6 7 4 EN Men u s et ti ng m et ho d Whe n [Sc e ne Se l ec t] i s se le c te d: 1 Press t he + or – b ut to n to se le c t th e play ba ck sc ene y ou wa nt to se t.
68 4 +− bu tt on 9 0 bu tt on OK bu tt on STO P bu tt on F2 bu tt on EN Guid an ce [Voic e Gui de] Thi s fea tur e give s au dio a nno un cem ent s of re cor de r op er atin g con di tio ns. A djus t the s pe ed a nd th e vol um e of gu ida nce ann oun cem ent s .
69 4 +− bu tt on 9 0 bu tt on OK bu tt on STO P bu tt on F2 bu tt on EN Men u s et ti ng m et ho d Chang ing t he USB Clas s [USB Setti ngs] Bes id es se t tin gs su ch as [ PC ], w hi ch is us ing the USB c ab le p rov ide d to co nne c t to th e PC to tr ans mit f i le s, et c.
7 0 4 EN Men u set ti ng me tho d 6 Pre ss t he F2 or STOP 4 but t on to com pl et e th e se tt in g. • Whe n thi s re cor der i s conn ec t ed to the co mp uter f or t he f ir s t tim e und er [ Sto rag e Cl as s ] or [ Com po si te ], t he dri ver w ill b e in st all ed a uto mati ca lly to the co mp ute r.
71 4 +− bu tt on OK bu tt on EN Men u s et ti ng m et ho d Format ti ng th e rec orde r [F orma t] If yo u fo rma t the r eco rde r, all f il es wi ll b e rem ove d and a ll f unc t ion s et ti ng s wil l ret urn to de fau lt s exc ept d ate an d tim e se t tin gs .
72 4 EN Men u set ti ng me tho d 7 Pre ss t he OK but t on . • For mat ti ng b eg ins a nd [ Fo rm at ! ] f las hes o n the d isp lay. • [ Fo rma t Do ne ] ap p ear s wh en for mat t ing e nds .
73 5 EN Using the Recorder on Y our PC Saving F i les in Y our PC By b ein g con ne c ted to a P C , the r eco rd er ena bl es yo u to do th e fo llo win g: • Playb ac k voi ce le s on yo ur PC ( P .
7 4 5 EN Operating environment Windows Op er at in g Syst em : Mic ros of t ® Wi nd ows® X P Ho me Edi ti on Ser vi ce Pack 2, 3 Mic ros of t ® Wi nd ows® X P Prof ess io nal Ser vi ce Pack 2, 3 M.
7 5 5 EN Func t i on s Ava il ab le i n t he O ly mp u s So no ri t y F unc tions A vailable in the Oly mpus Sonorit y Vario us f un ct io ns suc h as f il e man ag eme nt an d ed iti ng ar e ins ta ll ed in t he "O l ymp us Son or it y ".
7 6 5 EN Installing Sof t ware Be for e y ou con ne c t t he re cor der to yo ur PC an d u se it , yo u mus t f ir st ins ta ll th e " O ly mp us So nor it y " so f t wa re f rom t he in clu de d So f t war e CD. Be s ur e to co nf i rm t he f ol low in g be fo re i ns ta ll at io n: • Ex it a ll ru nni ng ap pl ic ati ons .
77 5 EN Ins t al li ng S of t w ar e Macintosh 1 Ins er t " O ly mpu s So no rit y " in to th e CD - R OM dr ive. • Pro cee d to s tep 3 w he n th e co nte nt o f CD - ROM i s d isp laye d, an d go to st ep 2 and 3 w he n not hin g is dis pl ayed .
78 5 EN Uninstalling Sof t ware T o un ins ta ll a ny of the sof t war e co mpo ne nt o f th e "O ly mp us S on or it y " so f t wa re i nst al le d on you r PC , fo llow t he s tep s be low. Windows 1 Ex it " O ly mpu s So nor it y ".
79 5 2 3 1 2 EN Usi ng O n li ne He l p Using Online Help Windows Macintosh T o op en O nli ne He lp, y ou have t he fo ll owi ng o pti ons . • Whi le "O l ymp us S ono ri t y" i s run nin g, s el ec t [ Con te nt s ] fro m th e [ Ol ym pu s So no rit y H e lp ] men u.
80 5 EN Connecting to Y our PC Connec t ing to yo ur PC Windows Macintosh 1 T u rn t he r ec ord er ’s power O N. 2 Conn ec t t he US B co nne c ti on cab le t o th e US B por t o f t he PC .
81 5 EN Con ne c ti ng t o Your P C Conn ec ti ng to Your PC Disc on nec ti ng fro m your PC Windows 1 Cli ck [ ] on t he t ask b ar loc at ed a t th e lowe r- ri ght c orn er of t he sc re e n. Cl ic k [ Sa fe ly re move US B Ma ss St or age D ev ic e ].
82 5 EN Running Olympus Sonor ity By co nne c tin g th e rec ord er to y our P C, y ou c an au toma tic all y st ar t t he ap pl ic ati on. Windows Di sa b li ng a uto ma ti c st a r t 1 Ri ght c li ck o n th e [ ] of t he ta sk ba r on t he l ower r igh t of t he sc re en , and s e le ct [S et t ing] .
83 5 1 2 4 5 6 3 EN Win do w Na mes (O ly m pu s So no ri t y) Window N ames ( Oly mpus Sonorit y ) 1 Me nu B ar Th e OS st an dar d me nu ba r. 2 T oo l Ba r T oo l Bar t o be us ed i n the B row se S cre en wil l be d isp laye d. 3 Pl ayba ck Co nt ro l Bar Use d to pl ay se le c ted f i les i n the F ile Dis play A rea .
84 5 1 2 3 4 5 7 6 Whe n th e "O ly mpu s Son or it y " is s tar ted u p fo r the f i rs t tim e, In fo rma tio n Dis play A rea w ill b e disp laye d in t he Fi le Li st Dis play A rea i n the B row se Scr ee n.
85 6 2 1 EN Dow nl oa d Voi ce Fi le s fr om t he R ec or de r Managing F iles on Y ou r PC Download V oice F iles from the Recorder Windows Macintosh Th ere a re 3 do wnl oa d op tio ns to tr ans fe .
86 6 3 EN 3 Dow nlo ad t he vo ice f i le. • From th e [ Dev ic e ] Men u, s el ec t [ Dow n lo ad S el ec ted Fi l es ] or cl ick [ ] on th e T oo l Bar. 4 Dow nlo ad c omp le te . • Do no t dis con ne c t the USB c ab le whi le th e re cor d ind ic ator l igh t on th e rec ord er is f lash in g.
87 6 EN Play a Vo ic e Fil e Pla y a V oice File Windows Macintosh 1 Se le c t th e fol de r. • Se le ct t he fo ld er t hat co nta ins th e voi ce f ile y ou wo ul d like to p lay. 2 Se le c t th e voic e fi le . • Se le ct t he f i le to p layb ac k fro m th e File L is t Dis play A rea .
88 6 EN Using the W av e form Editing F unc tion Windows Macintosh Y ou c an us e the Wave for m Edi tin g T ab in t he "O ly mp us So no ri t y" to e asi ly p roc ess vo ice da ta . In th e Wavefo rm Ed iti ng M od e, you c an al so d el ete u nne cess ar y par t s , pas te an d re - save t he dat a.
89 6 1 2 3 4 EN Upload V oice F iles to the R ecorder Windows Macintosh "Ol ym pu s Son or it y " has a f eat ure to e na ble y ou to u pl oad f ile s fr om yo ur PC t o the r eco rde r. 1 Se le c t th e fol de r. • Se le ct t he fo ld er t hat co nta ins th e voi ce f ile t o upl oa d fr om th e Ma in T ree V ie w.
90 6 { 4 EN Cop ying V oice Guide Data Windows Macintosh If yo u fo rma t the r eco rde r an d er ase d ata b y mis tak e, you c an co py th e voi ce gui de da ta f ro m "Ol ym pu s Son or it y " to th e rec ord er. 1 Ma ke sur e th at t he r ec ord er ’s voic e gu ide i s se t to [On].
91 6 EN USB Mi c ro ph on e/ USB S pe ake r U SB Microphone/US B Speak er Windows Macintosh It is p oss ibl e to us e the r eco rd er as a US B mic rop ho ne o r sp eake r wi th th e "Ol ym pus S.
9 2 6 EN Upgrade F unc tion Windows Macintosh Th e "Ol ym pu s Son or it y " ca n be u pg rad ed to the Pl us Ver sio n (Opt io nal ) to ex pa nd an d imp rove i ts f un c tio ns.
9 3 6 EN Func t i on s Ava il ab le i n t he O ly m pu s So no ri t y Pl us / Func t i on s Ava il ab le w it h t he M us ic Ed i ti ng Pl ug - in F unc tions A vailable in the Oly mpus Sonorit y Plus.
94 7 EN I mp or ti n g C on t en t f o r L i st en i n g o n t h e R e c o r d er Impor ting Cont ent for Listening on the Recorder Y ou c an tr ans fe r lan gua ge co nten t and m usi c f ile s imp o r ted f ro m lan gua ge CD s an d the Inte rn et us ing i Tunes or W in dow s Me dia Pl ayer f or p layi ng o n the r eco rd er.
95 7 EN Using Win dows Me dia Play er Using Windo ws Media P lay er Musi c f il es th at have b ee n im po r ted t o you r comp ute r fr om mu sic C Ds an d acqu ir ed over th e Int ern et c an b e tra ns fer re d to an d play ed b ack w ith t his re co rde r.
96 5 7 9 6 8 0 4 3 2 1 1 2 5 4 3 7 6 8 0 9 @ ! 7 EN Usin g Win dows Me di a Player 1 Fea tu re s ta sk ba r 2 Se e k sl ide r 3 Sh uf f l e but t on 4 Re p eat b ut to n 5 St op bu t ton 6 Pr evi ous .
97 Usin g Win dows Me di a Player 2 4 3 4 3 2 7 EN Usi ng W in do ws Me di a Pl aye r Copying mus ic fro m CD 1 Ins er t C D int o th e CD - R OM d rive , and s ta r t Win dow s Me di a Playe r . 2 From t he Fe atu re s ta sk ba r, clic k [ Ri p ] me nu.
98 Usin g Win dows Me di a Player 3 2 , 3 7 EN Transfe rring m usic f il e to the r eco rde r Y ou c an tr ans fe r the m usi c f ile s save d in yo ur P C to thi s rec ord er. For ho w to copy t he mu sic f ile s fr om th e CD to yo ur PC , s ee “ Co py in g mus ic f ro m CD ” ( P .
99 Usin g Win dows Me di a Player 5 4 2 4 3 7 EN Usi ng W in do ws Me di a Pl aye r 4 Se le c t th e des ir ed c at eg or y fr om [ Lib r ar y ] on t he le f t , an d se le c t mus ic f il es o r al bu ms to t ra nsf er to t he re co rd er, and D rag & D ro p th em i n [ Syn c Li st ] on t he ri ght .
1 00 Usin g Win dows Me di a Player 5 6 6 7 EN 5 Cli ck [ ] on t he u ppe r rig ht co rne r, and se t th e sy nc hro ni za ti on o pt io ns . • Clic k on th e [ Cre at e fo ld er h ie ra rc hy on d evi ce ] to ch ec k.
1 01 Usin g Win dows Me di a Player 5 3 2 , 4 7 EN Usi ng W in do ws Me di a Pl aye r 1 Ins er t t he b la nk C D - R /RW i nto th e CD - R /R W dri ve, a nd s tar t Win dows M e dia Playe r . 2 From t he Fe atu re s ta sk ba r, clic k th e [ Bur n ] me nu.
1 02 Usin g Win dows Me di a Player 3 2 5 4 7 EN Wi nd ows M ed ia P lay er 10 1 Ins er t t he b la nk C D - R /RW i nto th e CD - R /R W dri ve, a nd s tar t Win dows M e dia Playe r . 2 From t he Fe atu re s ta sk ba r, clic k [ Bur n ] me nu. • Clic k [ B ur n ] as nee de d af ter cl ick in g [ Ed it Pl ayl is t ] men u.
1 03 4 5 6 7 8 9 2 1 3 0 7 EN Usi ng i Tune s Using iT unes Windo w nam es 1 Fea tu re s ta sk ba r 2 Re wi nd bu t ton / Playb ac k , Pau se b ut to n/ Fast For w ard b ut t on 3 Volu me s lid e 4 Pl.
1 0 4 2 6 5 3 4 4 7 EN Copying mus ic fro m CD 1 Ins er t t he C D int o th e CD - R OM dri ve, an d st ar t i T u ne s. 2 Cli ck [ iTune s ] { [ Pre fe r en ce s ]. 3 Cli ck [ Adv an ce d ] ta g. 4 Cli ck [ Imp or t i ng ] to se t t he f il e for mat a nd b it ra te fo r co pyi ng mus ic f il es t o you r PC , an d cl ic k [ OK ].
1 05 2 Dr ag & D ro p fi le s he r e 7 EN Usi ng i Tune s Transfe rring m usic f il e to the r eco rde r Y ou c an tr ans fe r the m usi c f ile s save d in yo ur P C to thi s rec ord er. For ho w to copy t he mu sic f ile s fr om th e CD to yo ur PC , s ee “ Co py in g mus ic f ro m CD ” ( P .
1 06 2 4 3 7 EN Copying voic e fi le to th e CD Y ou c an tr ans fe r the vo ice f i le s in th e rec ord er to y our P C and co py th em to C D. For how to copy t he vo ice f il es f ro m the r eco rd er to yo ur PC , s ee “ D own lo ad Voi ce Fi le s fr om t he Re co rd er ” ( P .
1 07 Dr ag an d dro p th e ico n to the Po dc as t reg is tra tio n ico n. 7 EN Imp or t i ng Po dc as t Con te nt Impor ting P odcast Content Windows Y ou c an ei the r dr ag an d dro p th e Pod cas t Pro gr am Ic on to re tr ieve Po dc as t conte nt s or sea rch a nd re tri eve i t by re gis ter in g the co nten t add re ss.
1 08 2 1 3 7 EN Upda te a pr ogra m Windows By defa ult, programs register ed in " Oly mpus Sonorit y " w ill be automat ical ly update d. T o chan ge up date int er v als , go to [ Tool s ] menu th en [ Op ti on s ], and ch ang e the m in the Opt io ns dial og ’s Podc as t ta b.
1 09 1 7 EN Imp or t i ng Po dc as t Con te nt Down load t he Conte nt Windows By d ef aul t, if n ew co nten t is fo und w he n a pro gr am is u pd ate d, th e late st co nte nt wil l be auto mat ic all y dow nlo ad ed .
1 1 0 1 2 7 EN Transfe r Conte nt to t he Rec orde r Windows Macintosh In th e de fau lt s et tin g, t he co ntent a uto mati ca lly t ra nsf er re d into th e [ Po dc as t ] fo lde r on the r eco rde r wh en th e re cor de r conn ec t s to a co mpu ter.
1 1 1 1 2 3 7 EN Pr og ra m Gu id e Func ti on s Program Guide F unc tions Windows OL YMPUS r ela ted p od ca st p ro gra ms ca n be e asi ly re gis te re d and n ew con tent s ca n be auto mat ic all y dow nlo ad ed o n th e "Ol ym pus S on or it y ".
1 1 2 2 3 7 EN Loading Audible Con tent Windows Use th e Aud ibl eM ana ge r to lo ad Au dib le co nten t onto t he re cor de r. Playb ac k , mana ge me nt, a nd tr ans fe r of Au dib le co nten t to the r eco rd er c an b e don e usi ng the Au dib le Ma nag er.
1 1 3 1 2 3 4 7 EN Loa di n g Aud i bl e Con te nt Add ing De vice t o Aud ible Ma nag er If Au dib le Man ag er ha s alr ead y be en i ns tal le d, a dd a de vi ce in or de r to han dl e the r eco rd er in the Au dib le Ma nag er. Foll ow th e pro ce dur e des cr ibe d b el ow.
1 1 4 4 3 5 7 EN T ransferring Audible Conten t Windows Audi bl e conte nt c an be t ra nsf er re d into th e [ Aud ib le ] f old er o n the r eco rd er by f ol low ing t he pro ce dur e des cr ibe d b el ow. 1 Conn ec t t he r ec ord er t o a com pu te r .
1 1 5 a 7 EN Enj oy Au d ib le Co nt en t wi th t he Re co r de r Enjo y Audible Cont ent with the Recorder Audi bl e conte nt th at has b e en tr ans fe rr ed in to the [ Au di bl e ] fo lde r on t he re cor de r fr om a comp ute r ca n be e njoy ed w ith a n excl usi ve mo de o pti mal ly su ite d fo r the o pe rat io n of Audi bl e conte nt .
1 1 6 7 EN Enj oy Audi bl e Conte nt wi th t he Reco rd er Playbac k Posit ion a nd Se c tio n In th e Audi bl e mo de, t he s tar t in g pos iti on c an b e move d eas ily b y ref er rin g to th e [ .
1 1 7 7 EN Enjoy Audible Content with the Recorder Ope rat ing Re co rde r in Au dib le Mod e Th e o pe rat ing m eth od on th e rec ord er is di f fe ren t i n t he Aud ibl e mo de whe n the [ Aud ib le ] fol de r or Au dib le f i le is s el ec te d, t he n whi le in t he N orm al m od e.
1 1 8 7 EN Fil e Sk ip a nd S e c ti on S ki p Pres s the 9 b ut to n whi le th e re cor de r is sto pp e d. ± T he rec ord er ski ps to a pl ayb ack posi tio n or the sta r ti ng posi tio n of a se c tio n, whic heve r is clo se r in th e f il e, and s to ps .
1 1 9 7 EN Usi ng a s ex t er na l me mo r y of t he P C Using as external memor y of the PC In ad di tio n to it s us es as an I C re cor de r and a musi c pl ayer, this r eco rd er c an al so b e use d as e x ter nal m em or y f or a co mp ute r by sto rin g dat a f rom a co mp ute r and r ead in g it ba ck ou t.
1 20 8 EN Othe r Information Alarm message list Me ss ag e Me ani ng Ex p lan at io n Ac t io n [Ba tt e r y Low] Lo w bat te r y p owe r. Bat te r y p owe r is ge t ti ng low. Rep la ce wi th n ew b at ter- ies ( P .1 4). [Fil e Pr ot ec t ed] Era se - lo cke d .
1 2 1 8 EN Al ar m me ss ag e li s t / Trou bl es ho ot in g T roubleshooting Symp to m Pro ba bl e ca us e Act io n No th in g ap pe ar s on th e di sp lay Th e bat t eri es a re n ot lo ad ed p ro pe rl y. Ve ri f y tha t th e bat te ri es ’ po la rit ie s = and - a re co rr ec t ( P .
1 22 T rou bl es hoot ing 8 EN Voic e fi le s a re n ot re co rd ed i n st er e o Th e con ne c ted e x te rn al mi cro ph on e is mo na ura l. Wh en re co rdi ng w hi le an e x te rn al mo nau ra l mic ro ph one i s con ne c te d, so und w il l on ly b e re cor de d by th e L -c han ne l.
1 23 8 EN Acc es so ri es Acc essories ( optional) Access or ie s excl usi ve to th e Ol ym pus I C re cor der c an b e pu rch ase d di rec t ly f rom O nl ine S ho p on ou r com pa ny ’s websi te. Sa le s of acc ess ori es a re di f fe ren t acco rdi ng to th e cou ntr y.
1 24 8 EN Specif ic ations Ge ne ra l po in ts 4 Re co rd ing m ed iu m: Bui lt-i n me mo r y DM -55 0 : 4 G B DM - 45 0 : 2 GB mic roSD c ard (51 2 M B to 16 GB) 4 Re co rd ing f or mat : Lin ear P C.
1 25 8 EN Spe c if i ca ti on s Spec i fi c atio ns Gu id e to r ec or di ng t i mes 4 Li nea r PCM f or mat : Re co rd in g mo de Bu il t- in me mo r y (2 GB)( DM - 4 50) Bu il t- in me mo r y (4 GB)(D M -55 0) mi cr oS D ca rd 1 GB 2 GB 4 G B 48 k Hz - 5h .
1 26 8 EN Ma xi mu m re c or di ng t im e pe r f il e 4 Li nea r PCM f or mat : 48 k Hz 3h. 4 4.1 kHz 3h. 20 mi n. 4 M P3 for mat : 320k bps 2 9h .4 0m in. 256 kb ps 37h.1 0 mi n. 1 92kbp s 49h .4 0m in . 1 28 k bp s 7 4h. 3 0m in. Spec i fi c atio ns 4 WM A for mat : ST XQ 26h .
1 27 “CE” ma rk i ndi ca tes th at th is pr od uc t com pl ies w ith t he Eu rop ea n re qui re men ts f or s afe t y, hea lth ,e nvi ron me nt an d cus tom er p rot ec ti on .
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An important point after buying a device Olympus DM-550 (or even before the purchase) is to read its user manual. We should do this for several simple reasons:
If you have not bought Olympus DM-550 yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data Olympus DM-550 - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, Olympus DM-550 you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get Olympus DM-550 will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
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However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with Olympus DM-550. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device Olympus DM-550 along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
