Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product WS-500M 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 Introduction • Th e conte nt s of thi s do cum ent m ay 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 Cust ome r Sup po r t Cen ter fo r th e lates t in for mat io n rel atin g to pr odu c t nam es and m od el n umb er s .
3 T able of contents 1 2 3 4 5 6 Introduction Sa fe a nd p ro pe r us ag e .............................. 4 1 Ge tt ing Star te d Mai n fe at ur es ........................................... 6 Ide nt if i c ati on o f pa r t s .......................
4 Be fo re u si ng yo ur n ew r ec or de r, rea d t hi s man ua l ca re f ul ly to e n su re t ha t you k n ow how t o op er ate i t s af el y an d co rr ec t ly. Kee p t his m an ua l in a n ea si ly a cc es si bl e location for future reference. • T he w ar nin g sy mb ol s ind ic ate imp o r tan t safety related inform ation.
5 Safe a nd pr ope r us age • Whe n ca rr y in g or s tor ing t h e bat te ri es , be s ur e to p ut i t in th e pr ovi de d ca se to p ro te c t it s ter mi nal s . Do no t ca rr y o r sto re th e bat t eri es w it h any m et al obj ec t s (suc h as key ri ng s).
6 1 Main features Main fe ature s s Dual function recorder as a Di gi ta l Voice Re co rd er a nd a Di git al M us ic Playe r ( ☞ P. 1 7 ) . s The re co rd er s tor es h ig hl y com pre ss ed WM A (W ind ows Media Audio ) format voice mes sa ge s in i nte gr ate d f la sh memory ( ☞ P .
7 1 1 * ^ % 9 8 2 5 6 7 0 ! @ # $ & ( ) = - q 4 3 Identification of parts Identifi cation of parts 1 EAR (Ear ph one) ja ck 2 MIC (Mi cr op ho ne) ja ck 3 Built-in stereo microphone (L ) 4 Built-i.
8 1 Identification of parts 3 4 3 4 1 2 1 2 When [ VOICE ] mode is selected: When [ MUSIC ] mode is selected: " For WS -51 0M/ WS -50 0 M: " For WS - 4 00 S: When [ VOICE ] mode is selected:.
9 1 Identification of parts 1 2 1 2 4 3 5 6 9 7 8 0 ! # $ % ^ & @ 1 2 4 3 5 6 9 7 8 " For WS - 4 00 S: When [ VOICE ] mode is selected: When [ MUSIC ] mode is selected: " For WS -51 0M/ .
10 1 Identification of parts/Pow er supply Identification of parts Pow e r s u p p l y 2 Insert size-A AA alkaline battery, obs er v in g th e co rre c t = an d - polarities. Inser t ing bat te ries 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 ter ies o r A A A Alk al ine Batteries.
11 1 Power su p pl y Power s up pl y 3 Clo se t he b at te r y cove r com pl et el y by pr es si ng to t he direction A , th en s li di ng to t he direction B . • If th e “ hour ” in dic ato r f las hes i n the disp lay, se e “ S e tt i ng t im e an d dat e [T im e & Da te] ” ( ☞ P.
12 1 Power su p pl y Power s up pl y Do n ot c ha rg e th e pr im ar y b at te ri es suc h a s al ka li ne o r li th iu m ba t te rie s . It m ay ca us e ba tt er y le ak ag e he at in g and r e co rd er m al fu nc t io n.
13 1 Power su p pl y Power s up pl y • Do no t cha rge t he re cor de r wi th the US B hub connected. • If [ Cannot charge ] is dis pl ayed , it m ean s that a b at te r y tha t can no t be ch arg ed i s in th e reco rd er. Rep la ce the b at te rie s wi th sup pli ed o ne s at on ce ( ☞ P.
14 1 Power su p pl y Power s up pl y/ HOLD HOLD Set t h e re co rde r to H OLD mo de Whi le t he r ec or de r is d uri ng s top mod e, s li de t he HOLD swi tc h in t he direction indicated by the arrow .
15 1 +− button 9 0 button OK ` button LIST button HOLD/Sett ing t im e and d ate [Ti me & Date] HOLD /Set ting time and date If yo u se t the t ime a nd d ate be fo re han d, the i nfo rm atio n wh en th e f il e is re cor de d is auto mati ca lly s tor ed f or ea ch f il e.
16 1 +− button 9 button OK ` button MENU button Set ti ng t ime a nd d ate [Ti me & Date] Se tt i ng t im e an d da te 1 Whi le t he r ec or de r is d uri ng s top mod e, p re ss t he MENU button. • Th e men u wi ll ap pe ar on t he d isp lay ( ☞ P.
17 1 [VO ICE] m od e an d [MUSIC ] mo de [VO IC E] mode and [ MUS IC ] mode Thi s dev ice c an b e use d as a voi ce re cor de r or as a mu sic p laye r. For reco rd ing a nd play ba ck voi ce re cor din gs, s et t he mo de swi tch to [ VO I CE ]. For l is teni ng to mu sic , se t the m od e swi tch to [ MUSIC ].
18 1 Recorder Fol de r A Fol de r B Fol de r C Folder D Folder E 00 1 002 003 004 200 Folder Fil e Note s o n th e fo ld er s Notes on the folders Th e voice f i le s and t he mu sic f i les a re s ep.
19 1 Notes on t he fo lde r s Art ist 01 Art ist 02 Art ist 03 00 1 002 003 004 200 Fol der Fi l e Firs t laye r Album 0 1 Album 02 Album 03 Second la yer Music Music A Note s o n th e fo ld er s &quo.
20 1 Op er at io n of t h e fo ld er s f or mu s ic p lay ba ck s : Folder list display Folder list display (Se co nd l ayer) File list display File di sp lay Op er at io n of t he f ol d er s fo r vo.
21 2 REC s button e a c b d f STOP 4 button Recording About Recording Be for e st ar ti ng r eco rdi ng , sel ec t a f ol de r be t wee n [ & ] to [ * ] .
22 2 To EAR jack Recording Recording Notes • T o ensu re re cor di ng f rom t he b eg inn ing , st ar t sp ea ki ng af ter yo u se e the r eco rdi ng indicator ligh t on. • When remaining recording time is less than 60 seconds, the recording indicator lig ht st ar t s ashing.
23 2 Recording Recording Microphone sensitivity Mic rop ho ne s ens iti vit y is adj us tab le to m ee t recording needs. [ CON F ]: Th is is a h igh ly s ens iti ve mo de w hic h can record surrounding noises. [ DICT ]: This is the standard level of microphone sensitivity .
24 2 Recording Recording Recom me nded se t tin gs by reco rding c ond iti on Th e reco rd er is i nit ial ly se t to th e [ ST X Q ] mo de s o tha t you c an ma ke hig h qua lit y ste re o reco rd ing s imm ed iate ly af ter p urch asi ng it .
25 2 Recording To MIC jack Recording Record ing fro m e x tern al mic rop hone or oth er de vice s The e x te rna l mic rop ho ne an d oth er de vice s can b e con ne c ted an d th e sou nd c an b e reco rd ed . Con ne ct a s fo llo ws by th e dev ice to be us ed .
26 2 Recording To MIC jack To audio o ut pu t ter mi nal o f ot her devices To EAR jack To audio i np ut termin al of other devices Recording Note • Th e det ai le d inp ut l evels c an not b e adju ste d wi th thi s reco rd er.
27 3 STOP 4 button +− button OK ` button a b d e c Playback Playback Th e reco rd er c an pl ayb ack WAV * , MP3 * and WM A fo rmat f i le s. To playb ack a f i le reco rd ed w ith o the r mac hin es, y ou ne e d to tra nsf er (cop y) it f rom a co mp ute r.
28 3 Playba ck Playback • [ 3 ] wil l app ea r on t he di spl ay. • If yo u re lea se th e 9 button, it will st op. Press t he OK ` butt on to s tar t p lay ba ck fro m wh er e it wa s sto pp e d. Whi le t he r ec or de r is d uri ng pl ayba ck m od e, p re ss an d ho ld t he 9 button.
29 3 Playba ck To EAR jack Playback Whi le t he r ec or de r is d uri ng pl ayba ck m od e, p re ss t he 0 button twice. • Th e reco rd er sk i ps to th e be gin nin g of th e previous file.
30 3 Playba ck Playback Abo ut m us ic f i le In ca ses w he re th e re cord er i s una bl e to play ba ck mus ic f i les t hat have b e en tra nsf er re d to it, c he ck to ma ke sure t hat th e sam pl ing r ate an d bi t rate a re in th e ra ng e whe re p lay bac k is po ssi bl e.
31 3 Playba ck +− button 9 0 button OK ` button INDEX /ER ASE button Playback 1 Whi le t he r ec or de r is d uri ng re cor di ng m od e or p layb ac k mod e, p re ss t he INDEX / ERASE button.
32 3 Playba ck +− button 9 0 button OK ` button REC s button Playback 1 Se le c t a fi le t ha t ha s a se gme nt you wou ld l ike to p lay ba ck repeatedly ( ☞ P.1 8 t o P. 2 0 ) . 2 In t he Fi le l is t di sp lay, pre ss t he + or − button to select the file.
33 3 Playba ck Playback • Whe n it r eac hes to t he en d of t he f il e whi le [ w ] i s f las hin g, th e p oint w il l be com e the e nd p osi tio n, a nd re pe at playbac k will start. 5 Pre ss th e REC s button again at th e pos it i on wh er e you wa nt to en d se gme nt r ep ea t pl ayba ck .
34 3 +− button 9 0 button OK ` button INDEX /ER ASE button Erasing Eras ing A se le c ted f i le c an b e er ase d fr om a f ol de r. Als o, all f i le s in a fo ld er c an b e er ase d simultaneously. 1 Se le c t th e fo ld er o r fi le yo u wan t to er as e ( ☞ P.
35 3 Erasing Erasing • It may t ake over 10 seco nd s to comp le te pro cess ing . Ne ver re move b at ter ies d uri ng this t ime b ec aus e dat a may b e cor rup ted . In ad di tio n, r ep lace t he b at ter ie s wit h new one s in o rde r to ens ure t hat th e ba tt eri es wil l not r un o ut wh il e pro ces sin g.
36 4 +− button 9 0 button OK ` button MENU button Menu setting method Menu se t ting method 1 Wh ile t h e re cor de r is d ur ing s to p mod e, p re ss t he MENU button. • Th e men u wi ll ap pe ar on t he d isp lay. Menu Set t ing • Men u ite ms ca n be s et d uri ng a reco rd ing o r pl ayb ack ( ☞ P.
37 4 Menu setting method Menu setting method • Y ou wi ll b e inf or me d tha t the s et t ing s have be en e st ab lis he d via t he s cre en . • Press ing t he 0 button without pre ssi ng th e OK ` button will ca ncel the s et ti ngs a nd re tu rn yo u to the previous sc reen.
38 4 Menu setting method Menu setting method , Rec Me nu Mic S en se Mic rop ho ne s ens iti vit y is adj us tab le to m ee t recording needs. + File Menu Erase Lock Loc ki ng a f il e kee ps i mpo r t ant da ta f rom be ing a cci den ta lly e ra se d.
39 4 Menu setting method Menu setting method a b [ HQ ]: Monaural high quality sound recording. [ SP ]: Monaural standard recording. [ LP ]: Mo nau ral l on g- te rm re cor din g. • T o reco rd a m ee tin g an d le c tur e cle arl y, set oth er th an [ LP ] in [ Rec Mode ].
40 4 Menu setting method Menu setting method Noise Cancel If re cor de d aud io is d if f icu lt to un de rs ta nd be ca use o f no isy s ur rou nd ing s, a djus t th e Noi se Ca nce l se tt ing l eve l. [ High ] [ Low ]: Ena bl es th e No ise C an cel f un c tio n.
41 4 Menu setting method Menu setting method 2 Adju st t he s urr ou nd l evel o r ba ss effect level. [ High ] [ Middle ] [ Low ]: Th e sou nd q ual it y c an b e adj uste d to one o f 3 leve ls .
42 4 Menu setting method Menu setting method 1 Select [ Slow Playbac k ] or [ Fas t Playbac k ]. 2 Se t th e pl ayba ck s pe e d. When [ Slow P layback ] is s el ec t ed : [ x0.5 P lay ] [ x0.625 Play ] [ x0.7 5 P lay ] [ x0.87 5 Pla y ] When [ Fas t P l ay b ac k ] is s el ec t ed : [ x1.
43 4 Menu setting method Menu setting method • Th e slo w play ba ck or f as t pl ayb ack i s avai lab le e ven i f ei the r [ Vo i c e F i l t e r ] o r [ Equalizer ] is set ( ☞ P. 4 0 , P. 4 1 ) . • Th e slo w play ba ck or f as t pl ayb ack i s not av ail ab le i f eit he r [ Noise Cancel ] or [ WOW ] e ec t is s et ( ☞ P.
44 4 Menu setting method Menu setting method . LCD/So un d Me nu : [ Backlight] [ Lighting Time] [ 10 se c o n d s ] [ Brightness ] [ Low ] [ Contr ast ] [ Level 06 ] [ LED ] [ On ] [ Beep ] [ On ] [ Langua ge(La ng) ] [ English ] * Fo r WS -51 0M, W S- 50 0M on ly (Se t to [ VOI C E ] m od e).
45 4 Menu setting method +− button 9 0 button OK ` button MENU button Menu setting method Rearra ngi ng fi les [Repla ce] Y ou ca n move a f i le i n a fol de r to cha nge t he ord er o f pl ayb ack . Fir s t se le c t the f ol de r (f ile) for w hi ch you w ant to ch an ge th e play ba ck order .
46 4 Menu setting method +− button 9 0 button OK ` button MENU button Menu setting method F ormatting the R ecorder [ F ormat] If yo u fo rma t the r eco rde r, all f il es wi ll b e rem oved a nd al l fu nc ti on s et ti ngs w ill r etu rn to def au lts e xce pt date a nd ti me s et tin gs .
47 4 Menu setting method Menu setting method Notes • It may t ake over 10 seco nd s to comp le te pro cess ing . Ne ver re move b at ter ies d uri ng this t ime b ec aus e dat a may b e cor rup ted .
48 5 Operating en vironment Using the Recorder on Y our PC Oper atin g en vi ro nmen t Windows Op er at in g Syst e m: Mi cro sof t Win do ws 20 00/ X P / V ist a (St an da r d I ns t al l at io n) Compatible PC’ s: Wi nd ows PC’s eq ui pp ed w ith m or e tha n one f re e USB p or t Macintosh Op er at in g Syst e m: Ma c OS X 10.
49 5 Operating en vironment Operating en vironment Pre ca ut io ns o n us in g th e re co rd er c on ne c te d to a PC • Whe n yo u are d own lo ad ing a le from the r eco rde r or u pl oa din g a le to t he reco rd er, do not r em ove the US B cab le even i f the s cr ee n is in dic ati ng yo u ca n.
50 5 Con ne c t in g to yo ur P C • [ Remote ] is app ea re d on re cor de r if the USB c ab le is co nne c ted . C onnec ting to your P C 1 Bo ot t he PC . 2 Sli de t h e USB c onn ec t or s li de lever in the direction indicated by th e arr ow to e je c t th e USB con ne c tor o ut o f t he re co rd er.
51 5 Connecting to your PC Con ne c t in g to yo ur P C Disconnecting from y our P C Windows 1 Cli ck [ ] on t he t as k bar loc at ed at t he l ower - rig ht co rne r of t he s cr ee n. Cl ic k [ Safely re move USB M as s Sto rag e Dev ic e ]. • Th e dri ve le t ter w ill d if fer d ep en di ng on th e PC b ei ng us ed .
52 5 Trans fe r t he vo ice f i le s to yo ur P C T ransfe r the voice files to your PC Th e 5 voice f ol de rs o f this r eco rde r ar e appeared as [ DSS_ FLDA ], [ DSS_ FLDB ], [ DSS_ FLDC ], [ DSS_ FLDD ] and [ DSS_ FLD E ], and t he re cor de d voice f ile s are s aved i n these folders .
53 5 57 9 68 0 4 3 2 1 12 5 4 3 7 68 0 9 @ ! Using W indows Media P layer Using Windows Media Play er Win do ws Me di a Pla ye r 1 1 Music files that ha ve been imported to your c omputer from music CDs and acquired ov er the Inter ne t ca n be tr ans fe rr ed to a nd pl aye d bac k wit h this r eco rde r.
54 5 Using W indows Media P lay er 2 4 3 4 3 2 Using W indows Media P layer Copying mu sic fro m CD 1 In se rt C D in to t he CD - RO M dri ve, and s ta rt W in dows M ed ia Playe r .
55 5 Using W indows Media P lay er 3 2, 3 Using W indows Media P layer T ran sfe rring mus ic fi le to the re cord er Y ou ca n tra ns fer t he mu sic f i les s ave d in you r PC to th is re cor der. For h ow to copy t he mus ic f ile s fr om th e CD to you r PC , se e “ Co pyi ng mu si c fr om C D ” ( ☞ P.
56 5 Using W indows Media P lay er 5 4 24 3 Using W indows Media P layer 4 Se le c t th e de si re d ca teg or y f ro m [ Libra r y ] on t he l ef t , an d se le c t mus ic f i le s or al bu ms t o tra ns fe r to t he re co rd er, and D rag & D ro p th em i n [ Syn c Li s t ] on t he ri gh t.
57 5 Using W indows Media P lay er 5 6 6 Using W indows Media P layer 5 Cli ck [ ] o n t he up pe r rig ht co rn er, and se t t he synchronization options. • Clic k on th e [ Create folder hier archy on device ] to c he ck . * 1 *2 • Th e fol de r wi th ar t ist n am e or al bu m name i s auto mati cal ly cre ated .
58 5 Using W indows Media P lay er 5 3 2, 4 Using W indows Media P layer 1 In se rt t h e bl ank C D - R /R W int o th e CD - R / RW dr ive , and s ta r t Win dows M edi a Player.
59 5 Using W indows Media P lay er 3 2 54 Using W indows Media P layer Win do ws Me di a Pla ye r 10 1 In se rt t h e bl ank C D - R /R W int o th e CD - R / RW dr ive , and s ta r t Win dows M edi a Player. 2 From t he Fe atu re s ta sk b ar, clic k [ Burn ] me nu.
60 5 2 1 3 4567 89 0 Using iTunes Using iT unes 1 Feat ur es t as kb ar 2 Rewind button/ Playb ack , Pa use b ut to n/ Fast For w ard b ut t on 3 Vo l u m e s l i d e 4 Playlist addition button 5 Shuf.
61 5 Usin g iT unes 2 6 5 3 4 Using iTunes Copying mu sic fro m CD 1 In se rt t h e CD in to t he C D - RO M drive, and start iT unes. 2 Cli ck [ iT unes ] { [ Preferences ]. 3 Cli ck [ Advanced ] ta g. 4 Cli ck [ Importi ng ] to se t t he f il e for mat a nd b it ra te f or co pyi ng mus ic f il es t o you r PC , an d c lic k [ OK ].
62 5 Usin g iT unes 2 Drag & Drop files here Using iTunes T ran sfe rring mus ic fi le to the re cord er Y ou ca n tra ns fer t he mu sic f i les s ave d in you r PC to th is re cor der. For h ow to copy t he mus ic f ile s fr om th e CD to you r PC , se e “ Co pyi ng mu si c fr om C D ” ( ☞ P.
63 5 2 3 4 56 Usin g iT unes Using iTunes Copying voic e fil e to the CD Y ou ca n tra ns fer t he voi ce f il es in t he re cor der to y our P C and co py th em to CD. For ho w to copy th e voi ce f il es fr om th e re cor der to y our P C, s ee “ Tran sf er t he vo ic e f il es t o you r PC ” ( ☞ P.
64 5 Usi ng a s ex t er na l me mo r y o f th e PC Using as e x te rnal memor y of the PC In ad dit io n to it s use s as an I C re cord er a nd a musi c pl ayer, this r eco rde r ca n als o be use d as e x tern al m emo r y fo r a com pute r by sto rin g dat a f rom a co mp ute r and r ead in g it back out.
65 6 Alarm message list Othe r Information Alarm message list Message Meaning Explanation Action [Bat te ry L ow] Low batter y power. Ba tte ry po wer is getti ng low . Re pla ce w ith n ew b at te r- ies ( ☞ P.1 0 ) . [File Pr ote ct ed] Erase -lo cked.
66 6 Troubleshooting Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g Symptom P robable cause Action No th in g ap p ea rs o n the d ispla y Th e bat t er ies a re n ot l oa de d pr op er ly. Verify that the batteries’ polarities = and - are cor re c t ( ☞ P. 1 0 ) .
67 6 Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g Troubleshooting Symptom P robable cause Action Una b le t o er as e th e file The file is locked. Unl oc k th e f ile ( ☞ P. 3 6 , P. 3 8 ) . Th e f il e is re ad - o nly. Unl oc k th e f ile o r c anc el t he re ad - o nly se tt in g of th e f il e on t he P C .
68 6 T echnic al assistance and suppor t/ Accessories (optional) T echnica l assistance a nd suppor t Th e fol low in g are co nta c t inf or mati on f or te chn ica l sup po r t fo r Ol ym pus r eco rd er s and soft ware only . s T e ch nic al H ot l ine N u mbe r i n th e U.
69 6 Specifi cations Spec ific at ions General points 4 Recording format: WMA ( Wi ndo ws Me dia Au di o) 4 Input level: - 70 dBv 4 Sampling frequenc y: [ ST X Q ] mo de: 44.
70 6 Specific ations Specifi cations • A max im um re cor din g tim e p er le is set f or e ach m ode . Even i f the r eco rde r ’s mem or y is not u se d up, r eco rdi ng c ann ot be co ntin ue d be yon d the l imi t. Maximum recording time per file [ ST XQ ] 26 h.
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