Olympus VN-712PC manual

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. T o ensure successful recordings, we recommend that you test the record function and volume befor[...]

2 EN • 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 hou t 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 fo rmat io n rel ati ng to pr odu c t nam es and m od el n umb er s . • Th e ill ust rat io n of th e scr ee n an d the r eco rde r sh own i n this m anu al m ay dif fer [...]

3 EN Introduction T ab le of c on tent s .............................. 3 Sa fet y p re ca ut ion s ............................ 4 Cau ti on f or us ag e env iro nm ent ..................... 4 Hand lin g th e re cor der .................................... 5 Bat t er y ha ndl ing p re ca ut ion s ........................ 6 1 Get tin g star ted Mai [...]

4 EN Safet y precautions Be fo re u si ng yo ur n ew r ec or de r, rea d th is man ua l ca re fu l ly to e n su re t ha t you k no w how t o op er ate i t s af el y an d co rre c t ly. Kee p t hi s man ua l in a n ea si ly a cc es si bl e location for future reference. • Th e war nin g sy mb o ls in dic ate im po r ta nt saf et y re la ted in fo [...]

5 EN Safety pre cautions War ni ng re g ar di ng d at a los s: • Re cord ed co nte nt in me mo r y may be d es troye d or e ra se d by op e rati ng mis ta kes , uni t mal fu nc t ion , or d uri ng rep air w ork . I t is re com men de d to ba ck up an d save i mp or t ant co ntent to o the r me dia su ch as a co mp ute r har d dis k. • Any li ab[...]

6 EN Battery handling precautions Fol low t h es e im po r ta nt g ui de li ne s to pr eve nt b at te ri es f ro m le ak i ng , over heating, burning, exploding, or cau si ng e l ec t ri ca l sh oc k s or b u rns . f Da nge r: • Batteries should never be e xposed to flame, heated , short- circuited or disassembled. • Never heat or inciner ate b[...]

7 1 EN Mai n fea tu r es Main features s Sup po r ts a w id e ran ge o f re cor di ng f orm at s. C an ha nd le th e MP3 f orm at * (MPE G - 1 / M PEG - 2 Audi o L ayer 3) and t he W ind ows Me di a Audi o ( WMA) f orm at ( ☞ P. 2 9 ) . * VN- 71 3PC, VN- 71 2PC only . s Sup po r ts h ig h ca pac it y r ec or di ng me di a. B es ide s t he i nte r[...]

8 1 EN 3 7 6 5 4 - ) ( = q * & ^ $ # 8 9 0 ! @ % 1 2 Identification of parts Identification of par ts 1 Built-in mic rophone 2 MIC (M ic r op ho ne) ja ck 3 EAR (Ea rph on e) jac k 4 CALEND AR/S CENE button *1 SCE NE button *2 5 Card co ver *1 6 LED i nd ic ato r li ght 7 Built-in speaker 8 + button 9 REC ( s ) (Record) button 0 9 button ! FO L[...]

9 1 EN 3 4 5 9 7 16 8 2 6 3 9 5 @ 4 8 0 7 1 ! 2 Ide ntification of parts Identification of parts Dis pl ay (LCD pan el) Th e disp lay ed ch ara c ter s ize o n the s cre en c an b e cha ng ed . Se e “[ Fo nt Siz e ]” ( ☞ P. 3 4 ) . 1 Curr ent f i le nu mb er/ T ota l num be r of r ec or de d fi le s in t h e folder 2 Re cor di ng m ed ia i nd[...]

10 1 EN Power s up pl y 2 I ns er t t he b at te rie s , obs er v in g th e cor re c t = and - polarities. 3 Cl os e th e bat t er y c over com pl et el y by sl id ing t o t he dir e ct io n A . Inse r tin g ba tte rie s 1 Li gh tl y pr es s dow n on t he a rro w and s li de t he b at te r y cove r op e n. Notes • Whe n cha ng ing t he b at ter i[...]

11 1 EN C A B Pow er s up pl y/ HO LD Power su p pl y Turn ing o n / of f t he power Tur ni ng o n t he p owe r W hi le t he r ec or de r is t ur ne d of f, sl ide t h e POWER / HOLD swi tc h to th e di re ct i on of t h e arr ow. Tur ni ng o f f t he p owe r S li de t he POWER / HOLD sw it ch t o th e di re ct i on of t h e arr ow, and h ol d it f[...]

12 1 EN Se tt i ng t im e an d da te If yo u se t the t ime a nd d ate be fo reh an 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. Se t tin g the ti me a nd da te be fo reh an d ena bl es ea sie r f ile m ana ge me nt. Whe n yo u in st al l ba tt er ie s fo r t he fi rs t t im e or e ac h ti [...]

13 1 EN Ins e r ti ng a nd e je c t in g a mi c roS D c ar d Th e “micr oSD” i ndi cate d in t he ins tr uc ti on manu al re fe rs to b oth m icr oSD and mic roSDH C . Wi th thi s reco rd er, besi de s the inter na l mem or y, you c an s tor e the d ata i nto comm erc ial ly ava ila bl e mic roSD c ard . In se r tin g a mic r oSD ca rd 1 W hil [...]

14 1 EN Ins e r ti ng a nd e je c t in g a mi c roS D c ar d Inse r ti ng an d eje c ti ng a mi cr oSD c ar d • Th e mic roSD ca rd is v isi bl y ou t of th e slo t and c an b e rem ove d saf el y. • If yo u eje c t th e mic roSD c ard w he n [ Memory Selec t ] is s et to [ mi cr oS D car d ], it w il l be auto mati cal ly ch ang ed to [ Intern[...]

15 1 EN Se le c ti n g th e fo ld er s a nd f i le s a b c a b Selec ting the folder s and f iles The r eco rde r prov id es f ive f ol der s, [ & ], [ ' ], [ ( ], [ ) ] a nd [ * ]. Ea ch fo ld er c an s tore u p to 200 f i les . 1 W hil e t he re co rd er i s in s to p mod e, p re ss t he FOL DE R /I ND E X button. • Th e fol de r cha n[...]

2 16 EN a b c d Recording 1 S el ec t t he r ec or di ng fo ld er ( ☞ P.1 5 ) . 2 Pr es s th e REC ( s ) but to n to s ta r t recording. • T urn t he mi cro ph on e in th e dir ec ti on of th e sou rce to b e reco rd ed . Be for e st ar ti ng re cor din g, s el ec t a f old er among [ & ] to [ * ]. Th ese f ive fo ld er s can b e sel e ct i[...]

2 17 EN Recording Rec ording • Th e reco rd er wi ll s top i f le f t on p aus e fo r mor e than 6 0 min utes . 4 Resum e Rec or di ng: P re ss t he REC ( s ) but t on ag ai n. • Re cord in g wil l resu me at t he p oi nt of interruption. To qui c k ly c h ec k o n th e re co r de d co nt en ts W hi le t he r ec ord e r is in r ec or di ng mod [...]

2 18 EN Recording Recording Recording from external microphone or other devices The e x te rna l mic rop ho ne an d oth er de vice s can b e con ne c ted a nd th e so und c an b e recorded. • Do no t pl ug an d unp lu g dev ice s into th e reco rde r ’s jack w hil e it is re cor din g. Co nn ec t an e x te rn al m ic ro pho ne t o th e MIC jac [...]

19 3 EN b a c Playbac k Play bac k 3 Pr es s th e + o r − bu t ton t o adj us t to a co mf or t abl e li st en ing vol um e. Notes • T o avoid i rri tat io n to the e ar, inse r t the e arp ho nes a f ter t ur nin g dow n the volum e leve l. • Whe n yo u lis ten w ith t he ea rp ho nes dur ing p lay ba ck , do n ot r ais e the volu me to o mu[...]

20 3 EN Playbac k Playba ck W hi le t he r ec ord er i s in s to p mo de or p layb ac k mo de , pre ss t he 9 button. • Th e reco rd er sk ip s to the b e gin nin g of the n ex t f i le . W hi le t he r ec ord er i s in p lay ba ck mod e, p re ss t he 0 b ut to n. • Th e reco rd er sk ip s to the b e gin nin g of the c urr ent f i le . W hi le [...]

21 3 EN Pla yback Playba ck Notes • Whe n you a t temp t to sk ip to th e be gin ni ng of a f i le d uri ng p lay ba ck , th e reco rd er wi ll s tar t play ba ck f rom t he ind ex m ark o r tem p mar k if th ose a re reco rd ed . Y ou wi ll sk ip to t he b eg inn ing of th e f il e, if yo u p er f orm t he o pe rat io n whi le in s to p mo de ( [...]

22 3 EN Playba ck Playbac k S et ti ng an i nd ex ma rk or a te mp mark If in de x ma rk s an d tem p mar k s are p la ced , you c an qu ick l y f ind a l oc ati on yo u wa nt to lis ten to i n fas t fo r wa rd an d fa st re win d an d whe n cui ng a f i le . Ind ex m ark s can not b e pla ced o n f il es cr eate d on ma chi nes o the r than t his [...]

23 3 EN Playba ck Pla yback 1 S el ec t a f il e in w hi ch i nd ex o r tem p ma rk s you w is h to e ras e ar e contained. 2 Pr es s th e 9 or 0 but t on to se le c t th e in de x or te mp m ark t o erase. Cl e ar in g an i n de x ma rk o r a te m p ma rk 3 W hil e t he in de x or t em p num be r is di sp laye d fo r app rox im ate ly 2 se con ds [...]

24 3 EN Playba ck Playbac k • Y ou ca n fa st f or w ard , rew ind , or change playback spe ed as you can operate in normal mode while [ w ] is f las hi ng to f in d the e nd p os iti on ( ☞ P. 2 1 ) . • Whe n it r eac hes t he e nd of t he f i le while [ w ] i s f las hin g, p oi nt [ x ] be com es th e en d of th e f il e, an d rep eat p la[...]

25 3 EN Era sing Erasing A se le c ted f i le c an b e er ase d f rom a f ol der. Als o, all f i le s in a fo ld er c an b e er ase d simultaneously. • If an a c ti on is n ot se le c te d wi thi n 8 se cond s, th e re cord er wi ll re tur n to stop mode. 4 Pr es s th e ` OK bu tt on . 5 Pr es s th e + b ut to n to s el ec t [ Star t ]. 6 Pr es s[...]

26 4 EN Menu setting m ethod Menu setting method Item s in me nus a re c ateg or ize d so t hat yo u can q ui ck ly se t a de sir ed i tem . You can se t eac h men u ite m as fo ll ows . 2 Pr es s th e + o r − bu t to n to move to t he it em yo u wan t to se t . 1 Pr es s th e MENU b ut to n. 3 Pr es s th e ` OK bu t to n to move th e cu rso r to[...]

27 4 EN Menu setting method Menu setting m ethod 7 Pr es s th e ` OK bu t to n to com pl et e th e se t ti ng. • Press ing th e 0 button without pre ssi ng th e ` OK button will canc el the s et ti ngs a nd re tu rn yo u to the pre vio us s cre en . 8 Pr es s th e STOP ( 4 ) bu t to n to cl ose t he m en u sc re e n. • Whe n in t he me nu s cre[...]

28 4 EN Menu setting method Menu setting m ethod F i l e M e n u F i l e L o c k Loc ki ng a f il e kee ps i mpo r t ant da ta f rom be ing a cci de nta lly e ra se d. Lo cke d f il es a re 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. 2 5 ) . 1 S el ec t t he f i le you w ant t o lo ck . 2 Select [ Fil e L oc [...]

29 4 EN Menu setting method Menu setting m ethod R e c M e n u Rec L eve l Re cord ing s ens iti vi t y is ad jus ta bl e to me et reco rding needs. 1 Select [ Rec Level ] fro m t he me nu on t he [ Re c M en u ]. [ High ]: Hig h re cord ing s en siti vi t y sui ta bl e for conf ere nces w ith m any p ar ti cip ant s and r eco rdi ng au dio a t a d[...]

30 4 EN Menu setting method Menu setting m ethod V C V A Whe n th e mic rop ho ne s ens es th at sou nds h ave rea che d a p res et th res hol d volu me le vel, t he bu ilt- in Var iab le Co ntro l Voice Ac tua tor ( VC VA) star ts re cor din g auto mati cal ly, and s top s whe n the vo lum e dro ps b elo w the t hres ho ld l evel . Th e VC VA feat[...]

31 4 EN Menu setting method Menu setting m ethod V-Syn c. Re c For V N -7 1 3PC: Voice s ync r eco rdi ng s ta r ts w hen a vo ice lou de r than t he vo ice s ync l eve l (dete c tio n leve l) is de tec te d. W he n the vo ice b eco mes low, reco rdi ng w ill au toma tic all y sto p. Whe n voi ce sy nc r eco rdi ng is o n and t he inp ut le vel is [...]

32 4 EN Menu setting method a Menu setting m ethod • If so un d at a vol ume e qu al to or be low th e voi ce sy nc l evel co nti nue s for t he sp e cif i ed t ime , voice s y nc reco rdi ng wi ll en d auto mat ica ll y, and t he re cor der w ill r etu rn to t he reco rdi ng s ta ndb y mo de o r sto p mod e. Eve r y tim e the re cor de r enter s[...]

33 4 EN Menu setting method Menu setting m ethod P l a y M e n u N o i s e C a n c e l Note • Whe n a re cord in g sce ne is s el ec te d, reco rdi ng -r ela ted m enu s et tin gs ca nno t be ch ang e d. I f you w ish to us e th ese fun c ti ons , se t [ Rec Scene ] to [ Off ]. For V N -7 1 3PC: If re cor de d aud io is d if f i cul t to un der s[...]

34 4 EN Menu setting method Menu setting m ethod • In [ Folder ] mo de , whe n th e reco rd er come s to the e nd o f the l as t f ile i n the folder , [ E n d ] f la she s fo r t wo se con ds on the d isp lay an d th e reco rd er s top s at the st ar t o f the f i rs t f il e in th e fo ld er. LC D/ Sound Menu F o n t S i z e Changing the displa[...]

35 4 EN Menu setting method Menu setting m ethod D e v i c e M e n u M e m o r y S e l e c t Fo r VN -71 3P C , VN -71 2P C: Whe n a mi croSD c ard i s ins er te d yo u ca n sel ec t to r eco rd to eit he r the in tern al mem or y o r to th e mic roSD ca rd ( ☞ P. 1 3 ) . 1 Select [ Memory Select ] f ro m th e me nu on t he [ Device Menu ]. [ Int[...]

36 4 EN Menu setting method Menu setting m ethod Menu settings af ter resetting (ini ti al s et t in gs): 4 R e c M e nu : [ Rec Level ] [ High ] [ Rec Mo de ] *1 [ MP3 ] [ 192 k bp s ] [ Rec Mo de ] *2 [ 32 kb ps ] [ L ow Cu t Fil te r ] [ Off ] [ VCVA ] [ Off ] [ V-Sync . R ec ] *3 [ On/Off ] [ Off ] [ V-s yn c ti me ] [ 1 s e c. ] [ Mode ] [ Con[...]

37 4 EN Menu setting method Menu setting m ethod Notes • Neve r for mat t he re cor de r fro m a PC . • Whe n the r eco rde r is fo rm at ted , all t he save d dat a, i ncl udi ng l ock ed f i les a nd rea d- o nl y f il es , are e ras ed . • Rep la ce th e bat te r y w ith a n ew on e in ord er to e nsur e that t he b at ter y wil l not run [...]

38 5 EN Usi ng t he r e co rd er o n yo ur P C Apa r t fr om us ing t his u nit a s a reco rd er, you can u se it a s an e x tern al m emo r y fo r you r comp ute r, as a stor ag e dev ice. • Th e f ile s re cord ed b y this r eco rde r ca n be p laye d ba ck on y our co mp ute r usin g Win dow s Me dia Pl ayer. Y ou c an al so tra nsf er th e WM[...]

39 5 EN Usi ng t he r e co rd er o n yo ur P C Usin g the r ec ord er on yo ur PC Macintosh : Whe n you co nn ec t th e re cord er to Mac O S, it w ill b e re cog niz ed b y the dri ve na me of t he p rod uc t na me o n the des k top. I f a mic roSD c ard is i nse r te d, [ Unt itle d ] wi ll be d isp lay ed . Notes • Re fer to t he us er ’s ma[...]

40 6 EN T roubleshooting/ Accessories ( optional) Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g Accessories ( optional) Accesso ri es e xclus ive to th e Ol ym pus vo ice reco rd er ca n be p urc has ed d ire c tl y fro m Onl in e Sho p on o ur com pa ny ’s websi te. Sal es of a ccess or ies a re di f fe re nt acco rdi ng to the co untr y. Q - 1 No th in g hap pe[...]

41 6 EN Specific ations Specif ic ations Ge ne ra l po in t s 4 Re cor di ng forma t: MP3 (MPEG - 1 Audi o Lay er3) * WMA (Windows Media A udio) * VN -71 3PC , VN -71 2PC o nl y 4 Sampling frequenc y: MP3 f or mat * 19 2 k bp s 44 .1 k Hz 1 28 k bp s 4 4.1 k Hz 48 kb ps 44 .1 k Hz WMA format 32 kb ps 4 4 .1 k Hz 16 k bp s 22 k Hz 5 k bp s 8 k Hz * [...]

42 6 EN Specific ations Specific ations Gu i de to b at t er y l i fe Th e fol low in g val ue s are s tr ic tl y ref er enc es. 4 Alkaline batte ries: Re co rd in g mo d e Built-in microphone (During recording mode) Built-in speakers (Du ri ng p lay b ac k mode) Earphone (Du ri ng p lay ba ck mode) MP3 format * 1 9 2 k bps 53 h. 20 h. 60 h. WMA fo[...]

43 6 EN Specific ations Specific ations Gu i de to r e co rd i ng t i me s Th e fol low in g val ue s are s tr ic tl y ref er enc es. 4 MP3 forma t*1: Recording mode Internal memor y microSD card*1 VN-7 1 3PC (4 G B) VN-7 1 2PC (2 GB) 2 GB 4 GB 8 GB 1 6 GB 1 92 kbps 44 h. 22 h. 22 h. 44 h. 89 h. 1 78 h. 12 8 kbps 66 h. 30 min. 33 h. 30 m in. 33 h. [...]

44 6 EN Specific ations Specific ations Spe ci f ic atio ns an d de sig n are s ubj ec t to ch ang e wi tho ut no tice . Ma x im u m re co r di ng t i me p er f i le • Th e ma xim um c apa ci t y for a s in gle f i le i s limi ted to a pp rox . 4 GB fo r WMA a nd MP3. • Re gar dl ess o f the m em or y r ema ini ng amo unt , the l on ge st s oun[...]

45 6 EN Techn i ca l as s is ta nc e an d s up po r t Th e fol low ing a re co nta c t inf or mati on f or te chni ca l sup po r t fo r Ol ym pus r eco rde rs a nd sof tw are o nl y. s T e c hni ca l Ho t li ne N umb e r in t he U. S . an d Ca nad a 1 -888-55 3 -4 448 s Use r Su pp or t E - mai l ad dr es s in t he U. S. an d Ca nad a distec@olympu[...]

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