Olympus WS-520M 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 Introd uc ti on • Th e conte nts o f this d ocu me nt may b e chan ge d in th e fut ure w ith out a dva nce d not ice. Cont ac t our Cu sto mer S upp or t Ce nter fo r the l ates t inf orm atio n re lati ng to pr odu c t name s and m od el nu mb er s. • Th e utmo st c are ha s be en t aken to e nsur e the in tegr it y of t he cont ent s of[...]

3 EN T able of contents 1 2 3 4 5 6 Introduction Sa fe an d pr op er u sa ge .............................. 4 1 Ge tt ing sta rt ed Mai n fe at ure s ........................................... 6 Ide nt if ic at io n of p ar t s .............................. 7 Dis play (LCD p ane l) ........................................ 8 Power s up pl y ......[...]

4 EN Be fo re u sin g you r ne w re co rde r, rea d th is man ua l ca re fu lly t o en su re t hat y ou k now how t o op era te i t sa fe ly an d co rr ec t ly. Kee p th is m anu al i n an e as il y acc es si ble location for future reference. • T he w arni ng s ym bo ls ind ic ate imp or t ant safety related inform ation. T o protect you rs el f[...]

5 EN Safe a nd pr oper u sag e • Whe n ca rr yi ng o r sto rin g th e bat te ri es , be su re t o put i t in th e prov id ed c ase t o pr ote c t it s ter mi nal s. D o not c arr y o r st ore th e bat te ri es wi th a ny met al obj ec ts (su ch a s key rin gs). If t hi s warn in g is no t fol lowe d, fi re , overh eat in g or e le c tri c sh oc k[...]

6 1 EN Main features Main features s Dual function recorder as a Di git al Voic e Re cor de r and a Di git al M usi c Player ( ☞ P. 1 7 ) . s The re co rde r st ore s hi ghl y com pre sse d WMA ( Win dows Media Audio ) format voice mes sa ge s in in teg rat ed f la sh memory ( ☞ P . 21 ). It c an a lso play back MP3 * ( M PEG- 1 /MPE G-2 Audi o[...]

7 1 EN 1 * ^ % 9 8 2 5 6 7 0 ! @ # $ & ( ) = - q 4 3 Identification of parts Identification of par ts 1 EAR (Ear pho ne) jac k 2 MIC (Mi cr op hon e) jac k 3 Built-in stereo microphone (L ) 4 Built-in stereo microphone (R ) 5 Recording indicator light 6 LIST button 7 Strap hole 8 Display (L CD panel) 9 Built-in speaker 0 + button ! REC ( s ) (R[...]

8 1 EN Identification of parts 3 4 3 4 1 2 1 2 When [ VOICE ] mode is selected: When [ MUSIC ] mode is selected: " For WS -520M / WS -51 0M/ WS-500M: " For WS - 40 0S: When [ VOICE ] mode is selected: When [ MUSIC ] mode is selected: " For WS -520M / WS -51 0M/ WS-500M: Identification of parts 1 2 Display (L CD panel) Folder list dis[...]

9 1 EN 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 - 40 0S: When [ VOICE ] mode is selected: When [ MUSIC ] mode is selected: " For WS -520M / WS -51 0M/ WS-500M: " For WS - 40 0S: Identification of parts 1 Folder name Rec or d/ Playb ack s tat us i ndi cat or Battery indicator 2 Fil e[...]

10 1 EN Identification of parts/Pow er supply Identification of parts Powe r s u p p l y 2 Insert size-A AA alkaline battery, obs er v ing t he c orr ec t = an d - polarities. Inse rt ing ba tter ies Thi s reco rd er ca n be u sed w ith e ith er Ni - MH Re char gea bl e Bat te rie s or A A A Alk ali ne Batteries. 1 Lig ht ly pr es s dow n on t he a[...]

11 1 EN Power su pp l y Power s up pl y 3 Clo se t he ba tt er y c over com pl ete ly by p re ssi ng to t he direction A , th en s lid in g to th e direction B . • If th e “ hour ” ind ic ator f la she s in the disp lay, se e “ S et t ing t im e an d dat e [T im e & Dat e] ” ( ☞ P. 1 5 ) . Battery indicator Th e bat ter y ind ica to[...]

12 1 EN Power su pp l y Power s up pl y Do n ot c har ge t he p ri mar y b at te ri es suc h as a lk al in e or li t hiu m ba tt er ie s. It m ay cau se b at te r y le ak ag e hea ti ng and r ec or de r ma lf un ct io n. Charging by connecting to a com pute r vi a USB Y ou ca n cha rge th e bat te ri es by con ne ct ing to a PC's USB p or t . [...]

13 1 EN Power su pp l y Power s up pl y • Do no t char ge th e re cord er w ith th e USB hub connected. • If [ Cannot charge ] is displ ayed , it me ans that a b at ter y t hat c ann ot be c har ged i s in th e reco rd er. Repl ace th e bat te ri es wi th sup pli ed o nes at o nce ( ☞ P. 1 0 ) . • Y ou ca nno t cha rge w hen [ ; ] *1 or [ =[...]

14 1 EN Power su pp l y Power s up pl y/HO LD HOLD Se t th e re co rd er t o HOLD m od e Whi le t he re co rd er i s dur ing s top mod e, s li de t he HOLD swi tc h in t he direction indicated by the arrow . If yo u bri ng th e re cord er is s et to HO LD mo de, th e run nin g cond iti ons w ill b e pre ser ve d, a nd al l but to ns wi ll be d isa [...]

15 1 EN +− button 9 0 button OK ` button LIST button HOLD/Sett ing t ime a nd date [ Tim e & Date] HOLD /Set ting time and dat e If yo u set t he ti me an d date b ef ore han d, the i nfo rmat io n whe n the f i le is re cor de d is auto mati cal ly s tore d fo r each f i le. S et tin g the ti me a nd date b ef ore ha nd en abl es ea sie r fi[...]

16 1 EN +− button 9 button OK ` button MENU button Set ti ng ti me an d date [ Tim e & Date] Se tt in g ti me a nd d ate 1 Whi le t he re co rd er i s dur ing s top mod e, p re ss t he MENU button. • Th e men u wil l app ea r on th e disp lay ( ☞ P. 3 6 ) . 4 Press the OK ` or 9 button. • [ Tim e & Da te ] wi ll ap pea r on th e dis[...]

17 1 EN [VO ICE] m ode a nd [MUSI C] m ode [VOICE ] mode and [M USIC] mode Thi s dev ice ca n be us ed a s a voice r eco rde r or as a mu sic p laye r. For reco rdin g and play ba ck voi ce reco rdi ngs , se t the mo de swi tch to [ VO IC E ] . For lis ten ing to m usic , se t the m ode s wi tch to [ MUSIC ]. [V OICE ] mo de: Sli de t he m ode s wi[...]

18 1 EN Recorder Fol de r A Fol der B Fol der C Folder D Folder E 00 1 002 003 004 200 Folder Fil e Note s on t he f ol de rs Not es on the folders Th e voice f i les a nd th e musi c f ile s are s epa rate d into fo ld er s for vo ice re cor din gs an d fol der s for m usi c play bac k that a re or gan ize d in a br an chin g tre e -s t yl e and s[...]

19 1 EN Notes on t he fo lde rs Art ist 01 Art ist 02 Art ist 03 00 1 002 003 004 200 Fol der Fi le Firs t laye r Album 0 1 Album 02 Album 03 Second la yer Music Music A Note s on t he f ol de rs " For WS -520M / WS -51 0M/ WS-500M: Abo ut the f ol der fo r mus ic p layb ac k Whe n tra nsf er rin g musi c f ile s to the d evi ce usin g Wi ndow[...]

20 1 EN Op er at io n of t he f ol de rs fo r mu si c pl ayb ac k s: Folder list display Folder list display (Se con d laye r) File list display File di sp lay Op er at ion o f th e fo ld er s fo r voi ce re co rd ing s: Folder list display File list display File di sp lay OK ` button LIST button File di sp lay Ea ch tim e yo u pre ss th is it op e[...]

21 2 EN REC ( s ) bu tt on e a c b d f STOP ( 4 ) bu tt on Recording About recording Be for e st ar tin g re cord ing , sel ec t a f old er be tw ee n [ & ] to [ * ]. T hes e f ive fo ld ers c an be s ele c tiv ely u se d to dis ting uis h the k in d of re cord ing; f or e xamp le, Fo ld er [ & ] mi ght be us ed to s tor e pri vat e info rm[...]

22 2 EN To EAR jack Recording Recording Notes • T o ensu re re cor din g fro m the b eg inn ing , st ar t sp eak in g af ter yo u se e the r eco rdin g indicator ligh t on. • When remaining recording time is less than 60 seconds, the recording indicator lig ht st ar t s  ashing. When the rec ording tim e is de crea sin g to 30 or 10 seco nds[...]

23 2 EN Recording Recording Microphone sensitivit y Mic rop ho ne se nsit iv it y is ad jus tab le to m ee t recording needs. [ CON F ]: Th is is a hi ghl y se nsi tive m od e whi ch can record surrounding noises. [ DICT ]: This is the standard level of microphone sensitivity . Select this mod e fo r cas es wh ere t he vol ume o f the s our ce sou [...]

24 2 EN Recording Recording Recommended settings by recording condition Th e reco rde r is in itia lly s et to [ ST XQ ] mod e so th at you c an ma ke hig h qua lit y s tere o reco rdi ngs i mme dia tely a f ter p urch asin g it . The v ar iou s fun ct ion s rel atin g to re cord ing c an be co nf igu re d in de tai l to suit t he re cord ing co nd[...]

25 2 EN Recording To MIC jack Recording Recording from external microphone or other devices The e x ter nal mi cro ph one a nd oth er de vice s can b e con nec te d and t he so und c an b e reco rd ed. Co nn ec t as fo ll ows by th e dev ice to be us ed . • Do no t plu g and u npl ug d evice s into th e reco rd er ’s jack wh ile i t is re cord [...]

26 2 EN Recording To MIC jack To audio o ut put ter min al o f oth er devices To EAR jack To audio i np ut termin al of other devices Recording Note • Th e det ail ed i npu t leve ls ca nnot b e adju ste d wit h this re cor der. Whe n ex te rnal dev ices ar e conn ec ted , pe r for m a test reco rdi ng an d the n adj ust t he ou tpu t leve l for [...]

27 3 EN STOP ( 4 ) bu tt on +− button OK ` button a b d e c Playback Play bac k Th e reco rde r ca n play bac k WA V * , MP3 * and WM A for mat f il es . T o play bac k a f ile reco rd ed wi th oth er ma chi nes , you n ee d to tra nsf er (copy) i t fr om a com put er. * For WS -520M , WS -51 0M , WS- 500 M on ly. a File name b Folder indicator c[...]

28 3 EN Playba ck Playback • [ 3 ] wil l app ear o n the d isp lay. • If yo u rel eas e the 9 but ton, it wil l stop. Press t he OK ` but to n to st ar t pl ayb ack fro m wh ere i t was s top pe d. Whi le t he re co rd er i s dur ing pl ayba ck mo de , pre ss a nd ho ld t he 9 button. • Whe n you r el eas e the 9 but ton the reco rd er wi ll [...]

29 3 EN Playba ck To EAR jack Playback Whi le t he re co rd er i s dur ing pl ayba ck mo de , pre ss t he 0 button twice. • Th e reco rde r sk ips to t he b egi nni ng of th e previous file. Notes • Whe n you s ki p to the b eg inn ing o f the f il e dur ing p layb ack , t he re cord er w ill s top at the p osi tio n of the i nd ex ma rk an d t[...]

30 3 EN Playba ck Playback Ab ou t mu si c fi l e In ca ses w her e the r eco rde r is un abl e to play ba ck mus ic f il es that h ave be en tra nsf err ed to i t, ch eck to m ake sur e that t he sam pli ng r ate and b it r ate are i n the r ang e whe re p layb ack is p oss ibl e. Co mbi nati ons o f sam pli ng ra tes an d bit r ates fo r musi c f[...]

31 3 EN Playba ck +− button 9 0 button OK ` button INDEX /ER ASE button Playback 1 Whi le t he re co rd er i s dur ing re cor di ng mo de or p lay bac k mod e, p re ss t he INDEX / ERASE button. • Even af te r an in dex o r temp m ark is pla ced , reco rd ing o r play ba ck wil l conti nue s o you c an p lace i nde x or temp m ark s in o the r [...]

32 3 EN Playba ck +− button 9 0 button OK ` button REC ( s ) bu tt on Playback 1 Se le ct a f il e th at ha s a se gm ent you wou ld l ike to p lay bac k repeatedly ( ☞ P.1 8 t o P. 2 0 ) . 2 In t he Fi le li st d isp lay, pre ss t he + or − button to select the file. • In th e File d ispl ay, press t he 9 or 0 but to n to se lec t a f i le[...]

33 3 EN Playba ck Playback • Whe n it re ach es to th e end o f the f i le whi le [ w ] is f l ashi ng , the p oin t wil l be com e the e nd po sit ion , and r ep eat playbac k will start. 5 Pre ss th e REC ( s ) bu tt on ag ai n at th e pos it io n whe re yo u want t o en d seg me nt re pe at p layb ack . • Th e reco rde r re pea tedl y pl ays[...]

34 3 EN +− button 9 0 button OK ` button INDEX /ER ASE button Erasing Erasing A se lec te d f il e can b e er ase d fr om a f old er. Als o, all f i les i n a fol de r can b e er ase d simultaneously. 1 Se le ct t he f ol der o r fi le yo u want to er ase ( ☞ P. 1 8 t o P. 2 0 ) . 2 In t he Fi le li st d isp lay, pre ss t he + or − but t on t[...]

35 3 EN Erasing Erasing • It may t ake over 10 seco nds to co mpl ete pro cess ing . Neve r rem ove bat te rie s duri ng this t ime b ec ause d ata m ay be co rru pted . In ad dit io n, re pla ce the b at ter ie s with n ew one s in or de r to ensu re tha t the b at ter ies wil l not r un ou t whi le p roce ssi ng. • For WS -520M , WS -51 0M , [...]

36 4 EN +− button 9 0 button OK ` button MENU button Menu setting method Menu setting method 1 Wh ile t he r ec ord er i s du rin g sto p mod e, p re ss t he MENU button. • Th e men u wil l app ea r on th e disp lay. Men u se t ti ng • Men u ite ms ca n be s et du rin g a reco rdi ng o r play bac k ( ☞ P. 3 7 ) . 2 Pre ss th e + or − bu t[...]

37 4 EN Menu setting method Menu setting method • Y ou wi ll b e inf orm ed t hat th e se tt ing s have be en e st abl ish ed vi a the s cre en . • Press ing t he 0 button without pre ssi ng th e OK ` but ton will cancel the s et tin gs an d ret urn y ou to th e previous sc reen. 8 Pre ss th e MENU bu tt on to c lo se th e men u sc re en . • [...]

38 4 EN Menu setting method Menu setting method , Rec Men u Mi c Se ns e Mic rop ho ne se nsit iv it y is ad jus tab le to m ee t recording needs. + Fil e Me n u Erase Lock Loc kin g a f ile ke ep s imp or t ant da ta fr om be ing a ccid ent all y er ase d. Lo cke d f il es are not e ras ed w hen yo u se le c t to era se al l f ile s fro m a fo lde[...]

39 4 EN Menu setting method Menu setting method a b [ MP3 ]: MPEG is th e inte rnat ion al st an dard est ab lis hed b y a wor ki ng gr oup o f the ISO (I nter nati on al Or gan iz atio n fo r Sta nda rdi z atio n). [ WMA ]: This is an audio compression encoding method that was deve lop ed b y the M icro sof t Corp or ati on in t he US. 2 Se le ct [...]

40 4 EN Menu setting method Menu setting method Noise Ca ncel If re cor de d audi o is di f f icu lt to un der st an d be cau se of n ois y su rro und ing s, a djus t th e Noi se Ca ncel s et ti ng leve l. [ High ] [ Low ]: Ena ble s the N oi se Ca nce l fun c tio n. N ois e wil l be re du ced in t he f il e whe n it ’s play ed bac k for b et te [...]

41 4 EN Menu setting method Menu setting method 1 Select [ SRS 3D ] or [ Tr u B a s s ]. [ SRS 3D ]: Th e sur rou nd ef fe ct c an b e adj uste d. Th e ex pans ive f ee l and cl ari t y of th e sou nd c an be i ncr eas ed . [ Tr u B a s s ]: Th e low -f re que nc y ra nge c an b e adj uste d. T he l ow- f req uen c y ra nge can b e ma de ri che r. [...]

42 4 EN Menu setting method Menu setting method 1 Select [ Slow Playbac k ] or [ Fas t Playbac k ]. 2 Se t the p lay bac k sp ee d. When [ Slow P layback ] is s el ec te d: [ x0.5 P lay ] [ x0.625 Play ] [ x0.7 5 P lay ] [ x0.87 5 Pla y ] When [ Fas t P l ay ba c k ] is s el ec te d: [ x1. 125 Play ] [ x1.2 5 Play ] [ x1.375 Play ] [ x1.5 Pl ay ] [[...]

43 4 EN Menu setting method Menu setting method • Th e slow p lay bac k or f ast p layb ack i s avai lab le ev en if e ith er [ Vo i c e F i l t e r ] or [ Equalizer ] is set ( ☞ P. 4 0 , P. 41 ) . • Th e slow p lay bac k or f ast p layb ack i s not av ail abl e if e ith er [ Noise Cancel ] or [ WOW ] e  ect i s set ( ☞ P. 4 0 ) . • Pl[...]

44 4 EN Menu setting method Menu setting method . LCD/So un d Me nu: [ Backlight] [ Lighting Time] [ 10 se c o nd s ] [ Brightness ] [ Low ] [ Contr ast ] [ Level 06 ] [ LED ] [ On ] [ Beep ] [ On ] [ Langua ge(La ng) ] [ English ] *1 For WS -520M , WS -51 0M, W S- 500 M onl y (Set to [ VO IC E ] m od e). *2 For WS- 4 0 0S. For WS-520M, WS -51 0 M,[...]

45 4 EN Menu setting method +− button 9 0 button OK ` button MENU button Menu setting method Rearranging files [ Replace] Y ou ca n move a f il e in a f old er to ch ang e the ord er o f play ba ck . Firs t se le c t the f old er (f i le) for w hic h you w ant to cha nge t he p layb ack order . 1 Se le ct t he f ol der f or w hic h you woul d li [...]

46 4 EN Menu setting method +− button 9 0 button OK ` button MENU button Menu setting method Format ti ng th e rec ord er [Format] If yo u for mat t he re cor der, all f il es w ill b e rem oved a nd al l fun c tio n set ti ngs w ill re tur n to def aul ts e xcept d ate an d time s et ti ngs . T rans fe r any imp or t ant f i les to a co mpu ter [...]

47 4 EN Menu setting method Menu setting method Notes • It may t ake over 10 seco nds to co mpl ete pro cess ing . Neve r rem ove bat te rie s duri ng this t ime b ec ause d ata m ay be co rru pted . In ad dit io n, re pla ce the b at ter ie s with n ew one s in or de r to ensu re tha t the b at ter ies wil l not r un ou t whi le p roce ssi ng. ?[...]

48 5 EN Operating en vironment Using the recorder on your PC Operating en vironment Windows Op er at ing Sy ste m: Mi cros of t W ind ows 20 0 0/ XP / V ist a/ 7 (St an da rd In st a ll at io n) Compatible PC’ s: Wi ndo ws PC’s eq uip pe d wit h mor e tha n one f re e USB po r t Macintosh Op er at ing Sy ste m: Ma c OS X 10.2. 8 - 10.6 (Sta nda[...]

49 5 EN Operating en vironment Operating en vironment Pr ec au ti on s on u si ng t he r ec or d er c on ne c ted t o a PC • Whe n you a re do wnl oa din g a  le from the r ecor de r or up lo adi ng a  le to the reco rd er, do not r emove t he USB c abl e even i f the s cre en i s ind ica tin g you c an. Dat a is st ill b ein g tr ans fer r[...]

50 5 EN Con ne c ti ng to y ou r PC • [ Remote ] is app ea red o n re cord er if the USB c abl e is con ne cte d. Connecting to your PC 1 Bo ot t he PC . 2 Sli de t he US B co nne c tor s li de lever in the direction indicated by th e arr ow to ej ec t t he US B con ne ct or ou t of t he r ec ord er. 3 Conn ec t to t he P C 's USB p or t o r[...]

51 5 EN Connecting to your PC Con ne c ti ng to y ou r PC Disconnecting from your PC Windows 1 Cli ck [ ] on t he t ask b ar loc ate d at t he lo wer- ri ght co rne r of t he sc re en . Cli ck [ Safely re move USB M as s Stor age D evi ce ]. • Th e dri ve le tt er wi ll di f fe r dep en din g on th e PC b ein g use d. 2 Whe n t he sa fe t o rem o[...]

52 5 EN Trans fe r th e voi ce f il es to y ou r PC T rans fer the voice files to your PC Th e 5 voice f old er s of th is re cord er ar e appeared as [ DSS_ FLDA ], [ DSS_ FLDB ], [ DSS_ FLDC ], [ DSS_ FLDD ] and [ DSS _ FLDE ], and t he re cord ed vo ice f il es ar e saved i n these folders . Windows 1 Conn ec t ing t he r eco rd er t o your PC ([...]

53 5 EN 57 9 68 0 4 3 2 1 12 5 4 3 7 68 0 9 @ ! Using W indows Media P layer Using Windo ws M edia Pla yer Wi nd ows M ed ia P lay er 11 Music files that ha ve been imported to your c omputer from music CDs and acquired ov er the Inter ne t can b e tr ans fer red to a nd p laye d back w ith t his re cor der. It sup po r ts WAV , M P3, and WMA fo rm[...]

54 5 EN Using W indows Media P lay er 2 4 3 4 3 2 Using W indows Media P layer Copyi ng m usi c fr om CD 1 Ins er t C D int o the C D - RO M dri ve, and s tar t W ind ows Me dia Pl ayer. 2 From t he Fea tu res t as k bar, cli ck [ Rip ] me nu. • Af ter cl ick ing [ Rip ] menu, c lic k [ View Album Info ] for W in dow s Me dia Playe r 10 as necess[...]

55 5 EN Using W indows Media P lay er 3 2, 3 Using W indows Media P layer T ransferring music file to the recorder Y ou ca n tra nsf er th e musi c f ile s save d in you r PC to th is re cord er. For how to co py the m usic f ile s fro m the CD to y our P C, s ee “ Co pyi ng mu si c fro m CD ” ( ☞ P. 5 4 ) . Wi nd ows M ed ia P lay er 11 1 Co[...]

56 5 EN Using W indows Media P lay er 5 4 Using W indows Media P layer 24 3 4 Se le ct t he d es ire d ca te gor y f ro m [ Libra ry ] on t he le f t , and s el ec t mus ic f il es o r alb um s to tr ans fe r to t he re co rde r, and Dr ag & Dr op th em i n [ Syn c Li st ] on t he ri ght . 5 Cli ck [ Star t Sy nc ]. • Th e fi le is t ran sfe [...]

57 5 EN Using W indows Media P lay er 6 Using W indows Media P layer 5 6 5 Cli ck [ ] o n th e up pe r rig ht co rne r, and se t th e synchronization options. • Clic k on [ Cr eat e fo ld er h ie rar chy o n device ] to check . * 1 *2 • Th e fol de r wit h ar tis t nam e or a lbu m name i s autom atic all y create d. T his wil l make yo u f ind[...]

58 5 EN Using W indows Media P lay er 5 3 2, 4 Using W indows Media P layer 1 Ins er t t he b lan k CD - R /R W int o th e CD - R /RW d ri ve, an d st ar t Win dows Me di a Player. 2 From t he Fea tu res t as k bar, cli ck [ Burn ] me nu. 3 Se le ct t he d es ire d ca te gor y f ro m [ Libra ry ] on t he le f t , and s el ec t voic e fi le s or a l[...]

59 5 EN Using W indows Media P lay er 3 2 54 Using W indows Media P layer Wi nd ows M ed ia P lay er 10 1 Ins er t t he b lan k CD - R /R W int o th e CD - R /RW d ri ve, an d st ar t Win dows Me di a Player. 2 From t he Fea tu res t as k bar, cli ck [ Burn ] me nu. • Clic k [ Burn ] a s needed af ter clic king [ Edit Pla ylist ] menu. • Y ou c[...]

60 5 EN Using iTunes 2 1 3 4567 89 0 Usi ng iT une s 1 Feat ur es ta sk ba r 2 Rewind button/ Playb ack , Pau se b ut ton/ Fast For wa rd b ut ton 3 Vo l u m e s l i d e 4 Playlist addition button 5 Shuff le button 6 Repeat button 7 Display change button 8 Disc create button 9 Browse but ton 0 Disc eject button Window n ames[...]

61 5 EN Usin g iT unes Using iTunes 2 6 5 3 4 Copyi ng m usi c fr om CD 1 Ins er t t he C D into 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 th e f ile for mat a nd b it rat e fo r copy in g mus ic f il es to yo ur P C, a nd c lic k [ OK ]. • Thi s r[...]

62 5 EN Usin g iT unes Using iTunes 2 Drag & Drop files here T ransferring music file to the recorder Y ou ca n tra nsf er th e musi c f ile s save d in you r PC to th is re cord er. For how to co py the m usic f ile s fro m the CD to y our P C, s ee “ Co pyi ng mu si c fro m CD ” ( ☞ P. 61 ) . 1 Conn ec t t he re co rde r to a P C , and [...]

63 5 EN 2 3 4 56 Usin g iT unes Using iTunes Copy ing vo ice f i le to th e CD Y ou ca n tra nsf er th e voice f i les i n the re cor der to yo ur PC a nd cop y them to CD. Fo r how to copy th e voic e fi les f ro m the r ecor de r to your P C, s ee “ Trans fe r th e voi ce f il es to y our P C ” ( ☞ P. 5 2 ) . 1 Ins er t t he C D - R/ RW in [...]

64 5 EN Usi ng a s ex te rn al m em or y o f th e PC Using as external memor y of the PC In ad dit ion to i ts us es as a n IC re cor der a nd a musi c pl ayer, this re cor der c an al so b e use d as ex te rna l mem or y f or a com pute r by sto rin g dat a fr om a com pute r an d rea din g it back out. Wit h the re cor der co nne c ted to yo ur P[...]

65 6 EN Alarm message list Other information Alarm message li st Message Meaning Explanation Action [Bat ter y Low] Low batter y power. Ba tte ry po wer is getti ng low . Re pla ce wi th ne w ba tt er- ies ( ☞ P.1 0 ) . [File Pr ote cte d] Erase -lo cked. Trie d to de le te a lo cke d fil e. Unl oc k the f i le ( ☞ P. 3 6 , P. 3 8 ) . [Mu si c [...]

66 6 EN 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 pe ar s on the d ispla y Th e bat te ri es ar e not l oa de d pr op erl y. Verify that the batteries’ polarities = and - are cor re ct ( ☞ P. 1 0 ) . Bat te r y po wer i s ge tt ing l ow. Rep lace w it h new b at ter ie s ( ☞ P. 1 0 ) . Th e pow [...]

67 6 EN Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g Troubleshooting Symptom P robable cause Action Una bl e to e ra se t he file The file is locked. Unl oc k the f i le ( ☞ P. 3 6 , P. 3 8 ) . Th e f ile i s rea d- o nl y. Unl oc k the f i le o r can cel t he r ead - on ly se tt ing o f th e fi le o n the P C . Una bl e to e ra se t he folders Th ere i s a f il[...]

68 6 EN T echnic al assistance and suppor t/ Accessories (optional) T echnic al assistance and suppor t Th e fol low ing ar e cont ac t in for mati on fo r tec hni cal su pp or t fo r Ol ym pus r ecor de rs an d soft ware only . s T e ch nic al H ot lin e Nu mb er i n th e U. S. a nd Ca nad a 1- 8 8 8 - 553 - 4 4 4 8 s User S up po rt E - mai l ad [...]

69 6 EN Speci cations Specif ic ations General points 4 Recording format: Linear PCM * (Pulse Co de M od ulat ion) MP3 * (MPEG -1 Audio L aye r3) WMA ( Win dow s Med ia Aud io) 4 Input level: - 70 dBv 4 Sampling frequenc y: Lin ear P CM fo rmat * [ 44 . 1 kH z /16 bit ] mo de: 4 4. 1 kH z MP3 format * [ 256 kbps ] mod e: 4 4.1 kHz [ 12 8 k b p s[...]

70 6 EN Specific ations Speci cations Gu id e to r ec or di ng t im es 4 WS -520 M (Bu il t-i n fl ash m em or y 8 GB): PCM format [ 44 . 1 kH z /16 bit ] mo de: approx. 1 2 h. 50 min. MP3 format [ 256 kbps ] mod e: app rox . 71 h . [ 12 8 k b p s ] mo de: a pp rox . 1 42 h. WMA for mat [ ST X Q ] mo de: ap pro x. 139 h. [ ST HQ ] mod e: app rox[...]

71 6 EN Declaration of Conformity Mo de l Num be r: WS-520M/ WS -51 0M /WS -500 M/ WS- 40 0S T rade Name: DIG ITAL VOI CE RECO RD ER Responsible Party: OLYMPUS IM AGIN G AM ERI C A INC . Address: 350 0 Co rp or ate Pa rk way, P . O. Box 610, Cent er Va lle y, P A 18034 - 0610, U.S . A . Te l e p h o n e N u m b e r 1-888-5 5 3-4 448 Th is de vic e [...]

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