Olympus DS-7000 manual

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 before use. EN[...]

2 EN Introd uc t ion • Th e conte nts o f this d oc ume nt may b e cha nge d in t he fu tur e wit hou t ad van ced n oti ce. Cont ac t o ur Custo me r Sup por t Cente r for t he la test i nfo rma tio n rel atin g to pr odu c t nam es an d mod el n umb er s. • Th e illu st rati on o f the s cre en a nd th e re cord er sh own i n thi s manu al ma[...]

3 EN 1 2 3 4 5 T able of contents Introduction Sa fet y p rec a uti ons ...................................... 4 1 Get ting star ted Mai n fe atu res .............................................. 9 Ide nti f ic ati on o f par t s ................................ 10 Dis play s ta tus i ndi ca tor s (LCD pa nel ) .......................... 11 Ins er[...]

4 EN Safe ty precau tions B ef or e us in g you r new r ec or de r, rea d th is m anu al ca re fu lly t o en su re t ha t you k no w how t o op er ate it s af el y an d cor re c tl y. Kee p th is m anu al i n an easily accessible location for future reference. • The war nin g sy mb ol s ind ica te imp or t ant saf et y re late d inf or mati on. T[...]

5 EN Safety pre cautions • Av oid recording or playing back near cellular phones or other wireless equipment, as they ma y cause interference and noise. If y ou experience noise, mov e to another place, or mo ve the recorder further awa y from such equipment. • Do not use organic solvents such as alcohol and lacquer thinner to clean the unit. W[...]

6 EN Safety pre cautions • If a battery leaks fluid onto your clothing or skin, remove the clothing and flush the affected area with clean, running cold water immediately . If the fluid burns your skin, seek medical attention immediately . • Keep battery out of the reach of children. • If you notice an ything unusual when using this product s[...]

7 EN Safety pre cautions Doc ki ng s tati on f Danger: • Never disc onnect the AC adapter or power cord with a w et hand. This may cause electric shock or injur y . • Only use the dedicated A C adapter with the docking station. Using it in combination with other A C adapters may cause overhea ting, fire , or malfunction. f War n i ng : • Neve[...]

8 EN Safety pre cautions • Use only pow er supply of the correct voltage, as indica ted on the adapter . In case: • ... the internal parts of the AC adapter are exposed because it has been dropped or otherwise damaged: • ... the AC adapter is dr opped in water , or if water , metal flammable substances or other foreign objects get inside it: [...]

9 1 EN Main features Main features s S li de s wit ch o pe rat io n for e as e of u se and f ast r es po nse . s S up por t s t wo t yp es o f me mor y : SD c ar d and m ic roS D ca rd. s T hre e Pr og ram mab le s mar t b ut to ns F1 ,F2 a nd F3 ( ☞ P. 4 4 ) . s R ec or din g in D ig it al Sp ee ch S ta nda rd Pro (DS2 f orm at). s Two reco rd i[...]

10 1 EN 6 7 $ 1 2 3 4 ! 8 9 5 @ 0 ) ( * & ^ % - # Identification of parts Identification of par ts 1 SD card slot 2 Built-in microphone 3 NEW but ton 4 Slide ( REC / STOP / PLAY / REV ) swi tc h 5 ERASE button 6 Record indicator light 7 Display (L CD panel) 8 + (Vol ume ) bu tton 9 Fast Fo r war d ( 9 ) but to n 0 OK/MENU button ! Programmable [...]

11 1 EN Identification of parts 0 ! # @ % $ ^ & Identification of parts 1 2 9 4 5 6 7 8 3 D isp lay st atus in dic ator s (LCD pane l) 1 Cu rre nt f il e nam e 2 Current folder 3 Cu rre nt f il e nu mbe r/ T o ta l num be r of re cor de d f ile s in t he f ol de r 4 R ec or din g el ap se d ti me 5 Remaining memor y bar indicator 6 Remaining re[...]

12 1 EN Ins e rt i ng t he b at ter y 1 2 3 Inser ting the batter y Thi s re cord er us es a li thi um io n bat te r y sp ec if ie d by Ol ym pus (L I - 42B). Do not us e any ot he r t yp e of battery. 1 Lig htl y pr es s dow n on t he ba t ter y c over re lea se b ut to n, t he n op en t he b at te r y cover, as sh own i n th e ill us tra ti on b [...]

13 1 EN 1 2 Ch ar gi ng t he b at te r y Af ter l oa din g the b at ter y i nto the r eco rde r, you can c harg e it by co nne c tin g the US B cab le to the r eco rde r, or by usin g the d oc ki ng st ati on i n comb ina tio n wit h the USB c abl e or t he AC ada pter. Fully c har ge th e bat te r y (app rox . 3 ho ur s) bef ore u se. Ch ar gi ng [...]

14 1 EN Ch ar gi ng t he b at te r y For c us to me rs i n Ge rm any : Ol ymp us ha s a cont rac t w ith th e GR S (J oint B at te r y Dis pos al A sso cia tio n) in Ge rma ny to ensu re envi ro nme nta lly f ri en dly d isp os al. Re co mm en de d te mp er atu re r an ge o f us e: D u r i n g o p e r a t i o n : 0° C - 42°C / 32° F - 107 .6° F[...]

15 1 EN Power s up pl y fr o m AC ada pt er o r USB ca b le Use th e AC adap ter o r USB cab le w hen r eco rdi ng fo r ex ten de d pe rio d of ti me. Th e "St and ard " vers io n of th e DS-700 0 do es no t inc lud e the d ock in g st ati on an d the AC ad apte r (op t io n a l). Us in g th e AC ad ap te r Plug th e AC ada pter i nto a h[...]

16 1 EN Turn in g on t he r ec or de r/ Me mor y c a rd Move th e POWER s witc h to [ ON] position to activate the r ecor de r. T urning on the recorder Thi s re cord er us es t wo t y pe s of me mo rie s: a mi croSD ca rd as i nte r na l m em o r y, an d a n SD c ar d a s a d di ti on al memory. Y ou ca n rem ove th e conte nt re cord ed i n bot h[...]

17 1 EN Memor y card Memor y ca rd In ser t ing a nd eje c ti ng a SD c ard In se r ti n g a SD c ar d I nse r t th e SD c ar d ful ly i nto t he c ard slo t , fac in g th e dir ec t io n show n in t he ill us tr ati on b el ow, unt il i t cl ick s i nto p la ce. • In se rt t h e ca rd ke ep in g it s tr ai ght . Card recognition Notes • In se [...]

18 1 EN Se tt in g ti me a nd d ate If yo u se t the ti me an d date b ef or eha nd, t he inf orm ati on wh en th e f il e is re cor ded i s auto mati ca lly sto re d for e ach f i le. S et ti ng th e tim e and d ate beforehand enables easier file management. W he n you u se t he r ec or de r fo r th e fi rs t ti me a f ter p ur c has in g it , o r[...]

19 1 EN Se tt in g ti me a nd d ate Set ti ng ti me an d date Ch ang in g the t ime a nd da te If th e cur ren t tim e and d ate is no t cor rec t , se t it usi ng the p ro cedu re b el ow. 1 Whi le t he re co rd er i s in st op mo de , pr es s th e OK/MENU button. 2 Pres s th e 9 o r 0 but ton to select [ Device Menu ] t ab. • Y ou ca n cha nge [...]

2 20 EN Recor di ng Basic operations By de fa ult , the r eco rde r has f i ve fo lde rs , [ A ], [ B ], [ C ], [ D ], [ E ] and y ou ca n se le ct f ol de r by pr essi ng the F1 ( FOL DE R ) but to n. T he se f ive f ol der s ca n be sel ec t ive ly us ed to di sti ngu ish t he k ind o f reco rd ing . Up to 20 0 mess ag es ca n be r eco rde d pe r[...]

2 21 EN Recor di ng a b 3 Recording 1 2 2 New recording Create a n ew f il e to re cord i n. 1 Pres s th e NEW but to n to c re ate a n ew file . • It is p ossi bl e to se le ct t he Wor k T yp e fr om th e wor k t yp e lis t by us ing t he OD MS so f t war e ( ☞ P. 4 4 ) . a N ew f i le nu mb er b Remaining recording time 2 Move t he sl id e s[...]

2 22 EN a b Recording 2 1 3 Recor di ng Overwrite recording Y ou ca n over w rite a p rev io usl y reco rd ed f il e st ar ti ng f rom a ny po int wi thi n the f il e. W hen us ing ove r wr itin g, th e over w rit ten p ar t wi ll b e era se d. 1 Sel ec t a nd pl ay th e fi le yo u want t o over w rit e. • Stop th e play ba ck in th e po int yo u[...]

2 23 EN Recor di ng 2 Recording 1 3 4 Insert recording Additional recording can be inserted into previously recorded file. 1 Sel ec t a nd pl ay th e fi le yo u want t o insert an additional recording into. 2 Whi le pl ayi ng t he f il e, pr es s th e F1 ( INSERT ) bu tt on to i ns er t an additional recording. • [ Insert Rec? ] wi ll ap pe ar on[...]

2 24 EN Hands- free recording/ R ecording m onitor Th e reco rd er ca n be us ed a s a han ds- fr ee re cor din g dev ice. To set up th e re cord er f or ha nds- f ree op era tio n, con ne ct t he op tio nal O ly mpu s Foot Switc h to the b ack o f the d oc ki ng s tat ion a nd p lac e the r eco rde r in th e do ck ing s tat io n as sh own in t he [...]

2 25 EN Playbac k 2 1 3 Y ou ca n pl ayb ack a f il e st ar t ing f ro m any po int . 1 Sel ec t t he f il e, t he n move t he s li de swi tc h to t he PLA Y ( ` ) posi t ion t o st ar t playback. 2 Pres s th e + or – but t on to a dju st t he vol um e. • Th e volu me ca n be a dju ste d wit hin a r ang e from [ 00 ] to [ 30 ]. 3 Move t he sl i[...]

2 26 EN Playba ck Playbac k Play ba ck f un c ti on s Op er at io n How to ca nc el Fas t F or w ar d (FF) P res s the 9 but ton o nc e whi le i n sto p mo de . M ove t he sl id e sw itch t o a po sit io n oth er than the STOP ( 4 ) posit io n. • T he r eco rd er s ta r ts th e op er at ion o f the s et p os iti on . P res s the OK/MENU button. R[...]

2 27 EN Erasing 5 2 3 4 Erasing Era sin g f il es 1 Sel ec t t he f il e you wa nt to e ras e. 2 Pres s th e ER ASE b ut to n. 5 Pres s th e + button to select [ Star t ], th en pre ss t he OK/MENU button. • Th e disp lay ch ang es to [ Erase ! ] and e ra sin g will start . • [ E ras e Do ne ] i s disp laye d wh en th e f il e is era se d. Fil [...]

2 28 EN 2 3 Erasing Erasing Par t ia ll y era si ng a f ile 1 Star t p lay bac k th e f ile yo u wan t to er ase partially. 2 Pres s th e ER ASE b ut to n at t he po int yo u want to start erasing. • Whi le p layb ack co ntin ues , [ Erase Sta rt ] w ill app ea r on th e dis play. • If th e pr ess th e F2 ( ) b ut to n, pl ayb ack w ill sk ip ([...]

2 29 EN Erasing 4 Erasing 4 Pres s th e ERASE b ut to n to co nf ir m th e erasure. • Th e disp lay ch ang es to [ Par t ial e ra si ng ! ] an d era sin g wil l st ar t . • Whe n [ Pa r ti al e ra se co mp le te d. ] app ea rs o n the di spl ay, par tia l era se is co mpl ete. Notes • If th e ERASE but to n is not p re sse d wit hin 8 s eco n[...]

30 3 EN Se le c ti ng f ol de rs a nd f i le s/ D i sp lay i ng f il e in fo rm at io n b a Changing folders 1 Whi le t he re co rd er i s in st op mo de , pre ss t he F1 ( FOLD E R ) b ut to n. • Th e fol de r lis t scr ee n wil l be d isp laye d. 2 Pres s th e + , – or F1 ( FO LD ER ) bu t ton to se le c t th e fo ld er, the n pr ess t he OK/[...]

31 3 EN Device lock function Access to th e reco rd er ca n be r est ric te d by usi ng th e Device Lock function. Password authen tication can be s afe r fo r you r dat a in ca se th e re cord er is l os t. Th e pass wo rd ca n be s et by u sin g the O DMS soft ware ( ☞ P. 4 4 ) . Whe n th e pass wo rd ha s be en re gi ste re d, yo u wil l be as[...]

32 3 EN Se tt i ng t he Au th or ID a nd Wo rk Typ e Ever y f il e re cord ed o n the r eco rde r wil l incl ud e the Au tho r ID an d Work Type a s par t o f it s hea de r inf orm ati on. To create m ulti pl e Auth or ID s and Work Types o n th e reco rd er, use th e bun dl ed O DMS sof t w are to c reate a nd up lo ad a da ta li st (l ist o f Aut[...]

33 3 EN a Ver b a l Co m me n t Verba l comm ent s are u sef ul to a ppe nd vo cal instructions while recording. It is possible to search and playback V erbal comment usin g the O DMS a nd DSS Pl ayer so f t wa re. Verb al comm ent s are a lso u sef ul to gi ve ins tr uc tio ns to transcriptionists. Se t ti ng a Ve r ba l Co mm en t 1 Whi le t he r[...]

34 3 EN Ind ex m ar k s Ind ex m ark s c an b e pla ced i nto a f il e dur ing reco rd ing o r play ba ck . Ind ex m ark s a re us ed to prov id e a qui ck and e as y way to id ent if y im po r ta nt or si gni f ic ant p ar t s wit hin th e f il e. Se t ti ng a n in de x ma r k 1 Whi le t he re co rd er i s in re co rd ing m od e or in p lay bac k [...]

35 3 EN How to u se t he m en u Ho w to use the menu Item s in me nus a re ca teg ori ze d by tab s, s o se lec t a tab f i rs t an d move to a de sir ed it em to qu ick ly s et it . Y ou ca n se t eac h men u ite m as fo llo ws . 1 Whi le t he re co rd er i s in st op mo de , pr es s th e OK/MENU button. • Th e men u wil l app ea r on th e dis p[...]

36 3 EN How to u se t he m en u How to use t he me nu • Press ing th e 0 bu t ton w ith out p res sin g the OK/MENU but to n wi ll ca nce l the s et ti ngs a nd ret urn yo u to th e prev io us sc ree n. 6 Pres s th e OK /MENU button to complete the setting . • Y ou wi ll b e inf orm ed t hat th e se tt ing s have be en es t abl ish ed v ia th e[...]

37 3 EN Menu items Rec Men u Mi c S e ns e Y ou ca n sw itch b et we en t w o mic rop ho ne sen siti vi tie s to mee t re cord ing n ee ds: [ Dictation ] for ora l di ct ati on a nd [ Conference ] wh ich i s sui ted f or situ ati ons li ke me eti ngs a nd con fer ence s wit h a sma ll num be r of p eo ple . [ Conference ]: Hig h- se nsi tiv it y mo[...]

38 3 EN Menu ite ms b a c Menu items LC D/ Sound Menu Backli ght By d efa ult , th e disp lay w ill r ema in li t for a bo ut 10 secon ds wh en a bu t ton o n the r eco rde r is pr ess ed . 1 Select [ Light ing Time ], [ Di m Lig ht T im e ] or [ Brightness ]. 2 Select the options. W hen [L ig ht ing T im e] is se le c te d: [ 5seconds ] [ 10 s e c[...]

39 3 EN Menu items Menu ite ms Time & Date Set t ing t he tim e an d date b efo re han d ena bl es eas ie r file management. For de ta ils , see “ S et ti ng t im e an d da te [T im e & Dat e] ” ( ☞ P. 1 8 ) . USB Cl a ss Y ou ca n se t the USB c lass o f thi s reco rd er wi th a USB conn ec ti on to [ Comp os ite ] o r [ Storage Clas[...]

40 3 EN Menu ite ms Menu items Editing the W ork T ype information 1 Sel ec t t he f il e fo r whi ch yo u want t o ed it th e Work T yp e inf or mat io n ( ☞ P. 3 0 ) . 2 Select [ Wo r k Type ] at t he [ Fil e Me n u ] sc re en , th en p re ss t he OK/MENU button. a b c d 5 Pres s t he + or – but t on on t he Wor k T ype information screen to [...]

41 3 EN Menu items Menu ite ms s M ovi ng t he e nt r y col um n: Whe n pr essi ng th e + but ton if the c ursor is on top of t he Key bo ard wi nd ow, the cur so r wil l dis app ea r. An Inpu t po siti on w ith in th e inp ut nam e disp lay a rea w ill ch ang e fr om f las hin g to lighting. 9 button : E ach p res s the b ut ton m oves th e Inp ut[...]

42 3 EN For ma tt i ng t he c ar d Car ds tha t have be en us ed i n non - O ly mp us dev ices , or ca rds t hat ar e not r eco gni zed b y the r eco rde r, mus t be f orm at ted b ef ore t hey c an be u se d wit h the recorder . 1 Select [ Device Menu ] at t he [ For mat ] sc re en , th en p re ss t he OK/MENU button. 2 Pres s th e + or – but to[...]

43 3 EN For ma tt i ng t he c ar d Format ti ng the c ar d Notes • The time required t o format a card varies accor din g to the c ap acit y o f the c ard to b e formatted. Do no t inte rru pt th e for mat ti ng p roce ss wi th th e fol low ing a c tio ns . Doi ng s o may da mag e the d ata or th e car d. - Remove t he ca rd. - Remove th e bat te[...]

44 3 EN Customizing the re corder Y ou ca n cus tom ize v ari ou s set ti ngs o f the r eco rde r usin g th e ODMS s of t w are ( ☞ P. 4 6 ) . For mo re d eta ils , ref er to th e on lin e hel p for O DMS soft ware ( ☞ P. 4 7 ) . Common set ting s Y ou ca n se t the d ef aul t val ues f or e ach o f the recorder’s Menu it ems. Administrative [...]

45 3 EN Customizing the re corder Customizing the re corder ❏ Device Folders Y ou ca n pe r fo rm va rio us se t tin gs re late d to the recorder’s folders. Enabled: • Chan ge th e num be r of us ab le f old er s. Folder name: • Chan ge th e fo ld er na me. Wor k t y pe : • Set t he fo ld er 's wor k t yp e. Auto Loc k: • Set t he [...]

46 4 EN ODMS a nd DS S Play er s of t wa re Managing fi les on your PC T he O DMS ( Wi nd ows) an d DSS Pl aye r (Mac in to sh) so ft w ar e is a fu ll y fe at ur ed s of t wa re t oo l th at pr ovid es a s im pl e to u se b ut s oph is ti ca te d method for managing your recordings. Some of t he f eat ur es o f t he O DMS a nd D SS Playe r softwar[...]

47 4 EN ODMS a nd DS S Play er s of t wa re B r o w s e r : Mic roso f t Inte rne t E xpl ore r 6. 0 or late r D r i v e : CD - ROM , CD - R, CD - RW, DVD - RO M dri ve D i s p l a y : 10 24 x 7 68 pi xel s or mo re, 65, 536 col or s or m ore (1 6 ,770,0 0 0 colo rs o r mo re is re com men de d) USB p or t : On e or mo re f re e po r ts O t h e r s[...]

48 4 EN Connecting to y our PC Connecting to your PC Con nec t ing to yo ur PC u sin g the USB c ab le 1 Bo ot t he PC . 2 Conn ec t t he US B cab le t o th e USB p or t o f th e PC . 3 Conn ec t t he US B cab le t o th e con ne c ti ng te rm ina l on t he bot t om of t he r ec or de r . • [ Remote (Composite ) ] is d isp laye d on th e re cord e[...]

49 4 EN Connecting to y our PC Connecting to your PC Con nec t ing to yo ur PC us in g the do ck in g stat ion Pl ac e th e re co r de r in t he d oc k in g st at io n 1 Conn ec t t he US B cab le t o th e USB p or t o f th e PC . 2 Conn ec t t he US B cab le t o th e doc k in g sta ti on a s show n in t he illustration. 3 Set t he r ec ord er i n [...]

50 5 EN Alarm message list Other information Alarm message li st Me ssa ge Ex pl ana ti on Act io n [Bat ter y Lo w] T he b at te r y po wer i s low. C har ge th e ba t ter y ( ☞ P. 1 3 ) . [Powe r S up pl y Er ro r Re move P owe r Pl ug] Vo lt age o ut si de of t he a llo wa bl e lim it ha s be en detected. U se th e in clu de d AC Ada pte r ( ?[...]

51 5 EN Troubleshooting Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g Symp tom Pro bab le caus e Act io n No th in g ap pe ar s o n the d ispla y T he b at te r y po wer i s low. C har ge th e ba t ter y ( ☞ P. 13 ) . T he r ec ord er i s tur ne d of f. Tu r n t h e p o w e r o n ( ☞ P. 1 6 ) . T he r eco rd er is c ur ren tly i n Powe r Sav e mo de. P res s an[...]

52 5 EN Troubleshooting Symp tom Pro bab le caus e Act io n Una bl e to s et i nd ex marks T he maximum number of index marks (3 2) has been r eached. E ras e un ne cess ar y i nd ex m ark s ( ☞ P. 3 4 ) . The file is lock ed. Unlock the file ( ☞ P. 3 7 ) . T he S D car d is l ock ed . U nl ock t he SD c ar d. Una bl e to s et v er bal comments[...]

53 5 EN Accessories (optional) Accessories ( optional) s Headset: E62, E 1 02 Stere o he ads et fo r you r PC . A he lpf ul to ol fo r PC based transcription. s Monaural binaural earphone: E20 s Noise - cancellation microphone: ME1 2 (Dictation microphone) Use d to get c risp r eco rdi ngs of y our ow n voi ce by red uci ng th e ef f ec t s of a mb[...]

54 5 EN Specifi c ations Specif ic ations General points 4 R ec or din g f or mat : DS2 (Digit al Spee ch Standa rd Pro) 4 Recording media: mic roSD, SD car d (51 2 MB to 32 GB) 4 Sampling frequenc y: [ DSS Pro QP ] 16 kH z [ DSS Pro SP ] 1 2 kH z 4 Speaker: Bui lt-i n ø23 mm ro und d yn amic s pe aker 4 MI C/ EA R j ac k: ø3.5 mm mini-jack, imp[...]

55 5 EN Te s t e d To C o m p l y Wi th FCC S ta nd ard s FOR H OM E O R OF FIC E US E T echnical assistance and support “CE” mark indica tes that this product complies with the European requirements for safety, health, env iro nme nt an d cus to me r pro tec t ion . For c usto mer s in Eu ro pe: T his s ym bo l [cross ed - o ut wh ee le d bi n[...]

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