Olympus LS-100 manual

Thank you for pur chasing the Multi- T rack Linear PCM Recorder . Car efully read through this manual to ensure that you use the pr oduct properly and safely . Be sure to keep this manual on hand so that you can ref er to it at any time. T o ensure successful recor ding, perform a trial recording beforehand . EN Multi- T rack Linear PCM Recor der L[...]

2 EN • This manual is subject to change without notice. For the latest information such as the product name and model number , contac t our customer support center. • The illustrations of L CD screens and the recorder in this manual may differ fr om the actual product. Although every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of information in[...]

3 EN Preface P .2 Over view o f Reco rde r P . 1 1 Star tu p P .21 Reco rder M ode P .32 Mul ti - T rac k Mo de P .53 A bo ut th e T un er , t he L is sa jo us, a nd t he M etr on om e P .66 Menu s P . 71 About t he PC P . 1 1 6 For Quic k Ref ere nce P . 1 22 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 I N D E X ▌[...]

4 EN Preface Description of This Manual ••••••••••••••••• 2 Safety precautions ••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 6 Checking Accessories •••••••••••••••••••••• 10 Chapter 1 Overview of Recorder Main Fea tures •••••?[...]

5 EN About the Lissajous measurement ••••• 69 Using the metronome ••••••••••••••••••••• 70 Chapter 6 Menus How to set the menus ••••••••••••••••••••• 72 List of menus •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••?[...]

6 EN Befo re using you r new record er , read this man ual care full y to en sure tha t yo u know ho w to op era te the reco rder safe ly and cor rectly . Be s ure t o kee p this man ual on han d so tha t yo u can refe r to i t at a ny tim e. Impor tant safet y inst ruct ions • Impor tant safety instructions are indicated by symbols and text as s[...]

7 EN Recorder f Warn ing  Do not us e the pro duc t whe re there may be f lamm able o r ex plosi ve gas in the air. Doin g so could c ause an i gnitio n or ex plo sion.  Do not us e or store th e prod uc t for a long ti me whe re there is a l ot of dust , humidit y , oil, s moke, or s team. Doin g so could c ause a f ire or el ec tr ic sho ck[...]

8 EN Safety precautions  If you notice an abnormality such as abnormal sound, abnormally high tem- perature, burnt odor or smoke during use, perform the following steps: 1 Immediately remove the battery carefully. 2 Contact your dealer or the Olympus Service Station for service. Leaving it could cause a fire or burn.  Do not soak the battery [...]

9 EN Li-ion 00 Safety precautions Doing so could c ause an explosion, fi re or burn.  Do not short-circuit the positive and the negative terminals of the plug. Doing so could cause a fire, burn or electric shock.  If the interior is exposed due to being dropped or damaged, perform the following steps: 1 Do not touch the exposed interior. Doin[...]

1 0 EN The accessories show n below come with th e purchased produc t. Contac t your dealer if any accessor y is missing or damaged. Reco rder M anu al (in clud ing warran t y) Checking A ccesso ries Carrying ca se St rap U SB cable U SB A C ada pt er (A5 1 4 ) U SB con versi on co nnector Lith ium ion batte r y (L I- 50B ) How to attach the st rap[...]

1 1 EN Chapter 1 O v er view of Rec order[...]

1 2 EN 1 Main Features Stereo condenser microphone The stereo condenser microphone enables you to record live quality sound. Professional stereo recording is possible. Resistance to sound pressure of up to 140dB SPL The design, which is highly resistant to sound pressure with maximum permissible input sound pressure of 140dB SPL, eliminates sound d[...]

1 3 EN 1 Name of E ach Par t Name of Each P art Built-in stereo micr ophone (L/R) PEAK display lamp (L/R) Display (L CD panel) m button (Home) n button (List) MENU button (Menu) Fn buttons ( F1 / F2 / F3 ) + b utto n 0 b utt on OK b utt on ( Co nfi rm) − b utto n 9 b utt on REC LEVEL dial These two dials can be used to adjust the recording levels[...]

1 4 EN 1 Name of E ach Par t Name of Each P art V OLUME dial EAR jack MIC jack (microphone/line input) XLR Po wer switch (L) Pow er/hold switch REMOTE jack (Remote control) USB terminal XLR Po wer switch (R) Lock switch XLR/standard phone combo jack (L) Strap hook XLR/standard phone combo jack (R) Battery slot SD card slot Battery/SD card cover[...]

1 5 EN 1 Connec t ing wi th E x ternal D evi ces C onnecting with E x ternal De vices Connec t commercially available ex ternal devices suitable for your situation . Mixer Stereo Headphone φ3.5 mm φ3.5 mm φ3.5 mm Microphone φ6.3 mm Microphone Instrument XLR connector PC Remote control T o USB t er mi n a l T o R E M O T E j ac k T o EAR j a ck [...]

1 6 EN 1 Let's use L S-1 0 0! Let's use LS - 1 00! See page 39 for details. Recor der M ode Band practice Solo practice Concert See page 32 for details. Over dubbing Record your sing ing while listening to a rec ording of instruments. Dub over the pr evious recording t o create a new file .[...]

1 7 EN 1 Let's use L S-1 0 0! Let's use LS - 1 00! Multi-T rack Mode T uner/Lissajous/Metronome Mode Record and edit each sound sourc e separately , and mix them into a single file. Tr ack 1 Tr ack 2 Tr ack 3 Tr ack 4 Tr ack 5 Save as a single file. See page 53 for details. Contr ol your tempo with the metronome. P er form accurate tuning[...]

1 8 EN 1 Recordi ng T ips for E ach Ins trum ent Recording T ips for Each Instr ument Recorder posit ion example s ▌ V oice Position the recorder slightly away from the singer's face. If breathing noises are audible, adjust the filter settings. Piano When recording the sound of a grand piano , position the recor der pointing to the cente r o[...]

1 9 EN 1 Recordi ng T ips for E ach Ins trum ent Recording T ips for Each Instr ument Acoustic guitar Position the recorder pointing to a place slightly away from the sound hole of the guitar.For a rhythm guitar, keep a certain distance from the main body of the guitar. For solo or melody-focused music, move the recorder closer to the main body of [...]

20 EN 1 Connec t ion of t he XLR /Stan dard Phone Comb o Jack a nd Phantom Power Suppl y Connecting t he instrume nts Connec t a monaural inst rument to the XLR/standard phone combo ja ck (L) . ▌ The guitar, bass guitar, keyboard and other instruments can be directly connected to the XLR/ standard phone combo jack. Some settings are required when[...]

2 1 EN Chapter 2 Star tup[...]

22 EN 2 Power Supply P ow er Supply 2 Connect the AC cable to the A C adapter and the AC adapt er to the household power supply outlet. Recharging the batt er y Connecting t he recorder to t he USB A C adapter for re charge ▌ Inser ting the battery Use one Oly mpus lithium ion bat ter y (LI-50B). Other b at teries are not suppor ted. 1 Slide the [...]

23 EN 2 Power Supply P ow er Supply Connecti ng the recor der to a PC with t he USB cable for re charge Note • Stop or turn off the recorder bef ore connecting the USB cable. 1 Start up the PC. 2 Connect the USB cable to the USB port on the PC. ▌ 3 Connect the USB cable to the USB terminal of the recor der . • The PEAK display lamp (R) ligh t[...]

24 EN 2 Power Supply Note • Always use the dedicated USB cable that is provided. Do not use a cable fr om another manufacturer . D oing so could cause a failure.In addition, do not connect the dedicated cable to another manufacturer ’ s product. • Carefully insert the batter y facing the right direc- tion. • Be sure to turn o f f th e recor[...]

25 EN 2 How to Use the Power/Hold Swi tch How t o Use the P ow er /Hold Swi tch T urning the pow er on Slide the power/hold switch in the direction of the arrow. • The home scre en appears . Sleep mode If the recorder remains stopped for 10 minutes or more (initial setting), the display turns off and the recorder enters the sleep (power-saving) m[...]

26 EN 2 How to Use the Power/Hold Swi tch How t o Use the P ow er /Hold Swi tch Activating the hold mode In the hold m ode, the recorder remains active but do es not accept button op erations. This allows you to safely car r y the recorder bec ause the recorder does n ot operate even if a but ton is accidentally pressed in your bag . This mod e als[...]

2 7 EN 2 Initial Settings before U sing the Recorder When the recor der is turned on in the following cases, [Set time & dat e] is displayed .Set the clock according to the pr ocedure below , beginning with step 1. • When using the recor der for the first time • When inserting the batter y after not using the recorder for a long time • Wh[...]

28 EN 2 Initial S et tin gs befo re Using the Re corder A • When you set “Ho ur” o r “Minute” , the time display format switches bet ween the 1 2-hour format and the 2 4 -hour for mat ever y time the F2 but t on is pressed. Ex ampl e: 1 0 :38 p.m . 10:38 p.m. (initial value) 22:38 • W he n yo u se t “Y ea r” , “Mo n th ” , or ?[...]

29 EN 2 Inser t ing and R emov ing the SD C ard Inserting and Remo ving the SD Card 2 Inser t the SD card. card is inser ted all the way in. 3 Close the SD card cov er . • After closing the SD card cover , slide the lock s witch to [ LOCK ]. • When the SD card is inserted, the recording media switching screen appears . Inser ting the SD card ?[...]

30 EN 2 Inser t ing and R emov ing the SD C ard Inserting and Remo ving the SD Card Removing the SD card Press the SD card all the way in to the recorder and slowly pull it out . • If [ SD ca rd ] is sele c ted in [ Memor y S ele c t ], the [ I nte rna l mem or y se le c te d ] me ssage is displayed. Note • When you remove the SD car d, it may [...]

3 1 EN 2 Operations o n the Home Screen When the recorder is turned on, the home screen appears.This recorder has the f ollowing five modes. Each mode can be accessed from the home screen. For each mode, refer to the relevant page. [ Recor der ] ☞ p.33 Normal, overdubbing , syn chronization and voice syn chronization recording are suppor ted. [ M[...]

3 2 EN Chapter 3 Rec order Mode[...]

3 3 EN 3 What Y ou Ca n Do in th e Re corder Mo de Wha t Y ou Can Do in the Rec order Mode Recorder Mode This recorder has four recording modes: [ N orm al ] , [ Overdu b ], [ Play Sync ], and [ V-Sync. Rec ]. Y ou c an sele c t the appropriate mode for a w ide range o f recordings, such as recor ding of musical per for mances and field recording. [...]

34 EN 3 Files and Fo lder s Folders In the recorder mode, the recording folders [ Fol de r A ] th rough [ Fo lde r E ] are available. ▌ * An y files or folders directly under the [ Recorder ] f older will not be displayed on this recorder . Fol de r E Re co rd er MTR Fol de r A Fol de r B Fol de r C Fol de r D 001 002 003 00 4 00 5 00 6 007 999 L[...]

3 5 EN 3 Files and Fo lder s V 1 User ID: This is the user ID of this device. 2 Recording dat e: The date of recording is repr esented by 6 digits. Ex : " 120 201 " r ep r es en ts F eb rua r y 1st of 20 12. 3 File number: A serial number automatically assigned by a Digital Voice Recorder . 4 Extension: File extensions indicate the r ecor[...]

36 EN 3 Before R ecordin g Ad justing t he record ing level properly Recorded sound will be distorted if the recording level meter swings all the wa y to the right, or the PEAK indicator (R) lights in orange. Adjust the r ecording level so that the recor ding level meter does not exceed [ -6dB ]. ▌ A • The R EC LE VEL dia l can se par ately adj[...]

3 7 EN 3 Recordi ng Before starting to recor d, select a folder from [ F older A ] through [ Folder E ]. We recommend that you selectively use the folders to or ganize your recor dings based on their contents. Recording Normal Recording [Normal] 1 Select a folder for recor ding. 2 Press the REC button to enter the recording standby mode. 3 Adjust t[...]

38 EN 3 Recordi ng Recording Pa using t he recording Press the REC but ton during recording. ▌ • [ ≠ ] wil l appea r on the dis play . • The rec ord ing sta ndby mode wil l be rel eas ed after two hou rs, and the r ecorde r wil l en ter the stop mode. • T o re sume rec ordin g, p res s the REC bu tton aga in. Listening to the sound be ing[...]

3 9 EN 3 Recordi ng Recording Overdubbing [ O verdub ] In this mod e, you can eas ily dub over a prev ious ly reco rded fi le. This is han dy w hen you cre ate mus ic o r pr act ice musi cal ins trum ents , s ince it all ows you to dub a ne w tr ack ove r a fil e th at i s bei ng p laye d b ack. Usage Example ▌ Y ou can dub a new track o ver soun[...]

40 EN 3 Recordi ng Recording 1 Set the [ Rec Mode ] to [ Ov erdub ] ( ☞ P.79 ) 2 Connect headphones to the EAR jack of the recor der . 6 Adjust the rec ording level. • Adju st the re cording level t o balance it with the playb ack file. 7 Pr ess the REC button to start recor ding. • P layback will s tar t f rom the be ginning of the file. •[...]

4 1 EN 3 Recordi ng Recording Play S ync [Play S ync] The Play Sync mode allows y ou to record only the input sound that is being play ed along with the playback of a previously recor ded file. Usage Example ▌ You can record your part while listening to the playback of a different part for reference.This is ideal for practicing your part, since i[...]

42 EN 3 Recordi ng Recording 1 Set the [ Rec Mode ] to [ Play Sync ] ( ☞ P.79) 2 Connect headphones to the EAR jack of the recor der . a Level of the input sound to be recorded b Level of the output sound that is being played back 8 Pr ess the STOP butt on to stop recor ding. • The file for s ync recording will be played back through the E AR j[...]

43 EN 3 Recordi ng Recording V o i c e S y n c R e c o r d i n g [V - S y n c . R e c ] Voice sync r ecording is a featur e that automatically starts a recording when the recorder det ects a sound louder than the voice sync level (detection level) setting; when the sound level decreases, r ecording stops automatically . 1 Set the [ Rec Mode ] to [ [...]

44 EN 3 Recordi ng Recording Impor tant Notes on Reco rding • When you have an SD card inserted in the recorder , make sure to check if your memory selection is set to [ Internal memory ] or [ SD card ] ( ☞ P .107). • To prevent losing the beginning of your record - ing, make sure the PEAK indicator light (R) is lit before recording. • When[...]

45 EN 3 Searching for f ile s Searchin g for files You can search for recording files by date. Using the recording date to narrow down your search, you can quickly find the file you are looking for. 1 [ Home ] { [ Recorder ] 2 Pr ess the OK button. • En ter the folder list screen. 3 Pr ess the F1 (SEARCH) button. • En ter the date l ist screen [...]

46 EN 3 Playbac k Playbac k Pla yback a b c d e Playback This recorder can pla y files it has recorded as well as W A V and MP3 format files transferred from other machines. 1 Select the file to play back. ( ☞ P . 3 4 , P . 45 ) 2 Press the PLAY button to start playback. • [ • ] will appear on the display. a File name b File number c Playback[...]

4 7 EN 3 Playbac k Pla yback F ast-for warding ▌ Pr ess and hold the 9 button when the recor der is stopped. • F ast-for warding s tops once you release the 9 but ton. Press the PLA Y but ton to star t playback from where it was s topped . Pr ess and hold the 9 button when a file is being played back. • Pla yba ck resumes from that position o[...]

48 EN 3 Playbac k Placing an index mark An index mark will help you quickly locate a desired playback position when you fast - forward, rewind, or cue a file . A • Be s ur e t o as si gn the [ I NDEX ] fu ncti on t o the F n bu tt on i n adva nc e ( ☞ P . 1 06 ) . 1 At the position you wish t o place an index mark, press the preassigned Fn butt[...]

49 EN 3 Playbac k Pla yback Segment repeat pla yback This featur e allows you to play back a part of a file in repeat. A • Be sure to assign th e [ A-B ] f unc tio n to the Fn but ton in a dva nce ( ☞ P . 1 05). 1 Sel ect the fi le that ha s t he s egm ent you wi sh t o p lay bac k i n r epea t, and st art pla yba ck. ( ☞ P.3 4, P .45 ) 2 At [...]

50 EN 3 Erasing Erasing Erasin g Erasing a F ile Y ou can erase a file from its folder . Y ou can also erase all files in a selected folder . 1 Select a file to erase ( ☞ P . 3 4 , P .4 5 ) 2 While the recor der is stopped, press the ERASE button. • If no actio n is taken for 8 seconds, the recorder will return to the stop mode. 3 Select [ All [...]

5 1 EN 3 Erasing Partially erasing a file Y ou can erase an unwanted part of a PCM format file recor ded with this recorder . 1 Play the file you wish t o par tially erase. • Locate the beginning of the par t you wish to erase. If the file is long, you can use the 9 but t on to locate the beginning o f the par t to erase. 2 At the beginning of th[...]

5 2 EN 3 Erasing Impor tant Notes on Erasing • Once erased, files cannot be recov ered. Check carefully befor e erasing files. • When yo u have an SD card inser ted in the recorder, make sure to check if your m emo r y sele c tio n is set to [ I nte rn al m em or y ] or [ SD car d ] ( ☞ P . 1 07) . • Locked o r read- o nly f iles c annot b [...]

5 3 EN Chapter 4 Multi- T r ack Mode[...]

54 EN 4 What Y ou Ca n Do in th e Multi -T rack M ode Wha t Y ou Can Do in the Multi- T rack Mode Multi- T rack Mode The multi-track mode allows you to separately record and play back different parts/sound sources (guitar, bass, drums, keyboard, vocal, etc.). You can manage up to 8 tracks under 1 project. Recorded tracks can be edited separately to[...]

5 5 EN 4 Files and Fo lder s Folders In the multi-tr ack mo de, there are folders for managing [ PR J ] (Projec t) . Files are managed by the projec t, an d each projec t has a number assigned. ▌ Selec ting a projec t and t rack ▌ Home s cree n Projec t scre en h ••• { } ••• m Multi -tra ck scre en h ••• { } ••• n Re co [...]

56 EN 4 Files and Fo lder s Icon display Pr oject number Recorder status indicator Input/output level meter F unction Guide Elapsed recording/ playback time Memor y status bar/ Playback position bar Output balance Key shift T rack number Mute Recording level meter Multi -track scr een ▌ F iles and F olders Output scale F ile list sc reen und er a[...]

5 7 EN 4 Creating a Mult i-T rack Proj ec t 3 Select a track 2 Create a project 5 Start recording 1 Selec t [ Mul ti trac k ] Cr eating a Multi- T ra ck Pro jec t Continued o n nex t page 4 Adjust the rec ording level[...]

58 EN 4 Creating a Mult i-T rack Proj ec t 6 Stop recor ding 7 Check the track (playback) 8 Adjust the track 9 Add tracks Repeat steps 3 to 6 to add more sound sourc es to e mpty tr acks . Cr eating a Multi- T ra ck Pro jec t 10 Bounce the tracks See pages 59 to 63 for details.[...]

5 9 EN 4 Creating a Mult i-T rack Proj ec t 1 Selec t [Multitrack] 1TRKREC 1 Select [ Multitrack ], and press the OK button. 2 Creat e a project In the Multi- T rack mode , recor ded files (track s) are saved under a pr ojec t. 1 Use the + / - / 9 / 0 button to select [ NEW PROJECT ], and press the OK button. 3 Selec t a track • Y ou can record u[...]

60 EN 4 Creating a Mult i-T rack Proj ec t a b c Adjust the r ecording lev el 1 P ress the REC button to enter the recording standb y mode. 2 Adjust the REC LEVEL dial according to the sound source ( ☞ P .36). Start recording 1 P ress the REC button. • [ K ] ap pears on the display , and recording star ts. Stop rec ording 4 Cr eating a Multi- T[...]

6 1 EN 4 Creating a Mult i-T rack Proj ec t Cr eating a Multi- T ra ck Pro jec t Check the track (pla yback) 7 1 P ress the PLA Y button. • The multiple tra ck s you have recorded under the projec t will b e played back together. • Y ou ca n ch an ge th e pi tc h by p re ss in g th e p / q bu tto n wh i le a t ra ck i s se le ct ed . P r es s i[...]

62 EN 4 Creating a Mult i-T rack Proj ec t Cr eating a Multi- T ra ck Pro jec t 4 Ou tp ut ba lan ce: Press 9 t wice. Y ou can adjust the volume for each track. Adjust the volume with the + / − but ton. 4 Lef t /rig ht bal anc e: Press 9 three times. Y ou can adjust the panning of left and right audio for each track. Adjust the lef t/right balanc[...]

63 EN 4 Creating a Mult i-T rack Proj ec t 5 P ress the REC button to start recording . • Listening t o the playback , press the R EC but ton. Th e recording will be made on the track spe cifi ed in s tep 1 . 6 P ress the ST OP button to stop r ecording and playback. 9 Rep eat s teps 3 to 6 to add m ore s oun d sou rces to emp t y tra ck s . 10 B[...]

64 EN 4 Erasing a M ulti -T rack Proje c t / T rack Erasin g a Multi- T rack Pr oject/ T r ack E r a s i n g a p r oj e ct Erase unnecessar y project s. 1 Select a project to erase. 2 Press the ERASE button. • The erase confir mation screen appears . 3 Press the + button to select [ START ]. 4 Pr ess the OK button. • The display switches to [ E[...]

65 EN 4 Erasing a M ulti -T rack Proje c t / T rack 7 Pr ess the OK button. • The display switches to [ Eras ing ! ], and erasing st ar ts . [ E ras ed ] appears when the fil e is erased. Erasin g a Multi- T rack Pr oject/ T r ack Impor tant Notes on Erasing • Once erased, pr oject s or tracks cannot be reco vered. Check car efully before e ras[...]

66 EN Chapter 5 About the T uner , the Lissajous , and the Metr onome[...]

6 7 EN 5 Using the tun er Usin g the tuner This recorder is equipped with a tuner function which consists of the following four items: calibration, chromatic , guitar , and bass. This function enab les you to p er form accurat e tuning according to the type of musical instrument you have selected. 1 [ Home ] { [ T uner ] 2 Pr ess the + or − butto[...]

68 EN 5 Using the tun er 2 Adjust while looking at the tuning meter and the indicator • Tune accurately with the needle pointing to the cen ter of the meter . • Any electronic musical instrument should be directly connected without any additional equipment (such as an effector). [ Sett in g up the [ Guit ar ] a nd th e [ Bass ] These items are [...]

69 EN 5 Abo ut the L issajo us measurement About the L issajou s measurem ent In facilities for sound recording (such as br oadcasting studios), the distance between a microphone and a sound source is automatically measur ed from the phase differ ence. The Lissajous waveform helps you obtain the optimal positioning of a dynamic microphone or a cond[...]

7 0 EN 5 Using the met ronom e 1 [ Home ] { [ Metronome ] 2 Pr ess the + / − button to adjust the tempo 3 Pr ess the Play button to start the metronome A • Use the VOLU ME dia l to adjust th e volum e of the met ronom e. • Select the [ Metoronome Menu ] from the [ MENU ] to make additional settings for the metronome ( ☞ page1 00). T empo in[...]

71 EN Chapter 6 Menus[...]

72 EN 6 How to set th e menus Items in the menus are cl assifie d by the tabs. T herefore, when shif ting b et ween items, you can quickly s et the target item by selec tin g the tab to which it belo ngs. T ake the following s teps to set each item in the menu. How t o set the menus 1 Pr ess the ME N U button. • The menu screen op ens. 2 Pr ess t[...]

73 EN 6 How to set th e menus How t o set the menus 5 Pr ess the + / − button to select a menu item. Caution • If no operation is conducted for three minutes during setup in stop mode, the screen returns to the status befor e the setting operation was started. In this case, the item that was being set remains unchanged. • If no operation is c[...]

7 4 EN 6 List of m enus A in the choic es f ield indicat es the default set ting. List of m enus * I n the Multi track mode, [ Rec Mode ] and [ Pre-Recording ] do not function. Recording Me nu [Rec Menu] : Menu settings for recor ding Set items Choices Op er ati on mod e  : Setting OK ×  : Setting NG Stopped Playing Recording Recording mo[...]

7 5 EN 6 List of m enus * I n the Multi track mode, [ Skip Space ] do not function. Pla y M enu [Pla y M enu] : Menu settings for playbac k Set items Choices Op er ati on mod e  : Setting OK ×  : Setting NG Stopped Playing Recording Play mode [Play Mode] ☞ P .88 [ One file ][ Lis t ]  ×  Skip space* [Skip Space] ☞ P .88 [ For w[...]

7 6 EN 6 List of m enus MP3 Convert [MP3Convert] ☞ P .95 Conver ts a PC M [ 44.1 kHz/16 bit ] ( W A V ) format file into an MP3 f ormat file.  × × CD Write [CD Write] ☞ P .96 Direc t ly wr ites a PCM [ 44.1 kHz/16 bit ] ( W A V ) format file into a CD.  × × Bounce [Bounce] ☞ P .98 Saves all the track s in a multi-t rack mo de projec[...]

77 EN 6 List of m enus L CD/ Sound Menu [LCD /Sound Me nu ]: Menu settings tha t relat e to the L CD and sound Set items Choices Op er ati on mod e  : Setting OK ×  : Setting NG Stopped Playing Recording Backlight [Backlight] ☞ P .102 [ Lig ht ing t i me ]: [5sec.][ 10sec. ][30sec .] [1min.][Always on] [ Di m lig ht t im e ]: [ 30sec. ][...]

78 EN 6 List of m enus List of m enus Device Menu [De vice Menu]: Menu settings t hat rela te to the de vice Set items Choices Op er ati on mod e  : Setting OK ×  : Setting NG Stopped Playing Recording Fn k ey setting [ Fn . Setting] ☞ P .106 [ Fn. Re co rde r ]: [F 1] [F2][F3 ] [ Fn. MTR ]: [F1 ][F2 ] T h e f u n c t i o n s c a n b e [...]

79 EN 6 Recordi ng Menu 3 Pr ess the + / − button to select the recor ding method. [ Normal ] This method records sound in the standard way . ( ☞ P .37). [ Overdub ] Wh ile a f ile i s pla yin g , th e inp ut s oun d ca n be re cor ded ov er the c urr ent f il e. ( ☞ P .39 ). [ Play Sync ] Only the audio source that was re- corded in synchron[...]

80 EN 6 Recordi ng Menu Recording m enu [ Rec Menu ] 3 Pr ess the + / − button to select the Input source. [ Built-in Mic ] This setting adjusts the sensitivity of the built-in stereo microphone. [ External Mic ] This setting adjusts the sensitivity of the externally connected microphone. [ XLR (L) ] This setting adjusts the sensitivity of the XL[...]

81 EN 6 Recordi ng Menu Recording m enu [ Rec Menu ] 3 Pr ess the + / − button to select the input microphone. 4 Pr ess the OK button. • The setting for the selected input source appears. Recording le vel [Rec L evel] This setting can set either automatic or manual adjustment of the recording level. In addition, with the limiter/compressor of t[...]

82 EN 6 Recordi ng Menu Limiter/ Compressor Recording m enu [ Rec Menu ] 3 Pr ess the + / − button to select the Input source. [ Built-in Mic ] Sound is input through the built-in ster eo microphone. [ External Mic ] Sound is input by connecting an external microphone to the MIC jack. [ Line ] Sound is input by connecting an external unit to the [...]

83 EN 6 Recordi ng Menu Recording m enu [ Rec Menu ] 3 Pr ess the + / − button to select a menu item. [ Phantom P ower ] This setting sets the voltage of the phantom power. [ Plug-in Po wer ] This setting sets the power supply of the plug-in power . 4 Pr ess the OK button. • The sele c ted menu screen app ears. M i c r op h on e p ow er s ou r [...]

84 EN 6 Recordi ng Menu Recording m enu [ Rec Menu ] 3 Pr ess the + / − button to select the recor ding format. [ PCM ] This is the uncompressed phonologi- cal form that is used for music CDs. [ MP3 ] This is the International Standard that MPEG, the working group of ISO (International Organization for Standardization), has established. Recording[...]

85 EN 6 Recordi ng Menu Recording m enu [ Rec Menu ] 3 Press the + / − button to select a menu item. [ 300Hz ] [Use this setting when the [ 100Hz ] setting is not sufficiently effective. [ 100Hz ] This function diminishes the noise generated by air conditions, pr ojec- tors, and so on. It is effective when recording indoors . [ OFF ] This setting[...]

86 EN 6 Recordi ng Menu Recording m enu [ Rec Menu ] 3 Press the + / − button to select a menu item. [ ON ] Recording starts a maximum of two seconds* prior to the star t of recording . [ OFF ] This setting stops the function. 4 Pr ess the OK button to finish the setting. Pre-recording [Pre-Recording] The pr e -reco rdi ng fu nction sta r ts r ec[...]

87 EN 6 Recordi ng Menu Recording m enu [ Rec Menu ] 3 Press the + / − button to select a menu item. [ ON ] The recording monit or functions. [ OFF ] This setting stops the function. No sound is output from the EAR jack. 4 Pr ess the OK button to finish the setting. Recording monit or [Rec Monitor] This set ting s elec t s whether the re cording [...]

88 EN 6 Play Menu Pla y menu [ Pla y Menu ] 3 Press the + / − button to select a menu item. Play mode [Pla y Mode] This set ting enabl es you to selec t your preferred play mod e. 1 [ Menu ] { [ Play Menu ] { [ Play Mode ] [ One file ] Playback stops right after the current file is played. [ List ] This setting plays the files in a folder. 4 Pr e[...]

89 EN 6 Play Menu Pla y menu [ Pla y Menu ] 5 Press the + / − button to select a menu item. [ Forward Skip ] [F ile sk ip] [10 sec.] [30 sec.] [1 min.] [5 min.] [10 min.] [ Reverse Skip ] [File skip] [1 sec.] to [5 s ec.] [10 sec.] [30 sec.] [1 min.] [5 min.] 6 Pr ess the OK button to finish the setting. How to play with skippi ng and rev erse s [...]

90 EN 6 File Menu F ile menu [ File Menu ] 5 Press the + / − button to select a menu item. Erase lock [F ile Lock] Set ting the er ase lock for a f ile prevents erroneous de letion of impo r tant files . In addition, it p revents a file from b eing deleted even when you conduc t a file eras e. ( ☞ P .50) . [ ON ] This setting locks the file. [ [...]

9 1 EN 6 File Menu F ile menu [ File Menu ] 4 Pr ess the + / − button to select a menu item. [ Move t o memory ] This menu item moves the files in the built-in memory or the SD card into a different f older in the built-in memor y. [ Cop y to memory ] This menu item copies the files in the built-in memory or the SD card into a different f older i[...]

9 2 EN 6 File Menu F ile menu [ File Menu ] [ Selec te d fi les ] setting 1 P ress the + / − button to select the file to be moved or copied and press the OK button to put a check mark in the file. 2 Repeat step 1, select a file to be moved or copied, and then pr ess the F2 (Determine) button. 6 Press the + / − button to select the number of fi[...]

9 3 EN 6 File Menu 1 0 Pr ess Fn (Ent er) button. • [ Moving ] or [ Copying ] appears on the display, and moving or copying of the file starts. During the process, the progress condition is displayed as a percentage. • When [ Moving finished ] or [ Copying finished ] is displayed, the process is completed. Caution • When the remaining space i[...]

94 EN 6 File Menu File Menu F ile menu [ File Menu ] File divide [F ile Divide] When a file w ith a large capaci t y or a file that has a long recording time is divide d, the File divide f unc tion makes it easier to manage and edit the f ile. A • Only the MP3 and PCM format files recorded with this recorder can be divided. 1 Stop at the position[...]

95 EN 6 File Menu F ile menu [ File Menu ] F older Select File Select Property [Property] This func ti on enables you to check information abou t a file or fold er . 1 Select the file or folder for which you want to displa y information. ( ☞ P . 3 4 , P .4 5 ) 2 [ Menu ] { [ File Menu ] { [ Property ] F older Select File Select MP3 Con vert [MP3 [...]

96 EN 6 File Menu F ile menu [ File Menu ] 4 Pr ess the + butt on to select [ Sta rt ]. 5 Pr ess the OK button. • The animation is displayed on the screen, and MP3 conversion starts. When [ Done ] is displayed, conversion is finished. • The converted file becomes the [ MP3 128kbps ] format. A • When [ MP3 Convert ] ( ☞ P.106) is set to the [...]

97 EN 6 File Menu F ile menu [ File Menu ] 3 [ Menu ] { [ File Menu ] { [ CD Write ] 4 Pr ess the OK button. CD write [ CD Write] PCM ( W A V ) fil es recorded with this recorder can be direc tl y writ ten to an ex ternal CD drive. Caution • Files that can be written to a CD are PCM format [ 44.1kHz/16bit ] files only. 1 Connect the recorder and [...]

98 EN 6 File Menu F ile menu [ File Menu ] Bounce [Bounce] Several tracks that are saved in a multi track mode project can be grouped into one. 2 Pr ess the OK button. 3 Pr ess the + / - / 9 / 0 button to select the project for the bounce process . 4 Pr ess the OK button. • The screen shif t s to the multi track screen. 1 [ Home ] { [ Multitrack [...]

99 EN 6 File Menu F ile menu [ File Menu ] 8 Pr ess the OK button. • The animation is displayed on the screen, and the bounce process starts. [ When [ Done ] is displayed, bouncing is finished. • When the bounce process completes, the new PCM format [ 44.1kHz/16bit ] file is saved in the project. A • When [ Bounce ] ( ☞ P.106) is set to the[...]

1 00 EN 6 Metron ome M enu Metronome menu [ Metronome Menu ] Metronome [Metronome] Use this func tion as a guide when recording an instrument playing or w hen prac ti cing a musical instrument. 1 [ Menu ] { [ Metronome Menu ] 3 Pr ess the + / − button to select a menu item. [ OFF ] The metronome does not function. [ ON ] The metronome functions i[...]

1 01 EN 6 Metron ome M enu Metronome menu [ Metronome Menu ] [ T emp o ] set ting The me trono me speed can be a djusted between [ 40 ] and [ 208 ]. 1 P ress the + / − button to select the speed and then press the OK button. [ Sound ] set ting The setting sets the metronome tone . 1 Select a menu item by pressing the + / − button and then the O[...]

1 02 EN 6 LCD /S ound M enu L CD /Sound men u [ LC D /Sound Menu ] Backlight [Backlight] Every time a button is pressed, the display backlight tur ns on for appro ximately 10 seconds (default). 1 [ Menu ] { [ L CD/S ound Menu ] { [ Backlight ] 3 Pr ess the + / − button to select a menu item. [ Lighting time ] This setting sets the lighting time o[...]

1 03 EN 6 LCD /S ound M enu L CD /Sound men u [ LC D /Sound Menu ] LED [LED] This function can be set so that the LED lamp does not turn on. 1 [ Menu ] { [ L CD/S ound Menu ] { [ LED ] 3 Pr ess the + / − button to select a menu item. [ ON ] LED turns on. [ OFF ] LED does not turn on. 4 Pr ess the OK button to finish the setting. Beep sound [Beep][...]

1 0 4 EN 6 LCD /S ound M enu L CD /Sound men u [ LC D /Sound Menu ] Language switch (Lang) [Language (Lang)] Either Japanese or English can be selected as the display language. 1 [ Menu ] { [ L CD/S ound Menu ] { [ Language(Lang) ] V oice guide [ V oice Guide] This is a function that provides audio guidance of the ope rating condi tion. Contro l th[...]

1 05 EN 6 LCD /S ound M enu L CD /Sound men u [ LC D /Sound Menu ] [ ON/OFF ] setting This setting sets ON/OFF of the voice guide. 1 By pressing the + / − button, select either [ ON ] or [ OFF ] and then press the OK button. [ Speed ] se tting The voice guide speed can be adjusted between [ 100% ] and [ 400% ]. 1 Select the speed by pressing the [...]

1 06 EN 6 Dev ice Menu Dev ice menu [ Device Men u ] Fn k ey setting [Fn. Setting] T he F n b ut to ns ( F1, F2 , an d F 3) of t he dev ice ca n be al lo ca ted to th e de sir ed ope ra ti ons . 1 [ Menu ] { [ Device Menu ] { [ Fn. Setting ] 3 Pr ess the + / − button to select a menu item. [ Fn. Rec order ] Fn button allocation in the recor der m[...]

1 07 EN 6 Dev ice Menu 4 Pr ess the OK button to finish the setting. Dev ice menu [ Device Men u ] The registered f unct ion is called. Pr essing the Fn button displays the setting screen for the r egistered function. ▌ [ Fn. MTR ] set ting OFF A function cannot be allocated to the Fn button. Input Sel ect ☞ P .82 Metr onome ☞ P .100 MP3 Conv[...]

1 08 EN 6 Dev ice Menu Sleep [P ow er Save] When 10 minutes (default setting) has elapsed with the recorder in st op mode following pow er-on, the power turns off. 1 [ Menu ] { [ Device Menu ] { [ Po wer Sav e ] 3 Pr ess the + / − button to select a menu item. [ 5 min. ], [ 10 min. ], [ 30 min. ], and [ 1 hr . ] Set the preferred time . [ OFF ] S[...]

1 09 EN 6 Dev ice Menu USB setting [USB Settings] You can select [ PC ], which enables files to be sent/received through a connection to a PC, and [ AC Adapter ], which charges the recorder via connection of a USB connecting AC adapter (A514). 1 [ Menu ] { [ Device Menu ] { [ USB Settings ] 3 Pr ess the + / − button to select a menu item. [ USB C[...]

1 1 0 EN 6 Dev ice Menu When [ USB Conn ec ti on ] is sele cted 1 Select a menu item by pressing the + / − button and then pressing the OK button. [ PC ] This menu item sets connection to the PC. The recorder is connected as the storage or the composite. [ AC A dapter ] This is the setting used for char ging from the PC or for connecting to the A[...]

1 1 1 EN 6 Dev ice Menu Dev ice menu [ Device Men u ] Setting reset [Reset Settings] This setting resets each function to the default setting (the setting at the time of shipping from the factory). 1 [ Menu ] { [ Device Menu ] { [ Reset Settings ] 3 Press t he + but ton to s elect [ Start ]. 4 Pr ess the OK button. • Each set ting returns to the [...]

1 1 2 EN 6 Dev ice Menu Dev ice menu [ Device Men u ] Met rono me Me nu Menu item Default setting [ Metronome ] ( ☞ P .100) [ OFF ] LCD /Sound M enu Menu item Default setting [ Backlight ] ( ☞ P .102) Lighting time:[ 10sec. ] Dim lighting time:[ 30sec. ] Brightness setting: [ 2 ] [ LED ] ( ☞ P .103) [ ON ] [ Beep ] ( ☞ P .103) [ 03 ] [ Lang[...]

1 1 3 EN 6 Dev ice Menu Dev ice menu [ Device Men u ] F ormat [F ormat] When the recorder is f ormatted, all stored files are deleted . Before conducting formatting , be sure to transf er impor tant files to your PC. 1 [ Menu ] { [ Device Menu ] { [ F ormat ] 2 Pr ess the OK button. 3 Pr ess the + / − button to select the recor ding medium to for[...]

1 1 4 EN 6 Dev ice Menu Dev ice menu [ Device Men u ] Caution • Never format the recor der from the PC. • Upon fo rmat tin g, all e xisti ng data in cludin g fil es for which Er ase Lo ck was s et and read - onl y file s are los t. • A file re corde d af ter for mat ting may b e name d [ 00 01 ]. • T o fo rmat the s et tin g of each f unc t[...]

1 1 5 EN 6 Dev ice Menu Dev ice menu [ Device Men u ] Memory information [Memory Info .] On the menu screen, remaining space and the capacity of the recording medium can be displayed. 1 [ Menu ] { [ Device Menu ] { [ Memory Info . ] 3 [ Remain ] and [ Capacity ] of the recording medium can be displayed. • When no SD card is inserted, only informa[...]

1 1 6 EN Chapter 7 About the PC[...]

1 1 7 EN 7 Using the record er on you r PC Usin g the recorder on y our PC When connec ted to a PC, the recorder enables you to do the following: Apar t f rom using this recor der as a multi-t rack recorder or a music player, you can also use it as an external memory for your PC, that is, as a storage device ( ☞ page 1 2 1 ). W indows Macint osh [...]

1 1 8 EN 7 Using the record er on you r PC Usin g the recorder on y our PC Connecting to y our PC 3 Be sure to connect the USB cable to the connecting terminal of the recor der while the recorder is in stop mode or turned off . 1 T urn the recorder on 2 Connect the USB cable to the USB port of the PC W indows Macint osh Note • Be sure to exit the[...]

1 1 9 EN 7 Using the record er on you r PC Disconnecting from your PC W indows Macint osh 1 Click [ ] on the task bar located at the lower-right corner of the screen. Click [ Safely remove USB Mass Storage Device ] • The drive let ter will dif fer dep ending on the PC bein g used. 1 Drag and drop the drive icon for this recorder displayed on the [...]

1 20 EN 7 Using the record er on you r PC Usin g the recorder on y our PC W indows 1 Connect the recorder to your PC ( ☞ page 118) 2 Open the Explorer window • When you op en [ My Comp ut er ], the recorder will be recognized by the drive name. While an SD card is inser ted, it app ears as [ Re movab le Dis k ]. 3 Click on the "product nam[...]

1 2 1 EN 7 Using the record er on you r PC Usin g the recorder on y our PC U s i n g t h e r ec o r d er a s a U S B mi c r op h o n e /s pe a k e r This recorder can be use d as a USB micr ophon e or a USB s peaker . Note • While the recorder is used as a USB micr ophone, it is available as a USB stereo micr ophone regardless of the recording mo[...]

1 22 EN Chapter 8 F or quick r ef er enc e[...]

1 23 EN 8 Alarm m essa ge list Alar m message list Mes sag e D es cri pt ion Act io n [Ba t ter y L ow] Bat ter y power is ge t tin g low. Charge the batteries ( ☞ page 22). If you run out of battery power soon after charging, the battery has reached its life. Replace it with a new one. ( ☞ page 22). [Fil e lo cke d] Atte mpte d to dele te a lo[...]

1 24 EN 8 Alarm m essa ge list Mes sag e D es cri pt ion Act io n [Sam e fo lde r. Can' t be m ove d (copi ed ).] Atte mpti ng to move (cop y) into the s ame fo ld er. Pleas e sel ec t an oth er fol der. [Som e f il es c an' t be m ove d (copi ed )] A fil e wit h the s ame f il enam e, or a fi le wi th DR M ex ist s in t he des tina tio n[...]

1 25 EN 8 T roub lesh ootin g T roubleshooting Sympto m Prob abl e cau se Act io n Not hin g ap pe ar s on the d isp lay Th e bat ter y is not loa de d prop er ly Verif y that the bat ter y 's polar itie s + and - are correct ( ☞ pag e 22). Bat ter y power is ge t tin g low. Cha rge th e bat te r y or rep la ce with a n ew b at ter y ( ☞ p[...]

1 26 EN 8 T roub lesh ootin g T roubleshooting Sympto m Prob abl e cau se Act io n Can not r ech arg e [ Bat ter y] is set to [Alkali ne]. Use th e supp lie d re charg eabl e bat te rie s. Can not f i nd f i le s W r o n g f o l d e r . Switch to th e corre c t fo lde r ( ☞ page 37). Noi se h ear d dur in g play ba ck Th e reco rder w as wip e d [...]

1 2 7 EN 8 Accessori es (optional ) Ac cessor ies ( optional ) Ac cess orie s ex clusiv e to the Oly mpus vo ice re cor der can be pur cha sed dir ectl y fr om Onl ine Sho p on our comp an y's web sit e. htt p:// shop .oly mpus -ima gin g. jp/i nde x.ht ml Stereo microp hon e: ME51 S W The built-in large-diameter microphone enables sensitive s[...]

1 28 EN 8 Gloss ar y Glossary Gl oss ar y Des cri pt ion Sampling frequency (sampling rate) [ Hz/kHz ] The rate or frequency at which an analogue signal is analyzed to determine acoustic delicacies. The higher sampling frequenc y produces less differ ence in forward/backward sounds. Quantization bits [bit depth][ bit ] The number of quantization bi[...]

1 29 EN 8 Spe cif icatio ns Specifications Re cor de r Re cor de r mo de Mul ti - tr ack m od e S im ult ane ou s re co rd ing t ra ck 2 2 Si mul tan eous pl ay bac k trac k 2 8 M a x im u m r e co r d i n g f i l e s i z e PCM for mat: 2GB MP3 format: 4 GB Re cor di ng for mat L i n e a r P C M ( P ul s e Co d e M o d u l a t i o n ) f o r m at [9[...]

1 30 EN 8 Spe cif icatio ns Inp ut B u i l t- i n m i c r o p h o n e Direc t ional mi croph one M I C / L I N E i n p u t Mini stereo phone jack MIC: i nput imp e dance 1 0Ω LINE: inp ut imp eda nce 1 2.5Ω X L R /standard pho ne i n p u t XLR (bal anced inp ut)/ Standard ph one (unbalan ced inp ut) combo j ack XLR: inp ut imp edan ce 1 0 Ω Phon[...]

1 3 1 EN 8 Spe cif icatio ns Specifications Guide to recordi ng times 4 Linear PCM format Reco rdi ng mo de Bui lt-i n mem or y (4 GB) SD card 8 GB 1 6 GB 32 GB 64 G B 96 .0 kH z /24bit Appro x. 1h. 35min. App rox. 3h. 4 0mi n. App rox. 7h. 1 5min. App rox. 1 4h. 55min. App rox. 30h . 00 min . 96 .0 kH z /1 6bi t A ppro x. 2h. 15min. App rox. 5h. 3[...]

1 3 2 EN 8 Spe cif icatio ns 4 M P 3 f o r ma t Reco rdi ng mo de Bui lt-i n mem or y (4 GB) SD card 4 GB 1 6 GB 32 GB 64 G B 320 kbps Approx . 22h. 3 0mi n. App rox. 53h. 00 min . App rox. 1 0 4h. 0 0 min. App rox. 2 14h. 00 min. App rox. 43 2h. 0 0mi n. 256 k bps Ap prox . 28h . 30mi n. App rox. 66 h. 30 min. App rox. 1 30 h. 0 0 min . App rox. 2[...]

1 3 3 EN 8 Spe cif icatio ns Specifications Guide to batter y l ife ▌ 4 lithium ion battery: (linear PCM format) Re cord in g mo de Built-in stereo microphone (During recording mode) Hea dphone playback 96 .0 k Hz /24bi t App rox. 9 h. 30 min . App rox. 12 h. 30 min . 96 .0 k Hz /16bit A pp rox. 1 1h. 00m in. App rox. 12 h. 30 min . 88 .2 k Hz /2[...]

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