Olympus LS-7 manual

Thank you f or purchasing an Olympus Digital V oice Recor der . Please r ead these instructions for information about using the product correctly and safely . Keep the instructions handy for future ref erence. T o ensure successful r ecordings, we recommend tha t you test the rec ord function and volume before use . EN LINEAR PCM REC ORDER LS-7 Lin[...]

2 EN Introd uc t ion • Th e conte nts o f thi s do cum ent m ay be ch ang ed i n the f ut ure w ith out a dv anc ed n otice . Cont ac t ou r Custo me r Sup po r t Cent er fo r the l ates t inf or mati on r ela ting to p ro duc t n ame s and m od el n umb er s. • Th e ill ust rat ion o f th e scr ee n and t he re cor de r sho wn in t his m anu a[...]

3 EN 1 2 3 4 5 6 Introduction Sa fe t y pr ec a ut io ns ............................................ 4 1 Ge tt in g sta r ted Ma in f ea tu re s .................................................... 8 Ch ec ki ng t he c o nte nt s of t he b ox ......................10 Ide nt i f ic at io n of p ar t s ...................................... 11 Dis p[...]

4 EN 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 ll y to e ns ur e t hat yo u k now how t o op er ate i t s afe l y an d cor re c t ly. Kee p th is m an ua l in a n ea si ly a cce ss ib l e location for future reference. • Th e war nin g sy mb ol s ind ic ate imp or t ant safety related inform ation. T o protect you rs[...]

5 EN Safety pre c autions • When attaching this rec order to a tripod, be sure to rota te only the screw of the tripod in the tripod socket of this rec order . Never rotate the rec order . Warning regarding data loss: • Re cord ed co nten t in me mo r y may be d est roye d o r era se d by op er ati ng mis ta kes , uni t mal fu nc ti on , or du [...]

6 EN Safety pre c autions • In pl aces s ubj ec t to e x tre me ly co ld temp er atur es, t he tem pe rat ure o f the reco rd er ’s bod y may b e low er th an the en vironmental temperature. If pos sib le, we ar gl oves wh en ha ndl ing the re cor de r in col d temp er atur es. Battery handling precautions Fol low t h es e im po r ta nt gu id e[...]

7 EN Safety pre c autions f Caution: • Please recycle batteries to help save our planet’ s resourc es. When you thro w away dead ba tteries, be sure to cov er their terminals and alway s obser ve local laws and regulations. • Alway s charge a rechargeable battery when using it for the first time, or if it has not been used for a long period. [...]

8 1 EN Main features Main features s Built-in 3-microphone system ( high - se ns i ti vi t y st e re o mi c ro ph o ne s an d center microphone). Wit h a comb in atio n of t he hi gh - sen sit iv it y st ere o mi cro ph on es an d center microphone, balanced, wideband reco rd ing s fro m the h igh to l ow fre qu en cie s are e nab le d. s Ut i li z[...]

9 1 EN Main features Main features s EU PH ON Y M OB I LE ha s be e n in c lu de d to p ro du ce a n at u ra l, r ea l is t ic ex pe ri e nc e wi t ho ut d e gr ad in g so u nd qu al i ty ( ☞ P. 5 7 ) . s Y o u ca n m ove or c opy f i le s be t we en th e bu i lt - i n me mo r y a nd m ic ro SD ca rd , a nd w it h in t h e fo ld e rs i n t he mem[...]

10 1 EN Ch ec ki n g th e co nte nt s of t he b ox Check ing the contents of the box Voice R e cor de r USB c ab le Strap • Ni - MH R ec h arg ea b le bat t er ie s (2) • Ol ym pu s So no ri t y CD - R OM • INSTRUCTIONS • War ra nt y c a rd Th e fol low in g item s are i ncl ude d wi th th e re cord er. If any thin g is mis sin g or da mag [...]

11 1 EN Identification of par ts Identification of par ts 1 Built-in stereo microphone ( L /R) 2 Built-in center microphone 3 PEAK in dic at or li gh t (LED) LED i nd ic ato r lig ht (LE D) 4 Display ( LCD panel) 5 F1 button MENU / SCEN E button F2 button 6 STOP ( 4 ) but to n 7 + button 8 0 button 9 ERASE but ton 0 – button ! MIC (Mic ro ph one)[...]

12 1 EN Identification of parts Identification of par ts 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 @ 0 ! 12 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 Display (LC D panel) 1 Recording media indicator [ l ]: Bui lt-i n f las h me mor y [ m ]: micr o SD card 2 Curr ent folder name 3 Battery indicator 4 Folder name 5 Function guide indicator Fil e li s t di sp l ay 1 Recording media indicator 2 Curr e[...]

13 1 EN Identification of par ts Identification of parts 1 2 4 3 6 8 7 9 0 ! @ # $ 5 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 Li st d is p lay 2 1 Recording media indicator [ l ]: Bui lt-i n f las h me mor y [ m ]: micr o SD card 2 Curr ent folder name 3 Battery indicator 4 Fol de r nam e, Fi le n ame 5 Function guide indicator 1 Recording media indicator 2 Curr ent fo[...]

14 1 EN Identification of par ts Identification of parts • Rem ove the s cre en p rote c tor o n the display . [ « ]: Ti mer [ A ]: Alar m [ ? ]: Microphone Sensitivit y [ û ]: VCVA [ Æ ]: V oice sync [ ü ]: Pre-recording [ ù ]: Rec L evel Icon displa y(For all modes) [ 0 ]: Low Cut Fil ter [ ≤ ]: Zoom M ic [ % ]: Noi se Ca nce l [ $ ]: V [...]

15 1 EN Power s up pl y Powe r s u p p l y Inser ting bat teries Thi s re cord er c an b e use d wi th ei the r Ni - MH Re char ge abl e Ba t teri es o r A AA A lk ali ne Batteries. • When ch arg ing w ith t he re cor de r, be su re to us e the s upp li ed N i- MH re cha rge ab le b at te ri es (B R4 0 4). • Th e sup pli ed r ec har gea bl e ba[...]

16 1 EN Power su p pl y Power s up pl y Notes • Man gan es e bat te ri es may n ot b e use d in this recorder . • Whe n cha ng ing b at te rie s, A A A al ka lin e bat te ri es or O ly mp us Ni - MH r ec har gea bl e bat te rie s are r eco mme nd ed . • Be su re to st op th e re cord er b ef ore rep la cin g the b at ter ie s. Un lo ad ing t [...]

17 1 EN Power s up pl y Power su p pl y Charging by connecting to a com pute r vi a USB Y o u ca n char ge t he ba t teri es by co nn ec ti ng to a PC’s USB por t. Wh en ch arg ing , be s ure to corr ec tl y pl ace th e re cha rge abl e bat t eri es (supp li ed) i nto the r eco rd er ( ☞ P. 1 5 ) . 1 B oot t h e PC . 2 Con ne c t th e USB c ab [...]

18 1 EN Power su p pl y Power s up pl y will be changed dep ending on the rem ain ing a mo unt an d th e st ate of batteries. Conn ec t to th e USB con nec t ing AC ada pter (optio nal) to c ha rg e It ca n be c harg ed b y conn ec t ing to th e USB conn ec ti ng AC adap ter (A 51 4) (optio nal). 1 Plug th e re cor de r ’s USB ca bl e int o th e [...]

19 1 EN Power s up pl y Power su p pl y Cautions concerning the rechargeable batteries Rea d the f ol low ing d es cri pti ons c ar ef ull y whe n you u se th e Ni - MH r ech arg eab le batteries. Discharging: The rechargeable bat teries self- discharge whi le th is is no t in us e. B e sure to c har ge them regularly before use. Operating temperat[...]

20 1 EN Power s up pl y Power su p pl y T u rn ing o n / o f f th e power Whe n th e reco rd er is n ot b ein g us ed, tur n the p owe r of f to r edu ce ba tt er y consu mpt ion to a m ini mum . Even if the p owe r is tu rn ed of f, exis ti ng da ta , mo de se t tin gs , and c lo ck se t tin gs wi ll b e maintained. Turn i ng o n th e po wer Whi l[...]

21 1 EN HOLD If yo u se t the re co rde r to HO LD mo de, t he ru nni ng co ndi tio ns wi ll b e pre se r ved , and a ll but to ns wi ll b e dis ab le d. T his f eatu re is u se ful w he n the r eco rd er ha s to be c arr ie d in a b ag or po cket . T his m od e can a lso p rev ent yo u fr om ac cid ent all y st opp in g re cord ing . Se t th e re [...]

22 1 EN Se tt i ng t im e an d da te If yo u se t the ti me a nd da te be for eh and , the i nfo rma tio n wh en th e f il e is re cor ded i s 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 and e nab le s eas ier file management. Whe n yo u us e th e re co rd er f or th e fi r st t im e af te r p ur ch as in [...]

23 1 EN Se tt i ng t im e an d da te Set ti ng t ime a nd da te [Ti me & Date] 2 Press the + or − button to se lect [ Device Menu ] t ab. • Y o u ca n cha nge t he m enu d isp lay by mov ing t he se t tin gs t ab cu rs or. 1 Wh il e th e re co rde r is d ur ing s to p mod e, p re ss t he MENU/S CENE button. • Th e men u wi ll ap pe ar on [...]

24 1 EN Ins e r ti ng a nd e je c ti ng a m ic r oSD c a rd Th e “micr oSD” i ndi cate d in th e 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, bes ide s the bui lt- in me mo r y, you ca n sto re th e dat a in the co mme rci all y ava ila ble m icr oSD ca rd . Inse r ti ng a mic r oSD ca rd 1 Wh il[...]

25 1 EN Ins e r ti ng a nd e je c ti ng a m ic r oSD c a rd Inse r ti ng an d ejec ting a m ic roSD c ar d Notes • It is p ossi bl e to sw itch th e re cor din g me dia ove r to the b uil t-in m emo r y ( ☞ P. 6 1) . • In so me c ase s mic roSD c ard s whi ch have be en fo rm at ted (i nit iali ze d) by an oth er dev ice, su ch as a co mpu te[...]

26 1 EN [Home ] display operations [ Home ] display operations 1 Pre ss th e LIST button repeat edly to se t t he [ Home ] display. • [ Home ] will a pp ear o n the d isp lay. When [ Recorder ] is s e le c te d: The r eco rd er wi ll go i nto [ Recorder ] mod e. You will b e ab le to r eco rd and p lay bac k f ile s re cor ded b y the recorder ( [...]

27 1 EN Home Folder A Folder B Folder C Folder D 00 1 002 003 004 200 Fold er Fil e Recorder Folder E Note s on t h e fol d er s Not es on the folder s Th e bui lt-i n me mor y or the m icr oSD ca rd c an be u se d for t he re co rdi ng me di a. T he voi ce f ile s and t he mu sic f i les a re s epa rate d into f ol de rs fo r voi ce re cord in gs [...]

28 1 EN Notes on t he fo lde r s Art ist 01 Art ist 02 Art ist 03 00 1 002 003 004 200 Album 0 1 Album 02 Album 03 Home Music Fold er Fil e Note s on t h e fol d er s Abo ut th e fol der f or mu si c pl aybac k Whe n tr ans fer ri ng mu sic f i les to t he de vice u sin g Wi ndo ws Me di a Player, a fo lde r is auto mati ca lly c reate d wi thi n t[...]

29 1 EN Se le c ti ng t he f ol de r s an d f il es Chan ge f old er s wh ile t he op e rati on i s sto pp ed o r dur ing p lay. For in fo rma tio n on th e laye re d str uc t ure o f the f ol de rs , se e the s ec t ion e nti tle d “ No te s on t h e fo ld er s ” ( ☞ P. 2 7 ) . Mov in g t hr ou g h th e lev el s } Return : LIST button Eac h [...]

2 30 EN Recording d a b c e About recording Re cording 1 S el ec t t he r eco rd in g fo lde r ( ☞ P. 2 7 ) . 2 Pre ss th e REC ( s ) but to n to prepare recording. • The recording indica tor light will flash and [ ≠ ] will a pp ear o n the d isp lay. • T u rn th e mi cro ph one i n the d ire c ti on of th e sou rce to b e reco rd ed . • [...]

2 31 EN Recording Recording f 4 Pre ss th e STOP ( 4 ) butt on t o stop recording. • [ L ] wi ll ap pe ar on t he di sp lay. f File length Notes • T o e nsu re th at you d o not l os e the be gin nin g of th e re cord ing , con f irm t hat the r eco rdi ng is ac t iva ted by c he cki ng th e recording indicat or or the mo de indicator in the di[...]

2 32 EN Recording Recording Settings relating to Recording [Mi c Se le c t] ( ☞ P. 5 0 ) Se le c t whe th er o r no t the built-in c enter microphone is to be t ur ne d On or O f f. [Mi c Se ns e] ( ☞ P. 5 0 ) Se ts th e re co rdi ng s en sit iv it y. [Rec M ode] ( ☞ P. 5 1 ) Se ts th e re co rdi ng r ate f or each recording format. [Rec L ev[...]

2 33 EN Recording Recording Changing the recording scene [Rec S ce n e] Y o u ca n eas ily c han ge th e re cord ing s et t ing s by se le c tin g the s cen e whi ch b est m atch es you r usa ge ( ☞ P. 5 5 ) . 1 Wh il e th e re co rde r is d ur ing sto p mo de , pre ss a nd h ol d th e MENU / SCEN E button. 2 Press the + or − button to se lect [...]

2 34 EN LS _ 7 0001 .MP3 12 3 Recording Recording Recommended set tings by recording condition Th e reco rd er is i niti all y se t to [ P CM 4 4.1 kH z ] mo de s o that y ou ca n make h igh q ua lit y s ter eo reco rd ing s imm edi atel y af te r pu rcha sin g it. T he v ar iou s fun c tio ns re lat ing to r eco rdi ng can b e con f igu re d in de[...]

2 35 EN Recording Recording Recording from external microphone or other devices The e x ter na l micr op hon e and o the r dev ices can b e con ne cte d an d the s ou nd ca n be reco rd ed . Conn ec t as f ol low s accor din g to a dev ice to b e use d. • Do no t pl ug an d unp lu g dev ices i nto the reco rd er ’s jack w hil e it is r eco rdi [...]

2 36 EN Recording Recording Note • If yo u are u nab le to p ro duce a c lea r reco rdi ng w ith th is re cord er eve n af te r adj ust ing th e re cor din g leve l ( ☞ P .51 ), th is coul d po tenti all y be b ec aus e the o utp ut leve l for t he con ne cte d de vice s is too hig h or too l ow. Whe n ex ter nal d evi ces are co nne c ted , pe[...]

37 3 EN Playbac k e a b c d Play bac k a Recording media indicator , File name, Folder indicat or b File length c Elapsed playback time d Play ba ck po siti on b ar ind ic ator e Level me ter About pla y back 1 S el ec t t he f il e to b e pl ayed ba ck fro m t he fo ld er w hi ch co nt ai ns it ( ☞ P. 2 9 ) . 2 Pre ss th e ` OK b ut t on to s ta[...]

38 3 EN Playba ck Playback Settings relating to playback [Noi se Can ce l] ( ☞ P. 5 7 ) If r eco rd ed a udi o is d if f i cu lt to un de rs ta nd b ec au se o f noi sy s ur ro und in gs , adj us t the Noise Cancel setting level. [EUPH ON Y] ( ☞ P. 5 7 ) Th e EUPH ONY s et t ing c an be s et to o ne o f th e 4 lev els acco rd in g to you r pr e[...]

39 3 EN Playback Playba ck • [ ß ] wi ll ap pe ar on t he di spl ay. • If yo u re lea se th e 9 button, it will stop. Press t he ` OK but to n to st ar t p layb ack fro m wh er e it wa s sto pp ed . Whi le t he r ec or de r is du ri ng pl ayba ck m od e, pr es s an d hol d t he 9 button. • Whe n yo u rel eas e th e 9 button the reco rd er wi[...]

40 3 EN Playba ck Playback Ab ou t mu si c f il e In ca ses w he re th e re cord er is u nab le to play ba ck mus ic f il es th at have b ee n tra nsf er red to i t, c hec k to make s ure th at th e sam pl ing r ate an d bit r ate ar e in th e ran ge whe re p layb ac k is po ssib le . Comb in atio ns of sam pli ng r ates an d bi t rates f or m usic[...]

41 3 EN Playback Playba ck a Cha ngi ng t he pl ayb ac k spe ed Chan ge the s peed acc ording to need such a s lis teni ng to m ee tin g conte nt at a f ast s pe ed or re vie win g sp ot s that yo u cou ldn ’t ca tch in a la ngu age l es son a t a slo w sp ee d. T he tone w ill b e auto mati ca lly a djus ted d igi ta lly wit hou t cha ngi ng th [...]

42 3 EN Playba ck Playback 1 Wh il e th e re co rde r is d ur ing re cor di ng m ode o r pl ayb ac k mod e, p re ss t he F2 (I ND E X) button. • A num be r app ea rs o n the d isp lay a nd an in de x mar k or tem p mar k wil l be placed. Set ti ng a n ind ex ma rk or a te mp mark If in de x mar k s an d temp m ark s a re pl ace d, you c an qu ick[...]

43 3 EN Playback Playba ck 1 S el ec t a f il e th at ha s a se gm en t you wou ld l ike to p lay ba ck re pe ate dl y, and st ar t p layb ac k . 2 Pre ss th e F1 (A - B) bu t ton a t th e po int yo u wan t to st ar t s eg me nt repeat pla y back. • [ w ] wi ll f las h on t he di spl ay. How to beg in se gme nt re peat playback Thi s fu nc ti on [...]

44 3 EN Playback Playba ck Ca nc el i ng t he s eg me n t re pe at p la yb ac k function Pre ssi ng a ny of t he fo ll owin g bu tt ons w il l re le as e th e se gme nt repeat pla y back. a Pre ss th e F1 ( CANC EL ) but t on Press ing th e F1 ( CANCEL ) button will rel eas e se gm ent r ep eat p lay bac k , and i t wil l ret urn to n or mal p lay [...]

45 3 EN Erasing Erasing Era sin g f ile s A se le ct ed f i le c an be e ra se d fr om a fo ld er. Als o, all f i le s in a fo ld er c an b e era se d simultaneously. 1 S el ec t t he f il e you wa nt to e ra se ( ☞ P. 2 9 ) . 2 Wh il e th e re co rde r is d ur ing s to p mod e in t he f i le di sp lay, pre ss t he ERASE but ton. • If an a c ti[...]

46 3 EN Erasing Erasing 3 Pre ss th e + button to se lect [ Start ]. Par ti al ly e ras in g a fi le An unw ante d pa r t of a f i le c an be e ra se d. 1 Play t he f il e you wa nt to p ar t ial ly erase. • For wa rd a f il e to the p os iti on th at sha ll b e era se d. I f the f i le i s lon g, use t he 9 bu t ton to m ove to the pos itio n yo[...]

47 3 EN Erasing Erasing 4 Pre ss th e ERASE button. • Th e disp lay w ill s wi tch to [ Pa rt ial era si ng ! ] an d st ar t th e pa r tia l era se. T he d ele tio n is com pl ete d when [ Par ti al e ra se c om pl et ed . ] is displayed. • Playb ack w ill s to p at the e nd l oc ati on of th e par tial e ras e. • If yo u do n ot pr ess t he [...]

48 4 EN Menu setting method Menu setting method 1 Wh il e th e re co rde r is d ur ing s to p mod e, p re ss t he MENU/S CENE button. • Th e men u wi ll ap pe ar on t he di spl ay. Men u se t t ing • Men u ite ms ca n be s et d uri ng a reco rd ing o r play ba ck . 2 Pre ss th e + or − butt on t o move to t he t ab t hat c ont ai ns t he i te[...]

49 4 EN Menu setting method Menu setting method • Press ing th e 0 button without pressing t he ` OK button will ca ncel the s et ti ngs a nd re tur n you to t he previous sc reen. 8 Pre ss th e F2 (EXIT ) button to cl ose t he m en u sc re en . • Whe n in t he me nu s cre en d uri ng reco rd ing o r pl ayb ack , p ress ing t he F2 (EXIT ) bu t[...]

50 4 EN Menu setting method Menu setting method , Rec Men u Mic Select Sel ec t w he the r or no t the b ui lt-i n cente r mic rop ho ne is to b e tur ne d On o r O f f. [ Cent ra l Mi c ON ]: Recording will be per formed in 3-microphone mode. [ Cent ra l Mi c OFF ]: Recording will be performed, using only t he built-in stereo microphones. Mi c Se [...]

51 4 EN Menu setting method Menu setting method Rec Mode Th e reco rd er c an re cor d in th e lin ear P CM fo rma t. Hig h res olu tio n re cord in g at a hig h sam pl ing r ate and h igh b it r ate eq uiv al ent o r sup er ior to t hat of a musi c CD is p ossi bl e. Mo re over, it als o sup po r ts the M P3 and WMA f or mat s. 1 S el ec t t he r [...]

52 4 EN Menu setting method Menu setting method • If to o big s ou nd is i npu t, t he no ise m ay occu r eve n if [ R ec L eve l ] is s et to [ Auto ] or [ Limiter ON ]. Also , in cer t ai n cas es the [ PEAK ] in dic ator l igh t, wh ich n oti f ies lar ge in pu t, may n ot li ght . To ensure succes sf ul re cor din gs, w e reco mm end that yo [...]

53 4 EN Menu setting method Menu setting method a b VCVA Whe n th e mic rop ho ne s ens es th at sou nds h ave rea che d a pr ese t thr esh ol d volu me le vel, t he bu ilt- in Var iab le Con tro l Voice Ac tua tor ( VC VA) star t s re cor din g auto mati cal ly, and s tops w hen t he vo lum e dro ps b elo w the t hre sho ld l evel . Th e VC VA fea[...]

54 4 EN Menu setting method Menu setting method a V-Syn c. Re c Voice s yn c reco rd ing s ta r ts w hen a vo ice lou de r than t he voi ce s ync l eve l (dete c tio n leve l) is de tec te d. W he n the voi ce b ecom es 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 f alls b e low th e [...]

55 4 EN Menu setting method Menu setting method [ Scene Select ]: Y ou ca n se le c t a reco rd ing s et ti ng f rom a mo ng th e previously sa ved settings. [ Scene Sa ve ]: Y o u can s ave up to 3 s et s of me nu s et tin gs re lat ing to a c urr ent recording. • If yo u se le c t [ Scene Select ], proceed to the o pe rat ion o f Step 4. 3 Sp e[...]

56 4 EN Menu setting method Menu setting method Plug-inPower Ex te rn al mic rop ho nes w hic h are su pp or te d by pl ug in p owe r ca n als o be u se d. Whe the r or n ot to sup pl y pow er to e x tern al mic rop ho nes c an b e con f igu re d. [ On ]: W he n the p lug - in p owe r fu nc ti on is ac ti vate d, p ower w ill b e sup pl ie d to the[...]

57 4 EN Menu setting method Menu setting method • Whe n usi ng th e [ EUPHONY ] fun c tio n, the f oll ow ing f un c tio ns ar e not av ai lab le. • Slo w/Fast sp e ed p layb ac k ( ☞ P. 4 1) • [ Noise Cancel ] • [ Vo i c e F i l t e r ] • [ Reverb ] ( ☞ P. 5 9 ) • Whe n pl ayi ng ba ck us ing t he b uil t- in sp eake r, the EUPH ON[...]

58 4 EN Menu setting method Menu setting method Skip Space Thi s fu nc ti on e nab le s you to s ki p (fo r war d) or re ver se sk ip (re win d) a f il e be in g playe d for a s et p er io d. T his f unc t io n is conve nie nt for quickly skipping to another playback pos iti on o r rep ea ted ly p layi ng b ack s hor t phrases. 1 Select [ Forward S[...]

59 4 EN Menu setting method Menu setting method Play Scene Voice f il es re cor de d in th e re cord er a nd musi c f il es do wnl oa de d fr om th e PC c an b e save d in th e play ba ck se t tin gs of yo ur ch oi ce to sui t the d if f ere nt so un d qua lit ies a nd playbac k methods. 1 Select [ Sce ne Select ] or [ Scene Sa ve ]. When [ Scene S[...]

60 4 EN Menu setting method Menu setting method . LC D/Sound Menu Backli ght Th e disp lay w ill r em ain l it fo r ab ou t 10 (Initi al set t ing) s eco nd s whe n a bu t ton o n the recorder is pressed. 1 Select [ Light ing Tim e ] or [ Brightness ]. 2 Selec t the setting. Whe n [Li gh ti ng T ime] i s se le c te d: [ Off ]: Dis ab le s this f un[...]

61 4 EN Menu setting method Menu setting method Ti me & D ate See “ Set t in g ti me a nd d ate [ T im e & Dat e] ” ( ☞ P. 2 2 ) . USB Set tin gs See “ Chang in g th e US B cl as s [USB Set tings] ” ( ☞ P. 7 3 ) . Reset Se tti ngs Thi s ret ur ns the f un c tio ns ba ck to th eir i nit ial settings (factory default) . [ Start ]:[...]

62 4 EN Menu setting method Menu setting method [ Skip Space ] [ For ward Sk ip ] [ Fi le Sk ip ] [ Reverse Sk ip ] [ File Sk ip ] [ Alarm ] [ Off ] [ Play Scene ] [ Off ] [ Reverb ] [ Off ] . LCD/So un d Me nu : [ Backlight ] [ Lighting Time ] [ 10S e co n d s ] [ Brightness ] [ Low ] [ Contr ast ] [ Level 06 ] [ LED ] [ On ] [ Beep ] [ Vol u m e [...]

63 4 EN Menu setting method Menu setting method 6 Press the ` OK but ton t o complete the setting. • If th ere a re m ore f i les to m ove, re pe at Steps 3 t hro ugh 6 . • Press ing th e 0 button without pre ssi ng th e ` OK button will cancel the s et ti ngs a nd re tur n you to t he previous sc reen. 7 Press the F2 ( EXIT ) b ut t on to cl o[...]

64 4 EN Menu setting method Menu setting method [ mov e > memory ]: Move a f ile i n the b uil t-i n mem or y o r mic roSD ca rd to an oth er fo ld er w ith in th e built-in memory . [ copy > memor y ]: Copy a f ile i n the b ui lt-i n me mor y or mic roSD ca rd to an oth er fo ld er w ith in th e built-in memory . [ move > mi cr oS D ]: M[...]

65 4 EN Menu setting method Menu setting method Whe n yo u s el ec t [ 1fi le]: 1 Press the + or − but to n to se le c t the f i le you wa nt to move o r copy. 2 Press the ` OK but to n to se le ct t he f i le. Whe n yo u s el ec t [ Se le c te d f il es]: 1 Press the + or − but to n to se le c t the f i le you wa nt to move o r copy. 2 Press t[...]

66 4 EN Menu setting method Menu setting method Div id in g fi le s [File Di vid e] File s wit h lar ge ca pa citi es an d lo ng reco rd ing t ime s ca n be di vi de d so th at th ey are e asie r to man ag e and e di t. Onl y MP3 f i les a nd PC M f il es reco rd ed o n this r eco rde r ca n be divided. 1 St op p layb ac k at t he d ivi de position[...]

67 4 EN Menu setting method Menu setting method Timer re cording [Timer Re c] Ti mer r eco rdi ng is t he f unc ti on to e xe cute a reco rd ing at a s et t ime . Y o u ca n pro gr am up to three desired settings (Preset 1 -3 ) ([ On/ O ff ], [ Day ], [ Time ], [ Rec Mode ], [ Folde r ], an d [ Mi c Se ns e ]). 1 Select [ Tim er R ec ] fro m t he m[...]

68 4 EN Menu setting method Menu setting method [Time ] setting: 1 Press the 9 or 0 button to selec t "H our " an d "Mi nut e" in th e [ Star t Time ] and " Ho ur " and " Mi nute" i n the [ Stop Time ]. 2 Press the + or – button to set. 3 Press the ` OK button to e xit [ Time ] selection. [Rec M od e] set t[...]

69 4 EN Menu setting method Menu setting method • I f the b at ter ie s run o ut w hil e reco rd ing bas ed o n the t ime r se t tin g, th e re cord er w ill sto p re cord in g. Ch eck t he b at ter y p owe r be for e st ar ti ng th e tim er r eco rdi ng. • If th e [ Ti me & D ate ] i s not co rre c t, t ime r reco rd ing c ann ot b e se t [...]

70 4 EN Menu setting method Menu setting method 4 Pre ss th e + or − button to selec t th e ite m to s et . • Se le ct i tem s you w ant to se t fr om amo ng [ On/Off ] [ Day ] [ Star t Time ] [ Vo l u m e ] [ Ala rm S ou nd ] [ Playb ack File ]. 5 Pre ss th e ` OK b ut t on to m ove to th e re sp ec t ive s et t ing . [ On/ Of f ] se t ti ng :[...]

71 4 EN Menu setting method Menu setting method • Se le ct t he f old er u sin g the + o r – but to ns an d pr ess t he ` OK button to move to f il e se le c tio n. Us e the + o r – but to n to se le c t the f i le i n the s am e way . 2 Press the ` OK button to e xit [ Playback File ] sele c ti on . 6 Pr es s + or − bu t to n to se le c t [...]

72 4 EN Menu setting method Menu setting method [ On/ Of f ] se t ti ng : 1 Press the + or – but to n to se le c t be t wee n [ On ] a nd [ Off ]. [ On ]: G uid ance w ill b e pr ovid ed . [ Off ]: G uid ance w ill b e ca nce le d. 2 Press the ` OK button to e xit [ On/ Off ] selection. [Sp ee d] s et t in g: 1 Press the + or – button to selec [...]

73 4 EN Menu setting method Menu setting method Cha ngi ng t he USB c las s [USB S et t i ng s] Bes ide s se t tin g to [ PC ] (Co nne c t to PC to tra nsf er f i le s) or [ AC Ada p te r ] (Con ne ct to AC adap ter to re ch arg e the b at ter y), you can s wi tch th e USB clas s acco rdi ng to yo ur usage. [ USB Co nne c t ]: Set t ing f or co nne[...]

74 4 EN Menu setting method Menu setting method 7 Pre ss th e ` OK b ut t on to complete the setting. 8 Pre ss th e F2 ( EXI T ) b ut to n to cl ose t he m en u sc re en . Notes • Whe n you f i rs t con ne c t the re cor de r to your P C as an e x ter nal s tor age d evi ce, the d rive r fo r the r eco rd er wi ll b e auto mati cal ly i nst all e[...]

75 4 EN Menu setting method Menu setting method 6 Pre ss th e + but to n aga in t o se le c t [ Start ]. 4 Pre ss th e + button to se lect [ Start ]. 5 Pre ss th e ` OK but ton. • Af ter [ D at a wi ll b e cl ea re d ] m ess ag e is on f or t wo s eco nds , [ Star t ] and [ Cancel ] wil l tur n on . Notes • Neve r for mat t he re cor der f ro m[...]

76 4 EN Menu setting method Menu setting method • It may t ake over 10 seco nds to co mp lete pro cess ing . Neve r p er fo rm o pe rat ion s such a s the f ol low ing w hi le pr oce ssi ng, a s they m ay da mag e the d ata . In a dd iti on , rep la ce the b at te r y wi th a new o ne i n ord er to e nsur e tha t the b at ter y w il l not run o u[...]

77 5 EN Operating en vironment Using the recorder on your PC Operating en vironment By b ei ng c onn e ct ed t o a PC , t he r e cor de r e na bl es yo u to d o th e fo ll ow in g: • Voice f il es re co rde d on t he re cor de r can b e pl ayed a nd m ana ge d on th e PC us ing t he “Olympus Sonority” . If an up gra de (O pti ona l) to th e ?[...]

78 5 EN Operating en vironment Operating en vironment Macintosh Operating System: Mac OS X 10.4.1 1 - 10.6 CPU: PowerPC ® G5 or In tel Mu lti cor e Proce sso r 1.5 GHz o r ab ove RAM: 512 M B o r m o r e Hard driv e space: 300 MB or mor e Driv e: CD- RO M, CD - R , CD - RW, DVD - ROM d riv e Browser: Macinto sh Sa fa ri 2. 0 or la ter Display: 10 [...]

79 5 EN Usi ng O l ym p us S on or it y Using Olympus Sonorit y Func ti on s avai la bl e in t he Ol y mpu s So nor it y Vario us f un ct io ns suc h as f il e ma nag em ent an d ed iti ng a re ins t all ed i n the “ Ol ym pus Son or it y ”. For info rma tio n on o pe rat ing p ro ced ure s and d et ail ed s et ti ngs , pl eas e re fer to t he [...]

80 5 EN Usin g Ol ym pu s So nor it y Usi ng O l ym p us S on or it y Instal ling sof t ware Be for e you co nne c t th e reco rd er to yo ur PC a nd us e it , you m ust f i rs t ins t all th e “ Olympus Sonority ” sof t w are f ro m the i ncl ude d So f t war e CD. Be su re to con f ir m the f oll owi ng b ef ore i nst al lati on: • Ex it a [...]

81 5 EN Usi ng O l ym p us S on or it y Usin g Ol ym pu s So nor it y Macintosh 1 I nse r t “O ly mp us S ono ri ty ” into th e CD - R OM dr ive. • Proc ee d to ste p 3 wh en th e conte nt of CD - ROM is d isp laye d, an d go to s teps 2 and 3 w he n not hin g is dis pl ayed . 2 O pe n co nte nt s in t he CD -R OM with [Find er] . 3 Double- c[...]

82 5 EN Usin g Ol ym pu s So nor it y Usi ng O l ym p us S on or it y Unins tal ling so ft war e T o u nin st all a ny of th e sof tw are co mp on ent o f the “ Ol ymp us S ono ri t y ” so f t war e ins ta ll ed o n you r PC , fo llo w the s tep s be low. Windows 1 Exit “Oly mpus Sono rity” . 2 Select [ Co nt ro l Pane l ] f rom [ Start ] m[...]

83 5 EN Usi ng O l ym p us S on or it y Usin g Ol ym pu s So nor it y { 4 Copy ing vo ic e gu ide d ata If yo u for mat t he re cor de r and e ras e dat a by mi st ake, yo u ca n copy t he voi ce gui de d ata f ro m "Ol ym pus S on ori t y" to t he re cor de r. 1 M ake su re t ha t th e re cor de r ’s voic e gu id e is s et to [O n]. ?[...]

84 5 EN Usin g Ol ym pu s So nor it y Usi ng O l ym p us S on or it y Upgrade f unc tion Th e "Ol ym pus S on or it y " can b e up gr ade d to th e Plus Ver sio n (Opt io nal) to e xp an d and imp rove it s fu nc ti ons . In a dd iti on, i n the " Ol ym pus S on ori t y Plus", you c an pu rcha se a Mu sic Editi ng Plu g -i n to [...]

85 5 EN Usi ng O l ym p us S on or it y Usin g Ol ym pu s So nor it y Func t io ns ava il ab le i n t he Ol y mp us Sonority Plus: Bes id es th e usua l fu nc ti ons , th e “O ly mpu s Son or it y Plu s” al so in clu des v ar iou s fun c tio ns to e dit mu sic f i les . For i nfo rm atio n on operating procedures and detailed set t ing s, p lea[...]

86 5 EN Usi ng O l ym p us S on or it y Usin g Ol ym pu s So nor it y 2 3 1 2 Using online help T o o pe n On lin e He lp: • Whi le “O l ymp us S ono ri t y ” is ru nn ing , se le c t [ Conte nts ] f rom t he [ O ly mp us S on ori t y Help ] menu. 4 Sea rc h by c ont ent s: 4 Search by keyword: 1 O nce t he O n lin e He lp d is pl ay app ea r[...]

87 5 EN Con ne c ti ng t o yo ur PC Connecting to your PC 1 B oot t h e PC . 2 Con ne c t th e USB c ab le t o th e USB po rt o f t he PC . 3 Wh il e th e re co rde r is d ur ing s to p mod e or t ur ne d of f, c on ne ct th e USB c ab le t o th e con ne c ti ng ter mi nal o n t he bo t tom o f t he recorder . • [ Remote (Storage ) ] is dis play [...]

88 5 EN Con ne c ti ng t o yo ur PC Connecting to your PC Disconnecting from your PC • Th e dri ve le t ter w ill d if f er d ep en din g on th e PC b ein g us ed . • Whe n th e win dow i nd ica tin g that i t is sa fe to re move ha rdw are w in dow appears, close the window . 2 Con f irm t h at t he re co rd er LE D ind ic ato r li ght i s go [...]

89 5 EN Trans fe r th e voi ce f i le s to yo ur P C Folde r A Folde r B Folde r C Folde r D Music LS_7 Recorder Folde r A Folde r B Folde r C Folde r D Music Recorder Windows Removable Disk Macintosh Untitled Folde r E Folde r E T rans fer the voice files to your PC Th e 5 voice f ol de rs of t his r eco rde r are n ame d as [ Folder A ], [ Folde [...]

90 5 EN Using as external memory of the PC Using as external memor y of the PC In ad dit io n to it s use s as a voi ce re cord er a nd a mus ic p laye r, this reco rd er c an al so b e use d as ex te rna l me mor y for a com pu ter by s tor ing d ata f ro m a comp ute r an d rea din g it ba ck ou t. Wit h the r eco rde r conn ec te d to you r PC ,[...]

91 6 EN Alarm message list Other information Message Meaning Explanation Act ion [Bat te ry Lo w] Low batter y power. Bat te r y p owe r is g et ti ng low . Cha rge t he b at te ri es or re p lac e wit h ne w bat te ri es ( ☞ P. 1 5 , P. 1 7 ) . [File Pr ote ct ed] Erase -lo cked. Trie d to d el ete a l oc ke d fil e. Unl o ck th e f il e ( ☞ P[...]

92 6 EN Alarm message list Ala rm me ssag e lis t Message Meaning Explanation Act ion [Ca n’t m ak e th e sy ste m f il e. C on ne c t to P C and d e le te unnecessary file] Th e man ag em ent f i le cannot be created. Th e f il e for m an age me nt can no t be c rea ted d ue to a sh or t ag e of c apa ci t y for remaining memory . Con ne c t the[...]

93 6 EN Troubleshooting Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g Symp tom Prob ab le c aus e Act i on No th in g ap pe ar s o n the d isplay Th e bat t eri es a re n ot lo ad ed p ro pe rl y. Verify that the batteries’ polarities = and - are cor re c t ( ☞ P. 1 5 ) . Bat te r y p owe r is g et ti ng l ow. C har ge t he b at ter ie s or r ep la ce wi th new[...]

94 6 EN Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g Troubleshooting Symp tom Prob ab le c aus e Act i on Voic e fi l es a re n ot recorded in stereo The connected external microphone is monaural. Wh en re co rdi ng w hi le an e x te rn al monaural microphone i s connected, so und w il l on ly b e re cor de d by th e L- c h a n n e l . [ Rec Mode ] is set to a m o[...]

95 6 EN Troubleshooting Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g Symp tom Prob ab le c aus e Act i on Una b le t o se t in de x marks, temp marks Th e ma xi mum n umb e r of ma rk s h as been r eached. Erase unnecessary marks ( ☞ P. 4 2 ) . The file is locked. Unl oc k the f i le ( ☞ P. 5 0 ) . Th e f il e is re ad - on ly. Unl oc k the f i le o r ca nce l[...]

96 6 EN Accessories (optional) Accessories ( optional) s Stereo microphone: ME51 S Th e bui lt-i n la rge - d iam ete r mi cro ph on e ena bl es se nsi tive s ter eo r eco rdi ng. s 2- channel microphone ( omni - directional): ME30W T wo M E3 0 mon aur al mi cro ph on es com e in a se t wi th a mi niat ure t rip o d and a connection adapter . These[...]

97 6 EN Specifi c ations Specif ic ations General points 4 Recording format: Lin ear P CM (Pul se Co de M odu lat ion) MP3 (MPEG - 1 Aud io L aye r3) WMA ( Wi ndo ws Me dia Au dio) 4 Input lev e l: — 70 dBv 4 Sampling frequenc y: Lin ea r PC M fo rma t 96 kHz 24 bit 96 kHz 88.2 kHz 24 bi t 88.2 kHz 48 kH z 1 6 bi t 48 kHz 44. 1 kHz 16 bit 44. 1 [...]

98 6 EN Specific ations Specifi c ations Fre qu e nc y r e sp o ns e: 4 Du rin g re co rdi ng m od e (Mi cr op ho ne j ac k): Lin ea r PC M fo rma t 96 k Hz 24 bi t 4 0 Hz to 4 4 k Hz 88 . 2 kH z 24 bit 4 0 Hz to 42 k Hz 48 k Hz 16 bi t 40 H z to 23 k Hz 44 .1 kHz 16 bit 40 H z to 21 kHz 44. 1 kHz mono 40 Hz t o 2 1 kHz MP3 format 320 k b ps 40 Hz[...]

99 6 EN Specifi c ations Specific ations Gu id e to b at te r y l if e Th e fol low in g val ues a re s tri c tl y ref er ence s. 4 Alkaline batteries: Recording mode Built-in stereo microphone (During recording mode) Earphone pla yback (Du ri ng p lay ba ck m od e) Lin ea r PCM f or mat 44 .1 kHz 16 bit 30 h. 4 1h. MP3 fo rm at 3 2 0 kb ps 33h. 4[...]

10 0 6 EN Specific ations Specifi c ations Gu id e to r ec or d in g ti m es Th e fol low in g val ues a re s tri c tl y ref er ence s. 4 Lin ear P CM f orm at : Recording mode Built-in memory ( 4 GB) microSD card 2 GB 4 GB 8 GB 16 GB 96 k Hz 24 bi t 1h . 45min . 55m i n. 1h . 50min . 3h. 40min. 7h. 25min. 88 . 2 kH z 24 bit 1h . 55m in . 55m i n.[...]

101 6 EN Specifi c ations Specific ations Ma xi m um r ec or d in g ti m e pe r f il e • Th e max im um ca pa cit y f or a si ng le f il e is limi ted to a pp rox . 4 GB fo r WMA an d MP3. • Re gar dle ss of t he m emo r y re ma ini ng amo unt , the l on ges t so un d re cord ing tim e pe r f ile i s res tr ic te d to the f oll owi ng value. L[...]

102 6 EN T echnic al assistance and support Th e fol low ing a re co nta ct i nfo rm atio n fo r tec hni cal s upp or t f or O ly mp us re cor der s an d soft ware only . s Techn ic al H ot li ne N umb er i n t he U. S . an d Can ad a 1 - 888-55 3- 44 48 s Us er S up po r t E- ma il a dd re ss i n th e U. S. a nd C ana da distec@olympus.com s Techn[...]

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