Olympus 600S manual

DET AILED INSTRUCTIONS DIGIT AL VOICE RECORDER Thank you for purchasing an Olympus Digital V oice Recorder . Please read these instructions for information about using the product correctly and safely . Keep the instructions handy for future reference. T o ensure successful recordings, we recommend that you test the record function and volume befor[...]

2 EN Introd uc tion • Th e conte nts o f this d ocu me nt may b e chan ge d in th e fut ure w ith out a dva nce d not ice. Cont ac t ou r Custo mer S upp or t Ce nter f or th e lates t inf orm ati on re lati ng to pr odu c t nam es and m od el nu mb er s. • Th e illu str ati on of t he s cre en an d the r eco rde r sho wn in t his ma nua l may [...]

3 EN T able of contents 1 2 3 4 5 6 Introduction Sa fe a nd p ro pe r us ag e ....................................... 4 1 Ge tt ing sta rt ed Ma in f eat ur es .................................................... 6 Ide nt if i ca ti on o f pa r ts ....................................... 7 Dis pla y (LCD p ane l) ....................................[...]

4 EN Before using your ne w recorder , read this manual carefully to ensure that you know how to oper ate it safely and correctly . Keep this manual in an easily accessible location f or future referen ce. • The warning symbols indicat e important safety related information. T o protect yourself and others from personal injury or damage to proper[...]

5 EN Safe a nd pr oper u sag e Batterries f Danger: • Batteries should never be e xposed to flame, heated , short- circuited or disassembled. • Never store ba tteries where they will be exposed to direct sunlight, or subjected to high temperatures in a hot vehicle, near a hea t source , etc. f War n in g : • Do not solder lead wires or termin[...]

6 1 EN Main features Main features s Bui lt- in S ter eo FM t une r. Y ou c an use t he r ec ord er a s a rad io (Fo r WS - 71 0M on ly) ( ☞ P. 4 1 ) . s Dual function recorder as a digital voic e re cor de r an d a dig it al mu si c playe r (For WS -7 10M, WS -700M onl y) ( ☞ P. 2 5 , P. 3 1 ) . s Sup po r ts hi gh c apa ci ty r ec or din g me[...]

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

8 1 EN Identification of parts Identification of parts 1 2 3 4 1 2 1 2 1 2 Display (L CD panel) 1 Recording media indicator*1 , [ Recor der ] mode indicator , Battery indicator 2 Folder name 3 Recording media indicator*1 , [ Music ] mode indicator , Battery indicator 4 Folder name *1 For WS -71 0 M, W S-700M o nl y Folder list displa y Fil e li st [...]

9 1 EN 3 4 Identification of parts Identification of parts 1 2 5 3 4 6 7 0 8 9 1 2 5 4 3 6 7 0 8 9 ! @ $ % ^ & * # 1 2 When [ Music ] mode is selected: Fil e di sp la y 1 Recording media indicator* 1 , Fol der n ame , Ba tt er y i ndi cat or 2 Fil e n ame 3 Recording media indicator*1 , Fol der n ame , Ba tt er y i ndi cat or 4 Fil e n ame *1 F[...]

10 1 EN Identification of parts/Pow er supply Identification of parts Powe r s u p p l y Inse rt ing ba tter ies Thi s reco rd er ca n be u sed w ith e ith er Ni - MH Re char gea bl e Bat te rie s or A A A Alk ali ne Batteries. 7 [ í ] Erase lock indicator , [ Ø ] Spe ake r mut in g ind ica tor, Curr ent f il e nu mbe r/ T o tal num be r of re co[...]

11 1 EN Power su pp l y Power s up pl y 2 Ins ert siz e-AAA ba ttery , obs er v ing t he c orr ec t = an d - polarities. 3 Clo se t he ba tt er y c over com pl ete ly by p re ssi ng to t he direction A , th en s lid in g to th e direction B . Notes • Man gan ese b at ter ie s may not b e us ed i n this recorder . • Whe n cha ngi ng b at teri es[...]

12 1 EN Power su pp l y Power s up pl y Cha rg ing by c onne c ti ng to a com pute r vi a USB Y ou ca n cha rge th e bat te ri es by con ne ct ing to a PC's USB p or t . Wh en cha rgi ng, b e sur e to corr ec tl y pla ce the r ech arg eab le b at teri es (supp lie d) i nto the r ecor der ( ☞ P. 1 0 ) . 1 Bo ot th e PC . 2 Sli de t he US B co[...]

13 1 EN Power s up pl y Power su pp l y 3 Ma ke sur e th at th e re cor de r is sto pp ed , and c onn ec t to t he P C 's USB p or t . 4 Pre ss th e OK ` / MENU button to start charging. Conn ec t to the USB c onne c ti ng AC ada pter (optio nal) to c har ge It ca n be ch arg ed by co nne c tin g to the USBco nne ct ing AC ad apte r (A51 4) (o[...]

14 1 EN Power su pp l y Power s up pl y • Do no t use USB e x ten sio n cab les o the r than the supplied cable. Usin g cab les f ro m oth er man uf ac tur er s could result in damage to the recorder . Do not us e the s upp lie d USB e x tensi on c abl e wit h devi ces f rom o ther m anu fac t ure rs . Ca ut io ns c on ce rn in g th e re c ha rg [...]

15 1 EN Power s up pl y Power su pp l y T urn ing o n / of f th e power Whe n the r eco rde r is no t be ing us ed , tur n the p owe r of f to re duce b at ter y consu mpti on to a mi nim um. Eve n if the p owe r is tur ne d of f, e xis tin g dat a, mo de se t tin gs, a nd cl ock s et ti ngs w ill b e maintained. Turn in g on t he p owe r Whi le t [...]

16 1 EN HOLD If yo u bri ng th e re cord er is s et to HO LD mo de, t he ru nni ng con dit ion s wil l be pr ese r ved , and all b ut ton s wil l be di sab le d. T his f eatu re is us ef ul wh en th e re cord er ha s to be c arr ie d in a ba g or p ocke t. A lso, yo u ca n sto p to prev ent acc ide nt du rin g reco rdi ng. Se t th e re co rd er t o[...]

17 1 EN +− button 9 0 button OK ` / MENU button LIST button Se tt in g ti me a nd d ate If yo u set t he ti me an d date b ef ore han d, the i nfo rmat io n whe n the f i le is re cor de d is auto mati cal ly s tore d fo r each f i le. S et tin g the ti me a nd date b ef ore ha nd en abl es ea sie r file management. Whe n yo u us e th e re cor de[...]

18 1 EN Se tt in g ti me a nd d ate Set ti ng ti me an d date [ Tim e & Date] +− button 9 0 button OK ` / MENU button STOP ( 4 ) bu tt on Cha ngi ng th e tim e and d ate 5 Press the OK ` / MENU or 9 button. • [ Tim e & Da te ] wi ll ap pea r on th e display . • Th e “ Hour ” wil l f las h on th e disp lay, ind ica tin g the s ta r[...]

19 1 EN Ins er t in g an d ej ec t in g a mi cr oSD c a rd Th e “micro SD” in dic ate d in the i nst ruc ti on manu al re fer s to bo th mi croSD a nd mic roSDH C . This r eco rde r can b e us ed wi th comm erc iall y ava ila ble m icr oSD car ds as wel l as the b ui lt-i n mem or y. Inse r tin g a mic roSD c ar d 1 Whi le t he re co rd er i s [...]

20 1 EN Ins er t in g an d ej ec t in g a mi cr oSD c a rd Inse r tin g and e jec t ing a m ic roSD c ard Notes • It is p ossi bl e to swi tch th e reco rdi ng me dia over to t he bu ilt- in me mor y ( ☞ P. 4 7, P. 5 7 ) . • In so me c ase s micr oSD ca rd whi ch have be en fo rma tte d (in itia liz ed) by a not her dev ice, su ch as a com pu[...]

21 1 EN [Home ] display operations +− button OK ` / MENU button LIST button [ Home ] displa y operations For WS -7 10M/ WS -7 00 M: 1 Pre ss th e LIST bu tt on re pe ate dl y to se t th e [ Home ] displa y . • [ Home ] wil l app ea r on th e dis play. When [ Recor der ] is s el ec te d: T he re cord er w ill go i nto [ Recorder ] mod e. You wil[...]

22 1 EN Home Folder A Folder B Folder C Folder D 00 1 002 003 004 200 Fold er Fil e Recorder Radio Folder Folder E Note s on t he f ol de rs Not es on the folders Th e bui lt-i n mem or y o r the m icroS D car d can b e us ed fo r the r eco rdi ng me di a (For WS -71 0 M, WS -7 00 M on ly). T he voi ce f ile s and t he mus ic f il es ar e sep ar at[...]

23 1 EN Note s on t he f ol de rs Notes on t he fo lde rs Art ist 01 Art ist 02 Art ist 03 00 1 002 003 004 200 Folder File Album 0 1 Album 02 Album 03 Home Music Abo ut the f ol der fo r mus ic p layb ac k Ea ch fo ld er ca n st ore up to 20 0 f il es . Up to 30 0 f old er s ca n be c rea ted u nd er th e [ Music ] folder, including [ Music ]. For[...]

24 1 EN Se le c ti ng t he fo ld er s a nd f il es Chan ge fo ld er s whi le th e op erat io n is sto pp ed o r play ed ba ck . For i nfo rmat ion o n th e layer ed str uc tu re of t he fo ld er s, se e th e se ct ion e nti tle d “ No tes o n t he fo ld er s ” ( ☞ P. 2 2 , P. 2 3 ) . Mov in g th r ou gh t he l eve ls } Retur n : LIST button E[...]

2 25 EN Recording e a c b d f REC ( s ) button STOP ( 4 )button About recording Notes • T o ensu re th at you d o not l ose t he be gin nin g of the r eco rdi ng, o nly r eco rd after con rming that the recording ind ica tor li ght is l it an d che cki ng th e mod e ind ic ator on t he dis play. • Whe n re main ing r eco rdi ng tim e is le s[...]

2 26 EN Recording Recording • [ • ] wil l app ea r on th e disp lay. • Whe n op er atin g in [ Re corder ] mo de, th e las t f ile r eco rde d usi ng th e micr op hon e wil l be p lay ba ck . • Whe n op er atin g in [ FM R ad io ] mo de, the re cor der w ill au tomat ica lly e nter [ Recorder ] mode, a nd th e las t f ile reco rd ed f rom t[...]

2 27 EN Recording To EAR jack Recording +− button OK ` / MENU button SCENE / INDEX button Li ste ni n g wh il e au di o is r ec or de d If yo u st ar t re cord ing a f ter in ser t ing th e earphone into the EA R jack on th e re cord er, you c an he ar th e sou nd b ein g re cord ed . The reco rdi ng mo nito r volu me ca n be a djus ted by pr ess[...]

2 28 EN Recording Recording Recommended settings by recording condition Th e reco rde r is in itia lly s et to [ ST XQ ] (WM A for mat) m od e so th at you c an ma ke hig h qua lit y ste reo r eco rdi ngs im me diate ly a f ter pu rcha sin g it. T he v ari ous f unc ti ons r ela tin g to reco rdi ng can b e con f igu red i n det ai l to suit t he r[...]

2 29 EN Recording Recording To MIC jack Recording from external microphone or other devices The e x ter nal mi cro ph one a nd oth er de vice s can b e con nec te d and t he so und c an b e reco rd ed. Co nn ec t as fo ll ows by th e dev ice to be us ed . • Do no t plu g and u np lug d evi ces into th e reco rd er ’s jack wh ile i t is re cord [...]

2 30 EN Recording Recording To MIC jack To audio o ut put ter min al o f oth er devices To EAR jack To audio i np ut termin al of other devices Note • Th e det ail ed i npu t leve ls ca nnot b e adjusted with this recorder. When ex ter nal d evice s are co nne c ted, p er fo rm a test r eco rdi ng an d then a dju st th e out put l evel fo r the e[...]

31 3 EN +− button OK ` / MENU button Playback d e c a b STOP ( 4 ) button Play bac k a Re cording media indicator * , File name b Folder indicator c Pl ayba ck po siti on ba r ind icato r d E laps ed p lay bac k time e File length * For WS -71 0 M, WS -700M o nly. 3 Press the + or − bu tt on to a dju st to a co mfo r ta ble l is te nin g vol um[...]

32 3 EN Playba ck To EAR jack Playback Settings relating to pla yback [Noi se Can cel] *1 ( ☞ P. 4 7 , P. 53 ) If r eco rde d au di o is di f f icu lt to un de rs tan d be ca us e of noi sy s urr ou ndi ng s, ad jus t the Noise Cancel setting level. [EUPH ON Y]*2 ( ☞ P. 4 7 , P. 53 ) Th e EUPH ONY s et ti ng c an be s et to o ne o f 4 lev els a[...]

33 3 EN Playback Playba ck • [ ß ] wil l app ea r on th e disp lay. • If yo u rel eas e the 9 but ton, it wil l stop. Press t he OK ` / MENU button t o start play ba ck fr om wh er e it was s to ppe d. Whi le t he re co rd er i s dur ing pl ayba ck mo de , pre ss a nd ho ld t he 9 button. • Whe n you r el eas e the 9 but ton the reco rd er w[...]

34 3 EN Playba ck Playback Ab ou t mu si c fi l e In ca ses w her e the r eco rde r is un abl e to play ba ck mus ic f il es that h ave be en tra nsf err ed to i t, ch eck to m ake sur e that t he sam pli ng r ate and b it r ate are i n the r ang e whe re p layb ack is p oss ibl e. Co mbi nati ons o f sam pli ng ra tes an d bit r ates fo r musi c f[...]

35 3 EN Playback Playba ck +− button OK ` / MENU button SCENE / INDEX button 1 Whi le t he re co rd er i s dur ing re cor di ng mo de or p lay bac k mod e, p re ss t he SCENE / INDEX button. • A num be r app ear s on t he di spl ay and an in dex m ark o r temp m ark w ill b e placed. Set ti ng an i nde x mar k or a tem p mark If in de x mar k s[...]

36 3 EN Playba ck Playback a +− button OK ` / MENU button Cha ngi ng th e pl aybac k s peed Chan ge t he speed accordi ng t o need such as lis teni ng to me et ing co ntent a t a fas t sp ee d or re vie win g spo ts th at you co ul dn' t catch in a la ngu age l ess on at a s low sp e ed . The tone w ill b e auto mati call y adj uste d dig it[...]

37 3 EN Playback Playba ck REC ( s ) button 1 Se le ct a f il e th at ha s a se gm ent you wou ld l ike to p layb ack re pea te dly, an d sta r t pl ayba ck . 2 Pre ss th e REC ( s ) bu tt on at t he po int yo u want t o st ar t se gme nt repeat pla yback. • [ w ] wil l f las h on th e disp lay. How to beg in se gme nt re peat playback Thi s fun [...]

38 3 EN Playba ck Playback +− button OK ` / MENU button SCENE / INDEX button Ca nc el t he s eg me nt r ep ea t pl ay ba ck f un c ti on Pre ssi ng any o f th e fol low ing bu tt ons w ill r el ea se t he se gm ent repeat pla yback. a Pre ss th e STOP ( 4 ) b ut to n Press ing th e STOP ( 4 ) button will rel eas e se gme nt re pe at play ba ck , [...]

39 3 EN Erasing +− button OK ` / MENU button ERASE button +− button OK ` / MENU button ERASE button Erasing Era sin g fi les A se lec te d f il e can b e er ase d fr om a f old er. Als o, all f i les i n a fol de r can b e er ase d simultaneously. 1 Se le ct t he f il e you wa nt to e ras e ( ☞ P. 2 2 t o P. 2 4 ) . 2 Whi le t he re co rd er [...]

40 3 EN Erasing Erasing Notes • Y ou ca nno t recove r a  le o nce it ha s be en era se d. Ple ase c hec k car ef ull y bef or e erasing. • Th e loc ked  les a nd  le s se t as rea d- o nl y can not b e er ase d ( ☞ P. 4 7, P. 4 9 ) . • If an a c tio n is no t sel ec te d wi thin 8 se cond s, th e reco rde r wil l ret urn to s top [...]

41 4 EN To EAR jack Using the F M radio About the F M radio ( F or WS- 71 0M only ) Using the F M radio Connecting the earphones The s upp lie d ear ph one s fu nc tio n as an F M antenna. Y ou will not be able to receive FM ra dio s ign als i f the e ar pho ne s are n ot conn ected . • Also n ote th at you w ill no t be a ble to rece ive r adi o[...]

42 4 EN FM radio mode opera tions Plug in the earphones +− button 9 0 button • T o sto p FM radi o rece pti on, p res s the LIST but ton to g o to the [ Home ] disp lay. From th e [ Home ] disp lay, you can c han ge to a di f fer ent m od e. 2 Presetting radio stations. Presetting radio stations automatically: Autom atic ally p res et st ati on[...]

43 4 EN FM radio mode opera tions FM radio mod e oper atio ns Plug in the earphones +− button OK ` / MENU button Pres ett ing r adio s tatio ns automatically [ Auto-preset] Pres et tin g sta tio ns makes i t eas y to f ind yo ur desired sta tion. 3 Pre ss the OK ` / MENU or 9 bu tt on to m ove th e cur so r to t he item to set. 1 Se t to [ FM R a[...]

44 4 EN FM radio mode opera tions FM radio mod e oper atio ns b a Plug in the earphones 9 0 button OK ` / MENU button Changing the reception m ode Sel ec t th e rece pti on mo de a ccord ing to rece pti on co ndit ion s. I f the si gna l fro m the s tat io n you ar e lo ok ing f or is w eak a nd can not b e dete c ted us ing Auto Pr ese t, chan ge [...]

45 4 EN Plug in the earphones +− button OK ` / MENU button SCENE / INDEX button FM radio mod e oper atio ns FM radio mode opera tions Addi ng a rad io st ation Y ou ca n add s ta tio ns fr om Auto/M anu al rece pti on to th e pre set s. 1 Re cei ve a rad io s tat io n to pr es et . 2 Pre ss the SCENE / INDEX button. • Se lec t [ Cancel ] and p [...]

46 4 EN d e c a b Plug in the earphones STOP ( 4 )button REC ( s ) button Recording FM radio • Whe n you r eco rd FM rad io, th e recording will be stored automatically in the [ F M Radio ] fol der i n the [ Recorder ] fold er. Notes • Whe n re cord ing FM ra dio, b e sur e to conn ec t th e ear pho nes to t he EAR jack. • Whe n re cord ing F[...]

47 5 EN Menu setting method +− button 9 0 button OK ` / MENU button Menu setting method 1 Whi le t he re co rd er is d ur ing sto p mo de, p re ss an d ho ld t he OK ` / MENU button. • Th e men u wil l app ea r on th e disp lay. Men u se t ti ng • Men u ite ms ca n be s et du rin g a reco rdi ng o r play bac k ( ☞ P. 4 8 ) . 2 Pre ss th e +[...]

48 5 EN Menu setting method Menu setting method • Press ing th e 0 button without pre ssi ng th e OK ` / MENU button wil l can cel th e se t ting s and r etu rn yo u to the p rev iou s scr ee n. 8 Pre ss th e STOP ( 4 ) b ut to n to cl ose t he m enu s cr ee n. • Whe n in th e me nu sc ree n dur in g reco rdi ng o r play ba ck , pre ssin g the [...]

49 5 EN Menu setting method Menu setting method , Rec Men u Mi c Se ns e Mic rop ho ne se nsit iv it y is ad jus tab le to m ee t recording needs. [ High ]: Highe st re cor ding s ens iti vit y s uit abl e for r eco rdin g at a di sta nce o r low vo lum e, such a s at conf ere nces w ith a l arg e num be r of pe op le . [ Middle ] : Suitable for re[...]

50 5 EN Menu setting method Menu setting method 2 Se le ct t he r ec ord in g rate . When [ PCM ] is s el ec te d: [ 44 . 1 kH z /16 bit ] *1 When [ MP3 ] is s el ec te d: [ 256 kbps ] *1 , [ 192 k b p s ] *2 , [ 12 8 k b p s ] When [ WMA ] is s el ec te d: [ ST XQ ], [ ST HQ ], [ ST SP ], [ HQ ], [ SP ], [ LP ] *1 For WS -71 0 M, WS -700M o nly. *[...]

51 5 EN Menu setting method Menu setting method a b 2 Pre ss th e 9 or 0 button adjust the start/ stop actuation level. • Th e VCVA leve l can b e se t to any of 15 different values. • Th e hig her t he va lue , the m ore sen siti ve th e reco rde r to so und s. At the hi ghe st v alu e, even t he fa intes t sou nd wi ll ac ti vate r ecor din g[...]

52 5 EN Menu setting method Menu setting method a 1 Select [ Scene Select ] or [ Scene Sa ve ]. a Voi ce sy nc leve l (moves to th e rig ht /l ef t acco rdi ng to the s et l evel) 3 Pre ss th e REC ( s ) button again. • Th e reco rde r wil l go into s ta ndb y. [ Standby ] wil l f las h on th e disp lay and the recording indicator ligh t will fla[...]

53 5 EN Menu setting method Menu setting method Te m p l a t e s e t t i n g s : [ Lecture ]: [Mi c Se ns e] [ High ] [Rec M ode] [ MP3 ]: [ 12 8 k b p s ] [Zoom Mic]* [ +6 ] [Low Cut Fi lter ] [ On ] [VCV A] [ Off ] [V- Sy nc. Rec] [ Off ] [ Conferenc e ]: [Mi c Se ns e] [ High ] [Rec M ode] [ MP3 ]: [ 12 8 k b p s ] [Zoom Mic]* [ Off ] [Low Cut F[...]

54 5 EN Menu setting method Menu setting method Play Mode Y ou ca n se le ct t he p layb ack m od e that f i ts your preference . Se le c t t he d es ir ed p l ayb ac k ra nge : 1 Select [ Play Area ]. 2 Select [ Fil e ], [ Fol de r ] or [ All ]. [ File ]: S ele c ts t he cu rre nt f il e. [ Fold er ] Se lec t s th e cur rent f ol der. [ All ]: Sel[...]

55 5 EN Menu setting method Menu setting method For WS -7 10M/ WS -7 00 M: Skip Space Thi s fu nc tio n en abl es yo u to sk ip (fo r war d) or re vers e sk ip (rew ind ) a f ile b ein g pl ayed for a s et p eri od . Th is fu nc tio n is conve ni ent for quickly skipping to another playback pos iti on or r ep eate dl y play in g bac k sho r t phras[...]

56 5 EN Menu setting method Menu setting method [ Scene Sa ve ]: You can s ave up to 5 se ts o f men u set t ings r ela tin g to a cur rent playbac k. • If yo u se le ct [ Scene Select ], proc eed to the o pe rati on of Ste p 4. When [ Scene Sa ve ] is selected: 2 Se t the p lay bac k se t tin gs acco rd ing t o your p re fe re nce s. 3 Spe c if [...]

57 5 EN Menu setting method Menu setting method a Speaker Y ou ca n use t he bu ilt- in sp eake r wh en th e earphones are unplugged. [ On ]: Out put s ou nd fr om th e bui lt-i n speakers. If the earphones are plugged in, sou nd w ill n ot be o utp ut f rom t he bu ilt- in speaker. [ Off ]: D o not o utp ut so un d fro m the b uil t-in speaker. a [...]

58 5 EN Menu setting method Menu setting method For mat Ref er to “ For ma tt in g th e re co rd er [Forma t] ” ( ☞ P . 63). Memory Info. Th e reco rda bl e cap aci t y rem aini ng an d overa ll ca pac it y of th e re cord ing m edi a can be seen from the menu. • Th e reco rde r wi ll use s om e cap aci t y of the m emo r y to kee p the ma [...]

59 5 EN Menu setting method Menu setting method +− button 9 0 button OK ` / MENU button Rear ran gi ng f ile s [Repl ace] Y ou ca n move a f il e in a f old er to ch ang e the ord er o f play ba ck . Firs t se le c t the f old er (f i le) for w hic h you w ant to cha nge t he p layb ack order . 1 Se le ct t he f ol der f or w hic h you woul d li [...]

60 5 EN Menu setting method Menu setting method +− button 9 0 button OK ` / MENU button 5 Pre ss th e + or − button to select th e loc at io n to move i t to. 6 Pre ss th e OK ` / MENU button to complete the setting. • If th ere a re mo re f il es to move , rep eat Steps 3 t hro ugh 4 . • Press ing th e 0 button without pre ssi ng th e OK `[...]

61 5 EN Menu setting method Menu setting method +− button 9 0 button OK ` / MENU button 3 Pre ss t he + bu t ton t o se le ct [St ar t ]. Notes • Th e  l e div id e can not b e do ne wh en th e  l e lis t is di spl ayed . • Th e reco rde r ca nnot d iv ide  les when the number of  l es in t he fo ld er e xcee ds 199. • Loc ked ?[...]

62 5 EN Menu setting method Menu setting method • If yo u se le ct [ USB Co nn ec t ], proc eed to the o pe rati on of Ste p 8. Whe n [US B Cl as s] is s el ec te d: 6 Pre ss t he + or − but ton to change the setting . [ Storage Class ]: R eco gni zed a s an ex ter nal m emo r y dev ice f rom t he PC . [ Comp osi te ]: Set ti ng wh en con nec t[...]

63 5 EN Menu setting method Menu setting method +− button 9 0 button OK ` / MENU button Format ti ng th e rec ord er [Format] 1 Whi le t he re co rd er i s dur ing s top mode, select [ For ma t ] fro m th e me nu on t he [ Divice Menu ]. • For de ta ils on h ow to ente r the men u se tt ing s, s ee " Me nu se t ti ng method "( ☞ P. [...]

64 5 EN Menu setting method Menu setting method Notes • Neve r for mat th e re cord er f rom a P C. • Once t he re cor der is f or mat ted , the mu sic  l es w ith D RM may n ot be t rans fe rre d to the r ecor de r agai n. • Whe n the r eco rde r is fo rmat te d, al l the save d dat a, in clu ding l oc ked  les and rea d- o nly  les[...]

65 6 EN Operating en vironment Using the recorder on your PC Operating en vironment By b ei ng co nn ec te d to a P C , th e re co rde r e nab le s you t o do t he f ol low in g: Windows Operating Syst em: Microsoft Windows XP / Vista/7 (Standard Installation) Compatible PC’ s: Windows PC’ s equipped with more than one f re e USB po r t Macinto[...]

66 6 EN Operating en vironment Operating en vironment Pr ec au ti on s on u si ng t he r ec or d er c on nec ted to a PC • Whe n you a re do wnl oa din g a  le from the r ecor de r or up lo adi ng a  le to the reco rd er, do not r emove t he USB c abl e even i f the s cre en i s ind ica tin g you c an. Dat a is st ill b ein g tr ans fer re [...]

67 6 EN Connecting to y our PC Connecting to your PC 1 Bo ot t he PC . 2 Sli de t he US B co nne c tor s li de lever in the direction indicated by th e arr ow to ej ec t t he US B con ne ct or ou t of t he r ec ord er. 3 Ma ke sur e th at th e re cor de r is sto pp ed , and c onn ec t to t he P C’s USB p or t . Windows: When you open [ My C omput[...]

68 6 EN Connecting to y our PC Connecting to your PC Disconnecting from your PC • Th e dri ve le tt er wi ll di f fe r dep en din g on th e PC b ein g use d. • Whe n the w in dow in di cati ng th at it is sa fe to re move ha rdw are wi ndo w appears, close the window . 2 Ma ke sur e th at th e re cor di ng ind ic ato r li ght i s of f, an d dis[...]

69 6 EN Trans fe r th e voi ce f il es to y ou r PC Folde r A Folde r B Folde r C Folde r D Folde r E FLD_FM Music *3 Folde r A Folde r B Folde r C Folde r D Folde r E FM folder*2 WS_71 *1 Folde r A Folde r B Folde r C Folde r D Folde r E FLD_FM Music Folde r A Folde r B Folde r C Folde r D Folde r E FM folder*2 Windows Removable Disk Macintosh Unt[...]

70 6 EN Using W indows Media P layer 1 579 68 0 4 3 2 5 7 9 6 8 0 4 3 2 1 Using Windo ws M edia Pla yer Wi nd ows M ed ia P lay er 12 Music files that ha ve been imported to your c omputer from music CDs and acquired ov er the Inter ne t can b e tr ans fer red to a nd p laye d back w ith t his re cor der. It sup po r ts WAV , M P3, and WMA fo rmat [...]

71 6 EN Using W indows Media P layer Using W indows Media P lay er 2 3 4 2 3 4 Copyi ng m usi c fr om CD 1 Ins er t C D int o the C D - RO M dri ve, and s tar t W ind ows Me dia Pl ayer. 2 From t he Fea tu res t as k bar, cli ck [ Rip CD ] me nu. • For Wi nd ows Me dia Pl ayer 1 1 Cl ick [ Rip ]. • If In tern et con ne ct ivi t y is ava ilab le[...]

72 6 EN Using W indows Media P lay er Using W indows Media P layer 2 2 3 3 T ransferring music file to the recorder Y ou ca n tra nsf er th e musi c f ile s save d in you r PC to th is re cord er. For how to co py the m usic f ile s fro m the CD to y our P C, s ee “ Co pyi ng mu si c fro m CD ” ( ☞ P. 7 1 ) . Wi nd ows M ed ia P lay er 12 1 C[...]

73 6 EN Using W indows Media P layer 2 3 Using W indows Media P lay er 4 5 Wi nd ows M ed ia P lay er 11 1 Conn ec t t he re co rde r to a P C , and sta r t Win dows Me di a Player. 2 From t he Fea tu res t as k bar, cli ck [ Syn c ]. 3 Cli ck [ Syn c ] me nu ag ain t o se le ct [ DVR ] { [ Advanced Options ] { [ Se t Up Sy nc ], a nd se t as fo ll[...]

74 6 EN Using W indows Media P lay er Using W indows Media P layer 4 5 3 Notes • Copy ing t he mus ic  l es wi th DR M pu rcha sed o nli ne mu sic d ist rib uti on s er vi ce to a po r tab le d evi ce such a s this r ecor de r may be r est ric te d. • T o tra nsf er th e  les b y usin g Win dow s Me dia Play er 9 or W ind ows M ed ia Play[...]

75 6 EN Using W indows Media P layer Using W indows Media P lay er 2 3 4 5 Copy ing vo ice f i le to th e CD Y ou ca n tra nsf er th e voice f i les i n the re cor der to yo ur PC a nd cop y them to CD. Fo r how to copy th e voic e fi les f ro m the r ecor de r to your P C, s ee “ Trans fe r th e voi ce f il es to y our P C ” ( ☞ P. 6 9 ) . 1[...]

76 6 EN Using W indows Media P layer Using W indows Media P lay er 3 2 4 5 Notes • Copy ing t he mus ic  l es wi th DR M pu rcha sed o nli ne mu sic d ist rib uti on s er vi ce to a po r tab le d evi ce such a s this r ecor de r may be r est ric te d. • Ref er to th e onl ine h el p of Wi ndo ws Me dia Pl ayer fo r de tai ls . 1 Ins er t t h[...]

77 6 EN 2 1 3 4567 89 0 Using iTunes Usi ng iT une s 1 Feat ur es ta sk ba r 2 Rewind button/ Playb ack , Pau se b ut ton/ Fast For wa rd b ut ton 3 Vo l u m e s l i d e 4 Playlist addition button 5 Shuff le button 6 Repeat button 7 Display change button 8 Disc create button 9 Browse but ton 0 Disc eject button Window n ames Music files that ha ve [...]

78 6 EN Usin g iT unes 3 2 4 5 6 7 Using iTunes Copyi ng m usi c fr om CD 1 Ins er t t he C D into t he C D - RO M drive, and start iT unes. 2 Cli ck [ iT unes ] { [ Preferences ]. 3 Cli ck [ Advanced ] ta g. 4 Click [I mporting ]. 5 Se t the f i le fo rma t and b it r ate fo r copy in g mus ic f il es to yo ur P C, and c li ck [ OK ]. • Thi s re[...]

79 6 EN Using iTunes Usin g iT unes Drag & Drop files here 2 T ransferring music file to the recorder Y ou ca n tra nsf er th e musi c f ile s save d in you r PC to th is re cord er. For how to co py the m usic f ile s fro m the CD to y our P C, s ee “ Co pyi ng mu si c fro m CD ” ( ☞ P. 7 8 ) . 1 Conn ec t t he re co rde r to a P C , and[...]

80 6 EN Using iTunes Usin g iT unes 3 2 4 Copy ing vo ice f i le to th e CD Y ou ca n tra nsf er th e voice f i les i n the re cor der to yo ur PC a nd cop y them to CD. Fo r how to copy th e voic e f ile s fro m the r ecor de r to your P C, s ee “ Trans fe r th e voi ce f il es t o you r PC ” ( ☞ P. 6 9 ) . 1 Ins er t t he C D - R/ RW in to [...]

81 6 EN Using as external memory of the PC Using as external memor y of the PC In ad dit ion to i ts u ses as a vo ice r ecor de r and a mu sic p laye r, this reco rd er ca n als o be us ed a s ex te rnal m em or y fo r a com pute r by sto rin g dat a fr om a com pute r an d read ing i t ba ck out . Wit h the re cor der co nne c ted to yo ur PC , y[...]

82 7 EN Alarm message list Other information Alarm message li st Message Meaning Explanation Act ion [Bat ter y Low] Low batter y power. Batt ery pow er i s g ett in g low . Cha rge t he b at ter y ( For WS-71 0M , WS-700M onl y) or r ep lac e wit h new bat te r y ( ☞ P. 1 0 , P. 1 2 ) . [File Pr ote cte d] Erase -lo cked. Trie d to de le te a lo[...]

83 7 EN Ala rm mes sage l is t/ T rou ble shoo ting Alarm message list/Troubleshooting Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g Message Meaning Explanation Act ion [Ca n’t m ak e th e sy ste m f il e. Co nn ec t to P C and d el et e unnecessary file] Th e man age me nt f il e cannot be created. Th e f ile f or m ana ge men t can no t be cr eat ed du e to a s[...]

84 7 EN Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g Troubleshooting Symp tom Prob abl e ca use Act io n Re co rd ing l eve l to o low The microphone sen sitivity is too low . Set [ Mic Sense ] to [ High ] or [ Middle ] ( ☞ P. 4 7 , P. 4 9 ) . Th is cou ld p ote nti all y be b ec au se the o ut put l eve l fo r the c onn ec te d ex te rn al de vic es ar e too l [...]

85 7 EN Troubleshooting Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g Symp tom Prob abl e ca use Act io n Cannot receive FM radi o sign al For W S-7 10M only: The earphones are not plugged in to the EAR jack . The su pplied ea rphones a lso function as an ant enna. When using the re cor der a s a ra dio , be su re to p lu g in the earphones. [ Output ] is se t to [[...]

86 7 EN Accessories (optional) Accessories ( optional) s Stereo microphone: ME5 1S Th e bui lt-i n lar ge - di ame ter mi cro ph one ena ble s se nsit ive s tere o re cord ing . s 2 channel microphone ( omni - directional): ME30W T wo ME3 0 mon aur al mi cro pho nes co me in a se t wit h a min iatu re tr ip od an d a connection adapter . These are [...]

87 7 EN Specifi cations Specif ic ations General points 4 Recording format: Linear PCM * (Pulse Co de M od ulat ion) MP3 (MPEG -1 Audi o Laye r3) WMA ( Win dow s Med ia Aud io) * For WS -71 0 M, WS -700M o nly. 4 Input le vel: — 70 dBv 4 Sampling frequency: Lin ear P CM fo rmat [44 .1 kHz /16 bit ] *1 44. 1 kH z MP3 format [256 kbps] * 1 44. 1 k[...]

88 7 EN Specific ations Specifi cations WMA for mat [ST XQ] 40 H z to 19 kHz [ST H Q] 40 Hz to 1 6 kH z [ST S P] 4 0 Hz to 9 k Hz [HQ] 40 Hz t o 1 3 kHz [SP] 4 0 Hz to 8 k Hz [LP] 40 H z to 3 k Hz * 1 For WS -7 10M, WS -700M on ly * 2 For WS - 6 00 S onl y 4 During recording mode ( Built-in stereo microphone): 70 Hz to 20 kH z (Howe ver, whe n rec[...]

89 7 EN Specifi cations Specific ations Gu id e to r ec or di ng t im es Th e fol low ing v alu es ar e str ic tl y rou gh gu id es. 4 Line ar PCM f or mat : Recording medium Recording mode [44 .1 kHz /16 bi t] Built-in memory WS -71 0 M (8 GB) 1 2 h. 30 m in. WS -700M (4 G B) 6 h. 10 min . microSD card * 8 GB 1 2 h. 15 min. 4 GB 6 h. 2 GB 2 h. 50[...]

90 7 EN Specifi cations Specific ations Spe ci fi cat ion s and d esi gn are s ubj ec t to chan ge wi tho ut not ice. Ma xi mu m r ec or di ng t im e pe r f il e • Th e max imu m cap ac it y fo r a sin gle  le is limi ted to a ppr ox. 4 G B for WM A and M P3, and a ppr ox . 2 GB fo r Lin ear P CM fo rma t (W AV) . • Re gar dle ss of th e me[...]

91 7 EN T echnical assistance and support Declaration of C onformity: Model Number : WS- 71 0M / WS-700M/ WS - 600 S Tr a d e N a m e : DIG ITAL VOICE R ECOR DER Re sp ons ib le P ar t y : OL YMPUS I MAGIN G AM ERI CA I NC . Addr ess : 3500 Co rpo rat e Park way, P .O. Box 61 0, Cente r Valle y, P A 18 0 3 4 - 0 610 , U . S . A . Te l e p h o n e N[...]

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