User manual OLYMPUS DS-330

[. . . ] DIGITAL VOICE RECORDER DS-330 ON LINE INSTRUCTIONS Thank you for purchasing an Olympus Digital Voice Recorder. Please read these instructions for information about using the product correctly and safely. To ensure successful recordings, we recommend that you test the record function and volume before use. 1 For Safe and Correct Usage Before using your new recorder, read this manual carefully to ensure that you know how to operate it safely and correctly. Keep this manual in an easily accessible location for future reference. [. . . ] · You can use a PC to easily change the folder names on the recorder. ( P. 63) Assigning File Comments (COMMENT) You can add comments of up to 100 characters to each recorded file. If you include the date, time, and other information, you can easily find files without replaying them. 1 2 3, 5 3 24 1 Press and hold the FOLDER/ MENU button for 1 second or longer. The menu opens. ( P. 41) Press the FF/+ or REW/­ button until "COMMENT" flashes on the display. Press the REC/SET button. The file comment setup process begins. COMMENT FORMAT REC MODE Assigning File Comments (COMMENT) Input the character. If you will input characters using the recorder, see step 6 of "Assigning Folder Names". ( P. 32) If you will input characters using a computer, see "Editing File Comments". ( P. 63) COMMENT 6 5 6 When you have finished setting the file comments, press and hold the REC/SET button for 1 second or longer. This completes the file comment input procedure. Press the STOP button to close the menu. 35 Moving Files Across Folders A recorded file can be transferred from one folder to another. The file is added at the end of existing files in the destination folder. 1 4 1 1, 2, 3 1 2 3 4 Choose the file you want to move and play it. Press the FOLDER/MENU button while playing the file. "INSERT REC?" appears on the display. Press the FOLDER/MENU button again to change to "FILE MOVE?". FILE MOVE? Moving Files Across Folders Press the REC/SET button. The destination folders blink on the display. a File to transfer b Current folder c Destination folder a FILE MOVE? b c A>>B 36 5 6 5 Press the FF/+ or REW/­ button to choose a destination folder. If you choose the current folder as the destination folder, the selected file will move to the end of the existing files in it. 6 Press the REC/SET button to accept the chosen destination folder. The file is moved. FILE MOVE!A>>B { Moving Files Across Folders Transfer is complete when "FILE MOVE DONE" appears. FILE MOVE DONE ······················································································································································ Notes · If the destination folder is full (a maximum of 199 files), "FOLDER FULL" appears on the display and files cannot be transferred to it. · The file transfer process is aborted if you press the STOP button or leave the recorder idle for 8 seconds after you choose a destination folder. 37 System Sounds (BEEP) The recorder beeps to alert you to button operations or warn you of errors. System sounds may be turned off. 1 3, 5 2, 4 1 Press and hold the FOLDER/ MENU button for 1 second or longer. The menu opens. ( P. 41) 6 2 3 4 5 6 Press the FF/+ or REW/­ button until "BEEP" flashes on the display. Press the REC/SET button. The system sound setup process begins. BEEP ON USB AUDIO TIME&DATE System Sounds (BEEP) Press the FF/+ or REW/­ button to choose between ON and OFF. ON : System sounds are enabled. OFF : System sounds are disabled. BEEP ON OFF Press the REC/SET button to complete the setup screen. Press the STOP button to close the menu. ······················································································································································ Note If the alarm playback function has been set, the alarm will sound at the scheduled time even if system sounds are turned off. 38 LCD Display Information This recorder is capable of switching views on its LCD display. If you press the DISPLAY button while stopped or while playing back a file, the LCD display will switch and you can confirm file information and various recorder settings. 1 1 Press the DISPLAY button. The LCD display views will switch every time the DISPLAY button is pressed. While stop or playback mode It will repeatedly cycle through 1 to 4. 1 File length 00M00S (LENGTH] ) [ 1H58M18S Shows how long a file is. LCD Display Information 00M00S (REC DATE) [ ] 12M31D'02Y 00M00S (REC TIME) [ ] AM12:58 00M00S (COMMENT) [ ] ---- * If a comment contains many characters, it will scroll horizontally to display the complete comment. { 2 Time stamp Shows the year, month, and date that the file was recorded. { 3 Time stamp Shows the time that the file was recorded. { 4 File comment* Shows comment added to a file. (If there is no comment, "----" will appear. ) 39 Formatting the Recorder (FORMAT) If you format the recorder, all function settings will return to their defaults*. If you have important files that you want to save, connect the recorder to a computer and transfer those files from the recorder to the computer before formatting the device. ( P. 55) * Date and time settings won't be cleared, so you won't need to set them again. ** Locked files will also be deleted. 1 3, 5 2, 4 1 Press and hold the FOLDER/ MENU button for 1 second or longer. The menu opens. ( P. 41) 2 3 4 5 Press the FF/+ or REW/­ button until "FORMAT" flashes on the display. [. . . ] 2 hours 35 minutes LP mode: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 hours 30 minutes Battery life Recording: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 hours Playback: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 hours (with alkaline batteries, based on our standard testing procedure) Speaker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]