User manual OLYMPUS WS-210S

[. . . ] DIGITAL VOICE RECORDER WS-110/WS-210S EN INSTRUCTIONS Thank you for purchasing an Olympus Digital Voice Recorder. Please read these instructions for information about using the product correctly and safely. Keep the instructions handy for future reference. To ensure successful recordings, we recommend that you test the record function and volume before use. For customers in North and South America USA RFI This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. [. . . ] sCompletion of erasing may take several tens of seconds. Do not remove the battery or detach the battery compartment from the recorder during in that time. Otherwise data may be damaged. Display (LCD panel) 1 Record mode indicator 2 Microphone sensitivity display 3 Character information display 4 Battery indicator 5 Folder indicator 6 Current file number Voice Filter indicator F. Play indicator S. Play indicator VCVA(Variable Control Voice Actuator) indicator LowCut Filter indicator Erase Lock indicator LCD Display Information You can select an option for the display of the recorder. This help review and confirm different recorder settings and file information. Stop Press and hold the 5 button. Press the button. While holding the button down, "remaining recording time" and "remaining memory" are displayed. Each press switches the display in the order of "playback elapsed time", "remaining playback time", "date of recording" and "time at recording". Each press switches the display in the order of "recording elapsed time", "remaining recording time" and "recording level meter". Stop Playing 2 (DISP. ) 2 (DISP. ) Recording Press the button. - 7- Menu mode The levels of the menu screen and the operation buttons (Main Menu/Sub Menu) The setting can be switched by putting the recorder in menu mode. The menu item with the even during playback. PLAY mark can be set 2 (MENU) 9 or 0 : Press and hold the button for 1 second or longer to put the recorder in menu mode. : Switch the items of the setting screen in the mainmenu or submenu screen. : Go to the setting screen from the mainmenu or submenu screen. Confirm the item selected in the setting screen, and go back to the mainmenu or submenu screen. (If pressed while the setting screen is displayed, the item being selected will not be set. ) t 5 or 4 sThe recorder will stop if you leave it idle for 3 minutes during a menu setup operation, when a selected item is not applied. Basic Operation of the Menu Mode 1 2 Press and hold the 2 (MENU) button for 1 second or longer while the recorder is stopped. Press the 9 or 0 to select the menu item, and press t button. Go to the setting screen of the selected menu item. sTo set the submenu, select the "Sub Menu" from the mainmenu screen. And select and set the menu item from the submenu screen in the same manner. Guide icon: Tells you the next button to use by flashing. (Goes to the next screen. ) b or : Use 9 or 0. (Changes the item. ) Guide icon 3 4 Press the 9 or 0 to select the setting item, and press t button. To go to the mainmenu screen after the submenu setting, select "Main Menu" from the submenu screen. Press the 5 button to exit the menu mode. -8- Recording Modes (Rec Mode) The recording mode can be chosen from Stereo XQ (stereo extra high quality sound recording), Stereo HQ (stereo high quality sound recording), Stereo SP (stereo standard recording), HQ (high quality sound recording), SP (standard recording), and LP (long-term recording). Current recording mode WS-210S Stereo XQ: Approx. 8 hours 50 minutes Stereo HQ: Approx. x17 hours 40 minutes Stereo SP: Approx. 35 hours 25 minutes HQ: Approx. 35 hours 25 minutes SP: Approx. 69 hours 40 minutes LP: Approx. 138 hours 30 minutes WS-110 HQ: Approx. 17 hours 35 minutes SP: Approx. 34 hours 40 minutes LP: Approx. 69 hours 00 minutes s WS-210S is set to Stereo HQ by default. s WS-110 is set to HQ by default. s The recording time shown above is for one continuous file. The available recording time may be shorter than specified if several files are recorded. (Use the remaining time and recorded time only as references. ) s Stereo XQ, Stereo HQ and Stereo SP is only available for the WS-210S. Microphone Sensitivity (Mic Sense) Microphone sensitivity is adjustable to meet your recording needs. In Menu mode selection Microphone sensitivity display Conferences( ), Dictation( ) : High-sensitivity mode that records sounds in all directions. : Low-sensitivity mode suited for dictation. s To ensure successful recording, make a test recording to choose appropriate microphone sensitivity before recording. [. . . ] Keep this manual in an easily accessible location for future reference. · The warning symbols indicate important safety related information. To protect yourself and others from personal injury or damage to property, it is essential that you always read the warnings and information provided. Warning regarding data loss Recorded content in memory may be destroyed or erased by operating mistakes, unit malfunction, or during repair work. [. . . ]