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Using the Variable Control Voice Actuator (VCVA)

When the microphone senses that sounds have reached a preset volume, the built-in Variable
Control Voice Actuator (VCVA) starts recording automatically, and stops when the volume drops.
Particularly helpful for extended recording, the VCVA not only conserves memory by turning off
recording during silent periods, but also makes playback more efficient and convenient.

Using the V

ariable Control V

oice Actuator 

(VCV

A)

1

Press and hold the 

FOLDER/MENU

button for 1 second or longer.

The menu opens.  (

 P.41)

2

Press the 

FF/+

 or 

REW/–

 button

until “VCVA” flashes on the
display.

3

Press the 

REC/SET

 button.

The VCVA setup process begins.

4

Press the 

FF/+

 or 

REW/–

 button to

choose between ON and OFF.

ON : Will start recording in VCVA mode.
OFF : Will resume recording in normal

mode.

5

Press the 

REC/SET

 button to

complete the setup screen.

6

Press the 

STOP

 button to close the

menu.

When ON is selected, a 

 indication will be

displayed on the screen.

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Summary of Contents for DS 330 - Digital Voice Recorder

Page 1: ...oice 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...

Page 2: ...ldren General Precautions IBM and PC AT are the trademarks or registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporat...

Page 3: ...oise heat smoke or a burning odor 1do not touch any of the exposed parts 2immediately disconnect the power supply plug from the power outlet and 3call your dealer or local Olympus representative for s...

Page 4: ...ression Technology reduces noise in files and enables clear sound playback You can input file comments P 35 You can add comments of up to 100 characters to each recorded file This recorder has 10 pre...

Page 5: ...m Sounds 38 LCD Display Information 39 Formatting the Recorder 40 Menu List 41 Managing Files on Your PC Using DSS Player Software 42 Installing Software 44 Uninstall Software 47 Using Online Help 49...

Page 6: ...tton 6 REC Record SET button 7 INDEX button 8 REW Rewind button 9 FF Fast Forward button 0 FOLDER MENU button HOLD switch Built in speaker STOP button ERASE button PLAY button DISPLAY button Display L...

Page 7: ...1 Battery indicator 2 Alarm indicator 3 VCVA Variable Control Voice Actuator indicator 4 Record mode indicator 5 Folder 6 Current file 7 Erase lock indicator 8 Character Information display Display L...

Page 8: ...change the batteries once you see only one mark in the battery icon Be sure to replace both batteries at the same time Never mix old and new batteries or batteries of different types and or brands If...

Page 9: ...e HOLD switch to the HOLD position If you set the recorder to HOLD status by sliding the HOLD switch in the direction of the arrow the currentconditionswillbepreserved andallbuttons and switches excep...

Page 10: ...for 1 second or longer The menu opens P 41 2Press the FF or REW button until TIME DATE flashes on the display 3Press the REC SET button Time Date screen appears The hour indicator flashes indicating t...

Page 11: ...se the order of the year month day by pressing the DISPLAY button while setting them Example March 14 2002 3M 14D 02Y Initial setting 14D 3M 02Y 02Y 3M 14D 7Set the month 1 Press the FF button or REW...

Page 12: ...displayed for approximately 2 seconds a Folder name b Total number of recorded files in the folder 2Press the NEW button to create a new file c New file number d Current recording mode e Remaining re...

Page 13: ...the REC SET button again Recording will resume at the point of interruption Note The recorder stops when it has been left paused for 10 minutes or longer Notes A beep will sound when remaining record...

Page 14: ...time b Total recording time of the file being played 3Press the REC SET button to start overwriting The record play indicator lamp glows red 4Press the STOP button to stop overwriting Notes You can pa...

Page 15: ...er a Remaining recording time 4Press the STOP button to stop inserting additional recording Recording Notes You can pause and resume insert recording by pressing the REC SET button The recording time...

Page 16: ...Variable Control Voice Actuator VCVA 1Press and hold the FOLDER MENU button for 1 second or longer The menu opens P 41 2Press the FF or REW button until VCVA flashes on the display 3Press the REC SET...

Page 17: ...VOLUME control adjust the start stop actuation level The pause sound level can be set to any of 15 different values The higher the value the higher the sound sensitivity At the highest setting even a...

Page 18: ...the FOLDER MENU button for 1 second or longer REC MODE will be displayed on the screen 2Press the REC SET button The recording mode setup process begins 3Press the FF or REW button to choose between S...

Page 19: ...h sensitivity mode that records sounds in all directions DICT Low sensitivity mode suited for dictation Notes If you want to clearly record dictation switch to DICT mode and place the internal microph...

Page 20: ...lamp glows green a Current playback time b Total recording time of the file being played 2Adjust the VOLUME control to your liking 3Press the STOP button at any point you want to stop the playback Res...

Page 21: ...to normal rate Press the STOP button The recorder stops immediately If you do not press the STOP button the recorder will reach the end of the file and then stop automatically Press the STOP button Th...

Page 22: ...ss the FF or REW button to choose between ON and OFF ON Continuous playback OFF Returns to normal playback mode 5Press the REC SET button to complete the setup screen 6Press the STOP button to close t...

Page 23: ...ndings adjust the Noise Cancel setting level Noise will be reduced in the file when it s played back for clearer sound quality If the display is already set to Noise Cancel start from step 2 Change th...

Page 24: ...to be erased 4Press the ERASE button once more when FILE ERASE is flashing The display changes to FILE ERASE and erasing will start ERASE DONE is displayed when the file is erased File numbers are inc...

Page 25: ...proximately 8 seconds 3Press the ERASE button once more when ALL ERASE is flashing The display changes to ALL ERASE and erasing will start ERASE DONE is displayed when the files are erased Locked file...

Page 26: ...the display 5Press the REC SET button The file locking setup process begins 6Press the FF or REW button to choose between ON and OFF ON Locks the file and prevents it from being erased OFF Unlocks th...

Page 27: ...lear 2Press the ERASE button while the index number appears for approximately 2 seconds on the display The index mark is erased Index Marks Index marks can be incorporated into a file during recording...

Page 28: ...3Press and hold the FOLDER MENU button for 1 second or longer The menu opens P 41 4Press the FF or REW button until ALARM flashes on the display 5Press the REC SET button The alarm playback setup pro...

Page 29: ...ith the alarm A L A R M A L A R M A M 1 2 5 8 A M 1 2 5 8 8 10 12 7 9 11 Notes The alarm playback function can be set for only one file at a time The alarm will sound at the scheduled time every day u...

Page 30: ...st level from 1 to 10 Initial setting 6 5Press the REC SET button to complete the setup screen 6Press the STOP button to close the menu LCD Contrast Adjustment CONTRAST 6 3 5 1 2 4 B E E P B E E P C O...

Page 31: ...ens P 41 2Press the FF or REW button until BACKLIGHT flashes on the display 3Press the REC SET button The backlight setup process begins 4Press the FF or REW button to choose between ON and OFF ON Bac...

Page 32: ...name 5Press the REC SET button to accept the chosen folder 6Press the FF or REW button to choose characters The recorder assigns the following buttons to inputting procedures Available characters P 3...

Page 33: ...DISPLAY Recorder buttons that are used to input characters Use the two following methods to quickly find characters 1 When the INDEX button is pressed the displayed character group example Uppercase...

Page 34: ...en the eighth character is set If you input more than 8 characters OVERFLOW appears on the display You can use a PC to easily change the folder names on the recorder P 63 Action Type of Characters Tem...

Page 35: ...t characters using a computer see Editing File Comments P 63 5When you have finished setting the file comments press and hold the REC SET button for 1 second or longer This completes the file comment...

Page 36: ...NU button again to change to FILE MOVE 4Press the REC SET button The destination folders blink on the display a File to transfer b Current folder c Destination folder A recorded file can be transferre...

Page 37: ...lder The file is moved Transfer is complete when FILE MOVE DONE appears A B A B F I L E F I L E M O V E M O V E D O N E F I L E M O V E Notes If the destination folder is full a maximum of 199 files F...

Page 38: ...are disabled 5Press the REC SET button to complete the setup screen 6Press the STOP button to close the menu The recorder beeps to alert you to button operations or warn you of errors System sounds ma...

Page 39: ...2 5 8 0 0 0 0 M 0 0 0 0 S R E C R E C T I M E T I M E 1 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 L...

Page 40: ...O R M A T F O R M A T D O N E 3 5 1 2 4 V C V A F O R M A T R E C M O D E S T A R T S T A R T F O R M A T F O R M A T C A N C E L C A N C E L If you format the recorder all function settings will ret...

Page 41: ...SP and LP modes Inserting recording P 15 Moving files P 36 Press the FF button or REW button Press the FOLDER MENU button VCVAsetting P 16 SwitchbetweenON enabled and OFF disabled Locking files settin...

Page 42: ...work on PCs that don t have USB ports Do not use the recorder as a USB microphone speaker on Windows 98 as computer operation may become unstable Use only with Windows 98SE or later versions of the OS...

Page 43: ...Power Mac G3 G4 PowerBook G3 The computer must support a standard USB port Mac OS 8 6 9 0 9 1 9 2 10 1 16 MB or more 5 MB or more 2x or faster CD ROM drive 800 x 600 pixels or more 256 colors or more...

Page 44: ...e Selection dialog box opens Click on the desired language to select it 5Click on Next when the DSS Player opening screen appears 6Confirm your acceptance of the terms of the Licensing Agreement You m...

Page 45: ...er When the Acrobat Reader Setup dialog box opens click on Next 13Select where to install Acrobat Reader Specify the folder in which to install Acrobat Reader To accept the default folder click on Nex...

Page 46: ...Mac into the CD ROM drive 2Double click on CD icon Double click on the desired language to select it 3Double click on DSS Player for Mac Installer icon The installation program will start 4Click on Co...

Page 47: ...need the software 1Exit DSS Player 2Click on the Start button select Programs then Olympus DSS Player 2002 in Windows XP click on the Start button select All Programs then Olympus DSS Player 2002 3Cl...

Page 48: ...Driver DSSFSUSBShim DSSUSBDriver DSSUSBShim 4Delete the following folder from the System Folder OS 8 9 only DSS Player for Mac Help 5Delete the following file from Initialization in the System Folder...

Page 49: ...n the Contents tab 2Double click on the icon of the desired topic heading The title of the topic is displayed 3Double click on the icon of the desired topic An explanation of the topic is displayed Se...

Page 50: ...USB hub 2Confirm that the recorder is not in use before attaching end b of the USB cable to the PC terminal port of the recorder REMOTE is displayed on recorder if the USB cable is connected Notes NE...

Page 51: ...order and push it against the cradle until it clicks REMOTE is displayed on recorder if the USB cable is connected Remove the recorder from the cradle 4Make sure that the recorder s record play indica...

Page 52: ...le to run the included DSS Player 2002 and DSS Player 3 0 3 1 3 5 for DS 150 320 at the same time If you connect the recorder before installing DSS Player the Add New Hardware Wizard dialog box will o...

Page 53: ...click the DSS Player for Mac folder The DSS Player for Mac folder opens 4Double click DSS Player DSS Player for Mac launches To start DSS Player for Mac follow these steps It is assumed that DSS Playe...

Page 54: ...irectory structure of the DSS WMA WAVE Windows only and AIFF Macintosh only format files stored on your PC s hard disk 3 Device Manager Window Will display the directory structure of the folders in th...

Page 55: ...n of Download Selected Files For explanations of Download Folders and Download All refer to Online Help Import Voice Files to Your PC Download Selected Files 1Select the folder From the Device Manager...

Page 56: ...record play indicator lamp is flashing If you do the data will be destroyed Depending on the size of the voice file and your PC it may take some time to download the files The downloaded files will b...

Page 57: ...refer to Online Help If you connect the recorder and use DSS Player to play back a file you can use the recorder as your PC speaker For connection procedures see USB Microphone USB Speaker P 69 Play...

Page 58: ...is uploaded to the recorder 5Upload complete Once the transmission screen closes and the record play indicator lamp on the recorder goes dark the uploading is completed You can also drag and drop file...

Page 59: ...rom the Main Window select the file you want to edit from the Voice File List Box 2Select Edit File in the File menu or click icon Remote Edit screen opens 3Edit it You can partially delete recordings...

Page 60: ...Recorder connected choose the Direct Record to PC command from the Tools menu Recording a new file 1Set recording A recording setup window opens Click on Set File Name 2Set the recording destination...

Page 61: ...o AIFF Files Choose the Save as from the File menu When a DSS file is converted to an AIFF file unique DSS information such as priority and index marking will be lost AIFF format The standard Macintos...

Page 62: ...sing DSS Player Lite You can download DSS Player Lite free from the Olympus home page http www olympus com Note If your e mail software is not compatible with the above operation select the voice file...

Page 63: ...a folder name using the Rename Folder command from the Edit menu A folder name can be up to 20 characters long and cannot use Macintosh Choose the Rename Folder command from the File menu Changing a f...

Page 64: ...n the Edit and Upload Template window Macintosh Select Edit Upload Templates from Tools to open the Edit and Upload Template window Up to 20 alphanumerical characters can be used for a folder name or...

Page 65: ...recognition 1Click the Start button and select Programs IBM ViaVoice VoiceCenter 2Click the ViaVoice button of IBM ViaVoice VoiceCenter then select Tool and Analyze My Voice 3The ViaVoice User Wizard...

Page 66: ...r Input and follow the instructions on screen Select Microphone Control DS 330 for Windows XP During audio setup or while enrolling please input voice data from the recorder Using the PC Connection Ca...

Page 67: ...x 3Start of voice recognition Click the start voice recognition icon The voice recognition software window appears and voice recognition starts 1 2 Noise Canceling Function Check Use Noise Cancel in V...

Page 68: ...in a relatively quiet environment Have the person speaking within 5 10 cm of the built in microphone of the recorder 5 to 10 cm Speak continuously Voice files recorded under the following conditions c...

Page 69: ...This recorder can be used as USB speaker when it s connected to a PC If you use the recorder as a USB speaker you can output voice from the recorder without using a PC speaker Select Select Speaker f...

Page 70: ...rs within the limit Up to eight characters can be used for a folder name P 32 34 Up to 100 characters can be used for a file comment P 35 See DSS Player online help for details Reformat the memory P 4...

Page 71: ...g used Wrong folder Symptom Nothing appears on the display Won t start Unable to record No playback tone heard Unable to erase Noise heard during playback Recording level too low Unable to set index m...

Page 72: ...ee DSS Player online help for details P 49 Probable cause Noise Cancel function is set to LOW or HI A file is being played back in Fast Playback or Slow Playback mode Some PCs and USB hubs may not pro...

Page 73: ...f your PC for hands free transcription convenience Noise Cancellation microphone ME12 Dictation microphone Used to get crisp recordings of your own voice by reducing the effects of ambient noise Recom...

Page 74: ...ting procedure Speaker Built in 28 mm round dynamic speaker Microphone jack 3 5 mm mini jack impedance 2 k Earphone jack 3 5 mm mini jack impedance 8 or more Maximum working output 3 V DC 250 mW or mo...

Page 75: ...m Technical Hotline Number in Europe Toll free number 00800 67 10 83 00 available for Austria Belgium Denmark France Germany Netherlands Norway Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom Charged numbers 49 180...

Page 76: ...Department Canadian des Communications CE mark indicates that this product complies with the European requirements for safety health enviroment and customer protection L indication CE signifie que ce...

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