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Menu Setting

4

4

 LCD/Sound Menu

Backlight

The display will remain lit for about 10 (Initial setting) seconds when a button on the 

recorder is pressed.

Setting

:

[

5 seconds

] [

10 seconds

] [

30 seconds

] [

60 seconds

] [

Always on

]:

Set the length of time that the backlight will remain lit.

[

Off

]: Disables this function. The backlight will not light up.

Contrast

Display contrast can be adjusted in 12 levels.

Setting:

You can adjust the LCD display contrast level from [

01

] to [

12

].

LED

You can set it so the LED indicator light does not turn on.

Setting

:

[

On

]: LED light will be set.

[

Off

]: Disables this function. LED light will be cancelled.

Language

You can select the display language for this recorder.

Setting

[

English

] [

Français

] [

Deutsch

] [

Italiano

] [

Español

] [

Русский

]

•  The selectable language differs depending on the region.

4

 Memory Menu

MemorySelect

When an SD Card is inserted you can select to record to either the built-in flash memory 

or to the SD Card (

☞ 

P.14).

Setting

:

[

Built-in Memory

]: Built-in flash memory.

[

SD Card

]: SD Card.

•  When attempting to perform operations such as rewriting the contents of an SD Card 

in cases where the card has been write protected, [

SD Card Locked

] will  appear. The 

playback operation can be performed, but the write protection must first be turned 

off when overwriting the contents on the card (

☞ 

P.18).

Memory Info.

The recordable capacity remaining and overall capacity of the recording media can  

seen from the menu screen.
•  When no SD Card is inserted only information for the built-in flash memory will  

seen.

•  The domain area which uses the administrative files which the recorder uses is 

included in the remaining capacity for the recording media. For SD cards in particular, 

in addition to this administrative domain the administrative domain area for the SD 

card is added in as well. Owing to this, the remaining capacity will be displayed as 

less than the card’s specified capacity, yet this is not abnormal.

Format

(

 P.51)

Menu Setting Method

Summary of Contents for LS-11

Page 1: ...asing 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 successfu...

Page 2: ...y the third party other than Olympus or an Olympus authorized service station or any other reason is excluded Trademarks and registered trademarks IBM and PC AT are the trademarks or registered tradem...

Page 3: ...2 3 4 5 6 Table of Contents P 4 Safe and Proper Usage P 6 Getting Started P 8 About Recording P 22 About Playback P 32 Menu Setting P 41 Using the Recorder on Your PC P 61 Other Information P 77 INDE...

Page 4: ...External Microphone or Other Devices 30 3 About Playback Playback 32 Playback Through Earphone 35 Setting an index mark or a temp mark 35 How to begin segment repeat playback 36 Erasing 38 Erasing One...

Page 5: ...6 Other Information Alarm Message List 77 Troubleshooting 78 Technical Assistance and Support 80 Accessories optional 81 Specifications 82 Table of Contents...

Page 6: ...ellular phones or other wireless equipment as they may cause interference and noise If you experience noise move to another place or move the recorder further away from such equipment Avoid sand or di...

Page 7: ...ater metal or flammable sub stances from getting inside the product Do not moisten the AC adapter or touch it with a wet hand Do not use the AC adapter in the vicinity of flammable gas includ ing gaso...

Page 8: ...nded recording times P 41 P 43 In addition when connected to an external device the recorder can encode incoming analog audio signals without a PC P 30 Supports high capacity recording media Starting...

Page 9: ...rophone L 4LINE IN jack 5MIC jack 6REC LEVEL dial 7RECs button Recording indicator light LED 8MIC SENSE HIGH LOW switch 9LOW CUT ON OFF switch 0Strap hole Display LCD panel PEAKindicator light LED STO...

Page 10: ...layback or stop mode File length 8During recording mode Elapsed recording time During playback mode Elapsed playback time 9 EUPHONY indicator 0 Reverb indicator V Sync Rec indicator LowCutFilter indic...

Page 11: ...rechargeable batteries B 01 4PE optional from Olympus can be used in the recorder Use them with the Olympus Ni MH Rechargeable Battery Charger B 90SU optional For U S A and Canada or BU 90SE optional...

Page 12: ...anging batteries AA alkaline batteries or Olympus Ni MH Rechargeable Batteries are recommended Be sure to turn off power of the recorder before replacing the batteries P 13 Unloading the batteries whi...

Page 13: ...again until this function takes effect HOLD Set the recorder to HOLD mode Slide the POWER HOLD switch to the HOLD position After Hold appears on the display the recorder is set to HOLD mode When the r...

Page 14: ...ng playback record ing operation is disabled with the playback recording state unchanged When playback has ended and the recording has ended due to the remaining memory being used up it will stop The...

Page 15: ...te will appear When the hour is flash ing conduct the setup from Step 1 1 Press the 9 or 0 button to select the item to set 2 Press the 2 or 3 button to set Follow the same steps by pressing the 9 or...

Page 16: ...If the Time and Date is not correct set it using the procedure below Note If you press the OK button during the setup operation the recorder will save the items that were set to that point 2 Press the...

Page 17: ...t the card keeping it straight The card stops with a click when it is inserted all the way Inserting the card the wrong way or at an angle could damage the contact area or cause the card to jam If the...

Page 18: ...ite protected SD Card Locked will appear The playback opera tion can be performed but the write protection must first be turned off when overwriting the contents on the card Cards that are not to SD s...

Page 19: ...the Folders The built in flash memory or the SD Card can be used for the recording media Regardless of the recording media voice files and music files are separated into folders for voice recordings...

Page 20: ...the part A above P 69 Folder E First layer Second layer Save up to 200 files Up to 128 folders can be created under the Music folder including Music About the Folder for Music Playback When transferri...

Page 21: ...2 or 3 button Select the file File list display OK button Begin playback File display Operation of the folders for voice recordings Operation of the folders for music playback 2 or 3 button Folder lis...

Page 22: ...lect the recording format Recording can be performed through the linear PCM format as well as the WAV MP3 and WMA formats P 41 P 43 Turn the built in stereo microphone in the direction that you would...

Page 23: ...ect the recording folder P 19 to P 21 How to change folders 1 Pressing the LIST button at the file display while stopped will return you back one layer above Pressing the LIST button repeatedly will b...

Page 24: ...even if the volume of a single file exceeds 2 GB in the linear PCM format recording P 43 1 The file is saved every 2 GB in separate files It will be treated as multiple files when playing back 2 When...

Page 25: ...30 or 10 seconds the light flashes faster Folder Full will appear when the folder capacity is full Delete any unnecessary files before recording any further P 38 MemoryFull will appear when the memor...

Page 26: ...level meter Microphone sensitivity P 27 LOW HIGH Low Cut Filter P 27 OFF ON Rec Mode P 41 P 43 The recording level can be adjusted to suit the volume of the original sound Rec Level P 41 P 43 You can...

Page 27: ...g has started you can hear the sound being recorded through the earphone If the earphone is connected no sound will come from the speaker Notes Recording level cannot be controlled using the volume bu...

Page 28: ...g the LIST button at the file display while stopped will return you back one layer above Pressing the LIST button repeatedly will bring you to the folder list display 2 Pressing button 2 or 3 at the f...

Page 29: ...faintest sound will activate recording a Voice sync level moves to the right left according to the set level 4 Press the REC s button again Recording enters standby Standby flashes on the display and...

Page 30: ...conversation over the phone can be clearly recorded Recording with External Microphone Connect an external microphone to the MIC jack of the recorder When recording while an external monaural micropho...

Page 31: ...n connecting to the audio output terminal earphone jack of the other device and the LINE IN jack of the recorder with the connecting cord KA334 included within for dubbing Notes When you adjust the va...

Page 32: ...the folder b File length c Elapsed playback time d Level meter About Playback 1 Select the folder which contains the files to be played back P 19 to P 21 How to change folders 1 Pressing the LIST butt...

Page 33: ...6 kHz 16 bit or 24 bit MP3 format MPEG1 Layer3 32 kHz 44 1 kHz 48 kHz MPEG2 Layer3 16 kHz 22 05 kHz 24 kHz From 8 kbps up to 320 kbps WMA format 16 kHz 22 kHz 32 kHz 44 1 kHz 48 kHz From 16 kbps up to...

Page 34: ...rt playback from where it was stopped While the recorder is during playback mode press and hold the 0 button When you release the 0 button the recorder will resume normal playback Ifthereisanindexmark...

Page 35: ...ing an index mark or a temp mark If index marks and temp marks are placed you can quickly find a location you want to listen to in fast forward and fast rewind and when cuing a file Index and temp mar...

Page 36: ...r temp mark to erase 3While the index or temp number ap pears for approximately 2 seconds on the display Press the ERASE button The index or temp mark is erased Index or temp numbers after the erased...

Page 37: ...become the end position and repeat playback will start Cancel the segment repeat playback function a Press the STOP 4 button Pressing the STOP 4 button will release seg ment repeat playback and stop p...

Page 38: ...isplay press the 9 or 0 button to select a file 3While the recorder is during stop mode press the ERASE button 5Press the OK button 1 Select the folder that you want to erase P 19 to P 21 4 Press the...

Page 39: ...he recorder can be partially erased 1 Select the folder which contains the files you want to partial erase P 19 to P 21 2 In the File list display press the 2 or 3 button to select the file you want t...

Page 40: ...processing as they may damage the data In addition replace the batteries with two new ones in order to ensure that the batteries will not run out while processing 1Turning off the power while processi...

Page 41: ...button to move to the tab that contains the item you want to set 3Press the OK or 9 button to move the cursor to the item to set 4 Press the 2 or 3 button to move to the item you want to set 5Press t...

Page 42: ...evious screen 8Press the MENU button to close the menu screen When in the menu screen during recording or playback pressing the 0 or MENU but ton will allow you to return to the playback screen withou...

Page 43: ...you can configure the limiter function Auto Recording is performed by automatically adjusting the recording level This is useful for when you will be recording right away 2 Select the Limiter setting...

Page 44: ...crophone Select this when external microphones supported by plug in power are connected P 30 Off Disables this function Select this when external microphones not supported by plug in power are connect...

Page 45: ...be converted downward from 96 kHz to 48 kHz and 24 bit to 16 bit respectively This function is only available during playback This recorder cannot perform recording by using the playback results When...

Page 46: ...d to either the built in flash memory or to the SD Card P 14 Setting Built in Memory Built in flash memory SD Card SD Card When attempting to perform operations such as rewriting the contents of an SD...

Page 47: ...ide P 59 AutoPowerOff Forgetting to turn the power off can be prevented If the recorder remains in stop mode for over 10 minutes Initial setting while the power is turned on the power will be turned o...

Page 48: ...y When the RecLevel is set to Manual you can configure the limiter function Zoom Mic Off Wide Standard Narrow Zoom Play Mode File File Repeat Folder Folder Repeat All All Repeat Reverb Normal Studio C...

Page 49: ...Rec Monitor On Plug inPower On V Sync Rec Off 4 Play Menuu Play Mode File Reverb Normal EUPHONY Normal 4 LCD Sound Menuu Backlight 10 seconds Contrast 06 LED On 4 Memory Menuu MemorySelect Built in Me...

Page 50: ...evel Zoom Mic Rec Monitor Plug inPower LCD Sound Menu LED Backlight To menu item options Play Menu LED Backlight To menu item options Rec Menu Play Menu hSetting menu during recording hSetting menu du...

Page 51: ...ll appear on the display P 41 Format will appear on the display 5Press the OK or 9 button Formatting the Recorder Format 4 Press the 2 or 3 button to select Format 2 Press the 2 or 3 button to select...

Page 52: ...ents on the card P 18 Never perform operations such as the following while processing as they may damage the data In addition replace the batteries with two new ones in order to ensure that the batter...

Page 53: ...functions to their initial settings use Menu Reset P 41 P 49 Formatting on the recorder will be Quick Format If you format the SD card information of file management is refreshed and the data inside t...

Page 54: ...rder P 17 to P 21 2 While the recorder is during stop mode press the MENU button The menu will appear on the display P 41 3Press the 2 or 3 button to select Others tab 6Press the OK or 9 button 4 Pres...

Page 55: ...ed will appear The playback opera tion can be performed but the write protection must first be turned off when overwriting the contents on the card P 18 8Press the OK or 9 button The cursor will flash...

Page 56: ...button to select the file you want to move or copy 5Press the OK or 9 button to move the cursor to the item to set 4 Press the 2 or 3 button to select Others tab You can change the menu display by mov...

Page 57: ...e SD card Copy to SD Card Copy a file in the built in memory or SD card to another folder in the SD card 10Press the 2 or 3 button to select the folder you want to move or copy the file to 11 Press th...

Page 58: ...ile exists or Cannot copy Same name file exists is displayed The file will not be overwritten When the operation is cancelled during moving or copying the move or copy is cancelled Files which are loc...

Page 59: ...u want to split the file 2 While the recorder is during stop mode press the MENU button The menu will appear on the display P 41 Splitting Files File Divide Files with the recording mode of 96kHz 88 2...

Page 60: ...e done when the file list is displayed The recorder cannot split files when the number of files in the folder exceeds 199 Locked files P 41 P 47 cannot be split After a file has been split the origina...

Page 61: ...e the drive is stopped data may not be successfully transferred On a PC do not format the drive of the recorder Initialization is not successfully achieved on a PC For initialization follow the instru...

Page 62: ...corder you need to use appropriate methods such as Windows Media Player Copying the music files with DRM purchased from online music distribu tion service to a portable device such as this recorder ma...

Page 63: ...icon for this recorder that is appear on the desktop to the garbage bin by Drag Drop it When you connect the recorder to a Mac OS it will be recognized by the drive name LS_11 on the desktop When an...

Page 64: ...drive name Untitled 2 Double click on LS_11 icon on the desktop 3Copy the data 4 Disconnecting the recorder to your PC P 63 Notes While transmitting data Busy is appeared and the PEAK indicator light...

Page 65: ...transferred to the recorder to play P 67 The files recorded on the recorder can be transferred to your PC and can be copied to CD P 70 It supports WAV MP3 and WMA format music files Window Names 1Feat...

Page 66: ...taskbar click Rip menu After clicking Rip menu click ViewAlbum Info for Windows Media Player 10 as necessary If Internet connectivity is available CD information is searched 3Put a check mark on the...

Page 67: ...ures taskbar click Sync 3Click Sync menu again to select DVR Advanced Options Set Up Sync and set as follows Click on the Create folder hierarchy on device to check 1 2 The folder with artist name or...

Page 68: ...Connect the recorder to a PC and start Windows Media Player 2 From the Features taskbar click Sync 3From the pull down menu on the left side window select the play list to be transferred to the recor...

Page 69: ...ransferred to the recorder The music file transferred to the recorder is displayed in Item on Device Notes Copying the music files with DRM purchased online music distribution service to a portable de...

Page 70: ...From the Features taskbar click the Burn menu 3 Select the desired category from Library on the left and select voice files or albums to copy to the CD R RW and Drag Drop them in BurnList on the right...

Page 71: ...a check mark on the voice files that you want to copy 5 4 4 Select format of CD before clicking StartBurn When Audio CD is selected A file is converted and copied in CD in order to play it by the aud...

Page 72: ...button 8Disc create button 9Genius button 0Genius side button Window Names 4567 8 9 2 1 3 0 By using iTunes music files from music CDs or language study CDs can be imported to your PC P 73 and music...

Page 73: ...ormat and bit rate for copying music files to your PC and click OK This recorder is compatible with music files in the MP3 and WAV formats P 33 Import Using Set the file format for copying music file...

Page 74: ...be changed by Drag Drop of the music file in the play list displayed 3 Double click the corresponding drive with the recorder and open Music folder When you connect the recorder to a Mac OS it will be...

Page 75: ...RW into the CD R RW drive and start iTunes 2 Select the desired playlist and put a check mark on the voice files to copy to the CD R RW 3 Click BurnDisc 2 3 4 To set the CD format for copying voice fi...

Page 76: ...t will be recognized by the drive name LS_11 Built in flash memory and Removable Disk SD card The drive letter will differ depending on the PC being used 4 Copy the data 5Disconnect the USB connection...

Page 77: ...SD card then put it again P 17 to P 18 Licence Mismatch Illegally copied file The music files copied illegally Erase the file P 38 Memory Full Zero remaining memory No remaining memory Erase unnecessa...

Page 78: ...tach the connecting cord from the recorder An external microphone supported by plug in power is connected but Plug in Power is set to Off Set Plug inPower to On when an external microphone supported b...

Page 79: ...microphone not supported by the plug in power function is connected turn the Plug inPower setting to Off P 41 P 44 Unable to erase The file is locked Unlock the file P 41 P 47 The file is read only Ca...

Page 80: ...r Support E mail address in the U S and Canada distec olympus com s Technical Hotline Number in Europe Toll free number 00800 67 10 83 00 available for Austria Belgium Denmark Finland France Germany I...

Page 81: ...hone can be clearly recorded Ni MH rechargeable battery and charger set B 90SU For U S A and Canada BU 90SE For Europe B 90SU or BU 90SE comes with an Ni MH rechargeable battery charger and 4 Ni MH re...

Page 82: ...o Ni MH rechargeable batteries External power supply AC adapter 5 V 4 External dimensions 131 5 mm 48 mm 22 4 mm without protrusions 4 Weight 165 g including alkaline batteries 4 LINE IN Jack During r...

Page 83: ...in 30 min 1 h 2 h 4 h 10 min 8 h 15 min 16 h 45 min 88 2 kHz 16 bit 6 h 20 min 20 min 45 min 1 h 30 min 3 h 5 min 6 h 15 min 12 h 30 min 25 h 15 min 48 kHz 24 bit 7 h 45 min 25 min 55 min 1 h 50 min 3...

Page 84: ...tes The above values are strictly rough guides Variations in the available recording time will arise as there may be differences in the available memory depending on the card Caution is required since...

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