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 Safety  precautions 

  

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.

  

 •   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. 

  

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   Danger 

  

If the product is used without 
observing the information given 
under this symbol, serious injury 
or death may result.

  

  

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   Warning 

  

If the product is used without 
observing the information given 
under this symbol, injury or 
death may result.

  

  

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   Caution 

  

If the product is used without 
observing the information 
given under this symbol, minor 
personal injury, damage to the 
equipment, or loss of valuable 
data may result.

  

 Caution for usage environment 

 •  To protect the high-precision 

technology contained in this 
product, never leave the recorder 
in the places listed below, no 
matter if in use or storage: 

 •  Places where temperatures and/or 

humidity are high or go through 
extreme changes. Direct sunlight, 
beaches, locked cars, or near other 
heat sources (stove, radiator, etc.) or 
humidifiers. 

 •  In sandy or dusty environments. 
 •  Near flammable items or explosives. 
 •  In wet places, such as bathrooms or in 

the rain. 

 •  In places prone to strong vibrations. 

 •  Never drop the recorder or subject 

it to severe shocks or vibrations. 

 •  The recorder may malfunction 

if it is used in a location where 
it is subject to a magnetic/ 
electromagnetic field, radio waves, 
or high voltage, such as near a 
TV set, microwave, video game, 
loud speakers, large monitor unit, 
TV/radio tower, or transmission 
towers. In such cases, turn the 
recorder off and on again before 
further operation. 

 •  Avoid recording or playing back 

near cellular 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. 

 •  Do not use organic solvents such 

as alcohol and lacquer thinner to 
clean the unit. 

Summary of Contents for VN-711PC

Page 1: ...lympus 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 recordin...

Page 2: ...repair performed by 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...

Page 3: ...arching for a file 15 2 About recording Recording 16 Changing the recording scene Rec Scene 17 Recording from external microphone or other devices 18 3 About playback Playback 19 Changing the playback...

Page 4: ...in this product never leave the recorder in the places listed below no matter if in use or storage Places where temperatures and or humidity are high or go through extreme changes Direct sunlight beac...

Page 5: ...ds If you accidentally insert another type of card into the recorder contact an authorized distributor or service center Do not try to remove the card by force Do not operate the unit while operating...

Page 6: ...d gets into your eyes flush your eyes immediately with clear cold running water and seek medical attention immediately f Warning Keep batteries dry at all times Do not use a battery if it is cracked o...

Page 7: ...and enable clear audio playback 1 VN 713PC only 2 VN 713PC VN 712PC only s It has recording scene setting function to register the best setting according to different usages P 32 s Equipped with a cal...

Page 8: ...ton 2 5Card cover 1 6LED indicator light 7Built in speaker 8 button 9REC s Record button 09button FOLDER INDEX button button ERASE button OK button 0 button STOP 4 button MENU button Display LCD panel...

Page 9: ...r N F Play indicator M S Play indicator Forwarding indicator Rewinding indicator 4Elapsed recording time Elapsed playback time When the Font Size is set to Large 5Icon display Rec Level VCVA Voice syn...

Page 10: ...and slide the battery cover open Notes When changing the batteries use only AAA alkaline batteries Remove the batteries if you are not going to use the recorder for an extended period of time Battery...

Page 11: ...er the display shuts off and it goes into power save mode To exit power save mode press any button Set the recorder to HOLD mode A Slide the POWER HOLD switch to the HOLD position After Hold appears o...

Page 12: ...evious next item or button Change the value You can select between 12 and 24 hour display by pressing the FOLDER INDEX button while setting the hour and minute You can select the order of the Month Da...

Page 13: ...d slot as shown in the diagram Insert the microSD card keeping it straight Inserting the microSD card in the wrong way or at an angle could damage the contact area or cause the microSD card to jam If...

Page 14: ...oSDHC cards may not be recognized correctly depending on the manufacturer or type of card due to compatibility issues with this recorder See the Olympus website for a list of microSD cards that have b...

Page 15: ...ecorded files are shown with underbars 3 Press the OK button Files recorded on the date selected are displayed in a list 4 Press the or button to select a file 5 Press the OK button to start playback...

Page 16: ...g from the beginning start recording after you see the display and the LED indicator light on When remaining recording time is less than 60 seconds the LED indicator light starts flashing When the rec...

Page 17: ...ile the recorder is in recording mode press the REC s button Recording will stop and the file that was just recorded will be played back Changing the recording scene Rec Scene You can easily change th...

Page 18: ...Microphones supported by plug in power can also be used When external devices are connected perform a test recording and then adjust the output level for the external devices When recording using exte...

Page 19: ...k midway When the resume function is activated the stopped location will be registered even if the power is turned off The next time the power is turned on playback may be resumed from the registered...

Page 20: ...n twice The recorder skips to the beginning of the previous file Locating the beginning of a file Forwarding and Rewinding While the recorder is in stop mode press and hold the 9 or 0 button If you re...

Page 21: ...below File format Sampling frequency Bit rate 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 8 kHz 11 kHz 16 kHz 22 kHz 32 kH...

Page 22: ...index or temp marks in other locations in a similar manner 3 Press the OK button Even if playback is stopped the changed playback speed will be retained The next playback will be at that speed About...

Page 23: ...cally decreased by 1 How to begin segment repeat playback This function enables repeated playback of part of the file being played Notes Temp marks are temporary markings They will be automatically er...

Page 24: ...segment repeat playback is canceled Note As in normal playback mode playback speed can be changed during segment repeat playback as well P 21 If an index mark and temp mark are placed or cleared durin...

Page 25: ...is erased Notes The locked files and files set as read only cannot be erased P 28 You cannot delete folders through the recorder Replace the battery with a new one in order to ensure that the battery...

Page 26: ...enu item as follows 2 Press the or button to move to the item you want to set 1 Press the MENU button 3 Press the OK button to move the cursor to the item to set 4 Press the or button to move to the i...

Page 27: ...Notes The recorder will stop if you leave it idle for 3 minutes during a menu setup operation when a selected item is not applied When entering menu settings during recording or playback the menu sett...

Page 28: ...ed as File name_1 MP3 and the latter part of the file will be named as File name_2 MP3 Do not remove the battery while dividing a file This may damage the data For VN 713PC VN 712PC Only MP3 files rec...

Page 29: ...s VN 713PC VN 712PC only 1 Select Rec Mode from the menu on the Rec Menu When MP3 is selected Stereo recording 192kbps 128kbps Monaural recording 48kbps VN 713PC VN 712PC only When WMA is selected Mon...

Page 30: ...ing When the sound volume is lower than the preset threshold sound level recording automatically stops after 1 sec approximately and Standby flashes on the display The LED indicator light turns on whe...

Page 31: ...sounds At the highest value even the faintest sound will activate recording 3 Press the REC s button again The recorder will go into standby Standby will flash on the display and the LED indicator li...

Page 32: ...the Memo Meeting Conference or DNS templates to suit the recording scene or situation You can also save a recording setting of your choice 1 Select Rec Scene from the menu on the Rec Menu 2 Press the...

Page 33: ...only Voice Filter The recorder has a Voice Filter Function to cut low and high frequency tones during normal fast or slow playback and enable clear audio playback 1 Select Voice Filter from the menu o...

Page 34: ...the LED indicator light does not turn on 1 Select LED from the menu on the LCD Sound Menu On LED light will be set Off LED light will be canceled Skip Space This function enables you to skip forward o...

Page 35: ...ff 1 Select Beep from the menu on the LCD Sound Menu On Enables the Beep function Off Disables this function Language Lang You can select the display language for this recorder 1 Select Language Lang...

Page 36: ...On Language Lang English 4 Device Menu Memory Select 1 Internal memory 1 VN 713PC VN 712PC only 2 VN 711PC only 3 VN 713PC only 3 Press the button to select Start and press the OK button Format If yo...

Page 37: ...ing flashes on the display Format done appears when formatting ends Formatting on the recorder will be Quick Format If you format the microSD card information of file management is refreshed and the d...

Page 38: ...Macintosh series equipped with more than one free USB port Notes This is an operational environment for saving the files recorded by this recorder to your PC with USB connection The support service wi...

Page 39: ...corder Also never use this dedicated cable with any other company s products Disconnecting from your PC Windows 1 Click on the task bar located at the lower right corner of the screen Click Safely rem...

Page 40: ...to the recorder The volume may be set to the minimum level Q 3 Recording is not possible A 3 By pressing the STOP 4 button repeatedly while the recorder stops check if the display shows The remaining...

Page 41: ...4 Speaker Built in 28 mm round dynamic speaker 4 MIC jack 3 5 mm mini jack impedance 2 k 4 EAR jack 3 5 mm mini jack impedance 8 or more 4 Input power requirement AAA battery LR03 4 External dimension...

Page 42: ...g mode Built in microphone During recording mode Built in speakers During playback mode Earphone During playback mode MP3 format 192 kbps 53 h 20 h 60 h WMA format 5 kbps 72 h 21 h 68 h VN 713PC VN 71...

Page 43: ...ry microSD card 1 VN 713PC 4 GB VN 712PC VN 711PC 2 GB 2 GB 4 GB 8 GB 16 GB 32 kbps 259 h 131 h 130 h 259 h 522 h 1047 h 16 kbps 511 h 258 h 255 h 510 h 1027 h 2061 h 5 kbps 1626 h 823 h 813 h 1623 h...

Page 44: ...x 4 GB for WMA and MP3 Regardless of the memory remaining amount the longest sound recording time per file is restricted to the following value 4 MP3 format 192 kbps approx 49 h 40 min 128 kbps approx...

Page 45: ...ical assistance and support For customers in Europe CE mark indicates that this product complies with the European requirements for safety health environment and customer protection This symbol crosse...

Page 46: ...ku 2 chome Shinjuku ku Tokyo 163 0914 Japan Tel 81 0 3 3340 2111 http www olympus com OLYMPUS EUROPA HOLDING GMBH Premises Goods delivery Wendenstrasse 14 18 20097 Hamburg Germany Tel 49 0 40 237730 L...

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