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 Features taskbar

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 Rewind button/

Playback, Pause button/

 

Fast Forward button

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 Volume slide

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 Playlist addition button

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 Shuffle button

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 Repeat button

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 Display change button

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 Disc create button

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 Browse button

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 Disc eject button

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Summary of Contents for WS 560M

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: ...pus or an Olympus authorized service station or any other reason is excluded Trademarksandregisteredtrademarks IBM and PC AT are the trademarks or registered trademarks of International Business Machi...

Page 3: ...Playback 27 Setting an index mark or a temp mark 31 How to begin segment repeat playback 32 Erasing 34 4 Menu Setting Menu setting method 36 File Menu 38 Rec Menu 38 Play Menu 40 LCD Sound Menu 43 Dev...

Page 4: ...Avoid sand or dirt These can cause irreparable damage Avoid strong vibrations or shocks Do not disassemble repair or modify the unit yourself Do not operate the unit while operating a vehicle such as...

Page 5: ...such as abnormal noise heat smoke or a burning odor 1 remove the batteries immediately while being careful not to burn yourself and 2 call your dealer or local Olympus representative for service Do no...

Page 6: ...ee monaural recording modes P 36 P 38 s It has a backlight full dot display LCD panel P 8 s It features various repeat functions P 32 P 36 P 41 s Index mark and temp mark features allow you to quickly...

Page 7: ...phone R 5Recording indicator light 6LIST button 7Strap hole 8Display LCD panel 9Built in speaker 0 button RECs Record button 9 button MENU button button INDEX ERASE button OK button 0 button STOP4 but...

Page 8: ...e is selected For WS 560M WS 550M Identification of parts 1 2 Display LCDpanel 1 VOICE mode indicator Record Playback status indicator Battery indicator 2Folder name Folderlistdisplay 1 VOICE mode ind...

Page 9: ...ator 4File name Filedisplay 1Folder name Record Playback status indicator Battery indicator 2File name 1File name Record Playback status indicator Battery indicator 2Folder indicator Recording mode in...

Page 10: ...8During recording mode Remaining recording time During playback or stop mode File length 9Playback mode indicator 0Title name Artist name Album name Elapsed playback time SRS WOW XT indicator Equalize...

Page 11: ...re recording into a file and the batteries run out you will loose your currently recorded file because the file header will not be able to close It is crucial to change the batteries once you see only...

Page 12: ...e primary batteries such as alkaline or lithium batteries It may cause battery leakage heating and recorder malfunction When charging the battery press and hold the STOP 4 button until Please Wait is...

Page 13: ...recommended temperature range This is an inherent nature of such products Turningon offthepower When the recorder is not being used turn the power off to reduce battery consumption to a minimum Even i...

Page 14: ...shes for 2 seconds but it will not operate the recorder Turningonthepower Slide the HOLD switch in the opposite direction that indicated by the arrow The display will turn on and the power will be tur...

Page 15: ...e hour minute year month and day with a flashing point 2 Press the or button to set Follow the same steps by pressing the 9 or 0 button to select the next item and press the or button to set You can s...

Page 16: ...ton to close the menu screen 3 Press the OK or 9 button to move the cursor to the item to set Device Menu will appear on the display Note If you press the OK button during the setup operation the reco...

Page 17: ...e switch to MUSIC VOICE mode Slide the mode switch to VOICE position This recorder functions as an IC recorder See About the folders for voice recordings regarding the destination of saved files P 18...

Page 18: ...A Folder E are the folders for voice recordings When recording with the recorder select any one of the five folders and then record WS55 0001 WMA 1 2 3 File names will be automatically created for fi...

Page 19: ...tically created within the music playback folder which has a layered structure as shown in the diagram below Music files that are in the same folder can be rearranged in preferential order and replaye...

Page 20: ...l The list display can be operated by the 0 button When you press and hold the LIST button while moving in a hierarchy of folders it will return to the file display Information of the selected file is...

Page 21: ...38 3 Press the STOP4 button to stop recording 4 will appear on the display 1 Select the recording folder P 18 to P 20 How to change folders 1Pressing the LIST button at the file display while stopped...

Page 22: ...isplay Stop recording and the file that was just recorded will be played back Pause While the recorder is during recording mode press the RECs button 5 will appear on the display The recorder will tim...

Page 23: ...tch to DICT and hold the recorder s built in stereo microphone close to the speaker s mouth 5 10 cm before recording Notes Recording level cannot be controlled using the volume button When using the e...

Page 24: ...de P 36 P 38 Microphone Sensitivity P 23 or P 36 P 38 Low Cut Filter P 36 P 39 Conferences with large crowds and lectures in large rooms ST XQ CONF or Conference On Meetings and business negotia tions...

Page 25: ...performances Highly sensitive noise cancellation monaural microphone unidirectional ME52W This microphone is used to record sound at a distance while minimizing surrounding noise Tie clip microphone...

Page 26: ...ecting to the audio output terminal earphone jack of the other device and the MIC jack of the recorder with the connecting cord KA333 optional for dubbing Note When you adjust the various sound qualit...

Page 27: ...power is turned on playback may be resumed from the registered stopped location AboutPlayback 1 Select the folder which contains the files to be played back P 18 to P 20 How to change folders 1Pressi...

Page 28: ...f you release the 0 button it will stop Press the OK button to start playback from where it was stopped While the recorder is during playback mode press and hold the 0 button When you release the 0 bu...

Page 29: ...ment repeat P 32 This function enables repeated playback of part of the file being played Replace P 45 This changes the order of the files in the selected folder It is useful for playing back files in...

Page 30: ...ary may not play properly For WAV files this recorder can only play back those in the linear PCM format WAV files other than these cannot be played back This recorder is compatible with Microsoft Corp...

Page 31: ...d and when cuing a file Index marks cannot be placed on files created on machines other than Olympus IC recorders but temp marks can be placed instead to temporarily remember desired locations Clearin...

Page 32: ...repeat playback w will flash on the display Howtobeginsegmentrepeat playback This function enables repeated playback of part of the file being played Fast forwarding and rewinding can be conducted whe...

Page 33: ...egment repeat playback and stop playback bPress the RECs button Pressing the RECs button will release segment repeat playback and playback continues without repeating cPress the 9 button Pressing the...

Page 34: ...r 0 button to select a file 3 While the recorder is during stop mode press the INDEX ERASE button 7 Press the OK button The display changes to Erase and erasing will start Erase Done is displayed when...

Page 35: ...replace the batteries with new ones in order to ensure that the batteries will not run out while processing For WS 560M WS 550M only You can delete other than Music folders when the recorder is set t...

Page 36: ...ains the item you want to set P 38 to P 44 You can change the menu display by moving the settings tab cursor 3 Press the OK or 9 button to move the cursor to the item to set 4 Press the or button to m...

Page 37: ...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 settings will be cancelled if 8 seconds...

Page 38: ...of file will appear on the display When VOICE is selected Folder will not appear on the display Files which cannot be recognized by this recorder are not included in the number of files Select the fil...

Page 39: ...playback to be more efficient On Enables the VCVA function Will start recording in VCVA mode Off Disables this function Will resume recording in normal mode Adjust the start stop actuation level 1 Pre...

Page 40: ...ter to Off WOW The recorder has SRS WOW XT an audio processing technology that increases sound clarity and bass quality The level of the surround effect SRS 3D and the bass effect TruBass may be indiv...

Page 41: ...lect User to save your own custom equalizer settings If User is selected proceed to Step 2 2 Select the frequency band 60 Hz 250 Hz 1 kHz 4 kHz 12 kHz Select the frequency bandwidth setting 3 Select t...

Page 42: ...at the start of the last file In Folder mode when the recorder comes to the end of the last file in the folder End flashes for two seconds on the display and the recorder stops at the start of the fir...

Page 43: ...1 Press the OK button to start playback 2 Press the 9 or 0 button The recorder will skip forward or reverse skip rewind a set space and start playing back If there is an index mark temp mark or a cue...

Page 44: ...his recorder English Fran ais Deutsch Italiano Espa ol DeviceMenu Time Date Refer to Setting time and date Time Date P 15 ResetSettings This returns the functions back to their initial settings factor...

Page 45: ...the display P 36 3 Press the OK or 9 button to move the cursor to the item to set 4 Press the or button to select Replace 5 Press the OK or 9 button 6 Press the or button to select the file you want t...

Page 46: ...e the recorder is during stop mode press the MENU button The menu will appear on the display P 36 2 Press the or button to select Device Menu tab You can change the menu display by moving the settings...

Page 47: ...he recorder from a PC Once the recorder is formatted the music files with DRM may not be transferred to the recorder again When the recorder is formatted all the saved data including locked files and...

Page 48: ...o your PC with USB connection Even if operational environment is satisfied we do not support such as upgraded OS the multi boot environment and self modified PC s By being connected to a PC the record...

Page 49: ...gnizable Data can be written or uploaded to the recorder even though the attribute of the recorder drive is shown as Read only by the operating system of the PC As the noise may cause adverse effects...

Page 50: ...Macintosh When you connect the recorder to a Mac OS it will be recognized by the drive name of the product name on the desktop Notes Refer to the user s manual for your PC regarding the USB port on yo...

Page 51: ...afe to remove hardware window appears click OK 3 Disconnect the recorder from the PC Macintosh 1 Move the drive icon for this recorder that is appear on the desktop to the garbage bin by Drag Drop it...

Page 52: ...ame 4 Copy the data 5 Disconnect the recorder from the PC P 51 Macintosh 1 Connecting the recorder to your PC P 50 When you connect the recorder to a Mac OS it will be recognized by the drive name of...

Page 53: ...ipped P 54 and music files that you have bought from any music distribution sites can be easily transferred to the recorder P 55 P 58 Windownames 1Features taskbar 2Seek slider 3Shuffle button 4Repeat...

Page 54: ...lick View Album Info for Windows Media Player 10 as necessary If Internet connectivity is available CD information is searched 3 Put a check mark on the music file that you want to copy 4 Click Start...

Page 55: ...askbar click Sync 3 Click 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 album...

Page 56: ...nnect the recorder to a PC and start Windows Media Player 2 From the Features taskbar click Sync 3 From the pull down menu on the left side window select the play list to be transferred to the recorde...

Page 57: ...art Sync The file is transferred 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 se...

Page 58: ...rn List on the right 4 Click Burn menu again and select Audio CD or Data CD When Audio CD is selected A file is converted and copied in music CD in order to play it by the audio equipment which can pl...

Page 59: ...needed after clicking Edit Playlist menu You can change the order of tracks by Drag Drop files 3 Put a check mark on the voice files that you want to copy 4 Select format of CD before clicking Start B...

Page 60: ...giTunes 1Features taskbar 2Rewind button Playback Pause button Fast Forward button 3Volume slide 4Playlist addition button 5Shuffle button 6Repeat button 7Display change button 8Disc create button 9Br...

Page 61: ...4 Click Importing to set the file format and bit rate for copying music files to your PC and click OK This recorder supports MP3 and WAV format music files P 30 Import Using Set the file format for co...

Page 62: ...ant to transfer The order of music pieces can 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 y...

Page 63: ...t iTunes 2 Click iTunes Preferences 3 Click Advanced tag 4 Click Burning to set the CD format for copying voice files to CD R RW and click OK When Audio CD is selected A file is converted and copied i...

Page 64: ...ndow 3 Open the product name folder When you open My Computer it will be recognized by the drive name of the product name 4 Copy the data 5 Disconnect the recorder from the PC P 51 Macintosh 1 Connect...

Page 65: ...e folder is full of files maximum of 200 files Erase unnecessary files P 34 Memory Error Error in the memory Error in the memory This is a malfunction so go to the store where you purchased the record...

Page 66: ...The volume level is set to 00 Adjust the volume level P 27 Recording level too low The microphone sensitivity is too low Set the microphone sensitivity to the conference mode and try again P 23 or P...

Page 67: ...stic feedback is occurring When the built in speaker amps and the like are connected there is a risk that audio feedback will occur while recording It is recommended that you use earphones for the rec...

Page 68: ...pported by plug in power which are well suited to recording musical performances s Highly sensitive noise cancellation monaural microphone unidirectional ME52W This microphone is used to record sound...

Page 69: ...aker 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 Batteries AAA battery LR03 or Olympus Ni MH rechargeable battery 4 External dim...

Page 70: ...h Earphone 26 h Ni MH Rechargeable battery Built in speaker 12 h Earphone 22 h 4 WS 560M WS 550M MUSIC mode During WMA file 128 kbps playback mode All Playback Mode Alkaline battery Earphone 26 h Ni...

Page 71: ...e do not throw the equipment into the domestic refuse Please use the return and collection systems available in your country for the disposal of this product Applicable Product WS 560M WS 550M WS 450S...

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