• Thank you for purchasing an
Olympus digital voice recorder.
Please read these instructions
for information about using the
product correctly and safely.
• This manual is a basic version.
Please refer to the complete
advanced manual either from the
stored data in the [
OL_MANUAL
]
folder of the recorder or download
the data from the OLYMPUS
website.
Introduction
EN
Names of parts
Recorder
1
Built-in stereo microphone (L)
2
Display
3
LED indicator light (LED)
4
STOP
(
4
) button
5
ERASE
button
6
MENU
button
7
Built-in speaker
8
USB connector/USB connector cover
(retractable)
9
Built-in stereo microphone (R)
0
POWER
switch
!
Card cover
@
REC
(record) (
s
) button
#
FOLDER/INDEX
button
$
CALENDAR/SCENE
button
%
0
button
^
+
button
&
9
button
*
`
OK
button
(
–
button
)
Stand
-
USB connector slide lever
=
Microphone jack ( )
q
Earphone jack (
)
w
Battery cover
e
Strap hole
Display (Normal Mode)
A
During recording mode
B
During stop mode or playback mode
1
File name
2
Battery indicator
[ ]: Ni-MH
*1
[ ]: Alkaline
*1
3
Folder indicator, Current file
number in folder/Total number of
recorded files in folder and file lock
indicator
4
Voice recorder status indicator
[ ]: Recording indicator
[
]: Recording pause indicator
[ ]: Stop indicator
[
]: Playback indicator
[
]: Fast playback indicator
[
]: Slow playback indicator
[
]: Fast-forward indicator
[
]: Fast-rewind indicator
5
Elapsed recording time or playback
time
6
Recording media indicator
[
l
]: Internal memory
[
m
]: microSD card
Possible recording time remaining
7
Meanings of indicators shown in
indicator display area
Rec Scene:
[
]: Dictation
[
]: Meeting
[
]: Conference
[
]: Duplication (Cassette)
[
]: Duplication (CD)
[
]: Duplication (Timer)
[
]: Telephone Rec
[
]: DNS
[
][
][
]: Rec Level
[
]: VCVA
[
]: V-Sync. Rec
[ ]: Low Cut Filter
[
]: Voice Balancer
*1
Voice Filter
*2
[
]: Noise Cancel
Play Mode:
[
]: Folder
[
]: File
[
]: Repeat
8
Recording format indicator
9
File length
0
Level meter
!
Playback position bar indicator
* 1
WS-853 model only
* 2
WS-852 model only
Display (Simple Mode)
C
During recording mode
D
During stop mode or playback mode
1
Folder indicator, Current file
number in folder/Total number of
recorded files in folder and file lock
indicator
2
Battery indicator
[ ]: Ni-MH
*1
[ ]: Alkaline
*1
3
Voice recorder status indicator
[ ]: Recording indicator
[
]: Recording pause indicator
[ ]: Stop indicator
[
]: Playback indicator
[
]: Fast playback indicator
[
]: Slow playback indicator
[
]: Fast-forward indicator
[
]: Fast-rewind indicator
4
Elapsed recording time or playback
time
5
Recording media indicator
[
l
]: Internal memory
[
m
]: microSD card
Possible recording time remaining
6
Level meter
7
File length (During stop mode),
Playback position bar indicator
(During playback mode)
8
Rec Scene
* 1
WS-853 model only
Setup
Inserting the battery (Fig.
1
)
Before using the voice recorder,
insert the battery in the battery
compartment of the voice recorder.
1
Slide open the battery cover while
pressing down on it.
2
Insert AAA batteries, making sure
to place the positive and negative
terminals correctly.
a
Insert the battery’s negative
terminal first.
3
Slide the battery cover completely
closed.
3
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