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VOICE&MUSIC

DM-1

Thank you for purchasing the Olympus

Digital Voice Recorder DM-1.

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 that

you test the record function and volume before use.

INSTRUCTIONS

Summary of Contents for DM-1

Page 1: ...Recorder DM 1 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: ...ademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated Other product and brand names mentioned herein may be the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners For Safe and Correct Usage Before using...

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: ...oming noticeable if a large number of short recordings are made Use the indicated remaining time and recorded time only as references Can record and play audio files in DSS Digital Speech Standard for...

Page 5: ...Sensitivity 23 Using the Variable Control Voice Actuator VCVA 24 Recording Modes 26 Index Marks 27 Playing 28 Erasing 30 Locking Files 32 Menu List VOICE MODE 33 Using DSS Player 34 Connecting to You...

Page 6: ...ROM drive Sound card Creative Labs Sound Blaster 16 or 100 compatible sound card Audio I O terminals earphone output or speakers CD Writer for creating audio CDs Display 16 bit color video card USB po...

Page 7: ...mpliant with the SSFDC Forum including certain models of MP3 players The SSFDC Forum is a voluntary organization committed to promoting SmartMedia as a de facto standard in the industry The DM 1 adher...

Page 8: ...rite protect seals cannot be reused A dirty write protect seal may disable the write protect feature Wipe it with a soft dry cloth A SmartMedia card with a write protect seal attached to it may not be...

Page 9: ...r jack w PC USB terminal e Battery cover w q e 1 Alarm indicator 2 Battery indicator 3 WOW indicator 4 Folder 5 Recording Date Time indicator 6 Record mode indicator 7 VCVA Variable Control Voice Actu...

Page 10: ...atteries at the same time Never mix old and new batteries or batteries of different types and or brands If it takes longer than 3 minutes to replace dead batteries the internal rechargeable backup bat...

Page 11: ...g from the power outlet Use only the correct power supply voltage as indicated on the adapter Do not use the AC adapter when connecting the recorder to the USB port Switching Between the Voice Recorde...

Page 12: ...Media card is inserted FORMAT YES will display automatically Format the SmartMedia card P 55 Never use any SmartMedia card other than one that has been formatted on this unit or on a CAMEDIA series Ol...

Page 13: ...s when inserting them or subject them to sharp blows Avoid handling and storing SmartMedia cards in a hot damp environment Do not touch the contact area gold electrodes of the SmartMedia card with bar...

Page 14: ...e POWER LOCK switch to ON 2Press the MENU button The menu opens P 33 52 3Press the FF or REW button to choose the Time Date setup screen 4Press the PLAY button Time Date screen appears The hour indica...

Page 15: ...tting the date each time the FOLDER button is pressed the order of the year month and day will change Example June 20 2001 01Y 6M 20D 6M 20D 01Y 20D 6M 01Y 8Set the month 1 Press the FF button or REW...

Page 16: ...nce number so have the license number ID card handy If you are running Windows 2000 on a network you need to log on as an administrator 6Confirm the licensing agreement You must accept the terms of th...

Page 17: ...If you selected Custom and unchecked DSS Player skip to step 18 13Confirm your acceptance of the terms of the Licensing Agreement You must accept the terms of the Licensing Agreement to install DSS P...

Page 18: ...ceptance of the terms of the Licensing Agreement You must accept the terms of the Licensing Agreement to install MusicMatch Jukebox If you accept them click on Yes 21User registration information A Mu...

Page 19: ...o accept the default folder click on Next 25Select the folder in which to save music files Click on Browse if you want to change where to save your music files To accept the default folder click on Ne...

Page 20: ...files Wait until MusicMatch Jukebox is installed on your PC 30Completing setup Uncheck Run MusicMatch Jukebox now then click on Finish 31Set up Acrobat Reader When the Acrobat Reader Setup dialog box...

Page 21: ...an be recorded per folder 1Press the FOLDER button to choose a folder The folder name is displayed for approximately 2 seconds 2Press the REC button to start recording The record play indicator lamp g...

Page 22: ...utes or longer Resume Recording Press the REC button again Recording will resume at the point of interruption Notes A beep will sound when remaining recording time reaches 60 seconds 30 seconds and 10...

Page 23: ...sensitivity mode suited for dictation Notes If you want to clearly record a speaker switch to DICT mode and place the internal microphone close 5 to 10 cm to the speaker If the ambient background nois...

Page 24: ...6Press the STOP button to close the menu When ON is selected a VCVA indication will be displayed on the upper right corner of the screen When the microphone senses that sounds have reached a preset v...

Page 25: ...ust the pause sound level during recording 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 small soun...

Page 26: ...to complete the setup process 5Press the STOP button to close the menu Note Choose SP mode for recording meetings or lectures with crisp clarity 5 3 2 4 1 MENU INDEX EQ REC STOP ERASE Recording Modes...

Page 27: ...with the index mark you want to clear 2Press the FF or REW button to choose the index mark to be cleared 3Press the ERASE button while the index number appears for approximately 2 seconds on the displ...

Page 28: ...playback The record play indicator lamp glows green 4Adjust the VOLUME control to your liking The recorder stops automatically when it finishes playing each file If you hold the FF or REW files are s...

Page 29: ...g a file The recorder stops when it reaches the end of the file Continue pressing the FF button to proceed with the cue from the beginning of the next file If an index mark is encountered in the middl...

Page 30: ...is flashing The display lights continuously to indicate erasing has started ERASE OK is displayed when the file is erased File numbers are incremented automatically Notes If the ERASE button is not p...

Page 31: ...splay lights continuously to indicate erasing has started ERASE OK is displayed when the files are erased Locked files are reassigned file numbers in ascending order Notes If the ERASE button is not p...

Page 32: ...revents it from being erased OFF Unlocks the file and allows it to be erased 7Press the PLAY button to complete the setup process 8Press the STOP button to close the menu Notes The locking function of...

Page 33: ...e setting P 26 selection between SP and LP modes VCVA setting P 24 selection between ON enabled and OFF disabled LOCK ALARM LIGHT Locking files setting P 32 selection between ON locked and OFF unlocke...

Page 34: ...be able to recognize the SmartMedia card Only format the cards using either the DM 1 or the Olympus CAMEDIA digital camera P 55 The folder names that can be set with the DM 1 or the included DSS Playe...

Page 35: ...SS Player is installed Using Online Help To open Online Help do either of the following Click on the Start button select Programs then Olympus DSS Player 2000 for DM 1 then click on DSS Player 2000 fo...

Page 36: ...USB1 will supply the power so you will not have to use batteries or an AC adapter with the DM 1 Connecting to Your PC 4 Connecting to Your PC 1Push the SmartMedia all the way into the slot P 12 2Set t...

Page 37: ...r depending on the computer being used 2When the Safe To Remove Hardware window appears click on OK 3Disconnect the USB connecting cable Notes NEVER remove the SmartMedia card or disconnect the USB co...

Page 38: ...tton Before disconnecting the DM 1 from your PC refer to Disconnecting from Your PC P 37 Note You will not be able to run the included DSS Player 2000 for DM 1 and DSS Player 3 0 3 1 3 5 for DS 150 32...

Page 39: ...ng three settings can be made regarding automatic startup Automatically start DSS Player Automatically start MusicMatch Jukebox Do not automatically start an application To change the automatic start...

Page 40: ...owing is an explanation of Download Selected Files For explanations of Download Folders and Download All refer to Online Help Download Selected Files 1Select the folder From the Device Manager window...

Page 41: ...Your PC P 37 Notes NEVER remove the SmartMedia card or disconnect the USB connecting cable while the record play indicator lamp is flashing If you do the data on the SmartMedia card will be destroyed...

Page 42: ...is the first time you are using the SmartMedia card be sure that the DM 1 is connected to your PC P 36 Using MusicMatch Jukebox Using MusicMatch Jukebox you can download and listen to music CDs or mus...

Page 43: ...FRINGEMENT IF YOU HAVE RECEIVED ANY WARRANTIES REGARDING THE DM 1 OR THE SOFTWARE THOSE WARRANTIES DO NOT ORIGINATE FROM AND ARE NOT BINDING ON MS Note on Java Support The SOFTWARE may contain support...

Page 44: ...ympus DM 1 under Send to Device of the File menu 5Select a music file that is listed in the Transfer Possible File window then click on the Download to Player button Once the transmission screen close...

Page 45: ...aylist to Olympus DM 1 under Send to Device of the File menu 3 Select If You re Gone and click on Download to Player If you do not want MusicMatch Jukebox to automatically start you can change the set...

Page 46: ...flash in green and the title and artist name will scroll on the left side of the screen Example If you input TITLE for the title and ARTIST for the artist name it will be scrolled as TITLE ARTIST 4Adj...

Page 47: ...of more than 9 characters it will be shortened on the display example FILEABCDE becomes FILEA 1 It is possible to record up to 30 characters each for the title and artist name Playback Functions Skip...

Page 48: ...display will revert to the normal indication Equalizer The equalizer mode is switched in the following order each time the INDEX EQ equalizer button is pressed with playback stopped or during playback...

Page 49: ...ress the FF or REW button to choose between ON and OFF ON Locks the music file and prevents it from being erased OFF Unlocks the music file and allows it to be erased 6Press the PLAY button to complet...

Page 50: ...RS 3D Increases the sound expansion effect and sound clarity Bass effect TruBass Enriches the low sounds 1Press the MENU button WOW effect will be displayed on the screen P 52 2Press the PLAY button T...

Page 51: ...k press the MENU button during playback and repeat the procedure from step 3 Notes Both the surround effect and bass effect are OFF as the WOW default settings If there is no action taken within 8 sec...

Page 52: ...the MENU button USER EQ LOCK ALARM Set the surround effect and bass effect P 50 Register your equalizer settings Locking music files setting P 49 selection between ON locked and OFF unlocked Alarm pl...

Page 53: ...o be played when the alarm sounds 4Press the MENU button The menu opens P 33 52 5Press the FF or REW button to open the alarm playback setup screen The illustration below shows if a voice file has bee...

Page 54: ...C STOP ERASE 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 unless the alarm playback setting is cleared If you wish to c...

Page 55: ...AY button again Formatting begins and an indicator flashes on the display FORMAT OK displays when formatting ends 1 3 5 2 4 MENU INDEX EQ REC STOP ERASE Formatting prepares SmartMedia cards for record...

Page 56: ...ormatted P 8 If an unformatted SmartMedia card is inserted FORMAT YES will display automatically Formatting SmartMedia Backlight The backlight for the DM 1 will be activated for approximately 15 secon...

Page 57: ...HOLD switch in the direction of the arrow the current conditions will be preserved and all buttons and switches except the HOLD switch will be disabled This feature is useful when the recorder has to...

Page 58: ...SmartMedia card Select another folder Back up the data and format the SmartMedia card Transfer the file to another folder File names are assigned during recording for file management purposes Explanat...

Page 59: ...The SmartMedia card has a write protect seal attached to it The file is locked A non standard AC adapter is being used Symptom Nothing appears on the display Won t start Unable to record No playback t...

Page 60: ...to MUSIC mode Switch to VOICE mode Switch to the right folder Troubleshooting Multidecoder System The DM 1 uses a multidecoder system such that even if in the future a more advanced compression forma...

Page 61: ...icrophone Used to get crisp recordings of your own voice by reducing the effects of ambient noise Recommended to improve the accuracy when using voice recognition software AC adapter A321 US and Canad...

Page 62: ...nding on the bit rate of the music data Maximum headphone output 5mW 5mW at load of 16 Battery life Approx 8 hours with alkaline batteries based on our standard testing procedure Common specifications...

Page 63: ...ers 49 180 567 1083 available for Finland Italy Luxemburg Portugal Spain and Czech Republic 49 40 23773 899 available for Greece Croatia Hungary and the rest of Europe User Support E mail address in E...

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