Olympus WS-331M Instructions Manual Download

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Page 2: ...than Olympus or an Olympus authorized service station or any other reasons is excluded from the Olympus s liability J Trademarks IBM and PC AT are the trademarks or registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation Microsoft Windows and Windows Media are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation WOW XT SRS and Ce symbol are trademarks of SRS Labs Inc WOW XT technology is in...

Page 3: ...beach in the summer Do not store the recorder in places exposed to excessive moisture or dust Do not use organic solvents such as alcohol and lacquer thinner to clean the unit Do not place the recorder on top of or near electric appliances such as TVs or refrigerators Avoid recording or playing back near cellular phones or other wireless equipment as they may cause interference and noise If you ex...

Page 4: ...ympus authorized service station or any other reasons is excluded from the Olympus s liability Batteries Warning Batteries should never be exposed to flame heated short circuited or disassembled Do not attempt to recharge alkaline lithium or any other non rechargeable batteries Never use any battery with a torn or cracked outer cover Keep batteries out of the reach of children If you notice anythi...

Page 5: ...rd button STOP button PLAY button j Built in speaker USB terminal VOL button button VOL button FOLDER INDEX button ERASE button OK MENU button button Display LCD panel Record Play indicator light Built in stereo microphone L USB access indicxator light Strap hole HOLD switch Mode VOICE MUSIC switch RELEASE Release button Battery cover 5 ...

Page 6: ...formation display Microphone sensitivity indicator o Erase lock indicator 8 Low Cut Filter indicator MUSIC mode display GH SONG AIArtist _ii i IIIII t o tl mj r lr o Playback effect indicator o Battery indicator CD Current file number CD Total number of recorded files in the folder C8 Memory remaining indicator ElF bar CD Title and artist name indicator CD Play position bar indicator ...

Page 7: ...ng the Battery The battery indicator on the display changes as the battery loses power r jl jl a 0 When a appears on the display replace the battery as soon as possible When the battery is too weak 0 Battery Low appears on the display and the recorder shuts down When changing battery AAA alkaline battery or Olympus Ni MH battery is recommended 1 Ni MH Rechargeable Battery Optional Ni MH rechargeab...

Page 8: ...u see only one hash mark in the battery indicator If it takes longer than 15 minutes to replace the dead battery or if you take the battery in and out repeatedly at short intervals you may have to reset the time when you have loaded a fresh battery Remove the battery if you are not going to use the recorder for an extended period of time When playing a voice music file the recorder may be reset du...

Page 9: ...ill bring the recorder back to the stop position in memory before power was turned off Hold Slide the HOLD switch in the direction indicated by the arrow while the recorder is not in operation The display shuts off and the power will be turned off The resume function remembers the stop position before the power is turned off Turning Off the Power Standby Mode and Display Shut Off If the recorder i...

Page 10: ...older File names will be automatically created for files recorded by this recorder WS330001 WMA L c Extension File number A serial number automatically assigned by a Digital Voice Recorder User 10 The name that has been set on the Digital Voice Recorder 10 List display File display Current folder and files recorded in this folder are Information of the selected file is displayed displayed I Curren...

Page 11: ...bums with the same artist name Up to 200 files can be saved in each folder 001 C1J Folder oFile Save up to 200 files 002 200 Music File G Music File F Music File 0 Music File E First layer Second layer II I I I II Music File B Music File A Music File C II II lit I w III IIJIIIIIJllmlllllllllllllllll g B Up to 128 folders including Root and Music folders can be operated on this recorder When using ...

Page 12: ... or button to select the item I to set Select the item from hour minute year month and day with a flashing point 2 Press the or button to set Follow the same steps by pressing the or button to select the next item and press the or button to set Set Tlme Dale Time Date Time Date 2007v 1M 70 J 12 You can choose between 12 and 24 hour display by pressing the FOLDER button while setting the hour and m...

Page 13: ...ecorder is in stop mode to display the Time Date If the Time Date is not correct set it using the procedure below Time Date Sub Menu i Lbdk Menu Porm lt System Press the or button to choose Time Date Press the OK or button While the recorder is stopped press the MENU button for 1 second or longer The Menu screen opens row P 25 Press the or button to choose Sub Menu Press the OK or button The hour ...

Page 14: ... Press the REC button to start recording JJt The record play indicator light glows red ih Turn the built in stereo microphone in the direction to be recorded The display changes depending on the recording mode 1 P 18 Current recording mode Recording elapsed time Memory remaining indicator ElF bar the bar indicates remaining memory Level meter varies according to the sound volume being recorded Eve...

Page 15: ...ster Memory Full or Folder Full will be displayed when the memory or folder capacity is full Delete any unnecessary files before recording any further 1rW P 35 If the REC button is pressed while the mode switch is set to MUSIC Music Mode will flash on the screen Set the mode switch to VOICE before recording 1 P 1 0 Pause Press the REC button while recording Rec Pause will flash on the display The ...

Page 16: ...CVA While the recorder is stopped press the MENU button for 1 second or longer The Menu screen opens 1lW P 25 Press the OK or button The Rec Menu screen opens Press the or button to choose VCVA Press the OK or button The VCVA setup process begins Rec Menu 4 J Ia M no Beep D splay Sub Menu Rec Menu Rec Mode Mid S rlsa t F b 4 quI F ilt r 16 CPress the or button to choose between J On and Off On Wil...

Page 17: ...15 different values The higher the value the more sensitive the recorder to sounds At the highest value even the faintest sound will activate recording The VCVA pause sound level can be adjusted according to the ambient background noise Level meter varies according to the sound volume being recorded Start level moves to the right left according to the set level The start stop actuation level also ...

Page 18: ...he or button to select the recording r mode Rec Mode st XQ ST HQ I T I m I I Ii O Press the OK button to complete the setup screen If the button is pressed the setting will be canceled and it will return to the Rec Menu screen b l i Press the STOP button to close the menu Record mode indicator Press and hold the STOP button while the recorder is stopped to check Remaining Memory and Remaining Reco...

Page 19: ... 120 120 Con Mic Sense I IH Press the or button to choose between Conf and Diet Canf High sensitivity mode that records sounds in all directions Diet Low sensitivity mode suited for dictation Press the OK button to complete the setup screen If the button is pressed the setting will be canceled and it will return to the Rec Menu screen Press the STOP button to close the menu Microphone sensitivity ...

Page 20: ...u want to return from the file display to the list display press the FOLDER button 03 120 WS330001 WMA WS330002 WMA WS330004 WMA List display IH GOO 031120 I J OOMOOS 22M41 S File display Volume Level 1 5 031120J 1 Press the PLAY or OK button to start playback I The record play indicator light glows green H r l Play position bar indicator Current playback time GOO 031120 Filelength I O 5 M 1 O J Y...

Page 21: ...e the recorder is stopped fH in the file display r JI If you release the button it will stop Press the PLAY IDll 03 12q or OK button to start playing back from where it was 0 2 M0 58 stopped 22M41s File length Press and hold the button while playing a file When you release the button the recorder will resume normal playback If there is an index mark or temp mark in the middle of the file the recor...

Page 22: ...ous file If the button is kept pressed while the recorder is stopped at the start of the top file the recorder will fast rewind starting from the end of the last file Locating the Beginning of the File Press the button during playback slow playback or fast playback The next file is cued and playback starts at the previously set speed Press the button during playback slow playback or fast playback ...

Page 23: ...e recorder is stopped proceed to Step 2 If the recorder is playing proceed to Step 4 t Press the or button to choose Play Menu l 1m Press the OK or button L1 The Play Menu screen opens Press the or button to choose Noise Cancel c Press the OK or button i The noise cancel setup process begins Press the or button to choose from High o Low and Off If the recorder goes to the menu screen during playba...

Page 24: ...k press the button to close the menu screen If it is set to anything other than Off 1m will appear on the display Noise Cancel indicator II II m I H I m r jll 031120 o5M 1 OS 22M41 s 24 If you set Noise Cancel to Low or High the setting remains valid until it s set to Off The Noise Cancel is not available when either the Voice Filter or Playback Speed Q PAD is set If the Noise Cancel is enabled th...

Page 25: ...playback Back Space Noise Cancel Voice Filter Play Speed and All Play settings can be set without interrupting playback Menus highlighted with _ are common to both VOICE and MUSIC modes and can be selected even when the mode switch is set to MUSIC Menu Setting Ref Page Rec Mode Rec Menu Mic Sense VCVA r if coni 6ict On bif f 19 Play Menu Low Cut Filter Noise Cancel Voice Filter All Play 25 ...

Page 26: ... recorder will stop if you leave it idle for 3 minutes during a menu setup operation when a selected item is not applied If the menus are entered during playback but 8 seconds elapse with no buttons being pressed the screen will return to the playback display 26 ...

Page 27: ...tp olympus europa com consumer 2590_software cfm Precautions on Using the Recorder Connected to a PC When you are downloading a file from the recorder or uploading a file to the recorder do not remove the USB connecter even if the screen is indicating you can Data is still being transferred while the record play indicator light and USB access indicator light are blinking in red When removing the U...

Page 28: ...he external microphone and earphone when you connect the recorder to a PC Operating Environment PC IBM PC AT compatible PC Operating System Microsoft Windows 2000 XP Vista USB port One free port Others Internet environment when accessing to the music information site The support service will not cover if your PC has been updated from Windows 95 98 Me to Windows 2000 XP Vista Any failure on a self ...

Page 29: ...folders of this recorder are displayed as OSS_FLOA OSS_FLOB OSS_FLOC OSS_FLOD and OSS_FLOE and the recorded voice files are saved in WMA format in these folders You can copy them to any folder on your computer While transmitting data Busy is displayed and the record play indicator light and USB access indicator light flashes red If you double click on the file Windows Media Player will be launched...

Page 30: ...he battery compartment Notes NEVER disconnect the USB while the record play indicator light and USB access indicator light are flashing in red If you do so the data may be destroyed Refer to the user s manual for your PC regarding the USB port or USB hub on your PC Be sure to push the USB connector 811 the way in Otherwise the recorder may not operate properly Use the supplied USB extension cable ...

Page 31: ...ton to select File display a file Current folder The first 6 characters will be displayed File being selected Length of the file being selected If you want to return from the file display to the list display or go back from the list display to a higher level list display press the FOLDER button it Press the PLAY or OK button to start playback a Root 01 06 Ii The title artist name that cannot be di...

Page 32: ... being played is finished Root 01 06 SONG AIArtist C Volume Level 1 5 CD m J Time Date 1M7D 07y 1 0 38 Remain 1 9 G B 32 The proper bit rate for playback on the recorder is 5 kbps to 256 kbps for both the WMA and MP3 format It is possible to play back MP3 files with different bit rates converting the bit rate within one file however the displayed time may not be accurate When using the earphones d...

Page 33: ...ace and Play Speed settings can be set without interrupting playback Menus highlighted with _ are common to both VOICE and MUSIC modes and can be selected even when the mode switch is set to VOICE Menu Setting Ref Page Play Mode File FU Repeat Folder Fold rHep at An Ul epeflt Random On on PAO kS f31 y xQ 5 X O 75 87 Play fT F t y x1 l2 j 25 d 5 x1 5 PI y SR al l High fv1iddle L O N Off TruQass HIg...

Page 34: ...enu In order _ c _ _ _ _ n tl nth al 1 The recorder will stop if you leave it idle for 3 minutes during a menu setup operation when a selected item is not applied If the menus are entered during playback but 8 seconds elapse with no buttons being pressed the screen will return to the playback display 34 ...

Page 35: ...file in the list display 1 Press the ERASE button ttl The Cancel indicator flashes h g 33 120 tira 4 Cancel Era s e I K n Press the button to choose Erase 4 Press the OK button I The display changes to File Erase and erasing will start 33 120 J i l l F i I e Erase Erase Done is displayed when the file is erased File numbers will be reassigned automatically 33 119 Erase Done 35 ...

Page 36: ...splay changes to All Erase and erasing will start 12D i i A I I Erase Erase Done is displayed when the files are erased The locked files and read only files are reassigned the file numbers in ascending order starting from 1 00 00 Erase Done 36 An erased file cannot be restored The locked files and the files that are set to read only will not be erased If an action is not selected within eight seco...

Page 37: ...will be disabled This feature is useful when the recorder has to be carried in a bag or pocket Exit HOLD Mode Slide the HOLD switch in the direction opposite that indicated by the arrow If you press any button in HOLD mode the clock display flashes for 2 seconds but it will not operate the recorder If HOLD is applied during playback recording operation is disabled with the playback recording state...

Page 38: ...Menu screen opens If the recorder is stopped proceed to Step 2 If the recorder is playing proceed to Step 4 For information on the menu items which can be set during playback see the menu list 1 Press the or button to move to the item to be set 3 Press the OK or button Moves to the setting of the selected item 4 Press the or button to move to the item to be set Play Menu 5 Press the OK or button M...

Page 39: ...lete the setup screen The new setting will be displayed on the screen Pressing the button rather than the OK button will cancel the new setting and return the display to the previous menu screen 8 Press the STOP button to close the menu If the menus ere entered during playback pressi g the button will return the screen to the playback display without interrupting playback H i h 39 ...

Page 40: ...the PLAY button is pressed the playback 1 2 0 12 0 speed will switch CID Regular Play Playback at normal speed 1 O M 3 6 S Play slow playback Playback speed slows down 45M06s and will turn on default at 0 75 times as fast F PI fast playback Playback speed becomes faster and li will turn on default at 1 5 times as fast Selected play speed indicator Even if playback is stopped the changed playback s...

Page 41: ...p process begins 6 Press the or button to choose between S Play and F Play 7Press the OK or button Start setting each of S Play and F Play 8 Press the or button to set the playback speed s Play xO 5 xO 625 xO 75 xO 875 F Play x1 125 x1 25 x1 375 x1 5 If the recorder goes to the menu screen during playback move the cursor to change playback sound accordingly Play Menu i t s P I a 41 ...

Page 42: ... you can stop playback cue a file or insert an index mark in F Play and S Play modes as well F Play and S Play are available even if either the Voice Filter or Equalizer is set F Play and S Play are not available if either the Noise Cancel Q P 23 or WOW Effect is set During fast playback slow playback it will be played back in monaural even though the file was recorded in ST XQ ST HQ ST SP mode Pl...

Page 43: ...the internal This is a malfunction so go internal memory to the store where you memory purchased the recorder or an Olympus service station for repair License Illegally copied The music files copied Delete the file 1l F P 35 Mismatch file illegally Memory Full Zero No remaining internal Erase unnecessary files remaining memory 1 P 35 memory No File No file No files were found in the Select another...

Page 44: ...arphones to use the tone heard internal speaker The VOL or button is set to O Adjust the VOL or button P 20 Unable to erase The file is locked Unlock the file The file is read only Cancel the read only setting of the file on the PC Noise heard The recorder was shaken during during recording playback The recorder was placed near a Move the recorder cell phone or fluorescent light while recording or...

Page 45: ...tes SP mode 139 hours 40 minutes LP mode 277 hours 35 minutes WS 311M ST XQ mode 8 hours 45 minutes ST HQ mode 17 hours 40 minutes ST SP mode 35 hours 25 minutes HQ mode 35 hours 25 minutes SP mode 69 hours 40 minutes LP mode 138 hours 30 minutes Alkaline battery life Recording ST XQ mode Approx 11 5 hours ST HQ mode Approx 13 5 hours ST SP mode Approx 14 5 hours HQ mode Approx 16 hours SP mode Ap...

Page 46: ...Specifications Recording medium Built in NAND FLASH memory WS 331 M 2GB WS 321 M 1GB WS 311 M 512MB Speaker Built in 018 mm round dynamic speaker MIC jack 03 5 mm impedance 2kn EAR jack 03 5 mm impedance 8n or more Maximum working output 3 V DC 70 mW or more 8n speaker Input power requirement Rated voltage 1 5 V Batteries AAA battery LR03 or ZR03 or Ni MH rechargeable battery External dimensions 9...

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Page 49: ...uit applicable WS 331 MIWS 321 MIWS 311 M La marca CE indica que este producto cumple con los requisitos europeos en materia de seguridad salud medio ambiente y protecci6n al consumidor Este simbolo un contenedor de basura tachado con una X en el Anexo IV de WEEE indica que la recogida de basura de equipos electricos y electr6nicos debera tratarse por separado en los paises de la Uni6n Europea No ...

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