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Olympus Imaging America Inc.
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Last updated on September 24, 2009
Size
4.33” x 1.53” x .63” (110 x 38.9 x 16 mm),
excluding protrusions
Weight
2.96 oz (84 grams), including alkaline batteries
OS Supported
Windows
®
XP/Vista
Macintosh
®
OS X 10.4.11 (“Tiger”) – 10.5 (“Leopard”)
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CPU
Windows XP/Vista: 32 bits (x86) of 1 GHz and above
or 64 bits (x64) processor
USB Port
One free port
Audio Output
Earphone output or speaker
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Total recording time for all files. Maximum recording time per file varies depending on quality mode. Available
recording time may be less if many short recordings are made. All figures are approximate.
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Some functions of Olympus Sonority require QuickTime 7.2 or later, which can be obtained from Apple as a
free download. For more information, click
.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Features
What are the main features of this model?
The DM-420 is a high-quality, high-capacity digital recorder loaded with handy and intuitive
usability features as well as support software that can run on both Windows PCs and Macs.
It can record and play files in the MP3 and WMA audio formats. It has 2 GB of built-in flash
memory and a card slot that holds one microSD or microSDHC card of up to 16 GB capacity
(sold separately). Files can be transferred from the card to internal memory and vice-versa.
The DM-420 introduces Recording and Playback “scenes” – configuration templates – that
make it easy to enable an array of preferred settings via a single menu selection. Three of
the Recording scenes are pre-set with optimal settings for specific recording conditions;
another three can be customized by the user. Five Playback scenes are available.
There are five folders for organizing recordings and separate folders for storing Podcasts,
Music files and audio content purchased from
.
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The Music folder holds WMA
or MP3 music files transferred from Windows Media
®
Player or iTunes
®
.
The ZOOM microphone incorporates DiMAGIC
®
Corporation’s DVM (DiMAGIC Virtual
Microphone) technology for directional recording, and DiMAGIC’s Euphony psychoacoustic
technology for enhanced playback in the recorder.
The DM-420 also includes accessibility features designed to help the visually impaired. The
Voice Guide speaks aloud menu items as they are selected in any of 19 languages.
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The
recorder’s buttons feature ridges and grooves to make them more identifiable by touch.
After transferring the files to a computer via the bundled USB 2.0 cable, the included
Olympus Sonority software can be used to manage, archive and edit WMA files made with
the recorder on Windows and Mac platforms. (The ability to edit MP3 files is available at
additional cost via the Olympus Sonority Plus upgrade.) The software also enables
subscription to and download from podcast URLs. The podcasts can be transferred to the
recorder’s Podcast folder for playback at the user’s convenience.
The bundled NiMH batteries can be charged in the unit while it is plugged into a computer’s
USB port, so you can keep them conveniently topped off while you work with your files.
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The default languages are English, French and Spanish; however, the others may be uploaded to the recorder
from a computer by using the Olympus Sonority software.
