Olympus LS-20M manual

Thank you f or purchasing an Olympus Digital V oice Recor der . Please read these instr uctions for information about using the product correctly and safely . Keep the instructions handy for future ref erence . T o ensure successful r ecordings, we recommend tha t you test the rec ord function and volume before use . Re gis ter yo ur p ro duc t o n[...]

2 EN Introduc tion • Th e conte nt s of th is do cum en t may be c han ge d in th e fu tur e wit ho ut ad va nce d not ice. Co nt ac t ou r Custo me r Sup po r t Cen ter f or th e late st i nfo rm atio n re lat ing to p ro du ct n am es an d mo de l num be rs . • Th e ill ust rat io n of th e scr ee n and t he re co rde r sh own i n this m anu [...]

3 EN 1 2 3 4 5 6 IN DEX T able of contents P .4 Safety precautions P .5 Getting started P .10 About recor ding/shooting P .34 About playback P .48 Menu setting P .63 Using the rec order on your PC P .88 Other information P .96[...]

4 EN Int ro duc t ion INDE X .............................................................................3 Tabl e of c on te nt s ............................................................4 Sa fe t y pr ec a ut io ns .........................................................5 1 Get ti ng st ar te d Ma in f ea tu re s .............................[...]

5 EN Be fo re u si ng yo ur n ew r ec or de r, read t h is man ua l ca re fu ll y to e ns ur e th at yo u k now h ow to op e rat e it s af el y an d co rr ec t ly. Kee p t hi s man ua l in a n ea si ly a cce ss ib l e lo cat i on f or fu tu re r ef er en ce . • Th e war nin g sy mb ol s ind ic ate im po r ta nt saf et y r ela ted i nfo rm ati on [...]

6 EN Warn in g re ga rd in g dat a l oss : • Re cord ed c onte nt in m em or y ma y be des tr oyed o r er ase d by o pe rat ing m is tak es, uni t mal fu nc ti on , or du rin g re pai r wo rk . It is rec omm en de d to ba ck up a nd s ave imp or t ant conte nt to ot he r me dia su ch as a co mp ute r har d disk . • Any lia bi lit y f or p assi [...]

7 EN Bat ter y h and li ng pr ec aut ion s Fol low t h es e im po rt a nt gu id el in es t o pr eve nt bat t er ie s fr om l ea ki ng , ove rhe at in g, b ur ni ng , ex pl od in g, o r ca us in g el e ct ri ca l sh oc k s or bu rns . f Dan ge r: • The recor der uses a lithium ion battery specified by Olympus. Charge the battery with the specified[...]

8 EN • Rechargeable battery have limit ed lifetime. When the operating time becomes shorter even if the rechargeable battery is fully charged under the specified condition, replace it with a new one. • The battery may become hot during prolonged use. T o avoid minor burns , do not remov e it immediately after using the recorder . AC adapte r f [...]

9 EN Saf et y pr ec aut ion s • Do no t us e or ke ep t he AC ad ap te r in ve r y hot p la ce s, su ch a s in d ir ec t sun li ght , i n a cl os ed c ar on a s un ny day, nea r a he ate r, on an el ec t ric c ar pe t , etc . Do no t us e th e AC ada pte r i f som et hi ng is cove ri ng it (su ch a s a bl an ket). Th is may ca use f i re , ex pl [...]

1 0 1 EN Main features s Sh oo ts f ul l h ig h de f in it i on v id e os a t th e hi gh r es o lu t io n of 1920 x 10 80 p ix el s . Y ou c an c ha n ge t he s h oo ti n g re so lu t io n acc o rd in g t o you r us a ge ( ☞ P.68) . s Ado p ts t h e MP EG - 4 AVC and H . 26 4 fo rm at s fo r vi de o re c or di n g. Th i s al so a ll ow s you t o [...]

1 1 1 EN LOCK Che c ki n g th e co nte nt s of t he b ox Check ing the contents of the box The following items are included with the recorder . If anything is missing or damaged, contact the dealer from whom you purchased the recorder . Voice Recorde r Lithi um ion batte ry (LI- 42B) • Warr ant y c ar d • Conte nt s may va r y de pe nd ing o n [...]

1 2 1 EN o i r u = 6 5 4 q 3 1 0 ! @ ^ % $ # * 7 8 9 & ( ) - w e p t y 2 Identific ation of par t s 1 Bu il t- in st er eo m ic ro pho ne (R) 2 Bu il t- in st er eo m ic ro pho ne (L) 3 PE AK / LE D ind ic ato r li ght (L ED) 4 Le ns 5 Ma in LC D (LCD pa ne l) 6 Su b LCD (LCD p an el) 7 + bu t ton 8 ` O K but t on 9 R EC ( s ) (R eco rd) b ut t[...]

1 3 1 EN 1 2 3 1 2 4 1 5 6 2 3 Ide nt if i c ati on o f pa r t s Di spl ay (LCD panel ) 1 Ro ot f ol de r in dic ato r 2 Fol de r na me Fil e li s t di sp l ay 1 Curr en t fo ld er n ame 2 Fil e nam e 3 G uid e in di cat or 4 A mod e [Rec or der] mo de d is pl ay: Fil e di s pl ay 1 Ba tt er y i nd ic ato r 2 Curr ent f i le nu mb er/ T o ta l num [...]

1 4 1 EN 1 2 3 3 1 2 4 1 5 6 2 3 1 Curr en t fo ld er n ame 2 Fol de r na me/ Fil e nam e 3 G uid e in di cat or Li st d is p lay 2 1 Curr en t fo ld er n ame 2 Fil e nam e 3 G uid e in di cat or 4 A mod e [Mus ic ] mod e di sp lay : Fil e di s pl ay 1 Ba tt er y i nd ic ato r 2 Curr ent f i le nu mb er/ T o ta l num be r of r ec or de d fi le s in[...]

1 5 1 EN 1 2 1 2 3 1 2 6 3 7 8 4 5 1 Ro ot f ol de r in dic ato r 2 Fol de r na me Fil e li s t di sp l ay 1 Curr en t fo ld er n ame 2 Fil e nam e 3 G uid e in di cat or 4 n mod e [Movi e] mode d is pl ay: Fil e di s pl ay 1 Sh oo ti ng mo de i nd ica to r 2 Ic on d is pl ay 3 Ba tt er y i nd ic ato r 4 Curr ent f i le nu mb er/ T o ta l num be r [...]

1 6 1 EN ^ 1 4 2 3 5 6 7 8 9 0 ! @ # $ % 4 Ico n di sp lay: 1 Sh oo ti ng mo de ( s ) ( n ) 2 Re co rd ing L evel ( i ) 3 Zo om ( h )/ Volum e ( g ) 4 Mi cr oph on e Se nsi t ivi t y ( q )( r ) 5 Low Cu t Fil te r ( c ) 6 Lim ite r ( [ ) 7 V oice S ync ( Z ) 8 Equ al iz er ( ] ) ( ^ ) ( _ ) ( ‘ ) 9 Play bac k Mo de ( Y ) ( X ) ( W ) 0 Se lf t im [...]

1 7 1 EN Po wer suppl y Ins er ti ng t he bat te r y Thi s re cord er u ses a l ith ium i on b at ter y sp eci f ie d by Ol ym pus ( LI - 42B). Do not u se any o the r t yp e of bat te r y. 1 S lid e th e ba tt er y c over l oc k bu tt on i n th e dir ec t io n in di cat ed by t he a rro w. 2 Wi t h th e bac k la be l of t he b at te r y fac in g u[...]

1 8 1 EN Note s • Be su re to tu rn o f f th e pow er of t he re co rde r be for e re pla cin g th e bat te r y. Unlo ad ing t he bat te r y wh ile t he re co rde r is in u se may c aus e a mal fu nc ti on su ch as co rr upt ing t he f il e, e tc. I f you t ake o ut th e bat te r y wh il e op er atin g, yo u wil l los e you r cur ren tly r eco rd[...]

1 9 1 EN Power s u pp ly Cha rg ing by c onn ec t ing to a c om pute r via USB Y ou ca n cha rge t he b at ter y b y conn ec t ing t o a PC's US B po r t. W he n cha rgi ng, b e su re to co rre c tl y pla ce th e rec har gea bl e bat t er y (su pp lie d) i nto th e rec ord er ( ☞ P .1 7). 2 Con ne c t th e USB c ab le t o th e USB p or t of [...]

20 1 EN Conn ec t to t he USB-AC adap ter to c ha rg e It ca n be c har ge d by con ne c tin g to the US B- AC ada pte r (F-3AC). 1 Plug t he re co rd er ’ s USB c ab le i nto t he AC adap te r. • Be for e con ne c tin g the AC ad apt er, swi tch th e USB con ne c tio n se t tin g to [ AC Adap te r ] ( ☞ P . 8 4). • Be for e con ne c tin g [...]

2 1 1 EN Note s • Char gin g is no t po ssib le d ur ing r eco rdi ng , sho oti ng o r pla yba ck . • Whe n pl ayi ng a vo ice /musi c f ile , the r eco rd er may b e res et du e to th e re duc ti on o f the v olt ag e out pu t of th e bat te r y de pe nd ing o n th e vol ume leve l eve n if [ º ] is d isp laye d in th e bat t er y ind ic ator[...]

22 1 EN Note s • Thi s re cord er i s des ign ed t o ful ly ch arg e ba t ter y reg ar dle ss of t hei r en erg y le vel . How ever, for be st re sul ts w he n char gin g ne wly p ur chas ed rec har gea bl e bat t er y th at have n ot b ee n use d for a l on g tim e (mor e tha n on e mon th), it is rec omm en de d to fu lly c har ge th e bat t er[...]

23 1 EN T urn ing o n / of f t he power Whe n th e re cord er i s not b ei ng us ed , tur n th e pow er of f to re duc e bat te r y con sum pti on to a m ini mum . Even i f the p owe r is tu rn ed of f, ex ist ing d ata , mo de s et ti ngs , an d clo ck s et ti ngs w ill b e ma int ain ed . Turn i ng o n th e pow er Whi le t he r ec ord er i s tu r[...]

24 1 EN If yo u se t the r eco rd er to H OLD m od e, th e run nin g con dit io ns wi ll be p re se r ved , an d all b ut to ns wi ll be dis ab le d. T his f eatu re is u se ful w he n the r eco rd er ha s to be c ar rie d in a b ag o r po cke t. T his m od e ca n als o pre vent yo u fr om a ccid ent al ly s top pin g re cor din g or s ho otin g. S[...]

25 1 EN • Fol low th e sa me s tep s by pr essi ng th e 9 or 0 bu t ton t o sel e ct t he n ex t i tem , and pre ssi ng th e + or − b ut to n to se t. • Y ou ca n se le c t be t wee n 1 2 and 24 ho ur disp lay b y pre ssi ng th e LIS T bu t ton w hil e set t ing t he h our a nd mi nut e. Ex am pl e: 10: 38 P . M 10:3 8 PM (In it i al s et t i[...]

2 6 1 EN Not e • If yo u pr ess th e ` OK b ut to n du rin g the s et up op er atio n, t he re cor de r wil l save t he it ems th at wer e set t o that p oi nt. 1 Wh il e th e re co rde r is d ur ing s to p mod e, p re ss t he M E NU b ut to n. • Th e men u wil l ap pe ar on t he di spl ay ( ☞ P . 63). Cha ngi ng t he ti me an d date Whi le t[...]

2 7 1 EN L O C K Ins e r ti ng a nd e je c ti ng a n SD c ar d Th e “SD ” in dic ate d in th e ins tr uc ti on ma nua l ref er s to bo th SD an d SD HC . You can us e any comm er cial ly av ail ab le SD c ard w ith t he re cor de r. 2 Face t he S D ca rd i n th e cor re c t way and ins er t i nto t he c ar d sl ot as s how n in t he dia gr am. [...]

28 1 EN L O C K 2 Pu sh t he S D ca rd in war d to u nlo c k it , and l et i t ej ec t pa r ti al ly. • Th e SD ca rd is v isib ly o ut o f the s lot a nd c an be r emov ed s afe ly. 3 Cl os e th e car d cove r se cu re ly. Note s • Rel ea sin g you r f ing er q uic kl y af te r pu shi ng th e SD ca rd inw ard m ay ca use i t to ej ec t fo rce [...]

29 1 EN 001 002 001 003 999 Folder A Folder B Folder C Folder D Folder E Root Note s on t he f ol de r s Not es on the folder s Not e • File s or f ol der s lo c ated u nd er th e fo ld er [ R oo t ] wil l not b e in dic ate d on t he re cor de r. Fol de r Fil e Eac h fo lde r ca n sto re up t o 99 9 f ile s. Th e SD ca rd ca n be u se d for t he[...]

3 0 1 EN Root Movie100 Movie101 Movie102 Folder A 999O LYMP Folder A 001 002 003 9999 Edit Movie999 DCIM Fol de r Fil e Abo ut th e fol der s fo r movi e sho oti ng s Mov ie f il es r eco rde d wi th th e LS -20M ar e sto re d into f ol de rs c reat ed un de r the [ DC IM ] fol de r usi ng th e rec ord ing d ate. Eac h fo lde r ca n sto re u p to 9[...]

3 1 1 EN 001 002 003 004 005 999 Root Artist 01 Artist 02 Artist 03 Album 01 Album 02 Album 03 Music Fol de r Fil e Note s on t he f ol de r s Abo ut th e fol der f or mu si c play bac k Whe n tr ans fe rri ng m usi c f ile s to th e dev ice us ing W in dow s Me dia Pl ayer, a fo lde r is au tom ati cal ly cr eate d wit hin t he mus ic p lay bac k [...]

3 2 1 EN Plea se ch ang e fo ld er s onl y wh en th e re cor de r's o pe rat io n is sto pp e d. Fo r inf or mati on o n the l ayer ed str uc t ure o f the f ol de rs , se e the s ec t ion e nti tle d “ No te s on t he f ol de r s ” ( ☞ P .29 ~ P . 31 ). Selec t ing the folder s and f iles A mo de [O pe ra ti on o f t he fo l de rs f or [...]

3 3 1 EN Swi tc hi ng b et we en vo i ce a nd mo vi e mo de Th e rec ord er h as t wo mo de s: voi ce re cor de r and mov ie re cor de r. Sele c t the m od e acco rd ing to t he pur po se o f use . Swit chi ng between voice and movie mode 1 S lid e th e mo de s wit ch t o A or n . Not e • If yo u cha nge t he p osi tio n of th e mo de s wi tch wh[...]

2 34 EN About record ing / shooting Before record ing A Ge tt i ng Re ad y Cha ng in g mo des: Sli de th e mo de s witc h on th e re cor de r to A ( ☞ P . 33). Se lec t th e rec or d in g for ma t: Re cord in g can b e p er f orm ed t hro ug h the lin ear P CM fo rm at, a s wel l as th e MP3 fo rma ts ( ☞ P . 65). T urn t he mi cr op hon e towa[...]

2 3 5 EN Rec or di n g A a c b Recording A 1 S el ec t t he re co rd in g fol de r ( ☞ P . 32). • Th e rec ord ing /sho oti ng in di cato r li ght w ill f las h and [ ≠ ] w il l app ea r on th e sub LCD. • Th e mai n LCD tur ns of f. a R em ain ing r eco rdi ng ti me b Fi le n umb er c L evel m ete r (chan ge s acco rdi ng to th e rec ord i[...]

2 36 EN e 4 Pr es s th e RE C ( s ) bu tt on t o st ar t re cor di ng. • Th e rec ord ing /sho oti ng in di cato r li ght grow s an d [ K ] wil l ap pea r on t he su b LCD. d E laps ed r eco rd ing t ime 5 Pr es s th e STO P ( 4 ) bu tt on to s to p re cor di ng. • [ L ] wi ll ap pe ar on t he su b LCD. e Fi le l en gth Note s • T o ensu re t[...]

2 3 7 EN Rec or di n g A Abo ut r ec or di ng s in l in ea r PCM f or mat exce ed in g 2GB: Th e rec ord ing w il l conti nu e even i f the v olu me of a si ngl e f il e exce e ds 2 GB i n the l ine ar PC M for mat r eco rd ing . • Th e f ile i s save d eve r y 2 GB i n se par ate f i les . It wi ll b e tre ate d as mul tip le f i le s whe n play[...]

2 38 EN Recor d ing A Li ste n in g wh i le a ud io i s r ec or de d (REC M on it or) If yo u st ar t r eco rdi ng a f ter i nse r tin g th e ear ph one into th e E AR ja ck on t he re cor de r, you can h ear the s ou nd b ein g re cor de d. T he re cor di ng mo ni tor vol ume c an b e adj us ted by p re ssi ng th e + or − but to n. Conn ec t t h[...]

2 3 9 EN Recor d ing A Re co rd in g se tt i ngs Re co rd in g con di t ion Ind oo r musi ca l pe r fo rma nce Ban d pe r fo rma nce in a pr ac ti ce stu di o Per fo rm ance in a va st ha ll, etc . Ou tdo or envi ro nme nt sou nd s like w ild bir ds si ngi ng , rai lro ad n ois es , etc . Conf er ence s wit h lar ge crow ds in vas t me et ing venu [...]

2 40 EN Be for e you co nn ec t an e x te rna l mic rop ho ne to t he M IC j ack , ch ang e th e [ In pu t Jac k ] s et ti ng to [ M ic ro ph on e ] ( ☞ P . 67). Recor d ing f ro m ex ter na l mic r oph one o r oth er dev ice s Th e ex te rn al mi cro ph on e and o the r dev ice s can be co nne c te d and t he s oun d ca n be r eco rde d. Conn ec[...]

2 4 1 EN Not e • If yo u are u nab le t o pro du ce a cle ar re co rdi ng wit h this r eco rd er eve n af t er ad jus tin g th e rec ord ing l eve l ( ☞ P .65), th is cou ld p ote ntia lly be b ec aus e th e out put l eve l fo r the co nn ec te d dev ice s is too h ig h or to o low. Wh en e x ter na l dev ice s are co nne c te d, p er f or m a [...]

2 42 EN Before shooting movies n Ge tt i ng Re ad y Cha ng in g mo des: Sli de th e mo de s witc h on th e re cor de r to n ( ☞ P . 33). Point t he le ns tow ard t he s ubj ec t Point t he l ens to war d the s ubj ec t yo u wan t to sh oot . You can ve rif y the i mag es yo u ar e sho oti ng us ing t he mai n LCD. Whil e sho ot ing , hig h - qua [...]

2 43 EN b d c a f e Sho ot in g mo vi es n 3 Pr es s th e RE C ( s ) bu tt on t o st ar t sho ot in g. Shooting movies n • Th e rec ord ing /sho oti ng in di cato r li ght grow s an d [ K ] wil l ap pea r on t he su b LCD. • Sou nd w ill a lso b e re cor de d. f S ho otin g mo de (Sh oo tin g st ate) 1 Pre ss t he R EC ( s ) b ut t on to p re p[...]

2 44 EN g Note s • T o ensu re th at you d o not l os e the b eg inn in g of th e re cord in g, con f ir m that t he sh oo tin g is ac ti vate d by ch ec ki ng th e re cor din g/sho oti ng ind ic ator o r th e mo de in dic ato r in th e sub LCD. • Whe n re mai nin g re cor din g tim e is le ss th an 60 se con ds, t he PE AK / LED i ndi cat or l[...]

2 45 EN a a Ad ju st i ng t he vo l um e 1 Pr es s th e ` OK b ut to n du rin g sho ot in g to ch an ge t he fu nc t io n of t he + an d − but t ons . a Vol um e cont rol i nd ica tor 2 Pr es s th e + or − bu t to n to adj us t th e volu me . • Th e vol ume c an b e adj us ted w ith in a ra ng e fro m [ 0 0 ] to [ 30 ] . Sho ot in g mo vi es [...]

2 46 EN L L R R Shoo ti ng movi es n Se tt i ng s re l at in g to s ho ot in g Se le ct t he d esi red s et t ing s acco rdi ng th e sho ot ing envi ro nme nt an d pu rp ose o f use ( ☞ P .6 8 ~ P . 70). [Im ag e Qu al it y] ( ☞ P .6 8) Set t he re so lut io n and t he sou nd q ual it y of t he m ovi e you w ill s ho ot. [Ma in LC D Di sp lay] [...]

2 4 7 EN Sh oo ti ng ’s re co rd ed s o un d se t ti ng s Conf i gu re th e set t ing s of th e so und r eco rd ed dur ing s ho oti ng ( ☞ P . 65 ~ P .67). It is co nven ie nt to use t hes e se t tin gs in co mb inat io n wit h [ Re c or di ng Se tt i ngs ]. [Mi c Se ns e] ( ☞ P .6 5) Sets th e re cor din g se nsi tiv it y. [Re c Leve l] ( ?[...]

48 3 EN Pla yback A 2 Pr es s th e ` OK b ut to n to s tar t pl ayba ck . About playback 1 S el ec t t he f il e to b e pl ayed ba ck f ro m th e fo lde r wh ic h co nta in s it ( ☞ P . 32). • [ • ] wil l ap pe ar on t he su b LCD. • Whe n pl ayb ack s ta r ts , th e mai n LCD tur ns of f. a Fi le l en gth b Fi le n umb er c L evel m ete r [...]

49 3 EN Playback A Se tt i ng s re l at in g to p la yb ac k [Pl ay Mo de] ( ☞ P . 71) You can s el ec t t he pl ay bac k mo de tha t f it s you r pr ef ere nc e. [Eq ua li ze r] ( ☞ P . 71) If yo u ch ang e th e eq ual iz er s et ti ng , you c an e njo y the m usi c wi th yo ur favo ri te so un d qu ali t y. [V is ua li ze r] ( ☞ P . 71) You[...]

50 3 EN Rew in d in g Whi le t he r ec ord er i s du rin g st op mo de i n th e fi le d is pl ay, press a nd h ol d th e 0 but t on . • [ ™ ] wil l ap pe ar on t he su b LCD. • If yo u re lea se th e 0 bu t ton , it wi ll st op. Pr ess the ` O K bu t ton to s ta r t pl ayb ack f ro m wh ere i t was s top pe d . Whi le t he r ec ord er i s du [...]

5 1 3 EN Ab ou t mu si c f il e In ca ses w he re th e re cor der i s una bl e to pl ayb ack musi c f il es th at have b ee n tr ans fe rre d to it , ch eck to make s ure t hat th e sa mp lin g rate a nd b it r ate are i n the r ang e wh er e play ba ck is p oss ibl e. Comb in atio ns of s am pl ing r ates a nd b it ra tes f or musi c f il es wh ic[...]

5 2 3 EN • T o add i nde x ma rk s , the i nd ex fun c ti on mu st b e re gis ter ed to t he Fn but to n ( ☞ P .74). Se tt i ng a n in de x ma r k If in de x ma rk s is p lac ed , you c an qu ick ly f i nd a lo cat ion y ou wa nt to li ste n to in f as t for w ar d and fas t re win d and w he n cui ng a f i le. I nde x ma rk s can b e ad de d o[...]

5 3 3 EN Playing movies n Pla ying movies n 2 Pr es s th e ` OK b ut to n to s tar t pl ayba ck . 1 S el ec t t he mov ie f il e to p lay ( ☞ P . 32). • [ • ] wil l ap pe ar on t he su b LCD. a Fi le l en gth b Fi le n umb er c L evel m ete r d E laps ed p lay ba ck ti me Y ou ca n pl ay mov ie f il es s hot w ith t he re cor de r. The rec or[...]

54 3 EN Whi le t he r ec ord er i s du rin g st op mo de i n th e fi le d is pl ay, press a nd h ol d th e 9 but t on . • [ ß ] wil l ap pe ar on t he su b LCD. • If yo u re lea se th e 9 bu t ton , it wi ll s top. Pr ess the ` O K bu t ton to s ta r t pl ayb ack f ro m wh ere i t was s top pe d . Whi le t he r ec ord er i s du rin g pl ayb ac[...]

5 5 3 EN Playing movies n Loc a ti ng t he b eg i nn i ng o f a fi l e Whi le t he r ec ord er i s du rin g pl ayb ack mod e, p re ss t he 9 b ut to n. • Th e rec ord er s ki ps to th e be gi nni ng of t he ne x t f ile . Whi le t he r ec ord er i s du rin g pl ayb ack mod e, p re ss t he 0 b ut to n. • Th e rec ord er s ki ps to th e be gi nni[...]

56 3 EN T o p lay b ack m ovie s on a T V Y ou ca n use a ny com me rcia lly av ai lab le H DMI m ini cab le ( Type D) to co nn ec t th e re cor de r to a hig h def ini tio n com pat ibl e T V. T urn o f f the p owe r of t he re cor de r and T V b efo re co nne c ti ng th em . Con ne c t in g wi th H DMI m in i c ab l e 1 Con ne c t th e HD MI m in[...]

5 7 3 EN 1 S el ec t a f il e th at ha s a se gm ent yo u wou ld li ke to p lay bac k re pe at ed ly, and st ar t pl ayb ack . Thi s fu nc ti on e nab le s rep eat ed p lay bac k of pa r t of the f i le b ein g pl aye d. 2 Pr es s th e A- B R E PE A T but t on at t he po int yo u want t o st ar t se gm en t re pe at pl ayba ck . • [ w ] wil l f l[...]

58 3 EN Erasing A n Era sin g fi le s A se le ct ed f i le ca n be e ra se d fr om a fo ld er. 1 S el ec t t he f il e you wa nt to e ra se ( ☞ P . 32). 3 Pr es s th e + or − bu t to n to se le c t [ Fil e Er ase ]. 2 Wh il e th e re co rde r is d ur ing s to p mod e in t he f il e li st di sp lay, pre ss t he E R A SE but t on . + − bu tt on[...]

5 9 3 EN Erasing A n 6 Pr es s th e ` OK b ut to n. • Th e disp lay c han ges t o [ Er as e! ] an d er asin g wil l st ar t . • [ E ras e Do ne ] is d isp laye d wh en th e f il e is era se d. Fi le nu mb er s wil l be r eas sig ne d auto mat ic all y. Era sin g all f i les i n a fo lde r All f i les i n a fo lde r ca n be e ras ed s imu lt ane[...]

60 3 EN 3 Pr es s th e + or − bu t to n to se le c t [ E ras e in Fo ld e r ]. 4 Pr es s th e ` OK b ut to n. 5 Pr es s th e + bu tt on to s e le ct [ S ta r t ]. 6 Pr es s th e ` OK b ut to n. • Th e disp lay c han ges t o [ Er as e! ] an d er asin g wil l st ar t . • [ E ras e Do ne ] is d isp laye d wh en th e fo ld er is era se d. Eras in[...]

6 1 3 EN Eras in g A n Par ti al ly er as ing a f i le An unw ante d pa r t of a f i le c an be e ra se d. 1 Pl ay th e fi le yo u wan t to pa r ti al ly era se . • For w ard a f i le to t he p osi tio n that s hal l be era se d. I f the f i le i s lon g, u se th e 9 bu tt on to move to t he p osi tio n you w ant to d el ete . ER A SE b u tt on I[...]

62 3 EN Eras in g A n Note s • Y ou ca nno t re cover a f i le o nce i t has b ee n era se d. Pl eas e che ck c are fu ll y be for e er asi ng. • Th e f ile c rea tio n date w ill n ot ch ang e eve n if th e f ile i s par tial ly e ras ed . • Whe n yo u par t ial ly e ras e a mov ie f il e, th e se le ct ed s ta r t po siti on a nd e nd p osi[...]

63 4 EN Menu setting method Menu sett ing method 1 Wh il e th e re co rde r is d ur ing s to p mod e, p re ss t he M E NU b ut to n. Menu setti ng • Th e men u wil l ap pe ar on t he di spl ay. 3 Pr es s th e ` OK b ut to n to move t he cur so r to t he i te m to se t . 4 Pr es s th e + or − bu t to n to move t o th e ite m you w ant t o se t. [...]

64 4 EN 7 Pr es s th e ` OK b ut to n to co mp le te t he se tt in g. • Y ou wi ll b e inf or me d that t he se t tin gs hav e be en e st abl ish ed v ia th e sc ree n. • Pres sin g the 0 b ut to n wit ho ut pr ess ing the ` O K bu t ton w ill c an cel th e se t tin gs an d ret urn y ou to th e pr evi ou s scr ee n. 8 Pr es s th e ME N U bu tt [...]

65 4 EN Menu setting method C Rec Me nu Mi c Se ns e A n Mic ro pho ne s ens iti vi t y is ad jus ta bl e to me et rec ord ing n ee ds . [ Hi gh ]: Thi s is a hi ghl y se nsi tive m od e whi ch c an re cor d sur rou nd ing n ois es . [ Low ]: Thi s is th e st and ar d leve l of m icr op hon e sen sit ivi t y. Sel ec t th is mo de f or c ase s wh er[...]

66 4 EN Low C ut Fi lte r A n Th e rec ord er h as a Low Cut F ilte r fu nc ti on to min imi ze lo w- fr eq uen c y so un ds an d rec ord vo ice s mor e cle ar ly. This f un c tio n ca n re duce n ois e fr om air co nd iti one r s, p roj ec to rs a nd ot her s imi lar noi ses . [ Of f ] : Dis ab le s this f un c tio n. [ 100H z ]: Thi s se t tin g [...]

6 7 4 EN Rec M on it or A n Se le ct w he the r or n ot to o utp ut au di o whi le rec ord ing f ro m th e ear ph one j ack . [ On ]: Enab le s the r eco rdi ng m oni tor f un c tio n. S ou nd wil l be o utp ut f ro m the E AR j ack . [ Of f ] : Dis ab le s this f un c tio n. S oun d wi ll no t be o utp ut fro m th e EA R jac k. Not e • Whe n th [...]

68 4 EN J Rec or din g Set t ing s Im ag e Qu al it y n Y ou ca n se t the i mag e qua lit y (reso lu tio n) of the mov ie yo u wil l sho ot . Se le c t an im age m od e acco rdi ng to th e pu rp ose o f us e. Con cur re ntly w ith the i mag e qua lit y, you c an a lso s et th e mov ie ’s sou nd q ual it y. 1 S el ec t t he im ag e qu ali t y. [ [...]

69 4 EN Ma gi c Mov ie n 4 t yp es o f f ilte rs a ll ow you to e asi ly ap pl y va rio us ef f ec t s wh en sh oo tin g mov ies , en ab lin g you to cap tur e dy nam ic s cen es an d sp eci al mo me nt s in you r own d ist inc t ive way. [ On ]: Enab le s the m agi c mov ie f un ct io n. You can se le ct t he ma gi c mov ie t y pe. • Se le ct t [...]

7 0 4 EN Ex po su r e Com p. n Th e st and ard b ri ght nes s (appr op ria te ex po sur e) set by the r eco rd er b ase d on t he sh oo tin g mo de ca n be a djus te d br igh ter o r dar ker to o bt ain a d esi re d sho t. Pre ss t he + o r – but t on to a dju st t he ex po sur e. • Y ou ca n adj us t the e xp osu re f rom [ -2 .0 ] to [ + 2 . [...]

71 4 EN # Play Me nu Pl ay Mo de A n Y ou ca n se le c t the p lay ba ck mo de th at f it s yo ur pre fe ren ce. Se le c t th e des ir ed p lay bac k mo de : [ Fil e ]: Stop af ter p lay ing b ack t he cu rr ent f i le. [ Fil e Re pe at ]: Play th e cur re nt f il e rep eat ed ly. [ Fol de r ]: Play f il es co ntin uo usl y in th e cur re nt fo lde[...]

72 4 EN ! File Me nu Fil e Lo ck A n Loc ki ng a f il e ke eps i mp or t ant d ata f ro m be ing acci de nta lly e ras e d. Lo cke d f il es ar e not e ras ed whe n you s el ec t to e ra se al l f il es fr om a f ol der ( ☞ P . 59). [ On ]: Loc k s the f i le a nd pr eve nts i t fr om b ein g er ase d . [ Of f ] : Unl ock s t he f i le an d all o[...]

73 4 EN D LCD/Sou nd Me nu Ma in LC D A n Mai n LCD cont ras t ca n be a djus te d in 5 l evel s. • Y ou ca n adj us t the m ain LCD co ntr ast l eve l fr om [ 1 ] to [ 5 ]. Su b LCD A n Y ou ca n se t the b ack li ght ing t ime i nter val a nd adj ust t he co ntr ast o f the s ub LCD. 1 S el ec t [ Cont ra st ] o r[ B ac k li gh t ]. 2 S el ec t[...]

7 4 4 EN E Dev ice Me nu Aut o Powe r O f f A n Forg et t ing to t ur n the p owe r of f c an b e pr even ted . If th e re cor der r em ains i n st op mo de f or ove r 10 min utes (I ni tial s et t ing) w hil e the p owe r is tu rn ed on, t he p owe r wil l be t urn ed o f f. [ 5mi n. ] [ 10mi n. ] [ 30 mi n. ] [ 1hour ]: Set the l en gth o f tim e[...]

7 5 4 EN Re co rd in g Se tt i ngs : [ Im ag e Qu al it y ] [ 64 0×4 8 0 30 fp s ] [ MP3 32 0 kb ps ] [ Ma in LC D Di sp l ay ] [ On ] [ Reve r se A ng le Re co rd in g ] [ Of f ] [ Ma gi c Mov ie ] [ Of f ] [ Im ag e St ab il iz er ] [ On ] [ Me te ri ng ] [ M ul t i-z on e M et er in g ] [ Wh ite B a la nce ] [ { ] ( A ut o ) [ Ex p osu re C om [...]

7 6 4 EN a Voice s ync r ec or din g [V-Sync. Re c] A Voice s yn c re cord in g st ar t s wh en a voi ce lo ud er than t he vo ice s yn c lev el (de tec ti on l eve l) is det ec te d. W he n the vo ice b ec ome s low, re cor din g wil l auto mat ic all y sto p. Wh en s et ti ng vo ice sy nc r eco rdi ng, i f th e inp ut f all s be low t he vo ice s[...]

77 4 EN a Voi ce sy nc l eve l (moves to t he r igh t/ l ef t acco rdi ng to th e se t leve l) 5 Pr es s th e RE C ( s ) bu tt on a gai n. • Th e rec ord er w ill g o into s ta nd by. [ Stan dby ] wil l f las h on th e sub LCD a nd th e re cord in g/ sho oti ng i ndi cat or li ght w ill f l ash . • Whe n th e inp ut is a t or ab ove th e voi ce[...]

78 4 EN 6 Pr es s th e ` OK b ut to n to co mp le te t he se tt in g. • If th er e are m or e f ile s to move , rep ea t Steps 3 thro ug h 6. • Pres sin g the 0 b ut to n wit ho ut pr ess ing the ` O K bu t ton w ill c an cel th e se t tin gs an d ret urn y ou to th e pr evi ou s scr ee n. 7 Pr es s th e ME N U bu tt on t o cl ose t he me nu sc[...]

79 4 EN [ Move ]: Move a f ile i n the SD c ar d to an othe r fo ld er in the SD c ar d. [ Copy ]: Copy a fi le i n the SD c ar d to an othe r fo ld er wit hin t he SD c ard . Movin g /Copyi ng f il es [File Move/Copy] A n File s save d in t he SD c ard c an b e move d or c opi ed wit hin t he me mo r y. Files c an a lso b e mov ed o r cop ie d be [...]

80 4 EN Note s • Th e rec ord er c ann ot co py wh en th e me mor y cap aci t y is n ot su f f ici ent . • Th e rec ord er c ann ot mo ve or co py wh en th e num be r of f il es e xce eds 9 99. • Do no t re move th e ba tt er y d uri ng m ovin g or copy in g. T his may d ama ge t he da ta . • A f ile c an not b e move d or c opi ed t o the [...]

81 4 EN + − bu tt on ` OK b ut t on ME N U bu t to n Di vid in g fi le s [File Di vid e] A n File s wi th lar ge c ap aci tie s and l on g re cord in g tim es can b e di vi de d so th at th ey are e asi er to m ana ge and e di t. It is r eco mme nd ed to m ake a co py of the o ri gin al f il e be fo re di vi din g a f il e ( ☞ P . 79, P .92). 1[...]

82 4 EN Note s • Th e rec ord er c ann ot di vi de f i les w he n the num be r of f il es i n the f ol der e xce ed s 99 9. • Loc ked f i les c an not b e di vi de d ( ☞ P .72). • Whe n yo u div id e a mov ie f il e, th e di vid in g pos iti on m ay be o f fs et by u p to ap pr oxi mate ly 1 se con d. • Af te r spl it ti ng th e voi ce f [...]

83 4 EN Fn Sett in g [Fn. setti ng] A n Whe n fu nc ti on s are r egi ste re d in th e Fn but t on, each t im e the Fn b ut ton i s pr ess ed , you c an se t or chan ge t he me nu o f reg is ter ed f unc t io n. Se tt i ng [ Of f ] : No f unc t io ns wil l be a llo c ated t o the b ut to n. [ IN DE X ]: ( ☞ P . 52). [ Re c Mo de ]: ( ☞ P . 65).[...]

84 4 EN Cha ngi ng t he USB cl as s [USB Set tin gs] A n Bes id es se t tin g to [ P C ] (Conn ec t to P C to tra ns fer f ile s) or [ AC Adap te r ] (Conne c t to AC ad apte r to rec har ge th e ba tt er y), yo u can s wi tch th e USB cla ss acco rdi ng to yo ur us ag e. T he [ P C Ca me ra ] se t tin g is als o in clu de d for w he n you w ant to[...]

85 4 EN Whe n [US B Cl as s] is s e le c te d: 6 Pr es s th e + or − bu t to n to ch an ge t he se tt in g. [ Sto rag e cl as s ]: Re cog niz ed as a n ex t ern al m emo r y de vi ce fro m th e PC . [ PC Ca me ra ]: Re cog niz ed as a P C ca mer a fr om t he PC . 7 Pr es s th e ` OK b ut to n to co mp le te t he se tt in g. 8 Pr es s th e ME N U [...]

86 4 EN Forma tt in g the r eco rd er [Form at] A n 1 S el ec t [ Fo rma t ] fr om t he m enu o n t he [ Dev ic e Me nu ]. • For d et ails o n ho w to ente r th e men u set t ing s, s ee “ Me nu s et t in g me th od ” ( ☞ P . 63). 2 Pr es s th e + bu tt on to s e le ct [ S ta r t ]. 3 Pr es s th e ` OK b ut to n. • Af te r [ Da ta w il l [...]

87 4 EN Note s • Neve r fo rma t the r eco rd er f rom a P C . • Whe n th e re cord er i s for mat te d, a ll th e save d dat a, i nclu di ng lo cke d f il es an d re ad - on ly f il es , are e ras ed . • Af te r for mat t ing , re cord ed v oic e f ile n ame s may st ar t f rom [ 0 0 01 ]. • For re tu rni ng th e se t tin gs fo r the f un [...]

88 5 EN Using the recorder on your PC Operating envir onment By b ei ng c onn e ct ed t o a PC , t he r ec or de r e nab l es yo u to d o th e fo ll owi ng : • Voice f il es r eco rde d on t he r eco rde r ca n be p laye d an d man age d on t he PC u sin g the “ Ol ym pus S on or it y ” (Opt ion al). • In ad di tio n to usi ng th e re cor d[...]

89 5 EN Operating environment Mac i nt os h Op er at in g Syst em : Mac OS X 10.4.1 1 - 10.6 CPU : PowerPC® G 5 or I ntel M ult ico re Pro ces so r 1.5 GHz o r ab ove R AM : 51 2 MB or m or e Ha rd d riv e sp ace : 30 0 MB or m or e Dr ive: CD- RO M, CD - R, C D - RW, DVD - RO M dri ve Br ows er : Macinto sh S afa ri 2 .0 or l ate r Di sp lay : 1 [...]

90 5 EN Connect ing to your PC 1 B oot t he P C . 2 Con ne c t th e USB c ab le t o th e USB p or t of t he PC . 3 Wh il e th e re co rde r is d ur ing s to p mod e or t urn ed o f f, con ne c t th e USB c ab le t o th e con ne c ti ng te rm ina l on t he b ot to m of t he re co rd er. • [ Re mo te (S to rag e) ] is disp laye d on t he rec ord er[...]

91 5 EN Connecting to your PC Wi nd ows 1 Cl ic k [ ] on the t as k bar l oc ate d at th e lowe r- ri ght c orn er o f th e sc re en . Cli ck [ Sa fe l y re move US B M as s Sto ra ge D evi ce ]. Di sco nnec ti ng fr om yo ur PC • Th e dri ve le t ter w ill d if f er d ep end in g on th e PC b ein g use d. • Whe n th e win dow i ndi ca tin g th[...]

9 2 5 EN Fol de r A Fol de r B Fol de r C Fol de r D Mus ic Rec or de r Win dow s Rem ova bl e Di sk Mac in tos h LS2 0M Fol de r E DCI M T r ansfer the voice f iles to your PC Th e 5 voi ce fol de rs o f thi s rec ord er a re na me d as [ Fo ld e r A ], [ Fo ld er B ] , [ Fo ld er C ] , [ Fo ld e r D ] and [ F ol de r E ] , and t he re cor de d vo[...]

9 3 5 EN Using Quick Time Using Quic k Time Y ou ca n tra ns fer t he vo ice f i les y ou re cor d an d mov ie f il es yo u sh oot w ith t he re cor de r to a PC , an d the n us e Qui ck T im e to pl ay the m. Pl ay th e vo ic e f il e 1 Con ne c t th e re cor de r to yo ur P C ( ☞ P . 9 0). 2 O pe n th e “Q uic k Ti me ” . • Th e cont rol [...]

94 5 EN Pl ay th e mo vi e f il e 1 Con ne c t th e re cor de r to yo ur P C ( ☞ P . 9 0). 2 O pe n th e “Q uic k Ti me ” . • Th e cont rol s cre e n of Qu ick T im e Playe r app ea rs . 3 S el ec t [ Op e n Fil e ] from t he [ Fil e ] me nu. • Th e [ Op en A Fi l e ] dial og b ox a pp ear s. 4 At t he d ial og s cr ee n, s et t he [ Fil [...]

95 5 EN Using as PC camera Using as PC camera On a PC r un nin g Wi ndo ws XP , Wi ndo ws V ist a, or W ind ows 7 , y ou ca n us e the r eco rde r as a P C cam er a. To Use th e Re co rd e r as a P C Ca me ra 1 I n th e re cor de r 's [ US B Se t t in gs ], s et [ US B Cla ss ] int o [ PC C am era ] ( ☞ P . 8 4). 2 Con ne c t th e re cor de [...]

96 6 EN Other i nformation Me ss age Me ani ng Ex pl an at ion Ac t io n [Ba tt e r y Low] Low b at te r y po wer. Bat te r y p owe r is ge t ti ng l ow. Cha rge t he b at te r y ( ☞ P .1 9, P . 20). I f you r un o ut o f bat te r y so on a f ter t he ch ar ge, t he bat te r y li fe h as en de d . Rep la ce wit h ne w bat te r y. [Fil e Pr ot ec [...]

97 6 EN Alarm message list Me ss age Me ani ng Ex pl an at ion Ac t io n [So me f il e s ca n' t be move d(c op ie d).] Fil e ca nno t be m ove d (cop ie d). A f ile w it h the s am e f il e na me ex is ts i n the d es ti nat ion f ol de r for a m ove (co py) o pe rat io n. Ple ase s el e ct a no the r f il e. [T hi s fi l e ca n’t b e di vi[...]

98 6 EN T r ouble shooting Symp tom Pro bab le c au se Act i on No th in g ap pe ar s on t h e display Th e bat t er y is n ot l oa de d pr op er ly. Chec k th e dir ec t ion o f th e bat t er y ( ☞ P .1 7). Bat te r y p owe r is ge t ti ng l ow. Cha rg e the b at te r y ( ☞ P . 1 9, P .2 0). Th e pow er i s of f. Turn t he p owe r on ( ☞ P .[...]

99 6 EN Troubleshooting Symp tom Pro bab le c au se Act i on Re co rd in g lev el t oo l ow Th e re cor din g le vel h as n ot b ee n adj us te d. Adj us t the r ec or din g le vel a nd th en t r y re cor din g on ce mo re ( ☞ P . 35, P . 65). Th e mic ro ph on e se nsi tiv it y i s too l ow. Se t [ Mi c Se ns e ] to [ Hi gh ] ( ☞ P .65). Th is[...]

1 00 6 EN Symp tom Pro bab le c au se Act i on Una b le t o se t in de x ma rk s Th e ma xim um n umb er o f ma rk s ha s be en rea ch ed . Era se u nne ce ssa r y ma rk s ( ☞ P . 52). Th e f ile i s lo cke d. Unl oc k the f i le ( ☞ P .72). Th e f ile i s re ad - on ly. Unl oc k the f i le o r ca nce l th e rea d - on ly se tt in g of th e f i[...]

1 01 6 EN Accessories (optional) Accessories ( optional) s 2- c ha nne l mi cr op ho ne (omni - di re c ti on al): M E30 W T wo ME3 0 mo nau ral m icr op ho nes co me i n a set w ith a m ini atu re tr ip od a nd a con ne c tio n ada pte r. Thes e are h igh ly s ens iti ve om ni - dir ec ti on al mi cro ph on es su pp or te d by p lug - in pow er wh[...]

1 02 6 EN Specif ic ations Ge ne ra l po i nt s 4 Re cor di ng fo rm at: Voice: L ine ar PC M (Pul se Co de Mo du lati on) MP3 (MPEG -1 Audio L aye r3) Mov ie: M OV (MPEG - 4 AVC/H . 264) 4 Re cor di ng me d ium : SD ca rd: 1 G B to 32 GB 4 No. o f ef f ec t ive p ixe ls : 2,930,0 0 0 pi xel s (1 6 :9) 2, 1 90, 00 0 p ixe ls (4:3) 4 Ima ge p ic ku [...]

1 03 6 EN Specifications MP3 f or mat [320 k bps 4 4 .1 kHz] 50 Hz to 20 k Hz [256 k b ps 4 4.1 kHz] 50 Hz t o 20 kH z [1 28 k b ps 4 4.1 kH z] 50 Hz t o 1 7 kHz Spec i fi c atio ns Gu id e to b at te r y l if e Th e fol low in g val ues a re s tri c tly r ef ere nce s. 4 Lit hi um i on ba tt er y : Voic e mo de B u il t- in s te re o mi cr op ho [...]

1 0 4 6 EN Not e • Bat te r y li fe is m eas ure d by O ly mpu s. I t var ie s gre atl y acco rdi ng to th e t yp e of b at te rie s use d an d th e con diti on s of us e. Gu id e to r ec or d in g ti me s Th e fol low in g val ues a re s tri c tly r ef ere nce s. 4 Lin ear P CM f orm at : Re co rd in g mo de SD c ar d 1 GB 2 G B 4 GB 8 G B 16 G [...]

1 05 6 EN Specifications 4 1 280 ×720 30 fp s: Sh oo ti ng mo de SD c ar d 1 GB 2 G B 4 GB 8 G B 16 G B 32 G B [96 k Hz /24 b it] 1 0m in. 2 0m in . 45min . 1h. 30m in. 3h. 6h. [88 . 2 kH z /24 bi t] 10mi n. 20 m in. 45 min . 1h. 30 m in. 3h. 6h. [48 k Hz /16 bit] 15min . 30 mi n. 1 h. 2h. 4h. 8h . [44 .1 kHz /16 bit] 1 5min . 3 0m in . 1h. 2h . [...]

1 06 6 EN Spe ci f ic atio ns a nd de sig n are s ubj ec t to chan ge w ith ou t not ice. Ma xi m um s ho ot in g t im e pe r f il e • Th e ma xim um si ze of a s ing le m ovi e f ile i s lim ite d to ap pro x. 4 G B. • Re gar dle ss of t he m emo r y re ma ini ng am ou nt, th e lo ng es t sou nd r eco rdi ng ti me p er f i le is r es tri c ted[...]

1 07 6 EN T echnical assistance and support Th e fol low in g are co nta c t inf or mati on f or te chn ic al su pp or t f or O ly mpu s re cor der s an d so f t war e on ly. s Techn ica l Ho tl in e Nu mb er i n th e U. S. a nd Ca nad a 1-88 8 -553- 4 4 4 8 s Us er S up po rt E - ma il ad dr es s in t he U. S . and C an ada dis tec @o ly mpu s. co[...]

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