Olympus 150 manual

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    DIGIT AL VOICE RECORDER DS - 1 5 0 Operation Manual E1-2594-01 To avoid problems during recording, always do a test recording first. OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO.,LTD. San-Ei Building, 22-2, Nishi Shinjuku 1-chome, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan. Tel. 03-3340-2211 OLYMPUS AMERICA INC. Two Corporate Center Drive, Melville, NY 11747-3157, U.S.A. Tel. 516-844-5000/1[...]

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    2 3 FOR SAFE AND CORRECT USAGE Thank you for purchasing the Olympus Digital Voice Recorder DS-150. Before using your new recorder, read this manual carefully to ensure that you know how to operate it safely and correctly. Keep this manual in an easily accessible location for future reference. • The following symbols indicate important safety rela[...]

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    5 4 Warning Do not use the AC adapter in the vicinity of flammable gas (including gasoline, benzine and lacquer thinner). Doing so could result in an explosion, fire or electric shock. Warning If the internal parts of the AC adapter are exposed because it has been dropped or otherwise damaged: 1 do not touch any of the exposed parts; 2 immediately [...]

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    7 6 CONTENTS PRODUCT OVERVIEW MAIN FEATURES ccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccc 8 GENERAL PRECAUTIONS ccccccccccccccccccccccccccccc 9 BEFORE RECORDING NAMES OF PARTS cccccccccccccccccccccccccccccccc 10 LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY (LCD) PANEL cccccccccccccccccccccc 11 INSTALLING THE BATTERIES ccccccccccccccccccccccccccc 11 REPLACING THE BATTERIES ccccccccc[...]

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    9 8 PRODUCT OVER VIEW MAIN FEA TURES This recorder has the following features. X This digital voice recorder converts voice to digital data, applies high-efficiency compression, and records the compressed data in flash memory. X Two recording modes can be selected; the standard play (SP) mode allows recording of about 75 minutes (1 message continuo[...]

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    11 10 BEFORE RECORDING NAMES OF P ARTS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 J K L M N O P Q R S T 1 REC (Record) button 2 INDEX/FOLDER button 3 LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) panel 4 ERASE button 5 Indicator LED 6 Microphone 7 EAR (Earphone) jack 8 MIC (Microphone) jack 9 SP DICT button J MENU switch, up/down control K Play ( ) button L Fast Reverse ( ) button M Fast F[...]

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    13 12 REPLACING THE BA TTERIES When starts blinking on the LCD panel, replace the batteries as soon as possible. If [BATT] and light on the LCD panel, operation will stop. Replace the batteries immediately. If the recorder does not function normally after the batteries have been replaced, see “RESET” on page 32. USING THE AC ADAPTER Plug the op[...]

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    15 14 Follow the procedure below to set the user ID number: MENU ERASE SP DICT ERASE SP DICT INDEX/ FOLDER MENU ERASE SP DICT INDEX/ FOLDER MENU 1 2 3 4 1 In the Stop mode, press and hold the MENU switch J for at least 2 seconds. The menu will be dis- played on the LCD panel 3 . 2 twice the MENU switch's up/down control in the down direction t[...]

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    17 16 RECORD P AUSE 1 2 3 1 To pause recording, press the REC button once. 2 Recording is temporarily interrupted. The LCD panel and LED blink for as long as the unit is in the Record-Pause mode. 3 To resume recording, press the REC button again. 4 Pressing the STOP button during Record-Pause ends the current recording session and engages the Stop [...]

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    19 18 F AST PLA YBACK 1 Press and hold the Play button K during playback for more than a second to activate fast playback at 1.5 times normal playback. 2 Press and hold the Play button during playback for more than a second to return to normal play- back speed. F AST FORW ARD 1 Press the Fast-Forward button M in the Stop mode to fast-forward throug[...]

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    21 20 Non-recorded section REVERSE SKIP 1 Press the Fast Reverse button during fast reversing to skip to the beginning of the current mes- sage. 2 If the Fast Reverse button is pressed again within 2 seconds of a reverse skip, the recorder will skip to the beginning of the previous message and stop. X Reverse skip can also be initiated in the Stop [...]

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    23 22 ERASE SP DICT INDEX/ MENU ERASE SP DICT INDEX/ MENU 234 2. ERASE ALL (ERASURE OF ALL MESSAGES IN A FOLDER) 1 In the Stop mode, select the folder to be erased by pressing the INDEX/FOLDER button. 2 Press the MENU switch once (for less than 2 seconds), then press the Up/Down control until ERASE ALL is displayed (the word [ALL] will be blinking)[...]

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    25 24 RECORDING INDEX SIGNALS You can record index signals at important points during recording for instant access to those points during playback. 1 Press the Index button during recording or Record-Pause. [INDX] is displayed on the LCD panel for 2 seconds together with the total number of index signals recorded. 2 The LED blinks during index sign[...]

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    27 26 ERASE SP DICT REC STOP INDEX/ FOLDER MENU ERASE SP DICT REC STOP INDEX/ FOLDER MENU ERASE SP DICT REC STOP INDEX/ FOLDER MENU 345 3. PARTIAL ERASURE 1 Stop playback at the start of the section you want to erase. 2 In the Stop mode, press the MENU switch once (for less than 2 seconds) to display the menu on the LCD panel (the first menu displa[...]

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    29 28 MENU OPERA TION When the MENU switch is pressed (for less than 2 seconds), the LCD panel displays the first menu. (In the first menu the LCD panel initially displays [R-TIME] and [SP] or [LP] as described in "1. Recording mode".) Using the Up/Down control on the MENU switch allows you to change the settings of "2 Microphone Sen[...]

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    31 30 u Second menu 1.Alarm setting (ON/OFF) : See page 28. 2. Time/date setting : See page 13. 3. ID number setting : See page 14. 4. Formatting Under normal use, it is not usually necessary to format the built-in flash memory since it is format- ted before shipment from the factory. To restore the memory to its original condition, follow the proc[...]

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    33 32 DICT A TION MODE BUTTON For optimum results in voice recognition and voice-text conver- sion, press the DICTATION MODE button 9 . All settings are automatically adjusted to ensure best results. • Recording mode setting: Standard Play (SP) mode • Microphone sensitivity setting: Dictation (DICT) mode • Alarm setting: The alarms are set to[...]

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    35 34 ACCESSORIES (OPTIONAL) • AC adapter (A321: US and Canada, A322: Europe (except U.K.)) • PC data transfer kit • USB-compatible PC transfer adapter (RA5) • Noise canceling external microphone (ME12) SPECIFICA TIONS Recording format Digital recording in accordance with IVA digital speech standard Recording medium Built-in flash memory Sp[...]