Olympus VN-702PC manual

Re gis ter yo ur p rod uc t on www. ol ymp us -co ns um er .c om / reg ist er and g et a ddi tio nal b en ef i ts f rom O ly mp us! DET AILED INSTRUCTIONS DIGIT AL VOICE RECORDER EN Thank you for purchasing an Olympus Digital V oice Recorder . Please read these instructions for information about using the product correctly and safely . Keep the ins[...]

2 EN • Th e conte nts o f this d oc ume nt may b e cha nge d in th e fu ture w ith ou t adv anc ed no tice . Cont ac t ou r Custo mer S upp or t Ce nter f or th e lates t in for mati on re lat ing to p rod uc t na mes and m od el nu mb er s. • Th e illu st rati on o f the s cre en an d the r eco rde r sho wn in t his ma nua l may di f fe r fro [...]

3 EN Introduction T ab le o f con tent s .............................. 3 Sa fet y p rec au ti ons ............................ 4 Cau tio n fo r us age e nvi ron ment ..................... 4 Hand lin g the r eco rd er .................................... 5 Bat t er y han dli ng pr ec aut io ns ........................ 6 1 Get ting starte d Mai n fe[...]

4 EN Safet y precautions Be fo re u sin g you r ne w re co rd er, rea d th is man ua l ca re fu ll y to en su re t ha t you k now how t o op era te i t sa fe ly a nd co rr ec t ly. Kee p th is m an ual i n an e as il y acc es si bl e location for future reference. • Th e war nin g sy mb ols i ndi cate i mp or ta nt saf et y re late d inf orm atio[...]

5 EN Safety pre cautions War nin g re ga rd in g dat a lo ss: • Re cord ed co ntent i n mem or y m ay be d est roye d or e ras ed by o pe ra ting mis ta kes, u nit m al fun c tio n, o r dur ing rep air w ork . It i s reco mm end ed to b ack up an d save im po r ta nt conte nt to oth er me dia su ch as a co mpu ter h ard di sk . • Any li abi lit[...]

6 EN Battery handling precautions Fol low t he se i mp or t ant g ui de li ne s to pr eve nt ba t ter ie s fr om l ea ki ng , over heating, burning, exploding, or cau si ng e le c tr ic al s hoc k s or b ur ns . f Da nge r: • Batteries should never be e xposed to flame, heated , short- circuited or disassembled. • Never heat or inciner ate batt[...]

7 1 EN Mai n fe atu re s Main features s Sup po r ts a w ide r ang e of re cor di ng fo rma ts . Can h and le th e MP3 fo rm at* (M PEG -1 / MPE G - 2 Audi o Laye r 3) and t he Wi ndow s Me dia Au di o (WM A) fo rmat ( ☞ P. 2 9 ) . * VN -70 2PC o nly. s Sup po r ts h igh c ap aci t y re cor di ng me dia . Be si de s th e int ern al me mor y, you [...]

8 1 EN 3 7 6 5 4 - ) ( = q * & ^ $ # 8 9 0 ! @ % 1 2 Identification of parts Identification of par ts 1 Built-in mic rophone 2 MIC (M ic ro ph one) j ac k 3 EAR (Ear pho ne) jac k 4 CALEND AR/S CENE but ton *1 SCE NE button *2 5 Card co ver *1 6 LED i nd ic ator l ig ht 7 Built-in speaker 8 + button 9 REC ( s ) (Record) button 0 9 but ton ! FO [...]

9 1 EN 3 4 5 9 7 16 8 2 6 3 9 5 @ 4 8 0 7 1 ! 2 Ide ntification of parts Identification of parts Dis pl ay (LCD pan el) Th e disp laye d cha rac te r siz e on th e scr een c an b e cha nge d. S ee “ [ Fon t Si ze ]” ( ☞ P. 3 3 ) . 1 Curr ent f il e nu mbe r/ T o ta l num be r of r eco rd ed f il es i n th e folder 2 Re cor di ng me di a in di[...]

10 1 EN Power s up pl y 2 I ns er t t he ba tt eri es , ob se r vin g th e cor re ct = and - polarities. 3 C los e th e bat te r y cove r com pl ete ly by s li di ng to t he dir ec t io n A . Inse r ting batte rie s 1 L igh tl y pr ess d own o n th e arr ow and s li de t he b att er y c over o pe n. Notes • Whe n cha ngi ng th e bat te ri es, u s[...]

11 1 EN C A B Pow er s up pl y/ HO LD Power su pp l y Turni ng on /of f the p ower Tur ni ng o n th e po wer W hil e th e re co rde r is t ur ne d of f, sl ide t he POWER / HOLD sw itc h to th e dir ec t io n of t he ar row. Tur ni ng o f f th e po wer S lid e t he POWER / HOLD swi tc h to th e dir ec t io n of t he ar row, an d hol d it fo r 0. 5 [...]

12 1 EN Se tt in g ti me a nd d ate If yo u se t the ti me an d date b ef ore han d, the i nfo rma tio n whe n the f i le is r eco rde d is auto mati cal ly s tore d fo r each f i le. S et tin g the ti me a nd date b e for eha nd en abl es e asie r f ile m ana ge ment . Whe n yo u ins ta ll b at te ri es f or t he fi rs t ti me o r ea ch t im e you[...]

13 1 EN Ins e rt i ng an d ej ec t in g a mi c roS D ca rd Th e “microS D” in dic ate d in the i nst ruc t ion manu al re fe rs to b oth mi croSD a nd mic roSDH C. W ith t his re cor der, be sid es th e inter nal m em or y, you ca n sto re th e dat a into comm erci all y avai lab le m icroS D car d. In ser t ing a m ic roSD c ar d 1 W hi le t h[...]

14 1 EN Ins e rt i ng an d ej ec t in g a mi c roS D ca rd Inse r tin g and e jec t ing a m ic roSD c ar d • Th e micr oSD ca rd is v isib ly o ut of t he slo t and c an b e rem oved s afe ly. • If yo u eje c t the m icr oSD car d whe n [ Memory Selec t ] is s et to [ mi cr oS D c ar d ] , it wi ll b e auto mati call y cha nge d to [ Internal m[...]

15 1 EN Se le c ti ng t he f ol de rs a nd f i le s a b c a b Selec ting the folder s and fi les The r eco rde r prov ide s fi ve fo lde rs , [ & ], [ ' ], [ ( ], [ ) ] and [ * ]. Ea ch fo lde r ca n sto re up to 200 f i les . 1 W hi le t he re co rde r is i n st op mod e, p re ss t he FOLD ER / IN DE X button. • Th e fol de r chan ge s [...]

2 16 EN a b c d Recording 1 S el ec t t he r eco rd ing f ol de r ( ☞ P. 1 5 ) . 2 P res s th e REC ( s ) b ut to n to s tar t recording. • T urn t he mi cro ph one i n the d ire c tio n of th e sou rce to be r eco rde d. Be for e sta r tin g re cord ing , sel ec t a f old er among [ & ] to [ * ]. T hes e f ive f old er s can b e sel ec t i[...]

2 17 EN Recording Rec ording • Th e reco rde r wil l sto p if l ef t o n pau se fo r mor e than 6 0 minu tes. 4 Resum e Rec or din g: Pr es s th e REC ( s ) b ut to n aga in . • Re cord ing w ill r esum e at th e po int of interruption. To qui c kl y c he c k on t he r ec or de d co nt en ts W hil e th e re cor de r is i n re cor di ng mod e, p[...]

2 18 EN Recording Recording Recording from ex ternal microphone or other devices The e x ter nal m icro ph one a nd oth er d evi ces can b e con nec te d an d the s oun d can b e recorded. • Do no t plu g an d unp lug d evi ces into t he reco rde r ’s jack whi le i t is reco rdi ng . Co nne c t an e x ter nal m ic ro pho ne t o th e MIC j ack o[...]

19 3 EN b a c Playbac k Play bac k 3 P res s th e + or − b ut to n to ad jus t to a co mf or ta bl e lis te nin g vol ume . Notes • T o avoid i rri tat ion to t he ea r, inser t the e arp hon es af ter tu rni ng do wn th e volum e leve l. • Whe n you l is ten wi th th e ear ph one s dur ing p lay bac k , do no t rai se th e volu me too m uch [...]

20 3 EN Playbac k Playba ck W hil e th e re cor de r is i n sto p mo de or p layb ack m od e, p res s th e 9 button. • Th e reco rde r sk ips to t he be gi nni ng of the n ex t f i le. W hil e th e re cor de r is i n pl ayba ck mod e, p re ss t he 0 bu t ton . • Th e reco rde r sk ips to t he be gi nni ng of the c urr ent f il e. W hil e th e r[...]

21 3 EN Pla yback Playba ck Notes • Whe n you at te mpt to s ki p to the be gin nin g of a f il e dur in g play ba ck , the reco rde r wi ll st ar t p layb ack f ro m the ind ex m ark o r temp m ark i f thos e are reco rde d. You wil l sk ip to th e be gin nin g of th e f ile , if yo u pe r for m the o p era tio n whi le in s top m od e ( ☞ P. [...]

22 3 EN Playba ck Playbac k S et tin g an in dex m ark o r a temp mark If in de x mar k s and te mp ma rk s ar e pla ced , you c an qu ick ly f i nd a lo ca tio n you w ant to lis ten to i n fas t fo rw ard a nd f ast r ewi nd an d whe n cui ng a f il e. In de x mar k s ca nno t be pla ced o n f ile s crea ted o n mach ine s oth er than t his re co[...]

23 3 EN Playba ck Pla yback 1 S el ec t a f il e in wh ic h in dex o r tem p ma rk s you w ish t o er ase a re contained. 2 P res s th e 9 or 0 bu t ton t o se le ct t he i nd ex or t em p mar k to erase. Cl ea ri n g an i nd ex m ar k or a t em p ma rk 3 W hi le t he in de x or te mp n umb er is di sp laye d for a pp roxi mat el y 2 se con ds on t[...]

24 3 EN Playba ck Playbac k • Y ou c an fa st f or wa rd, r ewi nd, o r change playback spe ed as you can operate in normal mode while [ w ] is f las hin g to f ind t he en d po siti on ( ☞ P. 2 1 ) . • Whe n it re ach es th e en d of th e f ile while [ w ] is f l ashi ng , po int [ x ] be com es the e nd o f the f i le, a nd rep eat p lay ba[...]

25 3 EN Era sing Erasing A se lec te d f il e ca n be e ras ed f rom a f ol der. Als o, all f i les i n a fol de r ca n be e ras ed simultaneously. • If an a c tio n is no t se le ct ed wi thi n 8 se cond s, th e reco rde r wil l retu rn to stop mode. 4 P res s th e ` OK b ut to n. 5 P res s th e + bu t ton t o se le ct [ St ar t ]. 6 P res s th [...]

26 4 EN Menu setting m ethod Menu setting method Item s in me nus a re cate go riz ed s o that yo u can q uic kl y se t a des ire d ite m. You can s et eac h men u ite m as fo llow s. 2 P res s th e + or − b ut to n to m ove to t he it em yo u want t o se t. 1 P res s th e MENU b ut to n. 3 P res s th e ` OK b ut to n to m ove th e cur so r to t [...]

27 4 EN Menu setting method Menu setting m ethod 7 P res s th e ` OK b ut to n to com pl ete t he s et t ing . • Press ing th e 0 button without pre ssin g the ` OK button will cancel the s et ti ngs an d re tur n you to th e pre vio us sc ree n. 8 P res s th e STO P ( 4 ) b ut to n to cl ose t he m en u scr ee n. • Whe n in th e me nu sc ree n[...]

28 4 EN Menu setting method Menu setting m ethod F i l e M e n u F i l e L o c k Loc ki ng a f il e keep s imp or t ant d ata f rom be ing a ccid ent al ly er ase d. L ock ed f il es ar e not e ras ed w hen y ou se le c t to era se al l f ile s fro m a fo lde r ( ☞ P. 2 5 ) . 1 S el ec t t he f il e you wa nt to l oc k. 2 Selec t [ Fil e Lo c k ][...]

29 4 EN Menu setting method Menu setting m ethod R e c M e n u Rec Le ve l Re cord ing s ensi tiv it y is a djus ta bl e to me et reco rding needs. 1 Selec t [ Rec Level ] f ro m th e me nu on t he [ Re c Me n u ]. [ High ]: Hig h reco rdi ng s ensi tiv it y su it abl e for conf ere nces w ith ma ny pa rt ici pant s and r eco rdin g aud io at a d i[...]

30 4 EN Menu setting method Menu setting m ethod V C V A Whe n th e micr op hon e se nse s that sou nds h ave rea che d a pre se t thre sho ld volu me le vel, th e bu ilt-i n Varia bl e Contr ol Voice Ac tuat or ( VC VA) star t s reco rdi ng auto mati cal ly, and sto ps wh en th e volu me dro ps be low t he th resh ol d leve l. T he VC VA feature e[...]

31 4 EN Menu setting method Menu setting m ethod a Rec Sc ene A reco rdi ng s et tin g ca n be se le c ted fro m amo ng th e [ Memo ], [ Meeting ], [ Conference ] or [ DNS ] tem pla tes to sui t the reco rdi ng s cene o r sit uati on . Y ou c an al so save a re cor din g set ti ng o f your c hoi ce. 1 Selec t [ Rec Scene ] fro m th e me nu on t he [...]

32 4 EN Menu setting method Menu setting m ethod P l a y M e n u V o i c e F i l t e r The r eco rde r has a Voice Fi lter Fu nc tio n to cut l ow and h igh f re que nc y ton es du rin g nor mal , fa st, o r sl ow pl ayb ack , an d en abl e cle ar au dio p lay bac k. 1 Selec t [ Voi ce Fi l te r ] fro m t he me nu on t he [ Play Me nu ]. [ O n ]: E[...]

33 4 EN Menu setting m ethod Menu setting method LC D/Sound Menu F o n t S i z e Changing the displayed character size on the display . 1 Selec t [ Font Siz e ] fr om t he me nu on the [ LC D/Sou nd Men u ]. [ Large ]: T ex t is d isp laye d in la rge ch ara c ter s. [ Small ]: T ex t is d isp laye d in sma ll ch ara cte rs . N o t e • Whe n the [...]

34 4 EN Menu setting method Menu setting m ethod D e v i c e M e n u M e m o r y S e l e c t For V N -7 02P C: Whe n a mic roSD c ard is i nse r ted y ou ca n sel ec t to re cord to e ith er th e inter nal mem or y o r to the m icroS D car d ( ☞ P. 1 3 ) . 1 Selec t [ Memory Select ] fr om t he me nu on t he [ Device Me nu ]. [ Internal memor y ][...]

35 4 EN Menu setting m ethod Menu setting method Menu settings after resetting (ini ti al s et ti ng s): 4 R ec M en u : [ Rec Level ] [ High ] [ Rec Mo de ] *1 [ MP3 ] [ 192 k bp s ] [ Rec Mo de ] *2 [ 32 kb ps ] [ L ow Cu t Fil te r ] [ Off ] [ VCVA ] [ Off ] [ Rec Scene ] [ Off ] 4 P lay Me nu : [ V oice Filter ] *1 [ Off ] [ Play Mo de ] [ Play[...]

36 4 EN Menu setting method Menu setting m ethod Notes • Neve r for mat th e re cord er f rom a PC . • Whe n the r eco rde r is for mat te d, al l the save d dat a, in clu din g lo cke d fi le s and rea d- o nly f i le s, ar e era se d. • Rep la ce the b at te r y wit h a new o ne in ord er to e nsure t hat th e bat te r y wi ll no t run o ut[...]

37 5 EN Usi ng t he r ec or de r on yo ur P C Apa r t fro m usi ng th is uni t as a re cord er, you can u se it a s an ex te rna l mem or y f or yo ur comp ute r, as a stora ge d evi ce. • Th e fi le s reco rde d by th is re cord er ca n be p laye d bac k on yo ur com put er usi ng Win dow s Me dia Pl ayer. Y o u ca n als o tra nsf er th e WMA f [...]

38 5 EN Usin g the r eco rde r on you r PC Usi ng t he r ec or de r on yo ur P C Macintosh : Whe n you co nne c t the r ecor der to Mac O S, it w ill b e re cogn ize d by th e dri ve nam e of th e pr odu c t nam e on th e des k top. I f a micr oSD ca rd is ins er te d, [ Unt itled ] w ill b e di spl ayed . Notes • Re fer to th e us er ’s manua [...]

39 6 EN T roubleshooting/ Accessories ( optional) Tr o u b l e s h o o t i n g Accessories ( optional) Accesso ri es exc lusi ve to the O ly mpu s voice reco rde r ca n be p urch ase d dir ec tl y fro m Onl ine S hop o n ou r comp any ’s webs ite. Sal es of a ccess ori es ar e dif fer ent acco rdi ng to the co untr y. Q -1 N ot hi ng ha pp en s w[...]

40 6 EN Specific ations Specif ic ations Ge ne ra l p oi nt s 4 Re cor di ng f or mat : MP3 (MPEG -1 Audi o Laye r3) * WMA (Windows Media A udio) * VN -70 2PC o nly 4 Sampling frequenc y: MP3 f or mat * 19 2 k bp s 44 .1 k Hz 1 28 k bp s 4 4.1 k Hz 48 kb ps 44 .1 k Hz WMA format 32 kb ps 4 4.1 k Hz 16 k bp s 22 k Hz 5 k bps 8 k Hz * VN -70 2PC o nl[...]

41 6 EN Specific ations Specific ations Gu i de to b at te r y li fe Th e fol low ing v alu es ar e st ric tl y re fer ence s. 4 Alkaline batte ries: Re co rd in g m od e Built-in microphone (During recording mode) Built-in speakers (Du ri ng p lay ba ck mode) Earphone (Du ri ng p lay bac k mode) MP3 format * 19 2 kbps 53 h. 20 h. 60 h. WMA for mat[...]

42 6 EN Specific ations Specific ations Gu i de to r ec or d in g ti me s Th e fol low ing v alu es ar e st ric tl y re fer ence s. 4 MP3 forma t*1: Recording mode Internal memory mi cr oSD c ar d*1 VN-7 02PC (2 GB) 2 GB 4 GB 8 GB 1 6 GB 1 92 kbps 22 h. 22 h. 4 4 h. 89 h. 17 8 h. 12 8 kbps 33 h. 30 min. 33 h. 66 h. 1 33 h. 268 h. 4 8 kbps 89 h. 30 [...]

43 6 EN Specific ations Specific ations Spe ci f ica tio ns and d esi gn ar e subj ec t to ch ang e wit hou t not ice. Ma x im um r ec or d in g ti me p er f i le • Th e max imu m ca pac it y fo r a sin gl e f ile i s limi ted to a ppr ox. 4 G B for WM A an d MP3. • Re gar dle ss of t he me mo r y rem ain ing amo unt , the l ong es t so und re [...]

44 6 EN Techn ic a l as si st an ce a nd s up po r t Th e fol lowi ng a re cont ac t in for mat ion f or te chni cal s upp or t f or O ly mpu s reco rde rs a nd sof t w are o nl y. s T e c hni ca l Hot l ine N um be r in t he U. S . an d Can ada 1 -888 -5 53-4 448 s Use r Su pp or t E- m ail a dd re ss in t he U. S . an d Can ad a distec@olympus.co[...]

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