Olympus WS-300M, Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...lease read these instructions for information about using the product correctly and safely Keep the instructions handy for future reference To ensure successful recordings we recommend that you test t...

Page 2: ...Microphone Sensitivity Mic Sense 21 Recording from External Microphone or Other Devices 22 Playing 24 Continuous Playback All Play 28 Repeat Playback 29 Auto Backspace Review Back Space 31 Index Mark...

Page 3: ...mon to the Voice Recorder and Music Player Erasing 70 Hold 73 Menu Setting Method 74 System Sounds Beep 76 Backlight Backlight 77 LCD Contrast Adjustment Contrast 78 Formatting the Recorder Format 79...

Page 4: ...such as inside a closed automobile under direct sunlight or on the beach in the summer Do not store the recorder in places exposed to excessive moisture or dust Do not use organic solvents such as alc...

Page 5: ...rmal noise heat smoke or a burning odor 1 remove the battery immediately while being careful not to be injured 2 call your dealer or local Olympus representative for service Do not operate the unit wh...

Page 6: ...P mode 69 hours 30 minutes LP mode 138 hours 15 minutes WS 300M 256 MB 1 ST HQ mode 8 hours 45 minutes HQ mode 17 hours 30 minutes SP mode 34 hours 35 minutes LP mode 68 hours 45 minutes This product...

Page 7: ...settings P 63 1 Available recording time may be shorter if many short recordings are made The displayed available recording time and recorded time are approximate indications 2 For WMA files these fu...

Page 8: ...on 0 9 button VOL button FOLDER INDEX button ERASE button OK button 0 button Display LCD panel Built in stereo microphone L Record Play indicator light Strap hole USB access indicator light HOLD switc...

Page 9: ...number of recorded files in the folder Identification of Parts Display LCD Panel VOICE mode display MUSIC mode display The display appears when recording The display appears when indicating a file 0 C...

Page 10: ...the recorder before replacing the battery Unloading the battery while the recorder is in use may corrupt the file If you are recording into a file and the battery runs out you will lose your currently...

Page 11: ...switch Turning Off the Power Move the HOLD switch to the HOLD position while the recorder is not in operation After Hold is displayed flashing for 2 seconds the display will turn off Turning On the Po...

Page 12: ...ow the same steps by pressing the 9 or 0 button to select the next item and press the or button to set 3Press the OK button to complete the setup screen The clock will start from the set date and time...

Page 13: ...8 75 regarding the sub menu 2Press the OK or 9 button The Time Date screen appears The hour indicator flashes indicating the start of the Time Date setup process Follow the same steps starting at step...

Page 14: ...Using the mode switch choose between VOICE and MUSIC option VOICE For recording or playing back voice files MUSIC For listening to music files Set the mode switch to VOICE before operating the record...

Page 15: ...folder a Current folder b Current file number c Total number of recorded files in the folder 2Press the REC button to start recording The record play indicator light glows red Turn the built in stereo...

Page 16: ...tor light starts flashing in red When the recording time is decreasing to 30 or 10 seconds the light flashes faster Memory Full or Folder Full will be displayed when the memory or folder capacity is f...

Page 17: ...usted by pressing the VOL or VOL button Connect the earphone to the EAR jack on the recorder After recording is started you can hear the sound being recorded through the earphone If the earphone is co...

Page 18: ...the OK or 0 button to complete the setup screen 6Press the STOP or 0 button to close the menu When On is selected a VCVA indication will be displayed on the screen a VCVA Variable Control Voice Actuat...

Page 19: ...nsitive 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 a Level meter v...

Page 20: ...button for 1 second or longer Rec Mode will be displayed on the screen P 38 74 2Press the OK or 9 button The recording mode setup process begins 3Press the or button to choose from ST HQ HQ SP and LP...

Page 21: ...e Microphone Sensitivity Mic Sense 1Press and hold the OK button for 1 second or longer The menu opens P 38 74 2Press the or button to choose Mic Sense 3Press the OK or 9 button The microphone sensiti...

Page 22: ...phone is used to record your own voice while minimizing surrounding noise and suits for voice recognition Tie clip microphone ME15 monaural Small concealing microphone with a tie clip Telephone pickup...

Page 23: ...the sound will be recorded only in the L channel Recording from External Microphone or Other Devices Recording the Sound of This Recorder with Other Devices The sound of this recorder can be recorded...

Page 24: ...light glows green a Play position bar indicator b Current playback time c Total recording time of the file being played 4Press the or button to select the proper sound volume The display shows the vo...

Page 25: ...e or when it reaches to the end of the file If you press the STOP button once and start playback again the recorder will play back files in normal speed as well During fast playback slow playback it w...

Page 26: ...f the File Press the 9 button during playback slow playback or fast playback The next file is cued and playback starts at the original speed Press the 0 button during playback slow playback or fast pl...

Page 27: ...order will start fast rewind from the end of the last file and start playback from the point the button is released If you press the 9 button the recorder will skip to the starting position of the hea...

Page 28: ...or button to choose between On and Off On Continuous playback Off Returns to playback with stop between single files 4Press the OK or 0 button to complete the setup screen 5Press the STOP button to c...

Page 29: ...Repeat Playback End will flash on the display Even while Start and End are flashing changing the playback speed P 25 fast forward and rewind P 25 can be executed the same as during normal playback and...

Page 30: ...button Pressing the STOP button will release repeat playback and stop playback Press the 9 button Pressing the 9 button will release repeat playback and fast forward and cue to the beginning of the ne...

Page 31: ...up screen 5Press the STOP button to close the menu 6Press the 0 button while the file is being replayed Playback starts at the set point of seconds before Auto Backspace Review Back Space Auto Backspa...

Page 32: ...laying a file The recorder stops for 1 second when it reaches the index mark Clearing an Index Mark 3Locate the index mark you want to clear 4Press the ERASE button while the index number appears for...

Page 33: ...l to appear on the display Index marks cannot be set or cleared in a locked file P 34 The index marks can only be placed in WMA files recorded with OLYMPUS recorder If the 0 button is pressed in the s...

Page 34: ...the OK or 9 button Lock will be displayed on the screen 6Press the OK or 9 button The file locking setup process begins 7Press the or button to choose between On and Off On Locks the file and prevents...

Page 35: ...35 2 Locking Files Lock 9 8 8Press the OK or 0 button to complete the setup screen 9Press the STOP button to close the menu a Erase lock indicator...

Page 36: ...me that the file was recorded While in Stop Mode 1 Memory remaining Remaining time indicator Displays the remaining time available for recording with the numbers and remaining memory E F bar 2 Memory...

Page 37: ...e monaural recording mode While in Recording in VCVA Mode 1 VCVA recording level meter Count up indicator Displays the audio input level and start level with the meter at the bottom remaining memory w...

Page 38: ...leave it idle for 3 minutes during a menu setup operation when a selected item is not applied Press and hold the OK button for 1 second or longer Selection from ST HQ HQ SP and LP modes Mic sense set...

Page 39: ...between On locked and Off unlocked Back space setting Selection from Off 1 Sec and 2 Sec Continuous playback setting Selection between On enabled and Off disabled Time Date setting Recorder formattin...

Page 40: ...n 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 re...

Page 41: ...icrophone and earphone when you connect the recorder to a PC Saving Files in Your PC Operating Environment PC IBM PC AT compatible PC Operating System Microsoft Windows Me 2000 Professional XP Profess...

Page 42: ...rder will appear as a removable disk 4Transfer the audio files to your computer The 5 folders of this recorder are displayed as DSS_FLDA DSS_FLDB DSS_FLDC DSS_FLDD and DSS_FLDE and the recorded voice...

Page 43: ...ardware window appears click OK 3Make sure that the display is turned off disconnect the USB Notes NEVER disconnect the USB while the record play indicator light and USB access indicator light are fla...

Page 44: ...t the copyright holder s permission may not be reproduced distributed publicized re publicized on the Internet or converted into WMA or MP3 files for the purpose of commercial business or sale A WMA f...

Page 45: ...nnel button 3 Seek slider 4 Rewind button 5 Play button 6 Stop button 7 Previous button 8 Next button 9 Mute button 0 Volume slider Shuffle Repeat button Fast Forward button Window Names Window Names...

Page 46: ...45 67 8 9 1 Features taskbar 2 Seek slider 3 Rewind button 4 Play button 5 Stop button 6 Previous button 7 Next button 8 Mute button 9 Volume slider 0 Quick Access box Fast Forward button Window Name...

Page 47: ...rom CD menu 3Click the View Album Info If Internet connectivity is available CD information is searched 4Put a check mark on the music file that you want to copy 5Click the Rip Music For Windows Media...

Page 48: ...e corresponding to the recorder The recorder is recognized as a Removable Disk 5Click on the upper right corner and set the synchronization options Click on the Create folder hierarchy on device to ch...

Page 49: ...st playback slow playback and previous playback Windows Media Player 9 1Connect the recorder to a PC and start Windows Media Player 2From the Features taskbar click the Copy to CD or Device menu 3Sele...

Page 50: ...online help of Windows Media Player for details If the music files are transferred to the recorder until it reaches to the maximum memory the message Cannot make the system file Connect to PC and del...

Page 51: ...age the multiple albums with the same artist name Up to 199 files can be saved in each folder Notes Up to 128 folders including Root and Music folders can be operated on this recorder When using Windo...

Page 52: ...not be displayed File Folder Upper selected folder Title name of the file Artist Selecting Music folder Selecting SONG A file or button Moves the cursor up and down 9 or OK button Opens the selected f...

Page 53: ...ursor on the file you want to play or change to the file display If you press and hold the 9 or 0 button in the file display the files within the current folder are cued continuously a File being sele...

Page 54: ...n of the head file and stops If you select All in Play Mode P 58 all the files in this recorder can be played continuously Notes The proper bit rate for playback on the recorder is 5 kbps to 256 kbps...

Page 55: ...Mode P 58 While Random P 60 is set to On it continues fast forwarding of files randomly Rewind Press and hold the 0 button while playing a file When you release the 0 button the recorder will resume...

Page 56: ...ck and starts playing it Press the 0 button 2 times during playback The previous file is cued and playback starts at the original speed If Random is On the files will be cued randomly Skip a Music Fil...

Page 57: ...continuing playback and set the following relating playback For how to set each menu see the reference pages During the setting if you press the PLAY button or there is no operation made for 8 second...

Page 58: ...omplete the setup screen If you select All ALL will appear on the display a Play mode indicator 5Press the STOP or 0 button to close the menu Selecting Play Mode Play Mode You can set 2 kinds of play...

Page 59: ...ats playback of the selected one file 5Press the OK or 0 button to complete the setup screen An icon appears on the display according to the setting a Repeat playback indicator 6Press the STOP or 0 bu...

Page 60: ...An icon appears on the display according to the setting a Random playback indicator 6Press the STOP or 0 button to close the menu You can set the random playback of the music files within the range s...

Page 61: ...SRS 3D Increases the sound expansion effect and sound clarity Bass effect TruBass Enriches the low sounds 1Press and hold the OK button for 1 second or longer The menu opens P 68 74 2Press the or butt...

Page 62: ...ess the STOP button to close the menu a WOW indicator Notes If no operation is made for 3 minutes during the setting it will return to the stop status Both the surround effect and bass effect are Off...

Page 63: ...9 button The equalizer setup process begins 4Press the or button to select the desired equalizer characteristics If you select User repeat the procedures from step 5 in P 64 5Press the OK or 0 button...

Page 64: ...button for 1 second or longer The menu opens P 68 74 2Press the or button to choose EQ 3Press the OK or 9 button The equalizer setup process begins 4Press the or button to choose User The user setup...

Page 65: ...setting is 0dB To change the settings again press the 9 or 0 button and repeat the procedure from step 6 8Press the OK button to complete the setup screen 9Press the STOP or 0 button to close menu a U...

Page 66: ...e OK or 9 button Lists up the files in the current folder 4Press the or button to choose the file 5Press the OK or 9 button The cursor flashes and the target file to move is fixed 1 3 2 Moving the Tra...

Page 67: ...at the procedures from step 4 to step 7 8Press the STOP button to close the menu If you press and hold the OK button for 1 second or longer moving will be completed and it returns to the Move display...

Page 68: ...d the OK button for 1 second or longer Register your equalizer setting While selecting the corresponding file to move pressing the 0 button will revert the display Repeat mode setting Selection from O...

Page 69: ...button during a menu setup operation the recorder will stop and apply the items that were set to that point The recorder will stop if you leave it idle for 3 minutes during a menu setup operation whe...

Page 70: ...ncel indicator flashes 3Press the or button to choose Erase 4Press the ERASE or OK button The display changes to File Erase and erasing will start Erase Done is displayed when the file is erased File...

Page 71: ...OK button The display changes to All Erase and erasing will start Erase Done is displayed when the files are erased The locked files and read only files are reassigned the file numbers in ascending or...

Page 72: ...not be erased P 34 If the ERASE button or the OK button is not pressed within 8 seconds after the erase mode display flashes the recorder will return to the stop status Completion of erasing may take...

Page 73: ...in a bag or pocket Remember to reset the HOLD switch when using the recorder Notes If you switch to the Hold mode during stop status the display will be turned off Pressing any button during this stat...

Page 74: ...ns P 38 68 2Press the or button to move to the item to be set 3Press the OK or 9 button Moves to the setting of the selected item When Sub Menu is selected move to the item of the sub menu P 38 68 75...

Page 75: ...b menu opens 4Press the or button to move to the item to be set 5Press the OK or 9 button Moves to the setting of the selected item Press the 0button to return to the previous page 6Press the or butto...

Page 76: ...1Press the or button in the sub menu screen and select the Beep See P 38 68 75 regarding the sub menu 2Press the OK or 9 button The system sound setup process begins 3Press the or button to choose bet...

Page 77: ...or button in the sub menu screen and select the Backlight See P 38 68 75 regarding the sub menu 2Press the OK or 9 button The backlight setup process begins 3Press the or button to choose between On...

Page 78: ...ast See P 38 68 75 regarding the sub menu 2Press the OK or 9 button The LCD display contrast setup process begins 3Press the or button to set the contrast level You can adjust the LCD display contrast...

Page 79: ...Cleared flashes for 2 seconds Cancel flashes 5Press the or button again to choose Start The Start indicator flashes If you format the recorder all function settings will return to their defaults All...

Page 80: ...e the battery It may take about 10 seconds or more for the erasing to end Never format the recorder from a PC After formatting the first file name is 0001 Once the recorder is formatted the music file...

Page 81: ...order to your PC For the connection procedure refer to Connecting to Your PC P 42 3Open the Explorer window The recorder will appear as a removable drive icon 4Copy the data While the data is being wr...

Page 82: ...are no longer required P 32 You can incorporate index marks into the voice files recorded with the recorder or IC recorders from Olympus only Erase unnecessary files P 70 This is a malfunction so go...

Page 83: ...ptom Nothing appears on the display Won t start Unable to record No playback tone heard Unable to erase Noise heard during playback Recording level too low Unable to set index marks Cannot find the do...

Page 84: ...pack This charger can quick charge Olympus AA or AAA Ni MH rechargeable batteries Ni MH rechargeable battery BR401 High efficiency rechargeable long life batteries Tie clip microphone ME15 Monaural S...

Page 85: ...tes SP mode Approx 34 hours 35 minutes LP mode Approx 68 hours 45 minutes Alkaline battery life Recording Approx 11 hours Stereo Approx 15 hours Monaural Playback Approx 7 hours Stereo Approx 7 hours...

Page 86: ...70 mW or more 8 speaker Input power requirement Rated voltage 1 5 V Batteries AAA battery LR03 R03 or ZR03 or Ni MH rechargeable battery External dimensions 94 8 x 38 2 x 11 mm without protrusions Wei...

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