Olympus DM-720, User Manual

Page 1: ...ER USER MANUAL Thank you for purchasing an Olympus digital voice recorder Please read these instructions for information about using the product correctly and safely Keep the instructions handy for fu...

Page 2: ...ding audio from this recorder with another device 33 3 Playback Playback 34 Basic playback procedure 34 Fast forwarding 35 Rewinding 35 Skipping to the beginning of a file 36 Playback through the earp...

Page 3: ...default settings Reset Settings 69 Formatting a recording media Format 70 Checking recording media information Memory Info 70 Checking voice recorder information System Info 70 Extracting the speakin...

Page 4: ...nnector slide lever 8 ERASE button 9 Built in stereo microphone R 0 MENU SCENE button F2 button REC record s button LED indicator light LED LIST button OK button 0 button button 9 button button Attach...

Page 5: ...oice Detect File lock indicator 7 Folder indicator 8 Voice recorder status indicator Recording indicator Recording pause indicator Stop indicator Playback indicator Fast playback indicator Slow playba...

Page 6: ...ayback time 9 Voice recorder status indicator Stop indicator Playback indicator Fast playback indicator Slow playback indicator Fast forward indicator Fast rewind indicator 0 Music title Artist name A...

Page 7: ...is set incorrectly see Setting the time date Time Date P 68 2 1 3 6 4 7 5 1 Current time date 2 Recording media indicator 3 Recording format indicator 4 Indicator display area Play Scene Rec Scene No...

Page 8: ...3 Selecting the battery setting Select the battery setting to match the inserted battery Select the setting for a nickel metal hydride rechargeable battery or the setting for an alkaline battery Gett...

Page 9: ...rtment of the voice recorder 1 Press and hold the battery card cover lock button and then slide the battery card cover to open 2 Insert a AAA battery making sure its positive and negative terminals ar...

Page 10: ...ress the or button to select the type of battery you inserted Ni MH Select if you inserted an Olympus nickel metal hydride rechargeable battery model BR404 Alkaline Select if you inserted an alkaline...

Page 11: ...setting procedure to set the items entered so far and start the clock You can change the clock display format See Setting the time date Time Date P 68 for the procedure Setting the voice guidance Usi...

Page 12: ...e voice recorder 3 After making sure the voice recorder is stopped connect the USB connector to a USB port on a PC 4 Press the OK button to start charging the battery When Battery P 67 is set to Ni MH...

Page 13: ...rgeable battery provided and set Battery to Ni MH P 9 P 10 Use only the Olympus USB connecting AC adapter model provided A514 1 Connect the voice recorder to the USB connector on the AC adapter To USB...

Page 14: ...PC You cannot charge the battery if 1 or 2 is blinking Charge the battery in an ambient temperature of between 5 and 35 C 41 and 95 F 1 Ambient temperature is too low 2 Ambient temperature is too hig...

Page 15: ...4 to 86 F Use of a rechargeable battery outside the temperature ranges above may result in drops in battery performance or life When not using the voice recorder for an extended period remove the rec...

Page 16: ...tended period always remove the battery before storage When replacing the battery use an AAA alkaline dry cell battery or an Olympus nickel metal hydride rechargeable battery model BR404 Even if the b...

Page 17: ...crookedly could damage its contact surface or cause it to jam in the slot A microSD card not inserted fully until it clicks into place might not record data 3 Close the battery card cover The recordi...

Page 18: ...the voice recorder and not be recognized properly For microSD card compatibility under Olympus verification please contact our customer support at http www olympusamerica com Note that our customer su...

Page 19: ...he POWER HOLD switch to the HOLD position Hold appears in the display and the recorder enters HOLD mode Releasing HOLD mode 1 Slide the POWER HOLD switch to position A shown below NOTE When any button...

Page 20: ...stop position at power OFF is stored in memory TIP Turning the power OFF whenever the voice recorder is not in use minimizes battery consumption Power Save mode When the voice recorder has been stoppe...

Page 21: ...t the desired mode 3 Press the OK button When Recorder is selected The voice recorder enters Recorder mode Audio can be recorded with the built in microphone Files recorded with the built in microphon...

Page 22: ...s Each folder can store up to 200 files Forward OK button Each press on the OK button opens the currently selected folder or file in the list moving forward to the next lower level in the folder hiera...

Page 23: ...reen Used to select the voice recorder mode P 21 List display Displays the folders and files recorded in the voice recorder Pressing the F2 FOLDER button changes the display to the list display of the...

Page 24: ...may result Do not attach other than a dedicated attachment The voice recorder may be damaged The clip is for thin material such as the pocket of clothing Be sure to do the following when using the cli...

Page 25: ...cording in Each new voice recording file is saved in the selected folder 4 Point the built in microphone in the direction of the sound to record 5 Press the REC s button to start recording b c a a Ela...

Page 26: ...l manually to match your application P 54 NOTE To prevent the beginning of the recording being cut off start recording after the LED indicator light has lit or mode indicator has appeared in the displ...

Page 27: ...recording 200 files which exceed 2GB recording stops Pausing resuming recording 1 Press the REC s button during recording Recording pauses and the blinking message 75 PAUSE appears in the display Reco...

Page 28: ...P 80 Sets the content such as date and time to schedule a recording Rec Scene P 29 Used to select one of multiple preregistered templates of recording settings When selected each template enters seve...

Page 29: ...speaker is far away Conference Suitable for recording conferences in a large space and other sounds over a wide area Meeting Suitable for recording meetings held in a small space and other sounds tha...

Page 30: ...cannot be changed when a Rec Scene selection has been made To use these functions you must select Off for the Rec Scene setting Preregistered Rec Scene settings Lecture Rec Level High Rec Mode MP3 128...

Page 31: ...icrecordingsetting RecScene Dictation Rec Level Low Rec Mode MP3 128 kbps Zoom Mic Off Low Cut Filter On Mic Select Central Mic Off VCVA Off V Sync Rec Off DNS Rec Level Low Rec Mode MP3 128 kbps Zoom...

Page 32: ...To microphone jack 2 Start recording See Recording P 25 for descriptions of recording operations TIP See Accessories optional P 103 for the compatible external microphones NOTE Microphones with plug i...

Page 33: ...al device perform a test recording and adjust the output level of the connected device as needed Recording audio from this recorder with another device Audio from this recorder can be recorded to anot...

Page 34: ...er indicator File name b Elapsed playback time File length c Playback position bar indicator 3 Press the or button to adjust the volume to the desired level The volume can be adjusted to a setting bet...

Page 35: ...ing stops when the end of the file is reached Press and hold the 9 button again to fast forward from the beginning of the next file Rewinding Rewinding while the voice recorder is in stop mode 1 With...

Page 36: ...yback position is the beginning of the file To skip to the beginning of the previous file during playback press the 0 button twice consecutively NOTE If an index mark or temp mark is reached when skip...

Page 37: ...e playback modes Equalizer 2 P 63 Adjusts the quality of sound as desired Skip Space P 63 A handy function for quickly moving the playback position and playing short segments repeatedly Play Scene P 3...

Page 38: ...s The sampling rate bit count and bit rate combinations supported for music file playback by the voice recorder are shown below File format Sampling rate Bit count bit rate WAV format 44 1 kHz 48 kHz...

Page 39: ...edly 1 While the voice recorder is in stop mode or playing a file press and hold the MENU SCENE button If you pressed the MENU SCENE button during playback go to Step 2 Press the or button to select P...

Page 40: ...menu settings cannot be changed when a playback scene selection has been made To use these functions you must select Off for the Play Scene setting Preregistered Play Scene settings Transcription STOP...

Page 41: ...al playback speed set the setting to x1 0 Play 3 Press the OK button to finalize the setting Playback speed indicator TIP When changing the playback speed playback operations such as stopping playback...

Page 42: ...1Select the starting point for repeat playback A during playback 2 When the ending point B is selected repeat playback starts 3 When the starting point for repeat playback A is canceled during repeat...

Page 43: ...repeat segment is played with the volume muted or lowered after it has been played at the usual volume These operations are repeated until canceled Stopping ABC repeat playback Go to Step Specifying...

Page 44: ...ayback segment to a position before the start position You cannot write index marks or temp marks during ABC repeat playback P 45 Canceling ABC repeat playback 1 Press the F2 CNCL ABC button If presse...

Page 45: ...They are automatically erased when you select a different file transfer the file to a PC or move the file on a PC You can write up to 99 index marks temp marks in a single file The message No more ca...

Page 46: ...Press the OK button 4 Press the 9 or 0 button to select the desired date d a b c a Number of files saved recorded on selected date b Date file was recorded c Selected date d Today s date Dates on whic...

Page 47: ...voice recorder is in stop mode The voice recorder returns to the stopped mode if no operation is performed for 8 seconds 3 Press the or button to select All in folder or One file All in folder Erases...

Page 48: ...Internal memory or microSD card P 67 Locked files and read only files cannot be erased P 52 The voice recorder s default Recorder folders FolderA to FolderE and Music folder cannot be erased Music fol...

Page 49: ...hile the voice recorder is in stop mode press the MENU SCENE button TIP Some menus contain items that can be set during recording playback P 51 2 Press the or button to select the tab containing the i...

Page 50: ...g the 0 button instead of the OK button 8 Press the STOP 4 button to exit the menu screen When the menu screen is displayed during recording or playback press the MENU SCENE button to return to the pr...

Page 51: ...e set during recording Rec Level Zoom Mic Low Cut Filter VCVA Backlight LED 4 4 Menu items that can be set during Playback Property Noise Cancel 1 Voice Balancer 1 Play Mode Equalizer 2 Skip Space Bac...

Page 52: ...the file you want to lock P 22 Lock File is locked Unlock File lock is canceled Sorting files Sort by You can change the playback order of the files in a folder 1 Press the or button to select File n...

Page 53: ...le or folder information Property You can display the information of a file or folder from a menu screen File information 1 Press the or button to switch the screen Information is displayed for the it...

Page 54: ...sound Suited to recording all sounds TIP To record the speaker s voice clearly set Rec Level to Low and place the voice recorder s built in microphone near the speaker s mouth 5 to10 cm away NOTE Whe...

Page 55: ...recording rate value increases Setting a higher recording rate increases file size Check that you have enough remaining memory before recording To record conferences and presentations clearly it is r...

Page 56: ...Mic function will make the battery deplete more quickly Reducing noise during recording Low Cut Filter The voice recorder s low cut filter function lets you make recordings that reduce humming sounds...

Page 57: ...on level used for VCVA Off Turns VCVA Off Restores standard recording Adjusting the voice activation level for voice activated recording 1 Press the REC s button to start recording Recording pauses au...

Page 58: ...ast the set detection time Off Recording is done normally Adjusting the voice sync level for voice sync recording 1 Press the REC s button to prepare for recording TIP Increasing the setting number in...

Page 59: ...set time arrives See Setting timer recording Timer Rec P 80 for the procedure 2 Press the 9 or 0 button to adjust the voice sync level Voice sync level moves left right to match set level The voice s...

Page 60: ...nd muted playback Shadowing The voice recorder s shadowing playback function plays a repeat segment set for the ABC repeat playback function P 42 first at normal volume for listening practice when lea...

Page 61: ...g the Noise Cancel function will make the battery deplete more quickly Adjusting low volume portions during playback Voice Balancer Cuts low and high frequency components and compensates low volume po...

Page 62: ...ayback Range was selected File Folder All Specify the range of files for playback When Repeat or Random was selected On The files in the specified playback range are played repeatedly or at random Off...

Page 63: ...qualizer function is only enabled in Music mode Setting a skip space Skip Space The Skip Space function lets you skip a preset amount forward forward skip or backward reverse skip in a file during pla...

Page 64: ...pace that contains an index mark temp mark or the starting position of a file will stop at that mark or at the start position Forward reverse skip playback 1 Press the OK button to start playback 2 Pr...

Page 65: ...light to not become lit On LED indicator light is switched on Off LED indicator light stays off TIP Even if you set the LED setting to Off the LED indicator light will flash while files are being tra...

Page 66: ...content of files 3 sec 5 sec 10 sec Each time you select a file the beginning part will be played automatically Off Turns Intro Play off Selecting the speaker output Speaker You can set the built in s...

Page 67: ...ode Power Save The voice recorder turns Off automatically when a preset amount of time has elapsed with the voice recorder stopped after power On 5 min 10 min 30 min 1 hr Select the desired amount of...

Page 68: ...Press the OK button to finalize the setting TIP When setting the hour or minute each time you press the F2 button the display changes between the AM PM and 24 hour clock formats Example 10 38 PM 10 38...

Page 69: ...and file number will remain the same 1 Press the button to select Start Rec Menu Rec Level Middle Rec Mode MP3 128kbps Zoom Mic Off Low Cut Filter Off Mic Select Central Mic On VCVA Off V Sync Rec Of...

Page 70: ...recording media information Memory Info You can display the capacity and remaining memory space of the recording media from a menu screen NOTE Some recording media memory capacity is used as a managem...

Page 71: ...the cursor into the list of setting items 3 Press the OK button 4 Press the or button to select File select or With recording File select Select a file for which you want to extract the speech portio...

Page 72: ...ile You must select a folder containing a file before you can perform the process The voice recorder may not be able to properly extract non silent portions from files of non spoken word content such...

Page 73: ...files saved in the internal memory or inserted microSD card to a different folder in the internal memory Copy to memory Copies one or more files saved in the internal memory or inserted microSD card t...

Page 74: ...u can deselect a previously selected file by selecting it and pressing the OK button again 2 Repeat Step 1 to select all the files you want to move or copy then press the F2 button When All files was...

Page 75: ...ter being moved or copied NOTE Files cannot be copied if there is insufficient remaining memory Files cannot be moved or copied if there are over 200 files To prevent the risk of data damage never rem...

Page 76: ...e list of setting items 4 Press the or button to select File Divide 5 Press the OK button 6 Press the OK button and play the file to the desired division point P 34 You can change the playback speed P...

Page 77: ...half File name_2 NOTE File Divide can be performed only when the file list is displayed Files cannot be divided if there are 200 files in the folder Locked files P 52 cannot be divided It may not be...

Page 78: ...the file to the desired erasing point P 34 You can change the playback speed P 41 and fast forward rewind P 35 7 Press the F2 button at the partial erase start position TIP Playback continues while St...

Page 79: ...ter being erased so please check carefully before erasing a file Locked files and read only files cannot be erased P 52 Before erasing a file or folder charge or replace the battery to ensure it will...

Page 80: ...P 28 Check that there is sufficient battery life Replace or charge the battery if needed P 9 P 12 Check that there is sufficient remaining memory space Erase unneeded files or use a new microSD card i...

Page 81: ...vel 9 Press the OK button to continue to the next setting When On Off was selected 1 Press the or button to select On or Off On Timer recording is performed according to the registered settings Off Ti...

Page 82: ...ess the or button to change the number 2 Press the 9 button to move the cursor 3 Repeat steps 1 and 2 to set the time 4 Press the OK button to exit the selection screen When Rec Mode was selected 1 Pr...

Page 83: ...to the reservation number list screen 11 Press the STOP 4 button to exit the menu screen Timer Rec TIP Even though the power is OFF or on hold when the specified Timer Rec time arrives recording star...

Page 84: ...6 Press the or button to select On Off Speed or Volume On Off Switches voice guidance On Off Speed Sets the voice guidance speed Volume Sets the voice guidance volume 7 Press the OK button to move to...

Page 85: ...selected 1 Press the or button to select the voice volume Volume1 to Volume5 The greater the number the louder the beep sound 2 Press the OK button to exit the selection screen 8 Press the STOP 4 butt...

Page 86: ...vice Menu tab 3 Press the OK button to move the cursor into the list of setting items 4 Press the or button to select USB Settings 5 Press the OK button 6 Press the or button to select USB Connection...

Page 87: ...rder to an AC adapter model A514 optional Optional Select to confirm the connection method whenever making a USB connection 9 Press the OK button and go to Step When USB Class was selected 10 Press th...

Page 88: ...into the list of setting items 4 Press the or button to select Format 5 Press the OK button 6 Press the or button to select the recording media to be formatted 7 Press the OK button 8 Press the butto...

Page 89: ...over 10 seconds to complete To prevent the risk of damage to data never attempt to perform any of the following processes before a formatting process has finished 1Disconnecting the USB connection AC...

Page 90: ...ded for using a USB connection to save files recorded by the voice recorder on a PC Windows Operating system Microsoft Windows Vista 7 8 8 1 standard installation PC Windows PC with at least one avail...

Page 91: ...onnect the connector before the drive has stopped Do not format initialize the voice recorder s drive from a PC Formatting done from a PC will not be done correctly Use the voice recorder s Format men...

Page 92: ...lay when the USB connector is connected The voice recorder will not connect to the PC if AC Adapter was selected for the voice recorder s USB Connection setting Select PC for the USB Connection settin...

Page 93: ...properly Connecting the voice recorder through a USB hub may result in unstable operation Do not use a USB hub if operation is unstable Use only a compatible Olympus USB extension cable Operation is...

Page 94: ...heck that the LED indicator light of the voice recorder has stopped blinking and then disconnect the USB cable Macintosh 1 Drag and drop the removable disk icon for the voice recorder shown on the des...

Page 95: ...rded with the built in microphone to a PC B A C D RECORDER MUSIC FOLDER_A FOLDER_B FOLDER_C FOLDER_D FOLDER_E Windows Macintosh 001 002 003 200 microSD DM 720 Drive name Removable disk Folder names NO...

Page 96: ...folder labeled with your voice recorder s model name 4 Copy the desired data to the PC 5 Disconnect the voice recorder from the PC P 94 Macintosh 1 Connect the voice recorder to the PC P 92 When the...

Page 97: ...d files P 47 Memory error An internal memory error occurred Contact the Olympus Customer Support Center back cover Card error The microSD card was not recognized correctly Remove and reinsert the micr...

Page 98: ...folder Select another folder Some files can t be moved copied A file with the same name as a file being moved copied exists in the destination folder Select another file This file can t be divided An...

Page 99: ...utput the playback through the built in speaker disconnect the earphones Off has been selected for Speaker To output the playback through the built in speaker select On for Speaker P 66 The volume is...

Page 100: ...peration with the voice recorder in a different location Non voice portions are not skipped during playback The Voice Detect process has not been performed Use the Voice Detect function to extract the...

Page 101: ...s directed in the confirmation screen shown when connecting the USB connector Composite has been selected for USB Class Select Storage Class for USB Class P 86 The PC is unable to recognize the voice...

Page 102: ...If the recorder is very dirty soak the cloth in mild soapy water and wring well Wipe the recorder with the damp cloth and then wipe it with a dry cloth s s Display Wipe gently with a soft cloth NOTE...

Page 103: ...boundary microphone A microphone for recording conferences that enables connection of up to three left and three right channel units Cascade connection enables the left right channel connections to b...

Page 104: ...authorized reproduction of this manual or unauthorized distribution of reproductions thereof Note that Olympus will assume no liability in the event of damages lost earnings or any claims from third p...

Page 105: ...t use the voice recorder in an atmosphere that might contain flammable or explosive gases It may cause fire or explosion s s Do not attempt to disassemble repair or modify the voice recorder It may ca...

Page 106: ...se fire or burns Remove the battery immediately taking care not to burn yourself Contact your place of purchase or an Olympus repair center or service center Do not touch the battery with bare hands w...

Page 107: ...th tape and discard them as general waste in the manner prescribed by the local authority Remove the battery from the voice recorder as soon as the battery becomes unusable It may cause leakage s s Ba...

Page 108: ...ng resources When disposing a used battery always cover its terminals and observe local laws and regula tions Operating precautions Do not leave the voice recorder in hot or humid locations such as in...

Page 109: ...ture or cause thereof Recorded file precautions Note that Olympus will assume no liability for recorded files being erased or becoming unplayable due to voice recorder or PC failure Recording of copyr...

Page 110: ...Some recording media memory capacity is used as a management area so the actual usable capacity will always be slightly less than the displayed capacity 4 4 Speaker Built in 18 mm diameter round dyna...

Page 111: ...kHz 128 kbps 20 Hz to 17 kHz 64 kbps mono 20 Hz to 13 kHz 8 kbps mono 20 Hz to 3 5 kHz 4 4 When recording with built in stereo microphone 20 Hz to 20 kHz Central Mic On 60 Hz to 20 kHz Central Mic Of...

Page 112: ...peaker playback Recording mode Alkaline dry cell battery Nickel metal hydride rechargeable battery Linear PCM format 48 0 kHz 16 bits 13 hours approx 11 hours approx 44 1 kHz 16 bits 13 hours approx 1...

Page 113: ...Recording time The figures below are guideline values 4 4 Linear PCM format Recording media Recording mode 48 0 kHz 16 bits 44 1 kHz 16 bits Internal memory 4 GB 5 hours approx 5 hours 30 minutes appr...

Page 114: ...dless of the amount of remaining memory the maximum recording time per file is restricted to the following values 4 4 Linear PCM format Recording mode Recording time 48 0 kHz 16 bits 3 hours approx 44...

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