Olympus VN-406PC, Detailed Instructions

Page 1: ...lympus Digital Voice Recorder Please read these instructions for information about using the product correctly and safely Keep the instructions handy for future reference To ensure successful recordin...

Page 2: ...to data loss incurred by a defect of the product repair performed by the third party other than Olympus or an Olympus authorized service station or any other reason is excluded Trademarks and register...

Page 3: ...arching for a file 15 2 About recording Recording 16 Changing the recording scene Rec Scene 17 Recording from external microphone or other devices 18 3 About playback Playback 19 Changing the playback...

Page 4: ...in this product never leave the recorder in the places listed below no matter if in use or storage Places where temperatures and or humidity are high or go through extreme changes Direct sunlight beac...

Page 5: ...ds If you accidentally insert another type of card into the recorder contact an authorized distributor or service center Do not try to remove the card by force Do not operate the unit while operating...

Page 6: ...d gets into your eyes flush your eyes immediately with clear cold running water and seek medical attention immediately f Warning Keep batteries dry at all times Do not use a battery if it is cracked o...

Page 7: ...normal fast or slow playback and enable clear audio playback VN 406PC only P 32 s It has recording scene setting function to register the best setting according to different usages P 31 s Equipped wit...

Page 8: ...button 2 5Card cover 1 6LED indicator light 7Built in speaker 8 button 9REC s Record button 09button FOLDER INDEX button button ERASE button OK button 0 button STOP 4 button MENU button Display LCD p...

Page 9: ...top indicator Play indicator N F Play indicator M S Play indicator Forwarding indicator Rewinding indicator 4Elapsed recording time Elapsed playback time When the Font Size is set to Large 6Icon displ...

Page 10: ...and slide the battery cover open Notes When changing the batteries use only AAA alkaline batteries Remove the batteries if you are not going to use the recorder for an extended period of time Battery...

Page 11: ...er the display shuts off and it goes into power save mode To exit power save mode press any button Set the recorder to HOLD mode A Slide the POWER HOLD switch to the HOLD position After Hold appears o...

Page 12: ...evious next item or button Change the value You can select between 12 and 24 hour display by pressing the FOLDER INDEX button while setting the hour and minute You can select the order of the Month Da...

Page 13: ...e card slot as shown in the diagram Insert the microSD card keeping it straight Inserting the microSD card in the wrong way or at an angle could damage the contact area or cause the microSD card to ja...

Page 14: ...oSDHC cards may not be recognized correctly depending on the manufacturer or type of card due to compatibility issues with this recorder See the Olympus website for a list of microSD cards that have b...

Page 15: ...ith recorded files are shown with underbars 3 Press the OK button Files recorded on the date selected are displayed in a list 4 Press the or button to select a file 5 Press the OK button to start play...

Page 16: ...ording from the beginning start recording after you see the display and the LED indicator light on When remaining recording time is less than 60 seconds the LED indicator light starts flashing When th...

Page 17: ...ile the recorder is in recording mode press the REC s button Recording will stop and the file that was just recorded will be played back Changing the recording scene Rec Scene You can easily change th...

Page 18: ...jack Microphones supported by plug in power can also be used When external devices are connected perform a test recording and then adjust the output level for the external devices When recording using...

Page 19: ...k midway When the resume function is activated the stopped location will be registered even if the power is turned off The next time the power is turned on playback may be resumed from the registered...

Page 20: ...n twice The recorder skips to the beginning of the previous file Locating the beginning of a file Forwarding and Rewinding While the recorder is in stop mode press and hold the 9 or 0 button If you re...

Page 21: ...ile format Sampling frequency Bit rate MP3 format MPEG1 Layer3 32 kHz 44 1 kHz 48 kHz MPEG2 Layer3 16 kHz 22 05 kHz 24 kHz From 8 kbps up to 320 kbps WMA format 8 kHz 11 kHz 16 kHz 22 kHz 32 kHz 44 1...

Page 22: ...aced recording or playback will continue so you can place index or temp marks in other locations in a similar manner 3 Press the OK button Even if playback is stopped the changed playback speed will b...

Page 23: ...cally decreased by 1 How to begin segment repeat playback This function enables repeated playback of part of the file being played Notes Temp marks are temporary markings They will be automatically er...

Page 24: ...segment repeat playback is canceled Note As in normal playback mode playback speed can be changed during segment repeat playback as well P 21 If an index mark and temp mark are placed or cleared durin...

Page 25: ...the file is erased Notes The locked files and files set as read only cannot be erased P 28 You cannot delete folders through the recorder Replace the battery with a new one in order to ensure that th...

Page 26: ...enu item as follows 2 Press the or button to move to the item you want to set 1 Press the MENU button 3 Press the OK button to move the cursor to the item to set 4 Press the or button to move to the i...

Page 27: ...rrupting recording or playback Notes The recorder will stop if you leave it idle for 3 minutes during a menu setup operation when a selected item is not applied When entering menu settings during reco...

Page 28: ...renamed as File name_1 MP3 and the latter part of the file will be named as File name_2 MP3 Do not remove the battery while dividing a file This may damage the data For VN 406PC Only MP3 files recorde...

Page 29: ...e to your needs VN 406PC only 1 Select Rec Mode from the menu on the Rec Menu When MP3 is selected Stereo recording 192kbps 128kbps Monaural recording 48kbps VN 406PC only When WMA is selected Monaura...

Page 30: ...tion level 1 Press the REC s button to start recording When the sound volume is lower than the preset threshold sound level recording automatically stops after 1 sec approximately and Standby flashes...

Page 31: ...he recording scene you want to set and then press the OK button Off Disables this function Memo Suitable for dictation Meeting Suitable for recording meetings Conference Suitable for seminars with a s...

Page 32: ...End flashes for two seconds on the display and the recorder stops at the start of the last file In Folder mode when the recorder comes to the end of the last file in the folder End flashes for two se...

Page 33: ...o the LED indicator light does not turn on 1 Select LED from the menu on the LCD Sound Menu On LED light will be set Off LED light will be canceled Beep The recorder beeps to alert you to button opera...

Page 34: ...etting time and date Time Date P 12 Reset Settings This returns the functions back to their initial settings factory default 1 Select Reset Settings from the menu on the Device Menu Menu settings afte...

Page 35: ...recorder is formatted all the saved data including locked files and read only files are erased Replace the battery with a new one in order to ensure that the battery will not run out while processing...

Page 36: ...For VN 406PC The recordable capacity remaining and overall capacity of the recording media can be seen from the menu 1 Select Memory Info from the menu on the Device Menu The recorder will use some ca...

Page 37: ...Macintosh series equipped with more than one free USB port Notes This is an operational environment for saving the files recorded by this recorder to your PC with USB connection The support service wi...

Page 38: ...corder Also never use this dedicated cable with any other company s products Disconnecting from your PC Windows 1 Click on the task bar located at the lower right corner of the screen Click Safely rem...

Page 39: ...to the recorder The volume may be set to the minimum level Q 3 Recording is not possible A 3 By pressing the STOP 4 button repeatedly while the recorder stops check if the display shows The remaining...

Page 40: ...3 5 mm mini jack impedance 2 k 4 EAR jack 3 5 mm mini jack impedance 8 or more 4 Input power requirement AAA battery LR03 4 External dimensions 108 mm 39 mm 16 8 mm without protrusions 4 Weight 71 g...

Page 41: ...ording mode Built in microphone During recording mode Built in speakers During playback mode Earphone During playback mode MP3 format 192 kbps 53 h 20 h 60 h WMA format 5 kbps 72 h 21 h 68 h VN 406PC...

Page 42: ...rnal memory 2 GB microSD card 1 2 GB 4 GB 8 GB 16 GB 32 kbps 131 h 130 h 259 h 522 h 1047 h 16 kbps 258 h 255 h 510 h 1027 h 2061 h 5 kbps 823 h 813 h 1623 h 3268 h 6556 h DNS 2 32 h 30 min 32 h 30 mi...

Page 43: ...ox 4 GB for WMA and MP3 Regardless of the memory remaining amount the longest sound recording time per file is restricted to the following value 4 MP3 format 1 192 kbps approx 49 h 40 min 128 kbps app...

Page 44: ...Technical assistance and support For customers in Europe CE mark indicates that this product complies with the European requirements for safety health environment and customer protection This symbol...

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