Olympus digital voice recorder manual Menu items, Adjust the start/stop actuation level, Select On

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Menu items

•Since the built-in microphone is monaural, even if you enable [PCM ST] in [Rec Mode] the sound recorded through the built-in microphone will be monaural. In order to do stereo recording, the external stereo microphone will be necessary (optional).

•You cannot select the [DSS Pro QP] mode when setting the recorder to the DSS Classic mode.

For details, see “Recording” in the “Customizing the recorder” (☞ P.43).

VCVA

The VCVA feature extends recording time and conserves memory by stopping recording during silent periods, which helps the playback to be more efficient. When the microphone senses that sounds have reached a preset threshold volume level, the built-in Variable Control Voice Actuator (VCVA) starts recording automatically, and stops when the volume drops below the threshold level.

1Select [On].

2Press the REC button to start recording.

•When the sound volume is lower than the preset actuation sound level, recording automatically stops after 1 second approximately, and [Standby] flashes on the display. The record indicator light turns on when recording starts and flashes when recording pauses.

a VCVA indicator b Level meter (varies

according to the sound volume being recorded)

Adjust the start/stop actuation level:

While the recorder is in recording mode, press the 9or 0button to adjust the actuation level.

•The VCVA level can be set to any of 15 different values.

•The higher the value is, the more sensitive the recorder can react to sounds. At the highest value, even the faintest sound will activate recording.

•The VCVA actuation level can be adjusted according to the ambient (background) noise.

C Start level (moves to the right/left according to the set level)

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•The start/stop actuation level also varies depending on the selected microphone sensitivity mode (☞ P.35).

•To ensure successful recordings, prior testing and adjustment of the start/stop actuation level is recommended.