Olympus 90 manual Using the recorder with a PC, Installing Olympus Digital Wave Player

Using the recorder with a PC

With the supplied Olympus Digital Wave Player software, you can download files to your computer.

Functions provided by Olympus Digital Wave Player are summarized below:

•PC storage and management of voice recordings made with the recorder.

•Playback of files.

•Recording of sound files directly on a PC using the recorder with a USB terminal connector.

Notes

•Olympus Digital Wave Player is software for use exclusively with the DW-90, not to be used with other recorders.

•You cannot send files from the PC to the recorder and cannot overwrite files in the recorder with Olympus Digital Wave Player.

•Olympus Digital Wave Player does not support speech-recognition software.

•Olympus Digital Wave Player does not support Apple Macintosh computers.

•In this manual the user is assumed to be familiar with Microsoft Windows software. For details on operation of the PC, refer to the operating instructions for your PC.

Operating Environment

Operating system:	Microsoft Windows 98/Me/2000Professional
	(hereinafter referred to as Windows 2000)
PC:	IBM PC/AT-compatible machine
CPU:	Intel Pentium 166 MHz or more
RAM:	32MB or more
Hard-disk space:	25MB (additional space required to store sound
	files)
Sound card:	Creative Labs Sound Blaster 16 or any 100%
	compatible sound card
Display:	800 ⋅ 600 pixels min., 256 colors min.
CD-ROM drive:	2⋅ CD-ROM
USB port or Serial port:	At least one free port
Audio output jack:	Earphone or speaker output(s)

Note

USB support is not available under the following environments, even for PCs equipped with a USB port:

Windows 98/Me/2000 upgraded from Windows 95

Installing Olympus Digital Wave

Player

You must first install Olympus Digital Wave Player on your PC.

Notes

•Do NOT connect the recorder and the PC before installation of Olympus Digital Wave Player.

•Be sure to close any open applications before you start installation of Olympus Digital Wave Player.

1 Set the Olympus Digital Wave Player CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive.

The Installation program will start automatically.*

*If the setup program does not start automatically, double-click the CD-ROM icon in the Explorer window and double-click on the “setup.exe” icon.

2 Install Olympus Digital Wave Player by following the instructions displayed in the setup windows.

3 After completion of setup, remove the CD-ROM. The icon appears in the task tray on the desktop.

Uninstalling Olympus Digital Wave Player

To uninstall Olympus Digital Wave Player, follow the procedure below.

1 Click on the Windows [Start] button.

2 Point to [Programs], select [Olympus Digital Wave Player], and then click on [Uninstall Digital Wave Player].

3 Follow the on-screen instructions to uninstall Olympus Digital Wave Player.

Using Online Help

This manual explains how to install Olympus Digital Wave Player and connect the hardware.

For more detailed instructions, view the Online Help after the software has been installed.

To open Online Help

Click on [Help] in Olympus Digital Wave Player’s main window, then click on [Open Help]. You can also press the [F1] key to open the Help window.

Starting Olympus Digital Wave

Player

When you connect the recorder to your PC with the supplied USB cable, Olympus Digital Wave Player starts, and the main window appears automatically.

Note

Before making connections, make sure that the recorder is stopped.

PC

USB cable

To the PC’s (USB) port

PC (USB) terminal