Menu items

File Menu

Priority

By default, F2 button is programmed with Priority function. The setting can also be performed from the menu.

You can set a priority level on each file recorded. You can select “High” or “Normal”. The default is Normal level.

[Set]:

High level. [Cancel]:

Normal level.

Each time the F2 (PRIORITY) button is pressed the Priority level will change (High/Normal).

Pending

When you set [Pending] to the file, the file becomes “Pending file”. If “Download file” is set to “Finished file” by ODMS software, the [Pending] file is not transferred and only [Finished] file (edited file) will be transferred to your PC.

[Pending]:

Sets to a file of “Editing” and [] will appear on the display.

[Finished]:

Sets to a file of “already edited”.

File Lock

The File lock function allows you to prevent important files from being accidentally erased. [On]:

Locks the file and prevents it from being erased. [] will appear on the display.

[Off]:

Unlocks the file and allows it to be erased.

Work Type

The Work Type information of the recorded or uploaded files can be edited with the menu settings of the recorder.

For details, see “Editing the Work Type information” (P.39).

Information

The recorder can display a variety of information related to the current file.

Rec Menu

Mic Sense

You can switch between two microphone sensitivities to meet recording needs: [Dictation] for oral dictation and [Conference] which is suited for situations like meetings and conferences with a small number of people.

[Conference]:

High-sensitivity mode that records sounds in all directions.

[Dictation]:

Low-sensitivity mode suited for dictation.

The setting status will appear on the display as

[] or [].

Rec Mode

You can choose between different recording formats.

1Select the recording format.

[DSS]:

DSS stands for Digital Speech Standard, a digital audio file format defined by a cooperative venture by Olympus and other two companies.

DSS format files are easily editable and have a very light file size.

[PCM ST] (Stereo):

This is an uncompressed audio format which is used for music CDs and the like.

[MP3]:

MPEG is the international standard established by a working group of the ISO (International Organization for Standardization).

2Select the recording rate.

When [DSS] is selected:

[DSS Pro QP] (Quality Playback) or [DSS Pro SP] (Standard Playback)

When [PCM ST] is selected:

Recording rate will be fixed at 44.1 kHz/16 bit.

When [MP3] is selected: [256 kbps] or [128 kbps]

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digital voice recorder specifications

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