Setting Time/Date (TIME&DATE)

If you have set the time and date, information as to when an audio file is recorded is stored

1 automatically with that file. The time and date should be set to ease file management tasks. The time and date setting is also needed to perform the alarm playback function (P.81).

Setting Time/Date

The hour indicator will flash automatically when you load batteries before using the recorder for the first time, or after the recorder hasn't been used for a long time. Proceed from step 1.

(TIME&DATE)

PLAY button

FF/REW button

1 Set the hour.

1 Press the FF button or REW button to

set the hour.

STOP button2 Press the PLAY button to accept t h e hour.

You can choose between 12 and 24 hour display by pressing the MENU button while setting the hour and minute.

Example: 5:45 P.M.

PM 5:45 ←→ 17:45 (Initial setting)

PLAY button

STOP

(accepts a choice

button

and moves on to

the next item)

(Exits the menu)

MENU

FF/REW

button

button

(switching the

(alters a choice)

 

data displayed)

 

When the remote controller microphone is connected, buttons with the same names as those on the recorder work analogously.

2 Set the minute.

1 Press the FF button or REW button to set the minute.

2 Press the PLAY button to accept t h e minute.

3 Set the year.

1 Press the FF button or REW button to set the year.

2 Press the PLAY button to accept t h e year.

You can choose the order of the year, month, day by pressing the MENU button while setting them.

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Olympus DM-10, DM-20 manual Setting Time/Date TIME&DATE, Set the hour, Set the minute, Set the year

DM-20, DM-10 specifications

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