Olympus DM-450, DM-550 manual Rec Menu, Select the recording rate, Adjust the recording level

Rec Menu

Mic Sense

Menu setting method

2Select the recording rate.

[PCM]: [48kHz/16bit] or [44.1kHz/16bit]

[MP3]: [320kbps] to [128kbps]

[WMA]: [ST XQ],[ST HQ],[ST SP], [HQ], [SP], [LP]

Microphone sensitivity is adjustable to meet recording needs.

[High]:

Highest recording sensitivity suitable for conferences with large crowds and recording audio at a distance or low volume.

[Middle]:

Suitable for recording meetings and seminars with a small number of people.

[Low]:

•To record a meeting and lecture clearly, set other than [LP] in Rec Rate.

•When the external monaural microphone is used while [Rec Mode] is set to a stereo recording mode, it enables recording only with the L channel microphone.

Set the method for adjusting the recording level [Rec Level] (For DM-550)

Lowest recording sensitivity suitable for dictation.

•When you would like to clearly record a speaker’s voice, set [Mic Sense] to [Low] and hold recorder’s built-in stereo microphone close to the speaker’s mouth (5-10 cm) before recording.

Rec Mode

You can set the device to automatically or manually adjust the recording level.

[Manual]:

Recording is performed by manually adjusting the recording level.

[Auto]:

Recording is performed by automatically adjusting the recording level. This is useful for when you will be recording right away.

Adjust the recording level:

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Menu setting method

The recorder can record in the linear PCM format (For DM-550). High resolution recording at a high sampling rate and high bit rate equivalent or superior to that of

a music CD is possible. Moreover, it also supports the MP3 and WMA formats.

1Select the recording format.

[PCM]:

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).

[WMA]:

Press the 9 or 0 button while the recorder is recording or paused to adjust the recording level.

•The recording level will be automatically adjusted when the recording level is set to [Auto]. Set the recording level to [Manual] to use the recording level adjustment feature.

•When the unit is set to [Manual], the limiter function will be disabled. Distorted sound will be recorded during [OVER] is displayed. Adjust the recording level so that [OVER] is not displayed.

This is an audio compression encoding method that was developed by the Microsoft Corporation in the US.

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