Set the recording mode (see “Recording Modes”).
aDate to record
aFolder
bCurrent recording mode
cCurrent file number dRecording time* eRemaining
recording time
Press the 9/+ or 0/– button to set the hour.

Inserting Batteries

1 Holding the battery compartment cover pressed slightly toward the recorder, slide the cover until it unlocks, then open the cover.

2 Insert two size-AAA alkaline batteries, observing the correct polarity.

3 Close the battery cover completely.

Replacing Batteries

When

appears on the display, replace the batteries as

soon

as possible. Size-AAA alkaline batteries are

recommended. When the batteries are depleted, appears on the display, and the recorder shuts off. aBattery indicator It is recommended to set the HOLD switch to the HOLD position before you replace batteries to maintain the current settings (time/date, etc.). For your convenience,the recorder also logs the current settings in nonvolatile memory at hourly intervals.

Setting Time/Date

If you have set the time and date, information as to when a sound file was recorded is stored automatically with that file. The time and date should be set to ease sound file management tasks.

The setting of the time and date is necessary for the management of the files in folder S (see “Notes on the Folders” for details), for the alarm playback function, and for the schedule alarm playback function.

When you install batteries for the first time or each time you replace the batteries, the hour indication will flash. In such a case, be sure to set the time and date by following steps 4 through 6 described below.

1 Press and hold the MENU/FOLDER button for

1 second or longer.

2 Press the 9/+ or 0/– button to select the Time/

Date Setup screen.

“TIME” flashes on the display.

3 Press the PLAY button. The hour indicator flashes.

4

5 Press the PLAY button to accept the hour. The minute indicator flashes.

Repeat steps 4 and 5 to continue to set the minute, year, month and date in the same way.

6 After setting the date, press the STOP button.

This completes the time/date setup procedure.

•You can switch the time indication between the 12-hour system and the 24-hour system by pressing the DISPLAY button while you are setting the hour or minute.

(Example: 5:23 P.M.)

(Initial setting)

• You can change the order of the date indication by pressing the DISPLAY button while you are setting the year, month, or day.

(Example: February 14, 2001)

(Initial setting)

• Each time you press the DISPLAY button while the recorder is stopped, the display changes as follows (with folder A or B selected):

Time → Remaining recording time → Date → Time . . .

The selected indication appears on the display each time the recorder is stopped.

Notes

•If you leave the recorder untouched for 3 minutes or longer before pressing the STOP button in step 6, Setup mode will be canceled, and any time/date settings you made will be canceled.

•If you press the STOP button during setup, time/date setup is canceled.

•You can set the time and date on the recorder by connecting it to your PC (see “Other functions of Olympus Digital Wave Player” for details).

Notes on the Folders

The recorder has three folders: A, B, and S.

•Folders A and B

Each recorded message stored in a folder is saved as a Wave file. These folders can be selectively used to distinguish the kind of recording. Up to 100 files can be stored per folder.

•Folder S

In folder S, files are nested in date subfolders,* making it useful for storing a certain day’s schedule for future reference. Up to 15 files can be stored in a single date subfolder, and up to 100 files altogether can be recorded in folder S.

*There is one subfolder for each day of the year.

Folder A

File

Press the MENU/FOLDER button

Maximum of 100 files

 

 

 

Folder B

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maximum

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

of 100 files

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date subfolder

File

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maximum

Maximum

Folder S

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(schedule)

 

 

 

 

 

of 15 files

of 100 files

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To change folders

Press the MENU/FOLDER button while the recorder is

 

 

 

 

 

stopped.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Each time you press the MENU/FOLDER button, the display

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

changes as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

A → B → S → A . . .

aCurrent folder

To change date subfolders in folder S, select folder S first,

and then press the 9/+ or 0/– button to select the

 

 

 

 

 

date subfolder.

 

 

 

 

 

Recording

1 Press the MENU/FOLDER button to select the desired folder (A, B, or S). When you select folder S, the current date subfolder appears on the display. If you select folder A or B, go to the step 3.

2 If you select folder S, press the 9/+ or

0/– button to select the desired date subfolder.

3

4 Set the microphone sensitivity (see “Microphone Sensitivity”).

5 Press the REC button to start recording.

The recording lamp lights, and recording starts. Each time you press the DISPLAY button, the display switches between current recording time and remaining recording time.

6 To stop recording, press the STOP button.

* When the remaining recording time becomes 5 minutes or less, the display changes to remaining recording time automatically.

Notes

• Even if you press the DISPLAY button, the display will not change to current recording time if the remaining recording time is 5 minutes or less.

•When the remaining recording time becomes 1 minute or less, the recording lamp flashes.

•If “FULL” appears on the display, you cannot record in the selected folder. In such a case, erase unnecessary files (see “Erasing from folder A or B” or “Erasing from folder S”).

•There is one subfolder for each day of the year.