Olympus VN-120PC The feature of the Digital Wave Player, Installing Olympus Digital Wave Player, Starting Olympus Digital Wave Player, Using Online Help, File Format, English

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The feature of the Digital Wave Player

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.

YOperating Environment

Operating system:	Microsoft Windows 98/Me/2000Professional (hereinafter referred to as
	Windows 2000)/XP Professional, Home Edition
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:	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/XP Professional, Home Edition upgraded from Windows 95

Installing Olympus Digital Wave Player

Before you connect the USB cable to the recorder and your PC, you must first install the software.

1Set 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.

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

The icon appears in the task tray on the desktop.YUninstalling Olympus Digital Wave PlayerTo uninstall Olympus Digital Wave Player, follow the procedure below.1Click the Windows [start] button.

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

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

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.

In such a case, batteries are not necessary for the recorder, because power is supplied to the recorder from the connected PC via the USB cable.

Note

Release the hold switch of the recorder before connecting the USB cable to a PC.

USB cable

PC (USB) terminal

To the PC’s (USB) port

To use Olympus Digital Wave Player without connecting the recorder to the PC, or if Olympus Digital Wave Player does not start automatically when you connect the recorder to the PC, click the [start] button, point to [All Programs], select [Olympus Digital Wave Player] then click [Digital Wave Player].

To exit Olympus Digital Wave Player, click the button on the window, or click [File], and then click [Exit Digital Wave Player].

Notes

•When you start Olympus Digital Wave Player for the first time by connecting the recorder to the PC after installation, it may take a few minutes to start.

•Do not use any USB cable other than the one supplied.

•Do not disconnect the USB cable before file transfer or recording is completed.

•When the recorder is connected to a PC, the power will be supplied from the USB cable.

English

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.

Y To open Online Help

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

Using Olympus Digital Wave Player

For more detailed instructions, refer to Online Help.Y Transferring Recorded Files to the PC

Before transferring recorded files to the PC, make sure the recorder is connected to the PC properly. Olympus Digital Wave Player provides the following two methods for transferring files to the PC.

Transferring all foldersClick the .

,All files in the recorder are transferred to the PC’s folders whose names are the same as the folder names in the recorder. The date subfolders for each date are automatically created together with the schedule folder transfer.

Transferring a selected folderClick the , , , or .

,All files in the selected folder in the recorder are transferred to the PC’s folder whose name is the same as the folder name in the recorder.

When you transfer files, the filenames change as follows.In the recorder On the PC

	A001	DW A0001
Folder name			File number*

File number		Prefix added to
		the file in the PC Folder name

*The file number of the transferred file is renumbered automatically and will differ from the original file on the recorder.

Notes

•Transfer time may vary depending on the recording mode of a file and PC’s performance.

•You cannot upload files from the PC to the recorder.

•You cannot transfer a file that has the same recording time and date as a file already in the corresponding folder on the PC.

•To transfer files, 20MB or more of the hard-disk space is necessary to assure stable performance of the PC.

Y Playing the Files on the PC

Any file transferred from the recorder or recorded directly to the PC can be played back on the PC.

1Choose the desired folder in the audio folder window.2Click the desired file on the file list.3Click the (Play) button to play back the file.

You can also perform other operations, such as fast forwarding, rewinding, etc., with the buttons and controls on the playback controller panel.

Note

You cannot play back the files stored on the recorder by Olympus Digital Wave Player on the PC.

YRecording on a PC with the recorder as the microphone (Direct recording)Before recording, make sure the recorder is connected to the PC properly.1Click the button in the main window to display the recording window.2Click the (Record) button to start recording.3Click the (Stop) button to stop recording.

If you click the button, the recording window changes to the main window. The recorded files are stored in the recording folder in the audio folder window.

To pause recording, click the (Pause) button during recording.

Notes

•The files are recorded directly on the PC and not on the recorder.

•To perform direct recording, 20MB or more of the hard-disk space is necessary to assure stable performance of the PC.

•The recorded files are stored as .wav files. Before recording, make sure that the free memory of the PC is sufficient for recording a .wav file.

File Format

The files transferred to the PC or recorded directly on a PC are stored as .wav files. Such filenames use the .wav extension.

Measure of size of file and time for transfer(5 minutes of recording with the recorder)

	Size of file	Time for transfer

HQ mode	Approx. 3.2MB	Approx. 1 minute

SP mode	Approx. 1.6MB	Approx. 30 seconds

LP mode	Approx. 1.2MB	Approx. 15 seconds

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