DIGITAL VOICE RECORDER WS-320M WS-310M WS-300M INSTRUCTIONS EN INSTRUCTIONS FR MODE D’EMPLOI ES INSTRUCCIONES Thank you for purchasing an Olympus Digital Voice Recorder. Please read these instructions for information about using the product correctly and safely. Keep the instructions handy for future reference. To ensure successful recordings, we recommend that you test the record function and volume before use.
Table of Contents Table of Contents ...................................... 2 Playing ..................................................... 24 Safe and Proper Usage ............................. 4 Continuous Playback (All Play) ............... 28 General Precautions .................................. 4 Repeat Playback ..................................... 29 Auto Backspace Review (Back Space) ..... 31 1 Getting Started Index Marks ............................................. 32 Locking Files (Lock) .
Music Playback ........................................ 53 1 6 Other Practical Use Methods Selecting Play Mode (Play Mode) ........... 58 Repeat Playback (Repeat) ...................... 59 Random Playback (Random) .................. 60 Increasing the WOW Effect (WOW) ........ 61 Selecting Equalizer (EQ) ......................... 63 Moving the Tracks (Move) ....................... 66 Menu List (MUSIC mode) ........................
Safe and Proper Usage Before using your new recorder, read this manual carefully to ensure that you know how to operate it safely and correctly. Keep this manual in an easily accessible location for future reference. • The warning symbols indicate important safety related information. To protect yourself and others from personal injury or damage to property, it is essential that you always read the warnings and information provided.
ecautions ● Do not operate the unit while operating a vehicle (such as a bicycle, motorcycle, or car). ● Keep the unit out of the reach of children. Recorded content in memory may be destroyed or erased by operating mistakes, unit malfunction, or during repair work. It is recommended to back up and save important content to other media such as a computer hard disk. Battery Warning • Battery should never be exposed to flame, heated, short-circuited or disassembled.
1 Getting Started Main Features 1 Main Features This product is equipped with the following features. ● Dual function recorder as a Digital Voice Recorder and a Digital Music Player. (☞ P.15,44) ● Connecting this recorder directly to the USB port links up with your PC. The data can be transferred or saved without USB cable or driver software. (☞ P.42) ● This USB storage class support recorder can be utilized as external memory to read and save the data. (☞ P.
1 ● It has a built-in Variable Control Voice Actuator (VCVA) function. (☞ P.18) ● You can insert or delete index marks.*2 (☞ P.32) ● The playback speed can be controlled as preferred. (☞ P.25) Main Features of the Digital Music Player ● You can play back music files in WMA and MP3 format. (☞ P.53) Playback time WS-320M (1 GB): 13 hours 20minutes to 45hours 20 minutes *1 Available recording time may be shorter if many short recordings are made.
Identification of Parts 1 * 1 2 Main unit Identification of Parts & 3 ^ % 9 $ 0 # ! 4 5 6 ( w 7 @ q 8 ) = - Battery compartment 8 1 EAR (Earphone) jack 2 MIC (Microphone) jack 3 Built-in stereo microphone (R) 4 REC (Record) button 5 STOP button 6 PLAY button 7 Built-in speaker 8 USB terminal 9 VOL (+) button 0 9 button ! VOL (–) button @ FOLDER/INDEX button # $ % ^ & * ( ) = q w ERASE button OK button 0 button Display (LCD panel) Built-in stereo microphone (L) Record/Play indicator
Display (LCD Panel) 5 6 7 8 9 VOICE mode display MUSIC mode display The display appears when recording. The display appears when indicating a file.
Inserting Battery 1 Inserting Battery 1 2 1 2 3 Lightly press down on the arrow and slide the battery cover open. Insert size-AAA alkaline battery, observing the correct polarity. Close the battery cover completely. Replacing the Battery The battery indicator on the display changes as the battery loses power. 3 ➜ ➜ When appears on the display, replace the battery as soon as possible. When the battery is too weak, the recorder shuts down and “Battery Low” appears on the display.
Power Supply Turning Off the Power Move the HOLD switch to the HOLD position while the recorder is not in operation. After “Hold” is displayed, flashing for 2 seconds, the display will turn off. 1 Power Supply When the recorder is not used, setting it to HOLD turns off the recorder, suppressing the consumption of the battery to a minimum. Even if the power is turned off, the existing data, settings of each mode, and clock setting will be maintained. To turn the power on, cancel the HOLD switch.
Setting Time/Date (Time&Date) 1 If you set the date and time beforehand, the information when the file is recorded is automatically stored for each file. Setting the date and time beforehand enables easier file management. Setting Time/Date (Time&Date) The hour indicator will flash automatically when you load a battery before using the recorder for the first time, or after the recorder hasn’t been used for a long time. Proceed from step 1. 1 2 3 1 Press the 9 or 0 button to select the item to set.
8M 14D 2005Y (Initial setting) 4 4 14D 8M 2005Y 2005Y 8M 14D Press the STOP button to close the menu. ..................................................................................................................................................... Note 1 Setting Time/Date (Time&Date) • You can choose the order of the year, month, day by pressing the FOLDER/INDEX button while setting them.
Switching Between the Voice Recorder and Music Player 1 Switching Between the Voice Recorder and Music Player 14 This device can be used as a voice recorder or as a music player. Using the mode switch, choose between VOICE and MUSIC option. VOICE: For recording or playing back voice files. MUSIC: For listening to music files. Meaning of icons in this manual Set the mode switch to VOICE before operating the recorder. Set the mode switch to MUSIC before operating the recorder.
2 When Using the Recorder as a Voice Recorder Recording 1 Press the FOLDER button to choose a folder. 2 Press the REC button to start recording. 1 2 Recording The recorder provides five folders, A, B, C, D and E, and each message recorded in a folder is saved as a Windows Media Audio (WMA) file.
Recording Notes 2 Recording • To ensure recording from the beginning, start speaking after you see the red record/play indicator light on. • A beep will sound when remaining recording time reaches 60 seconds, 30 seconds, and 10 seconds while recording. • When remaining recording time is less than 60 seconds, the record/play indicator light starts flashing in red. When the recording time is decreasing to 30 or 10 seconds, the light flashes faster.
Listening While Audio is Recorded (Recording Monitor) To EAR (earphone) jack If you start recording after inserting the earphone into the EAR jack on the recorder, you can hear the sound being recorded. The sound volume on the recording monitor can be adjusted by pressing the VOL (+) or VOL (–) button. ➥ After recording is started, you can hear the sound being recorded through the earphone. If the earphone is connected, no sound will come from the speaker.
Using the Variable Control Voice Actuator (VCVA) 2 Using the Variable Control Voice Actuator (VCVA) When the microphone senses that sounds have reached a preset threshold volume level, the built-in Variable Control Voice Actuator (VCVA) starts recording automatically, and stops when the volume drops below the threshold level. The VCVA feature extends recording time and conserves memory by stopping recording during silent periods, which helps the playback to be more efficient.
e Actuator 7 When the sound volume is lower than the preset threshold sound level, recording automatically stops after 1 sec approximately, and “Standby” flashes on the display. The record/play indicator light glows red when recording starts and flashes when recording pauses. Adjust the Start/Stop Actuation Level Press the 9 or 0 button to adjust the pause sound level during recording. The VCVA level can be set to any of 15 different values.
Recording Modes (Rec Mode) The recording mode can be chosen from ST HQ (stereo high quality sound recording), HQ (high quality sound recording), SP (standard recording), and LP (long-term recording). 2 Recording Modes (Rec Mode) 3 1 2 4 5 1 Press and hold the OK button for 1 second or longer. 2 3 Press the OK or 9 button. 4 5 “Rec Mode” will be displayed on the screen (☞ P.38, 74). The recording mode setup process begins. Press the + or – button to choose from “ST HQ”, “HQ”, “SP” and “LP”.
Microphone Sensitivity (Mic Sense) Microphone sensitivity is adjustable to meet recording needs. 2 3 5 6 4 6 3 4 5 6 The menu opens (☞ P.38,74). Press the + or – button to choose “Mic Sense”. Press the OK or 9 button. The microphone sensitivity setup process begins. Press the + or – button to choose between “Conf” and “Dict”. Conf: High-sensitivity mode that records sounds in all directions. Dict: Low-sensitivity mode suited for dictation.
Recording from External Microphone or Other Devices The external microphone and other devices can be connected and the sound can be recorded. Connect as follows by the device to be used. 2 Recording from External Microphone or Other Devices Recording with External Microphone To MIC (microphone) jack Connect the external microphone to the microphone jack of the recorder. When the external microphone is connected to the microphone jack of the recorder, the built-in microphone will not operate.
ophone To MIC (microphone) jack To audio output terminal of other devices VOLUME To audio input terminal of other devices EAR The sound can be recorded when connecting to the audio output terminal (earphone jack) of the other device, and the microphone jack of the recorder with the connecting cord (optional KA333)(☞ P.84) for dubbing.
Playing 1 2 2 Playing 3 2 1 Press the FOLDER button to choose a folder. Press the 9 or 0 button to choose the file that you want to play. If you keep pressing the 9 or 0 button in stop mode, the recorder continuously skips to the beginnings of files. 3 Press the PLAY button to start playback. The record/play indicator light glows green. a Play position bar indicator b Current playback time c Total recording time of the file being played 5 4 Press the + or – button to select the proper sound volume.
Changing Playing Speed (Slow Playback/Fast Playback) Press the PLAY button once while playing a file. ➥ You can change the playing speed. Slow Playback (-25%) Fast Playback (+50%) 2 Playing Normal speed • As in normal playback, operations such as playback stop, file cueing, and index mark (☞ P.32) insertion are possible in slow playback and fast playback. • When the slow playback mode is selected, the “S.Play” appears and, for the fast playback mode, “F.
Playing Rewind 2 Press and hold the 0 button while playing a file. ➥ When you release the 0 button, the recorder will resume normal playback. Playing • When the index mark is shown in the middle of a file, it will stop temporarily in the position of the index mark. • The recorder stops when it reaches the beginning of the file. Continue pressing the 0 button to proceed with the review from the end of the previous file.
When Playing Back or Fast Forwarding to the End of the Last File When it reaches to the end of the last file, “End” will flash for 5 seconds, and stops at the starting position of the last file. While “End” is flashing, the following operation can be executed. Playing • If you press the 0 button, the recorder will start playback in reverse skip returning to whichever closer, the starting position of the last file or the index mark.
Continuous Playback (All Play) This function allows you to listen to all your recordings of one folder in one go without any stop between the files. 2 1 Continuous Playback (All Play) 1,3 See ☞ P.38, 75 regarding the sub menu. 2 3 2 4 Press the + or – button in the sub menu screen, and select the “All Play”. 5 4 5 Press the OK or 9 button. The continuous playback setup process begins. Press the + or – button to choose between “On” and “Off”. On: Off: Continuous playback.
Repeat Playback This function enables repeated playback of part of the file being played. File playback begins. 2 Press and hold the OK button for 1 second or longer. 3 Press the OK button briefly at the point you want to start Repeat Playback. “ “ 3 Start?” will flash on the display. 2 Repeat Playback 1 2 1 Choose the file for Repeat Playback, and press the PLAY button. End?” will flash on the display. End?” are Even while “ Start?” and “ flashing, changing the playback speed (☞ P.
Repeat Playback 2 4 4 Press the OK button briefly again at the position you want repeat playback to end. Repeat Playback The recorder repeatedly plays back the section between the start and the end positions until you cancel repeat playback. The playback speed (☞ P.25) can be set during repeat playback as well as normal playback. If an index mark (☞ P.32) is inserted or deleted during repeat playback, repeat playback will be cancelled and return to the normal playback.
Auto Backspace Review (Back Space) To ease the reviewing of a voice file you can set an auto backspace for either 1 or 2 seconds, so you will listen to the last phrase repeatedly. 1,3 See ☞ P.38, 75 regarding the sub menu. 2 3 2 4 Press the + or – button in the sub menu screen, and select the “Back Space”. 5 6 4 5 6 Press the OK or 9 button. The auto backspace review setup process begins. Press the + or – button to choose from “Off”, “1 Sec” and “2 Sec”. Off: Perform normal cueing.
Index Marks Index marks can be placed in a file during recording or playback to provide a quick and easy way of keeping track of important sections in the file. Setting an Index Mark 2 Index Marks 1 Press the INDEX button during recording or playback to set an index mark. An index number appears on the display. 2 1 Locating an Index Mark 2 Hold the 9 or 0 button while playing a file. The recorder stops for 1 second when it reaches the index mark.
Notes 2 Index Marks • Up to 16 index marks can be set in a file. Attempting to set more index marks will cause “Index Full” to appear on the display. • Index marks cannot be set or cleared in a locked file (☞ P.34). • The index marks can only be placed in WMA files recorded with OLYMPUS recorder . • If the 0 button is pressed in the set status of “1 Sec” or “2 Sec” in the previous playback, it will reverse skip for only the set time.
Locking Files (Lock) Locking a file keeps important data from being accidentally erased. Locked files are not erased when you choose to erase all files from a folder (☞ P.71). 2 Locking Files (Lock) 3 2 1 4,7 5,6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Press the FOLDER button to choose a folder. Press the 9 or 0 button to choose the file you want to lock. Press and hold the OK button for 1 second or longer. The menu opens (☞ P.38,74). Press the + or – button to choose “Sub Menu”. Press the OK or 9 button.
8 9 8 9 Press the OK or 0 button to complete the setup screen. Press the STOP button to close the menu.
LCD Display Information You can select an option for the display of the recorder. This helps review and confirm different recorder settings and file information. While in Stop or Playback Mode 2 Press the OK button. LCD Display Information Each time the OK button is pressed, the recorder will display 1 to 3 repeatedly. If there is no file, remaining recording time will be displayed.
While in Record Mode Press the OK button. Each time the OK button is pressed, 1 and 2 will be alternately displayed. 2 Recording level meter (Count up indicator) Displays the audio input level with the meter at the bottom, remaining memory with the E / F bar and recording elapsed time with the counter.
Menu List (VOICE Mode) Menu 2 Press and hold the OK button for 1 second or longer. Menu List (VOICE Mode) Rec Mode (☞P.20) L ST HQ HQ SP Back Selection from ST HQ, HQ, SP and LP modes. LP Mic Sense (☞P.21) VCVA (☞P.18) Conf Dict Mic sense setting. Selection between Conf (high-sensitivity mode) and Dict (low-sensitivity mode). All Time On O ff VCVA setting. Switch between On (enabled) and Off (disabled). Fo Sub Menu (☞P.75) : : : : Press the + or – button. Press the OK or 9 button.
Sub Menu Lock O ff O ff Back Space (☞P.31) All Play (☞P.28) Time & Date Back space setting. Selection from Off, 1 Sec and 2 Sec. 1 Sec 2 Sec Continuous playback setting. Selection between On (enabled) and Off (disabled). On O ff In order of hour, minute, year, month and day. 2 Menu List (VOICE Mode) (☞P.34) Locking files setting. Selection between On (locked) and Off (unlocked). On Time/Date setting. (☞P.12) Format (☞P.79) Contrast Cancel Recorder formatting.
3 Using the Recorder on Your PC Saving Files in Your PC 3 Saving Files in Your PC 40 By being connected to a PC, the recorder enables you to do the following: • You can save (back-up) the files stored in the recorder on your PC. Also, you can transfer the files from your PC to the recorder. • Playback voice files on your PC.
Operating Environment ● Data can be written or uploaded to the recorder even though the attribute of the recorder drive is shown as read only by the operating system of the PC. USB port: One free port Others: Internet environment when accessing to the music information site. .......................................................................... Note • USB ports are not supported on PCs running Windows 95, 98 or that have been upgraded from Windows 95, 98 to any other OS.
Connecting to Your PC Connecting to Your PC 1 1 Slide the HOLD switch to the hold side, turn the recorder off. Detach the battery compartment pressing the RELEASE button of the rear side. 2 2 3 3 The display will turn off. Connecting to Your PC Connect the recorder ’s USB terminal to a PC USB port or USB hub. “Remote” is displayed on recorder if the USB is connected. Launch My computer, in the window, the recorder will appear as a removable disk. 3 4 Transfer the audio files to your computer.
Disconnecting to Your PC 1 Click the on the task bar located at the lower-right corner of the screen. Click [Safely Remove Hardware]. 2 3 1 When the safe to remove hardware window appears, click [OK]. Make sure that the display is turned off, disconnect the USB. 3 Connecting to Your PC It will read [Stop USB Disk-Drive] for Windows Me. The drive letter will differ depending on the computer being used. ...................................................................................................
4 Using the Recorder as a Music Player Using the Recorder as a Music Player The recorder supports music files in WMA and MP3 formats, which can be transferred from the PC to the corresponding music folder of the recorder. Using Windows Media Player 4 Using the Recorder as a Music Player/Using Windows Media Player 44 By using Windows Media Player, music files from music CDs can be converted (ripped) (☞ P.
Window Names Windows Media Player 10 1 2 4 Window Names 3 4 !@ 56 78 9 0 1 Features taskbar 2 Quick Access Pannel button 3 Seek slider 4 Rewind button 5 6 7 8 9 Play button Stop button Previous button Next button Mute button 0 Volume slider ! Shuffle/Repeat button @ Fast Forward button 45
Window Names Windows Media Player 9 0 4 1 Window Names 2 ! 3 45 67 8 9 1 2 3 4 46 Features taskbar Seek slider Rewind button Play button 5 6 7 8 Stop button Previous button Next button Mute button 9 Volume slider 0 Quick Access box ! Fast Forward button
Copying Music from CD 1 2 Insert CD into the CD-ROM drive and start Windows Media Player. 3 4 5 Click the [View Album Info]. 2 5 3 From the Features taskbar, click the [Rip] menu. For Windows Media Player 9 From the Features taskbar, click the [Copy from CD] menu. If Internet connectivity is available, CD information is searched. 4 Windows Media Player 10 4 Click the [Rip Music]. 5 For Windows Media Player 9 Click the [Copy Music]. Files copied to a PC are stored in WMA format.
Transferring Music File to the Recorder You can transfer the music files saved in your PC to this recorder. For how to copy the music files from the CD to your PC, see “Copying Music from CD” (☞ P.47). Windows Media Player 10 4 Transferring Music File to the Recorder 48 1 2 3 Connect the recorder to a PC and start Windows Media Player. 6 2 4 From the Features taskbar, click the [Sync].
rder 6 Click the [Start Sync]. The file is transferred to the recorder. The music file transferred to the recorder is displayed in Item on Device. After transferring a language-learning file to the music folder, if you further transfer or copy the file to your desired voice folder (DSS_FLDA to DSS_FLDE) using a software like “Explorer”, you can use the functions such as partial repeat, fast playback, slow playback, and previous playback.
Transferring Music File to the Recorder 5 Select the destination folder. 6 To transfer to “Root” folder The empty column part of the item on the device (Root of the drive) is selected. To transfer to “Music” folder Select the “Music” folder. Creating the “Artist name” folder or “Album name” folder beforehand will make the file management easier (The folders can be created in up to 2 layers in the “Music” folder.) (☞ P.51).
About the Music Folders This recorder can save the music files (WMA, MP3 files) transferred from the PC in the 2 music folders, the original “Root” folder and its subsidiary “Music” folder. Also, this recorder can create the folders in up to 2 layers within the “Music” folder. It is convenient to manage the multiple albums with the same artist name. Up to 199 files can be saved in each folder.
About the Music Folders Selecting the Folders and Files List display The folders and files recorded in this recorder are displayed. File display Information of the selected file is displayed. Enters in playback standby mode.
Music Playback This recorder supports WMA and MP3 formats. To playback the music files using the music player, you need to transfer (copy) the corresponding music files from the PC to this recorder’s folders for music (☞ P.48). 1 2 Set the Mode switch to MUSIC. The folder list or file list is displayed. Insert the stereo earphone into the EAR (earphone) jack of the recorder. Select the music file that you want to play.
Music Playback 6 5 Press the + or – button to select the proper sound volume. 5 6 Press the STOP button at any point you want to stop the playback. The display shows the volume level. You can choose between 0 and 30. Resume playback by pressing PLAY or OK button again. 4 Music Playback The next track will automatically start once the track being played is finished. Press and hold the STOP button while this recorder is in stop mode to display the remaining memory.
Forwarding and Rewinding Fast Forward Press and hold the 9 button while playing a file. ➥ When you release the 9 button, the recorder will resume normal playback. • The recorder stops when it reaches the end of the file. If you press and hold the 9 button, it continues fast forwarding within the playback range selected in the “Play Mode”(☞ P.58). While “Random” (☞ P.60) is set to “On”, it continues fast forwarding of files randomly. Press and hold the 0 button while playing a file.
Music Playback Skip a Music File While Playing It Press the 9 button while playing a file. ➥ The recorder skips to the beginning of the next track and starts playing it. • It cues within the playback range selected in “Play Mode”(☞ P.58). If “Random” (☞ P.60) is “On”, it cues the next file randomly. 4 Press the 0 button while playing a music file. ➥ The recorder skips to the beginning of the current track and starts playing it. Music Playback Press the 0 button 2 times during playback.
Menu Setting During Playback In music mode, the following functions relating playback are available. They can be set during playback. Press the OK button while playing a file. ➥ You can enter the menu setting while continuing playback, and set the following relating playback. For how to set each menu, see the reference pages. Play Mode: Repeat: Random: WOW: EQ: Folder/All (☞ P.58) Off/On/Single (☞ P.59) On/Off (☞ P.60) Functions (☞ P.61) Functions (☞ P.
Selecting Play Mode (Play Mode) You can set 2 kinds of play modes. You can select either playing the tracks in a folder or playing all the tracks recorded in this recorder. 3 1 4 Selecting Play Mode (Play Mode) 2 4 5 1 Press and hold the OK button for 1 second or longer. 2 3 Press the OK or 9 button. 4 “Play Mode” will be displayed on the screen (☞ P.68, 74). The play mode setup process begins. Press the + or – button to choose between “Folder” and “All”.
Repeat Playback (Repeat) You can set the repeat playback of the music files within the range set in “Play Mode” (☞ P.58). 2 1 3 1 2 3 4 Press and hold the OK button for 1 second or longer. 5 Press the OK or 0 button to complete the setup screen. 5 6 Press the + or – button to choose “Repeat”. Press the OK or 9 button. The repeat setup process begins. Press the + or – button to choose from “On”, “Off” and “Single”. On: Repeats playback of the music files within the range set in “Play Mode”.
Random Playback (Random) You can set the random playback of the music files within the range set in “Play Mode” (☞ P.58). 2 1 3 4 Random Playback (Random) 5 6 4 6 1 2 3 4 5 Press and hold the OK button for 1 second or longer. The menu opens (☞ P.68, 74). Press the + or – button to choose “Random”. Press the OK or 9 button. The random setup process begins. Press the + or – button to choose between “On” and “Off”. On: Plays the music files within the range set in “Play Mode” randomly.
Increasing the WOW Effect (WOW) The recorder has WOW, an audio processing technology that increases sound clarity and bass quality. The level of the surround effect (SRS 3D) and the bass effect (TruBass) may be individually adjusted through three levels of processing or turned off. Surround effect (SRS 3D): Increases the sound-expansion effect and sound clarity. Bass effect (TruBass): Enriches the low sounds. 2 1 6 5 The menu opens (☞ P.68, 74). Press the + or – button to choose “WOW”.
Increasing the WOW Effect (WOW) 7,9 8 4 Increasing the WOW Effect (WOW) 10 11 7 Press the + or – button to choose “TruBass”. 8 Press the OK or 9 button. 9 10 11 The bass effect setup process begins (TruBass). Press the + or – button to select the bass effect level. Press the OK or 0 button to save your setting. Returns to the “SRS 3D” or “TruBass” selection display. Press the STOP button to close the menu. a WOW indicator ..........................................................................
Selecting Equalizer (EQ) If you change the equalizer setting, you can enjoy the music with your favorite sound quality. 2 1 1 2 Press and hold the OK button for 1 second or longer. 3 4 Press the OK or 9 button. The menu opens (☞ P.68, 74). Press the + or – button to choose “EQ”. 3 6 Flat Rock Pop Jazz User If you select “User”, repeat the procedures from step 5 in P.64. 4 6 Press the + or – button to select the desired equalizer characteristics.
Selecting Equalizer (EQ) When Changing the User Equalizer You can customize your own equalizer by changing the User settings. 2,4 1 4 Selecting Equalizer (EQ) 3 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 Press and hold the OK button for 1 second or longer. The menu opens (☞ P.68, 74). Press the + or – button to choose “EQ”. Press the OK or 9 button. The equalizer setup process begins. Press the + or – button to choose “User”. The user setup process begins. Press the 9 button. Select the frequency band.
8 9 7 9 7 You can select the equalizer level from –10dB to 10dB in 1dB increments. The higher the decibel value, the louder the sound. The default setting is 0dB. To change the settings again, press the 9 or 0 button and repeat the procedure from step 6. Press the OK button to complete the setup screen. Press the STOP or 0 button to close menu. a User equalizer indicator ....................................................................................................................................
Moving the Tracks (Move) You can change the playback order of music files on the recorder. Select the folder (file) of the tracks that you want to move beforehand. 2 1 4 3 Moving the Tracks (Move) 4 5 66 1 2 Press and hold the OK button for 1 second or longer. The menu opens (☞ P.68, 74). Press the + or – button to choose “Move”. 3 Press the OK or 9 button. 4 5 Press the + or – button to choose the file. Lists up the files in the current folder. Press the OK or 9 button.
7 8 6 6 Press the + or – button to select the place to move. 7 8 Press the OK or 0 button. If there are more files you want to move, repeat the procedures from step 4 to step 7. Press the STOP button to close the menu. ................................................................................................................................................................ Note • If no operation is made for 3 minutes during the setting, it will return to the stop status.
Menu List (MUSIC mode) Menu Press and hold the OK button for 1 second or longer. B Play Mode (☞P.58) 4 Repeat (☞P.59) Menu List (MUSIC mode) Random (☞P.60) WOW (☞P.61) Folder All On O ff Playback mode range setting. Selection between Folder and All. Bac Repeat mode setting. Selection from On (enabled), Off (disabled) and Single (single repeat). On O ff Random mode setting. Selection between On (enabled) and Off (disabled). SRS 3D Off High TruBass Low Middle Flat EQ (☞P.
Sub Menu Beep (☞P.76) Backlight (☞P.77) Contrast System sound setting. Selection between On (enabled) and Off (disabled). On O ff Backlight setting. Selection between On (enabled) and Off (disabled) formatting. On O ff Adjust the from level 1 to 12. 06 LCD contrast adjustment. Format (☞P.79) High Time & Date Cancel Recorder formatting. Start In order of hour, minute, year, month and day. Time/Date setting. (☞P.12) Middle : : : : : Press the + or – button. Press the OK or 9 button.
5 Features Common to the Voice Recorder and Music Player Erasing Erasing One File at a Time A selected file can be erased from a folder. 2 5 Erasing 3 4 1 2 Select the file you want to delete. 3 Press the + or – button to choose “Erase”. 4 Press the ERASE or OK button. In the stop status, display the file or place the cursor on the file in the list display. Press the ERASE button. The “Cancel” indicator flashes. The display changes to “File Erase!” and erasing will start.
Erase All Files from a Folder All files in a folder can be erased simultaneously. The locked files (☞ P.34) and the files set to read-only on the PC will not be erased. 1 2 4 Select the folder in which you want to erase all files. Press the ERASE button for 3 seconds or longer. The “Cancel” indicator flashes. 3 Press the + or – button to choose “All Erase”. 4 Press the ERASE or OK button. 5 Erasing 3 1 2 The display changes to “All Erase!” and erasing will start.
Erasing Notes • An erased file cannot be restored. • The locked files and the files that are set to read-only will not be erased (☞ P.34). • If the ERASE button or the OK button is not pressed within 8 seconds after the erase mode display flashes, the recorder will return to the stop status. • Completion of erasing may take about over 10 seconds. Never do anything during this period because data may be corrupted.
Hold Setting the HOLD switch to the HOLD position. If you set the recorder to HOLD status by sliding the HOLD switch in the direction of the arrow, the current conditions will be preserved, and all buttons and switches except the HOLD switch will be disabled. This feature is useful when the recorder has to be carried in a bag or pocket. Remember to reset the HOLD switch when using the recorder. .................................................................................................................
Menu Setting Method Each item of the menu list (☞ P.38, 68) can be set by the following method. Menu Setting 5 Menu Setting Method 74 1 Press and hold the OK button for 1 second or longer. 2 Press the + or – button to move to the item to be set. 3 Press the OK or 9 button. 4 Press the + or – button to change the setting. 5 6 Press the OK or 0 button to complete the setup screen. The menu opens (☞ P.38, 68). Moves to the setting of the selected item.
Sub Menu Setting 1 2 Press and hold the OK button for 1 second or longer. 3 Press the OK or 9 button. 4 Press the + or – button to move to the item to be set. 5 Press the OK or 9 button. 6 7 8 Press the + or – button to change the setting. The menu opens (☞ P.38, 68, 74). Press the + or – button to choose “Sub Menu”. The sub menu opens. 5 Menu Setting Method Moves to the setting of the selected item. Press the 0 button to return to the previous page.
System Sounds (Beep) The recorder beeps to alert you to button operations or warn you of errors. System sounds may be turned off. 1 Press the + or – button in the sub menu screen, and select the “Beep”. See ☞ P.38, 68, 75 regarding the sub menu. 5 System Sounds (Beep) 76 2 3 4 5 Press the OK or 9 button. The system sound setup process begins. Press the + or – button to choose between “On” and “Off”. Press the OK or 0 button to complete the setup screen. Press the STOP button to close the menu.
Backlight (Backlight) The recorder display backlight is On by default. The display will remain lit for about 10 seconds when a button on the recorder is pressed. 1 Press the + or – button in the sub menu screen, and select the “Backlight”. See ☞ P.38, 68, 75 regarding the sub menu. 2 3 The backlight setup process begins. Press the + or – button to choose between “On” and “Off”. On: Backlight is enabled. Off: Backlight is disabled. Press the OK or 0 button to complete the setup screen.
LCD Contrast Adjustment (Contrast) Display contrast can be adjusted in 12 levels. 1 Press the + or – button in the sub menu screen, and select the “Contrast”. See ☞ P.38, 68, 75 regarding the sub menu. 2 3 Press the OK or 9 button. 4 5 Press the OK or 0 button to complete the setup screen. 5 LCD Contrast Adjustment (Contrast) 78 The LCD display contrast setup process begins. Press the + or – button to set the contrast level. You can adjust the LCD display contrast level from 1 to 12.
Formatting the Recorder (Format) If you format the recorder, all function settings will return to their defaults*. All files** stored in the recorder will be deleted. If you have important files that you want to save, connect the recorder to a computer and transfer those files from the recorder to the computer before formatting the device. * Date and time settings will not be cleared, so you won’t need to set them again. ** Locked files will also be deleted.
Formatting the Recorder (Format) 6 Press the OK button. Formatting begins and an indicator flashes on the display. 6 { “Format Done” displays when formatting ends. ............................................................................................................................................................... Notes 5 Formatting the Recorder (Format) 80 • • • • • While formatting, do not remove the battery. It may take about 10 seconds or more for the erasing to end.
6 Other Practical Use Methods Using as External Memory of the Computer Example: Copying Data from PC to Recorder using Explorer, etc. 1 2 3 4 Start Windows. Connect the recorder to your PC. For the connection procedure, refer to “Connecting to Your PC ” (☞ P.42). Open the Explorer window. The recorder will appear as a removable drive icon. Copy the data.
7 Other Information Alarm Message List Alarm Message List 7 82 Message Meaning Explanation Action Battery Low Low battery power Battery power is getting low. Replace with new battery (☞ P.10). File Protected Index Full Erase-locked Index full Tried to delete a locked file. The file is full of index marks (maximum of 16 marks). Unlock the file (☞ P.34). Erase index marks that are no longer required (☞ P.32).
Troubleshooting Symptom Probable cause Action Nothing appears on the display The battery is not loaded properly. Verify polarity is correct. The battery is dead. The recorder is in HOLD mode. Replace with new battery (☞ P.10). Release the recorder from HOLD (☞ P.11, 73). Won’t start The recorder is in HOLD mode. Release the recorder from HOLD (☞ P.11,73). Replace with new battery (☞ P.10). The battery is dead. Unable to record Low remaining internal flash memory.
Accessories (optional) Stereo microphone: ME51S The high fidelity of the recording, which only stereo can perform. Furthermore, it gives clear sound quality with less noise. Noise-cancellation monaural microphone: ME12 (Dictation microphone) Used to get crisp recordings of your own voice by reducing the effects of ambient noise. This is useful microphone and suits for voice recognition.
Specifications For the Digital Voice Recorder Ni-MH rechargeable battery life Recording: Approx. 9 hours (Stereo) Approx. 12 hours (Monaural) Playback: Approx. 6 hours (Stereo) Approx. 6 hours (Monaural) For the Digital Music Player Compatible data format WMA, MP3 format Sampling frequency 44.1 kHz Frequency band 20Hz to 20kHz Playback time WS-320M (1 GB) Approx. 13 hours 20 minutes to 45 hours 20 minutes WS-310M (512 MB) Approx. 6 hours 40 minutes to 22 hours 40 minutes WS-300M (256 MB) Approx.
Specifications Common Specifications Specifications 7 Recording medium Built-in NAND FLASH memory 1 GB (WS-320M) 512 MB (WS-310M) 256 MB (WS-300M) Speaker Built-in ø18 mm round dynamic speaker MIC jack ø3.5, impedance 2kΩ EAR jack ø3.5, impedance 8Ω or more Maximum working output (3 V DC) 70 mW or more (8 Ω speaker) Input power requirement Rated voltage: 1.5 V Batteries: AAA battery (LR03 , R03 or ZR03) or Ni-MH rechargeable battery External dimensions 94.8 x 38.
Technical Assistance And Support The following is contact information for technical support for Olympus recorders and software only. ◆ Technical Hotline Number in the U.S. and Canada 1-888-553-4448 ◆ User Support E-mail address in the U.S. and Canada distec@olympus.com Charged numbers for the Rest of Europe +49 180 567 1083 +49 40 23773 899 ◆ User Support E-mail address in Europe dss.support@olympus-europa.
