Olympus DP-311 User Manual

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VOICE RECORDER

NOTE CORDER

INSTRUCTIONS

DP-311

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Introduction

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 recording, we recommend that you test the record function and volume before use.

• The contents of this document are subject to change without notice. Contact our Customer Support Center for the latest information relating to product names and model numbers.

• Illustrations of the screen and the recorder

shown in this manual may di er from the actual product. The utmost care has been taken to ensure the integrity of this document but should you happen to  nd a questionable item, error or omission, please contact our Customer Support Center.

• Olympus does not accept any liability for passive damages or damage of any kind incurred due to data loss resulting from a defect of the product, repair performed by a third party other than Olympus or an Olympus authorized service station, or for any other reason.

• MPEG Layer-3 audio coding technology is licensed from Fraunhofer IIS and Thomson.

• SD and SDHC are registered trademarks of SD Card Association.

Safe and proper usage

General precautions:

• Do not leave the recorder in hot, humid locations such as inside a closed automobile under direct sunlight or on the beach in the summer.

• Do not store the recorder in places exposed to excessive moisture or dust.

• Do not use organic solvents such as alcohol and lacquer thinner to clean the unit.

• Do not place the recorder on top of or near electric appliances such as TVs or refrigerators.

• Avoid recording or playing back near cellular phones or other wireless equipment, as they may cause interference and noise. If you experience noise, move to another place, or move the recorder further away from such equipment.

• Avoid sand or dirt. These can cause irreparable damage.

• Avoid strong vibrations or shocks.

• Do not disassemble, repair or modify the unit yourself.

• 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.

• Do not insert a card other than SD or SDHC card into the recorder. If you accidentally insert such a card, do not try to forcibly remove it but contact our repair center or service station.

Warning regarding data loss:

• Recorded contents in the memory may be corrupted or erased due to reasons such as operating errors, unit malfunction, or during repair work. Also, when contents are saved in the memory for long periods of time or are used repeatedly, operations such as writing to, reading from, or deletion of contents may not be possible.

• It is recommended to back up and save important contents to other media such as a computer hard disk.

• Olympus does not accept any liability for passive damages or damage of any kind incurred due to corruption or loss of recorded content, regardless of nature or cause.

Batteries:

f Danger:

• Batteries should never be exposed to  ame, heat, short-circuited or disassembled.

• Never store batteries where they will be exposed to direct sunlight, or subjected to high temperatures in a hot vehicle, near a heat source, etc.

f Warning:

• Do not solder lead wires or terminals directly onto a battery or modify it.

• Do not connect the = and - terminals together. This may cause  re, overheating or electric shock.

• When carrying or storing the batteries, be sure to put them in the provided case to protect their terminals. Do not carry or store the batteries with any metal objects (such as key rings). If this warning is not followed,  re, overheating or electric shock may occur.

• Do not insert the batteries with their = and

- terminals reversed.

• If any liquid from a battery gets into your eyes, promptly wash it o with clean water and consult your doctor at once.

• Do not attempt to recharge alkaline, lithium or any other non-rechargeable batteries.

• Never use any batteries with a torn or cracked outer cover.

• Keep batteries out of the reach of children.

• If you notice anything unusual when using this product such as abnormal noise, heat, smoke, or a burning odor: 1 remove the batteries immediately while

being careful not to burn yourself, and;

2 call your dealer or local Olympus

representative for service.

• Do not expose the batteries to water. Do not allow water to contact the terminals.

• Do not remove or damage the batteries insulating sheet.

• Do not use the batteries if you  nd something wrong with them such as leakage, color change or deformity.

• Unplug the charger if the charging is still incomplete after the speci ed time it should take.

• Should any batteries liquid get on skin or clothing, promptly wash it o with clean water.

• Keep batteries away from  re.

f Caution:

• Do not subject batteries to strong shocks.

• When using rechargeable batteries that have not been used for a while, be sure to recharge them before use.

• Rechargeable batteries have a limited lifetime. When the operating time becomes shorter even if the rechargeable battery is fully charged under the speci ed condition, replace it with a new one.

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OFF/

HOLD

Getting started Recording

Insert batteries.

1 Insert the AAA battery in the battery

box from the - side gently without touching the spring.

2 Slide the battery's - side towards the

Do not clo se the bat tery c over wit h the bat tery

Strap eyel et

• A strap is not supplied with this product.

Battery indicator:

If [ ] is displaye d on the screen, rep lace batterie s as soon as pos sible. If the bat tery level beco mes too low, [

] and [Bat tery low] are disp layed and then the

recorder a utomatically tu rns off.

Turn on the powe r.

Slide the POWER switch to ON.

To turn off th e power:

While the recorder is in the stop mode, slide the POWER switch to

OFF/HOLD. Power save mode

If no operations are performed for more than 10 minutes when the power is on, the display automatically turns off and the recorder enters the power save mode. To exit the power save mode, press any button.

HOLD

If sliding the POWER switch to OFF/HOLD while the recorder is in operation, all buttons and switches are disabled without interrupting the current operations.

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The [Set time & date] screen appears when you use the recorder for the  rst time or when the recorder is turned on after more than 30 minutes without power supply.

For details, refer to “Setting time and date”.

☞

not compl etely si t into the b atter y box.

Spring

spring and sit the battery completely by pushing down its = side.

Be sure to remove the protective film on the display before using this product.

OFF/

HOLD

Microphone

s To pause recording, press the REC (x) button while recording. To resume

the recording, press the REC (x) button again.

• The recorder cannot record if [Memory full] or [Reached maximum number of  les] is displayed. Delete unnecessary  les to free up some space in memory.

• When the available recording time becomes less than 60 seconds, the recording indicator starts  ashing. The indicator  ashes faster if the available time decreases to 30 seconds and to 10 seconds.

• An external microphone or other device can be connected and audio can be recorded.

Current date

Turn the microphone toward a sound source to be recorded.

Recording indicator lights while recording.

Mode dial indicator

Elapsed recording time

Remaining recording time

Current  le number/ Total number of recorded  les for the date

Changing the recording mode

Turn the mod e dial to your pr eference

Mode

Recording

Microphone

dial

mode

HQ High

HQ Low

SP Low

sensitivity

Usage

Suitable for Conversation recording

Suitable for loud sounds

Suitable for Dictation recording

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Playback

Low

High

s To fast-forward or rewind a file, press and hold 0 or 9 button while

playing back a file.

s To skip to the next file or previous file, press 0 or 9 button. s Fast-forwarding or rewinding continues to the next file.

When an ea rphone is co nnected , the speake r is turned of f. The soun d output wi ll be monaur al when usin g earphon es.

Volume

To avoid irritation to the ear, turn down the volume before inserting the earphones. Do not raise the volume too high when using earphones. It may cause hearing impairment and a decrease in hearing ability.

• Earphones are not supplied with this product.

High

Low

Recording date

Current  le number

Elapsed playback time

Playback position bar indicator

Approximate  le length

Changing the playback speed

Playback speed is changed between

0.5x, 0.75x, normal, 1.2x, 1.5x, and

2.0x by each press of the buttons.

Fast

Slow

Noise cancel

Noise is reduced when played back to achieve better sound quality.

Noise Cancel indicator

Off

The file is played back as it was recorded.

• When the NOISE CANCEL switch is set to ON, playback speed returns to normal.

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Calendar

d e

Press the SEARCH/MENU button to switch to calendar display.

Selection cursor

Voice memos have been registered to days displaying

this symbol.

Recording files have been registered to days

displaying this symbol.

File search and playback

Search for files by the date they were recorded or scheduled.

1 2 3 4

Select the date. Select [File] or [Memo].

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Create a new schedule using voice memo

Start recording after selecting the date.

1 2 3 4

or or

Select the date. Select [Memo].

• Up to 10 voice memos per day of a maximum of 1 minute each can be recorded.

• Voice memos are managed in internal memory.

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If you select [File], the file will be attached to the date in which it was recorded.

Today’s date (highlighted)

This icon will be selectable if the files saved in the

[Import] folder of the SD card (sold separately) are playable.

For details, refer to “Memory”.

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The first file is played back.

Press the SEARCH/MENU button to go back to the calendar screen.

a Current memo number/Total

number of memos for the date

b Elapsed recording time/

Remaining recording time

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Erase

The recorder has different ways to erase files. The menu displayed varies depending on the type of the file to be erased. Select the file you want to erase beforehand.

Example: Erasing an audio file

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or or

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Select

Memory

Set

Terminal surface

abcd

a Erase all files b Erase all files which were recorded on

the selected date

c Erase the selected file only d Cancel

If [Cancel] is selected and the PLAY/ OK (y) button is pressed, the

recorder returns to the stop mode.

The SD card allows you to store more files.

Switch to SD card

If you have any recorded data in the internal memory and when you insert a SD card, data transfer screen will be automatically shown. Operate according to the instructions on screen. When you finish transferring the data to the SD card, you may start using with the SD card.

Playing external files

The [Import] folder will be created automatically when you insert the SD card. Copy the MP3 files from computers or other external devices into the [Import] folder. After selecting files can be played back by pressing the PLAY/OK (y) button.

• Inserting the SD card in the wrong way or at an angle could damage the contact area or cause the SD card to jam.

• If the SD card is not inserted all the way, data may not be recorded on the SD card.

• Quickly moving your  nger away after pushing the SD card inward may cause it to eject forcefully out of the slot.

• Even with the SD card inserted, voice memos will be saved to internal memory.

• An SD card is not supplied with this product.

Once erased,  les cannot be restored. Double-check before deleting it.

•

If no operations are performed for 8 seconds, the recorder returns to the

•

stop mode. It may take more than 10 seconds to complete the process. Do not

•

remove the batteries while processing, as this may result in corrupted data. Check the battery level beforehand to ensure that the batteries do not run out while processing. When [All] is performed, the erased  les are no longer accessible, but the

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data inside the memory and SD card are not deleted completely. When disposing of the recorder, be sure to destroy the recorder, record silence after performing [All], or perform a similar operation in order to prevent the leakage of personal information.

About MP3 files

• Variable bit rate MP3  les

may not be played back properly.

• Even if the  le format is

compatible for playback on this recorder, the recorder

in the calendar, external

does not support every encoder.

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Menu settings

Press SEARCH/ MENU for more

than 1 sec ond.

Press 0 or 9 to highli ght the item you wan t to set, the n press PLAY/OK (y).

Time & Date

Beep

Language

Set

Setting time and date

In order to manage the files conveniently, it is recommended to set the time and date.

Use the 0 and 9 buttons to change the values.

Set

Check the time and date settings before using the product again if it is left unused for long periods of time.

When the recorder is in stop mode, press and hold the STOP (z) button to display the [Time & Date] and [Remain].

The clock will start from the set date and time. Press the PLAY/OK (y) button according to the time signal.

Turning the beep On/Off

Use the 0 and 9 buttons to turn the operating sound On/O .

Changing the display language

Use the 0 and 9 buttons to select the display language.

• Čeština

• Dansk

• Deutsc h

• English

• Españo l

• Français

• Italian o

• Nederlands

• Polski

• 

• Svenska

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Troubleshooting

Q1: The power cannot be turned on. A1: • Batteries are exhausted.

• Batteries are inserted incorrectly. Check = and - before inserting new

batteries.

• Terminals are soiled. Clean them with a dry cloth.

Q2: Nothing happens when a button is

pressed.

A2: • The POWER switch is set to OFF/HOLD

position.

Slide the POWER switch to the ON

position.

Q3: The sound is quiet or there is no sound

from the speaker during playback.

A3: The earphone plug is plugged into the

recorder.

The volume is set to the low level. Q4: Recording is not possible.

A4: By pressing the REC (x) button:

• Check if the display shows [Memory full].

• Check if the display shows [Reached maximum number of files].

Delete unnecessary files before recording. A

maximum of 999 files can be recorded in a day.

Q5: The playback speed is too fast (slow). A5: The recorder is set to fast (slow) Playback. Use the PLAY SPEED button to set to

normal playback.

Specifications

Recording medium:

Built-in memory: 2GB SD card: 512 MB to 32 GB

Overall frequency:

/ : 70 to 11,000 Hz

: 70 to 3,800 Hz

Guide to recording times (Internal memory):

/ : Approx. 62 h.

: Approx. 166 h.

Microphone:

Electret Condenser Microphone (monaural)

Speaker:

Built-in ø 36 mm round dynamic speaker

Maximum power:

200 mW

Maximum headphone output:

â 150 mV (according to EN 50332-2)

MIC jack (monaural):

ø 3.5 mm mini-jack, impedance 2 kΩ

EAR jack (monaural):

ø 3.5 mm diameter, impedance 8  or more

Power supply:

2 x AAA alkaline batteries (Manganese

batteries cannot be used in this recorder)

Guide to alkaline battery life:

During recording mode

/ : Approx. 60 h.

: Approx. 81 h. During playback mode (Built-in speakers)

/ : Approx. 23 h.

: Approx. 24 h. During playback mode (Earphone)

/ : Approx. 57 h.

: Approx. 62 h.

Dimensions:

105.5 (L) mm x 53 (W) mm x 19.7 ( T) mm (without protrusions)

Weight: 96 g (including battery) Operating temperature:

0°C - 42°C

• Battery life is measured by Olympus. It varies greatly according to the type of batteries used and the conditions of use.

• Your recorded contents are for your personal use or pleasure only. It is prohibited to record copyrighted material without permission of the copyright holders according to copyright law.

• Specifications and design are subject to change without notice for improvement of performance.

The “CE” mark indicates that this product complies with the European requirements for safety, health, environment and customer protection.

This symbol [crossed-out wheeled

bin WEEE Annex IV] indicates separate collection of waste electrical and electronic equipment in the EU countries. Please do not throw the equipment into the domestic refuse. Please use the return and collection systems available in your country for the disposal of this product.

Applicable Product: DP-311

This symbol [crossed-out wheeled

bin Directive 2006/66/EC Annex II] indicates separate collection of waste batteries in the EU countries. Please do not throw the batteries into the domestic refuse. Please use the return and collection systems available in your country for the disposal of the waste batteries.

For customers in North and South America

USA RFI:

This equi pment has been tes ted and found to comply wi th the limits for a Cla ss B digital device, pu rsuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. Th ese limits are des igned to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equi pment generates , uses and can radiate ra dio frequenc y energy and, if no t install ed and used in accord ance with the instruc tions, may cause h armful interf erence to radio com munications. Ho wever, there is no guaran tee that interfe rence will not occur in a par ticular insta llation. If this equipme nt does cause harm ful interfere nce to radio or te levision recep tion, which can be determin ed by turning the e quipment off an d on, the use r is encouraged to tr y to correct the interfe rence by one or more o f the following measures:

• Reorient or re locate the recei ving antenna.

• Increase the se paration bet ween the equipme nt and receiver.

• Connect the e quipment into an ou tlet on a circuit dif ferent from th at to which the receiver is connected.

• Consult the deal er or an experie nced radio/ TV techn ician for help.

Canadian RFI:

This digit al apparatus do es not exceed the Class B limit s for radio noise e missions from digital ap paratus as set out i n the Radio Interfe rence Regulati ons of the Canadian Department of Communications. Cet appare il numérique ne dé passe pas les limites de C atégorie B pour le s émissions de bruit radio émanant d’appareils numériques, tel que prév u dans les Règlem ents sur l’Interférence Radio du Département Canadien des Communications.

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