Olympus dr2000 User Manual

DIRECTREC

DR-2000

Executive Kit

INSTRUCTIONS

Thank you for purchasing an Olympus

DIRECTREC.

Please read these instructions for information

about using the product correctly and safely.

Keep the instructions handy for future reference.

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Main Features

This product is equipped with the following features.

● New and improved microphone system reduces extraneous sounds such as

wind or machine noise created while recording and thus enabling a higher
quality of sound recording than ever before.

● New design and location of buttons enable single-handed control without

ever having to visually check the placement of function buttons. Directrec
fits easily into your hand providing effortless control coupled with superb
dictation experience (☞P.4).

● The Directrec has 3 programmable (A,B,C) buttons (☞P.30,31).

● All button functions are easily customized to suit a particular preference or any

recording environment (☞P.30-34).

● USB Audio Device Directrec, can be used as a USB microphone or USB speaker

when connected to a PC. In addition, a powerful built-in speaker provides hi­fidelity acoustic playback.

● Directrec can be used as a remote-control for the DSS Player Pro (referred to as

DSS Player from now on) not only for direct recording, but also when editing
recorded files on a PC.

● Directrec can save a recording as a file on a PC in DSS (Digital Speech Standard)

format.

● Two recording modes, SP (Standard Playback) mode or LP (Long Playback)

mode (☞P.20).

● Microphone sensitivity can be adjusted to better suit recording conditions and

environment (☞P.20).

● Multi-level priority setting (☞P.24).

OLYMPUS IMAGING CORPORATION holds the copyrights for DSS Player Pro software
and the instructions (this manual).

Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
Intel and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation.
Other product and brand names mentioned herein may be the trademarks or registered

trademarks of their respective owners.

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Table of Contents

Introduction

Identification of Parts ............................ 4

Minimum Requirement ......................... 5

Getting Ready

Installing DSS Player Software ............ 6

Uninstalling DSS Player Software ........ 7

Using Online Help................................. 8

Let’s Get Started

Connection to Your PC ......................... 9

Running DSS Player........................... 10

Window Names................................... 11

Using the Remote Edit Window ........

Direct Recording ................................. 14

Playback (Playing a Dictation File) .... 17

Save Recording .................................. 19

Microphone Sensitivity ....................... 20

Recording Modes ............................... 20

Index Marks ........................................ 21

Setting Priority Levels......................... 24

System Sounds .................................. 25

Setting Job Data ................................. 26

Directrec Button Function

Customization ..................................... 30

Troubleshooting .................................. 35

Specifications ..................................... 36

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User Support

Technical Assistance And Support ..... 36

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Identification of Parts

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1Built-in microphone
2Record/Play indicator light
3B (Programmable) button

4Slide REC

(Record)

/

STOP/
PLAY/

(Review)

REV

switch

5FF (Fast Forward) button
6NEW button
7A (Programmable) button
8REW (Rewind) button
9Built-in speaker
0C (Programmable) button
!USB Cable

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Minimum Requirement

Make sure that your computer meets the Minimum requirements listed below.
Please check with your system administrator or your Olympus Professional
Dealer.

PC:
Operating System:

CPU:

RAM:
Hard drive space:

Drive:
Sound card:

Browser:
Display:
USB port:

IBM PC/AT compatible PC
Microsoft Windows Me/ 2000 Professional/

XP Professional,Home Edition
Intel Pentium II class 333 MHz processor or faster

(Processor 500 MHz or faster is recommended)
128 MB or more (256 MB or more is recommended)
50 MB or more

2x or faster CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-ROM drive
Creative Labs Sound Blaster 16 or 100% compatible

sound card
Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 SP2 or later
800 x 600 pixels or more, 256 colors or more
One or more free ports

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Installing DSS Player Software

Before you connect your Directrec to your PC, you must first install the DSS
Player software.
Make sure to exit all running applications, eject the floppy disk if you are using
one, and logon as administrator if you are running Windows 2000/XP (Profes­sional only) on the network.

Insert Olympus DSS Player CD into the CD-ROM drive.

The installation program will start automatically.

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If the installation program does not start automatically, browse your CD-ROM
drive and execute “setup.exe”.

The installation Language Selection dialog box appears.

Select the desired language.

2

Register user information.

Enter your name, company name, and license ID number (serial number).

3

The license ID number is printed on the license ID card included inside the
recorder package.
Click the [Next] button. When a confirmation dialog box appears, click the [Yes]
button.

Proceed with the installation according to the instructions on the
screen.

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Uninstalling DSS Player Software

To uninstall any of the software components of the DSS player software installed
on your PC, follow the steps below.

Exit DSS Player program.

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Click the [start] button on the taskbar.

2

Select [Add/Remove programs] from the [Control Panel].

A list of installed applications is displayed.

3

Select [Olympus DSS Player Pro], then click the [Change/Remove]
button.

4

Proceed with the uninstallation according to the instructions
on the screen.

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Note

• Uninstallation does not erase the stored dictation files.

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Using Online Help

For information on the DSS Player usage and features, refer to the online Help.

To start online Help:

• Click the [start] button, then select [All Programs], [Olympus DSS
Player Pro], [Dictation Help].

• While DSS Player is running, select the [Help] menu, [Contents].

• While DSS Player is running, press F1 on the keyboard.

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Note

• For more information on menus and operations, refer to Online Help. Online Help is

available after the DSS Player is installed.

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Connection to Your PC

Be sure to install the DSS Player software before connecting the Directrec to the
PC. However, if you do connect the Directrec before or during the software instal­lation, the “Add New Hardware Wizard” will appear. In this case, cancel the wizard
by pressing the [Cancel] button in the wizard screen and then install or continue
the installation of DSS Player software.

Connecting to Your PC Using the USB Cable

Connect the Directrec USB cable
directly into the USB port or USB hub

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of your PC.

When the DSS Player is activated, the
icon will appear in Device Tree View (☞P. 11 )
in the Dictation Module.

Disconnecting from Your PC

Disconnect the Directrec USB cable from your PC USB port or
USB hub.

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Notes

• Some PCs and USB hubs may not supply sufficient power and the Directrec fails to

connect. Refer to your PC User’s Manual regarding the USB port or USB hub on your PC.

• When using a USB hub to connect the Directrec, always use a self-powered (AC adapter)

USB hub.

• Never disconnect the USB cable while the record/play indicator light is flashing. If you do,

the data will be destroyed.

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Running DSS Player

By default, connecting the Directrec to your PC will start the application auto­matically.

Disabling automatic start

Right-click the Device Detector icon in the System Tray in
the lower right hand corner of the screen, then select “Settings

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startup application”.

Click [DSS Player Pro].

The check mark on [DSS Player Pro] disappears.

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Manual start

Start Windows.

1

Click the [start] button, then select [All Programs].

All program menus will be displayed.

2

Select [Olympus DSS Player Pro], then click [Dictation Module].

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Note

• If you connect the Directrec before installing DSS Player, the “Add New Hardware Wizard”

dialog box will open. If this happens, click [Cancel] to exit the wizard, then install the DSS
Player software.

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Window Names

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Main Window(Windows XP)

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3

* Main screen is displayed when DSS Player is started

Massage Tray

1Playback Control Bar

Provides the control buttons to play and stop dictation files.

2Dictation Tree View

Displays the directory structure of the DSS, WAVE-format files stored on your
PC’s hard disk.
Recordings made using Directrec will be saved as a file in the Message Tray
( ) in the Dictation Folder ( ).

3Device Tree View

Displays the directory structure of the Directrec.

4Dictation List View

Displays the dictation files in the folder selected in 2 and 3.

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Using the Remote Edit Window

For enjoyable recording experience, use Directrec with the DSS Player software
to record to your PC. The DSS Player can be configured to provide you with
complete remote control over your recording session from the Directrec without
the use of the PC mouse.

Starting the [Remote Edit] window for the DSS Player main window

Ensure Directrec is properly connected to your PC and then start
the DSS Player.

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DSS Player main window appears.

From the DSS Player main window, click the [File] menu, then
select [New File...], or click the

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[Remote Edit] window appears.

Directrec button functions are completely supported when the
[Remote Edit] window is open.

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icon.

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Notes

• Ensure that the [Remote Edit] window is open when you use Directrec, or the remote

control will not function.

• The [Remote Edit] window can also be displayed without opening the main menu when

starting the DSS Player (

☞

P.13).

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