Olympus Note Corder DP-211 Instructions Manual

VOICE RECORDER

NOTE CORDER

DP-211

INSTRUCTIONS

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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.

• The contents of this document may be
changed in the future without advanced
notice. Contact our Customer Support Center
for the latest information relating to product
names and model numbers.

• The screen and recorder illustrations shown
in this manual were produced during the
development stages and may dier from the
actual product. The utmost care has been
taken to ensure the integrity of the contents
of this document. In the unlikely event that
a questionable item, error, or omission is
found, please contact our Customer Support
Center.

• Any liability for passive damages or damage
of any kind occurred due to data loss
incurred by a defect of the product, repair
performed by the third party other than
Olympus or an Olympus authorized service
station, or any other reason is excluded.

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 go­cart).

• Keep the unit out of the reach of children.

Warning regarding data loss:

• Recorded content in memory may be
destroyed or erased by operating mistakes,
unit malfunction, or during repair work.

• For important recorded content, we
recommend you to write it down some
where.

• Any liability for passive damages or damage
of any kind occurred due to data loss
incurred by a defect of the product, repair
performed by the third party other than
Olympus or an Olympus authorized service
station, or any other reasons is excluded from
Olympus’s liability.

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.

Introduction

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Recording

To pause recording, press the REC (-) button while recording. To
resume the recording, press the REC (-) button again.

Insert batteries.

Getting started

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Battery indicator:

If [

] is displayed on the screen, replace batteries as
soon as possible. If the batter y level becomes too low,
[

] and [Battery Low] are displayed and then the

recorder automatically turns off.

Strap eyelet

• A strap is not supplied with this product.

Microphone sensitivity

Turn the microphone toward a sound
source to be recorded.

High

Highly sensitive mode
which can record
surrounding noises (

H

)

Low

Standard sensitivity (L)

a
b
c
d
e
f
g

• The recorder cannot record if [Memory Full] or [Maximum File Size
is reached] 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.

Recording indicator lights while
recording.

a

Current date/ b Recording mode indicator/

c

Microphone sensitivity indicator/ d Total
number of recorded les for the date/ e Current
le number/ f Elapsed recording time/

g

Remaining recording time

•

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

To turn off the 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 swich to OFF/HOLD while the
recorder is in operation, all buttons and switches are
disabled without interrupting the current operations.

•

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.

• If the time and date are not set, the time and date of
the default settings are recorded to les .

Turn on the power.

Slide the POWER switch to ON.

Protective film

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Playback

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a
b

c
d

e

e

Approximate le length

When an earp hone is conn ected, th e speaker is t urned
off. Playback sound for an earphone is monaural.

Volume

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

High

Low

Noise cancel

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

• An earphone is not
supplied with this product.

Fast

Playback speed is changed between

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

2.0x by each press of the buttons.

Slow

On

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

Off

The file is played back as it
was recorded.

Noise Cancel indicator

Changing the playback speed

a

Recording date/ b Current le

number/c Elapsed playback time/

d

Playback position bar indicator

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.

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Erase

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File search

s When searching for a file recorded on October 15.

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

The date display
appears.

Select October 15. The first file is played

back.

If the file is skipped, the
recorder plays back the
next file.

Recorder status indicator

 : D uring playback



F : During fast playback



S : During slow playback

• An erased le cannot be restored. Double-check the le before
deleting it.

• If no operations are performed for 8 seconds, the recorder returns
to the stop mode.

• It may take for more than 10 seconds to complete the processing.
Do not remove batteries while processing. The data may be corrupted.

Check the battery level beforehand to ensure that that the batteries

do not run out while processing.

Erase in Date

File Erase

Cancel
If [Cancel] is selected and the

PLAY/OK (.) button is pressed,
the recorder returns to the
stop mode.

To delete all files recorded on a
specific date, press the SEARCH/
MENU button to switch to the
date display.

Select

Set

s Select the file you want to delete and stop playback beforehand.

Search for files by

the date they were

recorded.

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Menu settings

Changing
the
display
language

• English

• Deutsch

• Français

• Español

• Italiano

• Polski

• Русский

Changing the recording modeSetting time and date

Recommended settings by recording condition

Recording condition

Recommended settings

Rec Mode MIC SENSE

Dictation with a lot of
background noise.

[HQ]

(high quality

sound recording)

[LOW]

Recordings for lessons
and meetings.

[HQ]

(high quality

sound recording)

[HIGH]

Lengthy recordings.

[SP]

(standard

recording)

[HIGH]

1

Press

SEARCH/
MENU for

more than 1
second.

File management

w

ill be easier by

setting the time

and date.

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

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

Set

Previous

Next

Turning
the
beep
On/Off

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Press 0 or 9 to
highlight the item you want
to set.

Set

Time & Date

Language

Rec Mode

Beep

Use the 0 and
9 buttons to

turn the operating
sound On/O.

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

Use the 0 and 9 buttons to switch
recording modes.

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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: No sound or quiet sound is heard from the

speaker while playing back.

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 (-) button:

• Check if the display shows [Memory Full].

• Check if the display shows [Maximum

File Size is reached].
Delete unnecessary files before recording.
A maximum of 99 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 flash memory (2GB)

Overall frequency:

HQ mode: 70 to 7,900 Hz
SP mode: 70 to 4,700 Hz

Guide to recording times:

HQ mode: Approx. 98 h.
SP mode: Approx. 202 h.

Microphone:

Electret Condenser Microphone (monaural)

Speaker:

Built-in ø 36 mm round dynamic speaker

Maximum power:

180 mW

Earphone jack (monaural):

ø 3.5 mm diameter, impedance 8 Ω or more

Power supply:

Two AAA (LR03) batteries

Continuous battery:

Guide to alkaline battery life

Recording mode HQ SP
During recording

mode

approx.
67 h.

approx.
80 h.

During playback mode
(Built-in speakers)

approx.
21 h.

approx.
21 h.

During playback mode
(Earphone)

approx.
45 h.

approx.
49 h.

Dimensions:

95 (L) mm x 50 (W) mm x 18.2 (T ) mm
(without protrusions)

Weight:

78 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.

“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-211

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.

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