Olympus VN-3200PC User Manual

DIGITAL VOICE RECORDER

VN-5200PC VN-3200PC

INSTRUCTIONS

Thank you f or purchasing a n Olympus Digi tal Voice Recorder.

Please read these instructi ons for information

about us ing the produc t correctly and safely.

Keep the i nstruction s handy for futur e reference.

To ensure successfu l recordings, we recommend that

you test the record function and vo lume before use.

Shinjuku Monolith, 3-1 Nishi-Shinjuku 2-chome, Shinjyuku-ku, Tokyo 163-0914, Japan. Tel. +81 (0)3-3340-2111

3500 Corporate Parkway, P.O. Box 610, Center Valley, PA 18034-0610, U.S.A. Tel. 1-888-553-4448

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For customers in North and South America:

Declaration of Conformity

Model Number: VN-5200PC/VN-3200PC Trade Name: DIGITAL VOICE RECORDER Responsible Party: OLYMPUS IMAGING AMERICA INC. Address: 3500 Corporate Parkway, P.O. Box 610, Center Valley, PA 18034-0610,U. S.A. Telephone Number: 1-888-553-4448

This device Complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any inter ference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

Tested To Comply With FCC Standards

FOR HOME OR OFFICE USE

Canadian RFI:

This digital a pparatus does not exceed th e Class B limits for radio noise e missions from digital apparatus as set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications. Cet appareil n umérique ne dépasse pa s les limites de la Catégorie B p our les émissions de brui t radio émanant d ’appareils numériques, tel que prévu dans les Règlements sur l ’Interférence Radio du Département Canadien des Communications.

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Introduction

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h Safe and Proper Usage

Before using your new recorder, read this manual careful ly to ensure t hat you know ho w to operate it safely and correct ly. Keep this manual in an easily accessible location for fu ture reference.

• The warni ng symbols in dicate impor tant safety re lated informat ion. To protect your self and others f rom

pe rs on al i nj ur y or da mag e t o pr op er ty , it is e ss ent ia l th at you al way s r ead th e wa rn ing s a nd i nf or mat io n provided.

Getting Started

h Identification of Parts

1 Built-in Microphone 2

MIC

(Microphone)

jack

HOLD

4 USB terminal 5 6

7 0 (Rewind)

8 Battery cover 9

switch

STOP

(4) button

PLAY/OK

button

FOLDER/INDEX

button

(`)

Display (LCD panel):

1 2

4 5

6 7

8 9

EAR

(Earphone)

jack

! Display (LCD panel) @ Record/play

indicator light

REC

(s ) button

@ #

button

% 9 (Fast Forward)

button

–

button

DISP/MENU

ERASE

( Strap hole

(s ) button

$ % ^

• Strap is not supplied. Use the optional accessory.

button

(

1 Folder indicator 2 [

] Microphone sensitivity

indicator

[

] Variable Control Voice

Actuator indicator

[ ] Record mode indicator [K] Fast playback indicator [J] Slow playback indicator

6 7

3 Guide indicator 4 Character information display

Recording level meter

5 Battery indicator 6 Erase lock indicator 7 Current file number

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h Inserting Batteries

1 Lightly press down on the arrow and

slide the battery cover open.

2 Insert two size-AAA alkaline batteries,

observing the correct polarity.

3 Close the battery cover completely.

• When the HOLD switch is set to the direction of the arrow, the display is turned off after [HOLD] is displayed. Follow the next step without regard to it.

An optional Ni-MH Rechargeable Battery (BR401) from Olympus can be used for the recorder.

Replacing the Batteries:

When [N] appears on the display, replace the bat teries as soon as possible. Size-AAA alkaline batteries are recommended. When the batteries are depleted, [O] appears on the display, and the recor-der shuts off.

• To replace the battery, make sure that you set the HOLD switch to the opposite direction of the arrow before replacing.

h Power Su pply

Power on

Power off

Standby Mode and Display Shut Off:

If the recor der is stopped fo r 5 minutes or longe r during recording or playing, it goes into Standby (power-save) mode, and the display shuts off. To exit Standby mode and turn on the display, press any button.

: Slide th e

opposite that indicated by the arrow.

direc tion indicate d by the arrow while th e recorder is not in operation.

HOLD

: Slide the

sw i tc h in t he d ir e c ti o n

HOLD

switch in the

hHold

Setting the HOLD switch to the direction of the arrow holds the current status, and all button operations are disabled. Remember to release the HOLD switch to use the recorder.

h Setting Time and Date [

If you have set the time and date, information as to when a sound file was recorded is stored automatically with that f ile.

When you install batteries for the first time or each time you replace the batteries, the “Month” indication wi ll flash. In suc h a case, be sure to set the ti me and date by follow ing steps 4 through 6

described below.

1 Press and hold the

Time & Date

]

DISP/MENU

button for 1

second or longer to go to the main menu.

2 Press t he 9 or 0

button to select [

Sub Menu

3 Press the

PLAY/OK

(`)

button.

• [Time & Date] appears o n the display, and [

] flashes.

4 Press the 9 or 0

button to select the item to set.

• Selec t the item from “Month”, “Day”, “ Year ”, “Hour” and “Minute” with a flashing point.

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Time & Date

1. 1‘08

12:00 AM

5 Press the + or – button to

c db

set.

• Follow the same steps by pressing the 9 or 0 button to elect the next item, and press the + or – but ton to set.

1. 1‘08

12:00

6 Press the

PLAY/OK

(`)

button to complete the setup screen.

• The clo ck will star t from the set date and time.

• Press the PLAY/OK ( `) butto n according to the time signal.

7 Press the

STOP

(4) button to close the menu

7.25‘08

3:00

mode.

• This completes the time and date setup procedure.

Notes:

• You can choose be tween 12 and 24 hour displ ay by pressing the DISP/MENU button while setting the hour and minute.

• You can change the order of the date indication by pressing the DISP/MENU button while you are setting the year, month, or day.

Recording

h Notes on the Folders

The recorder provides five folders, [F], [G], [H], [I] and [ ]. To change the folder selection, press the FOLDER /INDEX button while the recorder is stopped.

Note:

• Up to a total of 200  les can be recorded in each folder.

h Recording

1 Press the

INDEX

the desired folder.

a Current folder

FOLDER

button to select

Current folder

15m15s 14m15s

2 Press the

3 Press the

h To Pause Recording

To Pause:

While the recorder is during record ing mode, pres s the (s ) button.

• [Rec Pause] appears on the display.

REC

(s) but-

ton to start recording.

• The record/play indicator light turns red , and recording sta rts.

• If you star t recording after in serting the earphone into the earphone jack on the recorder, you can hear t he sound being recorded. The sound volume on the recording monitor can be adjusted by pressing the + or – button.

b Current recording mode c Current file number d Recording time e Remaining recording time f Recording level meter

STOP

(4) button to stop record-

15m15s 14m15s

Remain 22h52m46s

ing.

• New recordings are saved as the last file in the folder.

REC

Rec Pause

To Resume Recording:

Press the

• Recording will resume at the point of interruption.

REC

(s ) button again.

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