Olympus VN-702PC User Manual

DIGITAL VOICE

RECORDER

DETAILED

INSTRUCTIONS

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Introduction

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Table of contents

Introduction

Table of contents .............................. 3

Safety precautions ............................ 4

Caution f or usage environ ment ..................... 4

Handling t he recorder .................................... 5

Batter y handling prec autions ........................ 6

1 Getting started

Main features ................................... 7

Identif ication of parts ....................... 8

Display (LCD pan el) ........................................ 9

Power supply ...................................10

Inser ting batterie s ........................................10

Turning on/of f the power .............................. 11

HOLD ...............................................11

Setting time and date

[Time & Date] ...............................12

Inserting and ejecting a

microSD card ................................13

Insert ing a microSD card ...............................13

Eject ing a microSD card .................................14

Selecting the fo lders and files ..........15

Searchin g for a file ........................................15

2 About recording

Recordi ng ........................................16

Changing t he recording scen e

[Rec Scene] ...............................................17

Recording from external microphone or

other dev ices ............................................18

3 About playback

Playback ..........................................19

Changing t he playback speed .......................21

Setti ng an index mark or a tem p mark ........ 22

How to begin s egment repeat play back ...... 23

Erasing ........................................... 25

4 Menu setting

Menu setting method ..................... 26

File Menu ...................................................... 28

Rec Menu ...................................................... 29

Play Menu ..................................................... 32

LCD/Sound Men u .......................................... 33

Device Men u ................................................. 34

5 Using the recorder on your

Operati ng environment ................................37

Connec ting to your PC ...................................37

Disconne cting from yo ur PC ......................... 38

6 Other information

Troubleshooting ............................. 39

Accessories (optional) ...................... 39

Specif ications ................................. 40

Technical assistance and support ..... 44

Safety precautions

Before using you r new recorder, read this manual careful ly to ensure that you know how to operate it saf ely and correc tly. Keep thi s 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.

f Danger

If the product is used without observing the information given under this symbol, serious injury

or death may result.

f Warning

If the product is used without observing the information given under this symbol, injury or

death may result.

f Caution

If the product is used without observing the information given under this symbol, minor personal injury, damage to the equipment, or loss of valuable

data may result.

Caution for usage environment

• To protect the high-precision technology contained in this product, never leave the recorder in the places listed below, no matter if in use or storage:

• Places where temperatures and/or

humidit y are high or go through extreme changes. Direct sunlight, beaches, locked cars, or near other heat sources (stove, radiator, etc.) or humidifiers.

• In sandy or dusty environment s.

• Near flammable items or explosives.

• In wet places, such as bathrooms or in

the rain.

• In places prone to strong vibrations.

• Never drop the recorder or subject it to severe shocks or vibrations.

• The recorder may malfunction if it is used in a location where it is subject to a magnetic/ electromagnetic field, radio waves, or high voltage, such as near a TV set, microwave, video game, loud speakers, large monitor unit, TV/radio tower, or transmission towers. In such cases, turn the recorder off and on again before further operation.

• 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.

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

Safety precautions

Warning r egarding data l oss:

• 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.

Handling the recorder

f Warning:

• Do not use the recorder near flammable or explosive gases.

• Keep young children and infants away from the recorder.

Always use and store the recorder out of

the reach of young children and infants to prevent the following dangerous situations which could cause serious injury: 1 Becoming entangled in the recorder

strap, causing strangulation.

2 Accidentally swallowing the battery,

cards or other small parts.

3 Accidentally being injured by the

moving parts of the recorder.

• Do not use or store the recorder in dusty or humid places.

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

• Use microSD/microSDHC memory cards only. Never use other types of cards.

If you accidentally insert another type

of card into the recorder, contact an authorized distributor or ser vice center. Do not try to remove the card by force.

• Do not operate the unit while operating a vehicle (such as a bicycle, motorcycle, or car).

f Caution:

• Stop using the recorder immediately if you notice any unusual odors, noise, or smoke around it.

Never remove the batteries with bare

hands, which may cause a f ire or burn your hands.

• Be careful with the strap.

Be careful with the strap when you carry

the recorder. It could easily catch on stray objects and cause serious damage.

• Do not leave the recorder in places where it may be subject to extremely high temperatures.

Doing so may cause parts to deteriorate

and, in some circumstances, cause the recorder to catch fire. Do not use the charger or AC adapter if it is covered (such as a blanket). This could cause overheating, resulting in fire.

• Handle the recorder with care to avoid getting a low-temperature burn.

• When the recorder contains metal

parts, overheating can result in a lowtemperature burn. Pay attention to the following:

• When used for a long period, the

recorder will get hot. If you hold on to the recorder in this state, a lowtemperature burn may be caused.

• In places subject to ex tremely cold

temperatures, the temperature of the recorder ’s body may be lower than the environmental temperature. If possible, wear gloves when handling the recorder in cold temperatures.

Safety precautions

Battery handling precautions

Follow these important guidel ines to prevent batteries from l eaking, overheating, burning, exploding, or causing electrical shocks or burns.

f Danger:

• Batteries should never be exposed to flame, heated, short-circuited or disassembled.

• Never heat or incinerate batteries.

• Take precautions when carrying or storing batteries to prevent them from coming into contact with any metal objects such as jewelry, pins, fasteners, etc.

• 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.

• To prevent causing battery leaks or damaging their terminals, carefully follow all instructions regarding the use of batteries. Never attempt to disassemble a battery or modify it in any way, solder, etc.

• Do not connect the battery directly to a power outlet or a cigarette lighter of an automobile.

• If a battery fluid gets into your eyes, flush your eyes immediately with clear, cold running water and seek medical attention immediately.

f Warning:

• Keep batteries dry at all times.

• Do not use a battery if it is cracked or broken.

• Never subject batteries to strong shocks or continuous vibration.

• If a battery leaks, becomes discolored or deformed, or becomes abnormal in any other way during operation, stop using the recorder.

• If a battery leaks fluid onto your clothing or skin, remove the clothing and flush the affected area with clean, running cold water immediately. If the fluid burns your skin, seek medical attention immediately.

• Keep battery 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 battery immediately while

being careful not to burn yourself, and;

2 call your dealer or local Olympus

representative for service.

f Caution:

• Please recycle batteries to help save our planet’s resources. When you throw away dead batteries, be sure to cover their terminals and always observe local laws and regulations.

Main features

Getting started

s Supports a wide range of

recording formats. Can handle the MP3 format* (MPEG-1/ MPEG2 Audio Layer 3) and the Windows Media Audio (WMA) format ( ☞ P. 29).

* VN-702PC only.

s Supports high capacity recording

media. Besides the internal memory, you can also record into a microSD card (VN-702PC only) ( ☞ P.13 ) .

s It has a built-in Variable Control

Voice Actuator (VCVA) function ( ☞ P. 30).

s The Low Cut Filter minimizes

air conditioner noise and other similar noises while recording ( ☞ P. 29).

s A Voice Filter function* ( ☞ P.32)

cut noise and enable clear audio playback.

* VN-702PC only.

s It has recording scene setting

function to register the best setting according to different usages ( ☞ P. 31).

s Equipped with a calendar

search function, convenient for searching for files (VN-702PC only) ( ☞ P.15).

s It features various repeat

functions ( ☞ P.23, P.32) .

s You can divide a file (MP3) that

has been recorded with this recorder into two files* ( ☞ P.28 ) .

* VN-702PC only.

s Index mark and temp mark

features allow you to quickly find desired locations ( ☞ P. 22) .

s The playback speed can be

controlled as preferred ( ☞ P. 21).

s Display text is larger to make

it easier to read. You can also reduce the text size as you like.

s This recorder is compatible

with USB 2.0, enabling fast data transfer to a computer.

Mai n featur es

Identification of parts

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1 2 3

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1 Built-in microphone 2 MIC (Microphone) jack 3 EAR (Earphone) jack 4 CALENDAR/SCENE button *1

SCENE button *2

5 Card cover *1 6 LED indicator light 7 Built-in speaker 8 + button 9 REC ( s ) (Record) button 0 9 button ! FOLDER/INDEX button @ – button

• Use the stand as needed.

# ERASE button $ ` OK button % 0 button ^ STOP ( 4 ) button & MENU button * Display (LCD panel) ( Stand ) POWER/HOLD

switch

- USB connector

= Battery cover q Strap hole

*1 VN-702PC only. *2 VN-701PC only.

• Remove the screen protector on the display.

Identification of parts

Display (LCD panel)

The displayed charac ter size on the screen can be changed. See “[ Font Size ]” ( ☞ P. 33) .

Whe n the [ Font S ize ] is set t o [ Large ]

1 Current file number/ Total

number of recorded files in the folder

2 Recording media indicator

[ ] [ l ]: Built-in flash memory [ m ]: microSD card

Folder indicator 3 Recorder status indicator

[ ] ( K ): Record indicator [

] ( ≠ ): Pause indicator

[

] ( L ): Stop indicator

[

] ( • ): Play indicator ( N ): F. Play indicator ( M ): S. Play indicator [

] ( ß ): Forwarding indicator [

] ( ™ ): Rewinding indicator

4 Elapsed recording time,

Whe n the [ Font Si ze ] is set t o [ Small ]

0 7

5 Icon display

[ ? ]: Rec Level [ û ]: VCVA [ 0 ]: Low Cut Filter [ $ ]: Voice Filter *1 [

] [ ]: Playback mode

6 Recording mode indicator 7 Battery indicator 8 File Lock indicator 9 Remaining recording time,

File length

0 Current file name ! Remaining memory bar

indicator indicator *2

@ Recording date and time

Elapsed playback time

8 1 ! 4

*2 , Playback position bar

Ide ntification of parts

*1 VN-702PC only. *2 These items will be displayed only when

the [ Font Size ] is set to [ Small ].

Power supply

Inserting batteries

1 Lightly press down on the arrow

and slide the battery cover open.

Power supp ly

2 Insert the batteries, observing

the correct = and - polarities.

3 Close the battery cover

completely by sliding to the direction A .

Battery indicator

When [ ] appear s on the display, replace the batte ries as soon as possible. When the batteries are too weak, [ and [ Battery low ] will appear on the display and the recorde r will shut down.

Notes

• When changing the bat teries, use only AAA alkaline batteries.

• Remove the batteries if you are not going to use the recorder for an ex tended period of time.

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Power supply

HOLD

Turning on/off the power

Turn ing on the powe r

While the recorder is turned off, slide the POWER / HOLD switch to the direction of the arrow.

Turn ing off the p ower

Slide the POWER / HOLD switch to the direction of the arrow, and hold it for 0.5 seconds or longer.

• The resume function remembers the stop position before the power is turned off.

Power save mode

If the recorder is on and stops for 5 minutes or longer, the display shuts of f and it goes into power save mode.

• To exit power save mode, press any button.

Set t he record er to HOLD mode ( A)

Slide the POWER / HOLD switch to the [ HOLD ] position.

• After [ Hold ] appears on the display, the recorder is set to HOLD mode.

Ex it HOLD mode ( B)

Slide the POWER / HOLD switch to the c position.

Notes

• If you press any button in HOLD mode, the clock display lights for 2 seconds, but the recorder will not operate.

• If HOLD is applied during playback (recording), operation is disabled with the playback (recording) state unchanged (When playback has ended or the recording has ended due to the remaining memory being used up, it will stop).

Pow

er supp ly/ HOLD

Setting time and date [ Time & Date ]

If you set the time and date beforehand, the information when the file is recorded is automatically stored for each file. Setting the time and date beforehand enables easier file management.

When you install batteri es for the

first t ime or each time yo u replace

the batteries , the “Hour” indicat ion

Setti ng time and date

will flash.

1 Press the 9 or 0 button to

select the item to set.

• Select the item from the “ Hour ”, “ Minute ”, “ Yea r ”, “ Month ” and “ Day ” with a flashing point.

2 Press the + or − button to set.

3 Repeat steps 1 and 2 to set the

other items.

9 or 0 button:

Move to the previous/next item.

+ or − button:

Change the value.

• You can selec t between 12 and 24 hour display by pressing the FOLDER/INDEX button while setting the hour and minute.

• You can selec t the order of the “ Month ”, “ Day ” and “ Ye ar ” by pressing the FOLDER/INDEX button while set ting them.

4 Press the ` OK button to

complete the setting.

• The clock will star t from the set date and time. Press the ` OK button according to the time signal.

Notes

• If you press the ` OK button during the

setup operation, the recorder will save the items that were set to that point.

• While the recorder is in stop mode, press

and hold the STOP ( 4 ) button to display [ Time & date ] and [ Remain ].

Changing the time and date

Select [ Time & D ate ] from the menu on the [ Device Menu ].

• See “[ Menu set ting method ]” ( ☞ P.26)

Inserting and ejecting a microSD card

• Inserting the microSD card in the

For VN-702PC:

The “microSD” indicated in the instruction manual refers to both microSD and microSDHC. With this recorder, besides the internal memory, you can store the data into commercially available microSD card.

Inserting a microSD card

1 While the recorder is in stop

mode, open the card cover.

2 Face the microSD card in the

correct way and insert it into the card slot as shown in the diagram.

• Insert the microSD card keeping it straight.

wrong way or at an angle could damage the contact area or cause the microSD card to jam.

• If the microSD card is not inserted all the way until it clicks, data may not be recorded to the microSD card.

3 Close the card cover securely.

• When you insert the microSD card, the recording media changeover display will appear.

4 To record on a microSD card,

press the + or − button and select [ Yes ].

Inser ting and ejec ting a micr oSD card

5 Press the ` OK button to

complete the setting.

Inserting and ejecting a microSD card

Notes

• It is possible to switch the recording media over to the internal memory ( ☞ P. 3 4).

• In some cases microSD cards that have been formatted (initialized) by another device, such as a computer, may not be recognized. Be sure to format microSD

cards with this recorder before using

Inser ting and ejec ting a micr oSD card

them ( ☞ P. 35) .

Ejecting a microSD card

1 While the recorder is in stop

mode, open the card cover.

2 Push the microSD card inward to

unlock it, and let it eject partially.

• The microSD card is visibly out of the slot and can be removed safely.

• If you ejec t the microSD card when [ Memory Select ] is set to [ microSD card ], it will be automatically changed to [ Internal memory selected

3 Close the card cover securely.

Notes

• Releasing your finger quickly after pushing the microSD card inward may cause it to eject forcefully out of the slot.

• Some microSD cards or microSDHC cards may not be recognized correctly depending on the manufacturer or type of card due to compatibility issues with this recorder.

• See the Olympus website for a list of microSD cards that have been confirmed to operate with this recorder in conditions prescribed by Olympus. The website http://olympus-imaging. jp/ introduces manufacturers and types of microSD cards confirmed to be compatible. Please note, however, this is not meant to guarantee that microSD cards will operate. Some microSD cards may not be recognized correctly due to circumstances such as changes in manufacturer specifications.

• In the case when the microSD card cannot be recognized, remove the microSD card then put it in again to see if this recorder recognizes the microSD card.

• Always read the instruc tions that come with your microSD card before using.

• Processing speed may be slower with some types of microSD cards. Processing performance may also be reduced due to repeated writing and deleting. If that happens, reformat the microSD card ( ☞ P. 35 ) .

• Not all operations are guaranteed for

microSD cards that have been confirmed to operate.

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