Olympus W 10 User Manual

DIGITAL VOICE

RECORDER

W-10

INSTRUCTIONS

INSTRUCTIONS

Thank you for purchasing an Olympus

Please read these instructions for information

about using the product correctly and safely.

Keep the instructions handy for future reference.

To ensure successful audio/image recording, we recommend that you test the audio/image

Digital Voice Recorder.

recording functions before use.

For Safe and Correct Usage

Before using your new recorder, read this manual carefully to ensure that you know how to operate it safely and correctly. Keep this 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 heed the warnings and information provided.

● 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 go-cart).

● Keep the unit out of the reach of children.

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 or MO disc.

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.

Batteries

Warning

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

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

• Never use any battery 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 servicing.

Table of Contents

Getting Started

Main Features ........................................... 4

Identification of Parts ................................ 5

Inserting Batteries .................................... 7

Recording, Taking Pictures, and Playback

Recording ............................................... 10

Recording Modes (MOdE)...................... 11

Microphone Sensitivity (MIC) ................. 12

Using the Variable Control

Voice Actuator (VCVA) ........................ 13

Other functions

Moving Files Between Folders (MOVE) ... 19

Alarm Playback Function (ALARM) ....... 20

Erasing .................................................... 23

System Sounds (bEEP) .......................... 24

Resetting the Recorder (CLEAR) ........... 25

Managing Files on Your PC

Using OLYMPUS Voice Album Software .. 27

Installing Software .................................. 29

Starting Voice Album .............................. 30

Window Names ...................................... 31

Setting Time/Date (TIME) ......................... 8

Notes on the Folders ................................ 9

Taking Pictures ....................................... 14

Playing .................................................... 17

Hold ......................................................... 25

Menu List ................................................ 26

Using Online Help .................................. 32

File Format ............................................. 33

Other Information

Troubleshooting ...................................... 34

Specifications ......................................... 35

Technical Assistance and Support ......... 35

Main Features

● The recorder stores highly compressed

WAVE and JPEG format in 16 MB

Main Features

intergrated flash memory.

● The recorder supports three recording

modes, HQ (High Quality) mode, SP (Standard Playback) mode and LP (Long Playback) mode.

• Continuous recording time is approximately 45 minutes in HQ mode, approximately 67 minutes in SP mode and approximately 180 minutes in LP mode.*

● A and B voice folders can hold a maximum

of 100 audio files each, and the (image) folder can hold a maximum of 250 image files.

● The recorder has a C-MOS solid-state

300,000-pixel image sensor (true pixels).

● Audio and image files are recorded to built-

in flash memory. Data isn't lost during battery changes.

● It's easy to operate with Jogdial and a clear

display.

● You can take pictures while recording

audio. If you transfer data to your computer, you can see linked images while listening to recorded audio.

● You can edit audio and image files using

the special “OLYMPUS Voice Album” software included in the package.

● Connect the included USB cable to your

compurter for faster transmission speed.

* Available recording time for one continuous file. Available

recording time may be shorter if many short recordings are made. (The displayed available recording time and recorded time are approximate indications.)

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Identification of Parts

1 2

5 6

1 Built-in microphone 2 Record indicator lamp 3 Display (LCD panel) 4 REC (Record) button 5 MENU/FOLDER button 6 Shutter button 7 Lens 8 HOLD switch 9 PC (USB) terminal 0 ERASE button ! VOLUME control @ STOP button

@ #

Jogdial

$ %

# –/0 (Rewind) button $ +/9 (Fast Forward) button % PLAY button ^ Built-in speaker & Strap hole * Battery cover ( Viewfinder ) Shooting lamp

- Earphone jack

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Identification of Parts

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Identification of Parts

Display (LCD Panel)

Identification of Parts

1 Folder indicator 2 Recording mode indicator 3 Microphone sensitivity display

(LOW)

4 Current time/date, Recording time/

date (REC DATE), Recording/ Playing time, Remaining recording time (REMAIN), Menu display, etc.

5 Alarm indicator 6 Battery indicator 7 Rewind indicator(7),

Fast Forward indicator (8), Record indicator (s), Play(`) indicator

8 File number indicator 9 VCVA (Variable Control Voice

Actuator) indicator

When the recorder is halted

and is not recording or

playing back, it displays a clock.

8 9

If the STOP button is pressed and held, it displays the available remaining recording time and the total number of files in a folder.

a Current folder b Total number of files recorded in the current

folder

c Remaining recording time

Standby Mode and Display Shut Off

If the recorder is stopped or paused for 60 minutes or longer, it goes into Standby (power-save) mode, and the display shuts off. To exit Standby mode and turn on the display, press any button.

a b

Inserting Batteries

1 2

Lightly press down on the arrow and slide the battery cover open.

Insert two AAA alkaline batteries, observing the correct polarity.

Inserting Batteries

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Notes

• Be sure to stop the recorder before replacing the batteries. Unloading the batteries while the recorder

is recording, erasing or otherwise accessing a audio file may corrupt the file. If you are recording into a file and the batteries run out, you will lose your currently recorded file because the file header will not be able to close. So, it is crucial to change the batteries once you see only one mark in the battery icon.

• Be sure to replace both batteries at the same time.

• Never mix old and new batteries, or batteries of different types and/or brands.

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

Close the battery cover completely.

The hour indicator flashes, indicating the start of the Time/

Date setup process (☞ P.8).

Replacing batteries

When soon as possible. When the batteries are depleted, flashes on the display, and the recorder shuts off. AAA alkaline batteries are recommended. It is recommended to set the HOLD switch to the HOLD position before you replace batteries to maintain the current settings (time/date, etc.). For your convenience,the recorder also logs the current settings in nonvolatile memory at hourly intervals.

appears on the display, replace the batteries as

Setting Time/Date (TIME)

If you have set the time and date, information as to when a file is recorded is stored automatically with that file. The time and date should be set to ease file management tasks. The time and date

Setting Time/Date (TIME)

setting is also needed to perform the alarm playback function (☞ P.20).

When you install batteries for the first time or each time you replace the batteries, the hour indication will flash. In such a case, be sure to set the time and date by following steps 4 through 5 described below.

Changing the Time/Date

Press and hold the MENU/ FOLDER button for 1 second or

longer.

The menu opens (☞ P.26).

Press the +/9 or –/0 button until “TIME” flashes on the display.

2,4

5 3,4

Press the PLAY button.

The hour indicator flashes, indicating the

start of the Time/Date setup process.

Repeat steps 1 and 2 to set the time and date:

1 Press the +/9 or –/0 to select a

value.

2 Press the PLAY button to set the

value.

• Time and date setup proceeds in the order of hour, minute, year, month, and date.

Press the STOP button.

The menu screen closes and “END”

flashes.

Notes on the Folders

• You can choose between 12 and 24 hour display by pressing the MENU/FOLDER button while setting the hour and minute.

(Example: 5:23 P.M.)

(Initial setting)

• You can choose the order of the year, month, day by pressing the MENU/FOLDER button while setting them.

(Example: September 15, 2002)

(Initial setting)

Notes

• If you leave the recorder untouched for 3 minutes or longer before pressing the STOP button in step 5, Setup mode will be canceled, and any time/ date settings you made will be canceled.

• If you press the STOP button during the setup operation, the clock will use the values that were set to that point.

The recorder has three folders: A, B, and . Press the MENU/FOLDER button to change folders. Folders toggle in the order of A → B → → A … each time the button is pressed.

Folders A and B

Each recorded message stored in a folder is saved as a Wave file. These folders can be selectively used to distinguish the kind of recording; for example, A might be used to store private information, while B might be dedicated to holding business information. Up to 100 messages can be recorded per folder.

Folder

All image files, including image files recorded during audio recording in A or B folder, will be saved in the folder. It holds a maximum of 250 image files.

Setting Time/Date (TIME) / Notes on the Folders

Recording

Built-in microphone

Recording

3 1

Press the MENU/FOLDER button to choose folder A or B.

The folder name is displayed.

a Current folder

Press the REC button to start recording.

The record indicator lamp glows red.

• If you press the MENU/FOLDER button while recording, the screen display will change.

b Current file number c Recording time d Remaining recording time

Press the STOP button to stop recording.

Pause Recording

Pause

Press the REC button while recording.

➥ The record indicator lamp will flash, and “PAUSE” and

the record indicator (s) will flash on the display.

Resume Recording

Press the REC button again.

➥ Recording will resume at the point of interruption.

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Notes

• Even if you press the MENU/FOLDER button, the display will not change to current recording time if the remaining recording time is 5 minutes or less.

• When the remaining recording time becomes 1 minute or less, the record indicator lamp flashes.

• If “FULL” appears on the display, you cannot record in the selected folder. In such a case, erase unnecessary

files (☞ P.23).

• If you press the REC button while in folder there are 100 files in folder A, it switches to folder B.

• The recorder stops when it has been left paused for 10 minutes or longer.

, it automatically switches to folder A and starts recording. If

Recording Modes (MOdE)

You can select from among three recording modes: HQ (High Quality) mode, SP (Standard Playback) mode and LP (Long Playback) mode. Continuous recording time is approximately 45 minutes in HQ mode, approximately 67 minutes in SP mode and approximately 180 minutes in LP mode. The recording time shown above is for one continuous file. The available recording time may be shorter than specified if several files are recorded. (Use the remaining time and recorded time only as references.)

3 1

Press and hold the MENU/FOLDER button for 1 second or longer.

“MOdE” will be displayed on the screen (☞ P.26).

Press the PLAY button.

The recording mode setup process

begins.

Press the +/9 or –/0 button to choose a recording mode.

4 2

Press the STOP button.

The menu screen closes and “END”

flashes.

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Note

Choose HQ or SP mode for recording meetings or lectures with crisp clarity.

Recording Modes (MOdE)

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