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Olympus DS 150 Operation Manual

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OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO.,LTD.
San-Ei Building, 22-2, Nishi Shinjuku 1-chome, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan. Tel. 03-3340-2211
OLYMPUS AMERICA INC.
Two Corporate Center Drive, Melville, NY 11747-3157, U.S.A. Tel. 516-844-5000/1-800-622-6372
OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO.(EUROPA) GMBH.
(Premises/Goods delivery) Wendenstrasse 14-16, 20097 Hamburg, Germany. Tel. 040-237730
(Letters) Postfach 10 49 08, 20034 Hamburg, Germany.
OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO.(U.K.) LTD.
2-8 Honduras Street, London EC1Y0TX, United Kingdom. Tel. 0171-253-2772
"CE" mark indicates that this product complies with the European requirements for safety,
health, environment and customer protection.
L' indication "CE" signifie que ce produit est conforme aux exigences concernant la sécurité,
la santé, l'environnement et la protection du consommateur.
Das "CE" Zeichen bestätigt die übereinstimmung mit den Europäischen Bestimmungen für
Betriebssicherheit und Umweltschutz.
Il marchio "CE" indica che questo prodotto è conforme alle norme della comunità europea
per quanto riguarda la sicurezza, la salute, l'ambiente e la protezione del consumatore.
La marca "CE" indica que este producto se encuentra de conformidad con las exigencias
europeas sobre seguridad, salud, medio ambiente y protección al consumidor.
To avoid problems during recording, always do a test recording first.
E1-2594-01
DIGITAL VOICE RECORDER
DS-150
Operation Manual

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  • Page 1 San-Ei Building, 22-2, Nishi Shinjuku 1-chome, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan. Tel. 03-3340-2211 OLYMPUS AMERICA INC. Two Corporate Center Drive, Melville, NY 11747-3157, U.S.A. Tel. 516-844-5000/1-800-622-6372 OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO.(EUROPA) GMBH. (Premises/Goods delivery) Wendenstrasse 14-16, 20097 Hamburg, Germany. Tel. 040-237730 (Letters) Postfach 10 49 08, 20034 Hamburg, Germany.
  • Page 2 FOR SAFE AND CORRECT USAGE Thank you for purchasing the Olympus Digital Voice Recorder DS-150. 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.
  • Page 3 Olympus representative for servicing. Continued use of the AC adapter under these circumstances could result in electric shock, fire or injury.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS PRODUCT OVERVIEW MAIN FEATURES c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c GENERAL PRECAUTIONS c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c BEFORE RECORDING NAMES OF PARTS...

  • Page 5: Product Overview

    PRODUCT OVERVIEW MAIN FEATURES This recorder has the following features. This digital voice recorder converts voice to digital data, applies high-efficiency compression, and records the compressed data in flash memory. Two recording modes can be selected; the standard play (SP) mode allows recording of about 75 minutes (1 message continuous recording) of voice data which can later be used in dictation, and the long play (LP) mode allows long recording of about 160 minutes* (1 message continuous recording).

  • Page 6: Before Recording

    BEFORE RECORDING NAMES OF PARTS REC (Record) button MIC (Microphone) jack INDEX/FOLDER button SP DICT button LCD (Liquid Crystal MENU switch, up/down Display) panel control ERASE button Play ( ) button Fast Reverse ( ) button Indicator LED Fast Forward ( ) button Microphone EAR (Earphone) jack...

  • Page 7: Replacing The Batteries C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C

    REPLACING THE BATTERIES When starts blinking on the LCD panel, replace the batteries as soon as possible. If [BATT] and light on the LCD panel, operation will stop. Replace the batteries immediately. If the recorder does not function normally after the batteries have been replaced, see “RESET” on page 32.

  • Page 8: Basic Operation

    Follow the procedure below to set the user ID number: ERASE SP DICT MENU ERASE SP DICT MENU INDEX/ FOLDER In the Stop mode, press and hold the MENU switch for at least 2 seconds. The menu will be dis- played on the LCD panel twice the MENU switch's up/down control in the down direction to display [ID AAA] (when in the ini- tial setting).

  • Page 9: Record Pause C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C

    RECORD PAUSE To pause recording, press the REC button once. Recording is temporarily interrupted. The LCD panel and LED blink for as long as the unit is in the Record-Pause mode. To resume recording, press the REC button again. Pressing the STOP button during Record-Pause ends the current recording session and engages the Stop mode.

  • Page 10: Fast Playback C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C C

    PLAYBACK Volume max. ERASE SP DICT MENU INDEX/ FOLDER REC STOP Volume min. In the Stop mode, press the INDEX/FOLDER button to select the folder containing the message you want to play back. Press the Up/Down control (Forward Skip and Reverse Skip) on the MENU switch until the number of the message you want to listen is displayed on the LCD panel.

  • Page 11: Forward Skip

    REVIEW Press and hold the Fast Reverse button during recording or playback to activate the Review mode. As long as you keep the button is pressed, you will be able to hear the message while it is fast reversed. When the Fast Reverse button is released or the beginning of the message is reached, normal playback starts automatically.
  • Page 12 ERASE 1. ERASING A MESSAGE ERASE SP DICT ERASE SP DICT MENU Select the folder containing the message you want to erase, display the desired message number, then press and hold the ERASE button for more than one second. The displayed message number will blink.

  • Page 13: Convenient Features

    In order to improve performance in long recordings, this recorder is equipped with a voice activated recording function (called VCVA by Olympus). This function helps save memory capacity and extends recording time with very little loss of voice data at the moment of activation.

  • Page 14: Editing Messages

    EDITING MESSAGES 1. OVERWRITE RECORDING When the REC button is pressed in the middle of a message while in the Stop mode or in the Playback-Pause mode, overwrite recording starts from that point. Overwrite recording is possible only within a single message. Overwrite recording can be continued for an extended period as long as sufficient memory remains.

  • Page 15: Menu Operation

    ALARMS This recorder is preset to automatically generate the following alarms. You can cancel any alarm with a simple setting operation. 1. Record end alarm Sound: Beep, long beep,...beep, long beep... Condition: Sounds when the recorder runs out of remaining memory during recording. 2.
  • Page 16 First menu 1.Recording mode (SP/LP) In the Stop mode, press the MENU switch once (for less than 2 seconds) to display the menu on the LCD panel ([R-TIME] and [SP] or [LP]). Pressing the MENU switch within 4 seconds allows you to switch between [SP] (Standard Play mode capable of voice recognition) and [LP] (Long Play mode).

  • Page 17: Other

    OTHER RESET If an LCD panel display or operational error occurs, gently press the reset button inside the battery compartment with a slender object such as the tip of a ball-point pen. Do not remove the batteries. Previously recorded messages will not be erased. Pressing the reset button may alter the clock time slightly (because the clock stops temporarily when the battery compartment is opened).

  • Page 18: Specifications

    Power supply Rated voltage: 3 V DC Batteries: Two “AAA”-size batteries (LR03 or R03) External power supply: AC adapter Battery life (recording) Approx. 10 hours (according to Olympus tests using alkaline batter- ies) Size 116(H) 43(W) 14.5(D) mm (without protrusions)

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