Olympus DS-3000 Instructions Manual page 27

Converting File Formats
Choose the Convert to AIFF File command from the File menu.
When a DSS file is converted to an AIFF file, unique DSS information such as priority
and index marking will be lost.
Note
AIFF files cannot be converted to DSS format.
<<File Formats Supported by DSS Player for Mac>>
DSS Player for Mac supports two file formats: DSS and AIFF.
-DSS format
The format the Digital Voice Recorder DS-2000/DS-3000 uses to record audio files.
File names are assigned in the following manner:
DS20 0001.dss
File number:
The name that has been set on a Digital Voice Recorder recorder.
User ID:
The default name on a Digital Voice Recorder 2000 is DS-2000.
The name on a DS-320 is fixed at DS64.
The user ID can be modified with DSS Player for Mac (
A DSS file can store about 102Kbps in standard mode and about
47Kbps in long mode. It can contain index and priority settings.
Note
The user name on a DS-150/DS-320 cannot be modified.
-AIFF format
The standard Macintosh audio file format with the aif extension. It cannot contain
index and priority settings.
Extension
A serial number automatically assigned by a Digital
Voice Recorder recorder.
see P.28).
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