Recording Menu [Rec Menu]; Selecting The Recording Level [Rec Level]; Setting The Recording Mode [Rec Mode] - Olympus VN-741PC User Manual

Recording menu [Rec Menu]

Selecting the recording level
[Rec Level]
You can change the recording level
(sensitivity) as needed for your recording
application.
[High]:
Suited to recording lectures, large
conferences and other applications
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with distant or quiet sound sources.
[Low]:
Suited to recording dictation.
[Auto]:
The recording level always
automatically changes according to the
volume of the input sound. Suited to
recording all sounds.
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• To record the speaker's voice clearly,
set [Rec Level] to [Low], and place the
voice recorder's built-in microphone
near the speaker's mouth (5 to10 cm
away).
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Setting the recording mode
[Rec Mode]
You can prioritize sound quality or recording
time. Select the recording mode that best
matches your recording application.
[MP3 128 kbps]
[MP3 64 kbps mono]*
[MP3 8 kbps mono]*
* Mono recording
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• Sound quality increases as the
recording rate value increases.
• Setting a higher recording rate
increases file size. Check that you have
enough remaining memory before
recording.
• To record conferences and
presentations clearly, it is
recommended to set [Rec Mode] to
[MP3 128kbps].
NOTE
• When [Rec Mode] is set to stereo,
recording with a connected an external
mono microphone records on the left
channel only.