Olympus DM-520 User Manual
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Olympus DM-520 Digital Voice Recorder
Product number 142075
Shipping Date: September 2009
Box Contents
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DM-520 Digital Recorder
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Stereo earphones
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USB 2.0 cable (KP-22)
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Carrying case
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Strap
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CD-ROM: Olympus Sonority software
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Instruction manual
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Warranty card
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Two AAA NiMH rechargeable batteries
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Recording Media
Recording Time
Card Format
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Olympus Imaging America Inc.
Olympus DM-520 Digital Voice Recorder
Features and Benefits
DM-520
Linear PCM (Pulse Code Modulation)
MP3 (MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3)
WMA (Windows Media Audio)
4 GB built-in Flash memory
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PCM
48 kHz mode: 5 hours, 45 minutes
44.1 kHz mode: 6 hours, 15 minutes
MP3
320 kbps mode: 28 hours, 00 minutes
256 kbps mode: 35 hours, 00 minutes
192 kbps mode: 46 hours, 45 minutes
128 kbps mode: 70 hours, 00 minutes
WMA
ST XQ mode: 68 hours, 45 minutes
ST HQ mode: 137 hours, 30 minutes
ST SP mode: 275 hours, 00 minutes
HQ mode: 275 hours, 00 minutes
SP mode: 541 hours, 00 minutes
LP mode: 1,076 hours, 00 minutes
MicroSD (512 MB – 16 GB)
-60 dBv
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Last updated on September 25, 2009
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Page 1: Features And Benefits
Olympus DM-520 Digital Voice Recorder Olympus DM-520 Digital Voice Recorder Product number 142075 Shipping Date: September 2009 Box Contents • DM-520 Digital Recorder • Stereo earphones • USB 2.0 cable (KP-22) • Carrying case • Strap • CD-ROM: Olympus Sonority software •... - Page 2 LP Mode Voice Activation Olympus Imaging America Inc. D I G I T A L T E C H N I C A L S U P P O R T O L Y M P U S I M A G I N G A M E R I C A I N C .
- Page 3 Size Weight Olympus Imaging America Inc. D I G I T A L T E C H N I C A L S U P P O R T O L Y M P U S I M A G I N G A M E R I C A I N C .
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Page 4: Frequently Asked Questions
After transferring the files to a computer via the bundled USB 2.0 cable, the included Olympus Sonority software can be used to manage, archive and edit PCM and WMA files made with the recorder on Windows and Mac platforms. (The ability to edit MP3 files is available at additional cost via the Olympus Sonority Plus upgrade.) The software also... - Page 5 Standby What are Playback Scenes? The DM-520 has an option for the user to create up to five Playback Scenes to setup the recorder to preset playback scenarios. The settings that can be saved as a Playback Scene are Property, Noise Cancel, EUPHONY, Voice Filter, Play Mode, Play Speed, Skip Space, Backlight and LED.
- Page 6 VCVA is enabled in the recorder’s menu. In the DM-520, the VCVA can be set to any of 15 different values. The higher the value, the more sensitive the recorder is to sounds.
- Page 7 They are used to skip forward or backward in recordings to pre-selected points. Up to 16 Index Marks can be added to a single file. Index Marks cannot be placed in files created on machines other than Olympus digital voice recorders. This means that they cannot be placed in podcasts. Instead, Temp Marks can be placed in podcasts to temporarily remember desired locations.
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Page 8: Specifications
Specifications What music formats does the DM-520 support? The DM-520 can store and play WMA (Windows Media Audio) files with bit rates of between 5 and 320 kbps; 16 bit WAV (Linear PCM format) files, and mp3 files with bit rates of between 8 and 320 kbps. - Page 9 Using removable memory media can expand the recording capacity of the DM-520. The table below shows the potential recording capacity of the recorder with different-sized microSD and microSDHC memory cards. Recording Mode PCM 48 kHz PCM 44.1 kHz MP3 320 kbps...
- Page 10 Microphone sensitivity is set via the MIC SENSE option in the recorder’s menu. The DM-520 also allows the user to manually preset a fixed recording level using the Rec Level > Manual option in the recorder’s menu. It also disables the limiter. The limiter automatically adjusts the recording level to prevent “clipping.”...
- Page 11 Pressing [-] reduces the playback volume. How is the playback speed controlled? The playback of files in the DM-520 can be changed to between 50% and 150% of the default playback speed in increments of 0.05. The tone of the file will be adjusted digitally without changing the pitch so that the recording sounds natural.
- Page 12 [Stop] button. Olympus Imaging America Inc. D I G I T A L T E C H N I C A L S U P P O R T O L Y M P U S I M A G I N G A M E R I C A I N C .
- Page 13 Using an accessory microphone with an extended frequency range may not improve the quality of the recordings in a DM-520. The recorder has an overall frequency response of 40 – 23,000 Hz, but the different quality modes modify the detail of the saved file data by saving some frequencies and discarding others.
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Page 14: Troubleshooting
If you format the recorder and erase the Voice Guidance data by mistake, or if you want to change its language, the Voice Guidance Data can be copied from the Olympus Sonority software to the recorder via either of the following procedures: •... - Page 15 Removing the battery while the recorder is in use may also corrupt a file. Olympus Imaging America Inc. D I G I T A L T E C H N I C A L S U P P O R T O L Y M P U S I M A G I N G A M E R I C A I N C .
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How can I slow down the file?
To slow down the playback speed on the Olympus DM-520, use the third button on the right side, located below the Record and Stop buttons. This button toggles between fast, slow, and normal playback speeds.
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