DSS PLAYER 2000 FEATURES ______________________________________ 4 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS__________________________________________ 5 INSTALLING DSS PLAYER 2000 _____________________________________ 6 UNINSTALLING DSS PLAYER 2000 __________________________________ 8 CONNECTING THE DS-2000 DIGITAL RECORDER ______________________ 9 STARTING DSS PLAYER 2000 _____________________________________ 10 LET'S GET STARTED _____________________________________________ 11 Download DSS Files ... 11 Play Files ...
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Playback Position and Length ... 49 Volume Control Slider ... 49 Speed Control Slider... 49 TROUBLE SHOOTING ____________________________________________ 50 No Sound ... 50 Cannot Connect to DS-2000... 51 Communication Driver Problem... 52 Other Device Problems... 52 TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT ___________________________ 53...
This product can be installed by using a license ID that is supplied with the product. Functions are summarized below. Allows speech recorded on the DS-2000 to be stored and managed as DSS audio files on a PC. Plays audio files.
System Requirements - Operating system Microsoft Windows 95(Internet Explorer 4.0 or later)/98/Me/NT Workstation 4.0 with Service Pack 4(SP4) or later/ 2000 Professional (hereafter called Windows 2000) - PC IBM PC/AT compatible PC - CPU Intel Pentium 166MHz or faster, or AMD-K6...
- If you are running Windows NT or 2000 on a network, you need to log in as an administrator or use a user name that has administrators rights.
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Note Installing Acrobat Reader allows you to view detailed operating instructions for DSS Player 2000. Copy files. Wait until DSS Player 2000 is installed on your PC. Setup Complete. Setup is complete. Click "Finish." Set up Acrobat Reader. When the Acrobat Reader Setup dialog box opens, click "Next."...
Click "Add/Remove (in Windows 2000, "Change/Remove")." A file deletion confirmation dialog box opens. Click "Yes" Now deleting. DSS Player 2000 is being deleted. Please wait. Note An additional message may appear. If so, read it carefully and do as instructed.
In this happens, click "Cancel" to exit the wizard and install DSS Player 2000 ( - Before connecting the USB cable to the DS-2000, make sure that the DS-2000 is in the stop mode, with its rear-panel POWER/LOCK switch ON and that the HOLD switch is not set to the HOLD position.
Starting DSS Player 2000 To start DSS Player 2000, follow these steps Note It is assumed that DSS Player 2000 has been installed. For installation instructions, see Installing DSS Player 2000 ( Start Windows. Connect the DS-2000. For instructions on how to connect the DS-2000, see Connecting the DS-2000 Digital Recorder P.9).
Removable Drive Download DS-2000 If you are using Windows 98/2000 or Windows NT 4.0, you can use DS-150 / 320 (USB) and DS-2000 (USB). If the Dictation Window is open and you connect or remove these devices, the Device TreeView information is immediately updated.
Window and play the DSS file. Edit DSS Files If the DS-2000 is connected to the PC, you can edit a DSS file by opening the Remote Dictation Window from the Dictation Window ([New DSS File] or [Edit DSS File] in the [File] menu or ) on the toolbar).
Digital Voice Recorder is connected to your PC via USB or when a PCMCIA card is inserted. Remote Dictation Window Enables you to use the DS-2000 for remote microphone of the DSS Player 2000 application on your PC. Playback Control Window Opens and plays the DSS file when the file is double-clicked on Windows Explorer, for example.
Dictation Window Dictation Window When you start DSS Player 2000, the Dictation Window opens. Title Bar Displays the path of the active file. Menu Bar File Menu Edit Menu View Menu Tools Menu Redirect Menu Voice Recognition Menu...
[New DSS File] Starts the Remote Dictation Window and opens a new DSS file. This command is valid only if the DS-2000 is connected to the PC at this point. [Edit DSS File] Opens the file that is currently selected in the Dictation ListView (the active file if multiple files are selected) in the Remote Dictation Window.
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[Send Author ID] The dialog box named [Send Author ID] opens and allow you to send the Author ID, Work Type ID and Priority Level of the device to the DS-2000 Digital Voice Recorder. [Transfer The Date/Time] Transfers the date/time data of the PC to the recorder.
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[View All Index Marks] A dialog box opens. Double-click the time at the index mark or select the time and click the [Skip] button to play the file from the selected time position. In addition, you can delete the time of the index mark by selecting the time while playback is stopped and clicking [Delete].
Playback Control Bar Rewind Button The Position Control is moved backward in five second increments while this button is pressed. Each click will move the Position Control backward in one-second increments. Stop Button Stops playback. Play Button Plays the current active file in the Dictation ListView. Fast Forward Button The Position Control is moved forward in five-second increments while this button is pressed.
Play Bar and Position Control [Play Bar] and [Position Control] are graphics that indicate the current position of the file being played. You can quickly move the playback position forward or backward by dragging the [Position Control] or clicking in front or back of the [Position Control]. In addition, the [Index Mark] is displayed using a red triangle on the [Time Axis].
A motion of a keyboard and a slider The position of the slide control can also be changed from the keyboard. Play bar Moves Up, Left to the left Down, Right to the right Home to the head of a file to the last of a file Volume Control Slider If your sound card supports electronic volume control,...
Double-click to open or close the tree. Download Tray This is the folder used to manage the DSS files that are downloaded from the DS-2000 and the storage media. Folder This is the folder used to save the files downloaded from Folders A, B, and C of the recorder and card.
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Temp Tray This folder can be used according to preference. For example, it can be used to archive important DSS Files, to save WAV files, or to temporarily store unnecessary files. You can modify the folder name.
DSS files are downloaded to the same folder in the Download Tray. Right-Click Menu (DS-2000) Open Opens the folder and retrieves the file information. Download All Downloads all DSS files existing in DS-2000 to the same folders in the Download Tray. ( Device Manager ), (Device Manager)
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DS-2000 Folder It shows the DS-2000 Folders A/B/C, and if one of the DS-2000 folders is selected, all the files of the selected folder will be displayed in the Dictation ListView. This folder accepts DSS Files that are dragged and dropped into it from either Windows Explorer or the Dictation ListView.
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Downloads all the files in the DS-150 / 320 to the same folder in the Download Tray. DS-150 / 320 Folder It shows the DS-150 / 320 Folders A / B, and if one of the DS-2000 folders is selected, all the files of the selected folder will be displayed in the Dictation ListView.
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Right-Click Menu (Removable Drive) Download All Downloads all files in the Removable Drive to the Download Tray. Removable Drive Folder Plus mark will be displayed to the left side of the removable drive when there are folders in the removable drive. For those removable drives where folders are indicated, you can only drop DSS files that are displayed in other applications or the Dictation ListView onto the folder.
Dictation ListView The Dictation ListView is the main interface for the DSS Player 2000. The list view displays detailed information about folders and storage media that are selected with Dictation TreeView or Dictation Device TreeView Device TreeView and all DSS and WAVE files that are in the Digital Voice Recorder.
Detail of Items That Are Displayed on the Header Bar Displayed Items Details Priority. DSS file: WAVE file: Not displayed. File Name File name. In front of the file names, the corresponding icon for each file is attached. Date Date and time when the file was recorded. Date / Time DSS file: WAVE file: Same as the "date created."...
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Edit Item Name You can edit which items are displayed using [Item Settings ] on the View menu. The Dictation ListView shows the specified number of items. If the items do not fit in the width of the Dictation ListView, a horizontal scroll bar is displayed.
New DSS File Starts the Remote Dictation Window and opens a new DSS file. This command is invalid if the DS-2000 is not connected to the PC. Edit DSS File Opens the files that are currently selected in the Dictation ListView (the active file if multiple files are selected) in the Remote Dictation Window.
Edit Menu Copy Copies the files that are currently selected in the Dictation ListView to the clipboard. Paste Pastes the DSS or WAVE files that are currently copied to the clipboard. You can paste the files to folders that accept drag and drop operation, or the Dictation ListView. Select All Selects all the voice files that are displayed in the Dictation ListView.
View Menu Current View Switches the file display in the Dictation ListView. Selected Item Files Displayed in the Dictation ListView DSS Files DSS Files Only WAV Files WAVE Files Only All Files Both A check mark is placed beside the currently selected display mode. Item Settings A Dialog box opens in which you can edit the items that are displayed on the Header Bar of the Dictation ListView.
Device TreeView. Rename DS-2000 Folder You can rename the folder names of Folder A, B, and C in the DS-2000 Folder. The folder name can be 8 characters long and spaces can be used.
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Because an embedded object actually becomes a part of the target file, the file size of the target file will be larger than linked objects. However, since you do not have to worry about the link between the target application and the DSS source file, embedded objects are convenient in file transfers such as e-mail attachments.
Download Menu Download Folder A Downloads the DSS files in Folder A of the DS-2000, DS-150/320, Smart Media Card, or Removable Drive (with a displayed folder) to Folder A of the Download Tray. If multiple devices (DS-2000, DS-150/320, Smart Media Card, and Removable Drive) are detected in the Device TreeView, a dialog box appears for you to select which device to download from.
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Author ID It is possible to create and send up 10 different Author Id’s to the DS-2000. Here, the following characters can be used. Number '0' – '9' Alphabet 'A' – 'Z' Underscore Moreover, capital letters must be used. If you use small letters, they will be converted to capital letters.
Voice Recognition Menu Start Voice Recognition This command is activated only when IBM's voice recognition application such as ViaVoice98, ViaVoice Millennium, or later versions of these applications are installed. When this command is active, SpeakPad starts and the file selected in the Dictation ListView is automatically converted to text.
Remote Dictation Window Remote Dictation Window The Remote Dictation Window opens when you create a New DSS File or Edit DSS File from the file menu in the Dictation Window. Title Bar If you select [New] from the Dictation Window, a file is created with a name in the following format: "User ID (the first four letters) + Serial Number (four digits) .dss"...
Tool Bar [New] Creates a new DSS file in the Message Tray. [Save] Saves the file that is currently being edited in the Message Folder. If you open and edit a DSS file from a folder other than the Message Tray folder in the Dictation Window, the edited data is saved to the Message Tray with the same file name.
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[End] Ends the editing of the DSS file and returns to the Dictation Window. If the file being edited is not saved, a dialog box appears for you to select whether to save or discard the changes.
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Priority. Consequently, all the displayed information of this file will be displayed in red in the Dictation Window. Record Button Starts the recording of a DSS file using DS-2000. If [Insert Record] is not checked, previously recorded information may be overwritten.
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Recording Modes Click to switch the quality of the recording between SP (Standard Mode) and LP (Long Mode). DSS Files whose recording mode is SP and sensitivity control is DICT can be transcribed to text automatically by using the Voice Recognition option. Sensitivity Control Click to switch the quality of the recording between CONF (Conference) and DICT (Dictation)
Status Bar Author When [new DSS file] is chosen from a main screen - The user ID of DS-2000 is displayed. Send Author ID Play Bar and Position Control [Play Bar] and [Position Control] are graphics that indicate the current position of the file being played.
Time Axis and Time Axis Control Slider Time Axis is displayed below the play bar with the same width as the play bar. You can change the scale of the Time Axis by moving the Time Axis Control Slider knob up and down. The type of Time Axis varies depending on the recording length.
Volume Control Slider If your sound card supports electronic volume control, you can use the [Volume Control Slider] to adjust the output volume on the sound card. By selecting (clicking) the [Volume Control Slider], you can also adjust the volume using the arrow keys. Note that some older sound cards only support a manual dial knob volume control, and in this case, the [Volume Control] function cannot be used.
Remote Dictation Commands File Menu Creates a new DSS file in the Message Tray. Save Saves the file that is currently being edited in the Message Folder. If you open and edit a DSS file from a folder other than the Message Tray folder in the Dictation Window, the edited data is saved to the Message Tray with the same file name.
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View All Index Marks A dialog box opens. Double-click the time at the index mark or select the time and click the [Skip] button to play the file from the selected time position. In addition, you can delete the index mark by selecting the mark while playback is stopped and clicking [Delete].
Playback Control Window Playback Control Window Click the following figure to display a detailed description. The Playback Control Window appears when you choose a DSS file by double-clicking it in Explorer, for example. Title Bar Displays the path of the active file. Play Bar and Position Control [Play Bar] and [Position Control] are graphics that indicate the current position of the file being played.
If the Time Axis is set to some scale other than full scale and the position control reaches the right end of the play bar during playback, the position control instantly moves to the left end and the Time Axis display is updated. The last scale mark of the Time Axis is displayed in red and the fractional time is displayed.
Trouble Shooting No Sound Check the connection Check that the device is connected to your PC and that the power is ON. Check the speaker Check that the speaker volume is not set to the minimum setting. If there is no problem, continue.
PC vendor. Cannot Connect to DS-2000 1. After connecting the DS-2000 to your PC using an USB cable, check that the LCD display of the Digital Voice Recorder shows "REMOTE". 2. If "REMOTE" is not displayed, remove the communication cable from the DS-2000 and check that the stop mode or the hold switch is not enabled.
Control Panel, Next, find the DS-2000 (USBDSS Device for DS-150 and DSSUSB1 Device for DS-2000) at the root of the [Device Manager] page and check that it is operating properly. If the DS-2000 is not working properly, enable its use.
Technical Assistance And Support - Technical Hotline Number in the U.S. and Canada 1-888-553-4448 - User Support E-mail address in the U.S. and Canada distec@olympus.com - Technical Hotline Number in Europe Toll free number 00800 67 10 83 00 available for Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Netherlands, Norway,...
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