Using The Recorder With A Pc; Using Online Help; Operating Environment - Olympus DW 90 Instructions Manual

Using the recorder with a PC

With the supplied Olympus Digital Wave Player software, you can download files to
your computer.
Functions provided by Olympus Digital Wave Player are
summarized below:
• PC storage and management of voice recordings made with the recorder.
• Playback of files.
• Recording of sound files directly on a PC using the recorder with a USB terminal
connector.
Notes
• Olympus Digital Wave Player is software for use exclusively with the DW-90, not to be used
with other recorders.
• You cannot send files from the PC to the recorder and cannot overwrite files in the recorder
with Olympus Digital Wave Player.
• Olympus Digital Wave Player does not support speech-recognition software.
• Olympus Digital Wave Player does not support Apple Macintosh computers.
• In this manual the user is assumed to be familiar with Microsoft Windows software. For details
on operation of the PC, refer to the operating instructions for your PC.

Operating Environment

Operating system:
PC:
CPU:
RAM:
Hard-disk space:
Sound card:
Display:
CD-ROM drive:
USB port or Serial port:
Audio output jack:
Note
USB support is not available under the following environments, even for PCs equipped with a
USB port:
Windows 98/Me/2000 upgraded from Windows 95
Installing Olympus Digital Wave
Player
You must first install Olympus Digital Wave Player on your PC.
Notes
• Do NOT connect the recorder and the PC before installation of Olympus Digital Wave Player.
• Be sure to close any open applications before you start installation of Olympus Digital Wave
Player.
1
Set the Olympus Digital Wave Player CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive.
The Installation program will start automatically.*
* If the setup program does not start automatically, double-click the CD-ROM icon in the Explorer
window and double-click on the "setup.exe" icon.
2
Install Olympus Digital Wave Player by following the instructions
displayed in the setup windows.
3
After completion of setup, remove the CD-ROM.
The icon appears in the task tray on the desktop.
Microsoft Windows 98/Me/2000Professional
(hereinafter referred to as Windows 2000)
IBM PC/AT-compatible machine
Intel Pentium 166 MHz or more
32MB or more
25MB (additional space required to store sound
files)
Creative Labs Sound Blaster 16 or any 100%
compatible sound card
800 600 pixels min., 256 colors min.
2 CD-ROM
At least one free port
Earphone or speaker output(s)
Uninstalling Olympus Digital Wave Player
To uninstall Olympus Digital Wave Player, follow the procedure below.
1
Click on the Windows [Start] button.
2
Point to [Programs], select [Olympus Digital Wave Player], and then click
on [Uninstall Digital Wave Player].
3
Follow the on-screen instructions to uninstall Olympus Digital Wave
Player.

Using Online Help

This manual explains how to install Olympus Digital Wave Player and connect the
hardware.
For more detailed instructions, view the Online Help after the
software has been installed.
To open Online Help
Click on [Help] in Olympus Digital Wave Player's main window, then click on [Open
Help]. You can also press the [F1] key to open the Help window.
Starting Olympus Digital Wave
Player
When you connect the recorder to your PC with the supplied USB cable, Olympus
Digital Wave Player starts, and the main window appears automatically.
Note
Before making connections, make sure that the recorder is stopped.
USB cable
PC (USB) terminal
PC
To the PC's (USB) port