Copying Across To A Pc Computer; Plugging In To The Pc; Locating The Recordings; If The Small Window Appears - Olympus WS-110 User Manual

Part C – Copying across to a PC Computer
The audio files on the WS-110 voice recorder can be copied over onto a PC computer and
moved around just like any other type of file. The computer will need to have a 'USB' port
(socket) to plug the recorder in to, and have Windows ME/2000 or later as its operating
system. Apple computers may require additional software (generally free to download) in
order to get the full range of features mentioned here.
The instructions below assume you are using Windows XP.
C1. Plugging in to the PC
1. Turn the recorder off – eg slide the switch on the side towards the word HOLD
(otherwise there is a risk you could damage some of the recorded files).
2. Turn the recorder over. You should see a small button marked 'RELEASE'.
Hold the top of the recorder (containing the speaker) with one hand and the 'battery
bulge' in the other hand.
3. Press in the RELEASE button – eg with your thumbnail – and pull the two parts of
the recorder firmly apart, so that the battery part slides out of the top part.
You should now be able to see the recorder's USB connector.
4. Assuming the computer is already on, and running normally,
simply plug the recorder into the USB port on the computer and wait a short while for
the recorder's light to flash (if, after 30 seconds, it doesn't flash, pull it out and push
it back in again).
If you already know how to copy files from a USB device (eg a 'memory stick') you can do
so in the normal way. If you're not sure, look at sections C2 and C3 below.
C2. Locating the recordings
When you plug the recorder into the USB port, one of two things will normally happen:
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a small window headed 'Removable Disk' appears on the computer screen OR
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it doesn't.

If the small window appears:

1. Click on the option saying 'Open folder to view files using Windows Explorer';
2. Click OK to do this.
You should end up with a list of five folders (DSS_FLDA through to DSS_FLDE) in
the right hand part of the window.
3. Click on the word Folders (or an icon for this) at the top of the window.
You should now see the same five folders in the left of the window too.
4. In the left of the window, click on each of the five folders in turn.
You should see their contents (the recordings) in the right of the window.
If the small window did not appear:
1. Start up My Computer (eg click the Start button, then click on 'My Computer').
2. Click on the word Folders (or an icon for this) at the top of the window.
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