Olympus VP-20 User Manual page 2

Table of contents
Names of parts ............................................................................ 4
Recorder ................................................................................................4
Display ..................................................................................................5
1 Getting started
Setup .......................................................................................... 6
Inserting the battery.............................................................................7
Turning the power ON ...........................................................................8
Setting the inserted battery .................................................................8
Setting the time/date ...........................................................................9
Charging the battery by connecting to a PC' s USB connector ............10
Charging the battery by connecting to an USB-AC adapter with a
USB connection (model F-5AC)...........................................................11
Batteries....................................................................................13
Turning the power OFF ...............................................................15
Turning the power OFF .......................................................................15
2 Recording
Recording ..................................................................................16
Basic recording procedure ...................................................................16
Using earphones .................................................................................19
Selecting the automatic recording setting [Rec Scene] ................20
Selecting the automatic recording setting [Rec Scene] ......................20
Recording with an External Microphone .....................................22
Recording by Connecting to an External Device ...........................23
Recording sounds of an external device .............................................23
Recording sounds of the voice recorder in an external device ............23
Changing the information screen during recording .....................24
Changing the information screen during recording ...........................24
3 Playback
Playback ....................................................................................25
Basic playback procedure ....................................................................25
Fast-forwarding ..................................................................................26
Rewinding ..........................................................................................26
Skipping to the beginning of a file .....................................................27
Listening with earphones ...................................................................28
Selecting the automatic playback operation [Play Scene] ............29
Selecting the automatic playback operation [Play Scene] .................29
Changing the playback speed .....................................................30
Changing the playback speed .............................................................30
Index marks/temp marks ...........................................................31
Writing an index mark/temp mark .....................................................31
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Erasing an index mark/temp mark .....................................................31
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Preventing accidental operation ................................................32
Setting HOLD mode ............................................................................32
Releasing HOLD mode ........................................................................32
Changing the information screen during playback or stop ...........33
Changing the information screen during playback or stop .................33
Searching for a file [Date Search] ................................................34
Using the date search function ...........................................................34
Erasing files ...............................................................................35
Erasing files .........................................................................................35
4 Menu
Setting menu items ...................................................................37
Basic operation ...................................................................................37
File menu [File Menu] .................................................................39
Preventing accidental file erasure [File Lock]......................................39
Dividing files [File Divide] ...................................................................39
Displaying file information [Property] ...............................................39
Recording menu [Rec Menu] .......................................................40
Selecting the recording sensitivity [Rec Level] ...................................40
Setting the recording mode [Rec Mode].............................................40
Reducing noise caused by rubbing during recording [Anti-Rustle] ....41
Start recording after the set time has elapsed [Self-timer] ................41
Reducing noise during recording [Low Cut Filter]...............................41
Voice-activated recording function [VCVA].........................................41
Playback menu [Play Menu]........................................................43
Reducing noise during playback [Noise Cancel] .................................43
Adjusting low volume portions during playback [Voice Balancer] .....43
Specifying the range to play back [Playback Range] ..........................43
Setting the repeat playback [Repeat] .................................................44
Setting a skip space [Skip Space] ........................................................44
Changing the folder for playback [Play Folder] ..................................45
LCD/Sound menu [LCD/Sound] ....................................................46
Setting the backlight [Backlight] ........................................................46
Adjusting the contrast [Contrast] ........................................................46
Setting the LED indicator light [LED] ..................................................46
Turning beeping sound ON/OFF [Beep] ..............................................46
Switching the display language [Language] ......................................47
Selecting the speaker output [Speaker] .............................................47
Playing the beginning of files automatically [Intro Play] ...................47