Olympus DP-201 Instructions

VOICE RECORDER
DP-201
NOTE CORDER
INSTRUCTIONS
EN
Thank you for purchasing an Olympus Digital Voice Recorder.
Please read these instructions for information
about using the product correctly and safely.
Keep the instructions handy for future reference.
To ensure successful recordings, we recommend that
you test the record function and volume before use.
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For customers in North and South America
USA RFI:
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits
for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These
limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful
interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses
and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in
accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio
communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will
not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful
interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by
turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct
the interference by one or more of the following measures:
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to
which the receiver is connected.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
Canadian RFI:
This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class B limits for radio noise
emissions from digital apparatus as set out in the Radio Interference
Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications.
Cet appareil numérique ne dépasse pas les limites de Catégorie B pour les
émissions de bruit radio émanant d'appareils numériques, tel que prévu
dans les Règlements sur l'Interférence Radio du Département Canadien
des Communications.
Introduction
• The contents of this document may be changed in the future without advanced
notice. Contact our Customer Support Center for the latest information relating
to product names and model numbers.
• The screen and recorder illustrations shown in this manual were produced during
the development stages and may differ from the actual product. The utmost care
has been taken to ensure the integrity of the contents of this document. In the
unlikely event that a questionable item, error, or omission is found, please contact
our Customer Support Center.
• Any liability for passive damages or damage of any kind occurred due to data loss
incurred by a defect of the product, repair performed by the third party other
than Olympus or an Olympus authorized service station, or any other reason is
excluded.
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Getting started
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Insert batteries. Turn on the power.
Slide the POWER switch to ON.
• Be sure to remove the protective film on the display before using this product.
To turn off the power:
While the recorder is in the stop mode, slide the POWER switch to
``` OFF/HOLD.
Power save mode:
If no operations are performed for more than 10 minutes when the
Strap eyelet
power is on, the display automatically turns off and the recorder enters
• A strap is not supplied with this product.
the power save mode. To exit the power save mode, press any button.
Battery indicator:
HOLD:
If [ ] is displayed on the screen, replace batteries as soon as possible. If the
If sliding the POWER swich to OFF/HOLD while the recorder is in
] and [Battery Low] are displayed and then
battery level becomes too low, [
operation, all buttons and switches are disabled without interrupt-
the recorder automatically turns off.
ing the current operations.
You can
Set the time and date.
change the
recording
• The [Set Time & Date] screen appears when you use the recorder for the first time or when the recorder is turned on after more
mode!
than 30 minutes without power supply.
• If the time and date are not set, the time and date of the default settings are recorded to files .
Recording Recording
Recording indicator lights while recording.
Current date
Recording mode indicator
Microphone sensitivity indicator
Total number of recorded files
for the date
Current file number
Elapsed recording time
Remaining recording time
Pause
To pause recording, press the REC ( ) button while
recording. To resume the recording, press the REC ( )
button again.
• Recording is automatically stopped if 60
minutes elapsed after recording is paused.
Protective film
"Setting time and date" (Verso)
Microphone sensitivity
High
Turn the microphone
toward a sound source to
be recorded.
Highly sensitive mode which can record surround-
H
ing noises ( )
Low
Standard sensitivity
L
( )
Select the sensitivity according to the surrounding conditions.
"Changing the recording mode" (Verso)
• To ensure successful recordings, we recommend you to test recording with the selected
functions and volume beforehand.
• To ensure recording from the beginning, start recording a sound source after the
recording indicator lights.
• The recorder cannot record if [Memory Full] or [Maximum File Size is reached] is
displayed. Delete unnecessary files to free up some space in memory.
• If the recorder is placed directly on a table, the vibrations of the table are likely to be
recorded. To record sound clearly, place a notebook or handkerchief between the
recorder and the table to prevent the vibrations from being recorded.
• When the available recording time becomes less than 60 seconds, the recording
indicator starts flashing. The indicator flashes faster if the available time decreases to 30
seconds and to 10 seconds.
Playback Playback
Recording date
Current file number
Elapsed playback time
Playback position bar indicator
Approximate file length
Forwarding and Rewinding
Press and hold
s To fast-forward or rewind a file, press and hold 0 or 9 button while playing
back a file.
s To skip to the next file or previous file, press 0 or 9 button.
s Fast-forwarding or rewinding continues to the next file.
sWhen searching for a file recorded on October 15.
File search
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Search for files
by the date they
were recorded.
Recorder status
indicator
: During playback
F
: During fast playback
S
: During slow playback
The date display Select October 15.
appears.
Recorded files are
grouped by date.
Changing the playback speed
Fast
Playback speed is changed
between 0.5x, 0.75x, normal,
1.2x, 1.5x, and 2.0x by each
press of the buttons.
Slow
Noise cancel
On
Noise is reduced when
played back to achieve
better sound quality.
Off
Noise Cancel indicator
The file is played back as it
was recorded.
• When the NOISE CANCEL switch is set to ON, playback
speed returns to normal.
When an earphone is connected, the speaker is turned
off. Playback sound for an earphone is monaural.
Volume
To avoid irritation to the ear, turn down
the volume before inserting an earphone.
High
Low Do not raise the volume too high when
using an earphone. It may cause hearing
impairment and a decrease in hearing
ability.
• An earphone is not supplied with
this product.
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When the recorder is in
stop mode, press and
hold the STOP ( ) but-
The first file is If the file is skipped,
ton to display the [Time &
played back. the recorder plays
Date] and [Remain].
back the next file.