Getting Started; Main Features - Olympus WS-801 Detailed Instructions

Main features

s The Built-in Stereo FM tuner
means you can use the recorder
as a radio (WS-803 only) ( ☞ P.47).
s It supports the linear PCM format,
which is capable of recording
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sound quality equivalent to
that of CDs (WS-803, WS-802
only) ( ☞ P.56).
s It supports a wide range of
recording formats, including the
MP3 format (MPEG-1/MPEG-2
Audio Layer 3) and the Windows
Media Audio (WMA) format
( ☞ P.56).
s You can play back WAV*, WMA,
and MP3 format files transferred
from a computer in addition to
files recorded by the device itself.
This allows you to use this recorder as a
music player.
* WS-803, WS-802 only.
s It supports high capacity
recording media. Besides the
internal memory, you can also
record into a microSD card
( ☞ P.23).
s A directional microphone feature
has been included that allows
switching between broad stereo
recording and recording with a
highly directional quality
(WS-803 only) ( ☞ P.57).
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Getting started

s It is equipped with a variety
s It has a built-in Variable Control
s The Low Cut Filter minimizes air
s It has recording scene setting and
s It is equipped with the [ Calendar
s It features a [ Voice Detect ]
s It also features a [ Voice Balancer ]
of features that support audio
recording.
With this recorder you can customize a
variety of recording functions such as the
recording sensitivity to suit the recording
conditions and personal preferences
( ☞ P.56).
Voice Actuator (VCVA) function
( ☞ P.57).
conditioner noise and similar
noises while recording ( ☞ P.57).
playback scene setting functions
to register the best setting
according to the use ( ☞ P.32,
P.44, P.59, P.63).
Search ] function, convenient for
searching for files ( ☞ P.40).
function, which extracts just the
voice portions from a recorded
audio file, and a [ Voice Playback ]
function, which plays back just
the extracted voice portions
( ☞ P.61, P.68).
function, which compensates
for the low-volume portions of a
recorded audio file, making them
louder and therefore easier to
understand ( ☞ P.61).