Olympus DM650 User manual

DM650 and DM670 recorder basics
Olympus Recorder Basics:
Turning the Recorder on:
While the recorder is turned off, slide the POWER/HOLD switch to the
direction of the arrow. The POWER / HOLD switch is on the side of the
recorder.
The Recorder display will turn on.
You should see the HOME screen displayed:
TIP – If you don’t see the
‘HOME’ screen when the
recorder turns on, click on
the F1 button which is at
the top left of the button
panel

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CONTROLS - FOLDER and FILE SELECTION
The OK button on the front of the recorder acts a little like a ‘ENTER’ key on a
computer. So, if a particular ‘mode’ is selected on the HOME screen, for
example ‘Recorder’ on the image above, you can press the OK button to enter
that mode.
In recorder mode, you will see the contents of the Recorder folder. These are:
Folder A
Folder B
Folder C
Folder D
Folder E
The + and - controls on the front of the recorder let you move up and down in
the list of folders and select a folder using the ‘OK’ button:
Once inside a folder you will see the ‘File List Display’ and choosing a file from
the list will take you into the ‘File Display’ and will automatically play the
selected recording.

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The File Display provides information about the currently selected file. For
example, the file name, length, the position within the current folder
(‘005/025’ refers to file 5 of 25), date and time of recording and so on.
Playback can be paused using the ‘STOP’ button (see below). Resume playback
using the ‘OK’ button.
STOP
button
OK
button

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MAKING A RECORDING
Before making a recording, select a folder from A to E (see notes on controls
and folder selection above). Once in the folder pressing the RECORD button
will start a new recording. While recording, the orange LED light glows to the
right of the OLYMPUS logo on the front panel.
RECORD
button
STOP
button
Point the microphone in the direction of the source to be recorded.
A number of on screen indicators provide information while a recording is
made:
Recording mode indicator -
Remaining recording time -
Elapsed recording time -
Remaining memory bar indicator
Recording level meter
You can PAUSE a recording during record mode by pressing the RECORD
button.
Resume the recording by pressing the RECORD button.

DM650 and DM670 recorder basics
Press the STOP button to conclude and save the recording. Pressing OK
immediately after STOP will playback the recording.
STOP
button
OK
button

DM650 and DM670 recorder basics
CREATING INDEX MARKS
By inserting index marks in a recording you can quickly find a location you want
to listen to during playback. Index marks can be created while the recorder is
in recording mode or playback mode by pressing the F2 (INDEX) button.
INDEX button (F2)
REWIND / FORWARD buttons
ERASE
After the index mark has been placed recording continues so you can place or
index marks throughout the recording.
USING THE LIST BUTTON
You can use the List button to move back up a display level. For example, by
pressing the List button in File Display you will return to the File List Display
(i.e. the list of files contained in the current folder). By pressing the List button
in File List Display you will return to the Folder List Display and ultimately to
the Home screen.
OK button
List button
TIP – Consider placing an index at every change of display or powerpoint slide
during a presentation. During playback you can navigate to the information
provided for each visual aid.

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ERASING FILES
A selected file can be erased from a folder. Also, all files in a folder can be
erased simultaneously.
Select the file you want to erase (see FOLDER and FILE SELECTION above).
While the recorder is not playing a recording press the ERASE button. You have
8 eight seconds at this point to select an action or the recorder returns to File
Display.
OK button
ERASE button
Press the + or – button to select ‘Erase in Folder’ or ‘File Erase’.
Press the OK button
Press the + button to select ‘Start’.
Press OK to confirm the file erase.