Olympus WS-331M User manual

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[J Trademarks
IBM and PC/AT are the trademarks or registered trademarks of International
Business Machines Corporation.
Microsoft, Windows and Windows Media are registered trademarks of Microsoft
Corporation.
WOW
XT, SRS and Ce) symbol are trademarks of SRS Labs, Inc.
WOW XT technology is incorporated under license from SRS Labs, Inc.
MPEG Layer-3 audio coding technology licensed from Fraunhofer
liS and
Thomson.
The product was developed based
on noise-canceling technology under license
from NEC Corporation.
Other product and brand names mentioned herein may be the trademarks or
registered trademarks of their respective owners.
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Safe and Proper Usage
Before using your new recorder, read this manual carefully to ensure that
you know how
to operate it safely and correctly. Keep this manual in an
easily accessible location
for future reference.
•The warning symbols indicate important safety related information. To protect yourself and
others from personal injury or damage to property, it is essential that you always read the
warnings and information provided.
General Precautions
•Do not leave the recorder in hot, humid locations such as inside a
closed automobile under direct sunlight or on the beach in the summer.
•Do
not store the recorder in places exposed to excessive moisture or
dust.
•Do not use organic solvents such as alcohol and lacquer thinner to
clean the unit.
•Do not place the recorder on top of or near electric appliances such
as TVs or refrigerators.
• Avoid recording or playing back near cellular phones or other wireless
equipment, as they may cause interferenceand noise. If you experience
noise, move to another place, or move the recorder further away from
such equipment.
• Avoid sand or dirt. These can cause irreparable damage.
•
Avoid strong vibrations or shocks.
•Do not disassemble, repair or modify the unit yourself.
•Do not operate the unit while operating a vehicle (such as a bicycle,
motorcycle, or go-cart).
•Keep the unit out of the reach of children.
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<Warning regarding data loss>
Recorded
content in memory may be destroyed or erased by operating
mistakes, unit malfunction, or during repair work.
It
is recommended to back up and save important content to other media
such as a computer hard disk.
Any liability for passive damages or damage of any kind occurred due to
data loss incurred by adefect of the product, repair performed by the third
party other than Olympus or an Olympus authorized service station, or any
other reasons is excluded from the Olympus's liability.
Batteries
~Warning
• Batteries should never be exposed to flame, heated, short-circuited or
disassembled.
• Do not attempt to recharge alkaline, lithium or any other non-
rechargeable batteries.
• Never use any battery with a torn or cracked outer cover.
• Keep batteries out of the reach of children.
• If you notice anything unusual when using this product such as
abnormal noise, heat, smoke, or a burning odor:
CD remove the batteries immediately while being careful notto burn yourself,
and;
®call your dealer or local Olympus representative for service.

Identification of Parts
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Battery
compartment
CD EAR (Earphone) jack
®MIC (Microphone) jack
®Built-in stereo microphone (R)
@REC (Record) button
®STOP button
®PLAY button
(j) Built-in speaker
®USB terminal
®VOL (+) button
@ ~ button
@VOL (-) button
@FOLDER/INDEX button
@ERASE button
@OK/MENU button
@ ~ button
@ Display (LCD panel)
@ Record/Play indicator light
@Built-in stereo microphone (L)
@) USB access indicxator light
® Strap hole
®HOLD switch
@ Mode (VOICE/MUSIC) switch
@RELEASE (Release) button
@ Battery cover
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Display (LCD Panel)
VOICE mode display
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o Folder indicator
eVCVA (Variable Control
Voice Actuator) indicator
oRecord mode indicator
oCharacter information
display
" Microphone sensitivity
indicator
oErase lock indicator
8 Low Cut Filter indicator
MUSIC mode display
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oPlayback effect indicator
o Battery indicator
CD) Current file number
CD Total number of recorded
files in the folder
C8 Memory remaining indicator
(ElF bar)
CD Title and artist name
indicator
CD Play position bar indicator

Inserting Battery
Lightly press down on the arrow and
slide the battery cover open.
Insert size-AAA alkaline battery,
observi ng the correct polarity.
Close the battery cover completely
by
pressing to the direction @, then sliding
to the direction @.
If the "hour" indicator flashes in the display, see
"Setting Time/Date (Time &Date)"
(lIE P.12).
Replacing the Battery
The battery indicator on the display changes as the
battery loses power.
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When aappears on the display, replace the battery
as soon
as possible.
When the battery is too weak, 0"Battery Low"
appears
on the display and the recorder shuts down.
When changing battery, AAA alkaline battery
or
Olympus Ni-MH battery is recommended.
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Optional Ni-MH rechargeable batteries from
Olympus can
be used for the recorder. Use them
with the BU-400 Olympus Ni-MH Rechargeable
Battery Charger (Europe only).
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•Manganese battery may not be used in this recorder.
•Be sure to stop the recorder before replacing the battery. Unloading the battery while the recorder is in
use may corrupt the file. If you are recording into afile and the battery runs out, you will lose your currently
recorded file because the file header will not be able to close. It
is crucial to change the battery once you
see only one hash mark in the battery indicator.
•If it takes longerthan 15 minutes to replace the dead battery or if you take the battery
in and out repeatedly
at short intervals, you may have to reset the time when you have loaded afresh battery.
•Remove the battery if you are not going to use the recorder for
an extended period of time.
•When playing avoice/music file, the recorder may be reset due to the reduction of the voltage output of
the battery depending
on the volume level even if ~r •• 1is displayed in the battery indicator. In this case,
lower the volume of the recorder.

Power Supply
When the recorder is not being used, turn the power off to reduce battery
consumption to aminimum. Even if the power is turned off, existing data, mode
settings, and clock settings will be maintained.
Turning On the Power
Slide the HOLD switch in the direction opposite
that indicated by the arrow.
The display will turn on and the power will be turned on.
The resume function will bring the recorder back to the
stop position in memory before
power was turned off.
Hold
Slide the HOLD switch in
the direction indicated by
the arrow while the recorder
is not
in operation.
The display shuts off and the
power will be turned off.
The resume function remembers the stop position before
the power is turned off.
Turning Off the Power
-- Standby Mode and Display Shut Off -----....
If the recorder is stopped/not used for over 5minutes
after it is turned on, it goes into standby (power-save)
mode, and the display shuts off.
To exit standby mode
and turn on the display, press any button.
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VOICE Mode and MUSIC Mode
This device can be used as avoice recorder or as amusic player. For recording
and playing back voice recordings, set the mode switch to VOICE. For listening
to music, set the mode switch to MUSIC.
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VOICE Mode
Slide the mode switch to the VOICE position.
The recorder provides five folders, named ~ through
(]J, for storing audio data. The files like recorded audio
or language files transferred from aPC, are stored in
these folders as individual files. Up to 200 files can be
saved in each folder.
File names will be automatically created for files recorded
by this recorder.
WS330001.WMA
L ----c= Extension
File number: Aserial number automatically
assigned by aDigital Voice Recorder.
User 10: The name that has been set on the Digital
Voice Recorder.
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List display
File display
Current folder and files recorded in this folder are Information of the selected file is
displayed. displayed.
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folder
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WS330004.WMA
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jFile length
File
being selected (The file name will be
highlighted, and the file name, and date and time
the file was recorded, will scroll across the
screen once.)