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DIGITAL VOICE RECORDER DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS 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...
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• 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.
Table of contents Introduction 4 Menu setting Table of contents ......3 Menu setting method ..... 26 File Menu ............28 Safety precautions ......4 Rec Menu ............29 Caution for usage environment ..... 4 Play Menu ............. 33 Handling the recorder ........5 LCD/Sound Menu ..........
Safety precautions Before using your new recorder, read this Caution for usage environment manual carefully to ensure that you know how to operate it safely and correctly. • To protect the high-precision Keep this manual in an easily accessible technology contained in this location for future reference.
Never remove the batteries with bare repair performed by the third party other hands, which may cause a fire or burn than Olympus or an Olympus authorized your hands. service station, or any other reasons is • Be careful with the strap.
1 remove the battery immediately while regarding the use of batteries. being careful not to burn yourself, and; Never attempt to disassemble a 2 call your dealer or local Olympus battery or modify it in any way, representative for service. solder, etc.
( ☞ P.28). Media Audio (WMA) format ( ☞ P.29). * VN-713PC, VN-712PC only. s Index mark and temp mark * VN-713PC, VN-712PC only. s Supports high capacity recording features allow you to quickly find desired locations ( ☞...
, Playback position bar 4 Elapsed recording time, indicator Elapsed playback time @ Recording date and time *1 VN-713PC, VN-712PC only. *2 VN-713PC only. *3 These items will be displayed only when the [ Font Size ] is set to [ Small ].
Power supply Close the battery cover Inserting batteries completely by sliding to the direction A . Lightly press down on the arrow and slide the battery cover open. Battery indicator Insert the batteries, observing the correct = and - polarities. When [ ] appears on the display, replace the batteries as soon as possible.
HOLD Power supply Turning on/off the power Set the recorder to HOLD mode ( A) Slide the POWER / HOLD switch to Turning on the power the [ HOLD ] position. While the recorder is turned off, slide the POWER / HOLD switch to the direction of the arrow.
Setting time and date [ Time & Date ] If you set the time and date beforehand, Repeat steps 1 and 2 to set the the information when the file is recorded is other items. automatically stored for each file. Setting the time and date beforehand enables easier file management.
Inserting and ejecting a microSD card • Inserting the microSD card in the wrong way or at an angle could For VN-713PC, VN-712PC: damage the contact area or cause the microSD card to jam. The “microSD” indicated in the instruction •...
( ☞ P.36). of card due to compatibility issues with this recorder. Ejecting a microSD card • See the Olympus website for a list of microSD cards that have been While the recorder is in stop confirmed to operate with this recorder mode, open the card cover.
Searching for a file For VN-713PC, VN-712PC: You can search for voice files by the date Press the + or – button to select a they were recorded. As long as you know the file.
Elapsed recording time before recording any further ( ☞ P.25). c Remaining recording time For VN-713PC, VN-712PC: • When a microSD card is inserted in the recorder, be sure to confirm the recording media as either [ Internal memory ] •...
Recording Changing the recording scene Pause [ Rec Scene ] While the recorder is in recording mode, press the REC ( s ) button. You can easily change the recording settings by selecting the scene which best matches your usage ( ☞ P.32). •...
Recording For VN-713PC, VN-712PC: Recording from external • When an external monaural microphone microphone or other devices is used while [ Rec Mode ] is set to a stereo recording mode, audio will be recorded The external microphone and other devices to the L channel only ( ☞...
About playback Playback Press the STOP ( 4 ) button at any point you want to stop playback. • This will stop the file being played back midway. When the resume function is activated the stopped location will be registered, even if the power is turned off.
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Playback Forwarding and Rewinding Locating the beginning of a file While the recorder is in stop mode, While the recorder is in stop mode press and hold the 9 or 0 or playback mode, press the 9 button. button. • If you release the 9 or 0 button, it •...
Playback Notes Changing the playback speed • When you attempt to skip to the Change the speed according to need such as beginning of a file during playback, the listening to meeting content at a fast speed recorder will start playback from the or reviewing spots that you couldn’t catch in index mark or temp mark if those are a language lesson at a slow speed.
• The slow playback or fast playback is available even if [ Voice Filter ] is set ( ☞ P.33). • When using the slow playback or fast playback function, the following functions are not available. • [ Noise Cancel ] ( ☞ P.33) (VN-713PC only)
Playback Notes Clearing an index mark or a temp mark • Temp marks are temporary markings. They will be automatically erased if you move to another file or connect the recorder to a computer. • Up to 99 index and temp marks can be set in a file.
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Playback Press the REC ( s ) button at the Note point you want to start segment • As in normal playback mode, playback repeat playback. speed can be changed during segment repeat playback as well ( ☞ P.21). If an •...
[ microSD card ] is seconds, the recorder will return to being used as the recording media stop mode. (VN-713PC, VN-712PC only). Press the ` OK button. For VN-713PC, VN-712PC: • When a microSD card is inserted in the...
Menu setting Menu setting method Press the ` OK button to move Items in menus are categorized so that you can quickly set a desired item. You can set the cursor to the item to set. each menu item as follows. Press the + or −...
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3 minutes during a menu setup operation, when a selected item is not [ System Info. ] applied. *1 VN-713PC, VN-712PC only. • When entering menu settings during *2 VN-713PC only. recording or playback, the menu settings will be canceled if 8 seconds elapse with...
File Divide on the [ File Menu ]. • [ Name ] (File name), [ Date ] (Time stamp), For VN-713PC, VN-712PC: [ Size ] (File size) and [ Bit Rate ] (File format) will appear on the display. • Only MP3 files recorded with this recorder can be divided.
Select the recording mode appropriate to your needs. * VN-713PC, VN-712PC only Select [ Rec Mode ] from the menu on the [ Rec Menu ]. When [ MP3 ]* is selected:...
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• [ V-Sync. Rec ] ( ☞ P.31) (VN-713PC only) after 1 sec approximately, and [ Standby ] flashes on the display. The LED indicator light turns on when recording starts and flashes when recording pauses.
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4 Adjust the voice sync level: V-Sync. Rec Press the REC ( s ) button to start recording. For VN-713PC: Voice sync recording starts when a voice louder than the voice sync level (detection level) is detected. When the voice becomes low, recording will automatically stop.
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Menu setting method • If sound at a volume equal to or Rec Scene below the voice sync level continues A recording setting can be selected for the specified time, voice sync from among the [ Memo ], [ Meeting ], recording will end automatically, [ Conference ] or [ DNS ] templates to suit the and the recorder will return to the...
• When using the [ Voice Filter ] function, Select [ Noise Cancel ] from the the following functions are not available. • [ Noise Cancel ] (VN-713PC only) menu on the [ Play Menu ]. [ High ] [ Low ]: Enables the Noise Cancel function.
Menu setting method • In [ Folder ] mode, when the recorder LCD/Sound Menu comes to the end of the last file in the folder, [ End ] flashes for two seconds on Font Size the display and the recorder stops at the start of the first file in the folder.
System Memory Select sounds may be turned off. Select [ Beep ] from the menu on For VN-713PC, VN-712PC: the [ LCD/Sound Menu ]. [ On ]: Enables the Beep function. When a microSD card is inserted you can...
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[ English ] 4 Device Menu : [ Memory Select ] *1 [ Internal memory ] *1 VN-713PC, VN-712PC only. • After [ All data will be erased ] *2 VN-711PC only. message is on for two seconds, [ Start ] *3 VN-713PC only.
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We recommend the microSD card to be destroyed when you dispose the microSD card. Memory Info. For VN-713PC, VN-712PC: The recordable capacity remaining and Notes overall capacity of the recording media can be seen from the menu.
Using the recorder on your PC Apart from using this unit as a recorder, you Connecting to your PC can use it as an external memory for your computer, as a storage device. Boot the PC. • The files recorded by this recorder can be played back on your computer using Connect the USB cable to the USB Windows Media Player.
Using the recorder on your PC Macintosh: Macintosh When you connect the recorder to Mac OS, it will be recognized by the Drag and drop the recorder’s drive name of the product name on the drive icon for this recorder desktop.
Other information Troubleshooting Accessories (optional) Accessories exclusive to the Olympus voice Q-1 Nothing happens when a recorder can be purchased directly from button is pressed. Online Shop on our company’s website. Sales of accessories are different according • The POWER/HOLD switch may to the country.
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60 h. MP3 format WMA format 5 kbps 72 h. 21 h. 68 h. * VN-713PC, VN-712PC only Note • Battery life is measured by Olympus. It varies greatly according to the type of batteries used and the conditions of use.
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32 h. 30 min. 32 h. 30 min. 64 h. 30 min. 130 h. 262 h. *1 VN-713PC, VN-712PC only *2 Rec Scene Notes • Available recording time may be shorter if many short recordings are made (The displayed available recording time and recorded time are approximate indications).
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49 h. 40 min. 128 kbps approx. 74 h. 30 min. 48 kbps approx. 198 h. 40 min. * VN-713PC, VN-712PC only 4 WMA format: 32 kbps approx. 26 h. 40 min. 16 kbps approx. 53 h. 40 min.
Technical assistance and support The following are contact information for technical support for Olympus recorders and software only. s Technical Hotline Number in the U.S. and Canada 1-888-553-4448 s User Support E-mail address in the U.S. and Canada distec@olympus.com s Technical Hotline Number in Europe...
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