Olympus DS-3500: Basic operations

Ejecting a SD card:

1 Press the 9 or 0 button to

4 Press the

OK/MENU

button.

Push the SD card inward to unlock it

select the item to set.

• The following steps are the

and let it come out of the slot.

Select the item from the “ hour ”,

same as Step 1 through Step

• Hold the card straight and pull it

“ minute ”, “ year ”, “ month ” and “ day ”

3 of “ Setting time and date

with a flashing point.

[Time & Date] ”.

out.

5 Press the

F3

(

EXIT

) button to close

Notes

• Inserting the card the wrong way

the menu screen.

or at an angle could damage the

contact area or cause the card to

jam.

Basic operations

• If the card is not inserted all the

way into the slot, data may not be

Recording

written properly.

By default, the recorder has five

• When an unformatted card is

folders, [ A ], [ B ], [ C ], [ D ], [ E ]

inserted into the card slot, the

and you can select a folder by

recorder will automatically display

2 Press the

+

or

−

button to set.

pressing the F1 ( FOLDER ) button.

the format menu options.

You can select between 12 and

These five folders can be selectively

• Use only cards formatted with the

24 hour display by pressing the

used to distinguish the kind of

recorder.

F2 ( 24H ) button while setting the

recording. Up to 200 messages can be

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• Never remove the card while the

hour and minute.

recorded per folder.

recorder is operating, as this may

• You can select the order of the

Also, by default, the Recording Mode

damage the data.

“ Month ”, “ Day ” and “ Ye a r ” by

is [ DSS Pro QP ].

• After pushing the card inward to

pressing the F2 ( D/M/Y ) button

Record function*

eject it, releasing your finger too

while setting them.

quickly may cause the card to be

3 Press the

OK/MENU

button to

Before starting recording over a

ejected unexpectedly.

previously recorded file, the RECORD

complete the setting.

• This recorder uses a microSD card as

function can be set to the following:

Note:

internal memory. The microSD card

• Append: Attaches the new

• You can set the time and date from

has been preloaded.

recording to the end of the

your PC using ODMS and DSS Player

previously recorded file.

• The recorder may not properly

software.

recognize the card even when that

• Overwrite (default): Overwrites

card is compatible with it.

and deletes part of the previously

Changing the time and date:

recorded file starting from the

• The processing performance

If the current time and date is not

chosen position.

reduces in a card when you repeat

correct, set it using the procedure

writing and deleting. In this case,

• Insert: The recorded file will be

below.

format the card.

inserted in the middle of the

1 While the recorder is in stop mode,

previously recorded file, starting

press the

OK/MENU

button.

from the chosen recording position.

Setting time and date [Time & Date]

The original file will be kept.

2 Press the 9 or 0 button to

By default, the RECORD function

select [

Device Menu

] tab.

If you set the time and date

is configured to record using the

beforehand, the information when

• You can change the menu display

overwrite option.

the file is recorded is automatically

by moving the settings tab cursor.

Recording will start from the current

stored for each file. Setting the time

position of the existing file.

and date beforehand enables easier

* This function will not be available if

file management.

an MP3 file has been selected.

When you use the recorder for the

first time after purchasing it, or

New recording

when the battery has been inserted

without the device being used for

Create a new file to record in.

a long time, the [

Set Time & Date

]

1 Press the

NEW

button to create a

will appear.

new file.

• For further details, a complete

advanced version of the manual *

• It is possible to select the Work

3 Press the

+

or

−

button to select

(PDF format) is available for

Type from the work type list

download at the OLYMPUS website.

[

Time & Date

].

uploaded using the ODMS

* Available in English, French or

software.

German.

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− Delete unnecessary files before

recording any further or transfer

dictation files to your PC.

a

− Change the recording media at

[ Card Select ] setting or change

b

to a card with free space.

Overwrite recording

a New file number

3 Press the

REC

button to start

b Remaining recording time

You can overwrite a previously

inserting the additional recording.

recorded file starting from any

2 Press the

REC

button to start

• The record indicator light

point within the file. When using

recording.

turns on. [ Insert Rec] and the

overwriting, the overwritten part will

• The record indicator light turns

remaining recording time will

be erased.

on. Turn the microphone in the

alternate on the display.

• This function will not be available if

direction of the source to be

an MP3 file has been selected.

recorded.

1 Select and play the file you want to

overwrite.

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• Stop the playback at the point

you want to start overwriting.

2 Press the

REC

button to start

overwriting.

• The record indicator light turns on.

4 Press the

STOP

button to stop

inserting the additional recording.

3 Press the

STOP

button to stop

recording.

a

• If you want to append additional

b

recordings to the same file,

press the REC button again (This

function will not be available if an

MP3 file has been selected).

a Recording elapsed time

b Total recording time of the

selected file

3 Press the

STOP

button to stop

Notes:

overwriting.

• The recording’s time and date will

be updated to the one of the latest

Note:

recording inserted.

• You cannot select a recording mode

different from the one set onto the

• You cannot select a recording mode

original file.

different from the one set onto the

original file.

Notes:

Insert recording

• During recording, a beep will sound

Hands-free recording

whenever the remaining recording

Additional recording can be inserted

time reaches 60, 30, and 10 seconds.

into previously recorded file.

The recorder can be used as a hands-

• When the remaining recording

• This function will not be available if

free recording device. To set up the

time is less than 30 minutes, the

an MP3 file has been selected.

recorder for hands-free operation,

color of the remaining memory bar

connect the optional Olympus Foot

1 Select and play the file you want to

indicator will change.

Switch to the back of the docking

insert an additional recording into.

• When the remaining recording

station and place the recorder in the

time reaches 60 seconds, the record

2 While playing the file, press the

docking station (optional).

indicator light will start flashing.

F1

(

INSERT

) button to insert an

• For further details, a complete

The light will flash faster when the

additional recording.

advanced version of the manual *

remaining recording time decreases

(PDF format) is available for

• [ Insert Rec? ] will appear on the

from 30 to 10 seconds.

download at the OLYMPUS website.

display.

• [ Memory Full ] or [ Folder Full ] will

* Available in English, French or

be displayed when the memory or

German.

folder capacity is full.

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Recording monitor

Play (playback):

4 Press the

OK/MENU

button.

Playback at normal speed.

It is possible to monitor your

Slow Play (slow playback):

recording by listening to it even

Playback speed slows down

while the recording is in progress. In

(-50%), and “Slow play” will be

order to do so, insert the earphone

displayed.

plug into the earphone jack and use

Fast Play (fast playback):

the

+

or

–

buttons to control the

Playback speed becomes faster

volume level.

(+50%), and “Fast play” will be

displayed.

Playback

Notes:

• If you press the 9 button once

5 Press the

+

button to select

1 Select the file, then press the

PLAY

while fast-forwarding or twice while

[

Start

], then press the

OK/MENU

button to start playback.

in stop mode, the recorder will stop

button.

at the end of the file (F.Skip).

2 Press the

+

or

–

button to adjust

• The display changes to [ Erase ! ]

• If you press the 0 button once

the volume.

and erasing will start.

while rewinding or twice while in

• The volume can be adjusted

stop mode, the recorder will stop at

within a range from [ 00 ] to [ 30 ].

the beginning of the file (B.Skip). If

the 0 button is pressed within 2

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seconds, the recorder skips to the

beginning of the previous file.

• If you press and hold the 9

button while fast forwarding (FF),

the recorder will continue to skip

forward.

• If you press and hold the 0

button while rewinding (REW),

• [ Erase Done ] is displayed when

the recorder will continue to skip

the file is erased. File numbers

backward.

will be reassigned automatically.

3 Press the

STOP

button at any point

• The Cue and Review speed can be

you want to stop the playback.

Notes:

set from [ Speed1 ] to [ Speed5 ]. Cue

• An erased file cannot be restored.

Fast Forward (FF):

and Review playback sound can be

• The erasing process may take up to

• Press the 9 button once while in

set to [ On ] or [ Off ].

10 seconds. Do not interrupt this

stop mode.

process or data may be damaged.

How to cancel: Press the STOP ,

• Files cannot be erased in the

PLAY or OK/MENU button.

Erasing

following cases.

Rewind (REW):

- Files are locked.

• Press the 0 button once while in

Erasing files:

- Files stored on a locked SD card.

stop mode.

1 Select the file you want to erase.

How to cancel: Press the STOP ,

PLAY or OK/MENU button.

2 Press the

ERASE

button.

Partially erasing a file

C u e ( C u e ) :

Any unnecessary part of a file can

• Press and hold the 9 button

be erased.

while in stop or playback mode.

How to cancel: Release the button.

1 Playback the file you would like to

Review (Rev):

partially erase.

• Press and hold the 0 button

2 Press the

ERASE

button at the

while in stop or playback mode.

point you want to start erasing.

How to cancel: Release the button.

• While playback continues, [ Erase

• Press and hold the REV button.

Start ] will appear on the display.

How to cancel: Release the button.

Playback Speed

• If you press the F2 ( ) button,

• Press the F2 ( SPEED ) button during

3 Press the

+

button to select

playback will skip (F.Skip) to the

playback.

[

Erase in Folder

] or [

File

end of the file and then stop. That

• The playback speed will change

will be set automatically as the

Erase

].

at each press of the F2 ( SPEED )

ending point of the partial erase.

[ Erase in Folder ]:

button.

• If you press the F1 (

) button,

All files in a folder can be erased

playback will skip back (B. Skip)

simultaneously.

and restart from the partial erase

[ File Erase ]:

starting point.

Erase one file.

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