Olympus DS-3500: Menu items

5 Press the

+

or

–

button to change

Work Type:

When [ PCM ST ] is selected:

the setting.

The Work Type information of the

Recording rate will be fixed at

44.1 kHz/16 bit.

• Pressing the 0 button without

recorded or uploaded files can be

pressing the OK/MENU button

edited with the menu settings of the

When [ MP3 ] is selected:

will cancel the settings and return

recorder.

[ 256 kbps ] or [ 128 kbps ]

you to the previous screen.

• For further details, a complete

• Since the built-in microphone

advanced version of the manual *

6 Press the

OK/MENU

button to

is monaural, even if you enable

(PDF format) is available for

[ PCM ST ] in [ Rec Mode ] the sound

complete the setting.

download at the OLYMPUS website.

recorded through the built-in

• You will be informed that the

* Available in English, French or

microphone will be monaural. In

settings have been established

German.

order to do stereo recording, an

via the screen.

Information:

external stereo microphone will be

7 Press the

F3 (EXIT)

button to close

necessary (optional).

The recorder can display a variety of

the menu screen.

• You cannot select the [ DSS Pro QP ]

information related to the current file.

mode when setting the recorder to

the DSS Classic mode.

Menu items

For details, see “ Recording ” in the

Rec Menu

“ Customizing the recorder ”.

File Menu

VCVA:

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Mic Sense:

The VCVA feature extends recording

Priority:

You can switch between two

time and conserves memory by

microphone sensitivities to meet

By default, the F2 button is

stopping recording during silent

recording needs: [ Dictation ] for oral

programmed with the Priority

periods, which helps the playback

dictation and [ Conference ] which

function. The setting can also be

to be more efficient. When the

is suited for situations like meetings

performed from the menu.

microphone senses that sounds

and conferences with a small number

You can set a priority level on each

have reached a preset threshold

of people.

file recorded. You can select “High” or

volume level, the built-in Variable

[ Conference ]:

“Normal”. The default is Normal level.

Control Voice Actuator (VCVA) starts

High-sensitivity mode that records

[ Set ]:

recording automatically, and stops

sounds in all directions.

High level.

when the volume drops below the

[ Dictation ]:

[ Cancel ]:

threshold level.

Low-sensitivity mode suited for

Normal level.

1 Select [

On

].

dictation.

• Each time the F2 ( PRIORITY )

• The setting status will appear on

2 Press the

REC

button to start

button is pressed the Priority level

the display as [

] or [ ].

recording.

will change (High/Normal).

• When the sound volume is lower

Rec Mode:

Pending:

than the preset actuation sound

You can choose between different

When you set [ Pending ] to the file,

level, recording automatically

recording formats.

the file becomes “Pending file”. If

stops after 1 second

“Download file” is set to “Finished file”

1 Select the recording format.

approximately, and [ Standby ]

by ODMS software, the [ Pending ] file

[ DSS ]:

flashes on the display. The record

is not transferred and only [ Finished ]

DSS stands for Digital Speech

indicator light turns on when

file (edited file) will be transferred

Standard, a digital audio file format

recording starts and flashes when

to your PC.

defined by a cooperative venture by

recording pauses.

[ Pending ]:

Olympus and two other companies.

Sets to a file of “Editing” and [

]

DSS format files are easily editable

will appear on the display.

and have a very light file size.

[ Finished ]:

[ PCM ST ] (Stereo):

Sets to a file of “already edited”.

This is an uncompressed audio

format which is used for music CDs

a

File Lock:

and the like.

The File lock function allows you to

[ MP3 ]:

prevent important files from being

MPEG is the international standard

b

accidentally erased.

established by a working group of

[ On ]:

the ISO (International Organization

Locks the file and prevents it from

for Standardization).

a VCVA indicator

being erased.

2 Select the recording rate.

b Level meter (varies according

[

] will appear on the display.

to the sound volume being

When [ DSS ] is selected:

[ Off ]:

recorded)

[ DSS Pro QP ] (Quality Playback) or

Unlocks the file and allows it to be

[ DSS Pro SP ] (Standard Playback)

erased.

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