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Transfer the Voice Files to Your PC

The 5 voice folders of this recorder are appeared

as [DSS_FLDA], [DSS_FLDB], [DSS_FLDC],

[DSS_FLDD] and [DSS_FLDE], and the recorded

voice files are saved in these folders.

Windows

Connecting the recorder to your PC

1

(☞ P.62).

Open the Explorer window.

2

Open the [

LS_11

] folder.

3

• When you open [My Computer], it will

be recognized by the drive name [LS_11]

(Built-in flash memory) and [Removable

Disk] (SD card) (The drive letter will differ

depending on the PC being used).

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Copy the data.

Using the Recorder on Your PC

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Disconnecting the recorder to your PC

5

(☞ P.63).

Macintosh

Connecting the recorder to your PC

1

(☞ P.62).

• When you connect the recorder to a Mac

OS, it will be recognized by the drive name

[LS_11] on the desktop. When an SD card

is inserted it will be recognized by the drive

name [Untitled].

Notes

Double-click on [

LS_11

] icon on the

• While transmitting data, [Busy] is appeared,

2

and the [PEAK] indicator light flashes. NEVER

desktop.

disconnect the USB while the [PEAK] indicator

light is flashing. If you do, the data will be

Copy the data.

destroyed.

3

• In the Windows operational environment 24 bit

Disconnecting the recorder to your PC

WAV format files cannot be played back.

4

(☞ P.63).

• When a sound board of your PC does not

support to 24 bit, the recorder cannot play the

software supporting to 24 bit correctly.

• In the Mac OS operational environment, WMA

format files cannot be played back.

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4 Drive name and folder name when a

personal computer is connected:

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Using the Recorder on Your PC

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Using Windows Media Player

By using Windows Media Player, music files from music CDs or language study CDs can be imported

to your PC (☞P.66) and music files that you have bought from any music distribution sites can be easily

transferred to the recorder to play (☞P.67).The files recorded on the recorder can be transferred to your

PC and can be copied to CD (☞P.70). It supports WAV, MP3, and WMA format music files.

Window Names

Windows Media Player 11

Windows Media Player 10

1 Features taskbar

1 Features taskbar

2 Seek slider

2 Quick Access Panel button

3 Shuffle button

3 Seek slider

4 Repeat button

4 Rewind button

5 Stop button

5 Play button

6 Previous button

6 Stop button

7 Play button

7 Previous button

8 Next button

8 Next button

9 Mute button

9 Mute button

0 Volume slider

0 Volume slide

! Shuffle/ Repeat button

@ Fast Forward button

Using Windows Media Player

Copying Music from CD

Insert CD into the CD-ROM drive, and

Windows Media Player 11

1

start Windows Media Player.

From the Features taskbar, click [

Rip

]

2

2

menu.

• After clicking [Rip] menu, click [View Album

Info] for Windows Media Player 10 as

necessary.

• If Internet connectivity is available, CD

3

information is searched.

Put a check mark on the music file that

3

you want to copy.

Click [

Start Rip

].

4

5

• For Windows Media Player 10 Click [Rip

Music].

Using the Recorder on Your PC

4

• Files copied to a PC are stored in WMA

format. Music files copied are categorized

by artist, album, genre, etc. and added to

the play list.

Windows Media Player 10

2

4

3

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Using Windows Media Player

Transferring Music File to the Recorder

You can transfer the music files saved in your PC to this recorder. For how to copy the music files from

the CD to your PC, see “Copying Music from CD” (☞ P.66).

Windows Media Player 11

Connect the recorder to a PC, and

1

start Windows Media Player.

2, 3

From the Features taskbar, click

2

[

Sync

].

Click [

Sync

] menu again to select [

DVR

]

3

{ [

Advanced Options

] { [

Set Up Sync

],

and set as follows.

• Click on the [Create folder hierarchy on

device] to check. *1 *2

5

• The folder with artist name or album name

Using the Recorder on Your PC

is automatically created. This will make

you find the file you want to listen to more

easily.

*1 If [Create folder hierarchy on device] is

checked by default, click to uncheck the

box once, and click it again to check.

*2 After the synchronous transfer to the

recorder, a file named “WMPInfo.xml” is

created. If you delete this file, the *1 may

need to be set again.

3

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Using Windows Media Player

Select the desired category from

4

[

Library

] on the left, and select music

files or albums to transfer to the

recorder, and Drag & Drop them in

[

Sync List

] on the right.

4

Click [

Start Sync

].

5

• The file is transferred to the recorder.

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Windows Media Player 10

Connect the recorder to a PC, and

5

2

1

start Windows Media Player.

Using the Recorder on Your PC

From the Features taskbar, click

2

[

Sync

].

3

From the pull down menu on the left

3

side window, select the play list to be

transferred to the recorder, and put

the check marks on the music file that

4

you want to transfer.

• The order of music pieces can be changed

by Drag & Drop of the music file in the play

list displayed.

From the pull down menu on the right side window, select the drive correspond-

4

ing to the recorder.

• The recorder is recognized as a Removable Disk.

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Using Windows Media Player

Click [ ] on the upper right corner,

5

and set the synchronization options.

• Click on the [Create folder hierarchy on

5

device] to check. * 1 *2

• The folder with artist name or album name

is automatically created. This will make

you find the file you want to listen to more

easily.

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*1 If [Create folder hierarchy on device] is

checked by default, click to uncheck the

box once, and click it again to check.

*2 After the synchronous transfer to the

recorder, a file named “WMPInfo.xml” is

created. If you delete this file, the *1 may

need to be set again.

Click [

Start Sync

].

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• The file is transferred to the recorder. The

music file transferred to the recorder is

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5

displayed in Item on Device.

Using the Recorder on Your PC

Notes

• Copying the music files with DRM purchased online music distribution service to a portable device such

as this recorder may be restricted.

• To transfer the files by using Windows Media Player 9, check the Olympus website.

• If the music files are transferred to the recorder until it reaches to the maximum memory, the message

[Cannot make the system file. Connect to PC and delete unnecessary file] may appear on this recorder’s

display. In such a case, erase the files to make free space (hundreds of KB to dozens of MB depending

on the music file sizes) for the management file (The more capacity for the management file will be

necessary as the number of the music files increases).

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Using Windows Media Player

Copying Voice File to the CD

You can transfer the voice files in the recorder to your PC and copy them to CD. For how to copy the voice

files from the recorder to your PC, see “Transfer the Voice Files to Your PC” (☞ P.64).

Windows Media Player 11

Insert the blank CD-R/RW into

1

the CD-R/RW drive, and start

Windows Media Player.

2, 4

From the Features taskbar, click

2

the [

Burn

] menu.

Select the desired category from

5

3

[

Library

] on the left, and select

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Using the Recorder on Your PC

voice files or albums to copy to

the CD-R/RW, and Drag & Drop

them in [

Burn List

] on the right.

5

Click [

Burn

] menu again, and select [

Audio CD

] or [

Data CD

].

4

When [

Audio CD

] is selected:

• A file is converted and copied in CD in order to play it by the audio equipment which can play

CD-R/RW.

When [

Data CD

] is selected:

• Copying files with the format to be recorded.

Click [

Start Burn

].

5

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Using Windows Media Player

Windows Media Player 10

Insert the blank CD-R/RW into

1

the CD-R/RW drive, and start

Windows Media Player.

5 4

2

From the Features taskbar, click

2

[

Burn

] menu.

• Click [Burn] as needed after clicking [Edit

Playlist] menu.

• You can change the order of tracks by

Drag & Drop files.

Put a check mark on the voice

3

3

files that you want to copy.

5

Using the Recorder on Your PC

Select format of CD before clicking [

Start Burn

].

4

When [

Audio CD

] is selected:

• A file is converted and copied in CD in order to play it by the audio equipment which can play

CD-R/RW.

When [

Data CD

] is selected:

• Copying files with the format to be recorded.

Click [

Start Burn

].

5

Notes

• Copying the music files with DRM purchased online music distribution service to a portable device such

as this recorder may be restricted.

• Refer to the online help of Windows Media Player for details.

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Using iTunes

Window Names

5

Using the Recorder on Your PC

1 Features taskbar

6 Repeat button

2 Rewind button/ Playback, Pause button/

7 Display change button

Fast Forward button

8 Disc create button

3 Volume slide

9 Genius button

4 Playlist addition button

0Genius side button

5 Shuffle button

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By using iTunes, music files from music CDs or language study CDs can be imported to your PC (☞P.73) and

music files that you have bought from any music distribution sites can be easily transferred to the recorder to

play (☞P.74).The files recorded on the recorder can be transferred to your PC and can be copied to CD (☞P.75).

Using iTunes

Copying Music from CD

Insert the CD into the CD-ROM

1

drive, and start iTunes.

1

3 4

Click [

iTunes

] { [

Preferences

].

2

Click [

Advanced

] tag.

3

Click [

Importing

] to set the file

4

format and bit rate for copying

music files to your PC, and click

4

[

OK

].

5

• This recorder is compatible with music files in the MP3 and WAV formats (☞ P.33).

Using the Recorder on Your PC

[Import Using]:

Set the file format for copying music file from a CD. Please select [MP3] or [WAV].

[Setting]:

Set the bit rate for copying music file from

a CD. You can select a bit rate between

[128], [160] and [192].

Put a check mark on the music

5

files that you want to copy.

Click [

Import CD

].

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