Page 2 - FOR SAFE AND CORRECT USAGE; BATTERIES; Warning; AC Adapter; Inst
2 3 FOR SAFE AND CORRECT USAGE Thank you for purchasing the Olympus Digital Voice Recorder DS-150. Before using your newrecorder, 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 fo...
Page 3 - RECORDER
5 4 Warning Do not use the AC adapter in the vicinity of flammable gas (including gasoline,benzine and lacquer thinner). Doing so could result in an explosion, fire or electric shock. Warning If the internal parts of the AC adapter are exposed because it has been droppedor otherwise damaged: 1 do no...
Page 4 - CONTENTS; PRODUCT OVERVIEW
7 6 CONTENTS PRODUCT OVERVIEW MAIN FEATURES c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c 8 GENERAL PRECAUTIONS c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c 9 BEFORE RECORDING NAMES OF PARTS c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c c 10 LIQUID CR...
Page 5 - MAIN FEATURES; This recorder has the following features.; GENERAL PRECAUTIONS; THINNER
9 8 PRODUCT OVERVIEW MAIN FEATURES This recorder has the following features. X This digital voice recorder converts voice to digital data, applies high-efficiency compression, and records the compressed data in flash memory. X Two recording modes can be selected; the standard play (SP) mode allows r...
Page 6 - BEFORE RECORDING; NAMES OF PARTS
11 10 BEFORE RECORDING NAMES OF PARTS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 J K L M N O P Q R S T 1 REC (Record) button 2 INDEX/FOLDER button 3 LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) panel 4 ERASE button 5 Indicator LED 6 Microphone 7 EAR (Earphone) jack 8 MIC (Microphone) jack 9 SP DICT button J MENU switch, up/down control K P...
Page 7 - SETTING THE CLOCK AND ID NUMBER
13 12 REPLACING THE BATTERIES When starts blinking on the LCD panel, replace the batteries as soon as possible. If [BATT] and light on the LCD panel, operation will stop. Replace the batteries immediately. If the recorder does not function normally after the batteries have been replaced, see “RESET”...
Page 8 - BASIC OPERATION; RECORDING
15 14 Follow the procedure below to set the user ID number: MENU ERASE SP DICT ERASE SP DICT INDEX/ FOLDER MENU ERASE SP DICT INDEX/ FOLDER MENU 1 2 3 4 1 In the Stop mode, press and hold the MENU switch J for at least 2 seconds. The menu will be dis- played on the LCD panel 3 . 2 twice the MENU swi...
Page 9 - RECORD PAUSE; To pause recording, press the REC button once.
17 16 RECORD PAUSE 1 2 3 1 To pause recording, press the REC button once. 2 Recording is temporarily interrupted. The LCD panel and LED blink for as long as the unit is in theRecord-Pause mode. 3 To resume recording, press the REC button again. 4 Pressing the STOP button during Record-Pause ends the...
Page 12 - STANDBY MODE; ERASE; for more than one second. The displayed message
23 22 ERASE SP DICT INDEX/ MENU ERASE SP DICT INDEX/ MENU 2 3 4 2. ERASE ALL (ERASURE OF ALL MESSAGES IN A FOLDER) 1 In the Stop mode, select the folder to be erased by pressing the INDEX/FOLDER button. 2 Press the MENU switch once (for less than 2 seconds), then press the Up/Down control untilERASE...
Page 13 - RECORDING INDEX SIGNALS; The LED blinks during index signal recording.; DETECTING INDEX SIGNALS; position in the same message.; CONVENIENT FEATURES; VARIABLE CONTROL VOICE ACTUATOR (VCVA) RECORDING; details on the microphone sensitivity setting.
25 24 RECORDING INDEX SIGNALS You can record index signals at important points during recording for instant access to those pointsduring playback. 1 Press the Index button during recording or Record-Pause.[INDX] is displayed on the LCD panel for 2 seconds togetherwith the total number of index signa...
Page 14 - EDITING MESSAGES; OVERWRITE RECORDING
27 26 ERASE SP DICT REC STOP INDEX/ FOLDER MENU ERASE SP DICT REC STOP INDEX/ FOLDER MENU ERASE SP DICT REC STOP INDEX/ FOLDER MENU 3 4 5 3. PARTIAL ERASURE 1 Stop playback at the start of the section you want to erase. 2 In the Stop mode, press the MENU switch once (for less than 2 seconds) to disp...
Page 15 - MENU OPERATION; First menu; Second menu; ALARMS
29 28 MENU OPERATION When the MENU switch is pressed (for less than 2 seconds), the LCD panel displays the first menu.(In the first menu the LCD panel initially displays [R-TIME] and [SP] or [LP] as described in "1.Recording mode".) Using the Up/Down control on the MENU switch allows you to ...
Page 16 - HOLD; Setting the HOLD switch; The recording mode cannot be changed within the same message.; Microphone sensitivity
31 30 u Second menu 1.Alarm setting (ON/OFF) : See page 28.2. Time/date setting : See page 13.3. ID number setting : See page 14.4. FormattingUnder normal use, it is not usually necessary to format the built-in flash memory since it is format-ted before shipment from the factory.To restore the memor...
Page 17 - DICTATION MODE BUTTON; OTHER; RESET
33 32 DICTATION MODE BUTTON For optimum results in voice recognition and voice-text conver-sion, press the DICTATION MODE button 9 . All settings are automatically adjusted to ensure best results.• Recording mode setting: Standard Play (SP) mode• Microphone sensitivity setting: Dictation (DICT) mode...
Page 18 - SPECIFICATIONS; Declaration of Conformity
35 34 ACCESSORIES (OPTIONAL) • AC adapter (A321: US and Canada, A322: Europe (except U.K.))• PC data transfer kit• USB-compatible PC transfer adapter (RA5)• Noise canceling external microphone (ME12) SPECIFICATIONS Recording format Digital recording in accordance with IVA digital speech standard Rec...