Olympus WS-500M Instrucciones página 8

Inserting batteries (Fig. 1)
" For WS-500M:
• When charging with the
recorder, be sure to use the
supplied specified Ni-MH
rechargeable (BR401) batteries.
" For WS-400S:
• This recorder cannot charge
rechargeable batteries.
1 Lightly press down on the arrow
and slide the battery cover open.
2 Insert size-AAA alkaline battery,
observing the correct = and
- polarities.
3 Close the battery cover completely
by pressing to the direction A,
then sliding to the direction B.
• If the "hour" indicator fl ashes in
the display, see "Setting Time and
Date [Time & Date]".
Charging by connecting to a computer
via USB (Fig. 2)
" For WS-500M:
1 Boot the PC.
2 Slide the USB connector slide lever
in the direction indicated by the
arrow to eject the USB connector
out of the recorder.
3 While pressing the STOP4 button,
connect to the PC's USB port.
Note:
• If [Cannot charge] is displayed, it
means that a battery that cannot
be charged is in the recorder.
Replace the batteries with
supplied ones at once.
Turning on/off the power (Fig. 3)
Turning on the power:
Slide the HOLD switch in the opposite
direction that indicated by the arrow.
Turning off the power:
While the recorder is during stop mode,
slide the HOLD switch in the direction
indicated by the arrow.
Power save mode:
If the recorder is stopped/not used
for over 5 minutes after it is turned
on, it goes into standby (power-save)
mode, and the display shuts off. To
exit standby mode and turn on the
display, press any button.
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Setting time and date
[Time & Date] (Fig. 4)
When you use the recorder for the
first time after purchasing it, or when
the batteries have been inserted
without the device having been
used in a long time, the [Set Time &
Date] will appear. When the "hour"
is flashing, conduct the setup from
Step 5.
1 While the recorder is during stop
mode, press the MENU button.
2 Press the + or − button to select
[Device Menu] tab.
• You can change the menu
display by moving the settings
tab cursor.
3 Press the OK ` or 9 button to
move the cursor to the item to set.
4 Press the OK ` or 9 button.
• The "hour" will flash on the
display, indicating the start
of the Time and Date setup
process.
5 Press the 9 or 0 button to
select the item to set.
6 Press the + or − button to set.
• Follow the same steps by
pressing the 9 or 0 button
to select the next item, and press
the + or − button to set.
• You can select between 12 and
24 hour display by pressing the
LIST button while setting the
hour and minute.
• You can select the order of the
"month", "day" and "year" by
pressing the LIST button while
setting them.
7 Press the OK ` button to complete
the setting.
• The clock will start from the set
date and time. Press the OK `
button according to the time
signal.
[VOICE] mode and [MUSIC] mode
(Fig. 5)
" For WS-500M:
[VOICE] mode:
Slide the mode switch to [VOICE]
position.
[MUSIC] mode:
Slide the mode switch to [MUSIC]
position.
Recording (Fig. 6)
" For WS-500M:
• If the RECs button is pressed
while the mode switch is set
to [MUSIC], [Music Mode] will
flash on the display. Set the
mode switch to [VOICE] before
recording.
1 Select the recording folder.
• Pressing the LIST button at the
file display while stopped will
return you to the next higher
level. Pressing the LIST button
repeatedly will bring you to the
folder list display.
• Pressing button + or − at the
folder list display will select the
folders for voice recordings.
2 Press the RECs button to start
recording.
• The recording indicator light
glows and [7] will appear on the
display.
a Recording mode
b Remaining memory bar
indicator
c Remaining recording time
d Elapsed recording time
e Level meter (change according
to the recording level and
recording function settings)
3 Press the STOP4 button to stop
recording.
• [4] will appear on the display.
f File length