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LINEAR PCM RECORDER
LS-20M
Linear PCM Recorder
DETAILED
INSTRUCTIONS
EN
Thank you for purchasing an Olympus Digital Voice Recorder. Please read these instructions for
information about using the product correctly and safely.
Keep the instructions handy for future reference. To ensure successful recordings,
we recommend that you test the record function and volume before use.
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Introduction • The contents of this document may be changed in the future without advanced notice. Contact our Customer Support Center for the latest information relating to product names and model numbers. • The illustration of the screen and the recorder shown in this manual may differ from the actual product. The utmost care has been taken to ensure the integrity of this document but if you find a questionable item, error or omission, please contact our Customer Support Center. • Any liab
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INDEX Table of contents P.4 Safety precautions P.5 Getting started P.10 1 About recording/shooting P.34 2 About playback P.48 3 Menu setting P.63 4 Using the recorder on your PC P.88 5 Other information P.96 6 EN
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Table of contents Introduction 3 About playback INDEX..............................................................................3 Playback. A....................................................................48 Table.of.contents.............................................................4 Setting.an.index.mark . A...............................................52 Safety.precautions..........................................................5 Playing.movies.n....................................
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Safety precautions Before using your new recorder, read this Caution for usage environment manual carefully to ensure that you know how to operate it safely and correctly. Keep this • To protect the high-precision technology manual in an easily accessible location for contained in this product, never leave future reference. the recorder in the places listed below, • The warning symbols indicate important no matter if in use or storage: safety related information. To protect yourself •
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Safety precautions Warning regarding data loss: f Caution: • Recorded content in memory may be • Stop using the recorder immediately if destroyed or erased by operating mistakes, you notice any unusual odors, noise, or unit malfunction, or during repair work. It is smoke around it. recommended to back up and save important Never remove the batteries with bare hands, content to other media such as a computer hard which may cause a fire or burn your hands. disk. • Be careful with the stra
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Safety precautions f Warning: Battery handling precautions • Keep batteries dry at all times. Follow these important guidelines to prevent • If rechargeable batteries have not been batteries from leaking, overheating, burning, recharged within the specified time, exploding, or causing electrical shocks or stop charging them and do not use burns. them. • Do not use a battery if it is cracked or f Danger: broken. • The recorder uses a lithium ion battery • Never subject batteries to strong
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Safety precautions • Rechargeable battery have limited In case lifetime. When the operating • ... the internal parts of the AC adapter are time becomes shorter even if the exposed because it has been dropped or rechargeable battery is fully charged otherwise damaged: under the specified condition, replace it • ... the AC adapter is dropped in water, or with a new one. if water, metal flammable substances • The battery may become hot during or other foreign objects get inside it: prolong
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Safety precautions • Do not use or keep the AC adapter in very hot places, such as in direct sunlight, in a closed car on a sunny day, near a heater, on an electric carpet, etc. Do not use the AC adapter if something is covering it (such as a blanket). This may cause fire, explosion, leakage or overheating. LCD.monitor • The LCD used for the monitor is made with high-precision technology. However, black spots or bright spots of light may appear constantly on the LCD Monitor. Due to it
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Main features Getting started Main features s Shoots full high definition videos at the s Using the visualizer, 5 types of video high resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels. patterns can be displayed on the LCD while You can change the shooting resolution playing back voice files recorded with the according to your usage (☞ P.68). recorder (☞ P.71). s Supports high capacity recording media. s Adopts the MPEG-4 AVC and H.264 formats 1 for video recording. This also allows you to Capable of recordi
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Checking the contents of the box Checking the contents of the box The following items are included with the recorder. If anything is missing or damaged, contact the dealer from whom you purchased the recorder. LOCK 1 SD card Voice Recorder USB cable • Warranty card USB-AC adapter (F-3AC) • Contents may vary depending on purchase location. • Warranty differs depending on purchase location. Warranty card may not be included. Note • Be sure to use the included dedicated USB cable and AC adapter
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Identification of parts Identification of parts 1 2 3 p 4 o - i 1 5 u = ( 6 q ) w 7 * 8 r e & 9 ^ 0 % y ! $ t @ # 1 Built-in stereo microphone(R) * STOP (4) button 2 Built-in stereo microphone(L) ( Card cover 3 PEAK/LED indicator light (LED) ) Mode switch ( A/n) 4 Lens - Strap hole 5 Main LCD (LCD panel) = MIC (Microphone) jack (MIC/LINE-IN) 6 Sub LCD (LCD panel) q EAR (Earphone) jack 7 + button 8 `OK button w POWER/HOLD switch e REMOTE jack 9 REC (s) (Record) button Connect the receiver for t
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Identification of parts Identification of parts Display (LCD panel) 4 A mode [Recorder] mode display: Folder list display File display 1 1 2 1 2 3 4 6 5 1 Root folder indicator 2 Folder name 1 Battery indicator 2 Current file number/ File list display Total number of recorded files in the folder 3 Remaining recording time/ 1 File length 4 Recorder status indicator [ K]: Record indicator 2 [ ≠]: Pause indicator [ L]: Stop indicator [ •]: Play indicator [ ß]: Forwarding indicator 3 [ ™]
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Identification of parts Identification of parts 4 A mode [Music] mode display: 1 Current folder name List display 1 2 File name 3 Guide indicator 1 File display 1 2 3 1 2 3 When there are files and folders in the folder 4 6 1 Current folder name 5 2 Folder name/File name 3 Guide indicator 1 Battery indicator List display 2 2 Current file number/ Total number of recorded files in the folder 1 3 File length 4 Recorder status indicator [ L]: Stop indicator 2 [ •]: Play indicator [ ß]: Forward
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Identification of parts Identification of parts 4 n mode [Movie] mode display: Folder list display File display 1 1 1 2 2 3 4 5 6 8 7 1 Root folder indicator 2 Folder name 1 Shooting mode indicator 2 Icon display File list display 3 Battery indicator 4 Current file number/ Total number of recorded files in the 1 folder 5 Remaining shooting time/ File length 2 6 Recorder status indicator [ K]: Shooting indicator [ ≠]: Pause indicator 3 [ L]: Stop indicator [ •]: Play indicator [ ß]: For
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Identification of parts Identification of parts 4 Icon display: About the two LCD displays 1 ^ The recorder has two displays, the main LCD and the sub LCD, utilized differently depending on mode and function. 1 2 A mode 3 % During recording or playback: • During recording or playback, the 4 $ main LCD is off and only the sub LCD is on. 567890!@# When operation is stopped: • When operation is stopped, both the main LCD and sub LCD are on. 1 Shooting mode (s) ( ) n Menu settings: 2 Recording
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Power supply Power supply Close the battery cover by pressing in Inserting the battery direction A and sliding in direction B. This recorder uses a lithium ion battery specified by Olympus (LI-42B). Do not use any other type of battery. The supplied rechargeable battery is not fully charged. Before using the 1 unit the first time or after long periods of disuse, it is recommended that you charge it until full (☞ P.19). 1 Slide the battery cover lock button in 4 Completely close the
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Power supply Power supply Notes • Be sure to turn off the power of the recorder before replacing the battery. Unloading the battery while the recorder is in use may cause a malfunction such as corrupting the file, etc. If you take out the battery while operating, you will lose your currently recorded file because the file header will not be able to close. 1 • If it takes longer than 15 minutes to replace the dead battery or if you take the battery in and out repeatedly at short interval
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Power supply Power supply The charging process will start. Charging by connecting to a computer via USB You can charge the battery by connecting to a PC's USB port. When charging, be sure to correctly place the rechargeable battery (supplied) into the recorder (☞ P.17). 1 Before connecting the USB cable, exit . Charging is completed when [Battery HOLD mode (☞ P.24). Full] is displayed. Charging time: approximately 2 hours * 1 Boot the PC. * It shows the approximate time when chargin
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Power supply Power supply While the recorder is during stop mode Connect to the USB-AC adapter to charge or turned off, connect the USB cable to It can be charged by connecting to the USB-AC the connecting terminal on the bottom adapter (F-3AC). of the recorder. To the USB • Before connecting the AC adapter, connector 1 switch the USB connection setting to [AC Adapter] (☞ P.84). • Before connecting the USB cable, exit HOLD mode (☞ P.24). 1 Plug the recorder’s USB cable into the AC ad
