What are recording scenes, What are playback scenes, What is the function of noise cancel – Olympus DM-520 User Manual

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Last updated on September 25, 2009

What are Recording Scenes?

Recording scenes are essentially sets of recorder settings that can be enabled all at once
by making a single menu selection. This function is located in the Rec Menu as

Rec Scene.

The DM-520 has six recording scene options. Three are pre-set out of the box; each is
optimized for recording in specific conditions. The other three are reserved for

User

Settings, allowing for customization to suit your preferences. To enable a User
Settings
scene, select one of the available User Settings options and then choose

Scene Save. The recorder’s current configuration will be saved as a scene.
The table below shows the menu settings that are applied in each of the preset
Recording Scenes as well as the default settings when

Rec Scene is set to Off. Only the

listed functions are affected when a

User Settings recording scene is saved.

Record Setting

Off

Dictation

Conference

Lecture

Mic Sense

Middle

Low

Middle

High

Rec Mode

ST XQ

HQ

ST XQ

ST XQ

Rec Level

Auto

Auto

Auto

Auto

Zoom Mic

Off

Off

Wide

Zoom

Low Cut Filter

Off

On

On

On

VCVA

Off

Off

Off

Off

Standby

On

On

On

On

What are Playback Scenes?

The DM-520 has an option for the user to create up to five Playback Scenes to setup the
recorder to preset playback scenarios. The settings that can be saved as a Playback
Scene are

Property, Noise Cancel, EUPHONY, Voice Filter, Play Mode, Play

Speed, Skip Space, Backlight and LED.
To create a Playback Scene, first configure the recorder with the desired settings. Then,
in the menu, go to

Play Scene > Scene Save and select a User Setting option.

Finally, press the [

OK/MENU] button to save the scene. The recorder will save the

settings of the functions listed above as a Playback Scene. To create another scene,
create a new mix of menu settings and repeat the process.
To select a saved Playback Scene for use, in the menu go to

Play Scene > Scene Select

and choose the desired

User Setting. Press the [OK/MENU] button to activate the scene.

What is the function of Noise Cancel?

Noise Cancel can be enabled to reduce background noise in recordings made in noisy
surroundings. In effect, the function treats the loudest sounds as the most important
and reduces other sounds to make the dictation clearer.
The Noise Cancel options are

OFF, LOW and HIGH. The options are set in the recorder’s

menu. The LOW or HIGH settings remain valid until Noise Cancel is set to OFF. Noise
Cancel is not available while the Voice Filter is set, and it cannot be used during

Slow

Playback or Fast Playback.

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