Olympus DM-420 - Manual (Page 73)

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Using the Recorder on Your PC
Saving Files in Your PC
By being connected to a PC, the recorder
enables you to do the following:
• Playback voice files on your PC (☞ P.87).
Voice files recorded using the recorder can
be played using the "Olympus Sonority"
software included on the provided CD-ROM
or "Windows Media Player" (☞ P.95).
• Voice files recorded on the recorder can be
played and managed on the PC using the
"Olympus Sonority".
• Using the "Windows Media Player", the
stored WMA or MP3 files on your PC can
be transferred and played back on this
recorder.
• If an upgrade (Option) to the "Olympus
Sonority Plus" is executed or a Music
Editing Plug-in is added (Option), various
additional functions can be utilized (☞
P.93).
Precautions on using the recorder connected
to a PC
• When you are downloading a file from
the recorder or uploading a file to the
recorder, do not remove the USB cable
even if the screen is indicating you can.
Data is still being transferred while the
recording indicator light is blinking. When
removing the USB cable, be sure to follow
the description in ☞ P.81. If the USB cable
is removed before the drive is stopped,
data may not be successfully transferred.
• On a PC, do not format the drive of the
recorder. Initialization is not successfully
achieved on a PC. For initialization, follow
the instructions in the [Format] screen of
the recorder (☞ P.71).
• Folder (directory) names displayed by
file management tools such as Explorer
in Microsoft Windows and Finder in
Macintosh are different from the folder
names that can be set with the recorder or
the "Olympus Sonority".
• If folders or files stored on the recorder
are moved or renamed by using a
file management tool in Windows
or Macintosh, the order of files may
be changed or files may become
unrecognizable.
• Data can be written or uploaded to the
recorder even though the attribute of the
recorder drive is shown as Read-only by
the operating system of the PC.
• As the noise may cause adverse effects on
electronics devices nearby the recorder,
unplug the external microphone and
earphone when you connect the recorder
to a PC.
Important Notice on the Explanation of
Software Functions
Function items that can be used in Windows
will be displayed as
Windows
and function
items that can be used in Macintosh will be
displayed as
Macintosh
. Items that only have
Windows
or
Macintosh
indicated can only be
supported by the target system.
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