Setting time and date [time & date, Hold/setting time and date [time & date – Olympus WS-560M User Manual
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OK 
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LIST button
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If you set the time and date beforehand, 
the information when the file is recorded is 
automatically stored for each file. Setting 
the time and date beforehand enables easier 
file management.
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 1.
1
Press
the
9 or 0 button to
select the item to set.
• Select the item from the “hour”,
“minute”, “year”, “month” and “day” 
with a flashing point.
2
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.
Example: 10:38 P.M
10:38 PM
(Initial setting)
22:38
• You can select the order of the
“month”, “day” and “year” by 
pressing the LIST button while 
setting them.
Example: April 15, 2009
4M 15D 2009Y
(Initial setting)
15D 4M 2009Y
2009Y 4M 15D
3
Press
the
OK
` button to
complete the setting.
• If HOLD is applied during playback
(recording), operation is disabled 
with the playback (recording) state 
unchanged (When playback has ended 
and the recording has ended due to the 
remaining memory being used up, it will 
stop).
Setting time and date 
[Time & Date]