Olympus LS-5 User Manual

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Using the Recorder on Your PC

Operating Environment

Windows

Macintosh

Operating System:

Microsoft Windows XP/ Vista/7 (Standard
Installation)

Compatible PC’s:

Windows PC’s equipped with more than one
free USB port

Operating System:

Mac OS X 10.4.11 ~ 10.6 (Standard Installation)

Compatible PC’s:

Apple Macintosh series equipped with more
than one free USB port

By being connected to a PC, the recorder enables

you to do the following:
• You can transfer files recorded with this

recorder to a computer, play them back, and
manage them by using Windows Media Player
or iTunes (☞ P.65, P.73).

• In addition to its uses as an IC recorder and a

music player, this recorder can also be used
as external memory for a computer by storing
data from a computer and reading it back out
(☞ P.64, P.77).

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 [

PEAK] indicator light is blinking. When

removing the USB cable, be sure to follow
the description in ☞ P.63. 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 instruc-
tions in the [

Format] screen of the recorder

(☞ P.51).

• Folder (directory) names appeared by file

management tools such as Explorer attached
to Microsoft Windows is different from the folder
names that can be set with the recorder.

• If folders or files stored on the recorder are

moved or renamed by using a file management
tool such as Explorer, 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 earphone when you connect the recorder to
a PC.

Notes

• This is an operational environment for saving

the files recorded by this recorder to your PC
with USB connection.

• To check the operational environment of

[

Olympus Sonority] software, see a supplied

separate sheet.

• Even if operational environment is satisfied, we

do not support such as 64-bits OS, the multi-
boot environment and self-modified PC’s.

• Even if operational environment is satisfied, we

do not support such as upgraded OS, the multi-
boot environment and self-modified PC’s.

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