VN-180 Instructions (English)
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... FIRST RECORDING 3 Parts Identification 3 Liquid Crystal Display (LCD 4 Installing the Batteries 5 Clock Adjustment 5 Changing the Batteries 6 BASIC OPERATIONS 7 Recording (REC 7 Recording-Pause (REC PAUSE 8 Playback (PLAY 8 Playback-Pause (PAUSE 9 Fast Playback 9 Fast Forward/Fast Reverse 10 Forward Skip (F-SKIP)/Reverse Skip (R-SKIP 10 Erasing (ERASE 11 MESSAGE FOLDER MANAGEMENT 13 Types of Folders 13 Selecting a Folder 13 Moving a Message Between Folders [A] and [B] (MOVE 13 ADDITIONAL FEATURES 14 Schedule Recording 14 Schedule Playback 14 Message Alarm Playback 15...
... FIRST RECORDING 3 Parts Identification 3 Liquid Crystal Display (LCD 4 Installing the Batteries 5 Clock Adjustment 5 Changing the Batteries 6 BASIC OPERATIONS 7 Recording (REC 7 Recording-Pause (REC PAUSE 8 Playback (PLAY 8 Playback-Pause (PAUSE 9 Fast Playback 9 Fast Forward/Fast Reverse 10 Forward Skip (F-SKIP)/Reverse Skip (R-SKIP 10 Erasing (ERASE 11 MESSAGE FOLDER MANAGEMENT 13 Types of Folders 13 Selecting a Folder 13 Moving a Message Between Folders [A] and [B] (MOVE 13 ADDITIONAL FEATURES 14 Schedule Recording 14 Schedule Playback 14 Message Alarm Playback 15...
VN-180 Instructions (English)
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BEFORE YOUR FIRST RECORDING Parts Identification 1 B 2 3 4 5 A 0 9 6 8 7 C D E F GH 1 Liquid crystal display panel (LCD) 2 REC button 3 ERASE button 4 Fast Reverse ( ) button 5 MENU/FOLDER button 6 Speaker 7 Strap holes 8 Fast Forward ( ) button 9 VOLUME control 0 STOP button A PLAY button B Recording indicator (LED) C Battery cover D HOLD switch E Pocket Clip F Earphone jack (EAR) G Microphone jack (MIC) H Built-in microphone 3
BEFORE YOUR FIRST RECORDING Parts Identification 1 B 2 3 4 5 A 0 9 6 8 7 C D E F GH 1 Liquid crystal display panel (LCD) 2 REC button 3 ERASE button 4 Fast Reverse ( ) button 5 MENU/FOLDER button 6 Speaker 7 Strap holes 8 Fast Forward ( ) button 9 VOLUME control 0 STOP button A PLAY button B Recording indicator (LED) C Battery cover D HOLD switch E Pocket Clip F Earphone jack (EAR) G Microphone jack (MIC) H Built-in microphone 3
VN-180 Instructions (English)
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Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) 1 2 3 6 4 7 5 1 Current folder (A, B or S) 2 Voice-actuated recording indicator 3 Remaining battery power 4 Current message number, recording/playback/fast forward/fast reverse indicators 5 · Current date/time · Remaining memory (REMAIN) · Recording date/time (REC DATE) · Menu mode indicator · Remaining message time 6 Recording mode (SP: Standard Playback/LP: Long Playback) 7 Alarm 4
Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) 1 2 3 6 4 7 5 1 Current folder (A, B or S) 2 Voice-actuated recording indicator 3 Remaining battery power 4 Current message number, recording/playback/fast forward/fast reverse indicators 5 · Current date/time · Remaining memory (REMAIN) · Recording date/time (REC DATE) · Menu mode indicator · Remaining message time 6 Recording mode (SP: Standard Playback/LP: Long Playback) 7 Alarm 4
VN-180 Instructions (English)
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... press the MENU/ FOLDER button, the blinking figures change: "hour", "minute", "year", "month" and "date". If no buttons are pressed for three minutes during clock adjustment, the clock adjustment mode will be canceled and any adjustments that have been made will be canceled. Adjust each item by pressing the ( ) or ( ) button. 2 After setting the date, press the STOP button to the polarity ( , ) indications and close the battery cover. 3 Time is displayed on the...
... press the MENU/ FOLDER button, the blinking figures change: "hour", "minute", "year", "month" and "date". If no buttons are pressed for three minutes during clock adjustment, the clock adjustment mode will be canceled and any adjustments that have been made will be canceled. Adjust each item by pressing the ( ) or ( ) button. 2 After setting the date, press the STOP button to the polarity ( , ) indications and close the battery cover. 3 Time is displayed on the...
VN-180 Instructions (English)
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... set the HOLD switch to the current time (see page 5). The [ ] mark in the LCD indicates that the batteries are depleted and the voice recorder cannot be operated. 2 After the batteries have been replaced, time is displayed on the LCD, indicating that the voice recorder is shown 1 on the LCD, you can check the battery indicator by holding down the STOP button. 6 When in the clock adjustment mode. Adjust the clock to ON, turning the recorder power...
... set the HOLD switch to the current time (see page 5). The [ ] mark in the LCD indicates that the batteries are depleted and the voice recorder cannot be operated. 2 After the batteries have been replaced, time is displayed on the LCD, indicating that the voice recorder is shown 1 on the LCD, you can check the battery indicator by holding down the STOP button. 6 When in the clock adjustment mode. Adjust the clock to ON, turning the recorder power...
VN-180 Instructions (English)
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... recording time. BASIC OPERATIONS This voice recorder has three folders: [A], [B] and [S]. Messages can use folder [A] for work use . When the remaining recording time falls below 5 minutes, the elapsed recording time display switches to stop recording. Additional recording is not possible when [FULL] is the SP mode (about 67 minutes of recording with the VN-180 or 33 minutes of recording with the VN-90). 3 Press the REC button. The red LED indicator lights and recording starts. Each time you can be sorted by date...
... recording time. BASIC OPERATIONS This voice recorder has three folders: [A], [B] and [S]. Messages can use folder [A] for work use . When the remaining recording time falls below 5 minutes, the elapsed recording time display switches to stop recording. Additional recording is not possible when [FULL] is the SP mode (about 67 minutes of recording with the VN-180 or 33 minutes of recording with the VN-90). 3 Press the REC button. The red LED indicator lights and recording starts. Each time you can be sorted by date...
VN-180 Instructions (English)
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Playback (PLAY) 1 3 4 MAX MIN 8 1 Press the MENU/FOLDER button to select a folder (see page 13). 2 Press the ( ) or ( ) button so that the LCD shows the correct message number to be played and its recording date/ time. 3 Press the PLAY button to start of playback: The elapsed playback time of the message being played is displayed. 4 Adjust the volume to a suitable level. 5 Press the STOP button to stop if the recorder is pressed during recording to enter the Recording-Pause mode. The recorder automatically stops at...
Playback (PLAY) 1 3 4 MAX MIN 8 1 Press the MENU/FOLDER button to select a folder (see page 13). 2 Press the ( ) or ( ) button so that the LCD shows the correct message number to be played and its recording date/ time. 3 Press the PLAY button to start of playback: The elapsed playback time of the message being played is displayed. 4 Adjust the volume to a suitable level. 5 Press the STOP button to stop if the recorder is pressed during recording to enter the Recording-Pause mode. The recorder automatically stops at...
VN-180 Instructions (English)
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... skip through messages quickly. Release the button to the beginning of the next (or previous) message. If the button is released, normal playback or fast playback starts at the beginning of the next or previous message (as long as the button is pressed. Fast Forward/Fast Reverse 1 Press and hold the Fast Forward ( ) or Fast Reverse ( ) button for more than 1 second in the Stop, Playback, Fast Playback or Playback-Pause mode. When...
... skip through messages quickly. Release the button to the beginning of the next (or previous) message. If the button is released, normal playback or fast playback starts at the beginning of the next or previous message (as long as the button is pressed. Fast Forward/Fast Reverse 1 Press and hold the Fast Forward ( ) or Fast Reverse ( ) button for more than 1 second in the Stop, Playback, Fast Playback or Playback-Pause mode. When...
VN-180 Instructions (English)
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... folder [S]. ✰ Resetting the recorder (CLEAR) 1 1 Hold the STOP button and press and hold the ERASE button for more than 2 seconds, the LCD shows [ALL] together with alternately blinking [ERASE] and [YES]. If any button other settings to the previous display condition. 12 Press the ERASE button within four seconds of the start of the messages for the selected date. • Erasing all messages in folder [S] - This also resets the current time...
... folder [S]. ✰ Resetting the recorder (CLEAR) 1 1 Hold the STOP button and press and hold the ERASE button for more than 2 seconds, the LCD shows [ALL] together with alternately blinking [ERASE] and [YES]. If any button other settings to the previous display condition. 12 Press the ERASE button within four seconds of the start of the messages for the selected date. • Erasing all messages in folder [S] - This also resets the current time...
VN-180 Instructions (English)
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..., [FULL] and [Message No.] blink to the last position in the Stop mode, the displayed folder is convenient for recording ordinary messages. q Folders [A], [B] These folders are convenient for schedule management. Selecting a Folder 1 1 Every time the MENU/FOLDER button is no longer possible. By using the schedule alarm playback feature, this folder can use this . This will move the current message to indicate this folder to [A]). MESSAGE FOLDER MANAGEMENT Types of messages for a date in folder [S] cannot be moved...
..., [FULL] and [Message No.] blink to the last position in the Stop mode, the displayed folder is convenient for recording ordinary messages. q Folders [A], [B] These folders are convenient for schedule management. Selecting a Folder 1 1 Every time the MENU/FOLDER button is no longer possible. By using the schedule alarm playback feature, this folder can use this . This will move the current message to indicate this folder to [A]). MESSAGE FOLDER MANAGEMENT Types of messages for a date in folder [S] cannot be moved...
VN-180 Instructions (English)
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... the ( ) or ( ) button. 3 Press the REC button. All messages recorded for the selected date will stop at the date where the next message is recorded. 2 Press the PLAY button. The red 3 LED indicator lights and recording starts. 4 Press the STOP button to check. Forward Skip and Reverse Skip are available only during Playback, Fast Playback or Playback-Pause operation. 14 The recorder enters the Stop mode. Messages in folder [S] cannot be played in the Stop mode. When the ( ) or ( ) button is pressed...
... the ( ) or ( ) button. 3 Press the REC button. All messages recorded for the selected date will stop at the date where the next message is recorded. 2 Press the PLAY button. The red 3 LED indicator lights and recording starts. 4 Press the STOP button to check. Forward Skip and Reverse Skip are available only during Playback, Fast Playback or Playback-Pause operation. 14 The recorder enters the Stop mode. Messages in folder [S] cannot be played in the Stop mode. When the ( ) or ( ) button is pressed...
VN-180 Instructions (English)
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... the MENU/ FOLDER button for more than 1 second. Up to blink in short tones. 15 When the LCD shows the message alarm ON/ OFF display, select OFF by pressing the ( ) or ( ) button. Then after pressing the 2 ( ) button three times to select the [ALARM] setting in the Options mode, press the MENU/ FOLDER button again to enter the [ALARM] screen. 3 Each time you press the MENU/ FOLDER button, the date/time items start...
... the MENU/ FOLDER button for more than 1 second. Up to blink in short tones. 15 When the LCD shows the message alarm ON/ OFF display, select OFF by pressing the ( ) or ( ) button. Then after pressing the 2 ( ) button three times to select the [ALARM] setting in the Options mode, press the MENU/ FOLDER button again to enter the [ALARM] screen. 3 Each time you press the MENU/ FOLDER button, the date/time items start...
VN-180 Instructions (English)
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... play back the message set for that time. Set the "hour" and "minute" you press the MENU/ FOLDER button, the "hour" or "minute" figures blink. Press the STOP button to stop message alarm playback. Press the STOP button to stop automatically if no button is not played back in the Options mode. Schedule Alarm Playback When the Schedule Alarm Playback mode is set alarm time each day, the recorder beeps. 2 Press any button to select the [S] [ALARM] setting...
... play back the message set for that time. Set the "hour" and "minute" you press the MENU/ FOLDER button, the "hour" or "minute" figures blink. Press the STOP button to stop message alarm playback. Press the STOP button to stop automatically if no button is not played back in the Options mode. Schedule Alarm Playback When the Schedule Alarm Playback mode is set alarm time each day, the recorder beeps. 2 Press any button to select the [S] [ALARM] setting...
VN-180 Instructions (English)
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... Options mode, press the MENU/FOLDER button again to complete the setting. 3 Press the REC button. 4 When the recorder detects a 4 voice input, it automatically starts recording and the red LED indicator lights. When the voice input stops, the recorder automatically stops recording within 1 second and enters Standby mode. During the Standby mode, the LCD shows [VCVA] and the red LED indicator blinks. 17 Select [ON] by pressing either button, then press the STOP button to enter the VCVA screen. 3 2 Pressing...
... Options mode, press the MENU/FOLDER button again to complete the setting. 3 Press the REC button. 4 When the recorder detects a 4 voice input, it automatically starts recording and the red LED indicator lights. When the voice input stops, the recorder automatically stops recording within 1 second and enters Standby mode. During the Standby mode, the LCD shows [VCVA] and the red LED indicator blinks. 17 Select [ON] by pressing either button, then press the STOP button to enter the VCVA screen. 3 2 Pressing...
VN-180 Instructions (English)
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... recording time and remaining battery power for as long as the button is pressed. To conserve battery power, the LCD display disappears when the recorder is set to [HOLD], the recorder is locked and all LCD display segments go out and the unit enters the Power Save mode. This helps to the Hold status in the Stop mode. Hold (HOLD) 1 1 When the HOLD switch is set to prevent accidental pressing of messages...
... recording time and remaining battery power for as long as the button is pressed. To conserve battery power, the LCD display disappears when the recorder is set to [HOLD], the recorder is locked and all LCD display segments go out and the unit enters the Power Save mode. This helps to the Hold status in the Stop mode. Hold (HOLD) 1 1 When the HOLD switch is set to prevent accidental pressing of messages...
VN-180 Instructions (English)
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...;... · SP: Standard Playback mode (recording time approx. 67 minutes with the VN-180 or 33 minutes with the VN-90) · LP: Long Playback mode (recording time approx. 180 minutes with the VN-180 or 90 minutes with the VN-90) 3 Press the MENU/FOLDER button while the desired mode is displayed to start the microphone sensitivity setting. 19 To set any option, you press the ( ) button, the displayed setting item changes in the Stop mode to confirm selection...
...;... · SP: Standard Playback mode (recording time approx. 67 minutes with the VN-180 or 33 minutes with the VN-90) · LP: Long Playback mode (recording time approx. 180 minutes with the VN-180 or 90 minutes with the VN-90) 3 Press the MENU/FOLDER button while the desired mode is displayed to start the microphone sensitivity setting. 19 To set any option, you press the ( ) button, the displayed setting item changes in the Stop mode to confirm selection...
VN-180 Instructions (English)
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... noise. 3 Press the MENU/FOLDER button while the desired mode is set to complete its setting. VCVA Recording (VCVA REC) Setting See "Recording with VCVA" on page 16. 20 Low sensitivity mode. Recommended for normal use. · LO: ....... Schedule Alarm (S ALARM) Setting/Cancellation See "Schedule Alarm Playback" on page 17. Alarm (ALARM) Setting/Cancellation See "Message Alarm Playback" on the recording conditions. 2 Pressing the ( ) or ( ) button switches the microphone sensitivity: HI ➝...
... noise. 3 Press the MENU/FOLDER button while the desired mode is set to complete its setting. VCVA Recording (VCVA REC) Setting See "Recording with VCVA" on page 16. 20 Low sensitivity mode. Recommended for normal use. · LO: ....... Schedule Alarm (S ALARM) Setting/Cancellation See "Schedule Alarm Playback" on page 17. Alarm (ALARM) Setting/Cancellation See "Message Alarm Playback" on the recording conditions. 2 Pressing the ( ) or ( ) button switches the microphone sensitivity: HI ➝...
VN-180 Instructions (English)
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... earphone plug may be set to Fast Playback. Q4 The recording level is not normal. A 2 · The volume may be closed tightly. Q6 Operation is too low. TROUBLESHOOTING Q1 Nothing happens when an operation button is output. A 1 · The unit may have reached 100. · The number of messages of the same date in another folder than 10 seconds. Q2 No sound is pressed. A 6 To recover, remove the batteries and...
... earphone plug may be set to Fast Playback. Q4 The recording level is not normal. A 2 · The volume may be closed tightly. Q6 Operation is too low. TROUBLESHOOTING Q1 Nothing happens when an operation button is output. A 1 · The unit may have reached 100. · The number of messages of the same date in another folder than 10 seconds. Q2 No sound is pressed. A 6 To recover, remove the batteries and...
VN-180 Instructions (English)
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... the PA3 plug adapter. 25 It is prohibited to record copyrighted material without notice for improvement of performance. < Accessories (Optional) > s Electret condenser microphone: ME7, ME11* s Unidirectional microphone: ME12 s Telephone pickup: TP6 s Connecting cord (Earphone jack ⇔ Microphone jack) : KA232* s Connecting cord (Miniplug ⇐ Mini-miniplug) : PA3 Accessories marked * should be reduced according to the battery type and the use conditions. Approx. 180 min. (VN-180)/90 min. (VN-90) Speaker: ø...
... the PA3 plug adapter. 25 It is prohibited to record copyrighted material without notice for improvement of performance. < Accessories (Optional) > s Electret condenser microphone: ME7, ME11* s Unidirectional microphone: ME12 s Telephone pickup: TP6 s Connecting cord (Earphone jack ⇔ Microphone jack) : KA232* s Connecting cord (Miniplug ⇐ Mini-miniplug) : PA3 Accessories marked * should be reduced according to the battery type and the use conditions. Approx. 180 min. (VN-180)/90 min. (VN-90) Speaker: ø...
VN-180 Instructions (English)
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... following measures: · Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. · Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. · Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from digital apparatus as set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications. 26 Olympus home page: http://www.olympus.com Customer support: USA: 1-800-622-6372 Europe: +800...
... following measures: · Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. · Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. · Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from digital apparatus as set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications. 26 Olympus home page: http://www.olympus.com Customer support: USA: 1-800-622-6372 Europe: +800...