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DIRECTREC
DR-1000
Dictation Kit
INSTRUCTIONS
EN INSTRUCTIONS
Thank you for purchasing an
Olympus DIRECTREC.
Please read these instructions for information
about using the product correctly and safely.
Keep the instructions handy for future reference.
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Main Features This product is equipped with the following features. ● New and improved microphone system reduces extraneous sounds such as wind or machine noise created while recording and thus enabling a higher quality of sound recording than ever before. ● New design and location of buttons enable single-handed control without ever having to visually check the placement of function buttons. Directrec fits easily into your hand providing effortless control coupled with superb dictation experien
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Table of Contents Introduction Identification of Parts ............................ 4 Minimum Requirement ......................... 5 Getting Ready Installing DSS Player Software ............ 6 Uninstalling DSS Player Software ........ 8 Using Online Help................................. 9 Let’s Get Started Connection to Your PC ....................... 10 Running DSS Player........................... 11 Window Names................................... 12 Using the Remote Edit Window ......... 13
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Identification of Parts 1 Built-in microphone 2 Record/Play indicator light 1 3PLAY button/STOP function 2 3 4NEW button 4 5A (Programmable) button 5 6REW (Rewind) button 6 8 7REC (Record)/STOP function 7 9 8FF (Fast Forward) button ! 9 Left mouse button 0 0 Pointing device ! Right mouse button @ Built-in speaker #B (Programmable) button $ USB cable Tip on the pointing device $ Holding Directrec gently and using a thumb can control the pointer like a PC mouse. @ # How to use the pointing device
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Minimum Requirement Basic Minimum Requirement of DSS Player PC: IBM PC/AT compatible PC Operating Microsoft Windows Me/ 2000 Professional/ System: XP Professional, Home Edition CPU: Intel Pentium II class 333 MHz processor or faster (Processor 500 MHz or faster is recommended) RAM: 128 MB or more (256 MB or more is recommended) Hard drive 50 MB or more space: Drive: 2x or faster CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-ROM drive Sound Creative Labs Sound Blaster 16 or 100% compatible card: sound card Browser: M
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Installing DSS Player Software Before you connect your Directrec to your PC, you must first install the DSS Player software. Make sure to exit all running applications, eject the floppy disk if you are using one, and logon as administrator if you are running Windows 2000/ XP (Professional only) on the network. Insert Olympus DSS Player CD into the CD-ROM drive. The installation program will start automatically. Once the program starts, 1 jump to step 4. If it does not, follow the procedures in s
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oftware Select where to install DSS Player. This lets you specify the folder in which to install DSS Player. Click [Browse] 7 to find the desired installation folder. To accept the default folder, click [Next]. Note If the installation folder does not exist, a confirmation dialog box opens to get your permission to create a folder for this purpose. Click [Yes]. Select a program menu folder. You may change the program menu folder to another one, such as [Start 8 Up]. To accept the default folde
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Uninstalling DSS Player Software To uninstall any of the software components of the DSS player software installed on your PC, follow the steps below. Exit DSS Player. 1 Select [Control Panel] from [start] menu. 2 Click [Add/Remove programs] in the control panel window. 3 A list of applications that have been installed is displayed. Select the software you would like to uninstall/remove. 4 Click [Change/Remove]. 5 Confirmation of Deleting the program. Click the [OK] button to start uninstalling.
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Using Online Help For information on the DSS Player usage and features, refer to the Online Help. To open Online Help, you have the following options. • Click the [start] button, select [All Programs], then [Olympus DSS Player], then click [Help]. • While DSS Player is running, choose [Contents] from the [Help] menu. • While DSS Player is running, press [F1] on the keyboard. Search by Contents Once the Online Help screen appears, click the 1 1 Contents tab. 2 Double-click the icon of the desir
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Connection to Your PC Be sure to install the DSS Player software before connecting the Directrec to the PC. However, if you do connect the Directrec before or during the software installation, the “Add New Hardware Wizard” will appear. In this case, cancel the wizard by pressing the [Cancel] button in the wizard screen and then install or continue the installation of DSS Player software. Connecting to your PC Using the USB Cable Connect the Directrec USB cable directly into the USB 1 port or USB
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Running DSS Player By default, connecting the Directrec to your PC will start the applica- tion automatically. Disabling automatic start Right click Device Detector icon in the System Tray in the lower right hand corner of the screen, and select [Setting]. 1 The application which enables setting will be displayed by dialog. Click the of the [DSS Player Version 6]. The check mark on [DSS Player Version 6] disappears. For automatic start, 2 select and click DSS Player to reinstate again. 2 Manua
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Window Names Main Window(Windows XP) 1 2 4 3 *Main screen is displayed when DSS Player is started. Massage Tray 1 Playback Control Bar Provides the control buttons to play and stop dictation files. 2 Dictation Tree View Displays the directory structure of the DSS, WAVE -format files stored on your PC’s hard disk. Recordings made using Directrec will be saved as a file in the Message Tray ( ) in the Dictation Folder ( ). 3 Device Tree View Displays the directory structure of the Directrec. 4 Di
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Using the Remote Edit Window For enjoyable recording experience, use Directrec with the DSS Player software to record to your PC. The DSS Player can be configured to provide you with complete remote control over your recording session from the Directrec without the use of the PC mouse. Starting the [Remote Edit] window for the DSS Player main window Ensure Directrec is properly connected to your PC and then start the DSS Player. 1 DSS Player main window appears. From the DSS Player main window,
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Using the Remote Edit Window Starting the [Remote Edit] window without opening the DSS Player main window With a push of a button on the Directrec, you can set your PC to open the [Remote Edit] window directly without entering the DSS Player main window. From the DSS Player main window, click the [Tools] menu, select [Options...], then click the [Directrec] tab. 1 Check [Start Remote Edit window automatically when Dictation Module is launched] and then click the [OK] button. 2 The pre-settings a
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Direct Recording New Recording From the DSS Player main window, click the [File] menu, then select [New 1 File...], or click the icon. [Remote Edit] window appears. Press the REC button on the Directrec 2,3 or press the (Record) button 2 in the [Remote Edit] window to start recording. The red record/play indicator light on Directrec will become lit. Point the micro- phone at the sound source. Press the REC button on the Directrec or press the (Stop) button in 3 the [Remote Edit] to stop recor
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Direct Recording Overwrite Recording You can overwrite a previous recording from any point within the file. Note that the overwritten recordings will be premanently erased. Make sure you are at the starting point of the recording to be overwritten. 1 Press the REC button on the Directrec or press the (Record) button 2 in the [Remote Edit] window. The record/play indicator light on the Directrec 2,3 will light up and Overwrite Recording will start. Press the REC button on the Directrec or press
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Insert Recording Additional recording can be inserted into a previously recorded file. Check ( )“Insert recording” box in the [Remote Edit] window. 1 Make sure you are at the right position in the file where recording insert 2 should take place. 3,4 While playing the file, press the REC button on the Directrec or press the 3 (Record) button in the [Remote Edit] window to start inserting an additional recording. The red record/play indicator light on Directrec will become lit. Press the REC butt
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Playback (Playing a Dictation File) Press the PLAY button on the Directrec or press the (Play) 1 button in the [Remote Edit] window to start playback. The green record/play indicator light on 1,3 Directrec will become lit. Adjust the volume slider in the [Remote Edit] window to the required 2 level. The recording will be played through the Directrec speaker. Press the PLAY button on the Directrec or press the (Stop) 3 button in the [Remote Edit] window at any point you want to stop the playbac
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ation File) Playback functions Various functions are available with Directrec and the [Remote Edit] window to playback a recorded file. Directrec playback functions Playback Operation How to Cancel functions Fast Forward Press the FF button once while Press the PLAY button. (FF) stopped. ➥ The Directrec starts the operetion of the set position. Press the REW button once while Rewind (REW) stopped. Hold the FF button while stopped or Release the FF button. Cue (CUE) playing a file. Release the RE
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Save Recording To save the current recording, press the REC button on the Directrec or 1 press the (Stop) button in the [Remote Edit] to stop recording. Either press the NEW button on 2,3 Directrec or click the icon on the 2 toolbar in the [Remote Edit] window. 1,4 [File Save] window will appear to save the data. To save the file, either press the NEW button on the Directrec or click the 3 [Save] button on the [Remote Edit] window. The recorded data will be saved. The Directrec is now availabl
