On my Olympus LS-100 PCM recorder, I pressed the REC button to record, but when I try to play back the file, there is no recording. Why?

The first press of the REC button puts the recorder in the standby mode but does not record. You must press the REC button a second time to start the actual recording. When the recorder is in the standby mode or is paused, the light around the REC button blinks. In the standby mode, the microphones are active and the LCD…

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On the DM-620, can I rewind a file to a particular point so that I can insert, append or dictate over something I have just recorded?

No.  Unfortunately the rewind buttons will not work while recording a file using the DM-620. When you stop a file using a recorder in the DM series, it will immediately start a new file.  There is not an option to insert, append or record over data recorded.  Note:  You can pause a file and then continue recording Source: …

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Other Olympus digital voice recorders have a wider frequency response than the DS-2200. Why is this model’s frequency response narrower?

Question:  Other Olympus digital voice recorders have a wider frequency response than the DS-2200. Why is this model’s frequency response narrower? The DS-2200 is designed as an Olympus Professional Dictation Device, whose primary function is to record dictation files for transcription. Dictation recordings do not require a wide frequency response because the audio signals they…

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The DS-4000 has a USB CHARG. option. Does that mean the batteries can be charged while the recorder is connected to a computer?

Question: The DS-4000 has a USB CHARG. option. Does that mean the batteries can be charged while the recorder is connected to a computer? Yes, provided the following conditions are met: The computer must be on. The DS-4000 must be resting in its cradle. TheA” side of the bundled USB cable must be plugged into…

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