Audio Recording Using Olympus WS-300M Voice Recorder
This tutorial will teach you how to record audio using a digital voice recorder (Olympus WS-300M) and how to download the voice recordings to your computer.
Equipment
You will need Olympus WS-300M digital voice recorder (see Olympus website).
Audio Recording
- Make sure you have the battery charged (or have a replacement one - the recorder uses AAA batteries).
- Turn on the recorder by sliding the "Hold" button on the side of the device to the right. If the button is already in the right position, press the "OK" button on the front of the recorder. To record, the "Music/Voice" slider that is placed next to the "Hold" button must be in its right position "Voice".
- Make sure that there is enough room for recording. After the recorder is turned on, the remaining time is either displayed on the screen or you need to press and hold the "Stop" button to view it.
- You have five different folders to store your recordings to. They are marked with letters A, B, C, D, and E. It may be convenient to sort your files, e.g. folder A can be for one course and folder B for another course. To switch between the folders, press the "Folder/Index" button on the front side of the recorder.
- You can start recording now just by pressing the "Rec" button on the right side of the recorder. When you wish to stop the recording, press the "Stop" button located under the "Rec" button.
- Your recording is saved to the memory of the recorder. To access the recordings, use arrows on the front screen of the recorder. To play a specific file, press the "Play" button on the right side of the recorder.
Downloading the files to a computer
- The USB connector is hidden inside the recorder. To access it, you need to release the cover of the connector. On the back side of the recorder, there is the "Release" button. Press it and hold it and move the lower part away from the upper part of the recorder.
Windows
- On the pop-up screen, select "Open folder to view files" and press "OK".
- The window that is displayed contains folders that correspond to the folders where you can record to - A, B, C, D, and E. Double-click on the folder where you saved your files.
- Drag the files to your computer.
- Disconnect the recorder from the computer by clicking on a small icon in the taskbar and selecting "Safely Remove ...".
Macintosh
- Go to the Finder and locate a new hard disc. Click on its name in the left column of the Finder. You will see all folders of the recorder. They correspond to the folders where you can record to - A, B, C, D, and E. Double-click on the folder where you saved your files.
- Drag the files to your computer. The files are in WMA format. See below for playing these files.
- Disconnect the recorder by clicking on a small "Eject" icon next to the name of the recorder in the left column of the Finder.
Play your files
| Windows: | Windows Media Player |
| Mac: | VLC - download at http://www.videolan.org/vlc/ QuickTime with free Flip4Mac - http://www.flip4mac.com/ |