Keeping Your Dictations Secure Whether it’s for reasons related to your industry, or because you want to protect your work, you’ve likely given some thought to data security. But have you extended that thought to your dictations? Whether you currently use professional dictation hardware, or are curious about what options are available, we think you’ll…
Resetting Olympus Recorders Today, we’re going to show you how to reset the settings on the Olympus® DS-7000 digital voice recorder. We’ll look at two different ways to do this: on the device itself, and through the Olympus software. This will allow you to reset most of the customizations you have made, but it will not undo…
Rejoice! ODMS R6.3.1 Is Here The new Olympus Dictation Management System is here. Yes, there was a bit of a false start with 6.3.0 (which many of you have not even heard about). But your anticipatory stares toward the heights of the divine mountain have been rewarded. Your vigil is over. Welcome to ODMS…
How Do I Keep This From Happening Again? There are a few things you can do to ensure that this corruption doesn’t keep happening. These all fall under the heading, “Handle your dictations with care.” Make sure you finish dictating before you dock; slide the recorder into stop mode. Don’t undock the recorder in the…
Why Update My Voice Recorder Firmware? Simply put, firmware is the code that controls your digital audio recorder—and most other digital hardware, for that matter. It’s important that you have the latest version, so that your dictation device operates at peak performance. Which Version of the Firmware Do I Have? Here’s how to check the…
The following table shows the manufacture and card class of SD cards that have been tested with the Olympus DS-3500 & DS-7000 Digital Voice Recorders. Manufacture Card Type Model Capacity Class SanDisk SD SDSDH-002G-*** 2GB 4 SanDisk SDHC SDSD X/X3-004G-*** 4GB 10 SanDisk SDHC SDSDXPA-008G-*** 8GB 10 SanDisk SDHC SDSDXPA-008G-*** 8GB 10 SanDisk SDHC SDSDXPA-016G-***…
Why Do I Need a Digital Recorder? When it comes to shelling out for a digital voice recorder – or a fleet of DVRs – there are a few things you’ll need to consider. As you do your research, decide what features you want, what price you’re willing to absorb, and what your baseline expectations…
Sometimes when you connect your digital voice recorder, it will not show up in your dictation software—and it may also not be seen as a removable drive under the computer drives section of Windows. This can be caused because Windows 7 has a Power Option called USB Selective Suspend, which allows the computer to selectively…
Question: I want to clear my recorder of all loaded files. How do I format the recorder? The recorder and memory card should be formatted only by using the internal FORMAT function found in the recorder’s Menu. Using a computer to format a card will render the card unusable in the DS-4000. The card…