Olympus LS-3 - Manual (Page 35)

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Recording
Recording from external
microphone or other devices
The external microphone and other devices
can be connected and the sound can be
recorded. Connect as follows according to
the device to be used.
• Do not plug and unplug devices into the
recorder’s jack while it is recording.
Recording with external microphone:
Connect an external microphone to
the MIC jack of the recorder.
Applicable external microphones
(optional) (
☞ P.96)
Stereo microphone: ME51S
The built-in large-diameter microphone
enables sensitive stereo recording.
2-channel microphone (omni-
directional): ME30W
These are highly sensitive omni-
directional microphones supported by
plug-in power which are well-suited to
recording musical performances.
Compact Gun Microphone
(unidirectional): ME31
The directional microphones useful for
recordings such as outdoor recording
of wild birds singing.
Compact zoom microphone
(unidirectional): ME32
The microphone is integrated with a
tripod, making it suitable to place on a
table and record conferences or lecture
from a distance.
Highly sensitive noise-cancellation
monaural microphone (unidirectional):
ME52W
This microphone is used to record
sound at a distance while minimizing
surrounding noise.
Tie clip microphone (omni-directional):
ME15
Small concealing microphone with a
tie-clip.
Telephone pickup: TP7
Earphone type microphone can be
plugged into your ear while phoning.
The voice or conversation over the
phone can be clearly recorded.
Notes
• The built-in microphone will become
inoperable when an external microphone
is plugged into the recorder’s MIC jack.
• Microphones supported by plug-in
power can also be used. When the plug-
in power function is set to [On] power
will be supplied by the recorder to the
microphone (
☞ P.56).
• Turn the plug-in power function to
[Off] when an external microphone
not supported by plug-in power is
connected, as there is the risk that noise
may be generated while recording
(
☞ P.56).
• When an external monaural microphone
is used while [Rec Mode] is set to a stereo
recording mode, audio will be recorded
to the L channel only (
☞ P.51).
To MIC jack