![]() ![]() The unit has a clock, calendar, and can handle up to three preset alarms. Each category can hold up to 999 files per folder or, counted another way, up to 8,000 songs or 1,000 audio books and 999 each of the other types of files. In addition, there are folders already established to accept music, podcasts, materials, and DAISY and text files. For storage, the unit features 8 GB of internal memory and potentially unlimited storage if you take advantage of the microSD card slot on the side.įor personal recordings, the unit comes already set up with folders labeled A through E, reminiscent of the earlier Olympus recorders. ![]() Battery life is excellent, although the manual does suggest using the AC adapter if possible for particularly long recording sessions. The unit runs on lithium-ion batteries (one is included and the batteries are user replaceable) that can be charged via either its AC adapter or by attaching the USB cable to your computer. On the bottom edge is the jack for the AC adapter (included) and the USB cable (also included). On the left is a slot for the microSD card and a headphone jack. There is a directional stereo microphone on the top with a jack for attaching an external microphone if desired. The buttons (five of them plus an oval of up-down and right-left arrow buttons plus a center OK button) fill up the remaining third. The external speaker grill occupies about one inch above the display. The LED display occupies about two-thirds of the front of the unit. The Olympus DM-4 measures about 1-3/4 by 4-1/4 inches. Getting from here to there, however, is where the frustration enters the stage. ![]() You can even attach a digital camera and display pictures on its LED display. In addition to recording anything from personal memos to lectures to full-blown concerts with its built-in directional microphone (not to mention from such devices as your telephone, computer, or stereo via direct hookup), the Olympus DM-4 also comes out of the box prepared to accept music, podcasts, audio books, and text files from your computer. Its built-in noise-canceling feature and variety of recording settings will please the most seasoned audiophile. Perhaps the best news is that this is yet another superb, sleek little recorder capable of recording in a number of settings and delivering excellent results. The results are impressive on the one hand and frustrating on the other. When the Olympus DM-4 became available, all company promotional materials referenced its usability by blind and visually impaired individuals, and Olympus Imaging America, Inc., was eager to have one of us at AccessWorld take the new model for a test drive. Better still, the units were mainstream but offered enough accessibility that individuals unable to see the LED displays could operate them.Īpparently, the makers of the Olympus digital recorders heard enough feedback from customers with vision loss that they wanted to make a good thing even better. In particular, those interested in sophisticated recording equipment welcomed the sleek, pocket-sized recorders that delivered superb sound in a small package. When the Olympus DS-30, DS-40, and DS-50 digital recorders came on the market a few years ago, word spread quickly throughout the community of blind and visually impaired technology fans. ![]()
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