Remanufactured Olympus VN-480-PC Digital Voice Recorder

Remanufactured Olympus VN-480-PC Digital Voice Recorder

Product Description
Amazon.com Product Description
The Olympus VN-480PC Voice Recorder provides over 8 hours recording time, convenient PC compatibility, voice activation mode for hands-free recording and simple-to-use thumbpad navigation to help make it the perfect audio solution for recording lectures at school, conversations with friends, major and minor tasks, and everything in-between. It offers USB connectivity, enabling you to transfer files to almost any PC to edit, email, and/or archive your files. Index your recordings so you can quickly locate important audio, and organize and/or store up to 100 files in each of four folders.

Features include:

Up to 8 hours (480 minutes) of recording time in LP mode.

Convenient PC link for quick and easy downloading of audio files to a PC.

4 folders (3 file folders plus a schedule folder).

Thumb-pad navigation makes it easy to access various features.

Quick, easy file management.

3 recording modes (HQ, LP and SP).

Alarm Playback Function.

LCD display shows date, time, battery life and more.

Voice Activation.

Timer recording lets you set the start and end times for a recording so it can be captured automatically.

Earphone and Microphone Jacks for versatility.

Fast playback.

Two AAA batteries provide up to 25 hours of continuous operation.

Compact size makes it fit comfortably in hand or pocket.

Metal clip for hands-free recording.

What's in the Box
VN-480PC voice recorder, two AAA batteries, USB cable, Digital Wave Player Software (CD-ROM), user's manual.

From the Manufacturer
Your best ideas can often come when you are on the move, whether it is while driving to work or on the bus to school. To make sure you don't leave them behind, the Remanufactured Olympus VN-480PC Digital Voice Recorder lets you save them while you're on the go so that later you can transfer them to your computer via a simple USB connection. This compact, stylish digital notetaker is easy to use, and features four folders and a well-structured menu so you are able to organize and find your recordings with ease. You can even insert index marks to jump to specific places in longer recordings. When you save files in the schedule folder, they are displayed according to the day they were made. In addition, this helpful companion also includes an alarm function. Just record the details about an appointment, for example, and set the time you want to be reminded. Using the timer, you can even program the device to automatically start and stop recording at a particular time.

The Olympus VN-480PC features VCVA voice activation technology for hands-free recording, as well as three recording qualities -- HQ, SP, and LP -- that allow you to choose between higher quality or more recording time. Powered by two AAA batteries (included), the VN-480PC comes with earphones and a microphone for added privacy, and will let you record more than eight hours with ease.

What's in the Box
The Olympus VN-480PC, a tie-clip microphone, earphones, a USB cable, a CD with Digital Wave Player software, and two AAA batteries.

Remanufactured Olympus VN-480-PC Digital Voice Recorder
Average customer rating:

vn series connect to pc's

Just awful

I bought it for the PC connectivity and Olympus won't support it

Nice Outside, Ugly Inside -ZERO Star if there is one

Voice recorder fine, but PC drivers don't work

Remanufactured Olympus VN-480-PC Digital Voice Recorder

Manufacturer: Olympus
ProductGroup: CE
Binding: Electronics

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Product Features:

Remanufactured to like-new condition; includes 90-day warranty

Compact digital voice recorder with 64 MB built-in Flash memory

Convenient PC Link for quick and easy downloading of audio files to a PC

Up to 8 hours recording time in LP mode, 4 hours in SP mode, and 2 hours in HQ mode

25 hours of operation on 2 AAA batteries (included); 1.54 by 3.9 by 0.85 inches (W x H x D)

ASIN: B0009N5OCW

Amazon.com Product Description

The Olympus VN-480PC Voice Recorder provides over 8 hours recording time, convenient PC compatibility, voice activation mode for hands-free recording and simple-to-use thumbpad navigation to help make it the perfect audio solution for recording lectures at school, conversations with friends, major and minor tasks, and everything in-between. It offers USB connectivity, enabling you to transfer files to almost any PC to edit, email, and/or archive your files. Index your recordings so you can quickly locate important audio, and organize and/or store up to 100 files in each of four folders.

Features include:

Up to 8 hours (480 minutes) of recording time in LP mode.
Convenient PC link for quick and easy downloading of audio files to a PC.
4 folders (3 file folders plus a schedule folder).
Thumb-pad navigation makes it easy to access various features.
Quick, easy file management.
3 recording modes (HQ, LP and SP).
Alarm Playback Function.
LCD display shows date, time, battery life and more.
Voice Activation.
Timer recording lets you set the start and end times for a recording so it can be captured automatically.
Earphone and Microphone Jacks for versatility.
Fast playback.
Two AAA batteries provide up to 25 hours of continuous operation.
Compact size makes it fit comfortably in hand or pocket.
Metal clip for hands-free recording.

What's in the Box
VN-480PC voice recorder, two AAA batteries, USB cable, Digital Wave Player Software (CD-ROM), user's manual.

Customer Reviews:

vn series connect to pc's.......2006-06-29

It turns out that the Olympus instructions omit the second part of installing the drivers that allow download. I found instructions on another site.

1) Install the software from the CD.

2) LEAVE THE CD IN THE DRIVE FOR THE FIRST CONNECTION

3) Connect the VN device. If the Windows "found new hardware" routine comes up automatically, then just work through that. Choose "automatic" when it asks where to look for the drivers.

4) If the "found new hardware" doesn't come up automatically, use the "add new hardware" feature in the control panel.

5) My installer found two different possible infs - one was the VNUSB the other was oem... Use the one that is highlighted by the installer, which for me was not the VNUSB

6) The hardware installer will complete as usual and recognize the device.

It still has a clunky file and folder structure, but will do for voice recording.

Michael

Just awful.......2006-06-17

1. Olympus doesn't provide drivers online. Why not? It's not like they have any value if you haven't purchased the player already.

2. The VN series is evidently not compatible with Windows Vista. It won't let me reinstall the drivers.

3. The forced file hierarchy (A, B, C groups) is dumb and causes problems. Why can't I just plug it in and drag/drop your files in Windows Explorer?

4. When you speak, S's pop even when you're a couple of feet away.

I wish I had purchased another brand.

I bought it for the PC connectivity and Olympus won't support it.......2006-04-29

If you go to Olympus' website, you'd expect to find the driver for this DVR, but no...not Olympuss. Spend your money on a product that is supported...always. It's easy to google and see if they support their stuff. If support is the most difficult thing about them, there is a reason.

Nice Outside, Ugly Inside -ZERO Star if there is one.......2006-04-20

I document meetings at work so we got an Olympus VN-480-PC Digital Voice Recorder at work. It did not last one day before I got an "ERR" message. It never worked again. We returned it and will never get one ever.

Voice recorder fine, but PC drivers don't work.......2005-11-12

If you can get the driver for this to install on Windows XP Pro, you're a better man than I. The CD software seems to install OK but then when you connect the recorder to the PC with the USB cable, the PC wants to install a driver manually. If you tell Windows not to install the driver (since, I thought, it was already installed off the CD), Windows doesn't recognize the recorder and the Digital Wave player software doesn't see any of the files on the recorder. On the other hand, if you do tell Windows to install the driver and manually point it to the VNUSB.INF file on the CD, it comes back with an error message and the Digital Wave player software still doesn't see the recorder. This is what it did on my PC at work; on my PC at home, results were even worse--it froze that PC so I couldn't even shut it down normally, but had to hit the reset button. It's been several years since I've seen a driver this kludgey.

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