Olympus VN-541PC Digital Voice Recorder

The Olympus VN-541PC is a digital voice recorder designed for entry-level users but suitable for anyone looking to record voice-audio on the go and with relative ease. It provides one-touch recording, captures audio in WMA formats, features an on-board mono microphone, sports 3.5mm headphone and microphone jacks, plays sound through its 20mm built-in speaker, and can hold 4GB worth of recordings-up to 2080 hours of audio. This model also includes a micro-USB cable for transferring audio to your computer.

Product Highlights

• Record in WMA Formats
• Internal 4GB Memory
• Internal Mono Microphone
• 3.5mm Microphone Jack
• 3.5mm Headphone Jack
• Connect to Computer via Micro-USB
• One-Touch Recording
• Built-In 20mm Speaker
• Designed for Entry-Level Operations

Specifications

Recording/Playback formats

Recording/Playback formats WMA format

Sampling frequency

WMA 32 kbps 44.1 kHz WMA 16 kbps 22.05 kHz WMA 5 kbps 8 kHz

Maximum working output

Maximum working output 200 mW (8 Ohm speaker)

Maximum output voltage

Recorder 150 mV (according to EN 50332-2)

Recording media

Internal NAND flash memory 4 GB

• *Some recording media memory capacity is used as a management area, so the actual usable capacity will always be slightly less than the displayed capacity.

Speaker

Speaker Built-in 20 mm diameter round dynamic speaker

Microphone jack

Microphone jack 3.5 mm diameter; Impedance: 2 kOhm

Earphones jack

Earphones jack 3.5 mm diameter; Impedance: 8 Ohm minimum

Power source

Power source Two AAA dry cell batteries (model LR03)

External dimensions

External dimensions 108 x 37.5 x 20 mm
(Not including largest projection)

Weight

Weight 67 g (including battery)

Operating temperature

Operating temperature 0 to 42oC (32 to 107.6oF)

Frequency response (During recording)

MEMO 200 Hz to 7 kHz TALK 200 Hz to 13 kHz MUSIC 40 Hz to 13 kHz LP 200 Hz to 3 kHz

Frequency response (During playback)

During playback 20 Hz to 20 kHz (The upper and lower limit values of the frequency response depend on each recording format.)

Battery life

When recording with built-in microphone During speaker playback During earphone playback TALK 52 hours (approx.) 21 hours (approx.) 45 hours (approx.) MUSIC 52 hours (approx.) 21 hours (approx.) 45 hours (approx.) MEMO 52 hours (approx.) 22 hours (approx.) 46 hours (approx.) LP 60 hours (approx.) 23 hours (approx.) 46 hours (approx.)

• *The battery life figures shown here were determined using an Olympus test method. Actual battery life figures will vary greatly according to the battery used and usage conditions (Changing the playback speed or using the Noise Cancel function may affect the battery life).

Recording time

TALK/MUSIC
(WMA 32 kbps) 251 hours (approx.) MEMO
(WMA 16 kbps) 495 hours (approx.) LP
(WMA 5 kbps) 1570 hours (approx.)

• *Actually available recording times may be shorter than the figures shown here when making short recordings repeatedly (Equipment displays of available/elapsed recording times should be considered guideline values).

Maximum recording time per file

WMA 32 kbps 26 hours, 40 minutes (approx.) WMA 16 kbps 53 hours, 40 minutes (approx.) WMA 5 kbps 148 hours, 40 minutes (approx.)

• *Note that voice recorder specifications and appearance are subject to change without prior notice for performance improvements or other upgrading.