Olympus VN-3600 Digital Voice Recorder

Olympus VN-3600 Digital Voice Recorder
Manufacturer: Olympus
Product Type: CE

Editorial Review:
Product Description
Weighing just 60 g and ergonomically designed to fit snugly in the palm of your hand, the next-generation digital voice recorder VN-3600 allows note-taking anywhere. A practical jog-dial enables quick navigation while four folders allow recordings to be sorted according to their subject. One acts as a schedule folder, where the user can arrange the files by date to permit easy retrieval of the day's discussions or memos. Up to 20 messages can be programmed to set off an alarm at a specified time to remind the user of meetings or deadlines. With three selectable quality modes and maximum talk time of 364 minutes, this affordable Olympus model is ideal for recording meetings and lectures as well as dictations.
Amazon.com Product Description
The Olympus Voice-Trek VN-3600 features a compact, lightweight design with three scalable recording modes. You'll get superb cost performance with a maximum of six hours recording time, with 32 MB built-in flash memory. The recorder weighs just 23 ounces and is ergonomically designed to fit snugly inside the palm of the hand. With its long talk time, the VN-3600 is ideal for weekend seminars, extended discussions, recording meetings, school lectures, or study groups, as well as for short memos, ideas, phone numbers, shopping lists, and other notes.

The unit combines smart styling with four folders for arranging files according to personalized subjects such as "work," "personal," and "to do." A fourth folder (scheduling folder) is used to sort recordings by date, letting you recall the day's meetings, expenses, and reminders for easy on-the-go retrieval. Each folder stores up to 100 messages. Up to 20 alarms can also be programmed for meeting, dates, show reminders, or wake-up calls. Simply press the button when hearing the alarm beep to hear the pre-recorded reminder.

The VN-3600 has these recording modes: HQ mode (for the best possible quality recording and 91 minutes available recording time); SP mode (for a high-quality recording and 137 minutes available recording time); and LP mode (for the most possible recording capacity, with 364 minutes available recording time). An LCD display shows remaining recording time, date and time, voice-activation mode, play mode (HQ/SP/LP), microphone sensitivity (HI/LO), and battery status. Other features include voice activation for hands-free recording and easy deletion of one or all messages in a folder. The VN-3600 uses the ADPCM (Adaptive Differential Pulse Code Modulation) recording format.