Olympus VN-240 32 MB Digital Voice Recorder

by Olympus

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 3.9 x 1.5 x 0.8 inches ; 2.4 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0001W1I5S
• Item model number: VN-240
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #83,626 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: March 12, 2004

Product Description

An easy to use, portable voice recorder with up to 4 hours recording time, voice activation mode for hands-free recording, and four convenient folders for increased file management. 4 HOURS RECORDING TIME. Record up to 4 hours in LP mode. FILE MANAGEMENT. Organize and/or store up to 100 files in each of four folders. INDEX MARKING. Index your recordings so you can quickly locate important audio. STAY ON SCHEDULE. Keep a list of appointments and receive verbal reminders so you donât miss them.4 hours of recording time Four (4) folders for organizing and storing notes,with up to 100 messages able to be stored per folder New HQ high-quality recording option for great sound LCD display to check remaining recording time, the date and time, voice activation mode, play mode, microphone sensitivity, and battery status Voice activation lets the VN-240 begin recording when the microphone senses sound (hands-free recording) Index marking for a quick and easy way of keeping track of important sections in the file Easy to use jog dial for quick navigation through folders and options Metal clip so you can attach the VN-240 to your shirt pocket for easy access Customizable alarm External earphone jack for private listening External microphone jack Erase one message at a time or an entire folder at once Fast playback is 30% faster than real time

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

127 of 129 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great but be carefull for what you buy, October 29, 2004

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B. America - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Olympus VN-240 32 MB Digital Voice Recorder (Office Product)

I bought the "Olympus VN-240" thinking I could hook it up to my PC, but the model I really needed was the "Olympus VN-240 PC". I wish they made it more clear that the VN-240 was not pc compatible,I read a review for the VN-240 saying it was connectable to a pc so i went out and bought a VN-240 accidentally instead of "VN-240 PC". Just letting other people know so they don't make the same mistake thinking that all VN-240s are the same, THEYRE NOT!

23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Does exactly what is says it will do., March 21, 2005

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Rugersix (SAN FRANCISCO, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Olympus VN-240 32 MB Digital Voice Recorder (Office Product)

This is an easy to use device, despite what another reviewer wrote. It takes about one hour to master all its features, and then it is simple to use. I use it to record the Art Bell show, by placing it near the radio speaker and letting it go the full four hours. There is a bigger memory model, the 480, which will turn itself on, as well. I use the 240 in the "vox" mode, and it starts recording when my clock radio turns on at 10pm. All I have to remember, however, is to turn the radio "on" within an hour, or the alarm will shut off the radio after an hour. It works fine, and I get a very nice four hour recording of the talk radio show and I can index it, and skip all the commercials and news breaks. It does, however, use a set of AAA's after being on for about 20 hours, so get a set of NiCads for it. It is the best cheapest way to record talk radio. As far as recording live people, that would be a piece of cake. It has all these folders and subfolders, which I don't need, but maybe you do. Bottom line, get one if you want to record voices. Not at all good for music, however. The freq response is not there. The LP mode is fine, it just has a very slight amount of noise in the badground. I don't use the HQ modes, but they are better. I love it, I got mine real real cheap.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Neat little device; some problems, February 4, 2006

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Mad Max (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Olympus VN-240 32 MB Digital Voice Recorder (Office Product)

I give this 3.5 stars.

This is a very innovative recording device, with many unexpected amenities. It has 3 main folders (A,B,C), with a 4th "calendar" (S) that has 10 subfolders for each month. Pefect for keeping business notes on A, grocery list on B, etc.

The record quality is terrific, playback is great, and the mic & earphone jacks are excellent. I have a voice record function on my MP3 player, but this works much better. And I believe the 32 meg unit will record over 40 hours of notes.

I like that it runs on common AAA batteries, and they last much longer than you'd think. All that being said, it does have several design problems. It's a light, small unit - but it could be smaller. I've read that the engineers intentionally make them larger than they need to be (a) so they don't seem brittle or fragile, and (b) so we feel better about our purchase.

I also agree with most of the complaints in these reviews, except that it really is easy to erase messages.

To answer Miss Mae: rewind to the beginning of the message by hitting the << arrow; rewind incrementally by holding it down (just like on most DVD players).

My question: How do you turn it off? A dumb question, which indicates another design problem. It turns off automatically after a certain amount of time, but there is no ON-OFF switch, and the instruction manual is no help.

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