Olympus DS-3000 DSS Player for Mac OS 9 Instructions (English) - Page 27

Converting File Formats Choose the Convert to AIFF File command from the File menu. When a DSS file is converted to an AIFF file, unique DSS information such as priority and index marking will be lost. Note AIFF files cannot be converted to DSS format. DSS Player for Mac supports two file formats: DSS and AIFF. -DSS format The format the Digital Voice Recorder DS-2000/DS-3000 uses to record audio files. File names are assigned in the following manner: DS20 0001.dss Extension File number: A serial number automatically Voice Recorder recorder. assigned by a Digital User ID: The name that has been set on a Digital Voice Recorder recorder. The default name on a Digital Voice Recorder 2000 is DS-2000. The name on a DS-320 is fixed at DS64. The user ID can be modified with DSS Player for Mac ( see P.28). A DSS file can store about 102Kbps in standard mode and about 47Kbps in long mode. It can contain index and priority settings. Note The user name on a DS-150/DS-320 cannot be modified. -AIFF format The standard Macintosh audio file format with the aif extension. It cannot contain index and priority settings. 27 Other Topics