Can I put any MP3 file on the SD card and play it?
1359873
Though I don't own this model, I own a number of other Olympus digital recorders so I have experience with their products. It seems, from a careful reading of the description on this site and on other sites that it will play any MP3 file on the card. You're not buying this recorder to use as a music MP3 player since you have your phone or iPad for that. You're buying this unit for other recording tasks. That being said, I question why anyone would buy this model AT ALL. This model offers fewer functions and costs MORE than other recorders made by the same company. In my opinion, these other models are better. Let's take a look at some other units by Olympus. Go read the descriptions of and see the prices of these 4 units on Amazon: Olympus VN-702PC Digital Voice Recorder, Olympus WS-801 Voice Recorder, Olympus VN-7200 Digital Voice Recorder, Olympus DP-201 Digital Voice Recorder. Notice, in particular, that the DP311 looks a great deal like the DP201, including the placement of all the buttons. The only things that I can see that the DP311 adds are the SD card slot and that knob that changes the sensitivity of the microphone and the quality of the recording. The DP311 costs MORE than every one of those other models that I named, as of this writing, and yet it does NOT have USB connectivity, which some of the other models have. Some of the other models I named do have the capability for you to add an SD or microSD card and have the USB connectivity and also have settings for recording quality. And did I mention that every one of those models costs less, as of this writing? I own the DP201. It does not have USB connectivity, but it's easy to use and has 2GB of memory and works great. I also own the VN-702PC, which does have USB connectivity. Read about the other units and you'll find that one of the others is probably a better buy.
933234
It is possible to make an mp3 disk and play the audio ebooks on this player
804020
All USB-A thumb drives have worked. Make sure they are formatted as FAT (mine are FAT32). Put one MP3 file on the drive, plug the drive into the box, switch the box input to USB and it should start playing automatically after it reads the contents of the drive. If you have a lot of songs/directories on the thumb drive, it can take a long time to read it.
37382
I never tried a MP3 file on this product. So I am sorry, I can not help you with this one.
55363
just use the usb cord that came with your mp3 player,plug mp3 player innto usb port on the front of the amp and wait a sec,it will start playing. only thing is,you can use the forward and back butons,but you cant shuffle songs or use a playlist,at least I dont know how.Best of luck.
1971497
No you cannot. Do not buy this product. Mine broke after about a month and will no longer play CDs. The USB port is for thumb drive use and does not support mp3 play let alone charging.
1335451
To navigate folders on your SD Card 1) Press the Last Button on the left Hand Side (Next to the Volume control knob and below the number '3' button this will change the display) 2) Press it a second time (this will get you to the root directory of your card) 3) Use the Volume control knob no navigate through the folders on your SD Card (turn slowly until you get the feel of it) 4) Press the Select Button, when you have reached the desired folder (you will now enter that folder and the songs will be displayed) 5) Press the Select Button again to start playing at the first song in the folder or 6) Use the Volume control knob to navigate to the specific song in the folder then press the Select button *When you are listening to music, Press the #6 button to advance to the next folder and #5 button to move to the previous folder the #4 button pauses playback
1616698
Yes you can, matter of fact you can plug your Cell Phone in via USB and access your songs that are stored on your phone via SD Card
1362333
Yes it can be used as a MP3 player. However you need to install a sd card with plenty of memory to store the mp3's
1219403
That is correct. You can simply put a microsd card in the headphones that contains your mp3s, and the headphones will allow you to play them. The only issue I have had with this is that it plays them in order. You can skip to the previous and the next mp3, but I have found no way to jump to next album, or to play random. This has lead me to the conclusion that I either need to put less on the sd card, or randomize the order on the card, as I don't always want to listen to them one album at a time.
1195900
Unfortunately it only will load MP3 files not any other format. I Googled and found another one which does.
156018
Yes. I just add my mp3 files to my usb plug it in the player and press play. The battery lasts around 4-5 hours when fully charged and not plugged in.
789205
I put a MP3 file on my 32GB SDHC card, played fine. The next size up, 64GB, requires SDXC which is a different file format, haven't tested.
849327
Unfortunately you can not put an sd or micro sd card. You can use the 3.5mm jack in or out.
427184
Does the selection look for all file types, or just MP3 files. Can you select "All Files" and see everything on your player?
166004
No. And, I can't get mine to play ANY mp3 on sd card or usb stick. May be operator error, a fluke or whatever - but now it's my fluke :-(.
276476
You can use any sd card as long as it's the big one you can even get the adapter and use a small one such as one from your cell phone and you can play anything that is stored on it