26 September, 2019

Firmware v1.041 for Olympus DS-9000 & DS-2600

Olympus has released a firmware update for the Olympus DS 9000 and DS 2600 digital dictaphones. The update is version v1.041 can be downloaded for free and applied to the device either from a Windows PC or a Mac.

Download the Latest Olympus DS 9000 & DS 2600 Firmware

Firmware update for Windows:

• Download Olympus DS9000 & DS2600 Firmware Upgrade v1.041 for Windows

Firmware update for macOS:

• Download Olympus DS9000 & DS2600 Firmware Upgrade v1.041 for macOS

The firmware update fixes a few bugs of note is number 4 below, we have heard of the issued resolved by this fix from a couple of customers. We are expecting a firmware update soon for the Olympus DS-9500 to also resolve this.

1. Improved the device charging specifications.
   a. Enabled to charge via USB even when the device is PIN Locked.
   b. Support recharge from Battery Low via USB AC.
   c. Deleted the confirmation screen for “Charge battery?” when charging via USB AC.
2. Fixed the issue that the SD card may not be visible as a drive when connected to a Mac.
3. Fixed the issue that the speaker and microphone might not work when connected to a Windows 10.
4. Fixed the issue where REW did not function at file end.
5. Changed the order of files to always be in the order of Job numbers.
6. Support Append Recording in MP3 format. Insert recording and overwrite recording are not supported.
7. Rev to Stop will no longer overrun the stop position.
8. Support a skip to the beginning or end of the file when you double click REW or FF.
9. Improved so that noise from the slide switch will be minimized when you Append Recording.