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Introduction
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Safe and Proper Usage
Before using your new recorder,
read this manual carefully to ensure
that you know how to operate it
safely and correctly. Keep this
manual in an easily accessible
location for future reference.
• The warning symbols indicate
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important safety related information.
To protect yourself and others from
personal injury or damage to property,
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it is essential that you always read the
warnings and information provided.
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Getting Started
Identification of Parts
1 Built-in Microphone
2 MIC (Microphone) jack
3 HOLD switch
4 STOP (4) button
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5 PLAY (`) button
6 0 (Rewind) button
7 Battery cover
8 FOLDER/INDEX button
9 EAR (Earphone) jack
0 Display (LCD panel)
! Record/play indicator light
@ REC (s ) button
# + button
$ 9 (Fast Forward) button
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% – button
Hold
^ DISP/MENU button
Set the HOLD switch to the [HOLD]
& ERASE
position. All operation buttons are
(s
) button
disabled. This feature is useful when
Inserting Batteries (Fig. 1)
the recorder has to be carried in a
handbag or pocket. Remember to reset
1 Press down on the arrow and slide the
the HOLD switch before attempting to
battery cover open.
use the recorder.
Notes:
2 Insert two size-AAA alkaline batter-
• T h e a l a r m w i l l s o u n d a t t h e
ies, observing the correct polarity.
scheduled time even if the recorder
3 Close the battery cover completely.
is set to [HOLD] position. The
• Time and date display appears.
recorder will then begin to play the
fi le associated with the alarm once
• The "Hour" indicator flashes,
you press any button.
indicating the start of the time
and date setup process (See
• The recorder functions as follows
"Setting Time and Date [TIME]"
with the HOLD switch set to the
for details).
[HOLD] position:
1 Built-in speaker
– If the recorder is playing, the
An optional Ni-MH Rechargeable
display goes dark when playback
Battery (BR401) from Olympus can
of the current file has completed.
be used for the recorder.
– If the recorder is recording,
the display go es dark when
Replacing Batteries:
the recorder stops recording
When [N] appears on the display,
automatically upon running out
r e p l a c e t h e b a t t e r i e s a s s o o n
of free memory.
aspossible. Size-AAA alkaline batteries
How to Use the Strap (Fig. 3)
are recommended. When the batteries
are depleted, [O] appears on the
1 Strap hole
display, and the recorder shuts off.
Strap is not supplied.
It is recommended to set the HOLD
switch to the [HOLD] position before
Notes on the Folders (Fig. 4)
you replace batteries to maintain the
currentsettings (Time and date, etc.).
The recorder provides four folders,
For your convenience, the recorder also
[F], [G], [H] and [I]. To change the
logs the current settings in nonvolatile
folder selection, press the FOLDER/
memory at hourly intervals.
INDEX button while the recorder is
stopped. Each recorded file is stored
Power Supply (Fig. 2)
in a folder. Using folders to classify files
makes it convenient to find files you
The HOLD switch func tions as a
want to access later. Up to a total of 100
power button. When you do not use
files can be recorded in each folder.
the recorder, set the HOLD switch
1 Current folder
to the [HOLD] position while the
recorder is stopped. This will power
Setting Time and Date [TIME] (Fig. 5)
off the recorder and minimizethe
battery drain.
If you have set the time and date,
information as to when a sound file
Power on:
was recorded is stored automatically
Reset the HOLD switch.
with that file.
When you install batteries for the
Power off:
first time or each time you replace
Set the HOLD switch to the [HOLD] position.
the batteries, the "Hour" indication
Standby Mode and Display Shut Off:
will flash. In such a case, be sure to
set the time and date by following
If the recorder is stopped or paused for
steps 4 through 7 described below.
60 minutes or longer during recording
or play back, it goes into Standby
1 Press and hold the DISP/MENU
(power-save) mode, and the display
button for 1 second or longer.
shuts off. To exit Standby mode and
2 Press the + or – button to select
turn on the display, press any button.
[TIME].