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