s Do not insert the battery with its
positive/negative terminals in the
opposite direction.
It may cause leaking, overheating,
combustion or ruptures.
• Do not use a battery with a
torn casing seal (insulating
covering).
• Always remove the battery
when the voice recorder will
not be used for an long period.
• When disposing used batteries,
insulate their contacts with
tape and discard them as
general waste in the manner
prescribed by the local
authority.
• Remove the battery from the
voice recorder as soon as the
battery becomes unusable. It
may cause leakage.
s Battery fluid in the eyes may cause
blindness. If battery fluid gets in
eyes, do not rub the eyes. Instead,
rinse them thoroughly with tap
water or other clean water right
away. Go to doctor immediately.
s Do not attempt to recharge
alkaline, lithium or any other
non-rechargeable batteries.
s Keep the battery out of the reach of
infants and children.
The battery could be swallowed by
infants and children. If swallowed,
go to doctor immediately.
s If you notice abnormal sound, heat,
burning odor or smoke from the
voice recorder during use:
1 Remove the battery
immediately, taking care not to
injure yourself.
2 Have the voice recorder
repaired by your place of
purchase or an Olympus service
center. Continued use may
result in fire or burns.
s Do not submerge the battery in
freshwater or saltwater, or allow its
terminals to become wet.
s Discontinue use of the battery if it
develops a problem such as leaking,
discoloration or deformation.
s Stop charging the rechargeable
battery if charging has not finished
after the specified amount of
charging time.
s Battery fluid on clothing or skin
may damage the skin, so rinse the
battery fluid off right away with tap
water or other clean water.
f CAUTION
s Do not throw the battery around, or
subject it to strong shocks.
s Always charge the rechargeable
battery before use when using it for
the first time or if it has not been
used for a long time.
s Rechargeable batteries have a
limited life. When the recorders
operating time becomes shorter
after recharging under the specified
condition, please consider that
battery is expired and replace it
with a new one.
Disposing the rechargeable battery
s Recycling batteries helps saving
resources. When disposing a used
battery, always cover its terminals
and observe local laws and
regulations.
Operating precautions
• Do not leave the voice recorder in
hot or humid locations such as in
direct sunlight inside a vehicle, or
on a beach during summer.
• Do not store the voice recorder in
humid or dusty locations.
• If the voice recorder becomes wet
or damp, wipe off the moisture
right away with a dry cloth.
Contact with salt water should be
particularly avoided.
• Do not place the voice recorder on
top of or near a TV, refrigerator or
other electrical appliance.
• Prevent sand or mud from getting
on the voice recorder. It may cause
product not to be repairable.
• Do not subject the voice recorder
to intense vibrations or shocks.
• Do not use the voice recorder in
humid locations.
• Placing a magnetic card (such as a
bank cash card) near the speaker or
earphones may cause errors in the
data stored on the magnetic card.
<Data loss precautions>
• Recorded content in the internal
memory and microSD card may be
destroyed or lost due to reasons such
as operating errors, device failure
or repair.
• Also, when content is saved in the
memory for long period of time
or is used repeatedly, operations
such as writing to, reading from,
or erasing of contents may not be
possible.
• Making a backup of important
recorded information and saving
it on a PC's hard disk or other
recording media is recommended.
• Note that Olympus will assume
no liability for damages or lost
earnings resulting from recorded
data damage or loss, regardless of
the nature or cause thereof.
<Recorded file precautions>
• Note that Olympus will assume no
liability for recorded files being
erased or becoming unplayable
due to voice recorder or PC failure.
• Recording of copyrighted material
is permitted when the recording
is for your personal use only. Any
other type of use without the
permission of the copyright owner
is prohibited by copyright law.
<Voice recorder and microSD cards
disposal precautions>
• Even when formatting or erasing
are performed, only the file
management information of the
internal memory and/or microSD
card is updated and the recorded
data is not completely erased.
When disposing of the voice recorder
or a microSD card, be sure to destroy
it, format and record silence until the
recording time runs out, or perform a
similar operation in order to prevent
the leakage of personal information.
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