Do not touch or hold the battery with wet hands

Safety precautions

fWARNING

sDo not touch or hold the battery with wet hands.

It may cause electric shock or malfunctions.

sDo not use a battery with a scratched or damaged case.

It may cause ruptures or overheating.

sDo 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.

sBattery 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.

sDo not attempt to recharge alkaline, lithium or any other non-rechargeable batteries.

sKeep the battery out of the reach of infants and children.

The battery could be swallowed by an infant or child. If swallowed, go to doctor immediately.

sIf 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.

sDo not submerge the battery in freshwater or saltwater, or allow its terminals to become wet.

sDiscontinue use of the battery if it develops a problem such as leak- ing, discoloration or deformation.

sStop charging the rechargeable battery if charging has not finished after the specified amount of charging time.

sBattery fluid on clothing or skin may damage the skin, so rinse the battery fluid off right away with tap water or other clean water.

fCAUTION

sDo not throw the battery around, or subject it to strong shocks.

sAlways charge the rechargeable battery before use when using it for the first time or if it has not been used for a long time.

sRechargeable batteries have a limited life. When the recorders operating time becomes shorter after recharging under the speci- fied condition, please consider that battery is expired and replace it with a new one.

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