Olympus digital voice recorder Safety precautions, Convention used in this manual

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.

fDanger

If the product is used without observing the information given under this symbol, serious injury or death may result.

fWarning

If the product is used without observing the information given under this symbol, injury or death may result.

fCaution

If the product is used without observing the information given under this symbol, minor personal injury, damage to the equipment, or loss of valuable data may result.

Convention used in this manual

•The word “card” is used to refer to the SD card and microSD card.

•The word “ODMS” is used to refer to the Olympus Dictation Management System in Windows environment.

•The word “DSS Player” is used to refer to the DSS Player for Mac in Apple Macintosh environment.

Caution for usage environment

•To protect the high-precision technology contained in this product, never leave the recorder in the places listed below, no matter if in use or storage:

•Places where temperatures and/or humidity are high or go through extreme changes. Direct sunlight, beaches, locked cars, or near other heat sources (stove, radiator, etc.) or humidifiers.

•Near flammable items or explosives.

•In wet places, such as bathrooms or in the rain.

•In places prone to strong vibrations.

•Never drop the recorder or subject it to severe shocks or vibrations.

•The recorder may malfunction if it is used in a location where it is subject to a magnetic/ electromagnetic field, radio waves, or high voltage, such as near a TV set, microwave, video game, loud speakers, large monitor unit, TV/radio tower, or transmission towers. In such cases, turn the recorder off and on again before further operation.