Troubleshooting
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Nothing | The batteries are not loaded properly. |
| Verify polarity is correct. | |||
appears on |
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The batteries are dead. | Replace with new batteries. | |||||
the display |
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The POWER/LOCK switch is set to OFF. | Set the POWER/LOCK switch to | |||||
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| If none of these suggestions works | Reset the recorder (→ P.57). | |||
Won’t start |
| The recorder is in HOLD mode. |
| Release the recorder from HOLD | ||
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| The SmartMedia card is not formatted. | Format the SmartMedia card | |||
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| The batteries are dead. | Replace with new batteries. | |||
Unable to |
| The SmartMedia card has a |
| Remove the seal. |
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record | attached to it. |
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| The SmartMedia card is unformatted. | Format the SmartMedia card. | |||
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| The SmartMedia card does not have enough memory. |
| Erase unnecessary files or insert | ||
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| another SmartMedia card. | ||
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| The maximum number of files has been reached. | Check another folder. | |||
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| MUSIC mode is active. |
| Set the MODE switch to VOICE. | ||
No playback |
| The earphone is connected. |
| Unplug the earphones to use the | ||
tone heard |
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| internal speakers. |
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| The VOLUME control is set to 0. | Adjust the VOLUME control. | |||
Unable to |
| The file is locked. |
| Unlock the file (→ | P.32,49). | |
erase | The SmartMedia card has a |
| Remove the seal. |
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Noise heard |
| The recorder was shaken during recording. |
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during |
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The recorder was placed near a cell phone or | Move the recorder. | |||||
playback | fluorescent lamp while recording or during playback. |
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Recording |
| The microphone sensitivity is too low. |
| Set the microphone sensitivity to | ||
level too low |
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| CONF mode and try again. | |||
Unable to set |
| The maximum number of index marks (16) has been |
| Erase unnecessary index marks | ||
index marks | reached. |
| (→ | P.27). |
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| The SmartMedia card has a | Remove the seal. |
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| The file is locked. |
| Unlock the file (→ | P.32,49). | |
Won’t work |
| A |
| Use the Olympus A321 (for US, | ||
with AC |
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| Canada) or A322 (for Europe | |||
adapter |
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| except U.K) AC adapter | |||
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| (Oprional). |
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