Olympus DS-3000 manual Troubleshooting, Symptom, Probable cause, Action

Troubleshooting

Symptom

Nothing appears on the display.

Won’t start

Unable to record

Probable cause

The batteries are not loaded properly.

The batteries are dead.

The POWER/LOCK switch is set to OFF.

If none of these suggestions works

The recorder is in HOLD mode.

The SmartMedia card is not formatted.

The batteries are dead.

The SmartMedia card has a write-protect seal attached to it.

The SmartMedia card is unformatted.

The SmartMedia card does not have enough memory.

Action

Verify polarity is correct.

Replace with new batteries.

Set the POWER/LOCK switch to ON.

Reset the recorder (→ P.48).

Release the recorder from HOLD (→ P.48).

Format the SmartMedia card (→ P.46).

Replace with new batteries.

Remove the seal (→ P.7).

Format the SmartMedia card (→ P.46).

Erase unnecessary files or insert another SmartMedia card.

		The maximum number of files has been reached.
	No playback	The earphone is connected.
	tone heard	The VOLUME control is set to 0.
	Unable to	The file is locked.
	erase	The SmartMedia card has a write-protect seal
		attached to it.
Troubleshooting	Noise heard	The recorder was shaken during recording.
	index marks	reached.
	during	The recorder was placed near a cell phone or
	playback	fluorescent lamp while recording or during playback.
	Recording	The microphone sensitivity is too low.
	level too low
	Unable to set	The maximum number of index marks (16) has been
		The SmartMedia card has a write-protect seal
		attached to it.
		The file is locked.
	Won’t work	A non-standard AC adapter is being used.
	with AC
	adapter
	Unable to	The POWER/LOCK switch is set to ON.
	eject the
52	SmartMedia
	card

Check another folder.

Disconnect the earphone jack.

Adjust the VOLUME control.

Unlock the file (→ P.31).

Remove the seal (→ P.7).

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Move the recorder.

Set the microphone sensitivity to CONF mode and try again (→ P.21).

Erase unnecessary index marks (→ P.32).

Remove the seal (→ P.7).

Unlock the file (→ P.31).

Use the Olympus A321 (for US, Canada) or A322 (for Europe except U.K) AC adapter (Oprional).

Set the POWER/LOCK switch to OFF.