Installing Batteries

 

Ni-MH Rechargeable Battery Pack (BR402)

1

Lightly press down on the arrow and slide the

1 battery cover open.

 

 

 

Insert Ni-MH Rechargeable Battery Pack,

 

2 observing the correct polarity.

 

2

3 Close the battery cover completely.

The battery needs to be charged when you use the recorder

 

for the first time after purchase (P.15).

 

Recharging batteries

 

 

 

The battery indicator on the display changes as the batteries

 

lose power.

3

 

When

appears on the display, charge the batteries as

 

soon as possible.

When the battery is too weak, the recorder shuts down and “BATTERY LOW” appears on the display.

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Installing Batteries

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Notes

Removing the battery pack while the recorder is in use may corrupt the file. If you are recording into a file and the battery run out, you will lose your currently recorded file since the file header will not be written. It is crucial to charge the batteries once you see only one hash mark in the battery icon.

Remove the battery pack if you are not going to use the recorder for an extended period of time.

You can charge the battery while the recorder is in operation.

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Olympus DS-4000 manual Installing Batteries

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